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The Metronome
Tik Tok on the Clock But the party don't … start. Ever. Detective Somerset's life is bleak.Detective Somerset has trouble sleeping. Perhaps he's seen so much in his years as a police detective th...
Switchblade
Is That a Knife in Your Pocket, or … ?Somerset's switchblade is one of the first items in the movie that we see. It's as integral to Somerset's daily attire as his tie or his gun. He doesn't use...
The Rain and the Sun
Rain, Rain, Don't Go AwayIn Seven, it feels like it's never going to stop raining. Mills and Somerset are constantly soaking wet, driving through the rain, or chasing the killer through a downpour....