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There they are!
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Okay, I'm slowing us down.
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I don't drink coffee.
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You must be tired. It'll wake you up.
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No, thank you. The gunfire did that.
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You're one of Stravanavitch's men.
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So, you study world events, little one. That's good for a girl your age.
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Yeah, I study world events. Five thousand Turkienistan Muslims were slaughtered in Stravanvitch's cleansings... along with 15 American school kids. You know hQw I studied that. I went to their funerals with my dad. I met their parents.
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Smart for your age, eh? Top of your class? Tell me, do you know what the word "propaganda" means?
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Yeah. Do you know what the word "asshole" means.
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The woman you shot. She was my friend.
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That's the way of the world, little one. Didn't they teach you that in school?
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Fuck off, you stupid asshole.
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It would be a pity to squander such a strong personality.
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He didn't leave us.
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You are a resilient man, Mr.
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It's not like he hasn't made us wait a few times.
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Well, you aren't the President, dear.
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Yeah, no duh.
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You don't want to say hi to your father?
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I'm sure he's busy.
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Don't you even want to ask?
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Hey Joey, how `bout a cocoa, double whip cream.
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Alice...
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Mom, just this once, give it a rest.
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You're jetlagged. We'll talk about this back...
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Back at The Fishbowl?
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We'll talk at home. You know, most girls aren't as lucky as you. For most girls seeing the Bolshoi ballet would be the experience of a lifetime.
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I know, Mom. It was great... really.
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He's in a meeting. He can't be disturbed.
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I'm sorry, honey.
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No, it's okay. After all, he is the President, right?
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When I write my memoirs I think I'll devote an entire chapter to the cocoa aboard Air Force One.
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Your father never means to be so...
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I know... But lotsa times I feel like it's me versus the world. Some kid at school teases me and the same day a plague breaks out in Bangladesh. I mean it doesn't take a genius to figure which is more important.
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Some kids were teasing you?
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That's not really the point.
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You're right and I'll tell you a secret. I know exactly how you feel.
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Big secret. You said the same thing to Newsweek.
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Mom?
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Yes dear?
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I'm sorry I was so mean to you earlier.
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Daddy. Daddy, please...
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Jim... for godsake!
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Rolfe.
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Wade?
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Yeah, brother, look, I was calling cause has there been anything on TV in Boston about a hunting accident with a guy named Twombley, Evan Twombley?
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There was something. It happened up your way.
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Yeah, I know him the kid that was with him. Maybe you do too. Jack Hewitt. He works for LaRiviere with me. He's my best friend.
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Wade, it's late. I know you're probably at Toby's, but I'm in bed reading. We got different habits.
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No, not tonight. I'm in bed too. I'm calling because I need you to listen. You're supposed to be a smart guy. You're a professor. I got this theory. Jack says he didn't see Twombley shot but he did.
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It'll come out Jack lied and the kid'll get hung for it.
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He was scheduled to testify for a committee investigating organized crime in New England and the construction business.
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Who?
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Twombley.
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No shit.
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You think Jack shot him?
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Well, it was an accident.
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They were out deer hunting, right? Jack probably heard the gun go off, then came back and found the body.
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Lillian was here. In Lawford.
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Huh?
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The night before the shooting.
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How was she?
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Picked up Jill. She was supposed to visit for the weekend for Halloween. She wanted to go home.
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Who?
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Jill. I was thinking of getting a lawyer. Maybe you can help me.
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What happened?
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A divorce lawyer. A custody lawyer. You know, 'cause of Jill.
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Don't think about it. You're exhausted.
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Yeah, I guess.
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Get some sleep.
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I get to feeling like a whipped dog some days, Rolfe, and some night I'm going to bite back. I swear it.
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Haven't you already done a bit of that?
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No, no, I haven't. Not really. I've growled a little, but I haven't bit.
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Pointless to stand around in church with nothing to do, I guess.
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What about Jill? Is Lillian bringing her?
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Anyone else want one? Rolfe?
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No thanks. I don't drink.
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Yeah. I forgot.
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What about Margie?
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What about her?
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Well, do you still plan to get married?
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Yeah. She'll probably quit her job and stay out here with Pop. We can't leave him alone here, he'll set the damn place on fire. With Jill here a lot, it'll be good to have Margie around. Things are going to change in that department, by the way. I got a custody lawyer in Concord. I'm gonna see him tomorrow. All hell's gonna break loose, but it's worth it.
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I want to let the gas run out. I don't want the bastard driving drunk, and he's always drunk now. After, we'll hide the keys.
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Anything new about the shooting? Twombley?
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I guess it was an accident, like everybody thinks.
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Want to know what I think happened?
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Find them everywhere.
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I think your first response to the Twombley shooting was the correct one.
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Which is?
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That it wasn't an accident.
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Then who shot him?
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Well, your friend, I think. Jack Hewitt.
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Motive. You gotta have a motive.
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Money.
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Who'd pay him that kind of money? Not the mob. They got their own guys. Specialists.
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They wouldn't deal with a guy like Jack. Who else benefits if Twombley is suddenly dead?
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I don't know. You tell me.
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Okay. It's likely there are people in the union who don't want Twombley to testify. They probably include his soninlaw who's vicepresident and will probably be the next president. I read that in the papers. What's his name, Mel Gordon?
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Yeah, the guy with the BMW I told you about. I did, didn't I?
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