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Don't mourn for Joe Strombel.
"Don't mourn for Joe Strombel."
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Joe Strombel led a full life.
"Joe Strombel led a full life."
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A newspaperman in the best tradition.
"A newspaperman in the best tradition."
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A great credit to the fourth estate.
"A great credit to the fourth estate."
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It didn't matter if the bombs in the war zone were falling.
"It didn't matter if the bombs in the war zone were falling."
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It didn't matter how high up the political scandal went,
"It didn't matter how high up the political scandal went,"
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or how many big corporations
"or how many big corporations"
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or small-time racketeers leaned on him.
"or small-time racketeers leaned on him."
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Whatever the risk, if there was a story there,
"Whatever the risk, if there was a story there,"
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Joe went after it. And he usually got it.
"Joe went after it. And he usually got it."
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Well, I was with him when the story broke about Prince Charles,
"Well, I was with him when the story broke about Prince Charles,"
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and that made him persona non grata with the Royal Family.
"and that made him persona non grata with the Royal Family."
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Except with Diana. They always remained good friends.
"Except with Diana. They always remained good friends."
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(ALL AGREEING) He did love a woman.
"(ALL AGREEING) He did love a woman."
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Hey, did you know he started as a police reporter?
"Hey, did you know he started as a police reporter?"
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Did he? Yeah, he was a bloody good one.
"Did he? Yeah, he was a bloody good one."
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One of the best. Maybe the best.
"One of the best. Maybe the best."
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I got trapped with Joe once in Afghanistan.
"I got trapped with Joe once in Afghanistan."
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Yeah?
"Yeah?"
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And we were going to be shot any moment by the Taliban, until,
"And we were going to be shot any moment by the Taliban, until,"
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typically, Joe found someone to bribe
"typically, Joe found someone to bribe"
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(ALL LAUGHING) so we could escape.
"(ALL LAUGHING) so we could escape."
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MAN 1: Not with his own money, though. No, no, he got it on expenses.
"MAN 1: Not with his own money, though. No, no, he got it on expenses."
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MAN 2: Plus 10%. MAN 3: Ten percent.
"MAN 2: Plus 10%. MAN 3: Ten percent."
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But it did involve us getting out wearing burkas.
"But it did involve us getting out wearing burkas."
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And, well, we lived to write another day.
"And, well, we lived to write another day."
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Everyone loved him. Yeah.
"Everyone loved him. Yeah."
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MAN 1: Not always at British intelligence.
"MAN 1: Not always at British intelligence."
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No, but he got the information before anyone else.
"No, but he got the information before anyone else."
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Yeah, he did. That's right. Not Richard Nixon, though.
"Yeah, he did. That's right. Not Richard Nixon, though."
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Well, wherever you are now, Joe, it won't be the same without you, mate.
"Well, wherever you are now, Joe, it won't be the same without you, mate."
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ALL: To Joe. Joe Strombel.
"ALL: To Joe. Joe Strombel."
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(SHIP CREAKING)
"(SHIP CREAKING)"
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(CLEARS THROAT)
"(CLEARS THROAT)"
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Where are we headed?
"Where are we headed?"
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Does this mean anything to you?
"Does this mean anything to you?"
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(SIGHS)
"(SIGHS)"
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He doesn't give answers. Tried it.
"He doesn't give answers. Tried it."
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Joe Strombel. Coronary thrombosis.
"Joe Strombel. Coronary thrombosis."
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Jane Cook.
"Jane Cook."
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So, what do you do? Reporter.
"So, what do you do? Reporter."
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Hmm. You?
"Hmm. You?"
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I'm... Well, I was personal secretary to Peter Lyman.
"I'm... Well, I was personal secretary to Peter Lyman."
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Lord Lyman's son. Yes, impressive young man.
"Lord Lyman's son. Yes, impressive young man."
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You knew him? No, only by reputation.
"You knew him? No, only by reputation."
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But I like what I know.
"But I like what I know."
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I think he's got a real future in politics.
"I think he's got a real future in politics."
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How did you die?
"How did you die?"
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I think I was poisoned.
"I think I was poisoned."
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You think?
"You think?"
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Why?
"Why?"
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I believe I was poisoned
"I believe I was poisoned"
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because I was on the verge of confirming a terrible suspicion.
"because I was on the verge of confirming a terrible suspicion."
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Yes? What suspicion is that?
"Yes? What suspicion is that?"
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That Peter Lyman is the serial killer
"That Peter Lyman is the serial killer"
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known to the police as the Tarot Card Killer.
"known to the police as the Tarot Card Killer."
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(CHUCKLES) What?
"(CHUCKLES) What?"
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I assume you're aware of that case?
"I assume you're aware of that case?"
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Yeah, I wrote an article two years ago, when the Tarot killings first started.
"Yeah, I wrote an article two years ago, when the Tarot killings first started."
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But Peter Lyman? My God.
"But Peter Lyman? My God."
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What on earth made you suspect
"What on earth made you suspect"
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this rich, young handsome, above-reproach citizen?
"this rich, young handsome, above-reproach citizen?"
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You remember the last murder? The police found a clue.
"You remember the last murder? The police found a clue."
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Yes, a cufflink. I read about it in the paper. Unusual antique, wasn't it?
"Yes, a cufflink. I read about it in the paper. Unusual antique, wasn't it?"
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Yep. Very rare Art Deco.
"Yep. Very rare Art Deco."
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Peter had the exact pair.
"Peter had the exact pair."
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So could have the Tarot Killer.
"So could have the Tarot Killer."
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The world is full of coincidences.
"The world is full of coincidences."
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Yeah, except I noticed that Peter only had one left.
"Yeah, except I noticed that Peter only had one left."
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He'd lost the other.
"He'd lost the other."
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Still,
"Still,"
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although it's a tantalizing thought.
"although it's a tantalizing thought."
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Did you inform the police, or was that too sticky?
"Did you inform the police, or was that too sticky?"
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I didn't know what to do, so I phoned my lawyer
"I didn't know what to do, so I phoned my lawyer"
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and I asked his advice on whether to report it or not.
"and I asked his advice on whether to report it or not."
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And I thought I heard this click on the phone,
"And I thought I heard this click on the phone,"
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you know, like someone had been listening.
"you know, like someone had been listening."
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Later that day, after tea,
"Later that day, after tea,"
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I died suddenly.
"I died suddenly."
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That is suspicious.
"That is suspicious."
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My God, Peter Lyman.
"My God, Peter Lyman."
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Hard to believe, but if he did turn out to be the Tarot Killer,
"Hard to believe, but if he did turn out to be the Tarot Killer,"
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what a story.
"what a story."
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I knew you'd appreciate it when you said you were a reporter.
"I knew you'd appreciate it when you said you were a reporter."
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This would be a dynamite scoop. And I got it first.
"This would be a dynamite scoop. And I got it first."
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Yeah. Unfortunately, where you're headed there is no first.
"Yeah. Unfortunately, where you're headed there is no first."
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There's only last.
"There's only last."
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REPORTER 1: Mr. Tinsley! Loved your last picture.
"REPORTER 1: Mr. Tinsley! Loved your last picture."
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You really have a way with actors.
"You really have a way with actors."
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Think you could maybe... Please wait!
"Think you could maybe... Please wait!"
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Mr. Tinsley? Yeah.
"Mr. Tinsley? Yeah."
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Sondra Pransky. Who?
"Sondra Pransky. Who?"
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Sondra Pransky. I'm the journalism student from Adair.
"Sondra Pransky. I'm the journalism student from Adair."
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I wrote to you about getting an interview for the school newspaper.
"I wrote to you about getting an interview for the school newspaper."
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Oh...
"Oh..."
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And you, well, your secretary, actually, because... Not you.
"And you, well, your secretary, actually, because... Not you."
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I mean, I know how busy film directors get and all.
"I mean, I know how busy film directors get and all."
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But you said if I was in London visiting, then you would, you know,
"But you said if I was in London visiting, then you would, you know,"
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and here I am, which is fantastic.
"and here I am, which is fantastic."
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I think I have your letter, actually.
"I think I have your letter, actually."
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See, right now I'm a bit tied up. Here it is!
"See, right now I'm a bit tied up. Here it is!"
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Here it is. This is so great for me.
"Here it is. This is so great for me."
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I mean, you've got a huge following in Rochester.
"I mean, you've got a huge following in Rochester."
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It gets very cold there.
"It gets very cold there."
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With your new movie coming out in the fall, and... Well...
"With your new movie coming out in the fall, and... Well..."
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Actually,
"Actually,"
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I was wondering if we could just ask you a couple of questions.
"I was wondering if we could just ask you a couple of questions."
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Do you mind? Okay, okay, but we got to be real quick.
"Do you mind? Okay, okay, but we got to be real quick."
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SONDRA: I write for the cultural part of the paper.
"SONDRA: I write for the cultural part of the paper."
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I'm looking to move into more serious pieces.
"I'm looking to move into more serious pieces."
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And when you say something more serious, that's...
"And when you say something more serious, that's..."
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You really want to know?
"You really want to know?"
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Well, originally, I wasn't going to go to college.
"Well, originally, I wasn't going to go to college."
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I was going to become a dental hygienist like my sister, Beverly.
"I was going to become a dental hygienist like my sister, Beverly."
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And, don't get me wrong, it's a great profession.
"And, don't get me wrong, it's a great profession."
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I have very high respect for teeth and gums, particularly gums.
"I have very high respect for teeth and gums, particularly gums."
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My whole family's in orthodontics. But...
"My whole family's in orthodontics. But..."
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And what? You're vacationing here? Oh, yes.
"And what? You're vacationing here? Oh, yes."
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Oh, I'm just very friendly with a very upper class British family.
"Oh, I'm just very friendly with a very upper class British family."
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Our families vacationed in Palm Beach together.
"Our families vacationed in Palm Beach together."
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