“[saying his goodbye to Lassiter over a DVD video message]

Carlton Lassiter, Chief Lassie, The Lord of Sternbush. I am proud, honored, and baffled to call you my friend. But it's true. It's also true that you might be the only other person on the planet who loves Jules as much as I do, even though it's different. You've always had her back, and for that I feel I owe you more than the others, so, time to come clean. Regarding my methods and the way I solve cases, you're the only one that's ever suspected that, uh... The truth is, I am not-

[Lassiter presses eject, snaps the DVD into pieces, and throws it into the garbage]”