Ripley
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But its not just aesthetic affinity that connects Tom to Caravaggio, as Steven Zaillian suggests in Narcissus.
Caravaggio was, like Tom, a murderer on the run from the authorities.
In the meantime, back in Rome, Inspector Ravini demands to know where the hell Dickie Greenleaf is.
He looks like a cross between a lion and a Manson family member.
The thing that Dickie accused Tom of psychotic jealousy has become the motivation for Dickies own crime.
But no matter: Shes come with an important bit of information.
So, even though she meanly!!
Imagine who might be there, Marge says absurdly.
Since Marge wont be a good sport and jump over the iron gate, Tom goes around by himself.
But this is the new Tom he has restraint.
The viewer, this one at least, almost sighs with relief.
It would betoo much!
Tom immediately picks up the ashtray how could he have been sostupid!
but Marges cluelessness saves her.
If Dickie gave Tom the ring, then he knew what he was going to do.
He was planning on killing himself all along.
When they go to see Mr. Greenleaf at the hotel with this new bit of information, the P.I.
who had tracked Tom down in Manhattan in the veryfirst episodeis there.
Toms rejection came off meaner than intended, and Dickie was never seen again.
Its dedicated to Dickie, and a full-size picture of him graces the bottom of the page.
In the montage, Zaillian cuts repeatedly to the Caravaggio allusion with which he opened the episode.
I found myself wishing Netflix wouldve given us a similar taste.
Is there a more final form of revenge than death?
Its only when he verbalizes his reshaped version of the story that Tom Ripleys work of art is complete.
Somehow, being himself, he has gotten farther along than he ever thought he could.
In the book, Tom hated having to go back to being Tom Ripley after being Dickie Greenleaf.
But its only when he owns being Tom Ripley that things fall into place.
Postscript
How good was that John Malkovich cameo?
InRipley,Kenneth Lonergan plays Mr. Greenleaf.
He is married to the great J. Smith-Cameron, a.k.a.
