This Man Is News (1938)

Barry K. Barnes: Simon Drake

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• Inspector Hollis : Well, it's your own fault. There's someone doing their level best to kill you, and you can't even tell me why.

  Simon Drake : I see. If I want peace, I've got to help you to solve your mystery, have I? All right, tell me how I can help.

• Simon Drake : I hope that big sergeant downstairs is trustworthy, Holly. I don't like the way he looked at my pipe.

  Inspector Hollis : Oh, don't you worry about that, Drake. I'll look after that myself.

• Simon Drake : Now, won't you assume, just for the sake of argument, that maybe I'm not a homicidal maniac?

  Inspector Hollis : Where does that get us?

  Simon Drake : That's better.

• Simon Drake : I don't know what I've done to deserve a wife like you. I've lost my job. I've ended any chance of ever getting another one.

  Pat Drake : Oh, forget it, Simon. You'll get another job. Probably telling bedtime stories on the radio.

• Macgregor : Brown's going to be murdered? Ye puir fool - as if things like that happen in this country! Get out!

  Simon Drake : I've brought you the best stuff this papers ever printed. Now I'll take it to somebody else.

  Macgregor : Well, don't quote me as a reference!

• Pat Drake : Breakfast is served!

  [hands over brandy and soda] 

  Simon Drake : Cheers!

  Pat Drake : Cheers!