And, believe it or not, for a while, it looked as though Clouseau himself was the Phantom. He was actually arrested for having stolen the Pink Panther and sent to prison.
11 seconds sound clip from the Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:05:02.340 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- And the Pink Panther was stolen that night?
- To my dying day, I'll never forget that old man trying to cross the street.
- Now, George, any idea how we get out of here?
- I don't know. I've been all over this place. I've been up this street, up that one, up that one...
- How are we gonna get out of here?
- Why don't you try the high road up there?
- Okay, I'll take the high road, you take the low road. So long, Uncle Charles.
- Inept?
- Wouldn't you say so, darling?
- Oh, no. Not in everything, darling.
- Oh, it's true. He almost never made a serious mistake while he was sleeping.
- I mean, inept! France's greatest detective!
- Do you think he's dead? I hope not. What do you think, Sir Charles?
- No. Men like Clouseau never die. They're indestructible. And that's the way it should be.
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