Criminal Minds (TV Series)

The Crossing (2008)

Paget Brewster: Emily Prentiss

Quotes 

• Emily Prentiss : [opening quote, voiceover]  Author Christian Nestell Bovee once wrote "No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities."

• Emily Prentiss : What was that?

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Bureaucratic red tape. Every case we take, I have to explain why, in terms of cost and size relative to the BAU. They don't always think it's worth it.

  Emily Prentiss : They do have four agents doing the work that locals should.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Just because there isn't a dead body doesn't mean we shouldn't take the case.

  Emily Prentiss : Hey, I... the fact that law enforcement, including the FBI, can't help someone until they've been injured is appalling. All I'm saying is it is a drain on the system.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Emily. Last year in Denver, a woman was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend. Cops knew who we was, but they couldn't arrest him. We didn't take that case. She was finally granted a restraining order three days after he threw acid in her face. Right now, I don't... I don't care about limited resources. I cannot make that same mistake again.