Ripley
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Everything must now fall apart.
The couple must break up, and the lie must be revealed.
Our hero, who is really more of a villain, must lose all hope.
I love him immediately.
His arrival in the story is great news for us and a massive problem for Tom.
His warmth brings a faint smile to Toms serene, sleepy face like hes just been reassured.
Not, he will find out if Inspector Ravini has anything to say about it.
In Freddies palatial room, a boy named Max sleeps peacefully on the canopy bed.
Inspector Ravini wakes him up by poking him with a pen as if he were roadkill.
He has just packed his suitcase when the phone rings.
Characteristically, he doesnt pick up, and characteristically the landlady sends the visitor up anyway.
Its Inspector Ravini, come to throw everything into disorder.
Being interrogated by the inspector isshowtimefor Tom.
He has rehearsed his lines all night.
Might Freddie have picked up someone who robbed him?
Hed often have relations with strangers that might be considered unsavory.
Shes by the beach writing in her little journal when she sees people in Dickies boat.
She goes home and writes Dickie a strongly worded letter.
Now, he is actually pissed that he wont answer the phone.
One man is dead and one is missing, and Dickie Greenleaf was the last to see them both.
But the course hasnt fully corrected for Tom.
Just as he is about to get the hell out of Rome, the phone rings again.
Its Marge, and shes downstairs.
He has no choice but to put on his Tom Ripley outfit and blow his cover.
