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Listen, the mud soup and the charcoal arugula are outrageous here.
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Yeah, well, you're late.
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Hey, I'm a child of divorce. Give me a break Hmmm, I see they've omitted the pork loin with lime jello.
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We should've gone to Dorsia. I could've gotten us a table.
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Nobody goes there anymore.
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So, wasn't Rothschild originally handling the Fisher account? How did you get it?
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I could tell you that, Halberstam, but then I'd have to kill you.
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And Cecelia, how is she? Where is she tonight?
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Cecelia is, well...you know
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Evelyn. Great ass. Goes out with that loser Patrick Bateman. What a dork.
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Another Martini, Paul?
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Paul, give me your Amex card. Good boy. Bateman slaps the card down, looks at the check.
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Twohundredandfifty. Very reasonable. Let's leave a big tip, shall we? My place hr a nightcap?
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No, man. I'm gonna bail.
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Come on, you dumb son of a bitch. I've got a preview of the Barneys catalogue and a bottle of Absolut waiting for us.
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You like Huey Lewis and the News?
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They're okay. BATEMAN Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste. But then Sports came out in 1983, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
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Hey, Halberstam?
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Yes, Owen?
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Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place? Do you have a dog? A chow or something?
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No, Owen.
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Is that a raincoat?
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Yes, it is.
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I'm so hungry.
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It's cold out, too, isn't it?
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I'm so hungry.
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Why don't you get a job? If you're so hungry, why don't you get a job?
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I lost my job...
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Why? Were you drinking? Is that why you lost it? Insider trading? Just joking. No, reallywere you drinking on the job?
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Gee, uh, that's too bad.
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I'm so hungry.
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Why don't you get another one? Why don't , you get another job?
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I'm not...
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You're not what? Qualified for anything else?
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I'm hungry
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I know that, I know that. Jeez, you're like a broken record. I'm trying to help you.
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I'm hungry.
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Listen, do you think it's fair to take money from people who do have jobs? From people who do work?
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What am I gonna do?
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Listen, what's your name?
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Al.
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Speak up. Come on.
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Al.
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Get a goddamn job, Al. You've got a negative attitude. That's what's stopping you. You've got to get your act together. I'll help you.
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You re so kind, mister. You're kind. You're a kind man. I can tell.
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Shhhh...it's okay.
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Please...I don know what to do. I'm so cold.
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Do ,you know how bad you smell? The stench, my God.
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I can't...I can't find a shelter
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You reek. You reek of...shit. Do you know that? Goddammit, Allook at me and stop crying like some kind of faggot. Al...I'm sorry.
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Listen, John, I've got to go. T Boone Pickens just walked in... Just joking... No don't tip the owner of the salon. Okay, John, right, got it. Sorry about that.
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No, I'm sorry. I should've made an appointment. Was that anything important?
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Oh that? Just mulling over business problems. Examining opportunities...Exchanging rumors... Spreading gossip.
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Hi. I'm Donald KIMBALL
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Hi. Pat Bateman. Nice to meet you.
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I'm sorry to barge in on you like this. but I was supposed to talk to Luis Carruthers and he wasn't in and...well, you're here, so...I know how busy you guys can get.
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So, what's the topic of discussion?
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I've been hired by Meredith Powell to investigate the disappearance of Paul Owen.
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You're not with the FBI or anything, are you?
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Nothing like that. I'm just a private investigator.
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Ah, I see...Yes. Paul's disappearance...Yes.
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So it's nothing that official. I just have some basic questions. About Paul Owen. About yourself
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Coffee?
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No. I'm okay.
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Perrier? San Pellegrino?
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No, I'm okay.
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KIMBALL.
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Mr. Kimball a bottle of San Pelle
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Oh no, I'm okay.
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It's no problem
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Well, what's the topic of discussion?
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The disappearance of Paul Owen.
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Oh right. Well, I haven't heard anything about the disappearance or anything... Not on "Page Six" at least.
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I think his family wants this kept quiet.
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Understandable. Lime?
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No, really. I'm okay.
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You sure? I can always get you a lime.
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Just some preliminary questions that I need for my own files, okay?
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Shoot.
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How old are you?
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Twentysix. I'll be twentyseven in October.
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Where did you go to school?
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Harvard. The Harvard Business School.
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Your address?
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Fiftyfive West EightyFirst Street. The American Gardens Building.
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Nice. Very nice.
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Thanks.
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Pardon me, but are you okay?
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Who do you ask?
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You seem...nervous.
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Bad habit.
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I know. I'm sorry.
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Would you rather I not smoke?
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No, I guess it's okay.
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You sure?
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No problem.
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What can you tell me about Paul Owen?
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Well...
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How well did you know him?
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I'm...at a loss. He was part of that whole...Yale thing, you know.
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