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- And if he fails, you're off the hook, 'cause it was Miss Colbert's idea in the first place. See what I mean?
- Oh, yeah.

10 seconds sound clip from the In the Heat of the Night (1967) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:50:11.059 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Even that. But do it fast.

- All right.

- Now, Bill, uh, how 'bout this here Negro officer? Miss Colbert seems to have a lot of confidence in him.

- Oh, he ain't nothin'. He's some kind of a... some kind of a homicide expert. But I don't need him.

- You mean you don't want him. But you do need him.

- Now look, Bill. Suppose he turns up the killer. He has no police powers here. He's gonna have to hand him over on a platter, right?

- That's right.

- And if he fails, you're off the hook, 'cause it was Miss Colbert's idea in the first place. See what I mean?

- Oh, yeah.

- Works out all the way around, Bill, for all of us. Excuse me.

- Any reason why you have to leave today?

- There's lots of reasons.

- What would you say if I I asked you to stay for a while?

- No.

- This town needs a factory, Virgil. Colbert come down from Chicago to build it.

- I hear they're gonna hire a thousand men. Half of 'em would be colored.

- You know what that means?

- Probably got him killed.

- That's what Mrs. Colbert thinks.

[...]

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Memorable quotes from the movie In the Heat of the Night (1967), featuring short sound bites and sfx.

Actors: Sidney Poitier (Virgil Tibbs), Rod Steiger (Bill Gillespie), Warren Oates (Sam Wood)

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