Batman Beyond (TV Series)

Armory (2000)

Dorian Harewood: Big Jim Tate, Armory

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• Istivan Hegedesh : Untraceable, tax-free. A small down payment.

  Big Jim Tate : Not bad. I still need to swipe a high-capacity circuit board.

  Istivan Hegedesh : You made quite an impression on the Web. They're already calling you the human armory.

  Big Jim Tate : You build this stuff, you test it, but you always wonder how it'll work when the pressure's on.

  Istivan Hegedesh : Are you satisfied?

  Big Jim Tate : It was like war.

  Istivan Hegedesh : It is a war, Jim. Every great conflict is centered around economic struggle. Your personal battle for financial security is no different.

  Big Jim Tate : Tell it to Batman. He almost got me.

  Istivan Hegedesh : You may have to take him out. After all, wars have their casualties.

• Lorraine Tate : [seeing the car Jim bought Jared for his birthday]  You sure don't do anything halfway, Big Jim.

  Big Jim Tate : Heh. There's no reason the Tate family shouldn't have the best, and as long as I'm around, that's what it's gonna have.

• Lorraine Tate : Armory?

  Big Jim Tate : Please, Lorraine, I had to.

  Lorraine Tate : No!

  Big Jim Tate : Don't you see? I did this for you! For both of you. I had to! There was no other way. I was going to lose everything.

  Lorraine Tate : You wouldn't have lost us. You did this for yourself, Jim. All your high talk and big money. You lied to us, and now...

  Big Jim Tate : Listen, babe, it's over. This was just a... a stopgap. That's all. A-A way to get over the hump. It's gonna be okay.

  Lorraine Tate : How? 'Cause no one knows? I know. Jared knows. How in the name of heaven is this ever gonna be okay?

• Istivan Hegedesh : The war room. Very schway.

  Big Jim Tate : You shouldn't be here, Hegedesh.

  Istivan Hegedesh : Plans change. My principals have pushed the deadline forward.

  Big Jim Tate : I just have to install this circuit board, then pay up and we're finished. And I mean it, Hegedesh.

  Istivan Hegedesh : Whatever you like, Jim, but I thought you enjoyed being Armory.

  Big Jim Tate : Let's just say it got a little too thrilling tonight.

  [installing the circuit board] 

  Big Jim Tate : There.

  Jared Tate : [swatting a spider away]  Ah!

  [getting pulled out of his hiding spot] 

  Jared Tate : Let go!

  Big Jim Tate : Jared? Take your hands off him.

  Jared Tate : Don't do me any favors, Armory.

  Big Jim Tate : Jared...

  Jared Tate : Mom and I were worried sick about you, but I guess blowing up the town comes first, you dreg.

  Istivan Hegedesh : This is very bad. You'd better do something.

• Lorraine Tate : Jim, honey, Mr. Sweem wants to knock out that old rock fireplace and put in Italian marble. I wasn't sure I'd like it, but he faxed over these designs...

  Big Jim Tate : I don't care.

  Lorraine Tate : It's just that, even discounted, the marble is going to be 20% above the bid, not including...

  Big Jim Tate : [angrily]  I don't care!

  [calming down] 

  Big Jim Tate : I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap. Whatever you want, hon, I'm sure it'll look great. I think I'll get some work done out back. See you later.

• Istivan Hegedesh : What can I say, Jim? These cutbacks affect everyone. Force Tech can't afford to bring you on board.

  Big Jim Tate : Force Tech has a short memory, Istvan. I've helped you guys out before, under the table.

  Istivan Hegedesh : And we paid you generously. Of course, there are certain unofficial job opportunities.

  Big Jim Tate : Like what?

  Istivan Hegedesh : You once mentioned a sonic wave device that could shatter steel, the perfect anti-tank weapon.

  Big Jim Tate : I designed it, but Wayne-Powers passed on a prototype.

  Istivan Hegedesh : Force Tech has contacts with a certain foreign government that is, oh... temporarily in disfavor with the world community. If you were to build them a prototype, they would be embarrassingly grateful.

  Big Jim Tate : It's not that easy. I'd have to steal the specifications and build the thing from scratch.

  Istivan Hegedesh : I understand, Jim. If it's too much, you can always go live on your modest severance package, but our client won't wait and neither will I. I need an answer now.

• Jared Tate : [hearing a noise]  What was that?

  Istivan Hegedesh : Look at your security camera.

  Big Jim Tate : Batman? There's no way he followed me.

  Istivan Hegedesh : [picking up the sonic weapon]  Let's see if he wants to drop in.

• Big Jim Tate : The war's over, Istvan. We lost.

• Big Jim Tate : Laid off?

  Karen Foley : Paxton Powers wants to move the light weapons division into new areas.

  Big Jim Tate : You mean he wants to dump me and hire someone else at a lower salary.

  Karen Foley : I won't dignify that with an answer. Due to recent market reversals, your severance package, alas, will be modest.

  Big Jim Tate : I built that division up from nothing! I was in Special Forces. I've got degrees in electronics and engineering! They'll have to hire two people to replace me!

  Karen Foley : Take it easy, Jim.

  Big Jim Tate : Look, Karen, I just got married. I'm remodeling the house, I've got alimony. Things are tight. I mean... you started out as my assistant. Put in a word for me. Let me outsource as a consultant until I can find something else.

  Karen Foley : There's nothing I can do.