Most Wanted (TV Series)

Pilot (1976)

Robert Stack: Captain Linc Evers

Quotes 

• [discussing a high-profile murder investigation] 

  Lincoln Evers : We're doing our job.

  Harkness : That's not good enough, Captain. And if this office can't handle this case, we'd better shake things up around here!

  Lincoln Evers : I'll tell you what, Councilman. You, ah, you just shake away - but if you stick that finger in my face one more time, you're going to shaking everything left-handed!

• [referring to the pot in Linc's hand] 

  Mayor Stoddard : Coffee?

  Lincoln Evers : Not really.

• Mayor Stoddard : What's happening with this case, Linc?

  Lincoln Evers : You sound like Harkness.

  Mayor Stoddard : It's the same thing that happens every time there's a Zodiac/Zebra/Strangler/Slasher. We overload the zone to stop the criminal the public and the press label most wanted and we drop the ball on a file cabinet of other crimes.

  Lincoln Evers : You've been there.

  Mayor Stoddard : We don't just pick up the ball and run with it. Some of those fumbles cost us leads that never turn up again. Evidence that we need to make a charge stick gets cold; gets lost.

  Lincoln Evers : You got a better plan, Mr. Mayor?

• Mayor Stoddard : Terrific.

  Lincoln Evers : What?

  Mayor Stoddard : Your cream's even worse than your coffee. You gonna get back with Jeanie or are you going to poison yourself?

• Lincoln Evers : "Could be's" don't make collars that stick.