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'''Green Cadillac''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[In The Dark]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1993|1993]]. | '''Green Cadillac''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[In The Dark]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1993|1993]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Joe buys a ' | Joe buys a '[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hBe8JwhApGF66qsZIdq6c2nCbwFNY4w3/view?usp=sharing 1948 Hudson Super Six Club Coupé] in its original metallic | ||
gold color with a huge 300 cubic inch flathead 6 engine | gold color with a huge 300 cubic inch flathead 6 engine' at an estate sale in Bethesda (Maryland).<ref>This is | ||
a large car, aimed at families, not people who want fast | a large car, aimed at families, not people who want fast | ||
cars. Hudson, owner of Detroit's largest department store, funded its | cars. Hudson, owner of Detroit's largest department store, funded its | ||
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7:00: Joe, now working as a salesman at a used-car dealership, buys a | 7:00: Joe, now working as a salesman at a used-car dealership, buys a | ||
4-year-old Honda from a guy, Brooks, who comes to sell it to the | 4-year-old Honda from a guy, Brooks, who comes to sell it to the | ||
dealer, for $5,000. A week later, driving on | dealer, for $5,000. A week later, driving on MacArthur | ||
Boulevard<ref>a street in Washington DC and Maryland</ref> | Boulevard,<ref>a street in Washington DC and Maryland</ref> cops | ||
arrest him because the car is stolen. Someone at the DMV had forged a | arrest him because the car is stolen. Someone at the DMV had forged a | ||
title. Joe has no car and is out $5,000. | title. Joe has no car and is out $5,000. | ||
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Brooks, who tells him it's stolen: he can keep it. | Brooks, who tells him it's stolen: he can keep it. | ||
11:40: Joe, driving a car his boss had lent him<ref>Remember what Joe did to the boss's car he borrowed in [[The Wire]]?</ref> | 11:40: Joe, driving a car his boss had lent him,<ref>Remember what Joe did to the boss's car he borrowed in [[The Wire]]?</ref> sees Brooks on the | ||
Friday before Halloween with a new Lexus. They end up on a chase out | Friday before Halloween with a new Lexus. They end up on a chase out | ||
US 50 into Maryland. On an off-ramp they get into a fight. | US 50 into Maryland. On an off-ramp they get into a fight. | ||
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are; lettered streets are east-west; streets named after states are | are; lettered streets are east-west; streets named after states are | ||
diagonal). South makes the most sense of the subsequent route. | diagonal). South makes the most sense of the subsequent route. | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_NW 16th NW in Wikipedia] They drive into Prince George's County, which is east of Washington,so there should be no driving west in this chase.</ref> | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_NW 16th NW in Wikipedia] They drive into Prince George's County, which is east of Washington, so there should be no driving west in this chase.</ref> | ||
16:40: Some months later, Joe is waiting at a bus stop, where he's | 16:40: Some months later, Joe is waiting at a bus stop, where he's | ||
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a half-mile south of Marshall & Fifth.</ref> A homeless Native | a half-mile south of Marshall & Fifth.</ref> A homeless Native | ||
American in a wheelchair asks Joe to buy him some Wild Irish | American in a wheelchair asks Joe to buy him some Wild Irish | ||
Rose<ref>a cheap, fortified, sweetened, 'wine', 'Richards Wild Irish | Rose.<ref>a cheap, fortified, sweetened, 'wine', 'Richards Wild Irish | ||
Rose was introduced in 1954 and at its height sold about two million | Rose was introduced in 1954 and at its height sold about two million | ||
cases annually. The brand is available in 13.9% and 18% alcohol by | cases annually. The brand is available in 13.9% and 18% alcohol by | ||
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Joe buys a classic car and tries to sell it years later. Joe working as a used car salesman buys a stolen car and then chases the guy who sold it to him. Joe buys whiskey for an Indian in a wheelchair. | Joe buys a classic car and tries to sell it years later. Joe working as a used car salesman buys a stolen car and then chases the guy who sold it to him. Joe buys whiskey for an Indian in a wheelchair. | ||
</div></div> | </div></div> | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Music-Stub}} | {{Music-Stub}} | ||
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I've lived in Bethesda, driven all these streets.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 16:48, 7 March 2022 (EST) | I've lived in Bethesda, driven all these streets.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 16:48, 7 March 2022 (EST) | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJoDMaxD4w8 Green Cadillac] (YouTube) | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||