"He can lose his soul." "He can lose his life." "But I've always said the worst thing a man can lose is his teeth." "It's true." "I should know." "Are you listening to me, Mike?" "Because I'm dead serious here." " Come on, Mike." " I am definitely not pleased." " You haven't been fossing, have you?" "." " Frank, I have been trying." "Jean, hit the video." "I want to record this." "Okay, Doctor." "This is the new inter-oral camera we've been using." "I love it." " Why is it in that box?" "." " Fireproofing." "All our data is fireproofed for the insurance company." "I know it's expensive, but it's not a toy." "Now, eyes on the monitor." "I want to show you something." " Relax, Mike." "Breathe." " Move that tongue out ofthe way." "Otherway." "Out ofthe way." " Mike, just unroll it." " Unroll it, Mike." "Now, here's the problem area." "This tender?" "." "How about here?" "." "That's what I thought." "Let's set him up for a temporary on 21." " We'll fix him up next week." " Booked solid." " How about two weeks Tuesday?" "." " Fine." "Slide me the tank, please." "And by the way, you know that malpractice insurance we talked about" "I know." "You told me." "You moved everything into the new corporation." "This wayyou're totally protected." "The house, the practice, the money market accounts." " You told him that." " Hold on." "The beauty ofthis thing is all ofyour holdings... are protected under the new corporation." "Just relax." "I promise not to drill too deep." " Come on." " Too deep?" "." "Wait a minute." "Just lean back, big fella, and watch the film." "It's one of my favorites." "Movie's in." "Breathe deep." "I thinkyou're gonna like this one." "It's about a postman in the south of France." "Rides around on his bicycle all day, delivering mail." "Beautiful place." "Rolling hills, sunfowers." "Sometimes I really envy him." "You know what I mean, Mike?" "." " I'd say he's out, wouldn'tyou?" "." " I'd say so, Doctor." " Anyone waiting in the office?" "." " Yes." "Edwin Hamada is due at 1 1 :00, but he said he'll be late." "Well, in that case" "Jean was myfiance... the kind ofall-American woman who could cook a perfect banana bread... then turn around and reorganize the entire office... and still look great at the end ofthe day." "Plus, she was the most meticulous hygienist I ever had." " She even practiced on weekends." " Perfect." "Needless to say, I was her guinea pig." "She was bright." "She was cheerful." "She was voracious." "And then there was my office manager, Pat." "Between the two ofthem, I couldn 't make a false move." "Good morni ng." "You may thi nk dental elves come in at night and do the paperwork... but believe me, it is no picnic running an office... when the dentist isn't even here." "You're the only dental elfhere." "We both know I couldn't do it withoutyou." "And don't try to butter me up either." "Now, the MacArthur" "The MacArthur twins will be here in 1 5 minutes... so I suggestyou put down that coffee and get to work." "Who's up?" "." "New patient, Susan Ivey, room three." "Room three it is, and I'll seeyou at lunch, darling Pat." "Looks prettyperfect, doesn't it?" "I thought it was too." "Yet somehow I couldn't shake the feeling that perfect wasjust an illusion." "And then I turned the corner, and there she was." "I 'm sorry I 'm late." "I had a I ittle" "Little, Doctor?" "." "Had a little car trouble." "So, what can I do foryou?" "." "It's my tooth." "I woke up last night screaming." "I thought somebody was hammering a nail into myjaw." "All right, well, let's have a look." " Anything the matter?" "." " No, it was the perfume." "Sorry about that." "I was so frazzled..." "I spilled it all over myself." "That's all right." "I'll survive." "All right, let's take a look, shall we?" "." "You're not gonna hurt me, areyou, Doctor?" "." " Of course not." " Promise me." "All right, I promise." "Open up." " You see something?" "." " As a matter offact, yes." "You have a bad tooth there." "Definitely needs a root canal." "I knew something was wrong." "I have some time this afternoon." "After lunch all right?" "." "No, sorry, I can't today." "How about tomorrow?" "." "It would have to be in the morning, say, 7:30?" "." " 7:30 would be fine." " All right." "One more thing." "Can I have something for the pain?" "." "I can hardly think." "Absolutely." "Give this a try." " Two every four hours." " Thanks." "Ibuprofen?" "." "No, this I'm allergic to." "What reallyworked before was this other thing" "I forget the name." "Dem" " Dem" " Dem-- something." " Demerol?" "." " Right." "That's it." "Demerol." "That worked reallywell." "I'm sorry." "I'm not that kind of dentist." "What kind of dentist?" "." "You know the kind." "I could lose my license." "My last dentist prescribed it to me all the time." "Then get it from him." "Please, Doctor." "You promised it wouldn't hurt." "Five tablets." "Ten?" "." "Please?" "." "Five will do." "I trustpeople, but I'm no dummy." "I knewshe was scamming me, and I should have thrown her out right then... but I didn't." "You see, that's the nature ofattraction." "You findyourself doing things, andyou have no idea why... butyou do them anyway." "Good ni ght, Dr. Frank." "Don't stay too late." " Good night, Pat." " You have a 7:30 tomorrow." "All right, I promise." " Good night." " Good night." " Dr. Sangster." " Hiya, Doc." "Wayne Ponce, Lincoln Pharmacy." "Got a scrip here." "Name's Susan Ivey." " Is sheyours?" " That's right." "Scrip for Demerol." "Fine." "Hang on." "Thanks." "She's a looker, huh?" "." "Yeah, I guess." "Well, good night." "Bythe way, 50 tabs is way over the limit." "Next time I won't fill it." " You mean five." " No, I mean fifty." "That's what it said-- Demerol, 50. '" " Put her on a minute, would you?" "." " She's gone." "If she's gone, why are you calling me to check on a prescription?" "." "Look, friend, I've got a business to run here." "So whileyou wereyammering, I rang her up." "Now, ifyou've got a problem, you better tell me... so I can call the authorities." "No problem." "Good night." " Problem?" "." " No problem." "J ust a pharmacist checking on a scrip." "You leaving?" "." "Yeah, ifthat's okay." "I've got to pick up my gi at the cleaners." "I have tae kwon do tomorrow night." "Wanna come?" "." "No, thanks." "You sure?" "." "The exercise might doyou good." "You saying I'm out ofshape?" "." "Let's just say you could tone up a bit." "Just a little bit." "Seeyou tonight." "Good night." "Tell you what." "Maybe I have a better idea." "I thought we talked about that." "Not in the chair." "You sure?" "." "You never know." "You might like it." "I'm not here to fulfill your secret fantasies." "But tonight... ifyou're good, in bed." "It was the first time I'd everlied toJean." "Lying is a lot like tooth decay really." "A particle offood becomes embedded behind a tooth... and there it sits, working its way in behind the enamel... rotting it from the inside out... until there 's nothing left to do but pull it." "One small lie... and everything unravels from there." "J esus Christ." "I pai nted your fucki ng cabi nets for ya." "Get up." "J ust give me a minute." "Come on." "Give me your hand." " Come on." "Help me." " Watch the suit." "Help me up." " Gotya." " Come on!" "I told ya, I can't get up." "What the hell's the matterwith you?" "." "I took some shit from the cabinet over there." " How many?" "." " I don't know." "Five, ten." " Come on!" " It's all medicine." "Right, you asshole?" "." "Yeah!" "Who's the asshole now, huh, friend?" "." "Come on!" "Theysayhome is the place where whenyou get there... they can't turnyou away." "I guess for my brother Harlan, I was home." "I'd never done anything wrong to him, but somehow..." "I always felt I owed him something." "Give me a couple of shots ofJ ack straight up and two Rolling Rocks." " One drink, Harlan." " It's a reunion." "Come on." "Make them doubles." "Thanks." "This is nice." "Very nice." "You know what, Frank?" "." "I blew it." "You didn't blow it." "You just screwed up a little." "Thankyou." "To brothers." "One a success and one a loser." "Ease up on yourself, would ya, Harlan?" "." "You know, I know I've been a real jerk." "Christ, I deserve where I am right now." "But that's true, isn't it?" "." "I started off same as you." "Same parents, same genes." "Relax." "I already said you could stay." "IfI follow the rules." "Hey, Christ." "Maybe it's supposed to be like this, right?" "." " Like what?" "." " You with everything, me with nothing." "But what am I going to do about it, cry?" "." "Sometimes you act like everything just fell into my lap." "What, you mean likeJean?" "." "You steerway clear ofher, understand?" "." "You just keepyour distance." "Why doesn't she like me?" "." "Why doyou think?" "." "Get out." "Just shut the fuck up!" "All right, I'll shut the fuck up." "You little fuck!" "Get the fuck" "Get out ofhere!" "I don't wanna seeyou around here again!" " All right." " Get the fuck outta here." " Sorry." " Get outta here!" "Fuckin' little guy" "Asshole!" "Okay!" "Enough!" "You won!" "Relax!" "You fucking telling me to relax?" "." "Take it easy, friend." "Friend?" "." "You don't want me to hit him, friend?" "." " You my friend?" "." " Don't look at me, man." "Maybeyou better get going before the spaceship takes off." " What?" "." " The cops are coming." "Sirens." "You just got lucky." "Friend." Nice fuckin' friend." "The next day was a disaster the minute I walkedinto work." "Please, call her!" "She's driving me crazy." " Mr. Smith is not having a great day." " Let me take a look." " We got a six-millimeter pocket on 29." " Let me take a look." " Want me to irrigate that?" "." " Yes, please." " Would you mind opening?" "." " It's gonna be fine, Dad." "Let's see what's in there." "Wait." "Okay, yeah." "You got--Just let go." "Ouch." "It's okay, Mr. Smith." " Will you take care" " I got it." "Somebody's in three." " This isn't the priceyou quoted me." " What's the problem?" "." "This is not the priceyou quoted me." " $3,500 for two veneers?" "." " That's our regular price." " Can I get back toyou on this?" "." " No, you can't get back to me." " Here." "It's gone." "The bill is" " He didn't mean that." " You still owe that." " No, I don't." " What's the problem here?" "." "Joyce has a problem." " Here we are." " Your glove." "Now, what is the problem?" "." "Not set." "Okay." "We got a" " All right." "Just pull it out like that." "I see whatyou mean." "That is tight." "That is tight." "I can get that" " Pull it." "Normally I don't mind when a patient misses an appointment... but this time I did." "Two, four, six, eight, ten." " So what happened, Frank?" "." " When?" "." "When do you think?" "." "Was something supposed to happen?" "." "Oh, I guess not." "What are we talking about here?" "." "I guess you forgot, but we did have a date last night." "Remember?" "." "Christ." "I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry, sweetheart." "My brother showed up last night." "Your brother?" "." "Are you kidding?" "." "He painted my bathroom red, and I found him out ofit on the foor." "I told him ifhe says one word he's out." "I made that very clear to him." " He's staying with you?" "." " Yeah." "Afterwhat he did?" "." "He practically molested me." "But he was drunk." "He's my brother." "I just can't put him out." "Everything is gonna be fine." "Everything is gonna be all right." "Come on." "Give me a smile, please." "Come on." "Please." "I need it." "Hi." "Hope I'm not late." "Forwhat?" "." "My appointment, silly." "I hopeyou don't mind, but I brought a few things." "I can't stand pain." "Why areyou shaking your head?" "." "You were supposed to be here at 7:30 this morning." "This morning?" "." "I thoughtyou meant 7:30 at night." "Look, I'm not giving you any more prescriptions... soyou might as well go home." "I came here foryou to fix my tooth." "That's all." "Now, areyou gonna do this or not?" "." "Can I at least have a beer first?" "." "Root canals and beer don't mix." "Would you please not playwith that?" "." "You're really by the book, aren'tyou?" "." " Don'tyou ever break the rules?" "." " No beer." "Lean back and bite down on this." "Betyou thinkyou're a real bad boy, don'tyou?" "." "Doyou want me to do this or don'tyou?" "." "Okay, bite down." "Easy." "Keepyour head still." " Did you move during the X ray?" "." " No." "Put this back, and don't playwith that." " Aren'tyou forgetting something?" "." " Sorry." " Open up." " Can I askyou something?" "." " Go ahead." " Ever date any ofyour patients?" "." "Please, no more personal questions." "Just open your mouth." "Can I askyou a professional question?" "." "Ifyou absolutely have to." "Ever do it in the chair?" "." "Tell you what." "Let's reschedule this for another day." " Do I makeyou uncomfortable?" "." " As a matter offact, yes." "I don't thinkyou're very happy with any ofthis." "Is that a fact?" "." "Lean forward, please." "Tell me something." "It's 9:00 at night." "What areyou still doing here, Frank?" "." "Working on yourteeth." "People's mouths are important to me." "And mine?" "." "Yours too." "Know what I think?" "." "What is ityou think?" "." "I think maybeyou can use that drink after all." "Oh, baby." "Come on." "Wonderful World ofHyenas." "You everwatch this?" "." " I missed it." " It's hilarious." "Where you been?" "." "I had a meeting." "It went pretty late, huh?" "." "You mind if I askyou a personal question?" "." "What's that?" "." "You wouldn't be stepping out on your pretty little fiance, would you?" "." "What doyou mean by that, Harlan?" "." "You blew her offtwo nights in a row." "I don't know." "How doyou know that?" "." "Well, she came by looking foryou." "Let me tell you something." "Right now there is no greaterwrath... than a woman scorned." "I'm not answering." "I'm not." "About last night" "You a painter, Mrs. Langston?" "." "Sally, get me two cc's Procaine... and an ampule of cocaine hydrochloride, would you?" "." " Right away, Doctor." " And a half a dozen long swabs." "We're gonna fixyou up in one minute." "Look at that countryside." "That's beautiful, isn't it?" "." " Haveyou ever been to France?" "." " No, never been." "One day." "I love this film." " Holy shit." " What?" "." "Nothing, Mrs. Langston." "Just" "Just keepyour eyes closed." "That's very important in this." " What's going on?" "." " I'm just getting an instrument." "It's all part ofthe procedure." "It's very crucial... thatyou keep your eyes closed because... it can affect the teeth." "I'm gonna go talk to the doctor right now." "Excuse me, Doctor." "Could I speak to you for a moment?" "." "Absolutely." "I'll be right there." "Could you take over, please?" "." "It's gonna be okay, but we have a problem." " I know, but we need to talk" " I'm not talking about that." " Has Harlan been into the office?" "." " No, why?" "." "Are you sure?" "." "You're absolutely sure?" "." "Yes, definitely." "What's going on?" "." " We're missing narcotics." " What doyou mean?" "." "I looked into the fridge, and we've been cleaned out." "Wait, wait, wait." "Honey, that's not all." " What else?" "." " There's a man here... from the DEA." "He's in your office, and he wants to speak toyou." "Here's whatyou do." "Just breathe." "Just let it go." "Let go, okay?" "." "Don't talk too much." "Honey, you look good." "Dr. Sangster, Melvin Gelding, Drug EnforcementAgency." "Our records indicate that you have 2,000 cc's ofValium... 800 milligrams of cocaine hydrochloride... and 3,000 milligrams ofvarious other narcotics." " Is that correct?" "." " That sounds about right." "Excuse me for asking this, but doyou always keep... such a large amount of drugs on hand?" "." "Well, I do a lot of reconstructive surgery... and I also have a pain clinic here on the weekends." "Mind ifI askwhy?" "." "We had an 1 8-year-old kid drive his mother's car off a clifflast night." " Be in a wheelchairfor life." " I'm sorryto hearthat." "Yeah, really sad." "Unfortunately... he was carrying this." "Any idea how he might have gotten a hold ofthat?" "." "It wouldhave been so easy just to tell him right there... but then I never would have seen her again." "I have no idea." "You didn't happen to sell it to him, did ya?" "." " Maybe by accident?" "." " Of course not." "Super." "You don't seem the type." "Would you mind if I just had a teeny peek atyour narcotics supply?" "." "Well, actually, that's impossible." "Oh, sure." " Could I askwhy?" "." " They've all been dispensed." "We've had some ofthose narcotics on our shelves for the better part of a year." "That makes sense." "In that case, could I see the empty containers?" "." "I'm sorry, but we don't keep the empty containers here." "They're actually in storage." "Oh, boy." "This is a bit of a pickle, huh?" "." "I hate to remind you ofthe terrible predicamentyou'd find yourselfin... ifwe were to discover you were selling drugs." "Well, I wasn't." "I already told you that." "Just the same, ifyou were... we'd have to go ahead and pull your license... and then prosecuteyou to the fullest extent ofthe law." "I'm sureyou understand." "Sure." "I'm gonna need those emptyvials, so..." "I'll swing back in, say, two days... and you have them ready, okay?" "." "Have a super day, Doctor." "Thanks." "I'll let myself out." "It's nothing to worry about." "It was just a misunderstanding." "Could you get me Mr. Rosenberg's file, please?" "." "Thankyou." "What happened about the narcotics?" "." "That was my fault." "I didn't tell you." "I took all the stuffback to the pharmacy last night." "You did?" "." "Apparently, they recalled the whole batch." "It seems they'd all gone bad." "That's what he and I were just talking about." "But I just talked to Pat, and she didn't tell me anything" "Pat didn't know, because the call came in after Pat had gone home." "We're getting a whole fresh inventory tomorrow." "It's really stupid of me not to tell." "I should have told you." " It was stupid ofyou." " That's where I was last night." "I went to the pharmacy, and afterwards I had drinks with the pharmacist." "I had one too many." "Well, I could tell." "I could smell it on your breath." " Plus you look like hell." " I know." "I do." " So, you thinkyou can forgive me?" "." " No." " Come on." " No." " I know you do." " I know you know I do." "Honey, you need to get that haircut today, okay?" "." " Remember?" "." " All right." " I got lipstick on you." " It's okay." "Bye." "Now I gotta go wash my hands." "There was that decay again, just like a cavity." "The lies were deepening, and the rot was spreading." " What do you need?" "." " I 'm just looking for something." " I 'll get it for you." " No, I can find it." "It's just a file." "You can keep doing what you're doing." " Your handkerchiefs falling out." " What handkerchief?" "." "Your little red hanky" "Don'tyou have anything better to do than to watch my every move?" "." " I'm sorry." " Fine." "I think I'll take my break." "I'm looking for Susan Ivey." "Is she there?" "." "Whoyou looking for?" "Nope.Jimmy, my son-in-law, he was on last night." "Anyway to get in touch with him?" "." "Areyou from the Alcohol Bureau?" "." " No.Just a friend." " Ifyou're just a friend... how comeyou don't know where she's at?" "." "Anyway to call Jimmy and ask him?" "." "Well, there's a fight on pay-per-view tonight." " Maybe I can catch him at home." " That'd be great." "Thanks." "You got pay-per-view at home?" "." "I didn't think so." "Jimmy?" "." "That you?" "." "Listen, I got a guy looking after a customer from last night." "A little gal." "She had a fur collar on her coat." " Trythe motel." " All right." "I'll seeyou later." "Try the motel just past the off-ramp." "The Golden Slumber, I think it's called." "Ifit's the same girl, he thinks shewas staying there." " I wanna play a little game." " Yeah?" "." "I wanna play a little game wherewe dance a little bit." "Just a little bit." "We're not doing anything,just dancing." "Okay, quick." "I loveyoumore than the world" "What areyou doing?" "." "Staywith me." "I'm sensing, like, you're pushing me away." "I'm not pushing you away." "Just don't want to do this anymore." "You're my brother." "Come here." "Why areyou acting like this?" "." "Please don't do this." "You know I hate this." " No?" "." "Doyou love me?" "." " Of course I loveyou." " Then act like it." " I loveyou." "I loveyou too." "Give me a little kiss." "Give me a little kiss." "Get away!" "What areyou doing right now?" "." "What areyou doing?" "." "We're not doing this anymore." "You're my brother!" "You be here when I get back!" " It's me, Frank Sangster." " Who?" "." "It's the dentist." "So, you finally made it." " What happened toyour nose?" "." " I bumped into the door." "Close it, would you?" "." "I wantyou to give back whatyou took from me." " Sorry?" "." " You know what I'm talking about." "No, I really don't." "Did you lose something?" "." "I'll tell you what." "Give backwhatyou took and I promise I won't say a word to anybody." " But I didn't take anything." " Bullshit." "Look, I thoughtyou came here for something else." "You better go now." "All right, enough." "Look, you're a drug addict." "You know it, I know it." "Last night, I had a fridge full of narcotics." "This morning theywere gone." " So?" "." " So don't make me call the police." "Go ahead and call." "Yes, this is Dr. Frank Sangster" "Okay, you win." "Susan, look, I don't want to threaten you." "I just need the drugs back." "My brother took it all." " Where is he?" "." " Who knows?" "." "Selling it somewhere." "What's the drift?" "." "You roll into town." "You line up a few dentists-- Or doyou hit doctors too?" "." "Dentists are easier." "They're dumber." "No offense." "Gee, thanks." "Look, it's nothing personal." "It's just what I do." " It's not like I like it." " So why doyou do it?" "." "Like I said, I have a brother." " Leave him." " He finds me." "Is that what happened toyour nose?" "." "Don't try and solve my problems, all right?" "." "I can do that myself." "Yeah, I can tell." "When's he coming back?" "." "Who knows?" "." "Maybe a day or two." "Listen to me." "You tell him he has two days." "IfI don't get the stuffback by then, I'm gonna have to call the cops." " You going?" "." " I have to." "Could you just" "Could you just stay until I fall asleep?" "." "Please." "You know, you're kind of sweet in a dentist sort of a way." "Gee, thanks." " Know what I wish?" "." " What's that?" "." "My brother" "I just wish he'd go away." "Just disappear and leave me alone." " Know what else?" "." " What?" "." "I sort oflikeyou too." "Maybe." "That night, I couldn't keep mymind from wandering." "Hey." "Where are you?" "." " What do you mean?" "." " You seem a little far away tonight." "No, I'm right here." "It went out the window... down the rain-slickened interstate... to a crumbling cinder-block motel." "Oh, perfect." "Jean never knew the difference." "At least I didn't think she did." " Dr. Sangster?" "." " What is it, Billy?" "." "Scaler, please." "You have a million tiny hairs growing out ofyour face." "Do I ?" "." "Dr. Sangster, I thinkyou better come quick." "It's okay." "I know I'm not supposed to botheryou, but this man came in." "When Pat said you couldn't see him right away, he started going crazy." " Christ!" "Now shut up!" " I wantyou out ofhere right now!" " Shut up!" " Don'tyou tell me to shut up!" " You the dentist?" "." " That's right!" " You're the guy from the bar." " What areyou doing here?" "." " Now, you listen to me." " No, you listen." " I wantyou out ofhere right now." " Shut the fuck up and listen to me." "I'm not gonna say this again." "Stay the fuck away from my sister!" " I don't know whoyour sister is." " I thinkyou do, friend." " And I don't appreciateyour threats." " What's going on here?" "." "Your boss here is making threats to my sister." "What sister?" "." " Frank?" "." "Just shut the fuck up." "You have no right to talk to her that way, animal!" " You shut the fuck up too!" " I am calling the police." "Look,just come back to my office." "We can talk in private." "I'm not gonna talk toyou in private, you fucking homo!" "That's it!" "Please leave." " I won't!" "You gonna make me go?" "." " Back up and get behind me." "You got a problem?" "." "You got a problem?" "." "Jean, take it easy." "You're tall." " I like tall women." " Then stand up." "I'm sorry." " That's enough." " You're already standing." "Go back to the office and give us a minute." "Don't even look at me." "What?" "." "Lay one finger on him, and I swear to God I'll makeyou pay." " Can't wait." " Leave us alone a few minutes." "Give us a few seconds, all right?" "." "Please!" "Please!" "All right." "You betterwatch yourself." "Go away!" " What the fuck areyou looking at?" "." "Just go in the back!" " Your sister told me what's going on." "Jesus Christ!" "What did she do?" "." "Blowyou?" "." "Fuckyou a couple times?" "." "That's what she does to get drugs, stupid!" "Perfect.Just what I need." "Harlan, get out!" "Anyway, who gives a fuck?" "." "It's a victimless crime!" "How about beating her up?" "." "Is that what she told you?" "." "Just shut up." "You do not know whatyou're talking about." "You wantyour precious little vials with your name on 'em?" "." "It's too bad, because they're already gone." "Yeah, fuck!" "Jesus, you're stupid.Jesus Christ!" "Wait a minute." "I don't ever, ever want to seeyou again, okay?" "." "Because ifI do" " IfI do, I'm gonna have to hurtyou, okay?" "." "You understand?" "." "You understand." "I'm gonna takeyour pen, okay?" "." "I can't believeyou lied to me." "I didn't know ifyou'd believe me." "You'd think I'd suspectyou ofstealing drugs?" "." "I didn't know whatyou'd think." "All I know is... the narcotics were there the day before." "Soyou lied to me... and then you went to this girl's hotel room to threaten her?" "." "I didn't threaten her." "I told her I wanted the narcotics back... or I was gonna go to the cops." "Why didn'tyou just call them from the start?" "." "You know what happens when you bring in the cops." "Suddenly the thing spins out of control." "I'm trying to protect my license." " You're in some kind oftrouble, right?" "." " No, I'm not." "How many times do I have to tell you I'm not in trouble?" "." "Come on." " That guy really scared me today." " I know." "That pissed me off." "We're never gonna see that guy again." "I promiseyou that." " I'll call you tonight." " Be careful." " Bye." " Be safe, Frank." "Seriously." "Look, I'm just a dentist." "I'm just a dentist." "Look, I'm just a dentist." "Look, I don't think we should see each other anymore." "I don't thinkwe should see each other-- Look,just" "Just don't" " Okay." "Your brother came by my office today." "I guess you told him about me coming here." "Bad day today." "Really bad day." "You know, I've had a lot of questions lately." " Are you a dumb motherfucker orwhat?" "." " Shit!" "Oh, shit is right, you dumb fuck." "Didn't I tell you I didn't want to seeyou again?" "." "I made an honest mistake." "I'm leaving." "You're not leaving, because then I would have made an emptythreat." "I don't make emptythreats." "Just staywhereyou are." "Stay back!" "Areyou gonna stab me?" "." "Put 'em down beforeyou hurtyourself." " I'm serious!" " Put 'em down, you fucking asshole!" "I'm gonna fucking kill you!" "Hey there, pal." "What will you have?" "." " Shot ofbourbon." " Any particular brand?" "." "Doesn't matter." "We got Four Roses, VO, Jim Black, Seagram's." "Just pour the shot, okay?" "." " Sure, pal." " Three more." " Rough day, huh, pal?" "." "That's right." "It was a rough day." "Pour." " Blood, sweat and tears." " You said it." "I hate when I ruin a good shirt like that." " How doyou mean?" "." " On the shoulder." "Believe me, pal, you're never gonna get stains like that out." " What happened?" "." "You cutyourself?" "." " Yeah." "Shit!" "Paint?" "." "Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" "This wasn't me,Jean." "I didn't do this." " Who is that?" "." " It's the guy from yesterday." " Who?" "." " The insane guywho came in the office." "We gotta call the police." " Hang on." "Let me think about this." " No!" "What for?" "." "Goddamn it!" "Just put down the phone so I can think!" "I'm just not 1 00% sure they're going to believe me." "Of course theywill." "Whywouldn't they?" "." "I went to his motel room and I stabbed him in the hand." " What?" "." " He was coming after me." " I can't believe this." " Whywereyou stabbing somebody?" "." "Would you just let me think for a minute?" "." "I could leave right away." "Then you really look guilty." "I could go to the airport and I could get a ticket." "Frank, honey, you're scaring me." "You're acting like a criminal, and you're not." "Okay?" "." "You're innocent." "Joe, what do we got?" "." " No weapon found yet." "But definitely a shotgun blast to the head." "Jimmy, put down that damn case and give me a hand with this." "How long does something like this take?" "." "Are the police gonna be here all night orwhat?" "." "Herewe go." "Great." "Perfect." "Take that." "I'll take those." "Thankyou, sir." "One pair of men's shoes, size" " Twelve." " Size twelve." "Dr. Sangster?" "." "Detective Larry Lunt." "This is your house?" "." " Yes, it is." " I understand you found the body." " I was coming home" " Lance, come here." "I want you to meet someone." "What's up?" "." "Meet Dr. Sangster." "This is the guy that found the body." "Doc, this is Lance Phelps, the actor." "He's following me around, doing some research for his next movie." "Looks like the real thing, doesn't he?" "." " Ask him some questions." " Okay." "I'd ratherjust speakwith you." "Don't worry about it." "It's just research." "Go ahead." "When did you find the body?" "." "Well, it was about an hour ago." " Did you know him?" "." " I've seen him." " Where?" "." " In my office." "I'm a dentist." " He a patient ofyours?" "." " His sister came in for a root canal." " You screwing her?" "." " Sorry?" "." "The sister-- Areyou having sex with her?" "." " This is ridiculous!" " Go on." "Pretend I'm not here." "I just don't want to talk with this guy." " Did you do it?" "." " No, I definitely didn't." "Then there's nothing to worry about." "It's just research." "It's not like he's gonna put it in a movie, right?" "." "See?" "." "Humor him." "All right." "No, I wasn't having sex with her." "Any idea who did this?" "." "What happened to his hand?" "." "No idea." " He's lying." " Look, this is not really right!" "Hang on a second." "Not bad, not bad." "Only try not to show whatyou're thinking." "You're giving away too much." "I gotta show something... 'cause otherwise people aren't gonna know what's going on up here." "I see whatyou mean." "Let's go over this later." "Go have a look around." "See whatyou find out." "Cool." "Cool." "Not bad, huh?" "." "You see, this is really great." "You're helping me" "I'm sorry about all the inconvenience." "We really appreciate the help." "That's fine, Detective." "We'll want to ask a few more questions." "Stick around for the next few days." "Does that mean I'm a suspect?" "." "Suspect?" "." "You said you didn't do it." "That's right." "So there's nothing to worry about." "There is one more thing." "What's that?" "." "Are theseyours, Miss Noble?" "." "Of course they are." "Where'd you find them?" "." "Sorry about that." "Someone found them in one of the doctor's sports coats... and I was wondering" "Well, there you go." "Listen, I got to run." "You two take it easy... and thanks again foryour help." "Are they hers, Frank?" "." "The girl from the motel?" "." "Are they hers?" "." "Yeah." "I'm sorry." "Okay, Frank, you know what?" "." "I'm gonna go home." "For the first time... it occurred to me that I'd been living the wrong life." "I didn't belong here with the schedules and the cavities and the appointments." "I was supposed to be somewhere else." "This is a bit of a pickle." "I went and had a chat with Wayne Ponce... the pharmacist at Lincoln Pharmacy." "He said he called here about a prescription" "I'm not here." "Done." "Lily Pons, forensic investigator from last night?" "." "Oh, yeah." "Hello." "Could you give me a hand?" "." " Sure." " Good." " What areyou doing in the Dumpster?" "." " Nothing much.Just routine." "Poking around, you know." "Thanks." "All right, come on." "Let's go inside." " Inside?" "." " Yeah." "Ifyou don't mind." "It'll just take a moment." "You run a nice operation here, Doc, nice and tight." " That's thewaywe like it." " I betyou do." " Doctor" " Not right now, Sally." " I just have a question" " No smoking." " We have extremely fammable gas." " Don't we all." "He's gone." " Pat, who's up next?" "." " Andrew Payne at 1 1 :30." " Ask him to take his time coming in." " Will do." " How can I helpyou?" "." " I'm gonna need your teeth." " Sorry?" "." " Teeth." "I need a set of impressions." " What for?" "." " It's just routine." "It doesn't sound very routine to me." " Areyou a forensic pathologist?" "." " All right." "We have a perfectly good set ofimpressions already made." " You can use those." " Sorry." "I need a new set." "Look, I don't want to offend you, but I have a practice to run here." "I understand." "I do." "But all the same, I need a new set." "So, do you want to get one of your people to do it or should I?" "." " Can I leave for three minutes?" "." " Suityourself." "Would you consideryourself a biter?" "." " What?" "." " You know." "Like to bite or chew things?" "." "No." "What areyou talking about?" "." "Mind ifI askyou a personal question?" "." "Go ahead." "Is it possible that you have any peccadillos... let's say, thatyou might want to tell me about?" "." "Peccadillos." "Little sins." "Maybe that's all I was guilty of." "Andall I had to do... was straighten everything out once and for all." " Leave me alone!" " Susan!" "I mean, I don't understand." " Why would he" " Listen." "Listen." "He doesn't want you to go to the cops." "Are you a guest here with us tonight, sir?" "." "Not exactly." " Would you follow me, please?" "." " What for?" "." "So we can call the police." " You misunderstand." "I'm a dentist." " Let's go." "I do understand." " Come on." "Let's go." " All right, all right." " Getyou outta here." " Listen." "Would you take $1 00 to let me go?" "." " How much?" "." " A hundred." "Yes, I would." "Where is he?" "." "I saw him in here." "I didn't askyou to kill him." "I only said I wish he'd disappear." " Harlan, get out here." " You killed him!" " I saw him in here five minutes ago." " My brother, idiot, notyours." " You know I didn't do it." "Just admit it." "I told you I wanted him gone, soyou did it." " You knowwhat?" "." "I thinkyou killed him." " Liar!" "You killed him, you killed him!" "Stop it!" "Stop it, stop it, stop it." "Whatwas he doing here?" "." " He came to tell me." " Tell you what?" "." "Whatyou did." "Harlan told you I'd murdered your brother?" "." "I didn't." " Did you?" "." " No." "What else did he say?" "." "He told me that I should getyou to get me money... so I wouldn't go to the cops." "How did you meet him?" "." "Harlan?" "." "We were in Detroit." "Duane was gone, so I went down to the bar." "And there he was." "We drank some and then... we went up to my room and... did some drugs." "What else?" "." "Told me aboutyou." "Said you had a lot of narcotics on hand." "Did Harlan know aboutyour brother?" "." "Didn't want them to meet." "Duane gets jealous when I talk to other men." "Why is that?" "." "Because he does, okay?" "." "Did." "Why areyou looking at me like that?" "." "So Harlan steered you right into me?" "." "Don't think he likes you very much." "I guess he doesn't." "But for some stupid reason..." "I guess I do." "Area police have linkeda local dentist... to the grislyslaying ofa Detroit local." "Dr. Frank Sangster ofMervin's Grove is being wanted now... in connection with the brutal murder ofDuane Ivey." "Police discovered Ivey's body today in the dentist's multimillion-dollar home." "Christ." "Ifyou have any information on the whereabouts ofDr." "Frank Sangster... please call the Mervin Grove crime hot line" " Who is it?" "." " Pol ice." "J ust a m i nute." "Getti ng dressed." "Ms. Ivey, Detective Lang with the Chicago Police Department." "You can't just barge into my bathroom." "At least let me clean up a little." "Five, four, three, two, one." "Okay, that's it." "I'm coming in." "See?" "." "No one here." " Ifyou don't have a warrant" " Shut it, or I'll shut it foryou." "Sit down and watch your mouth." "I loveyour ass." "Pinch it." "Cover that front door like I told you." "You talking to us?" "." "Sorry, the dog's barking." "What'd you say?" "." "You guys cover that front entrance and shut up this goddamn dog." "Don't make me come down there." "Sorry." "We didn't hearyou." " Could you repeat that?" "." " I'm coming down there." "Move this car to the front entrance." "We're only doing what our supervisor asked." "I'm telling you to move this car to the front entrance." "What the" "Oh, shit." "This feels like novocaine." "All right, pal, on your feet." "This ain't no country club." "You got a lady" "Oh, shit." " You got a handkerchief?" "." " Sorry?" "." "A handkerchief." "My damn nose is bleeding again." " No, I don't." " Crap." "Let's go." "You got a visitor." "Hey there, Chopper." "Your girlfriend's waiting foryou." "Frank, what the hell is going on?" "." "Apparently, I'm being held for murder." "Pretty funny, huh?" "." "No, Frank, it's not." "What happened toyour face?" "." "I fell." "Did they beatyou up, Frank?" "." " IfI find out, I'll kick the shi" " Nobody beat me up." "I fell." "I don't know why I should even care." "How could you do that to me?" "." " I'm the one in jail, notyou." " Is that my fault?" "." "Someone is trying to set me up." "Tell your friend with the red panties." "I'll bet she knows more than I do." "All right, you two, calm down." "There's plenty oftime to argue about this later." "Like the next 50 years." "Ain't that right, Chopper?" "." """Chopper' Why doyou keep calling me that?" "." "Why doyou think, bitey boy?" "." "Don't try to pretend." "We already got the teeth marks." "What teeth marks?" "." "The marks you left all over the body." "Chewed him up real good, didn't you, Chopper?" "." " Shut up, Howard." " You shut up, Andy." "Will you both shut up." "We're trying to speak." "Thankyou." "What is it?" "." "That's why she wanted the impressions." "That's it." "The visit's over." "Wait a second." "You said 1 5 minutes." "Sorry." "You said shut up." "Say good-bye." " Where areyou taking him?" "." " Arraignment." "Call Mike." "Have him get me a lawyer." "Will you do that?" "." "Sorry." "Can't go in there." "Closed hearing." "I'm supposed to get this one to arraignment." "Gonna be at least 20 more minutes." "Some mob guy in there." "Have a seat." "Listen, pal." "Stay right there." "Do not move." "Get me?" "." "Wow, am I glad to seeyou." " How's it going, man?" "." " Fine." "I was just sitting in on an interrogation." "Good shit." "All totally usable." " Haveyou seen Lunt?" "." " Notyet." " You haven't heard?" "." " Heard what?" "." "Oh, man." "They called from the studio." "We're totally green-lit." "We're going ahead with the picture." " Gee, that's really great." " You're fucking ""A" right it's great." "It's an amazing part." "Listen." "Could I askyou some more questions like the other day?" "." " Forget it." " Oh, come on, man." "Yours is the best case." "You would really be helping me out." "Listen." "Frankie, you do this for me, man, and I will never forget it." "That is a Lance Phelps promise." " Not right now." " I'll takeyou across the street." "I'll buyyou a latte." "Fifteen minutes, tops." " You mean right now?" "." " Fifteen minutes." "Right across the street." "All right, but only for 1 5 minutes." "Thankyou." "Yeah!" "You are not gonna regret this, I swear to God." "I don't wanna just act like a cop." "I wanna eat, drink and shit like a cop." "Hold it, guys." " I can't letyou out ofhere." " What's up?" "." "Till I getyour autograph." "God, I knew it." "This guy's Lance Phelps." "I've seen every one ofyour movies." " I love this guy." " Thanks." "Is he somebody?" "." "This guy?" "." "No, no." "Lay offthe Twinkies, all right?" "." "Nobody likes a fat cop." "So I'm mulling it over in my head, you know... and I'm thinking, no way." "There's no way thatyou did it." "Of course not, because it's way too obvious." " The audience would never believe it." " What audience?" "." "You know." "You know." "Like ifthis was a movie." " This is not a movie." "It's real life." " I know that." " But do they know that?" "." " Who?" "." "You know, the audience." "Hey, I'm gonna go make a phone call." "I'll meetyou in there in two minutes." "Just order for me." " I wish I had my cell." " I'll just use the pay phone." "Order me a coffee." "I'll be right there." "Okay, cool, but listen." "Don't say my name when you come in." "I don't want anybody to know it's me." "Okay." "See you, Lance." " Where are you going?" "." " I thought they caught you." " I got away." " Isn't that great?" "." " Listen, I need your help." " You're shit out ofluck, then." "What's the problem here?" "." "You want to know the problem?" "." "I've had cops in my face for 72 hours." " Like I haven't?" "." " Shut up!" "I'm out of drugs, I'm out of money, I'm sick ofliving in shitholes like this." "On top ofwhich, my brother is dead and you killed him." " You know I didn't" " Drop the act." "They identified your teeth marks." "It's all over the news." "Someone is setting me up." "Bullshit." "They already made a positive I D." "Get down." " Did they see me?" "." " Don't know." "Get in the trunk." "Get in the trunk!" "I'd like to askyou a couple of questions." "Just askyour pals down at the station." "They already know everything." "Haveyou seen this man sinceyour brotherwas killed?" "." "Like I told the other officers, I don't even know the man." " Going somewhere?" "." " Yep." " Where?" "." " Michigan." "Have an uncle there." "Needs some help in his restaurant." "Well, now, Ms. Ivey... how would you like to stick around, just in case he decides to show up?" "." "Gee, I wish I could... but my uncle's already expecting me." "I should probably get started." "It's a long drive." "I'll tell you what." "You stick around... and I won't arrestyou." "Look at this piece of crap." "They don't make 'em like they used to, do they?" "." "Hungry?" "." "Thirsty?" "." "Yeah, well, I am." "I'm gonna go down to the rib house on the corner." "You're gonna stay put." " I have to, right?" "." " Exactly." "Don't make me come afteryou." "You hear?" "." "Get up." "Come on." "We don't have much time." "Come on, come on." "This way." "Quick." "Quick." "Oh, Christ!" " You okay?" "." " Some water." "Here, here." "Drink it." "Look... here's 37 bucks." " That's all I got." "Take it and go." " I'm not leaving withoutyou." "That cop is gonna be back here any second." " We have a thing." " We don't have a thing." "We fucked." "There's a difference." "That's not true, and you know it." "Christ, here he comes." "Get under the bed, quick!" "What areyou doing?" "." "Stretches." "I take yoga." "So, he come back while I was gone?" "." "Lucky him." "Tell you what, though." "Guy ever shows up, he's dog chow." " You wouldn't believe the evidence." " What evidence?" "." "Well, you already know about the teeth marks." "Now they got a pair of scissors." "Somebody sent 'em in the mail." "Scissors?" "." "Used to stabyour brother in the hand." "They got seven clean prints off'em." "Scissors?" "." "You didn't tell me that." "Plus the fact the guywas clearly selling drugs right out ofhis office." "He's dead meat." "Oh, yeah." "This bed's pretty nice." "Okay, come on." "Give me 1 reason why I shouldn't scream and wake up that fat piece of shit." " Becauseyou know the truth." " What about all the other evidence?" "." "Where'd that come from?" "." "Scissors?" "." "Honestly, I don't know." " Did you stab him?" "." " Yes, but only in the hand." "You gonna help me or not?" "." "You're unbelievable." "Why should I?" "." "Becauseyou like me." "And you're tired oflying and stealing for drugs." "Is thatwhatyou want?" "." " And you're gonna save me from that?" "." " That's right." "Get real." "You're a wanted man." "They're gonna huntyou down." "No, they're not, becauseyou're gonna help me." "Look at me." "Take a good look." "I can't even help myself." "So how can I helpyou?" "." "All you have to do is believe me." "Okay, Frank, you win." " What doyou want me to do?" "." " Let's get outta here." "Keys." "Go ahead." "Wait, wait." "Yeah, yeah, okay." "Aunt Wilene's Denture Cream holds all day long... givingyour dentures a bond with real staying power." "Thanks to Aunt Wilene." "Just add a few drops ofAunt Wilene's Denture Cream andyou're good to go... secure in the knowledge thatyour dentures will hold." "Where are we?" "." "This is J ean's house." " What are we doing here?" "." " We're looking." "For what?" "." "Teeth." "Didn't you wonderwhy she wanted dentures ofyour teeth?" "." "She told me she wanted to learn to make dentures." "Weren'tyou just a tiny bit suspicious?" "." "No." "She was very meticulous about herwork." "Look around, see ifyou see anything." "Probably hidden in some weird place." "Good God." "Is this woman anal, orwhat?" "." "Bet she makes a hell ofa tuna casserole." "That's Jean, all right." "Likes to keep things in strict order." "She's very, very... very organized." "Wait." "I know it's gotta be something" "I certainly don't like the look ofthis." "I didn't write this." "You don't happen to have any life insurance or a will drawn up, doyou?" "." "No,just a" "Hold it, we did just set up a new corporation." "Barbie's Bakery." "This is Mr. Muffin speaking." "Mike, it's Frank." "What's going on?" "." "You're all over the news." "That corporation you set up for the office." "Was there a rider or any fine print or anything that said... ifI'm ever convicted of a felony, then everything would go to" "Ofcourse there was." "Don't be ridiculous." "You suggested it." "I told you about it the other day." " No, I didn't." " Yes, you did." " I did not." " Maybe it was Jean." "Just let me call Louise." " No, no." "Thanks." "Thanks." "Let me guess." "She was an officer of the corporation, right?" "." "Perfect." "Next in line?" "Don't feel too bad, Frank." "You're not the first" "What's wrong with that stuffed animal?" "." "Which?" "." "The bunny over there." "It's" "It's grinning." "Jeez, here they are." " Are thoseyour teeth?" "." " They're mine, all right." " Go out the window." " It's too far down." " Where?" "." " Here." "No, wait." "The light." "The dentures!" "Come on, Frank, come on." "She's coming up the steps." "Come on." "Quick." "Yeah, it's me." "Wait.Just calm down for a second." "This is very simple." "Just bring it to the office." "I've got it all figured out." "Who's she talking to?" "." "No,just bring the gun to the office." "We're gonna plant it there." "Got it?" "." "What?" "." " You've gotta say something to her." " We're gonna follow her to the office." "Oh, right." "That's the dumbest idea yet." "Yeah, I'm gonna talk to him." "What the" "Oh, shoot." "Yes, I'll be nice to the little man." "What?" "." "Put it in a duffel bag!" "You bring it to me in 1 5 minutes at the office." "You." "You." "Let's just get away from here fast." "I've got to find out who she was talking to." "Shit!" "No redial." " You already know." " My brotherwouldn't kill anybody." " Here's another problem." " What?" "." "She took the teeth." "There's nobody behind us." "How about stepping on it a little bit?" "." "This is a '73 shitbox, Frank." "This is as fast as we go." "Check it out." "Got the little man on TV." "Gross, Harlan!" "Please!" "That has to be cleaned!" "You almost hurt the little man." " You just don't get it." " Oh, really?" "." "What is it that I don't get?" "." "That's the point, Harlan." "IfI have to explain toyou whatyou don't get, you don't get it." "Christ." "There was a very clear plan." "A simple, perfect plan." "Yeah, we had a simple plan." "You made me go through it eight million times." "Hold on." "Hold on." "Look at me." "Slow down." "Tell me again, one more time." "We're gonna" "Okay, I'm gonna go find this junkie girl in Detroit, bring her back here... get her to steal Frank's drugs so it looks like he's sellin' 'em." "Good boy." "I did exactlyasyou wanted." "Foundyou the perfect girl." "You didn't do exactly as I wanted." "You brought back twojunkies, not one." "And then the guy showed up in the office." "Do you have any idea what you've done?" "." "That's her brother in there." " Don't look at me." "J ust shut up." " I didn't bring him out here." " Shut up!" "Bring him to Frank's house tonight." "You got it, you dumb, stupid" " You double-crossedme." " You killed that guy!" "Nobody was supposed to get killed." " Take it!" " I don't want this gun!" "Frank's gonna be here any second." "J ust go!" "Don't know how you got me involved in all this." "Oh, please, Harlan!" "Face it!" "You wanted whatyour brother had, and you couldn't get it byyourself." "Why didn'tyou marry him?" "." " What?" "." " Why didn'tyou just fuckin' marry him?" "." "Listen." "I've taken care of everybody mywhole life... and I'm fucking tired." "I have organized everything." "I have made everything perfect." "I've made everybody's lives work smoothly." "I'm tired ofbeing a caretaker!" "Codependent no more!" "Do you know how hard it is... to be perfect... when everybody needs you to take care of them?" "." "Has anybody ever done that for me?" "." "Nobody's ever done that for me." "Nobody." "Nobody!" "And I'm tired of everybody else getting all the stuff... and me being left out." "I wanna be the boss!" "I wanna be on top!" "Because I deserve it all!" "And I'm gonna get it, and ifyou don't understand that, you're a fucking idiot." "Right." "See?" "." "You keep calling me that." "Butyou're the one who killed that guy." "Who's the idiot?" "." "You're right." "I'll take it." "Does that makeyou feel better?" "." "You're right." "You're right." "All right." "I don't know." "You know what?" "." "I'm really sorry." "Damn right I'm right." "We both got screwed." " Come here." "We both got screwed." " I'm sorry too, baby." "I'm gonna make sure we both get what we deserve." "Okay?" "." "Go lie down." "You gonna take care ofthe little man?" "." "Did you take care of me?" "." "You remember to bring what I asked you to bring?" "." "Yeah, I brought it." "Okay, go lie down." "Come on." "Lay down in the chair." "Go on, get comfy." "Okay, okay, relax." "Just lay back." "I'm just getting myself ready." "What are you doin'?" "." "I'm just getting organized foryou." " Come on." "I'm dyin', Nurse." " I know." "It hurts." "Just one more sec." "What areyou doing" "Frank, this is a really bad idea." "Everything's gonna be all right." "The doughnut shop in an hour, right?" "." "You'll be there?" "." "I'll be there." "Be careful." "Harlan, what areyou doing in the" "Suddenly, there I was... seeing it all for the first time." "Oh, she'dset me up, all right." "Notjust for Duane's murder." "She'd gotten me for Harlan's too." "My teeth marks were all over the body." "Then I saw the solution." "It was right there in front ofme." "Frank Sangster had to die... and his whole, perfect world along with him." "Strange as it may seem... it didn 't hurt like I thought it would." "In fact, with each tooth I pulled..." "I felt a little better... a little less trapped... a little more free." "Until I felt so free... that what I had to do didn 't seem so bad at all." "Over here." "More water." "I got it." "Good, good, good." "And early the next morning, when they found the remains... there would be only one thing left-- teeth." "Frank Sangster's teeth." "Jean steered me right in one way, though." "It was she who pushed for flame-retardant cabinets... for the videotapes." "Get i n here!" "I 'm just getti ng organized for you." "Okay, let's look at it another way." "We have you recorded on camera shooting the dentist in the head." "Let's cut to the chase." "You know what we want to know." "I am cutting to the chase." "You keep asking the same questions." " And you keep giving different answers." " The truth." "And when you tell us what the fuckwe want to know" " I'm being honest with you!" " Honest?" "." " This is verbal abuse!" " You know what this is?" "." "This is the rest ofyour fucking life!" " Let me go!" " You're not going anywhere." "You're going down to the fucking can." "That's right." "Nowhere." "All right, this is fucking bullshit." "I know how to get this confession." "Get the goddamn ice cubes, and let's start shoving' 'em!" "They get really crunchy when you don't cooperate." "Come on." "Give it up." "Tell me what I want to know!" "I'm gonna count to one!" " One!" " I never didseeJean again." "Butshe's an outgoing girl." "I'm sure she's made a lot ofnew friends." "Big Boy goes there... and Fuzzy goes there... and Teddy goes there and Piggy goes there... and Monkey goes there and little Skippy goes there." "Susan and I... we made it to the airport that night and quietlyslipped out ofthe country." "It took a little while, but with the money from the book... written under the pen name Harlan Sangster... we were able to buy a pretty little villa in the French countryside." "But I'm not telling you where." "A few months ago, I slipped Susan into the local dentist office in town... and finally gave her that root canal she needed." "She said it was the best one she ever had." "I still believe what I've always said." "The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his teeth..."