Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series)

Trial at Tablerock (1962)

Barry Kelley: Judge Bryant

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  Paladin : Now, on the contempt charge against the prosecutor, I'd appreciate it if you'd fine him exactly one thousand dollars.

  Judge Bryant : Are you charging us for killing Beech?

  Paladin : No sir, for defending him.

• Judge Bryant : Opera accommodations are not required for a penny puppet show.

• Paladin : Sir, this will be a legally constituted court, won't it?

  Judge Bryant : Tablerock District Territorial Circuit Court. Informal but legal.

  Paladin : Are you aware, sir, that the murder charges against the defendant are completely fraudulent?

  Judge Bryant : I'm a believer in reason and law. I felt the same way once. Until the good citizens of my home state impeached me for actually dispensing justice, logically and lawfully

  Paladin : And what does his Honour believe in now?

  Judge Bryant : What every honest man ultimately admits, my belly full, my skin intact.

  Paladin : Reason and law.

• Paladin : If it please the court, may I call your attention to the fact that defence has no counsel.

  Judge Bryant : $25 fine for interrupting the proceedings.

• Judge Bryant : Mr Paladin, this is not an elocution platform. The purpose of a trial is simply to determine whether or not the defendant is guilty.

  Paladin : Yes, sir, your Honour. And any other reason for holding a trial would be hypocrisy. I apologise for wasting the court's time on a matter so obvious.