Introduction : the mystery in 1997 / Kneeling soldier / Speak no evil / Solo / Psychofemmes / Blood brothers / Ways to kill a cat / Horseshoe nail / Bird of paradise / A front row seat / A long and happy life / Nightcrawlers / Remembrance / Tea for two / On the psychiatrist's couch / Easter cat / Call me Walt / Cold turkey / Death cup / Love me for my yellow hair alone : 32 short films about Marilyn Monroe / Clock that counts the dead / Take it away / Man who beat the system / Keller on the spot / House on the edge / Crimson shadow / 1997 bibliography and necrology