Tao: You'll be surprised to learn Vegas has a lot of scams.
Provenza: Whaaaaaa....?
Tao: Shocking, I know.

And you're right, sir. While we can't charge you twice for the murder of your wife, we can use her as evidence.

Sharon

The husband did it, the husband did it, the husband did it.

Provenza

And it shouldn't come as a surprise to you, but I can be bought!

Rusty

Who stares directly into an airport security camera?

Provenza

Tao: Lydia, what did you see when you went downstairs?
Lydia: I saw daddy stabbing mommy with a knife.

I know that I already said I was sorry for saying that you wanted to get rid of me. That was--that was terrible. And I don't really think that. I just feel like I don't really belong here sometimes. Which is weird, because you have been nothing but good to me, Sharon. I know that. I always know that.

Rusty

Rusty: but he won't like me, Sharon. He'll find out everything about me and--I can't. It makes me feel like I have to run away, to be somewhere else.
Sharon: You can't get to somewhere else because the thing you want to run away from, you take it with you. Where you go, it goes. So before you run away, why don't you give him a really good look in the eye?

Rusty: I've been looking it up all day long on the internet. That whole parental rights thing. If he takes us to court, we're screwed. The law is on his side. We don't have choices. So don't say we have choices--either of us.
Sharon: We can choose how we react.

Sharon: I think it says something good about Daniel that he waited around for 12 hours.
Rusty: I waited for 16 years.

Morales: I'd like to demonstrate how this happened. Lieutenant?
Provenza: For the record, I'm uncomfortable.

Provenza: I'm sorry about Rusty, Captain. You've got a tough situation there, I guess.
Sharon: I can't tell him I want him to stay because what if his father turns out to be a terrific human being? And, on the other hand, I can't push him to see Mr. Dunn. It would be like asking him to leave. And if he goes...Rusty comes with certain challenges and very frankly, I would like to be sure that this guy is up to the job.

Major Crimes Season 1 Quotes

Waddya know. A hanging Chad.

Provenza

Provenza: Oh this is a crappy way to make a living. Working with the worst the world has to offer without being in charge.
Flynn: You weren't in charge for eight years.
Provenza: Yeah, but now I'm mad about it.