Silas Adams quotes from Deadwood

Adams

When he ain't lyin', Al's the most honourable man you'll ever meet.

Silas Adams

They believe you're the man to deal with. Yankton.

Al Swearengen

I am.

Silas Adams

It's just the magistrate looking to earn off that warrant. But no one else even knows it's out on you.

Al Swearengen

Maybe the magistrate needs to die.

Silas Adams

Maybe he does.

Silas Adams

For what it's worth, Yankton's afraid of Bullock.

Al Swearengen

Well, say no more. Refrain from explaining yourself.

Silas Adams

Till Congress approves, nothing's to say the Hills get made part of Dakota. Far as that, Montana's got pull Dakota don't. Montana's got silver for bribes.

Al Swearengen

Thievin' Indian agent's all fucking Dakota's got.

Silas Adams

It ain't fucking fresh money to the game.

Dan Dority

And how does that argue for Bullock living or dying?

Silas Adams

Yankton thinks Bullock's Montana's Man.

Al Swearengen

On what basis?

Silas Adams

He was favorite of a judge in Helena that wanted him in politics. They figure he's a stalking horse here for the judge's interests.

Dan Dority

Then Yankton's got their head up their fucking asses if they think Bullock's anybody's man. Hell, Bullock himself don't even know whose man he is.

Al Swearengen

In the thoroughfare, as I readied to stab the cocksucker, did you have no impulse to hint at this?

Silas Adams

The moment didn't seem right.

Al Swearengen

Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face.

Silas Adams

Depends what you call, 'many'.

Dan Dority

There's another fucking clever one.

Al Swearengen

To Yankton's thinking, would Bullock dead curb Montana's interests or incite them to a stronger expression?

Silas Adams

I don't know.

Al Swearengen

If he's spoiling to mix it with us further, they may get a chance to find out.

Silas Adams

I just.. I feel shunted aside or the like, not involved as much as previous.

Al Swearengen

Adams, you were busy with Star.

Silas Adams

That you sent me off to see.

Al Swearengen

Thinking you'd be back before time for the murders.

Silas Adams

So it wasn't like a decision you made to have the murders while I was signing the papers?

Al Swearengen

You've no idea how fuckin' badly you're boring me. [Knock at the door] Yeah?

Dan Dority

That captain's brought over another envelope.

Al Swearengen

[To Silas] Won't you see with me what this might portend?

Johnny Burns

What's Al doing?

Dan Dority

Like I fuckin' know.

Silas Adams

If we was trailing water, we might get took for ducklings.

Al Swearengen

Where the fuck have you been?

Silas Adams

I was looking for someone whose name you told me never to say again.

Al Swearengen

Amongst further instructions including not to look for him when he's fucking disappeared.

Silas Adams

Well, I held off saying where I was.

Al Swearengen

I can repose no truth in someone who traffics with that type douche bag.

Silas Adams

I don't think Hawkeye's a douche bag. [Al slaps him]

Al Swearengen

Who you believe you can salvage, Adams, is the douche bag you must avoid and no effort of yours can preclude at some point finding past help. And you yourself, being his consort in similar fucking straits. And all the energies I've poured into you gone for naught. I vow on that fucking subject, I find you dead 'cause of him I'll kick your corpse in the ear for the waste of my fucking time.

Silas Adams

Anyways, what'd you want?

Al Swearengen

I've named you to represent me in my dealings with fucking Hearst. Tolliver too, in that connection.

Silas Adams

Tolliver in connection with Hearst?

Al Swearengen

As he's put us in tandem, fucking Hearst.

Silas Adams

You and Tolliver?

Al Swearengen

If I sought an echo, Adams, I'd now be addressing a fucking mountain. I'm in waters I don't know, nor soundings I can take. To bring me the knowledge I need, my second needs to seem capable of disloyalty.

Silas Adams

If that's supposed to be a compliment, thanks.

Al Swearengen

Which is to say, being loyal he can forego loyalty's display. Like not searching out a friend who don't want to be found, just hoping he makes his way back, hmm?

Silas Adams

How's Dan gonna take your choosing me?

Al Swearengen

That's my fucking problem to deal with.

Silas Adams

Horsemen come to camp by torchlight last night.

Cy Tolliver

Tell Al as we didn't wake to the apocalypse, I suppose all we need fear is their Winchesters.

Hugo Jarry

Washington harasses us for our difficulties in distribution to the Indians, thereby distracting the nation at large from Washington's own fiscal turpitudes and miasms.

Silas

There amongst the turpitudes and miasms, you got caught stealing the money.

Hugo Jarry

The money was not stolen. There was an amount of siphoning off and certain irregularlities.

Silas

Sounds like it was regular as milking Bessie, 96¢ on the dollar.

Hugo Jarry

Rank exaggeration.

Silas

If it was less than 90, you fucked generations of Indian agents to come.