His plan was still working beautifully.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Thin Man (1936) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:49:53 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Oh, he was clever about that. He called when you were out.
- Is that true? I don't know. Why are you saying it? It's the only way it makes sense.
- His plan was still working beautifully.
- The only hitch was a man named Nunheim who had found out something.
- Our hero bumped him off too.
- So the murderer picked on poor Mimi here to strengthen his case.
- Mimi is the only one at the table who can tell us who the real murderer is.
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