Person of Interest2011

Nathan Ingram:
So tell me, how goes our little experiment?

Harold Finch:
I'm glad you asked. [Gestures to a scruffy looking person sitting not far from them] What do you make of that man on the bench?

Nathan Ingram:
Looks like he tied one on a little too tight.

Harold Finch:
Bet you'd never believe me if I told you he was a violin prodigy who played two years with the Philharmonic. His penchant for the bottle cut his career short.

Nathan Ingram:
How exactly does this help stop terrorism?

Harold Finch:
Before I could teach the machine to find bad people, I had to teach it people in general. I programmed it to identify outliers. Individuals who are... interesting in some way.

Nathan Ingram:
To teach a machine the complexities of human nature - I mean, no offense, Harold, but is someone as introverted as you the best person for the job?

Harold Finch:
[Flips through his laptop] Who's Molly Cole?

Nathan Ingram:
I have no idea.

Harold Finch:
24-year-old graduate student at NYU. Major in astrophysics. Says you were with her last night. So work must not be the only thing that's kept your mind off the separation.

Nathan Ingram:
[Concedes] Okay. So what's your point?

Harold Finch:
You asked me if the machine was capable of learning human nature. I'm saying it already is. It's learning by watching everyone. Even you.