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While driving his quarry to the chop shop, Wills kept a red plaid scarf -- his trademark -- wrapped tightly around the steering column to hide the damage and avoid suspicion. He used the same red material to block the warehouse's windows and keep out prying eyes. A stern taskmaster, he forbade drug use by employees and demanded that they keep the garage immaculate. Oil spills were mopped instantly, while car parts were piled like groceries -- in perfect stacks. Ever wily, he split his operation into distinct divisions: thieves and choppers. No one but Wills knew the complete workings...
DIRECTOR: DANIEL STERN...
...surprisingly well. Despite the heat he's capable of delivering, young Henry remains a Little Leaguer among the big leaguers -- shy, abashed at performing before vast crowds, befuddled by but eager to join in the adult male rituals of his teammates. There's a beamy gentleness about actor Daniel Stern's directorial debut (he also contributes a version of his klutzy Home Alone crook, this time playing an addled pitching coach), and there are finely tuned supporting performances by Amy Morton as Henry's mom and Gary Busey as a fading pitcher who takes the kid under his faltering wing...
...have people with different degrees of sophistication participating." Until the affairs of Mr. X came to light, users could more easily overlook the potential for the abuse of the network. The illusion of safety promoted intense on-line intimacy -- all behind the safety of a computer screen. Says Preston Stern, an ally of Mr. X, "The incident exposed in a very immediate way how the medium facilitates deception -- emotional manipulation because of the absence of physical cues. It's easy to keep secrets when you're on-line...
...famous April afternoon when Reno went before the cameras to explain the disastrous finale in Waco, the peculiar laws of politics ensured that she would get all the credit for taking all the blame. The first image Americans held of their brand-new Attorney General was of a stern, sad, certain woman describing a terrible tragedy and using none of the greasy legal language that would have shielded her from blame...