Vendetta (1986)

Karen Chase: Laurie Collins

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Quotes 

• Kay Butler : [shocked at Laurie's admission]  It was you? Star... Wanda?

  Laurie Collins : Yeah... and you're the ONLY one left!

  Kay Butler : [visibly frightened, gasps]  No... it was an accident... we just roughed her up a little bit.

  Laurie Collins : An accident? An ACCIDENT?

  [she grabs Kay's arm and forces her to the floor, disarming her and puts her foot at her throat] 

  Laurie Collins : I should have killed you!

• Laurie Collins : [Laurie is visiting Bonnie in prison]  We're doing everything we can to get you out of here.

  Bonnie Cusack : [crying]  I didn't mean to kill him!

  Laurie Collins : I know, baby... I know.

  Bonnie Cusack : Don't let them keep me in here, Laurie!

  Laurie Collins : [as guard leads Bonnie away]  I love you, Bonnie.

  Bonnie Cusack : I love you too.

• Judge Waters : [at Laurie's sentencing hearing]  Laurie Collins... I hereby fine you eight thousand dollars for damages. And I sentence you to twelve months, state correctional authority. However, it is the opinion of this court that these acts were not done in malice, but rather from a deep emotional stress. Sentence suspended.

  Laurie Collins : [in disbelief]  You son of a bitch.

  Judge Waters : [equally in disbelief]  What did you say?

  Laurie Collins : You call yourself a judge? This trial has nothing to do with justice.

  [moving towards bench] 

  Laurie Collins : You fine me $8,000 and tell me to go home? Well, no problem!

  [grabs Judge by his necktie, pandemonium erupts] 

  Laurie Collins : What about the crimes against human life? Who pays for that?

  Judge Waters : Bailiff!

  [the bailiffs pull Laurie away] 

  Judge Waters : I hereby revoke that suspension! Your sentence will begin immediately!

• Laurie Collins : [Judge Waters and his wife step out of their Lincoln Mark IV and into a restaurant, where they're seated on the patio. A valet parks the car. Laurie, who has been watching them from another table, leaves and approaches a different valet, pretending to dig in her purse]  I seem to have misplaced my ticket.

  [points towards the Judge's car with a $20 bill] 

  Laurie Collins : The white Lincoln.

  Parking Attendant : [smiling happily]  Of course, ma'am.

  Judge Waters : [looks up and sees his car being brought up, to his wife]  Hey, look... is THAT the CAR?

  [Laurie gets in, he moves towards the front] 

  Judge Waters : Now wait just a...

  Parking Attendant : [takes the $20]  Well, thank you ma'am... drive carefully.

  Laurie Collins : Sure!

  [she takes off] 

  Parking Attendant : [to the other valet]  Hey! Who was that?

  Parking Attendant : I dunno... some lady with a $20 bill.

  Parking Attendant : GODDAMMIT, shithead! That was Judge Waters' car!

  Judge Waters : [mouth agape, watching Laurie drive off in his Lincoln]  GODDAMN!

• Laurie Collins : [Laurie has just totaled Judge Waters' Lincoln... she emerges drunk and laughing after a police officer orders her out at gunpoint]  Well, it's about time! You guys are awful slow!

  [another officer assists in leading Laurie to police car] 

  Laurie Collins : How'd you like that? I do that for a living!

• Kay Butler : [after escaping lockdown following the riot, Kay, armed with a shank, runs into Laurie]  What are you doing here?

  Laurie Collins : I want the truth.

  Kay Butler : What're you talking about?

  Laurie Collins : My sister.

• Warden Haines : [reading Laurie's file]  Well, Ms. Collins... felony drunk driving, grand larceny, grand theft auto. Well, since you like cars so much, let's start you off in the motor pool.

  Laurie Collins : Okay.

  Warden Haines : If you keep your nose clean, it'll turn out to be a pretty good job. Okay, that's all.

• Steve Nelson : [Laurie is on her way to the showers]  Hey! How ya doin', sweetheart?

  Laurie Collins : Well, what do YOU think? At least they let you out of here at night.

  Steve Nelson : I think I got a solution to your problem.

  Laurie Collins : I'm not interested.

  Steve Nelson : Well, I was just trying to make your stay more enjoyable.

  [hears commotion down the hall] 

  Steve Nelson : Uh oh, trouble at the office.

  [leaves] 

• Wanda : [Laurie confronts Wanda at the wind farm as Wanda is shooting heroin into her arm]  What are you doing here?

  Laurie Collins : You killed Bonnie Cusack.

  Wanda : [getting up]  Oh, come on.

  Laurie Collins : "Oh come on?" You killed her! And I want to know who helped you!

  [Wanda pulls a knife on her, they fight, Laurie overpowers her] 

  Laurie Collins : Drop it... drop the knife, now!

  [Wanda drops the knife, Laurie's elbow is at her throat] 

  Laurie Collins : Names... NAMES. WHO? NOW! NAMES!

  Wanda : [weakly]  Kay.

  Laurie Collins : KAY! Who else?

  Wanda : Bobo... China, and ME.

  Laurie Collins : [Laurie releases Wanda, who starts towards the ladder clutching her arm]  Wanda!

  [Wanda turns around, just in time for Laurie to kick her in the face, sending her from the ladder to the ground below] 

• Laurie Collins : [China is alone at the pool... Laurie sneaks up on her]  CHINA!

  China : What the hell are YOU doing here?

  Laurie Collins : [menacingly]  YOU'RE NEXT.