Mannix (TV Series)

A Night Full of Darkness (1974)

Paul Lambert: John Sato

Quotes 

• John Sato : Somebody shot Art Malcolm and killed his bride. Unfortunate, but what does that have to do with me?

  Joe Mannix : One of your cars was identified leaving the scene.

  John Sato : My cars?

  Lt. Bob Naylor : Acme Rental. We got the license number.

  John Sato : Mr. Grant here handles my business affairs. Uh, Acme ours, Vic?

  Vic Grant : Yes, it is. Those cars at Acme are parked in an open lot, Lieutenant. We've had several cases of theft lately, which we reported. Check your files.

  John Sato : Just who was it that saw the car?

  Lt. Bob Naylor : Lieutenant Malcolm.

  John Sato : Malcolm? Everybody knows he's been on my back. He'd try to hang anything he could on me.

  [presses the button on the intercom that's on the table beside him] 

  John Sato : Bernie.

  Bernie Moss : [over intercom]  Yes, Mr. Sato?

  John Sato : Cigar.

  [turns back to Lt. Naylor] 

  John Sato : Now, listen to me, Lieutenant, you tell Malcolm this time he struck out.

  Vic Grant : Mr. Sato can account for the entire evening.

  Joe Mannix : Okay, let's start with 9:30.

  John Sato : [pointing at Lt. Naylor]  I account to him, Mannix. You don't even have any right being here.

  Lt. Bob Naylor : He's working with us on this case.

  Joe Mannix : [Bernie walks up to Sato with a box of cigars]  Hello, Bernie.

  John Sato : You two know each other?

  Joe Mannix : Mr. Moss and I have met before. Dark alley one night.

  John Sato : Uh-huh. Well, Bernie's through with the rough stuff now that he's working for me. Right, Bernie?

  Bernie Moss : That's right, Mr. Sato.

  Lt. Bob Naylor : Where were you tonight?

  Bernie Moss : Right here, waiting for Mr. Sato to come home. You can check.

  Lt. Bob Naylor : Oh, I will.

  John Sato : It's all right, Bernie.

  Lt. Bob Naylor : He said you were coming home. From where?

  John Sato : Vic and I were at a dinner party at the Beverly Bedford. A hundred people will tell you we didn't leave before midnight.

  Joe Mannix : And you have no idea who could have been driving the car from Acme Rental?

  Vic Grant : How could he? I told you, the car was probably stolen.

  John Sato : Look, Lieutenant, there are a lot of clowns around who'd like to see Malcolm buried. And every one of them's got a match. Talk to them.