Luther, Series 1

DCI Luther:
[answering his mobile] Stop stalking me, Alice, you're yesterday's news.

Alice Morgan:
Yes, I heard about the dead policeman. I was worried about you, John.

DCI Luther:
About what, that someone else might get me?

Alice Morgan:
I know how hard men like you take the death of fellow officers. Must be like losing family.

DCI Luther:
I'm not discussing cases with you.

Alice Morgan:
Not even interesting ones?

DCI Luther:
This isn't interesting, all right? These are good cops, doing good jobs, being gunned on the streets like-

Alice Morgan:
Like what? That's something we all do, isn't it, in the end? Judge who's worth more than whom? Hitler or Gandhi? The very young, the very old?

DCI Luther:
Though, to be fair, most of us don't do it to the extent that you do.

Alice Morgan:
But it does mean the difference between us is one of degree, not category. Ask Henry Madsen.

DCI Luther:
All right, you win, okay? You're too clever for me, Alice.

Alice Morgan:
Flattery to appease a malignant narcissist. That's a frivolous tactic.