Top cast:Ploetz,Larella
Director:Megan Park
Genre:War
Region:China
Year:1999
Storyline:"Cop: What were you doing in that house, pal? Picking up a few souvenirs, maybe?Wally: No, pal.Nothing petty.You know, this is a pretty big night for you...Lots of excitement.There""s a stiff in there.Cop: Is that so? Oh, and I suppose you were running right down to he station to report it, huh?In the next scene, a taxi drops Mildred off in front of her elegant house (in Pasadena).This man must have been condemned not only in this life but in the next." They were all surprised by the over 3,000 year-old mummified corpse inside, described as not entirely decomposed - a sinewy mess of decayed flesh and exposed musculature -- "juicy.Escobar - recalling Gittes"" past reputation - allows Gittes to light his cigarette, even though it is prohibited and it may harm him:We can make an exception this time.Harsh reality intrudes as he experiences cramped living conditions, a boring job, and a limited life with regret and bitterness, rather han what he had expected.