“Was it a rat?” – Hilda Lefferts, L. A. Confidential ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from L. A. Confidential 1997

Hilda Lefferts

[Bud has just found Buzz Meeks's decaying remains in Hilda Lefferts' crawl space. He is visibly disgusted as he climbs out.]

Was it a rat?

Bud White

Yeah. A great big one.

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Hilda Lefferts Gwenda Deacon

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