“Please try to understand. There are so many cases. They're all so...” – Consul Phil Putnam, Missing ... Movie Quotes Database

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Consul Phil Putnam

Please try to understand. There are so many cases. They're all so important, and this isn't the only one we're working on

Ed Horman

It's the only one I care about.

Consul Phil Putnam

You and a lot of other people. Listen, I've never seen so many cables from Washington. What kind of pull do you have up there anyway?

Ed Horman

I'm an American citizen.

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Ed Horman Jack Lemmon More Ed Horman quotes →

Consul Phil Putnam David Clennon

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