After uncovering evidence that her stepfather was murdered by a ring of corrupt cops and her DA ex-husband, a young woman is forced to flee with her daughter and hide in small farming town, where she falls for a local ranch owner despite her fears of the danger following her.
[Joe is discussing his plans for the evening]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
I'm looking for something a little more...
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Exciting?
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Exciting.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
You know what your problem is Thrills? You solve a big case and you've got to come down, I've seen it before. You need to do something wild to keep the juices flowing.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Like what?
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
In the old days I would've said go down to the pub and get into a fight.
[Joe gets up to leave]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Uh-uh, I said that was the old days. These days we live in touchy-feely times.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
No disrespect, boss, but I don't exactly want to get touchy-feely with you.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
That's a shame, I shaved awfully close.
[Laughs]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
So what do you suggest?
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Think happy thoughts. Have a merangue. Have six more of these.
[pushes beers towards him]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
[toasts] To misery.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
To misery, Thrills. Have a good night.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Bye, boss.
[Ted leaves the office. Joe continues drinking]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
[to Fran at his door] Tell your daughter to give me a call.
Fran Hoffmann:
She's downstairs in the car, actually. We're going out to dinner. We're celebrating.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
What's the occasion?
Fran Hoffmann:
I'm going back to wrok in a few weeks. Want to join us?
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Who's paying?
[sighs]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Hmm? Come on, what's the catch?
Fran Hoffmann:
That's so typical of you, Joe. You think everyone's got an ulterior motive.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Alright, thank you for asking. I accept.
Fran Hoffmann:
Good. You can keep Lachlan busy while I talk to my daughter.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
I knew there was a catch. There's no way I'm spending my Tuesday night watching that prick feed your daughter garlic bread.
Fran Hoffmann:
Now look,
[takes Joe's keys from his hand]
Fran Hoffmann:
I'm going to spend some quality time with my daughter and you're going to talk to Lachlan.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Give me my keys, that's theft! Give them back.
Fran Hoffmann:
Then arrest me.
[she walks downstairs - Joe sighs, and follows]
Daphne Mullins:
[about a murder victim] I see Mr.Gibson every six months to sign forms.
Snr. Constable Theo Rahme:
What sort of forms are those?
Daphne Mullins:
Green ones.
Nicole Brown:
[discussing a theif's motive] Maybe that's why he did it. Got sick of being walked all over. Of being Rory Snory.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
[hands her a box of Viagra he found] Don't judge a book by its cover.
Nicole Brown:
Viagra.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Pills of Thrills.
[Nicole chuckles]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
You hungry? Want to get something to eat?
Nicole Brown:
[hands Viagra back] Strictly business?
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Don't be ridiculous, Constable Brown, of course. Hey... want to try these out?
[both laugh]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
How long would it take a woman?
Nicole Brown:
Don't know. Ask Theo.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Constable Brown?
Nicole Brown:
Sorry, I was just thinking about that bed.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
My bed?
[raises eyebrows mischeviously]
Nicole Brown:
Very funny.
Lachlan Shaw:
I like that dress.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Thank you.
Lachlan Shaw:
[Hugs her] Wonder what it would look like on the floor.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
[quietly] My mum's joining us for dinner.
Lachlan Shaw:
[Turns and sees Harriet's mum watching them] What a nice surprise!
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
[holds up set of keys] Could you please drop these off to my mum?
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
I'd rather stick needles in my eye.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Come on, just throw them at her and run.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
I will.
[takes keys begrudginly]
Constable Sophia Marinkovitch:
[catching Theo] Theo, wait. Look, um, I know that things have been weird between us for a while and I know I said that work relationships can't... work, but maybe they can, I don't know. But the thing is, I know I said I didn't want things to go any further between us, and maybe I do, now. Look, I've finally decided on something I need to do, so I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm willing to take the risk if you are.
[she turns and leaves a very stunned Theo]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
[at an open house, just before an auction] Yes, there's still a fair amount of blood in between the floorboards. See that.
[Gestures to client]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
You're the forensic boys, aren't you?
Client:
No.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Oh, sorry.
[extends his hand]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Detective Chief Ted Hudson, from Kingsway. I'm just finalizing a murder inspection here.
[points to floor]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Got a lot of blood. It's amazing how difficult it is to get out. And that smell... smell that? You never get it out. Ever.
[stands]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Still, it's a pretty good place. I like those little lights. I love them.
[leaves bewildered clients]
Auctioneer:
Who will open the bidding? Anybody?
[no one is bidding. Ted shrugs]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
If my uncle were a woman, well, he'd be my auntie.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
[sees a suspect coming towards Harriet and his survelliance car] Shit!
[Grabs Harriet and begins to kiss her. The suspect passes in front of the car and Joe lets her go]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
No need to thank me. I just saved your life.
Constable Sophia Marinkovitch:
[waking up with Theo] Sleeping with your work partner, isn't that pretty high on the list of dumb things to do?
Snr. Constable Theo Rahme:
[in a tuxedo after sleeping over at Sophie's] I feel like such an idiot dressed like this.
Constable Sophia Marinkovitch:
Don't worry, you look great.
Snr. Constable Theo Rahme:
Yeah, it's a good thing your underwear fit me.
Gemma Mancuzzo:
Ah, Theo, nice to see you dressed for the occasion.
Snr. Constable Theo Rahme:
[in tuxedo] Yeah, well, I'd knew you'd be here, Gemma.
Gemma Mancuzzo:
Oh, Theo, you angling for a promotion or something?
Snr. Constable Theo Rahme:
[in tuxedo] Yeah, I want your job, Gemma.
Gemma Mancuzzo:
Good luck.
Jimmy:
[very large prisonner] Bastards, those cops.
[to Joe and Harriet]
Jimmy:
You're not cops are you?
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
No, no. We're government excorts.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
You don't put out a fire with petrol!
[Joe is trying to get out of sleeping in the same room as a snoring prisonner]
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Can I sleep in here? We can go top to toe, or something.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Well, he's not going anywhere, how about a walk?
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Sure, on the beach or something. Or a bar.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Yeah, sounds good.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
[trying to argue her way out of going on a trip to a tropical island for a prisonner exchange] I've go to have dinner with my mother tonight, Joe.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Tongan, or dinner with the Fuhrer? Pretty hard choice, isn't it, Harriet? Come on, we're going away to a tropical paradise!
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
It's not going to be a tropical paradise, Joe, you know what those islands are like.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Yeah, sandy beaches.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Cyclones.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Moonlit lagoons.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Military coos.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Cocktails by the pool.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
What if our flight is cancelled and we can't get back?
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Cyclones? Military coos? Cancelled flights? You're coming up with some pretty flimsy excuses why you don't want to go away. Is it the company?
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
Don't be ridiculous.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Are you worried about spending time alone with me on a tropical island?
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
I have not problem being alone with you, Joe Hill.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
Good. Then go home and pack your bags cause we're due back here in 45 minutes. Oh, and bring your bathing suit.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
[anwsering phone] Hello? Detective Marinkovitch's phone.
[beat]
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
Do I sound like Sophie Marinkovitch? Can you call back later please? Thank you.
Det. Snr. Sgt. Ted Hudson:
[to Theo and Sophie] What are you two pixies doing?
Snr. Constable Theo Rahme:
[checking survelliance tapes] Watching TV, boss.
Det. Sgt. Joe Hill:
[offering keys to escort for a hotel room] Here you go. Enjoy.
Det. Snr. Constable Harriet Walker:
[stealing the other keys from his hand for the room next door] It's a double bed, Joe. I'm sure you'll be fine.
[she leaves. Joe looks dejectedly at his roommate]
Followed by
"White Collar Blue" (2002)