- Well, maybe they had an emergency call to make.
- Telephone people say no.

5 seconds sound clip from the It Came from Outer Space movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:48:03.556 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- He came home and told her he was assigned to some sort of special job overnight, and left.

- Something's wrong, I know it. He was so pale, he had the queerest look in his eyes, and he never touched his food.

- Same for George. His landlady told me he skipped dinner. And that ain't like George, not with his appetite.

- The Sheriff says that you saw both of them this afternoon.

- Did they say anything about going anywhere tonight?

- No. Not a thing.

- Well, maybe they had an emergency call to make.

- Telephone people say no.

- And that truck we couldn't find this afternoon. The phone company called up and reported it missing.

- Were they drunk or anything? I mean, did you get it on their breath?

- Frank never drinks. He's sick, I tell you.

- If you ask me, they ain't ever coming back. Otherwise, what would they want to take their clothes for?

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