Mannix (TV Series)

The Sound of Darkness (1969)

Mike Connors: Joe Mannix

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• Dr. Lang : I don't find any organic damage, either to the eye proper, or the connective ophthalmic system.

  Joe Mannix : What's that supposed to mean?

  Dr. Lang : That means there's no pathological reason why you can't see.

  Joe Mannix : Why can't I?

  Dr. Lang : You have a case of psychosomatic blindness.

  Joe Mannix : Psychosomatic?

  Dr. Lang : There's no simple explanation, Mr. Mannix.

  [the doctor walks to the window and opens the blinds to the examining room] 

  Dr. Lang : You live a dangerous and complex life. You risk it constantly in your profession. To you that's just... an occupational hazard. But you're a man. And mortal. When that bullet caught you, only the thickness of a single hair kept you from being killed. In that split second, you felt death. Your eyes saw it. They couldn't stand it, and they closed.

  Joe Mannix : For how long?

  Dr. Lang : Your sight could come back in six months... six days... or even six hours.

  Joe Mannix : Or never.

  Dr. Lang : Or never.

• Joe Mannix : What time is it?

  Peggy Fair : Seven-twenty.

  Joe Mannix : Look, why don't you go home before you make your babysitter rich?

  Peggy Fair : I haven't finished that Javis report.

  Joe Mannix : Forget it! We're out of business.

  Lieutenant Adam Tobias : Joe, listen. I've got this friend - ex-Marine, he's a great guy. He works with the blind...

  Joe Mannix : You mean... he sells 'em those white canes?

  Peggy Fair : Let's face it, Joe - it's a brand new ball game.

  Joe Mannix : Ball game called because of darkness.

  Peggy Fair : You're feeling sorry for yourself, right?

  Joe Mannix : Can't you get it through your thick head I don't need a secretary? What I need is a seeing-eye dog! Now, can you bark?

  Peggy Fair : Yes, I can bark, and I can bite, too! I thought I was working for a guy who could take anything that was handed out to him, but maybe I was wrong. Maybe I ought to rent you a corner and give you a tin cup with six pencils!