The scanners and alarms went out of order last Thursday.

6 seconds sound clip from the Soylent Green movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:12:59 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- They can't risk a catastrophe, they say.

- They're right.

- Then, this is right?

- No, not right. Necessary.

- To who?

- To God.

- I made the routine check. He was alive at 10:35.

- What was your name again?

- Charles.

- Charles what?

- Just Charles. It's perfectly legal.

- God, we haven't had any trouble here in years, not years.

- The scanners and alarms went out of order last Thursday.

- Come on. Let's have a look.

- Yes, it was Thursday.

- The problem is parts. The original manufacturer's out of business. Our men fabricate replacements. Takes them forever, just forever.

- Nothing works, you know, not really. You can't believe the problems I have.

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