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Zodiac · 2007 — 第 18 / 30 章 · 5'01" · B1

Police Question Leigh Allen's Mother, Explained：greener pastures

On the surface it is a polite interview: detectives ask a mother about her son, and she admits, "Leigh's always been troubled." Underneath, the case is stalling. A Christmas card seems to match the killer's odd spelling, yet the handwriting expert still won't confirm it, and no warrant follows.

あらすじ

Detectives visit the Allen home and interview the suspect's mother, who admits her son has always been troubled and shows them an old Christmas card. Its unusual spelling matches the killer's letters. Later, a handwriting test still isn't enough for a judge, and the police lose their bid for a warrant.

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for the time beingin step withgreener pasturesspice it up

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このシーンの表現

greener pastures

a better or more promising place

Avery 接着说自己会「欣然另谋高就」，用 greener pastures 把跳槽说得体面又带刺。

She left the firm for greener pastures overseas.

このシーンの他の表現

  • for the time being

    for now, temporarily

  • in step with

    in harmony or accordance with

  • spice it up

    to make something more interesting or exciting

このシーンのメモ一覧

86 行のセリフに 49 件のメモ

文法 · B2we don't arrest people just because we're interested in them

negating a mere reason

Mrs. Allen, we don't arrest people just because we're interested in them.
表現 · B2always been troubledWell, Leigh's always been troubled.
発音always been troubled

liaison

Well, Leigh's always been troubled.
表現 · B1find outWe don't see him much anymore since we found out.
表現 · B1not see someone much anymoreWe don't see him much anymore since we found out.
表現 · B1feelings about someoneWhat are your feelings about Don Cheney?
表現 · B1a very reliable guyWell, Don's a very reliable guy.
表現 · C1believe something to be trueIf he were to tell you something, I'd believe it to be true.
文法 · C1he were to tell you something, I'd believe it to be true

were to for hypothetical

If he were to tell you something, I'd believe it to be true.
表現 · A2a couple years agoWe got a Christmas card from Leigh a couple years ago.
表現 · B1the exact same wayHe spelled it the exact same way. Christ-mass.
表現 · A2that would be greatThank you. That'd be great.
表現 · B2anything else we can do to helpIs there anything else we can do to help?
表現 · C1get around a rule-That gets you around a warrant. -For the time being.
表現 · B2for the time being

for now, temporarily

-That gets you around a warrant. -For the time being.
表現 · B1search the placeIf we do find something, Mulanax will go to the DA in Vallejo, and we could search the place properly.
表現 · C1get onto someoneDoesn't remember how he got onto him,
表現 · B1look like a ...but didn't think he looked like a killer so he didn't like him for Z.
文法 · C1didn't think he looked like a killer

negative raising

but didn't think he looked like a killer so he didn't like him for Z.
表現 · B2take someone in-But you do? -I wish I could've taken the guy in there.
表現 · B1take it slowTake it slow, Dave. Try and find more stuff for Sherwood.
発音Take it slow

flap

Take it slow, Dave. Try and find more stuff for Sherwood.
表現 · B2get someone fartherA match'll get us farther on the warrants.
スラング · C1Tell him to screw-Avery's on two. -Tell him to screw.
表現 · C1spice something up

to make something more interesting or exciting

You want me to communicate that verbatim or can I spice it up a little?
表現 · B1exactly one year after somethingThe letter to Melvin Belli was sent exactly one year after the Lake Herman Road murder.
表現 · B1a day before something-She was killed a day before Halloween. -Yeah.
表現 · B2fascinating pieces of newsYou know, these are all fascinating pieces of news, Robert,
表現 · B2a bit earlyit's a bit early in the day.
発音a bit early

flap

it's a bit early in the day.
表現 · B1not mean to do something-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. -No, no, no.
文法 · B2Both hands would have commonalities

would for inference

Both hands would have commonalities.
表現 · B2strike outWe struck out with the judge.
発音struck out

liaison

We struck out with the judge.
表現 · C1sign off on somethingHe won't sign off on a warrant for Allen's house.
文法 · B2unless we bring him a handwriting match

unless-clause

Now, unless we bring him a handwriting match or some evidence that...
表現 · C1toss a placeHow are we gonna get evidence if we can't toss the house?
スラング · C1toss the houseHow are we gonna get evidence if we can't toss the house?
表現 · B2without a warrantWe need Allen's right hand. We can't get it without a warrant.
表現 · B2put someone in charge of somethingasking to be put in charge of the Zodiac investigation?
表現 · C1a free flow of ideasto promote an exchange and free flow of ideas.
表現 · B2who better than someone-And that you run it. -Well, who better than me?
表現 · B2stop doing somethingOne, stop boozing.
表現 · C1cut something outAnd three, cut this nonsense out.
文法 · C1cut this nonsense out

separable phrasal verb

And three, cut this nonsense out.
表現 · C1in step with something

in harmony or accordance with

you feel my excellent work is no longer in step with this trashy provincial rag,
表現 · C1a trashy provincial ragyou feel my excellent work is no longer in step with this trashy provincial rag,
表現 · C1move on to greener pasturesMore than happily decamp for greener pastures.
表現 · C1an editorial tête-à-tête-What was that? -An editorial tête-à-tête.

「Police Question Leigh Allen's Mother」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about how close evidence can come without closing a case. A mother's remark—"Leigh's always been troubled"—does more damage than any accusation, and the Christmas card she keeps turns a spelling mistake into a possible link. But the system holds: the handwriting analyst matches the sample yet refuses to treat left-hand writing as proof, and the judge wants more before signing a warrant. The police are left asking how to get evidence without a search, while the reporter on the case treats the paper as beneath him and threatens to leave for greener pastures. The frustration is built into the rules.

Theme

JusticeEvidence closes in on a suspect, but warrants and analysts keep the case just out of reach.
DutyDetectives and a handwriting expert stick to procedure even when the answer feels obvious.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The family says Leigh has always been troubled, then asks if they will arrest him.
  • A Christmas card spells Christ-mass with two S's, matching the letters.
  • The brother will search the apartment next time Leigh leaves, getting around a warrant.
  • The cop who saw him two days after Berryessa did not like him for Zodiac.

発音のポイント

  • always been troubled — liaison
  • Take it slow — flap
  • a bit early — flap
  • struck out — liaison
Well, Leigh's always been troubled.

The mother's quiet admission that her son has long had problems, offered as explanation more than defense.

More than happily decamp for greener pastures.

A proud threat to quit the paper for a better job, delivered with heavy sarcasm.

We need Allen's right hand. We can't get it without a warrant.

The deadlock in one line: the key evidence is unreachable unless a judge approves a search.

This suspect is not your Zodiac.

The expert's flat refusal to confirm the theory, cutting off the hope that the case was about to break.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the detectives visit Leigh Allen's mother?

They are gathering background on the suspect, hoping a relative can confirm details that match the Zodiac letters.

What makes the Christmas card important?

It shows Allen spelling Christmas the same unusual way as the killer's letters, which could tie him to the case.

Why can't the police search Allen's house?

A judge says the evidence isn't enough to sign a warrant, and without a search they can't get the handwriting sample they need.

Why does the reporter threaten to leave?

He is told to stop drinking and cut out his stunts, and he answers by mocking the paper and saying he would happily move to a better job.

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