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In an attempt to secure her life insurance money, Chris has hired “Killer” Joe Cooper to murder his hated mother. Lately, though, he is not quite so keen on the bargain: Joe has revealed himself to be a particularly twisted and cold-blooded hitman. Even more worrisome, Joe has developed an interest in Chris’ strangely childlike sister, Dottie.
Dottie is young, lovely, and virginal, and Joe was previously keeping her as a “retainer” until he receives his fee for the murder. Now, he has
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Start: Chris: You can’t have my sister, Joe. Joe: What do you mean? Chris: I mean I can’t let that happen. You’re not going to marry my sister. You can’t have her. [...] End: Chris: Dottie? Ansel: Jesus! Sharla: Ansel! No!
Letts, Tracy, Killer Joe, Samuel French, 1993, pp. 68-72.
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