Rome 1961: Tom Ripley, you’re a very hard man to find. No address, phone, office, just a few places people mentioned where you might be at, like his [bar]. I’m a private detective, Tom. I’ve been hired to find you. And give you this [business card]. Mr Greenleaf would like to talk to you. Ripley I: A Hard Man to Find, Netflix 2024
Maybe you know him as Dickie … He’s been in Europe for years … Tom, it’s time for him to come home. He’s too old for this … Saling and drinking and avoiding his duties is all he does … ibid. father hires Ripley
I brought you some things from New York. Some shirts and things, they’re at the hotel. I have a confession to make. Your father sent me here to try to convince you go home. Yeah. And I told him him I’d try … Ripley II: Seven Mercies, Tom to Dickie
Did my father mention I paint? ibid. Dickie to Tom
Are you crazy? The man is Camorra. ibid.
She loves you more than you love her. ibid. Tom to Dickie
Good morning. My name is Tom Ripley. I’m American. But I live in Italy now, in Atrani, at my friend Dickie’s house. We plan to do some travelling together. Paris. Berlin. Greece maybe. And for Christmas, we’re going to Cortina. Ripley III: Sommerso
No. You’re right. I’ll leave. It’s time. ibid. Tom to Dickie
He said some things about you. Yeah. He said like he wants to be alone for a while. He didn’t mean me, I guess. Ripley IV: La Dolce Vita, Tom to Marge
You say he’s not a bad guy but I don’t like him. ibid. Marge’s letter to Tom as Dickie
Dear Marge, yes I loved the scarf … Ripley V: Lucio, Tom as Dickie
What else have you got, Tom? His Picasso? ibid. Freddie
Good evening, Inspector. My apologies. We have a report that a body has been found on the Via Appia Antica. Ripley VI: Some Heavy Instrument, rozzer
The cause of death is faily obvious. Two blows to the head. Some heavy blunt object. ibid.
Richard Greenleaf – I believe the Inspector knows where I can find him. Ripley VII: Macabre Entertainment, bank manager
Tom is one of those people who takes advantage of people. ibid. Marge to Inspector
This evening at your residence an inspector from Rome will come to see you. Ripley VIII: Narcissus, Venice rozzer
So, where does all the money come from, Tom? How did you really come into possession of that ring? Do you think I’m a fool? Do you think I’m blind? You killed Dickie, didn’t you? You killed them both. ibid. New York detective
Every now and again there’s going to be a Nicholas Rossi that turns up. But Nicholas Rossi poses a threat to everyone. Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From the Dead I, man, Channel 4 2024
2022: The latest in the sage of a Rhode Island man who investigators say faked his own dead and fled the country. ibid. TV news
Arthur Knight is identified as Nicholas Rossi and arrested several times. ibid.
A guy who faked his own dead, who’s become a fugitive from justice. He’s one of America’s most wanted. He fled across the Atlantic. And he’s turned up in a hospital in Glasgow; he’s on a ventilator with Covid. ibid. journalist gets assignment
Arthur Knight seems to want as much attention as he can possibly get. ibid. extradition lawyer
What happened to me was fraud, extortion and blackmail. ibid. victim ot Nicholas
He basically just got older and fatter and even uglier and he took the victim to the max … An evil parasite that will leap from victim to victim. ibid. victim
You’ve got a serial rapist on the loose who faked his own dead. ibid. Utah prosecutor
It just screams psychopath. Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From the Dead II, man
The game has just started. The game is afoot. ibid. Nicholas to Edinburgh journalists
There were so many times when it would get physical. I had a black eye … I hated my life. I hated Nick. Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From the Dead III, Utah lady victim of domestic violence
He would urinate on his brother’s bed. Just to do it. Just to get his brother into trouble … He got so out of control he started hitting her [mother] … mental hospitals, behaviour programs … I’ll always feel guilty till the day I die … Nicky is Nicky. ibid. Stepdad
Nicholas Rossi had photographs of himself in Glasgow … Scottish police then went to the address of Arthur Knight where they met Miranda Knight. Miranda told the police that her husband was in hospital with a severe case of Covid; following that lead the police went to the hospital where they found a man registered under the name of Arthur Knight, unconscious in a coma with Covid 19. They found distinctive tattoos on his arm that matched Nicholas Rossi … They also took fingerprints … We had found Nicholas Rossi. ibid. investigative journalist
Whether she still thinks he’s Arthur Knight or not, I can’t get my head around it really. ibid. journalist #2
Rhode Island: Kidnapping, Fraud, Extortion, Identity Theft, Blackmail, Harassment, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Rape, the list goes on and on … Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From the Dead IV
The father? Crackhead, coke-head, wicked, wicked … diagnosed as a psychopath … sick, sick, he’s dead now … The kid was the devil’s spawn. ibid. stepdad
I would not be prepared to accept any statement of fact made by him. ibid. Scottish extradition judge
Miranda is the mystery in all of this. ibid. journalist
Dopesick ***** 2021 starring Michael Keaton & Peter Sarsgaard & Michael Stuhlbarg & Will Pouter & John Hoogenakker & Kaitlyn Dever & Rosario Dawson & Jake McDorman & Ray McKinnon et al, director Danny Strong
The time has come to redefine the nature of pain. And for too long the American medical community has been ignoring chronic pain, and this has created an epidemic of suffering. When we live with we are not living our true selves. We are not living our best selves. Dopesick I, Richard Sackler, family meeting, Hulu/Disney+ 2021
You don’t chase a market, you create it. ibid.
Their sales reps brought it up continuously. ibid. doctor’s evidence
Ten times more than what we’ve spent on anything. ibid. Purdue board meeting
They’ve been marketing the drug and pushing it on doctors. ibid. investigator’ talk
It has transformed the entire district. ibid.
The DEA was investigating Purdue last year. ibid.
Purdue has so many levels of deniability. ibid.
It takes anxiety away. You just take the medicine and go. ibid. TV advert
The largest sales force in pharmaceutical history. ibid. company sales promotion
Less than 1% of people become addicted to Oxycontin. ibid.
Your most effective talking point is the FDA label. ibid.
I think I can make this the biggest drug in the world. ibid. Richard
Have there been spikes in crime related to it? ibid. rozzer on raid
A bag filled with Oxycontin pills for distribution. ibid.
Is there something I should know about the approval process? ibid.
The [FDA] guy that approved it goes to work for the company. ibid. attorney
A new drug. The FDA said it’s safe. Dopsick II: Breakthrough Pain
Let’s hold more weekend seminars to explain to physicians how truly revolutionary this drug really is. ibid. Richard
The drug didn’t always worked as Purdue claimed. ibid. evidence
We’ll figure this out. It’s an excellent drug. ibid. Richard
The greatest painkiller in the history of civilisation … Double the dose. ibid.
Oh yeah, he was Oxy-cuted. ibid. wife reveals death of husband to attorneys
These pills are a lot more dangerous than that video claims. ibid. attorney to promotional doctor
The pills stopped working cause my tolerance grew. ibid. victim to attorneys
But a black kid selling weed can go to jail for decades. ibid.
Emergency Rooms See a Sharp Rise in Overdoses, Prescription Painkillers to Blame. ibid. newspaper article
Bridget: How many kids in your school are on Oxycontin? ibid.
Kid: I don’t know. About half. ibid.
What appears as corruption is just how the system works. ibid. investigating attorney
If it were me I’d charge them with Criminal Misbranding. ibid.
Overdose rates are so much higher on Oxycontin. ibid.
It’s time to double the dose again and I present to you the 80 mg pill. Dopesick III: The 5th Vital Sign, sales promotion
The medical community must make pain the fifth vital sign. ibid.
Individualize the Dose. ibid.
I want to look into launching OC in Germany. ibid. Richard
A single prescription drug is filling up jails in rural areas. ibid.
As we make our family the most philanthropic in America. ibid. family party toast
I try not to sell that stuff … ibid. pharmacist to Bridget
They are lying to doctors and patients about the dangers of the drug. ibid. Bridget
Pain societies have infiltrated the hospital rooms. ibid. rozzer/patient
Did you find a Purdue connection with other Pain Societies? ibid. rozzer/patient back to work
We’re going to cure the world of its pain. ibid. Richard