Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Count Me In, Count Me Out (1968)
Eddie Firestone: Charley Converse
Quotes
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[Count Van Lornthing has agreed not to break out of Charley's jail until he gets paid for its construction]
Count Peter Van Lornthing : What's wrong? You look like you lost your last friend.
Charley Converse : Don't say that! Look, I don't know how to tell you this, Pete, but it's them vaqueros.
Count Peter Van Lornthing : [chuckling] What about them?
Charley Converse : Well, the commissioner just talked to 'em on the road about an hour ago. They're likely to be here any minute now, see.
Count Peter Van Lornthing : Oh, don't worry, Charley. They won't do anything to you. I'll tell them that you're a friend of mine.
Charley Converse : Yeah, well, it ain't me I'm worried about, Pete. The don sent them after you. They're gonna kill ya! You see, the commissioner sent 'em the wrong way so I could be ready. He don't want a murder in a brand new jail, you understand.
Count Peter Van Lornthing : Charley, you're going to have to make a decision.
Charley Converse : What do you mean?
Count Peter Van Lornthing : Would you prefer people to say you're a sloppy builder or a sloppy jailer?
Charley Converse : ...If I get my druthers, I'd rather be a sloppy jailer.