Ten cops to watch over Mike Lagana. One hundred bucks a day of the taxpayers' money.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Big Heat (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:26:59.920 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- No, it's just another part of the scheme to make me crawl back in my shell.
- I don't know who called. But I know where to go to find out.
- Just a moment. Who do you want to see?
- Oh, sorry. I didn't recognize you, Sergeant.
- How many men on this detail, Officer?
- Three of us on the day and night shift and four after midnight.
- Ten cops to watch over Mike Lagana. One hundred bucks a day of the taxpayers' money.
- Well, Mr. Lagana kind of runs things. I guess that's no secret.
- No. That's no secret at all.
- Yeah. That's what we're all supposed to do, isn't it?
- Good evening, sir. I'm from the police department. Is Mr. Lagana in?
- It's a little drafty outside.
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