If you had not stopped to pick up Christina, not any of these things would have happened. So let's pretend you did not pick her up.

9 seconds sound clip from the Kiss Me Deadly movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:37:37.056 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- You wanna get even for what happened to Christina, don't you? I'll see what I can do.

(Trolley Bell Clanging)

(This is Crestview 5-4124. Mr. Hammer, whom you are calling, is not available at present. If you wish to leave a record of your call, please state your message at the sound of the tone.

- Good evening, Mr. Hammer. You probably will wonder who this is, but it does not matter.

- What does matter is that your work has been interrupted, your car wrecked. Your life has been ruffled, to put it mildly.

- If you had not stopped to pick up Christina, not any of these things would have happened. So let's pretend you did not pick her up.

- So what happens if I pretend?

- Ah, so there you are, Mr. Hammer.

- Why, nothing will happen. Your life will go on as serenely as before.

- As a token of our intentions, look in front of your apartment tomorrow morning.

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