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Clips from Scoop (2006)

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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