Jack Reacher (2012)
David Oyelowo: Emerson
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Quotes
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[from trailer]
Emerson : What does an Army cop do mostly?
Jack Reacher : What you do, with one minor difference: every suspect was a trained killer.
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Reacher : Why do you think he paid for parking?
Emerson : Pardon?
Reacher : He's about to fire six shots into a crowd of strangers... and he's worried about the meter maid?
Emerson : Simple loony won't do it for you?
Reacher : I like to have at least one alternate theory.
Emerson : Habit. Muscle memory. I don't think he knew he was doing it.
Reacher : Like I said, it's damn fine work.
Emerson : Hey, Army. What's the serial number on the rifle?
Reacher : What's the date on the quarter?
[beat]
Reacher : 1968. Forest for the trees, Detective. Forest for the trees.
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[first lines]
Emerson : It's life or death now, James. By that, I mean you're doing one or the other up in Rockview. This here is District Attorney Rodin. Want to know what he's wondering? Whether you're gonna walk like a man or cry like a pussy on your way to the death house. See, the D.A. likes the needle, whereas me, I like to see a man like you live a long life - with all your teeth knocked out. Passed around till a brother can't tell your fart from a yawn.
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[Reacher is visited in jail by Helen and Emerson after the bar fight; he is facing away from them]
Jack Reacher : Hello, Helen.
Helen : Am I wearing too much perfume?
Jack Reacher : Breathing too sternly. Detective Emerson. Somebody dead?
Emerson : And if someone is?
Jack Reacher : Then they died of shame, because I was being gentle.
Emerson : I'm starting to understand why you move around a lot, Reacher.
Jack Reacher : So no one's dead.
Emerson : One guy likely won't ever walk right again.
Jack Reacher : You want to charge me.
Emerson : Very much.
Jack Reacher : But no one's pressing.
Emerson : Sadly, no.
Jack Reacher : [finally looks over at them] Am I free to go?
[Emerson nods and then turns to leave]
Jack Reacher : Hey, Emerson!
[Emerson turns back around]
Jack Reacher : 4862681.
Emerson : What's that?
Jack Reacher : It's the serial number on Barr's rifle.
[Emerson leaves, Helen steps to the bars]
Helen : [quietly furious] You're working for me, do you understand that? So everything you do is a reflection on my firm. On me.
Jack Reacher : I was set up.
Helen : You're talking to a lawyer.
Jack Reacher : There was this girl. She came onto me. Picked a fight.
Helen : Which never happens in a bar.
Jack Reacher : She was thrown when I told her my name.
Helen : She was expecting "Mike Tyson"?
Jack Reacher : She wasn't expecting Jimmie Reese.
[beat]
Jack Reacher : Yankees second baseman.
Helen : Why did you say you were a Yankees second baseman?
Jack Reacher : I always use Yankees second basemen. I didn't say I was a Yankees second baseman, I just said --
[stops, realizing he's getting nowhere]
Jack Reacher : Look, the point is, she was expecting to hear Jack Reacher. She knew who I was. And the cops were rolling before the fight even started. And those five guys are her brothers? Come on. Somebody sent those boys to put me down.
