Mannix (TV Series)

Silent Target (1973)

Mike Connors: Joe Mannix

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• Joe Mannix : [wakes up in the middle of the night after drinking his spiked scotch with Elena sitting by his bed]  You mind telling me what this is all about?

  Elena : You want to get away from here, don't you?

  Joe Mannix : Do you know a way?

  Elena : Yes.

  Joe Mannix : Well, what about you? Suppose they guess you're the one that turned me loose?

  Elena : Harry will take care of me.

  Joe Mannix : Harry who?

  Elena : Harry Tass.

  Joe Mannix : Harry Tass? Here?

  Elena : You know him.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah, I know him.

  Elena : He wants you dead.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah...

  Elena : You'll have a good head start. They don't expect you to wake up until morning.

  [starts unting Joe from the ropes he's bound to] 

  Joe Mannix : Hey, by the way, uh... thanks for that message. Otherwise, I might have finished that drink.

  Elena : Shh!

  [footsteps are heard retreating] 

  Joe Mannix : Are they all in the same business as Harry?

  Elena : Yeah, it's a pool. You know, like a secretarial pool?

  Joe Mannix : Only this is one for hit men. A place to cool off between jobs... draw weapons, get assignments. Is that why Harry's here, to get an assignment?

  [Elena doesn't answer] 

  Joe Mannix : When? Where?

  Elena : You better worry about yourself.

  [frees Joe from the ropes that are tied around his wrist] 

  Joe Mannix : Who's Harry's target?

  Elena : Drop it.

  Joe Mannix : I know Harry Tass enough to know that he's only used for top jobs.

  Elena : I said drop it.

  Joe Mannix : Did he say anything? Give any hints?

  Elena : Harry is my man. You're just passing traffic.

  [frees Joe from the ropes tied around his feet] 

  Joe Mannix : Well... the man he's gonna kill must be somebody pretty important. Doesn't that mean anything to you?

  Elena : No, not if it'll hurt Harry.

  Joe Mannix : He's your man.

  Elena : That's right. We can go now.