Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Faith and Begorrah (1983)
Michael de Ycaza: Bartender
Quotes
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[Higgins meets his half-brother Father Paddy McGuinness at a sleazy bar]
Father Paddy McGuinness : Faith and begorrah. Johnny. It is you, me brother.
Higgins : [approaches] Half-brother.
Father Paddy McGuinness : It's been fifteen years.
[Paddy bends over and touches Higgins' right shoulder with his dirty hand. Disgusted, Higgins brushes off his suit]
Higgins : Seventeen, to be precise.
Father Paddy McGuinness : Let me look at you. You're fat as a fiddle.
Higgins : That's "fit as a fiddle".
Father Paddy McGuinness : [laughs] Barkeep, give me brother whatever he wants.
Higgins : [to the bartender] Glencadam on the rocks.
[the bartender looks confused]
Higgins : [impatiently] That's Scotch. You do have Scotch, don't you?
Bartender, at the 'Beach Bar' : Yeah, sure we do.
[the bartender shows Higgins a bottle]
Bartender, at the 'Beach Bar' : Uh Bonnie Hawaii, made right here in the islands, 3. 50 a bottle.
[Higgins looks disgusted]
Father Paddy McGuinness : [to the bartender] Pour him a spot of mine.
Father Paddy McGuinness : [to Higgins] They didn't have any Irish, so I went out and bought me some. How did you know I was here?
Higgins : A rather bizarre coincidence. You met one of the guests at Robin Masters' estate, Thomas Magnum.
Father Paddy McGuinness : [nods] The lad at the airport.
Higgins : Yes. Well, he said he dropped you of...
[Higgins looks disgusted]
Higgins : ...here. Patrick, what are you doing in Hawaii?
[the bartender gives Higgins a glass of drink with a wooden doll on a stick. Higgins looks disgusted. He glares at the bartender]
Bartender, at the 'Beach Bar' : Hotel policy, I've got to put 'em in all the drinks.
Father Paddy McGuinness : To Father.
[a long pause]
Higgins : To Father.
[they drink. Higgins obviously does not like his drink. He places the glass on the table]
Higgins : Now, what are you doing here?
Father Paddy McGuinness : Well, Johnny, it's a long tale and I don't want to bore you.
Higgins : You always did have a tendency to run on a bit.
Father Paddy McGuinness : [chuckles] Me, run on? You could put a leprechaun to sleep on St. Patrick's Day.
Higgins : Leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day, what sort of a metaphor is that?
Father Paddy McGuinness : An Irish one.
Higgins : That's always been your problem, Patrick. You can't shake those Gaelic roots.