Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Yaphet Kotto: Lieutenant Al Giardello
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Quotes
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Lt. Al 'Gee' Giardello : It's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.
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Lt. Al 'Gee' Giardello : When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Baltimore, do as I tell you to.
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Det. Stan Bolander : The Italians are an unforgiving lot.
Lt. Al 'Gee' Giardello : I know, but we make great pasta. It balances out.
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Lt. Al 'Gee' Giardello : Oh, I get it. You don't feel anything at all. You're the type of guy that two weeks from now, you'll be stopped at a traffic light and all this will hit you and when it hits, it'll hit hard. It'll hit you so hard that your heart will burst into a hundred pieces.
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[working a murder case since the squad is shorthanded]
Lt. Al 'Gee' Giardello : My first job as a foot soldier in I don't know how many years, and it's a stone-cold whodunit.