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Now, I got this nutty notion.
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Suppose Mr Kennicut...
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I'll tell you, it's too far-fetched.
:49:10
Sometimes it helps to test it out. Try me.
:49:13
It's really crazy.
Well, listen. It doesn't cost anything.
:49:18
Suppose Mr Kennicut hired
somebody to check up on his wife.
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And this somebody lied to him.
:49:28
He said to Mr Kennicut, "Look, your wife,
she's got a clean bill of health."
:49:33
Now this somebody, whoever it is,
:49:36
he's in a perfect position
to blackmail Mrs Kennicut.
:49:39
Now, suppose she refuses.
:49:42
See? She says,
"No, I'm gonna go tell my husband."
:49:47
I think it's a terrific motive, don't you?
:49:50
Lieutenant, you have
a marvellously convoluted mind.
:49:54
- I do?
- I like it.
:49:56
The trouble with your theory is
not only is it very tenuous,
:50:00
but it's impossible to prove, isn't it?
:50:05
I, er...
:50:07
Got a little tomato on that there.
Well, I said it was nutty.
:50:12
What do you think?
You think I ought to drop it?
:50:14
If you believe in it, stick to it.
:50:17
Run it on down.
:50:19
One other thing you should keep in mind.
:50:22
Nothing at all to do with the case.
:50:25
- What's that?
- Your future.
:50:30
I'd like you to work for Brimmer Associates.
:50:34
- Me?
- That's why I gave you the VIP tour.
:50:36
We're a growing organisation.
You'd be a valuable piece of manpower.
:50:42
Boy. You really know how to toss a curve.
:50:45
No, I don't mean it that way.
I'm quite serious.
:50:48
You're a good man, Columbo, up here.
:50:51
It's time you thought about advancement.
What does a lieutenant make?
:50:55
If you come with us, I'm almost positive
I can triple your yearly income.