A scene from Fargo 1996
Marge

[on the phone]

No, I'm leavin' this mornin', back up to Brainerd.

Det. Sibert

Well, I'm sorry I won't see ya.

Marge

But ya think he's all right? I saw him last night and he's -

Det. Sibert

What'd he say?

Marge

Well, it was nothin' specific he said, it just seemd like it all hit him really hard, his wife dyin' -

Det. Sibert

His wife?

Marge

Linda.

Det. Sibert

Who?

Marge

Linda Cooksey.

Det. Sibert

No! No. No, they weren't - he, uh, he was bothering Linda for about, oh, for a good year. Really pestering her, wouldn't leave her alone.

Marge

So, they didn't...

Det. Sibert

No. No, they never married. Mike's had psychiatric problems.

Marge

Oh. Oh, my.

Det. Sibert

Yah, he's been struggling. He's living with his parents now.

Marge

Oh, geez.

Det. Sibert

Yah, Linda's fine. You should call her.

Marge Gunderson

Geez. Well... geez, that's a surprise.

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