Nora Prentiss (1947)
Harry Shannon: Police Lieutenant
Quotes
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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.