Truscott: Do you realize what I'm doing here? McLeavy: No. … - Joe Orton

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Truscott: Do you realize what I'm doing here?
McLeavy: No. Your every action has been a mystery to me.
Truscott: That is as it should be. The process by which the police arrive at the solution to a mystery is, in itself, a mystery.

Joe Orton

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John Kingsley "Joe" Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967) was an English playwright.

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