Patriot (TV Series)

L'Affaire Contre John Lakeman (2017)

Michael Dorman: John Tavner

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• Leslie Claret : So, how're we doing John on this new morning?

  John Tavner : Pretty good.

  Leslie Claret : You know John I spent some time last night, just well pondering how I was going to respond to you this morning. On this new morning.

  John Tavner : Cool.

  Leslie Claret : Yeah, it was cool. I thought do I just fire him first thing? Say hey, just not a good fit because I give two shits about this place and you don't so not a good fit, so adios. But then I thought "Hey, we all deserve a second chance." I know that. Hell. Ya know?

  John Tavner : Yeah.

  Leslie Claret : So I thought "Hey, I'll just give the kid something simple to do. We'll start with that. We'll build from there. I'll ask the kid to just draw a little circle and maybe in the simple act of trying his best maybe he will win me over with a simple circle." Here's the impression your little circle made on me, John. It lacked focus, ambition, clarity, precision, dedication, passion and honesty. And well, it reminded me of you. So it seems you'll be staying on for this weekend's duck hunt and then it seems you'll have some new morning of your own at some new endeavor. I wish you well.

• Peter Icabod : [walking up from behind]  John, what do you know about non-sexual, same-sex cuddling?

  John Tavner : Nothing.

  Peter Icabod : Well, that's what I want to do.

  John Tavner : Yeah?

  Peter Icabod : Yeah, I demand it. Okay, more soon...

• Ally O'Dhonaill : You seem to have, um, an indifferent attitude towards Stephen's recovery. Can I share with you why it's so important that he have full recollection, including his accident? Humor requires your entire whole full being. Stephen is incomplete, he'll never regain his sense of humor. If he doesn't regain his sense of humor, he'll never laugh. And no one will ever love him.

  John Tavner : That's pretty heavy.

• [last lines] 

  Detective Agathe Albans : Is there anything you would like to say as we begin?

  John Tavner : Yes.

  Detective Agathe Albans : Proceed.

  John Tavner : I'm not really an industrial engineer.