Angel of Death (1990 TV Movie)

Gregory Harrison: Gary Nicholson

Quotes 

• Gary Nicholson : Where is he? I want my son.

  Laura Hendricks : Leave us alone! Dear Lord, leave us alone!

  Gary Nicholson : Not until I find my...

  Josh Hendricks : No! Leave my mom alone!

  Gary Nicholson : Son.

  Josh Hendricks : You're not my daddy!

  Laura Hendricks : Josh, get out of here, quick!

  Josh Hendricks : Leave my mom alone! I hate you!

  Gary Nicholson : Son?

  Josh Hendricks : I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!

  Gary Nicholson : You don't hate me. A son doesn't hate his father!

  Josh Hendricks : You're not my daddy! Leave my mom alone, I hate you!

  [Laura grabs the pitchfork and pushes Gary. He falls screaming to his death into the combine harvester. Laura weeps] 

• [Matt enters his house. He hear a noise] 

  Matt Hendricks : Laura? Is that you?

  [Matt sees Gary sitting in his chair] 

  Matt Hendricks : Laura? Who are you?

  Gary Nicholson : I'm a friend of Laura's.

  Matt Hendricks : How did you get in here? Where's Laura?

  Gary Nicholson : You don't need to worry about Laura anymore, Matt. I'm taking care of her now. I'm taking care of Josh too.

  Matt Hendricks : Look. I don't who you are or what you want, but I want you out of here.

  Gary Nicholson : That son of yours is a hell of a kid. But then you wouldn't know, would you? You've been too busy with your job, too busy screwing around.

  Matt Hendricks : I want you to leave, please.

  Gary Nicholson : A beautiful woman like Laura needs a real man. Somebody that she can count on, someone who appreciates her, someone like me.

  Matt Hendricks : You don't know what the hell you're talking about.

  Gary Nicholson : Oh no?

  [Gary gets up and approaches Matt threateningly. Matt recoils] 

  Gary Nicholson : I made love to Laura last night. And one thing I can tell you, it was better than she ever got from you.

  Matt Hendricks : Okay, pal, get outta here.

  Gary Nicholson : Laura's mine now. She wants you out of her life for good starting right now, you got that?

  Matt Hendricks : What?

  Gary Nicholson : You heard me. I want you to leave this town. You're never gonna see Laura and Josh again.

  Matt Hendricks : [Matt don't agree with Gary. He's a liar]  You're nuts. You stay away from my family.

  [Matt approaches the telephone] 

  Matt Hendricks : Now, if you don't get the hell out of here in two seconds, I'm calling the police, you got that?

  [Matt starts dialing and call the police Gary draws a gun and points it at Matt] 

  Gary Nicholson : Put it down, now.

  [Matt complies] 

  Gary Nicholson : I-- I don't want to hurt you, Matt. You're Josh's dad, he's my little buddy, but-- you give me no choice.

  Matt Hendricks : Look, you don't wanna do anything right now. You don't wanna hurt Josh's dad, right?

  Gary Nicholson : [raises his voice angrily]  You call yourself a dad? A dad is someone who's always there for his kids, somebody who teaches him how to throw a baseball, how to catch a fish. But you never had the time, did you? Did you?

  Matt Hendricks : Right, right, no, you're right.

  Gary Nicholson : That's why I'm taking over. That's why I have to do this.

• Matt Hendricks : Laura, get back, he's got a gun!

  [Matt struggles with Gary. Gary shoots, injuring Matt. Laura rushes to Matt, but Gary pulls her away] 

  Gary Nicholson : No, get away from him. You don't need him anymore. I'm taking care of you now.

  Laura Hendricks : [yells]  You bastard, you maniac!

  [Laura struggles and gets herself free. She rushes to Matt and kneels near him] 

  Laura Hendricks : Matt? Matt?

  [Matt grunts] 

  Laura Hendricks : Oh, my god, are you hurt, you've been shot, Matt.

  [Laura picks the phone and dials] 

  Gary Nicholson : [mutters to himself]  It's always the same, no matter what I do.

  Laura Hendricks : [on phone]  I need an ambulance right away. My husband's been shot.

  Gary Nicholson : I took care of you, Laura.

  Laura Hendricks : [on phone]  9736 Elm Street.

  Gary Nicholson : I took care of you.

  [Laura turns her head toward Gary] 

  Gary Nicholson : That dog, the mechanic, that teacher... I got rid of that teacher for you!

  Laura Hendricks : [shocked]  Oh, no! Please, no.

  Gary Nicholson : I love you. Why isn't that enough? I spun straw into gold for you. I spun straw into gold.

  [Gary leaves, dropping the gun at the doorway] 

• [after the police interrogation, Laura heads back home. She starts unlocking the door, but suddenly Gary has arrived] 

  Gary Nicholson : I've been waiting for you.

  Laura Hendricks : Oh!

  Gary Nicholson : I heard what happened.

  Laura Hendricks : Nick, I...

  Gary Nicholson : Those cops are idiots, how could they suspect you?

  Laura Hendricks : They think I have a motive.

  Gary Nicholson : They don't know you. Not like I do. They don't... they don't understand. Listen, don't worry. I'll get you out of this, I'll take care of it.

  Laura Hendricks : It's okay. My husband's handling everything. I'm meeting him in his office in a half an hour.

  Gary Nicholson : [stunned]  I thought it was over between you and Matt. I thought, after last night, I thought that...

  [Laura turns her back to Gary and is about enter her house, but Gary grabs her and turns her to face him] 

  Laura Hendricks : I-- I don't know. I-- I can't think straight.

  Gary Nicholson : That's why you need me. Please, I don't want you to see Matt anymore.

  Laura Hendricks : Matt is an attorney, Nick. And right now, I need him more than I need anybody else. I'll call you, okay?

  [Laura enters the and closes the door] 

  Gary Nicholson : Don't you see? He's using this to get you back!

• Gary Nicholson : It's nice talking to you, too, Laura. Okay, bye.

  [Gary hangs up the phone] 

  Prison Librarian Jenkins : So, what's she like, huh?

  Gary Nicholson : She's really nice. She sounded kind of lovely though, you know? She wants me to write to her.

  Prison Librarian Jenkins : Well, there are a lot of lonely people, I guess. And they're not all in the joint neither.

• [Laura, experiencing a nightmare, wakes up as the phone rings] 

  Laura Hendricks : Hello?

  Gary Nicholson : Hi, Laura, how are you?

  Laura Hendricks : [confused]  Who is this?

  Gary Nicholson : We haven't actually met, but... my name is Gary Nicholson.

  Laura Hendricks : It's four in the morning!

  Gary Nicholson : Oh, God. That's right, it's three hours early where you are, I'm sorry, I forgot. Please forgive me. I just wanted to tell you how much I like your book, Rumpelstiltskin. And... you don't mind I call, do you?

  Laura Hendricks : [chuckles]  Well, I've never gotten a fan letter before or fan phone call either.

  Gary Nicholson : You mean I'm the first, then? Listen, I just want to say I think you are a great artist. I feel so much when I look at your pictures.

  Laura Hendricks : Huh!

  [Laura looks at her fabulous drawing picture] 

  Laura Hendricks : Thanks.

  Gary Nicholson : [buzzing from prison]  Listen, Laura, I gotta go. If I wrote to you about your book, do you think that maybe you could write me back?

  Laura Hendricks : Well, I--I don't know that.

  Gary Nicholson : It's kind of hard for me to get to a phone.

  Laura Hendricks : Why, where do you live?

  [in Attica State Prison, Jenkins the librarian summons Gary that the time is up] 

  Gary Nicholson : I'm in Attica, in a prison.

  Laura Hendricks : What?

  Gary Nicholson : Yeah. Oh, I really like the picture of you in the back too with your son. How come your husband isn't in it? Is he...

  Laura Hendricks : [frightened]  Hey, I've got to hang up now. Please, don't ever call here again, okay?

  [Laura hangs up] 

  Gary Nicholson : [smiles]  Uh-huh.

  [Laura checks her son Josh. He is sleeping]