Bolling:
[Looking a library shelves and reading titles aloud]
Hey, look here, Somebody's been readin' up on murder. 'Murder in the Laundry,' 'Murder in the Post Office,' 'Murder on the Waharf,' 'Murder in the Chop Suey Restaurant!'
Inspector Hankins:
[Reading a title aloud]
'Murder in th Laudry' by Jeff Yorl.
Inspector Hankins:
[Accusatory]
You said you were a novelist. You didn't by chance... uh?
Jeff Troy aka Jeff Yort:
Yeah, yeah, I wrote every one of them.
[Showing him the dust jacket]

Jeff Troy aka Jeff Yort:
Here, here! That's my name spelled backward. T-R-O-Y... Y-O-R-T... Y-O-R-T... T-R-O-Y. Do you get it?
Bolling:
Well, what more do we need, Inspector? This guy's got murder on the brain.
Jeff Troy aka Jeff Yort:
'Murder on the Brain?' Hey, that's a swell title!
Inspector Hankins:
Didn't you write a book called 'Murder on the Terrace?'
Jeff Troy aka Jeff Yort:
Yeah, it's right here. How'd you like it?
Inspector Hankins:
Well, as far as I can remener, It's the kind of detective story that knits.
Jeff Troy aka Jeff Yort:
Knits? Oh, yes, I know what you mean. It's all knitted together tight, and all the clues fall into place, eh?
Inspector Hankins:
No, I mean it knits, knite,
[gesturing with his hands]

Inspector Hankins:
K-N-I-T-S. You spell that backward too.
Jeff Troy aka Jeff Yort:
[Finally realizing he's being ridiculed]
K-N-I-T-S... S-T-I-N-K-S! huh.

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A Night to Remember (1942)

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