John Musgrave (In video)
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5th most-quoted character in Mission: Impossible III (2006): in 7 of its 64 quotes
Most scenes with: Ethan Hunt (3), Brassel (2)
I know we've joked about it, but I'm always this close on begging you to stop training our people and get your ass back in the field.
More lines from John Musgrave
2 quotes John Musgrave John Musgrave It's complicated. (notice the ambiguity)
Scenes with John Musgrave
4 scenes Musgrave (Musgrave meets Ethan in 7/11)
Thanks for coming, can't decide what size Slurpee to get.
I usually go for the 900-ouncer. (Musgrave s****)
(IMF headquarter)
I've read your brief on Agent Farris, and the word you used was "beyond capable", that still stands, Mr.Hunt?
Mr.Brassel -
Does it stand?
Yes, sir, it does.
Because we've got a corpse downstairs that says otherwise. Killed by a detonator implanted in her skull through the nasal cavity.
Mr. Brassel, it is unacceptable to judge Agent Farris' competence through -
It is unacceptable that choclate makes you fat, but I've eaten my share, and guess what? Now I aprrove that Agent Farris' surveillance operation is based on your evaulation, which is a woman who allow herself to be captured. So you go to recover her, you encounte a dozen men, and you don't grab any of them?
Our objective, Mr.Brassel, is to recover Agent Farris. Davian constructs a core business circle and those men there were not likely to be holding any important information.
Who's drawing these conclusions? [turns to Musgrave] Is that you?
Musgrave I am, sir, based upon -
I'm not on you yet! You allowed Farris to board the chopper without a scan, that explosive device could have taken you all out! There's only one reason that you are sitting before me today, and that is luck! Because your operation was poorly conceived, and executed worse!
Musgrave Two laptops were recovered, and -
I'm awared of that. We've talked to the Tech-Department, and they doubt they can reconstitute the drives. "Crispy", I believe that's what they called them, worthless.
Musgrave Mr.Brassel, as the Operation Manager of this office, I have the authority to -
Excuse me, did you just throw a title at me, Mr.Musgrave? I don't care if your daddy plays golf with the president. This is Intelligence, so far I haven't seen any. You think that operation was worth the risk, Mr.Hunt? [Gets up] What do you know about Owen Davian? [Holding a pile of files] He's the man who brought Gas Centrifuge technology to Korea, from Pakistan; [chucks a pile of sheet in front of Ethan] he's also the man who sold Toxin Five, to the Armada Republic of Jihad. [chucks another pile in front of him] He's the man who provides, provides, and provides. [chucking paper at each word] AND he remained invisible, he's a goddamned invisible man. Wells, not Ellison, in case you want to be cute again. We can't find him. He knows it, it's emboldened him. I've been trying to bring Davian down since the day I got here. Do you know what I got for it?
Musgrave It has never been confirmed that the Toxin Five theft was Davian -
Mr.Musgrave, please don't interrupt me when I'm asking rhetorical questions. [To Ethan] Your operation has achieved one thing. You have reminded Davian that he is winning. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and inform Mr and Mrs.Farris that their baby girl is killed in a head-on collision on I-98.
Musgrave (Musgrave enters Brassel's office)
Ethan Hunt and his team just grabbed Davian in Rome, they're heading back now, thought you ought to know.
Musgrave [pause]
Yes, I was.
Then good work.
(Musgrave reveals himself to be the traitor)
You told him. You told Davian Lindsey was coming, that's how he knew.
Musgrave I thought you could get her back. But I wasn't going to let all people, to let Brassel to undo the work I've done. I took action, Ethan. On the behalf of all working families of America, the Army force, the white house. I've had enough of Brassel and his sanctimony. IMF director, he's an affirmative action poster boy. You grabbed Davian like he wanted, then what? Davian is a weed. You cut him down and two more springs he's just like the next day. Arrest him, then what? You use him. Collaborate with him. Then it's Christmas. In 18 hours, the Rabbit's foot will be sent to its Middle East buyer, we've got the Intel to prove that. Then the UN counsil will have an emergency meeting, we're taking a military strike in a week. Then when the sand settles, our country will do what it does best: cleaning-up, infrastructure, democracy wins.
