Stargate: Atlantis2004

Dr. Rodney McKay:
Thank you for your co-operation, Detective. If you think of anything else... [hands him a card]... call me at this number.

Detective John Sheppard:
If he's not finished yet, why'd he stop hiding the bodies?

Dr. Rodney McKay:
I don't know. Over-confidence that he can't be caught?

Detective John Sheppard:
He left money behind.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
How much?

Detective John Sheppard:
A few thousand.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
Not enough to worry about, I guess.

Detective John Sheppard:
That's it? You're just gonna let me go?

Dr. Rodney McKay:
That field medic - the one you defied orders to go back and try and rescue. You knew her personally. You were... involved.

Detective John Sheppard:
Yeah, you know everything.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
It was a hard choice. Certainly you didn't intend things to go as badly as they did. Things just don't always go the way we plan. We know where to find you. [Sheppard turns and starts to walk towards the car] Detective. [Sheppard stops and turns back as McKay approaches him again] Remember when I told you I once met another version of you?

Detective John Sheppard:
Yeah.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
I know you'll probably think this sounds ridiculous, but a little while ago we accidentally opened a rift in space/time - went through to an alternate version of reality. It was very similar to ours in many ways. We met a team much like the one I work with, only you were the leader. You were a hero, saved the world several times over.

Detective John Sheppard:
[smiling bitterly] Doesn't sound much like me.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
I don't think there's much difference between you and that other John Sheppard I met. It's amazing how one incident can entirely alter the course of your life. Still, I like to believe you have the same strength of character. That's why I told you the truth. [turns and starts to walk away. Sheppard calls after him]

Detective John Sheppard:
What do you want me to say?

Dr. Rodney McKay:
[over his shoulder] For now, nothing.