Murder by Natural Causes (1979 TV Movie)

Hal Holbrook: Arthur Sinclair

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• [last lines] 

  Allison Sinclair : What are you going to do?

  [Arthur, pointing a gun at her, smiles and says nothing] 

  Allison Sinclair : Tell me, Arthur!

  Arthur Sinclair : [pause, then]  I have a suggestion for you, darling... why don't you read my mind?

• Arthur Sinclair : [to Allison]  You ignored the first rule of infidelity, darling... never cheat on a man who employs a private detective.

• Arthur Sinclair : [about George]  He must love you very much.

  Allison Sinclair : [defiantly]  He does!

  Arthur Sinclair : Apparently. He even let you have an affair with another man, but that served another purpose, didn't it?

• Arthur Sinclair : I'd give up those coffee comemrcials if I were you and concentrate on bigger things. Take it from me, those reviews of your play were unfair! Any time you need a testimonial...

  Gil Weston : Shut up!

  Arthur Sinclair : Watch your language, Mr. Weston. You're already in a great deal of trouble.

• Allison Sinclair : He

  [meaning George] 

  Allison Sinclair : killed you!

  Arthur Sinclair : Not quite... he *shot* me. There's a difference.

• Arthur Sinclair : Another lesson in infidelity, darling... if a private detective can find out about Lover A, he can almost certainly find out about Lover B.

• Arthur Sinclair : [to George]  Allison tried to have me killed tonight.

  [George stares at Allison, but says nothing] 

  Arthur Sinclair : Didn't you hear me? I said-...

  Arthur Sinclair : I heard you, Arthur.

  [to Allison] 

  Arthur Sinclair : What went wrong?

  Allison Sinclair : He was expecting it.

  George Brubaker : [glances at Arthur, then]  Impossible.

  Allison Sinclair : He found out about Gil months ago. Tonight was a set-up!

• Arthur Sinclair : [to telephone operator after his pacemaker test]  Am I alive?

• Arthur Sinclair : [Asking about some contracts]  What do I do?

  George Brubaker : Sign them.

  Arthur Sinclair : Committing myself to...?

  George Brubaker : Three books in the next three years. For which you get an advance of $300,000.

  Arthur Sinclair : Give me a pen before I change their minds.