Gil Bates Quotes in Flipper's New Adventure (1964)

Gil Bates: Hey, you know who this guy is? I've just been going through his papers. Sir Halsey Hopewell. Oh, excuse me, ah, 'The Sir Halsey Hopewell'. One of the worlds great airplane builders and designers, worth 10 million dollars. Honored by 6 Governments. Yeah, we got ourselves a real prize here.

Gil Bates: [Hands Halsey Hopewell a script] Get on the radio, friend.

Sir Halsey Hopewell: Mayday, mayday, mayday, this is WG9O26, Sir Halsey Hopewell on the Penjulia. I can only send this message once. Please tape record if you can. I will wait 10 seconds.

Sir Halsey Hopewell: [after 10 seconds] My wife, My 2 daughters, and I, are being held as hostage, by Gil Bates. He and his 'associates', want a guarantee of immunity and safe conduct, to wherever they wish to go. If they do not get this within one hour, they will kill me

[pauses with a look of fear on his face]

Sir Halsey Hopewell: and my family. Do not, I repeat, do not conduct any search activities. Stay away, I repeat, stay away, or they will kill us.

Gil Bates: And I mean it!