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Basic Instinct Oh, God. Hello, Nick. Hi. Good morning, detective. You got to get back, folks. Howdy. Morning. Up there. How's it going, Gus? Morning, Pete. Who was this fucking guy? Rock n roll, Gus. Johnny Boz. Never heard of him. Before your time, cowboy. Hey, Ronnie, where they hiding? Upstairs. To the right. Midsixties. Had five or six hits. Got a club down on Fillmore now. Not now he don't. Do we have a time of death? Almost. You guys know captain Talcott? Sure. What's the chief's office doing here? Observing. What's it say, doc?

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-­‐  Basic  Instinct  -­‐          -­‐  Oh,  God.      -­‐  Hello,  Nick.    -­‐  Hi.    -­‐  Good  morning,  detective.    -­‐  You  got  to  get  back,  folks.    -­‐  Howdy.    -­‐  Morning.    -­‐  Up  there.      -­‐  How's  it  going,  Gus?    -­‐  Morning,  Pete.    -­‐  Who  was  this  fucking  guy?      -­‐  Rock  n  roll,  Gus.  Johnny  Boz.    -­‐  Never  heard  of  him.    -­‐  Before  your  time,  cowboy.  Hey,  Ronnie,  where  they  hiding?      -­‐  Upstairs.  To  the  right.    -­‐  Mid-­‐sixties.  Had  five  or  six  hits.  Got  a  club  down  on  Fillmore  now.    -­‐  Not  now  he  don't.  Do  we  have  a  time  of  death?      -­‐  Almost.  You  guys  know  captain  Talcott?        -­‐  Sure.  What's  the  chief's  office  doing  here?    -­‐  Observing.    -­‐  What's  it  say,  doc?    

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-­‐  92  degrees.  It's  about  6  hours.  Puts  time  of  death  around  2am,  plus  or  minus.      -­‐  Can  somebody  close  the  drapes  over  there?    -­‐  Maid  came  in  about  an  hour  ago,  found  the  body.  She's  not  a  live-­‐in.    -­‐  Maybe  the  maid  did  it.    -­‐  She's  54  years  old  and  weighs  240  pounds.    -­‐  No  bruises  on  the  body.    -­‐  It  ain't  the  maid.    -­‐  Never  know.      -­‐  Sorry.      -­‐  He  left  the  club  with  his  girlfriend  about  midnight.  That's  the  last  time  anybody  saw  him.    -­‐  What  was  it?      -­‐  Ice  pick.  Left  it  on  the  coffee  table  in  the  living  room.    -­‐  There's  come  stains  all  over  the  sheets.    -­‐  Very  impressive.      -­‐  He  got  off  before  he  got  offed.    -­‐  Gentlemen,  this  is  sensitive.  Mr.Boz  was  a  major  contributor  to  the  mayor's  campaign.  He  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  the  palace  of  fine  arts.    -­‐  I  thought  you  said  he  was  a  rock  n  roll  star.      -­‐  He  was  a  retired  rock  n  roll  star.    -­‐  A  civic-­‐minded,  very  respectable  rock  n  roll  star.    -­‐  Then  what's  that  over  there?    -­‐  Looks  lke  civic-­‐minded,  very  respectable  cocaine.      -­‐  Listen  to  me,  Curran.  I'm  going  to  get  a  lot  of  heat  on  this.  I  don't  want  any  mistakes.    

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 -­‐  What's  Boz's  girlfriend's  name?      -­‐  Catherine  Tramell.  162  Divisadero.      -­‐  Come  on.  Tied  up  like  that,  he  didn't  stand  a  chance.    -­‐  Always  a  pleasure,  captain.    -­‐  He's  up  bright  and  early.  He  doesn't  usually  punch  in  till  after  his  18  holes.    -­‐  Johnny  and  the  mayor  must  have  been  very  tight.    -­‐  Nick.    -­‐  Yo.      -­‐  Keep  your  3:00.    -­‐  You  want  me  to  work  the  case  ...    -­‐  I  said  keep  it.    -­‐  All  right.  I'll  keep  it.  Morning.  I'm  detective  Curran.  This  is  detective  Moran.  SanFrancisco  police  department.  I'd  like  to  speak  to  a  Miss  Catherine  Tramell,  please.    -­‐  Come  in.  Sit,  please.  Just  a  moment.    -­‐  Ain't  that  cute?  They  got  his-­‐and-­‐hers  Picassos.    -­‐  Gus,  I  didn't  even  know  you  knew  who  Picasso  was.      -­‐  Sure  I  do.  It  says  right  here.      -­‐  Hers  is  bigger.  Sorry  to  bother  you.  We've  just  got  a  couple  of  questions  to  ask.    -­‐  Are  you  vice?    -­‐  No,  we're  homicide.    -­‐  What  do  you  want?      -­‐  When's  the  last  time  you  saw  John  Boz?      -­‐  Is  he  dead?  

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 -­‐  Why  do  you  think  he's  dead?      -­‐  You  wouldn't  be  here  otherwise,  would  you?    -­‐  Were  you  with  him  last  night?      -­‐  You're  looking  for  Catherine,  not  me.      -­‐  Who  are  you?    -­‐  I'm  Roxy.  I'm  her  friend.    -­‐  Well,  Roxy,  do  you  know  where  your  friend  is?      -­‐  She's  out  at  the  beach  house  at  Stinson.  Seadrift  1402.    -­‐  Thanks.    -­‐  You're  wasting  your  time.  Catherine  didn't  kill  him.      -­‐  Gus.  Miss  Tramell?  Good  afternoon.  I'm  detective  Curran.  This  is  detective  Moran.  We're  with  Sanfrancisco...    -­‐  I  know  who  you  are.  So  how  did  he  die?      -­‐  He  was  murdered.    -­‐  Obviously.  How  was  he  murdered?      -­‐  With  an  ice  pick.  How  long  were  you  dating  him?    -­‐  I  wasn't  dating  him.  I  was  fucking  him.    -­‐  What  are  you,  a  pro?      -­‐  No,  I'm  an  amateur.    -­‐  How  long  were  you  having  sex  with  him?      -­‐  About  a  year  and  a  half.    -­‐  Were  you  with  him  last  night?      -­‐  Yes.    

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-­‐  Did  you  leave  the  club  with  him?    -­‐  Yes    -­‐  Did  you  go  home  with  him?      -­‐  No.  We  had  a  drink  at  the  club.  We  left  together,  he  went  home,  and  I  came  out  here.      -­‐  Was  there  anyone  with  you  last  night?      -­‐  No.  I  wasn't  in  the  mood  last  night.      -­‐  Let  me  ask  you  something,  Miss  Tramell.  Are  you  sorry  he's  dead?      -­‐  Yeah.  I  liked  fucking  him.  I  don't  really  feel  like  talking  anymore.    -­‐  Listen,  lady,  we  can  do  this  downtown  if  you  want.    -­‐  So  read  me  my  rights  and  arrest  me,  and  then  I'll  go  downtown.  Otherwise,  get  the  fuck  out  of  here.    Please?    -­‐  Nice  girl.    -­‐  I'm  sorry,  Beth.  I  got  hung  up  at  Stinson.    -­‐  How  are  you,  Nick?      -­‐  I'm  fine.  Come  on,  Beth.  You  know  I'm  fine.  How  long  we  gotta  keep  doing  this?      -­‐  As  long  as  internal  affairs  wants  you  to,  I  suppose.  Have  a  seat.    -­‐  It's  bullshit.  You  know  it  is.      -­‐  I  know  it  is,  but  sit  down  anyway  so  we  can  get  it  over  with,  OK?    So,  how  are  things?      -­‐  Things  are  fine.  I  told  you,  all  right?  Things  are  fine.    -­‐  How's  your  personal  life?      -­‐  My  sex  life  is  fine.  My  sex  life's  actually  pretty  shitty  since  I  stopped  seeing  you.  Started  developing  calluses.  Sorry.    -­‐  How's  the  booze?    

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-­‐  Haven't  had  a  drink  in  three  months.        -­‐  What  about  the  coke?      -­‐  No.    -­‐  No?    -­‐  No.  I'm  working  my  ass  off.  I'm  off  the  sauce.  I  even  stopped  smoking.      -­‐  How's  not  smoking?    -­‐  It  sucks.  Now  will  you  tell  IA  I'm  just  your  average,  healthy,  totally  fucked  up  cop,  and  let  me  out  of  here,  please?      -­‐  Yes.      -­‐  Thank  you.    -­‐  I  still  miss  you,  Nick.      -­‐  How  you  doing,  Nick?      -­‐  Hi    -­‐  Talcott's  in  there.  They're  waiting.  How'd  it  go?      -­‐  She  misses  me.    -­‐  Boy,  when  that  girl  mates,  it's  for  life.    -­‐  All  right.  Let's  start.  Harrigan.      -­‐  We  got  31  stab  wounds,  neck  and  chest.  No  usable  prints.  No  forcible  entry.  Nothing  missing.  No  prints  on  the  ice  pick,  either.  You  can  pick  it  up  at  any  K-­‐Mart.  The  scarf  was  Hermes.  It's  expensive.  They  sell  about  20,000  a  year,  worldwide.      -­‐  Powder  was  cocaine.  High  quality,  high  content.  He  inhaled  it.  There  were  minute  quantities  on  his  lips  and  penis.  Mr.Boz  leaves  $5  million.  No  direct  survivors.  No  criminal  record.  He  liked  his  drugs,  he  liked  his  girls,  he  liked  his  rock  n  roll.    -­‐  He  liked  the  mayor,  too,  right?      -­‐  What  about  his  girlfriend?      -­‐  Is  she  relevant  here?  Is  she  a  suspect?    

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 -­‐  She's  a  suspect.    -­‐  On  what  basis?      -­‐  Girlfriend.  Catherine  Tramell.  Age  30.  No  priors.  No  convictions.  Magna  cum  Laude,  Berkeley,  1983.  Double  major,  literature  and  psychology.  Daughter,  sole  survivor,  Marvin  and  Elaine  Tramell,  killed  in  a  boating  accident,  1979.  Catherine  Tramell,  sole  heir.  Estimated  assets  110  million.      -­‐  You're  shitting  me.      -­‐  Formerly  engaged  to  Manuel  Vasquez,  deceased      -­‐  Whoa,  whoa,  whoa.  Manny  Vasquez?      -­‐  Manny  Vasquez,  former  middleweight  contender,  killed  in  the  ring,  Atlantic  City,  1984.    -­‐  I  love  it.  She's  got  100  million  bucks,  she  fucks  fighters  and  rock  n  roll  stars,  and  she's  got  a  degree  in  screwing  with  people's  heads.      -­‐  You  forgot  about  her  degree  in  literature.  She's  a  writer.  She  published  a  novel  last  year  under  a  pen  name.    Want  to  know  what  it's  about?  It's  about  a  retired  rock  n  roll  star  who  gets  murdered  by  his  girlfriend.      -­‐  Page  67,  cowboy.  You  know  how  she  does  the  boyfriend?  With  an  ice  pick,  in  bed...  his  hands  tied  with  a  white  silk  scarf.      -­‐  Dr.  Garner?      -­‐  I've  asked  Dr.Lamott  to  consult  with  us.  This  isn't  really  my  turf.  Dr.Lamott  teaches  the  pathology  of  psychopathic  behavior  at  Stanford  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  justice  departmet  psychological  profile  team.  Dr.Lamott.    -­‐  I  see  two  possibilities.  One,  the  person  who  wrote  this  book  is  your  murderer  and  acted  out  the  killing  described  in  ritualistic,  literal  detail.  Two,  someone  who  wants  to  harm  the  writer  read  the  book  and  enacted  the  killing  to  incriminate  her.      -­‐  If  the  writer  did  it,  what  are  we  dealing  with?    -­‐  You're  dealing  with  a  devious,  diabolical  mind.  You  see,  this  book  had  to  have  been  written  at  least  six  months,  maybe  even  years  before  it  was  published,  which  means  that  the  writer  had  to  have  at  least  planned  the  crime  in  the  subconscious  back  then.  The  fact  that  she  carried  it  out  indicates  psychopathic  obsessive  behavior  in  terms  

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not  only  of  the  killing  itself,  but  also  in  terms  of  the  applied  advance  defense  mechanism.      -­‐  Sometimes  I  can't  tell  shit  from  Shinola,  doc.  What  was  all  that  you  just  said?      -­‐  She  intended  the  book  to  be  her  alibi.    -­‐  Correct.      -­‐  She's  going  to  say,  "Do  you  think  I'd  be  dumb  enough  to  kill  anyone  in  the  exact  way  I  described  in  my  book?  I  wouldn't  do  that  because  then  I  know  I'd  be  the  suspect."      -­‐  So  what  if  it's  not  the  writer?    What  if  it's  someone  who  read  the  book?      -­‐  You're  dealing,  then,  with  someone  so  obsessed  that  he  or  she  is  willing  to  kill  an  irrelevant  and  innocenot  victim  in  order  to  place  the  blame  on  the  person  who  wrote  that  book.  I'm  talking  about  a  deep-­‐seated,  obsessional  hatred  and  an  utter  lack  of  respect  for  human  life.      -­‐  So  we  got  a  once-­‐in-­‐a-­‐lifetime,  top-­‐of-­‐the-­‐line  loony  toony  either  way  you  cut  it,  right,  doc?      -­‐  You're  dealing  with  someone  very  dangerous  and  very  ill.      -­‐  Come  on,  you  know  there's  no  case  here.  You've  got  no  physical  evidence.      -­‐  She  hasn't  got  an  alibi.      -­‐  OK,  she  hasn't  got  an  alibi.  She  hasn't  got  a  motive,  either.  Believe  me,  the  defense  would  just  beat  us  to  death  with  this  copycat  thing.  Anybody  who  read  the  book  could  have  done  it.      -­‐  So  what  do  you  want  to  do  now?  Nothing?      -­‐  We  call  her  in  for  questioning.      -­‐  She's  got  enough  money  to  burn  this  whole  department  down.      -­‐  She  was  the  last  person  seen  with  the  guy,  captain  Talcott.  I'll  take  the  respnsibility.      -­‐  It's  yours.    -­‐  It  won't  do  any  good.  She'll  just  waltz  in  with  some  superstar  lawyer  who'll  get  us  all  canned  for  wasting  time  taxpayer's  money.    

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 -­‐That's  exactly  what  she'll  do.      -­‐  No,  she  won't.  I  don't  think  she'll  hide  behind  anybody.  I  don't  think  she's  going  to  hide  at  all.      -­‐  Then  she's  as  crazy  as  you  are,  Curran.    -­‐  You  know  what  they  say  takes  one  to  know  one.      -­‐  Miss  Tramell,  we'd  like  you  to  come  downtown  to  answer  a  few  questions  for  us.      -­‐  Are  you  arresting  me?      -­‐  If  that's  the  way  you  want  to  play  it.      -­‐  Could  I  change  into  something  more  appropriate?    It'll  only  take  a  minute.  Come  on  in.    Make  yourselves  comfortable.  I'll  be  right  back.      -­‐  Hey,  Gus.      -­‐  So  how  long  is  this  going  to  take?      -­‐  I  don't  know.  You  always  keep  old  newspapers  around?      -­‐  Only  when  they  make  interesting  reading.    I'm  ready.    -­‐  You  have  the  right  to  an  attorney.      -­‐  Why  would  I  need  an  attorney?    Do  you  have  a  cigarette?      -­‐  I  don't  smoke.    -­‐  Yes,  you  do.      -­‐  I  quit.    -­‐  Congratulations.      -­‐  Thought  you  didn't  have  any  cigarettes.      -­‐  Oh,  I  found  some  in  my  pocket.  Would  you  like  one?      -­‐  I  told  you,  I  quit.    -­‐  It  won't  last.  

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 -­‐  You  working  on  another  book?      -­‐  Yes,  I  am.    -­‐  It  must  really  be  something,  making  stuff  up  all  the  time.      -­‐  Yeah.  It  teaches  you  to  lie.      -­‐  How's  that?    -­‐  You  make  stuff  up,  it  has  to  be  believable.  It's  called  suspension  of  disbelief.      -­‐  I  like  that.  Suspension  of  disbelief.      -­‐  What's  your  new  book  about?      -­‐  A  detective.  He  falls  for  the  wrong  woman.      -­‐  What  happens.      -­‐  She  kills  him.    -­‐  I'm  John  Correli,  Miss  Tramell,  assistant  district  attorney.  I  have  to  inform  you  this  session's  being  taped.  This  is  captain  Talcott.    -­‐  My  pleasure.      -­‐  And  lieutenant  Walker.      -­‐  Hi.      -­‐  Can  we  get  you  anything?  Coffee?    -­‐  No,  thank  you.      -­‐  Are  your  attorneys  going  to  join  us?      -­‐  Miss  Tramell  has  waived  her  rights  to  an  attorney.      -­‐  Did  I  miss  something?      -­‐  I  told  them  you  wouldn't  want  an  attorney  present.      -­‐  Why  have  you  waived  your  right  to  an  attorney?    

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-­‐  Why  idd  you  think  I  would'nt  want  one?      -­‐  I  told  them  you  wouldn't  want  to  hide.      -­‐  I  have  nothing  to  hide.      -­‐  There's..  no  smoking  in  this  building,  Miss  Tramell.      -­‐  What  are  you  going  to  do,  charge  me  with  smoking?      -­‐  Would  you  tell  us  the  nature  of  your  relationship  with  Mr.Boz?      -­‐  I  had  sex  with  him  for  about  a  year  and  a  half.  I  liked  having  sex  with  him.  He  wasn't  afraid  of  experimenting.  I  like  men  like  that...  men  who  give  me  pleasure.  He  gave  me  a  lot  of  pleasure.      -­‐  You  ever  engage  in  any...  sadomasochistic  activity?      -­‐  Exactly  what  did  you  have  in  mind,  Mr.Correli?      -­‐  You  ever  tie  him  up?      -­‐  No    -­‐  You  never  tied  him  up?      -­‐  No.  Johnny  liked  to  use  his  hands  too  much.  I  like  hands  and  fingers.      -­‐  You  describe  a  white  silk  scarf  in  your  book.      -­‐  I've  always  had  a  fondness  for  white  silk  scarves.  They're  good  for  all  occasions.      -­‐  But  you  said  you  liked  men  to  use  their  hands,  didn't  you?      -­‐  No,  I  said  I  liked  Johnny  to  use  his  hands.  I  didn't  make  any  rules,  Nick.  I  go  with  the  flow.      -­‐  Did  you  kill  Mr.Boz,  Miss  Tramell?      -­‐  I'd  have  to  be  pretty  stupid  to  write  a  book  about  killing  and  then  kill  somebody  the  way  I  descrived  it  in  my  book.  I'd  be  announcing  myself  as  the  killer.  I'm  not  stupid.    -­‐  We  know  you're  not  stupid,  Miss  Tramell.      -­‐  Maybe  that's  what  you're  counting  on  to  get  you  off  the  hook.    

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 -­‐  Writing  the  book  gives  you  an  alibi.      -­‐  Yes,  it  does,  doesn't  it?  The  answer  is  no.  I  didn't  kill  him.      -­‐  Do  you  use  drugs,  Miss  Tramell?    -­‐  Sometimes.    -­‐  You  ever  use  drugs  with  Mr.Boz?      -­‐  Sure    -­‐  What  kind  of  drugs?      -­‐  Cocaine.    Have  you  ever  fucked  on  cocaine,  Nick?  It's  nice.      -­‐  You  like  playing  games,  don't  you?      -­‐  I  have  a  degree  in  psychology.    It  goes  with  the  turf.  Games  are  fun.      -­‐  What  about  boxing?  That's  a  game.  Is  that  fun,  too?    -­‐  I  don't  think  that's  relevant  to  this  inquiry.      -­‐  Boxing  was  fun  till  Manny  died.      -­‐  How'd  you  feel  when  he  died?      -­‐  I  loved  him.  It  hurt.    -­‐  How'd  you  feel  when  I  told  you  Johnny  Boz  had  died?      -­‐  I  felt  like  someone  had  read  my  book  and  was  playing  a  game.      -­‐  But  it  didn't  hurt.    -­‐  No.    -­‐  Because  you  didn't  love  him.      -­‐That's  right.    -­‐  Even  though  you  were  fucking  him.      

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-­‐  You  still  get  the  pleasure.  Didn't  ever  you  fuck  anybody  else  when  you  were  married,  Nick?      -­‐  How'd  you  know  he  was  married?      -­‐  Maybe  I  was  just  guessing.    What  difference  does  it  make?  Would  you  like  a  cigarette,  Nick?      -­‐  You  two  know  each  other?    -­‐  No    -­‐  No    -­‐  How'd  you  meet  Mr.  Boz?      -­‐  I  wanted  to  write  a  book  about  the  murder  of  a  retired  rock  n  roll  star.  I  went  down  to  his  club,  I  picked  him  up,  and  I  had  sex  with  him.      -­‐  You  didn't  feel  anything  for  him,  you  just  had  sex  with  him  for  your  book.      -­‐  In  the  beginning.  Then  I  got  to  like  what  he  did  for  me.      -­‐  That's  pretty  cold,  ain't  it,  lady?      -­‐  I'm  a  writer.  I  use  people  for  what  I  write.  Let  the  world  beware.  You  want  me  to  take  a  lie  detector  test?      -­‐  Wait  here,  please.  No  blips,  no  blood  pressure  variations,  no  pulse  variance.    Either  she's  telling  the  truth,  or  I've  never  seen  anyone  like  her.      -­‐  I  guess  that  settles  it.      -­‐  She's  lying.      -­‐  Forget  it.  You  can  fool  me,  you  cannot  fool  the  machine.      -­‐  Trust  me,  it  can  be  done.      -­‐  And  what  makes  you  such  an  expert?      -­‐  Because  I  know  people  that  have  done  it.      -­‐  Thank  you.    -­‐  Thanks  for  coming  in,  Miss  Tramell.  Sorry  to  inconvenience  you.    

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 -­‐  Could  someone  give  me  a  ride  home?      -­‐  Sure    -­‐  Thank  you.    -­‐  Want  to  get  a  drink?      -­‐  Rough  day?    -­‐  Not  really.      -­‐  Beating  that  machine  can't  be  easy.      -­‐  If  I  was  guilty  and  I  wanted  to  beat  that  machine,  it  wouldn't  be  hard.  It  wouldn't  be  hard  at  all.  You  took  a  lie  detector  test  after  you  shot  those  two  people,  didn't  you?      -­‐  I  paseed.    -­‐  You  see?  We're  both  innocent,  Nick.      -­‐  You  seem  to  know  an  awful  lot  about  me.      -­‐  You  know  an  awful  lot  about  me.      -­‐  I  don't  know  anything  that's  not  police  business.    -­‐  You  know  I  don't  wear  any  underwear,  don't  you,  Nick?  Thanks  for  the  ride.    -­‐  Hi,  Nick.      -­‐  Hey    -­‐    So  what  is  all  this  Nick  stuff?  Nick,  do  you  want  a  cigarette?  Nick,  can  I  have  a  ride?      -­‐  She  didn't  ask  me  to  give  her  a  ride.  She  asked  anybody.      -­‐  And  you  volunteered.      -­‐  Hey,  Nick,  Evian?    -­‐  No,  Chuckie,  give  me  a  double  blackjack  on  the  rocks,  please.      -­‐  What  you  doing,  Hoss?      

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-­‐  I  haven't  had  a  drink  in  three  months.  That  all  right  with  you,  cowboy?  She  doesn't  know  me,  OK?      -­‐  Here  you  go,  Nick.      -­‐  I  never  seen  her  before  Gus  and  I  talked  to  her.    -­‐  Thanks,  Chuck.      -­‐  You're  sure?    -­‐  Yes,  I'm  sure.  Cheers.  Now  what?    -­‐  What,  now  what?  Now  nothing.  She  passed  the  polygraph.  That's  it.      -­‐  She  knew  how  to  beat  it.  That's  why  she  asked  to  take  it.      -­‐  How  the  fuck  do  you  know?  What  is  it  with  you  and  this  broad,  anyway?      -­‐  Come  on,  Phil,  don't  let  this  one  slide.  What  about  her  parents?  What  about  what  else  she  published?  Maybe  all  her  books  got  a  funny  way  of  coming  true.      -­‐  Her  parents  died  in  accident.  I  don't  give  a  shit  what  else  she  published.  What  are  you  all  of  a  sudden,  a  book  critic?      -­‐  How'd  they  die?    Was  there  an  investigation?      -­‐  Now  you're  saying  she  killed  her  parents?  Did  she  kill  Manny  Vasquez,  too?      -­‐  Not  unless  she  climbed  into  the  ring  and  turned  into  one  mean  son  of  a  bitch.      -­‐  Maybe  she  did,  Gus.  Maybe  she  developed  grew  herself  an  afro,  developed  a  hell  of  a  left  hook,  and  put  shoe  polish  all  over  her  face.  Let's  polygraph  her  again  and  ask  her.    -­‐  Fuck  you.    -­‐  Fuck  you,  too,  Nick.      -­‐  Don't  worry,  Phil.  Nick'll  fuck  himself.    -­‐  You  guys  are  very  funny.  Hey,  Chuckie,  get  me  another  double,  will  ya?    -­‐  Hey,  shooter,  are  you  back  on  blackjack,  shooter?      -­‐  We're  discussing  a  case  here,  Marty.    

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 -­‐  I  know  that.  Have  no  doubts.    -­‐  Here  you  go,  Nick.      -­‐  Oh,  a  double.  Huh,  shooter?      -­‐  I'm  off  duty,  Nilson.    You  hear  I'm  off  duty  discussing  a  case.  Now,  IA  shouldn't  have  a  problem  with  that.    Maybe  I  should  put  in  for  some  overtime.      -­‐  Don't  work  too  hard,  shooter.    Might  drive  you  to  drink.      -­‐  Stop  riding  me,  man.  I'll  kick  your  fucking  teeth  in.      -­‐  Hey.  What's  the  problem?      -­‐  No  problem,  doctor.  Here  comes  the  shrink.  Just  in  time  to  save  her  favorite  patient.      -­‐  Just  fuck  off,  Marty.    -­‐  You  kids  have  a  good  time  tonight,  huh?      -­‐  He's  asking  for  it.      -­‐  That's  right,  so  don't  take  the  bait.      -­‐  You  want  to  go?      -­‐  Yes    -­‐  Let's  go.    -­‐  Sometimes  I  think  he  started  banging  her  just  to  get  off  the  hook  with  internal  affairs.      -­‐  He  ain't  that  way.  He's  got  a  heart.    -­‐  Nick.  No.  Wait.  What  was  she  like?    -­‐  Who?      -­‐  Catherine  Tramell.      -­‐  You  had  pegged  her.  She  used  her  book  as  an  alibi.      

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-­‐  I  met  her  at  Berkeley.    We  were  in  some  of  the  same  classes.      -­‐  Why  didn't  you  tell  me?      -­‐  I'm  telling  you.  You've  never  been  like  that  before.  Why?      -­‐  You  tell  me.  You're  the  shrink.      -­‐  You  weren't  making  love  to  me.      -­‐  Who  was  I  making  love  to?      -­‐  You  weren't  making  love.      -­‐  I  need  a  cigarette.      -­‐  I  thought  you  said  you  quit.  It's  the  top  drawer  in  the  foyer.  Get  them  on  your  way  out.      -­‐  OK  They  started?    -­‐  Waiting  on  you.      -­‐  You  look  like  dog  shit.      -­‐  No  he  looks  a  little  shrunk,  is  all.      -­‐  And  not  just  in  the  head.      -­‐  I  made  a  couple  of  calls  to  Berkeley.  There  was  a  murder  in  '80.  A  professor.  In  his  bed.  Multiple  stab  wounds.  With  an  ice  pick.      -­‐  Tramell  was  there  then,  wasn't  she?      -­‐  University  records  say  she  was.  OK,  let's  move  on  this.  Gus,  get  out  to  Berkeley.  Harrigan,  find  out  what  else  she's  published.  Andrews,  get  me  that  file  on  the  parents'  accident.  Copy  Beth  on  everything.  I  want  psychological  input.      -­‐  What  about  me?    -­‐  You're  already  getting  psychological  input.      -­‐  You  go  soak  your  head  in  a  tub  of  ice  water.  Nick.  You  see  where  she  leads.      -­‐  Ain't  you  got  nothing  better  to  do  tha  come  in  here  and  jack  off  the  damn  machine?      

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-­‐  What  are  you  doing  here,  cowboy?      -­‐  I  came  in  here  to  jack  off  the  damn  machine.  One  dead  psychology  professor.  Noah  Goldstein.  Dr.  Noah  Goldsterin.  And  guess  what.  He  was  her  counselor.      -­‐  Was  she  a  suspect?      -­‐  No,  sir.  They  never  even  got  a  statement  from  her.  Hazel  Dobkins?      -­‐  You  know  her?      -­‐  Couldn't  get  it  out  of  my  head  for  years.  Nice  little  housewife.  Three  little  kids.  Nice  husband.  Wasn't  porking  around.  No  financial  problems.  One  day,  out  of  the  clear  blue  sky,  she  does.  All  of  them.  Used  a  knife  she  got  for  a  wedding  present.  Didn't  even  deny  it.  Sweet  as  honey.  Said  she  didn't  know  why  she'd  done  it.      -­‐  Hi    -­‐  Am  I  disturbing  you?    -­‐  No.  come  on  in.  Let's  go  upstairs.  I'm  using  you  for  my  detective  in  my  book.  You  don't  mind,  do  you?  I  was  just  doing  to  make  myself  a  drink.  Do  you  want  one?      -­‐  No,  thanks.      -­‐  Oh,  that's  right.  You're  off  the  Jack  Daniel's,  too,  aren't  you?      -­‐  Got  a  few  more  questions  to  ask  you.      -­‐  I  have  some  for  you,  too.  For  my  book.      -­‐  You  have  something  against  ice  cubes?      -­‐  I  like  rough  edges.      -­‐  So  what  did  you  want  to  ask  me?    -­‐  How's  it  feel  to  kill  someone?      -­‐  You  tell  me.      -­‐  I  don't  know,  but  you  do.      -­‐  It  was  an  accident.  They  got  in  the  line  of  fire.      -­‐  4  shootings  in  5  years,  all  accidents?    

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 -­‐  They  were  drug  buys.  I  was  working  undercover.  You  want  to  tell  me  about  professor  Goldstein?      -­‐  Well,  there's  a  name  from  the  past.      -­‐  You  want  a  name  from  the  present?  How  about  Hazel  Dobkins?      -­‐  Noah  Goldstein  was  my  counselor,  my  freshman  year.  That's  probably  where  I  got  the  idea  for  the  ice  pick  for  my  book.    Funny  how  the  subconscious  works.    -­‐  Hilarious.      -­‐  Hazel's  my  friend.      -­‐  Well,  your  friend  took  out  her  whole  family.      -­‐  Yes.  She  helped  me  understand  homicidal  impulse.      -­‐  I  thought  you  would've  learned  that  at  school.      -­‐  Only  in  theory.  But  you  know  all  about  homicidal  impulse,  don't  you,  shooter?    Not  in  theory,  in  practice.  What  happened?  Did  you  get  sucked  into  it?  Did  you  like  it  too  much?      -­‐  I  don't  know  what  you're  talking  about.      -­‐  Tell  me  about  the  coke,  Nick.    The  day  you  shot  those  two  tourits,  how  much  coke  did  you  do?  Come  on.  You  can  tell  me.      -­‐  I  didn't.    -­‐  Yes,  you  did.  They  never  tested  you,  did  they?  Internal  affairs  knew.  Your  wife  knew,  too,  didn't  she?  She  knew  what  was  going  on.  I  think  you  got  too  close  to  the  flame.  I  think  you  liked  it.  That's  why  she  killed  herself.  Hi,  hon.  You  two  have  met,  haven't  you?  You're  going  to  make  a  terrific  character,  Nick.      -­‐  She's  on  the  phone.  She'll  be  right  with  you.    -­‐  The  entrance  exam...  Oh,  I'll  have  to  give  you  a  call  you  back.  Let  me  call  you  back.      -­‐  Detective,  you  can't  go  in...    -­‐  Who's  got  access  to  my  file?      -­‐  What  are  you  talking  about?  

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 -­‐  Who  has  access  to  my  goddamn  file?      -­‐  Nobody.  It's  a  confidential  psychiatric  record.  It  would  be  illegal.    -­‐  Don't.  Don't  you  fucking  lie  to  me.  It  was  internal  affairs,  wasn't  it?      -­‐  No.  No,  Nick,  please.      -­‐  Who?      -­‐  It's  Nilson.      -­‐  What  do  you  want,  Curran?      -­‐  You  sold  her  my  file.  Didn't  you?      -­‐  Who  are  you  talking  about?      -­‐  Catherine  Tramell.  How  much  did  she  pay  you?      -­‐  Hey.  Come  on.  Stop  it.    -­‐  How  much?      -­‐  Nick.  Nick.      -­‐  Hey,  back  off.  Back  off,  Curran.  Nice  and  easy,  now.  Nice  and  easy.      -­‐  You  fucked  yourself,  shooter.  You  hear  me?  You  are  out.      -­‐  Cool  it.  Take  it  easy.    -­‐  You  are  out.  You're  out.      -­‐  OK,  ok.  Save  it.  Save  it.      -­‐  Nick,  What's  going  down,  hoss?      -­‐  Nothing.  I'll  be  ok.    -­‐  You  won't.  They're  gonna  want  your  badge.      -­‐  I'm  tired  of  being  played  with.      -­‐  You  got  a  real  conclusive  way  of  demonstrating  that.    

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 -­‐  She  knows  where  I  live  and  breathe.  She's  coming  after  me,  Gus.      -­‐  What  is  it  you  got  between  you?      -­‐  I  don't  know.      -­‐  Somthing,  though.    -­‐  Something.  Yeah.    -­‐  Nick?  Nick,  are  you  there?    -­‐  Go  away,  Beth.  I  don't  want  to  see  you.      -­‐  I  still  have  my  key.      -­‐  Put  them  on  the  table  and  leave.  Put  them  on  the  goddamn  table  and  leave.      -­‐  Damn  it.  Don't  shut  me  out.  You  owe  me  more  than  that.      -­‐  I  don't  owe  you  anything,  and  you  don't  owe  me  anything.  We  went  to  bed,  what,  10,  15  times  maybe?  It  wasn't  memorable  enough  to  carry  an  obligation.      -­‐  Sometimes  I  really  hate  you.      -­‐  Oh,  why  don't  you  get  yourself  some  friendly  little  therapist  and  work  out  some  of  that  hostility?  Then  maybe  you  can  get  off  once  in  a  while.  Are  you  nuts?      -­‐  I'm  sorry.  I  don't  usually  act  like  that.      -­‐  How  could  you  give  him  my  file?      -­‐  I  had  to.  He  was  going  to  recommend  your  discharge  from  the  force.  He  didn't  buy  my  evaluation.  He  said  I  wasn't  objective.  So  I  made  a  deal  with  him  to  review  the  session  notes  himself.  I  didn't  think  he'd  show  them  to  anybody.      -­‐  You  did  it  for  me?    -­‐  Yes.  I  care  about  you.  I  did  it  for  you.      -­‐  Go  away,  Beth.  Please,  just  go  away.    Yo.  I'm  on  my  way.    -­‐  One  shot.  Close  range.  Probably  A.38-­‐caliber  revolver.        -­‐  Give  me  your  gun,  Nick.    

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 -­‐  You  think  that...      -­‐  I  don't  ,  hoss.  But  I  got  the  minority  opinion.      -­‐  OK.  I  went  after  him.  I  lost  my  temper.      -­‐  Do  you  have  any  evidence  that  he  showed  your  psychiatric  file  to  anyone?    -­‐  No    -­‐  We'll  speak  with  you  afterwards,  Dr.Garner.      -­‐  I'd  like  to  sit  in  if  you  don't  mind.      -­‐  I'd  really  rather  ...    -­‐  I  don't  see  anything  wrong  with  Dr.Garner  sitting  in,  if  detective  Curran  doesn't  object.      -­‐  Where  were  you  last  night?      -­‐  Home,  watching  TV.    -­‐  All  night?    -­‐  Yes,  all  night.      -­‐  Were  you  drinking?      -­‐  Yeah,  I  was  drinking.    -­‐  When  did  you  start  drinking  again?      -­‐  A  couple  days  ago.    -­‐  I  saw  detective  Curran  at  his  apartmen  about  10:00  last  night.  He  was  sober  and  lucid.  I  asked  him  in  my  capacity  as  his  departmental  therapist  about  his  altercation  with  lieutenant  Nilson.  He  expressed  regret  and  displayed  no  hostility.      -­‐  How  long  were  you  at  his  apartment?      -­‐  About  15  minutes.  I  saw  there  was  no  reason  for  my  concern  and  left.      -­‐  There's  no  smoking  in  this  building,  detective.    

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-­‐  What  are  you  going  to  do?  Charge  me  with  smoking?    -­‐  All  right,  Nick,  I'm  going  to  ask  you  this  just  once  for  the  record,  did  you  kill  Marty  Nilson?      -­‐  No.  I'm  going  to  storm  into  his  office  in  front  of  everybody  in  the  middle  of  the  day  and  kill  him  that  night?  I'm  not  that  dumb.    -­‐  Going  after  him  before  gets  you  off  the  hook  for  killing  him.  That's  your  alibi.      -­‐  Like  writing  a  book  about  killing  a  guy  gets  you  off  the  hook  for  killing  him.      -­‐  Good  point.    -­‐  I  don't  understand.  What  are  you  talking  about?  What  book?      -­‐  Private  joke,  asshole.      -­‐  I  don't  think  it's  funny.      -­‐  You're  going  on  leave,  Curran,  pending  the  outcome  of  a  psychiatric  evaluation.      -­‐  Beth.  I'll  get  my  stuff  in  a  minute.  Beth.  Thank  you.      -­‐  It's  the  least  I  could  do.  Considering  I  got  you  into  this  mess  with  those  reports.      -­‐  No,  I  mean  it.  Thank  you.      -­‐  How  do  you  know  Catherine  Tramell  saw  your  file?      -­‐  She  knows  things  about  me  that  I  only  told  you.      -­‐  She  must  really  be  something  from  a  clinical  point  of  view.      -­‐  What  was  she  like  in  school?      -­‐  Hardly  knew  her.  She  gave  me  the  creeps,  though.  I  don't  know  why.  Get  some  rest.  Promise?      -­‐  Beth,  I  didn't  mean  what  I  said  yesterday.      -­‐  Yes,  you  did.  I'm  a  big  girl.  I  can  handle  it.      -­‐  Nick,  take  care  of  yourself.    -­‐  What  did  you  find  out  about  the  parents?    

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 -­‐  You're  on  leave,  man.  You're  on  psycho  leave.  I'm  talking  to  a  possible  wacko  here.      -­‐  You  know  I'm  wacko,  Sam.  What  did  you  find  out?      -­‐  The  boat  blew.  There  was  a  leak  in  the  fuel  line.  There  had  been  two  previous  repairs.  They  had  a  5-­‐mil  policy  on  both  of  them.  A  real  heavy  investigation,  but  they  got  zilch.  Big  goose  egg.  It  was  an  accident.    -­‐  IA's  going  to  talk  to  you  more  about  Nilson.  They're  handling  the  investigation,  we're  out.  You  stay  in  touch  with  Dr.Garner.  It'll  help  on  the  evaluation.      -­‐  She  killed  him,  Phil.      -­‐  Beth?  Now  you  got  Beth  killing  people?      -­‐  Catherine  Tramell.  It's  part  of  her  game.      -­‐  First  you  got  her  stealing  your  file,  now  you  got  her  killing  Nilson?  Forget  about  her  for  Christ's  sake.  Go  somewhere,  sit  in  the  sun,  get  her  the  hell  out  of  your  system.      -­‐  You  don't  buy  it,  do  you?  She  knew  nobody'd  buy  it.  She  knew  I'd  say  she  did  it,  and  she  knew  that  nobody  would  buy  it.      -­‐  She  is  screwing  with  your  head,  Nick.  Stay  away  from  her.      -­‐  I  heard  about  what  happened.  What  good's  a  shooter  without  his  gun?      -­‐  How  exactly  did  you  find  out?      -­‐  I  have  attorneys.  They  have  friends.  I  have  friends.  Money    buys  a  lot  of  attorneys  and  friends.      -­‐  I  wouldn't  know  about  that.  I  don't  have  any  money.  I  don't  have  any  attorneys.  And  Gus  is  my  only  real  friend.      -­‐  I  wasn't  talking  about  real  friends.  Why  doesn't  Gus  like  me?      -­‐  I  like  you.      -­‐  You  do?    -­‐  Yes.  You  want  to  go  upstairs  and  have  a  drink?      -­‐  I  didn't  think  you'd  ask  me.      

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-­‐  I  guess  you  don't  know  your  character  that  well.      -­‐  Maybe.  But  I'm  learning.  Pretty  soon  I'll  know  you  better  than  you  know  yourself.      -­‐  Don't  be  so  sure.      -­‐  Why  not?    -­‐  I'm  very  unpre...    -­‐  Unpredictable?  You  ought  to  put  some  warmth  into  the  place.    You  don't  want  it  to  reflect  on  your  personality.      -­‐  I'm  not  trying  to  fool  anybody.  Jack  Daniel's  all  right?    It'll  have  to  be.  Ice?      -­‐  Yeah,  great.    -­‐  I  was  expecting  you.  K-­‐Mart.  $1.65.    -­‐  Why  don't  you  let  me  do  this  for  you?    You  like  watching  me  do  it,  don't  you?  Could  I  have  a  cigarette,  too,  please?  I  told  you  you'd  start  smoking  again.  Will  you  light  it  for  me?  Thanks.      -­‐  So  how  much  you  pay  Nilson  for  my  file?      -­‐  Isn't  he  the  policeman  that  you  shot,  shooter?      -­‐  What  if  I  ask  you  not  to  call  me  shooter?    -­‐  OK.  How  about  if  I  call  you  Nicky?      -­‐  My  wife  used  to  call  me  Nicky.      -­‐  Yeah,  I  know.  I  like  it.  Cheers.  My  friends  call  me  Catherine.      -­‐  What'd  Manny  Vasquez  used  to  call  you?      -­‐  Bitch,  mostly.  But  he  meant  it  affectionately.  Do  you  have  any  coke?    I  just  love  coke  with  Jack  Daniel's.      -­‐  Got  a  Pepsi  in  the  fridge.      -­‐  It's  not  really  the  same  thing,  now,  is  it?      -­‐  No,  it's  not.  So  where's  this  going?    What  do  you  want  from  me?      

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-­‐  Say,  "What  do  you  want  from  me,  Catherine?"      -­‐  What  the  fuck  do  you  want  from  me,  Catherine?      -­‐  I  brought  you  something.  Aren't  you  going  to  say  thank  you?      -­‐  What's  it  about?      -­‐  It's  about  a  boy  who  kills  his  parents.  They  have  a  plane.  He  makes  it  look  like  an  accident.      -­‐  Why'd  he  do  that?    -­‐  To  see  if  he  could  get  away  with  it.      -­‐  When  did  you  write  this?      -­‐  You  mean  did  I  write  it  before  my  parents  died?      -­‐  yeah    -­‐  No.  I  wrote  it  years  afterwards.  You're  not  going  to  stop  following  me  around  now  just  because  you're  on  leave?        -­‐  Absolutely  not.    -­‐  Good.  I'd  miss  you.  You  could  get  in  trouble,  though.  You're  not  really  a  cop  anymore.      -­‐  I'll  risk  it.      -­‐  Why  take  the  risk?      -­‐  To  see  if  I  can  get  away  with  it.  How's  your  new  book?      -­‐  It's  practically  writing  itself.  I'll  be  leaving  about  midnight,  in  case  you  are  going  to  follow  me.  I'll  be  at  Johnny  Boz's  club.      -­‐  I'll  meet  you  there.      -­‐  Hi,  Gus.    -­‐  Forgive  me  for  asking,  hoss,  and  I  don't  mean  to  belabor  the  obvious,  but  why  is  your  head  so  far  up  your  own  ass?      -­‐  Does  she  want  to  play,  fine.  I  can  play.    

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 -­‐  Everybody  she  plays  with  dies.      -­‐  I  know  what  that's  like.      -­‐  Hi    -­‐  Hi,  babe.  How  are  you?    -­‐  Good.  Good.    -­‐  If  you  don't  leave  her  alone,  I'll  kill  you.      -­‐  Let  me  ask  you  something,  Rocky....  man  to  man.  I  think  she's  the  fuck  of  the  century.  What  do  you  think?  How  long  you  been  here?  You  like  watching,  don't  you?      -­‐  She  likes  me  to  watch.    -­‐  Nicky.      -­‐  Hi.  Good  morning.  Guess  Roxy's  not  taking  this  too  well,  huh?      -­‐  She's  seen  me  fuck  plenty  of  guys.      -­‐  Maybe  she  saw  something  she's  never  seen  before.      -­‐  She's  seen  everything  before.      -­‐  Honey,  I  thought  I'd  seen  everything  before.      -­‐  Did  you  really  think  it  was  so  special?      -­‐  I  told  her  I  thought  it  was  the  fuck  of  the  century.    Well,  what  do  you  think?    -­‐  I  thought  it  was  a  pretty  good  beginning.      -­‐  What  about  Roxy?  Is  she  more  fun?      -­‐  Would  you  like  her  to  join  us  sometime?      -­‐  Did  she  join  you  and  Johnny?      -­‐  No.  Johnny  felt  intimidated.      -­‐  Look  what  happened  to  him.    

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-­‐  Tell  me,  Nicky,  were  you  frightened  last  night?      -­‐  That  was  the  point,  wasn't  it?  That's  what  made  it  so  good.      -­‐  You  shouldn't  play  this  game.    -­‐  Why  not?  I  like  it.      -­‐  You're  in  over  your  head.      -­‐  Maybe.  But  this  is  how  I'll  catch  my  killer.      -­‐  I'm  not  going  to  confess  all  my  secerets,  Nick,  just  because  I  have  an  orgasm.  You  won't  learn  anything  I  don't  want  you  to  know.      -­‐  Yes,  I  will.  Then  I'll  nail  you.    -­‐  Nah.  You'll  just  fall  in  love  with  me.      -­‐  I'm  in  love  with  you  already.  But  I'll  nail  you  anyway.  You  can  put  that  in  your  book.    Thought  I'd  find  you  here.      -­‐  Where  the  fuck  you  been?  I've  been  over  to  your  place.      -­‐  Easy,  cowboy,  easy.  I  wasn't  there.    -­‐  I  went  over  last  night,  too.      -­‐  Well,  I  wasn't  there  either.      -­‐  You  fucked  her.  Goddamn  dumb  son  of  a  bitch,  you  fucked  her.  Goddamn.  You  are  one  dumb  son  of  a  bitch.      -­‐  Next  time  I'll  use  a  rubber.      -­‐  I  don't  give  a  flying  jellybean  fuck.      -­‐  You  forgot  something.    -­‐  How  much?    -­‐  32.    -­‐  You  got  it.      -­‐  I'm  worried  about  him,  he's  worried  about  rubbers.    

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 -­‐  You  got  to  protect  yourself,  Gus.  You  really  do.      -­‐  What  in  the  hell  for?  You  think  I'm  getting  any?  I  mean,  sure,  I  can  get  laid  by  goddamn  blue-­‐haired  women.  I  don't  like  them.    -­‐  Don't  knock  it  till  you've  tried  it.      -­‐  Feeling  better?    -­‐  I  feel  fine.  How  could  you  fuck  her?    -­‐  Gus,  come  on.    -­‐  You  want  to  die,  hoss?  What  is  it,  those  goddamn  tourists?  You  still  feel  so  bad  about  that,  you  wiggle  your  way  into  an  ice  pick?  We  got  too  many  goddamn  tourists  coming  here,  anyway.  There's  plenty  more  goddamn  tourists  where  they  goddamn  came  from.      -­‐  I'm  not  afraid  of  her.    -­‐  Why  the  hell  not?      -­‐  I  don't  know.  I'm  just  not.      -­‐  That's  her  pussy  talking.  It  ain't  your  brain.      -­‐  Gus,  come  on.  Gus.      -­‐  I  done  did  a  track  on  lieutenant  Martin  D.  for  dickhead  Nilson.  They  found  a  safety  deposit  box  with  $50,000  in  it,  taken  out  three  months  ago  and  not  used  since.      -­‐  That  doesn't  make  any  sense.  She  didn't  know  me  three  months  ago.    -­‐  Maybe  it  wasn't  her  that  paid  him.  Maybe  the  money  was  for  something  else.  How  the  fuck  do  I  know?  I'm  just  an  old  city  cowboy  trying  not  to  fall  out  of  his  saddle.      -­‐  You  all  right,  cowboy?    -­‐  Yeah.    -­‐  Come  on.  I'll  drive  you  home.    -­‐  In  that  little  pissant  car  of  yours?  Hell,  no.  No  back-­‐pain  disability  retirement.  I'm  going  to  get  me  a  full  pension  and  a  real  gold-­‐plate  Seiko  watch.      

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-­‐  Move  over.  I'll  drive.      -­‐  I  ain't  going  to  let  no  head-­‐up-­‐his-­‐ass  person  drive  my  Cadillac  car.  So  long.    -­‐  You  want  to  play,  huh?  come  on.  Come  on.    Roxy.      -­‐  Lieutenant.  I  got  the  information.    -­‐  Well,  get  it  down  here.    This  is  your  statement?    You  signed  your  name  to  this  crock  of  shit?    -­‐  Why  not?  It  was  an  accident.      -­‐  You're  driving  around  North  beach  for  no  particular  reason,  and  thsi  car  won't  get  out  of  the  way.      -­‐  I  don't  think  she  meant  to  go  off  the  edge,  do  you?      -­‐  Can  we  have  him  for  a  minute  here?    -­‐  No,  you  cannot.  Don't  fuck  with  me  on  this.  I  don't  need  a  reason  to  put  your  ass  in  a  sling.    -­‐  Full  name  is  Roxanne  Hardy.  Last  known  address  Cloverdale,  Claifornia.  No  priors.  No  convictions.  Car's  registered  to  Catherine  Tramell.      -­‐  You  knew  her,  didn't  you?      -­‐  I  met  her  at  Tramell's  house.  I  just  wrote  her  name  down.      -­‐  You  wrote  her  name  down  and  then  big  surprise.  She  rolls  her  car  down  the  hill  in  front  of  you  and  dies.  Is  that  what  you're  telling  me?      -­‐  That's  all  I  know.    -­‐  Well,  you  know  what,  then?  Fuck  you,  Nick.  Fuck  you.    -­‐  I  want  you  in  Dr.Garner's  office...    -­‐  I  told  you  to  stay  away  from  Tramell.      -­‐  You  didn't  tell  me  to  stay  away  from  the  car.      -­‐  I  said  I  want  you  at  Dr.Garner's  office  at  9:00.    -­‐  Who  are  you  guys  going  to  sell  my  file  to  now?    

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 -­‐  You  are  out  of  control,  Curran.  You  hear  me?    -­‐  Hello,  Nick.  This  is  Dr.Myron  and  Dr.McElwaine.    -­‐  Nick.    -­‐  They've  been  asked  to  consult  with  me  on  this  psychiatric  evaluation.      -­‐  Sit  down,  Nick.    -­‐  Nick,  we  understand  you've  been  having  some  difficulty  controlling  your  temper  lately.      -­‐  Only  in  regard  to  one  person.    -­‐  Do  you  think  lieutenant  Nilson  deserved  to  die?      -­‐  I  didn't  know  him  well  enough.  I  won't  miss  him.    -­‐  Nick,  when  you  recollect  your  childhood,  are  your  recollections  pleasing  to  you?      -­‐  Number  one,  I  don't  remember  how  often  I  used  to  jerk  off,  but  it  was  a  lot.  Number  2,  I  wasn't  pissed  off  at  my  dad,  even  when  I  was  old  enough  to  know  what  he  and  mom  were  doing  in  the  bedroom.  Number  3,  I  don't  look  in  the  toilet  before  I  flush  it.  Number  4,  I  haven't    wet  my  bed  for  a  long  time.  Number  5,  why  don't  the  two  of  you  go  fuck  yourselves?  I'm  out  of  here.    -­‐  What  is  your  problem?  I'm  trying  to  help  you.  Why  won't  you  let  me  help  you?      -­‐  I  don't  want  your  help.  I  don't  need  your  help.    -­‐  Yes,  you  do.  Something's  going  on.  You're  sleeping  with  her,  aren't  you?      -­‐  What's  this  interest  you've  got  in  her?      -­‐  My  interest  is  in  you,  not  her.    She  seduces  people.  She  manipulates  people.She'll  do  anything  she  can...      -­‐  I  thought  you  hardly  knew  her.    -­‐  I  know  the  type.  I'm  a  psychologist.      -­‐  That  means  you  manipulate  people,  too,  Beth.  You're  a  practicing  psychologist.  You're  better  at  it  than  she  is.      

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-­‐  I  feel  sorry  for  you,  Nick.    -­‐  Catherine.  Catherine.      -­‐  I  should  have  known.  I  came  into  the  house  when  we  were  down  on  the  beach.  She  looked  at  me  so  strangely.  She  left  right  after  you.  I  ...    I  shouldn't  have  let  her  watch  us.  She  wanted  to  watch  me  all  the  time.  She  tried  to  kill  you,  didn't  she?      -­‐  Did  you  like  her  to  watch  you?    -­‐  Do  you  think  I  told  her  to  kill  you?      -­‐  No.  Everybody  that  I  care  about  dies.  It  hurts.  Make  love  to  me.      -­‐  You  think  she  killed  Johnny  Boz?      -­‐  For  what?  To  set  me  up?  She  loved  me.  She  wouldn't  frame  me.      -­‐  Maybe  she  got  jealous  of  Johnny,  too.    -­‐  She  didn't.  She  never  got  jealous  before.  She  got  excited.  I  don't  have  luck  with  women.  There  was  this  girl  I  met  when  I  was  in  college.  I  slept  with  her  once.  She  started  following  me  around,  taking  my  picture.  She  dyed  her  hair.  Copied  my  clothes.  Lisa...  something  Oberman.  It  was  awful.    -­‐  I  thought  you  didn't  make  confessions.    -­‐  I  never  did  before.    -­‐  Another  nice  girl.      -­‐  How  old  was  she  when  it  happened?    -­‐  16.  We  seal  juvenile  record  until  they're  deceased.  That's  why  you  couldn't  find  it  in  your  computer.      -­‐  What  was  the  motive?      -­‐  She  said  she  didn't  know  herself...  just  sort  of  did  it  on  impulse.  The  razor  just  happened  to  be  there.  That's  what  she  said.  If  you  want,  help  yourself  to  some  coffee.    -­‐  Thanks.    -­‐  I  don't  understand  what  the  hell  is  going  on  here,  Gus.    

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 -­‐  It  ain't  that  hard,  hoss.  This  young  farm  girl  got  tired  of  all  that  attention  going  to  her  little  brothers,  so  she  fixed  them,  just  like  old  Hazel  Dobkins  fixed  her  whole  family.  Except  young  Roxy  here  didn't  use  a  wedding  present.  She  used  Daddy's  razor.  Sure  makes  you  wonder  what  they  talked  about  when  they  sit  themselves  down  in  front  of  the  campfire  at  night.  You  ever  met  a  friend  of  hers  hasn't  killed  somebody?  Must've  beat  your  ordinary,  everyday  girl  talk.      -­‐  I'm  not  sure  anymore  she  did  it.    -­‐  Which  one  we  talking  about  now,  hoss?    We  know  Hazel  did  it.  We  know  young  Roxy  did  it.  And  the  other  one...  well,  she  got  that  magna  cum  laude  pussy  on  her  that  done  fried  up  your  brain.    -­‐  Oberman.  Mark  W.  Donald  M.  Sorry,  no  Lisa.  You're  sure  about  the  year?      -­‐  Catherine  Tramell  graduated  in  83.  Yeah.  She  said  Lisa  Oberman  was  here  at  the  same  time.      -­‐  OK.  Yeah,  we  have  Tramell.  But  not  Lisa  Oberman.      -­‐  Are  you  sure  about  that?  There  can't  be  a  mistake?      -­‐  Only  if  you're  making  it,  detective.    -­‐  Hi.  Hazel,  this  is  Nick.    I  told  you  all  about  him.  Nick,  this  is  Hazel  Dobkins.      -­‐  You're  the  shooter,  aren't  you?  Well,  how  are  you?    -­‐  Fine,  thank  you.  Can  I  speak  to  you  for  a  minute,  please?      -­‐  Honey,  would  you  wait  for  me  in  the  car?  I'll  be  right  there.      -­‐  Goodbye,  shooter.    -­‐  Like  to  hang  out  with  murderers  or  what?  You  know  that  Roxy  was  involved...      -­‐  Yes,  of  course  I  knew.  Look,  I  write  about  unusual  people,  and  sometimes  when  I  do  my  research,  I  get  involved  with  them.  It  happened  with  you.  Killing  isn't  like  smoking.  You  can  quit.  I  got  to  go.  I  promised  I'd  get  her  home  by  6:00.  She  just  loves  America's  most  wanted.      -­‐  There  was  no  Lisa  Oberman  when  you  were  at  Berkeley.      -­‐  What  are  you  doing,  checking  up  on  me?    For  what?  I  said  Hoberman.      

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-­‐  Hoberman.  Lisa  Hoberman  with  an  H.  You  do?  All  right.  Thank  you  very  much.      -­‐  You  know,  I  can  get  my  butt  kicked  for  this.  You're  not  even  supposed  to  be  here.      -­‐  Come  on,  Sam,  this  will  only  take  a  minute.      -­‐  Yeah.      -­‐  Bring  it  up.    -­‐  That's  Dr.Garner,  isn't  it?      -­‐  Bring  up  83.  You  shouldn't  leave  your  door  open.      -­‐  I  didn't.  There's  something  wrong  with  my  lock.  What  do  you  want,  Nick?      -­‐  Tell  me  about  Catherine.      -­‐  She  told  you,  didn't  she?      -­‐  What  did  she  tell  me,  Beth?      -­‐  I  slept  with  her  once  in  school.  I  was  just  a  kid.  I  was  experimenting.  It  was  just  that  one  time.  She  developed  a  fixation  on  me.  She  styled  her  hair  like  mine.  She  wore  the  same  kind  of  clothes  I  did.  It  scared  me.  Isn't  that  what  she  told  you?      -­‐  She  said  it  was  you.  You  dressed  like  her.  You  dyed  your  hair  blond.      -­‐  I  did  dye  my  hair.  It  had  nothing  to  do  with  her.    I  was  a  redhead  for  a  while,  too.      -­‐  Did  you  know  Noah  Goldstein?      -­‐  I  had  him  for  two  classes.    -­‐  You  saw  all  the  reports.  You  never  said  anything.      -­‐  What  am  I  supposed  to  say  "Hey,  guys,  I'm  not  gay,  but  I  did  fuck  your  suspect"  ?  I  was  embarrassed.  It  was  the  only  time  I've  been  with  a  woman.  She's  really  sick,  you  know.  Do  you  know  what  she's  doing?  She  knows  I  went  to  Berkeley,  she  knows  I  knew  Noah.  She  makes  up  this  story  about  me.  She's  handing  you  somebody  who's  obsessed  with  her.      -­‐  She  doesn't  even  know  who  you  are.  She  told  me  about  a  Lisa  Hoberman.      

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-­‐  She  knows  you'd  find  out  who  Lisa  Hoberman  is.  You're  a  good  cop.  Did  she  tell  you  casually,  make  it  seem  irrelevant?  I  mean,  did  she  tell  you  in  bed,  Nick?  That's  what  I'd  do.      -­‐  Why'd  you  change  your  name?    -­‐  I  got  married.  He  called  me  Beth.  He  was  on  staff  at  the  clinic  down  in  Salinas.  Didn't  last  long.  Nick.  Do  you  really  think  I  could  kill  someone?  I  never  even  met  Johnny  Boz.  And  what  about  Nilson?  What  possible  motive  would  I  have  to  kill  Nilson?      -­‐  You  should  get  that  lock  fixed.      -­‐  She's  evil.  She's  brilliant.    -­‐  Did  I  scare  you?  I  wanted  to  surprise  you.  What's  wrong?    -­‐  I  found  Lisa  Hoberman.      -­‐  Oh,  you  did?  What's  she  doing?  Oh,  you're  not  going  to  tell  me  what  she's  doing.  I  thought  we  were  done  playing  games.      -­‐  I  did,  too.  She  said  you  got  it  backwards.  She  said  you  even  styled  your  hair  like  she  did.      -­‐  And  you  believed  her?    I  had  to  go  down  to  the  campus  police  and  file  a  report  about  her.  I  suppose  you  still  think  I  kill  people,  too,  right?      -­‐  No.      -­‐  Liar.    -­‐  So  who'd  you  say  you're  with?    -­‐  Homicide.  San  Francisco.    -­‐  Here  we  go.  Kind  of.  There  was  a  report  about  a  Lisa  Hoberman  January  1980,  but  it's  out  of  here.      -­‐  Who's  got  it?    -­‐  One  of  your  guys.  Nilson.    You  know  him?    -­‐  Thanks  a  lot.    -­‐  Tell  him  to  bring  it  back.  He's  had  it  a  whole  year.  

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 -­‐  So  Nilson  had  a  report  on  Beth.  So  what?    You  don't  know  what  was  in  it.      -­‐  Catherine  told  me  what's  in  it.    -­‐  If  she's  telling  you  the  truth.    -­‐  Gus,  don't  you  get  it?  If  Beth  killed  Johnny  Boz  to  frame  Catherine,  she  wouldn't  want  anybody  to  know  what  happened  in  Berkeley.  But  Nilson  found  out  about  it.  And  that  gives  her  the  motive  to  kill  him.      -­‐  How  did  she  know  Nilson  found  out,  if  it  happened?      -­‐  He  was  IA.  He  probably  asked  her.    -­‐    She  had  to  be  nuttier  than  a  20-­‐pound  Christmas  fruitcake.  She  doesn't  hang  out  with  multiple  murderers.  Your  girlfriend  did.      -­‐  She's  a  writer.  That's  her  job.      -­‐  I  don't  buy  it.  There's  gotta  be  somebody  at  Berkeley  who  knows  what  happened.      -­‐  I  know  what  happened.  Catherine  told  me.    And  everything  she  says  has  checked  out.    -­‐  You  got  goddamn  tweety  birds  fluttering  around  in  your  head.  That's  what  you  got.  You  think  you  can  fuck  like  minks,  raise  rug  rats,  and  live  happily  ever  after?  Oh,  man.      -­‐  How'd  you  get  in  here?  What's....  What's  this?      -­‐  I  decided  to  give  you  a  second  chance.  I  missed  you.    -­‐  I  wasn't  gone  long  enough  for  you  to  miss  me.      -­‐  Did  you  miss  me?    -­‐  No.    -­‐  No?      -­‐  No.    -­‐  Why  don't  you  come  over  here  and  tell  me  no?      -­‐  I've  seen  them  before.  

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 -­‐  Yeah?  Well,  you  might  not  see  them  again.  My  book's  nearly  finished,  and  my  detective's  almost  dead.      -­‐  So  I  got  time  for  a  last  cigarette?      -­‐  Afterwards.    -­‐  Fine.  I've  got  to  do  some  research  tomorrow  morning.    -­‐  I'm  good  at  research.  I'll  help  you.    -­‐  No,  thanks.    -­‐  What  are  you  researching?      -­‐  New  ending  to  your  book.    -­‐  Oh,  really?  What's  the  twist?      -­‐  Well,  the  detective  falls  for  the  wrong  girl  but  he  doesn't  die.    -­‐  So  what  happens  to  him?      -­‐  They  fuck  like  minks,  raise  rug  rats.  And  live  happily  ever  after.    -­‐  It  won't  sell.    -­‐  Why  not?    -­‐  Somebody  has  to  die.      -­‐  Why?    -­‐  Somebody  always  does.      -­‐  Good  moring.  I'm  looking  for  a  Dr.  Garner.    -­‐  She  doesn't  work  here  anymore.  I  think  she's  up  in  San  Francisco  with  the  police.      -­‐  Actually,  I'm  looking  for  her  husband.  He  works  here,  too,  doesn't  he?      -­‐  Yeah.  Dr.Joseph  Garner?    -­‐  Yeah    

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-­‐  Is  she  married?      -­‐  You  know  him?      -­‐  He  died  five  or  six  years  ago.    -­‐  How  did  he  die?      -­‐  He  was  shot.      -­‐  Thank  you.      -­‐  He  was  walking  home  from  work.  He  only  live  a  couple  of  blocks  away  from  the  clinic.  Somebody  just  drove  by  and  shot  him.      -­‐  What  was  the  murder  weapon?      -­‐  Revolver.  38.  Unrecovered.    Watch  yourself.      -­‐  Were  there  any  suspects?      -­‐  No  suspects.  No  motive.  Unsolved.    -­‐  Was  his  wife  ever  a  suspect?      -­‐  You  know,  one  of  your  guys  was  down  here  from  Frisco  about  a  year  ago.  They  was  asking  the  same  exact  thing.  You  mind  telling  me  what  the  hell  is  going  on?      -­‐  Routine.    -­‐  Routine?    That's  exactly  what  he  said.  Now  I  got  two  of  you  guys  telling  me  it's  routine?      -­‐  You  remember  the  other  guy's  name?      -­‐  No.  Can't  really  say  that  I  do.    -­‐  Nilson?    -­‐  Nilson,  yeah,  that  was  it.    -­‐  So  was  she  ever  a  suspect?      -­‐  Nope.  There  was  some  talk.  But  it  never  panned  out.    -­‐  What  kind  of  talk?    

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 -­‐  Girlfriend.    -­‐  What,  he  had  a  girlfriend?      -­‐  No.  She  did.    But  like  I  said,  it  never  panned  out.      -­‐  Thank  you.    -­‐  Yeah,  hope  I  helped  you  out.    -­‐  Yes,  you  did.  You  sure  did.  Catherine.  Hi.  I  miss  you.  I  finished  my  research.      -­‐  I  finished  my  book.    -­‐  Yeah?  So  how  does  it  end,  huh?      -­‐  I  told  you.  She  kills  him.  Good  bye,  Nick.    -­‐  Goodbye?    -­‐  Yeah.  I  finished  my  book.  Didn't  you  hear  me?  Your  character's  dead.  Goodbye.  What  do  you  want,  flowers?  I'll  send  you  an  autographed  copy.    -­‐  What  is  this,  some  kind  of  joke?  We  playing  a  game  here?      -­‐  The  games  are  over.  You  were  right.  It  was  the  fuck  of  the  century...  shooter.    -­‐  Catherine?      -­‐  I'll  be  right  there.    -­‐  Catherine  Tramell's  roommate,  freshman  year?  I  just  got  a  call  from  her.  She's  over  in  Oakland.    Come  on.  I've  been  phoning  people  from  her  dorm  all  day.  She  must've  heard  I  was  trying  to  reach  her.  She  says  she  knows  all  about  Catherine  and  Lisa  Hoberman.  You  feeling  OK?      -­‐  Yeah    -­‐  Here's  something  else.  Johnny  Boz's  psychiatrist  has  an  office  on  Van  Ness.  Guess  who  he  shares  office  space  with.  Dr.Elisabeth  Garner.  What  in  the  hell's  the  matter  with  you?  I'll  be  in  suite  405.  Where  the  hell  you  going?      -­‐  I'm  going  with  you.    -­‐  You're  on  leave,  hoss.  It  ain't  going  to  take  long.    

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 -­‐  Gus.  Gus.  Gus.  Freeze.    -­‐  What  are  you  doing  here?    -­‐  Put  your  fucking  hands  up.      -­‐  I  got  a  message  on  my  machine  to  meet  Gus  here.  Where  is  he?      -­‐  Don't  move.  Don't  you  move.  I  know  about  your  husband.  You  still  like  girls,  Beth?      -­‐  What?    -­‐  Take  your  hand  out  of  your  pocket.  Take  it  out.    -­‐  What's  wrong  with  you?    -­‐  Take  it  out.      -­‐  I  love  you.    -­‐  Oh,  God.      -­‐  What  made  you  think  she  had  a  gun?    What  the  hell  was  she  doing  here?  What  was  Gus  doing  here?  Nick.      -­‐  Lieutenant.      -­‐  One  of  ours.    -­‐  Jesus    -­‐  We'll  have  to  check  Beth's  apartment.    -­‐  38  Caliber  revolver  in  the  bookcase  behind  some  books.      -­‐  Have  ballistics  check  it  for  Nilson.    -­‐  Liutenant,  you'd  better  come  in  here.      -­‐  I  guess  that's  it.      -­‐  No.  Defenitely  not.  We  feel  that  all  the  evidence  points  to  Dr.Elizabeth  Garner.    -­‐  I  checked  it's  her  size.      

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-­‐  She  must  have  heard  you  on  the  stairway  and  dumped  this  stuff.    -­‐  There's  no  suite  405  in  that  building.  Catherine  Tramell's  roomamte  her  freshman  year  is  dead.  She  died  of  leukemia  two  years  ago.  Here's  a  fax  of  her  death  certificate.    -­‐  Well,  what  about  Salinas?  Yeah?  Hold  on.  Jack.  Jack,  did  you  check  Nilson's  office  for  any  files  on  Beth  Garner?      -­‐  No  police  report  from  Berkeley.  Nothing  at  all  about  Salinas.    -­‐  I'm  back.  Yeah?  Great.  Ballistics  says  the  38  we  found  in  her  apartment  was  used  on  Nilson.  No  registration.  They're  checking  with  Salinas.  The  ice  pick  was  the  same  brand  and  model  as  the  Boz  weapon.      -­‐  Checked  the  tape  machines  in  Dr.Garner's  apartment  and  her  office.  There's  no  message  from  Gus  on  any  of  them.  The  tape  in  her  apartment  was  unused.  Johnny  Boz's  psychiatrist  says  he  thinks  he  remembers  Dr.Garner  and  Boz  meeting  at  a  Christmas  party  at  his  house  a  year  ago.    -­‐  You  just  can't  tell  about  people,  can  you?    Even  the  ones  you  think  you  know  inside  and  out.      -­‐  Congratulations,  Curran.    -­‐  Hi.  I  heard  about  what  happened  on  TV.  I...  I  can't  allow  myself  to  care  about  you.  I  can't  allow  myself  to  care.  I  don't  want  to  do  this.  Please,  I  don't  want  to  do  this.  I...  I  lose  everybody.  I  don't  want  to  lose  you.  I  don't  want  to  lose  you.  What  do  we  do  now,  Nick?    -­‐  Fuck  like  minks...  raise  rug  rats  and  live  happily  ever  after.      -­‐  I  hate  rug  rats.    -­‐  Fuck  like  minks,  forget  about  rug  rats  and  live  happily  ever  after.