The Rockford Files1974

Lance White:
Maybe we should forget about lunch and follow up a lead or something?

Jim Rockford:
Which lead did you have in mind, Lance?

Lance White:
We don't have one, Jim.

Jim Rockford:
[laughing] Then I guess it would be hard to follow up then, huh?

Lance White:
C'mon, you and I both know that when you need a lead one always shows up. That's the way it works.

Jim Rockford:
[Frustrated] No, it never just shows up, Lance. Never. Watch my lips: NEV - VER.

Freddie Beamer:
Hey guys, look at this. [He gives Rockford a picture]

Jim Rockford:
What's that?

Freddie Beamer:
I found this last night with the Senator. It was in his hand.

Jim Rockford:
[Disbelievingly] Sure it was.

Freddie Beamer:
Yea, I put it in my pocket and forgot about it.

Lance White:
This could be the lead we've been waiting for, Jim.

Jim Rockford:
Wait, wait, wait a minute, let me get this straight. Ten seconds ago we had no leads, nothing, huh?

Lance White:
That's right.

Jim Rockford:
And now Beamer pulls this picture of a band leader or something out of his pocket and says it was in the dead man's hand, and then he tells us it's been in his coat for 18 hours, and it shows up right now when we need it?

Lance White:
That's exactly right, Jim. What's the problem?

Jim Rockford:
Oh, no problem. No, no problem at all. I just want to get it straight. I may want to tell an analyst. [Turns and walks away]