I had to get rid of Louis some way, and fast, before the cops got around to following up Martinelli's next play, an anonymous tip to pay me a call.
8 seconds sound clip from the Dead Reckoning (1947) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:38:40.207 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- His neck was broken, Father.
- Little by little, my brain began to unscramble.
- Louis, Johnny's letter. That was the joker.
- And Louis' body was to block me out of the play with a murder rap.
- It's locked. Should I kick it in?
- Nah, it may have been a phony tip. I don't know where it came from.
- Oh, so it's you, the smart guy from Frisco.
- You're better than I thought you were. How did you ever locate me?
- Mind if we take a little look around, Mr Murdock?
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