Vega$ (TV Series)

Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980)

Lorne Greene: Emil Remick

Quotes 

• Dan Tanna : So the deal is, I get a villa in the south of France, all the fringe benefits, and five million dollars in cash... to kill my friend. No, no, no... to kill my BEST friend! Is that about it?

  Emil Remick : [nods]  Precisely it, Mr. Tanna. We have a rather complete doccier on you. For example, we knew that the Roth hotel chain was the first of your many clients, and that you and Mr. Roth are close friends.

  Dan Tanna : My very point, Mr. Remick! You see, where I come from, friends don't generally go about killing other friends. But uh...

  [picks up a stack of money offered him] 

  Dan Tanna : this is rather intriguing. What do you all have against Philip Roth?

  Luke Kichi : Nothing personal. It's just that Mr. Roth is trying to build four casinos and hotels in places where he is not welcome by us... Singapore, Manila, Korea and Taiwan.

  Dan Tanna : Mr. Roth builds a lot of casino hotels.

  Mr. Singh : But not in places where they would seriously impair our business interests.

  Dan Tanna : And what is your business, Mr. Singh?

  Mr. Singh : Mr. Tanna... you must have already drawn a conclusion.

  Dan Tanna : [smiles, waving cash stack at projected image of Roth]  The same business Mr. Roth is in, huh? Gambling? But only of the illegal variety, and if he builds casinos, then you're out of business.

  Emil Remick : [smiles]  Very astute, Mr. Tanna... very astute.

• Mr. Logan : [Logan enters room where Remick is playing chess]  Roth is dead... but Tanna was taken by federal agents before I could get to him.

  Emil Remick : [sweeps chess pieces from board onto floor, alarming Logan]  No... Roth is NOT dead! Tanna was never programmed!

  Mr. Logan : [in disbelief]  That's impossible.

  Emil Remick : Is it also impossible that Roth was not even on the yacht? And for all we know, not even in the entire state of Hawaii?

  Mr. Logan : I saw him kill Roth!

  Emil Remick : You saw him FAKE the killing... of ANOTHER double! Obviously, he got the idea from you.

  Mr. Logan : All right... then what do you suggest? I can only assume that since the representatives of other countries are already here, that Mr. Roth WILL arrive on time for tomorrow's meeting.

  Emil Remick : I shall take care of Mr. Roth. You take care of Tanna... because he can link our faces with our activities. We shall leave here tomorrow afternoon having accomplished everything.

  [beat] 

  Emil Remick : Mr. Logan... you needn't bother coming with us unless you have brought the news that Tanna is dead.

  [Logan turns and leaves] 

• Emil Remick : I want you to say it, Mr. Tanna... I'm going to kill Philip Roth... I'm going to kill Philip Roth.

  [raises voice as the noises and images intensify] 

  Emil Remick : WHO ARE YOU GOING TO KILL, MR. TANNA? WHO ARE YOU GOING TO KILL, MR. TANNA? WHO ARE YOU GOING TO KILL, MR. TANNA? WHO ARE YOU GOING TO KILL, MR. TANNA?

  Dan Tanna : [wide eyed and barely coherent]  I'm going... to kill... Philip... Roth. I'm going... to kill Philip Roth.