Because Wolves Are A Protected Species, This One Is Merely Interrogated
       

Show me on the map where you often lurk.
Don't be afraid. It's just the two of us.

Would a cigarette help? A soft drink?
Start with the woodsman's hut. Or these places

here and here and here — what are they called?
Take your time. I can offer you money,

and a new identify. Why even hesitate?
Look, this wristwatch belonged to my father.

It's yours if you tell the truth.
Okay, those sites I asked you about earlier?

Your favorite was Bridesmaid's Dress.
Don't embarrass us both by pretending.

Name your most frequent visitor.
That's right. Now we're getting somewhere.

Pretend I am young and innocent. Say to me
exactly what you would say to her.

Do you think you can fool me? And we were
getting along so well. Let's try another way.

This item of intimate apparel is called
a galvanic bonnet-with-blue-cornflowers.

Put it on. Now point to Grandma's house.

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