A scene from Absence of Malice 1981
Megan Carter

Michael?

Michael Gallagher

You don't wanna come in here. I'm warning you.

Megan Carter

Michael, if I could just talk to you...

Michael Gallagher

Shut up! I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear any of it! What the hell are you doing here? Details? Is that what you want? They found her naked in a tub. She didn't even want to make a mess! No water, just naked. Are you interested? You interested?

Michael Gallagher

She picked up a newspaper, for Christ's sake! And there it is, for everybody to see! She must have felt like ... [rips open her shirt] - just raped!

Megan Carter

Stop! Michael!

Michael Gallagher

She must have...

Megan Carter

Stop!

Michael Gallagher

You know something? When you kill yourself, it's a homicide, so they do an autopsy. They'll get a knife. They start here. They're gonna split her open. Up here they use shears. Shears, for Christ's sake! Oh, goddamn you!

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