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Culinary Wisdom from James Bond
James Bond
Red wine with fish... Well, that should have told me something.
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Dismissal of the Elderly
James Bond
You won't be needing this, Old man!
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Blame and Accountability Among Agents
Ernst Blofeld
Three men were found dead on the train at Trieste. One of them was Grant. What have you to say, Number Five?
Kronsteen
It was Klebb's choice. Her people failed.
Rosa Klebb
It was your plan! They followed it implicitly!
Kronsteen
Impossible. It was perfect.
Rosa Klebb
Except for one thing. They were dealing with Bond!
Kronsteen
Who is Bond compared with Kronsteen?
Ernst Blofeld
Exactly. What have you to say to that, Number Three? Bond is still alive, and the L.E.K.T.O.R. is not yet in our possession. I have already negotiated with the Russians to return it to them. We've agreed a price. And S.P.E.C.T.R.E always delivers what it promises. Our whole organization depends on us keeping those promises. I warned you. We do not tolerate failure, Number Three. You know the penalty.
[''Klebb says nothing; Blofeld pushes a button on his desk, and Morzeny enters the room''; ''Morzeny comes up behind Klebb and Kronsteen''; ''Morzeny presses one of his boots against the other, and a small spike extends from its' toe'']
Rosa Klebb
Yes, Number One.
Ernst Blofeld
Our rules are very simple. If you fail...
Ernst Blofeld
Twelve seconds. One day, we must invent a faster-working venom. Number Three.
[''Klebb pulls a handnerchief out of her pocket and starts mopping sweat from her brow'']
Rosa Klebb
Yes?
[''Hastily puts away her handkerchief'']
Ernst Blofeld
I do not wish to have to tell the Russians that there will be another delay.
Rosa Klebb
There will be no delay, Number One. There's still time.
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Desire and Duty in a Dangerous Game
Tatiana Romanova
The mechanism is... Oh, James, James... Will you make love to me all the time in England?
James Bond
Day and night. Go on about the mechanism.
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A Conversation About Beauty and Perception
James Bond
You're one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen.
Tatiana Romanova
Thank you, but, I think my mouth is too big.
James Bond
No, it’s the right size... for me, that is.
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The Strategy of Patience and Deception
Number One/Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Siamese fighting fish. Fascinating creatures. Brave, but of the whole stupid. Yes, they're stupid. Except for the occasional one such as we have here who lets the other two fight. While he waits -- waits until the survivor is so exhausted that he cannot defend himself. And then like SPECTRE, he strikes.
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A Conversation About Time Accuracy
James Bond
Your clock: is it correct?
Russian Consulate clerk
Always.
James Bond
Of course.
James Bond
Excuse me, you did say your clock was correct?
Russian Consulate clerk
Russian clocks are always ...
James Bond
Is this the Lektor?
Tatiana Romanova
Yes.
[''Coughing'']
James Bond
Here take this. It's only tear gas.
[''Giving his gas mask to Romanova'']
Tatiana Romanova
I thought it was for tomorrow. But today is the 13th.
James Bond
It's a hell of a time to be superstitious.
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Complex Perspectives on a Woman's Character
Tatiana Romanova
Horrible, horrible woman.
James Bond
Yes, she had her kicks.
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A Life of Fascination and Intrigue
Kerim Bey
I've had a particularly fascinating life - would you like to hear about it?
Kerim Bey
Oh, you would?
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Observation of Naval Developments
Kerim Bay
A gift from your navy. It is a pity we cannot hear too. How are things in there?
James Bond
Well, from this angle... things are shaping up nicely.
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Wit and Tension in a Captive Moment
Donald Grant
Keep still. Alright, now get up on your knees. Put your hands in your pockets. Keep em there.
[''Bond does so'']
James Bond
Red wine, with fish. Well, that should have told me something.
Donald Grant
You may know the right wines... but you're the one on your knees. How does it feel, old man?
James Bond
Old man?" Is that what you chaps in S.M.E.R.S.H. call each other?
Donald Grant
S.M.E.R.S.H?
[''Puzzled'']
James Bond
... Of course. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Then it wasn't a Russian show at all. You've been playing us all against each other, haven't you? Then it was S.P.E.C.T.R.E. who killed the Russian agent in the mosque. You?
[''Frowns, then realizes''; ''Pause''; ''Grant smirks'']
Donald Grant
Mm-hm.
James Bond
Kerim, and the other man?
Donald Grant
Mm-hm.
James Bond
And Nash?
[''Angrily'']
Donald Grant
Oh, I don't mind talking. I get a kick out of watching the great James Bond find out what a bloody fool he's been making of himself. We're pros, Mr. Bond. We sweated your recognition code out of one of your men in Tokyo, before he died. Since then, I've been keeping tabs on you. I've been your guardian angel. Saved your life at the gypsy camp.
[''Smugly''; ''Keeping Bond covered, he pulls Bond's gun out of his pocket and screws a suppressor onto the barrel'']
James Bond
Ah, yes. I am much obliged.
[''Nods'']
Donald Grant
We needed you alive until you could get us the L.E.K.T.O.R.
James Bond
So you had me deliver it on a plate. That's brilliant. Go on, I'm fascinated.
[''Nods'']
Donald Grant
Now that we have it, you and the girl are expendable... between here, and Trieste. Keeping Bond covered with the silenced gun, he puts his own gun away]
James Bond
... The girl? Isn't she working for S.P.E.C.T.R.E., too?
Donald Grant
No. She thinks she's doing it all for Mother Russia. She takes her orders from Colonel Klebb.
James Bond
But Rosa Klebb's Russian- Head of Operations for S.M.E.R.S.H.
Donald Grant
Was. Klebb works for S.P.E.C.T.R.E. now. The girl doesn't know that.
James Bond
...Well, then why kill her?
Donald Grant
Orders. That's only half of it, old man. Here's a roll of film. She'll have it in her handbag. And on you, they'll find this letter. It's from her, threatening to give the film to the press unless you marry her for helping you get the L.E.K.T.O.R.
[''Pulls a small roll of film from his pocket, smirking''; ''Tosses it on the floor and pulls a letter from his pocket'']
James Bond
What film?
[''Confused'']
Donald Grant
Taken in the bridal suite of your hotel. Something else the girl didn't know about...or you. (snickers)
[''Smirking'']
James Bond
It must be a pretty sick collection of minds to dream up a plan like that.
[''Angrily'']
Donald Grant
Do you see the headlines? "British Agent Murders Beautiful Russian Spy, then Commits Suicide.
James Bond
Tell me- which lunatic asylum did they get you out of?
[''Scornfully'']
Donald Grant
Don't make it tougher on yourself. My orders are to kill you and deliver the L.E.K.T.O.R. How I do it's my business. It'll be slow and painful.
[''Stands up, coldly''; ''He backhands Bond hard across the face'']
James Bond
How much are they paying you?
Donald Grant
What's it to you?
James Bond
We'll double it.
Donald Grant
Your "word of honor, as an English Gentleman?" The first one won't kill you...nor the second. Not even the third. Not til you crawl over here, and you kiss my foot!
[''Steps back, mockingly''; ''Glances at his pistol and smirks''; ''Snarling'']
James Bond
...How about a cigarette?
Donald Grant
Not a chance.
James Bond
I'll pay for it.
Donald Grant
...What with?
James Bond
Fifty gold sovereigns.
Donald Grant
...Where are they?
James Bond
Up there, in my case.
Donald Grant
You show me.
[''Bond opens the case but angles it so that Grant can't see him turning the catches horizontally'']
James Bond
All right, how about that cigarette?
[''Pulls out the sovereigns and holds them out'']
Donald Grant
Throw em down there. More in the other case?
[''Putting on his killing gloves''; ''Bond drops the coins by Grant's feet'']
James Bond
I should imagine so; it's a standard kit. I'll have a look.
[''Pretends to think''; ''Pushes his case aside and reaches quickly for Nash's case'']
Donald Grant
Put your hands back in your pockets. Keep em there.
[''Sharply''; ''Bond does so, looking defeated'']
James Bond
You won't be needing this... "old man".
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