The Russian émigré author Vladimir Nabokov
once termed reality, "a very subjective affair."
and I happen to think he was right.
He called it "an infinite succession of steps, of false bottoms."
That's what we were trying to do with SuperHyperLiteral
some say we succeeded.
some don't
some say they've yet to get paid
but it's all subjective.
can we fact check that quotation though because I might have got it wrong.
and I don't even. I don't even think he said that.
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[AMERICAN ACCENT] This is Staff Sergeant 196
America division
Interviewing Daniel James Kennedy
Mr Kennedy has been arrested on suspicion of murder
This interview is taking place February 23rd 2018
I don't know whether
I don't know whether they'd say that like
Would they say February 23rd
Or would they say 23rd February?
They say
Mate
They say Feb 23rd
Feb 23rd.
Ok.
The drama's working for me
We're not being very specific do you know what I mean?
Is that generic American?
Look. I could do really good Leeds
No.
I can do Manchester. Like proper Manchester.
That'd be good though won't it?
Or Bolton.
I don't ...
Blackburn
No.
Chorley
Just the surrounding areas.
They're very different sounds, James.
Could we just try more more more
Can we try a different? Have we got anything...
I didn't get to say a line
so maybe it would have been good if I'd actually said my line.
Yeah. We're gonna do that. I just think .. Well how would you go?
Well I mean I could do any number of US accents but
We could try. I mean we could try New York.
Have we got, have we got. Costume?
I could do Scarborough
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Please look at this picture Mr Kennedy real careful
Let the record show that Mr Kennedy nodded as confirmation
that he did indeed recognise the picture
Yeah, that's Stephanie
I'm so sorry; do you feel like that's too much?
I think that's quite authentic.
New York; they all talk like that though
[High voice] Like super up here, like I was going to make her like talk like that.
I feel like we should go more southern.
Let's go; cos you know what I mean
I'll tell you where it needs to be; this scene needs more heat
It needs more
Are you trying to get us to kiss again?
No
Well, I mean
No! No! No!
I'm not.
I want to feel the southern sweat
[O.S] it's on its way
The sweat's on its way
Let me get one thing straight
It wasn't me who done this alright?
Let the record show
Does every person you do have a speech impediment?
This is authentic James
We need more. We need some sweat.
Alabama heat
This is what it's like when I'm sitting on ma porch
I feel like I'd have quite sweaty arms
Armpits. Yes. Boob sweat.
I swear to God I was set up by Nige
he denied the accusation vehemently
We just need more sweat
Oh James what are you doing?
Right; what's this?
Yes. What are you doing?
You can't just chuck water on someone
JAMES!
He's unhinged
Get more sweat and more sweat.
There's equipment. There's equipment that's going to get wet.
Like there's mics there's
Those costumes cost a lot of money
Did they?
Espionage nightclub
The air thick with sweat
The damp smell of sweat in the air
The dull thud of the club beat
The Jaeger bombs
The cocaine
and Stephanie
Stephanie
He had loved her all his life
Stephanie
she looked so beautiful that night
Stephanie
But she knew his secret
Don't you dare!
For it was HE who had wet the bed up until the age of 15
and Stephanie knew.
She KNEW.
And for Staff Sergeant 916 that was almost too much to bear
he had to do it.
I had to do it.
HE KILLED STEPHANIE
I KILLED STEPHANIE
Guys, come on, everyone.
That was superb. F**king hell
Just imagine if the stakes were higher
What if it were set somewhere more ..
What if it wasn't like police what if it was ... ooh.... oooh!
Espionage boxing ring.
The smell of sweat in the air.
and and those
the, like, the gum shields that they wear
Women with signs walking around everywhere
and ... and ... gloves
I don't know anything about boxing.
That's enough. I mean that was pretty good.
Are you wearing two?
Yes I'm wearing two f**king right gloves it looks ridiculous
That's not gonna help.
10 take 1
So we're doing this in life jackets are we?
What does that add?
I look like a giant baby
Yeah but you do without the lifejacket
Kennedy remembered simpler times.
Simpler times before the P&O ferry trip to Amsterdam to buy some alcohol
And yet what made the soldier so determined to friendly fire on Kennedy?
Hang on wait a minute
Shifting angrily in his seat from side to side
Which was f**king hard because they were actually in a barracks
the planes were just flying over the top and
noisy?
yeah it's really noisy.
I'm drying up here
I'm drying up
drying up.
The irony is that I am drying up.
There's nothing stopping me from killing you now is there cos I can see you.
James I can't see her.
What the f**k's that bit about James?
I'm so confused.
But we are using the costumes though.
Am I supposed to be invisible
'cos I'm in camouflage 'cos she's in camouflage as well and I can see her.
that's so stupid. I can't believe you even thought that would work.
Perhaps you operated on Stephanie out of spite
perhaps out of jealousy
perhaps even you didn't know.
I didn't operate on Stephanie
You anaesthetised her
No I didn't I put my finger in her belly button.
No you got a scalpel and you did an operation
this doesn't make any sense
we need to use the costumes
The walls of the stately home coming crumbling down around her
No. No.
Her pathetic female alibi useless.
I were there that night. I were with him
Panic rising in her voice, the stench of the bedpan in her nostrils.
Bit of a f**k up. Forgot to put the tape in.
Do you wanna go again?
Yeah do you mind?
His alibi he knew was weak.
No just hang on a second
Let the hospital records show ...
Whoa!
and yet
what made the wizard so sure?
Magic
You're gonna break it.
I'm not gonna break it.
I'm a policeman
boxing policeman
we can see you
We'll fix this in post
No no. I didn't sniff the bedpan that night. I didn't.
But you sniffed something else didn't yer.
I sniffed the master that's all
James this is terrible
It's weird, it's weird.
We have to address this.
I'm gonna be honest
I did not know that the maids costumes were going to look like this.
Well I mean why get maids costumes anyway?
I. Well I just happened to have them.
I just wanted to use the costumes
And I feel like it adds something to it.
I just don't quite know ... quite know what.
erm
I'm sorry everyone.
errrr
"Will we do another?"
That's the million dollar question isn't it.
Well it's not 'cos it would cost far less than that
So if you have the money ...
you know; get get get in touch.