Person of Interest2011

Detective Joss Carter:
Ever been in love?

John Reese:
Once. Allison West. There's your answer, by the way.

Detective Joss Carter:
To what?

John Reese:
Why I left the military. When the planes hit the towers, I was with Ally in a hotel room in Niagara Falls. I had just gotten out of the service. But as we sat together on that bed, watching it all go down, I knew I had to go back. And I looked at her. She was quiet, trying to be strong. I don't know, I - maybe I was scared. But when I looked at her, I saw this whole other life. A life I knew I'd never have if I went back. So I stayed.

Detective Joss Carter:
What happened?

John Reese:
I was an idiot. Let her slip away. I instantly regretted it, but it was too late. It's funny how the choices you make change who you become. Pick one path or the other. Hear an explosion at a bank and try to help, and suddenly - [Holds up his cuffed hands] All these years later I still wonder if I had re-upped when the towers came down who would I be now?