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Excuse me, officers, but I hate to ask a law enforcement official to bend the rules, especially for Penal Code 117, Section 33b, but our house is at stake.
— Bobby • The Brady Bunch Movie
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker politely interrupts officers, admitting reluctance to ask law enforcement to bend the rules, and even citing an exact penal code section for effect. The earnest formality gives way to the real reason: the family's house is at risk.
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