1. We're here about Hess.
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2. Oh, yeah,
you want Gold...
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3. Uh, Max Gold.
He's on his way.
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4. MR.
You Gold?
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5. Yeah.
And you're...
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6. We're from Fargo.
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7. Good. They, uh, said they
were sending someone.
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8. They were right.
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9. There's no library
in this town.
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10. Why is there no
library in this town?
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11. Uh, cutbacks?
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12. He thinks every town
should have a library.
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13. I agree.
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14. Tell him I agree.
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15. Fargo sent us to find out
what happened to Hess.
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16. He got stabbed in
the back of the head
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17. at a strip club is
what happened to him.
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18. Okay.
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19. Okay. Okay,
all right.
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20. Do you believe this was
connected to the business?
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21. I...
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22. Things have been quiet.
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23. No labor BS, no skirmishes
with other trucking concerns.
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24. So?
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25. There was a guy.
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26. I told this to Fargo.
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27. He came by the garage
the day it happened.
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28. Brown hair, just under 6
feet, not young, not old,
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29. had a cut on
his forehead here.
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30. Said he just wanted to take a look
at Sam, which he did, then he left.
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31. Look...
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33. He was my
friend, okay?
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34. Sam.
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35. Sure, he was a jerk,
but deep down...
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36. All I'm saying is, you're
gonna find him, right?
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37. The guy who did it.
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38. We'll find him.
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39. How's your
head, then?
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40. Oh, yeah, it's okay.
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41. Aches still, but...
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42. You try that hot dish? Oh, yeah.
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Yeah.
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44. So, you know...
Kitty and I were talking
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move in here for a while.
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46. Just stay with us,
you know,
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47. until you get the house
cleaned up or sold.
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48. Why the heck
would I sell the house?
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49. Oh.
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50. Not saying you
have to go that way.
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51. Just, you know,
stay a few days,
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52. until we get
it cleaned up.
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53. Cops left a real mess.
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54. Oh, yeah? Mmm-hmm.
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55. Yeah, the crime
scene and all.
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56. Really turned
the place upside down.
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57. Looking for clues,
I suppose.
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58. How you doing?
You all right? Okay.
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59. You don't have
to do that.
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60. They were piling up.
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61. Vern told me
this story once.
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63. he had a boss who couldn't
tell his shoe from his foot.
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64. Got killed by
a hail stone.
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lot at the Dairy Queen,
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66. having a milkshake.
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67. Hail stone comes down, size of
a softball, crushes his skull.
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68. What flavor?
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70. I was thinking about
when my dad got shot.
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71. Traffic stop, yeah? Mmm. Yeah.
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72. He pulled over
the fellas
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73. that robbed Callahan's and stole
the snow plow.
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tell me at school.
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75. I was in algebra.
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76. And he's okay,
you know?
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77. Got the limp, of course, but,
uh, they caught the guys, so...
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78. The little one
he even got probation.
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79. Convinced the jury it was a
Stockholm syndrome deal.
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80. Okay, we got now a list of who
will come by when and do what.
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81. This is on the due
date, you know?
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82. Get you to the hospital, bring
you home, so, you're covered.
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83. Say, Bill,
I was thinking.
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84. We should talk to Lester
Nygaard first thing.
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85. Lester? Ugh.
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86. He already made a statement
back at the hospital.
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87. Yeah, I know.
I read it.
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88. But, see, thing is,
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89. Vern was on his way
to Lester's house
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90. to talk to him
about Hess' murder,
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91. you know, how possibly
Lester was involved.
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92. Lester?
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93. Ah.
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94. Went to high school
with Lester. Uh...
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95. Had to dissect a mouse
in Mrs. Knutson's class
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96. and poor Lester fainted.
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97. Well, yeah,
okay, but...
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98. Girl had her monthly
once in gym class.
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99. There goes Lester
fainting again.
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100. Right, so he... he doesn't
like blood, but still...
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101. Plus,
this Hess murder,
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102. got to believe that's about the
cutthroat world of regional trucking.
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103. Yeah.
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104. So it's, uh, just
coincidence, you're saying?
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105. Hess gets killed
and then,
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106. the massacre at Lester's
house the next day.
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107. Exactly.
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108. See, I'm thinking
this is home invasion.
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109. You know, it's a
drifter or some such.
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110. Drug related, maybe, but not,
you know, Lester Nygaard.
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111. Am I right, Ida?
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112. You're not not right.
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113. But, on these
high-profile deals, Bill,
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114. it never hurts to talk to
the eyewitnesses yourself.
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115. "Take control
of the facts."
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116. That's what Vern
always used to say.
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118. We go see Lester,
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119. but, I do the talking.
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120. Heya, Lester.
Bill.
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121. Mr. Nygaard, uh, we got
some questions we'd like...
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122. This is Molly.
Deputy Solverson.
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123. Sure. Nice to meet you.
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124. Like I was saying, uh, we
got some questions, so...
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125. How you holding up, Lester?
How's the head?
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126. Oh. Yeah.
Yeah, it hurts.
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127. Uh, I got a little,
double vision still.
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128. Jeez, well, you know,
if now's not a good time...
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129. No, no,
I was just about to...
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130. I want to help, you know? It's
just there's so much work to do.
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131. Yeah, sure. It'll
only take a second.
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132. Oh.
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133. All I got is grape juice.
Hope that's okay. Ugh.
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of being a kid.
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136. Uh, remember that gum.
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137. That grape gum that they
had when we were kids?
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138. Heck, what was
that called?
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139. Uh, so we got your statement
from the hospital.
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140. Oh, yeah.
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141. Yeah, I... I was real
thorough with those fellas.
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what I could remember.
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143. Doctor says
I got a concussion.
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any harder,
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145. my brain could've swoll up
and leaked right out my ears.
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146. Oh!
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147. Thank gosh
that didn't happen.
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148. Uh, in your statement,
you said that, um,
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your wife, that...
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already dead.
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151. Uh, downstairs, yeah.
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and I...
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she was on the floor,
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was a lot of...
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heard the guy.
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157. Uh, just one minute I'm,
uh, looking at her...
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159. So, uh, you don't remember Chief
Thurman coming to the house then?
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160. Oh, no, no. I feel sick
about that, really.
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161. I guess he saw
the guy breaking in.
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162. Uh, no, Mr. Nygaard.
Uh...
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came to talk to you
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164. about a man you may have met in the
emergency room the day previous.
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165. Hmm, you don't say.
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166. Look, Lester,
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hard for you,
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the bare bones...
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says that, uh...
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170. she saw you and this other
fella arguing about Sam Hess.
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171. Who?
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173. You remember Sam. He used
to beat you up in high school.
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175. Oh, yeah, Sam had a thing
for ol' Lester here.
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around the schoolyard
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ran out of gas.
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big kid. Uh...
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Lester Nig...
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Oh...
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in the emergency room,
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186. Well, I, uh...
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187. Hmm, it's real fuzzy, but
I might have said, uh,
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188. "My face is a mess."
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189. Mess sounds like Hess,
so probably your, uh,
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192. Can you describe
the fella?
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that kind of thing?
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194. You know, the last few
days, they're real fuzzy.
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195. Reason we asks is, we got
an operating theory, okay?
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196. This being the work of a drifter...
or drifters...
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this fella you met at the hospital...
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That's not...
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200. We don't both...
share that theory. So...
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201. No, but... Yeah.
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right now.
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I'm not sure if I said that.
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204. So, uh,
yeah, things...
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kind of fuzzy.
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you know what?
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few more questions...
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209. Yeah. Thanks for the grape
juice, Lester. Uh...
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210. Takes me back,
I tell you.
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I'm gonna
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gum when I get home.
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213. Hubba Bubba.
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yeah, yeah, Hubba Bubba.
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crack up about that.
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Hubba Bubba?
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218. If you need anything,
Lester, you give us a call.
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219. 'Cause I'll tell you what,
this is a tragedy.
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dyed-in-the-wool tragedy.
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221. She was a good woman,
you know.
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keep asking myself...
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224. "Who could've done
a thing like this?"
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225. Good morning,
young fella.
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for me?
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227. All righty,
what's your name?
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the package.
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230. Duluth.
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231. I'm sorry?
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addressed to "Duluth."
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233. Eh, that's a city.
I need your name.
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to see some ID.
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mail if you don't show ID.
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those packages over there,
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"Duluth" and then hand it to me.
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we're in Duluth,
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is addressed to "Duluth."
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there and find it myself?
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251. I found a human foot
in a toaster oven.
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257. Missed a spot.
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258. You're looking at the
Supermarket King of Minnesota,
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259. La Mercado Rey.
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in 15 counties...
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261. and it all started right
here, in this office.
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262. Next quarter, we're expanding
into Wisconsin and the Dakotas.
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next year,
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264. I'll rule the whole
goddamn Midwest.
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265. You see my mangoes?
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Kiwis, too.
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267. That's what makes my stores
so goddamn superior.
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268. I got mangoes in
goddamn January...
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a 90-year-old woman.
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270. God damn it.
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271. Who's the fire hydrant?
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274. You an Oilers fan?
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275. Wally here is 1992
Farm League MVP.
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276. Knocked 138 heads
career-wise.
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277. Ain't that right, Wally?
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278. Our mutual friend said something
about a blackmail letter?
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279. Found this on my
windshield last week.
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280. What does this mean,
"I know about the money"?
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281. What it means
don't matter.
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282. It's blackmail.
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for what it means.
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to make it stop.
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285. Semenko said, "Don't
do it." He said...
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"Let me handle it."
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to be La Mercado Rey
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288. without knowing
when to delegate.
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289. That's a pretty specific
number, $43,613.
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290. Hell, maybe he wants to pay
off his student loans.
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291. I don't know. What matters
is, can you find the guy?
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292. Hey, Dad, got a
good one for you.
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293. Oh, sorry.
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294. Don't you know closed door
means "keep out," boy,
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295. or at least knock,
for shit's sake?
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296. You'll like this.
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297. What's a karate expert's
favorite beverage?
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298. Kara-tea.
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299. Get it?
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300. Kara-tea.
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301. It's... it's tea.
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302. Son, get the hell out.
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303. Nice to meet you.
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304. Look, I can find the guy.
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with him once he's found?
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307. Send him packing.
Isn't that what they say?
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308. Who says that?
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309. In the movies.
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311. You don't watch movies?
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312. Look...
this ain't complicated.
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Supermarket King of Minnesota
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314. without making a few
enemies, all right?
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315. Start with my damn wife.
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316. You think your wife's
blackmailing you?
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317. You ever nail
a Greek woman?
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318. After 40,
their pussies grow teeth.
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319. And she ain't my wife.
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320. She's my
soon-to-be ex-wife,
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321. and she is suing
me for 50%.
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322. Except now,
I'm starting to think
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323. maybe 50% ain't
enough for her.
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324. This is kind of
embarrassing, but, uh,
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a copy of my book?
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326. I'd be delighted.
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something personal?
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328. Yeah, could you put,
"To Frank Peterson,
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329. "thanks for nailing
my blackmailer."
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330. I'm just kidding. Anything you want.
You're the writer.
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331. In addition to the victims
in the basement,
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Mr. and Mrs.,
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the chief of police
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in the foyer.
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336. No description yet of the
suspect or suspects,
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337. but I told the new chief
over in Bemidji
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338. we'd be on high alert
for anything that connects.
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339. That means
suspicious persons
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340. or jailhouse snitches
saying they know a thing.
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341. Okay, let's get to it.
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You're on duty.
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borealis." What about you? Over.
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"northern lights." Over.
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with dinner. Over.
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Over.
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burgers. Over.
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351. And chicken nuggets.
Over and out.
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the dipping sauces?
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we had an assembly...
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358. and the principal talked about
bullying and how bullying was wrong
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somebody getting bullied,
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something or stop it.
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you're supposed to do
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a lot bigger than you
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or something.
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366. He said if the bully
has a knife, then,
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a grown-up.
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what if there's no time?
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you're the police.
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something, you'd stop 'em, right?
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than one right thing.
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374. What does that mean?
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responsible for you...
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a situation where,
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and it won't,
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from doing a bad thing,
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384. And then, who would
take care of you?
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important, is being your dad.
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doing something...
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390. I believe you would.
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391. Every cooperation,
obviously.
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392. If you want the girl, if
you want drug, just ask.
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of the blood being in my eyes.
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of a man.
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397. 5'10", brown hair, big
bruise on the forehead.
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398. Does it ring
a bell at all?
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399. Could be Lenny.
Who's Lenny?
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the years about guys like Hess.
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think they're tough shit.
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the Band-Aid on his head.
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405. Well, the Russians, they
used to send dogs up into space
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a dog gonna do in space?
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the, uh,
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and something.
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like an orange soda
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411. and I'll have, uh, just a cup
of hot water with lemon.
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be, some kind of, uh, circus act?
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how'd you, uh, hurt your head?
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looking for a date?
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415. 'Cause you know this is a place
for dicks who like pussies,
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who like dick.
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you hurt your head?
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a dink and a lepton.
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playing with knives?
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boy, you're gonna find out.
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the tape maybe?
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I'll kill the lot of you!
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look, okay?
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I said to you before
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and the lepton.
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it's him.
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Just a few more.
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430. What'd you say your name
was again, handsome?
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431. Frank Peterson, ma'am. I work for
Mike, your divorce attorney.
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432. Ah, charmed,
I'm sure.
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433. Oh, sorry,
I just bronzed.
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434. He's a pig.
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435. You smelled his hands?
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436. Have I smelled
your husband's hands?
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437. They smell like feel.
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438. Your ass looks amazing, darling.
Keep it up.
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439. So anyway, uh,
I've been tasked
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440. to put together a complete
record of your husband's assets.
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441. We want to get you the biggest
divorce settlement possible.
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442. Now, I've got your husband's net
worth estimated at $10 million?
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443. More.
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444. Fifteen?
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445. Okay, sweetie, uh, let's do a
cool down, yeah? Five minutes.
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446. There you go.
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447. Ma'am, can you
confirm that
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448. your husband started his first
grocery with a loan from his uncle
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449. like it says in the book?
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450. That's the story.
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451. But you don't believe it?
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452. Stavros
had two uncles.
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453. One was a drunk who lived in a barn...
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454. and the other died in a fishing
accident when he was 10.
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455. So where did
the money come from?
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456. Hey, Ma.
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457. Frank Peterson.
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458. Oh, yeah,
from the store.
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459. Hey, I got one
for you.
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460. What kind of bone
will a dog never eat?
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461. Huh.
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462. Chicken?
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463. A trombone.
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464. Oh, yeah.
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465. That's a good one.
A trombone.
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466. Oh, my dad'll
like that one.
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467. Your dad,
your dad.
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468. Your dad's
screwing us, mister.
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469. Mommy.
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470. What? I'm just
being honest.
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471. He's a hard-on, your father,
and you're too trusting.
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472. But he's my dad
and you're my mom
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473. and everything's
gonna workout, okay?
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474. Mmm.
Oh.
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475. Aren't they just the sweetest pair?
Mmm?
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476. Yeah, it's... it's. .. it's me.
it's Lester.
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477. Uh, she's, um... My wife...
my wife, she's, uh...
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478. Oh, hell!
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479. Um...
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480. I think I, uh...
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481. She's in the basement
dead and, uh...
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482. Look, I'm freaking out here.
I don't know what to do.
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483. Yeah, it's... it's. .. it's me.
it's Lester.
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484. Uh, she's, um... My wife...
my wife, she's, uh...
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485. Oh, hell!
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486. Um...
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487. I think I, uh...
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488. She's in the basement
dead and, uh...
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489. Look, I'm freaking out here.
I don't know what to do.
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490. Lester, have you
been a bad boy?
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491. Jeez. Yeah...
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492. Oh, sorry,
I just bronzed.
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493. l took the
hammer and, uh...
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494. Look, can you come over? I'm on
Willow Creek Drive, number 613.
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495. Please! Please?
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496. Sure, Lester.
I'll be right there.
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497. This place is
a shithole.
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498. Okay, nutsack,
here's the drill.
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499. You're gonna pack up
your shit and blow.
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500. I'll tell Stavros you
couldn't find the guy,
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501. and in return,
I won't bust your head.
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502. You hearing me,
asswipe?
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503. I did some digging on you,
made some calls, you get me?
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504. And we don't need you and
your big city connections
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505. coming here and showing
us what time it is.
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506. I'm the guy.
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507. You understand? Me.
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508. Twenty years I work
for the King.
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509. You know what
that makes me?
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510. The goddamn
prime minister.
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511. So give me the letter,
pack up your shit and...
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512. What the hell you doing?
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513. That's disgusting.
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514. Okay, slick.
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515. I got your number.
I'm on to you.
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516. Just remember,
you were warned.
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517. Semenko warned you.
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518. Uh, hey, Molly?
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519. Yeah, Chief?
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520. So, just want to make sure we're
on the same page about everything.
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521. I want you to center it.
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522. Same page about what?
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523. Just about Lester
and the case, you know.
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524. Just want to make sure you know
to focus on the break-in angle.
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525. Maybe call some other towns, see
if they had a similar problem.
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526. No, higher.
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527. Similar to three murders,
including the police chief?
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528. Not, you know,
literally.
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529. Just ruffians
and the like.
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530. Right there. Perfect
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531. Look, Chief, I know
you don't think Lester...
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532. Maybe call the Staties,
you know?
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533. See if they effected
any car stops,
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534. suspicious types...
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535. where the driver had a
head wound and the like.
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536. Yeah.
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537. Yeah, but I think, uh,
Just...
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538. leave poor Lester
alone, will you?
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539. You'll be
in Gordo's room.
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540. He's on the sofa
which is... Ha!
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541. Don't worry. His dad built him a fort.
He loves it.
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542. Ugh.
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543. Baby, it's cold outside!
Brr.
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544. But here at Phoenix Farms,
it's always summer.
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545. Real good peas, hon.
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546. Yeah, Mom, real good.
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547. How's your dinner
there, Lester?
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548. Oh, yeah.
Real good.
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549. I was thinking of going
hunting this weekend.
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550. Mmm-hmm. Told Gordo I
would take him shooting.
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551. You interested?
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552. Ah...
Now, hon, I don't think
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553. your brother wants to be around
all that guns and violence,
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554. not... not after
what happened.
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555. Oh, shoot, I'm sorry.
No, no, it's fine.
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556. I can be a real ass sometimes.
Language.
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557. No, no, no, I...
It sounds, um...
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558. You know, you know,
bag a deer or something.
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559. So, I... I've been thinking, maybe I
should sell the place, you know?
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560. Get a... What do
you call it, a fresh start?
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561. Yeah? That's
great. Mmm.
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562. I'll call Jimmy.
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563. It's a fine market right now he says.
Real good.
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564. It is the right choice,
sweetie.
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565. Too many bad memories in
that old house. Mmm-hmm.
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566. Both Chaz and me think so. Oh!
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567. Oh, jeez!
Mmm.
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568. Oh, I am...
I am so sorry.
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569. It's okay.
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570. I'm sorry.
It's fine.
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571. Hi.
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572. What can I
do for you, son?
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573. Well, uh, I got a...
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574. I need something for a wound,
I guess you'd call it.
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575. Are we talking pain pill
or something more topical?
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576. Well, it's...
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577. I guess, um, something to keep
it from getting infected.
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578. Okay, that'd be an anti-bacterial.
All right.
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579. I got some in the back.
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580. Mr. Nygaard?
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581. Yeah? Ooh!
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582. Hiya.
Hi.
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583. Deputy Solverson again.
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584. I just have a few more questions.
Is now a good time?
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585. Not really. I'm kind
of in the middle of...
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586. Sure. Yeah, no,
I understand.
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587. Yeah, it won't
take a second.
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588. Um, so listen, going back
to the emergency room,
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589. that... that first visit, that was
for a broken nose, is that right?
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590. Shoot, I...
I just remembered.
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591. Um, sir...
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592. You know, I...
I got to be honest.
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593. I'm starting to
feel a little harassed here.
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594. Now, that's not...
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595. Sir, your unguent!
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596. Sir!
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597. I think he means you.
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598. You know, you're
asking about a fella,
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599. that I might've talked
to at the hospital,
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600. when you should
be out there
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601. looking for the animal
that killed my wife.
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602. With all respect, sir, your
wife's not the only victim here.
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603. A friend of mine
was killed,
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604. plus, you know,
Sam Hess.
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605. Yeah, Hold you, I haven't
seen Sam since high school.
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606. I'm not sure this is your car, Mr.
Nygaard.
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607. What? on, no, it's...
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608. It's my wife's.
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609. Mine's in the shop.
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610. Well, sir, it's just... it's hard
to believe is all, you know?
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611. I mean, you're saying this is all some...
some big coincidence,
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612. you know,
you knowing Sam and all.
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613. And it's a quiet town
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614. and suddenly we got
four victims in 24 hours,
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616. And then there's
this witness
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617. saying that you were talking
about Sam Hess the day he died
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618. and, you know,
then it turns out
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in the past, so...
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620. You know, all I'm
saying is, just...
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621. help me understand
what happened.
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622. Look, I answered all your...
Just ask Bill, huh?
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623. Your boss, he said
he was satisfied.
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624. And I... I got...
Look at me.
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625. My wife
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626. is dead,
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627. and you're harassing me.
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628. I'm not harassing
you, sir. I...
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629. Talk to Bill!
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630. He'll tell you this...
this was a break-in.
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631. You're
wasting time talking to me.
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632. I'm...
I can't help you.
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633. Watch your feet now.
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634. So, how's it going?
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635. Uh, well, it turns out Lester and
Hess went to high school together
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636. and Hess used
to beat him up.
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637. A learned detective
might consider that a clue.
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638. Yeah, that's what
I said.
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639. But Bill's a big believer
in coincidence, apparently.
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640. Well, what he lacks in common
sense he makes up in self-esteem.
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641. Yeah.
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642. Bill have a theory?
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643. Oh, yeah, he says that it
was a spree, you know?
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644. A drifter or, quote,
gang of drifters.
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645. You know, like it's 1942.
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646. Like, uh, drifters are a
national threat. Hobos.
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647. Well, he's chief now, so he sets
the agenda, same as always.
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648. Yeah, I know. It's just...
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649. I mean, you know, here
we get this car crash
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650. with this dead man
in frozen panties nearby,
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651. and the driver
has a head injury
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652. and maybe went to
the emergency room
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653. where he talked to Lester
about Sam Hess,
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654. and then within 24 hours,
Hess is dead
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655. and then there's the fracas with,
you know, Lester's wife and Vern.
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if you remember,
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658. they had to put you under
anesthesia to fix your teeth.
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659. Gave you that mask and gas that
smelled like tutti-frutti.
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660. Yeah.
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661. My soft, little girl in a hard
world of drills and needles.
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662. I'm 31, Dad.
I carry a gun.
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663. I know,
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664. but it's relative,
you know?
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665. There's the kind of things a
school teacher gets exposed to,
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666. truancy and the like,
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667. and then there's
the stuff a cop sees,
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and general scofflawery,
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669. and then there's the kind of
deal you're looking at now.
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670. Which is?
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673. savagery, pure and simple.
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674. Slaughter, hatred,
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675. devils with dead eyes
and shark smiles.
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676. One day, you're gonna get married
and have kids...
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677. and when you
look at them,
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678. their faces,
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679. you need to see
what's good in the world.
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681. how you gonna live?
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682. You talk a lot,
you know that?
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683. It's always been a problem.
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684. Lou.
Chief.
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685. Molly,
could I have a word?
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686. Yeah, sure.
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687. Pull up a chair.
You want some coffee or...
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688. Yeah, no, uh...
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689. Lester Nygaard called me,
yeah, and he's super upset.
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690. Well, yeah, you know, I
thought he might do that.
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691. Yeah, we talked
about this and all...
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693. I thought I was clear that we were
gonna focus on the drifter angle
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694. and not, you know,
harass the victim.
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695. Well, I'm not,
you know...
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696. I didn't harass him. I just...
I got questions, you know.
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697. Yeah, well, I'm the chief
now, and I got to...
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698. Everyone's gotta line up behind
me, you know, toe the line.
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699. Sure, yeah,
yeah, I know...
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700. Yeah, we talked about this, and now
I gotta take you off the case.
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701. Well, we all know
how you felt about Vern.
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702. I mean, heck,
who didn't?
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703. But, uh, maybe
it's best if you just...
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704. And this could be good for you,
career-wise, because, uh...
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705. I'm gonna make
you head of inquiry
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706. on that, uh, frozen fella,
the naked one, yeah.
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707. I'll make you
lead on that.
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708. Bill, listen, I...
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709. Yeah, so
that's my decision.
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What...
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711. Well, okay, then.
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712. See you for dinner.
Yep.
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713. Drills and needles.
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714. To live in an old shack
by the sea
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715. To live with thge dawn
and the dusk
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716. The new moon
and the full moon
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717. The tides
the wind and the rain
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718. To surf
and comb the beach
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719. And gather sea shells
and driftwood
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720. And know the thrill
of loneliness
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721. And lose all sense of time
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722. And be free
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723. To hike over the island
to the village
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725. And enjoy the music and
the food and the people
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726. And do a little trading
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727. And see the great ships
come and go
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728. No, wait.
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729. And man, have me a ball
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730. And in the evening
when the sky is on fire
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731. Heaven and earth become
my great open cathedral
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are bound by law
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