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when jonathan lisco, local gay activist
and part-time female impersonator,
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was brutally1 attacked in his home.
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Lisco speculated the attack was in response to his efforts
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to secure same-sex partner insurance coverage
from his employer cliffside cable.
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Police are circulating this sketch2 of the assailant.
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I have to say, you know, certain acts
just speak for themselves.
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I've taken a strong stand
with my company... is there something
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you want to ask me?
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No.
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You took it, didn't you?
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Good evening, Mrs. Huber.
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It's my own fault for not hiding the cup.
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Obviously, if you're capable of arson3,
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I should have known you'd be capable
of breaking and entering.
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I don't know what you're talking about, Mrs. Huber.
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I suppose you destroyed it.
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Again, I don't know what you're
talking about, but, yeah. I did.
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I was going to keep your secret.
It's a shame you couldn't trust me.
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You're a piece of work.
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You know that?
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Oh, Susan, let's not be unpleasant.
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We can go back to the same
friendly relationship we've always had.
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I will keep my lawn looking nice,
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and I will make sure that
my music isn't played too loud,
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and if I get some of your mail,
heck, I'll run it right over,
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'cause that's what good neighbors do.
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But from now on, when I run into you on the street
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and I say "good morning, Mrs. Huber,"
or "how are you, Mrs.Huber?"
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Just know that inside, I am quietly
but decidedly hating your guts4.
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Careful, dear.
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Let's not say things we'll live to regret.
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Good evening, Mrs. Huber.
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He actually said Mary Alice was crazy?
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Not in so many words, but everything Paul said
certainly made it seem like she was schizophrenic.
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I think he's hiding something. I know it.
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But wait. What about the tape?
I mean, she did say that her name was Angela.
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Mary Alice was not crazy.
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Well, my father was a prosecutor5,
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and he always said that the simplest
explanation was usually the right one.
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But remember what the note said --
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"I know what you did. It makes me sick,
and I'm going to tell."
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That's not the kind of thing
someone writes to themselves.
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That's a message sent by an enemy.
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So exactly what is it you hired me to do?
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It's very simple, really --
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someone sent that note to my wife,
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and I need to know who.
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What type of person would send such a note?
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Was it an enemy?
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Of course.
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But what kind?
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An acquaintance?
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A stranger?
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Or how about...
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a neighbor that lives a few feet away?