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My friends call me Alice?


What did that kid mean by that? Also what did he mean by "If you're the vice squad i will kill myself"?

What was that kid doing and what was he talking about?

Please explain.

Thank you

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He meant that he's gay. He's trying to pick up Harry, hence the idea that if he's picked a police officer as a potential pickup, he's in trouble, since in 1971, a homosexual could be hauled in on that basis alone (yes, even in San Francisco).

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And I thought he was a boy prostitute propositioning Harry; either way, I recall from reading old Joseph Wambaugh novels, gay prostitutes would hustle for tricks in public restrooms.

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Are you really that naive???

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Yes, I am.

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Did you know that this scene was cut for the network t.v. version? I remember it well.

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