Spotlight (I) (2015)

Paul Guilfoyle: Pete Conley

Quotes 

• Pete Conley : You know, you got a lot of people here who respect you, Robby.

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : Oh, well..

  Pete Conley : The work you do.

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : That's good to know.

  Pete Conley : Well, it's 'cause you care about this place.

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : Yeah.

  Pete Conley : It's why you do what you do. It's who you are. You know, but people need the Church more than ever right now. You know, you can feel it. And the cardinal, um... you know, the cardinal, he might not be perfect. But we can't throw out all the good he's doing over a few bad apples. Now, you know, I'm bringing this up to you because I know this is Baron's idea. His agenda. I gotta tell you, I mean, honest to God, I mean, he doesn't care about this city the way we do. I mean, how could he?

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : This is how it happens, isn't it, Pete?

  Pete Conley : What's that?

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : A guy leans on a guy, and suddenly the whole town just looks the other way.

  Pete Conley : Robby. Robby. Lookit. Marty Baron is just trying to make his mark. He's gonna be here for a couple of years and he's gonna move on. Just like he did in New York and Miami. Where are you gonna go?

• Pete Conley : Looks like a long day.

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : Hey, Pete.

  Pete Conley : I'm sorry to make it longer.

• Walter 'Robby' Robinson : Has anyone ever said no to a drink with you, Pete?

  Pete Conley : Well, sure. But the trick is to keep asking.

• Walter 'Robby' Robinson : When we do run the story, uh, I'm gonna need a comment from the cardinal.

  Pete Conley : We'll talk again later. Good night, Robby.

• Jack Dunn : I graduated in 1979, and I had no idea about any of this. So if you're suggesting that Father Gibbons and Father Callahan had in any way...

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : Gibbons and Callahan. I mean, they ran this place like the Navy. You really think they didn't know?

  Jack Dunn : It's a big school, Robby. You know that. A-And we're talking about seven alleged victims over, what, eight years?

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : No, we're talking about, you know, seven that we know about.

  Jack Dunn : This is ridiculous. You're reaching for a story here.

  Principal Bill Kemeza : Jack. Jack, Jack. If I had been president then, I would've known.

  Jack Dunn : Bill, I'm not sure that's relevant.

  Principal Bill Kemeza : Why do you think they sent Talbot up to Cheverus? You know they wanted him out of town.

  Pete Conley : Robby, as well-intentioned as Bill's remarks are, I'm hoping we can keep this between us until we all get on the same page.

  Walter 'Robby' Robinson : Is that why we're here, to get on the same page?