They were shorthanded so they asked me to take all this stuff down. That's all I know.
5 seconds sound clip from the Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:59:21.497 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Who?
- Mrs. Threadgoode! The woman who lives here. Are you deaf?
- I'm sorry, miss. All they told me was that the woman who lived in here died this morning.
- Oh, my God! What... What are you saying?
- She died early this morning.
- They were shorthanded so they asked me to take all this stuff down. That's all I know.
- I'm sorry, miss, but they told me to get this room ready for another patient.
- She may be just another patient to you, but she was my friend, and I loved her.
- I'm sorry. I'm just following orders.
[...]