"The Lonesome Cowpoke" -- David/Clint 2005-2006

Clint: You know, your brother seems to have become a major force in Llanview in a very short period of time.
David: Yeah, well, he's a world-famous surgeon. He's got that God thing going for him.


Clint: Asa seems to think that Spencer has this unusual interest in our family.
David: Well, the Buchanans are unusually interesting.


David: (to Dorian) What is this? You having a fling with Clint? Are you aware that he's a Buchanan?


David: (to Dorian) You picked a pretty expensive and classy hotel to have a cheap and tacky throw down with Clint Buchanan. Are you going to tell me which one of you wore the spurs?


David: Oh, come on, Dorian. Clint Buchanan? You think you could do a little bit better than that?


David: We're going to talk about Dorian. I'm entitled to that much.
Clint: Oh, now, there's an interesting choice of words. What makes you think you're entitled to get anything from me?


David: (about Dorian) She's just hurting, you know. Still loves me, still hurting over what happened.
Clint: Oh, yeah, is that a fact?
David: Oh, you want to talk fact? Right after she left your room, she spent 30 minutes talking to me. I'll let you interpret that fact.
Clint: All right. Well, thank you for sharing.


Clint: I don't want to know anything from you, Vickers. I just want you to stay out of my personal business, and in the future, mind your manners when you're with women.
David: We weren't talking about women. We were talking about Dorian Lord.


Dorian: I am not going to turn my back on you.
David: What’s Clint Buchanan going to have to say about that?
Dorian: Clint will understand that I need to help and support you the same way that he needs to help and support Viki.
David: Clint is a remarkably sane and mature person, isn’t he?
Dorian: Yes, he is.
David: How annoying.


David: You and Clint Buchanan -- weird as hell.
Dorian: Oh.
David: But I'm happy for you.
Dorian: Thank you, David.
David: No, I'm not really happy for you -- I'm jealous. But you always deserved better than what I could give you, so I wish you two the best -- well, not so much him, but I wish you the best.


Dorian: Clint and I are going to be spending a romantic dinner here.
David: Romantic tryst. You and the lonesome cowpoke.
Dorian: Exactly.
David: It's a bad move, Dorian. Clint isn't the trysting type.
Dorian: Hmm.
David: You should rent out a skeet-shooting range for the night.
Dorian: Do you think they have indoor skeet-shooting ranges?
David: I don't know. Why don't you ask Clint? You know, why don't you save yourself some money and just stock up on corn chips, beef jerky, and cheap beer?
Dorian: Are you finished?
David: For the moment.


David: This -- uh -- it isn't going to work, you know. The music, ostentatious flowers -- it's all sadly superficial.
Dorian: It worked with you.
David: I've always been a sucker for empty gestures, especially when they're expensive, but Clint -- he's one of those guys that's probably got depth, not to mention molto gazillions.


Clint: (about Spencer) You know, from the first time I met him, I knew there was something I didn't trust.
Bo: I know.
David: Maybe it's the faint scent of sulfur that always travels in his wake. (pause) You get it? Satan?


David: So, do you really like Clint?
Dorian: Oh. David, I think I may be falling in love with him.
[David promptly pours a glass of cold water all over Dorian]


[David defends Dorian to Clint]
David: What Dorian did to Adriana is awful. She's not all bad, though. There's a lot of good in her, and a lot of that good is actually great. I'm aware of that, but are you? The reason I came here is because I want Dorian to be happy. Apparently, she thinks if she's with you, she will be happy, so the sooner I step back and let this play out, the sooner she'll come to her senses. It's been good talking to you, and remember -- I was never here. (he quickly leaves)


[Clint comes upon David on the docks]
Clint: David?
David: Clint. I didn't hear you come up.
Clint: I know that -- I didn't want to scare you. I fear you'd end up in the river.
David: That's a good thing because I -- I can't swim.
Clint: You can't -- what about all those times I saw you at the country club?
David: I'd lay out at Dorian's pool, but there aren't usually enough people there to watch me.


[Clint sees that David is reading a magazine]
Clint: What are you reading?
David: Ah. "Surf Pro."
Clint: Why are you reading a surfing magazine if you don't know how to swim?
David: Research for my new home. I've had it here in the states. I've decided to move to a country that borders the Pacific Ocean.


Clint: You're leaving Llanview?
David: That's right. And, Clint, I'm leaving Dorian in your hands.
Clint: Does Dorian know that you're handing her off to me?
David: She would be thrilled.
Clint: Well, I doubt that -- she likes to make her own decisions.
David: Ah -- you don't know Dorian like I do. She's independent, but she likes to let you do the decision-making from time to time, and when she does, that's when you know she really loves you.


Clint: (about Dorian) She'll be sad that you're going.
David: Well, Dorian and I have been in and out of each other's lives for a very long time. That's not going to change just because I'm catching waves in foreign waters.
Clint: David, a bit of free advice -- start with the swimming lessons, and then move on to surfing, or else, you know, the waves will be catching you.
David: You know, come to think of it, I don't like the ocean at all. It's too unpredictable.
Clint: Well, if you want predictable, stay here.
David: Oh, no -- small towns are the worst. Between the marriages and the divorces and the affairs, the babies, my big brother, the sociopathic surgeon? No. You never know what's next in a small town. I mean, think about it -- who ever would've thought that you'd be hitting the sheets with Dorian Lord?


Clint: David, I'm a little long in the tooth to be taking orders from Pa.
David: That is the first thing I think I've ever heard a Buchanan say that I agree with.
Clint: That doesn't mean that Dorian and me will be getting together. I mean, that's my decision.
David: Uh-huh, that's what you think.


David: Clint, what are you doing wandering around the docks in the middle of the night? Shouldn't you be at home cutting a check for Jessica's wedding.
Clint: Oh, I was just taking a couple of wedding gifts over to Jessie and Antonio's place, that's all.
David: Mine's in the mail.
Clint: David, your mere presence was gift enough.
David: What a nice thing to say, Clint. I know I'm not one of your favorite people.


Clint: David, don't beat yourself up. You did a good thing, you made a difference.
David: (surprised) Really?
Clint: Hell, I just married my daughter off, I'm feeling generous.
David: Well, thank you. I apreciate that.


David: Wow I just had a conversation that I enjoyed with a Buchanan! Maybe we got more in common than I thought. Why don't I take a page from your book. Nah, not the integrity thing -- that doesn't really suit me. But the whole cowboy boots/spurs thing...maybe I could rope myself a good woman.
Clint: David, stick with what you know. I'm telling you something -- you'll do just fine.