Your honor, the hypothesis of hypnotism is a very interesting one. Let me be the first to admit it.
8 seconds sound clip from the Remember the Night (1940) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:11:19 in the radio play.
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[...]
- What is she doing on Fifth Avenue, blocks away from Meyer and Company?
- She doesn't know. She can't remember. Her mind is a blank.
- Your honor, the defense rests.
- All right, now, Tommy, watch!
- Your honor, the hypothesis of hypnotism is a very interesting one. Let me be the first to admit it.
- But unfortunately I am no Svengali, nor are you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
- We object, your honor. The defense has already summed up. The case was practically closed.
- The defendant will remain in custody, subject to giving a five thousand dollar bond.
[...]