Walter Kelley: Chris Hall

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Hall enters a hotel lobby and Anthony stops him]  Pardon me, sir. You look like an American.

  Chris Hall : I am. Can I help you?

  Michael Anthony : I don't speak Portuguese very well, and I wonder if you could direct me to the Ochoa plantation?

  Chris Hall : Oh, certainly - I work there. Who do you want to see?

  Michael Anthony : A man named Hall, Christopher Hall.

  Chris Hall : I'm Christopher Hall. What can I do for you?

  Michael Anthony : [the scene shifts to a room at the hotel, a few minutes later]  Whew!

  [Wiping his brow with a handkerchief] 

  Michael Anthony : It's been no fun looking for you in this heat.

  Chris Hall : It must be important.

  Michael Anthony : It is.

  [Opens his briefcase] 

  Michael Anthony : A matter of a million dollars, all yours and tax-free.

  Chris Hall : Are you sure you're feeling all right in this heat, Mister... Mister...?

  Michael Anthony : Anthony is the name.

  [Displaying check] 

  Michael Anthony : Take a look at this check.

  Chris Hall : [Reading the check]  A cashier's check for a million bucks. Who'd want to give me a million dollars?

  Michael Anthony : I'm not at liberty to say.

  Chris Hall : [Getting perturbed]  Is this some kind of a joke? This isn't funny, Mr. Anthony.

  Michael Anthony : [Responding likewise]  Mr. Hall, do you think I'd fly 6,000 miles and tramp through the jungle in this tropical heat just to perpetrate a hoax?

  Chris Hall : What's the catch?

  Michael Anthony : [Displaying a document]  Just sign this simple form. It pledges you never to reveal the source or the amount of this gift; otherwise, the donor has the right to reclaim it.

  [Hall signs the agreement]