3 minB1“I'll go first. I've had a good life.”Trapped in the Secret Passage · Clue 1985 · Ch. 10/17
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Asking
Situation
English for Law & crime
425 real scenes from 89 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for law & crime.
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4 minB2“A lot of people are watching me. They know I know a lot.”The Bookkeeper Talks About the Money · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 11/18
- Investigation
- Asking
- Confessing
4 minB2“No need for mine. If did give you a name it mightn't be the right one, might it?”Sir Wilfrid Buys the Letters · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 24/27
- Negotiation
- Investigation
- Bargaining
3 minB1“I don't know why, but it's always seemed like time just stopped.”Recounting the Night of the Shooting · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 5/20
- Storytelling
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
5 minC1“You can't think of this case in normal police terms.”Police Bicker Over the Zodiac Case · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 8/30
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Complaining
3 minC1“Show me an officer who hasn't run their story past their partner, trying to close the gaps.”Tessa Baiting the Sergeant · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 8/22
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
5 minB2“This gentleman has been standing alone against us.”Juror 9 Switches His Vote · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 7/17
- Courtroom
- Persuasion
- Confronting
3 minB2“We didn't make them do these things. Once they did, they're fair game.”Woodward and Bernstein Name Haldeman · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 17/18
- Investigation
- Talking to the boss
- Saying no
4 minB2“I was her housekeeper! I've no opinion of companions, poor feckless bodies, afraid of a bit of honest domestic work.”Janet McKenzie Takes the Stand · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 17/27
- Courtroom
- Explaining
- Confronting
5 minC1“He didn't have a conscience.”David Harris Gets Off Scot-Free · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 9/20
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Explaining
5 minC1“Whoever this is, you owe me a new lamp.”The Presidio Cab Murder · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 6/30
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Asking
3 minB1“They don't know what the truth is.”Juror 10's Racist Rant · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 15/17
- Courtroom
- Arguments
- Complaining
4 minB2“Somewhere, there is a Kenneth H. Dahlberg.”Woodward Finds the Dahlberg Check · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 6/18
- Investigation
- Phone calls
- Asking
2 minB2“Chipper, isn't he? An hour ago, he had one foot on the gallows and the other on a banana peel.”Vole Is Found Not Guilty · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 26/27
- Courtroom
- Thanking
- Warning
5 minB1“I had no idea that somebody was gonna get killed or shot.”A Couple Witnesses the Shooting · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 12/20
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Explaining
5 minC1“"I'm not sick. I am insane. But that will not stop the game.”Riverside Investigators Compare Notes · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 15/30
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Confronting
5 minB2“It may have been two too many. Everyone has a breaking point.”Juror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 4/17
- Courtroom
- Persuasion
- Confronting
3 minB2“It's a pleasure to do business with you.”Vole Tells How He Married Christine · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 13/27
- Storytelling
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minC1“She should have hit the damn thing one time. She didn't.”The Car With No Bullet Marks · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 8/20
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
5 minB2“In a bizarre twist, the hunted has become hunter.”Graysmith Talks Zodiac on a Date · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 14/30
- First dates
- Investigation
- Explaining
5 minB1“I don't know about the rest of you, but I happen to have tickets to that ball game tonight.”Jurors Gather in the Jury Room · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 1/17
- Courtroom
- Small talk
- Complaining
4 minB2“This is England! You don't get arrested or convicted for crimes you haven't done.”Leonard Tells Sir Wilfrid His Story · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 4/27
- Interrogations
- Police questioning
- Explaining
2 minB1“It's good, Ross. I didn't know you could cook.”Randall Recounts the Motel Night · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 6/20
- Storytelling
- Police questioning
- Explaining
5 minB2“"To prove I killed them, "I shall state some facts which only I and the police know.”The Zodiac Confession Call · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 2/30
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Confessing