Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)

Acquisition (2002)

Scott Bakula: Capt. Jonathan Archer

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Quotes 

• [Archer and Tucker are staging a drama show for the Ferengi] 

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I'll show you the vault.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Trip?

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : Leave the women here, and I'll let you have the gold.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Not another word, Commander, that's an order!

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I'm not letting 'em take my wife!

  Ulis : Wife?

  Krem : She's not the one with the pointy ears, is she?

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : No. Her name's Hoshi. And you're gonna keep your filthy hands off her! Do we have a deal?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : You take them anywhere near that vault and I'll throw you in the brig for insubordination.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : You don't give a damn about this crew. All you care about is your precious gold.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I'm warning you, Trip.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : You're a greedy son of a bitch!

  Captain Jonathan Archer : What's your wife worth? Five bars of gold, maybe six? Let them take Hoshi, and I'll give you ten.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : What?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : All right, fifteen!

  [Tucker charges at Archer with a roar and continues the discussion in a brawl] 

• Krem : This female... is different from the others. What species is she?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : She's a Vulcan.

  Krem : Vulcan...

  Captain Jonathan Archer : They're really not all that interesting once you get to know them.

  Krem : I'd like to get to know this one. Maybe I won't sell her... not right away.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Trust me. She's got no sense of humor. She's always complaining.

• Sub-Commander T'Pol : "Not that interesting"? "No sense of humor"? "Always complaining"?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : ...I'll make it up to you.

  Sub-Commander T'Pol : How?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Five bars of gold?

• Ulis : Time's running out. Someone has to stay and finish loading the ship.

  Grish : That's Krem's job.

  Krem : I'm tired of doing this job. I don't wanna do all the menial work!

  Ulis : Krem!

  Krem : It's time that I showed a little initiative! I have the lobes for business. You just never give me the chance to prove it!

  Ulis : [commanding]  Get back to work!

  Krem : [after a pause, subdued]  Yes, cousin.

  [the other Ferengi laugh derisively and leave] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : [to Krem]  You... sure told him.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : [trying to entice Krem]  I'll take you to the vault. We'll split the gold, 50-50. I'll even throw in

  [pause] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : the Vulcan female.

  Krem : How do I know you won't try to double-cross me?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : You're the one holding the gun. So... what'll it be?

  Krem : [ponders, then holds up gun]  Get back to work.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : It's your loss.

• [the Ferengi have plundered Enterprise] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : What do you need all this for, anyway? You seem to already have plenty of technology.

  Krem : One can never have too much. The Rules of Acquisition say "Expand or die."

  Captain Jonathan Archer : "Rules of Acquisition"?

  Krem : Mm, that's rule number 45. I've memorized all 173, including the most important one: "A man is only worth the sum of his possessions."

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Back on my homeworld, that kind of thinking almost destroyed our civilization.

  Krem : You should've managed your businesses better.