Person of Interest (TV Series)

Critical (2012)

Michael Emerson: Harold Finch

Quotes 

• Harold Finch : [while assisting Maddie in heart surgery]  Oh dear. Look at it. It's squishy.

• Harold Finch : Please don't touch any of my computer equipment.

  John Reese : If you do, the dog will kill you.

  Leon Tao : Great. What am I supposed to do for entertainment?

  Harold Finch : It's a library, Mr. Tao. Try reading a book. Oh! Here's a start.

  [Hands him a copy of Penal Law] 

• John Reese : I've found that address, Finch. What exactly am I looking for?

  Harold Finch : I don't know how to explain it. I double-checked, but it seems we have a repeat number.

  John Reese : A repeat. Well, who would be dumb enough to get in a life-threatening situation again?

  Leon Tao : [crashes through a plate-glass window into the street; rolls over and spots Reese]  Hey, pal! You won't believe this!

  [gets up as his attackers come around the corner] 

  John Reese : Fellas, whatever bodily harm you want to inflict on this guy, I'm sure you earned it. But I have to ask you to let it slide.

  [the men move closer] 

  John Reese : Geez, Leon, what'd you do to piss these guys off?

  Leon Tao : You heard of gold farming? Selling multiplayer online game currency for real cash? It's all the rage.

  [Reese and the heavies come to blows] 

  Leon Tao : People make millions! They take the business very seriously! Especially the Russian Mafia!

  John Reese : [dispatches the goons]  Does it look like I play video games, Leon?

  Leon Tao : I think I broke my arm.

• Harold Finch : Sorry for the theatrics, Mr. Tao, but we couldn't have you turning up knocking on our door.

  Leon Tao : What if I was collecting for UNICEF?

• Harold Finch : It might be good to have someone near the doctor. I'll stay here.

  John Reese : I'll handle the park and assess the threat on Amy. Eh, Finch? Are you gonna be okay here?

  Harold Finch : Even if I had a phobia, Mr. Reese, now would not be the time for it.

• Harold Finch : Mr. Tao, we don't have much time.

  Leon Tao : What? Who are you?

  John Reese : The guy who helped me save your life tonight... for the second time.

  Leon Tao : Oh. You're the boss. Never did figure John here for upper management.

• Leon Tao : You expect me to stay here, and eat Hot Pockets?

  John Reese : Only if you wanna live.

  Harold Finch : Just don't feed any to Bear. He's on a special diet.

  Leon Tao : That damn dog again. You don't suppose any of my money came out of him?

• John Reese : [after watching the doctor smooth over a situation with a gang shooting victim]  She certainly seems unflappable.

  Harold Finch : I'd say.

  John Reese : You sure she was never a combat medic?

  Harold Finch : I'm not so sure she isn't one now.

• Alistair Wesley : [On the phone]  Hello, Mr. Mystery guest.

  John Reese : Wesley, is it; Alistair Wesley?

  Alistair Wesley : I don't know who you are or what you just did to my associate, but I'd like to buy you a drink, or Amy dies immediately.

  John Reese : That's a kind offer, but your sniper's toast. I'll call your bluff.

  Alistair Wesley : You're assuming he was alone. All units check in.

  Sniper 2 : Red one. Check.

  Sniper 3 : Red two. Check.

  Alistair Wesley : And so on and so forth. There's a pub at the corner of the park. I'll be seeing you.

  [Hangs up] 

  Harold Finch : Mr. Reese, what will you do?

  John Reese : Guess I'll go have that drink.

• Harold Finch : We have a job that's a perfect fit for a former forensic accountant. Think of it as a digital treasure hunt. Find out who would target Veldt in the corporate world, follow the money trail to the hit team, and help us stop the plot at its source.

  Leon Tao : How am I supposed to do that?

  Harold Finch : Go over to my computer station.

  Leon Tao : I'm not supposed to touch the computer, remember?

  [Eyes Bear] 

  Leon Tao : And your special diet man-eater won't let me go anywhere near the keyboard.

  Harold Finch : Put me on speakerphone.

  [Leon does] 

  Harold Finch : Bear? Ontspan.

  [Bear walks away] 

  Leon Tao : Ont - ontspan? Multilingual mutt, dig it.

• Harold Finch : Who stands to benefit most from Veldt's death? Did another company plot it?

  Leon Tao : Gives new meaning to the phrase "hostile takeover," huh?

  Harold Finch : I'm extending an element of trust to you, Mr. Tao. Please resist the temptation to test the limits of my system.

  Leon Tao : Do I seem like the kind of guy who would let you down?

• Harold Finch : Ah, that was fast.

  Leon Tao : Me and Bear - one hell of a team. Even with one arm, I'm still the fastest gun in the West.

  Harold Finch : Yes, yes, back pats all around. What have you found out?

  Leon Tao : Well, I was snooping around the short seller server. That thing was a gold mine - private medical forms signed by Oliver Veldt buried in a trash file. Would you believe that? This is fun. This is what you and John do all day long?

• Harold Finch : So Maddy's not the victim after all, Mr. Reese.

  John Reese : No, Finch. They're gonna force her to be the perpetrator. That's the threat, Finch. They're going to kill Oliver Veldt.

  Harold Finch : On the contrary, they're gonna have Maddy do it for them.

• Harold Finch : How much did they pay you to be their inside man?

  Leland Rains : Inside man on what?

  Harold Finch : The plot to kill your boss. Look, I have enough on you to send you to prison for a long time. On a good day, I just follow through with that. Today, I'll bargain. All the evidence I have in exchange for your power to call this thing off.