Memorable Quotes from George Dzundza
7 quotesUnexpected Discoveries in a Crime Scene
Andrews
There's cum stains all over the sheets.
Nick
Very impressive.
Gus
He got off before he got offed.
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Questioning Drug Use and Intimacy
Gus
Did you ever use drugs with Mr. Boz?
Catherine
Sure.
Gus
What kind of drugs?
Catherine
Cocaine. Have you ever fucked on cocaine, Nick?
Catherine
It's nice.
Nick
You like playing games, don't you?
Catherine
I have a degree in psychology, it goes with the turf... Games are fun.
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The Art of Believable Deception
Gus
It must really be somethin -- makin stuff up all the time.
Catherine
Yeah. It teaches you to lie.
Gus
How's that?
Catherine
You make stuff up, it has to be believable. It's called suspension of disbelief.
Gus
I like that. "Suspension of Disbelief.
Nick
What's your new book about?
Catherine
A detective. He falls for the wrong woman.
Nick
What happens?
Catherine
She kills him.
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Exploring the Mind of a Killer
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 described to incriminate her.
Nick
What if the writer did it? What are we dealing with?
Dr. Lamott
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. Now the fact that she carried it out indicates psychopathic obsessive behavior in terms not only of the killing itself but also in terms of applied advance defense mechanism.
Gus
You know, sometimes I can't tell shit from shinola, Doc. What was all that you just said?
Beth
She intended the book to be her alibi.
Dr. Lamott
Correct.
Beth
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'd know I'd be the suspect.
Nick
So what if it's not the writer? What if it's, uh, someone who read the book?
Dr. Lamott
You're dealing, then, with someone so obsessed that he or she is willing to kill an irrelevant and innocent 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.
Gus
So we've got a once-in-a-lifetime, top-of-the-line, looney-tooney the way you cut it -- that's what you're saying, right, Doc?
Dr. Lamott
You're dealing with someone very dangerous and very ill.
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A Tense Exchange Between Two Characters
Gus
Where the fuck you been? I've been over to your place.
Nick
Easy, cowboy, easy. I wasn't there.
Gus
I went over last night, too.
Nick
Well, I wasn't there either.
Gus
You fucked her! Goddamn dumb sonofabitch! You fucked her! Goddamn, you are one dumb sonofabitch!
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Casual Attitude Towards Relationships and Intimacy
Nick
How long were you dating him?
Catherine
I wasn't dating him. I was fucking him.
Nick
What are you, a pro?
Catherine
No, I'm an amateur.
Nick
How long were you having sex with him?
Catherine
About a year and a half.
Nick
Were you with him last night?
Catherine
Yes.
Gus
Did you leave the club with him?
Catherine
Yes.
Nick
Did you go home with him?
Catherine
No. We had a drink at the club. We left together. He went home and I came out here.
Nick
Was there anyone with you last night?
Catherine
No, I wasn't in the mood last night.
Nick
Let me ask you something, Ms. Tramell? Are you sorry he's dead?
Catherine
Yeah. I liked fucking him. Look, I don't really feel like talking anymore.
Gus
Listen lady, we can do this downtown if you want.
Catherine
So read me my rights and arrest me and then I'll go downtown. Otherwise, get the fuck out of here. Please.
[A long pause]
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Exploring Emotions After a Tragic Event
Nick
How did you feel when I told you Johnny Boz had died, that day at the beach?
Catherine
I felt somebody had read my book and was playing a game.
Nick
But you didn't hurt.
Catherine
No.
Nick
Because you didn't love him.
Catherine
That's right.
Nick
Even though you were fucking him.
Catherine
You still get the pleasure. Didn't you ever fuck anybody else while you were married, Nick?
Lt. Walker
How did you know he was married?
Catherine
Maybe I was just guessing. What difference does it make? Would you like a cigarette, Nick?
[She lights a cigarette for herself]
Corelli
Do you two know each other?
Nick
No.
Catherine
No.
Lt. Walker
How did you meet Mr. Boz?
Catherine
I wanted to write a book about the murder of a retired rock and roll star. I went down to his club. I picked him up. Then I had sex with him.
Lt. Walker
You didn't feel anything for him. You just had sex with him for your book.
Catherine
In the beginning. Then I got to like what he did for me.
Gus
That's pretty cold, ain't it, lady?
Catherine
I'm a writer. I use people for what I write. Let the world beware.
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