Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series)

The Consoler (2011)

Vincent D'Onofrio: Detective Robert 'Bobby' Goren

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• Paula Gyson : Detective Goren? I'm Paula Gyson. Come on in.

  Robert Goren : Sorry I'm late.

  Paula Gyson : Well, it's tough to get away from your job.

  Robert Goren : No excuse.

  [looking around] 

  Robert Goren : Your office, it's... striking.

  Paula Gyson : Thank you.

  Robert Goren : These two doors, they remind me of a riddle. You know the one? Two identical doors. Two identical guards. One guard is an angel guarding heaven, he always tells the truth. And the other guard is a devil guarding hell. He always has to lie. You have one question to ask to get into heaven. What would that question be? You'll never get it. It's... You'll...

  Paula Gyson : Give me time.

• Robert Goren : So the Monsignor forced Theresa to have sex "quid pro quo" for giving her five days to return the money?

  Alexandra Eames : She's so remorseful, she kills herself.

  Robert Goren : Five days to return the money, she goes home and kills herself. You know, look at this. "What I have now done was the only path left for me."

  Alexandra Eames : So formal.

  Robert Goren : Yeah.

  Joseph Hannah : [arriving at the room]  Here all night?

  Alexandra Eames : You bring bagels?

  Robert Goren : See, men, women, they leave different markers when they write suicide notes. Women seem to rely more heavily on expression of feelings, like, um, thanking someone. You know, polite speech. Apologizing.

  Alexandra Eames : She was close to her parents, and they're not even mentioned.

  Robert Goren : Yes. "I acted out of greed and poor character." See, now that's a direct admission, but there's no reference to God or the Bible, or any misgivings for breaking the eighth commandment.

  Joseph Hannah : The $2.7 million question is... Why was it erased?

  Robert Goren : Yeah, I don't know. But I do know that she didn't write it.

• Robert Goren : Do you think I'm crazy?

  Paula Gyson : I think you are a person who is aware that the world is a dangerous place. You found a way of surviving, but your way can make other people feel uncomfortable.

  Robert Goren : 'Challenging' and, you know, 'uncomfortable.' You're walking on egg shells with me, aren't you?

  Paula Gyson : Isn't that how you like it? Hmm? It's part of your skill set, like being able to read people quickly.

  Robert Goren : It's my job.

  Paula Gyson : Sure. It's protected you. But it's also taken its toll on those around you and on yourself. You are exceptional at analyzing others. Exceptional. So what is it that you think will happen if you start looking at yourself?

• Robert Goren : You don't have to do that.

  Paula Gyson : How do you mean?

  Robert Goren : Empathize with me.

  Paula Gyson : Is that what you think I'm doing?

  Robert Goren : Yeah, "I'm sure you had reason not to come." You know, "your job is too tough... to get away from." You're trying to gain my trust.

  Paula Gyson : I don't think that would be that easy to do.

  Robert Goren : Is that what it says in my file?

  Paula Gyson : [looking at a big pile of papers]  That? That's only part of your file.

  Robert Goren : Did you accept to do this before or after you read it?

  Paula Gyson : After.

  Robert Goren : And after the more experienced psychiatrists begged off?

  Paula Gyson : I didn't have to fight to get you. And it wasn't only the files. Seven employer-mandated sessions with someone... as challenging as you...

  Robert Goren : You were gonna say "crazy," weren't you?

  Paula Gyson : Why do you think that?

  Robert Goren : Do you think I'm crazy?

  Paula Gyson : I think you are a person who is aware that the world is a dangerous place. You found a way of surviving, but your way can make other people feel uncomfortable.

  Robert Goren : "Challenging" and, you know, "uncomfortable." You're walking on egg shells with me, aren't you?

  Paula Gyson : Isn't that how you like it? Hmm? It's part of your skill set, like being able to read people quickly.

  Robert Goren : It's my job.

  Paula Gyson : Sure. It's protected you. But it's also taken its toll on those around you and on yourself. You are exceptional at analyzing others. Exceptional. So what is it that you think will happen if you start looking at yourself?

• McTeal's Attorney : Look, if your strategy is to drag the church through the mud...

  Robert Goren : We have no agenda against the church. For every story you hear of misconduct, there are thousands of stories of good works.

  Monsignor McTeal : Well, that's the first true thing you've said all day, detective.

  Robert Goren : You know, I was thinking, you know, an episcopalian priest can... well, they can have a wife, and a lutheran pastor, they can date a playmate. You have, uh, vows of chastity.

  Monsignor McTeal : A vocation demands sacrifice.

  Robert Goren : Jeez, it must be... frustrating.

  Monsignor McTeal : Temptation is a test that God gives all of us.

  Robert Goren : Well, it seems to be a test you're failing.

  Monsignor McTeal : I'm no diferent from any other man. How about you, detective Goren? Any frailties of your own?

  McTeal's Attorney : Look, we're within a minute of walking if we don't hear a charge.

  Robert Goren : You can... Love the church for their good works, or you can hate the church for their... Hypocrisy.

  [impatient] 

  Robert Goren : Tick tock. Ti- How much time do I have left? Go ahead. No. How much?

  [to Monsignor] 

  Robert Goren : But both sides agree... Thou shalt not kill.

• Robert Goren : [to the Monsignor]  Did you know that Theresa showered twice after visiting you at the St. Regis? Twice. What do you think about that, monsignor? As evidence of a guilty mind or a tortured soul? She was disgusted by you. She scrubbed every place that you touched her.

• Alexandra Eames : You're not thinking suicide.

  Robert Goren : You are?

  Alexandra Eames : The gun could have bounced when she fell. Suicide that looks like a murder?

  Robert Goren : Or a murder that looks like a suicide.

• Robert Goren : So it's safe to say you're not big on "turn the other cheek"?

  Monsignor McTeal : I realize giving her the gun was a... terrible mistake.

• Robert Goren : Well, if she stole the money, she had to have a reason.

  Alexandra Eames : Greed?

  Robert Goren : Yeah, but she lives within her means. I mean, she had three pairs of shoes in her closet.

  Alexandra Eames : Maybe she was sick of it.

• Alexandra Eames : That's a cute cat.

  Natalie Finnegan : Oh, name's Pyewacket.

  Robert Goren : [smiling]  Pyewacket? That's from a... Jimmy Stewart film. Yeah, the cat, it was Kim Novak's best friend. It's a funny movie. I think the cat was a wizard. Not very catholic.

  Natalie Finnegan : It's a cat.

• Joseph Hannah : With that suicide note, no D.A. in his right mind would file.

  Robert Goren : Joe, don't be a moron. We have legit suspects.

  Joseph Hannah : [to Eames]  You give us the room a minute?

  Joseph Hannah : Bobby, I appreciate you coming back. I really do. But this doesn't work. I know what you do. And you know what I do. I've got your back, and you respect my face and don't get in it.

• Robert Goren : You don't have to do that.

  Paula Gyson : How do you mean?

  Robert Goren : Empathize with me.

  Paula Gyson : Is that what you think I'm doing?

  Robert Goren : Yeah, 'I'm sure you had reason not to come'. You know, 'your job is too tough... to get away from.' You're trying to gain my trust.

  Paula Gyson : I don't think that would be that easy to do.

• Robert Goren : Is that what it says in my file?

  Paula Gyson : [looking at a big pile of papers]  That? That's only part of your file.

  Robert Goren : Did you accept to do this before or after you read it?

  Paula Gyson : After.

  Robert Goren : And after the more experienced psychiatrists begged off?

  Paula Gyson : I didn't have to fight to get you. And it wasn't only the files. Seven employer-mandated sessions with someone... as challenging as you...

  Robert Goren : You were gonna say "crazy," weren't you?

  Paula Gyson : Why do you think that?

• Joseph Hannah : Chief of the detectives office just called about those psych evals. You know, those shrink sessions are non-cancelable.

  Robert Goren : Yeah, you got it, captain.

  Joseph Hannah : Spare me the attitude, all right?

  Robert Goren : You know that it's a waste...

  Joseph Hannah : [interrupting Goren]  I know how non-negotiable these sessions were to get your ass back behind this desk. They still think you're crazy upstairs. You know this.