Stakeout (Adventure) (1988) © 1999 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Chris Leece...............................Richard Dreyfuss A police detective in Seattle, Washington. Bill Reimers..............................Emilio Estevez Chris' partner, who is another Seattle police detective. Maria McGuire...........................Madeleine Stowe A very attractive woman, who Chris and Bill are assigned to protect. Stick Montgomery.....................Aidan Quinn Maria's violent ex-boyfriend, who escapes from prison. Plot Summary Stick, who is a ruthless murderer, escapes from prison. Afterward, Chris and Bill are assigned to keep a "stakeout" on Maria, because the police think that Stick may try to go back and see Maria at her apartment. A stakeout is a secret surveillance of a person or building, usually done by the police. During the stakeout, Chris gets to know Maria, although Maria doesn't know he's a policeman. She thinks he is a telephone repairman, which is what he told her that he was. Over time, Chris and Maria develop a romantic relationship, which violates one of the most basic rules of police surveillance; Do not get involved with the people that you are spying on. As Chris falls in love, he decides to ignore this rule, which complicates things when Stick does in fact return to Maria's house. Soon, Chris and Bill find themselves in a desperate effort to save Maria's life, as well as their own... Words and Expressions and that You may not know Stick the murderer escapes from prison, as Chris and Bill search for other criminals. Yeah, tell me about it! A good expression which means that you completely agree, usually because you have even more experience than the speaker, concerning the subject being discussed. What did I tell you about screwing around with my books? "To screw around with" something generally means to play with it, though in this case it refers to trying to secretly change official records. Piss off! Fuck You! Two very crude and classic insults. "Piss off" is much more British. Doc, keep your shoes in place. "Doc" is colloquial and short for doctor. Here, the sentence means "Doc, stay where you are." Do you think its human to poke perfectly healthy prisoners full of thorazine? "To poke" is to push with a finger, or in this case, a shot (needle). "Thorazine" is a well known medicine given to people with mental and emotional problems (including prisoners, who may not want it). A side order of sausage. Food that needs to be specially ordered in addition to the main entree, such as a salad or French fries, or in this case, sausages. Savor the qualities of the cuisine and the smell. "To savor" is a great verb meaning to taste or smell with great pleasure. For Christ's sake. A common way to start a sentence in order责任编辑:yechenglu
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