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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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: [chuckles]
I understand. My parents wanted me to be an acrobat.
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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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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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Sold Out Seats for Unrecognized Customers
Lee Chan: [arriving late and in a hurry]
We want two good seats down front!
Ticket Seller:
Sorry, we're sold out.
Horace Knock-Out Wellington: [to the ticket taker]
He's sold out? Do you know who we are?
Ticket Seller: [as he closes down the ticket window]
Sure, a couple of guys that ain't gonna see the fight.
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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: [frustrated]
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!
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Unusual Circumstances Surrounding a Mysterious Death
Mr. Moto: [examining the dead body]
This is not suicide Mr. Riggs. It's most unusual to shoot oneself in the back and without a gun.
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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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Intelligence and Courage in Acknowledging Faults
Mr. Moto:
To recognize one's faults requires intelligence; to admit them requires courage.
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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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