- And what did they find? They found what was left of a neat pile of shavings.
- What shavings?
- The ones you soaked with kerosene and dropped a match on.
12 seconds sound clip from the Double Indemnity movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:14:05 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- How do I know? Because my little man tells me.
- Every time one of these phonies comes along, it ties knots in my stomach. I can't eat.
- Yours is one of them. That's how I knew your claim was crooked.
- And what did they find? They found what was left of a neat pile of shavings.
- The ones you soaked with kerosene and dropped a match on.
- Look, Mister, I'm just a poor guy. Maybe I made a mistake.
- That's one way of putting it.
- I ain't feeling so good, Mr. Keyes.
- Here. Just a minute. Sign this and you'll feel fine. It's a waiver on your claim. Right here.
- Now you're an honest man again. Goodbye.
[...]