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Confronting Silly Answers in Investigation
Mervin Q. Milgrim
I'm getting a lot of silly answers from this guy.
Chick Larkin
Well, grill him.
Mervin Q. Milgrim
What?
Chick Larkin
Grill him.
Mervin Q. Milgrim
I'm not hungry!
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Impersonation and the Law in Detective Work
Wiseguy Kid Usher
Hey, do you know there's a couple of soda jerks around here playing detective?
Detective Brannigan
G'wan! Don't you know it's against the law to impersonate an officer?
Wiseguy Kid Usher
Well, then how do you get away with it?
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Identity and Perception in a Lighthearted Exchange
Mervin Q. Milgrim
Don't call me Blimp!
Detective Brannigan
Why not?
Mervin Q. Milgrim
What makes a blimp go up?
Detective Brannigan
Hot air.
Mervin Q. Milgrim
What's holding you down?
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The Title of This Story Is Revealed
Mervin Q. Milgrim
The title of this story is---"The Midget Gets The Chair", or "Small Fry"!
[reading from radio script]
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Delayed Sundae Order Conversation
Customer
What happened to my strawberry sundae?
Mervin Q. Milgrim
What's today?
Customer
Friday.
Mervin Q. Milgrim
You've got two more days to wait.
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Contractual Obligations and Evasive Maneuvers
Col. J.R. Andrews
Mr. Turner, may I remind you that I have a contract for your services, and I intend to exercise it.
Jimmy Turner
You'll get plenty of exercise trying to find me.
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Indifference to Dental Investment
Chick Larkin
She's only got a couple of buck teeth.
[about Juliet Collins]
Mervin Q. Milgrim
Why do I care what she paid for them?
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Mervin's Unexpected Reason for Going Upstairs
Mervin Q. Milgrim
I gotta go back upstairs and get something...
[nauseous]
Chick Larkin
What have you gotta get?
Mervin Q. Milgrim
My stomach...
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The Consequences of Solving the Case
Chick Larkin
If we solve this case, the public will be begging for "MUCK AND MIRE'.
Mervin Q. Milgrim
And if the murderer gets us, we'll do plenty of begging, too!
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