If Maria Gambrelli is convicted, Ballon is up to his ears in a very nasty scandal, and Clouseau was his insurance policy against such a scandal.
8 seconds sound clip from the A Shot in the Dark (1964) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:06:22.028 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Ah. Besides, I feel certain I know who is behind those influential requests.
- Ballon.
- Ballon?
- It's obvious he was having an affair with Maria Gambrelli.
- He wouldn't. Unless he was protecting someone.
- Ah. I feel like a child again.
- It's an interesting theory, but what if you are wrong?
- What if she is innocent, as Clouseau claims?
[...]
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Actors: Peter Sellers (Inspector Jacques Clouseau), Herbert Lom (Commissioner Charles Dreyfus), George Sanders (Monsieur Benjamin Ballon), Elke Sommer (Maria Gambrelli)
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