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Hold it there Whirley Police Officer You're under arrest
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Dragnet

My partner and I witnessed that little torchlight picnic you threw last night, we're gonna...

Joe Friday:
[Friday addresses Whirley after he has entered a bathroom stall]
Hold it right there, Whirley. Police officer, you're under arrest. Reverend Jonathan Whirley:
I beg your pardon, what is this? Some kind of a feeble joke? Joe Friday:
Oh, it's a real knee-slapper, friend, if you consider California Penal Code section 4A, 4207A, 597 and 217: Theft, Kidnapping, Cruelty to Animals, and Attempted Murder something to laugh about. Reverend Jonathan Whirley:
[seated on the toilet with his pants around his ankles]
I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Joe Friday:
My partner and I witnessed that little torchlight picnic you threw last night, we're gonna put you where your kind always ends up - in a seven by seven foot grey-green metal cage in the fifteenth floor of some hundred-year-old penitentiary, with damp, stinking walls and a wooden plank for a bed. Sure, this city isn't perfect, we need a smut-free life for all of our citizens; cleaner streets, better schools, and a good hockey team. But the big difference between you and me, mister, is you made the promise, and I'm going to keep it. [everyone applauds]

Full Transcript

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Hold it there Whirley Police Officer You're under arrest
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I beg your pardon Is this some sort of feeble joke
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Oh it's a knee slapper if you consider Penal Codes 484207 A597 and 217
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theft kidnapping cruelty to animals attempted murder things to laugh about
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I don't know what you're talking about
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My partner and I witnessed that torchlight picnic you threw
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We're gonna put you where your kind always ends up In a 7 by 7 cage
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in some hundred year old penitentiary with a wooden plank for a bed
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Sure this city isn't perfect We need a smut free life for all our citizens
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Cleaner streets better schools a good hockey team
Duration
44 seconds
Views
660
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:54
Uploaded
Nov 17, 2022
Genres
Production
Universal Pictures

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Movie Summary

The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.

Actors

Christopher Plummer
Reverend Jonathan Whirley