A small brass flashlight casting a gold beam across a dark floor toward a tiny green gate.

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Cop

I can put you in Queens on the night of the hijacking.

— The Usual Suspects  ·  1995

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker claims to be able to place the listener in Queens on the night of the hijacking. It reads as a challenge to an alibi: the speaker suggests they already hold evidence about where the listener was and are testing the listener's story.

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