AUTHORITY - That... was the most honourable thing *anyone* has ever done. You are virtue embodied. HORRIFIC NECKTIE - You weirdo. Get outta here before anyone sees you.

YOU - (Point at the knights on horseback.) "Who are they?" KIM KITSURAGI - "Franconigerian knights." He looks at the dusty figurines in the dim light. "I used to be very serious about these guys." ESPRIT DE CORPS - ...a long, long time ago.

INLAND EMPIRE - A prayer of sorts? To Revachol.

YOU - "DISCO ELYSIUM." KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant has taken a small step back. He looks at your face illuminated by the flames and nods silently. Then the fire falters... EMPATHY - The flames warmed him too. Not at all in a bad way.

ESPRIT DE CORPS - It feels safe to know that the lieutenant's got your back, now and always.

SHANKY - "He’s not gonna off himself, c'mon!" THEO - "No," a calm voice from the back of the room: "He’ll do it. Go ahead, son – three, two…" INLAND EMPIRE - *Kisses… kisses… kisses…*

SUGGESTION - At this point, plain badgering may be your best bet. YOU - "Come on, Kim, *puh-leeeeeze*." KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant sighs so hard for a moment it seems like he may asphyxiate... KIM KITSURAGI - "Alright, detective, you win."

PAYPHONE - You dial the number again -- twenty six pulls of the rotary dial. The machine eats the coin and a terrifying ocean of distance rustles in your ear... VOLITION - Put it down. AUTHORITY - Before it's too late, please.

HORRIFIC NECKTIE - Fuck you, crab-man, you don't tell us what to do. Tell him. YOU - (Adjust your tie.) "Who do you think you are? Some crazy guy under the roof? What is this shit?"

DOLORES DEI - "My lungs do not *glow*, Harry. I am just like all the others. None of us have glowing lungs." INLAND EMPIRE - Then it's you. *You* will make her lungs glow. Your pain is NOT meaningless.

YOU - "Tell me, who are you, dead man?" INLAND EMPIRE - No reply. How ever many times you keep asking. KIM KITSURAGI - "Please stop trying to perform a *necromantic ritual*. We have other things to do."

YOU - "It's party time." KIM KITSURAGI - "Isn't it always party time with you?" ESPRIT DE CORPS - You're going to have to figure this one out on your own. KIM KITSURAGI - "Good night, detective."

INLAND EMPIRE - Don’t be fooled. The bad times have already begun. CONCEPTUALIZATION - Wake up the past and tell it to stay awake – the bad times are here to stay.

YOU - "Evil aerodrome, taking everything away from me." DOLORES DEI - "Don’t think like that, Harry…" She smiles. EMPATHY - She’s really sorry she made you think like that about her beloved aerodrome.

HORRIFIC NECKTIE - SHUT UP, FUCK-MIDGET! VOLITION - I have no idea what's going on here, but you should not do anything that the horrific necktie tells you to do. KIM KITSURAGI - "Uhm... detective?" He's staring at you as you clutch your necktie.

YOU - "It's *way* more than that. I'll win her back with this." INLAND EMPIRE - Win *who* back, you don't even know her name!

JOYCE MESSIER - "I’m over-exposed, baby. My travels take me through the pale dozens of times a year. I’ve got the longing – and I’ve got it *bad*." She points to her heart. EMPATHY - She would die to return to it. The pale. The past. Anything one can return to.

HORRIFIC NECKTIE - Nothing less than total annihilation will suffice. YOU - "Hello, darkness." KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant looks at you with horror. You've been mumbling to your necktie in a daze for several minutes.

KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant opens his notebook but doesn't write anything. VOLITION - He's hiding. These things are tough on him. Matters of love, not violence or deceit.

ESPRIT DE CORPS - It feels safe to know that the lieutenant's got your back, now and always.