Person of Interest (TV Series)

If-Then-Else (2015)

Jim Caviezel: John Reese

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Quotes 

• John Reese : [the Machine runs through a simplified mission simulation]  Cooly delivered sadistic warning.

  Lionel Fusco : Self-deprecating inquiry into the time necessary to infiltrate system.

  Root : Funny yet insightful retort.

  Harold Finch : Mildly agitated declaration of mission completion.

  Harold Finch : [Objective complete]  Gentle exhortation to further action.

  Root : [Root calls Shaw]  Overly affectionate greeting.

  Sameen Shaw : Greeting.

  Root : Transparent rationale for conversation.

  Sameen Shaw : Annoyed attempt to deflect subtext.

  Root : Overt come-on.

  Sameen Shaw : Mildly embarrassed defensiveness bordering on hostility.

  Root : Playfully witty sign-off.

• Martine Rousseau : Last time I saw you was in church. Should have prayed a little harder.

  John Reese : I go to Hell, I'm taking you with me.

• John Reese : [the Machine has been running simulations to get the team out of danger, but is running out of time. The team is in the server room. The Machine display reads Simplify Simulation] 

  John Reese : [Into the ear of the man he is holding at gunpoint]  Coolly delivered sadistic warning.

  Lionel Fusco : [to Finch and Root]  Self-deprecating inquiry into the time necessary to infiltrate system.

  Root : Funny, yet insightful retort.

  Harold Finch : Mildly agitated declaration of mission completion.

  [the Machine displays Secondary Objective - Prevent Financial Crisis: Complete] 

  Harold Finch : General exhortation to further action.

  [Cut to the team in the mechanical room securing their exit by cutting a cable that locks the elevator] 

  Root : [to Shaw over comms, excitedly]  Overly affectionate greeting.

  Sameen Shaw : [Blandly]  Greeting.

  Root : Transparent rationale for conversation.

  Sameen Shaw : Annoyed attempt to deflect subject.

  Root : [Smiling widely]  Overt come-on.

  Sameen Shaw : Mildly embarrassed defensiveness, bordering on hostility.

  Root : Playfully witty sign-off.

• [repeated lines] 

  Harold Finch : We need a strategy.

  Root : [to The Machine]  A little help, please.

  [Reese, Finch, and Fusco look at Root] 

  John Reese : It's a hell of a time for your machine to go on the fritz, Harold.

  Harold Finch : Give it a second. It's got a lot on its mind.