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I know you, Martha. You are my life's work. I've studied you all these years.

6 seconds sound clip from the The Strange Love of Martha Ivers movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:17:55.988 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Yesterday afternoon he told me he didn't want anything. That he was going away. If you had let me handle it...

- I didn't like what you had in mind.

- It's quite a thing, in a small city like this, to be a district attorney. You get to feel like God. You know everything. Down to the smallest detail. Even a call to Dempsey's garage.

- Sam's leaving Iverstown today.

- That's what he said.

- I want to hear you say it.

- It's up to him.

- No, it's up to you.

- I know you, Martha. You are my life's work. I've studied you all these years.

- A little girl in a cage, waiting for someone to let her out. And along comes Sam.

- Do you know what's on my mind, Martha. About Sam, I mean?

- I think I do. And that's where it will stay. On your mind. Unless, of course, I tell you differently.

- What did O'Neil say? Do you think he'll make trouble?

- No, no, I had him figured out right. He's still just a scared, little kid.

- Coffee, please. Black.

[...]

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Sound Clip

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Actors: Barbara Stanwyck (Martha Ivers), Van Heflin (Sam Masterson), Lizabeth Scott (Antonia "Toni" Marachek), Kirk Douglas (Walter O'Neil)

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