Triple

T9801357
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Basin City E237843 entity
Predicate settingOfStoryArc P35676 FINISHED
Object The Hard Goodbye
The Hard Goodbye is a gritty neo-noir crime comic story arc from Frank Miller’s Sin City series, following Marv’s brutal quest for vengeance in the corrupt, violent streets of Basin City.
E822191 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Hard Goodbye | Statement: [Basin City, settingOfStoryArc, The Hard Goodbye]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hard Goodbye
Context triple: [Basin City, settingOfStoryArc, The Hard Goodbye]
  • A. The Little Things
    The Little Things is a 2021 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto.
  • B. Killing Them Softly
    Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American crime film, based on George V. Higgins' novel "Cogan's Trade," that follows a hitman investigating a heist on a mob-protected poker game.
  • C. The Man Who Wasn't There
    The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and understated, existential storytelling.
  • D. The Old Man and the Gun
    The Old Man and the Gun is a 2018 crime-comedy film, inspired by a true story, about an aging bank robber whose charming, gentlemanly heists draw the attention of both law enforcement and the public.
  • E. Nightcrawler
    Nightcrawler is a 2014 neo-noir thriller film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as an amoral crime videographer prowling Los Angeles for sensational footage.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Hard Goodbye
Triple: [Basin City, settingOfStoryArc, The Hard Goodbye]
Generated description
The Hard Goodbye is a gritty neo-noir crime comic story arc from Frank Miller’s Sin City series, following Marv’s brutal quest for vengeance in the corrupt, violent streets of Basin City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hard Goodbye
Target entity description: The Hard Goodbye is a gritty neo-noir crime comic story arc from Frank Miller’s Sin City series, following Marv’s brutal quest for vengeance in the corrupt, violent streets of Basin City.
  • A. The Little Things
    The Little Things is a 2021 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto.
  • B. Killing Them Softly
    Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American crime film, based on George V. Higgins' novel "Cogan's Trade," that follows a hitman investigating a heist on a mob-protected poker game.
  • C. The Man Who Wasn't There
    The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and understated, existential storytelling.
  • D. The Old Man and the Gun
    The Old Man and the Gun is a 2018 crime-comedy film, inspired by a true story, about an aging bank robber whose charming, gentlemanly heists draw the attention of both law enforcement and the public.
  • E. Nightcrawler
    Nightcrawler is a 2014 neo-noir thriller film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as an amoral crime videographer prowling Los Angeles for sensational footage.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: settingOfStoryArc
Context triple: [Basin City, settingOfStoryArc, The Hard Goodbye]
  • A. notableStoryArc
    Indicates that there exists a significant or prominent narrative storyline or plot development involving the subject.
  • B. stakesInStory
    Indicates that one entity has a personal investment, risk, or potential gain/loss tied to the outcome of another entity’s story or narrative.
  • C. storyElement chosen
    Indicates that one entity functions as a narrative component or part within the structure of another entity’s story.
  • D. characterArcElement
    Indicates that one element is a component or stage within a character’s overall developmental arc or transformation.
  • E. storyline
    Indicates that one entity serves as the narrative plot or sequence of events associated with another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca84dd4608819097ff4ed00feca280 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cda62a11a88190880e0cce24923b14 completed April 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1c44a652c81908f644e1a5efe3eb1 completed April 5, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1c4fc4cc88190b020f672b9f9ba27 completed April 5, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1c5a1cfb08190b6c16e5309dbf2b8 completed April 5, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cd03da45a88190b71b1be3354c15a6 completed April 1, 2026, 11:39 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:29 p.m.