The Old Man (TV Series)

I (2022)

John Lithgow: Harold Harper

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• Harold Harper : Space is the breath of art. You know who said that?

  Henry Harper : No.

  Harold Harper : Any idea what it means?

  Henry Harper : No. Do you?

  Harold Harper : [chuckles]  Well, I I think it means, when you're building a house, you got to have a place for everyone and everything important. But it's good to have some space that's just you know, space.

  Henry Harper : Do you think this is too big?

  Harold Harper : Oh, no. I love what we're building here. And I love building it with you. I do think that we're gonna be able to host a small army in here, though, by the time we're done.

  Henry Harper : It's just for our family.

  Harold Harper : Yeah?

  Henry Harper : A room for you and Grandma, a room for me, and a room for Mom and Dad.

  Harold Harper : For Mom and Dad?

  Henry Harper : In case somebody figures out how to bring them back someday.

  [cut to Harold quietly sobbing alone in a bathroom] 

• Harold Harper : Hello, this Harold Harper. Listen, there are a couple of things that we need to get clear. First, I am not running this op. I was asked in strictly to consult. No one here knows that I'm speaking with you right now. There's a good chance I am violating several laws by doing so, which should earn me a little latitude. Does it?

  Dan Chase : No.

  Harold Harper : All right. The second thing, then, is that I need you to go to your car. Right now. I need to explain to you how I just called you on a phone that you believed was clean and untraceable.

  Truck Stop Waitress : You haven't paid yet.

  Harold Harper : When you get to the car, take a look underneath. Passenger side, rear wheel well. Apparently, we can match the transponder's location to the location of the phone moving with it, and then reverse engineer the number. That one surprised me. I didn't know that was a thing we could do. I tell you this partly to remind you that you have no idea how different the game is than the last time you played it. And partly because you've got about three minutes before they're on top of you. I'm not looking at the transponder feed, so let me know when you're driving. We can talk further.

• Dan Chase : Is he there?

  Raymond Waters : Harper. It's for you.

  Harold Harper : [bewildered]  Yeah?

  Dan Chase : That's three. Any more you send at me, I'm sending back in bags. Anyone you send at my kid, I'm sending back in pieces. Do you recognize me now?

  [call disconnects] 

  Raymond Waters : Who the hell is this guy? Sir, what am I dealing with here?

• Cheryl Harper : Have you ever thought it might help if he saw you cry?

  Harold Harper : [groans]  Everyone cries around a kid that's lost his parents. I think just for variety's sake, I'll be the one that doesn't.

• Raymond Waters : [Harold enters the hanger]  He's on the move.

  Harold Harper : Yeah, I can see that.

  Raymond Waters : Just minutes before we arrived on target, too.

  Harold Harper : That's unfortunate.

  Raymond Waters : You were just on the phone out there, yeah?

  Harold Harper : Yes, I was.

  Raymond Waters : May I ask who it was you were talking to?

  Harold Harper : No, you may not. Son, do you know what my position is at the FBI?

  Raymond Waters : Yes, sir.

  Harold Harper : Do you think I was appointed to that position because I'm someone it's safe to fuck with?

  Raymond Waters : No, sir.

  Harold Harper : Then quit staring at me, before I start getting the idea I'm being fucked with. Deal?

  Raymond Waters : [flatly]  Yeah.