Reese: Do you know why you were ordered to kill him?
Spy: Never asked.

There's no one to tell. No one is safe.

Reese

Ok, you want a soda or something?

Fusco

Any system can be compromised given enough time. We need an off switch, a back door, and this is our last chance to build one.

Nathan

Mr. Reese is everything all right? I'll take that as a "No."

Finch

It's time I know how the machine communicates with you.

Reese

Finch: Are you following this?
Reese: Financial analyst. Riveting.

There are things you can do detective and things you can't. And that's where I come in.

Reese

Leave the laptop now, Harold, and get out.

Reese

Finch: What will you do Mr. Reese?
Reese: Show him what a real monster looks like.

My name's John and I help people out of tough situations.

Reese

Finch: If I were to speculate from your labored breathing.
Fusco: I lost her.
Finch: That would be it.

Person of Interest Season 1 Quotes

Knowledge is not my problem. Doing something with that knowledge is where you come in. You can call me Mr. Finch.

Finch

When you find that one person who connects you to the world, you become someone different, someone better. When that person is taken from you, what do you become then?

Reese