Mannix (TV Series)
A Walk in the Shadows (1972)
Mike Connors: Joe Mannix
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Quotes
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Tom Farnon : That's impossible, Mr. Mannix. My revolver is at home, in the study, locked away.
Joe Mannix : No, it's not, Mr. Farnon. It's upstairs in Lieutenant Malcolm's possession. It's a police exhibit.
Tom Farnon : On the boat, when I picked it up, I never dreamed it was my own gun. The man I saw. He must have stolen it.
Joe Mannix : How do you explain the fulminate of mercury?
Tom Farnon : What are you talking about?
Joe Mannix : The detonator that blew up your boat.
Tom Farnon : Mr. Mannix, I don't know the first thing about fulminate of mercury.
Joe Mannix : The police found traces of it in the trunk of your car.
Tom Farnon : Then somebody put it there.
Joe Mannix : The "other man"?
Tom Farnon : I saw him! He was there! He called my wife the day it happened. You have to believe me. You have to find him.
Joe Mannix : Where do I start?
Tom Farnon : Well, I'm not very proud of this, Mr. Mannix, but a few months ago, I hired a private detective to follow Linda. Maybe he can give you a lead.
Joe Mannix : Who is he?
Tom Farnon : His name is Rand.
Joe Mannix : Phil Rand?
Tom Farnon : Yes, you know him?
Joe Mannix : I know him. What did he find out?
Tom Farnon : I'm not sure I know how to answer that. At first, he gave me the impression that Linda was involved with another man. And then, suddenly, he said he was wrong, that there was nothing going on.
Joe Mannix : And then what?
Tom Farnon : He dropped the case. Just like that. But...
Joe Mannix : But you felt like he was holding something back?
Tom Farnon : I just didn't know. I mean, I recognized how jealous I'd like always been about Linda. I began to think maybe I was being psychotic.
Joe Mannix : All right, Mr. Farnon, I'll have a talk with Phil Rand.
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Joe Mannix : Mr. Blake.
Carl Blake : Please excuse me for not shaking hands. Come in. Come in. Can I fix you a drink?
Joe Mannix : No thank you.
[referring to his gun collection stacked up all over the walls]
Joe Mannix : Say, this is quite a collection.
Carl Blake : This is only part of it. There's more in my workshop. You know, I keep telling myself this is only a hobby. But, frankly, I think I'm a frustrated gunsmith. Please sit down.
[referring to the rifle in his hand]
Carl Blake : This model here I rebuilt almost totally. But for some reason, the locking lugs seem a bit stiff. But then you're here to talk about Tom. I'm anxious to help.
Joe Mannix : Mr. Blake, what was your initial reaction when you heard the news about Mr. Farnon?
Carl Blake : I couldn't believe it.
Joe Mannix : Do you now?
Carl Blake : No. No, I don't think Tom is capable of murder.
Joe Mannix : How long have you known him?
Carl Blake : Hmm, 15 years at least. We've been partners for eleven. I know him, Mr. Mannix.
Joe Mannix : Mr. Blake, were you aware that Farnon believed his wife was having an affair?
Carl Blake : [sighs] Yes, we talked about it. I told him, in my opinion, his suspicions were groundless. Oh, they had rough spots here and there, but what marriage hasn't? Course being a bachelor, I feel I have every right to judge.
Joe Mannix : The trouble is, if Farnon's story is true, then his wife was unfaithful and there was another man. We can't have it both ways.
Carl Blake : I'm afraid you're right.
Joe Mannix : Is Farnon handy with guns?
Carl Blake : Tom? Hardly. I tried for years to get him interested in guns. I even gave him a hunting rifle as a present. He gave it back. Said it made him feel uncomfortable. Why, he couldn't even shoot a rabbit.
Joe Mannix : But he did have a .38.
Carl Blake : [sees a reflection of a man hiding behind a tree outside with a gun drawn] Mannix, duck!
[Blake shoots the man outside. Joe takes out his gun, and he and Blake go outside to look at the man]
Joe Mannix : [checks the man's pulse] He's dead.
[a car is heard driving away. Joe looks and sees it's a yellow sports car]
