Columbo: Short Fuse
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:23:03
(Woman) 'Your voice will be recorded
until you hang up.'

:23:07
(Quincy) 'Nope.
What's the matter with Benson?'

:23:10
'Your cigar case isn't in your coat pocket?'
:23:12
(Woman) 'You may start your message.'
(DL) 'Yeah, er... just give me the box.'

:23:18
'Thank you. Hello? Hello, darling.'
:23:21
'It's me. Hold on just a second.'
:23:23
(Quincy) 'Shall I pull over and open that?'
(DL) 'No, it's all right. I got it.'

:23:28
(DL groans on tape)
:23:31
'Er, look, I tried to get you
earlier today, darling,'

:23:35
'but you were
at one of those silly committee meetings.'

:23:38
'Miss Bishop couldn't get you
from the office.'

:23:41
'But what I was calling about -
I'm on my way up to the cabin now.'

:23:45
'So I'll see you tomorrow,
no, Sunday, rather,'

:23:49
'Sunday afternoon or evening sometime.'
:23:51
But what I wanted you to know
:23:54
is that Roger is going to come over
to see you tonight.

:23:58
He wants to talk to you about something
:24:00
so I wanted to make sure you'd be home
:24:02
and wait up for him, will you?
:24:05
'It's... Well, he's made a decision
about something.'

:24:08
It might not be exactly
what you figured it would be

:24:13
but, to my way of thinking,
it's a wise decision.

:24:17
So, after you've talked to him,
:24:21
call me back at the cabin, will you,
and let me know what he decided.

:24:26
- 'Bye-bye for now, darling.'
- (Phone clicks)

:24:32
- Gee, I'm terribly sorry about that.
- (Exasperated sigh)

:24:35
- Here, I've got something in my pocket.
- Yeah.

:24:38
- Well, anyway, that's it. He just hung up.
- Yeah, sure.

:24:42
You're as concerned about him
as I am, aren't you?

:24:45
- What?
- You seem so upset.

:24:48
I'm surprised because
you don't like him very much.

:24:51
Oh, well, er... Actually, I've been growing
much fonder of him lately.

:24:56
- Did you call him back?
- I tried the car phone.

:24:59
There was no answer.

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