They wouldn't have killed him till they cashed his check.
4 seconds sound clip from the After the Thin Man (1936) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:17:39 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What about the other guns? Dancer's and Lum Kee's?
- Oh. 50 will get you 250 that she didn't do it.
- You'd have to say that, being you're family.
- But that Lai Chi gang has got the best out in the world.
- They wouldn't have killed him till they cashed his check.
- Oh, I forgot. You didn't hear about that.
- He gave Polly a check for $20000 yesterday.
- $20000? Robert never had $20000 in his life.
- Yes, he did. I went to the bank to see about it. Here it is.
[...]