Sidney:
What do you know about trilogies?
Mark:
You mean like movie trilogies?
Sidney:
You seem to like movies, Detective.
Mark:
Call me "Mark", will you? 'Cause I'm gonna keep calling you Sidney.
Sidney:
I'll call you "Mark" when you catch the killer, Detective.
Mark:
Well, all I know about trilogies is that in the third one, all bets are off.
Sidney:
Did you request this case?
Mark:
No. They tend to put me on the ones that deal with the business. I grew up here and I know my way around the studios.
Sidney:
Must be exciting. Beautiful place, beautiful people.
Mark:
To me, Hollywood is about death.
Sidney:
Excuse me?
Mark:
I'm a homicide cop. When you see what I see day in and day out, the violence that people do to each other, you get haunted. I think you know about that.
Sidney:
What do you mean?
Mark:
I know what it's like to see ghosts that don't go away, to be watching a scary movie in your head, whether you want to or not, watching it alone.
Sidney:
Ghosts are tough. You can't shoot ghosts.
Mark:
Can't arrest ghosts. But the trick to keep from getting haunted is to be with people. You're here, you're not in hiding. You've done the right thing... Miss Prescott.
[Short silence]
Mark:
What did you know about your Mother?
Sidney:
I always thought I had the perfect Mom, the perfect family until I found out I was wrong. She had a secret life and I tried to understand that. And... soon as I thought... then I had more secrets. I don't know who my Mom was.
Mark:
You knew who she was to you.
[They stare at each other, quietly, for a few seconds, then he gets up, putting on his jacket, getting ready to leave]
Mark:
Here's the deal: I'm off to search the set. I think that what you saw is real. That's the good news.
Sidney:
How's that good news?
Mark:
Because it means that we are dealing with a flesh and blood killer, and I know how to handle guys like that.
Sidney:
Oh, yeah. How?
Mark:
Catch him or kill him.
[He begins walking out of his office]
Sidney:
Hey, Detective?
[Turning around to face him]
Sidney:
What's your favorite scary movie?
Mark:
[Walking back over to her]
My life.
[He walks away]
Sidney:
[to herself, after Kincaid leaves]
Mine, too.