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How Chekhov’s MacGuffin Escaped Me

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Cut to Thomas Morton and me walking out to his car on a Chicago street—a sun-bleached black 1985 BMW, a classic 4-door E series. A classic. He immediately mentions that the trunk doesn’t lock, but it looks like it does. Up to that point, everything about the car is a mystery to me, like a MacGuffin waiting for its reveal. We’re gearing up to visit the D…

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