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Office memorandum
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Walter Neff to Barton Keyes,
Claims Manager.
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Los Angeles, July 16th, 1938.
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Dear Keyes:
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I suppose you'll call this
a confession when you hear it.
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I don't like the word confession.
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I just want to set you right
about something you couldn't see
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because it was smack up
against your nose.
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You think you're such a hot potato
as a claims manager...
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such a wolf on a phoney claim.
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Well, maybe you are, Keyes
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but let's take a look
at this Dietrichson claim
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Accident and Double Indemnity.
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You were pretty good
in there for a while, Keyes.
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You said it wasn't an accident. Check.
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You said it wasn't suicide. Check.
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You said it was murder.
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Check.
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You thought you had it cold, didn't you?
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All wrapped up in tissue paper,
with pink ribbons around it.
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It was perfect
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except that it wasn't,
because you made a mistake
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just one tiny little mistake.
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When it came to picking the killer,
you picked the wrong guy.
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Want to know who killed Dietrichson?
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Hold tight to that cheap cigar
of yours, Keyes.