Fargo · 1996 — 第 16 / 16 章 · 3'43" · B2

The Kidnappers Fight Over the Car, Explained:are we square

Two kidnappers ride with the money after a bloody handoff, and the argument turns petty fast: one wants the tan Cierra, the other won't give it up. "Are we square?" becomes the only question that matters. Meanwhile, Marge, back on the road, picks up the case over the radio and suddenly spots the very car they are fighting over.

あらすじ

In the car, the two kidnappers turn on each other over the money and the car. One has been shot and keeps pointing it out; the other barely speaks. They settle with "Are we square?" On the radio, Lou tells Marge that Gustafson and Lundegaard are wanted statewide; then Marge spots a tan Cierra on the road.

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fleeingcome upno doubt about itthe other guy

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このシーンの表現

are we square

are we even now

After the shouting, Carl asks twice whether they are even, but gets no answer.

Here's the twenty I owe you, so we're square.

このシーンの他の表現

  • fleeing

    running away from

  • come up

    arise suddenly

  • no doubt about it

    completely certain

  • the other guy

    the opponent who fared worse

  • split the bill

    divide between people

このシーンのメモ一覧

73 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

表現 · B2flee the interview

run out on the questioning

For Pete's sake, he's fleeing the interview.
表現 · B1get an outside line

a line to the outside

How do I get an outside line here?
発音get an

Get an runs together into one quick phrase.

How do I get an outside line here?
表現 · B2something comes up

an unplanned matter

But something's come up.
表現 · B1there's no doubt about it

completely certain

On the phone, the woman stacks up test and certificate to make her claim undeniable.

I've had a doctor's test, I've got the certificate, and there's no doubt about it, I'm gonna have your baby.
文法 · B1I've had a doctor's test

present perfect: The present perfect shows the test is done and its result now stands.

I've had a doctor's test, I've got the certificate, and there's no doubt about it, I'm gonna have your baby.
表現 · B2the other guy

the opponent who fared worse

A wry line after a fight makes light of the damage and saves face.

You should see the other guy.
表現 · A2What happened to someone?

what became of her

What happened to her?
表現 · A2get the money

obtained the cash

Well, I got the money.
文法 · C1How the fuck do you split

emphatic insertion: The fuck adds force between question word and auxiliary without changing the structure.

How the fuck do you split a fucking car, you dummy?
表現 · B1one pays the other

one buys out the other

One of us pays the other for half.
表現 · B2No way.

absolutely not

Hold on. No fucking way.
発音shot in

Link shot and in so the t crosses over.

I got fucking shot in the face!
表現 · B1get shot

be shot

I got shot fucking picking it up!
スラング · B2fucking

an intensifying swear — Strong profanity; avoid it in formal settings.

I'm taking that fucking car!
スラング · B2bullshit

nonsense, crudely — Heavy and crude; never use it in polite speech.

You know, I've been listening to your fucking bullshit all week!
表現 · B2be square

are we even now

After the shouting, Carl asks twice whether they are even, but gets no answer.

Are we square?
発音you fucking

Stress fucking and drag mute for the insult.

Yeah, you fucking mute!
スラング · B2mute

a mute person, as an insult — An insulting label; do not use it on anyone.

Yeah, you fucking mute!
文法 · B2if you see your friend

condition clause: The if-clause sets a condition; the order tell him follows in the next line.

And if you see your friend, Shep Proudfoot,
表現 · A2the day of something

on the day of

The day of our homicides.
表現 · B1still missing

not found yet

Still missing. We're looking.
スラング · B1Copy

message received — Radio jargon; not for everyday talk.

Copy. And Lundegaard, too?
表現 · C1over the wire

sent out on the police wire

Over the radio Lou says the alert is already out on the wire for the whole state.

Yeah. It's over the wire.
スラング · C1over the wire

sent out on the wire — Police and news jargon; rare in daily talk.

Yeah. It's over the wire.
表現 · B2get a lead on something

have a promising clue

Mid-sentence about a new lead, Marge suddenly spots the car and the chase begins.

Yeah, we got a lead on this...
表現 · B1send a couple cars

dispatch a few cars

Okay. Careful, Margie. I'll send a couple cars.

「The Kidnappers Fight Over the Car」を読み解く

What's really going on

The two men in the car have just pulled off the worst version of their plan, and the partnership falls apart while the engine is still running. One is bleeding from a gunshot and keeps insisting he earned his share; the other barely answers. The fight is not really about a car — it is about who owes whom and who gets to walk away. "Are we square?" is the whole relationship in three words: not loyalty, just a balance to be settled before they part. The film then cuts back to Marge, where the same missing car becomes the break the police have been waiting for.

Theme

MoneyThe partnership ends over cash and a car: once the money is in hand, the two men immediately start dividing it and asking who owes what.
BetrayalTrust between the two criminals evaporates, and one of them even warns a friend through the other man that he will not forget Shep Proudfoot.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Jerry's flight turns Marge from questioner into pursuer.
  • The car was split, and that split is what breaks them.
  • Radio shorthand moves the case faster than any interview.
  • Carl keeps asking for a clean account no one will give.

発音のポイント

  • get an — Get an runs together into one quick phrase.
  • shot in — Link shot and in so the t crosses over.
  • you fucking — Stress fucking and drag mute for the insult.
You should see the other guy.

A cocky line after a fight: the speaker admits he looks bad, but claims the person he fought looks far worse.

His wife. This guy says she was kidnapped last Wednesday.

A clue delivered over the radio: the woman who was taken is a wife, and the timing lines up with the case the police are already working.

There's the car! There's the car!

The excited shout of someone who has just spotted the suspect vehicle, turning a vague lead into something the police can act on right now.

For Pete's sake, he's fleeing the interview.

A mild, exasperated exclamation — the speaker is annoyed and disbelieving as someone bolts from an interview.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the two kidnappers fight over the car?

After the handoff, the two men turn on each other over the money and the car. One was shot and feels he earned more, while the other says almost nothing. The tan Cierra is the last thing left to divide, and neither will give it up.

Who got shot in the car argument?

The talkative one, who keeps repeating that he was shot in the face while picking up the money. He uses the injury as leverage in the argument over the car, reminding the other man what he went through to bring the cash back.

Why does Marge suddenly get excited on the radio?

She has been briefed that the missing Gustafson and Lundegaard are wanted statewide. Then, driving near Moose Lake, she recognizes a tan Cierra — the car tied to the case — and calls it in immediately.

What does "Are we square?" mean here?

It means "do we owe each other anything, or are we even?" After dividing the money, the two men use it to close out their partnership before parting ways. It is not a friendly question; it is a final accounting.

What is the lead the police get in this scene?

The kidnapping is tied to the day of the homicides, the accountant has come forward with information, and Gustafson and Lundegaard are now wanted statewide. The biggest break comes when Marge spots the tan Cierra on the road.

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