It's simple. Just say I had to take the liberty. Say I had to give the table away.
5 seconds sound clip from the Criss Cross (1949) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:35:09.408 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'll wait down here at the bar for her.
- Well, now, here's a girl you can always find when you want her.
- I don't think I quite like that. The innuendo, I think I resent it. Bad taste.
- But he won't need the table tonight. Why should I keep it for him?
- I realize, but the trouble is I don't know how to tell him about it.
- It's simple. Just say I had to take the liberty. Say I had to give the table away.
- But you don't understand. He only just came in. He don't know yet, nobody's told him.
- But what do you want me to do? Get stuck with an empty table on my hands all night?
- Tell him I took the liberty.
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Actors: Burt Lancaster (Steve Thompson), Yvonne De Carlo (Anna), Dan Duryea (Slim Dundee)
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