Gotham (TV Series)

Rise of the Villains: The Son of Gotham (2015)

Ben McKenzie: James Gordon

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• [Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock travel through the sewer system to try and find the Order] 

  Harvey Bullock : Just when you think Gotham's shown her last jewel, she reveals herself like a flower.

  James Gordon : You're mixing metaphors.

  Harvey Bullock : I'm in a freakin' sewer.

• [Jim Gordon arrives home from the funeral of Officer Katherine Parks] 

  James Gordon : [pours himself a drink]  Katherine Parks was 23. On the force a year. And today we put her in the ground because when I had the chance, I didn't do the only sensible thing.

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : Jim...

  James Gordon : An assassin kills four cops... dares me to pull the trigger, and I don't. Explain that to me.

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : That man was your prisoner; you didn't have a choice.

  James Gordon : I had a choice.

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : Yes, to upload the law or to become a murderer. You made the right one.

  James Gordon : You think Katherine Parks feels the same way? What about her family?

• [Jim Gordon reports to Captain Barnes about the six reported monks in Gotham] 

  James Gordon : They have to be part of this same order of St. Dumas. Bullock's contacts say they're penitents

  Captain Nathaniel Barnes : Yeah, I forgot my dictionary in my purse.

  James Gordon : They believed in purification through pain. Blood.

• [Theo Galavan gives a final statement at the courthouse after his official release] 

  Theo Galavan : I'd just like to state that, I harbor no ill will toward Detective Gordon and the GCPD. They did their jobs. They're still my heroes. What do you say, Detective Gordon? Can we move forward together to fix this, broken, beautiful city?

  [Gordon takes a swing to Theo Galavan in front of all of the press] 

  James Gordon : [screams]  You son of a bitch! You're a son of a bitch! I'm gonna get you! I'm gonna get you!

• [Theo Galavan talks to the tied-up Detective Gordon] 

  Theo Galavan : My, my. What a difference a day brings. Here, you're the prisoner and I'm free. Fortune's wheel. Turn, turn. These cops? Good men who can tell which way the wind is blowing. Now, we have a very small window. I have places to be, you have to die, but I know you must have questions, so...

  James Gordon : The monks. They... work for you?

  Theo Galavan : For centuries, the order of Dumas has protected my family. They have been a light in a dark world. Shall I tell you a secret? Theo Galavan is a mask. My name is Dumas, and my family built this city out of nothing. But we were betrayed, driven out, erased.

  James Gordon : So, that's all this is about? Revenge.

  Theo Galavan : No. This is about atonement. The ground that Gotham is built on is poisoned by the wrongs done to my forefathers. I will change that.

  James Gordon : By killing nine random people? You're insane.

  Theo Galavan : [laughs]  I can see why you'd think so. Ritual blood sacrifices, bunch of guys in robes, chanting prophesies. It's a bit, too... But belief itself - That's what matters, Detective. Belief gives strength, purpose.