>
> I've often heard this complaint of many detective
novels and, of course,
> current Hollywood movies. The detective gets the
snot beat out of him,
and
> instead of a couple day hospital stay and tremendous
aches and pains, he's
out
> again the next day chasing down the bad
guys.
>
The Coen Brothers lampooned this very idea in "Miller's
Crossing". The Gabriel Byrne character continually "gets the
snot beat out of him" and never gets a mark on him.
Brad
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