Blue Bloods (TV Series)
Blues (2019)
Robert Wisdom: Inspector Andre Clifford
Quotes
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Frank Reagan : What'd I just see?
Inspector Andre Clifford : It's a celebration, sir.
Frank Reagan : An officer in your house?
Inspector Andre Clifford : No, one of the kids from the neighborhood. Hector Ruiz. Just got a full scholarship to Amherst College. And he kind of grew up in this house.
Frank Reagan : A repeat offender.
Inspector Andre Clifford : I like to think that we had a hand in setting him on the right path.
Frank Reagan : Do we run a rec center or a police precinct?
Inspector Andre Clifford : No. But we do believe in celebrating what deserves celebrating on our streets.
Frank Reagan : Hope police work doesn't get in the way.
Inspector Andre Clifford : I know how this looks, sir, and I get it.And I would have rescheduled if I'd known you were coming.
Frank Reagan : No, I like surprise visits for exactly this reason. Let's me see the real deal, not the whitewash.
Inspector Andre Clifford : Commissioner, I know that everything I got going here runs afoul of just about every rule in the book.
Frank Reagan : And then some.
Inspector Andre Clifford : But this is a good thing, and I stand by it.
Frank Reagan : So do I.
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Frank Reagan : Have a seat... Not that one... That one. You're a smart guy, one of our best and brightest. Maybe someday you'll end up in that chair. How's it feel?
Inspector Andre Clifford : It's uncomfortable.
Frank Reagan : Sounds about right. I got this... bear of an issue I'm wrestling with,one I can't find a resolution to. So, you're the commissioner now. Tell me what you would do.
Inspector Andre Clifford : Do with what, sir?
Frank Reagan : Well, there's a file in front of you. The name and the photos have been blacked out to protect this individual but somehow, I think you'll get the gist... What that file doesn't say is this stickup kid goes on to turn his life around and pursue his dream of becoming a decorated NYPD cop.
Inspector Andre Clifford : If I may explain, sir...
Frank Reagan : You're the commissioner now, you don't have to explain. You have to decide... what's going to happen to him.
Inspector Andre Clifford : I don't know.
Frank Reagan : Not an option. Not from where you sit.
Inspector Andre Clifford : But I don't know, sir.
Frank Reagan : You can't plead the Fifth, you can't pass the buck, you can't buy a vowel.Should he stay or should he go?
Inspector Andre Clifford : He should go.
Frank Reagan : Why?
Inspector Andre Clifford : Because the NYPD doesn't hire felons. On top of that,he lied to get the job. And he maintained that lie for 20 years.
Frank Reagan : What about the fact that for those 20 years, he served as the gold standard for what an NYPD cop should be?
Inspector Andre Clifford : Doesn't matter. He's a felon. He's got to go.
Inspector Andre Clifford : You know... I don't think you'd make a good commissioner after all. But a cop like that... I'm keeping him.
Inspector Andre Clifford : Commissioner, I don't know how to thank you enough.
Frank Reagan : Now get out of my chair.