Mike Hammer (TV Series)

Letter Edged in Blackmail (1958)

Angie Dickinson: Lucille Hart

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Quotes 

• Lucille Hart : Mike, I've been thinking. You know, we really have no right to drag you into this mess.

  Mike Hammer : Well, honey, don't let a few bumps and bruises bother you. It's all part of the business. It will show up in the bill.

  Lucille Hart : I know...

  Mike Hammer : You know, nobody invited me into this - I invited myself in. This afternoon, somebody tried to put a dent in my ego; tonight, somebody tried to put a dent in my head - maybe the same guy. I just want to meet this fellow... one more time.

• Lucille Hart : With all his faults, Edward had one trait that I admire in men - he's rich.

• [last lines] 

  Lucille Hart : It's too late, Mike... Oh, Mike, I had it all figured out. With those letters, I didn't need Reuter any more - it could all be mine! I was playing for both of us, Mike...

  Mike Hammer : No, baby, it just looked that way. In a deal like this, the payoff is always grief... It's always grief or a shroud.