Scene of the Crime (1949)
John McIntire: Fred Piper
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Quotes
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Herkimer : Tell me, C.C. - why in this day and age would a smart young man decide to become a flatfoot?
C.C. : Well, when I was 10 years old I fell in love with my 4th grade teacher, and *she* married a cop. And I figured if it was good enough for her, it'd be good enough for me.
Herkimer : Amo, amas, amat.
C.C. : *Yeah*. You know, I've read a lot of your stuff in the Journal.
Herkimer : Yeah?
C.C. : You'd've made a good cop.
Herkimer : *Thanks*.
C.C. : Except you're flat at the wrong end.
[C.C. pats him on the arm]
Fred Piper : Hah!
Herkimer : Hah!
[he exits]
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C.C. : You heard about our lieutenant?
[Piper nods]
C.C. : He was wrong, Piper.
Fred Piper : Maybe he was wrong... maybe right... maybe both. It takes a human being to be right and wrong at the same time. And remember this: to be a good cop you've *got* to be a human being.
C.C. : Yeah? I never read that in the code.