Alex Rider (TV Series)

Lies (2020)

Brenock O'Connor: Tom Harris

Quotes 

• Tom Harris : The X-Men, that's got real grit. That's real, you know? I mean the whole thing is like a metaphor for the LGBTQ community. I mean, just swap superpowers for socially permissible sex. I mean, the X-gene even kicks in during puberty. And it's like their version of coming out, you know.

  Steph : You're kinda hot.

• Tom Harris : And that's what's so great about the X-Men Movies

  Steph : Well, I always thought it was just mutants with superpowers.

  Tom Harris : Well, I mean, yeah, but the thing with X-Men is they're hidden in plain sight. You know, they walk among us, they keep themselves to themselves. Until they don't and people realise and people react with fear and confrontation and paranoia.

• Tom Harris : Come on man, we all have our own particular set of skills. This is definitely a more your skills kinda thing.

  Alex Rider : You got it confiscated, you get it back

  Tom Harris : The lights are low. You're next to Ayisha, the magic starts to happen... Or a horror movie marathon and a long cold shower. It's your call.

• Tom Harris : Alex.

  Alex Rider : Not doing it.

  Tom Harris : Dude, come on, like two minutes.

  Alex Rider : No, No

  Tom Harris : Just two minutes' worth of filming that's all I need

  Alex Rider : I think we've got a lesson, so I'm just gunna...

  Tom Harris : We can get it on the walk, we can get it on the walk

  Alex Rider : The thing I most remember about Tom at school was his creative determination, you know, his drive. Because that's what really set him apart. Just talking about it now, it's almost as if I can still see him. Like, er, right in front of me.

  Tom Harris : Right well if you don't take it seriously it's going to look stupid

  Alex Rider : It is stupid. How can you do a Making Of documentary, you haven't actually made any movies

  Tom Harris : It's called shooting out of sequence mate

  Alex Rider : It's called 'get someone else to do it'

  Tom Harris : Oh, very witty, very smart, looks good on you that. Well, it was Jahid's idea

  Alex Rider : Well, get Jahid to do it then

  Tom Harris : Jahid actually had another idea, actually, he said, 'oh that's a really good idea Tom, maybe we should er get some footage tonight at the party that Ayiesha's going to?'

  Alex Rider : What?

  Tom Harris : Oh, that perked you up a little bit. I knew that name would work on you.

  Alex Rider : Which party?

  Tom Harris : Typical, so predictable. You won't do anything for your friends, but the ladies...

• Alex Rider : Tom, can you do something for me?

  Tom Harris : What?

  Alex Rider : Go home. Tell Jack I'll be back later.

  Tom Harris : What?

  Alex Rider : Just do it!

  Tom Harris : Well. Well, call me!

  [Alex Cycles off] 

  Tom Harris : I don't have a... I don't have a phone

• Alex Rider : I can't find where they took him. There's no hospital record, there's no mortuary transfer. There's nothing.

  Tom Harris : Mate, this really doesn't matter.

  Alex Rider : No hospital in London has any record of him being brought in.

  Tom Harris : I don't know Maybe they've spelt his name wrong. They're always doing stuff like that.

  Alex Rider : Yeah or maybe it didn't happen!

  Tom Harris : What?

  Alex Rider : He never went over the speed limit. Never.

  Tom Harris : Mate, I can't imagine how hard this is for you, but...

  Alex Rider : But what if it's bollocks? All of it? What if it's bullshit? What if they're lying?

  Tom Harris : Who?

  Alex Rider : Have you got, have you got find my phone switched on?

  Tom Harris : What?

  Alex Rider : On your phone, have you got find my phone switched on?

  Tom Harris : Yeah. But the batteries probably dead now

  Alex Rider : It doesn't matter. It'll save the last location.

  Tom Harris : How's this going to help?

  Alex Rider : If we can find your phone, we can find the car, maybe we can find out what really happened.