Person of Interest2011

Root:
She knows. The Machine must know where Shaw is and if she's alive. But she won't tell me.

Harold Finch:
Ms. Groves, our only lead brought us to the brink of disaster. You and John came perilously close to being discovered. I care about her deeply. But if only for our own sake, we have to let her go.

Root:
You gave up on her days ago. You really think she's dead.

Harold Finch:
I want to hold out hope. But hope is painful. We may never find her.

Root:
I need an answer if Sameen is alive or if she's dead. Please, help us. Please. [sighs] [phone ringing] [indistinct automated voices on the phone] Harold, what's she saying?

The Machine:
Sierra. Tango. Oscar. Papa. Sierra. Tango. Oscar. Papa.

Harold Finch:
Stop.

The Machine:
Sierra. Tango. Oscar...

Harold Finch:
The Machine is asking us to stop looking for her. Perhaps the Machine does know. Perhaps it has a plan. But for our own survival, our sanity, I believe we must reconcile ourselves with never knowing the truth. Otherwise, our pursuit of it will consume us entirely.

Root:
Good-bye, Harold.