Craft a compelling script in the style of a Film Noir that plunges readers into a dimly lit, ominous alleyway. A seasoned, hardboiled detective, with a Bronx-Italian accent, haunted by personal demons, **unravels the enigmatic mechanics behind NAME_1's transformative book, 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking,'** to a wide-eyed rookie police officer, as they investigate a grizzly murder. The victim was killed by a tobacco merchant. The detective explains IN DETAIL, in a dramatic tone, what the book is about (that was also read by the victim), and how it works, the mechanism behind it! Write your response with exactly 6 paragraphs, separated with the markdown divider: ***.
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