Chicago Fire (TV Series)

A White-Knuckle Panic (2021)

Ben Davis: Mark Newcomb

Quotes 

• Mark Newcomb : Oh, there he is, the rock star. Ah, Mark Newcomb. Nice to meet you down here at a more reasonable altitude.

  Joe Cruz : Oh.

  Mark Newcomb : You like whiskey? Best bourbon you'll ever taste.

  Joe Cruz : Oh, that's not necessary.

  Mark Newcomb : Are you kidding me? I was in a white-knuckle panic up there, Joe. Then you came along, and what you did, it was incredible.

  Joe Cruz : All in a days work.

  Mark Newcomb : And I Googled you, man. I came across this video of you demonstrating your invention, the Slamigan?

  Joe Cruz : Oh, yeah?

  [takes the Slamigan out of the Squad truck] 

  Mark Newcomb : What a beast. I read on your website you're branching out into other products?

  Joe Cruz : Yeah, yeah, Lady Bunker Gear, coming soon. Well, not as soon as I'd like. I'm still saving up for the prototype.

  Mark Newcomb : Well, Joe... your worries are over. Venture Capital is what I do. I look for upstart companies in all sectors-- biotech, fashion, whatever, and I, uh... well, I try to identify the ones that I think are being held back by a lack of capital.

  Joe Cruz : Okay, cool. I'm not much of a finance guy.

  Mark Newcomb : Well, here's all you need to know. I want to give you an infusion of cash-- whatever you need to take Slamigan to the next level.

  Joe Cruz : You want to invest in my company?

  Mark Newcomb : No, I don't invest in companies. I invest in people. And, Joe Cruz... I'm gonna change your life.