Mannix (TV Series)
Broken Mirror (1972)
Jon Cypher: Wallace Hunter
Quotes
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Wallace Hunter : Mannix, I'm paying you to find some kidnappers, not run a confessional!
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Wallace Hunter : Thank you for coming so promptly.
Joe Mannix : What can I do for you, Mr. Hunter?
Wallace Hunter : Did you read about my wife?
Joe Mannix : Yes.
Wallace Hunter : I want you to find out what happened to her.
Joe Mannix : What do the police think?
Wallace Hunter : [sighs] Yes, well... they have two theories. Either... either she fell off the boat accidentally, or I pushed her off. The second theory was unspoken, but it was quite obviously in their minds. It happens, apparently.
Joe Mannix : What do you think happened to her?
Wallace Hunter : I'm totally confused. We were off the coast of Mexico- Baja. One minute, we were laughing and enjoying ourselves. The next...
Joe Mannix : Was the water rough?
Wallace Hunter : Smooth as glass.
Joe Mannix : Any sudden changes in course?
Wallace Hunter : We were on automatic pilot.
Joe Mannix : Well, is it possible that she could have leaned over the rail for some reason and fell overboard?
Wallace Hunter : No, she was an expert swimmer. Besides, she would've called me.
Joe Mannix : Mr. Hunter, uh... I have to ask you this. Could she have gone into the water deliberately?
Wallace Hunter : Does this look like a picture of a woman in a suicidal depression?
[shows Joe a picture of Gina Hunter on their boat smiling]
Joe Mannix : One of the newspaper stories said that, uh, you and Mrs. Hunter were rumored to be on the verge of divorce.
Richard Averill : I can assure you that's absolute nonsense.
Wallace Hunter : It's all right, Richard. We did have one short separation.
Joe Mannix : When was that?
Wallace Hunter : It was a few weeks ago. This cruise was supposed to be a sort of a... second honeymoon.
Joe Mannix : If it wasn't suicide, and you're not convinced she didn't fall overboard accidentally... what other explanation could there be?
