Closed Circuit Quotes
Joanna Reece: And that's where it all went wrong. That's why the secret is lethal.
Martin Rose: Is that your headline?
Joanna Reece: [scoffs]Huh, no headline without proof.
Martin Rose: You've obviously never read a British newspaper.
Martin Rose: Is that your headline?
Joanna Reece: [scoffs]Huh, no headline without proof.
Martin Rose: You've obviously never read a British newspaper.
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Devlin: [viewing site of the bombing]I told you, nothing to see.
Martin Rose: Nothing to look at, which is different.
Martin Rose: Nothing to look at, which is different.
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Devlin: This room's bugged.
Martin Rose: Not like you to be suspicious.
Devlin: No, I'm just saying. It's routine around here. Confidential conversations are transcribed and filed away.
Martin Rose: Better be careful what I say, then.
Devlin: Yeah, or at least speak clearly. For the sake of the typist.
Martin Rose: Not like you to be suspicious.
Devlin: No, I'm just saying. It's routine around here. Confidential conversations are transcribed and filed away.
Martin Rose: Better be careful what I say, then.
Devlin: Yeah, or at least speak clearly. For the sake of the typist.
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Attorney General: Look, Martin, I can imagine what you're thinking. How this looks to you.
Martin Rose: I've made no allegation.
Attorney General: But if we accept that they - that someone... Then we have to accept all sort of things which are simply unacceptable. And I will not accept that.
Martin Rose: You really know how to clarify a situation, don't you?
Attorney General: I'm not even here.
Martin Rose: I've made no allegation.
Attorney General: But if we accept that they - that someone... Then we have to accept all sort of things which are simply unacceptable. And I will not accept that.
Martin Rose: You really know how to clarify a situation, don't you?
Attorney General: I'm not even here.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe: [referring to Martin Rose's son]How old is he now?
Martin Rose: Old enough to know how much I fucked up his life. In so many ways, you were the worst thing that ever happened to me.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: [smiling]Oh? You are undoubtedly the worst thing that ever happened to me.
Martin Rose: Old enough to know how much I fucked up his life. In so many ways, you were the worst thing that ever happened to me.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: [smiling]Oh? You are undoubtedly the worst thing that ever happened to me.
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[first lines] Mother: [walking in a busy market square]You really will have to rethink your lifestyle, you know?
Pregnant Daughter: What lifestyle are you taking about, mum?
Mother: Wine only on Fridays. And try to think about dark green vegetables.
Young Man on Cellphone: [appearing another video monitor]So really, that's the same as saying we'll never see each other again. Well it is. It just is.
Woman on Cellphone: [on another monitor]How can I do anything if I don't know what you want?
Teenage Girl: [in the background]She was so upset about it, and I said to her, Look, I said, you've got boobs. They're there, look. Staying in is pathetic when she could be out having a good time.
Pregnant Daughter: What lifestyle are you taking about, mum?
Mother: Wine only on Fridays. And try to think about dark green vegetables.
Young Man on Cellphone: [appearing another video monitor]So really, that's the same as saying we'll never see each other again. Well it is. It just is.
Woman on Cellphone: [on another monitor]How can I do anything if I don't know what you want?
Teenage Girl: [in the background]She was so upset about it, and I said to her, Look, I said, you've got boobs. They're there, look. Staying in is pathetic when she could be out having a good time.
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Martin Rose: [at dinner party]Can I sit between two people who hate each other? I like to come as a relief.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe: What if they get us before he gets to court?
Martin Rose: Well at least we bloody well tried.
Martin Rose: Well at least we bloody well tried.
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Woman on Cellphone: [at Bourough Market]That's bullying. Just tell the teacher. Yes, being too friendly is the same as bullying.
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Devlin: [to Martin Rose]I needed a cigarette. Patches don't work for me, my skin's too thick. Comes from working with bastards like you.
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Devlin: [referring to Farroukh Erdogan]Well, he's born in a three-goat town on the Turkey-Iraq border.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe: You broke into my chambers.
Nazrul Sharma: It was open.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: After you unlocked it, I'm sure it was.
Nazrul Sharma: It was open.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: After you unlocked it, I'm sure it was.
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Nazrul Sharma: There are people who really want a conviction here. So if you're ever feeling, uh, bullied or intimidated...
Claudia Simmons-Howe: [interrupting]Oh, I can cope with that, thank you.
Nazrul Sharma: Or threatened.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Threatened? And what do you mean by that exactly?
Nazrul Sharma: You can give me a call.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: And what will you do?
Nazrul Sharma: Whatever needs to be done, Claudia.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: [interrupting]Oh, I can cope with that, thank you.
Nazrul Sharma: Or threatened.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Threatened? And what do you mean by that exactly?
Nazrul Sharma: You can give me a call.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: And what will you do?
Nazrul Sharma: Whatever needs to be done, Claudia.
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Joanna Reece: [at dinner party]Then they sent me back and said, No, now you have to take off your shoes. And I mean, I'm wearing stilettos, right? What, do I have tiny, little explosives?
Iqbal: You should try being Asian. I get stopped and searched every couple of weeks.
Iqbal: You should try being Asian. I get stopped and searched every couple of weeks.
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Piccola: [opening house door]Martin! You never come. Are you drunk?
Martin Rose: [handing over bottle of wine for dinner party]Not yet.
Martin Rose: [handing over bottle of wine for dinner party]Not yet.
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Piccola: Martin, may I introduce Joanna?
Martin Rose: Hello, Joanna. [sardonically]
Martin Rose: I'm going through a vicious divorce at the moment and will soon be penniless, so from your point of view, what would be the point?
Piccola: Joanna, he's famously awful.
Martin Rose: Hello, Joanna. [sardonically]
Martin Rose: I'm going through a vicious divorce at the moment and will soon be penniless, so from your point of view, what would be the point?
Piccola: Joanna, he's famously awful.
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Martin Rose: [to Chinese Chef]I just have some simple questions for you with one-word answers. 20 pounds a word.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe: I used to do that.
Emir Erdogan: What? Play Medal of Honor?
Claudia Simmons-Howe: No, I used to get angry. Rather than help people who were trying to help me, I'd just say nothing as a way of getting my own back, even though the only person I was really hurting was myself.
Emir Erdogan: What? Play Medal of Honor?
Claudia Simmons-Howe: No, I used to get angry. Rather than help people who were trying to help me, I'd just say nothing as a way of getting my own back, even though the only person I was really hurting was myself.
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Attorney General: [subtly threatening Martin Rose]And perhaps that weakness is the very reason you were chosen for this job.
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Joanna Reece: But defense barristers who ask the wrong sorts of questions in this situation, well, they're sort of expendable, aren't they? Stay off the rooftops, Martin.
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Martin Rose: There is doubt.
Melissa: You lawyers, you like your fucking doubt, don't you? Well, I can't use doubt. I can only use certainty. I need certain knowledge in order to do my job.
Melissa: You lawyers, you like your fucking doubt, don't you? Well, I can't use doubt. I can only use certainty. I need certain knowledge in order to do my job.
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Nazrul Sharma: They want you, in court. To give evidence. Are you okay with that, Emir?
Emir Erdogan: [belligerently]I saw you. With my father.
Nazrul Sharma: There's a lot of blokes look like me.
Emir Erdogan: [belligerently]I saw you. With my father.
Nazrul Sharma: There's a lot of blokes look like me.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe: [dejectedly]We're not strong enough to fight them, are we?
Martin Rose: No.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: There's no good way out of this, is there? There's no... There is no right way out of this.
Martin Rose: No. Sorry, Claudia.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: So how do we do it?
Martin Rose: I'll call them, and tell them that we'll do as we're told.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: [chuckles incredulously]It's that simple?
Martin Rose: Yes, that simple.
Martin Rose: No.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: There's no good way out of this, is there? There's no... There is no right way out of this.
Martin Rose: No. Sorry, Claudia.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: So how do we do it?
Martin Rose: I'll call them, and tell them that we'll do as we're told.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: [chuckles incredulously]It's that simple?
Martin Rose: Yes, that simple.
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Nazrul Sharma: [strangling Claudia Simmons-Howe with a wire]You have every advantage our society can offer, but will you defend it, huh? No, you leave that to someone else. So I fight a war against men who'd see you wrapped up in a mask the moment you look like a woman.
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Attorney General: [to Martin Rose, insinuatingly]A calamity for justice, of course. Now, we can fret about it, become indignant, write an angry letter to the newspapers or our Members of Parliament. Won't make any difference. [Silent scenes showing Farroukh Erdogan in jail cell being strangled with a wire by MI5 agent]
Attorney General: Emir's evidence is being heard in closed session, and that is where it will remain. It will be presented in accordance with the law, then the evidence will be placed in a box. The box will then be closed, and it will never be opened again.
Attorney General: Emir's evidence is being heard in closed session, and that is where it will remain. It will be presented in accordance with the law, then the evidence will be placed in a box. The box will then be closed, and it will never be opened again.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe: You blame yourself.
Martin Rose: Mostly.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Well, that's good. The old Martin Rose would never have accepted the blame for anything.
Martin Rose: I only said Mostly.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Well, that's even better 'cause that means the old Martin Rose has not entirely gone.
Martin Rose: Mostly.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Well, that's good. The old Martin Rose would never have accepted the blame for anything.
Martin Rose: I only said Mostly.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Well, that's even better 'cause that means the old Martin Rose has not entirely gone.
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Martin Rose: And for the next bit, you tell me that uhm... the law needs men of integrity.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Yeah, it does. But that doesn't mean that there's also a place for someone like you.
Claudia Simmons-Howe: Yeah, it does. But that doesn't mean that there's also a place for someone like you.
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