Notes: I started writing this months ago as a PF challenge response, but I kept needing more quotes and by now it's grown way beyond the original challenge.
Quotes are numbered because there'll be a list at the end of each chapter in case you wanna look up where they came from.
Disclaimers: Psych and all its quirky characters belong to USA Network and the amazing cast and crew who rock our world.
The quotes belong to their respective movies and whoever is behind all of those.
Chapter Summary: The Psych rent needs to get paid, Shawn talks in code to get on the case, Gus thinks he's gone insane now, Karen gets a headache, Carlton is frustrated, Juliet translates.
"D'oh! It's, Like, A Famous Quote!" (I)
by Dreath
"You Talk Funny!" (II)
"Gus, don't be the tanked follow up song to a one hit wonder! Of course we'll get on this case." With a confident smirk Shawn turned to his best friend in front of the Chief's office.
"Shawn, you have no idea what the case even is about!" Angrily Gus hissed at him. They needed the money badly because Shawn had gone on a DVD-buying rampage with their last paycheck and now they had nothing to pay the rent with. "All we know is that the Chief is in a meeting with Lassiter and Juliet! How on earth are you planning to get us on a case you know nothing about?"
"Watch and learn my friend. Watch and learn!" Shawn grinned at Gus and burst into the Chief's office, glancing at the three cops before wholeheartedly exclaiming: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" (1)
"If you think your insanity is news to us, Spencer..." Annoyed by the interruption Carlton glared at the psychic before he was cut off by another of the young man's outbursts.
Confused Shawn looked at the Detective and then pointed at him. "It's alive! It's alive!" (2) He yelled from the top of his lungs and noticed how Lassie's cute partner was trying hard to keep her composure.
"Mister SPENCER!" The Chief got up, slamming her hands on her desk. "If you have any information pertaining this case you best stop the antics and tell us now! We don't have any time to waste here!"
Again Shawn looked confused, this time into her direction. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know." (3)
"He's been like this all day!" Gus quickly stepped in, hoping he'd prevent them from slapping cuffs on Shawn or putting him in a straightjacket, though right now he wasn't so sure if maybe he didn't deserve the latter. "Apparently the spirits are sending him strong messages, he's trying to tell us something, but this time even I can't decipher the code..."
Intensely Shawn now looked at the Chief, glad that Gus was at least trying to play along though he made a mental note to tell him he could've used a bit more support here. "No wire hangers, ever!" (4) With that he pointed at the unfortunately closed casefile in front of Karen Vick.
"You know what? What he's saying... it all sounds familiar somehow..." Juliet looked at the young man worriedly, trying to figure out that weird sense of déjà vu she was having.
Shawn couldn't help but smile at her for that. Not only was she trying to support him too, but so far it looked like she was closest to figuring out his 'code'. "Hello, gorgeous," (5) winking at her he leaned closer to whisper in her ear, "I've never known anybody like you, Baby. You look at the world and you think you can make it better. If somebody's lost, you find them. If somebody's bleedin'..." (6)
Since Shawn wasn't whispering too quietly though Carlton had heard him anyway. "Spencer! Do not EVER call my partner 'baby' again! She's a police officer and deserves your respect and you..."
Her eyes lighting up in recognition now, Juliet stopped her partner's rant by holding up a hand. "It's okay Carlton..." She smiled at Shawn. "I think I got it now." With that she looked over at Gus. "I take it there's no getting through to him?"
"No..." Gus sighed. "He's just babbling on and on and looks at me all confused when I try to talk to him..." Having seen him look at the others confused earlier he was pretty sure that whatever Shawn had on his mind, he was playing into his hands with that.
With that Juliet looked at the Chief. "Let me try something, I think I know how to talk to him."
Exasperated Karen nodded at her. "Be my guest. Anything that helps this case..." She knew Shawn always helped them get to the bottom of things and it was obvious he had something on this case too, even though he was in some sort of psychic trance right now. But after knowing Shawn Spencer for a few years now, nothing surprised her anymore.
"Houston, we have a problem," (7) Juliet spoke up, looking at Shawn again. "What we've got here is failure to communicate." (8)
"Great, now she's gone crazy too!" Carlton growled, throwing his hands up in the air. "Chief! Just throw these two clowns out so we can get back to work again!"
But Karen saw the look of recognition on Shawn's face when Juliet spoke to him. "Hold on Detective."
"You talking to me?" (9) Shawn grinned at Juliet even more because she had gotten it and was playing along. "My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you." (10)
"If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." (11) Nodding at him Juliet hoped she was getting through to him now, and from the way he was reacting it looked like she was. "We have so much time and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it." (12) Taking the file off the Chief's desk she handed it to him. They were racing against the clock on this one and she hoped Shawn would be able to help them out, even though the only way to communicate with him was in code. "It's movie quotes." She filled in the others. "Looks like the spirits messed with his tendency for references when he got the visions or something... I mean I don't know why, but the only way to talk to him is through movie quotes."
"You can't be serious O'Hara!" Carlton glared at her. "Don't tell me you actually believe this bullshit." With that he pointed at Shawn who now was looking through the file. "And stop encouraging him!" Angrily he snatched the file out of his hands again. "Now let's go do some REAL police work!"
Putting his hand to his temple Shawn spoke up again. "I see dead people!" (13)
"Go figure... he sees dead people. Now that's surprising, seeing how we investigate murders on a daily basis!" Carlton still was angry about the interruption.
"You're a disease, and I'm the cure!" (14) Shawn shot back at Lassiter. He just couldn't help it, but annoying the Detective was just too easy.
Growling Carlton glared back at the nuisance. He thought about movie quotes and what he could tell him to get rid of him. "Bond. James Bond." (15) With that he pointed at himself and then he pointed at Shawn. "Hasta la vista baby." (16)
"CARLTON!" Juliet growled. "He's trying to help us!"
"James Bond dude? Really?" Gus couldn't help but laugh.
"ENOUGH everybody!" The Chief was starting to develop a headache and rubbed her temples.
But Shawn of course just had to respond to Lassiter's rudimentary movie knowledge. "Yo, Adrian!" (17) With another grin he pointed at Lassiter, "I'm sorry, if you were right, I would agree with you." (18)
Juliet stepped in between them. They didn't have time for the childish behavior right now. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" (19)
Not wanting to get Jules angry Shawn turned toward Gus and motioned at the Chief's office door. "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." (20)
"Thank you O'Hara." Karen was glad Juliet was getting through to him now. "I'm appointing you liaison to Mr. Spencer here, since you seem to be the only one able to communicate with him. Lassiter, it never hurt to check out what he has to say. Why don't you keep trying to find witnesses while O'Hara and Spencer follow his leads?" Her tone made it clear that it wasn't a suggestion though. The mayor himself kept calling her about this case and they could use all the help they could get. "Dismissed everybody! Get to work!" When she saw Shawn looking at her like she had just spoken in Chinese, she sighed. Thankfully she knew a couple of movie quotes herself. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." (21) Then she looked at Juliet. "Did that work?"
"If you meant to tell him to get the hell outta here and get to work cause this case is important, then yeah I guess it worked." She motioned toward the bullpen where Shawn and Gus had run off to, Shawn pointing at his watch and jumping up and down in front of Gus. "I'll keep you updated on anything we find." And with that she hurried over to them.
Titles List:
I - "Clueless"
II - "Big Man On Campus"
1 - "Network"
2 - "Frankenstein"
3 - "Animal Crackers"
4 - "Mommie Dearest"
5 - "Funny Girl"
6 - "Dirty Dancing"
7 - "Apollo 13"
8 - "Cool Hand Luke"
9 - "Taxi Driver"
10 - "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
11 - "Total Recall"
12 - "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory"
13 - "The Sixth Sense"
14 - "Cobra"
15 - "Dr. No"
16 - "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"
17 - "Rocky"
18 - "Awakenings"
19 - "Dr. Strangelove"
20 - "2001: A Space Odyssey"
21 - "Dead Poets Society"
Non-spoilery PS: I started a C2 for adult kinky stories :D If you wanna help me out with that, especially if you're into other pairings than Shules, lemme know, there have to be more smutty stories around here!
Death Is In The Air & Very Juliet Spoilery PS: I can't help myself but mention this: I cracked up so bad in the ep cuz the dirty pirate hooker one def is in my list! :D So are a shitload of Dumbo ones too tho, and I've always loved that one too! eeeeeeeeeeeeee! :D Okay anyway, hope you're enjoying this and sorry to those of ya who had the Jimmy Buffett one in your favs and updates list, it just made more sense for me to let my old stuff here rest and start a new account for Psych :D