Mannix (TV Series)

A Walk in the Shadows (1972)

Robert Colbert: Carl Blake

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Quotes 

• Joe Mannix : Mr. Blake.

  Carl Blake : Please excuse me for not shaking hands. Come in. Come in. Can I fix you a drink?

  Joe Mannix : No thank you.

  [referring to his gun collection stacked up all over the walls] 

  Joe Mannix : Say, this is quite a collection.

  Carl Blake : This is only part of it. There's more in my workshop. You know, I keep telling myself this is only a hobby. But, frankly, I think I'm a frustrated gunsmith. Please sit down.

  [referring to the rifle in his hand] 

  Carl Blake : This model here I rebuilt almost totally. But for some reason, the locking lugs seem a bit stiff. But then you're here to talk about Tom. I'm anxious to help.

  Joe Mannix : Mr. Blake, what was your initial reaction when you heard the news about Mr. Farnon?

  Carl Blake : I couldn't believe it.

  Joe Mannix : Do you now?

  Carl Blake : No. No, I don't think Tom is capable of murder.

  Joe Mannix : How long have you known him?

  Carl Blake : Hmm, 15 years at least. We've been partners for eleven. I know him, Mr. Mannix.

  Joe Mannix : Mr. Blake, were you aware that Farnon believed his wife was having an affair?

  Carl Blake : [sighs]  Yes, we talked about it. I told him, in my opinion, his suspicions were groundless. Oh, they had rough spots here and there, but what marriage hasn't? Course being a bachelor, I feel I have every right to judge.

  Joe Mannix : The trouble is, if Farnon's story is true, then his wife was unfaithful and there was another man. We can't have it both ways.

  Carl Blake : I'm afraid you're right.

  Joe Mannix : Is Farnon handy with guns?

  Carl Blake : Tom? Hardly. I tried for years to get him interested in guns. I even gave him a hunting rifle as a present. He gave it back. Said it made him feel uncomfortable. Why, he couldn't even shoot a rabbit.

  Joe Mannix : But he did have a .38.

  Carl Blake : [sees a reflection of a man hiding behind a tree outside with a gun drawn]  Mannix, duck!

  [Blake shoots the man outside. Joe takes out his gun, and he and Blake go outside to look at the man] 

  Joe Mannix : [checks the man's pulse]  He's dead.

  [a car is heard driving away. Joe looks and sees it's a yellow sports car]