The Best Det. Edward Norris Quotes

Patrolman: [Patrolman making his report to detectives at the scene of a homicide] Single wound, upper back, no casings, no witnesses and nothing on the canvas.
Det. Edward Norris: Dead when you got here?
Patrolman: Actually not. He was still conscious and coughin' blood when I pulled up
Det. Edward Norris: Did you ask who shot him?
Patrolman: Yeah, I asked who shot him. He said it was a guy with a gun
[Norris's partner laughs]

Sgt. Jay Landsman: All that from overnight?
Det. Ed Norris: All that from Freamon. He's out early today, rooting through empties.
Sgt. Jay Landsman: You know what he is? He is a vandal. He is vandalizing the board. He is vandalizing this unit. He is a Hun, a Visigoth, a barbarian at the gate, clamoring for noble Roman blood and what's left of our clearance rate.