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Zodiac · 2007 — 第 25 / 30 章 · 5'04" · B2

Graysmith Chases Rick Marshall, Explained：tread lightly

A lead points to a man named Rick Marshall, and the handwriting expert explains why the case can't close: the letter 'K' is written with two strokes early on and three later. Everything that follows is about getting a sample — and about how careful everyone has to be. “We have to tread lightly here.”

あらすじ

Graysmith follows a thread that names Rick Marshall as a possible Zodiac, learning that Marshall had code training and worked around a silent-film theater. A handwriting expert shows how the killer's letter 'K' shifts from two strokes to three, and warns that any conclusion must be handled carefully. Getting a sample of Marshall's writing proves harder than expected.

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注目の表現

off the recordtread lightlyon your ownMy thoughts exactly

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このシーンの表現

tread lightly

to act or speak with great care

笔迹鉴定师比对完样本，提醒格雷史密斯在给马歇尔定性之前必须谨慎，因为这话一旦说出口就等于指控一个人。

This topic is still raw for the family, so tread lightly.

このシーンの他の表現

  • off the record

    not to be officially recorded or quoted

  • on your own

    alone, without help from anyone

  • My thoughts exactly

    that is exactly what I was thinking

このシーンのメモ一覧

89 行のセリフに 38 件のメモ

文法 · B2In these canisters is the evidence

locative inversion

In these canisters is the evidence.
表現 · B1quite enough to do somethingYou have quite enough to get started.
スラング · B1Oh, pleaseOh, please.
表現 · B1at some point in one's lifeWe choose at some point in our lives how to physically construct each letter.
文法 · B1how to physically construct

wh-word plus infinitive

We choose at some point in our lives how to physically construct each letter.
表現 · B2lock something into one's brainOnce we lock that into our brains, our handwriting may change over the years, but the moves themselves remain unaltered.
表現 · B1change over the yearsOnce we lock that into our brains, our handwriting may change over the years, but the moves themselves remain unaltered.
文法 · B1may change over the years

may for possibility

Once we lock that into our brains, our handwriting may change over the years, but the moves themselves remain unaltered.
表現 · B2be cleared through somethingHow many suspects were cleared through handwriting?
表現 · B1no match was ever foundAlso the print in the cab. No match was ever found.
表現 · B2beat a testIs there any way that someone could beat a handwriting test?
文法 · B2Whoever the Zodiac is

concessive clause

Whoever the Zodiac is, he's not someone I cleared.
表現 · B2show up on someone's doorstepAbout a month ago, a man showed up on my doorstep very distraught.
発音showed up on

liaison

About a month ago, a man showed up on my doorstep very distraught.
表現 · B1what is someone afterWhat are you after?
スラング · B1What do you gotWhat do you got?
表現 · B2off the record

not to be officially recorded or quoted

This is off the record.
表現 · B1a couple years backCouple years back, I was trying to get Marshall's prints.
表現 · B1be about to do somethingHe looks at it. He's about to give it back and he stops and he says,
文法 · B1about to give it back

be about to do

He looks at it. He's about to give it back and he stops and he says,
発音give it back

flap

He looks at it. He's about to give it back and he stops and he says,
スラング · B1My goodness"My goodness, I got fingerprints all over this."
表現 · B1wipe something offAnd he wipes them off.
発音wipes them off

weak form

And he wipes them off.
表現 · B1maybe yes, maybe no-So, then, it's not him. -Maybe yes, maybe no.
表現 · B1leave something behindZodiac left gloves behind at the scene.
表現 · C1have the foresight to do somethingIf he had the foresight to bring gloves with him, how the hell's he gonna accidentally leave a print behind?
スラング · B2how the hell's he gonnaIf he had the foresight to bring gloves with him, how the hell's he gonna accidentally leave a print behind?
表現 · B1my thoughts exactly

that is exactly what I was thinking

My thoughts exactly.
表現 · B1get a warrantThree ways. One, get a warrant, which you can't.
文法 · B2which you can't

non-restrictive relative clause

Three ways. One, get a warrant, which you can't.
表現 · B1get creativeGet creative.
発音Get creative

elision

Get creative.
表現 · B2be on one's ownBeyond that, you're on your own.
表現 · C1tread lightly

to act or speak with great care

It's as close as I've ever seen. We have to tread lightly here.
表現 · B1track someone or something downI can get more. I'll just find Vaughn and I'll track down Linda.
表現 · B1scare someone the mostIn a way, though, it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most.
文法 · C1it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most

cleft sentence

In a way, though, it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most.

「Graysmith Chases Rick Marshall」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is a study in near-misses. A tip names Marshall, the facts line up, and the handwriting is “as close as I've ever seen” — but close is not the same as certain. The expert's rule sets the tone: “We have to tread lightly here.” That caution is what keeps the case honest and also what keeps it open. The procedural half is equally telling: to test a man you need a sample, and every legal route to one is closed, so the work slides into favors, phone calls, and improvisation. The scene's unease comes from watching careful people get as far as evidence allows and no further.

Theme

JusticeInvestigators gather handwriting and fingerprint evidence, trying to turn a strong hunch into a case that can actually be proven.
IdentityA name, a handwriting habit, and a suspect's trained past all point at who the killer might be, without ever confirming it.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The tip spells V-A-U-G-H-N: a friend storing evidence in film canisters.
  • Zodiac's K changes from two strokes to three, against how handwriting is locked in.
  • Handwriting cleared everyone; the cab print cleared 2,500 more.
  • Sherwood never cleared a Rick Marshall, the same name Wallace Penny brought.

発音のポイント

  • showed up on — liaison
  • give it back — flap
  • wipes them off — weak form
  • Get creative — elision
Beyond that, you're on your own.

The expert's blunt limit: he'll analyze a sample if Graysmith can get one, but everything else — warrants, persuasion, legwork — is Graysmith's problem.

In a way, though, it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most.

The expert's warning: a near-match is more troubling than a clear miss, because it hints at the truth without proving it.

This is off the record.

A condition before a confidence: the speaker will share sensitive information, but it cannot be quoted or used officially.

You have quite enough to get started.

A teasing deflection: instead of handing over the answer, the speaker says the information already in hand is enough to begin.

このシーンについての質問

Who is Rick Marshall?

A man named as a possible Zodiac: he had Navy code training, worked as a projectionist at a silent-film theater, and had connections to people in the case. Investigators think his handwriting is the closest match they've seen.

Why can't the police just test Marshall's handwriting?

They have no warrant and Marshall won't volunteer a sample, so the third option is to get creative. That means Graysmith has to hunt down old posters and letters and ask people who knew him.

Why is the handwriting match unsettling?

Because most of the writing matches the exemplar, which is suggestive, while the parts that don't match leave just enough doubt to block a conclusion. That gap is what the expert finds most frightening.

What does 'tread lightly' mean?

It means to act and speak with care because the situation is delicate. Here it's a warning not to rush to accuse a man of being the Zodiac without solid proof.

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