Barney Miller (TV Series)
The Indian (1979)
Richard Stahl: Philip Owens
Quotes
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Philip Owens : I just resent the fact that I was lied to.
Capt. Barney Miller : [skeptical] Well... "lied"...
Philip Owens : He told me there was a question of treaty involved.
Capt. Barney Miller : Well... perhaps Sergeant Wojciehowicz was just confused about the legalities of the situation.
Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz : Yeah... I mean... That's right! I was confused!
Philip Owens : Never heard that said with such pride before.
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Capt. Barney Miller : Mr. Owens, does not the Bureau have some facilities?... A hospital... a...
Philip Owens : On the reservation, yes - but out here, he's just like everyone else with that kind of problem. Now, what do *you* do with those people?
Capt. Barney Miller : We ship them to Bellevue.
Philip Owens : He's entitled to that same privilege.
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Philip Owens : Captain, I was brought down here under false pretenses. I don't know if you people at the municipal level...
Capt. Barney Miller : Mr. Owens, will you step into my office for a moment?
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Philip Owens : Captain , I'm sincerely sorry that there isn't more I could have done.
Capt. Barney Miller : I'm sure you are.
Philip Owens : There just aren't enough hours in the day to do everything that I want to for those people.
Capt. Barney Miller : I can appreciate that.
Philip Owens : With budget cuts, government rollbacks, political pressure... well, you know how it is.
Capt. Barney Miller : Thank you, Mr. Owens.