Liars probably too.
There is no eternal reason like not stepping into the same river all your life.
Roy's capsize in the gutter was probably the biggest humiliation in his cheating career. Should he make a comeback to live up to his fame in the world?
A lot of things could have happened that year, and a play could have been made—about the repentance of a fallen man.
Lose some, gain some.
You can choose what you get.
The screenwriter chose to give him an ordinary life. Whether it burns out, or the rest of the life after the catastrophe. The client feels that it is good to be happy, just like the "career" he once chose.
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