Barry Atwater: Ted

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Responding to a visitor at his home, Ted McAllister opens the front door and sees Mr. Anthony]  Mr. Ted McAllister?

  Ted McAllister : Yes.

  Michael Anthony : May I come in for a moment? My name is Michael Anthony.

  Ted McAllister : Oh, yeah. S'pose you're, um, Bill Anthony's father, aren't you?

  [McAllister motions for Anthony to enter] 

  Ted McAllister : You know, we're doing all we can with your son. But if you'd given him a little more supervision yourself, this wouldn't have happened.

  Michael Anthony : [Confused]  I'm afraid...

  [Stops and opens his briefcase to remove a check] 

  Michael Anthony : I have a check here for you.

  [Holds up check] 

  Ted McAllister : [Ignoring the check]  Bill said he'd try to get you to come down here and throw your weight around.

  Michael Anthony : Why don't you take a look at the check?

  Ted McAllister : I don't accept bribes, Mr. Anthony.

  [Anthony literally holds the check in front of McAllister's eyes] 

  Ted McAllister : It's a million dollars.

  Michael Anthony : Yes, a million dollars. And it's not a bribe. It's a gift from an anonymous benefactor.

  Ted McAllister : A gift? With no strings attached?

  Michael Anthony : Only one. You must tell no one where you got the money or the amount. No one but your wife.

  Ted McAllister : Who'd give me a million dollars?

  Michael Anthony : [Anthony withdraws a form from his briefcase]  You'll never know. But it's yours, tax-free, as soon as you sign this paper.

  Ted McAllister : I could work ten lifetimes for money like that.

  [Signs the agreement, which Anthony reclaims and put into his briefcase] 

  Michael Anthony : Good night, Mr. McAllister

  [Heads for the door] 

  Ted McAllister : [Staring at check]  Good night.