Harry Bartell credited as playing...
Carl
- Carl: [Joe starts to leave. Carl wearing an eyepatch, stands up and speaks] Just a minute. Where are you going, Sergeant? The vote was even.
- Prof. Grant: Friday made a deal. He had to get a two-thirds vote to stay in this class.
- Carl: Who wrote that rule?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: I agreed to it.
- Carl: Well, I didn't. I've been sitting through this silly mess for a week now. I wanted to see what kind of policeman this man really is. I wanted to wait and see if he would take this nonsense that's been thrown at him, or if he was really interested in remaining in this class--if he'd come back. Well he didn't disappoint me. He's back, he's interested, and he's gonna stay. For the record, I'm a practicing attorney attending this class for the same reason as the rest of you: to learn about human nature. Well, I just took a post-graduate course with this ridiculous display. Now let me spell this out for you people in simple English: This man will be allowed to stay in this class, and complete the semester, and receive a grade in this class commensurate with his ability in this particular subject--or I'm prepared to file charges against you, Professor Grant, on his behalf.
- Prof. Grant: Charges? What charges?
- Carl: Denying him an education because of his occupation. A couple of fancy words for that, Professor--it's called "job discrimination."
- Prof. Grant: That's fine coming from you--you didn't even vote
- Carl: Certainly I didn't. Why? Neither you nor any of the people in this class can vote this man out. Policemen have constitutional rights, too.
- [pause]
- Carl: Or didn't you know that?
- [Professor Grant knows when he's been licked. He motions Joe back to his desk]