Criminal Minds Quote
Hotch: [standing outside Prentiss' apartment] Can I come in? [Prentiss lets him in and shuts the door behind him] The team needs us. They're working a case in Milwaukee. Gideon hasn't shown up, and don't tell me you quit or I put in for a transfer.
Prentiss: You put in for a transfer?
Hotch: They're both still hung up in the system, so technically we're in dereliction of duty by not being there.
Prentiss: I'm sorry, I can't go.
Hotch: Right. Sorry I barged in.
Prentiss: Wait. Wait. Can I ask-- W-Why are you really here?
Hotch: I told you. [Prentiss gives him a look] I think Strauss came to you and asked for dirt on me.
Prentiss: Why would she do that?
Hotch: I think if your eyes on top leadership at the FBI, you want to know who might stand in your way.
Prentiss: And... What could I have told her?
Hotch: That one of my agents might have murdered a suspect in cold blood. Or that another might have a serious drug problem, which I didn't report, and if Strauss had any evidence, my career would be over. I think she put you on our team and expected something in return. And to your credit, you quit. Rather than whisper in her ear.
Prentiss: I told you. I hate politics.
Hotch: Come to Milwaukee. I'll make you a deal. If your ready bag isn't here, packed, I won't bug you any more. If it is, I want you on that plane with me. One more case.
Prentiss: [sighs] I already turned in my badge and my gun.
Hotch: That's just hardware.
Prentiss: You put in for a transfer?
Hotch: They're both still hung up in the system, so technically we're in dereliction of duty by not being there.
Prentiss: I'm sorry, I can't go.
Hotch: Right. Sorry I barged in.
Prentiss: Wait. Wait. Can I ask-- W-Why are you really here?
Hotch: I told you. [Prentiss gives him a look] I think Strauss came to you and asked for dirt on me.
Prentiss: Why would she do that?
Hotch: I think if your eyes on top leadership at the FBI, you want to know who might stand in your way.
Prentiss: And... What could I have told her?
Hotch: That one of my agents might have murdered a suspect in cold blood. Or that another might have a serious drug problem, which I didn't report, and if Strauss had any evidence, my career would be over. I think she put you on our team and expected something in return. And to your credit, you quit. Rather than whisper in her ear.
Prentiss: I told you. I hate politics.
Hotch: Come to Milwaukee. I'll make you a deal. If your ready bag isn't here, packed, I won't bug you any more. If it is, I want you on that plane with me. One more case.
Prentiss: [sighs] I already turned in my badge and my gun.
Hotch: That's just hardware.
TV Show: Criminal Minds
