Major Crimes (TV Series)

Under the Influence (2013)

Mary McDonnell: Sharon Raydor

Quotes 

• Captain Sharon Raydor : "Write about the person in your life who has influenced you the most."

  Buzz Watson : I proofed it. Just read the first line.

  Captain Sharon Raydor : Okay. "From the day I finally learned to tie my shoes, the person who has exercised the most influence in my life is me."

  [pause] 

  Captain Sharon Raydor : Oh.

  Rusty Beck : What? It's true.

• David Ahmed : You can't do this.

  D.D.A. Andrea Hobbs : Can't do what, Ahmed?

  David Ahmed : Send my client back to Mexico. This is the imposition of the death penalty by other means. It is a crime against everything we stand for, and our legal system.

  D.D.A. Andrea Hobbs : Let me help you with this. I'm prepared to make a deal. Three counts murder one, life without parole. In exchange, Manuel tells me everything I want to know about his mother's drug operation, or we can give your client a little going-away fiesta. I'll even bring the piñata.

  David Ahmed : He'll never talk about his mother.

  Captain Sharon Raydor : Oh, yes, he will.

  David Ahmed : Or what?

  D.D.A. Andrea Hobbs : Or what's about to happen to Mrs. Vega will happen to him.

  Captain Sharon Raydor : We ran her prints. Your client's mother is wanted by Mexico as well; but, before she goes, perhaps she'll provide her son with a good example for once.

  Rosa Vega : [screams]  No! No! You can't do this!

• Rusty Beck : "As my mother had drifted further and further away under the influence of crack and finally disappeared, in a curious contradiction of our circumstances, her affect on the choices I make has only increased. I sometimes wonder why she cannot choose me over using drugs, but I will never wonder if I will do that to other people. And I won't run away from problems again, no matter how threatening they may seem. These are the lessons my mother taught me, even as she failed to learn them herself."

  Captain Sharon Raydor : That was very good. Very you.

  Rusty Beck : For better or for worse?

  Captain Sharon Raydor : Oh, for better. Very, very much better.

• Jason Andrews : So now you can arrest this guy.

  Lt. Mike Tao : For what?

  Jason Andrews : He's covered in human blood.

  Captain Sharon Raydor : Which is not a crime; but, he left his trunk lid in the street littering, reckless driving, and without a license, and perhaps he didn't use his signal when turning.

  Amy Sykes : Three or more moving violations while refusing to pull over, that's felony evasion. Great idea, Captain.