Person of Interest (TV Series)

Relevance (2013)

Michael Emerson: Harold Finch

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• John Reese : [Holds out a water bottle]  Dying can make you thirsty.

  Sameen Shaw : For guardian angels, you two were a bit late to the party.

  Harold Finch : Your employers wanted you dead. So now you are.

  John Reese : [Shaw pulls a gun]  I guess Leon forgot the instructions about patting you down.

  Harold Finch : Ms. Shaw, we're on your side. I feel like we've proven that you can trust us.

  Sameen Shaw : Trust is overrated. Toss me your phones.

  [They do. Finch pulls out another card] 

  Harold Finch : Like I said before, just in case you change your mind.

  [This time, Shaw takes it before leaving] 

  John Reese : Well, she certainly makes an impression.

  Harold Finch : You think she'll call us a taxi?

• Harold Finch : We're probably the only people who can help you.

  Sameen Shaw : Well, if you know so much about my employers, then you must know that they are very very good at finding people.

  Harold Finch : Even you can't run forever.

  Sameen Shaw : I don't need forever. Just long enough to find the man behind the curtain, the one who gave the kill order.

  Harold Finch : You won't even scratch the surface of their organization, and you'll still be in grave danger. You hold a piece of a puzzle, a secret so important that they were willing to kill Dr. Aquino and your friend Michael Cole and yourself to protect it. The truth about a group of people you call Research. Something that Cole had begun to suspect.

  Sameen Shaw : Which is what?

  Harold Finch : That they don't exist. The world looks like it did ten years ago, but underneath, it's become very strange indeed. An invisible struggle has begun. Most of the people who knew this are already dead. All things being equal, I prefer you didn't join them.

• Leon Tao : She may be hot, but that's one broad I never wanna see again. I mean, ever! You guys never told me she was dangerous and crazy! Bad combo.

  John Reese : What happened?

  Leon Tao : I gave her the atropine and some demerol to knock her out. But she woke up on the drive over and almost killed me! Look

  [Pulls down his collar] 

  Leon Tao : Look at this bruise on my neck! So I gave her some more.

  Harold Finch : How much more, Mr. Tao?

  Leon Tao : I don't know. I look like a doctor to you?Man. I so don't get paid enough for this crap.

  John Reese : We don't pay you anything, Leon.

• Harold Finch : Hello, Ms. Shaw. You can call me Harold.

  Sameen Shaw : You're the man in charge?

  Harold Finch : No. No one's in charge. My friend and I help people in trouble.

  Sameen Shaw : Or maybe you work for Wilson and this is all some kinda game.

  Harold Finch : Honestly, I was never terribly good at games. You work - or at least you used to work - for a secret government program that prevents terrible things - terrorist acts and crimes relevant to nation security. The information that you received came from a group of people that you call Research. And it's notable for two reasons. One, it's never wrong. And two, it consists only of a number. This is

  [Hands a sheet of paper] 

  Harold Finch : Your number. And Mr. Cole's. We were unable to save him, and for that, I'm sorry. We didn't understand the exact nature of your situation at first.

  Sameen Shaw : So if you're not part of the program then who are you?

  Harold Finch : Let's just say that ultimately, you and I work for the same entity.

• Harold Finch : Like I said We're here to help you. But first, you need to stop running because you're much too good it and we can't keep up.

  Sameen Shaw : Hiding isn't my style.

  Harold Finch : But dying is? Because, as I see it, that's your only option.

  Sameen Shaw : You know, I never had many friends. Didn't have much use for 'em. Cole was an exception. And he deserved better.

  Harold Finch : A word of advice for what it's worth. Set out to correct the world's wrongs and you'll almost certainly wind up adding to them.

  [Hands a card] 

  Harold Finch : My number, in case you change your mind.