: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.
:51:00
Whew. Boy. I tell you, it's all so sudden.
:51:07
Let me talk it over with my wife.
:51:09
Of course. Think about it carefully.
:51:12
But remember, we want you here.
:51:14
Listen. I'm very flattered. I mean that.
Just let me mull it over a little bit.
:51:19
Well, while you're mulling,
consider my career.
:51:25
If I'd stayed with the force...
:51:28
by now, probably with luck, I could
have been a captain of detectives.
:51:34
With one eye on the promotion list,
and the other eye on my car payments.
:51:38
No house by the ocean. No freedom
to travel. No... what would you say?
:51:41
Power or sense of accomplishment.
:51:50
Have I succeeded in getting through,
in stimulating you?
:51:55
Definitely. Yes, sir.
I'm gonna give it all a lot of thought.
:51:59
That's as much as I can ask.