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Nola Rice: [from trailer] I don't think this is a good idea. You shouldn't have followed me here.
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Do you feel guilty?
Nola Rice: Do you?
[they kiss]

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Nola Rice: He saw me across the room and he honed in on me like a guided missile.

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Alec Hewett: Eleanor, I think you have had one too many G and T's.

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Nola Rice: Men always seem to wonder. They think I'd be something very special.
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: And are you?
Nola Rice: Well, no one's ever asked for their money back.

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[first lines]
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: It would be fitting if I were apprehended... and punished. At least there would be some small sign of justice - some small measure of hope for the possibility of meaning.

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Sophocles said, "To never have been born may be the greatest boon of all."

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Nola Rice: Has anyone told you you play an aggressive game?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Has anyone told you you have very sensual lips?
Nola Rice: Extremely agressive.

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[last lines]
Alec Hewett: To Terrance.
Eleanor Hewett, Chloe Hewett Wilton, Heather: To Terrance.
Alec Hewett: And all that sail on him.

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: You have to learn to push the guilt under the rug and move on, otherwise it overwhelms you.

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Chloe Hewett Wilton: Was I dreadful?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: No, not at all, you have very unique style.
Chloe Hewett Wilton: Yeah, it's called clumsy!

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Nola Rice: I want an Aston Martin or one of those Vintage Convertible Mercedes.
Tom Hewett: When we're married, we'll collect vintage cars. Just as long as I can have a GT59 with all the trimmings.

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Nola Rice: I drove an Aston Martin once.
'La Traviata' Performer: Really?

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Nola Rice: You have to learn to push the guilt under the rug and move on, otherwise it overwhelms you.

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Nola Rice: Puligny Montrachet huh? I've never even heard of it before Tom ordered it, and now I'm addicted.

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: [standing on the ledge on his new flat] Did I tell you, I'm scared of heights?
Nola Rice: Really?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Yeah
Nola Rice: Well that could become a problem

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: [Holds up Nola's diary] have you seen this before?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: No
[takes the diary and starts reading it]
Detective Banner: Were you aware that Nola Rice kept a diary?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: [looks up after a few moments with a defeated looking expression on his face] no
Detective Banner: Do you still claim that the last time you saw Nola Rice was at the Tate Modem over a year ago?

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: I drove an Aston Martin once.
Tom Hewett: Really?

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Puligny Montrachet huh? I've never even heard of it before Tom ordered it, and now I'm addicted.

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: [standing on the ledge on his new flat] Did I tell you, I'm scared of heights?
Chloe Hewett Wilton: Really?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Yeah
Chloe Hewett Wilton: Well that could become a problem

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Detective Banner: [Holds up Nola's diary] have you seen this before?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: No
[takes the diary and starts reading it]
Detective Banner: Were you aware that Nola Rice kept a diary?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: [looks up after a few moments with a defeated looking expression on his face] no
Detective Banner: Do you still claim that the last time you saw Nola Rice was at the Tate Modem over a year ago?

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: I couldn't stand the whole tour thing.

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: look, you can't blame me for trying to hide the fact that I had an affair with her. I know that it's not the most honorable thing to cheat on your wife, but that does not make me a murderer

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Roast chicken

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: So tell me, what's a beautiful young American ping-pong player doing here mingling among the British upper class?

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Sh! Nola! Calm down! Calm the fuck down!

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