Victor Frankenstein: I've only one other question: Why me? Sir Malcolm Murray: Because you were unafraid to pull back the skin and look beneath.
Catalog
Episode
Night Work
A woman and an explorer investigate the murder of someone close to them, engaging a sharp-shooter and Dr. Frankenstein for help.
To save her, I would murder the world.
With me, you will behold terrible wonders.
I see a man who's been accustomed to wealth, but has given himself to excess and the unbridled pleasures of youth. A man much more complicated than he likes to appear.
Malcolm Murray: You have the soul of a poet, sir. Victor Frankenstein: And the bank account to match.
— John Logan, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Harry Treadaway, imdb.com
I thought of a particular lion hunt many years ago. You're moving through the tall grass, getting a glimpse of the prey, the shoulders mostly, the mane. You prepare your rifle. You're very quiet. And then there's a moment. The wind changes, the grass stops swaying. The lion turns, looks at you. The…
There is only one worthy goal for scientific exploration... piercing the tissue that separates life from death. Everything else, from the deep bottom of the sea to the top of the highest mountain on the farthest planet, is insignificant.
— John Logan, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Harry Treadaway, imdb.com