Dempsey and Makepeace (TV Series)
Hors de Combat (1985)
Michael Brandon: Dempsey
Quotes
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Lt. James Dempsey : Makepeace, popcorn.
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Popcorn?
Lt. James Dempsey : Yeah, popcorn, that's the password. Whoever says it first, that's it, we split.
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Popcorn. Right, got it.
Lt. James Dempsey : Okay, let's keep it under 30 minutes.
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[having removed her gown, Angie joins Dempsey who is lying under a casino table]
Angie Hughes : Was it something I said?
[Dempsey is about to defuse a bomb stuck underneath the table]
Lt. James Dempsey : Nope, nothing you did either. But if I don't concentrate, this'll be one hell of a way to go.
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[Dempsey has inserted a gambling chip into a ticking bomb]
Lt. James Dempsey : Now all we have to do, is...
Angie Hughes : What?
Lt. James Dempsey : Break the contact, and it's harmless.
Angie Hughes : So break it.
Lt. James Dempsey : The trouble is it has to be the right wire.
Angie Hughes : And if it isn't?
Lt. James Dempsey : Hamburger time.
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[final scene]
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Where the bloody hell have you been?
Lt. James Dempsey : That's a really good question.
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : She was a professional killer.
[Demspey touches his left arm and just stares at Makepeace. She turns around and walks away]
Lt. James Dempsey : [after a pause] Yeah... she really was...