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An Impossible SilenceEpisode Number: 11 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Friday December 18, 1987 Prod Code: 011 |
When Laura, a deaf tunnel dweller, witnesses a murder she must decide whether or not to come forward and exonorate the man who has been wrongfully arrested for the murder. When she finally chooses to testify she soon finds herself at the mercy of the murderer, despite Catherine's efforts.
| Writer: | Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa |
| Director: | Christopher Leitch |
| Star: | Roy Dotrice (Father Jacob Wells), Jay Acovone (Deputy D.A. Joe Maxwell), Ron Perlman (Vincent), Linda Hamilton (Catherine Chandler) |
| Recurring Role: | Armin Shimerman (Pascal) |
| Guest Star: | Richard Brailford (Reporter #1), Virginia Watson (Sgt. Walker), Chris Mulkey (Danny Yates), John M. Jackson (Laine Keller), Jason Bernard (Jack Davis), Dana Gladstone (Det. Snyder), Robert Pastorelli (Tony Perotta), Glenn Plummer (Curtis Jackson), Sue Rihr (Maggie), Kate Mulligan (Reporter #3), David Matzke (Reporter #2), Bill Pugin (Sign Language Interpreter), Terrylene (Laura Williams), Michael Lewis (Costanza), Kathleen Heller (Sharon Lewis), Rick Garia (Cop), Phil Diskin (Officer) |
Ren Woods does not appear in this episode.
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First indiction that Vincent is conversant in more than one language
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Joe and Catherine's first confrontation
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First indication that the tunnels stretch beyond Manhatten Island
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First time Vincent enters Catherine's apartment
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Vincent: Don't you ever get tired, Pascal?
Pascal: Only when I stop...
Vincent: She speaks with her hands-a beautiful language ..... trying to hear stolen sounds.
Vincent: I know Laura's pain. When she first came here, her soul was broken, and our love helped to mend it. But the time will come when she will need to grow beyond all of this. Beyond us.
Father: I understand the problem enough to know it isn't ours.
Vincent: Does our world exempt its people from moral responsibility.
Father: No, it offers them sanctuary, from an impossible mess...especially those who most need to be protected, like the girl.
Catherine: Vincent...don't go. I need you close.
Vincent: I'll watch over you. Don't worry. Sleep now.
Father: This place, our world, means different things to different people. For some, its a place of healing and safety. To others, it's our home. But all of us reach a point when we have to decide for ourselves what this place means to us.
Vincent: Sometimes, events in our lives can show us what we've known all along.
Vincent: Laura is a remarkable person. She feels...everything, deeply. She embraces life. That's how she survives.
Catherine: You're worried about her coming up into the world.
Vincent: Her strength...is her vulnerability.
Catherine: I think she'll be fine, Vincent, I really do...she had a great teacher. (edit)
Pascal: Only when I stop...
Vincent: She speaks with her hands-a beautiful language ..... trying to hear stolen sounds.
Vincent: I know Laura's pain. When she first came here, her soul was broken, and our love helped to mend it. But the time will come when she will need to grow beyond all of this. Beyond us.
Father: I understand the problem enough to know it isn't ours.
Vincent: Does our world exempt its people from moral responsibility.
Father: No, it offers them sanctuary, from an impossible mess...especially those who most need to be protected, like the girl.
Catherine: Vincent...don't go. I need you close.
Vincent: I'll watch over you. Don't worry. Sleep now.
Father: This place, our world, means different things to different people. For some, its a place of healing and safety. To others, it's our home. But all of us reach a point when we have to decide for ourselves what this place means to us.
Vincent: Sometimes, events in our lives can show us what we've known all along.
Vincent: Laura is a remarkable person. She feels...everything, deeply. She embraces life. That's how she survives.
Catherine: You're worried about her coming up into the world.
Vincent: Her strength...is her vulnerability.
Catherine: I think she'll be fine, Vincent, I really do...she had a great teacher. (edit)
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