1) Merchants of Cool
2) Absence of Malice: Pick any FOUR of the characters and identify whether or not their behavior was moral or
immoral, providing specific details to support your conclusions. Additionally, I want you to suggest how each of
them would rationalize their behavior, and whether you believe their rationalizations are justified.
Cast:
Michael Gallagher - the owner of the liquor distribution company
Megan Carter - The journalist
Elliot Rosen - the head of the federal task force investigating Diaz's murder
Teresa Perrone - Gallagher's friend who provided him with an alibi for the murder
Robert Waddell - the FBI agent who worked for Rosen
McAdam - Megan's editor at the newspaper
Davidek - the lawyer who represented the newspaper
James Quin - The federal district attorney
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