The Twilight Zone (TV Series)

The Silence (1961)

Franchot Tone: Col. Archie Taylor

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• Col. Archie Taylor : Oh, hello, Alfred. Franklin told me you were waiting.

  George Alfred : Only to pose this question to you. Very succinct Archie, very brief. How long?

  Col. Archie Taylor : How long what?

  George Alfred : How long are you going to keep on with this..this prolonged practical joke?

  Col. Archie Taylor : Well, not much longer.

  Franklin : [Hand's the Colonel his hat] 

  Col. Archie Taylor : [Takes his hat from Franklin]  Thank you, Franklin.

  Col. Archie Taylor : You should see our boy down there. 4 and a half months, not a sound out of him. It's incredible. That fop won't take it for another month. This I'll guarantee you.

  George Alfred : For your sake, I hope that's the case.

  Col. Archie Taylor : My sake?

  George Alfred : You have the money, Archie?

  Col. Archie Taylor : I find that insulting, Alfred.

  George Alfred : I'm sorry if it is. I think he's going to beat you, Archie. I think that boy down there is going to remain silent for the entire year. And I think you're going to owe him $500,000. I just hope you've got it

• Col. Archie Taylor : [Walking nervously back and forth] 

  George Alfred : A rather monumental occasion isn't it, Archie? 12 months ago, to the moment you destroyed yourself. Much as I told you you would.

  Col. Archie Taylor : Your little reminders are gratuitous, Alfred. Besides it's not yet 10:00.

• George Alfred : The letter you sent me is the most incredible thing I have ever read. Archie we're old friends, I must tell you...

  Col. Archie Taylor : My communication to you, Alfred, was not as an old friend, but as my Lawyer. Is the wager I have in mind legal?

  George Alfred : No wager is legal in this state.

  Col. Archie Taylor : Well, is it against the law, then? Is there anything criminal in it?

  George Alfred : I don't see anything criminal in it, no.

  Col. Archie Taylor : Alfred, that is exactly what I wanted to hear from you.

• Jamie Tennyson : Uh, Colonel, I would like to have that check certified and placed on deposit in my name, a photostat of it available, and witnessed by every member of this club.

  Col. Archie Taylor : That might be the usual procedure in a Fish Market or a Pawn Shop, but not in this Club and not with me. My credit is well known and so is my Honor as every member here will vouch for. There will be no check placed on deposit. You'll have to take my word.

  Jamie Tennyson : I see. It's my courage against your credit. Well, a year from tomorrow night, both can be proved.

• Jamie Tennyson : Well, may I ask what is the reason for this wager?

  Col. Archie Taylor : What I'm about to say might horrify the average person. But to someone as insensitive as you, it probably won't mean a thing. I dislike you intensely, Tennyson.