Starsky and Hutch (TV Series)
Little Girl Lost (1976)
David Soul: Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Quotes
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Molly Edwards : What's that?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : This... is a concoction I whip up every morning. Hey, what do you want for breakfast, huh? I have Granola and I have wheat germ and I got All Bran and I got Coconut Stripes... and I, uh, and I got some uh, some blackstrap squares. Hmm?
Molly Edwards : [indicating Hutch's drink] What's in that?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Most of the above. And some vitamins and minerals.
Molly Edwards : Well, you're really weird, aren't you? You got any salami?
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Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Nope.
Det. Dave Starsky : Come on, you can tell me. It's only a couple of days before Christmas.
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : There's nothing to tell, Starsk. Nothing to tell.
Det. Dave Starsky : You really want me to believe you got me nothing for Christmas?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : I didn't. Hey, look, it's nothing personal. It's just that this year for the first time, I decided I was not gonna get caught up in that phony wave of euphoric sentimentalism orchestrated by the clanging of cash registers.
Det. Dave Starsky : Euphoric sentimentalism?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : That's right. It's the principle of the thing. You know, I get so sick and tired of people walking up to me, people I don't even know and wishing me a Merry Christmas. Don't you?
Det. Dave Starsky : No.
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Well, they don't mean it. I mean, 51 weeks out of the year, they'd rather take your head off or run you down with their cars and then suddenly one week before Christmas everybody gets caught up in that phony wave of...
Det. Dave Starsky : Euphoric sentimentalism.
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : That's right. Well, not this kid. No, sir, not me. I'm not gonna be any pinup boy for the Better Business Bureau.
Det. Dave Starsky : A sweater! You got me a sweater. The one I saw...
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Starsky, I did not get you a sweater.
Det. Dave Starsky : Oh.
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Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : All right, what's your name?
Det. Dave Starsky : Hey, you play ball? Me too.
Molly Edwards : Now, what's that? Your Barnaby Jones act? Don't try to con me, turkey.
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Det. Dave Starsky : What did you get on Molly's father?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Nicholas Alan Edwards. Small-time muscle, got 3 years for knocking off a jewelry salesman. $125,000 worth of single diamonds and they were never recovered.
Det. Dave Starsky : You call that small-time?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Well, there were two other guys in on the robbery. And they were never caught.
Det. Dave Starsky : Same two guys tearing his room apart yesterday. If they were Molly's dad's partners, she might be able to identify them.
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Did you ever think about going into police work as a career?
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Molly Edwards : Old lady Perkowitz ain't havin' much luck farmin' me out.
Det. Dave Starsky : "Old lady Perkowitz" is trying to find the people who used to be your foster parents.
Molly Edwards : The Williams?
Det. Dave Starsky : Uh-huh.
Molly Edwards : I think she's wasting her time.
Det. Dave Starsky : Why is that?
Molly Edwards : After they lost me, they probably went back to their old line of business.
Det. Dave Starsky : Which was...
Molly Edwards : Running a concentration camp.
Det. Dave Starsky : Couldn't have been as bad as all that.
Molly Edwards : [after a pause] Y'know, my dad was a good guy.
Det. Dave Starsky : Yeah.
[to Officer Perkowitz]
Det. Dave Starsky : . Get 'em?
Officer Perkowitz : They're not at home.
Molly Edwards : Juvey, huh?
Officer Perkowitz : No, Molly. I'm afraid it's too late to get you booked into juvey tonight. Officer Hutchinson has agreed to let you stay at his place.
Molly Edwards : Yeah?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : C'mon Molly, er, Pete.
Molly Edwards : Ok.
Det. Dave Starsky : See ya, tiger.
Molly Edwards : Yeah.
Det. Dave Starsky : That's what I like. A man who's able to resist the euphoric sentimentalism of the season.
[to Officer Perkowitz]
Det. Dave Starsky : . Ok, Perkowitz. Let's say we go bah a few humbugs together.
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Det. Dave Starsky : [indicating Molly] What's wrong with her?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Oh, Perkowitz called about a half an hour ago.
Det. Dave Starsky : Oh? What'd she want?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : Said she was wrong about the Williams being gone for the holidays. They're coming back this afternoon. We're going to have to take her over there.
Det. Dave Starsky : Oh. That's too bad. I thought we could have a party tomorrow morning. Open up presents, y'know?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : [smiles]
Det. Dave Starsky : Got a partial make on her father. Ex-con, out 2 months, spent most of his time in skid row bars... the usual - nobody knows anything.
[Eats some Granola]
Det. Dave Starsky : You didn't make her eat any of this stuff?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : [stares at Starsky]
Det. Dave Starsky : You're heartless. Does she know anything?
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : [shakes his head]
Det. Dave Starsky : You sure? Look, maybe she doesn't want to go to see her foster parents. But it's a damn sight better than juvey.
Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson : We'll stop by the hotel and pick up her things, huh?
Det. Dave Starsky : Hey, ah, you haven't got any salami or somethin'?