Tell me about the carrot
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Tony Wendice:
By the way does Mrs. Van Dorn know about "Mr. Adams" or "Mr. Wilson" and Miss Wallace? You were planning to marry Mrs. Van Dorn, weren't you? C.A. Swan:
Smart, aren't you? Tony Wendice:
No, not really. I've just had time to think things out. Put myself in your position. That's why I know you're going to agree. C.A. Swan:
What makes you think I'll agree? Tony Wendice:
For the same reason that a donkey with a stick behind him and a carrot in front always goes forwards and not backwards. C.A. Swan:
Tell me about the carrot
By the way does Mrs. Van Dorn know about "Mr. Adams" or "Mr. Wilson" and Miss Wallace? You were planning to marry Mrs. Van Dorn, weren't you? C.A. Swan:
Smart, aren't you? Tony Wendice:
No, not really. I've just had time to think things out. Put myself in your position. That's why I know you're going to agree. C.A. Swan:
What makes you think I'll agree? Tony Wendice:
For the same reason that a donkey with a stick behind him and a carrot in front always goes forwards and not backwards. C.A. Swan:
Tell me about the carrot
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Yes, it was a bit crummy, wasn't it?
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Hardly the place to take Mrs. Van Dorn.
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By the way, does Mrs. Van Dorn
know about Mr. Adams and Mr. Wilson...
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...and Miss Wallace?
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You were planning to marry Mrs. Van Dorn,
weren't you?
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- Smart, aren't you?
- No, not really.
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I've just had time to think things out,
put myself in your position.
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That's why I know you're going to agree.
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What makes you think I'll agree?
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For the same reason that a donkey with
a stick behind him and a carrot in front...
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...always goes forwards
and not backwards.
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- Tell me about the carrot.
- One thousand pounds in cash.
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For a murder?
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For a few minutes' work, that's all it is.
And no risk, I guarantee.
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That ought to appeal to you.
You've been skating on pretty thin ice.
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- I don't know what you're talking about.
- You ought to know. It was in all the papers.
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Middle-aged woman found dead
due to an overdose of something.
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She had been taking the stuff
for quite some time...
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...and nobody knows where she got it.
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But we know, don't we?
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Poor Miss Wallace.
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This £1000. Where is it?
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It's in a small attaché case
in a checkroom.
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SWANN:
Where?
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Somewhere in London.
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Of course we don't meet again.
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As soon as you've delivered the goods...
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...I shall mail you the checkroom ticket
and the key to the case.
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Movie Summary
A former tennis player tries to arrange his wife's murder after learning of her affair.
Actors
Tony Wendice
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