Michael Brandon: Dempsey

Quotes 

• Dempsey : [about Spikings]  Sometimes it's hard for me to get my head around the fact this guy is on the same side I am.

  [walks off] 

  Spikings : [sitting in his car]  I heard that, leftenant!

• Dempsey : [about Dan's wallpainting]  What is that?

  Dan : It's a woman.

  Dempsey : I guess you ain't seen one in a while.

• Dempsey : Me and Makepeace, see, we'll set up a full surveillance and then the whole thing should just fall right in our laps.

  Spikings : That may prove rather difficult.

  [takes a piece of paper from a file, hands it to Dempsey] 

  Dempsey : What's this?

  Spikings : From Harry. She's resigned from the force.

• Dempsey : What's that spoon do?

  Makepeace : It keeps the champagne from going flat.

  Dempsey : Why don't you stick that in your sense of humor, because this resignation is a very bad joke.

• Dempsey : If somebody's got nothing to do they can figure out who stole the paper towels from the mens room.

• [final scene of the show] 

  Dempsey : That's really it, eh? Still gonna leave?

  Makepeace : Yeah. I've made a decision.

  [they continue walking silently. Dempsey rubs his head] 

  Makepeace : [worried]  You hurt your head or something?

  Dempsey : Huh? No, I was just thinking.

  Makepeace : Well... I must be going.

  [they approach the police unit. Dispatch calls] 

  Dempsey : Well, I've made a decision, too.

  Makepeace : Yeah? What about?

  Dempsey : I'm resigning also.

  Makepeace : Whatever for?

  Dempsey : What do you think, I like working in this dump without...

  [Dispatch calls again] 

  Makepeace : Without what?

  [a long pause] 

  Dempsey : [reluctantly]  Without you.

  [Makepeace smiles. Dispatch calls again] 

  Makepeace : Bad day for you. Aren't you going answer that?

  Dempsey : You don't work here, I don't work here. Screw it.

  [Dispatch calls again. After a long pause, Makepeace takes the radio transmitter] 

  Makepeace : [sighs]  This is Charlie Five to control. Coming please.

  [Dempsey smiles at Makepeace, realizing she changed her mind about resigning. Makepeace smiles back at Dempsey] 

  Makepeace : [end]