Waking the Dead (TV Series)
Deus Ex Machina: Part 1 (2007)
Trevor Eve: Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd
Quotes
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Sir Anthony, I understand you requested the cold case unit.
Anthony Lane-Kelly : I heard you were very good with old bones.
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : With respect, Sir Anthony, we don't normally investigate lost property cases.
Anthony Lane-Kelly : Try not to mistake your current unaccountability for expendability, Detective Superintendent.
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : With respect, Sir Anthony, we don't normally investigate lost property cases.
Young Leila Jaffiri : Try not to mistake your current unaccountability for expendability, Detective Superintendent.
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Yeah, but can we trust testimony from Baghdad? I mean, this guy could have been tortured too.
Dr. Grace Foley : Wouldn't necessarily negate what he said.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : What are you saying?
Dr. Grace Foley : Evidence produced through torture needn't be unreliable.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Oh, God, here we go, yeah? Torture is ethically indefensible. It pollutes the entire justice sysyem!
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : I mean, torture is a shortcut to the truth.
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Dr. Eve Lockhart : [Referring to the skull] It's poly resin.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Yeah, but could it have been taken from a mold of the Mahdi's skull?
Dr. Eve Lockhart : Granny Mahdi maybe. It's taken from an elderly woman.
[Facetiously walking away]
Dr. Eve Lockhart : Alas, poor Granny.
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Sir Anthony, I understand you requested the cold case unit.
Young Leila Jaffiri : I heard you were very good with old bones.
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Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Yeah, but can we trust testimony from Baghdad? I mean, this guy could have been tortured too.
Anthony Lane-Kelly : Wouldn't necessarily negate what he said.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : What are you saying?
Anthony Lane-Kelly : Evidence produced through torture needn't be unreliable.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Oh, God, here we go, yeah? Torture is ethically indefensible. It pollutes the entire justice system!
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Dr. Grace Foley : [Referring to the skull] It's poly resin.
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd : Yeah, but could it have been taken from a mold of the Mahdi's skull?
Dr. Grace Foley : Granny Mahdi maybe. It's taken from an elderly woman.
[Facetiously walking away]
Dr. Grace Foley : Alas, poor Granny.