WEBVTT - Good Night Little Rat

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<v Speaker 1>A new to the listener. The following story contains some

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<v Speaker 1>adult content and language. Hey Briggs, Hello, are you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>be kidney? Just act bridge? You're gonna speak this time?

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Briggs? What? Mr Briggs, It's Samuel Tench, Oh, Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Tachum. Sorry? Have I caught you during an inopportune moment? No?

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, well, that's not important. What can I do

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<v Speaker 1>for you? Mr Tench? I was calling because I would

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<v Speaker 1>like to invite you up to my house tomorrow afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>your house for lunch. There are some people I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to introduce you to. I'll, due respect, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that I have time for a social call. Mr Tention.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm aware that it's short notice, and I do apologize

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<v Speaker 1>for not contacting you sooner. Will that be a problem

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow now it's it's not a problem. Is it's just

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<v Speaker 1>been sometime since we've spoken, Mr Briggs. Eight weeks of

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<v Speaker 1>past eight weeks already. I'd like to hear how your

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<v Speaker 1>investigation is going, of course, of course, but there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot that I'm in the middle of, a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>work through, to organize that is, I should hope. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's precisely why I hired you. That's really swallow. You

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<v Speaker 1>do invite me, Mr Tench, but it'd probably be best

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<v Speaker 1>if I followed up on a few leads first. What

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying makes perfect sense. Good, I'm glad. However, I

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<v Speaker 1>must insist Mr Mr Briggs. Have you been receiving my

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<v Speaker 1>checks each I have? Mr Guy comes same to him

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<v Speaker 1>every Thursday. I believe this week marks the completion of

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<v Speaker 1>the first ten thousand dollars. Isn't that correct? That's correct? Good.

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to make sure that I was fulfilling

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<v Speaker 1>my end of the deal to your satisfaction. Very much,

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<v Speaker 1>so good. I would like you in attendance for lunch

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow at my home. Yes, Mr Tencher, why don't we

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<v Speaker 1>say around half past noon? Half past it is? Have

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<v Speaker 1>you been needing the address? No? I have it? Wonderful,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very much looking forward to it. Wonderful. Yeah, wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>Just freaking copathetic the last time for lunch? What am

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<v Speaker 1>I going to tell him? So Sam and Chess they

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<v Speaker 1>call it a stalemate. Damn it. If you dare give

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<v Speaker 1>him everything, you're a nittied if you tell him everything

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<v Speaker 1>but stops him from getting someone else. Saw, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>be an idiot lunch my ass, I'm gonna get sacked.

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<v Speaker 1>Screw this, I'm taking the risk of the day off.

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<v Speaker 1>It goes for you too. I think Hank had good

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<v Speaker 1>reason to worry that he'd be fired the present day

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<v Speaker 1>equivalent of almost nine grand for what was now another

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<v Speaker 1>dead end, And if Tench wasn't pleased, there's little chance

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<v Speaker 1>that he would get a shot at another ten thousand.

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<v Speaker 1>If I were Hank, I'd want to update tension, then

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<v Speaker 1>pray that he didn't ask me any further questions. The

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<v Speaker 1>last thing, I would want to sit opposite him and

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<v Speaker 1>spit out a variety of imaginary theories and excuses. But

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<v Speaker 1>Hank wouldn't have to make any excuses. In fact, of

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<v Speaker 1>the people gathered at Samuel Tench's house the following afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>Hank would end up doing the least amount of talking.

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<v Speaker 1>From Vox Popula and the Los Angeles Harold, this is

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<v Speaker 1>the Angel of Vine, my old heart, ankain and no

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<v Speaker 1>ground because my angel's Hank recorded every turn of the

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<v Speaker 1>drive to tents, even though he had the address of

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<v Speaker 1>the property on Lomment to drive. He counts every turn,

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<v Speaker 1>every street name, almost like a trail of bread crumbs.

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<v Speaker 1>Like he doesn't want to forget exactly how he got there.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's a detective thing. I don't know. But as

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<v Speaker 1>he arrives at Tenches bell Air Mansion the next afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>he's clearly impressed, if not slightly resentful. Ok. You gotta

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<v Speaker 1>be kidding me, Holy smoke. So much for the idea

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<v Speaker 1>struggling artist. Sure as hell, don't feel bad about taking

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<v Speaker 1>his money now. In fact, I'm gonna go get Phillis

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<v Speaker 1>one of those paint by numbers sets. Jesus, every man's

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<v Speaker 1>a Rembrandt, right, Maybe I should learn how to paint

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<v Speaker 1>by numbers. Good afternoon, sir, Mr Briggs, I presume good afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>You presume correct. Welcome Please do come in. Watch your

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<v Speaker 1>step over the threshold. I do apologize for its appearance,

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<v Speaker 1>so there was no one available to fix it until monday.

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<v Speaker 1>No apology necessary. Really, May I hang your coat? Sir?

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's okay, thanks. It may be a little warm

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<v Speaker 1>in the God Marrier. I'm used to it. I'll manage,

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<v Speaker 1>but thanks as you wish. Mr Briggs, please follow me. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>what is that? Go? It's brass, sir, nice place, Mr Briggs.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so pleased that you could come good afternoon, Mr

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<v Speaker 1>turch Geoffrey, Will you please tell the Lila to begin

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<v Speaker 1>a tea service? Not traditional by any means, but scrumptuous nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 1>right away, sir, Thank you Geoffrey. I hope I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>brought you too far out of your way, not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Always nice to see where my clients live. Gives me

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<v Speaker 1>a better idea of who they are. And what does

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<v Speaker 1>my home tell you about me? Tells me you're one

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<v Speaker 1>hell of an artist. I enjoy your candor. Mr Briggs, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm all candor. How many commode you get in this place? What?

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lovely breeze today? So I've asked the Lila

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<v Speaker 1>to serve everything at the garden table tea. Yuh, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't say I've ever had tea for lunch before. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 1>sour dough toast burn on one side. Most days it's light, fair,

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<v Speaker 1>but certainly not as light as that. No assorted scones,

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<v Speaker 1>plotted cream and preserves. They thought I was joking when

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned cucumber sandwiches. Who is this day? Mr Tench

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<v Speaker 1>We're just out here? Who's that? I sent for them?

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<v Speaker 1>Hoping they could be of some help to you, Mr Briggs.

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<v Speaker 1>I would like to introduce you to Roy and Alice Knudsen.

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<v Speaker 1>These are Marline's parents. Pleasure to meet you, sir, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you, I mean, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>your help, sir. Nice to meet you. When Mr Tench

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<v Speaker 1>called Samuel, please, oh well, when Samuel told us that

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<v Speaker 1>you would reopened the case, said, I had reopened the case.

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<v Speaker 1>We always knew that there was someone. You knew that

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<v Speaker 1>the cops gave up too easy. We knew it too,

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<v Speaker 1>And here you are. We haven't given up hope of

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<v Speaker 1>finding justice for our Marline. Why don't we sit team,

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Briggs? Sure, Samuel, it would be lovely. Thank you, Delilah.

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<v Speaker 1>Mr and Mrs Newtson arrived to town yesterday. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little lost. How do you know each other? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>We spoke with Mr Tinch over the phone, but we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't meet until just today. Still lost, Mr Tinch, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't expect you to travel to Idahos, who had seemed

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<v Speaker 1>that the only logical sense was to accommodate them. I see,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that they might be able to offer you

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<v Speaker 1>insight into their daughter, perhaps some information that you wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>otherwise be able to find. Could have just asked him

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<v Speaker 1>over the phone. How would I know what questions to

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<v Speaker 1>ask or what answers to look for. Is there a problem? No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>not at all. When Mr Tinch told us what you

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<v Speaker 1>were doing, Mr Briggs, will we wanted to meet you

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<v Speaker 1>face to face. I understand, and it's good to meet

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<v Speaker 1>you too. It's just such a long way to travel,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was. It really is much shorter to fly.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I offered. Now, Mr Tinch, I don't mean

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<v Speaker 1>to offend here, but I already told you I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going up in one of those things. Let alone too.

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<v Speaker 1>Trains just fine. It's only an eighty mile drive to Pocatello,

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<v Speaker 1>and two days later here we are safe and sound

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<v Speaker 1>and on the ground in the most beautiful pink hotel. Pink.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never seen anything like it. It just took my

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<v Speaker 1>bath away. I'm standing there looking at a two toned rocket.

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<v Speaker 1>The pair of us must have looked ridiculous in that

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<v Speaker 1>parking lot. This poor man is trying to take a photograph.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't pay us any mind, went right back to

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<v Speaker 1>his business soon as we walked away. Well it really

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<v Speaker 1>is too much, Mrs Newtson. It's the very least I

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<v Speaker 1>can do for the both of you. I'm very sorry

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<v Speaker 1>for your loss. Okay, thank you Mr Briggs. It hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been an easy time. I can't even imagine. So what

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<v Speaker 1>can we tell you about our Marlene? Well, well, surely

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<v Speaker 1>there there must be something. Of of course there is.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's all right for me to ask you about her, well,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you need, Roy, like Alice said, what was she like?

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<v Speaker 1>She was a performer from the very start. She was

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<v Speaker 1>talking before she could even walk. Yeah, of to sing.

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<v Speaker 1>We had her taking piano lessons from a very young age.

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<v Speaker 1>She did not like to practice, do you remember, Roy,

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<v Speaker 1>how she would stomp around all the time, but eventually,

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<v Speaker 1>eventually you would hear the scales up and down and

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<v Speaker 1>up and down. She played so well, so beautifully. My

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<v Speaker 1>friend Annette she said she had this incredible ear for music, Daddy,

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<v Speaker 1>and that says, I have perfect pitch. Yeah, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>she called her. There was a man in Twin Falls

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<v Speaker 1>who she read about in the paper, a Charlie or

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<v Speaker 1>Carrie I know, something like that, who had collected the

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<v Speaker 1>autographs of people like you know, Bob Hope and being

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<v Speaker 1>Crosby said. Crosby wrote to him twice a year after that,

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<v Speaker 1>she said, Mama, my autograph is going to make somebody

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<v Speaker 1>very happy. One day senior year of icycle and she

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<v Speaker 1>was smarter than all those other girls by a mile. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the only reason Roy let her go to Hollywood

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<v Speaker 1>in the first place. I wasn't so fond of those

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<v Speaker 1>pageants at the time. Why is that no reason she

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<v Speaker 1>needed to be parading around in a bathing suit like that? Roy,

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<v Speaker 1>You know very well she wasn't comfortable with that. Part

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<v Speaker 1>of it was I she was incredibly modest. She one

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<v Speaker 1>second runner up trophy still on the mantel. And what

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<v Speaker 1>about when she got to California? She wrote home twice

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<v Speaker 1>a week, I've found an apartment that has a television

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<v Speaker 1>in it. She got a job real quick, and she

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<v Speaker 1>called home when she got that coffee advertisement. Remember that,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a real actress, Daddy. She she was a act

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<v Speaker 1>It didn't seem she knew a whole lot of people. Here.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there anyone I'm missed? Maybe? M M, well, I

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<v Speaker 1>know there was Gladys. She lived with Gladys. She mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>a dancer named Sylvia who having a rough time. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>she had a friend from work named Virginia. Who's Virginia.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to find him right, whoever did this to her?

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Knutson, I am doing everything here. Please don't give

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<v Speaker 1>me that package nonsense. The police did everything we can speech.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a firefighter, Mr Briggs, I know how to deliver

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<v Speaker 1>news nobody wants to hear. So you can just spare

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<v Speaker 1>me the horseshit. We don't want that, we don't need it.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to protect us. Mr Tent showed me

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<v Speaker 1>what that monster did to my little girl. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>find the man who took the spine out of my

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<v Speaker 1>daughter's please? I will? Mr Tench, may I speak to

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<v Speaker 1>you a moment? Of course? Why don't we all take

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, Delilah? Would you bring another pot? I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>this is all lukewarm by now y. I'm sorry, it's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you have screws or something? You show them

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<v Speaker 1>photos of her body? It was at his request. Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Briggs calmed down. She hasn't seen them. She didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>That is not the point. Why would you do that

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<v Speaker 1>for what reason? Why? What? What? What right do you have?

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<v Speaker 1>What right? That's awfully sanctimonious of you, Mr Briggs? Every right,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're confusing the bearers of this awful burden. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not my right, it's his right. It was his right

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<v Speaker 1>and his choice to see what was done to his

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<v Speaker 1>only daughter. Wouldn't you want that choice? Why the did

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<v Speaker 1>you tell him I reopened the case? Don't you think

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<v Speaker 1>that everyone deserves hope? I get it bringing them here.

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<v Speaker 1>I get what you're trying to do. Will you please

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<v Speaker 1>leave the police work to me? My apologies. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>I was being helpful, and what if I can't deliver,

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<v Speaker 1>I still faith in you. You didn't answer my question.

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<v Speaker 1>You shouldn't be thinking about camp. The last thing I

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<v Speaker 1>need is you frustrated at the bottom of a bottle

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<v Speaker 1>with my money in your bank account. That's awfully harsh,

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<v Speaker 1>even for you. But honest, I'll leave the police work

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<v Speaker 1>to you if you leave the pep talking to me?

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<v Speaker 1>How long are this thing in time? A few days?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? Well? If I think of anything else, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>give you a call. I should say goodbye. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>don't look so concerned. You don't have to. I told

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<v Speaker 1>him you had very limited time today. I should say goodbye.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever you think is best. Hanks has goodbye to them

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<v Speaker 1>with the explanation that he wants to get back to work,

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<v Speaker 1>which they are eager for him to do. Jeoffrey the

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<v Speaker 1>butler walks him back down the long hallway and he

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<v Speaker 1>goes back to his He doesn't say a word after that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's clearly blindsided, to the point where I think it

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<v Speaker 1>took him off his game. Or maybe it didn't. You

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<v Speaker 1>tell me, Mrs Knittson mentioned a friend of Marlene's name Virginia, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hank never asked any follow up questions. So who

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<v Speaker 1>is this Virginia? And how do you find a person

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<v Speaker 1>of interest in a city of two million first names?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I attention thought that surprising Hank with

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<v Speaker 1>Marlene's parents was a good idea. I understand his reasoning,

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<v Speaker 1>but maybe maybe I'm wrong. After all, all I have

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<v Speaker 1>to offer here is my opinion. But I cannot imagine

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<v Speaker 1>a world where I am sitting across the table from

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<v Speaker 1>parents who have lost their child in such a brutal way,

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<v Speaker 1>and that somehow I'm responsible for their only chance at

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<v Speaker 1>lasting piece. I don't understand how that can be helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>I had a hard enough time accepting the responsibility caring

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<v Speaker 1>for these tapes. After what I just played you, there

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<v Speaker 1>was only one tape left from my first haul. I

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<v Speaker 1>made a few road trips back and forth to Seattle

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<v Speaker 1>during all this, fifteen hours from Melaid and Multnomah Falls

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<v Speaker 1>in Oregon, great place to stop and stretch your legs,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, and then another three hours to Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no way I was going to ship them,

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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't want to take more than a few

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<v Speaker 1>boxes at a time. For one, I feared being completely

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<v Speaker 1>overwhelmed by the amount of information I was facing potentially

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<v Speaker 1>and worst that I wouldn't know what to do with it. Too,

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<v Speaker 1>Even though I had been given permission, a part of

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<v Speaker 1>me felt guilty for taking all that remained of Hank.

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<v Speaker 1>They've just found him, and I was taking pieces of

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<v Speaker 1>him away. So my second trip up to see Bethan

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<v Speaker 1>Phillis was right after Hank had met Marlene's parents, which

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<v Speaker 1>turned out to be very appropriate timing. Maybe when Tench

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<v Speaker 1>told Hank to get some rest, he went straight home.

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<v Speaker 1>I say that because at the end of the tape

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<v Speaker 1>was the first time I heard Hank with a then

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<v Speaker 1>seven year old Phillis. It's just really necessary, yes, absolutely necessary.

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<v Speaker 1>I will not be denied hearing baby you. I am

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<v Speaker 1>never going to do the end of this never so

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<v Speaker 1>he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he scrooged again. He scrabbled and scratched and scraped. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, if that's you, and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,

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<v Speaker 1>working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself,

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<v Speaker 1>we go, we got pop. His snout came out into

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<v Speaker 1>the sunlight. He found himself rolling in the warm grass

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<v Speaker 1>of a great meadow. This is fine, he said to himself.

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<v Speaker 1>This is better than whitewashing. O somebody sleepy. Mh, you

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<v Speaker 1>are too. We'll read more tomorrow. Sweeting glass your heart there,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to press it? Yeah, okay, go ahead. That

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<v Speaker 1>was so sweet. You were so cute. I don't remember

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<v Speaker 1>that a book was that The Wind and the Willows.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye have zero recollection of it? Are we done? Sorry?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a licensed family therapist, so I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if playing that for them was the right thing to

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<v Speaker 1>do or not. But I do know is that it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't my choice to make. Much like Tench, I merely

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<v Speaker 1>presented the information. And that's not me being manipulative. By

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<v Speaker 1>the way I knew that I wouldn't be sharing updates

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<v Speaker 1>as far as the case was concerned, But they remained

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<v Speaker 1>this second mystery, and the one that was the most

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<v Speaker 1>relevant to them, who was Hank Briggs. I returned to

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<v Speaker 1>l A with three more boxes to go through and

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<v Speaker 1>eventually worked out the timeline. Thanks to hanks continued reading

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<v Speaker 1>on what I call the philist tapes, they managed to

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<v Speaker 1>read A Wind in the Willows all the way to

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<v Speaker 1>chapter five. Mr Toad. As wonderful as this time must

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<v Speaker 1>have been for him, Hank couldn't ignore his duty. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>sharing these moments with his own daughter possibly made it worse.

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<v Speaker 1>He returned to his irrational office discipline with renewed into tensity,

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<v Speaker 1>more obsessive, more discouraged than before. It was jarring, which

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<v Speaker 1>reminded me of what Beth had said about Hank the

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<v Speaker 1>first time she heard him, And there he was my grandfather,

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<v Speaker 1>and there was a immediate sense of urgency in his voice.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I stopped it. Will got it who told

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<v Speaker 1>somebody that, sum bitch, it's nothing nothing. This behavior continued

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<v Speaker 1>for a while. He wasn't always breaking things, but his

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<v Speaker 1>emotion is ferocity. Now remember that I said that Hank

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<v Speaker 1>would receive two phone calls that would change everything right.

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<v Speaker 1>The phone call from Tench, which led to Marline's parents,

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<v Speaker 1>was the first. This one was the second. No no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>now coming in thank Briggs, Hank Adler Harrison, good afternoon, doctor.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure it took your sweet time. It was out of

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<v Speaker 1>my control. I didn't think I was going to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from you. That makes the both of us. Don't sound

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<v Speaker 1>so disappointed. I'm not that bad. So your boss come

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<v Speaker 1>around yet. Leonard Shaw would like to meet you at

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<v Speaker 1>the studio at his house. That's some boss. Yeah, you'll

0:21:34.240 --> 0:21:39.480
<v Speaker 1>probably want to keep that to yourself. I advise that

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<v Speaker 1>you find a way to behave yourself in general while

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<v Speaker 1>you're there. Is that a threat? I hope not. Thursday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>four o'clock. No need to ring the bell. All open

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<v Speaker 1>the front door. We wait. Why are you going to

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<v Speaker 1>be there because he wants me there? Are you really

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<v Speaker 1>gonna argue? This one's Friday at four address Phil send

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<v Speaker 1>his driver to your office at half past three yea.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the next few nights, Hank and Phillis were able

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<v Speaker 1>to plow through to chapter eight Toads Adventures. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>as intense as the moments of him alone in his office,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was a definite sense of purpose, as if

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted desperately to finish the story with Phyllis. He

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<v Speaker 1>was reading for Phyllis and for himself, almost as if

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<v Speaker 1>he knew that he would never see her again. He

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<v Speaker 1>looked and understood the silence, with a smile of much

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<v Speaker 1>happiness on his face and something of a listening look

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