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Clips from Benson (1979) - Power Play (S01E01)

Look, Bates, I don't care what it takes,

"Look, Bates, I don't care what it takes,"

Benson (1979)

I want you to find this El Gato and find him soon.

"I want you to find this El Gato and find him soon."

Benson (1979)

Don't worry about it. I'll find him.

"Don't worry about it. I'll find him."

Benson (1979)

I know exactly where he was early this morning.

"I know exactly where he was early this morning."

Benson (1979)

Where? He was in a truck.

"Where? He was in a truck."

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He was dumping industrial sludge on the capitol steps.

"He was dumping industrial sludge on the capitol steps."

Benson (1979)

Bates, are you following this guy to catch him or to clean up after him?

"Bates, are you following this guy to catch him or to clean up after him?"

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What have you got on him so far?

"What have you got on him so far?"

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Well, did you guys know that El Gato means "The Cat"?

"Well, did you guys know that El Gato means "The Cat"?"

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

Benson (1979)

You know what "Bozo" means?

"You know what "Bozo" means?"

Benson (1979)

Don't you have anything else on him?

"Don't you have anything else on him?"

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Well, we know the guy is harmless,

"Well, we know the guy is harmless,"

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but we can't figure out exactly what the man's trying to do.

"but we can't figure out exactly what the man's trying to do."

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If you read the paper every once in a while, you'd know.

"If you read the paper every once in a while, you'd know."

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He's trying to save the environment.

"He's trying to save the environment."

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Oh, yeah.

"Oh, yeah."

Benson (1979)

You're the one with the ecology bumper sticker

"You're the one with the ecology bumper sticker"

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on the back of your car.

"on the back of your car."

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Which you drove home last night at 6:45

"Which you drove home last night at 6:45"

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and left again at 8:15 to go to a movie,

"and left again at 8:15 to go to a movie,"

Benson (1979)

with some guy.

"with some guy."

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You've been following me?

"You've been following me?"

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You have no right to invade my privacy.

"You have no right to invade my privacy."

Benson (1979)

Oh, that really stinks!

"Oh, that really stinks!"

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So did the movie.

"So did the movie."

Benson (1979)

Come on, Bates, what are you following her for?

"Come on, Bates, what are you following her for?"

Benson (1979)

She had nothing to do with any of this.

"She had nothing to do with any of this."

Benson (1979)

I didn't say she did.

"I didn't say she did."

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I'm just checking out some information

"I'm just checking out some information"

Benson (1979)

that El Gato might have had some inside help.

"that El Gato might have had some inside help."

Benson (1979)

So we're following all of you.

"So we're following all of you."

Benson (1979)

KRAUS: You are what?

"KRAUS: You are what?"

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Incidentally, what were you doing in an apartment

"Incidentally, what were you doing in an apartment"

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on Edgemont Place till 2:00 in the morning?

"on Edgemont Place till 2:00 in the morning?"

Benson (1979)

I was visiting a sick friend.

"I was visiting a sick friend."

Benson (1979)

Oh, I believe it.

"Oh, I believe it."

Benson (1979)

Anybody who'd stay up till 2:00 in the morning with Taylor

"Anybody who'd stay up till 2:00 in the morning with Taylor"

Benson (1979)

has gotta be sick.

"has gotta be sick."

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And you.

"And you."

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Are you the blonde that walks nude in the moonlight?

"Are you the blonde that walks nude in the moonlight?"

Benson (1979)

I have never been nude in any light.

"I have never been nude in any light."

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Oh, I'm sorry. Made a mistake. It's the wrong case.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Made a mistake. It's the wrong case."

Benson (1979)

You were here all night.

"You were here all night."

Benson (1979)

But you.

"But you."

Benson (1979)

You, stunt driver.

"You, stunt driver."

Benson (1979)

Lost my man making a fancy U-turn on a bridge.

"Lost my man making a fancy U-turn on a bridge."

Benson (1979)

Where did you learn how to drive like that?

"Where did you learn how to drive like that?"

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I had a lot of practice driving through Georgia.

"I had a lot of practice driving through Georgia."

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Listen, Bates, what I do when I walk out

"Listen, Bates, what I do when I walk out"

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of this office is my business,

"of this office is my business,"

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so you keep your nose in your own business,

"so you keep your nose in your own business,"

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or you're gonna find yourself out of business.

"or you're gonna find yourself out of business."

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This is my business.

"This is my business."

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So why is everybody getting so upset?

"So why is everybody getting so upset?"

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I'm supposed to check for leaks.

"I'm supposed to check for leaks."

Benson (1979)

Why don't you check the back of your head?

"Why don't you check the back of your head?"

Benson (1979)

(GASPS) Marcy.

"(GASPS) Marcy."

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Benson.

"Benson."

Benson (1979)

Bates wanted this list of everybody who's made deliveries at the mansion

"Bates wanted this list of everybody who's made deliveries at the mansion"

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in the last couple of days.

"in the last couple of days."

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Well, of course. I'll add it to my list

"Well, of course. I'll add it to my list"

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of everyone who's been in to see the Governor.

"of everyone who's been in to see the Governor."

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I don't know what he expects to find out with these lists.

"I don't know what he expects to find out with these lists."

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Does he really think El Gato signed in?

"Does he really think El Gato signed in?"

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And why is security going around implying

"And why is security going around implying"

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that we know something about this when we don't? You know what I'm saying?

"that we know something about this when we don't? You know what I'm saying?"

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Marcy, I'm not even in the conversation.

"Marcy, I'm not even in the conversation."

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Oh, I'm sorry.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Benson (1979)

I guess I'm a little wired

"I guess I'm a little wired"

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because of all this cloak-and-dagger stuff.

"because of all this cloak-and-dagger stuff."

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It's got to the point now where I go home

"It's got to the point now where I go home"

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and I expect to find a man waiting in my apartment.

"and I expect to find a man waiting in my apartment."

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Well, don't give up hope.

"Well, don't give up hope."

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Sir, we all know about the capitol steps.

"Sir, we all know about the capitol steps."

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We just got a tip that El Gato has struck again,

"We just got a tip that El Gato has struck again,"

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here at the mansion.

"here at the mansion."

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Well, if he has, it's news to me.

"Well, if he has, it's news to me."

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Ladies and gentlemen,

"Ladies and gentlemen,"

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there is positively no way

"there is positively no way"

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that El Gato could've gained access to the mansion.

"that El Gato could've gained access to the mansion."

Benson (1979)

Now, if you'll excuse us.

"Now, if you'll excuse us."

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Well, if El Gato hasn't been here,

"Well, if El Gato hasn't been here,"

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how do you explain that?

"how do you explain that?"

Benson (1979)

We're having a rug shampooed?

"We're having a rug shampooed?"

Benson (1979)

"Governor,

""Governor,"

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"if you don't mind industrial detergents in the state's rivers,

""if you don't mind industrial detergents in the state's rivers,"

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"then you shouldn't mind them in your office."

""then you shouldn't mind them in your office.""

Benson (1979)

Signed...

"Signed..."

Benson (1979)

I can't quite make it out. The ink ran.

"I can't quite make it out. The ink ran."

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Well, you can bet it ain't Lawrence Welk.

"Well, you can bet it ain't Lawrence Welk."

Benson (1979)

(THUMPING)

"(THUMPING)"

Benson (1979)

Kraus?

"Kraus?"

Benson (1979)

Got you!

"Got you!"

Benson (1979)

Be careful, my friend.

"Be careful, my friend."

Benson (1979)

I deplore violence, but you are forcing my hand.

"I deplore violence, but you are forcing my hand."

Benson (1979)

Yeah, just as far as it'll go.

"Yeah, just as far as it'll go."

Benson (1979)

I warn you.

"I warn you."

Benson (1979)

My hands are licensed as deadly weapons.

"My hands are licensed as deadly weapons."

Benson (1979)

I can kill you in 14 different ways.

"I can kill you in 14 different ways."

Benson (1979)

And when I break your thumb, you'll be down to 7.

"And when I break your thumb, you'll be down to 7."

Benson (1979)

(GROANING)

"(GROANING)"

Benson (1979)

Would you mind unhanding me? Dial 6.

"Would you mind unhanding me? Dial 6."

Benson (1979)

All right. All right.

"All right. All right."

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Bates, get over here.

"Bates, get over here."

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I got El Gato in the kitchen.

"I got El Gato in the kitchen."

Benson (1979)

Don't stop for donuts.

"Don't stop for donuts."

Benson (1979)

Sir, if you don't mind,

"Sir, if you don't mind,"

Benson (1979)

unfortunately I have trained my body to inflict pain, not take it.

"unfortunately I have trained my body to inflict pain, not take it."

Benson (1979)

(GROANS)

"(GROANS)"

Benson (1979)

What's the matter?

"What's the matter?"

Benson (1979)

What's the matter? My shoulder really smarts.

"What's the matter? My shoulder really smarts."

Benson (1979)

Well, then that's the only smarts you got.

"Well, then that's the only smarts you got."

Benson (1979)

You can't change things dumping garbage on the floor.

"You can't change things dumping garbage on the floor."

Benson (1979)

You're not making a point. You're making a mess!

"You're not making a point. You're making a mess!"

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But that's the kind of stuff

"But that's the kind of stuff"

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that'll be dumped into the river.

"that'll be dumped into the river."

Benson (1979)

May I open my cape?

"May I open my cape?"

Benson (1979)

Hold it. Hold it.

"Hold it. Hold it."

Benson (1979)

I'd like to show you something.

"I'd like to show you something."

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