- How the hell was I supposed to know he was gonna vapor-lock?
- But you hoped he would.
6 seconds sound clip from the Sudden Impact (1983) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:43 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What the hell did you think you were doing?
- My job.
- Is it your job to harass and incite an old man into a heart attack?
- My job is to investigate homicide.
- That old man happens to be one of the biggest crime lords on the West Coast.
- How the hell was I supposed to know he was gonna vapor-lock?
- The Doker case is mine. It was at a standstill. I was trying to break it loose.
- Sure, with threats and intimidation.
- Are you aware that you have destroyed months of surveillance and intelligence work?
- We're talking here thousands of dollars, hundreds of man-hours.
[...]