But that was different. We were getting people off, not convicting them.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Oklahoma Kid (1939) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:44:14 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm going to give your father's justice a chance to work, but it had better work.
- I tell you we haven't got a case.
- I've known this fella Hardwick for years. You can't get to him.
- He hasn't bothered us much so far.
- But that was different. We were getting people off, not convicting them.
- It's easy enough for me to fake a prosecution, especially when the witnesses are fixed.
- Why not? We own the jury, don't we?
- Well, then, we'll get rid of him.
[...]