Luther, Series 2

Alice Morgan:
Now what?

Cameron Pell:
[speaking on the phone to John Luther] I'm going to remind people what it's like to be really scared. Have you ever heard of Spring-heeled Jack?

DSU Martin Schenk:
[speaking across the table from Ronald Bryson] I know men like you the way you know men like me, and I know you wouldn't have done this if you believed there was the least chance of it coming back on you. Well, guess what. It's come back on you like the Hand of God, and the next words from your mouth will determine the weight and velocity of the staggering tonnage of shit that's about to plummet onto your head.

Cameron Pell:
[yelling to John holding a knife] You know what I can do! You know what I can do, you know who I am!

DS Justin Ripley:
Cameron. No one's listening.

[punches Cameron in the face]

Jenny Jones:
A job. Like flipping burgers?

DCI John Luther:
Well, them burgers are not going to flip themselves, are they?

Jenny Jones:
It's, like, 2p an hour. Who am I, SpongeBob?

DCI John Luther:
I don't know what that is.

Jenny Jones:
He's a sponge. He flips burgers.

Benny Silver:
[discussing a killer's possible MO] Bedlam Axis has been around since 1960s. It's used a lot like an RPG - role-playing games. So, the arrow going upwards indicates predictability, law and order. The arrow going across indicates unpredictability, chaos.

Jenny Jones:
You didn't really do that, did you?

DCI John Luther:
Do what?

Jenny Jones:
Like, call up some totally psycho killer girl?

DCI John Luther:
Her name's Alice.

Jenny Jones:
Whatever.

DCI John Luther:
I dunno, what do you think?

Jenny Jones:
Mmmmm... dunno. I do know you were totally epic though.

DCI John Luther:
Totally.

Benny Silver:
It's a scoring system. You score a certain amount of points for who you kill, and then get bonuses for where you kill 'em and how you kill 'em. So it's sort of a tally of Experience Points.

DCI John Luther:
Do you want to play a game?

Nicholas Millberry:
I already am.

DCI John Luther:
Oh, I know. In order to get to the next level, you need a lot more points. And correct me if I'm wrong, but you need a... a boss. You need to kill a boss. Well, I'm the man at the end of that level, aren't I? I'm the man that's chasing you. I'm that boss. If you beat me, you get to play on. You're gonna like this. Check it out. [tosses a lighter to Nicholas and douses himself with gasoline] Now you roll the dice. I guess a number. I beat you, you disarm that switch. If I lose...

Nicholas Millberry:
You're not serious.

DCI John Luther:
[laughs] Look at me. Do I look like I'm joking?

DS Justin Ripley:
The media don't care if it's lies, as long as there's a good story.