The first time he says the words he's about to shoot her, or at least pretend to do so.
The second time they're standing over Red John's dead body, and he's wearing handcuffs around his wrists.
The third time he's drunk as a skunk, she doesn't think twice before punching him on the nose.
(She's had enough of him and his obsessions to last a lifetime and yet, she just can't stand the sight of him groveling on the floor.)
It's only when he's snoozing on her couch that she says the words back.
(Some things you just can't escape.)