Barney Miller (TV Series)
Escape Artist (1975)
Hal Linden: Capt. Barney Miller
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Quotes
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Capt. Barney Miller : Here you are Mr. Jeffers,
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Thank you Captain
Capt. Barney Miller : You know, it's hard for me to understand how an intelligent man like you could allow himself to be parley to so much trouble
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men
Det. Ron Harris : This cat is dynamite... I'm gonna write that down
Capt. Barney Miller : It appears you found yourself an admirer.
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Do me a favor, don't tell him it comes from Aldous Huxley until l after I leave
Capt. Barney Miller : You know, it seems to me that if you just stayed put all this time, you could avoid all this difficulty
Charlie Evans Jeffers : No, I am by my nature an impatient man, Captain.
Capt. Barney Miller : But, you are also a realist
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Well, the secret of being able to serving time is to accept the circumstance, to resign yourself to the fact that escape is impossible. Well, the more I escaped, the more difficult it became to accept that philosophy. Prison became increasingly unbearable because it became increasingly unnecessary.
Capt. Barney Miller : But you always got caught
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Well nobody's perfect
Capt. Barney Miller : What about this time ? Gonna try again ?
Charlie Evans Jeffers : I don't know. It isn't nearly as interesting outside as it use to be. I suppose these last few escapes were merely for the sake of doing
Capt. Barney Miller : Why don't you just sit it out for awhile, try for parole ?
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Maybe I will this time, certainly the challenge is no longer there. Perhaps it's time, I'm gonna have to be practical and yes,very very bored.
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Capt. Barney Miller : Mr. Jeffers, I just spoke to somebody in the Attorney General's Office, they told me if you hung around long enough, you could be eligible for parole in a couple of years. Think you can stand it ?
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Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz : Hey Barn, television station's on the phone. They want to know if they can come down here and get pictures and interview with Jeffers
Capt. Barney Miller : Boy, news travel fast, you tell them, they have to have permission from the Public Information Office of the Police Department and Attorney General's Office in Albany
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Roland Gusik : Death has never been a deterrent
Capt. Barney Miller : Self-destruction happens to be against the law in this state, Mr. Gusik
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Roland Gusik : If I fall from valor, its my business
Det. Ron Harris : Unless you fall on someone else... Should I take him over to Bellevue ?
Capt. Barney Miller : No, have them pick him up , I can't spare the man
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Capt. Barney Miller : Mr Jeffers, I was just talking to some of the reporters downstairs, they tell me, you spent 30 years in jail for stealing one automobile
Charlie Evans Jeffers : It was one hell of a car
Capt. Barney Miller : One to five grand larceny auto and twenty five years accumulated escape time
Charlie Evans Jeffers : Compound Interest you might call it