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Jake wins, Amy loses.
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A year ago today, Peralta and I made a bet to prove who's a better detective.
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Whoever makes more felony arrests wins.
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What are the stakes?
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And don't say money because I know you're in debt.
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I'll bet whatever because there's no way I'm losing.
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What about your car?
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Oh!
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What's the worst thing in the world for you, Santiago?
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Being one of those girls in Jake's car.
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Okay, okay, okay, then it is settled.
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If Peralta loses, Santiago gets his car.
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If Santiago loses, she goes for a date in said car.
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Game on.
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Game on.
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Pen.
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Whoop!
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Ow!
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Roll the chair!
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Captain, hey.
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I'm not going to give you more cases so you can win your bet with Santiago.
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What?
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Oh, right, the bet.
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Totally forgot about that.
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The fallout from this bet has the potential to put a strain on your professional relationship.
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Only if I lose, I'm a terrible sport.
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Cases will be assigned as they usually are.
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Dismissed.
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Captain, you look...
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No. Ladies and gentlemen, I present Carl Lawson, who stole $3,000.
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Santiago takes the lead with one minute left.
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Suck it, Peralta.
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Bring in the Johns.
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I ran a prostitution stank through Vice and arrested 30 guys for soliciting.
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That's not a felony!
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It is when it's your second offense, which is the case for ten of these gentlemen.
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Fun fact, four of them are actually named John.
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Ironic.
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Anywho, ten more for Peralta, accept your fate.
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Never.
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Five, four, three, two, one!
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Jake wins!
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Amy loses!
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Look!
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Look!
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Amy Santiago!
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Date time!
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Time to date!
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Peralta, this outfit is ridiculous.
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Chop, chop.
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There's plenty of embarrassing to do and only a few hours to do it in.
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Happy?
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Oh, yeah.
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You look like every girl at every bat mitzvah I ever had a crush on.
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Let's see the bow.
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Just like Jenny Gildenhorn.
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Why do I wish you had braces?
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Should we get you braces?
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No, that's too much.
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Here I come.
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Nice shorts.
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Thank you.
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Believe it or not, they were not very expensive.
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Do I really have to wear this all night?
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You know the rules.
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The date starts now and ends at midnight.
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I decide what you wear, what you eat, and where we go.
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Oh, and there is one more rule.
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No matter what happens, you're not allowed to fall in love with me me.
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Won't be a problem.
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Well I'm sorry that I can't stay but I have a terrible night planned for Amy.
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Jake do you know why little boys pull little girls pigtails on playgrounds?
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Because they're so easy to grab they're just begging to be pulled.
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Because they like the girls and that's the only way they know how to get their attention.
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What are you saying?
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All of this season, this elaborate date, somewhere down deep, you like Amy.
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Like, like her, like her.
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Okay that's straight up insanity.
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Santiago and I will be performing the steerage jig from the film Titanic, which we have prepared for in no way, shape, or form.
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Romantic.
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No, embarrassing.
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M'lady.
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Oh, sorry.
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Yeah! Do the spinning!
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I hate your guts.
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Channel that passion into the dance!
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Geraldo.
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Scully, tag in.
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Okay!
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Keep spinning.
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What?
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Yes.
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One of our informants just called.
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We've been tracking a crew that lifts cargo out of LaGuardia.
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The CI knows where the trucks unload, so I need you to stake out the drop site.
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Oh, sir, I'm right in the middle of this date, and I cannot reschedule.
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I have far, far too many non-refundable deposits.
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I'm renting a Tiger Cub by the hour. For what?
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Don't even know.
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Waiting for inspiration.
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Well, this is not a negotiation, so go.
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All right, fine, but I'm taking Santiago with me.
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As soon as we're done, it's back to the date.
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Darling, brief pause.
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Duty calls.
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Oh, thank God.
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Fine, darling, I'll ask him.
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Will that make you happy?
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Excuse me, sir.
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Oh, we're kinda busy here.
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Yeah, my girlfriend here thinks we're lost.
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No, I know we're lost.
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I think he's an idiot.
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Idiot?
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You know why we're out here in the middle of the night?
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Susan, I was gonna propose to you.
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On the Brooklyn Bridge, where we met.
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Brooklyn Bridge?
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We met on the Manhattan Bridge.
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You know what?
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This is over.
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Say goodbye to the ring and everything it represents.
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You son of a bitch!
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Hey, hey, stop yelling.
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No one talks to Susan like that.
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And you know what?
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On the ground, NYPD!
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You're under arrest!
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Nice work.
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You too.
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I'm sad y'all arrested me.
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I gotta say, I'm glad you're back together.
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Ow!
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My lucky face!
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The focus of our investigation is a guy named Brandon Jacoby.
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He did seven years at Riker for assault.
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We spent two weeks undercover infiltrating the gym.
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Gym-fultrating it.
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You ready, Sarge?
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I was born ready.
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And then I was not born ready for a while, but now I'm back to being born ready.
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Terry Jeffords is back!
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Chest bump me!
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You don't want to do this, man.
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No, I really do.
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It hurts you every time.
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No, I know, but I'm fired up.
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The adrenaline is gonna carry me through.
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Here we go.
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Somebody at the door.
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Hey, Sarge.
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Sorry about the mess.
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Hi, Cagney.
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Hi, Lacey.
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I'm gonna kiss the girls night-night, and then we can get down to business.
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You know what?
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I just wanna let you guys know that I love you girls so, so much.
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Okay?
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So sleep tight.
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You know, daddy will never leave you.
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Right, girls?
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I'm worried about Terry.
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Jake, where are you? In here.
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We have to get Terry off this case.
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What?
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Why?
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He has children.
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What happens to them if he gets hurt?
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I'll have to take care of them.
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Or his wife or other family or his more mature friends, but interesting point.
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What are you guys talking about?
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International taxes and tariffs.
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Listen, man.
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I know everybody's worried about me being psychologically ready for this, but I promise you I am.
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Frankly, I'm not so sure that everyone at the gym is gonna buy you as a trainer.
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You've been sitting behind that desk for so long, you've gotten a little tubby.
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You sure you can lift this much weight?
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Are you kidding me?
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I was the strongest kid in my camp seven summers in a row.
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One, and I'm done.
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That's it.
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Good rap.
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Don't wanna get too bulky.
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Excuse me, sir.
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Can I borrow this machine?
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I need to be here to keep an eye on a friend.
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Hold on.
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I'm on my last set.
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Can you go any faster?
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I mean, what do you need leg muscles for anyway?
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You're like 100 years old.
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Socially acceptable for you to roll around on a scooter.
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What's the count?
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No!
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One.
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One?
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Get your hands off me!
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I've heard about this in the news.
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You're cyberbullying me!
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I'm getting the manager.
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Get the hell away.
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No, you're very misinformed.
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Please don't.
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Damn it.
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What's up?
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Good workout.
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You know, it's weird.
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I've never worked out with you before.
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What'd you say your regular gym was?
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I didn't.
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Brooklyn Bulk Fitness.
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Huh?
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I work out there too.
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Never heard of any Trent.
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I don't know why.
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I work out there all the time.
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Really?
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Starting when?
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NYPD, hands on your head!
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My God, you're gigantic.
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You blew our cover, man!
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Now I gotta go into an interrogation with no evidence and try to get Jacoby to rat out his disfibutors.
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Look, I'm sorry I got jumpy.
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I wasn't thinking straight.
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It was all the exercise.
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The blood from my head rushed into my delts.
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Point to your delts, Jay.
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What's my name?
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Terry Jeffords.
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What is my name?
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The Ebony Falcon.
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And what does the Ebony Falcon do?
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Takes every precaution to ensure his own safety.
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Takes bad guys to jail and bad girls to bed.
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Hell yeah, he does.
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Except now the Ebony Falcon is monogamous and too tired for sex, so his only indulgence is fresh fruit yogurt parfaits.
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Terry loves yogurt.
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Hang on a sec.
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Who's this guy?
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Says he's a personal trainer at the gym, but he has no regular hours.
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He always makes last-minute appointments, always in the boxing area, and always late at night.
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And look who he trains.
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Brandon Jacoby.
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That's probably your supplier.
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All right.
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We should set up a tactical team and hit the gym.
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And Sergeant Jeffridge should stay here and keep interrogating Jacoby for as many hours or years as necessary.
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Let's go.
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All right, we're all set for the sting.
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I told Vladimir to meet Vance Vandervaven, a.k.a me, here at 10.
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Hey!
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Peralta!
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Boy!
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Sarge, hey!
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I'm so psyched you made it here to the sting that I definitely told Charles to tell you about.
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You lied to me!
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I can see that you're upset, but let's just sit down and talk about it.
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Done talking!
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Time to dance.
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Why are you cutting me out of the operation?
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What?
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That's crazy!
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Boyle, come in here and stand in front of my body and tell him that's crazy.
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Ow!
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My lucky face!
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You gonna talk to me now?
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No, wait, wait, wait!
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I was worried!
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Worried about what?
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About you getting hurt.
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Tacks one and two are set, 30 minutes until the bogeys arrive.
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Thanks, Boyle.
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I love it when you say bogeys. So we good?
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We good.
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Hey!
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You been stranded, Faithen?
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Yeah, that's me.
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I'll be right there.
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You gonna let me do this, man?
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What choice do I have?
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You hit me in the arms so hard they no longer work.
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Hey, my arms don't work.
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Can you scratch my nose?
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You bet.
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Mm-hmm.
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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This song is a celebration song for when a dog loses its virginity.
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Who checks that?
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Brief me on the hotel robberies.
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Most humans say hello at the beginning of a conversation.
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Someone's been breaking into the room, stolen over $100,000 in jewelry.
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We're heading over there now.
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Keep me updated.
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Another helpful hint.
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Goodbye.
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It's learning.
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What?
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I have to admit, I do love a thorough vacuumer.
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I'm a little OCD.
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What?
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No, you're not.
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I can leave it there.
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Totally.
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It doesn't bother me.
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I know.
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There it is.
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Oh, boy.
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Have you seen anything unusual today?
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Oh, no. What is this music?
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This is from my country, near Krakowia.
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Do you like it?
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Do you like it?
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Melon pon, mischiliasio mischior polier, polier so rog...
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Kassou!
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This song is a celebration song for when a dog loses its virginity.
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Who checks that?
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Aha!
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The jacket.
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This case is heating up.
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Ooh!
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Receipt in the pocket.
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Duster for prints.
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And send a scan to boil.
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Yes!
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You're feeling it now.
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Woo!
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Receptionist just spotted DeSanto entering the Salieri ballroom.
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What's going on in there?
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An auction of Greek antiquities.
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I believe it's pronounced antiques.
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Hello everyone, my name is Roger Strikewell and I will be your guest auctioneer this evening.
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So many faces to look at.
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I won a radio contest and I'm
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so excited to be here tonight to sell you all of these cool old Greek things.
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Our first item up for bid is lot number 344.
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It is this old vase, a vase if you're nasty.
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It was made in the year five and depicts the classic Greek fable,
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boy meets girl, boy has goat legs, and on the back, just a whole bunch of wheat.
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So let's start the bidding at $10.
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Oh, yes, here.
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Okay, started way too low.
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This is terrible.
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You don't know what you're doing.
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Adam Sandler?
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Yeah, that's right.
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I collect antiquities.
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I'm a serious person.
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All right, back to this plate.
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I think you could use it for a variety of things.
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New item up there.
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How much you guys want to pay for me to stick my socks in this moron's mouth?
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I will.
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Did football legend Joe Theismann just bid $1,000 to put a sock in my mouth?
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You bet.
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Okay, but let's get it going a little higher.
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Seriously, back to the porno plate.
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Ah, $1200.
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Sock in the mouth.
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Boom.
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Okay, the idiot gets the sock in the mouth full.
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I'd say $1300 would be even better.
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$1300.
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Joe Theismann coming in store.
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I got $1300.
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$15,000.
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And a one.
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I got a two and a boom!
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Sold to Joey Theismann!
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Can I stick the sock in his mouth?
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I'll pay extra.
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Yes, you may, because I just sold my item to the man in the gray shirt at table 18.
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NYPD, you're under arrest.
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Heading your way.
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Oh, my leg!
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My leg!
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My leg!
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You broke my other leg!
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Uh...
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Oh, this was supposed to be a safe event.
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Nothing to see here!
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Hello, Perota.
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Ah, a human greeting.
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Nicely done.
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Updates on the case.
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Well, you're gonna love this one.
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We busted the guy for grand larceny, and to celebrate, Santiago is taking a job interview at Major Crimes.
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Can you believe that?
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Yes, she told me yesterday.
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What?
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Why didn't you try and talk her out of it?
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You'd literally shave her head if you asked her to.
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Which, by the way, is a great idea for a prank, if you're looking to prank her.
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Santiago wants to make Captain one day.
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I know because I frequently caught her wearing my hat and looking into a mirror.
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Dismissed.
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I support her decision.
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That's what good detectives do.
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They have each other's back, no matter what.
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I'm sorry I said you were a bad partner.
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When you said you were gonna leave, I freaked out and I was dumb.
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I should have been more supportive.
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You're a great detective, and they'd be lucky to have you.
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I already turned down the job.
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Seriously?
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In the end, you were right.
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I don't want to sit at a desk.
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And right now, I like where I am.
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Oh.
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But thanks for thinking I'm great.
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No, I take back all the things I just said.
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Uh-uh.
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You said I was a good detective, and you were nice.
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This is my nightmare.
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Looky, looky.
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Thought I saw your big white ass lumbering around.
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That's for you, Santiago.
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Well now you certainly showed your true colors, didn't you?
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And they're a shade of pink called loser.
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Alright, everybody just calm down.
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There's no reason we can't be friends.
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Here, I brought you a peace offering.
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Run!
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Uh-oh.
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Don't move as a group.
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You're not gazelles.
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Uh, adult parties?
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Sergeant, I believe they're called orgies.
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No look five.
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I met my wife at an orgy.
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Well, she was leaving an orgy, and we bumped into each other on the street.
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Real meet-cute.
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Everyone here needs some instruction on interacting with grown-ups.
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No staring at your phones, no rolling in two hours late, no sweatpants, no jeans, and no shorts.
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What about dress-up shorts?
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For instance, the kind Jen Aniston I wear.
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No. Those are still shorts.
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No shorts.
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Ah, detectives.
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Meet my husband, Kevin.
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Hi.
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Nice to meet you.
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Evening.
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So glad you could make it.
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Ah, and look, he brought us some wine.
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Drink.
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This is legally called wine drink.
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May I pour you some of this wine drink you brought us?
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Perhaps all of it?
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OK, gang, we need a new strategy.
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Totally.
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What is going on out there?
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We can't tell cop stories, Kevin doesn't find me charming, and a native English speaker referred to Captain Holt is hilarious.
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I am flummoxed.
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That's a word I learned for this party, and I am it.
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Well, I'm doing fine.
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Really?
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Raymond, those slacks are a knockout.
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Do you think he heard that?
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Only because you yelled it.
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Shut up.
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From now on, we play to our strengths.
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Charles, you know everything about food.
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That's all you talk about.
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I mean, I don't think anyone will ever know everything about food.
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It's an evolving discipline.
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That's great stuff.
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It's so boring.
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Don't waste it.
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Amy, you studied art history.
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That's interesting.
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Scully, opera.
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Hitchcock, nothing.
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Talk about nothing.
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Rosalie, stick with Gina.
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Make sure she doesn't say anything insane or steal anything.
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Too late.
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Don't worry.
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It's just like hats and scarves and stuff.
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She will put those back.
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I will handle the chitchat.
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Well, that just leaves you, Peralta.
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What's your cultural specialty?
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Easy.
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Kevin mentioned the New Yorker, and I've totally read that.
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Keep a low profile.
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Chuckle at anecdotes.
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Try not to start any conversations.
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Got it.
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Wait a minute.
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You're hitchcocking me?
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Well, not surprising.
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We're practically twins.
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Be appropriate, on three.
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Quietly.
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One, two, three. Be appropriate.
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Now break it up.
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We look weird.
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Right.
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Don't move as a group.
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You're not gazelles.
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Stop eating crab wrong.
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And then if I catch you on that phone again.
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Oh my.
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Don't worry.
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I'm due for an upgrade and my babies are on a clock.
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He is so strong.
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What are you doing here?
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I...what?
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I'm not...what are you doing here?
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I need to find a New Yorker that kept me left by the bed
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so I can justify this whole pro-slavery stance I've backed myself into.
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Detectives!
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Sarge, I see that you, like I, came up here to chastise Santiago.
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Amy, this is low, even for you.
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I cannot believe you would both violate the please stay downstairs rule, which was prominently posted.
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Get out of here.
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I don't know why we have to have this discussion again.
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What do we do?
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Bathroom.
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Bathroom.
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Why are you upset with me?
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Your employees are the ones putting a damper on the party.
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They are acting terribly.
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You're the one who's been acting terribly tonight.
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You've been curd and snobby with my guests.
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You've been needling poor Peralta so much you practically made him a new suit.
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Needled him a new suit.
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Even when we're fighting, you're hilarious.
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Stop it.
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Stop it.
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Oh, no. Dog, allergies.
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Pleasing.
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No. Get away.
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Shh.
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Grab the dog.
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Look at me.
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Do not blow this for us.
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You know what?
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I knew this wasn't going to work.
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It never has.
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We should have just gone out for dinner to a restaurant like we do every year.
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Why did you make me invite them?
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I made you invite them because I like them.
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They're good people.
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Santiago, are you hiding in my bathroom with a dog that you're deathly allergic to?
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No. Occupied?
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It's so sticky, but it feels so good.
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Charles has been so happy and confident ever since he hooked up with that professor at the captain's party.
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He could take it down just a smidge.
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If you like being a collider.
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Dead guy, Charles.
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Sorry. But whatever.
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I can handle the singing.
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I'm just so happy for that guy.
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It's about time he caught a break.
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The sexy train is leaving the station.
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Check out this caboose.
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Later, sluts.
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Just let him have it.
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Great job, Boyle.
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You're going full boil.
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What?
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I am not.
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What's full boil?
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Any time Charles gets into a new relationship, he gets way too intense, way too fast, and it always ends in heartbreak.
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We met on the subway, went out to dinner, and I told her I loved her.
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And my mom was so happy, and then the barbershop quartet I hired started to sing.
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And then she broke up with me.
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Russ!
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Joanna!
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No!
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Courtney!
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Russ!
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I know when I'm going full boil.
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Trust me, this is different.
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I have it under control.
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Hi, Vivi.
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It's Chuckle Bunny.
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I'm just calling about dinner tomorrow.
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I can't wait to see you, my luscious little breakfast quiche.
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I just want to draw you a bubble bath and spoon-feed you caviar.
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I think we should open up a joint checking account.
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I love you!
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What am I doing?
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It's okay.
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I hung up right after Chuckle Bunny.
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Help me.
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I've gone full pile.
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Vivian, you look beautiful.
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I love your dress.
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Oh, you too, Charlie.
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You look so handsome.
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Steady.
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This is my friend Bernice.
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Ah, hello, I'm Jack-tractive.
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Jack-tractive?
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Yes.
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My parents were hippies.
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I wanted to be a cop when I was a kid, mostly because I love Die Hard.
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Die Hard?
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Really?
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Mm-hmm.
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Well, that makes sense.
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Everyone loves that movie.
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Oh, not like me.
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I sleep in a Nakatomi Plaza security t-shirt.
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Oh.
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When I was a kid, I had the cutest golden retriever named Rufus.
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That is the most amazing thing I've ever heard.
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I want to meet him!
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I love the Nets so much.
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You're a Nets fan?
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I love the Nets.
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Oh, my God.
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This season has been a disaster, right?
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Yes.
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And everybody blames it on Jason Kidd.
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Yes.
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But it's like at a certain point, Billy King is the one who put the team together.
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Yes.
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Wow.
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I love rainy days.
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My mother loves rainy days.
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You should meet her.
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Excuse me.
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Pew, pew, pew, pew!
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Signal!
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Bernice and I are gonna use the ladies' room.
630
Hurry back!
631
Oh, no. Jake, I can't stop looking at her butt.
632
Yeah, you are definitely making her uncomfortable.
633
And this beautiful, basketball-loving, die-hard fan is tearing down my walls of defenses!
634
If we find out that she is half-Jewish, we are all doomed!
635
Anyways, Charles wanted me to reiterate how sorry he is.
636
Here is your coat.
637
I've gotta run.
638
If you wouldn't mind using the back exit, it'll be much safer.
639
Trust me, I'm a cop.
640
New York, right?
641
I'm gonna go ask Vivian to marry me.
642
Bye.
643
No!
644
Give me that!
645
Take.. give that back!
646
I'm doing this for your own good.
647
You've gone full boil.
648
I'm helping you out.
649
Give me that for my girl.
650
I'm gonna pepper spray you.
651
Pepper spray me, I will pepper spray you!
652
No!
653
No!
654
No!
655
Ah!
656
Ah!
657
Ah!
658
Ah!
659
Ah!
660
Ah!
661
Ah!
662
Ah!
663
Oh!
664
It's so sticky, but it feels so good.
665
Hey.
666
I checked your phone.
667
There were 100 texts from Vivian worried about you, a selfie that I can never unsee, and dozens of voicemails.
668
She's full-boiled.
669
Full-boiled for boil?
670
I took the liberty of texting her and telling her to come meet you here.
671
I thought you might want to give her this.
672
Or something considerably nicer.
673
That is definitely not platinum.
674
Yes!
675
Aw.
676
Charles is engaged.
677
You handled this really well Peralta.
678
I take back what I said about you being immature.
679
Apology accepted, fart monster.
680
Okay.
681
Oh, okay.
682
This is turning into a live sex show.
683
Yeah, let's go.
684
Oh no, I wasn't saying it in a bad way.
685
Jake!
686
Yep.
687
Although they can't see us.
688
Jake!
689
Yep.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 687 sentences and 3802 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:34. The speaker talks at a natural 168 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- boil /bɔɪ(ə)l/ (verb) — To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ (noun) — A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
- sock /sɑk/ (noun) — A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- spray /spɹeɪ/ (noun) — A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
- pepper /ˈpɛp.ə/ (noun) — A plant of the family Piperaceae.
- desk /dɛsk/ (noun) — A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
- spin /spɪn/ (verb) — To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
- boom /bum/ (verb) — To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
- invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (verb) — To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
- hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ (adjective) — Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
- practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/ (adverb) — In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
- gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ (noun) — Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
- come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- take back (verb) — To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- work out /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To calculate.
- break into (verb) — To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
- bring in (verb) — To move something indoors, or into an area.
- bump into /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tu/ (verb) — To collide with.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 148 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, thorough /ˈθʌɹoʊ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like boil, detective, sock.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | We've been tracking · You've been sitting · Someone's been breaking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have prepared · you've gotten · I've heard |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is settled · will be assigned · are actually named |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | offense, which is · rule, which was · one who put |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.