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Silence of the Lambs breakdown, part 2

Act II, Part 1

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Alexandra Sokoloff
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ACT TWO, Part 1

Act Two, Part 1 very, very often contains scenes and whole sequences of TRAINING, INVESTIGATION, FOLLOWING CLUES, and TESTS. In a mystery/thriller this act will also often have procedural scenes like autopsies, consultations with forensics people and other experts, interviewing witnesses, eliminating suspects.

All of which we see here in S…

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