find out the whole truth
The supervisor opens by telling Mick he will find out who used the knife.
I'm going to get to the bottom of this.Bad Boys · 1983 — 第 4 / 9 章 · 2'41" · B1
Officials Interrogate the Inmates, Explained：get to the bottom of
An official works the cell block one inmate at a time, offering time off for information and threats for silence. O'Brien says nothing: "I can't help you, sir." The questioning is really about pressure — who will trade a name for a shorter sentence, and who will take the punishment instead.
あらすじ
After an incident on the tier, officials question the inmates one by one. They dangle a shorter sentence for anyone who talks and threaten the rest, while one inmate is put on cooking detail as punishment. O'Brien refuses to give them anything, and the scene cuts to a memory of him outside a bowling alley, talking to three girls.
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get to the bottom ofdeep-fry your asscheck withyou dig
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このシーンの表現
get to the bottom of
find out the whole truth
The supervisor opens by telling Mick he will find out who used the knife.
The police promised to get to the bottom of the missing money.
このシーンの他の表現
- deep-fry your ass
threaten to punish hard
- check with
confirm with someone
- you dig
understand?
- incurably innocent
sarcastically blameless
- knock time off
reduce a sentence
このシーンのメモ一覧
35 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
The to in get to weakens to a schwa in fast speech.
I'm going to get to the bottom of this.kitchen duty
You're on cooking detail all day.threaten to punish hard
When Mick stays quiet, the supervisor threatens him with kitchen work and worse.
If you're lying to me, I'm gonna deep-fry your ass.conditional clause: A real conditional: the if-clause sets the condition, the main clause the threat.
If you're lying to me, I'm gonna deep-fry your ass.Gonna runs straight into deep-fry with no pause.
If you're lying to me, I'm gonna deep-fry your ass.you, in a threat — Vulgar; only when joking or furious.
If you're lying to me, I'm gonna deep-fry your ass.cellblock level — Prison slang, not for casual use.
Tell me exactly what happened when you ran out on the tier. Exactly.a lot of
I just turned and I saw a bunch of people out on the rail.embedded clause: The that-clause holds a nested if-clause about whether he saw anything.
So, you're telling me that you don't remember if you saw anything?The t in don't is often dropped, then remember if links.
So, you're telling me that you don't remember if you saw anything?as I said before
I was in my room sleeping, like I told you.it's your turn
You're up.sarcastically blameless
Someone keeps claiming innocence, and the supervisor mocks the claim.
I know, Lofgren, I know. You're incurably innocent.make it clear
O'Brien, if you saw anything that might help clear this up, it might knock some time off your sentence.cut some time
O'Brien, if you saw anything that might help clear this up, it might knock some time off your sentence.relative clause: The that-clause describes anything that could help clear the matter up.
O'Brien, if you saw anything that might help clear this up, it might knock some time off your sentence.give something a try
Paco tells how he tried chatting up three girls outside a bowling alley.
I figure I'd give it a shot.begin speaking to
I walk over, I start talking to them.leave
Take off.tell him
What'd you say to him?understand?
As Mick keeps dodging, the man forces him to answer directly.
When I ask you a question, you answer. You dig, motherfucker?beat you badly — A vulgar threat, never in polite talk.
- Go fuck yourself. - I'm gonna fuck you up.want trouble?
Hey, you got a problem?act respectable
Now, let's try to be dignified.「Officials Interrogate the Inmates」を読み解く
What's really going on
The interrogation is a machine for producing informants, and the whole scene is about the price of speaking up. The official opens by announcing, "I'm going to get to the bottom of this," then mixes reward and fear — a shorter sentence for information, cooking detail for the uncooperative, and a threat to "deep-fry your ass" for anyone lying. Each inmate gets the same treatment, and each response is measured by what it costs. O'Brien's flat "I can't help you, sir" is a refusal to play, and it is risky: he gains nothing and marks himself as difficult. The flashback that follows explains the stakes behind his silence, showing the fight outside the bowling alley that started everything. The scene ties prison logic to street logic — both run on who talks and who stays loyal.
Theme
PowerOfficials use rewards and threats to turn inmates into informants, and one prisoner refuses to be moved.
TrustO'Brien will not trade information for a lighter sentence, keeping faith with the code even at his own cost.
このチャプターで学べること
- Getting to the bottom of something means finding the truth.
- Deep-frying someone is a threat, not a cooking plan.
- You dig is old slang for do you understand.
- Knocking time off a sentence means cutting it shorter.
発音のポイント
- get to the — The to in get to weakens to a schwa in fast speech.
- gonna deep-fry — Gonna runs straight into deep-fry with no pause.
- don't remember if — The t in don't is often dropped, then remember if links.
I'm going to get to the bottom of this.The official's opening promise to solve the incident. It is meant as pressure: everyone in the room is now a suspect until he says otherwise.
If you're lying to me, I'm gonna deep-fry your ass.A comic but real threat, mixing prison slang with a cooking joke. It warns that the punishment for lying will be severe and physical.
Tell me exactly what happened when you ran out on the tier. Exactly.The repeated 'exactly' is the whole line. The official is not asking for a story; he is demanding a precise, checkable account.
So, you're telling me that you don't remember if you saw anything?A question built to trap. By restating the inmate's answer as 'you're telling me,' the official makes the claim sound absurd and pushes for a different one.
I know, Lofgren, I know. You're incurably innocent.Sarcasm aimed at an inmate who always claims innocence. 'Incurably' twists a medical word into mockery, suggesting his innocence is a disease.
I figure I'd give it a shot.Mick's casual reason for walking up to the girls outside the bowling alley. The easy tone makes the trouble that follows feel almost accidental.
When I ask you a question, you answer. You dig, motherfucker?The street version of the official's authority, complete with the slang 'you dig.' It shows the same demand for respect that the prison scene later formalizes.
このシーンについての質問
Why is O'Brien being questioned?
Officials are investigating an incident on the tier and are working through the inmates for witnesses. O'Brien is asked whether he saw anything that could help clear it up.
What does the official offer O'Brien for information?
A shorter sentence. He says that helping clear up the incident might knock some time off O'Brien's sentence, which is the carrot to go with the threats.
How does O'Brien respond to the questioning?
He says, 'I can't help you, sir,' and gives nothing. The refusal costs him any benefit and marks him as uncooperative, but he does not inform.
What does the flashback show?
It cuts to the time outside the bowling alley, where Mick approaches three girls. One of the men with them tells him to take off, and the argument escalates into a fight.
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