Report Instructions for a Fatal Incident
Deputy:
How shall I make out the report on him, Captain?
Captain:
Better make it dead on arrival.
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Suspicion and Betrayal in Relationships
Frank Bigelow: [about Reynolds; about a signature on the photo]
You're mighty careful about the picture of a man you haven't heard from in months. What does the Ray stand for?
Marla Rakubian:
It was a pet name. Do you mind?
Frank Bigelow:
It all sounds very cozy, Miss Rakubian. You and Reynolds call each other pet names while you make a sucker out of Philips.
Marla Rakubian:
Philips made the deal because he wanted it.
Frank Bigelow:
Yeah, I'll bet you weren't above using what it takes to make him want it. Who's paying for this trip?
Marla Rakubian:
I am.
Frank Bigelow:
Really? A first class trip to Buenos Aires on a model's salary? Don't make me laugh. Since you and Reynolds won't be seeing each other anymore, you don't mind if I keep this, do you?
Marla Rakubian:
If I were a man, I'd punch your dirty face in.
Frank Bigelow:
You know I really believe you would.
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Curiosity About a Mysterious Woman
Frank Bigelow:
Who's the blonde?
Eddie:
Oh she's one of the chicks that hang around here; she's jive crazy.
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Reassurance Amidst Uncertainty
Paula Gibson:
Frank, I don't know how to say this.
Frank Bigelow:
Say what?
Paula Gibson:
Well, what I want to say is that there's nothing you can do that you ever have to feel guilty about.
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A Drunken Promise Amidst Financial Worries
Frank Bigelow:
Forget the bills. You know that coat you want? Get it.
Paula Gibson:
You are drunk.
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The Reality of a Grim Diagnosis
Frank Bigelow:
Give it to me straight, doctor!
Dr. MacDonald:
Well, a number of things are involved, the systemic condition of the individual, the amount consumed...
Frank Bigelow:
Yes?
Dr. MacDonald:
You won't feel too badly for a while. Then it will happen suddenly. A day, two days... a week at the most.
Frank Bigelow: [in a daze]
A day... Two days...
Dr. MacDonald:
There's nothing that can be done now. If it had been caught in time, your stomach could have been washed out. But you've had it in you for some time now... for at least twelve hours, haven't you, Bigelow?
Frank Bigelow:
I don't know.
Dr. MacDonald: [surprised]
You don't know?
Frank Bigelow:
No!
Dr. MacDonald:
Don't you know how you got it?
Frank Bigelow:
No!
Dr. MacDonald:
Then this is no accident. Somebody knew how to handle that stuff. That wax is tasteless and odorless, and the amount of alcohol in your body, you must have got it in liquor.
Frank Bigelow:
I was drinking last night.
Dr. MacDonald:
I'll arrange for your admission to the hospital immediately. Of course, I'll have to notify the police. This is a case for Homicide.
Frank Bigelow:
Homicide?
Dr. MacDonald:
I don't think you fully understand, Bigelow. You've been murdered.
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Reporting a Murder to Law Enforcement
Homicide Detective:
Can I help you?
Frank Bigelow:
I'd like to see the man in charge.
Detective:
In here...
Frank Bigelow:
I want to report a murder.
Homicide Captain:
Sit down. Where was this murder committed?
Frank Bigelow:
San Francisco, last night.
Captain:
Who was murdered?
Frank Bigelow:
I was.
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Fear Revealed Through Eyes and Intentions
Majak:
He's not afraid. You can tell from a man's eyes when he is afraid. Look at his eyes.
Chester:
That's the way I wanna see you go, Bigelow... nice and slow.
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Understanding Feelings of Confinement
Paula Gibson:
Maybe you do need this week away alone. Maybe we both do. I know what's going on inside of you, Frank. You're just like any other man, only a little more so. You have a feeling of being trapped, hemmed in, and you don't know whether or not you like it.
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Miscommunication About Secrecy and Trust
Paula Gibson:
I told him I was your confidential secretary, but I guess I didn't sound confidential enough.
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The Impact of Love on Relationships
Frank Bigelow:
But you don't know what it can do to two people, Paula, and the woman always gets hurt more than the man.
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Confronting the Illusion of Life and Death
Frank Bigelow:
You knew who I was when I came here today. But you were surprised to see me alive, weren't you? But I'm not alive, Mrs. Philips. Sure, I can stand here and talk to you. I can breathe and I can move. But I'm not alive. Because I did take that poison, and nothing can save me.
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Confronting the Reality of Mortality
Frank Bigelow: [After being told his grim prognosis]
Do you realize what you're saying? You're telling me that I'm dead!
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