Person of Interest (TV Series)

Dead Reckoning (2013)

Jim Caviezel: John Reese

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• Harold Finch : [Defusing a bomb]  For this phone, it's one of five combinations.

  John Reese : That's good.

  Harold Finch : The problem is we only get three attempts before the phone permanently locks us out.

  John Reese : That's not.

• Kara Stanton : Welcome back, John.

  John Reese : Kara. I thought you were...

  Kara Stanton : Dead? I wasn't very good at it. Of course, neither were you.

  [Turns to Mark] 

  Kara Stanton : Our friend here, on the other hand, who sent us to kill each other, I suspect he'll be great at it.

  Mark Snow : John.

  John Reese : Mark.

  [Looks to see that he has a bomb vest stuck to him] 

  Mark Snow : Looks just like mine. Welcome to the party.

• Kara Stanton : You should eat something John. You may not get another chance.

  John Reese : I don't have that much of an appetite.

  Kara Stanton : Mark was like you. At first. So was I when I woke up half dead in a hospital in Dong Chang. You can't control anything around you so you fight back in whatever little ways you can, like refusing to eat. But, in time, you accept your fate. Like Mark here. And have a hamburger.

  John Reese : I'm just not that hungry Kara. But when I do fight back, you'll know it.

• Harold Finch : What?

  John Reese : Something you said once. About how sooner or later we'd both probably wind up dead.

  Harold Finch : I prefer later. After all, I'm the one who got you into this in the first place.

  John Reese : I'm pretty sure I'd be dead already if you hadn't found me.

  Harold Finch : It's hard to say.

  John Reese : Not really. Pick a winner, Harold.

• John Reese : So what's this about Kara?

  Kara Stanton : I thought I'd get us all back together for one last little bit of field work for old time's sake.

  John Reese : You were never that sentimental.

  Kara Stanton : I wasn't, was I?

  [Hands Reese an earpiece] 

  Kara Stanton : You and Mark are going to run a few errands for me. Execute your tasks in a timely manner and you will remain intact.

  John Reese : So what's this *really* about?

  Kara Stanton : This is about three dead little spies in a brave new world. It's about the afterlife, John, and us negotiating our places in it.

• John Reese : [Mark goes off on a guard]  What did I say?

  Mark Snow : These guys get free, they're gonna kill us.

  John Reese : They're just doing their job. And I don't know them. Only person here I'm pretty sure deserves to die is you.

• John Reese : We need to get clear of any civilians. We can to get up to the roof...

  Mark Snow : [Mark hits him with the butt of his gun]  God Reese, the old self-sacrifice bit. It's beginning to wear a little thin don't you think? The Agency's got a safe house less than 2 blocks from here. It's a long shot but it's all I've got.

  John Reese : Even if you made it, you think the Agency would take you back? In their eyes, you're compromised. Think about it. All that's waiting for you is a black hood.

  Mark Snow : [Closes the elevator]  Good luck John.

• John Reese : This is my past catching up with me. It doesn't concern you.

  Harold Finch : But this moment does. I'm not leaving you here John. So can we please stop wasting time?

• John Reese : The hard drive tell you anything?

  Harold Finch : Not yet. Whatever she uploaded, the encryption is remarkable. I can only assume that the malware it's protecting is equally sophisticated. The only thing I've been able to decompile is when it's set to go live - -a little more than 5 months from now.

  John Reese : What happens then?

  Harold Finch : I suppose we'll find out.

• John Reese : Have you ever defused a bomb vest before?

  Harold Finch : Can't say I have. But I believe I grasp the basic principles.

  John Reese : Well, that's encouraging.

  Harold Finch : It appears that she's wired the phone to a capacitor-based trigger. If the phone is called, it will charge the capacitor which will, in turn, release it's charge in a single burst.

  John Reese : Finch.

  Harold Finch : I'm sorry. This is my process.

  John Reese : Can you shut off the timer?

  Harold Finch : I can't get at the battery. I need to hack the phone's lock code.

  John Reese : Can you do it?

  Harold Finch : I have built some of the most complex computer systems in existence. I can certainly unlock a phone. All phones have a universal unlock code based on their model and the unique IMEI number.

• Kara Stanton : You're going to steal their car.

  John Reese : I'm pretty sure they'll object to that.

  Kara Stanton : So change their minds. Or should I deal with them my way?

• Kara Stanton : I knew you wouldn't follow orders John. Just like in Ordos. Lost your nerve.

  John Reese : You're too late. I erased the drive

  Kara Stanton : You never were one for the bigger picture, were you John? All I wanted was for you two to clear a path for me.

• John Reese : What is this room?

  Kevin : Where we monitor the government's most secure networks against cyber attacks. From here she could reach...

  Kara Stanton : Everything.

  John Reese : What have you done Kara?

  Kara Stanton : My job, John.

  John Reese : Kara, listen. I know how you feel. I was in Ordos too, remember? And yes, we were burned. Betrayed. But we survived. You can let it go. It's not too late. You can end this.

  Kara Stanton : Oh John. I plan to. I meant what I said before. About missing this. But it's true what they say. You can't go home again. So long, fellas.