I see. That's why he was lying on his back. In his coffin.
4 seconds sound clip from the Clue (1985) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:12.632 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- And, Colonel, you drive a very expensive car for someone who lives on a colonel's pay.
- I don't. I came into money during the war when I lost my mommy and daddy.
- I see. That's why he was lying on his back. In his coffin.
- Then why are you paying the blackmailer?
- I don't want a scandal, do I?
- We had had a very humiliating public confrontation. He was deranged. He was a lunatic.
- He didn't actually seem to like me very much. He had threatened to kill me in public.
- Why would he want to kill you in public?
- I think she meant he threatened in public to kill her.
- Was that his final word on the matter?
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