A scene from Soylent Green 1973
Hatcher

What's the story with the Simonson homicide?

Det. Thorn

It was carefully set up to make it look like he was killed after he caught some punk burglarizing his apartment.

Hatcher

What do you think it was?

Det. Thorn

It was an assassination. A well-planned assassination.

Hatcher

You know this for a fact?

Det. Thorn

Four reasons. One: the alarm system in the building was out of order for the first time in two years. Two: the bodyguard who was supposed to be protecting him was conveniently out shopping. Three: the punk that broke into the apartment didn't take anything. And four: the punk who killed Simonson was no punk because he used a meat hook instead of a gun to make it look like a punk.

Hatcher

Well, if the punk didn't take anything from the apartment, what did you take?

Det. Thorn

Everything I could lay my hands on.

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