Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man
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:47:00
- I know.
- How did you get in?

:47:02
Oh, the janitor was nice enough to let me in.
:47:05
Mrs Williams should be here soon,
she's never late.

:47:08
Really? I got this terrible habit,
I'm always early.

:47:11
Whenever I have to be anywhere,
I'm ahead of time.

:47:14
- You're a legal secretary?
- I'm an attorney.

:47:18
I'm called an associate. The secretary
phoned in sick so I have to fill in.

:47:23
- I don't know how you do it.
- Do what?

:47:25
- Work for a woman.
- It doesn't bother me.

:47:29
Just so happens that she's
one of the best trial attorneys in the state.

:47:33
- Good morning.
- Morning.

:47:36
- Have I kept you waiting?
- No, I was early.

:47:38
Good. Well, won't you come in?
:47:42
- Shall I hold the calls?
- Please.

:47:51
I'm sorry to bother you the first day back.
:47:54
Oh, that's all right. So the federal people
haven't come up with anything?

:47:59
No. Nothing, not a word, not a clue.
:48:04
Say.
:48:06
- That's some telephone.
- Yes.

:48:10
- What, are you big on gadgets?
- No.

:48:15
I just happen to find that one a great help.
See...

:48:19
Say that I want to get in touch with a client
to be in court, say, Monday,

:48:24
I just tape a message,
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and this machine calls my client
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- and does it for me.
- Boy, that's...

:48:34
that's really something.
:48:36
Today they could do everything
electronically, if they wanted to.

:48:41
Could I take down the name of this?
:48:43
Maybe I could con the department
into getting one for my office.

:48:48
You have a pen?
:48:50
These things really fascinate me.
They got a new thing today -

:48:54
if I wanna take my wife to the ball game,
:48:58
I just dial this service for the tickets.

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