You've been tied up to property in the state practice too long to go back to a criminal case.
4 seconds sound clip from the Knock on Any Door movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:51.905 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- A little service here, my dear fellow. I'm in the chips.
- What you need most is some sleep and a shave.
- Sure. Let's take this up tomorrow. Come on, I'll drive you over to the club.
- Look, gentlemen, I've got a tough decision to make... not tomorrow, now.
- Give me an opinion. Would I be a fool to take this case?
- You've been tied up to property in the state practice too long to go back to a criminal case.
- Sure, I've been concentrating on documents, not human beings.
- But no other lawyer could know this kid like I do.
- Andy, for a long time we've been thinking of adding a name to this firm. Purcell, Corey, and Morton.
- You know what that would mean to you financially, professionally?
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