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Clips from Chinatown (1974)

When a wife tells me that she's happy that her husband is cheating on her,

"When a wife tells me that she's happy that her husband is cheating on her,"

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it runs contrary to my experience.

"it runs contrary to my experience."

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Unless what?

"Unless what?"

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She was cheating on him.

"She was cheating on him."

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I dislike the word "cheat".

"I dislike the word "cheat"."

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Did you have affairs?

"Did you have affairs?"

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Well, I wouldn't run home and tell him every time I went to bed with someone,

"Well, I wouldn't run home and tell him every time I went to bed with someone,"

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Is there anything else you want to know about me?

"Is there anything else you want to know about me?"

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I can't tell you.

"I can't tell you."

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- I mean I can't tell you. - You were seeing someone, too.

"- I mean I can't tell you. - You were seeing someone, too."

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For very long?

"For very long?"

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I don't see anyone for very long, Mr. Gittes.

"I don't see anyone for very long, Mr. Gittes."

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Now, I think you know all you need know about me.

"Now, I think you know all you need know about me."

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I didn't want to go into any of this, then or now.

"I didn't want to go into any of this, then or now."

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Is that all?

"Is that all?"

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"Cross."

""Cross.""

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Why?

"Why?"

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You must've had a reason to ask me that.

"You must've had a reason to ask me that."

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Wait a minute, sonny.

"Wait a minute, sonny."

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I think you better come with me.

"I think you better come with me."

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Will you get my car, please?

"Will you get my car, please?"

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Okay, go home.

"Okay, go home."

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But in case you're interested, your husband was murdered.

"But in case you're interested, your husband was murdered."

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Somebody's been dumping thousands of tons of water

"Somebody's been dumping thousands of tons of water"

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from the city's reservoirs,

"from the city's reservoirs,"

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and we're supposed to be in the middle of a drought.

"and we're supposed to be in the middle of a drought."

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He found out about it, and he was killed.

"He found out about it, and he was killed."

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It seems like half the city is trying to cover it all up,

"It seems like half the city is trying to cover it all up,"

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which is fine by me.

"which is fine by me."

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But, Mrs. Mulwray,

"But, Mrs. Mulwray,"

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and I like it.

"and I like it."

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I like breathing through it.

"I like breathing through it."

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And I still think that you're hiding something.

"And I still think that you're hiding something."

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J.J. Gittes to see Mr. Yelburton.

"J.J. Gittes to see Mr. Yelburton."

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Well, it's my lunch hour. I can wait.

"Well, it's my lunch hour. I can wait."

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He's liable to be tied up indefinitely.

"He's liable to be tied up indefinitely."

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I take a long lunch hour.

"I take a long lunch hour."

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All day, sometimes.

"All day, sometimes."

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- No. - Well, did he or didn't he?

"- No. - Well, did he or didn't he?"

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He owned it.

"He owned it."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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You mean, he owned the entire water supply for the city?

"You mean, he owned the entire water supply for the city?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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How did they get it away from him?

"How did they get it away from him?"

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Mr. Mulwray felt the public should own the water.

"Mr. Mulwray felt the public should own the water."

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Mr. Mulwray?

"Mr. Mulwray?"

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I thought you said Cross owned it.

"I thought you said Cross owned it."

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Along with Mr. Mulwray.

"Along with Mr. Mulwray."

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- They were partners? - Yes! Yes, they were partners.

"- They were partners? - Yes! Yes, they were partners."

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Mr. Yelburton will see you now.

"Mr. Yelburton will see you now."

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These staff meetings, they just go on and on.

"These staff meetings, they just go on and on."

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Yeah. Must be especially tough to take over under these circumstances.

"Yeah. Must be especially tough to take over under these circumstances."

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Yes. Hollis was the best department chief the city's ever had.

"Yes. Hollis was the best department chief the city's ever had."

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Well, you ought to be more careful. That must really smart.

"Well, you ought to be more careful. That must really smart."

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Only when you breathe.

"Only when you breathe."

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- I never was. - I don't understand.

"- I never was. - I don't understand."

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Or you hired that chippy to hire me.

"Or you hired that chippy to hire me."

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Mr. Gittes, you're not making a bit of sense.

"Mr. Gittes, you're not making a bit of sense."

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Well, let's look at it this way.

"Well, let's look at it this way."

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Mulwray didn't want to build a dam.

"Mulwray didn't want to build a dam."

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Then he found out you were dumping water at night.

"Then he found out you were dumping water at night."

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Well, Whitey Mehrholtz over at the Times will.

"Well, Whitey Mehrholtz over at the Times will."

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in the middle of a drought, that's news.

"in the middle of a drought, that's news."

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Mr. Gittes,

"Mr. Gittes,"

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we're...

"we're..."

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Naturally, when you divert water, there's a little run-off.

"Naturally, when you divert water, there's a little run-off."

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Yeah. A little run-off.

"Yeah. A little run-off."

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- Where'd you say those groves were? - In the Northwest Valley.

"- Where'd you say those groves were? - In the Northwest Valley."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I don't want to nail you.

"I don't want to nail you."

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Who knows?

"Who knows?"

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Maybe we can put the whole thing off on a few big-shots,

"Maybe we can put the whole thing off on a few big-shots,"

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and you can stay the head of the department

"and you can stay the head of the department"

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- Drink? - No, thank you.

"- Drink? - No, thank you."

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plus a bonus if I show results.

"plus a bonus if I show results."

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Whoever is behind my husband's death, why have they gone to all this trouble?

"Whoever is behind my husband's death, why have they gone to all this trouble?"

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Money.

"Money."

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plus $5,000

"plus $5,000"

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if you find out what happened to Hollis, and who is involved.

"if you find out what happened to Hollis, and who is involved."

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Sophie, draw up one of our standard contracts for Mrs. Mulwray.

"Sophie, draw up one of our standard contracts for Mrs. Mulwray."

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Yes, Mr. Gittes.

"Yes, Mr. Gittes."

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Did you get married before or after Mulwray and your father

"Did you get married before or after Mulwray and your father"

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sold the Water Department?

"sold the Water Department?"

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Noah Cross is your father, isn't he?

"Noah Cross is your father, isn't he?"

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Yes, of course.

"Yes, of course."

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It was sometime after.

"It was sometime after."

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I was just out of grade school when they did that.

"I was just out of grade school when they did that."

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Then you married your father's business partner.

"Then you married your father's business partner."

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You've already got one going, Mrs. Mulwray.

"You've already got one going, Mrs. Mulwray."

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Why, no.

"Why, no."

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Yes. A little.

"Yes. A little."

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You see, Hollis and my...

"You see, Hollis and my..."

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My father

"My father"

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had a falling-out finally.

"had a falling-out finally."

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Over you or over the Water Department?

"Over you or over the Water Department?"

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Not over me. Why should it be over me?

"Not over me. Why should it be over me?"

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Then it was over the Water Department.

"Then it was over the Water Department."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Hollis felt that the water should belong to the public,

"Hollis felt that the water should belong to the public,"

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You know, the dam that broke?

"You know, the dam that broke?"

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- Oh, yeah? - Yes. Hollis never forgave him for it.

"- Oh, yeah? - Yes. Hollis never forgave him for it."

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They never spoke from that time on.

"They never spoke from that time on."

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You sure about that?

"You sure about that?"

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Of course I'm sure.

"Of course I'm sure."

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Sign here.

"Sign here."

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The copy's for you.

"The copy's for you."

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- Mr. Gitts? - Gittes.

"- Mr. Gitts? - Gittes."

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Oh.

"Oh."

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How do you do?

"How do you do?"

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You've got a nasty reputation, Mr. Gitts. I like that.

"You've got a nasty reputation, Mr. Gitts. I like that."

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Thanks.

"Thanks."

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And it's good advertising.

"And it's good advertising."

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It doesn't hurt.

"It doesn't hurt."

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It's why you attracted a client like my daughter.

"It's why you attracted a client like my daughter."

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Probably.

"Probably."

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But I'm surprised you're still working for her,

"But I'm surprised you're still working for her,"

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unless she's suddenly come up with another husband.

"unless she's suddenly come up with another husband."

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How'd she get that idea?

"How'd she get that idea?"

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I think I gave it to her.

"I think I gave it to her."

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I hope you don't mind. I believe they should be served with the head.

"I hope you don't mind. I believe they should be served with the head."

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