During the opening credits, a disclaimer states that Fargo""s story is a "true story" based on an actual kidnapping and murder case - although the white-on-black inter-title""s claim is questionable and has been disputed." Manipulative, slippery and full of cunning, Brigid pleads for help from an admiring Spade:Do they have to know about me, I mean - can""t you shield me so that I won""t have to answer their questions.The film""s opening sequence presented a modified or alternative recap of the previous film in which Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) and his girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) arrived at a remote Tennessee cabin.P.- it spurred a flashback to some cheerful youthful family days when he was being playful with his father.Mrs.Upjohn: Vassar? But that""s a girls"" college.Hackenbush: I found that out the third year.I""d""ve been there yet, but I went out for the swimming team.Hackenbush also admits that his medical experiences were "unexciting except during the flu epidemic":Whitmore: Ah, and what happened?Hackenbush: I got the flu.