The Singing Detective
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1:34:00
You opened my mail.
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Yes. l did,
but just the bills...

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You opened my mail.
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...and this one letter.
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Don't worry about the bills.
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That's where l grow the mold.
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-Anyway.
-From who?

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...this production company.
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lt's about Singing Detective.
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Well, yes, it's from
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this producer, Finney.
1:34:19
Okay.
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Binney?
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Finney.
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-Finney with an ''F''?
-Yes.

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Finney with an ''F,'' not a ''B''?
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-Right. Finney.
-Finney. Not a ''B.''

1:34:27
-'Cause you know him.
-What are you...? What?

1:34:30
You know him.
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l've never heard of him.
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ln what context have
you never heard of him?

1:34:34
-Danny.
-What?

1:34:36
-Why are you so... ?
-Where's the letter?

1:34:38
-Where's the letter?
-l'll get it.

1:34:40
Where's the letter?
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lt checks out?
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Well, for what it's worth.
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But would l get
some dough up front?

1:34:50
So it says.
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How much?
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40 grand.
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Ugh. Shit.
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-But that's for the rights?
-Right.

1:34:58
Well, who's going to do
the screenplay?

1:35:00
Maybe l can get a shot at it.
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Well, the producer,
Finney, apparently.

1:35:03
The producer.
Why? Why? All these...

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guys, they think
they can write,

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every busy little schmuck
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who can hold a pen
the right way up.

1:35:12
l know, so we just take
the money and run.

1:35:14
Oh, l... l...
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Okay.
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lt's a good story, though.
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Mm-hmm.
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lf it'd stay on the page.
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Mm-hmm.
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lt's all connections.
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Connections.
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Connections.
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Oh, God.
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Oh... oh,
we shouldn't have run.

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No choice.

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