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Zodiac · 2007 — 第 26 / 30 章 · 5'06" · B1

The Letter That Framed Toschi, Explained：blow over

On the surface a new Zodiac letter shows up at the paper, mocking the detective by name. Underneath, the story turns on the police themselves: a columnist claims the letter is a forgery written by the very detective hunting the killer. The case collapses from suspicion.

あらすじ

A new Zodiac letter arrives at the Chronicle, claiming the writer is back and naming detective Toschi. Then the news turns: a columnist says the letter is a forgery, and that Toschi himself wrote it to draw attention. Toschi is pulled from Homicide, while Graysmith keeps chasing the case anyway.

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get a kick out of itdrum up publicityblow oversuck someone dry

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このシーンの表現

blow over

to pass or settle without lasting harm

有人安慰格雷史密斯，说这场围绕托斯基的指控风波迟早会自己过去，不用太当真。

The scandal blew over by the end of the summer.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get a kick out of it

    to enjoy something a lot

  • drum up publicity

    to generate public attention

  • suck someone dry

    to drain someone of money, energy, or resources

このシーンのメモ一覧

92 行のセリフに 38 件のメモ

表現 · B2absolutely, positively ...-What do you mean? -Well, on the poster, the one letter that absolutely, positively does not match is the letter "K."
文法 · B2the one letter that absolutely, positively does not match

relative clause

-What do you mean? -Well, on the poster, the one letter that absolutely, positively does not match is the letter "K."
表現 · B2wouldn't happen to have somethingYou wouldn't happen to have any animal crackers in there, would you?
文法 · B2wouldn't happen to have

tentative hypothetical

You wouldn't happen to have any animal crackers in there, would you?
表現 · B2call in on a landlineUnit Five. Toschi needs to call in on a landline.
表現 · A2what's up-Dave? -Yeah. What's up?
発音What's up

liaison

-Dave? -Yeah. What's up?
表現 · B1come in this morningIt came in this morning and you need to see it right now.
スラング · B2ShitShit. All right, come on.
表現 · B1do you have something with youDo you have it with you?
スラング · C1city pig"That city pig Toschi is good, but I am smarter and better.
表現 · B1leave someone alone"He will get tired, then leave me alone.
表現 · B1wait for something"I'm waiting for a good movie about me. Who will play me?
発音need to talk

weak form

We need to talk.
表現 · B2make a threat against someonethe Zodiac makes no overt threats against the citizenry,
表現 · B1at least half of somethingFine, but you have to come back and finish at least half of what's on that plate.
文法 · B1you have to come back

have to for obligation

Fine, but you have to come back and finish at least half of what's on that plate.
表現 · B2not only is something ...San Francisco Chronicle columnist Armistead Maupin says that he thinks not only is this new letter a forgery,
文法 · C1not only is this new letter a forgery

inversion after not only

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Armistead Maupin says that he thinks not only is this new letter a forgery,
表現 · B2the very man who/that ...but it was written by the very man trusted to hunt down this killer, David Toschi.
表現 · B2go on recordMaupin, a very well-respected author, has gone on record saying
表現 · C1drum up publicity

to generate public attention

that he believes Toschi wrote the letter to drum up publicity for himself.
発音drum up

liaison

that he believes Toschi wrote the letter to drum up publicity for himself.
表現 · C1get a kick out of something

to enjoy something a lot

David got a kick out of it and so he wrote a couple of anonymous letters
文法 · B1like writing fan mail to himself

like plus gerund

It was like writing fan mail to himself. That's all.
表現 · B2blow over

to pass or settle without lasting harm

No, I'm sure that he didn't. And I'm sure that this will all blow over.
表現 · B2kick someone out of somethingThey kicked him out of Homicide.
表現 · B1catch up to someoneI'll catch up to you.
スラング · B2Jesus-Jesus. -Look, two seconds.
表現 · C1suck someone dry

to drain someone of money, energy, or resources

Okay, the Rick Marshalls of this world will suck you dry.
発音suck you dry

weak form

Okay, the Rick Marshalls of this world will suck you dry.
表現 · B2a blind alleyThey're blind alleys.
表現 · B1time has gone byToo much time has gone by, okay? Too much of the evidence is lost.
表現 · B1people get oldPeople get old, Robert. They forget.
表現 · B2be through with someoneI am through with you.
表現 · B1go missing-Okay, which one was that? -The Lake Tahoe nurse goes missing.
文法 · B1before the vernal equinox

before for time

One day before the vernal equinox.
表現 · B1the summer solsticeThat's got to be near the summer solstice.

「The Letter That Framed Toschi」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about how a case destroys the people closest to it. A letter arrives claiming, "I am back with you," and mocks the detective by name—but the real blow comes from the press, which floats the theory that Toschi forged it to drum up publicity. Nothing needs to be proven for the damage to stick: he is taken off the case and asked for his handwriting "like some common criminal." Meanwhile Graysmith, warned that suspects like these will suck you dry, refuses to let go, telling Toschi the killer is still out there. The two men who once worked the same case end the scene split, one through with it and one unable to stop.

Theme

JusticeA letter and a rumor push a good detective off the case while the killer stays free.
LiesAn unproven claim that Toschi forged the letter does more damage than the murder itself.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The one letter on the poster that does not match—and scares him most—is K.
  • After 51 months of silence the new letter names city pig Toschi.
  • Internal Affairs arrives; Toschi answers with 25 years a cop, 12 in homicide.
  • Graysmith tests dates like September 26, 1970 and June 19, 1971 against the seasons.

発音のポイント

  • What's up — liaison
  • need to talk — weak form
  • drum up — liaison
  • suck you dry — weak form
Okay, the Rick Marshalls of this world will suck you dry.

A blunt warning that chasing suspects like Marshall will drain Graysmith's time and life for nothing.

Too much time has gone by, okay? Too much of the evidence is lost.

Toschi's reason for quitting: the case has aged past the point where an arrest is realistic.

You stop calling my house. Do you understand me?

A hard boundary from a man who has already paid for this case and wants it out of his home.

It was like writing fan mail to himself. That's all.

The explanation of the earlier anonymous letters turns a suspicious act into something vain and harmless.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Toschi suspected of writing the letter?

A columnist claims he forged it to get publicity, pointing to earlier anonymous letters he wrote asking for a character in the column to return.

What happens to Toschi because of the rumor?

He is removed from Homicide and asked to hand over handwriting samples, even though the claim was never proven.

Why does Toschi tell Graysmith to stop?

He thinks too much time has passed and too much evidence is lost, so the chase only drains people and leads nowhere.

Does Graysmith stop investigating?

No. He insists the killer is still out there and keeps working the old leads, even after being warned they are blind alleys.

ゾディアック · 全 30 章

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