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NAPOLITANO
Which means what? Preserved cavemen under the subway route?
DUVANE
If the La Brea Tar Pits are any guide, I'd expect to find perfectly preserved pre-Ice Age animals. And Native American burial sites.
NAPOLITANO
That's progress. The Chumash and Gabrielinos will have to understand.
DUVANE
It's unlikely they will. Mister Davis' investors feared interminable legal battles over that site.
NAPOLITANO
So you spread your theory around until they pulled out, is that it? And who cares if Larry gets killed in the process?
DUVANE
Rest assured I'm doing all I can to help the police find whoever murdered your friend.
Napolitano's only comment is his glower.
DUVANE
There's a better route for your train, Russell. One that won't face all that organized opposition.
NAPOLITANO
Let me guess -- right by your new development at Pico and Exposition.
DUVANE
The quantum mind is a remarkable thing.
NAPOLITANO
I'll check on those peat deposits and get back to you.
DUVANE
But the show isn't over!
He aims his remote at the plasma screen, which now shows a Sheriff's CSI team vacuuming the trunk of a smashed-up Lexus.
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