Person of Interest2011

John Greer:
Samaritan is not for sale, Senator. Decima will retain ownership. We will provide you the critical information.

Senator Ross Garrison:
You want me to give a private corporation access to the government feeds, to 300 million Americans; just so you can sell the information back to us?

John Greer:
Samaritan is far superior to your last endeavor. It'll answer all your questions, it won't create riddles. There'll be no numbers to sort through. No uncertainties about culpability. Just pure unfettered information.

Senator Ross Garrison:
Why would we agree to that? If we don't own the system, what exactly do we get?

John Greer:
Plausible deniability. Samaritan is privately owned by a third party, one that can shoulder the blame for your next civil liberties scandal.

Senator Ross Garrison:
And if I say no?

John Greer:
hose are my terms, Senator. You must ask yourself this. Do you wanna prevent acts of terror or do you wanna stay in the dark and watch your country burn?