NCIS (TV Series)

Beastmaster (2017)

Jimmy Akingbola: Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore

Quotes 

• Leon Vance : This is what you wouldn't say, what you thought this case was leading to.

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : My apologies, Director Vance. It is both a source of great pride... and embarrassment.

  Leon Vance : Have a seat.

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : We are a nation of survivors. Slavery, civil wars... we strive for progress, but many are still poor, and cattle production is difficult and costly. Bushmeat has been a way of life for generations.

  Leon Vance : Which is why it can wipe out animal populations.

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : It is unsustainable, and a health risk. My government desperately tries to teach this to the public, but food is also a cultural touchstone. Used for celebrations, weddings, christenings...

  Leon Vance : More reasons it's smuggled into our country. Old habits die hard.

  [Moore looks at him quizzically] 

  Leon Vance : Sorry, that's another turn of phrase. It's difficult to change minds.

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : Even more so to change hearts.

• Newscaster : Two arrests have been made in connection with the smuggling of illegal bushmeat into the United States. Meat tainted with the Ebola virus...

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : Congratulations, Director.

  Leon Vance : The two smugglers gave up their airport contacts pretty fast.

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : Be assured my government is following up in Liberia. This will not end here.

  Leon Vance : The ball's in your court now.

  Liberian Ambassador Gabriel Moore : *That* idiom I know.