Person of Interest2011

Root:
Even 20 moves behind, we're good.

Harold Finch:
Hello there. It can't see you?

Root:
No, I'm someone new. You have to be one person. I have to be 1,000. Today, I'm a pastry chef. No work while I recuperate. [Holds up a bandaged arm] I was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting.

Harold Finch:
[Looks at Simon] I've lobotomized him. He saw the truth, and I took that away, took his gift. He'll never be the same.

Root:
The alternative was to let him die.

Harold Finch:
Sometimes, it's better not to know. But not always. Are you comfortable not knowing the machine's aims?

Root:
I am. She needs you, Harold. She's still young; so many paths before her. The difference between the machine and Samaritan... it's you.