mindhunter sentence starters
episode 3 - 4.
i’m gonna grab coffee. you want some?
since when did you care about any of that?
i’m adopting a façade of caring.
you want to dive right in?
i’ve read a lot about you.
sure, these men all have wives, kids, dogs, goldfish, but not because they stopped being psychopaths, but because they just had different leanings.
do you think they have the same underlying personality traits?
it’s crazy in the way that anyone with a truly new idea is crazy.
that hasn’t been the feedback we’ve gotten so far - actually, this is the only feedback we’ve gotten so far.
these men are just sitting here, locked up, and we’re too afraid of the morality of it to see the far-reaching value of their insights.
i didn’t realise this was so informal.
you think people would be interested in this outside of law enforcement?
imagine, like, truly imagine what it takes to bludgeon someone to death.
narcissists don’t go to the doctor. psychopaths are convinced that there is nothing wrong with them.
i’ve spent enough time with him to know what it means when he gets that crazy look.
you know, this is really important work.
it’s good to get some encouragement, even if our hands are tied.we realise this is somewhat unorthodox.
well, that’s the last time we give them advanced notice.
ever feel like you’re on the cusp of something and it keeps spinning out in your head?
not only is this exactly what we predicted, but he’s getting a taste for it. there will be more.
your unsub will have bite marks.
guys in unhappy marriages have hair triggers. they lash out.
my bet is poor white trash.
well, now what has he done?
who the hell have you brought into my home?
just take a fucking moment to breathe.
you trying to suck me off?
what kind of fucking question is that?
don’t you stick up for yourself?
i think she actually likes me.
there’s nothing behind his eyes. it’s like standing near a black hole.
we’re good at this shit, even if it turns my stomach.
guys in my high school always thought my mom was hot and it always really disgusted me.
i can’t let these guys rub off on me - the way they view sex. and women.
if going down on me while i’m filing my nails is your idea of being kinky…–
i’m kinky. i’m very kinky.
i could impale you with this nail file.
you sound like you have a crush on teacher.
i’m teaching a class on the intersection of sociopathy and fame.
how do you get to be the president of the united states if you’re a sociopath?
you think this might help?
what do you say we get down to brass tacks?
how did you choose your victims?
you want to diddle around, we’ll walk out of here. we’ll go have a nice leisurely lunch wherever the fuck we want, and then take the picturesque drive home.
what he’s too polite to say is we’re talking to men like you because we can’t understand how someone could fuck up their life so completely before he’s barely old enough to vote.
i gotta keep checking in or they send me back.
it’s like the idea of doing it pops into your head like a - like a sneeze, you know what i mean?
your science buddy might have something there.
you don’t expect us to buy your mercy horseshit.
he’s an olympic-class bullshitter.
we just need to extract what’s useful and discard the rest.
here’s the fucking law, pal!
i didn’t see it coming. you could’ve been killed and i didn’t see it coming.
i feel like we’re failing him somehow.
you have no idea what i’m trying to say, do you?
let’s make that our term of art.
what else is a criminal except somebody who can’t function in society?
why do i get the sense that ‘reductive’ is your worst insult?
i meant to say you were right.
i did not want to be in california, that’s for sure. nobody wanted me there either.
when i was nine, i shot my cousin in the ass with that gun.
i got into all kinds of shit.
nobody wanted me. nobody on this earth ever wanted me.
you guys mind if i bother you a minute?
you don’t think somebody local did this?
we shouldn’t jump ahead of forensics, am i right?
we’re gonna have to go over ground you’ve covered: witnesses, crime scene. we don’t mean that as a challenge to you.
we’re all on the same side.
i’m not trying to make you feel bad… maybe a little.
i’m curious why you’re cutting this guy so much slack.
he’s never seen this kind of thing before. he’s rattled.
without a doubt, you have more experience, but why rub it in his face?
what did the killer see in her?
you need to be with family at times like this.
no apology necessary. we’re all learning as we go.
events we process as good news sometimes hits these killers the wrong way.
sometimes the killer will insinuate himself into the investigation.
what kind of dog do you have?
if we want to find something out, we will.
i was scared the cops might want me for it, okay?
those wounds were inflicted posthumously.
the idiot was with me the whole night.
nine times out of ten, it’s the boyfriend, husband, somebody close.
can’t say how much i appreciate all your help.
you’re in the middle of an ongoing investigation?
my assumption is that you’re good at your job, which means you’re gonna be more focused on solving an actual crime than the theoretical work we’re doing.
we can’t end crime, no matter what we do.
the psychopath understands how to play his audience.
i’m trying to frame an overall taxonomy, except i don’t know where to start.
the class is great, but he’s obsessed with the meaning of shit.
all shit has meaning, man.
would i have invited her to go out with us if i was interested in her?
i’ve seen men do stranger things.
do you plan on getting married? having kids, the whole thing?
for a fed, he’s not so bad at having a good time.
are you in law enforcement also?
i’m not intimidated being around women who are smarter than me.
he has a lot of flaws, but surprisingly, that’s not one of them.
is there anything i need to know?
my job is to provide guidance and quite a bit of protection.
you have stepped outside of the shade of my umbrella and you are now exposed to direct sunlight.
so much for the protection i might have afforded you.
congratulations, i suppose.
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