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Confrontation Over Environmental Consequences
Yves
I apologize, Mr. Pitt. This is not what it appears.
[to Dirk, while holding a gun to Eva's head]
Dirk
Did I miss somethin'? I've seen your toxic dump. I've seen sick Tuareg women and children and I saw the dead in Asselar. Did I leave somethin out?
[dropping his gun]
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Sonar Assignment in a Dangerous Setting
Dirk
All right Rudi, you're gonna run sonar of the river.
Rudi
But, I was hoping to meet a girl on the Australian trip.
Al
No. African war zone, ship of death!
Rudi
Got a profile!
Al
Another truck bumper? Bicycle? VCR?
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Confederate Gold Dollar Discussion Between Characters
Dirk
Admiral, have you ever seen a confederate gold dollar?
Sandecker
Oh dear God, don't start this again.
[annoyed]
Dirk
Of course not, because the Confederacy never made a gold dollar. The mint was destroyed at the end of the war.
Sandecker
I beg you on my hands and knees, don't.
Dirk
But not before Jefferson Davis had five samples made. He gave four of those samples to his top generals: Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart and Johnston.
Sandecker
Every time we come to Africa out comes that stupid ship model, out comes the old port generals. We're leaving for Australia tomorrow.
Dirk
Four of those samples have been found. But the fifth never was. That one was given to an old family friend of Davis, a brilliant young sea captain named Mason Tombs. Captain of the CSS ironclad Texas.
[producing the coin and handing it to Sandecker]
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Al Giordino's Humorous Observation on Kazim
Al Giordino
It's Kazim! Hey, maybe he wants his car back?
[in the stolen car, being chased by a chopper]
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A Battle of Wits and Rescues
Dirk
Eva, how many times am I gonna have to save your ass?
[untying her bonds]
Eva
Well, in case you didn't notice, I actually saved yours.
Dirk
I wasn't in any danger.
Eva
Oh no?
Dirk
No, I'd have thought of something. Come here. We gotta go.
[He straightens her up and they leave the building]
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The Journey of a Coin
Al
Hey, you know my dad collected ancient coins, from Rome, China, Siam, Persia... somehow they all ended up in a shoe box in New Jersey.
Dirk
Meaning?
Al
Coins travel, Dirk. I mean, even if that poor guy was still alive, it could have been nothing.
Dirk
Yeah, but the coin traveled from somewhere, Al. Unless it hitched a ride on the back of a dolphin, I'm gonna guess it's jumpin off point was a little closer to where we're sittin'.
Al
Really? You can see that ironclad steaming up the river? I mean, really? Isn't it more likely that we missed it somewhere up the coast off Virginia?
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A Critical Moment of Anticipation
Admiral James Sandecker
Rudi, I've been waiting two months for this moment. Don't mess it up for me by letting him drown.
[about artifacts from the ocean and Dirk]
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A Call for Assistance in a Challenge
Al Giordino
Hey Dirk, get your butt up here, so we could scrape some of the crap off this thing.
[about Batine's sarcophagus]
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Frustration with Constant Danger
Al Giordino
I am so tired of being shot at!
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Memorable Camel Ride in Morocco
Dirk
Hey Al, do you remember that time when we were in Morocco?
Al
Yeah, when you made me ride that damn camel, that bit my ass.
Dirk
Yeah, that's the time.
Al
Why?
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Coffee Break Delays Adventure
Al
Next time you go!
Dirk
What the hell took you so long?
Al
What? I stopped for coffee.
[sarcastically]
Dirk
Did you get a receipt?
Al
Yeah, I got a receipt, and you know what? I got you one too!
[sarcastically]
Dirk
You're the best, Al!
[sarcastically]
Al
You know what? I'll even get you the money from Sandecker.
[sarcastically]
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Failed Mission to Retrieve Explosives
Dirk
Al, did you get the explosives from Massarde's?
Al
Couldn't find em.
Dirk
Al...
Al
Didn't have time.
Dirk
AL!
Al
Of course I brought the explosives!
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A Comment on Throwing Technique
Dirk Pitt
I hope you don't throw like a girl!
[to Eva as Al, Dirk and Eva are being pursued in Kazim's car]
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Humor in the Face of Adversity
Al Giordino
I was thinking about the funny part. Here we are, oceanographers and we're gonna probably die in the desert, chained-chained to truck parts... So when they write our obituaries... that'll be the funny part.
[laughing, to Dirk]
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Memory and Frustration Over a Riddle
Al Giordino
Hey, I can't remember how this works... something about a fox and a rabbit... it's really bugging me.
[about his tie]
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Protecting the Integrity of My Vessel
Admiral James Sandecker
Don't you hurt my boat.
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Questioning Historical Samples in Sahara
Al Giordino
Jefferson Davis had how many samples made?
[seeing the Confederate gold]
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Casual Greeting from Al Giordino
Al Giordino
Hi! How are ya?
[when Tuaregs surround him]
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Adventure has a new name in Sahara
Taglines
Dirk Pitt. Adventure has a new name.
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Debate on Technology's Impact on Environment
Yves
This facility is a miracle of modern science. State of the art technology. Solar energy harnessed to destroy the world's contaminants. Not such a bad idea after all.
Eva
It's a toxic waste dump.
Yves
Not so simple. You see, all new technology has enemies. Sandstorms for example, they chip away at the mirrors. Productivity falls and the waste needs to be stored underground. So we have developed a new laminate coating to protect the mirrors and with this new approach our problems should now be in the past.
Eva
You're poisoning a river system underground. It's spreading across western Africa.
Yves
You're wrong. That's impossible.
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Adventure Awaits in New Destinations
Taglines
Adventure has a new destination.
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Language Barriers and Miscommunication
Dirk
I'm sorry I don't speak English.
Gunboat Officer
You are speaking English right now.
Dirk
No, I only know how to say, "I don't speak English" in English.
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Discovery of a Significant Coin and Letter
Eva
And you found that coin?
Dirk
Not just a coin. I found the coin. Now I also had a letter from the captain's widow alluding to her husband's urgent eastern voyage. Had a sailor's log on a Atlantic clipper, who swore on the stack of Bibles, he saw a great iron beast standing two miles off the African coast.
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A Disagreement Over the Check
Dirk
I'll meet you at the boat.
[has an idea and leaves]
Al
No! I got the check. Don't worry about it. I'm serious. I know, I get it all the time. Sit down, I'll get the check! L'addition!
[after Dirk has gone; calling out to no one in particular]
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Discussing the Panama Plan
Al
What do you wanna do?
Dirk
Uhh...I think we need to pull a Panama.
Al
A Panama? A PANAMA?!
Sandecker
Panama?
Al
You think? Really?
Dirk
Yeah! Really!
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Acknowledging the Outbreak in Mali
Frank
Are you all right?
Eva
Mali, just like the others.
Frank
Yeah, I know.
Eva
This is an outbreak, Frank.
Frank
We have six cases. That's not enough.
Eva
Oh, how many do we need? Sixty? Six thousand? Where does it start tomorrow? We have to find the cure, Frank.
Frank
You wanna go to Mali. It's not gonna happen. W-H-O isn't gonna lose any more staff to a civil war. Here, finish your report.
[handing her a clipboard]
Eva
Good. Just in time for the autopsy.
[sarcastically, walking away]
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Acknowledging the Snake's Defeat
Eva Rojas
Looks like you killed the snake.
[as Kazim's troops lay down their weapons in surrender]
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Humor in the Face of Accountability
Dirk
What would you do if you were about to be exposed as the biggest polluter in history?
Al
I don't know. Run for president?
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Re-evaluating Decision-Making in Unusual Circumstances
Al
Hey, you know how it is when you see someone that you haven't seen since high school, and they got some dead-end job, and they're married to some woman that hates them, they got three kids who, like, think he's a joke? Wasn't there some point where you stood back and said, "Bob, don't take that job! Bob, don't marry that harpy!" You know?
Dirk
Your point?
Al
Well, we're in the desert, looking for the source of a river pollutant, using, as our map, a cave drawing of a Civil War gunship, which is also in the desert. So I was just wondering when we're gonna have to sit down and re-evaluate our decision-making paradigm?
Dirk
I don't know. It seems to be working so far.
[seeing the old fort from the cave painting]
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Discovery of Kitty Mannock's Crash Site
Dirk
K. Mannock... no way!
[seeing the name tag on the jacket]
Al
Why no way ?
Dirk
Kitty Mannock. She flew from London to Cape Town in 1931. They never found her or her plane. This must be where she crashed.
Al
Nope. That's where she crashed.
[pointing off]
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