“Oh no, Mister Thornhill,” says The Professor. “There is no such person as George Kaplan.”
“What do you mean there’s no such person?” asks Roger. “I’ve been in his hotel room! I’ve tried on his clothes. He’s got short sleeves and dandruff!”
“Believe me, Mister Thornhill,” says The Professor, “he doesn’t exist. Which is why I’m going to have to ask you to go on being him for the next twenty-four hours.”
“What?” says Thornhill.
“Come on,” says The Professor, “we’ll discuss it on the plane. “
Roger starts to object, but the conversation is drowned out by the noise of the engines of the Northwest Lockheed L-749A Constellation.