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Gavin Banek: It's like you go to the beach. You go down to the water. It's a little cold. You're not sure you want to go in. There's a pretty girl standing next to you. She doesn't want to go in either. She sees you, and you know that if you just asked her her name, you would leave with her. Forget your life, whoever you came with, and leave the beach with her. And after that day, you remember. Not every day, every week... she comes back to you. It's the memory of another life you could have had. Today is that girl.
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[across the street, Gavin watches gloatingly how the policemen arrest Doyle and take him to the police unit. He rejoices that his trick worked. As the unit passes near Gavin, he yells at Doyle, although the latter cannot hear him]
Gavin Banek: [yells] You know what I can do to you for trying to kill me? You know who I am? You know who I am? You see what I can do to you? You try to kill me?
[suddenly Gavin notices Valerie and her children. The teacher approaches Valerie and tells her something. Valerie leaves, deeply saddened, and the children sob. Gavin realizes it is his fault, and he is filled with regret]
Michael McGrath
Extended Reading
