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I don't care what he is. If it wasn't for him, your impartial chief of police would still have the wrong man behind bars.

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

You can hear this line at 00:48:36.426 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Now, Chief, what's all this Miss Colbert's been tellin' me about a-a cover-up arrest?

- No, ma'am, we ain't had no cover-up. In fact, we just dropped the charges for insufficient evidence.

- Miss Colbert, I told you he was nobody's man.

- I came by to make it as clear as I possibly can that I do not want that Negro officer taken off this case.

- Negro officer?

- Yeah, well, he comes from up North, you see, and he was kinda... passin' through.

- I don't care what he is. If it wasn't for him, your impartial chief of police would still have the wrong man behind bars.

- I want that officer given a free hand.

- Otherwise... I will pack up my husband's engineers... and leave you... to yourselves.

- Now, Mrs. Colbert, now, don't you worry about a thing. Believe me, we're gonna take care of everything.

- I wanna see you come through this now. You hear?

- Even if we have to step on Endicott's toes?

[...]

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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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