Manifest (TV Series)

Airplane Bottles (2020)

Lou Martini Jr.: Officer Dibacco

Quotes 

• Investigator Blanpied : You first met the alleged nightclub arsonist, Isaiah McCann, when he was arrested for the murder of another passenger, Kelly Taylor.

  Michaela Stone : Yes.

  Investigator Blanpied : And your investigation exonerated him.

  Michaela Stone : Mm-hmm, because he didn't do it and we caught the killer.

  Investigator Fong : With one of your many coincidental solves.

  Investigator Blanpied : McCann knew your niece, Olive Stone. They were members of the same cult. Olive is the one who identified Mr. McCann's attackers at the church, am I right? Your niece must really look up to you. Her cool aunt, a Flight 828 survivor, a successful detective. She'd probably do anything you asked.

  Michaela Stone : No, that is...

  Officer Dibacco : Olive Stone's statement in the assault case checked out.

  Investigator Blanpied : Your brother, Ben Stone, he was involved in a number of your cases, as well, wasn't he?

• Kate Bowers : Out of my hands now. She's gonna give the rest of her testimony down at 1PP.

  Jared Vasquez : [seeing Dibacco, Jared recognizes him from having met Simon]  She's not gonna make it downtown.

  [approaching Michaela] 

  Jared Vasquez : Michaela Stone, you're under arrest for arson, conspiracy to commit arson, and homicide.

  Michaela Stone : Are you out of your mind right now?

  Jared Vasquez : Please put your hands on the desk.

  Michaela Stone : Captain, what is...

  [he starts to handcuff her] 

  Michaela Stone : Excuse me!

  Officer Dibacco : Detective Vasquez, what do you think you're doing?

  Jared Vasquez : It's called police work. I'm arresting my suspect. You have the right to remain silent.

  Michaela Stone : Are you seriously trying to handcuff me in our own precinct?

  Investigator Fong : Detective, your colleague's a subject in an active Internal Affairs investigation. According to procedure...

  Jared Vasquez : You can take your procedure and shove it right up your ass. Detective Stone's in custody. She's not going anywhere.

• Officer Dibacco : Now, the two of you are supposed to be the unbiased voice of justice, not looking to take her down because a passenger with a badge doesn't reflect well on the department.

  Investigator Blanpied : Sir, we are trying to understand what involvement Detective Stone may have had in the nightclub fire.

  Michaela Stone : You want to know about the fire? Fine. It was a trap set to kill me, my family, and a slew of others...

  Officer Dibacco : [urging her to shut up]  Michaela.

  Investigator Fong : Why don't you tell us how you knew it was a trap?

  Officer Dibacco : You know, if you keep talking, they're gonna hang you with your own words. Detective Stone was a target of the attack in question. It strains credulity that you would try and pin it on her.

• Officer Dibacco : Okay, we need to take this to a neutral location, and now.

  Investigator Blanpied : On what grounds?

  Officer Dibacco : On the grounds that you're railroading this detective in her own house! She didn't do anything wrong, but other people here did. And, frankly, the walls have ears.

  Investigator Fong : That doesn't seem to be a problem for her thus far.

  Officer Dibacco : That's before we were talking about career suicide! On top of which, now she's being pressured to implicate another member of my union. I'm gonna need to confer with my own superior.

  Investigator Fong : If this is some sort of stalling tactic...

  Officer Dibacco : Or we can stay here, my friend, and I can file an appeal on the basis of coercion and intimidation.

• Michaela Stone : This is so wrong. This entire inquiry's driven by circumstantial evidence and anti-828 bias.

  Officer Dibacco : You've been on the other side of this table plenty of times. They're baiting you, waiting for you to trip up.

  Michaela Stone : This was supposed to be about Jared and the Xers.

  Officer Dibacco : Well, forget about Vasquez. Save yourself.

  Michaela Stone : From what, a conspiracy theory that I burnt these people down? That's crap. They know it.

  Officer Dibacco : People have questions, okay? You make a good fall guy. Don't help them.

  Michaela Stone : [sarcastic]  Thank you for that.

  Officer Dibacco : Oh, and, uh, simple answers; yes or no. And for God's sakes, when I tell you not to answer, shut the hell up.

• Officer Dibacco : You got nothing, 'cause if you did, we'd be having a real different conversation.

  Investigator Fong : Why don't you tell us what you think is going on, Officer Dibacco?

  Officer Dibacco : Whistleblower retaliation. Vazquez is trying to shut her up.

  Investigator Blanpied : Our questions about Detective Stone's record have nothing to do with Vazquez.

  Michaela Stone : So those files just walked themselves into your hand?

• Michaela Stone : Jared is the criminal here! You have the damn surveillance!

  Investigator Blanpied : The surveillance you provided is inconclusive.

  Investigator Fong : A guy is allowed an off-duty drink.

  Michaela Stone : This isn't just any bar!

  Investigator Blanpied : If you can prove Vasquez is guilty of actual crimes, we're all ears.

  Officer Dibacco : This is your badge we're talking about. Don't take the bait.

  Michaela Stone : They don't care about the truth. They're gonna run me for it anyways. Look, Jared brought this on himself. He brings a threat to my family. You don't think I'm gonna fight back?

• Michaela Stone : I had nothing to do with the fire.

  Investigator Fong : You had motive and opportunity. This can't be all just one big coincidence.

  Michaela Stone : No, it's a smokescreen, and you're falling for it. Jared Vasquez is an Xer.

  Officer Dibacco : Michaela.

  Investigator Blanpied : You and your family had to know that sooner or later it was going to catch up with you.

  Michaela Stone : You can't honestly think that my family had anything to do with this!

  Investigator Fong : We'll know when we get their statements.