Mr. Mercer Quotes in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Mr. Mercer: The last of our ships is returned.

Lord Cutler Beckett: Is there any news on the chest?

Mr. Mercer: None. But one of the ships did pick up a man adrift at sea.

[drops the Letters of Marque on the desk]

Mr. Mercer: He had these.

[Beckett opens the letter to look at it before looking up at Norrington]

Norrington: I took the liberty of filling in my name.

Lord Cutler Beckett: If you intend to claim these, then you must have something to trade. Do you have the Compass?

Norrington: [shakes his head] Better.

[tosses a bag onto Beckett's desk]

Norrington: The heart of Davey Jones.

Governor Weatherby Swann: Captain...

[the Captain falls dead revealing Mr. Mercer]

Mr. Mercer: Evening, Governer. Shame that. He was carryin' this.

[Holds up letters]

Mr. Mercer: It's a letter to the King. It's from you.

Governor Weatherby Swann: No...

[Turns back toward the carriage]

Governor Weatherby Swann: [a group of soldiers arrive to check the carriage]

Governor Weatherby Swann: Elizabeth.

Mr. Mercer: [Grabs Governer Swann] Where is she?

Governor Weatherby Swann: Who?

Mr. Mercer: [he has just killed the captain of a ship and is addressing Governor Swann] 'Evening, Gov'nor. Shame, eh?

[holds up letters]

Mr. Mercer: He was carrying these. It's a letter to the king.

[changes tone]

Mr. Mercer: It's from you.

Mr. Mercer: So tell me, what become of my ship?

Mr. Mercer: ...in business, we dress for the job we want, not the one we have.