Knight Moves (1992)

Diane Lane: Kathy Sheppard

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• Kathy Sheppard : You couldn't find your dick in a windstorm.

• Kathy Sheppard : I've always wanted to learn how to play chess. It seems like a complicated game.

  Peter Sanderson : Well, not really. You see your goal and go after it. Anything that gets in the way is an obstacle and must be destroyed.

  Kathy Sheppard : Sounds very violent...

  Peter Sanderson : Chess is a reflexion of life, life is violent. The strong win, the weak perish.

  Kathy Sheppard : You enjoy being the stronger one?

  Peter Sanderson : If you're asking me if I'm passionate about what I do, the answer is yes. Without passion, nothing moves us.

• Peter Sanderson : What is this?

  Kathy Sheppard : I'm just trying to get to know you better.

  Peter Sanderson : By attacking me.

  Kathy Sheppard : Attack you? You set your life up like one of your chessboards. You're impassable. You've become trapped behind your defenses. You're cut off from everybody around you.

  Peter Sanderson : What are you talking about? You don't know me.

  Kathy Sheppard : Does anyone?

• Kathy Sheppard : [On why the killer attacked her in the asylum]  What if he came here because he's really a patient? An out patient?

• Kathy Sheppard : [hysterically]  I'm sure your mommy knows that now David... I'm... sur... sure she understands... I mean chil...

  [voice breaking] 

  Kathy Sheppard : ... children make mistakes David... it's okay.

  [begging] 

  Kathy Sheppard : David... put down the knife now David please... just put down the knife David please...

  [struggling not to cry] 

  Kathy Sheppard : David... put down the knife please David?

  [last words] 

  Kathy Sheppard : [slowly raises his head and looks her directly in the eyes]  I... Can't...

• Kathy Sheppard : David... David... if you do this you are not going to win! You're gonna lose... AGAIN!

  David : [shakes head]  You don't understand why I have to do it

  Kathy Sheppard : [reassuringly]  Yes I Do... YES I DO! I found the file David I understand... but this is not going to bring back your mother

  David : [mournfully]  My Daddy Left... And My Mommy... There Was So Much Blood... Covered Everything

  Kathy Sheppard : [sympathetically]  You Feel Bad... Fo... For Not Helping Your Mommy Right?

  David : [fighting back tears]  I Should've Stayed With Her

  [sniffs] 

  David : That's Why I Stayed With The Others

  [sighs] 

  David : I Cleaned Them... I Washed Them

  [snivels] 

  David : So They'd Look Nice When They'd Go See My Mommy

• Kathy Sheppard : [screaming as he attacks Frank]  FRANK... FRANK

  [screaming at him] 

  Kathy Sheppard : DAVID... DAVID

  [David looks up at her before he takes the razor to Frank]