- Albert Rackham: Well, you're a hell of a fighter, Lucas. You learn that in the military or during your police training? Hmm? How'd you like to live like a king using them fists of yours? We got some bad boys who's pretty good with their hands. And they making money in here. Good-ass money. I want you to get in on this. Believe it or not, it'll benefit both of us. And I get a little extra coin. And you... If you survive get to be your own man. Untouched, extra rations, maybe a conjugal or two, hmm? It's a good offer, convict.
- Carl Lucas: Slavery was always a good offer to a master.
- Carl Lucas: I don't need to, want to, or have to get to know anybody.
- Reva Connors: That's like placing yourself in solitary without actually going to the hole.
- Carl Lucas: You can't trust nobody in a place like this.
- Reva Connors: 'Cause you used to be a cop?
- Carl Lucas: I ain't the first cop to do time. And I ain't ever sent nobody to Seagate, so I ain't got that problem. But trust in places like this sets you up for failure.
- Luke Cage: We're not going to have a lot of time, but we have to be careful. If this rubble shifts the wrong way or if we make the wrong move it could set off a spark and this whole place could blow.
- Connie Lin: Who do you think's gonna move the rubble? You? Me?
- [Hears workers above ground]
- Connie Lin: You think they can get to us?
- Luke Cage: If they can't get to us, we gonna have to get to them.
- Connie Lin: How?
- Luke Cage: Okay, Connie. The best way I can put this is... I'm kind of strong.
- Reva Connors: Why can't I get you to talk? Hmm? You're not a murderer. You're not some serial killer. You're a man who trusted the wrong people. You made a few stupid mistakes caught a bad break.
- Carl Lucas: Do you know how I caught that bad break? Talking to people. Trusting them.
- Carl Lucas: You used to box?
- Squabbles aka Reggie: I used to live on 42nd Street back in the day. Uh, Five Deadly Venoms, Clan of the White Lotus, Five Fingers of Death.
- Carl Lucas: You think you can fight because you watch kung fu flicks?
- Squabbles aka Reggie: I *know* I can fight because I owned that corner back when I sold dope. And any asshole who tried to take anything from me learned up close how I became Golden Glove champ for seven years. Watched kung fu flicks when I wasn't on the corner.
- Carl Lucas: What was your favorite movie?
- Squabbles aka Reggie: Jet Li. Uh, the remake of Chinese Connection, Fist of Legend. Better than the original.
- Carl Lucas: You'd choose Jet over Bruce? Nah you can't oversee my training.
- Reva Connors: You're gonna need a new name. Any ideas?
- Luke Cage: My father's a preacher. He used to say, one way or the other I would regret the life that I led. He used to say "The Spirit of the Lord is on me because I have been anointed to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind to release the oppressed."
- Reva Connors: What is that?
- Luke Cage: Luke 4:18. He used to tell me that no one can cage a man if he truly wants to be free.
- Reva Connors: So Luke... Freeman?
- Luke Cage: Nah. That's a bit on the nose.
- Rackham: [Luke's been thrown in solitary after Shades and Comanche are sent to rough him up] Well, you're a hell of a fighter, Lucas. You learn that in the military or during your police training? Hmm? How'd you like to live like a king using them fists of yours? We got some bad boys who's pretty good with their hands. And they making money in here. Good-ass money. I want you to get in on this. Believe it or not, it'll benefit both of us. And I get a little extra coin. And you... If you survive get to be your own man. Untouched, extra rations, maybe a conjugal or two, hmm? It's a good offer, convict.
- Luke Cage: Slavery was always a good offer to a master.
- Luke Cage: My father's a preacher. He used to say, one way or the other I would regret the life that I led. He used to say "The Spirit of the Lord is on me because I have been anointed to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind to release the oppressed."
- Squabbles aka Reggie: Man, you're outta your mind. You mean to tell me this cover of "Rolling Stone" with Lisa Bonet - the hair, the nakedness, her eyes on *me*.
- Luke Cage: On *you*?
- Squabbles aka Reggie: On *me*! You mean to tell me this ain't hot? It says it right here on the cover, the hot issue.
- Luke Cage: Come out the time machine, Squabs. There's a lot of new honeys out there. You don't know nothing about Beyonce? Nikki Minaj? Lisa Bonet's daughter?
- Squabbles aka Reggie: She got a daughter?
- Luke Cage: Zoë. Or like I call her, Godfather part 2.
- Squabbles aka Reggie: The sequel better than the original?
- Luke Cage: Close.
- Albert Rackham: Shut up! In here, you got no voice. You got no rights. You used to be a citizen but from the moment you reached the bottom of stupid, your dumb asses belonged to the state of Georgia. If you are a recidivist, then you know the rules.
- [pause]
- Albert Rackham: If, however, this is your first visit to the Seagate theme park let me just say long as you follow the rules, you'll be fine. Rule number one: you will obey every rule I say after rule number one. Rule number two: None but the righteous shall see God. And since we ain't got no righteous people in here, God ain't gonna have to worry about your shitty prayers. So that means I'm his mean, shitty substitute.
- Albert Rackham: [Luke scoffs] Rule number three. Ain't no talking when I'm talking.
- [Gut punches Luke]
- Albert Rackham: Don't start a fight if you can't take a punch.
- Squabbles aka Reggie: You know, this type of loneliness in here, it can kill.
- Carl Lucas: Not if you stay strong.
- Squabbles aka Reggie: And if you believe that, you're dumb. You know, strength has its limits. Everybody eventually caves.
- Carl Lucas: If you're looking for a friend, keep looking, Squabbles. It can't be that hard finding one in a place like this.
- Squabbles aka Reggie: Yeah, it is and most of them act like you.
- Comanche: They say three things get a cop locked up: Pride, power, or pussy.
- Albert Rackham: Yeah, well, I take pride in my power over pussy, and I ain't never seen a day in lock-up.
- Keely: Look, I was defendin' myself killing that dude.
- Reva Connors: But you went to his house.
- Keely: It was... whatcha call it?... Preventative.
- Reva Connors: I know you all think because Seagate is privately owned, there's some X-Files stuff permeating the place. There isn't. Just think about all the stories you've heard about Seagate. The ghost stories, millionaires hidden in dungeons. Tupac still alive on an island.