Kiss Me Deadly1955

Lily:
[pointing a gun at Hammer] What do you want?

Hammer:
I was with Christina the night she was killed. They tried to kill me, too. If you'd like, I'll show you the scars.

Lily:
How'd you find me?

Hammer:
I picked up the thread. Anybody could do it...

Lily:
Christina was my friend.

Hammer:
The bird in the cage. What happened to it?

Lily:
[She lowers the gun] It was a nice bird. Used to eat out of my hand.

Hammer:
You let it die. Why'd you let it die?

Lily:
It reminded me of her every time it sang. She was a good kid. She was lots of fun. We worked together - a couple of jobs till she got sick. That's when I noticed that she started to change. You get on a merry-go-round. You think you can get off any old time. But then it starts going too fast. She was scared. She was more and more scared. She was afraid to go out. She'd go to the movies once in a while or out for groceries but never very far. And then the police came around. They asked questions, lots of questions. Then they took her away. After all, I had a feeling someone was watching the place. Then those men came.

Hammer:
What did they want?

Lily:
I didn't stick around to find out.

Hammer:
Why was Christina so afraid? [Lily shrugs] It's all right, you can trust me.

Lily:
I don't know.

Hammer:
You want to get even for what happened to Christina, don't ya? I'll see what I can do.