Mannix (TV Series)

Round Trip to Nowhere (1971)

Mike Connors: Joe Mannix

Quotes 

• Joe Mannix : [helping Tucker up]  What happened?

  Albert Tucker : Uh... I saw a prowler looking in that window right there. Shouted at him what he thought he was up to. He hit me. Lucky thing you showed up. George home?

  Joe Mannix : Who are you?

  Albert Tucker : Albert Tucker. I was about to ask you the same question.

  Joe Mannix : My name is Mannix. I'm a private investigator. This is Mrs. Hewitt.

  Albert Tucker : Mrs. Hewitt? George didn't say anything about being married.

  Joe Mannix : When was the last time you saw him?

  Albert Tucker : About a month ago. In my office in Washington. Legal matter. Where is George?

  Joe Mannix : He's dead.

  Albert Tucker : How did it happen?

  Joe Mannix : Car crash.

  Albert Tucker : I'm sorry, Mrs. Hewitt. I won't bother you at a time like this. Oh, I... the only thing is I don't know what I'm going to do with this now.

  Amanda Hewitt : They're just check stubs.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah. With only the amounts filled in. There are no names. Do you have any idea who these might have been payable to?

  Amanda Hewitt : I've never seen them before.

  Albert Tucker : The envelope was sealed when George gave it to me.

  Joe Mannix : That was a month ago in Washington. What are you doing here now, Mr. Tucker?

  Albert Tucker : Well, George knew I was coming out to Los Angeles on business, so he asked me to bring the envelope with me. He called me this afternoon at the Hamilton, asked me to come over this evening at 8:30.

  Joe Mannix : What time did he call you?

  Albert Tucker : About 6.

  Joe Mannix : You're sure about the time, Mr. Tucker?

  Albert Tucker : Yes, I found a note in my box when I got back from dinner. I came out right away.

  Joe Mannix : Mr. Hewitt couldn't have called you at 6:00.

  Albert Tucker : Why not?

  Joe Mannix : Because he was killed at 4:30.

  Albert Tucker : [shows Joe a phone bill]  There, you can see for yourself. It says 6:05 P.M.

  Joe Mannix : Mr. Tucker, you were Mr. Hewitt's attorney?

  Albert Tucker : Yes.

  Joe Mannix : What business was he in?

  Albert Tucker : Well, now I don't think anybody knew, really. He seemed to want it that way. He enjoyed playing the man of mystery. Why... Why is that important now?

  Amanda Hewitt : Mr. Mannix thinks my husband's death wasn't accidental.

  Joe Mannix : It's also very possible that we saved your life.

  Albert Tucker : How?

  Joe Mannix : Well, whoever it was that called you at 6:05 must have wanted that envelope pretty badly. If we hadn't arrived here before you, you would have walked right into his trap.