Touch of Evil (1958)

Ray Collins: District Attorney Adair

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• Dist. Atty. Adair : An hour ago, Rudy Linnekar had this town in his pocket.

  Coroner : Now you could strain him through a sieve.

• Quinlan : [leaving strip-club]  We're wasting our time here.

  Dist. Atty. Adair : I wouldn't say that...

• Dist. Atty. Adair : Well, here comes Hank at last. Vargas, you've heard of Hank Quinlan, our local police celebrity.

  Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas : I'd like to meet him.

  Coroner : That's what you think.

• Quinlan : Who's the Jane?

  Dist. Atty. Adair : His wife.

  Quinlan : Well, what do you know. She don't look Mexican either.

• Quinlan : You say your wife was attacked.

  Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas : I did not say she was attacked.

  Quinlan : Did you say she was molested?

  Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas : Not physically molested, no.

  Quinlan : Was obscene language used?

  Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas : I don't think so.

  Quinlan : How do you explain the fact that your wife allowed herself to be picked up by this good looking...

  Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas : She was not picked up.

  Dist. Atty. Adair : Now Hank, I think we're getting off on the wrong track here.

  Quinlan : Then this good looking young man was a friend of hers?

  Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas : Obviously not.

  Quinlan : You wouldn't call that getting picked up on the street?

• Quinlan : Narcotics. He's a drug addict! He's got that young wife of his hooked too. But, good. If I hadn't seen that hypodermic myself.

  Dist. Atty. Adair : Hypodermic? You saw it?

  Quinlan : I just said so, didn't I.

• Strip-Club Owner : Zita? I didn't know her. She only joined the show a few days ago.

  Quinlan : We're wasting our time around here.

  Dist. Atty. Adair : Oh, I wouldn't say that!

• Schwartz : I don't know what Quinlan thinks she's got to do with it.

  Dist. Atty. Adair : Oh! Maybe she'll cook chili for him or bring out the crystal ball.