Jack quotes from Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Jack

What does your brother do?

Oh, he's just in business. You know the way men are.

You know, your picking us as an average family kind of gave me a funny feeling...I guess I don't like to be an average girl in an average family.

Jack

Average families are the best. Look at me. I'm from an average family.

As average as ours?

Jack

Sure. Besides, I don't think you're average.

That's because you see me now instead of a few days ago. I was in the dumps, and then Uncle Charlie came and everything changed.

Jack

But your mother said he only got here last night. Maybe you just think that...

I don't think, I know. It's funny, but when I try to think of how I feel, I-I always come back to Uncle Charlie. Are you trying to tell me I shouldn't think he's so wonderful?

I know what you are really. You're a detective. There's something the matter and you're a detective...

Jack

Charlie, listen.

I don't want to listen. You're not in a survey at all. You lied to us. You lied to mother. You just wanted to get in our house. That's what it is. What do you want with us? What are you doing around here lying to us?

Jack

Look, Charlie, you've got to listen to me. You've got to trust me.

When you've done nothing but lie?

Jack

I had to. When I came here to this town to find a man. I hadn't counted on you. I hadn't counted on your mother or your family...There's a man loose in this country. We're after him. We don't know much about him. We don't even know what he looks like...This man we want may be your uncle.

I don't believe you. Go away and leave me alone.

Jack

We're after one man. Your uncle may be that man. We followed him. We think he is. But in the east, there's another man who's being hunted too, hunted through Massachusetts and into Maine. He may be the one.

Jack

I guess I like you whatever you do. I guess I like you.

I'm glad. I like you too.

Jack

Funny how you happen to meet someone and like them and - like them. Charlie...I suppose it couldn't ever really happen some day that you'd tell your father, you know, about marrying someone, a detective, I mean.

I don't know.

Jack

I didn't mean to tell you. I wanted to wait until you'd forgotten all the mess we've been through together so you could stop thinking of me as something unpleasant and frightening. I wanted to wait and come back and then tell you. But I can't help it. I want to tell you now. I love you, Charlie. I love you terribly. I know it's no time to tell you now and I'm sorry. Do you mind?

I don't mind.

Jack

Do you think you could think about it?

About your loving me?

Jack

And perhaps your loving me?

I'd like us to be friends. I know that. Well, we are friends. I'd like to have that to think about.

Jack

And nothing more?

I don't know, Jack, I-I just don't know yet.