Michael Hitchcock credited as playing...
Dr. Mathias
- Dr. Mathias: [referring to Dr. Simon Tam who has just helped his sister, River Tam, escape] Gave up a brilliant future in medicine as well. It's madness.
- The Operative: Madness?
- [Ambles over to the holographic projection of River and Simon escaping through an air vent]
- The Operative: Have you looked at this scan carefully, Doctor? At his face? It's love, in point of fact. Something a good deal more dangerous.
- The Operative: You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords.
- Dr. Mathias: Well, unfortunately, I forgot to bring a sword.
- Dr. Mathias: [as the Operative pulls out his sword] I would put that down right now if I were you.
- The Operative: Would you be killed in your sleep, like an ailing pet?
- Dr. Mathias: I need to see your clearance.
- The Operative: And you are right to insist.
- [the operative places his hand on a scaner pad and an authorization color file appears on the computer screen]
- Dr. Mathias: Apologies. An operative of the parliament will, of course, have full full cooperation. I... I'm not sure what... I see no listing of rank or name.
- The Operative: I have neither. Like this facility, I don't exist.
- The Operative: "Key members of Parliament". Key. The minds behind every military, diplomatic and covert operation in the galaxy, and you put them in a room with a psychic.
- Dr. Mathias: If there was some classified information, she, she never spoke of it. I, I don't know what it is!
- The Operative: Nor do I. And judging by her deteriorating mental state, I'd say we're both better off! Secrets are not my concern. Keeping them is.
- Dr. Mathias: What-whatever secrets she might have accidentally gleaned, it's probable she doesn't even know them, that they're buried under layers of psychosis.
- The Operative: Do you know what your sin is, Doctor?
- Dr. Mathias: I wonder if...
- The Operative: It's pride.