Gotham (TV Series)

Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow (2015)

Ben McKenzie: James Gordon

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Quotes 

• [Jim Gordon aims his gun as the hitman Billy Boy, who holds Officer Parks hostage with his Piano Wire] 

  Billy Boy : Try to stop me. I'll lop off her pretty little head.

  James Gordon : You know what I like about those glasses?

  James Gordon : [Gordon without a pause, shoots Billy Boy in the head as the shell casing clings to the ground]  They look like bull's-eyes.

• [Captain Barnes' tells Jim Gordon about crossing the line] 

  James Gordon : I nearly crossed the line.

  Captain Nathaniel Barnes : 'The line?' Let me tell you something about the line. My third tour, we were stationed in the desert. We captured three insurgents, when this sandstorm kicks up. Zero visibility. Then we start taking fire. We're getting lit up. Suddenly, I'm alone. I come across one of our prisoners. He's a kid. His hands are zip-tied. But he figures, what the hell, he's gonna use the sandstorm to try to escape. So I jump him. And I take my gun and I jam it in his mouth. I figured it was just a threat. Show him who's boss, you know? Next thing I know... I just pulled the trigger. Blew his head off. That kid woke me up every night for years. Until I made my peace with him. See, I come to find out I'm just a man. And at the right moment, a man might do anything. Any man. There is no line. There's just the law. That's what separates us from the animals. There is no line.

• Captain Nathaniel Barnes : [Gordon drags in a bloody, unconscious body]  Who the hell is that?

  James Gordon : No idea. But he just tried to kill me.

  Captain Nathaniel Barnes : He tell you why?

• [Leslie Thompkins sits alone with Jim Gordon in her apartment] 

  James Gordon : I almost crossed the line tonight.

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : [Lee sarcastically replies]  No kidding. How out of character.

  James Gordon : Scared me a little.

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : Welcome to my world.

  James Gordon : Why the hell are you with me?

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : Beats me.

  Dr. Leslie Thompkins : [Lee leans closer to Jim]  Just tell me the truth. Always.

  James Gordon : I promise.

• [Jim Gordon holds up with the rest of the officers at Galavan's residence, keeping the rookie cop calm, Officer Parks] 

  James Gordon : Parks, take cover behind the desk. Remember your training, aim for center mass.

  Officer Parks : Right. Center mass.

  James Gordon : And don't stop firing until you're sure. And Parks?

  Officer Parks : Yes, sir?

  James Gordon : Breathe.

• [Eduardo Flamingo kills Jim Gordon's back-up before calling Detective Gordon] 

  James Gordon : Who is this?

  Eduardo Flamingo : This is Eduardo Flamingo.

  James Gordon : Is that name supposed to mean something to me?

  Eduardo Flamingo : Not yet, but it will. I'll be upstairs in a few minutes. I'm going to feast on your friends first. Save you for dessert. You try to run, I will find you.

  James Gordon : I won't. In fact, I'm coming down.

• [Jim Gordon defeats Eduardo Flamingo, leaning over him with a gun down his mouth] 

  Eduardo Flamingo : [Gordon screams into Eduardo's face, taking back the gun]  Oh, baby. You disappoint me.

  James Gordon : You have the right to remain silent. I recommend you use it.