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.