Jeff: These are dangerous people, Jessica. This is not your world.
Jessica: I know what I'm doing, Jeff.

Keri: Who gave him the money?
Pat: It's none of your fucking business.
Keri: If it's Bobby's brother, it's my business, since that tracks back to the mayor, and it's my job to protect him.
Pat: As city attorney or his girlfriend?

Yoli: I'm sorry. I am not good with boundaries.
Jessica: Get good.

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You think this is a joke? Wake up! You're not keeping an eye on her. She's keeping an eye on you!

Pat

If you really think I'm capable of murder, find another driver!

Nick

Derrick: Fred Hampton was a Black Panther. When white people here Black Panther they think killer anarchist.
Yoli: Marvel movie.
Derrick: I'm being serious. It sucks.

Lloyd: You want some advice from an old hippie?
Keri: Sure.
Lloyd: Don't let your loyalty to the mayor turn you into something you hate.
Keri: Sounds a little more like a warning than advice.
Lloyd: Let me put it this way. Fred Hampton wanted to lift people out of poverty. Pat McGann wants to push the poor people out of the city. Whose side are you on?

Nick: A man died. It was my fault.
Priest: You said a man died. How? Did you intend to take his life?
Nick: Does it matter?
Priest: Absolution requires an acceptance of responsibility, and if his family wants justice.
Nick: I don't think I can do that.
Priest: Imagine I'm this man's father or son -- someone who loved him. What would you say to me?
Nick: I'd say I'm sorry. I know what I did. I took him from you, and you didn't even get to put him in the ground to say goodbye. I'd say, Tommy Deal didn't deserve to die.

Pearson Season 1 Episode 4 Quotes

Keri: Who gave him the money?
Pat: It's none of your fucking business.
Keri: If it's Bobby's brother, it's my business, since that tracks back to the mayor, and it's my job to protect him.
Pat: As city attorney or his girlfriend?

Jeff: These are dangerous people, Jessica. This is not your world.
Jessica: I know what I'm doing, Jeff.