The Avengers (TV Series)

Brief for Murder (1963)

Harold Scott: Miles Lakin

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• Jasper Lakin : Now Mr. Steed, you can tell us the real reason.

  John Steed : Your pen.

  [hands Jasper back his pen] 

  Jasper Lakin : Oh! Thank you.

  John Steed : I want to commit a murder.

  Miles Lakin : One lump or two Mr. Steed?

  John Steed : Two, please.

  Miles Lakin : Allow me.

  [pours a cup of tea and hands it to Steed] 

  John Steed : Thank you!

• Miles Lakin : Do sit down Mr. Steed, you'll ah, take some tea of course.

  John Steed : That's very kind of you.

  Miles Lakin : I hope the little business of the search didn't inconvenience you too much, tape recorders you know, they make them devilishly small now these days, heh, heh, make everything smaller!

  John Steed : Except lawyers fees, maybe?

  Miles Lakin : Oh! Ho ho. Very good.

• Jasper Lakin : Judge Hardesty spoke to me during recess.

  Miles Lakin : Judge Hardesty? Ju- "Old Stinker" Hardesty?

  Jasper Lakin : Thomas H.

  Miles Lakin : Yes, that's him, Old Stinker.