The Fall (TV Series)

Their Solitary Way (2016)

Gillian Anderson: DSU Stella Gibson

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• DSI Gibson : [to Katie]  We all have those voices in our heads, that tell us we're a disappointment, that tell us our work is insignificant. That it's not good enough, it takes too long, it's too hard. But when times are tough, we need tough dreams. But real dreams, not lies. Not an unreality like Paul. You need to fight for yourself, Katie, because right now you're in danger.

• Paul Spector : There's a voice. There's a voice saying, "We're losing him, we're losing him."So, there must have been at least one person who cared whether I lived or died.

  DSI Gibson : That was me. That was my voice. And I *did* care. I thought death would be too easy for you, too easy an escape. And I didn't want you to cheat the system. And I still don't. I want you to be punished for the crimes that you've committed. Rose Stagg was so right about you. She saw right through you, your infantile desire to have a captive and captivated audience. You just want to be noticed, you want to be the center of attention, to have special treatment, to make your mark. But it's all just a performance. All of it. You perform for me, for your solicitor, your doctors, your nurse, your psychiatrist, even your family. It's all just one big performance as protection against the dreaded black hole of your heart. Well, guess what, Paul, it's time to grow up. It's time to take responsibility for what you've done. Let's stop this pathetic charade.

• Dr. O'Donnell : [probably evaluating her for concussion]  Do you like flowers?

  DSI Gibson : Of course.

  Dr. O'Donnell : Can you play any musical instrument?

  DSI Gibson : I could play the violin when I was a girl.

  Dr. O'Donnell : Have you ever been happy? If so, when?

  DSI Gibson : When I was a child, before my father died.

  Dr. O'Donnell : Have you any real friends?

  DSI Gibson : A few, yeah.

  Dr. O'Donnell : Have you ever wished anyone dead?

  DSI Gibson : Yes, I have.

  Dr. O'Donnell : Are you a good swimmer?

  DSI Gibson : Very.

  Dr. O'Donnell : Are men or women the stronger, do you think?

  DSI Gibson : What do you think?

  Dr. O'Donnell : Oh, women, without a doubt. In fact, it's time you hurried up and took over. I mean, it's going to happen, so why not get on with it?

• DSI Gibson : [to Katie]  We all need love and we all need nurture. There's too much death and destruction. But friends who love you should warm you like the sun. Make you feel good about yourself. Not freeze you in their contempt and in their hate. Anger corrodes our belief that anything good can happen to us. Paul's been destroyed by his anger, his rage. And you, you hurt a friend, to impress him. But he doesn't care. He doesn't even know you exist.

• Paul Spector : You know, I've been told a lot about Paul Spector, since I was shot. At first I was horrified, but then, I must admit little by little, he's started to intrigue me.

  Healy : Paul, please stick to the facts surrounding the death of Susan Harper and avoid speculating about things you can't remember.

  Paul Spector : The speculation intrigues me. I'm told that I laid out Sarah Kay's underwear on her bed, in the shape of her body. That's what I used to do as a child. Lay out my mother's clothes on her bed, in her shape, imagine she was there. It aroused me. When I was a wee bit older - 12, 13 - whenever I could, I would obtain female underwear. I'd use it to masturbate. Is that perverse? Was that the start of something that led me here? Or was it earlier? Gortnacul? Or earlier still, my mother's death? I want to know. I want to know the real me.

  DSI Gibson : Then stop hiding behind the mask of amnesia.

  Paul Spector : We're all wearing masks to some extent. You certainly are. There are memories, thoughts that feel like memories that are starting to come back to me.

• Katie Benedetto : My father killed himself.

  DSI Gibson : I thought it was an accident.

  Katie Benedetto : He chose to ride a motorbike. Even though I worried about him every time he went out every night he was late home. He loved the bike more than he loved me. Loved the thrill of speed more than he loved his only daughter. I don't call that an accident.

  DSI Gibson : Is that why you're throwing your life away? You know you can't get him back. No matter how hard you try.

• DSI Gibson : Rose Stagg was so right about you. She saw right through you, your infantile desire to have a captive and captivated audience. You just want to be noticed, you want to be the centre of attention, to have special treatment, to make your mark. But it's all just a performance. All of it. You perform for me, for your solicitor, your doctors, your nurse, your psychiatrist, even your family. It's all just one big performance... ..as protection against the dreaded black hole of your heart. Well, guess what, Paul, it's time to grow up. It's time to take responsibility for what you've done. Let's stop this pathetic charade.