Mercy (2000)
Ellen Barkin: Det. Cathy Palmer
Quotes
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Mechanic : So, you're a cop?
Det. Catherine Palmer : Yeah. You like that?
Mechanic : Yeah. What do you work, vice?
Det. Catherine Palmer : Homicide.
Mechanic : That's a little weird, isn't it? I mean, you being a woman and all?
Det. Catherine Palmer : [pause] What do you do?
Mechanic : Mechanic. I fix things.
Det. Catherine Palmer : Say you got an old lady, she comes into the shop. She's driving a '72 Chevy, she's hearing a little ticking noise. Turns out she's got a busted transmission, gonna cost her 2,000 bucks. Only thing is, she doesn't have any money. What are you gonna do?
Mechanic : I'd say 'I don't fucking care.'
Det. Catherine Palmer : You're looking at someone's mother, pal. And all you see is an old lady with a busted-up car and not enough cash. All I ever see... people's dead mothers. Just a name on a file... guy in a dumpster, girl in a landfill, little dead boy in a park. Can you fix that?
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Vickie Kittrie : Aren't you just a little bit curious?
Det. Catherine Palmer : What do you wanna do take me to one of your dungeons?
Vickie Kittrie : You'd be amazed of the use we can get out of simple kitchen utensils.
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Vickie Kittrie : Well I wasn't exactly faithful to Dorothy.
Det. Catherine Palmer : Thats about the one thing we have found out in this investigation.
Vickie Kittrie : Do you know what I think sex is?
Det. Catherine Palmer : [realizing Vickie wants her] What?
Vickie Kittrie : A thrill like sticking your head into the mouth of the only Lion in the cage thats totally unpredictable.