Detective Story (1951)
Horace McMahon: Lt. Monaghan
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Quotes
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Lieutenant Monaghan : Can't you say "Yes, sir" without makin' it sound like an insult?
Detective James McLeod : Yes, sir.
Lieutenant Monaghan : You're gettin' too superior, McLeod, a one-man army against crime. What's eatin' you?
Detective James McLeod : I hate criminals. I don't believe in coddling them.
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Detective James McLeod : [leaving the office] Mind if I shave?
Lieutenant Monaghan : Gotta have the last word, don't ya?
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Detective James McLeod : Where's your boy?
[Asking about Karl Schneider]
Lieutenant Monaghan : He's ready to surrender himself on the warrant you had issued.
Detective James McLeod : Fine. Bring him in.
Endicott Sims : Before I do, I have here some photographs. Now these were taken only an hour ago.
Lieutenant Monaghan : Nudes. Ugly, isn't he?
Endicott Sims : He's no Mr. America.
Lieutenant Monaghan : No, that he's not.
Endicott Sims : Now you'll observe there are no bruises or lacerations of any kind. This is the way I'm delivering my client to you, and this is the way I want him back.
Detective James McLeod : I should think that any change whatsoever would be an improvement.