Madeline Swann
[to Mathilde]
I'm going to tell you a story about a man. His name was Bond. James Bond.
A line from Madeline Swann
As long as we're looking over our shoulder, the past is not dead.
More lines from Madeline Swann
1 quoteScenes with Madeline Swann
3 scenesMadeline's Mother: What do you think Papa does?
Madeline
He's a doctor. [Madeline's mother scoffs.] He heals people.
Madeline's Mother: Oh, no. No, no, your Papa... He kills people.
Madeline
No.
Madeline's Mother: Is that who you love? Murderers?
Bond
How's the view?
Madeline
It's growing on me. Can we go faster?
Bond
We don't need to go faster, we have all the time in the world.
Q
[Bond is conversing with Q over the radio. James is still on Safin's island while Madeline and her daughter, Mathilde are on a separate island with Nomi standing guard. There are Tomahawk Missiles headed towards the island, but Bond is critically injured and has been poisoned with Safin's nanobots.]
Oh God. It's for Madeline.
Bond
It's alright Q. It's all alright. Will you put Madeline on please?
Q
Yes of course. How stupid of me.
Madeline
[Q patched Madeline through.]
James?
Bond
Madeline...
Madeline
I'm here. Where are you? Is it done? [Bond hesitates to respond, completely exhausted.] James?
Bond
Yes, yes, yes... He's dead. Are you both there?
Madeline
Yes.
Bond
Good! Be safe, that's good.
Madeline
Have you left?
Bond
[Bond briefly pauses.]
No. Um... I'm not gonna make it.
Madeline
[sorrowful at what he just said]
What?
Bond
Um...
Madeline
No, you promised.
Bond
Now, Madeline... [resumes climbing and finally ascends to the top of the control room, peeking out of a hatch that overlooks the island.]
Madeline
Just get off that island. I know you can do this. Everything's good now! There's no one left to hurt us...
Bond
Madeline... [stares out into the sunset, trying to catch his breath.] You have made... The most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Perfect. Because she came from you. [stumbles out of the hatch to see that the island's silo doors are open, ensuring the missiles will destroy the nanobots inside Safin's lair.]
Madeline
Oh, god. The vial... You've been poisoned!
Bond
Yes.
Madeline
There must be a way. There must be a way... We just need more time! If we only had more time...!
Bond
You have all the time in the world.
Madeline
I love you.
Bond
I love you too.
Madeline
[Madeline and Nomi watch as the missiles rocket through the sky and towards Safin's island. Mathilde watches as well, uncomprehending. Madeline turns to her daughter, then goes back to the radio.]
She does have your eyes.
Bond
I know. [looks up as the missiles go on terminal guidance, breaking off into fragments like fireworks. In his final moments, he is dignified and composed.] I know... [The missiles hit the island and Bond watches the first explosion before a second hit obscures Bond entirely.]
