The man they executed was a criminal. If he hadn't hanged for that, he would have hanged for something else.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Strange Love of Martha Ivers movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:33:53.397 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- From the day he walked in and found your aunt on the floor...
- I told you I never want that mentioned.
- My father said nothing. I looked at him, but he said nothing.
- Your father was a realistic man.
- My father, may he rest in peace, was a greedy man.
- The man was a man. Justice is justice. That's the way it is.
- Dear, listen to me. If you carry a thing in your mind, it makes you sick. I want you well.
- You will leave on a trip for your health for a few weeks.
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