You know, any man that can put so much violence and sex into a piece of stone, he doesn't have to violate flesh. He gets his kicks with his hammer and chisel.

— Lt. "Theo" Kojak (Telly Savalas), Lt. Theo Kojak

10 seconds sound clip from the Kojak - Season 1, Ep. 5 - Girl in the River movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:34:45 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- What more do you need? A sworn statement from his victims?

- Vibes? You know about vibes? The vibes are wrong.

- The sculptor couldn't have done it.

- All right. I give up. Tell me why.

- His art.

- You know, any man that can put so much violence and sex into a piece of stone, he doesn't have to violate flesh. He gets his kicks with his hammer and chisel.

- The commissioner's gonna violate you with a hammer and chisel if we don't tie a can on this.

- That report from Saigon you've been sweating out? Hot off the telex.

- Two unsolved slayings, both dance hall hostesses, identical in every respect to Excalibur's M.O.

- August 1972.

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