Due South (1994–1999)
David Marciano: Detective Ray Vecchio
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Quotes
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Fraser : She shot my hat, Ray.
Ray Vecchio : [incredulous that this matters] She shot you in the hat?
Fraser : [very serious] I can feel air coming in through the hole.
Ray Vecchio : [serious] She shot you in the hat.
Fraser : How does it look?
Ray Vecchio : Doesn't look good.
Fraser : We'll have to go home and get my other one.
Ray Vecchio : We can do that, Fraser.
Fraser : Thanks, Ray.
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Ray Vecchio : Does the word "incarcerate" mean anything to you?
Fraser : Well it's from the Medieval Latin, "incarcerata..."
Ray Vecchio : Medieval Latin? You let a perp go and you're giving me Medieval Latin?
Fraser : Actually, "perpetrator" is also Latin, from "perpetrare..."
Ray Vecchio : Shut up, ok? Just shut up.
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Fraser : [Ray is driving] You really should be setting an example, Ray, I mean, you stand for the rule of law and...
[Ray turns a corner without indicating]
Fraser : There! You just did it again.
Ray Vecchio : Did What?
Fraser : You know perfectly well what.
Ray Vecchio : No, I don't.
Fraser : You just made a turn without indicating.
Ray Vecchio : I wouldn't do that.
Fraser : You just did.
Ray Vecchio : You're seeing things.
Fraser : I'm not seeing things, Ray. You made a left hand turn at that intersection and you didn't use your...
[Ray turns another corner without indicating]
Fraser : There! You just did it again.
Ray Vecchio : Did what?
Fraser : You know, perhaps I'm reading too much into matters but it would appear you're doing this on purpose.
Ray Vecchio : Ah, really annoys you, doesn't it?
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Ray Vecchio : So you're me.
Ray Kowalski : And you're not you.
Ray Vecchio : That's a good one. Unlike the clothes.
Ray Kowalski : Something wrong with them?
Ray Vecchio : Well, nothing if you're a ... bag lady. You see, I had a rep. I was a slick dresser.
Ray Kowalski : Oh yeah, like a style pig, you mean.
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Fraser : Yes, officially it is off the record but I thought you'd be concerned.
Ray Vecchio : I never get unofficially concerned.
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Ray Vecchio : [to Diefenbaker] What is the most unglamorous, unromantic place you could possibly take a woman?
[a garbage truck drives past and Diefenbaker gives chase]
Ray Vecchio : Oh, come on! A garbage truck? Not even Fraser's that... Hold on Benny!
[Ray runs after the truck]
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Ray Vecchio : [to his father's ghost] Don't you have things to do in hell or wherever you are?
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Ray Vecchio : Please tell me this doesn't involve sub-zero temperatures or Inuit legend.
Fraser : No, it does not.
Ray Vecchio : Of course it does. It always does.
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Ray Vecchio : How do I get out of this town?
Woman behind counter : Left at the corner.
Ray Vecchio : Well, I don't have a car.
Woman behind counter : Then you have a problem.
Ray Vecchio : You have no idea. Is there a car rental agency?
Woman behind counter : Apollo 13 rentals.
Ray Vecchio : How about a bus?
Woman behind counter : Last one went through an hour ago.
Ray Vecchio : Does the space shuttle fly over any time soon?
Woman behind counter : Ask Bob.
Ray Vecchio : I'd rather gouge my eyes out with a dull spoon.
[the woman offers Ray a plastic spoon]
Ray Vecchio : No, no, it's just an expression.
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Fraser : Grace loves the opera but she can't afford to sit close.
Ray Vecchio : Yeah, but she's deaf.
Fraser : Well, that doesn't mean she can't enjoy good music.
Ray Vecchio : Really? Oh, I thought it did.
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Ray Vecchio : He's got so many politicians in his pocket he walks with a limp.
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Ray Vecchio : [voice over from sewer] This is a swill pit. You brought me into a swill pit.
Fraser : [voice over from sewer] No, it's not a swill pit, Ray. First of all, swill entails a more pungent odour and a pit is generally a circular indentation with only one entrance from the top. This however fits the definition of a tunnel. A long, straight...
Ray Vecchio : [thud]
[voice over from sewer]
Ray Vecchio : Ow!
Fraser : [voice over from sewer] Correction, a long, meandering tunnel.
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Ray Vecchio : I'm guessing you two don't meet a lot of celebrities.
Fraser : Well, we were once inspected by the assistant of the deputy commissioner of the RCMP once.
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Ray Vecchio : 16,000 fans screaming in unified hatred against one man and you think you heard what one of them said?
Fraser : No, I think I saw what one of them said.
Ray Vecchio : Like that's easier.
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Ray Vecchio : The gunman sir, he was wearing a cashmere jacket and he was driving a black Cadillac. These are kind of expensive things for a two-bit hood, would you not say so, sir?
Harding Welsh : Detective, I'm surprised you haven't picked up on the little-known fact about thieves - they usually don't pay for things.
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Ray Vecchio : Did I mention it was my day off?
Fraser : Several times.
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Fraser : I'll just be a minute.
Ray Vecchio : All right, I'm counting down. 1... 2... 3... 4...
Fraser : Technically, that's counting up.
Ray Vecchio : Get the hell outta here! 9... 10...
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Ray Vecchio : Well, I'll be.
Fraser : Be what, Ray?
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Fraser : I'm sure if the situation were reversed, you'd do exactly the same for me.
Ray Vecchio : Not in a million years.
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Ray Vecchio : You know, Benny, I'm really glad you're back, but er, do you mind shutting up?