- Lindsay Monroe Messer: You know, I've always been curious: why do they call this area "Hell's Kitchen"?
- Det. Mac Taylor: Well, the story goes, a veteran cop was watching a riot with his rookie partner, who said "This place is Hell itself", to which the veteran replied "Hell is a mild climate compared to this. This place is Hell's kitchen."
- Don Flack: Two kids skating home from a party that went into the early morning found the body. Or what's left of it. Lindsay Messer, meet John Doe.
- Lindsay Monroe Messer: You know, most people spend their Monday catching up on their coworkers' weekend over a nice cup of coffee.
- Don Flack: We are not most people. And as for my weekend, you're not missing much.
- Det. Mac Taylor: Adam, you do know this is a smoke-free facility?
- Adam Ross: I wouldn't dare to break the rules, boss.
- Det. Mac Taylor: So what's this got to do with our case?
- Adam Ross: How much do you think a carton of cigarettes goes for in the city?
- Det. Mac Taylor: Last I heard, about $130.
- Adam Ross: Not cheap, so if you ain't got the cash, you got to find a cheaper alternative. What do I got here?
- Det. Mac Taylor: Two packs of cigarettes.
- Adam Ross: Mm-hmm. Now, when the fire department was putting out the delivery truck, the majority of the cargo got wet, and I noticed something. This is from a pack I bought downstairs. Nothing. This is a cigarette from the van.
- Det. Mac Taylor: Three black lines. Cheap glue. Zorlov was delivering counterfeit cigarettes.
- Adam Ross: Exactly.
- Det. Mac Taylor: One of the most lucrative rackets in New York. More profitable than selling heroin or cocaine. You make fake cigarettes for sixty bucks a carton, you sell them to a local shop for $90, they turn around and sell them for $110.
- Adam Ross: Impressive profit. Product's in high demand, you can sell it in the wide open, and no one's the wiser.
- Det. Mac Taylor: Which is why the local shop owners like Byrne are so important. They sell the fakes. Without them, there's no racket.
- Don Flack: [to Kieran Reilly] We have your print on the bomb that killed Alex Zorlov. You do understand that when I say "We have your print", it means that there is no "get out of jail free" card that works here. Your print on an explosive that killed a man is a nail in your coffin.
- [dismembered body parts have been found on four separate street corners]
- Det. Josephine 'Jo' Danville: Why these four corners?
- Det. Mac Taylor: They're the four corners of Hell's Kitchen.