Mannix (TV Series)

Climb a Deadly Mountain (1973)

Greg Morris: Luke Whitney

Quotes 

• Luke Whitney : [after saving Joe from a rattlesnake]  Man, you're getting to be a real nuisance.

  Joe Mannix : Thanks.

  Luke Whitney : It's the least I could do... with your gun.

  Joe Mannix : My gun in exchange for the compass and canteen.

  Luke Whitney : Sooner or later, everybody gets cheated.

  Joe Mannix : My turn, right?

  Luke Whitney : Look on the bright side, now it's behind you.

  Joe Mannix : Why all this hide-and-seek?

  Luke Whitney : I checked your wallet after I patched you up, Mannix. Your line of work and my uniform doesn't exactly make lasting relationships.

  Joe Mannix : I don't suppose they just let you walk out.

  Luke Whitney : Oh, no, that's against the rules.

  [referring to the canteen Joe has] 

  Luke Whitney : Anything left in that?

  [Joe hands Luke the canteen] 

  Joe Mannix : A man on the run...

  Luke Whitney : [hears rustling sounds]  Hold it.

  [the rustling sounds stop] 

  Luke Whitney : Thought I heard something. Probably a deer.

  [drinks from the canteen] 

  Joe Mannix : As I was saying, a man on the run doesn't usually stop to help someone.

  Luke Whitney : Look, that plane almost came down on me. I fixed your arm a little. Big deal.

  Joe Mannix : That's not all. The canteen, the compass, arrow. Why?

  Luke Whitney : I was raised in the mountains. I figured you for a city dude. You needed 'em more than I did.

  Joe Mannix : Yeah.

  [gets up] 

  Luke Whitney : [aims Joe's gun at him]  Easy.

  Joe Mannix : You, uh, figure I get the chance, I'll give you trouble.

  Luke Whitney : Will you?

  Joe Mannix : No. But if I change my mind, I'll let you know.

  Luke Whitney : [chuckles]  Okay. Look, we're not doing any good around here. Can you travel?

  Joe Mannix : Yeah.

  Luke Whitney : Let's go.

  [they start to walk] 

  Joe Mannix : Being that you know my name... maybe I ought to know yours.

  Luke Whitney : Lucas Whitney. Most folks call me Luke.

  Joe Mannix : Well, thanks for all your help, Luke.

  Luke Whitney : Mannix, I'm not sure I helped you at all. Maybe just the opposite. Anyone seen talking to me could get himself killed.