You'd know... people don't die instantly, they lie in agony for minutes and sometimes for an hour.
9 seconds sound clip from the The Doctor Prescribed Death (Suspense) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:04:07 in the radio play.
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- Oh, no. I couldn't do that. I need you.
- Don't you know this is against the law?
- You're not an officer. You can't stop me.
- It's 500 feet, those tracks below. Hard steel rails.
- And don't believe what they all tell you, about not being conscious or what happens.
- You'd know... people don't die instantly, they lie in agony for minutes and sometimes for an hour.
- It's a horrible death, I know.
- Yes. I can tell you much simpler ways, much less painful ways and quicker.
- You're a nice young girl, an intelligent girl... you wouldn't want it to happen this way.
- Maybe after I talk to you a while, you wouldn't want to do this at all.
- No?
- No.
- Come on, let's talk it over. Maybe a few minutes talk will change the entire picture for you.
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