Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

The Deadly (1957)

Phyllis Thaxter: Margot Brenner

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• Jack Staley : You know something? I can take a look at a kitchen and give you a pretty fair estimate of that person's income. Would you believe that?

  Margot Brenner : No, not really.

  Jack Staley : You wouldn't, huh? Okay, I'll prove it to you. I'd say your husband makes about... oh... 19 to 20,000 a year. I came pretty close, didn't I? You know that Rhoda Forbes that lives down the block? Well, I did some work for Mrs. Forbes last winter, and I guessed her husband's income right on the nose.

• Ann Warren : Margot, how do you balance a bankbook?

  Margot Brenner : Oh, that's simple - you just doctor the books, cheat on the budget and steal from yourself.

• Lewis Brenner : I guess you'll have to call a plumber. Oh, and honey? Make sure you get an estimate before you let him do any work. If he says it's gonna be more than $10 you can just tell him to forget it.

  Margot Brenner : [facetiously]  Oh, well, shouldn't I bargain with him? I had such good luck with the butcher.

  Lewis Brenner : [going along with the joke]  Yeah, well it's the milkman I've got my eye on.

  Margot Brenner : [tongue-in-cheek]  Oh darling, I didn't know you were the jealous type.

  Lewis Brenner : [kidding]  Well, I wouldn't be too sure.