- Terry McGinnis: So the judge was lenient, I'm glad.
- Jared Tate: My dad cooperated in every way. Of course, he won't be home for a while, and there's that fine...
- Terry McGinnis: Yeah, I heard you lost the car.
- Jared Tate: You meet more interesting people on public transportation.
- Max: You know, I've got my sister's car while she's out of town. You ever need a ride, I'm there.
- Terry McGinnis: You never made that offer to me.
- Max: Maybe 'cause you're spoiled.
- Terry McGinnis: What's the matter?
- Jared Tate: It's my stepdad. He's acting very un-schway.
- Terry McGinnis: Layoffs hit people hard.
- Jared Tate: Tell me. He's got a workshop. It's become his new home. Mom and I aren't allowed in. He's pushing us out of his life. It's not like him.
- Terry McGinnis: He's just depressed. Give him some time. He'll snap out of it.
- Jared Tate: I guess so.
- Istivan Hegedesh: Untraceable, tax-free. A small down payment.
- Big Jim Tate: Not bad. I still need to swipe a high-capacity circuit board.
- Istivan Hegedesh: You made quite an impression on the Web. They're already calling you the human armory.
- Big Jim Tate: You build this stuff, you test it, but you always wonder how it'll work when the pressure's on.
- Istivan Hegedesh: Are you satisfied?
- Big Jim Tate: It was like war.
- Istivan Hegedesh: It is a war, Jim. Every great conflict is centered around economic struggle. Your personal battle for financial security is no different.
- Big Jim Tate: Tell it to Batman. He almost got me.
- Istivan Hegedesh: You may have to take him out. After all, wars have their casualties.
- Lorraine Tate: [seeing the car Jim bought Jared for his birthday] You sure don't do anything halfway, Big Jim.
- Big Jim Tate: Heh. There's no reason the Tate family shouldn't have the best, and as long as I'm around, that's what it's gonna have.
- Lorraine Tate: Armory?
- Big Jim Tate: Please, Lorraine, I had to.
- Lorraine Tate: No!
- Big Jim Tate: Don't you see? I did this for you! For both of you. I had to! There was no other way. I was going to lose everything.
- Lorraine Tate: You wouldn't have lost us. You did this for yourself, Jim. All your high talk and big money. You lied to us, and now...
- Big Jim Tate: Listen, babe, it's over. This was just a... a stopgap. That's all. A-A way to get over the hump. It's gonna be okay.
- Lorraine Tate: How? 'Cause no one knows? I know. Jared knows. How in the name of heaven is this ever gonna be okay?
- Istivan Hegedesh: The war room. Very schway.
- Big Jim Tate: You shouldn't be here, Hegedesh.
- Istivan Hegedesh: Plans change. My principals have pushed the deadline forward.
- Big Jim Tate: I just have to install this circuit board, then pay up and we're finished. And I mean it, Hegedesh.
- Istivan Hegedesh: Whatever you like, Jim, but I thought you enjoyed being Armory.
- Big Jim Tate: Let's just say it got a little too thrilling tonight.
- [installing the circuit board]
- Big Jim Tate: There.
- Jared Tate: [swatting a spider away] Ah!
- [getting pulled out of his hiding spot]
- Jared Tate: Let go!
- Big Jim Tate: Jared? Take your hands off him.
- Jared Tate: Don't do me any favors, Armory.
- Big Jim Tate: Jared...
- Jared Tate: Mom and I were worried sick about you, but I guess blowing up the town comes first, you dreg.
- Istivan Hegedesh: This is very bad. You'd better do something.
- Lorraine Tate: Jim, honey, Mr. Sweem wants to knock out that old rock fireplace and put in Italian marble. I wasn't sure I'd like it, but he faxed over these designs...
- Big Jim Tate: I don't care.
- Lorraine Tate: It's just that, even discounted, the marble is going to be 20% above the bid, not including...
- Big Jim Tate: [angrily] I don't care!
- [calming down]
- Big Jim Tate: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap. Whatever you want, hon, I'm sure it'll look great. I think I'll get some work done out back. See you later.
- Istivan Hegedesh: What can I say, Jim? These cutbacks affect everyone. Force Tech can't afford to bring you on board.
- Big Jim Tate: Force Tech has a short memory, Istvan. I've helped you guys out before, under the table.
- Istivan Hegedesh: And we paid you generously. Of course, there are certain unofficial job opportunities.
- Big Jim Tate: Like what?
- Istivan Hegedesh: You once mentioned a sonic wave device that could shatter steel, the perfect anti-tank weapon.
- Big Jim Tate: I designed it, but Wayne-Powers passed on a prototype.
- Istivan Hegedesh: Force Tech has contacts with a certain foreign government that is, oh... temporarily in disfavor with the world community. If you were to build them a prototype, they would be embarrassingly grateful.
- Big Jim Tate: It's not that easy. I'd have to steal the specifications and build the thing from scratch.
- Istivan Hegedesh: I understand, Jim. If it's too much, you can always go live on your modest severance package, but our client won't wait and neither will I. I need an answer now.
- Jared Tate: [hearing a noise] What was that?
- Istivan Hegedesh: Look at your security camera.
- Big Jim Tate: Batman? There's no way he followed me.
- Istivan Hegedesh: [picking up the sonic weapon] Let's see if he wants to drop in.
- Max: What's with Jared, the bond market crash?
- Terry McGinnis: His dad's a light weapons expert. He gets laid off, suddenly Wayne-Powers is burglarized by a guy with enough equipment to stand off a marine batallion.
- Max: Armory?
- Terry McGinnis: I gotta make sure.
- Terry McGinnis: I guess we don't say "hi" anymore.
- Jared Tate: Oh, Terry, sorry. I was thinkin' about stuff.
- Max: I bet. Where does the man who has everything put it all?
- Jared Tate: What is your problem?
- Max: Take it easy. I was just kidding.
- Jared Tate: [to Terry as she leaves] Sorry. Sometimes, she really ticks me off.
- Big Jim Tate: Laid off?
- Karen Foley: Paxton Powers wants to move the light weapons division into new areas.
- Big Jim Tate: You mean he wants to dump me and hire someone else at a lower salary.
- Karen Foley: I won't dignify that with an answer. Due to recent market reversals, your severance package, alas, will be modest.
- Big Jim Tate: I built that division up from nothing! I was in Special Forces. I've got degrees in electronics and engineering! They'll have to hire two people to replace me!
- Karen Foley: Take it easy, Jim.
- Big Jim Tate: Look, Karen, I just got married. I'm remodeling the house, I've got alimony. Things are tight. I mean... you started out as my assistant. Put in a word for me. Let me outsource as a consultant until I can find something else.
- Karen Foley: There's nothing I can do.