Person of Interest (TV Series)

Witness (2011)

Taraji P. Henson: Detective Jocelyn 'Joss' Carter

Quotes 

• Joss Carter : Elias killed your uncle. You, your father, and your brother went to the bodega for revenge. You didn't know what Elias looked like, So his lieutenant Benny D'agostino was the next best thing. And now you're trying to rub out the witness. The guy who saw your father's face.

  Peter Yogorov : We heard from a source That Elias was supposed to be at the bodega that night. But when we showed up Benny was all we saw. Found out what really went down after the owner called us. He said there was another guy.

  Lazlo Yogorov : [Cut to the Ferry]  Hey, what are you - Corrupt PD? Gun for hire? What kind of guy takes money to protect a scumbag like your boss here? You think he's going to testify after everything he's done? He's tearing this town apart.

  John Reese : What are you talking about?

  Lazlo Yogorov : You don't know who he is, do you? What he's capable of?

  Peter Yogorov : [Cut back to the police station]  You don't really get it, do you? You honestly think we'd go to all this trouble For a witness?

• Joss Carter : Mrs. D'agostino I know that anger you're feeling right now; what it's like to lose someone you love. Help us find the men who did this to your husband.

  Patti D'Agostino : It doesn't matter if you find them. Elias will. And he'll kill each and every single one of those Russian bastards.

  Joss Carter : Elias started a war that can't be won. Now, a lot of innocent people are gonna die if this continues. Do you want that?

  Patti D'Agostino : If that's what it takes.

  Detective Bill Szymanski : Where is he, Patti? Where is Elias?

  Patti D'Agostino : I never met him. And his crew they don't socialize. That's why you'll never find him.

  Detective Lionel Fusco : I'm a little confused. Why does Elias want Brighton Beach so bad?

  Patti D'Agostino : You're not seeing it. Brighton Beach is just the beginning. Elias has bigger plans. He'll reunite the five families and take out the Russian trash. And then when he's finished, you people will be answering to *him*.

• Detective Lionel Fusco : Brighton beach is Russian territory. So what's the L.C.N. doing here?

  Detective Bill Szymanski : You kidding? There's a war going on. Half a dozen V.I.P.s in the Russian mob were taken out last month. Word is Benny's boss ordered the hits. This was retribution.

  Joss Carter : So who's his boss?

  Detective Bill Szymanski : We don't know much Other than a name: Elias.

  [Carter perks in recognition] 

  Detective Bill Szymanski : You heard of him?

  Joss Carter : Oh, yeah. We go way back. One of his guys took a shot at me last week.

• Detective Bill Szymanski : Five or six heavily armed men were chasing a guy matching the description of our witness. His name's Charlie Burton, by the way. Found out he had groceries delivered twice a month from the bodega, And he wasn't dodging bullets by himself.

  Joss Carter : Who was he with?

  Detective Bill Szymanski : Some tall guy in a suit - Definitely not with the Russians. Shot one of them in the knee before they got away. What? You know him?

  Joss Carter : It's just someone I've been tracking for a while.