Almost a quote

I’ve gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller's parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to pay her. – New York City detective

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A word has been added or deleted, or replaced by another word, to arrive at the ‘almost a quote’ above. Which word?

One Response to “Almost a quote”

  1. Mr. B Says:

    The word “pay” needs to be replaced with “arrest”.

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