- Thug 2: [the beautiful reporter is seized & chloroformed by two ruthless thugs!]
- [holding the unconscious Paula in her arms]
- Thug 2: So, THIS is Paula PERiL?...
- [Dropping Paula roughly to the floor like a sack of potatoes!]
- Thug 2: She's not so tough!
- [the kayoed columnist is now securely gagged by the two thugs]
- Thug 1: [tossing a gym bag full of ropes to Thug 2] Tie her up! - I'll get the van...
- [Thug 2 swiftly & efficiently hogties the helplessly gagged journalist]
- The Detective: [Paula awakens, helplessly hogtied & gagged... the detective begins to gloat while the beautiful reporter can only respond with a muffled 'MMPPH!... '] So, you got my text: 'Meet me at 640 Redwood - more to the story.'
- [chuckles]
- The Detective: I KNEW you couldn't stay away...
- Paula Perillo: MMPPH! Mmpph!
- The Detective: I TRIED to warn you; gave you a chance to choose sides.
- [Kneels before Paula, rolling up his sleeve to reveal his Serpent Cult tattoo!]
- The Detective: I MADE my choice - Carleoni's old news...
- Paula Perillo: MMPPH-mmpph! Mmpph!
- The Detective: ...his time at the top of the food chain is OVER. The future belongs to the Serpent Cult, Paula - a future...
- Paula Perillo: MMPPH!-mm...
- The Detective: ...where WE decide when information gets out to the people!... of course,
- Paula Perillo: MMMM-hmm!
- The Detective: it WILL help to announce this New Era with a big SPLASH... what BETTER way to send a message - than to stream your DEATH online to MILLIONS of viewers?...
- Paula Perillo: MMPH-hmm! MMPH-hmm! MMPH-hmm! MMPH-hmm!
- The Detective: ...Your new editor was MOST cooperative; Miss Bentley JUMPED at the chance for an exclusive... and, an OPPORTUNITY - to ELIMINATE her biggest competition!...
- Paula Perillo: MMPH-hmm! MMPH-hmm! MMPH-hmm!
- The Detective: ...well, Paula
- [draws his knife]
- The Detective: It's time to SILENCE you - once and for ALL!
- [begins to cut Paula's bonds]
- Paula Perillo: MMPH! Mmph! MMMMMMMMPPPHH!...
- [first lines]
- [after dragging Jimmy to the edge of a swimming pool, a thug pulls Jimmy's glasses from his pocket]
- Carleoni: Here, put these on. We want you to see this.
- Jimmy Smith: Hey, you don't have to do this!
- Carleoni: Shut up.
- Paula Perillo: You'll never get away with this.
- [the thugs throw Paula, chained to a cinder block, into the deep end of a swimming pool]