I want this case broken if it takes a hundred men to do it.

3 seconds sound clip from the The Big Heat (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:36:44.380 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- How is the little girl?

- She thinks her mother went on a trip.

- Is there anything else we can do? Maybe a loan from the fund to tide you over this period? Don't hesitate, Sergeant.

- Find out who planted the dynamite in my car.

- That's item one on the department's agenda.

- I've ordered Wilks to shove everything else aside.

- I want this case broken if it takes a hundred men to do it.

- We're checking back on every homicide you've handled.

- Why?

- I beg your pardon?

- I asked you why are you checking the files?

- Well, you've made a lot of enemies, Bannion. Relatives and friends of killers you sent to the chair.

- The motive was revenge. That's obvious.

- Is that the way it looks to you too, Lieutenant?

- Well, it's worth exploring.

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