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Return of Hippolyte Summary
As the two parties at the Gull Reef Club reach a crescendo, Sheila calls Paperman to the beach where a straw hat can be seen offshore. They determine that it's Hippolyte, swimming in the midnight darkness to the resort. On the rocky shore, Paperman awaits the Frenchman in the moonlight, until he emerges wet and dripping, machete in hand, hat on his head. Hippolyte tells Paperman he's come to retrieve his clock that he left in the gardening shed before being fired by Lester Atlas, and that he's been experiencing headaches for which he received an injection at the hospital. Paperman follows Hippolyte to the gardening shed. They knock on the door and awaken Millard, another employee. As Millard and Paperman are talking at the door, Hippolyte slips away and disappears. Alarmed, Paperman races off to the party to...
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