Nell (1994)

Nick Searcy: Todd Peterson

Quotes 

• Jerry : She lives here all alone, huh?

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : That's what hermits do, Lowell. They live alone and they die alone.

• [Jerry found the Bible with the note from Nell's mom for the stranger to look for her Nell] 

  Jerry : What kind of deal is this? The first who finds her is supposed to look after her?

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : [matter of factly]  That means you, Jerry.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : Oh sure. Just what I need.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : [bemused reading from the note]  'The Lord led you here.' There you have it.

  Jerry : *You* led me here.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : You want the Lord to take care of her now?

  Jerry : The last time I saw the Lord was in church of my wedding and look how *that* turned out.

• Jerry : Let's take this one step at a time. Stay here. I'm gonna go back inside.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : Jerry, I can't let you go back in there. We don't even know what that thing is.

  Jerry : It's a human being and she's frightened.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : Well, what are you gonna do?

  Jerry : Talk to her... if I can.

• Sheriff Todd Peterson : I guess she's what you'd call a hermit. She talked kinda funny, too. She was kinda like: 'Durr murr muh...'.

  Jerry : Only one side of her face was working. You try talking out of one side of your face.

• Sheriff Todd Peterson : Well, she's definitely overage. So I guess we need to find her an adult protective service.

  Jerry : She doesn't need a social worker. She needs a padded cell. That is one seriously disturbed lady.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : Well, I'm afraid that's gonna be your territory, Jerry.

  Jerry : Thanks.

  Sheriff Todd Peterson : [reciting the letter]  The Lord led you here, stranger.