#Michael Countryman

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AMY RYAN & MICHAEL COUNTRYMAN You Can Count On Me — 2000 dir. Kenneth Lonergan

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Mads Mikkelsen is incarnated ancient god for me, i have no apologizes for my words.

He is divine... 🖤

Dear humans, he is literally saving my life in real time only for his existence, kindnes and his perfect work.

Thank you, dear mister Mikkelsen.. 🖤

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yesterday I watched Charlie Countryman (2013)

today I watched Adam (2009)

now I'm obsessed with the Nigel/Adam ship

I mean, look at him:

... and just look at him:

what if Nigel was living in california, bumps into Adam (literally walked into him, they both have little spacial awareness) and three years later their married. jesus christ i need to lie down

(any fic recs would be absolutely gorgeous)

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When the pendulum swings

Pairing: Mika Häkkinen x Michael Schumacher

FT: JJ Letho

Most angsty fic yet! Michael is Mika's forbidden fruit in this Romeo and Juliette kind of thing. So sorry for portraying JJ like a schizophrenic monster (it was a plot necessity) 😭😭. This fic is for the lovely and amazing @kimizilla and @schumi-honey 💝

Tears were welling up in his eyes as he stared through a blurred vision at the young man that was currently crushing his wrist bones in a white-knuckled grip.

The guy could be his twin. He had long blonde wavy locks of hair and deep saphire blue eyes, but Jyrki was two years his senior. Mika looked up at him. Of course he did, the Sauber driver had been in Formula One for five years now, long before Mika entered the competition. Keke had been managing him as soon as the 1982 World Champion had noticed the tall blonde's driving style. With Mika Keke had needed a bit more convincing.

Jyrki towered over his younger compatriot, squeezing his delicate wrist in a viselike grip. He just knew that the pendulum was swinging before his mind's very eyes, between loving and hating the boy sitting in front of him. Especially his latest suspicions had contributed to hating Mika. He had noticed Keke's favouritism shifting to his younger, less experienced countryman since he was signed by McLaren, and he hated it. It was undeserved. Mika was a fucking test driver.

He stared at the boy he once so loved with contempt. "Why the fuck are you crying?! You didn't even drive today! I should be crying after that DNF!"

The McLaren test driver, looked up at him with red-rimmed eyes and a trembling upper lip. He felt the bruising form along the skin of his wrist, colouring his flesh in all shades of red, blue and purple. "I am crying because you're hurting m-"

Jyrki interrupted him by swatting his cheek, leaving a red imprint on his already rosy skin. "Shut up! You have no reason to cry! Does a little bit of physical pain make you cry?! You're more beautiful when you smile."

Beautiful... That was exactly the problem to Jyrki. As much as he had started to hate the younger Finn since his McLaren deal, he couldn't deny Mika was stunningly beautiful. He just couldn't completely destroy his self-esteem and drag him through the mud, because he looked so pleasing to the eye, especially when he smiled.

But something about seeing Mika reduced to tears, helped him cope with his own meager successes on the track. It reminded himself that he was appearing at the start of a race ever Sunday, while his little boyfriend was driving circles and straight lines on air strips in Woking, England.

He fisted his hand in Mika's blonde hair and caressed it gently, confusing the younger Finn with the contrast in his touches. He let go off Mika's wrist and grinned upon seeing the purple, pulsing skin he had caused.

"Don't you wish you were competing with the big boys, my sweet?"

He pushed Mika down onto the mattress of the bed in his motorhome, and shoved a hand under the younger Finn's sweater, exploring the smooth skin of his flat tummy. "You are a failure. A beautiful perfect failure. Sometimes you make me so happy to see you."

Mika wiped at his tears with his sleeve and smiled at Jyrki despite the pain in his wrist. He didn't mind Jyrki calling him a "failure" as long as he called him "beautiful" too. At the start of the season he hadn't made his boyfriend proud with that McLaren gamble, and he deserved being called a "failure", right?

The pain in his wrist was numbing with every caress of his hair and every kiss Jyrki placed on his forehead.

The next morning while McLaren was packing their materials for return to England, Mika had found a moment to talk to his childhood rival. Michael was dressed in his Benneton-issued clothing. He was in good spirits as he had celebrated another podium last night. The contrast between the two of them couldn't be any bigger.

"So any speculations about Andretti's seat? He had another DNF this Sunday."

Mika shook his head. "Not that I know of, but I am getting tired of testing his car so he can destroy it the next race."

Michael chuckled. "I can imagine." He knew things would be different for Mika, if they would sack Andretti. Who knows? Maybe they would be battling it out on track, just like the old times. He looked Mika up and down and couldn't help but notice a hint of sadness in the Finn's eyes. "Are you ok?"

Mika's eyebrows knit together in a puzzled look. "Yeah, I am fine. Why?" His left hand went up to comb the locks of hair from his eyes.

Michael's eyes fell on the bruised skin of his rival's wrist and swallowed. Concern was written over his face. "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Michael didn't hesitate and reached out to grab Mika's wrist, cradling it in a gentle hold. "What is this then? This doesn't look good."

Mika gulped. The concerned look in Michael's eyes and the gentle hold of his wrist filled him with a sudden warmth. He wasn't used to someone caring about his feelings, which was strange because he had a boyfriend that was supposed to care about him... somewhere deep down. Mika tried to ignore the traitorous thoughts in his mind. Michael couldn't know, he shouldn't know. It would only complicate things between Jyrki and him more.

"Oh that's nothing. It's not even broken. I had a little unicycle accident, and now Ron has taken my unicycle from me." It was only half a lie, because Ron Dennis did hide his unicycle somewhere.

Michael chuckled. Ah yes the unicycle! How could he forget? "No, he didn't?!"

"He did!" Mika exclaimed, his bright blue eyes beaming with glee over Michael's amused reaction. "But it's okay, Jyrki thinks it's stupid and childish anyway."

Michael frowned upon hearing that, and was boggled about the fact that Mika was still smiling despite the thing he just said. "Stupid? Childish? How? I think it's... special." Michael only just managed to refrain from saying "cute".

Mika blinked with his eyes. "You think so?"

Michael nodded. "Yes. Who else in the paddock can ride a unicycle?"

Mika blushed. That warmth in his heart - that foreign feeling - was back again. "Thank you!" He stared at Michael with gleeful eyes until, out of nowhere, he was harshly yanked away from the German by a furious Jyrki Järvilehto.

"Come with me," the older Finn growled at him as Mika was dragged towards the Sauber motorhome of his boyfriend, leaving an astonished Michael Schumacher in his wake.

Jyrki slammed Mika against the wall inside his trailer, pinning his injured wrist against it. "What the hell was that?!"

Mika cowered under the furious glare of his boyfriend and tried to wriggle out of the viselike hold. "What do you mean?" He whimpered.

Jyrki flat-handed the wall next to Mika's face with a loud bang, trying to scare the younger Finn even more. "Don't act dumb! You were talking to Michael."

"Am I not allowed to talk to him?"

"You were showing him your bruises!" Jyrki squeezed the injured wrist with brute force and made Mika burst out in tears of pain.

"I saw him holding your wrist. And don't you dare lie to me."

Mika could here the crackling sound of his wrist joints shoving against each other. He looked at Jyrki with teary eyes. "I am so sorry, Jyrki. But I didn't show it to him. He noticed it himself! I told him it was a unicycle accident."

"A unicycle accident?"

Jyrki's eyes softened in an instant. "You did that? You lied for me?" He stared at Mika's distressed face and almost purred contently. He loved to hate him, but he also loved to love him. His adorable pouty punching bag.

He stroked Mika's damp cheek with the back of his hand, enjoying the sight of his expressive face. He'd never thought someone could look pretty while crying like a toddler. He opened his arms to invite his shaking boyfriend in a hug. "Don't cry like that, weakling. I didn't mean it so bad."

"I am sorry, Jyrki." The younger Finn nestled himself in Jyrki's open arms and sighed, relieved that he wasn't angry with him anymore. Jyrki had played his part in getting Keke to manage him and he felt very grateful towards his handsome compatriot.

Jyrki stroked Mika's back with genuine adoration. He secretly loved seeing his boyfriend upset so he could take care of him. He loved feeling the tremors running down the boy's spine. He loved kissing his pouty lips. So vulnerable, so dependent.

He held the younger Finn for a while, but then created a distance between the two of them as a malicious smirk krept onto his face. He grabbed Mika by his upper arms and smacked him against the wall again. "But if I ever find out you are bad-mouthing me to other drivers..." He held his finger up to Mika. "I am going to make you cry even worse."

He kissed Mika's forehead and traced his cheekbone adoringly with a finger. He looked at him for a moment. The younger Finn stared back apathically, obvioulsy not sure what to do.

Again Jyrki's brain flooded with images of Keke meandering around his new favourite protege, and he gritted his teeth in anger.

Mika needed to go before the pendulum would swing in his disadvantage.

Painfully aware of his mind playing tricks on him, Jyrki barged to the door of his motorhome. "Now go. I think McLaren want to know where their untalented test driver is."

Mika's cheeks burned red in shame. Untalented test driver? Where had it gone so wrong in their relationship? He touched his throbbing wrist and hissed in pain. Why was Jyrki so mean to him lately? He thought about the good times he'd had with Jyrki. There were way too many good memories to put his relationship at risk. His fellow Finn had been nothing but kind and supportive throughout his F3 days.

Jyrki used to shower him with love all the time. He always told him how proud he was after he had beaten Mika Salo on track in Formula 3. Mika even remembered how Jyrki had consoled him after his huge crash at Snetterton while competing in the F3-series. He was quite shocked in the aftermath of the event and he had been lucky to walk away from it without a scratch. Jyrki had wrapped him up in a blanket cocoon and had made him tea and hot chocolate.

"Are you nice and comfy, my sweet?" Jyrki lay on top of the blanket cocoon with his arms wrapped around it like an octopus, for extra protection. "You know the crash wasn't your fault, my talented kultaseni!" He kissed the top of Mika's head.

It brought Mika to tears when he remembered how it once was. Why had it changed? What had he done wrong?

Behind the door of his motorhome Jyrki had his own internal crisis. He had his hands in his hair and tugged at his blonde strands harshly. Why the fuck had he turned into such a monster?! How did he ever call sweet, endearing Mika untalented?! He detested his own anger issues, his jealousy, his toxic pleasures! He had found joy in seeing Mika cry, in seeing his wrist pulsing in pain! All this because he was Keke's favourite now? Yes, because he knew that if it wasn't for Senna's return Mika would have raced in that McLaren, and he would have wiped the floor with him and his stupid Sauber.

He needed to call his beloved before his terrible schizophrenia took the better of him. Before that cursed pendulum would swing again. Jyrki was sure he wasn't actually schizophrenic, but his career in F1 was giving so much stress that he had to abreact it on the person he had valued most, for so long.

He was a broken soul, and he was breaking another soul in his demise.

Mika's phone started buzzing. He looked at the screen of his device and pressed the red button. Not now! Too soon! He shoved his phone back in his pocket and conjured up a handkerchief from his other pocket to dry his tears. He felt devastated. His beloved mistreated him, but he didn't want to lose his relationship.

Jyrki threw his phone on his mattress with force, making the device almost boink off the bed. How dare Mika have the guts to turn his phone call down?! Who did he think he was?! He needed him. He needed to love him and show him how much he meant to him.

Mika walked along the garages in the paddock, while the teams were finishing packing their stuff. He closed his eyes for a moment, breathing in the early autumn scents, until he was interrupted by a shout.

"Mika, how is your wrist?"

The Finn turned around and was met with the kind, emerald eyes of his childhood rival.

"Michael!" Mika looked around waringly, to make sure Jyrki didn't see him, before he showed Michael the tortured skin of his wrist.

"Scheiße! What the hell? It looks worse! Mika, how could it look worse!?"

Mika bit his lip. He admired Michael's concern, but he couldn't just tell Michael that Jyrki had been torturing his wrist as if it was a crash dummy's wrist. He shrugged. "I think the bruises hadn't fully bloomed yet this morning."

Michael shook his head. "Come on." He grabbed the Finn gently by his arm and guided him to his Benneton motorhome a few meters away from where they were standing. "You can't walk around like that. Someone needs to take care of that, and since you are not looking for help yourself, I will do it!"

Back in Michael's motorhome, Mika was glad there were no halve moon-shaped cuts on his wrist from Jyrki's nails, otherwise the truth would come out quite quickly, as Michael would definitely want to know who had done that to him.

Michael sat Mika down on his bed and walked to his kitchen to fetch his first aid kit. "Don't you go anywhere."

Mika rolled his eyes with an amused grin.

Michael returned quickly and put the first aid kit on the bedsheets between them. "Now let me look at that." He took Mika's hand between his own warm hands and inspected his hurt wrist with great intent.

"Gosh, that looks painful! Even I am happy Ron took your unicycle away," he chuckled.

Mika couldn't help but grin. He felt butterflies buzz in his stomach, overwhelmed by the way Michael was so tender with him. Mika thought he was just a break-up with Jyrki away from being cocooned in blankets the same way his boyfriend had done in 1989. Although breaking up with Jyrki was something that had never crossed his mind. He was smitten despite everything.

Mika watched as the German massaged some salve into his skin and grabbed a pack of ice cubes from his fridge to hold it against his throbbing wrist.

"It won't do anything against the swelling anymore. It's too late for that, but still... Are you sure it isn't broken?"

Mika nodded. "Don't worry, I can still use it."

Michael grabbed Mika's hand and looked into his saphire blue eyes with a glint of genuine worry. "Be careful next time!"

Mika's cheeks turned bright red. Why was Michael so kind to him? What did he do to deserve that?

He smiled at Michael. "I will." He stood up from the bed and took his leave, but not before stopping in the door opening and seeking eye contact. "Michael, thank you! That was very kind!"

Luck would have it that Mika was back on neutral ground before he heard another, more familiar voice shout his name.

"Mika! I was looking for you, my sweet!"

Jyrki grabbed the Finn by the sleeve of his puffy jacket and enveloped him in his arms.

"God, I am so terribly sorry for this morning! I don't know what got into me!"

Mika patted Jyrki's back, feeling especially forgiving after his moment with Michael a few minutes ago. "It's okay now."

From the inside Mika felt so relieved that the older Finn had apologized so he could share a happy moment with his boyfriend. He leaned his head onto Jyrki's shoulder and smiled.

Jyrki cradled Mika's face between his hands and found that Mika's beautiful smile was out of place. He was way too pretty to lose, but he made him sick to the stomach with that happy smile. Keke's favourite pupil! He was conflicted between kissing that smile and erasing it from his boyfriend's face.

"Come, Mika." He took his boyfriend to his motorhome once more and sat him down on the bed. His adoration for the boy won at the moment. The pendulum was swinging in his favour.

"If only you were as good a driver as good-looking you are!" He helped Mika out of his sweater and kissed him on his lips. "You're beautiful." He sloppily kissed his way down Mika's neck and arm until he halted at his purple-coloured wrist.

"What is that stuff I smell?"

Mika froze on the spot and swallowed. "What do you mean?"

"That is oitment, perkele! Who gave that to you?! Who knows about your wrist?!"

Mika squinted his eyes shut, expecting a swat in his face. A swat that never came.

"Mika, were you with Schumacher again?!"

He stared at the younger Finn, who's lips seemed to be sealed. Mika's silence told him enough. He grabbed Mika by his arms and shook him harshly. "How dare you break my heart like that! You fucking loser! You probably also lied about that unicycle accident you made up!"

He gave Mika a harsh shove towards his door and threw his sweater at him. "You stupid boy! You wouldn't even be in F1 if it weren't for me! You're worthless. Look at you! Testing cars on airstrips! Get out! I don't want to see you ever again!"

Mika was shocked. His eyes started to water in an instant. His heart was shattered in a million little pieces. Here it was... proof that Jyrki never truly loved him!

"But Jyrki... JJ...I didn't...," his lips were trembling as tears streamed down his cheeks. This is not how it was supposed to go. Why was his boyfriend so... so... insane recently?!

Jyrki walked up to him and started smacking his face with flat-handers. "I don't care about your stupid pretty face getting hurt! Go away, Mika! Maybe Schumacher can help your pathetic career in Formula One. I hate you! You are always flirting with other drivers!"

Mika tried to limit the impact of Jyrki's swats by bracing his arms. "That isn't true! They are friends!"

"Leave my fucking place before I really hurt you!" Jyrki stormed into his direction again. "And I am serious about your career. You truly are a shit driver and a dumb, stupid boy! I will make sure Keke ditches you!"

For the last time this weekend Michael walked around the paddock. But this time he was holding an umbrella to protect himself against the sudden downpour of rain. He was glad that this amount of rain hadn't fallen during the race yesterday. It would've made the race conditions quite tricky.

As he strolled past the Sauber motorhomes, he noticed a silhouet sitting on the steps of one of the trailers. The silhouet sat hunched forward with his face in his hands, seemingly not minding he was getting soaked. Oh dear, who is that?

With concern written over his features Michael walked towards the soaked figure, and as he came closer he was absolutely horrified to find out the person in question was Mika. His Mika. Reduced to tears.

The Finn was trembling like a sad little puppy, and when he noticed Michael towering over him, he buried his face in the sleeves of his sweater, hiding his emotions from the successful F1 driver.

Michael held his umbrella above his rival's head, as he sat down next to him. His hands carded through Mika's soaked blonde hair. "Hey Mika, what are you doing out here in the rain? What's wrong?"

Mika shook his head and muffled his cries in his sweater, not planning on revealing his crying face to Michael.

Michael scooted impossibly close to the Finn and put an arm around his shaking form, caressing his side through the soaked material of his sweater. Damn, he was cold to the touch!

"Hey, I guess you don't want to talk about it, but can I please invite you into my motorhome? I put the heater up and I have some dry clothes for you. I don't want you to catch a cold."

Finally, Mika looked up at him.

Even with the rain drops cascading down his face, Michael could see he was crying. It broke Michael's heart to see Mika's usually happy features, twisted in bitter emotions. It wasn't a good look on him.

He snaked an arm around Mika's waist and encouraged him to stand up and follow him to the warmth of his trailer, while the umbrella shielded them against the rain.

Upon arriving in the Benneton trailer, Michael started fetching warm and dry clothes from the drawers of his closet. He pushed the bundle of textile into Mika's hands and directed him gently but firmly to his bathroom.

"Take a shower. We will talk after you're warm and dry."

After twenty minutes, Mika quietly opened the door to the living space of Michael's motorhome and peeked inside. His cheeks were burning red because he was currently wearing Michael's Benneton-issued clothes and because the heat of the shower had warmed him up.

"Thank you, Michael. I hope your water heater isn't empty now."

Michael turned around to look at the Finn and found himself to be equally red and flustered. Mika in his Benneton clothes with pink-tinged cheeks was quite a sight to behold. A sight that made his heart skip a beat.

"Don't worry about the water heater. Are you okay, Mika?"

Mika's eyes filled with tears again when he was reminded of his broken heart by Michael's question. Was he okay? No, he definitely wasn't.

Michael jumped from his couch and rushed towards the Finn. His natural instinct took over. He needed to care for that hurt soul. "Please, don't cry! I don't like to see you cry."

He wrapped his arms around the boy and squeezed him so tightly against his body that their sternums were touching.

"Jyrki broke up with me and hurt my wrist!"

Mika let it all out... his tears, the truth... everything. His shoulders started shaking.

Michael grabbed the back of Mika's head and pressed the Finn's damp cheek against his own. "I already suspected this. You're way too talented to fall off your unicycle. Listen Mika..." he took Mika's face between both his hands and stared into his watery eyes. "...if JJ did this to you, then he doesn't deserve you!"

He dropped one of his hands to grab Mika's wrist and tenderly stroked his thumb over the bruised skin. How could someone hurt someone as kind and beautiful as Mika? "He doesn't deserve you, verdammt noch mal!"

Mika looked at him. His face was wet but the tears had stopped. His heart was racing. Every caress of his hurt wrist filled him with a warmth that had nothing to do with the temperature inside the trailer. Michael was so gentle with him. The German basically treated him as if he was the most precious thing in the world. Shouldn't this be how you treat a loved one? The last time Jyrki had hugged him so adoringly was months ago.

"Jyrki called me a shit driver."

Michael balled his fists in anger. "You know, Mika. Your ex-boyfriend is nuts! The biggest bullshit I've ever heard. You will absolutely destroy him on track and he knows that! He is afraid of your talent. Afraid of Keke's favouritsm."

Michael had extremely well-developed senses when it came to unraveling human behaviour. JJ had probably been mistreating Mika since the McLaren-deal. It angered him beyond measure, and it didn't help that he secretly loved Mika.

"Mika, can I tell you something?" Michael's fingers fidgeted with the washing etiquette of Mika's Benneton-jumper. His cheeks were bright red.

"Of course, Michael."

Michael took Mika's hands in his own. "You really mean a lot to me. Your well-being is important to me... and there is something I've wanted to do ever since we met again in Formula One in 1991."

Mika's breathing slowed in anticipation. "What is it, Michael?"

"Close your eyes, and promise me not to recoil. Think about it before you act."

Mika closed his eyes and only twitched slightly when he felt Michael press his lips against his own. He didn't recoil, even if the action took him by surprise. He could never. Michael was special. Michael fueled the flame inside his body. Kindness was all he needed right now and Michael was giving that to him.

Michael tingled all over. His lips brushing against Mika's, was a better feeling than every kiss he's ever had. Nothing compared to it. "Thank you, mein Schatz!"

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NEW The Lessons of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal S1:E1 -- PLEASE LOVE MY INNER MONGOOSE

Lessons of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal

S1:E1 – PLEASE LOVE MY INNER MONGOOSE

It seems that the character of Will Graham was destined to be played by a beautiful, curly-headed man with a penetrating gaze.

            And goddammit, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

            The name of the show which my blog series is exploring is Hannibal – the eponymous title heralding to the viewer exactly who the story will be about and what connotations the viewer needs to bring to his well-appointed table.

            It occurs to me that most people, upon their first viewing of Hannibal, bring different experiences depending on what they have seen before and possibly, what generation they belong to. The first Hannibal Lecter I ever saw was indeed the on-screen first, Brian Cox, in Michael Mann’s 1986 film, Manhunter. I still love this film with all of my heart and soul, but unfortunately, Cox’s Lecter gets so little on-screen time that he does not stand out much. I will not criticize – obviously, all directors must make their decisions as they see fit. It just means that the Hannibal Lecter, wickedly brilliant psychiatrist, former surgeon, and notorious cannibal, that I came to know and love was the portrayal by the incomparable Sir Anthony Hopkins, which very rightfully won him an Academy Award.

            I truly thought I would never be able to see another actor render Dr. Lecter upon the screen and feel comfortable with it – just as to me there is only Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch and only Kurt Russell’s Jack Burton. When I finally watched Hannibal, some five years after its final episode (FINAL EPISODE, FOR NOW – I WILL NEVER GIVE UP HOPE FOR SEASON 4) – I had finally warmed up to the idea of a different Dr. Lecter. I had enjoyed Mads Mikkelsen’s portrayal of Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, (another fabled on-screen villain), and I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Long story short, Mads exceeded my expectations – exceeded my hopes and dreams for the character even. I will not say that his Hannibal has obliterated Hopkins’ Hannibal in my mind, but I feel very comfortable with Mads as the Younger Hannibal, and I feel that should Bryan Fuller ever be able to take up the Silence of the Lambs story that Mads will rise to that amazing occasion in his beautiful, nuanced, astonishing style. He is quite simply one of the greatest on-screen actors I have ever seen. He was born to do it. He’s also an extremely handsome Devil, so there’s that…

            There’s definitely that…

            If you don’t know what I mean, go watch Charlie Countryman or Polar and get back to me…

            However, there are some people, who upon their first watching of Hannibal, have never seen the prior Hannibals, never read any of the books, as I have, and so they come to characters and the story cold – with only perhaps some anecdotal information about liver and fava beans and Chianti or perhaps not even that much – only an inkling that the series looks dark and creepy. There are entire legions of Fannibals who have only ever known Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal. And therefore, have only ever known Hugh Dancy as Will Graham.

            And as Will Grahams go, Hugh Dancy is, in my opinion, the best.

            Please do not get me wrong – I love love love me some William Petersen-curly-headed, bandy-legged, skinny-tied, pink-shorted Will Graham. Petersen’s performance was heartstopping. I rewatched Manhunter over and over to experience it again and again. His intensity and focus was intoxicating. And he was fucking gorgeous.

            But upon watching the first scenes of S1:E1 of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal, “Apéritif,” when our lovely Mr. Dancy kicks his way through the red door of the Marlow home, I knew I had found my Will Graham. I have loved the character of Will Graham a long time – since that first viewing of Manhunter. Then, I immediately purchased a copy of Red Dragon and read all about my darling empathic profiler and fell in love with him even more.

            I am a very empathetic person. All my life, it has been both a blessing and a curse. More often than not, the curse was the way I experienced my empathy – it was taken advantage of by abusers and narcissists. Empaths draw narcissists like the moon draws water and my baby Will Graham is no different. So, I always found Will very relatable. A line from Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon springs to mind. Harris describes a conversation between Will and Jack Crawford; they are discussing a lead in the Tooth Fairy murders and all of a sudden, almost non sequitur, Harris says of Will, “He was sick of himself” (65). Speaking as a person who becomes exhausted with her own spinning mind on a daily basis, all I can say is that Will Graham is like my spirit animal.

            Even though the show is named after the King Cannibal himself, I have always maintained that the show is in fact Will’s. Practically all plotlines revolve around him. Every main character in the show is in love with Will, in their own particular ways. And Will is oblivious, wrapped up in his own tangled mind. The only time he is able to pick out the knots is in the decriminalization and recreation of murders in his head. Well, in that, and in caring for his dogs, and in fishing. These are the only times Will can make sense of anything he feels. The simple zen ease of fly fishing – the simple love of tending to his pack of strays – and the simple act of cuddling up inside a murderer’s mind – seeing all the elements that make murder and seeing himself there as the maker. The character is lovable from the jump. Mr. Dancy just solidified it for me. His portrayal is Will Graham. I will accept no substitutes.

            But all of this preface, which truly serves as my preface for the rest of this blog series is leading up to my purpose – to identify and explain the lesson we as the viewer learn from Bryan’s very first episode of Hannibal.

            It has to do with one of the most dominant themes in the entire series – that of seeing and being seen.

            As viewers, we see Will Graham first as he exists in his own mind – as a powerful creature. As we watch him decriminalize the Marlow murder scene, we are witness to his efficacy as a profiler and his potential for real, dynamic action. Even though is it a visualization only in Will’s psyche, we, as audience, see him kick in the door, see him shoot the Marlows, see him commit the crime. He is endowed with raw savagery and undeterred intention. This is not a shaky, twitchy Will Graham. In his mind, he is powerful and steadfast.

            But outside of his mind, he is vulnerable – wobbly and confused. From the first moment that Jack Crawford enters his classroom, Jack identifies Will as something different, something strange – in short, he others Will from the get-go and Jack communicates this message to everyone on his team, to Alana Bloom (who is, of course, already aware), and later, to Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

            It is Will’s otherness that Jack wants to tap into and use. Many Fannibals often criticize Jack Crawford for taking advantage of and exploiting Will, but let’s face it, Jack is trying to catch serial killers who murder innocent people. In Will, he has found a veritable dowsing rod for murderers, and no reasonable person could expect him to abandon this magic wand, damaged and temperamental as it may be.

            In every one of my viewings of the series, even though I know what is going to happen, I desperately wish Will could just walk away from Crawford, from the FBI, take his dogs, and move into a beach house somewhere, and spend his days fishing and taking tourists out on fishing expeditions.

            I guess I want Andy Dufresne’s ending for Will. But there is no Zihuatanejo for Will – his fate is bloodier and more romantic. Harris’ Will winds up a bit like I always hope for, kinda. In The Silence of the Lambs, Harris writes, “Will Graham, the keenest hound ever to run in Crawford’s pack, was a legend at the Academy; he was also a drunk in Florida now with a face that was hard to look at, they said” (73). I can’t imagine Hugh Dancy ever being hard to look at, and so his Will needed a different fate.

            Returning to “Apéritif,” it is emphasized constantly in the episode how Will is not the same as everyone else. He is possibly on the autism spectrum; he “deals with huge amounts of fear;” Alana has “never been in a room alone with” him; he “makes jumps [he can’t] explain,” and so on (Fuller 9, 23-24). Everyone’s curiosity about Will is palpable. Whether each character’s curiosity is tainted with attraction, jealousy, or covetousness, in S1:E1, all roads lead to Will. This is very important when one considers the fact that in the space of only one episode, the character of the Minnesota Shrike, Garrett Jacob Hobbs, is introduced, tracked, found, and killed. It really is amazing how much Bryan packs into this one episode of television.

            And even though the central hub of the plot is finding Hobbs, the story is mostly about Will – Will the odd duck, Will the wounded empath, Will the King of Lonelytown Castle inside the bone arena of his skull.

            Until…Hannibal Lecter happens. He really is a happening in all the stories in which he lives.

            From his first meeting with Will in Jack Crawford’s office, Hannibal tries to relate to Will. He points out things they have in common: they both have tasteless thoughts; they both have trouble finding mental refuges from their work lives; they both can’t shut their powers of observation off.

            With regards to Bryan’s theme of seeing, Hannibal sees Will and recognizes him immediately. Fannibals like to argue exactly when Hannibal falls in love with Will. Some argue it is instant, love at first sight in Jack Crawford’s office. Some argue it is more gradual and reveals itself as the series unfolds. It is difficult to say. Both types of love exist. Only Hannibal knows.

            What I can say is that Hannibal is a master of sizing up other people, as evidenced by Bryan’s line about Hannibal’s perception of Jack: “Hannibal reads Jack Crawford in one slow blink” (Fuller 33). And using that same intuition, Hannibal reads Will as easily as a sonnet by Dante and just as easily, is bewitched.

            So, by the time we arrive at the breakfast scene in Will’s hotel room in Act Five of the episode, Hannibal has made up his mind that he will do whatever is necessary to make Will Graham interested in him, perhaps, even like him. The beautiful empath has drawn the calculating narcissist yet again.

            As they sip coffee and munch on Hannibal’s “protein scramble,” most likely made with Cassie Boyle sausage, Hannibal explains his understanding of how Jack sees Will.

HANNIBAL: I think Uncle Jack sees you as a fragile little tea-cup, the finest china used only for special guests.

            Will responds.

                        WILL: How do you see me?

            Hannibal then answers him.

                        HANNIBAL: The mongoose I want under the house when the snakes slither by

                                                                                                                                    (Fuller 39-40).

            This exchange is a perfect example of how Will is seen by those around him and how he actually wants to be seen. It is significant that Hannibal refers to Jack as “Uncle Jack.” I believe he means mostly Will’s uncle and not uncle to both Will and Hannibal. Hannibal and Jack are closer in age to each other. Will is younger than both men and so the connotation is that Jack is Will’s uncle – a man who is not Will’s father, who is dead and gone – but a man with some claim to Will, an authority figure who can issue commands, a father surrogate. This “father” possesses Will and believes him to be a rare and uncanny item – a useful thing, like a tea-cup, but delicate, weak even.

            I cannot speak for everyone in the world, but I know that I have been considered “weak” in my lifetime. Called “weak” to my face by people I loved who told me I had to “toughen up.” Empaths often get this treatment. We are told to stop being the way we are. We have to develop a thick outer shell, arm ourselves against psychic onslaughts, or our hearts will be dashed to pieces. The truth is that a sensitive person cannot be talked out of it. And other people who try to “toughen” those people up are doing so because they themselves are uncomfortable with emotion. Basically, “STOP HAVING EMOTIONS BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM, SO YOU MUST BE AT FAULT HERE, EMPATH!”

            People who feel things deeply are not weak. And neither is Will Graham.

            And he doesn’t want to be seen that way, even if he feels that way a good deal of the time.

            We like people who see us a force to be reckoned with. We like it when others recognize that we have power. Will Graham wants to be seen as he sees himself in his own mind. The way he wants to be.

            And that is what Hannibal gives him. He allows Will his power.

            Mongooses (yes, that’s the plural – I looked it up) are known for fighting and killing snakes, specifically cobras. They are able to do this because they have a genetic mutation that protects them from the effects of snake venom. They have even been known to square off against larger reptiles, like crocodiles. [See Snoop Dogg’s Plizzanet Earth.]

            Monogooses are sassy bitches, to say the least. And in Will Graham’s little red heart, inside his rumpled and resplendent exterior, lives the sassiest of bitches. And more than a bitch, a predator. That is what Hannibal sees. To Jack Crawford, Will is prey. Hannibal sees Will as the predator he is. Then, the not-so-good Doctor spends thirty-eight more episodes trying to coax that predator out so they can fight side by side as equals. That is love, isn’t it?

            And so…the lesson? We all have an INNER MONGOOSE.

            We all want to be seen in our power.

            I didn’t want to be told that I was weak, or too emotional, or not tall enough to be really beautiful. I wanted to be seen as I saw myself in my dreams – devastatingly gorgeous, wicked smart, and full of agency. I want someone to love my INNER MONGOOSE.

            And we all do.

            Get you someone who loves your INNER MONGOOSE.

            Don’t settle for anything less.

            Here endeth the lesson…

            References:

      Fuller, Bryan. Writer. “Apéritif.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 1, Chiswick Productions,

                  2012.

      Harris, Thomas. Red Dragon. New York, Berkley, 2000.

      Harris, Thomas. The Silence of the Lambs. New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1990.

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Mick Schumacher 'set to be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg at Haas'

Mick Schumacher 'set to be without a drive for the 2023 season with Nico Hulkenberg expected to replace him at Haas'... though the son of seven-time champion Michael 'could get a reserve role to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at Mercedes' Haas are set to announce who will join Kevin Magnussen at the team next year Mick Schumacher is expected to lose his seat after two difficult seasons Nico Hulkenberg is set to get the seat after three years without a full-time drive Mercedes would be interested in approaching Schumacher over a reserve role Michael Schumacher finished his legendary career with Mercedes back in 2012 By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 13:15 GMT, 15 November 2022 | Updated: 13:15 GMT, 15 November 2022 Mick Schumacher could be left without a place on next year's Formula One grid with Haas reportedly set to replace him with Formula One veteran Nico Hulkenberg.  The son of legendary seven-time champion Michael, has struggled over his two seasons in the sport, scoring just 12 points and being comfortably outperformed by his more experienced team-mate Kevin Magnussen. Haas are expected to announce their second driver to partner Magnussen in the coming days, and BILD have reported that Schumacher will be replaced by German countryman Hulkenberg.  Mick Schumacher is expected to be left without a seat for the 2023 Formula One season Hulkenberg, a veteran of 181 races, has been without a full-time drive since the 2019 season - though he has stepped in for Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel when each of them tested positive for Covid-19 over the past three seasons. Schumacher has been contracted to Ferrari as part of the Italian outfit's driver academy. That contract will end next month and Haas, who run Ferrari engines, look set to part ways with the 2020 Formula 2 champion as well. Schumacher though could get some sort of reprieve with Autosport reporting that Mercedes are 'open' to handing him a reserve role behind their current drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.  Nico Hulkenberg is set to replace Schumacher after being without a full-time drive in Formula One since the end of the 2019 season when he was dropped by Renault (now Alpine) Mick's father Michael, has a long storied history with Mercedes after joining their junior racing programme in the World Sportscar Championship - before making his Formula One debut in 1991.  After initially retiring from the sport in 2006 after two championships with Benneton and a further five at Ferrari, the elder Schumacher returned when Mercedes made their comeback to the sport by taking over reigning champions Brawn GP.  Schumacher spent three seasons at Mercedes before retiring in 2012. Asked about the possibility of Mick Schumacher joining in a reserve role in 2023, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted his interest. 'I don't know what the status is with Mick at Haas,' said Wolff. 'I think the most important thing for him is to get a racing cockpit. Schumacher though could get a reserve role at Mercedes behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell 'But I make no secret of the fact that the Schumacher family is part of Mercedes, that we value Mick very much as a personality and as a racing driver. 'That's why we will definitely discuss this option if it arises. But the first priority has to be to end up in a racing cockpit, because that's what he can do and deserves.” Mercedes needs to sign a new reserve driver for next year as its existing back-ups, Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne have secured roles elsewhere. De Vries will race full-time with AlphaTauri from next season, while Vandoorne is joining Aston Martin as a reserve. Schumacher scored a best finish of sixth at the Austrian Grand Prix in July, but has only recorded two points in 42 races with Haas. Share or comment on this article: Mick Schumacher 'set to be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg at Haas' via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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When a rich man’s son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tom Mullen: Mel Gibson Katherine Mullen: Rene Russo Det. Jimmy Shaker: Gary Sinise Agent Lonnie Hawkins: Delroy Lindo Maris: Lili Taylor Sean Mullen: Brawley Nolte Clark Barnes: Liev Schreiber Cubby Barnes: Donnie Wahlberg Miles Roberts: Evan Handler Agent Kimba Welch: Nancy Ticotin Agent Jack Sickler: Michael Gaston Agent Paul Rhodes: Kevin Neil McCready David Torres: José Zúñiga Jackie Brown: Dan Hedaya Bob Stone: Allen Bernstein Wallace: Paul Guilfoyle Fatima: Iraida Polanco Roberto: John Ortiz Reporter Guest: A.J. Benza Nelson: Peter Anthony Tambakis Agent Sam: Daniel May Wong News Reporter: Donna Hanover FBI Agent: Anton Evangelista Cop #1: Joe Bacino Cop #2: Carl S. Redding Cop #3: James Georgiades Cop #4: Christian Maelen Cop #5: David Vadim Bank Manager: Michael Countryman Science Fair Coordinator: Cheryl Howard Science Fair Judge: James Ritz Radioman: Craig ‘Radioman’ Castaldo Liquor Store Cop: Joseph Badalucco Jr. Liquor Store Perp: Dell Maara Man at Party: Mike Hodge FBI SWAT Team #1: Mick O’Rourke FBI SWAT Team #2: Henry Kingi Jr. FBI SWAT Team #3: Roy Farfel FBI SWAT Sniper: Lex D. Geddings Don Campbell: Todd Hallowell Film Crew: Director: Ron Howard Screenplay: Richard Price Screenplay: Alexander Ignon Producer: Scott Rudin Original Music Composer: James Horner Director of Photography: Piotr Sobociński Editor: Mike Hill Editor: Daniel P. Hanley Casting: Janet Hirshenson Casting: Jane Jenkins Production Design: Michael Corenblith Art Direction: John Kasarda Costume Design: Rita Ryack Set Decoration: Susan Bode Tyson Second Unit Director: Todd Hallowell Producer: Brian Grazer Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Ward Stunts: Mic Rodgers Stunts: Peter Epstein Stunts: Paul Bucossi Stunts: Gregg Smrz Stunts: Andy Duppin Stunts: Steve Mack Stunts: Don Picard Stunts: Manny Siverio Stunts: Keith Leon Williams Stunts: Elliot Santiago Stunts: Norman Douglass Stunts: Cheryl Wheeler Duncan Stunts: Jophery C. Brown Stunts: Bill Anagnos Stunts: Tim Gallin Stunts: Jim Lovelett Stunts: Janet Paparazzo Stunts: Scott Wilder Stunts: David S. Lomax Pilot: Robert ‘Bobby Z’ Zajonc Pilot: Alan D. Purwin Pilot: Al Cerullo Pilot: Joseph R. Brigham Unit Production Manager: Carl Clifford First Assistant Director: Aldric La’Auli Porter Second Assistant Director: William M. Connor Production Supervisor: Michelle Morrissey Camera Operator: Bruce MacCallum First Assistant Camera: Jay Levy Second Assistant Camera: Christopher Norr Steadicam Operator: Larry McConkey Camera Trainee: Jennifer Stuart Still Photographer: Lorey Sebastian Video Assist Operator: Peter A. Mian Sound Mixer: Danny Michael Boom Operator: Andrew Schmetterling Cableman: Anthony Starbuck Assistant Editor: Guy Barresi Assistant Editor: Richard Friedlander Assistant Editor: Glenn Allen Assistant Editor: Joe Binford Jr. Location Manager: Jan Foster Second Second Assistant Director: Jeffrey T. Bernstein Script Supervisor: Eva Z. Cabrera Production Coordinator: Liz Newman Assistant Production Coordinator: Miriam Schapiro Assistant Production Coordinator: Eric Jacobson Unit Publicist: Julie Kuehndorf Production Accountant: Michael McCormick First Assistant Accountant: Louise DeCordoba Payroll Accountant: Kathy Welch Post Production Accountant: Liz Dykhouse Chief Lighting Technician: Russ Engels Best Boy Electric: Michael F. Burke Electrician: James C. Walsh Electrician: John Smith Electrician: Walter Fricke Jr. Electrician: Robert Connors Electrician: Doug Dalisera Rigging Gaffer: Ken Connors Key Grip: Dennis Gamiello Best Boy Grip: Brian Fitzsimons Dolly Grip: Edward W. Lowry Grip: Michael Finnerty Grip: Martin Lowry Grip: Richard C. Montgomery Jr. Grip: Gerry Lowry Grip: John Ford Rigging Grip: John Lowry Property Master: Tommy Allen Assistant Property Master: Diana Burton Supervising Sound Editor: Anthony J. Ciccolini III Dialogue Editor: Louis Cerborino Dialogue Editor: Bitty O’Sullivan-Smith Dialog...

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"FARMERS' JURY CHOSEN FOR THE BOYKA TRIAL," Hamilton Spectator. April 4, 1913. Page 1 & 26. ---- City Men Challenged By Defense and Crown ----- Prisoner's Fight For Life Began Early To-day ---- Another man was placed on trial for his life at the assizes here to-day, when Wasil Boyka, charged with the murder of Casimir Linkiewitz, a fellow countryman, whom he is accused of hacking to pieces with a hatchet on the night of February 19, faced a jury. The prisoner displayed extreme nervousness when the charge was read to him and excitedly replied "No, no," when, through Interpreter Yarish, he was asked to plead as to his guilt. The prisoner's counsel was Montalieu Nesbitt. This was the young lawyer's first case. Col. Gwyn, K. C., conducted the prosecution.

The jury called in the case was entirely made up of farmers, the crown and the defense challenging every man who lived in the city. There were seventeen jurors challenged. The jury was composed of the following: Arthur Smith, Saltflert; Walter Evane, East Flamboro, J. Lennott. Ancaster: Thomas Tweedle, Binbrook: Henry Donovan, Aucaster: Robert Salmon, Glanford, John A. Lyment. Beverly; Muth Monu, East Flamboro, Charles Itwell, East Fiambero, Thomas Carpenter, Ancaster: Johnston Tew, West Westboro; Allan Smith, Saltfleet.

Col. Gwyn outlined the case briefly to the jury, telling the story of the brutal murder of Linkiewicz. The crown counsel told of two men drinking together. It was stated by Col. Gwyn that the midnight orgy was heard by some of the boarders in the house and also the sound of something heavy being dragged across the floor. None of the hoard- era got up to ascertain the cause of the noise. In the morning the boarders first discovered traces of blood through the dining room leading from from Boyka's bedroom to the shed. In the bedroom they found a perfect shambles. The couch covered with blood, and was the board upon which Boyka was lying at the time he was found by the boarders, Mrs. Boyka was also cut on the side of the head. They were found by the police.

CROWN CASE BEGUN Michael Babiak, 294 Catharine street north, a former boarder of the Royka boarding house at the time of the murder, was the first witness. He said both came home about ten a'clock, and were drunk. Beyka came to the witness, and naked if he wanted to buy a suit of clothes, which he refused to buy. Mrs. Boyka was the only woman in the house while witness was living there. Witness then described the interior of the boarding house.

"Did you hear any noise in the night?"

"Yes. I heard the two men singing."

"Did you wake more than once in the night?" "I woke up twice."

"Was the singing going on all the time?

"The hoarder named Steve woke me up when he got up and turned out the light, telling them to go to bed."

"Was the talking which went on between Boyka and Linklewitz, friendly?"

"Yes"

"Did you hear any noise during the night?"

"Yes. I heard something being dragged across the dining room floor."

"Did you hear the prisoner make any statement?"

"While in the dining room I heard, Boyka way, 'I have frozen my feet.' He was talking to himself."

Witness said he got up about and discovered a quantity of blood in the dining room. From there he went to the kitchen, following the bloodmarks, which led into the yard. Witness found the body of Inkiewitz in the shanty at the rear of the house. The fatal hatchet was produced in court.

"I asked Boyka what he had done, and he replied. I will cut you, too." said the witness, who recognized the hatchet, but had not seen it since the morning of the murder.

Under cross-examination, by Mr Nesbitt, witness explained that Boyka and his wife got along all right, and as far as he knew Linklewitz was never intimate with the woman. He swore the hatchet produced was the property of Boyka.

DR. LANGRILL TESTIFIES Dr. Langrill, superintendent of the hospital. told of Mrs. Boyka being brought to the hospital early in the morning following the murder. A wound four inches in length across the left eye and a wound on her left thigh was the extent of the woman's injuries. The doctor said the hatchet might have caused the wounds described. Witness performed the post- mortem on Linkiewitz, and said death was caused by two wounds on the neck, which severed a portion of the spinal cord. There were other wounds on his body, but they did not touch vital spots.

"From the nature of the wounds, what instrument would you say was used in killing Linkiewitz?"

"A heavy, sharp instrument, such as the hatchet," said the doctor.

"What position would you say the body of Linkiewitz was in at the time he was struck?"

"I should say he was lying down at the time."

ANOTHER BOARDER'S STORY This witness was also a boarder in the Boyka home. Ogorzalek remembered Boyka and Linkiewitz going out of the house together, but did not hear them return, as he was asleep at the time. During the night le heard the noise of singing and talking.

"Did you hear any noise during the night other than the talking and singing?"

"No."

He remembered Mrs. Boyka saying "Wasil, what are you doing?" That was before he heard the sounds of the dragging. Mrs. Boyka screamed, and he could hear Boyka's voice, but could not understand what he had said. He then had covered his head with the blankets and went to sleep.

"I heard Boyka say he had frozen his feet, a little while after I heard the noise of the dragging," he added.

Witness heard Boyka go to his room and close the door and heard no sounds coming from the bedroom after that.

"Did you hear any noise coming from the prisoner's bedroom."

"No."

Witness corrected himself in saying that he did hear a noise, as if some one was dragging a heavy object across the floor. If he did not know what time this occurred. He had a conversation with the prisoner, when the police arrived, Boyka remarked: "I know who put me in this position."

Witness said to Boyka that he had killed Linkiewitz and Boyka replied "I will cut you all up."

"What temper was the prisoner in when drinking?"

"I don't know."

He recognized the hatchet, which he said was kept in the shed. He had heard Boyka and his wife quarreling at different times, but could not tell what it was about.

Under cross-examination Mr. Nesbitt asked the witness if he only imagined the noises he had heard during the night. Witness replied that he heard the dragging of the object.

"Did you talk about it in bed."

"Yes, we talked about it after Mrs. Boyka screamed. I got up and closed the door of our room, as Boyka and Linkiewitz had been drinking and quarreling, and there might have been more trouble had we gone out to see what had happened."

"How often did you go into Boyka's bedroom?"

"About once a month." "How is it you are familiar with the location of the furniture In Boyka's bedroom?"

"I could see it from the dining room"

ANOTHER BOARDER Konstanty Szulski occupied a bedroom in the rear of the house. He also saw Boyka and Linkiewitz go out early in the evening. but did not see them come back. He heard the scream of Mrs. Boyka shortly after the lights had been put out. Witness heard the dragging of a heavy object toward the kitchen. He heard Boyka say he had frozen his feet.

Witness saw a trail of blood leading from Boyka's room, through the dining-room to the kitchen and out into the yard.

Szulski said he had hear Boyka say "I am lost." Witness identified the hatchet as the property of the prisoner.

To Mr. Nesbitt witness said Boyka and Linkiewitz had been on good terms, but that Boyka and his wife quarreled often. Boyka's wife was not strong, and Boyka used to upbraid her. Witness denied ever having been Intimate with Mrs. Boyka.

"How is it that you heard so much more than the rest of the boarders."

"I don't know. They should have heard as much as I did."

BACKED UP HIS STORY Korzun concurred with the other witness as to the incidents which happened on the night of the murder. He had been at the boarding house about three weeks and occu-pied the front bedroom with Linie- witz, Witness said Boyka and Linkiewitz were a little drunk when they came home that night. Stefan was sent out to buy whisky, which he did. He brought home cents' worth. Boyka gave him the money. Korzun had one drink out of the bottle. Linkiewitz went to the bedroom with the witness, procured some tobacco, made a cigaret and went out into the dining room again.

"Did you go to bed after putting out the light?"

"Yes. I didn't hear anything after that."

"What time did you get up?"

"When the other boarders woke, me about a quarter to seven."

"What did you find when you came out of your room?"

"I noticed blood stains on the floor."

"What did you do when you found the body?"

"I went for the police."

"Did you say anything to Boyka after the police arrived?"

"I heard the prisoner say to Bobiak, 'you have put me in this. Bobiak replied, "Well, you have killed a man," Boyka replied. 'I will cut you all up.""

Witness said he had seen the hatchet once in the shed. It belonged to Boyka.

Cross-examined, he strenuously denied having been in Boyka's bedroom, when Boyka was asleep, and Mrs. Boyka was there. He said he had been in the room about three times, Witness said he had never been alone with Mrs. Boyka.

His lordship adjourned the court until two o'clock.

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The Dutch veteran will take on his countryman on Saturday after beating Czech qualifier Filip Sebesta.

[master-john-uk]

A rather knackered looking Morris Countryman. I have a business associate who, among other things runs a bus and coach company in Surrey. Today he has all modern vehicles, but when he started out he preferred to buy "old" buses with wooden frames, because they did not rust. He made a small fortune from his small bus business, which has allowed him to invest in several high-tech. industries.

Well done you, Michael.

[duncan-vizla-honeybee]

Please this is emergency call! Flooded me anonymously or not with some pretty Mads Mikkelsen photos and save me for a while from dark thoughts.... This is started be a hard for my mind... I try to be strong, but this is fucking insane. I never realise how hard it could be.

[theatreisgoodforthesoul]

“M. Butterfly” by David Henry Hwang

Cort Theatre, 2017

Starring Clive Owen, Jin Ha, Clea Alsip, Murray Bartlett, Michael Countryman, Celeste Den, Jess Fry, Enid Graham, Thomas Michael Hammond, Cole Horibe, Jason Ignacio, Kristen Faith Oei, Erica Sweany, John Leonard Thompson & Erica Wong

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Burn After Reading (2008) Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki "Appearances can be... deceiving"

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Bad movie I have Burn After Reading 2008

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Mika Häkkinen & a very distracted Michael Schumacher at the 1998 Brazil GP