Frontier (TV Series)
The Gallows (2016)
Jean-Michel Le Gal: Commander Everton
Quotes
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[first lines]
Commander Everton : [entering] I don't care what he's doing! Lord Benton, Sir. For reasons I don't pretend to comprehend, you've confined my company to barracks and cut our rations.
Lord Benton : [busy shaving] It's winter. Rationing is only prudent.
Commander Everton : Captain Chesterfield's men seem to get ample sustenance.
Lord Benton : Do they?
Commander Everton : My men are hungry, Sir. If we are to make it to spring, we must have more food.
Lord Benton : Request denied.
Commander Everton : Captain Benedict Johnson died two weeks ago, and still no inquiry.
Lord Benton : Dismissed, Commander Everton.
Commander Everton : Before he was murdered, you were stripped of your authority. You, sir, are illegally governing Fort James!
Lord Benton : [nicking himself] Agh!
Commander Everton : Starve me now if you want but I will return to England, and I will report all of this. I will ensure the full weight of the law comes down on you, sir.
Lord Benton : Seize Commander Everton.
Commander Everton : What the hell is this? Release me at once!
Lord Benton : Fifty lashes. In the yard.