Jaws (1975)
Robert Nevin: Medical Examiner
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[Hooper is examining the remains of the first victim, describing the post-mortem into his tape recorder]
Hooper : The height and weight of the victim can only be estimated from the partial remains...
[He lifts the sheet covering the remains, inhales sharply, then regains his composure]
Hooper : The torso has been severed in mid-thorax; there are no major organs remaining... May I have a glass of water, please?
Medical Examiner : Sure.
Hooper : Right arm has been severed above the elbow with massive tissue loss in the upper musculature.
[takes water]
Hooper : Thank you very much.
[sips the water and continues]
Hooper : Partially denuded bone remaining...
[to the M.E]
Hooper : This was no boating accident.
[to Brody]
Hooper : Did you notify the Coast Guard about this?
Brody : No. It was only local jurisdiction.
Hooper : [continues post-mortem] The left arm, head, shoulders, sternum and portions of the rib cage are intact...
[Brody begins to light a cigarette]
Hooper : Do not smoke in here, thank you very much!
[lifts up the severed arm]
Hooper : This is what happens. It indicates the non-frenzied feeding of a large squalus - possibly Longimanus or Isurus glauca. Now the enormous amount of tissue loss prevents any detailed analysis; however the attacking squalus must be considerably larger than any normal squalus found in these waters.
[pulls off his glasses]
Hooper : Didn't you get on a boat and check out these waters?
Brody : No.
Hooper : Well, this is not a boat accident! It wasn't any propeller, it wasn't any coral reef, and it wasn't Jack the Ripper!
[splashes water on his face and takes a deep breath]
Hooper : It was a shark.