[Alan arrives at the FBI office]
Don Eppes: Thanks for bringing lunch all the way down here. Come on, this way.
Alan Eppes: Well, you know, the drive was a pleasure. Traffic on the 10 has never been thinner since, uh, well, since it's been the 10.
Don Eppes: Yeah, it's like all L.A.'s in lockdown, huh? A little eerie.
[He ushers his father into an office where they can eat together]
Don Eppes: Right in here.
Alan Eppes: Yeah. So, how uh... how are you and Charlie managing this case?
Don Eppes: Well, I mean, he's frustrated; I'm frustrated. I mean, we're having a rough time on this.
Alan Eppes: Is that why he's been running out of the house late at night?
Don Eppes: We got an agent on him all the time.
Alan Eppes: I mean, I know he's been helping you out and that he comes down to your office a lot, and I-I-I think that's great. But... but Donnie you got him going out on crime scenes... I mean, there's this guy shooting people out there.
Don Eppes: Dad, you really think I would put Charlie in danger?
Alan Eppes: No. You know what I really think?
Don Eppes: What?
Alan Eppes: I think you have to understand that Charlie can never say no to you.
[Don sighs and puts down his sandwich]
Alan Eppes: I mean... I mean, all you have to do is ask him something, and he's there for you.
Don Eppes: Yeah, and I'm there for him.
Alan Eppes: [sighs] Look, he's not a cop. Now, come on, I mean, he's better off with chalk in his hand than a gun.
Don Eppes: You know, you gotta stop this; he is a grown man, and he's capable of...
Alan Eppes: [cuts him off] Who still seeks the approval of his older brother, whether his older brother likes it or not.
[Don's phone rings, he takes the call, then tells Alan there's been another shooting before heading out]
Don Eppes: I promise I won't call Charlie until we roll the tanks out, and I want you to stay here until I call you, okay? All right. Thanks for the sandwich.
