The Closer (TV Series)
Repeat Offender (2011)
Kyra Sedgwick: Brenda Leigh Johnson
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Quotes
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Professor Alex Banks : Of course, the real irony here is, if I had actually been having an affair with Ashley, if I had walked her to the door and gone inside, she might still be alive.
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : Well, that's the best justification for adultery I've heard in a long time.
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Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : Ashley was babysittin' for one of her professors, a Mr. Alex Banks, the man who drove her home the night she died; and, according to his wife, the professor had an affair with another student ten months ago.
David Gabriel : How'd the wife find out?
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : The professor paid for the young woman's abortion on his credit card.
Dr. Morales : Mm, careless. That's why it's a good idea to keep cash around the house.
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Assistant Chief Will Pope : By the way I saw myself on TV, in the uniform, Why did you not tell me I'd gotten so...
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : Sorry. You're fat. Feel better.
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Captain Sharon Raydor : Look, whether or not you like it - whether or not I like it, frankly - I have to finish this audit, which means I need to speak to your people.
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : No, you don't. You're questioning my investigation and my orders. That audit should begin and end with me.
Captain Sharon Raydor : But it won't.
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[Brenda's investigation leaves Alex's personal life in ruins, with strong parallels as to how the lawsuit may affect Brenda's professional life as well]
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : I certainly know how hard it is to be accused of things you haven't done.
Professor Alex Banks : Yeah. I'm not exactly innocent, though, am I? That's the trouble. I cheated on my wife and my family - more than once, honestly, because I thought I could get away with it - but not every mistake can be fixed with an apology, no matter how sorry you are.
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson : Well, you're owning up to what you've done. That's a start.
Professor Alex Banks : At what?