I'm a detective and we have a code. We don't do that. But interesting. Good to know. - Okay. - Good to know. You were looking for Amelia, right? Yes and no. Excuse me? My profession is very complicated, okay? It's nuanced.
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The porno actress? The one that died? The young lad)'- The porno young lady. But, yeah, she died in a crash and then two days later, her aunt goes to her house to clean out the place, and lo and behold, alive and well, Misty Mountains. She sees her through the window. She sees her get in her car. - She sees her drive away. - Bullshit. Bullshit's right. She's dead and then she's alive. That's what I'm talking about. It's very fucking complicated.
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But I persevere, you know. I run the tape through and I think, "Okay, maybe there was a girl there." Amelia? The old lady saw Amelia? Well, look who decided to show up for class. Yeah. There's a gate guard, he keeps track of all the cars that go in and out. So I checked with him, I ran the plate, I got the name. And?
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Kind of like experimental kinds of films. Um... That's actually like kind of how we met, 'cause I'm kind of in the business myself. Huh? What do you do? (SNIFFS) Projectionalist.
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This place looks so much bigger now. Do you even really know Amelia, Chet? Uh, yeah, well, like kind of like mainly through Dean. Dean was a filmmaker. Um...
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-(EXCLAIMS) - Jesus!
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(DOG BARKS)
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Three.
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They're gonna let them off, the car companies, soot-free. Not enough evidence of collusion, you see. I heard.
You spend the other half trying to translate fuckwit to English. And when it's over, the only thing that's changed is that the sun went down twice. And nothing ever works out, is that what you're trying to say? Never. But you get paid. Sometimes.
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Well, one thing we know for sure, something funny's going on. No, there's not. No. A guy burned up. It happens. It happened three days ago, the exact same day Amelia fell off my radar. (SCOFFING) Your radar? (LAUGHING)
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"Do you wanna see my dick?" Unbelievable. This is what I'm talking about. It's over. The days of ladies and gentlemen are over. This is what Holly's looking down the barrel of. This is what she's dealing with, the fucking Chets and that idiot.
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The sun went up, the sun went down. Nothing changes, just like you said. Look, they got away with it. Big surprise, you know?