Thirty languages. Over 80 million copies sold. A real legacy. Mmm-hmm. - You guys fans? I mean, I don't do much fiction reading myself, but... Big fan. I'm a big fan. I mean, his plots are just like... Like, I won't spoil it for you but... Okay, like Thousand Knives? The Cow and the Shotgun? Like, where do you come up with that? Well, Dad said the plots just popped into his head, fully formed. It was the easy part for him.
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Very much not. Don't know why I said that. But my wife, Linda, does. Harlan started out with a rusty Smith Corona and built himself into one of the best-selling mystery writers of all time. Wow, seems like all his kids are self-made overachievers.
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Passing the torch. So, we're here with Joni Thrombey, Harlan Thrombey's daughter-in-law? Mmm-hmm. Yeah, I married his son, Neil. We had one daughter, Meg. And then Neil passed on 15 years ago. But you remained close to the Thrombeys? Oh! They're my family.
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Jesus, Donna! Are you all right? My son, Jacob, he's 16. Very politically active. The boy is literally a Nazi. He's an alt-right troll dipshit. Kids today with the Internet, it's amazing. So the night went well?
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Sure. For the record, I'm speaking with Walt Thrombey, Harlan Thrombey's youngest son. So, you run your father's publishing company? Yeah. It's my... It's our... Uh, it's the family's publishing company. Dad trusts me to run it.
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I mean, we're all gutted, but, uh, I was happy to have that night with him. To be by his side. To think about our books and what we've accomplished with them. It's like I can still feel his hand on my shoulder.
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I feel simultaneously freed by and supported by them.
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And Wanetta. Great nana. Harlan's mom. - Hi, Nana. - His mom? - Nana? - Wow. How old is she? We have no idea. Okay, um, and your son, Ransom, did he attend as well? Yes, but he left early.
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Richard came early to help the caterers set up. Okay. And you and your husband, Richard, work at a real estate firm in Boston? No. It's... It's my company. Right. Right. Sorry. I built my business from the ground up. Oh, just like your father. You two were very close. We... We had our own secret way of communicating. I mean, you had to find that with Dad. You had to find a game to play with him, and if you did that, and you played by his rules...
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Um, so you're in the area, right? Uh, you guys probably arrived around the same time. Uh... We all got here around 8:00. My wife, Donna, she's my rock.
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Right, um... Would you say that all three of you showed up around the same time?
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Everyone idolizes their dad, right? I don't know. Do they?
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What did Harlan say to you?
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Ransom, are you leaving?
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No.
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Hmm.
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Oh, my God! Come on, Dad! Wouldn't leave him alone, the poor guy. Harlan finally had to give him the hook. The Netflix guys, their business affair guy... I didn't hear what he said, but he must've really handed him his lunch. 'Cause Walt was like a wounded puppy the rest of the night. What? Richard said what? No. Jesus. We did not get "into it." I'm just trying to get an accurate impression. Harlan took you aside at the party. When you returned, you were chastened.
