Harry O (TV Series)

Shadows at Noon (1974)

David Janssen: Harry Orwell

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Harry Orwell : [voiceover]  Shopping isn't one of my favorite things. Neither is planning ahead. Now how do I know what I'm gonna want for dinner tomorrow? How do I know I'm gonna want dinner tomorrow? How do I know there's gonna be a tomorrow? When you live alone, your thinking gets funny. Next time I'll make a list.

• Harry Orwell : [Arrives home from shopping to find his door locked. He knocks until a young lady opens the door]  Are you the lady of the house?

  Marilyn Sidwell : What do you want?

  Harry Orwell : I'm from George's Market. I got the groceries you ordered.

  Marilyn Sidwell : Oh. Well, just leave them there.

  Harry Orwell : No, wait a minute. It's $14.23.

  Marilyn Sidwell : What?

  Harry Orwell : We don't have charge accounts. $14.23?

  Marilyn Sidwell : Oh. Well, just a minute.

  Harry Orwell : [She lets him in. Harry watches as she goes looking for money in a drawer]  Why don't you try the sugar bowl?

  Marilyn Sidwell : What?

  Harry Orwell : [Points toward the kitchen]  Sugar bowl. In the kitchen. Most people keep their grocery money in the sugar bowl.

  [Harry points to an upper cabinet] 

  Marilyn Sidwell : Oh. Yes.

  Harry Orwell : [She climbs up on the counter to reach the cabinet and Harry sees that she has blood on the bottom of her foot]  How'd you hurt your foot?

  Marilyn Sidwell : Uh... I cut it on some rocks. There... it's $15. You can keep the change.

  Harry Orwell : Thank you.

  [Harry takes the money and puts it and the rest of the cash back into the sugar bowl and puts it back in the cabinet] 

  Harry Orwell : I guess I better take a look at your foot. There's a first-aid kit in the bathroom.

  [She starts walking towards the door to leave] 

  Harry Orwell : Hey... sit down. Go on... sit down.

  Marilyn Sidwell : [She sits on the couch and Harry starts first aid on her foot]  I'm sorry.

  Harry Orwell : For what?

  Marilyn Sidwell : Breaking and entering. I needed a place to stay.

  Harry Orwell : It's a sea urchin.

  Marilyn Sidwell : What?

  Harry Orwell : You stepped on a sea urchin. They have these little spines. They're very poisonous.

  Marilyn Sidwell : Will you let me stay here?

• [last lines] 

  Harry Orwell : [voiceover]  I felt like screaming. But I didn't. You can get into a lot of trouble screaming. I decided to run instead. It didn't do much good. I did another thing that didn't do much good either. I locked the door to my house. Not that I was worried about anyone trespassing. I just liked the feeling of having a key in my pocket.

• Marilyn Sidwell : [being led away by an attendant]  I hope you're proud of yourself. I don't belong in a mental institution. I'm there only because it suits other people's needs. I'm as sane as you are, Mr. Orwell. Pluto died the same way!

  Harry Orwell : [voiceover]  Being as sane as I am may not be the highest recommendation in the world. But another of my least favorite things is betraying a trust. I wasn't particularly proud of myself.

• Harry Orwell : [voiceover]  Manny Quinlan promised to dig up the answers to most of my questions, but there was one I was pretty sure I could stump him with.

  Lt. Manuel 'Manny' Quinlan : Pluto is a big, funny-looking dog, Harry. He belongs to Mickey Mouse. Now, Mickey Mouse is a fictional rodent married to a lady mouse named Minnie. And you know, one of their best friends is Donald Duck.

• Harry Orwell : Why are you smiling?

  Edward Lamport : I know your secret.

  Harry Orwell : What's that?

  Edward Lamport : You're sane.

  Harry Orwell : I wouldn't count on it.

• Harry Orwell : C'mon, Marilyn, let's get out of here. Everything's gonna be all right.

  Lt. Manuel 'Manny' Quinlan : Not quite, Harry.

  Harry Orwell : What do you mean?

  Lt. Manuel 'Manny' Quinlan : You're under arrest.

  Harry Orwell : What for?

  Lt. Manuel 'Manny' Quinlan : Assaulting a police officer in the performance of his duty.