The Depression of Detective Downs 2: On Depression's Edge

Rolando Downs:
[after realizing that the woman he wanted to ask out was already taken] Just like rock beats scissors, an engagement ring beats theatre tickets.

Rolando Downs:
[after his car breaks down and he's left stranded on the side of the road] Maybe I'll just play that game where you count how many cars drive by.

Rolando Downs:
[while trying to hide the fact that bill collectors are calling him] On the way back to the station, Sheila hears my cell phone vibrating and asks why I don't answer it. Just so I won't look bad, I tell her that it's from a girl that I went out with, and I still end up looking bad anyway.

Rolando Downs:
The captain told me to go home and suspended me until Friday. Maybe I should've pushed Steve after I got off work.

Rolando Downs:
Well I guess she won't have to worry about me the rest of her life. If you run into her, don't tell her you saw me like this.

Sheila Mercer:
Downs, I want to leave here without a tag around my toe!

Rolando Downs:
My confrontation with Dedrick James taught me something. It taught me that someone can love you, even when your mind seems to fail you. And even though it's easier to avoid what we're afraid of, sometimes confrontation is the only way to bring us closer to what we really want.

[last lines]

Rolando Downs:
Hi, my name is Rolando Downs. I'm calling to set up a payment plan for my credit card account.