He did deserve it, considering all the times he was guilty and I didn't have the evidence.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Big Combo (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:39:04.471 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- He dropped out when Grazzi had to leave the country.
- He didn't fit in with Brown's new setup. None of the old crowd did.
- Bettini didn't wait around to get himself killed.
- Turned honest citizen. Changed his name and went into hiding.
- I did him a favor once. I could've put him away for something he didn't do. I let it pass.
- He did deserve it, considering all the times he was guilty and I didn't have the evidence.
- Well, tell me where to find him.
- He'll be scared. Too scared to talk.
- If he's that scared, he'll listen.
- Come in.
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