We're talking here thousands of dollars, hundreds of man-hours.
6 seconds sound clip from the Sudden Impact (1983) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:02 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- 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.
- Special Investigations has been busting its ass preparing a case against Threlkis.
- He would've just snaked his way out of it.
- Maybe we saved the taxpayers a little money.
- I ought to bust your ass down to Traffic. Or better yet, kick it off the force.
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