Rescued by Ruby (2022)

Scott Wolf: Matt Zarrella

Quotes 

• Matt Zarrella : We found the body. We got a tip from a neighbor. Buried under the deck, covered in three inches of cement. It's a miracle Ruby even caught the scent. You made the wrong call. You should have trusted your K9.

• Matt Zarrella : Stay ready and you won't have to get ready.

• Matt Zarrella : You're official. Promoted to full-status K9 unit.

  Dan : Thank you.

  Seamus Brady : Told you he'd come through for you.

  Matt Zarrella : You did.

  Dan : But you had him help me?

  Matt Zarrella : He's my best scout.

  Dan : Scout?

  Seamus Brady : Matt's always been rooting for you.

• Dan : Sir, I know you think I don't have the right temperament, that-that I'm easily distracted, maybe not much of a reader, but, uh, for the job, I think intuitive skills and people skills are more important than being speedy with the paperwork. Plus, I love dogs. I'm ready for this. I'd really like to try out, sir.

  Matt Zarrella : Aren't you already qualified in a bunch of other trooper specialties?

  Dan : Yes, sir, I am. Uh, hostage negotiating, EVOC training, peer-to-peer counseling, honor guard, boat team, dive team, but K9 is my dream. You know that, sir. I mean, I think you know that, sir. Sorry, sir. I don't... I don't mean to presume to know what you know or think.

  Matt Zarrella : I'm a fan.

  Dan : Thanks.

  Matt Zarrella : But also a truth-teller. K9 team requires calm and focus. You're all over the place. You can't even sit still. Who knows where your mind is.

  Dan : It's here, sir.

  [he accidentally drops his stress-relief ball] 

  Matt Zarrella : I appreciate the candor and the persistence, but I don't see it.

  Dan : You do this because you care about people, sir, the same as me. You want justice. You want endings to stories. Sometimes happy endings. Sometimes just closure.

  Matt Zarrella : The department has no money for new dogs. The German shepherds we use come from Czech Republic or Germany and cost over $10,000 each. I know how much you want this, how long you've waited. I'm a short guy. I barely made the height requirement. I had to work twice as hard to get to the same place as everyone else.

  Dan : I'm used to working ten times harder.

• Dan : You're the lady from the shelter.

  Pat Inman : You found my son?

  Dan : That wasn't me. It was Ruby. She led the way.

  Pat Inman : [laughing happily]  Ruby.

  Dan : Go ahead, girl.

  Pat Inman : [petting her]  Oh, Ruby. Who's a good girl? Who's a good girl? Oh, I knew there was goodness in you.

  Matt Zarrella : You all know each other?

  Pat Inman : She was supposed to be put down, and then he came along. You saved a life, you know?

  Matt Zarrella : And then she saved your son's. Wow.

  Seamus Brady : Now there's a wink from above.

• Matt Zarrella : Dan, there's a boy missing. Bring Ruby and meet the unit. I'll text you the address.

  [getting no response] 

  Matt Zarrella : Dan!

  Dan : Ruby's not here. Uh, she ran.

  Matt Zarrella : Well, go get her! You're no K9 unit without a partner.

• Matt Zarrella : Daniel O'Neal. Like clockwork.