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Concerns About Police File Security
Marshall
For all the taxes we pay, you'd think they'd make it more difficult to hack into the police personnel file.
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A Disturbing Perspective on Sacrifice and Safety
Marshall
Let the police put Jane in jail. Hopefully that will save her. And we can happily go on with our tortured lives.
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Questioning Choices and Motivations in Life
Tracy Atwood
Atwood.
Earl Brooks
Why are you a cop?
Tracy Atwood
Who is this?
Earl Brooks
You're rich, you have a good education. You could have gone into your father's business. Instead, you became successful on your own. Why?
Tracy Atwood
If you don't tell me who you are, I'm going to hang up.
Earl Brooks
You didn't really think your husband's killing was random, did you? And I certainly didn't have to give you Meeks.
Tracy Atwood
Mr. Baffert? You don't sound like you.
Earl Brooks
Well, I have a little cold.
Tracy Atwood
Where are you?
Earl Brooks
I'll tell you if you give me an answer to my question.
Tracy Atwood
My father was very disappointed that I was born a girl... and he let me know it. I've spent my whole life trying to prove him wrong.
Earl Brooks
Thank you.
[smiles]
Tracy Atwood
Wait a minute. You promised to tell me where you are.
Earl Brooks
Me? I'm on top of a building.
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The Evolution of a Notorious Killer
Earl Brooks
Before I was the Thumbprint Killer, Mr. Smith, I killed a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
[after the killing blow to Mr. Smith]
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A Darkly Humorous Take on Driving Choices
Earl Brooks
Maybe I should drive over there and pick him up.
[about Mr. Smith]
Marshall
No, just honk. Maybe he'll get killed crossing the street. Save us the mess of doing it.
Earl Brooks
Almost.
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A Dangerous Inheritance Unfolds
Marshall
She did it, didn't she?
Earl Brooks
Yeah. It'll take the cops a week to ten days to put their case together, and then... and then they will come back and arrest her.
Marshall
What are you going to do?
Earl Brooks
Oh, God. Oh, God. I was afraid of this since before she was born. She has... she has what I have.
Marshall
Yes, she does. But you were always smart about it. She was stupid. She did it because she got off - okay, I understand. She's in it for fun - okay, I understand. But why didn't she think it through? A hatchet? And she left it there.
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The Perfection of a Criminal Mind
Taglines
A crime is only as perfect as the mind behind it.
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Uncovering Hidden Truths in Mr. Brooks
Earl Brooks
Well, we were right. She was hiding something.
[talking about Jane]
Marshall
Pregnant's not all of it. She's hiding something, bigger. Something much bigger.
Earl Brooks
You think so?
Marshall
I know so... and so do you.
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Consequences of Recklessness and Ignorance
Marshall
What the fuck is this?! Fucking pigs liked to do it with the curtains open. You should have known that. This is a big mistake for you, Earl!
Earl Brooks
Almost as if I wanted to get caught, eh, Marshall?
Marshall
Well, don't fucking do that! I don't think either of us would enjoy spending the rest of our lives on death row, or a lethal injection!
Earl Brooks
Yes, sir.
[closing the curtains]
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Hidden Truths of the Successful Man
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Sometimes, the man who has everything... has everything to hide.
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The Return of Mr. Brooks' Hunger
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The hunger has returned to Mr. Brooks brain. It never really left.
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A Wish for Safety Through Harm
Detective Tracy Atwood
Jesse, you know what would make me feel really safe right now? If you got hit by a truck and died!
[to her ex-husband]
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A Dark Proposal Between Killers
Earl Brooks
How did you find me, Mr. Smith?
Mr. Smith
You're "Man of the Year", Mr. Brooks. Your picture's in the paper. And if it hadn't had been, I don't know. I don't know what I would've done.
[claps]
Earl Brooks
Lucky me. What is it that I can help you with?
Mr. Smith
I've been watching that couple for months. Yeah, they like to make love with the blinds open. Sometimes I would take pictures; visual aids for later. It's a great way to get off, I'll tell you that. It was fun, I thought, until I saw you kill them. And I have never, ever, felt a... a... rush that like, ever! I know you're the Thumbprint Killer. You've done this before. What I want... is for you to take me with you next time you kill someone. And I'd like that to be soon.
[lowers voice]
Marshall
And you were worried that this was going to be unpleasant? The answer is simple. Just tell Mr. Smith that you decided never to kill again, and he'll go away.
[sarcastically]
Earl Brooks
You enjoy watching me suffer, don't you?
Marshall
In a word, yes.
Earl Brooks
Where do you think he has the other pictures?
Marshall
He put them in a safety deposit box. But I'll bet the box is at the bank where he keeps his checking account. The key... is on his key chain! He really wants to do this. He's not going to the cops.
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Consequences of Trust and Betrayal
Earl Brooks
Don't worry. If I were here to kill you, you would already be dead. After you left today, I realized that our friendship was a little one-sided. So tomorrow night when we meet, if you'd be so kind as to bring all the pictures and the memory card from your camera. That way we could like each other simply for who we are. If you don't show up, I will presume that you've gone to the police, and I will kill you. Even if I go to jail because of you, Mr. Smith, someone will find you, wherever you are, and they will kill you.
[after breaking into Mr. Smith's apartment]
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Addiction to Killing Explained by Earl Brooks
Earl Brooks
I don't enjoy killing, Mr. Smith. I do it because I'm addicted to it.
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Questioning the Struggle Against Resistance
Marshall
Why do you fight it so hard, Earl?
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The Inevitable Cycle of Violence
Marshall
Don't kid yourself, Earl. You're going to kill again.
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Investing in Essential Needs for Safety
Earl Brooks
You always want to invest in things people can't do without. Water and cemeteries... pretty safe bets.
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Disliking Someone Despite Their Charms
Marshall
Even if that guy was charming and funny, I still wouldn't like him.
[of Mr. Smith]
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Confronting Hypocrisy in Personal Confessions
Marshall
You are such a fucking hypocrite. If you were being honest, you would say, "Hi, my name is Earl, and I killed two people last night.
[scoffing at Earl's AA meetings]
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Consequences of Choices in a Dangerous Game
Earl Brooks
You see that, Marshall? That's why I didn't want to do the dance couple.
Marshall
Stop your fucking whining, Earl. You enjoyed doing that couple just as much as I did, and look at the bright side - he came to us. He didn't go to the cops. If he tries to shake us down, we kill him. Period. We make it fun, but we kill him! End of story.
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The Thrill of the Perfect Kill
Earl Brooks
Finding someone you think would be fun to kill is a bit like... well, it's a bit like falling in love. You meet a lot of candidates, and you like some of them, and they're nice. But they're not right. And that special one comes along, and your heart beats faster, and you know that's the one.
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