Taboo — Classic Movie

He thought of Lilia Crane, who died alone in an asylum five years later, whispered to be crazy. He thought of the stuntman’s family, who were told it was a "tragic accident with equipment," never knowing it was a sacrifice for a shot.

Elias was a "recovery man" for the studios. When a celebrity died, or a scandal broke, Elias was the one who slipped into the mansion at night, retrieved the negatives, the letters, and the tapes, and ensured they were never seen again. He was the custodian of the "Classic Movie Taboo"—the unwritten law that what happens off-camera must never dim the luster of what happens on it. classic movie taboo

It was realistic because it wasn't acting. He thought of Lilia Crane, who died alone