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  • After Paul gets the crime scene photographer to admit that there are photos the prosecutor hasn't entered into evidence, he sarcastically asks if they are pictures of the moon or a bear rummaging through the trash.
  • The scene where the judge and lawyers debate whether to use the word panties in the courtroom in hushed tones and try to think of a synonym to use is dated but still quirky.
    Dancer: When I was overseas during the war, Your Honor, I learned a French word. I'm afraid that might be slightly suggestive.
    Judge Weaver: Most French words are.
  • When the defense psychiatrist shows up, Parnell thinks he looks too average to impress the jury and asks if he has a monocle he could wear.
  • Dancer squirms uncomfortably when Laura's little dog is brought into the courtroom to demonstrate a trick it did during the time of the crime and promptly jumps on his lap and affectionately sniffs him.

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