Ragtime (1981)

Christopher Malcolm: Police Captain No. 2

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• Rheinlander Waldo : Where is J. P. Morgan?

  Vernon Elliott : Oh, he's on an expedition down the Nile... in Egypt.

  Rheinlander Waldo : Hmmm... Lucky him!

  [Looks at the Captain] 

  Police Captain #1 : Yes, sir!

  Rheinlander Waldo : And contact some colored big shots to talk to us in case we need to negotiate.

  Police Captain #1 : Very good, sir. Anything else?

  Rheinlander Waldo : Yeah, he said something about a car and a fire chief.

  Police Captain #1 : Conklin. Willie Conklin.

  Rheinlander Waldo : Get him. I want to meet him.

  Police Captain #2 : Sir, that number doesn't answer. What do you want me to do?

  Rheinlander Waldo : [after thinking about it for several moments]  Get me some coffee and a roll.