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Science and skill can conquer any challenge
Mr. Moto
There is no situation that science and skill cannot master.
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Penny's Promise of Emotional Impact
Penny Kendall
Oh, Scotty, if you'll turn me loose on this, I'll have this town so deep in tears that they'll be using canoes for taxicabs.
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Struggling with a vague description of Howard
Lieutenant Riggs
Medium height, medium build, medium complexion - I'd have to be a medium to find Howard from the description like that Detroit tailor gives me!
[frustrated]
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Truth Revealed Through Anger and Speech
Mr. Moto
Much information can be obtained from tongues loosened in anger.
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Observation of a Young Woman's Attitude
Lee Chan
Gosh, that's a pretty girl sitting with your friend!
Lieutenant Riggs
That's his daughter Linda. She's got her nose so high in the air, she'd drown in a rainstorm.
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Unusual Circumstances Surrounding a Mysterious Death
Mr. Moto
This is not suicide Mr. Riggs. It's most unusual to shoot oneself in the back and without a gun.
[examining the dead body]
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Coroner's Insight on Unexpected Death
Lieutenant Riggs
A sock in the eye ain't homicide. Maybe his ticker went bad on him. Who knows?
Mr. Moto
No one... except the coroner.
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Sold Out Seats for Unrecognized Customers
Lee Chan
We want two good seats down front!
[arriving late and in a hurry]
Ticket Seller
Sorry, we're sold out.
Horace Knock-Out Wellington
He's sold out? Do you know who we are?
[to the ticket taker]
Ticket Seller
Sure, a couple of guys that ain't gonna see the fight.
[as he closes down the ticket window]
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Suspicion and Humor in Dialogue
Nick Crowder
Clipper, you'd suspect your own grandmother!
Clipper McCoy
Yeah, but you're not my grandmother.
Nick Crowder
Don't bet on it!
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Intelligence and Courage in Acknowledging Faults
Mr. Moto
To recognize one's faults requires intelligence; to admit them requires courage.
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A Letter from Pop to Mr. Moto
Lee Chan
Oh, Mr. Moto?
Mr. Moto
Yes, Lee?
Lee Chan
I though you would like to know I got a letter from Pop yesterday.
Mr. Moto
Oh, you did?
Lee Chan
Mm-hmm. He sent his best to you.
Mr. Moto
Thank you. And, uh, how is your honorable father enjoying his homelife in beautiful Honolulu?
Lee Chan
He seems fine, but he kind of worries about me. Y'see, I'm really supposed to be studying art here at the university... but gosh, I want to be a detective!
Mr. Moto
I understand. My parents wanted me to be an acrobat.
[chuckles]
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