Infamous Page #3

...but I either lost my nerve

or came to my senses before taking the bar.

But when Truman asked me

to go to Kansas...

...it was deep calling to deep.

Detective Dewey!

- Do you have any leads yet?

- Nothing I can discuss.

- Detective Dewey!

- Jimmy.

Yeah. Will you confirm that there is

more than one killer?

I will not.

Well, of course there was more than one,

unless the killer was a hypnotist.

Beg your pardon, ma'am?

It's illogical to suppose

there's only one killer.

The Clutters were tied up.

To tie them up...

...he'd have to put his gun down.

Once he put the gun down,

the Clutters would run for the hills.

- I don't believe I know who you are.

- Or what.

I'm from out of town.

- What's your paper?

- Ladies Home Journal?

Oh, I'm not a reporter. I'm a writer.

May I see your press card?

Good heavens,

I don't carry any such thing.

But I do have a passport

back at my hotel room.

Would you like to come back

and look at my little picture?

I'll need not only the facts of the case...

...but how this terrible crime

has eaten away at the foundation of trust...

...that makes up your community.

- I see. No.

- And l... What?

No reporter has special access.

Sir, I'm not writing a news story.

I'm from The New Yorker magazine.

I'm writing a psychological study

of a village...

...and how that place is affected

by a vicious crime.

I will not be careless in my depiction.

I shall labor over every word, every sound.

The final result must be just so...

...as dazzling and unique

as a Faberg egg.

Right. And I got a crime to solve.

But I don't care whether the crime

is solved or not.

I sure as hell care.

The Clutters went to our church.

They were friends of my family's.

No access.

Oh, you are very, very foxy.

I can see I'm gonna have

to work extra hard...

...to get around

that foxy manner of yours.

Isn't he foxy?

But don't you worry, I...

It was lovely how you didn't care

whether or not the murder was solved.

- Lovely.

- Quiet.

Would you folks care for a cocktail?

Yes, a gin and tonic, please.

I'll have J&B on the rocks...

...with a tiny curl of lemon

and a splash and a half of water.

A what, on the rocks?

J&B.

It's a type of Scotch, dear.

You want me to see if we've got any?

That would be a wonderful beginning.

Yes, ma'am.

I think we need to come in

a little under the radar here.

I know where you are headed...

...but you of all people know how impossible

it is for me to modify myself.

I'm not saying get married and have kids...

...but maybe come in

on little cat's paws.

It's no use.

This cat has long, noisy nails.

Anyway...

...l'll call Dewey's office in the morning

and request a proper interview.

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