The Torturer (2008)
Nichelle Nichols: Doc
Quotes
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Doc : So, how did that make you feel?
Rick : You don't *feel* anything.
Doc : You didn't feel anything?
Rick : No.
Doc : You felt nothing.
Rick : I felt nothing during the interrogation.
Doc : During the interrogation?
Rick : I centered myself. I compartmentalized. I felt calm and relaxed.
Doc : Calm and relaxed. So you did feel something.
Rick : No.
Doc : How do you feel now?
[the sound of a door closing causes Rick to quickly look behind him]
Rick : Followed.
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Doc : There's a checklist for coping with pain. Did you know that?
Rick : But I'm not in pain.
Doc : No?
Rick : No. It's more like boredom.
Doc : In what way?
Rick : Like movies are boring. Music is boring. Sex is boring. My life is boring. Like this conversation we're having right now is boring!
Doc : Then why are you here?
Rick : You know why - orders... because of what happened.
Doc : What *happened*?
Rick : Nothing! Nothing happened. Strictly by the book.
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Doc : I just want to help you become a productive member of society again, Rick. That's why I'm here - to help you through this awkwardness.
Rick : Awkwardness? Cold sweats, nightmares, drinking myself to sleep?
Doc : We can get through this. All I want you to tell me is the truth.
Rick : The truth. You want the truth. The truth was in her eyes. The truth is, I wanted her. The truth is, I made her hate me. The truth is, there was a strength in her that I admired. The truth is, she was committed to her ideals. The truth is, what I did to her makes me a bad person. THE TRUTH IS, I WAS ORDERED TO ABUSE HER!
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[last lines]
Doc : Fine. I know exactly what to do.
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[after brutally interrogating the prisoner, Rick removed Ayesha's hood to see the woman he had been demanding answers from had been tightly gagged the entire time]
Doc : Did it disturb you to find out to find out the subject was gagged?
Rick : No. Of course not.
Doc : How did you expect her to answer with a gag in her mouth?
Rick : You're missing the point entirely. The gag was part of the plan.
Doc : The subject you were attempting to interrogate was gagged... intentionally? What *was* the plan?
Rick : I intended to create a state of cognitive disodence.