" After shaking hands with Jerry, Lucy leaves the courtroom with the dog and a basket of fruit [the original basket of fruit as proof, or a new congratulatory one from friends?].And believe me, Mrs.Mulwray, whoever set your husband up set me up.LA""s a small town, people talk.I""m just trying to make a living.I don""t want to become a local joke.Mrs.Mulwray: Mr.Gittes.You talked me into it.I""ll drop the lawsuit.Jake: What?Mrs.Mulwray: I said I""ll drop the lawsuit.So let""s just drop the whole thing.Gittes senses something mysterious underlying the quick offer to drop the suit and is interested in delving deeper into the case to uncover the larger plot issue.Lermontov summarized its contents: Craster was one of Professor Palmer""s pupils and had written a string quartet and a piano concerto.While sweeping, the Boy discovered a $1 bill among the discarded papers and pile of trash.He realized he now had just enough money to buy the $3 dollar box, but then a young woman (Doris Deane) rushed over, stooped down, searched through the pile of trash, and claimed she had lost a $1 dollar bill ("I lost a dollar.