Person of Interest (TV Series)

Pilot (2011)

Kevin Chapman: Detective Lionel Fusco

Quotes 

• John Reese : I'm curious. Was there a point where you knew you'd become a bad guy?

  Detective Lionel Fusco : Woke up one morning, realized I was paid to protect a bunch of jerks from Wall Street who were robbing everybody blind. They're stealing more than my annual salary in an afternoon. I said, "what the hell."

  John Reese : I don't believe you. See, I've been watching you, Lionel. Your heart's not really into it. Stills, he does it for money, but I think you do it because you're loyal.

  Detective Lionel Fusco : What's the difference?

  John Reese : That's why I'm going to let you live.

• John Reese : You ready to get to work, officer?

  Detective Lionel Fusco : I'm no good to you. I'm dead. Just a matter of time before the gangs get me. Or I.A.

  John Reese : No one knows you're involved. I took care of that. Besides, they'll be too busy looking for Stills. The police will think he's run for it. The gangs and the mob will think he's gone Witness Protection.

  Detective Lionel Fusco : Is that where he is, Witness Protection?

  John Reese : No, Lionel. He's in the trunk.

• John Reese : I'm considering sticking around New York for a while. If I do, I'm gonna need someone on the inside, and you might come in handy.

  Detective Lionel Fusco : Ah, so I'm working for you now, huh?

  [laughs] 

  John Reese : That's right. But I've got two rules. One, you so much as hurt anybody, and I'll kill you. I don't particularly like killing people, but I'm very good at it. And two... You have to be more careful. For instance, if you're gonna put someone in the backseat of your car, you have to search them properly...

  [Takes out a grenade and throws it into the front seat]