Clark: Lois, we're not gonna get anywhere if you shake down every person we talk to. Lois: He was stonewalling us. You have to put the screws to a perp when the clock is ticking! You have to put the screws on someone?
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Madhulk Clark: Lois, we're not gonna get anywhere if you shake down every person we talk to. Lois: He was stonewalling us. You have to put the screws to a perp when the clock is ticking!
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Madhulk Clark: Lois, we're not gonna get anywhere if you shake down every person we talk to.
Lois: He was stonewalling us.
You have to put the screws to a perp when the clock is ticking!
means you have to get information out person who has commited a crime or something like that and do it rapidly.
You have to put the screws on someone?
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Madhulk Clark: Lois, we're not gonna get anywhere if you shake down every person we talk to. Lois: He was stonewalling us. You have to put the screws to a perp when the clock is ticking!means you have to get information out person who has commited a crime or something like that and do it rapidly.