The Professionals1977

[Zadie has had a burning cross put in his garden at his home and has been attacked by men dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes after his intervention at the Culver's place earlier when the black couple were being evicted. CI5 are handling the investigation:
Cowley is briefing Bodie and Doyle on what he wants them to do]

George Cowley:
I don't like it! I hate it! I revile it!

Doyle:
It's still police business, Sir.

George Cowley:
Not any more. I'm making it *our* business, *my* business.

Bodie:
That's over-reacting a bit, isn't it? I mean after all, all they did was plant a cross in a spade's garden.

George Cowley:
Bodie, you're taller than me, you're bigger. But if you ever use that word again in this office, you'll find out that you're not tougher. All right, so I'm over-reacting, but I've seen and fought prejudice of one kind or another all my life, and I intend to keep on fighting it. Yes, I'm over-reacting, all right, but by God, somebody's got to! Me, you, all of us. Any questions, Bodie?

Bodie:
No, Sir.

George Cowley:
They lit a torch last night, a small one. But fire spreads, fast! That's why this is a CI5 job, we're the firefighters. Now get to it and stamp it out!