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This is The Secret Store.

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I don't know what to do about Susan.

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She's completely deaf to logic and reason, even common sense.

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She sees the whole thing as simply the loss of Alan's job and the loss of her own security.

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She says that Amy is the only one that we care about.

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She...

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Amy, dear, couldn't you do your homework better in your room?

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It must be pretty difficult to concentrate with people talking.

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But then I wouldn't know what's going on.

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Well, I must say, Alan's attitude is admirable.

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When you think of all the time and effort that he put in making a go of his job to risk

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it for...

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Let's face it, to risk it for our sake.

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It is admirable, but that's not the reason.

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He's just as much concerned with the principle of this as we are.

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He's quite a guy.

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Peter, is Susan still angry at me?

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Very.

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But that's not your doing.

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Even so, I just can't escape the feeling that she sees me as...

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Well, as the one who's mainly responsible for her troubles.

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Well, that's...

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That's not your problem.

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That's hers.

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Now, darling, we know who's to blame in this.

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Frank Bennett, no one else.

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It's obvious that he's the cause of this disgraceful school situation.

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Now, we've got to do everything necessary to expose him.

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Well, what about Joe Sullivan?

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Has he found anything?

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Yes, he's out on the track digging up facts now.

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The whole picture is coming clear.

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Bennett's collusion with the superintendent of schools, his collusion with the building

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commissioner.

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Tom Wesley?

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Yeah.

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I was trying to reach him today.

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Not in.

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He has to check with Bennett before he can talk to me.

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Well, why are you trying to reach Wesley?

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Well, Sam Bloom says that I have to get the owner's permission in order to make another

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survey of that building lot next to the high school.

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They're covering up something there, and I'm going to dig it into the open, or I'm going

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to know the reason why.

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Amy?

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Yes, Dad?

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Have you been listening to what I was saying?

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Of course.

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Well, now, look, I'm very serious.

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Now, I don't want you to breathe a word of this to anyone.

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Well, of course I won't.

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What kind of a nanny do you think I am?

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I know what's at stake.

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Peter, maybe if I talk to Susan, I...

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Have you still got that on your mind?

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Well, of course.

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Oh, Peter, I don't want her to think that...

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Darling, it's not your responsibility.

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It's Alan's.

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If he can see this thing in perspective and Susan can't...

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I'll get it.

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I wonder who that could be at this hour.

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Hi, Sue.

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Long time no see.

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Nice of you to pay us a visit.

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You're a sweet kid, Amy, but you're not fooling anyone.

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You know I didn't come for a what else is new chat.

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Well, it's just that I haven't seen you in so long to talk to that...

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Well, you and I will have to get together some other time.

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And I've already seen Daddy today.

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That leaves me, I suppose.

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I'm the one you want to see.

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Yes, Myra.

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You're the one.

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Do you think it's safe to ask them?

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Barbara, you know Perry Mason would never ask a witness a question

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unless he knew the answer beforehand.

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All right, go ahead, Mr. Burr.

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Will you be with us for the next Perry Mason show?

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Right here, Saturday.

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Hi, this is George Goble and I alternate with Jack Benny every other Sunday.

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And if you've been watching a tall, handsome fellow with wavy brown hair, a pencil-thin

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mustache and a livid Heidelberg dueling scar on his dimpled chin, you've been tuning in

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on the wrong channel.

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So stay tuned to this one every other Sunday over most of these stations.

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Hello, Mrs. Wesley?

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This is Frank Bennett again.

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Is your husband home yet?

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Good.

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Hello, Mr. Commissioner.

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I'm returning your call.

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Can you talk freely?

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Now what was Joe Sullivan doing at the village clerk's office?

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He what?

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No, it's all right, Tom.

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How could you have prevented him?

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It's public property.

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If he wants to photostat those records, he has a right.

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Now tell me exactly what did he get?

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The original deed to the Holland Avenue property.

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And I suppose he also copied my option to buy it, hmm?

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All right.

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Now just calm down and listen.

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Anybody questions your inquiries, you just tell them how it was.

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The mayor asked you as building commissioner for your opinion.

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You had a survey made and decided the land was unsuitable for building, just as you were

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expected to do.

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I know that wasn't quite the way it was, but you stick to your guns no matter what happens.

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Sullivan claims this is only a routine survey being made by his newspaper.

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I don't believe him either.

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I'm going to call Hewlett and try to find out about it.

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I'll try him now and call you back.

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Hello?

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Hello, George.

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Frank Bennett.

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How are you?

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Oh, can't complain.

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To what do I owe the pleasure?

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Sorry to bother you at home.

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Thought I might be of help.

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I just came up with some more figures for your man Sullivan in connection with that

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survey your paper is doing.

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Sullivan's working on a number of projects.

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Which one do you mean?

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Well, he came to see me.

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He said he was doing a survey for the Herald on the amount of undeveloped acreage still

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left in Woodbridge.

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Oh, that one.

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Well, I think you should call him about that.

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You're the editor.

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Isn't it your project?

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No, this is Sullivan's idea.

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I don't interfere with the legwork of my reporters.

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I just decide if the stories are newsworthy.

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I see.

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I'm sorry to have bothered you, George.

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Oh, no bother, Frank.

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But Sullivan is the one you should call.

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Good night.

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Good night, George.

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Tom, I just spoke to Hewlett.

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It's as I thought.

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This is Sullivan's baby.

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I'll bet my last dollar Peter Ames put him up to it.

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What's that?

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Ames has been trying to call you?

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What did he want?

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That's all right, Tom.

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Keep on avoiding him.

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How long?

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Until I've wrapped up my deal, that's how long.

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I've nursed that Holland Avenue property along this far.

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I'm not going to let some two-bit do-gooders ruin the deal for me now.

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Listen, I'm going to New York tomorrow.

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Wrap this up as fast as I can.

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You just stick to your story and we'll be all right.

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I'll call you as soon as I get back.

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Maybe it hasn't come home to you yet, Myra.

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Maybe you just don't understand how serious the situation is.

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I understand.

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You do?

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Then you want Alan to lose his job.

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That's unfair, Susan.

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Oh, what else can I think?

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Her fighting with Bennett has already resulted in Alan's resignation.

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It's that simple.

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It is not that simple, Susan.

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There is a matter of principle involved.

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And Myra is not responsible.

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Now, if you have any complaints, kindly address me as well.

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Peter, please.

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What principle?

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Come Friday and there's no paycheck.

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What happens to my baby?

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How do I pay the rent?

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How do I buy food?

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Oh, Susan, you're exaggerating.

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I am not exaggerating.

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You know how long it took Alan to find this job.

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Where will he find another one like it?

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He'll find something else very easily if it comes to that.

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He's an intelligent man.

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And what's more important, he's a man of principle.

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You and your infernal principles.

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What principle is involved here?

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Will you please tell me that?

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Well, if you'll calm down, yes, I will tell you.

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All right.

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All right, I'm calm.

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All right.

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Susan, I...

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I don't want this to sound like a high school civics class, but...

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Oh, no, I'm expecting a lecture.

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I let myself in for it.

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Go ahead.

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You know, there's sometimes I wish I could take you over my knee again.

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Don't you think of anyone else but yourself?

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Do you ever think of Amy, for instance?

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Of course I do.

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Well, don't you think she has a right to a decent life and a decent education?

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We'd do the same thing for you if you were in her shoes.

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We did the same.

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Yes, you and my mother did, not her.

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Say one more word like that, Susan and I...

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No, Peter.

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Go ahead, Susan, say it.

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Let's get this out in the open.

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Listen, Susan.

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Myra cares for you whether you believe it or not.

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But she also cares for Amy as she should.

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All right, then let her prove it.

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I have a solution that will make everybody happy.

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If she's not too prejudiced to accept an idea of mine...

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What is it?

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You say you're dissatisfied with the way the schools are being run.

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You want to ensure Amy's education without hurting us.

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Then send her to a private school.

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What?

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You say you care about me, then prove it.

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You could be protecting Amy's education without antagonizing Alan's best customer.

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And he can still withdraw his letter of resignation.

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Susan...

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You're oversimplifying...

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All right, if you don't want to pay for it, we will.

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With the commissions Alan could make from Frank Bennett alone, we could afford it.

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You mean you're willing to pay Amy's tuition in a private school?

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Certainly, gladly.

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If this will end the fighting with Frank Bennett, we will do it gladly.

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That's very generous of you, Susan, but...

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It's not generosity, it's survival.

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If we have to pay to send you to a private school, then no matter what it costs, we'll do it.

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Anything to end this squabbling between Myra and Bennett.

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Now, will you leave Myra out of this? She's not responsible.

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Please, let me send Amy to a private school, so we can save something out of all this.

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There's just one thing, Susan.

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I won't go.

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You'll go if you're told to go.

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Tell her. Tell her it's settled and she's got to go.

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In other words, you think that if we accepted your offer of sending Amy to a private school, that would settle the whole problem?

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Of course.

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All right, what about Amy's friends?

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What about the schoolchildren who don't have such generous sisters?

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Who's going to fight for them?

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I can't be concerned about that.

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Well, I think you should. That is the principle I'm talking about.

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I have to keep us from going under. Let somebody else fight for them.

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That's what everybody says.

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Let somebody else.

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But they don't do it, and somebody has got to do it.

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Do you think we like fighting? Do you think we're heroes?

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We're not. We don't like trouble.

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We don't like fighting, but if I have to fight, I will.

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And I must.

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Then you won't accept my plan.

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We can't.

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Amy, if you would agree, maybe that...

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Susan, I don't want to go away.

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I've got my friends here.

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Myra, you're my last hope.

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Myra, if you would, please.

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But Susan...

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You will? For me, you will?

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No, Susan, dear. I just can't.

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