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Zodiac · 2007 — 第 6 / 30 章 · 5'03" · C1

The Presidio Cab Murder, Explained：flag a cab

On the surface it is a routine crime scene: a cabbie shot, a missing wallet, kids who saw a man run off. Underneath it is a puzzle about a description that doesn't add up, with one detective noting, "The odd thing is, we also got gloves." Even the birthday and the food talk can't soften the night.

あらすじ

A cab driver is found shot in the head near the Presidio, his wallet and keys gone. Detectives work the scene, ask about witnesses, and get a description from the children who called it in. Evidence turns up, including a casing and a pair of gloves, as the team tries to reconstruct the killer's route.

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注目の表現

get around to itthe odd thing isflag a cabdead asleep

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このシーンの表現

flag a cab

to stop a taxi by raising your hand

警探在推演凶手当晚的路线，从招手叫车讲到报出目的地，一步步还原案发前的行动。

We flagged a cab outside the station.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get around to it

    to finally find the time to do something

  • the odd thing is

    what is strange about this is

  • dead asleep

    sleeping very deeply

このシーンのメモ一覧

87 行のセリフに 47 件のメモ

表現 · B1owe someone somethingWhoever this is, you owe me a new lamp.
文法 · B2Cabbie's been shot

present perfect passive

Cabbie's been shot three blocks from the Presidio.
表現 · A2it wasn't meWell, it wasn't me. I've been with my bride all night.
表現 · B2vouch for someone-She can vouch. -Go put on the Folgers.
表現 · A2pick someone upYou'll pick me up?
発音pick me up

weak form

You'll pick me up?
表現 · A2lock something upWalt's on scene, locked up the cab and secured the crowd.
表現 · B1be dead asleep

sleeping very deeply

Seriously, dead asleep. I lost feeling in my arm and everything.
スラング · C1CrackersCrackers.
表現 · A2try a kind of foodYou ever try Japanese food?
表現 · A2always wanted to do something-I always wanted to try it. -So, why don't you?
表現 · B2get around to something

to finally find the time to do something

Haven't got around to it.
表現 · B1what a lovely ...Evening, gents. What a lovely night for a botched robbery.
表現 · C1a botched robberyEvening, gents. What a lovely night for a botched robbery.
スラング · B2gentsEvening, gents. What a lovely night for a botched robbery.
表現 · B2the end of summer rushYeah, third this week. Must be end of summer rush.
表現 · A2be on the wayI got foot patrols going through the park, dogs are on the way.
表現 · B1a shot to the back of the headSuspect fired one shot to the back of the head.
表現 · A2be missingDriver's wallet and car keys are missing.
スラング · B2ID himLeroy, there, came down from Yellow Cab to ID him.
表現 · B2pretty high-endNeighborhood's pretty high-end for this kind of thing, so I already set up transpo for the cab.
表現 · B2call something inKids who called it in saw the suspect from that window.
文法 · B1Kids who called it in

relative clause with who

Kids who called it in saw the suspect from that window.
表現 · B1get a better look at somethingOldest kid ran downstairs to get a better look from the dining room,
表現 · B2a crew-cutdescribed him as a white male, glasses, crew-cut, stocky, and wearing a darkjacket.
表現 · B1get out of here-You guys need anything else? -No. Get out of here.
発音Get out of here

liaison

-You guys need anything else? -No. Get out of here.
表現 · B2take the body-Body or scene? -It's your birthday, I'll take the body.
表現 · B2wipe something downDave, looks like he wiped the cab down pretty good.
表現 · B2the odd thing is ...

what is strange about this is

The odd thing is, we also got gloves.
表現 · C1roll someone-Who rolled him? -Stewarts.
スラング · C1rolled him-Who rolled him? -Stewarts.
表現 · B2happen to be somethingOkay. I'm your shooter, Negro male adult, who also happens to be a stocky, crew-cut Caucasian.
表現 · B2flag a cab

to stop a taxi by raising your hand

I flag a cab. I give him this address.
発音flag a cab

liaison

I flag a cab. I give him this address.
文法 · B1you tell him to go down a block

tell someone to do something

You don't want any witnesses so you tell him to go down a block.
表現 · B1pull overHe pulls over.
表現 · B2put something in parkI wait for him to put it in park because I'm smart
文法 · B2wait for him to put it in park

wait for someone to do something

I wait for him to put it in park because I'm smart
表現 · C1dump somethingAll right. So, eitherway, I just dumped a quart of blood in the front seat.
表現 · A2for the money-So, why do you get in the front seat? -For the money.
表現 · B1anywhere near somethingYou don't have to go anywhere near the blood.
表現 · A2animal crackersIt's his third fare of the night. Does anyone have any animal crackers?
表現 · B1one at a timeSir, I was wondering if I'd be able to talk to your children, one at a time and preferably alone?
文法 · B2if I'd be able to talk

be able to for ability

Sir, I was wondering if I'd be able to talk to your children, one at a time and preferably alone?
表現 · B1get a chance to do something-Did you get a chance to see his face? -I did.
表現 · B1sort ofWell, sort of.

「The Presidio Cab Murder」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is less about the killing than about how hard it is to see clearly. The first description sent out is wrong—a Black suspect—while the children actually describe a white man with glasses and a crew cut, and the mismatch is played almost as a punchline. The detectives talk food, birthdays, and animal crackers while working a body, which keeps the horror at arm's length. Then they walk the killer's route step by step, from flagging the cab to waiting for the car to be put in park before firing. The most human moment is also the coldest: one of them, standing over the evidence, says, "The odd thing is, we also got gloves."

Theme

JusticeDetectives comb a murder scene for evidence, chasing a suspect whose description keeps shifting.
DutyEven on a birthday and over dinner, the team keeps working the case step by step.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Use get around to for delayed tasks
  • Hear botched as badly done
  • Use put it in park for the gear
  • Treat wipe down as a full clean

発音のポイント

  • pick me up — weak form
  • Get out of here — liaison
  • flag a cab — liaison
Whoever this is, you owe me a new lamp.

A comic opener from someone woken up by the case, treating the intrusion as a household debt.

Well, it wasn't me. I've been with my bride all night.

A detective jokes that his alibi is airtight, name-dropping his new wife to shrug off suspicion.

Evening, gents. What a lovely night for a botched robbery.

The greeting turns a murder scene into gallows humor, calling the crime a failed robbery.

Yeah, third this week. Must be end of summer rush.

Grim sarcasm: the killings are treated like a seasonal spike in business.

Okay. I'm your shooter, Negro male adult, who also happens to be a stocky, crew-cut Caucasian.

The detective sums up the absurd contradiction between the two descriptions, mocking the uselessly vague suspect profile.

このシーンについての質問

Why is the suspect description so confusing?

The first description sent to patrol cars says the suspect is Black, but the children describe a stocky white man with glasses and a crew cut, so the two accounts don't match.

Who saw the killer?

The children who called in the crime saw him from a window, and the oldest ran downstairs for a better look before he left.

What evidence do the police find at the scene?

They find a 9mm casing and a pair of gloves with blood on them, along with blood in the cab and the missing wallet and keys.

How do the detectives reconstruct the shooting?

They walk through it in order: the killer flags a cab, gives an address, waits for the car to be put in park, then shoots and takes the money.

ゾディアック · 全 30 章

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第 1 章creep someone outDarlene Ferrin's Last Drive第 2 章I wouldn't kid youThe Zodiac Confession Call第 3 章shed light onZodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle第 4 章get any ideasZodiac Attacks the Couple at the Lake第 5 章a hell of a get-upZodiac's Lake Berryessa Attack再生中 · 第 6 章flag a cabThe Presidio Cab Murder第 7 章did inZodiac Claims the Taxi Murder第 8 章skip townPolice Bicker Over the Zodiac Case第 9 章at a moment's noticeZodiac Calls the TV Talk Show第 10 章crack the codeBelli Tries to Catch the Zodiac第 11 章What's your angle?Graysmith Cracks the Zodiac Cipher第 12 章the more the merrierKathleen Johns Escapes the Zodiac第 13 章come out of the woodworkGraysmith Finds the Zodiac's Source第 14 章in my gutGraysmith Talks Zodiac on a Date第 15 章beat the bushesRiverside Investigators Compare Notes第 16 章lost in the shuffleThe Informant Describes Leigh Allen第 17 章the whole pointPolice Question Arthur Leigh Allen第 18 章greener pasturesPolice Question Leigh Allen's Mother第 19 章home turfPolice Build a Case Against Allen第 20 章tore out of herePolice Search Allen's Trailer第 21 章holding the bagBill Transfers Out of the Chronicle第 22 章fade into a footnoteGraysmith Pitches a Zodiac Book第 23 章yesterday's newsGraysmith Talks His Way In第 24 章more than just a coincidenceGraysmith Follows the Birthday Clue第 25 章tread lightlyGraysmith Chases Rick Marshall第 26 章blow overThe Letter That Framed Toschi第 27 章put yourself out thereGraysmith Chases the Case at Home第 28 章get it in your headGraysmith Meets the Theater Owner第 29 章the date that didn't endLinda Recalls the Painting Party第 30 章cancel each other outRobert Confronts Dave About Allen
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