Life on Mars, Series 2

Gene Hunt:
What if we lie.

Sam Tyler:
What?

Gene Hunt:
Tell some porkies. Make a big announcement that we've released Graham Bathurst.

Sam Tyler:
Well what good's that gonna do?

Gene Hunt:
Might buy us more time. Get the bastard out in the open. We kick him and cuff him.

Ray Carling:
Sounds like a plan to me.

Annie Cartwright:
God, it's always that simple with you lot.

Gene Hunt:
Excuse me, Mrs Woman.

Annie Cartwright:
Well, Sam's trying to work this thing out, and rest of us...we charge in like a herd of elephants! Details are what count. And I'm wondering, well I'm beginning to wonder, looking at Charley's old files, if we've really put down all the details.

Gene Hunt:
We had a child killer to find. And we found him inside of 48 hours. Now I made a pledge to her parents. And I honoured it.

Annie Cartwright:
Supposing we made mistakes last year. And just supposing those mistakes are coming back to haunt us.

[Gene Hunt leaves]

Ray Carling:
Blimey, Cartwright. Next time go the whole hog and pull the gun on him.

Chris Skelton:
That was out of order, Annie.

[Annie Cartwright leaves]

Sam Tyler:
No she was right, Chris. God is in the detail.

Chris Skelton:
God is in church smarty-pants. [Sam stares] Uh, boss.