- Det. Meldrick Lewis: What's that?
- Det. Steve Crosetti: I... it's a rosary, alright? I'm praying.
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: Praying because you didn't break your hand?
- Det. Steve Crosetti: I'm praying for Chris.
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: Well that's fine praying for Chris, but you didn't even pray for yourself when you got shot.
- Det. Frank Pembleton: [about Bayliss] He's okay, he's thorough, he learns, but he's a snail!
- Lt. Al Giardello: Frank, if you were a homicide, who do you think I'd assign the case to? The snail.
- Calpurnia Church: I need my medicines.
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: Which medicine? I took two dozen different kinds of them out of your purse.
- Calpurnia Church: All of them.
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: All of them? If I were to give you all of them, then I would have to go downstairs and explain to my lieutenant why I let my prime suspect OD in the ladies room.
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: [an anonymous caller gave the name of Thormann's shooter] Anonymous caller, sure, anonymous note, anonymous letter to the editor. They can call it anonymous all they want, but we
- [takes the receiver off the phone]
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: know better.
- [points to Crosetti's rosary on the phone]
- Det. Meldrick Lewis: This thing is working!