“Guys communicate in a certain way. It can be rough, but it's like a code. It gets out the conflict.”Tagged: male communication
“If what we're doing doesn't get under your skin, you're more screwed-up than I thought, or kidding yourself.”Tagged: cold, Emotionless, Screwed-Up
“Holden Ford: What's the point if we don't apply it to the real world? Bill Tench: We're trying to save women from getting pulled into vans and cut to pieces, not crucify some schoolmarm who hasn't done anything. Holden Ford: Yet! Certainly our goal is to be preemptive. Bill Tench: We're the FBI,…”Tagged: FBI, Murder Investigations
“I can choke down the bile, manufacture empathy—when our subjects are at least informative.”Tagged: bile, feigned empathy
“[first lines] Holden Ford: [holding Richard Speck newspaper clippings] It's like meeting a movie star. Bill Tench: Could be as anti-climactic. Holden Ford: 'Crime of the Century.' Bill Tench: Until Charles Whitman two weeks later... Holden Ford: I remember staring at this wanted poster of him,…”Tagged: Richard Speck, Charles Whitman, Serial Killer Fandom, Milwaukee
“Holden Ford: You would really turn down the chance to meet Richard Speck? He's almost up there with Manson. Bill Tench: Well, maybe he'll give you an autograph. Holden Ford: That would be inappropriate, right?”Tagged: Richard Speck, charles manson, Serial Killers