Nora Prentiss (1947)

Bruce Bennett: Dr. Joel Merriam

Quotes 

• Police Lieutenant : I wish I knew what was in this note - or who burned it. Do you think he was being blackmailed?

  Dr. Joel Merriam : [a bit taken aback]  Blackmailed?

  Police Lieutenant : Yes.

  Dr. Joel Merriam : What would anybody have on him? He led such an exemplary life.

  Police Lieutenant : That's the way a blackmailer works, doctor. He finds out something nobody else knows, and then sells it for a price.