I picked it up, I tell ya. He was already lyin' there. It was lyin' there next to him.
5 seconds sound clip from the In the Heat of the Night (1967) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:35:51.242 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Yeah, and ol' Charlie's hound dog got loose about right that time...
- Did he confess? Huh? The man you arrested. Did he confess?
- Well, I believe he will. Yes, sirree, I believe he will. I believe he will.
- Well, he seemed left-handed to me.
- I believe Harvey is a southpaw. Now, ain't he, Shagbag?
- What if he is? What's that make him?
- There's just one more thing.
- I picked it up, I tell ya. He was already lyin' there. It was lyin' there next to him.
- I just picked it up, ma'am. That's all I did.
- Shut up. Get him outta here.
- Okay, come on, Harvey. Let's go.
- Martin, I want you to take Mrs. Colbert over to the funeral parlor.
- And, Wood, you run Virgil down the depot.
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