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Speaker 1: And now the case of a larcenous luck.

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Speaker 2: It's late Wednesday night in New York, and in Arnie

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Kessler's very private gambling club on E sixty ninth Street. Tall, handsome,

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gray haired George Watkins stands at the end of the

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dice table, shaking the dice cup in his manicured hand

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and makes his roll.

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Speaker 1: Live's your number right?

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Speaker 3: All? Once again?

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Speaker 2: Watkins shakes the cup, Come on, little five and.

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Speaker 3: Makes his roll seven.

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Speaker 2: Watkins smiles, Riley shrugs lightly, puts down the cup and

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pushes through the crowd. He finds the door to Kessler's

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private office open and walks in.

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Speaker 1: Kessler is seated at the desk. Oh Watkins shout on, thanks,

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how to go tonight for you? Fine? I'm clean, tough luck.

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I'll bound a change.

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Speaker 4: How's my credit strained the limit? I'm afraid I'll have

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to close the book on you.

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Speaker 3: That's all I wanted to know.

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Speaker 1: Good evening, Kessley, you're down for thirty five grand Watkins.

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That's a lot of groceries. I understand. I'm a realist, Kesley.

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Don't fool myself, no false pride. So I have to

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face the fact. The moment I'm no big shot. I'm

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flat bum investment. I'm surprised you carried me this far.

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Oh you'll pay you off.

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Speaker 3: I'm glad you're so sure.

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Speaker 1: It's my business to be sure.

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Speaker 3: In that case, a little more credit.

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Speaker 1: Now, let's not overdo a good thing.

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Speaker 3: Chum.

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Speaker 1: Gotta draw the line somewhere. You know.

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Speaker 4: You just pay that thirty five and you can have

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all the credit you like.

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Speaker 3: All right, I'll get it.

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Speaker 1: You bet you were Watkins, You bet.

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Speaker 3: All right? Rex?

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Speaker 1: Here you are? Just sign these papers now I'll run along.

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Speaker 2: Just a minute, Watkins, way to get this? How do

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you like this phrase? You're right, it's corny. Maybe it's

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better like this now it was better before? Rex.

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Speaker 1: Please, I mean i've gotta be going.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Watkins, give me the papers.

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Speaker 3: Here you are, here's an okay.

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Speaker 2: You know it's funny. I had it the right way

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in my head, but it's gone.

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Speaker 1: No.

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Speaker 2: I'll tell you if I could remember, it's terrific.

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Speaker 5: All right, Rex, But look what you're doing.

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Speaker 3: Sign my name. I gotta look for that.

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Speaker 5: Don't you even read what you're signed?

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Speaker 3: Can't be bothered.

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Speaker 2: That's what I pay Watkins for my business manager.

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Speaker 3: Watkins that's right now. Now these checks, right.

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Speaker 2: I think you'd be interested interested? And where as is

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and double entries and capital gains. I say it's spinach

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into Watkins with it?

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Speaker 3: Okay? What can say? I don't even get.

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Speaker 1: Back to your work and a long rex goodbye.

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Speaker 2: I'll be saying, yes, I I gotta catch it.

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Speaker 1: It's a natural belief.

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Speaker 2: What do you know about him?

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Speaker 5: Watkins?

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Speaker 1: Oh? Great?

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Speaker 2: Save me nearly ten grand income taxes last.

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Speaker 5: Year if you don't even check on him.

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Speaker 2: I read, reader, I know what I'm doing. I make

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the mullah. What can see that? I don't spend it

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faster than I make it. He doesn't spend Oh, for

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the love of paid read mean it?

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Speaker 5: You expect me to marry you. You've got to have

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some sense of responsibility?

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 2: Sure, sure, baby, Maybe there it is. I know I

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get it. You like not bad? Not bad? It's great.

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Speaker 5: What are you doing?

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Speaker 1: Call him my no good of an agent?

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Speaker 5: I'm trying to.

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Speaker 2: Check not now, honey, no hell and hellar and listen.

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I've got another even you will be able to sell it.

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Speaker 1: Who is at the cold porter of the fifties. I'm

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telling you I've got something that'll make you Rex, who else? Look, Rex,

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before you.

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Speaker 2: Get all will you shut up? You haven't even heard

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it yet? Goes with those lyrics I show you yesterday

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and now listen, do you hear?

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Speaker 1: Yes? Well it's a nice tune.

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Speaker 3: Rex, But no, buts.

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Speaker 2: Hollo, and this is it? How soon can you get

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it to Sinatra?

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Speaker 3: He reasonable?

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Speaker 2: We can now? Look, I don't want any argument all

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the time.

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Speaker 1: I'd bang out songs that sell themselves, you try to

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sit on them. If it wasn't for that contract, believe me, brother,

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you'd be out. But fasten to the corn ball. Where

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were you before I took you over it? Strictly minor leagues?

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How's the big leagues? And you're beating them? Huh? You

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got a nice tune?

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Speaker 2: I'll go and I can I look, shut up. I

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want you over here this afternoon, and understand that creep

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always got to give me conversation.

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Speaker 1: You think a guy get some encouragement once in a while,

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But no nice tone, he says, And you won't even listen?

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Speaker 3: Got it?

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Speaker 1: Yep? About what?

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Speaker 3: Why listen?

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Speaker 2: Rex?

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Speaker 5: Is just that I'm worried you have to turn everything.

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Speaker 2: Over to watch you all right, Look, I'll take it

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once more, slow now try to dig at this time? Baby,

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will you when you're getting the chips, you hire yourself

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a business manager. Everybody does it. I'm not the only Thanks.

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Speaker 5: So much for telling me that everybody doesn't just sign

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papers and checks without even knowing what they are.

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Speaker 2: All right, let's not get in a hassle about it.

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Speaker 1: Huh.

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Speaker 5: Well, if we're going to get married, he.

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Speaker 2: Says, we're gonna get married. Well, if it's going to

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be nagnagnago serious, maybe I am. I don't know why.

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We're only trying to be helpful.

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Speaker 1: I don't why you have.

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Speaker 2: Oh, for Pete's sake, Look, baby, I got a great

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idea banging a lot in my head. I want to

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get it on paper. You have to pitch your hissy now.

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I want you cut it out, honey, honey, look gone

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it listen?

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Speaker 1: Will you all right?

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Speaker 2: I'll call what, I'll get an appointment. See, he'll explain

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just how I stand financially, black and white. Get it

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all figured out?

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Speaker 1: Now? Will you please turn off the Niagara and let

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me get to work.

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Speaker 4: Oh, oh, Kessley, hello, Watkins?

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Speaker 1: Might have I come in? No, of course not. Thanks.

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As a matter of fact, I have something for you glad.

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Speaker 3: I heard.

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Speaker 1: You are.

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Speaker 4: Five grand Oh god, at leastn't even thirty.

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Speaker 3: It may take little time.

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Speaker 4: Oh that's all right, just so long as you settle

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up before you leave town.

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Speaker 3: Leave town?

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Speaker 4: What makes you you bought a ticket for Chicago this morning?

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Speaker 3: How do you know? Have you been having me followed?

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Speaker 1: Let's just say I have a very sensitive weed you

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bought you, see Watkins. When I have money outstanding, I

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like to keep in touch. That's why I don't want

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you going away until the account is closed. I should

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have expected this very well, Kesley, You've got no use denying.

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Speaker 3: There's the ticket I was leaving.

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Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, I'm on a bit of

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a spot.

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Speaker 3: Let's face it. I I'm trapped.

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Speaker 1: How so, I'll tell you always was one for cards

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on the table.

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Speaker 3: It's like this.

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Speaker 1: That five thousand I just paid you came from rex

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Elber Only Albert doesn't know it. I had counted on

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him for considerably more from time to time. You understand

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I can't rush these things or they show up.

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Speaker 3: Well, he'll Elbert.

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Speaker 1: Call a few minutes ago, wants to go over the account.

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I don't know what's gotten into him. All of a

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sudden but there it is. Have to face it. He

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wants an accounting and I can't possibly explain the check

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I cashed it if it hadn't happened so fast. So

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you were going to run out? Well, what can I do?

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Perhaps if you give me back that five thousand and

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I return it to Rex, he may not press the charges.

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Sure I blow five grand.

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Speaker 4: If Albert decides not to play ball, you're in the

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thronhou It was a thought.

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Speaker 1: I don't call that thinking. Well, what can I do?

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Albert is your only client? You have others. That's why

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I give you credit.

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Speaker 3: How they watch closer. Still, I suppose over a period

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of time I could raise the rest.

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Speaker 1: I take it time.

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Speaker 4: I won't rush things so long as I get payments

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on account like.

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Speaker 1: This every so often.

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Speaker 3: But I don't have time.

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Speaker 1: That's just it. Elbert wants a showdown today. Can't you

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stall him?

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Speaker 3: Not for long?

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Speaker 1: Only I could keep him from asking about that check.

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Speaker 3: That there must be something I can.

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Speaker 1: Do, not only there must be watkins that better be

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and then does.

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Speaker 2: Okay, now what can I do? Hey? Wait a minute,

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so what's the idea?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's where Mike Waring lives. The Falkin Yeah, you him,

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I'm he Howard?

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Speaker 3: Is my name?

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Speaker 1: Vic Hallaran Rex Elvia's agent. Congratulations on what being Elba's agents.

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He must be a gold mine, gold and goose. More

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like somebody kill him? Oh yeah, that's why I'm here.

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I need a detective. Heard a lot about you. Always

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figure anybody has a reputation. He must have something on

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the board. Oh, concede the point. So we go inside

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and talk business. No need, I'll want to be a minute.

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I discovered the body. See so I'm on a spot.

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Cops just put me through the ringer.

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Speaker 6: Any reason you should be suspected other than discovering the body,

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and they suspect everybody. Oh and you've got nothing to

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worry about, no more than anybody else.

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Speaker 1: All right, it's like this. See who likes his agent

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all the time?

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Speaker 3: Gripes?

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Speaker 1: How come you? I do? There's more for me? Rerex

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and me head words often loud words. But he's my

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meal ticket. I'm going to knock off my own meal ticket. Ah, yes,

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the golden goose. Get out of what are you wearing? Okay?

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Hollerin try read of Vaughan war of at the Zigzag Club.

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You think she did it? She makes up in it.

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How do you know she's a dame?

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Speaker 3: Rex's current.

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Speaker 1: I believe me in a thing like this, always include

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the dame in. I'll make a note of it, James said, Troup.

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But you can count of nothing but trouble.

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Speaker 6: Alerin, you're speaking of the women I love.

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Speaker 1: Take it for me Wearing nothing but trouble, spoken like

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a confirmed bachelor. Bachelor.

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Speaker 2: I'm paying alimony three ways, Now get on it, Wearing,

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we're in. Mike Wearing has been in Vic Hallarin's employee

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for twenty minutes, just long enough to get from his

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own place to the Zigzag Club where Rita Vaughan has

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just admitted him to her dressing room.

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Speaker 1: All right, just Wearing, Now, what is it? Question about it?

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You're a dame?

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Speaker 3: What a detective?

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Speaker 1: And dame's a trouble? Oh m hmm. I have it

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on your authority of a three time.

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Speaker 5: Loser and you're looking for trouble.

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Speaker 1: Rex Elber's trouble? Were you it?

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Speaker 2: I was his dame, but I had nothing to do

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with his death.

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Speaker 5: So if that's what you want, you might as well

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run along.

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Speaker 1: Who said, it's all I want? I can tell you

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who killed Rex? If that's what you want, Well, I'd like.

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Speaker 6: To get around with that angel, but I'm in no hurry.

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Speaker 5: He's a business manager, George Watkins.

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Speaker 1: Why do you say that Rex had.

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Speaker 5: An important with Watkins today? To check on watkins handling

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of Rex's affairs. The murder was a little too opportune

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to be a coincidence.

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Speaker 1: All right, Rida, I'll check on it. Well, you can't

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check on it here. Hey, you seem in a hurry

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to get rid of me.

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Speaker 5: I'm on in a few minutes.

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Speaker 1: I'd like to get ready, and the show must go on.

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Speaker 5: You said it.

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Speaker 3: Mister Warring.

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Speaker 5: Maybe you think I'm taking Rex's death to Maybe you

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think it doesn't mean anything.

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Speaker 1: Out of you with Hello, George Watkins? Run who wants

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to know? Mike Wearing? Well? Well, the fucon this is

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an unexpected pleasure. You must be on a kissing. I

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must be. Can I have your drink? Oh?

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Speaker 3: Thanks?

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Speaker 1: You get around a lot thirty three? I'll come. You

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got around here? Could be I like.

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Speaker 4: Lette, you know better than the buck the house percentage, Well.

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Speaker 6: That's no way to encourage business.

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Speaker 4: Some kinds of business I can do without. So you're

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looking for George Watkins?

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Speaker 1: H Yeah, I understand he's the regular patron here. I

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wanted to confirm it. You expect an answer from me? No,

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I guess not. Is that all you wanted? Well, i'd

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like to know how Watkins was doing. No, I mean, yeah,

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well I didn't think you tell me I'm not crazy.

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Speaker 4: I started talking about my client's affairs, i'd be out

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of business fast.

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Speaker 1: So that case, I guess I'm just wasting my time

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around here. I'm glad you realize it might as well

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be running.

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Speaker 4: Oh no, need to run, Wearing, You can walk as

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long as it's to the nearest exit.

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Speaker 1: Hello, ask Kessler, what is it? Oh? No, that rex

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Elbo wanted to county with you today? Well, I didn't

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know anyone did accept you. Why Mike Wearing was just

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here the falcon He guessed you'd been losing at the tables.

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Speaker 3: Oh dear, he's still guessing.

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Speaker 1: I didn't give him anything, But if he's checking, I

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don't thinking. But I thought you want to know? Yes, yes,

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thanks Cassley. But who could have put him on too?

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Of course that girl what girl read of von never

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did care for her style of singing. Maybe I can

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figure a way to make her change her tune. Hello,

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readA back again. I thought i'd catch the last show.

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Speaker 6: But as long as you're table hopping, how about coaching

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at mine for a while.

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Speaker 5: Well, I only have a minute.

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Speaker 6: I'll set over that, all right. I've been checking on Watkins.

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Speaker 1: Find out anything. Uh huh he likes to gamble.

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Speaker 5: Oh well I could explain, uh uh, what's wrong?

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Speaker 1: Speak of the devil?

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Speaker 5: Ah, mister Watkins?

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Speaker 2: Hello, Rida, Am I interrupting anything?

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Speaker 1: As you certainly are? But sit down, you will devil.

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Speaker 5: I beg your pardon, mister Watkins. This is Michael Wearing Wearing.

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Speaker 6: Oh yes, yes, I've heard of you from Annie Caslin.

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Speaker 1: Why do you ask that? Why don't you answer it?

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Speaker 3: I want to talk to Reata.

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Speaker 1: Get in the line. I was here first.

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Speaker 5: I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint both of your time

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for my number.

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Speaker 1: See you later. It's readA been talking about me wearing

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ask Rita.

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Speaker 3: I intend to all.

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Speaker 1: Right, ladies and gentlemen, now here she is a little

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lady of all. Been waiting for her to play and

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sing for you? Read of all.

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Speaker 5: Well, I have something that I hope will be a

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treat for you. It's a brand new number that I

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wrote myself and here it is for the first time anywhere,

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hope you I.

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Speaker 1: I wonder why she didn't come back to the table

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wearing she said something scared. Didn't you see her face

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when she left the floor? Walk?

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Speaker 3: And how I didn't know? That's why I wanted to get.

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Speaker 1: Back here to the dressing room. Somebody's in there.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, look out, Watkins.

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Speaker 1: Let's see if the stors on line. Yeah it is, yes, Reda,

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come to take you in my arms.

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Speaker 6: Not while they're waving shooting irons wearing She missed and

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so I see Hollerin, but.

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Speaker 1: Let's not give her another shot at you. What are

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you doing here anyway? Telling her off? She's a cracky

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hit me.

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Speaker 5: That's why I wrapped the gun.

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Speaker 1: It was self defense.

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Speaker 3: She's a cruck a great robber. Did you hit her?

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Speaker 1: And we were arguing did you hit her? What difference?

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Did you hit her? Hallarin? Well maybe I did, and

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the gunplayer really was self defense, don't But I want

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Holleran to tell me, well, yes, it was all right.

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Speaker 6: Then I can let her go, which as I enjoy

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holding you in my arms, Da, and I like it

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under different circumstances.

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Speaker 1: Now, what went on? But when I heard her singing

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that song, did you hear? I didn't see you in

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the club. I was over the side near the door.

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All right, you heard the song? Yeah? She said it

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was her song. She made it up? I did. Rex

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called here this morning, all hopped up. Here's a new number.

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Plays it for me over the phone. It's this very song,

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wearing this very song. Played it for Rex. That's where

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he got He said it was his.

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Speaker 5: We were going to publish it under his name.

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Speaker 1: We thought it would be more popular. Look, I know

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Rex's style. You can't. I know his style too. I

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was influenced by it. I admit that. But I wrote

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that song. That's a lie, even if it is halerin.

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Is that any call to slug the girl? Or did

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you just toss that in because you don't like Dane.

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I couldn't help blowing my lid wearing I'm I'm sorry,

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but this crooked doll?

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Speaker 3: Right?

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Speaker 1: All right, hold it freedom? You say you made up

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the song?

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Speaker 5: When this morning Rex was working on a tune.

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Speaker 2: It was something like this one, but.

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Speaker 1: Not the same. What cans You were there?

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Speaker 2: You remember?

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Speaker 1: Well?

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Speaker 2: Then Watkins left and Rex and I were talking.

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Speaker 5: And all of a sudden it came to it and.

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Speaker 1: You played it for Rex, Yes, And he played it

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for Hallerin Yes, And he told me I know what

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he told you.

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Speaker 6: Did you play it for anyone else? Read them until

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the night?

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Speaker 1: No? And it's just your word against Holarin's. Yes, But

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I too hope to prove Wearing. Each one will stick

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to his own story. Oh, I think I approved plenty?

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What can what? Who killed rex Elbert? You what I proved?

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Who killed rex Elbert?

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Speaker 6: Maybe that isn't as important as who wrote the music,

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but it should determine who's going to have to face it?

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Speaker 3: Who Wearing?

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Speaker 1: While considering that Watkins is in deep to.

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Speaker 6: Kessler, where'd you get that idea? Maybe from Kesler himself?

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Speaker 1: You couldn't? Why not because I because I don't owe him.

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That's not what Kesler told me. Watkins, he didn't tell

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you anything. What makes you so sure? He told me

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he didn't and there must be something he could make Wearing.

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I've got the gun from her, And what good do

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you think it's going to do you? Now? This one

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sure thing won't do you any good if you make

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a move. So stay where you are, all of you.

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I'm getting out of here.

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Speaker 2: Fifteen minutes have passed since George Watkins grabbed Rita's gun

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and beat a hasty retreat from the Zigzag Club. Mike

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has used that time to hurry to Arnie Kessler's apartment,

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where Kessler's thug Rocky has just ushered him in.

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Speaker 4: Here is mister, Yeah, aren't wearing?

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Speaker 1: What is it this time? Well? I put you on

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kind of a spot, Kesser. I figured I ought to

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tell you what kind of a spot? I told George

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Watkins you tipped me about his oweing you. He grabbed

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a gun and cleared out. I thought he might come here.

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Thanks for the warning. I can take care of myself. Sure, still,

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I thought you ought to know, all right? But how

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come he fel for you bluff? Oh? I guess he's

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out of his elements.

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Speaker 6: I imagine it until the day except for a weakness

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for gambling, Watkins stuck.

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Speaker 1: Pretty close to the straight and the arrow.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, and since he really is, And howk to you?

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Speaker 1: He's running out or to clinch it? How do I

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know he ran out just because you say so? And

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I see you're not as green as what cains? Disappointed? No,

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I expected it. Well that could be the answer to

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if I'm bluffing. Yeah, Iraqi Okay, And just in case

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Wearing isn't bluffing you, that's Watkins. Check him for artillery, right,

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I want to see Kessler. Sure, turn around? Why so

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find you're ride wearing. It's Watkins.

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Speaker 6: When you get to know me better, Kesler, you'll never

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doubt me.

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Speaker 1: I'm glad, all right, missus Kesler.

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Speaker 3: Here he is, and here's his either wearing.

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Speaker 1: Hello, Watkins. I've been expecting you. I should have known

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you are on his side. That's what he wants you

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to think. But if he shut up and let me

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do the talk, he certainly certainly.

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Speaker 3: Might as well face it.

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Speaker 1: I've bungled again, played right into his hand. Maybe, But

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now we have him on our home ground.

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Speaker 3: Please Castling.

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Speaker 4: No violence, not what I had in mind, at least

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for now. As long as we're both here together. He

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can't play one off against the other like he's been doing.

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Speaker 1: No, that's not necessary. I've proved my point. I wouldn't

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say so you rattled Watkins. He lost his head and

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came running to you. Why to check on what you

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told him? He thought I might have lied about him.

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Do you mean he wanted to see if you told

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the truth about him, it's now use Kesler, and I

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know he's in hock to you. Now that I know

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who the murderer is, it's the only thing that makes sense.

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Oh you know that too, sure, Wearing, I know how

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it will out of the talking, Watkins, Are you suggesting

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that Watkins.

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Speaker 3: Killed Elbow when?

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Speaker 1: Oh I haven't said that. But you shouldn't jump the conclusions, Watkins. Well,

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but then I don't understand unless you think I'm the murderer,

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what difference does it make if I owe Kessler money?

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My relation to him doesn't affect anyone else. It affects Kessler.

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And but surely you can't think he killed Rex. Why

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they didn't even know each other. I know they didn't.

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Well then, oh wait, Elba demanded an accounting with you today,

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didn'ey Watkins? Never mind, don't answer. But you know he did.

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And you've been juggling your count to pay off Kessler,

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so you get panicked? Well, shut up, Watkins. Yes, all right,

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you told Kesler about the spot you were in. You

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paid off part of what you owed him, but there

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was still a heavy balance. Elba sent you to jail.

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Speaker 6: Kessler would never get his balance so he killed Elbert

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to protect his investment new So that's.

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Speaker 1: How many times do I have to tell you to

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shut up? Watkins? I'm the one you have to shut up, Kesler.

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Speaker 6: But before you decide on the rough play you so

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thoughtfully postponed, before you ought to know the police know

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I came up here. Yeah, I think I'd have stuck

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my neck out like this. Otherwise, let's face it, Kessler,

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the jig is up. One thing I don't understand wearing

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what's that hollerin you set?

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Speaker 1: My argument with Rita about the song is what tipped

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you to the murderer, as it did. But if Kessler's

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the murderer, he had nothing to do with the song.

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That's just the point. What he didn't know Elbert had

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nothing to do with him, then how could love calrain?

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Regardless of who really wrote the song?

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Speaker 6: Either way, we know that until last night, only you

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and Rita and.

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Speaker 1: Elbert had ever heard the song. Right, Yes, but when

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I was at Kessler's before Rita played it at the club,

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Kessler was humming the song. He was he was, so

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I knew he must have been at Albert.

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Speaker 6: Remember, Elbow was at the piano when he was murdered.

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Speaker 1: He must have been playing the tomb and Kessler killed him.

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And I see, so that takes care of the murder.

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How everything is subtled except who really wrote the song?

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Oh that that's settled too, Yeah, yes, I was wrong,

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Rita wrote it all right. We had a long talk

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and she convinced me. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, quite a

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dame wearing, Quite a dame. But who didn't like dames?

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Who me? All I said was anybody who falls for

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a day must be nuts, well wearing shake hands with

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Napoleon Bonaparte,