One of our agents has been killed in Zurich by two men. We want you to sanction them.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Eiger Sanction movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:14:04 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Come in, Hemlock. A little to the left, Hemlock. I'll turn on a light.
- Does your physical disability preclude you from coming to the point?
- All right. If you wish no small talk, sit down. We'll discuss business.
- One of our agents has been killed in Zurich by two men. We want you to sanction them.
- I'm sorry, you're gonna have to get somebody else to do your wet work.
- Please, that is a distasteful phrase.
- Call it what you want, wet work, termination, sanction. It all adds up to the same thing, killing.
- You don't seem to remember I'm a retired assassin. The operative word there is retired.
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