Police Procedural Shows Gifts

"We finally got him to talk, chief, but his first words were nothing but incoherent babbling."

'No doubt about it Captain. See these markings? This arrow belongs to Robin Hood!'

"But he had a mask and I thought he was a burglar."

'We subpoenaed all of 'Mr. Big's' electronic messages. They're in morse code.'

"Don't make me warn you again, monkey. Stay outa the curiosity racket."

"Now that's a win."

"At some point, there's only so high you can raise the volume before you admit you're never gonna understand what British detectives are saying."

"Number 2. Step forward please."

He loves the water.

"I think I'm as patient as the next person, but my husband wouldn't stop saying 'yo,' so I shot him."

CHANNEL THIRTEEN TAKES ON THE NETWORKS

'I got 397 dead birds and the mayor breathing down my neck. So, is this our perp or just another copycat?'

'And for those of you calling in to say he is behind us - OH NO he isn't.'

'It's heartbreaking to see Reynolds in trouble for fraud again, but I always look forward to his rooftop chases.'

'Come on inspector, you call this fair?'

"I can't be sure...I only got a quick look."

I understand that our cat Magus died. I miss her a lot. But I wish my parents wouldn't tiptoe around it. House of Java.net Cybercafe. You don't have to watch Youtube clips of "CSI: Miami" to understand that death is a part of life. The thing I don't understand about our cat's death is, who would've killed her and left a mountain of unresolved clues that only a crack forensics team can figure out? Where were you at 8:45pm? The Youtube generation grows up fast.

Missing Persons - "50 years old, 16 stone and bad tempered... Are you sure you want her back?"

"He did it!"

Cat points to the dog who injured him, at a police station.

"I'm sorry- when you said 'bad' cop, I assumed you meant incompetent."

"Another CSI spinoff? What's this one called?"

"Stick to the specials and no one gets hurt."

The Investigation

'So, what's it gonna be? Are we gonna watch a good cop show tonight, or a bad cop show?'

"Alright, I'll talk. Just please, stop with the good-cop, ab-cop routine."

'We have a positive ID on the spacecraft, Mr. Ferguson. Now, if you can identify the one who abducted you, we won't keep you any longer!'

'... and make it look like an accident.'

'It's not for acting...It's for a testimony in a courtroom.'

Clinical psychology involves observation of patients in clinics and related settings. Forensic psychology takes place at crime scenes. Cognitive psychology uses mathematical models. It can happen at a computer. Ernie prefers to put his patients in the car and drive backwards. Which is? Reverse psychology.

Moon Line UP

'I'm in the not-so-serious crime squad, actually'

"I told him he was allowed one phone call. He's making a pledge to Channel 13."

Melted Snow Man behind police cordon

'Jimmy. Stick to the outline.'