You're a cop, Leonard. There's 17000 laws on the books to be enforced.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Big Combo (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:07:49.161 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Couldn't get authorization for the expense, paid it out of your own pocket.
- I had to, you wouldn't back me up.
- I'm not in love with her, Leonard. You are!
- This is off the record, Leonard. It's between friends.
- You can't bear to think of her in the arms of this hood. Forget her!
- You're a cop, Leonard. There's 17000 laws on the books to be enforced.
- You haven't time to reform wayward girls.
- She's been with Brown three and a half years. That's a lot of days, and nights. Face it, Leonard.
- Just don't run away. We'd only have to come after you. Mr. Brown wouldn't like that.
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