4 minB2“With the greatest respect, I heard every word you said.”The Closet Fingerprints · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 12/12
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Confronting
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231 real scenes from 54 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for investigation.
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5 minB2“He is back in the ocean. Happy hunting.”Jordan's Deposition: I Do Not Recall · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 25/30
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Saying no
8 minB2“But it is the only way that this works”Blanc Exposes the Real Killer · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 7/8
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Bargaining
5 minB2“I'll tell you what I think. We're going nowhere here.”Juror 8 Tests the Movie Alibi · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 13/17
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Confronting
2 minB2“Would you prefer a lie or the truth?”Evey Confronts V About Prothero · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 10/25
- Accusations
- Investigation
- Confessing
5 minC1“Now with the entire solution in my field of view, the arc of this case is a tragedy of errors.”Blanc Reveals Who Hired Him · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 12/14
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Explaining
4 minB1“Three men helped to carry your friend to the statue.”Martins Learns About the Third Man · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 6/17
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Confessing
2 minB2“There's no such thing as the "Information Assurance Division," is there?”Eric Learns the Real Story · Breach 2007 · Ch. 10/20
- Investigation
- Meetings
- Confessing
3 minB2“I have nothing to hide.”Unexpected Guest Asks to Use the Phone · Clue 1985 · Ch. 11/17
- Asking for help
- Investigation
- Asking
3 minB2“It's the details that sell your story.”Holdaway Teaches the Commode Story · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 18/22
- Storytelling
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minB2“Don't concentrate on Segretti. You'll miss the overall.”Deep Throat: Look at the Overall · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 15/18
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Explaining
4 minB2“It's tragic. You'd better get a man with younger arteries.”Vole Tries to Hire Sir Wilfrid · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 3/27
- Asking for help
- Investigation
- Asking
2 minB2“We got it. We got the tapes. Boston Center got the tapes pulled.”FAA Pulls the Tapes, Scrambles Jets · United 93 2006 · Ch. 6/17
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Explaining
5 minB1“They tell themself they're gonna change their life one day and they never do.”Doug Asks Claire to Run Away · The Town 2010 · Ch. 13/20
- Arguments
- Investigation
- Persuading
4 minB1“Five minutes from now, you're not gonna believe what I've told you.”Jeffrey Briefs Sandy on the Mystery · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 4/9
- Investigation
- Storytelling
- Explaining
5 minB2“People do a lot of things in private they couldn't possibly explain in public.”Doyle Dismisses Lisa's Clue · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 10/13
- Arguments
- Investigation
- Confronting
3 minB2“Every lie has 80 percent truth to it. I mean, it's scary.”Joe Reads Mike's Statement · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 6/20
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minB2“Mary Meredith was the finest human being I ever knew.”Holloway Tells the Cliff Murder Story · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 23/28
- Investigation
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“He didn't know that the car was stolen.”Officer Wood Shot at Traffic Stop · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 3/20
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“Sir, you have no call to get snippy with me.”Marge Questions Jerry at the Dealership · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 15/16
- Police questioning
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.”Marty Baron's First News Meeting · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 2/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
5 minB1“He is silent for three years.”Robert Confronts Dave About Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 30/30
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
3 minB1“If this boy has managed to survive, he's still waiting for someone he loves to come back, and...”The Team Reads a Dead Letter · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 4/18
- Investigation
- Asking for help
- Asking
4 minB2“Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later.”Keyes Exposes the Impersonation · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 19/21
- Investigation
- Office chat
- Explaining