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Mills : Just because the
fucker's got a library card
doesn't make him Yoda.
Somerset : How much money you
got ?
Mills : I got fifty, fifty
bucks.
Somerset : I propose a
field trip;
Come on, we'll make a list.
At the top, we’ll put
"Purgatory," "Canterbury
Tales," anything relating to
the Seven Deadly Sins. Ask
yourself-
Mills : Hey, wait, wait.
Somerset : What would he
study to do the things he's
done? What are his interests
now? Jack the Ripper for
instance?
Mills : Where are we going ?
Somerset : The library.
Man1 :
Coupons.
Coupons. Free coupons.
Discount, discount coupons.
Somerset :
They
must have had about fifty
health violations during
their last inspection.
Mills : Could you at least
sit across
from me? I don't want people
thinkin’ we're dating.
Somerset : Give me your
money.
Mills : I'm giving you this
but if some stranger walks
up they ought to know what
the fuck we're doing. Fuck.
Man2 : Hey, Somerset. How you
doin’?
Somerset : OK.
Man : I didn't figure this
was gonna be a
menage a
trois.
Somerset : It's not a
problem. Sit down.
Man : Only for you do I do
this. It's a big risk. I
figure we're just
fair and
square.
Somerset : It's a deal.
Man : All right. About an
hour.
Mills : Yeah, help yourself.
Well, that was money well
spent?
Somerset : Yeah. All right,
by telling you this, I'm
trusting you more than I
trust most people.
Mills : Well, good, because
I'm about ready to punch
you.
Somerset : It's probably
nothing but even it is, it's
no skin off our teeth.
The guy in the pizza parlor
is a friend from the Bureau.
Mills : Who? Stinky man ?
Somerset : See, for years,
the FBI has been into the
library system, keeping
records.
Mills : Mhm. Assessing fines.
Somerset : No. Monitoring
reading habits. Look, come
on, certain books are
flagged. Books on, say,
nuclear weapons or "Mein
Kampf." Anyone who checks
out a flagged book has his
library records fed into the
FBI’s computers from then
on.
Mills : Wait, wait, wait. How
is this legal ?
Somerset : Legal, illegal,
these terms don't apply. You
can't use the information
directly. It's just a useful
guide. It might sound silly,
but he can't get a library
card without an ID and a
current phone number. See?
Mills : So they run a list.
Somerset : Precisely. If you
want to know who's reading
"Purgatory" and "Paradise
Lost" and "Helter Skelter,"
the FBI's computers will
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