- Oh, I wouldn't if I were you. After all he's an inventor. When he gets an idea he wants to work on, it's only natural that he should hide away somewhere. He's done it before.
- Yes, but never for 3 months!
11 seconds sound clip from the The Thin Man (1936) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:05:04 in the radio play.
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- Yes, I know. That's why I want to speak to you now.
- Well, I'm not practicing anymore. You see, I retired.
- Please Mr. Charles. I need you.
- Oh? what seems to be the trouble?
- Yes, but never for 3 months!
- Did you see him before he left?
- Julia Wolf? Oh yes, I believe I've met her.
- And Macaulay is your father's lawyer, isn't he?
- Yes.
- His lawyer and his secretary both speak to him before he leaves, but no one knows where he went.
- What about your mother? He wouldn't tell her either?
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