[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

They appointed a 78 year old man thinking they’d get everything by him

It's like "The Gauntlet."

Sondra Locke: "...why they picked you?"
Clint Eastwood: "Because I get the job done!"
Locke: "They don't want the job done!"

[1000 silverlings]

lol, eggzactly, but the old boy had life in him yet