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Zero Effect
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It's his uncompromising standard. |
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He never meets his clients. |
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He doesn't speak with them |
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It's his policy. |
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I'm his sole representative, |
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...and I have full authorization to |
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I have with me |
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He doesn't negotiate his fee. |
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He works at a flat rate. |
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Under some unusual circumstances |
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I suppose I don't qualify |
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I haven't heard your proposal yet. |
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I have a feeling that mine |
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Most aren't. |
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Mr. Arlo, you realize |
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I mean, nobody in your field... |
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...asks the kind of money |
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...communicates via... |
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...a messenger. |
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Let me tell you about the case of the |
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Years ago, when I first |
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...he was contracted to find a man. |
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I can't give much detail... |
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...but believe me, if this man |
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...our country's good diplomacy |
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...might have a different face today. |
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Federal, state, local authorities |
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...searched for a face whose |
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He'd vanished without a trace. |
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On the 8th morning, a non-political |
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...with an unrelated private agenda. |
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My employer had never heard of this |
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After just one hour of desk work... |
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...just an hour after accepting |
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...he picked up the telephone |
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Guess who answered the phone. |
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The missing man. |
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The man with the mismatched shoelaces. |
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Without ever leaving the house. |
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I'm telling you, he never even... |
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...leaves the house, okay? |
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I mean, he's like some kind of recluse. |
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A complete freak. |
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No social life. |
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In fact, no social skills. |
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Fucking strange. When he works... |
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...the smoothest operator you've seen. |
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Brave, slick... |
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...cunning... |
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...do anything. |
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Soon as he gets off work... |
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...it's all gone. |
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Afraid to go to the dry cleaners. |
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Literally. |
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Too uncomfortable in his own skin |
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Tactless... |
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...and inept. |
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Rude too. |
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You could meet him 5 times |
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He can tell you where you were born, |
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...and what you had for breakfast, |
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He can get a criminal to confess without |
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How does he do it? |
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He has a deeply nuanced and functional |
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...to rival the great psychoanalytical |
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He understands the criminal mind |
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...the stable mind as well as the |
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...the male as well as the female. |
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I don't think he's ever... |
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...kissed a girl. |
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He's thirty-something years old. |
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What does he do when he's not working? |
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Does he just sit around the house? |
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When private investigation |
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...academia and the arts |
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In addition to his many scholarly gifts, |
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He writes songs. |
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He's terrible. |
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His metaphors are thin, |
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...and his thematic material is trite |
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Why do you do it? |
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I left the firm, didn't know |
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...and I get this message on my machine. |
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He'd watched me argue a case in court... |
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...said I was the only person for the job. |
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What's his name? |
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The mysterious... |
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...and brilliant Daryl Zero. |
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Certainly does take himself |
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All right, Mr. Arlo. |
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I'm sold. |
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What happens now? |
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You tell me how my employer |
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...then I fly home and speak to him. |
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Where is home? |
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Not to be coy, |
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Of course not. |
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You know, I'm not used |
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Being needy. |
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I understand. |
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Yes. |
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You know, it's of the |
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...what I'm about to tell you |
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...or that of your... |
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...inaccessible employer. |
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That I can guarantee. |
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Mr. Arlo, I have lost my keys |
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I'm being blackmailed, Mr. Arlo. |
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It's cost me a good deal |
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I need the matter resolved. |
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I need questions answered |
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...to my safe deposit box. |
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Mr. Arlo, good to see you. |
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Thanks, Rahim. Keep it close. |
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We'll keep it up top. |
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Great. Thanks, Raoul. |
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If I come a-knocking... |
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...a-knocking at your door |
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...on this October day |
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Would you say, "It'd be a joy |
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With you, my good boy" |
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'Cause if you would... |
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I'd say, |
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"Let's run off... |
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...and get married |
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It's the only thing for us to do |
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Let's run off and get married |
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If you love me" |
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...like I... |
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...love you' |
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If I come a-calling... |
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...on a rainy afternoon |
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Would you be glad if I called |
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And whistle a merry tune |
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And if I'd pop the question |
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Straight from my heart |
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Would you say... |
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... "Let's run away |
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'Cause if you would I'd say, |
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"Let's run off and get married |
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It's the only thing for us to do |
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Let's run off and get married |
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If you love me... |
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...like I... |
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...love... |
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...you" |
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That's good. |
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It's really good. |
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You like it. |
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I had the first verse a while ago... |
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...but I just got that second one... |
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...just a couple hours ago. |
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-You really like it? |
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Where the fuck have you been? |
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What do you mean? |
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Where the fuck have you been? |
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I've been waiting for you. |
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I came straight from the airport. |
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I've been awake for three days. |
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Three! |
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Just love those amphetamines. |
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Got to love them. |
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Got to. |
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Sounds healthy. |
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It's good for my skin. |
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If you do enough of that stuff |
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...you get these canker |
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They bleed and.... |
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See? |
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Disgusting. |
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What'd the guy in Portland want? |
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Blackmail. |
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-Name? |
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Gregory Stark, Oregon Timber. |
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He's a very rich man. |
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Old money. |
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Blackmail, huh? |
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Did he kill somebody |
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Fucked somebody over. |
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Runs in the family, I guess. |
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...had a big tax evasion suit |
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He was legally exonerated but karmically |
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It was a massive coronary. |
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He just didn't take care of himself. |
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He was just a fat man. |
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Gregory Stark is the son of a fat man. |
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You wouldn't be the first hound |
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-Who? |
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-Didn't turn a thing. |
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You know the trouble |
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He has absolutely no fucking tact. |
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He stinks up the whole neighborhood. |
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He's just repulsive. |
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Gregory Stark. How desperate? |
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Bordering on manic. |
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Do I need to go there? |
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You'd want to check it out. |
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There isn't too much to go on here. |
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I'd have to go there? |
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I don't like it. |
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Fuck it! Sure. Yeah. |
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Wait. Don't you even want |
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What is it today? |
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What day is it? |
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Sunday. |
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I'll get on the plane to Portland... |
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...at 11: 15 tonight... |
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...arriving Portland at 1:32 am. |
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You'll give me the details on the way |
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-Wait a minute. Tonight? |
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Can't it wait till tomorrow? |
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No, you'll go tomorrow... |
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...at 7:36 a.m... |
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...because I need you to drive me |
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..at 10:00. |
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Do you want that low-cal breakfast? |
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My abilities are seriously impaired... |
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...maybe even disabled... |
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...right at the moment. |
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Because I got to... |
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...get to sleep right now. |
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-Daryl. |
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Jess? |
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You're all wet. |
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I don't care. |
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-Thank you for the flowers. |
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You want to come in? |
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I'm glad you're back. |
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I'm glad to be back. |
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Where are you taking me tonight? |
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Jesus. |
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He wouldn't say what's in the box. |
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It sounds like some sort of financial |
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So whatever he's hiding, |
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But then he keeps the key to the box |
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...with his car keys and his house keys? |
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I'm telling you what he said. |
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So anyway, about a year ago-- |
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...he loses his keys. |
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...Swiss Army knife attached. |
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-He gets a little panicky. |
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Harold Burges. |
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Then on June 23rd, |
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Comes FedEx. |
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Sender's name marked as |
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That's nice. |
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Laser-printed, not very long. |
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Starts out: "Mr. Stark, I have evidence |
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You may entertain notions of impunity. |
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There's a succession of |
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He gets letters |
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...and at the end of the maze he makes |
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He gave me copies of the letters |
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...that I'm putting in your briefcase |
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There's a drop tomorrow. |
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...to go through with it. |
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Good. |
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There's a lack-of-information |
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-What's wrong with these people? |
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Eventually you always figure it out. |
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You mention the case |
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Of course. |
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Was he impressed? |
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Really impressed? |
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Fucking flabbergasted. |
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I think if you look truthfully |
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...you maybe moved in |
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What? |
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You heard me. |
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...aren't my fault. |
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Could we please |
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You're not ready to get married and |
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Please? |
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I'm thinking maybe I should get |
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Reservation for Hodgemeyer... |
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...Mitchell... |
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...Hodgemeyer. |
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This guy will be a pain in the ass. |
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-Try to figure out which bank it is. |
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We got one shot to break through this. |
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That's about the size of it. |
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Easy enough. |
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It's not without serious |
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...the seemingly impossible task... |
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...of documenting my own methods. |
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It always seemed that... |
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...someone else should do it. |
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Unfortunately, my faithful |
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...has shown no interest whatsoever. |
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And so I am forced |
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...with no intention... |
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...of glorifying or aggrandizing |
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...but rather in the hope... |
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...that such a memoir might someday... |
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...be useful to others. |
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I begin my examination... |
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...of the method. |
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I always say my work |
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...on two basic principles: |
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Objectivity and observation. |
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Or the 2 Obs, as I call them. |
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My work relies on my ability |
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...purely... |
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...objective. |
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Detached. |
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I have mastered... |
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...the fine art... |
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...of detachment. |
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And while it comes at some cost... |
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...this supreme objectivity is what |
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...I dare say, the greatest observer |
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Observing a subject, |
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...in his or her own element |
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Behavior is always more revealing |
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...if you know what to look for. |
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No rain. Would you believe it? |
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What? You talking to me? |
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I said, would you believe |
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What are you doing over there, |
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What? |
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Are you doing about an 8? |
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Seven. |
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Seven. |
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That's funny. |
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That's what I'm doing. |
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What? |
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Nothing. I didn't say anything. |
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Name's Carmine. |
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-Nick Carmine. |
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Real pleasure to make |
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Likewise. |
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You're right, but remember... |
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...since Maxwell's gone, |
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No team's gotten to the finals |
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The Celtics... |
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...of the mid-80's... |
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...had no fast break. |
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That's true. |
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They were a slow team. |
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One of the best shooting teams. |
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The Starks are a long dynasty |
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This is my good friend Gerald Auerbach. |
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Nick Carmine. |
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How was everything for you, Mr. Carmine? |
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Terrific. |
| 00:23:55 |
Daisy, could I book |
| 00:23:59 |
Sure, no problem. |
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Betsy comes highly recommended. |
| 00:24:04 |
Betsy is excellent. |
| 00:24:07 |
How about 9:00? |
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Betsy has an appointment |
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How about 10:00? |
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That's the time I wanted. |
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-Sorry. |
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Are you a paramedic? |
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Yes. How did you know that? |
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Just a hunch. |
| 00:24:33 |
What do you mean, just a hunch? |
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I'm very intuitive. |
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Give this lady the 10:00 massage. |
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You take it. |
| 00:24:51 |
What does that mean? |
| 00:24:55 |
What'd she mean? |
| 00:24:58 |
Who was that? |
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Her name is Gloria Sullivan. |
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She's not married. |
| 00:25:07 |
Fantastic. |
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Wait at the end. |
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I really hope you're being followed. |
| 00:26:00 |
You can't be too careful... |
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...because we need to talk now. |
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First of all... |
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...how was your trip? |
| 00:26:09 |
Fine. |
| 00:26:11 |
Good. |
| 00:26:12 |
I just left Stark at the gym. |
| 00:26:15 |
Some major revelations. Guy's a mess. |
| 00:26:17 |
Somebody's holding something |
| 00:26:21 |
...and I don't think it's about money. |
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He doesn't move |
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When he walks, his shoulders... |
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...ride at ear level. |
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Also, he cut himself shaving |
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These are symptoms |
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Fear of being found out. |
| 00:26:41 |
I get on the treadmill next to his and I |
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I ask him what level he's running at. |
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I guess 8. He says level 7. |
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I'm running at the same speed he is. |
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Level 5. |
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He'd sooner lie to |
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...than to admit to being |
| 00:27:02 |
As soon as I talk to him, |
| 00:27:05 |
It's conditioning, though. |
| 00:27:07 |
He obviously didn't think to connect me |
| 00:27:11 |
If he'd suspected me... |
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...he would have remembered my name, |
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Also, like most lvy League graduates, |
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...almost no prompting whatsoever. |
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I say Celtics, he says Cambridge. |
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Oh yeah, the gentleman prefers redheads. |
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You can tell by the way |
| 00:27:35 |
It's more than a little eroticized. |
| 00:27:37 |
He does it every day at the same time |
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I found an e-mail message |
| 00:27:43 |
Kind of cryptic. Note said... |
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... " Thorough check finds no boxer |
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K.V. are obviously initials. We have to |
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Lets see, what else? |
| 00:27:57 |
That's the important stuff. |
| 00:28:01 |
It's Sergio. |
| 00:28:03 |
Sergio Knight. |
| 00:28:05 |
Right. Whatever. |
| 00:28:07 |
Can I ask you a question? |
| 00:28:10 |
What's that? |
| 00:28:12 |
Why are we talking on the phone? |
| 00:28:14 |
I told you. We can't be too careful. |
| 00:28:17 |
Two guys... |
| 00:28:18 |
...in an airport... |
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...talking? |
| 00:28:22 |
It's a little fishy. |
| 00:28:23 |
Why are we even in an airport? |
| 00:28:27 |
Okay, I see the confusion. |
| 00:28:29 |
I need more research. |
| 00:28:30 |
I need you to go back to L.A. |
| 00:28:34 |
Then break into Clearburg's |
| 00:28:38 |
I've written elaborate directions. |
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In front of you. Turn to Rentals. |
| 00:28:44 |
I'll meet you at the motel tonight |
| 00:28:47 |
Instead of calling me, |
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...to go back to the computer |
| 00:28:54 |
It wasn't an emergency. There was no |
| 00:28:59 |
They listen, you know. |
| 00:29:05 |
Are you still there? |
| 00:29:25 |
Here we go. |
| 00:29:27 |
" Transaction instructions |
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$ 100,000 cash... |
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...transported in a discreet |
| 00:29:43 |
...that you shall provide for yourself. |
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Wear your business suit |
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Carry the enclosed pager set to the... |
| 00:29:52 |
...inaudible vibrating response. |
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Go about your day per usual. |
| 00:29:58 |
Leave the office at 5 p.m. |
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Your course is as follows: |
| 00:30:04 |
Number 1: |
| 00:30:05 |
At 5:30 p.m., be at the intersection |
| 00:30:16 |
2: When the clock |
| 00:30:20 |
...begin driving northbound up Powell. |
| 00:30:29 |
Number 3: Pager will go off, |
| 00:30:33 |
When your vehicle's odometer reads... |
| 00:30:35 |
...the same overall mileage, |
| 00:30:38 |
...ASAP. |
| 00:30:40 |
Number 4: Funds in hand, |
| 00:30:43 |
...bus stop, same side of the street. |
| 00:30:46 |
Get on the next bus. |
| 00:30:49 |
Five: |
| 00:30:51 |
Pager will deliver a 3-digit number. |
| 00:30:54 |
Get off the bus at the next stop, |
| 00:31:04 |
...get on the train |
| 00:31:07 |
...that corresponds |
| 00:31:11 |
Sit in the front-most available seat. |
| 00:31:24 |
Six: |
| 00:31:25 |
Pager will deliver a third |
| 00:31:37 |
Get off the train... |
| 00:31:39 |
...walk to the corresponding |
| 00:31:43 |
7: Upon arrival, enter the building. |
| 00:31:45 |
Enter the first possible men's room. |
| 00:32:02 |
Go to the toilet stall |
| 00:32:06 |
...lock yourself in... |
| 00:32:08 |
...in tank of toilet, find plastic bag. |
| 00:32:11 |
Transfer cash into bag... |
| 00:32:14 |
...replace in tank... |
| 00:32:16 |
...walk outside |
| 00:32:20 |
...then leave immediately. |
| 00:32:22 |
You have 3 minutes to get out |
| 00:32:28 |
You are not to be accompanied... |
| 00:32:30 |
...you are not to be followed. |
| 00:32:34 |
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. |
| 00:32:37 |
A few words here |
| 00:32:41 |
People know they're being followed |
| 00:32:44 |
...and see someone following them. |
| 00:32:47 |
They can't tell they're being followed |
| 00:33:26 |
Okay folks, that's the fire alarm. |
| 00:33:28 |
Everybody must leave the building. |
| 00:33:30 |
Please, do not run. |
| 00:35:49 |
Gloria Sullivan. |
| 00:35:56 |
You Arlo? |
| 00:35:58 |
That other guy left this for you. |
| 00:36:03 |
He has a strange personality. |
| 00:36:15 |
I can't possibly overstate |
| 00:36:20 |
Everyone goes through life |
| 00:36:24 |
Recognize the crumbs and you can trace |
| 00:36:28 |
...to the dinner and movie |
| 00:36:33 |
But research is an art... |
| 00:36:35 |
...not a science. |
| 00:36:36 |
Because anyone can find the crumbs... |
| 00:36:39 |
...the wheres, whats and whos. |
| 00:36:42 |
The art is in the whys... |
| 00:36:44 |
...the ability to read |
| 00:36:48 |
...not to mix metaphors. |
| 00:36:51 |
For every event, |
| 00:36:54 |
For every crime a motive. |
| 00:36:57 |
And for every motive, a passion. |
| 00:37:01 |
The art of research is the ability |
| 00:37:05 |
...and see the passion. |
| 00:38:20 |
Excuse me. |
| 00:38:21 |
Okay, so, you have to tell me now. |
| 00:38:24 |
Yesterday, how could you |
| 00:38:28 |
You really want to know? |
| 00:38:33 |
I could smell it. |
| 00:38:35 |
What do you mean? |
| 00:38:37 |
I could smell iodine. |
| 00:38:40 |
That's a very specific scent |
| 00:38:44 |
...to ambulances and hospitals. |
| 00:38:47 |
I could see that your hair had been wet, |
| 00:38:51 |
But I smelled iodine, |
| 00:38:54 |
...to bathe or scrub down |
| 00:38:57 |
Then I assumed you worked |
| 00:39:02 |
Then I figured paramedic, |
| 00:39:04 |
That's how... |
| 00:39:07 |
...I just kind of guessed. |
| 00:39:11 |
You're right about... |
| 00:39:13 |
...each part. |
| 00:39:17 |
Do you enjoy that work? |
| 00:39:19 |
Sometimes. |
| 00:39:21 |
Sometimes? |
| 00:39:24 |
It can be a thrill. |
| 00:39:26 |
You rush in the middle of something, |
| 00:39:31 |
...intervene... |
| 00:39:33 |
...maybe help somebody... |
| 00:39:35 |
...maybe revive their body. |
| 00:39:37 |
Some of it's just boring, though. |
| 00:39:40 |
The hours are terrible. |
| 00:39:43 |
12 and 18-hour shifts.... |
| 00:39:50 |
That's interesting to me. |
| 00:39:55 |
What about you? |
| 00:39:58 |
"Do you live around here?" |
| 00:39:59 |
Stupid question. |
| 00:40:01 |
What difference does that make? |
| 00:40:03 |
No, that's okay. |
| 00:40:06 |
I'm only here for |
| 00:40:09 |
So you're with that conference? |
| 00:40:15 |
So you're an accountant? |
| 00:40:21 |
That's pretty exciting, I know. |
| 00:40:23 |
I don't know how you do that. |
| 00:40:29 |
The forms grow on you. |
| 00:40:33 |
Where do you live? |
| 00:40:35 |
Nick. |
| 00:40:37 |
I know. Nick Carmine. |
| 00:40:41 |
Daisy, the front desk. She told me. |
| 00:40:55 |
What did I tell you |
| 00:40:57 |
And these over here? |
| 00:41:08 |
Fucking whales? |
| 00:41:11 |
Fuck the whales! |
| 00:41:16 |
I'm a mess. |
| 00:41:18 |
All that fucking exercise. |
| 00:41:21 |
Maybe you should |
| 00:41:24 |
It keeps my teeth sharp. |
| 00:41:27 |
I went back to L.A. and got that stuff |
| 00:41:31 |
...but since you then |
| 00:41:35 |
...you probably don't need it anymore. |
| 00:41:37 |
Did you see that poem that Stark |
| 00:41:42 |
Worst I've read since the case of the |
| 00:41:48 |
Tell me this: |
| 00:41:49 |
How do you rhyme |
| 00:41:53 |
"Dropping, falling... |
| 00:41:55 |
...diving towards.... |
| 00:41:58 |
Two lovers lost. |
| 00:42:00 |
Plummeting... |
| 00:42:03 |
...birds"? |
| 00:42:06 |
Maybe it's not supposed to rhyme. |
| 00:42:08 |
Also... |
| 00:42:10 |
...how do you write a poem |
| 00:42:12 |
...and never have the name |
| 00:42:14 |
If ever a name deserved, begged |
| 00:42:21 |
Anyway, I did that phone book-database |
| 00:42:26 |
...and there are 1800 men in Oregon... |
| 00:42:29 |
...with the initials 'K.V.' |
| 00:42:31 |
And about a million in the United States |
| 00:42:37 |
How about you? |
| 00:42:43 |
I found the blackmailer. |
| 00:42:47 |
-You did? |
| 00:42:49 |
Her name is Gloria Sullivan. |
| 00:42:51 |
How do you know it's her? |
| 00:42:54 |
I watched her... |
| 00:42:55 |
...walk into the bathroom... |
| 00:42:57 |
...and get the money. |
| 00:42:59 |
I have to admit I was a bit surprised. |
| 00:43:02 |
I had a few guesses about suspects, |
| 00:43:06 |
I mean, I just didn't even |
| 00:43:09 |
So what's her deal? |
| 00:43:12 |
Her deal? |
| 00:43:14 |
Her deal is that there is absolutely |
| 00:43:20 |
She's a model citizen, |
| 00:43:23 |
She volunteers at a hospital for the |
| 00:43:28 |
I mean, she's very even-tempered. |
| 00:43:32 |
She's friendly... |
| 00:43:34 |
...eager to chat. |
| 00:43:37 |
There's no nervousness about her, |
| 00:43:43 |
Even at the pickup yesterday, |
| 00:43:46 |
She's very cool. |
| 00:43:50 |
She's very cool. |
| 00:43:53 |
But there's a definite |
| 00:43:56 |
She looks you right in the eye. |
| 00:43:58 |
Sort of a sensual quality. |
| 00:44:01 |
Very personable. |
| 00:44:03 |
A nice sense of humor... |
| 00:44:06 |
...and actually very charming. |
| 00:44:10 |
Charming? |
| 00:44:13 |
Did you just say charming? |
| 00:44:21 |
Keep looking for that |
| 00:44:24 |
...and then get Stark out of the office. |
| 00:44:26 |
Make plans for him |
| 00:44:30 |
Then maybe you could go home |
| 00:44:34 |
Couple of nights? |
| 00:44:36 |
Aren't we done? You found |
| 00:44:41 |
We're not done yet. |
| 00:44:43 |
First I have to find out |
| 00:45:02 |
Is this your kid? |
| 00:45:04 |
Nope. |
| 00:45:05 |
Just a rental. |
| 00:45:07 |
-You got the money? |
| 00:45:16 |
You want a turn? |
| 00:45:19 |
Does he know who's doing this to me? |
| 00:45:22 |
Can't tell you anything yet. |
| 00:45:23 |
Nothing. |
| 00:45:25 |
Too soon. Could interfere |
| 00:45:27 |
Jesus. |
| 00:45:29 |
Okay, so here's how this is |
| 00:45:31 |
You gave your car |
| 00:45:34 |
Good. |
| 00:45:35 |
Now when we get out of sight... |
| 00:45:37 |
...give me your valet ticket, I'll give |
| 00:45:42 |
Order something. |
| 00:45:43 |
I had a late lunch. I'm not hungry. |
| 00:45:46 |
Then order something light, |
| 00:45:49 |
When you're done, |
| 00:45:51 |
He'll bring a car identical to yours. |
| 00:45:53 |
Follow the map in the glove box. |
| 00:45:55 |
It'll lead you back to your own car, |
| 00:46:00 |
Keys'll be in the visor. |
| 00:46:02 |
Now is there anything |
| 00:46:06 |
...that might make his job easier? |
| 00:46:08 |
What do you have in mind? |
| 00:46:11 |
Like for example... |
| 00:46:13 |
...what's in the safe deposit box |
| 00:46:17 |
I told you... |
| 00:46:19 |
...that is not pertinent to his task. |
| 00:46:35 |
"K.V." |
| 00:46:39 |
Now, a few words on looking for things. |
| 00:46:42 |
When you look for something specific... |
| 00:46:45 |
...your chances of finding it |
| 00:46:48 |
...because of all things in the world, |
| 00:46:53 |
When you look for anything at all... |
| 00:46:55 |
...your chances of finding it |
| 00:46:58 |
...because of all the |
| 00:47:01 |
...you're sure to find some of them. |
| 00:47:04 |
And the most important rule: |
| 00:47:05 |
Often what you're looking for... |
| 00:47:07 |
...is right in front of your nose. |
| 00:47:18 |
There he is. |
| 00:47:21 |
I told you about his thing |
| 00:47:24 |
Guess what color hair his secretary has. |
| 00:47:29 |
Red? |
| 00:47:32 |
Men are so predictable. |
| 00:47:36 |
So did you find anything useful? |
| 00:47:38 |
Gold mine. |
| 00:47:41 |
First of all, I got a full name on that |
| 00:47:46 |
Kragen Vincent. |
| 00:47:49 |
K.V. |
| 00:47:50 |
It was on a letter |
| 00:47:53 |
...to our blackmailee. "I warn you: |
| 00:47:57 |
He said he gave us all the letters. |
| 00:48:00 |
He didn't give us that one. |
| 00:48:02 |
Mr. Stark apparently doesn't want me |
| 00:48:06 |
So we'll have to figure out |
| 00:48:11 |
I did find one other thing |
| 00:48:17 |
Holy shit! Those are the keys. |
| 00:48:22 |
I know. |
| 00:48:23 |
And the safe deposit box key. |
| 00:48:26 |
In the sofa under the cushion. |
| 00:48:28 |
What? |
| 00:48:29 |
They were stuck in the couch... |
| 00:48:31 |
...in his office. |
| 00:48:33 |
Was he hiding them? Is that possible? |
| 00:48:35 |
No. Not possible. |
| 00:48:38 |
That's where they fell out |
| 00:48:43 |
What do you make of this? |
| 00:48:45 |
I think, just as I feared, Ms. Sullivan |
| 00:48:50 |
The keys are a coincidence? |
| 00:48:57 |
That's confusing. |
| 00:49:04 |
Doesn't seem like a... |
| 00:49:06 |
...good thing. |
| 00:49:09 |
Sure it is. |
| 00:49:10 |
It's good because the man has been |
| 00:49:15 |
...and I found them. |
| 00:49:21 |
Now, I'm going to go home. |
| 00:49:24 |
So tell me you won't need me tomorrow |
| 00:49:28 |
I won't need you tomorrow. |
| 00:49:31 |
I'm trusting you here, Daryl. |
| 00:49:33 |
Have a nice trip. |
| 00:49:45 |
It's cold and dark... |
| 00:49:48 |
...in my heart |
| 00:49:53 |
Said it's cold and dark in my heart... |
| 00:50:00 |
...Mama |
| 00:50:10 |
Look, I know this is totally |
| 00:50:14 |
-Never mind. |
| 00:00:21 |
Is there any way I can get you to |
| 00:00:35 |
You can speak 6 languages |
| 00:00:38 |
...but you don't know |
| 00:00:42 |
It's never come up? |
| 00:00:45 |
Does this have to happen right now? |
| 00:00:51 |
No, that's a W-2. |
| 00:00:59 |
Here it is. |
| 00:01:06 |
My humble... |
| 00:01:08 |
...palace. |
| 00:01:09 |
It's very nice. |
| 00:01:17 |
How long have you been here? |
| 00:01:20 |
3 years. |
| 00:01:22 |
That's something. |
| 00:01:28 |
You're going to need a calculator? |
| 00:01:34 |
That would be great. |
| 00:01:40 |
You're an accountant... |
| 00:01:43 |
...so you would know. |
| 00:01:47 |
What is the Corrodium 3 deduction? |
| 00:01:52 |
The Corrodium 3 deduction. |
| 00:01:54 |
That's a very good question because... |
| 00:01:58 |
...that, in fact, is probably |
| 00:02:03 |
...deduction in the book. |
| 00:02:06 |
Really. |
| 00:02:09 |
Indeed. |
| 00:02:11 |
The Corrodium 3 deduction... |
| 00:02:14 |
...is an incentive used by |
| 00:02:17 |
...who are able to moderate their use |
| 00:02:23 |
...Corrodium and... |
| 00:02:29 |
...Maalgorium. |
| 00:02:33 |
Anything else? |
| 00:02:38 |
All right. |
| 00:02:39 |
Time to get dirty. |
| 00:02:42 |
About how long is this going to take? |
| 00:02:47 |
A little while. |
| 00:02:50 |
If you don't mind, I was |
| 00:03:01 |
Are you sure it's okay? |
| 00:03:03 |
I'll just... |
| 00:03:05 |
...be here. |
| 00:03:07 |
Just yell if you need anything else. |
| 00:03:45 |
How's it going over there? |
| 00:03:47 |
Just another minute. |
| 00:03:49 |
I'm rechecking my math. |
| 00:03:56 |
You really ought to try... |
| 00:03:59 |
...to keep all your receipts... |
| 00:04:00 |
...for everything. |
| 00:04:03 |
I know. I never remember. |
| 00:04:12 |
Just put them in an envelope. |
| 00:04:14 |
That's the thing to do. |
| 00:04:18 |
It's just a matter of habit now. |
| 00:04:23 |
I can't thank you enough. |
| 00:04:26 |
You really helped me out there. |
| 00:04:29 |
That's... |
| 00:04:30 |
...really my pleasure. |
| 00:04:36 |
Okay, listen. |
| 00:04:38 |
Let me make you dinner. |
| 00:04:43 |
No, you don't have to do that. |
| 00:04:47 |
I insist. |
| 00:04:49 |
I'll hop in the shower real quick, |
| 00:04:55 |
All right. |
| 00:07:08 |
"Retired." |
| 00:07:10 |
Jesus! |
| 00:07:11 |
Another 7-letter word. |
| 00:07:12 |
17 plus 50... |
| 00:07:14 |
...67 points. |
| 00:07:18 |
Retire. |
| 00:07:23 |
Retire. |
| 00:07:27 |
It's not quite that simple. |
| 00:07:29 |
Why is it not that simple, Steve? |
| 00:07:32 |
Whenever you say that... |
| 00:07:34 |
...it creeps me out. |
| 00:07:36 |
I told you, it's nothing weird. |
| 00:07:40 |
I mean, okay, yes. It's a little weird. |
| 00:07:46 |
...exactly. |
| 00:07:48 |
What do you get out of this? |
| 00:07:50 |
What kind of a hold does this guy, |
| 00:07:54 |
...have on you? |
| 00:07:58 |
He needs me. |
| 00:08:05 |
He needs you. |
| 00:08:10 |
Who needs who? |
| 00:08:19 |
I need you. |
| 00:08:24 |
It's time to get away from him, Steve. |
| 00:08:42 |
I'll do it tomorrow when I get there... |
| 00:08:46 |
...if... |
| 00:08:48 |
...you will marry me. |
| 00:09:00 |
Marry me. |
| 00:09:09 |
Absolutely vital: |
| 00:09:11 |
The ability to blend in. |
| 00:09:14 |
To very discreetly assimilate. |
| 00:09:17 |
It's not usually very difficult. |
| 00:09:19 |
All you have to do is look around... |
| 00:09:22 |
...see how all the ordinary people |
| 00:09:24 |
...and try to behave like one of them. |
| 00:09:32 |
You know, when I was in L.A.... |
| 00:09:35 |
...it seemed like such a lonely town. |
| 00:09:39 |
Everybody's driving in their cars, |
| 00:09:48 |
I don't really know, |
| 00:09:51 |
...about that. |
| 00:09:54 |
So where are you from? |
| 00:09:56 |
Originally? |
| 00:10:00 |
Minnesota. |
| 00:10:03 |
Minnesota. |
| 00:10:06 |
I've never been there. |
| 00:10:08 |
Do you go back there much? |
| 00:10:17 |
You still have family there? |
| 00:10:24 |
We're not really in touch. |
| 00:10:29 |
So... |
| 00:10:31 |
...what are you doing in L.A.? |
| 00:10:37 |
Oh, I was there twice. |
| 00:10:43 |
Once when I was little. |
| 00:10:46 |
I was there with my aunt and uncle. |
| 00:10:49 |
I was raised by my aunt and uncle. |
| 00:10:56 |
Then last year I was there skydiving. |
| 00:11:00 |
Skydiving? |
| 00:11:06 |
Why do you do that? |
| 00:11:08 |
Because I love it. |
| 00:11:11 |
It's the most amazing |
| 00:11:15 |
Aren't you afraid you'll die |
| 00:11:20 |
I know what you need. |
| 00:11:30 |
Try again. |
| 00:11:32 |
Take your time now. |
| 00:11:36 |
Remember to bend your elbows a little. |
| 00:11:40 |
A little less. |
| 00:11:41 |
Keep the right arm straight |
| 00:11:44 |
Check your aim again. |
| 00:11:46 |
Then whenever you're ready. |
| 00:12:14 |
You do this all the time? |
| 00:12:17 |
Whenever I can. |
| 00:12:19 |
I find it deeply satisfying. |
| 00:12:29 |
Nice. |
| 00:12:31 |
You try again. |
| 00:12:39 |
Take your time. |
| 00:12:41 |
Don't be afraid. It's safe... |
| 00:12:43 |
...just as long as you're careful. |
| 00:12:46 |
...staying relaxed. |
| 00:12:48 |
Sorry. |
| 00:12:51 |
It's okay. |
| 00:12:55 |
Just relax. |
| 00:13:00 |
Bend this a little. |
| 00:13:01 |
Keep this straight. |
| 00:13:05 |
Hips back a little. |
| 00:13:07 |
Lean into it. |
| 00:13:10 |
Commit to it. |
| 00:13:15 |
Check your aim again. |
| 00:13:19 |
Relax... |
| 00:13:21 |
...and fire. |
| 00:13:29 |
There you go. |
| 00:13:31 |
Doesn't that feel good? |
| 00:13:41 |
-Want to try the shotgun? |
| 00:14:00 |
You want to stay at my place tonight? |
| 00:14:05 |
I mean, you don't have to. |
| 00:14:10 |
I just thought it'd be silly |
| 00:14:13 |
...then you'd have to drive across town |
| 00:14:25 |
That'd be great. |
| 00:14:27 |
Good. |
| 00:14:29 |
I'll even give you a receipt. |
| 00:14:34 |
You know my motto: |
| 00:14:38 |
Always save the receipt. |
| 00:14:53 |
You slept at her house? |
| 00:14:56 |
She thought it'd be easier... |
| 00:14:58 |
...than driving back to the motel. |
| 00:15:00 |
I can't believe you slept at her house. |
| 00:15:03 |
I can't believe, |
| 00:15:05 |
...I couldn't tell more |
| 00:15:08 |
I couldn't tell what she |
| 00:15:12 |
That's usually how it is |
| 00:15:17 |
Maybe I'll be able to see more |
| 00:15:22 |
You're taking her to dinner. |
| 00:15:24 |
What was I going to say, no? |
| 00:15:26 |
You got anymore on Kragen Vincent? |
| 00:15:28 |
There's one serving time |
| 00:15:31 |
A life sentence. |
| 00:15:35 |
We better go find out. Anything else? |
| 00:15:39 |
What is it? |
| 00:15:41 |
Nothing. |
| 00:16:03 |
You the officer in charge of records? |
| 00:16:06 |
I'm him. Lieutenant Earl Hagans. |
| 00:16:08 |
-Steve Arlo. Can I come in? |
| 00:16:11 |
I work for a private-- |
| 00:16:13 |
The Department does not share records |
| 00:16:17 |
I assume that you do not have |
| 00:16:20 |
I work for a private detective |
| 00:16:26 |
Murder One, in 1972. Single count. |
| 00:16:30 |
And guess what the victim's name is. |
| 00:16:32 |
Let me guess. |
| 00:16:34 |
I don't mean really guess. |
| 00:16:37 |
Clarissa. |
| 00:16:40 |
Yeah. Clarissa Devereau. |
| 00:16:43 |
Of 'plummeting birds' fame. |
| 00:16:45 |
Seems likely, doesn't it? |
| 00:16:46 |
Very likely. |
| 00:16:47 |
Two shots, one to the head, |
| 00:16:51 |
In her motel room. |
| 00:16:53 |
Sounds professional. |
| 00:16:54 |
Except he made a complete mess. |
| 00:17:00 |
I got crime scene photos. |
| 00:17:02 |
Remember the case of the hired gun |
| 00:17:06 |
It's a lot like that. They pick him up, |
| 00:17:11 |
They think he works for someone |
| 00:17:13 |
...even when they offer him a deal. |
| 00:17:15 |
And Clarissa has quite |
| 00:17:19 |
Mostly political, New York and Boston. |
| 00:17:21 |
Disturbing the peace, |
| 00:17:25 |
...breaking and entering. |
| 00:17:26 |
Regular firecracker. |
| 00:17:28 |
Regular 'plummeting bird.' |
| 00:17:32 |
And Vincent's still in jail? |
| 00:17:34 |
No. He was moved for medical reasons |
| 00:18:01 |
Kragen is her father. |
| 00:18:04 |
She was raised by his sister |
| 00:18:08 |
She blames Stark |
| 00:18:11 |
Stark hired Vincent to kill Clarissa... |
| 00:18:15 |
...for some reason. |
| 00:18:17 |
Vincent got caught, spent his life |
| 00:18:21 |
...this slow, painful death. |
| 00:18:24 |
She's watched her father's life |
| 00:18:28 |
She has something, |
| 00:18:31 |
...that ties Stark to the murder. |
| 00:18:34 |
I got to figure out what it is |
| 00:18:40 |
Take me to the scene of the crime. |
| 00:18:47 |
It's right up here. |
| 00:18:49 |
Ready? 1, 2, 3. |
| 00:18:56 |
The bed we just moved |
| 00:18:59 |
In 1972, there was no size |
| 00:19:02 |
They had doubles and queens. |
| 00:19:04 |
The full was invented |
| 00:19:08 |
...with the space-efficient |
| 00:19:11 |
...and eventually replaced the double |
| 00:19:14 |
...except for Quebec and Sweden. |
| 00:19:17 |
The bed in the picture... |
| 00:19:20 |
...is not a double. |
| 00:19:22 |
It's too long. It's not a full. |
| 00:19:25 |
It is a queen. |
| 00:19:30 |
Which means that that bed then |
| 00:19:35 |
...now. |
| 00:19:38 |
So sometime in the last 30 years, |
| 00:19:45 |
Hear that? |
| 00:19:47 |
Secret room? |
| 00:19:49 |
It's a pipe. There once was a radiant |
| 00:19:55 |
Kragen bursts into the room. |
| 00:19:57 |
Her body was found face up. She must've |
| 00:20:01 |
...close to where you are now. |
| 00:20:04 |
Right away, before she could scream, |
| 00:20:07 |
...she's dead, it's over. |
| 00:20:10 |
The only question is, |
| 00:20:14 |
...why didn't he get out of there? |
| 00:20:17 |
Instead he proceeds |
| 00:20:21 |
...the doorknob and the nightstand. |
| 00:20:26 |
What does the bed have to do with it? |
| 00:20:29 |
In 1972, it was against code... |
| 00:20:32 |
...to have a hotel bed |
| 00:20:36 |
...7 feet from a fish tank... |
| 00:20:38 |
...or a lava lamp... |
| 00:20:40 |
...or 3 feet from a radiant... |
| 00:20:43 |
...heater. |
| 00:20:45 |
Imagine if you will, |
| 00:20:49 |
...and a heater over here. |
| 00:20:51 |
Wouldn't clear 2 feet... |
| 00:20:52 |
...much less 3. And no inspector |
| 00:20:57 |
Which means...? |
| 00:20:58 |
Which means... |
| 00:21:03 |
...Kragen may have moved the bed. |
| 00:21:06 |
I see. So you're proposing... |
| 00:21:09 |
...that he busts in the room... |
| 00:21:11 |
...sees her standing there, |
| 00:21:14 |
...moves the bed. |
| 00:21:16 |
Something like that. |
| 00:21:17 |
Why would anybody do that? |
| 00:21:20 |
Hello. |
| 00:21:22 |
I'm trying to figure out some physical |
| 00:21:27 |
...that he gave to his daughter |
| 00:21:31 |
I'm trying to figure out what is absent. |
| 00:21:35 |
Something happened in here. Something |
| 00:21:39 |
...touching the sink, touching the |
| 00:21:45 |
...and probably... |
| 00:21:47 |
...moving the bed. |
| 00:21:49 |
Probably? |
| 00:21:52 |
Somebody else could have moved it. |
| 00:21:54 |
Come on. There were only |
| 00:22:02 |
Exactly. |
| 00:22:07 |
You need to talk to Stark. |
| 00:22:10 |
We got a few questions for him. |
| 00:22:13 |
I had a feeling you two |
| 00:22:16 |
I'm good at reading people. |
| 00:22:20 |
Thank you. |
| 00:22:23 |
Do you want my opinion? |
| 00:22:26 |
You should try to hold onto him. |
| 00:22:28 |
How often do you meet a wealthy single |
| 00:22:32 |
Daisy, he's an accountant. |
| 00:22:35 |
Are you sure? |
| 00:22:37 |
He's here for their convention. |
| 00:22:43 |
I swear I thought he said |
| 00:23:02 |
Question: |
| 00:23:04 |
-Sorry to startle you. |
| 00:23:06 |
How do you pronounce |
| 00:23:10 |
You nearly gave me a heart attack. |
| 00:23:11 |
I had to contact you right away. |
| 00:23:14 |
What do you need? |
| 00:23:16 |
I must ask you some things. |
| 00:23:18 |
Fasten your seat belt. |
| 00:23:22 |
First of all, how do you pronounce |
| 00:23:26 |
Towards? |
| 00:23:28 |
And things that have wings and fly? |
| 00:23:31 |
You mean birds? |
| 00:23:33 |
That's right. They don't rhyme. |
| 00:23:35 |
What!? |
| 00:23:36 |
Never mind. |
| 00:23:38 |
The other thing was, |
| 00:23:43 |
I met her my sophomore year. |
| 00:23:47 |
...and she was 25, I think. |
| 00:23:50 |
From New York, living in Cambridge. |
| 00:23:53 |
I met her at a demonstration. |
| 00:23:55 |
I have never seen anybody like her. |
| 00:23:59 |
She let me walk her home and she |
| 00:24:03 |
You can skip right to the part |
| 00:24:09 |
Watch yourself, Arlo. |
| 00:24:12 |
Please describe the circumstances |
| 00:24:23 |
After that first night, I was hooked. |
| 00:24:27 |
I was like an addict. |
| 00:24:30 |
Finally, she didn't want |
| 00:24:34 |
I guess I got a little obsessive. |
| 00:24:39 |
My last year of graduate school |
| 00:24:44 |
And after I graduated, we moved |
| 00:24:48 |
...and I went to work |
| 00:24:55 |
And I had all but forgotten about... |
| 00:24:58 |
...Clarissa. |
| 00:25:02 |
Then, in 1972, |
| 00:25:08 |
...I got a letter from her. |
| 00:25:11 |
She was here in Portland. |
| 00:25:16 |
The letter was... |
| 00:25:18 |
...a threatening letter. |
| 00:25:21 |
What was it? |
| 00:25:25 |
I don't think that makes |
| 00:25:30 |
What did the letter say? |
| 00:25:37 |
She was accusing me of something. |
| 00:25:46 |
Rape. |
| 00:25:51 |
Did she want money? |
| 00:25:53 |
No, she wanted to ruin my life. |
| 00:25:56 |
I knew no jury'd convict me. |
| 00:26:00 |
But I couldn't take this |
| 00:26:04 |
I saw... |
| 00:26:05 |
...my whole future flash before my eyes. |
| 00:26:10 |
So you hired Kragen Vincent. |
| 00:26:13 |
He said that for $5,000... |
| 00:26:16 |
...he could solve my problem. |
| 00:26:23 |
And that's all I know |
| 00:26:30 |
So what's in the safe deposit box? |
| 00:26:36 |
A tape. |
| 00:26:37 |
A tape he made of our meeting. |
| 00:26:40 |
My hiring him... |
| 00:26:42 |
...our names as clear as day. |
| 00:26:45 |
Why didn't you just destroy it... |
| 00:26:47 |
...years ago? |
| 00:26:49 |
Because I don't know where it is. |
| 00:26:52 |
Go on. |
| 00:26:54 |
About a week after he gets caught... |
| 00:26:57 |
...a man comes to my house |
| 00:27:01 |
...and tells me that Kragen expects me |
| 00:27:06 |
...though a middleman, obviously. |
| 00:27:08 |
And he also... |
| 00:27:10 |
...wanted money for his family. |
| 00:27:13 |
Then he played me a copy of this tape... |
| 00:27:17 |
...and said if I refused he would |
| 00:27:22 |
He then gave me... |
| 00:27:24 |
...a key to... |
| 00:27:25 |
...a safe deposit box. |
| 00:27:27 |
Said at the end of 25 years... |
| 00:27:30 |
...when Kragen got out |
| 00:27:33 |
...I would be given |
| 00:27:37 |
In the meantime... |
| 00:27:39 |
...l'm to hang onto this key... |
| 00:27:42 |
...with no lock and our friend |
| 00:27:48 |
What would you do if someone was |
| 00:27:52 |
...or blackmailing you like this? |
| 00:27:56 |
I don't know. |
| 00:27:57 |
It's never come up. |
| 00:28:00 |
Imagine it. |
| 00:28:02 |
Imagine some... |
| 00:28:03 |
...opportunistic... |
| 00:28:05 |
...piece of birdshit... |
| 00:28:07 |
...has got a way to compromise you. |
| 00:28:10 |
What do you do about it? You can't |
| 00:28:15 |
If somebody has something on you, |
| 00:28:18 |
So the cost has no ceiling... |
| 00:28:23 |
...and the fear has no end. |
| 00:28:28 |
That's why... |
| 00:28:30 |
...some knowledge, some information... |
| 00:28:35 |
...is like a terminal disease. |
| 00:28:40 |
It's... |
| 00:28:41 |
...contagious... |
| 00:28:43 |
...and it's fatal. |
| 00:28:49 |
Passion is the enemy of precision. |
| 00:28:52 |
Forget the misnomer 'crime of passion. ' |
| 00:28:55 |
All crime is passionate. It's passion |
| 00:29:00 |
...that disrupts the static inertia |
| 00:29:03 |
The client's passion for this dead |
| 00:29:08 |
And the blackmailer's passion... |
| 00:29:10 |
...would facilitate hers. |
| 00:29:15 |
When you live with no passion... |
| 00:29:17 |
...other people's passions |
| 00:29:20 |
Bullshit, bullshit... |
| 00:29:22 |
...bullshit! |
| 00:29:23 |
Jesus! Would you stop it? |
| 00:29:27 |
Stop it! |
| 00:29:28 |
Jesus! |
| 00:29:29 |
Control yourself, all right? |
| 00:29:31 |
Control myself? |
| 00:29:33 |
This is fucking bullshit! |
| 00:29:37 |
Haven't I been good to you? |
| 00:29:40 |
...mindblowingly, fuckingly, divinely |
| 00:29:45 |
...you ungrateful fuck! |
| 00:29:47 |
Hey, watch it... |
| 00:29:48 |
...all right? |
| 00:29:50 |
Ungrateful fuck! |
| 00:29:52 |
Shut up! |
| 00:29:55 |
Why? |
| 00:29:58 |
I told you why. |
| 00:30:01 |
I can't do it to Jess. |
| 00:30:05 |
...and I'm sick and tired of working |
| 00:30:08 |
...the lowest scum of the earth, buying |
| 00:30:12 |
These people are victims of plots |
| 00:30:17 |
This guy is a murderer-at-large |
| 00:30:22 |
Their business equals their business. |
| 00:30:26 |
We're not involved. |
| 00:30:29 |
...with us. |
| 00:30:30 |
Do you believe that? |
| 00:30:32 |
We're the good guys. |
| 00:30:35 |
What are you talking about? |
| 00:30:37 |
There aren't any good guys. |
| 00:30:40 |
You realize that, don't you? |
| 00:30:42 |
You realize there aren't evil guys |
| 00:30:49 |
It's just a bunch of guys. |
| 00:30:55 |
What am I supposed to do? |
| 00:30:59 |
Just start taking meetings with people? |
| 00:31:04 |
Just start talking with people? |
| 00:31:08 |
Maybe. |
| 00:31:12 |
Fuck that. |
| 00:31:18 |
You know, you'll figure it out. |
| 00:31:21 |
I mean... |
| 00:31:22 |
...you're probably the best-- |
| 00:31:24 |
Excuse me? |
| 00:31:27 |
Excuse me. You are the best. |
| 00:31:31 |
I'm telling you that after this case... |
| 00:31:35 |
...l'm finished. |
| 00:31:42 |
I meant... |
| 00:31:45 |
...what am I supposed to do... |
| 00:31:50 |
...without you? |
| 00:32:01 |
You want my honest opinion? |
| 00:32:06 |
You should take all this money |
| 00:32:10 |
...and move to Europe. |
| 00:32:12 |
Meet a girl. |
| 00:32:15 |
See the world. Really see the world. |
| 00:32:24 |
What do you know? |
| 00:32:29 |
I'm the greatest private investigator... |
| 00:32:32 |
...in the world. |
| 00:32:49 |
I'll go check for safe deposit boxes |
| 00:32:54 |
I don't know if that's necessary. |
| 00:32:58 |
What Clearburg probably |
| 00:33:00 |
...there's no boxer with the name |
| 00:33:04 |
...is that there's no boxes... |
| 00:33:06 |
...with the name Kragen Vincent. |
| 00:33:11 |
Right. Right. |
| 00:33:14 |
He probably used a different name. |
| 00:33:17 |
That's what I think. |
| 00:33:20 |
Well, then... |
| 00:33:22 |
...l'll go get a beer |
| 00:33:25 |
I said, I think. |
| 00:33:28 |
But you should go and check |
| 00:33:34 |
Fine. |
| 00:33:36 |
But I really hope that you've heard me. |
| 00:33:53 |
Sorry to startle you. |
| 00:33:56 |
What are you doing here? |
| 00:33:58 |
I followed you. |
| 00:34:01 |
Back at my car, |
| 00:34:03 |
Another payment, |
| 00:34:07 |
You sure you weren't followed? |
| 00:34:09 |
I wasn't. |
| 00:34:11 |
I told you how to contact me. |
| 00:34:13 |
You should not have come here. |
| 00:34:15 |
Is he in there? |
| 00:34:16 |
If I walked in there now, |
| 00:34:22 |
Go home. |
| 00:34:23 |
Right now. Make the payment tomorrow. |
| 00:34:27 |
I'm sick of cooperating. |
| 00:34:30 |
It used to be 2 or 3 weeks. Now it's |
| 00:34:34 |
Maybe he's nervous. Maybe he wants |
| 00:34:40 |
No, you shouldn't. |
| 00:34:42 |
Look, just don't panic... |
| 00:34:44 |
...all right? |
| 00:34:46 |
How dedicated are you, really? |
| 00:34:50 |
Your timing's impeccable. |
| 00:34:52 |
-How do you mean? |
| 00:34:56 |
Maybe you've got some ambition |
| 00:34:59 |
...to have your own firm. |
| 00:35:01 |
You got me pegged. That's all I want |
| 00:35:06 |
I'll give you $ 1 million |
| 00:35:09 |
Just turn over your suspect. |
| 00:35:11 |
Name and address. |
| 00:35:15 |
$ 2 million... |
| 00:35:17 |
...for a name and an address. |
| 00:35:20 |
Cash. |
| 00:35:23 |
You'd give me $ 2 million so you |
| 00:35:28 |
I'm willing to give you $5 million. |
| 00:35:30 |
How much does he pay you? |
| 00:35:33 |
$5 million... |
| 00:35:35 |
...so you can kill someone right away |
| 00:35:39 |
For $5 million... |
| 00:35:40 |
...you do it. |
| 00:35:50 |
-What if I walked in right now-- |
| 00:35:53 |
What if I want to find out myself? |
| 00:35:55 |
What would happen? |
| 00:35:58 |
I'll shoot you. |
| 00:36:01 |
Really. I will. |
| 00:36:04 |
I have a gun and everything. |
| 00:36:10 |
You're threatening me? |
| 00:36:13 |
I'm threatening to kill you. |
| 00:37:25 |
What? |
| 00:37:26 |
Right before you jump off the plane... |
| 00:37:30 |
...you stand there |
| 00:37:33 |
You know what to do, |
| 00:37:35 |
Is there a time when you think: |
| 00:37:39 |
"What if it doesn't open? What if this |
| 00:37:43 |
You're really stuck |
| 00:37:48 |
I'm stuck on what it is that makes you |
| 00:37:52 |
Even dangerous things |
| 00:37:56 |
There's such a thing as |
| 00:37:58 |
Quitting while you're ahead. |
| 00:38:01 |
Quitting before you're dead. |
| 00:38:10 |
You know, you, me... |
| 00:38:14 |
...anyone could walk out here and |
| 00:38:21 |
I could slip in the shower |
| 00:38:24 |
When your number's up it's up. |
| 00:38:28 |
There's no sense to it. |
| 00:38:33 |
Innocent people suffer... |
| 00:38:35 |
...and murderers get away with it. |
| 00:38:38 |
So when my number's up, |
| 00:38:47 |
...or doing something else... |
| 00:38:50 |
...that will be that. |
| 00:38:54 |
And until then, I'm just going to do |
| 00:39:00 |
What is it you need to do? |
| 00:39:05 |
I need... |
| 00:39:08 |
...to try to feel right. |
| 00:39:13 |
Can I get you anything else? |
| 00:39:14 |
No, I think that's it. |
| 00:39:17 |
Do you need anything? |
| 00:39:18 |
I'm okay. |
| 00:39:21 |
I'll take the check. |
| 00:39:23 |
You got it. Be right back. |
| 00:39:26 |
When I was a little girl... |
| 00:39:29 |
...I used to hope that someday |
| 00:39:39 |
My mother had hair like that. |
| 00:39:44 |
My natural mother. |
| 00:39:46 |
Really? |
| 00:40:09 |
God, I forgot how that works. |
| 00:40:11 |
Can a person be considered |
| 00:40:16 |
You mean if the guy |
| 00:40:22 |
I think so. |
| 00:40:23 |
We think so. Why? |
| 00:40:27 |
You mean-- |
| 00:40:28 |
She is the evidence. |
| 00:40:31 |
She's not Kragen's daughter. |
| 00:40:35 |
She's Stark's daughter. |
| 00:40:45 |
I must admit, I like this place. |
| 00:40:56 |
What? |
| 00:40:58 |
You said that you don't |
| 00:41:04 |
Why not? |
| 00:41:07 |
I realize I'm prying... |
| 00:41:09 |
...but what can I say? I'm prying. |
| 00:41:12 |
I want to know about you. |
| 00:41:27 |
Just look me in the eyes and talk to me. |
| 00:41:34 |
All right. |
| 00:41:45 |
My father was... |
| 00:41:48 |
...an evil, abusive man. |
| 00:41:55 |
And he killed my mother... |
| 00:41:58 |
...when she was sleeping. |
| 00:42:02 |
And then... |
| 00:42:04 |
...he slit his wrists... |
| 00:42:07 |
...when I was... |
| 00:42:09 |
... 13. |
| 00:42:21 |
I don't talk about that... |
| 00:42:27 |
...much. |
| 00:42:28 |
I used to when it happened... |
| 00:42:32 |
...and then one day I woke up... |
| 00:42:36 |
...and.... |
| 00:42:39 |
...I don't know. |
| 00:42:43 |
Everything was different. |
| 00:42:53 |
How about that? |
| 00:43:01 |
What doesn't kill you defines you. |
| 00:43:19 |
I don't believe in |
| 00:43:30 |
But I know darling... |
| 00:43:33 |
...that you do |
| 00:43:41 |
But if I did... |
| 00:43:43 |
...I would kneel down and ask Him |
| 00:43:51 |
Not to intervene... |
| 00:43:54 |
...when it came to you |
| 00:43:59 |
Or not to touch a hair in your head |
| 00:44:02 |
Leave you as you are |
| 00:44:04 |
If he felt he had to direct you |
| 00:44:07 |
Then direct you into my arms |
| 00:44:44 |
Sometimes what you're looking |
| 00:44:52 |
That's what I've always said. |
| 00:45:25 |
You just going to stand there watching |
| 00:45:44 |
And I don't believe |
| 00:45:54 |
But looking at you... |
| 00:45:56 |
...I wonder if that's true |
| 00:46:05 |
But if I did... |
| 00:46:07 |
...I would summon them together |
| 00:46:15 |
And ask them to watch over you |
| 00:46:39 |
I got to get going. |
| 00:46:49 |
So I'll see you around 6:00 |
| 00:46:54 |
As soon as I'm done with my meetings. |
| 00:46:57 |
Good. |
| 00:47:00 |
Bye. |
| 00:47:07 |
At this point, you will receive |
| 00:47:11 |
Get on the corresponding bus |
| 00:47:16 |
Find the nearby bank of outhouses. |
| 00:47:18 |
In center unit, find pair |
| 00:47:22 |
Make your deposit as usual. |
| 00:47:34 |
When you have done this |
| 00:47:37 |
Do not hesitate. Do not deviate |
| 00:47:42 |
You'll be monitored |
| 00:47:44 |
We are prepared to act. |
| 00:47:48 |
The words were similar but there was |
| 00:47:53 |
Desperation. |
| 00:47:54 |
When you spend enough time around |
| 00:47:57 |
...you come to recognize the smell. |
| 00:48:02 |
One desperate element is combustible. |
| 00:48:04 |
More than one desperate element |
| 00:48:45 |
Shit. |
| 00:49:23 |
Call 911. Hurry up. |
| 00:49:25 |
All right. |
| 00:50:05 |
Are you okay? |
| 00:50:07 |
Do you know your name? |
| 00:50:10 |
Who are you? |
| 00:50:12 |
That's right, sir. Who are you? |
| 00:50:19 |
-What happened? |
| 00:50:21 |
Are you a doctor? |
| 00:50:39 |
What's the name on that box, sir? |
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The name is Stark. |
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Gloria Stark. |
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According to our records, nobody's |
| 00:50:51 |
She lost the key. |
| 00:50:54 |
Her father had it. |
| 00:52:28 |
Hi, it's Gloria. I'll call you back. |
| 00:52:33 |
Are you there? |
| 00:52:48 |
I'm here. |
| 00:52:52 |
I'm about to get on a plane |
| 00:52:59 |
I think that's a mistake. |
| 00:53:03 |
Yeah, I don't see any choice. |
| 00:53:07 |
What if I come find you? |
| 00:53:10 |
You're so sure that you could? |
| 00:53:13 |
Thai Air. Flight 214. |
| 00:53:16 |
Departs in half an hour. |
| 00:53:25 |
Okay, it's over. |
| 00:53:28 |
You figured me out. |
| 00:53:30 |
Nobody else got close. |
| 00:53:32 |
You know, he doesn't know about you. |
| 00:53:35 |
He doesn't know he has a child. |
| 00:53:38 |
I know. |
| 00:53:39 |
She never told him. |
| 00:53:41 |
She wanted him to deny |
| 00:53:44 |
Then at the last minute, surprise! |
| 00:53:49 |
And a rapist. And a murderer. |
| 00:53:55 |
He hires Kragen Vincent. |
| 00:53:58 |
Kragen decides to hit her |
| 00:54:01 |
He comes in the room... |
| 00:54:03 |
...shoots her twice. |
| 00:54:05 |
But he doesn't realize that you, |
| 00:54:10 |
He doesn't see you at first, |
| 00:54:13 |
...she's made for you by pulling the |
| 00:54:18 |
And even with the silencer on the gun, |
| 00:54:22 |
...you start crying. |
| 00:54:24 |
He's got to do something. |
| 00:54:29 |
So he picks you up. |
| 00:54:33 |
And once he's got the baby... |
| 00:54:35 |
...it's a done deal. |
| 00:54:37 |
There he is... |
| 00:54:39 |
...holding the infant. |
| 00:54:40 |
That's when he decides... |
| 00:54:42 |
...he'd rather risk it all. |
| 00:54:45 |
He'd rather risk life in prison |
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To protect you from Stark, |
| 00:54:53 |
Diapers, diaper bag... |
| 00:54:55 |
...bottles, blankets... |
| 00:54:57 |
...something on the dresser, |
| 00:54:59 |
...something hanging off a doorknob... |
| 00:55:01 |
...something on the nightstand. |
| 00:55:03 |
And then he leaves his prints |
| 00:55:06 |
He leaves the body, takes the baby |
| 00:55:10 |
...because he knows he's got to |
| 00:55:13 |
You grow up thinking |
| 00:55:15 |
...and you're being raised |
| 00:55:18 |
And then... |
| 00:55:19 |
... Vincent comes clean. |
| 00:55:22 |
He told me what happened, |
| 00:55:26 |
And then about... |
| 00:55:28 |
...a year ago, I figured that out. |
| 00:55:33 |
So then you start writing letters. |
| 00:55:35 |
Stark pays and the rest is history. |
| 00:55:40 |
You got the whole thing. |
| 00:55:43 |
You win. |
| 00:55:49 |
You saved his life this morning. |
| 00:55:53 |
I know. |
| 00:55:55 |
I guess a person |
| 00:56:00 |
How did you know... |
| 00:56:02 |
...about me? |
| 00:56:05 |
Couple of things. |
| 00:56:09 |
And the receipt last night. |
| 00:56:11 |
I know. |
| 00:56:12 |
I forgot to take it. |
| 00:56:16 |
"Passion is the enemy of precision." |
| 00:56:23 |
I got sloppy. |
| 00:56:30 |
Are you going |
| 00:56:34 |
Will you tell him about me so he can |
| 00:56:39 |
I know. |
| 00:56:41 |
So what are we going to do about this? |
| 00:56:45 |
There's a man sitting on a bench |
| 00:56:50 |
Oh, God! |
| 00:56:51 |
It's okay. |
| 00:56:53 |
Relax. |
| 00:56:55 |
He has an envelope. |
| 00:56:57 |
Inside are some fake identification |
| 00:57:02 |
First Ecuador, |
| 00:57:06 |
Keep moving, first couple of months. |
| 00:57:08 |
Stay out of westernized countries |
| 00:57:11 |
Don't carry too much cash on your body. |
| 00:57:14 |
Give incorrect information... |
| 00:57:16 |
...everywhere. |
| 00:57:19 |
And never use your real name. |
| 00:57:26 |
Thank you. |
| 00:57:30 |
Thank you. |
| 00:57:33 |
If you knew I was here... |
| 00:57:34 |
...why didn't you come yourself? |
| 00:57:38 |
I'm not sure. |
| 00:57:41 |
I knew you'd be there... |
| 00:57:45 |
...but I'd hoped you'd be here. |
| 00:57:49 |
You know, you could join me. |
| 00:58:00 |
A person can't escape... |
| 00:58:02 |
...their nature. |
| 00:58:10 |
That's what I thought. |
| 00:58:16 |
You're the best I've ever seen. |
| 00:58:23 |
So are you. |
| 00:58:32 |
I've never said the words before... |
| 00:58:38 |
...to anyone. |
| 00:58:42 |
You don't have to. |
| 00:58:46 |
I love you too... |
| 00:58:49 |
...Daryl Zero. |
| 00:59:06 |
So ends my account |
| 00:59:09 |
"... The Case of the Man Who Got So |
| 00:59:12 |
... That He Eventually Had |
| 00:59:15 |
...And It Turned Out |
| 00:59:18 |
I returned the first installment |
| 00:59:20 |
...as I had not given |
| 00:59:23 |
Some questions are for answering... |
| 00:59:25 |
...others are better left |
| 00:59:28 |
...for all eternity. |
| 00:59:31 |
A nagging itch |
| 00:59:36 |
...seemed reasonable, especially since |
| 00:59:40 |
He got the tape he'd been waiting for |
| 00:59:43 |
He wouldn't be throwing anymore |
| 00:59:46 |
And I gave back his keys. |
| 00:59:56 |
This did, in fact, prove to be |
| 01:00:00 |
...with my longtime associate... |
| 01:00:04 |
...though I have assured him |
| 01:00:07 |
...that he cannot live without me... |
| 01:00:09 |
...his position will again |
| 01:00:13 |
He thanked me and suggested |
| 01:00:18 |
I also attended the funeral |
| 01:00:21 |
...who died not long after |
| 01:00:25 |
For some reason, I felt |
| 01:00:29 |
...whose life was forever changed |
| 01:00:33 |
...about the lady blackmailer. |
| 01:00:36 |
Which brings me |
| 01:00:39 |
I never made any attempt to find her. |
| 01:00:42 |
But if my suspicion is correct, she's |
| 01:00:48 |
"...plummeting towards the earth |
| 01:00:51 |
...to quote one of my favorite poets. |
| 01:00:54 |
After investigating her, I found myself |
| 01:01:01 |
To me, she will always be a singular, |
| 01:01:08 |
The only time I ever took leave |
| 01:01:11 |
Perhaps the most able blackmailer |
| 01:01:14 |
...the worthiest opponent |
| 01:01:19 |
And the only woman I have ever.... |
| 01:01:24 |
The only woman. |
| 01:01:26 |
Period. |
| 01:01:30 |
And though I never would have |
| 01:01:33 |
...in the end she did for me |
| 01:01:38 |
Helped solve a problem, |
| 01:01:43 |
...then by careful intervention. |
| 01:01:47 |
In other words: |
| 01:01:49 |
The Zero Effect. |
