Have you ever heard the expression "Let sleeping dogs lie"? Sometimes you're better off not knowing.
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Jake Gittes: How much are you worth?Noah Cross: I have no idea. How much do you want?Jake Gittes: I just wanna know what you're worth. More than 10 million?Noah Cross: Oh my, yes!Jake Gittes: Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford?Noah Cross: The future, Mr. Gittes! The future. Now, where's the girl? I want the only daughter I've got left. As you found out, Evelyn was lost to me a long time ago.Jake Gittes: Who do you blame for that? Her?Noah Cross: I don't blame myself. You see, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of ANYTHING.
But, Mrs. Mulwray, I goddamn near lost my nose. And I like it. I like breathing through it. And I still think you're hiding something.
I see you like publicity, Mr. Gittes. Well, you're going to get it.