Monco: Tell me, Colonel... Were you ever young?
Col. Douglas Mortimer: Yup. And just as reckless as you. Then one day, something happened. It made life very precious to me.
Monco: What's that?
[Mortimer shoots a glance at him]
Monco: Or is the question indiscreet?
Col. Douglas Mortimer: [pause, then] No. No, the question isn't indiscreet. But the answer could be.