Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)

In the Forests of the Night (1990)

Roy Dotrice: Jacob 'Father' Wells

Quotes 

• Vincent : What is it, Father? He's going to recover, isn't he?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : From the gunshot wound, yes. But you've seen his arms, Vincent.

  Vincent : Rolley is a heroin addict. You knew that.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : His habit has built up a tolerance to morphine. I might have to give him as much as five times the dosage I would give anyone else just to numb the pain.

  Vincent : You don't have it?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Well, I can only send word to Peter, but there's only so much he can do, and you see, even if we do get the drugs, we're walking a very thin line here. Too much morphine, we risk an oversose. Too little and...

  Vincent : Then you're saying that Rolley might die?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Well, if I ration the morphine and monitor it day and night, I can keep him out of danger. But I can't keep him out of pain.

• Vincent : Where's Rolley?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : He's gone. I did my best to stop him, but... I fear he may have gone back up above.

  Vincent : There's nothing for him up there but death. You know that.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : So does Rolley.

  [Vincent turns to leave] 

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : And if you do find him, what are you going to tell him that he doesn't already know?

  Vincent : Am I meant to stand aside while he's killing himself?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : If that is a choice that he's made.