- You know what probation is?
- Yeah, sure. A knife sticking in your back.
— Sam Masterson (Van Heflin), Antonia "Toni" Marachek (Lizabeth Scott)
6 seconds sound clip from the The Strange Love of Martha Ivers movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:06:33.355 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- A likely story, he said. I said, But it's true, every word of it.
- I tried to pawn it because I needed the money.
- Where's the man? he asks. I don't know, I said. He took a powder. He blew. He flew to the moon.
- You don't fly, Toni, the judge says. The charge is theft. You do one to five.
- How come they gave you probation?
- Yeah, sure. A knife sticking in your back.
- Still looking out for the cops? Relax, now you're free.
- Do you want me to take you back to the hotel?
- No, no, please. Let me sit here awhile.
[...]