- Helen Lee: [unbuttoning his shirt] Don't intrigue me before bedtime... my system can't handle it.
- [kisses him]
- Helen Lee: What about your system? Mm? Can it handle the dragon?
- Steve Burkow: That's what I'm ready to find out.
- Helen Lee: You like danger? Play with me. Don't play with Quinn Chow.
- Steve Burkow: I'm ready to seal this deal whenever you are.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: A three hundred dollar a night suite. This is kind of an expensive lifestyle for a cop on suspension, don't you think?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [wistfully] Dirty cops can afford to splurge.
- Stacy Burkow: [tearfully] We broke up about three months ago. We tried to dance through it after she
- [accusing look at Cassy]
- Stacy Burkow: blew him out of the water, but, you know, money was tight. I went back to walkin' part time. Steve freaked and he split.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Helen Lee. Hong Kong fashion model with an MBA. Came to the Land of the Free seven years ago. Worked for the New Colony Bank for five... No priors. She... she does not read like a neck-breaker to me.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: So, what is she doing with a street bull like Burkow?
- Kasner: [barges in] Forensics wanted me to give you this report.
- [tosses it onto Cassy's desk]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Thanks.
- Kasner: [sneering] Must be your lucky day, huh, Cassy?
- [behind him, Captain Lipschitz enters]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Where are you going with this, Kasner?
- Kasner: Well, first you get Burkow canned, and now you get to spit on his grave.
- Capt. Harry Lipschitz: Hey! Get the hell out of my squad room, Kasner!
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: [to Cassy] Kasner's a mess. He's opinion doesn't count.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: And what about your opinion?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: This kinda reminds me of your place when we first met.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: What's that? A spark of humor?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Well, there hasn't been a lot to laugh about lately.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [sees flowers on her desk] Oh!
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Ooh. Who are those from?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Mm.
- [takes sniff]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Ah, let me see.
- [Tom makes grab at card, she emits negative buzzer sound, takes look herself]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: It's from my mother.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: No, that can't be. These don't have thorns on them. Come on, who are they from?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: I'm not gonna tell you.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Why?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Because you'll disapprove.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: I'm not your father, Cassy. Who are they from?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [sighs] Okay. Quinn Chow. He wants to meet with me.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: [tersely] Good.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: What do you mean... "Good"?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Nothing. Great.
- [as she sniffs a yellow rose:]
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: He sounds like a... great guy. A little intense. A nice change of pace for you.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Okay, I get it, what's your game?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Nothing. Go enjoy. I'll work the other numbers.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [shakes her head] I don't trust you.
- [scoffs]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: So you knew Thatcher was Burkov's killer from the start?
- Quinn Chow: We couldn't arrest them until we identified Helen as the Baby Dragon. Steve was my partner. My undercover partner. And he regretted not being able to tell his wife, or you.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You're gonna try charging Helen with conspiracy as well?
- Quinn Chow: No, Helen's not gonna get charged.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: What?
- Quinn Chow: Helen is gping on to Hong Kong with me. She's gonna be the bait for the Dragon.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [smirks] It's a joke.
- Quinn Chow: Eventually she's gonna be given full witness protection in exchange for her testimony. I just thought you should know that.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Nobody's gonna believe that Thatcher was the whole operation!
- Quinn Chow: He wasn't. We're gonna spin it. We're gonna make it look like he was working for Steve Burkow.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You son of a bitch!
- Quinn Chow: [coolly] When I have to be.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You're just gonna let it hang that Burkov was a dirty cop?
- Quinn Chow: Steve would have understood.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Well, I don't. And I don't think his wife will, and I really don't think his son will.
- Quinn Chow: It's done.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Well, then make it undone! You know, I don't live in your little world of half-truths and make-believe. You clear Burkov or I'm gonna go public on you. The man died for you! He deserves it!
- Quinn Chow: You have to trust us!
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Just do it.
- Quinn Chow: In the game I play, the beginning and the middle don't matter, only the ending does.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Well, then let this one end right.