Mannix (TV Series)

The Empty Tower (1975)

Bill Bixby: Tony Elliott

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• Tony Elliott : [arrives at a bar and meets with Joe]  Hi.

  Joe Mannix : Tony! Hey, not bad, 48 minutes. Tell me something, Tony, when you were born, were you on time?

  Tony Elliott : Two weeks late.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah, well, at least there is some improvement.

  Tony Elliott : Well, thank you very much. Uh, Harry, two more of the same, please. I'm really sorry, Joe.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah, well, what is it this time?

  Tony Elliott : It was business.

  Joe Mannix : No kidding.

  Tony Elliott : Yes. No, really, I'm talking about to make a big killing with some international wheeler-dealers.

  Joe Mannix : Oh, how exciting - big finance.

  Tony Elliott : Yes. Yeah, well, I admit that the precious metals business is not as glamorous as yours. I mean, no one takes shots at me, but my business is tricky. It's true. Do you know that I have to be nice to some big money men that you would throw right out of your office?

  Joe Mannix : Well, if they were big money men like you, I'd do it very gently.

  Tony Elliott : You're a nice man. Joe, uh, the reason I called you... I'm starting to get a little tired of the...

  [clears throat] 

  Tony Elliott : ... the wheeler-dealer business, and I thought maybe... well, maybe we could take a couple of days off, go fishing.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah, well, right about now, I could use that, too.

  Tony Elliott : All right, suppose I called old man Anderson and just said, "Tell those fish we're on our way"?

  Joe Mannix : Sounds so great.

  Tony Elliott : Oh, great. Harry, give me the phone, will you, please?

  Joe Mannix : Hey, no, now, wait a minute. I... I just can't do it.

  Tony Elliott : Why?

  Joe Mannix : Well, uh, I'm wrapping up a case. I've got to hang in there for an important phone call.

  Tony Elliott : A phone call?

  Joe Mannix : Yeah.

  Tony Elliott : Joe, uh...

  [clears throat] 

  Tony Elliott : ... I don't want to stun you or anything, but do you know that the phone company now has telephones everywhere?

  Joe Mannix : Mm.

  Tony Elliott : Yes, yes. So couldn't Peggy take the message and then put the call through to the lodge?

  Joe Mannix : Hey, we did get pretty lucky last year, didn't we?

  Tony Elliott : You did, but this is my year, Joe. I went out and bought a whole bunch of new flies.

  Joe Mannix : You're kidding.

  Tony Elliott : Ah, they're beautiful.

  Joe Mannix : Why not, huh? You're on.

  Tony Elliott : Okay, good. I will be at you're office Saturday morning, 10:00 sharp.

  Joe Mannix : Sharp?

  Tony Elliott : Sharp.

  Joe Mannix : I'll lay eight to five.

  Tony Elliott : Eight to five, huh?