[ god he hates cops. they're so self important sometimes, and it drives him up the fucking wall. But he doesn't let it show, at least not yet. ]

I didn't hear it mentioned at all. Let me ask you, Javert, was it?

[ he knew what it was, but he could feign ignorance. ]

If we're in a war, do you just build your damn trenches and settle in for a few fucking years and hope the other side gets tired? Or-- [he appraises him for a moment] I guess in your case, until they run out of people for the firing line.

Or do you start thinking about all the information you don't know about your enemy? What their strengths and weaknesses are, and how to circumvent them?