boarded the train
and the somebody else took the crutches and went on the train as Dietrichson...Double Indemnity · 1944 — 第 19 / 21 章 · 4'24" · B2
Keyes Exposes the Impersonation, Explained：come apart at the seams
Keyes lays out how the murder was worked: a double took the crutches and rode the train as Dietrichson, then the body was placed on the tracks. The scheme only needs one witness to break, and Keyes brings in a man from Oregon who says the dead man was someone else.
あらすじ
Keyes explains the theory to Walter: an impersonation, in which a double used the crutches and rode the train as Dietrichson while the real man was already dead. To test it, Keyes calls in Mr. Jackson, the only passenger who saw the man on the observation platform, and asks him whether the photographs are of the late Mr. Dietrichson.
注目の表現
a cinchin the way oftake our timetake care of
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このシーンの表現
come apart at the seams
start falling apart
Keyes says the other side's story is already coming apart at the seams.
Their plan came apart at the seams under pressure.
このシーンの他の表現
- a cinch
something easy to do
- in the way of
as regards; in terms of
- take our time
not rush; go slowly
- take care of
handle or look after
- Come to think of it
on reflection
このシーンのメモ一覧
91 行のセリフに 20 件のメモ
Link cinch to into /sɪn-tʃtə/ with a soft t.
An impersonation, see? A cinch to work.almost nobody
Because it was night, very few people were about...slightly overly
Fancy all right, Keyes, but maybe it's a little too fancy.relative clause: The who-clause narrows The only guy to the one witness who saw the body.
The only guy who really got a good look at this supposed Dietrichson...went out of one's way to
I took the trouble to bring him down here from Oregon.reach a decision
Up in Medford we take our time making up our mind.vouch for it
Will you swear to that?Blend would you into /wʊdʒə/ as one sound.
Just how would you describe the man you saw on the observation platform?on reflection
Jackson pauses, then recalls aloud that the man kept his back turned.
Come to think of it, he tried to keep his back towards me.not related
There's a family of Neffs in Corvallis. No relation.handle or look after
Keyes has the cashier handle Jackson's expenses and train ticket.
He'll take care of your expense account and your ticket for the train tonight.a woman — Old-fashioned slang; fine among friends, not in formal talk.
Now, we know the Dietrichson dame is in it, and a somebody else.before long
Pretty soon we'll know who that somebody else is.stirred up — Spoken idiom for emotions running high; rare in writing.
Their emotions are all kicked up.subject clause: The whether-clause is the subject; doesn't matter is the predicate.
Whether it's love or hate doesn't matter. They can't keep away from each other.bound to each other
They're stuck with each other and they've got to ride...no return journey
And it's a one-way trip, and the last stop is the cemetery.retort with it
I'm gonna throw it right back at her.bringing ruin on themselves
Keyes predicts the two will destroy themselves the moment they surface.
They'll be digging their own graves.「Keyes Exposes the Impersonation」を読み解く
What's really going on
Keyes works the case out loud, and the plan he describes is elegant enough to seem safe: "An impersonation, see? A cinch to work." But the scene is built to show why it is not. The whole scheme depends on nobody getting a clear look, and Keyes finds the one man who did, then brings him from Oregon to say the photographs are not the man he saw. Jackson's stubborn, homespun manner makes his identification hard to shake: "If I say it, I mean it." With that, the case "is beginning to come apart at the seams already," and Keyes turns philosophical, comparing the killers to passengers chained together on a train: "it's a one-way trip, and the last stop is the cemetery." Walter, who knows every word is true, can only listen.
Theme
DeceptionThe murder hinges on a double impersonating the victim, and the whole plan is designed to hide who really died.
JusticeKeyes builds the case step by step and, with one witness, begins to prove the death was staged.
このチャプターで学べること
- A cinch makes a hard job sound easy.
- Coming apart at the seams means a story is failing.
- Pretty soon signals that a secret will surface.
- Take care of something means get it handled.
発音のポイント
- cinch to — Link cinch to into /sɪn-tʃtə/ with a soft t.
- would you — Blend would you into /wʊdʒə/ as one sound.
Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later.Keyes's verdict on the case: no killing stays hidden forever, and this one is already showing its seams.
And it's a one-way trip, and the last stop is the cemetery.Keyes's image for the killers' partnership: once they are bound together, neither can get off, and the ride ends in their deaths.
Whether it's love or hate doesn't matter. They can't keep away from each other.Keyes argues the two killers will be drawn back together no matter what they feel, and that contact is what will expose them.
Up in Medford we take our time making up our mind.Jackson's way of saying people from his town are deliberate; he uses it before giving his careful, damaging identification.
このシーンについての質問
How did the killers fake the train accident?
A double took the crutches and boarded the train pretending to be Dietrichson, then jumped off. The body was then placed on the tracks for the train to run over.
Why does Keyes bring Mr. Jackson to the office?
Jackson is the only passenger who got a good look at the man on the observation platform, so Keyes uses his identification to prove the dead man was not Dietrichson.
What makes Jackson change his identification?
He already doubted it, and after he recalls that the man kept his back turned, he becomes certain the photographs are not of the passenger he saw on the train.
What does Keyes mean by "a cinch to work"?
He means the impersonation would be easy to pull off, because at night almost no one on the train got a clear look at the man.
Why does Keyes say the killers are like passengers on a train?
He means they are bound to each other and cannot separate. Because they must meet again, that contact is what will eventually give them away.
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第 4 章worried sickPhyllis Pitches Accident Insurance
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第 8 章crook the houseNeff's Roulette Wheel Speech
第 9 章at a crackNeff Fools Dietrichson Into Signing
第 10 章take it or leave itWalter Drives Lola to Nino
第 11 章accidentally on purposeWalter Meets Phyllis at the Market
第 12 章shaking like a leafKeyes Offers Neff the Claims Job
第 13 章back inWalter Builds His Alibi
第 14 章got the ballNorton Says It Wasn't an Accident
第 15 章a leg to stand onNorton Questions the Widow
第 16 章through the wringerKeyes Suspects the Beneficiary
第 17 章gets his teeth intoLola Tells Neff About the Nurse
第 18 章like a hawkKeyes Explains the Dietrichson Murder
再生中 · 第 19 章come apart at the seamsKeyes Exposes the Impersonation
第 20 章hang on to your hatKeyes Blames the Wrong Man
第 21 章brushed offWalter Confronts Phyllis第 19 / 21 章 · 残り約 6 分