Clue (1985)

Lee Ving: Mr. Boddy

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• Mr. Boddy : In your hands, you each have a lethal weapon. If you denounce me to the police, you will also be exposed and humiliated. I'll see to that in court. But, if one of you kills Wadsworth now, no one but the seven of us will ever know. He has the key to the front door, which he said would only be opened over his dead body. I suggest we take him up on that offer. The only way to avoid finding yourselves on the front pages is for one of you to kill Wadsworth. Now.

  [turns out the light] 

• Mr. Boddy : You lockin' me in? I'll take the key.

  Wadsworth : Over my dead body, sir.

• Wadsworth : Ladies and gentlemen, the police will be here in about forty-five minutes. Tell them the truth and Mr. Boddy will be behind bars.

  [Mr. Boddy starts out of the room] 

  Wadsworth : Where are you going this time?

  Mr. Boddy : I think I can help them make up their minds. Can I just get my little bag from the hall?

  [Mr. Boddy walks into the hall, grabs the bag, returns and places the bag on the table, opening it] 

  Mr. Boddy : Who can guess what's in here? Huh?

  Miss Scarlet : The evidence against us, no doubt.

  Mrs. White : We didn't know we were meeting you tonight. Did you know you were meeting us?

  Mr. Boddy : Oh, yes.

  Mrs. White : What were you told, precisely?

  Mr. Boddy : Merely that you were all meeting to discuss our little financial arrangements, and if I did not appear, Wadsworth would be informing the police about it all. Naturally, I could hardly resist putting in an appearance.

  [Mr. Boddy walks away from the group, towards the drink table] 

  Mr. Boddy : Excuse me. Open them.

  Miss Scarlet : Why not? I enjoy getting presents from strange men.

• Mr. Boddy : In your hands you each have a lethal weapon. If you denounce me to the police, you will also be exposed and humiliated. I'll see to that in court. But, if one of you kills Wadsworth now, no one but the seven of us will ever know. He has the key to the front door. Huh? Which he said would only be opened over his dead body.

  [laughs] 

  Mr. Boddy : I suggest we take him up on that offer.

  [closes study door] 

  Mr. Boddy : The only way to avoid finding yourself on the front pages is for one of you to kill Wadsworth, NOW.

  [Turns off lights]