1. In the criminal
justice system...
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2. the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups:
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3. the police who
investigate crime...
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4. and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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5. These are their stories.
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6. First time I heard this, I was in my
parent's basement with Shelly Fern.
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7. Sixth grade, you
listened to Sinatra?
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8. My brother, he was in
tenth. He said it never fails.
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9. I love hotels, they
make me horny.
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10. This is last call.
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11. I thought this was the
city that never sleeps.
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12. The city doesn't, I do.
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13. Does she have a name?
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14. She's been sitting
alone for the last hour.
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15. I'm a perfect cure for that.
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16. You from out of town?
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17. Me and my friend,
we're from Elmira.
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18. I know it sounds corny but
we're kind of overwhelmed.
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19. Maybe you could show
us... Please, leave me alone.
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20. How about a refill? Hey, Dave.
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21. You want a drink? Here.
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22. I just want to go home.
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23. Look, miss, maybe the
gentleman was a little out of line.
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24. It's no reason to get violent.
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25. In the future, I suggest you
take your business elsewhere.
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26. Business? Honey, it's
after 1:00. You're alone.
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27. I want to make a phone call.
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28. Yes. I'd like to report a rape.
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29. At the Radcliffe Hotel.
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30. Her name is Julia Wood,
19, junior at Bradfield College.
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31. She says it happened
in one of the hotel suites.
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32. So how bad did it happen?
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33. Positive for semen. There's
some vaginal bruising.
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34. She says it was rape.
And you're not buying it?
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35. She's definitely upset. Rape?
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36. My mother told me that ladies don't go
to rock stars' hotel suites after midnight.
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37. Wanna give me a hint?
She claims it was C-Square.
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38. She's sedated now.
You'll have to come back.
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39. C-Square? Smile,
Lennie. Heavy metal.
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40. Your kids will probably
want his autograph.
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41. Four platinum records.
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42. You know what
kind of money that is?
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43. It'll keep his great-great-grandchildren
driving Bentleys.
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44. I'm glad about his future.
What about his past?
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45. His real name is, get this...
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46. Clarence Carmichael.
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47. He was born right here in Hell's
Kitchen. Now he lives in L.A.
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48. Besides being number one on Tipper
Gore's hit list for dirty words, nothing.
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49. Rock 'n' roll rapist. Not
much in the initial report.
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50. We got some pictures here, but
they don't really take us anyplace.
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51. I see a lot of black and blue.
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52. Shoulders, upper arms.
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53. This guy C-Square weighs a 180.
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54. According to that report,
she was 100 soaking wet.
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55. The doctors can ascertain
intercourse, but not necessarily rape.
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56. Yeah. I picked this
up on the way in.
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57. Have you ever had
a look at this guy?
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58. Great lyrics. Early Cole Porter.
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59. Okay, okay, so what? Being
hairy gets him 25-to-life?
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60. Just thinking maybe he puts
his monkey where his mouth is.
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61. He came to my dorm. He
said we were going dancing.
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62. In his hotel room?
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63. He's rich. He's famous.
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64. Why would anyone believe
a normal person like me?
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65. We believe you, Julia,
but we have to ask.
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66. He was gonna give
me tickets to a concert.
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67. He said they were in his room,
the suite where the President stayed.
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68. He said I'd get a
kick out of seeing it.
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69. And when you got up there?
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70. When he was done...
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71. he told me I could find
cab fare in his pocket.
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72. Did you scream
or try to get away?
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73. Look, Julia...
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74. we're not saying that
this didn't happen...
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75. but I got to tell you,
everybody knows his act.
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76. What's a jury gonna think, they know
you went up to his room at that hour?
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77. He can have any woman he
wants. Why did he do this to me?
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78. So this is why they bounced us
from the presidential suite, eh?
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79. It's a crime scene.
They have to check it out.
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80. The crime is you guys waking
me up before noon, okay?
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81. Hey.
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82. This is a fairy
tale. The girl's nuts.
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83. Me, I was up for dancing.
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84. But what's-her-face
had other plans.
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85. So you admit you went to bed
with her? Yeah. Why wouldn't I?
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86. Well, because Julia said that this
is a bad case of life imitating art.
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87. I write what sells, man.
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88. Doesn't mean I
live it. Okay? Okay.
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89. Last night, little Miss
College, dressed up like that...
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90. I guess I was wrong.
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91. She said all she
wanted was some tickets.
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92. She came up to my room to get
her eyeballs put on the ceiling, okay?
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93. Take it easy.
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94. What, did you get up on the wrong
side of your cage this morning?
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95. Hey, Teddy...
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96. don't we have lawyers for this?
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97. Yeah. It's okay,
Clarence. Right.
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98. It's obvious what crap's going
down here. It is? Fill us in.
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99. Clarence is in town to sign
a six-album, $20-million deal.
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100. You got to see your Miss
Wood wants a little piece.
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101. So it's extortion, not rape?
Like that never happened?
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102. I been in the business 10 years, the
last two with Clarence. Give me a break.
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103. Just check her out.
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104. You know, my cousin
used to play bass in a band.
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105. Biggest joint they ever booked
was Louie's on Varick Street.
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106. They couldn't even get a record
company guy to look at them.
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107. So now he's pumping gas? Booze.
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108. But I got to tell you,
something about rock 'n' roll...
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109. The chicks that used to line up at his
dressing room door was unbelievable.
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110. Yeah, but Julia's not like the
ones we saw hanging with the band.
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111. Just 'cause she wears pleated skirts
doesn't mean she listens to Barry Manilow.
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112. You know, most rape victims...
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113. they run home, grab a
shower, call a close friend.
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114. Julia heads straight for a bar.
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115. Where the bartender said
she had a couple on the rocks.
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116. I wonder how many
she had to warm up with?
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117. Julia, Marti, and I had an
English exam in the morning...
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118. and we went over to One Fifth for
lunch. You know, kind of a celebration.
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119. Yeah? Did you talk the bartender into
giving you a couple of bloody marys?
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120. We had cobb
salads and club soda.
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121. C-Square was there
with his entourage.
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122. And what? He hit on
Julia in the restaurant?
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123. It wasn't obnoxious or anything.
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124. We were at a table for four and
he kind of invited himself to join us.
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125. I hate to admit it, but
it was kind of a kick.
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126. You know, the whole
restaurant staring at us.
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127. Julia mentioned something about
tickets. They were for her brother.
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128. He's into heavy metal.
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129. So she was expecting C-Square
to drop by with two in the front row?
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130. No. He said he'd send them over.
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131. We were in our room
studying, around midnight...
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132. and C shows up,
looking for Julia.
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133. He said that the tickets were down
in the car. Julia went down with him.
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134. And a couple of minutes later,
she called us from his car phone...
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135. said they were
going out dancing.
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136. Julia usually go out
dancing after midnight?
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137. He's C-Square.
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138. The people in the
room next to his...
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139. were either very
sound sleepers...
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140. or Julia isn't a screamer,
'cause nobody heard anything.
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141. French silk. Button torn off.
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142. Sounds like he
was a little eager.
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143. You know, I'm trying awfully
hard to be politically correct...
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144. but I've been eager myself. It's no crime.
If you don't take no for an answer, it is.
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145. Unless it was
"no" after the fact.
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146. If Ann-Margret had asked me to go
dancing when I was standing at the altar...
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147. I would have turned to the
preacher and said, "I don't."
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148. Fame makes people
do stupid things.
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149. Okay, so Julia's star-struck.
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150. Why does she call
foul after the fact?
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151. Money. Publicity. Guilt.
Probably in that order.
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152. You guys both
single? Three times.
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153. Hey, how about this?
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154. Julia's supposedly studying
when C-Square shows up.
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155. Now, what co-ed bones up
on calculus in a $100 blouse?
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156. Yeah. Maybe she was
expecting somebody.
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157. Do you think it's possible
that someone in the lobby...
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158. saw them on their
way up to his suite?
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159. C-Square checks in,
we put on extra security.
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160. Girls come out of
the shag in the carpet.
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161. What about this girl?
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162. Yeah, sure. She was
with him last night.
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163. They look pretty friendly?
He had his arm around her.
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164. And how accommodating
was the girl?
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165. Like a cat after five courses of
canary. Happy she made the short list.
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166. So it's the same routine
every night, different girl.
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167. Actually, he's had a regular.
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168. A tall blond with him
every other night this week.
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169. You got a name for the blond? We
don't keep track of our guests' guests.
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170. Let me explain something.
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171. This girl in the picture here
had a couple of belts in the bar.
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172. She's only 19.
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173. He could sue me for this.
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174. He called the same
four numbers every day.
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175. I got a feeling one
of them's a blond.
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176. Whenever he's in town, we
have drinks, dinner. What of it?
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177. We were just wondering, did he kiss you
on the cheek at the doorstep after dessert?
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178. What's this about?
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179. We found out that you spent six of
the last seven nights at his apartment.
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180. Then I'm sure you know exactly
where it was that he kissed me.
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181. And exactly what
of mine you can kiss.
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182. You guys don't look like Vice.
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183. Look like them? We don't
even know their phone number.
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184. Teddy Wayne, C-Square's manager, always
puts me together with the top people.
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185. You might call me an
entertainer's entertainer.
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186. So if he buys off the rack, you mean,
he never really knows what he's getting.
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187. Guys in C-Square's
stratosphere, they're sitting ducks...
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188. for people with bad
intentions and/or bad infections.
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189. Teddy looks out for him.
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190. I'm well compensated for a week's work
and everybody gets a good night's sleep.
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191. Yeah, all right. You got paid for a
week, but what happened to last night?
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192. C-Square was supposed
to pick me up at 5:00.
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193. 4:45 he calls, says
he made other plans.
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194. So I did the same.
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195. Tall drink of water.
Made me break a sweat.
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196. I wonder if she takes
charge cards. Here we go.
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197. Listen, if you
had a sure thing...
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198. you gonna cancel unless you
had someone waiting in the wings?
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199. You mean Julia? Not my
type. I like them a little dirty.
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200. Well, maybe C-Square
likes the smell of soap.
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201. What do you say we
ask her over to our place?
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202. I was trying to do something
nice for my brother.
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203. He's into heavy metal. I thought if I
could get him tickets to the Garden...
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204. So you go up to this
guy's hotel room?
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205. In my grandmother's day it
was etchings. You think I'm lying?
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206. Guy's a star. Who knows? A lot
of girls might consider you lucky.
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207. You think I would've gone up there
if I knew what he was gonna do?
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208. So you went up there
with no expectations.
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209. He's good-looking,
he's famous, rich.
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210. You weren't thinking, "Maybe I'll
see what it's like, just this once."
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211. Why does it matter what I
thought? He wouldn't let me leave.
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212. He grabbed me. He stuck
his tongue down my throat.
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214. Do I have to do this?
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215. He didn't commit a Class A
felony with his tongue, Julia.
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216. You made a serious charge
here. This is part of the drill.
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217. I went into the bathroom.
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218. When I came out he was naked.
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219. He threw me down on the bed, pulled
up my skirt, tore my underwear off...
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220. You know what
happens. You're helpless.
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221. You just shut your eyes
and want it to be over.
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222. Julia, I'm gonna get a cup
of coffee. You need anything?
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223. Okay, give her a lift home.
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224. We dropping it? No.
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226. "Shut your eyes and want it to
be over"? That girl was raped.
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227. We're giving her facts. She's
giving us feminine intuition.
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228. At this rate, the precinct's budget's
gonna go swirling down the toilet.
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229. Since when are you
so fiscally responsible?
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230. Come on, a detective with
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231. Maybe the lady lieutenant's got
a take on this that we don't have.
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232. I mean, what the hell do we know
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233. when some guy's groping her?
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234. You're forgetting, his other
girlfriend said he was a pussycat.
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235. Yeah, but she's on the payroll.
We need somebody who isn't.
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236. How about a Mrs. C-Square?
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237. I hate to think of the
stories my exes would tell.
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238. Remember Different Colors?
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239. Clarence wrote that one for me.
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240. I guess those were better times.
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241. What changes? That boy
still likes his reruns, though.
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242. He comes into town and
it's the same old story.
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243. "Sharon, won't you
please come home."
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244. And what? You turn him
down? Well, that depends.
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245. I mean, I've been going
with this guy since I was 17.
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246. Married him two years later. Got
so, I don't know, I kind of like it.
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247. So what happened? You got tired
of life on the cover of Rolling Stone?
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248. Clarence has got one
large sexual appetite.
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249. Any reruns this trip?
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250. Andy, sweetie, why don't you
go inside for a little bit. Okay?
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251. Two nights ago, he comes over,
and he lays it on thick, like molasses.
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252. Dinner, flowers, you name it.
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253. Andy gets me up at 6:00. It's
after midnight. Maid's on vacation.
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254. How's Clarence take rejection?
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255. About the way Andy takes it when I
tell her she can't have her rocky road.
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256. Problem for Clarence, I
scream a lot louder than Andy.
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257. Well, it looks like C-Square's
sure thing wasn't Julia.
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258. Yeah. He's in heat, his ex turns him
down, he's already canceled his other date.
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259. Oh, well, that scenario happens
to me a couple of times a week.
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260. So it's too late to pick up the
local virgin down at the soda shop.
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261. He remembers Julia,
finds her address...
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262. And he and his hormones
head downtown in the limo?
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263. Yeah, but Julia said C-Square
was gonna give her money for a cab.
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264. Why do you take a cab
when you've got a limo?
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265. I'm on 24 per. Some nights I
sit downstairs, read the paper.
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266. How about last night?
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267. All right, so maybe I caught a
couple of z's. That against the law?
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268. How do you know C-Square
wasn't looking for you?
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269. Between me, you, and
the coffee pot, all right?
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270. My man's in for the night. So I
figure, what the hell, I'm not tired.
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271. Plenty of time to pick up some
fares. That's a no-no around here.
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272. How did you know he was
in for the night? He told me.
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273. Said to come by around
noon for breakfast.
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274. Thanks.
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275. He told us he
wanted to go dancing.
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276. If you send your limo home,
you ain't going dancing.
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277. Do I have to tell you 100 times?
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278. We went up to my room,
the girl jumped me. Okay?
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279. All right. Tell me this.
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280. If Julia jumped you...
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281. how come she was wearing all her
clothes and you were buck naked?
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282. Hey, whatever floats her boat.
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283. You know, I don't
think that's very funny.
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284. I got a strong feeling that the
only way you get any is to take it.
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285. You better be careful, man.
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286. You go too long, juices
back up, it makes you bonzo.
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287. Well, tell me this, Clarence, where
were you planning on going dancing?
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288. The girl said she wanted
to go to The Palladium.
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289. Well, what magic carpet
was gonna fly you there?
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290. See, that club's way downtown...
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291. and we know you told
your limo driver to pack it in.
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292. You want 100 names? 1,000?
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293. Look, if this Julia chick doesn't
want it, I pick up the phone and presto.
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294. I don't spend a night by myself, okay?
And there's no way I have to rape anyone.
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295. Well, unless she was a nice,
squeaky-clean, preppy girl.
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296. And there was Julia, right
in your bedroom. That's right.
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297. Tight young bod, pleated skirt.
Hey, should have been there, man.
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298. What's the problem?
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299. The problem is, she
told you to hit the brakes.
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300. You still don't get it, do
you, man? I'm C-Square.
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301. This piece of cheese thinks
the world owes him something.
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302. Yeah, a lot of
women would agree.
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303. I mean, he says his black
book's into quadruple digits.
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304. If any of these women
told him to stop...
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305. do you think he's the
kind of guy who'd listen?
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306. I think he's been standing too
close to his speakers for too long.
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307. These rock 'n' rollers
are a traveling menagerie.
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308. You try talking to any of them?
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309. Hey, you're on the gravy train,
you don't shoot the conductor.
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310. What's the manager's
name? Teddy Wayne.
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311. He said he took over C-Square's
career two years ago. Right?
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312. The guy's been on the
charts for what, five years?
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313. Maybe the guy who had the privilege
of managing C-Square before Wayne...
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314. might feel like he got raped.
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315. Ungrateful bastard.
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316. He'd still be bussing tables
here if it wasn't for me.
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317. A lot of guys forget the people
they met on the way up the ladder.
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318. I'm not talking about
birthday cards, Detective.
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319. I got him his first record deal.
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320. I had him signed to a 10-year
contract to manage him.
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321. And what happened? Teddy
Wayne's what happened.
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322. Tells Clarence I'm
screwing up his career.
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323. 10% of $100 million should
be in my money market...
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324. and for that I'd have
looked out for him.
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325. You think this girl's on the up-and-up?
We're looking for confirmation.
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326. It was about six months after
Clarence left me, he comes in here.
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327. He's in trouble, see,
so he comes back to me.
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328. Some girl in Passaic accused
him of some very nasty things.
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329. He's scared. He sees the
whole thing slipping away.
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330. I remember her name.
McCartney. No relation.
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331. Got to the stadium at
4:00 a.m. on a Monday...
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332. slept on the sidewalk till
Wednesday to get tickets.
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333. I was 18. I was crazy. I
hope you got good seats.
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334. Eighth row.
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335. Right after the first break, one
of the roadies slips me a note.
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336. C-Square wants to buy
me dinner after the show.
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337. That's an offer you
couldn't refuse, right?
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338. Refuse? 50,000
people, he chose me?
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339. I was in heaven.
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340. Let me guess, C-Square had a nice,
full refrigerator back at his hotel suite.
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341. - We ordered pizzas.
- Just the two of you?
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342. I thought we were gonna
eat. He was all over me.
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343. He got rough. I kept saying,
"Hey, stop. I don't want to."
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344. It didn't make a difference.
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345. That's called rape,
Tina. I talked to the D.A.
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346. He said I could prosecute
if I wanted to but...
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347. You know. No, no, we don't know.
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348. Did you take the D.A.'s
advice? Maybe I did lead him on.
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349. Anyway, I got the
money. Money, how?
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350. C-Square's manager
gave me $10,000.
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351. Said he was sorry for
the misunderstanding.
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352. There's at least one
other victim out there.
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353. It happened the
same way as with Julia.
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354. Girl goes up to his room willingly
and he's only got one thing on his mind.
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355. It shows predisposition.
Which isn't admissible in court.
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356. Well, how many rapists you know
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357. We're not gonna
find any witnesses.
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358. It's not so much that I believe
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359. Call it my male
intuition. Pick him up.
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360. Clarence Carmichael. Okay,
you got me. I shot the sheriff.
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361. But the deputy, I swear,
that was some other dude.
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362. I just love rock 'n' roll.
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363. Clarence Carmichael, you're under
arrest for the rape of Julia Wood.
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364. You have the right
to remain silent.
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365. You have the right
to kiss my ass...
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366. Just keep quiet, Clarence.
This is harassment. False arrest.
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367. You'll hear from our lawyers.
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368. Oh, no. Not the lawyers.
I'm scared. You scared, Mike?
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369. I'm shaking in my
blue suede shoes.
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370. Bye, honey.
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371. "Docket number 679073.
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372. "People versus Clarence Carmichael.
Charge is rape in the first degree."
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373. Nice place you got here, Judge.
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374. How do you plead? Not guilty.
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375. Not guilty.
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376. What do the People have to say?
People request bail of $250,000.
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377. Ms. Diamond? That's
fine, Your Honor.
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378. There's no business
like show business. Next.
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379. See you later. See you later.
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380. Ms. Diamond? Claire Kincaid.
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381. Yes, Ms. Kincaid.
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382. This side of the
table's a long way...
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383. from the doctrine you presented
in your Harvard lectures.
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384. Not when your side
confuses feminism...
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385. with destroying a man's
life for money and publicity.
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386. It's time we turned in our passivity
and took more responsibility for our lives.
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387. That's the feminism
I lecture about now.
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388. She's one of the top
defense lawyers in the city.
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389. A judicial conference this early
in the case doesn't make sense.
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390. No papers. She probably just wants
to go over the parameters of discovery.
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391. Adele Diamond? I wish
life were that simple.
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392. Recuse myself?
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393. I put on my robes, I
leave my politics behind.
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394. In five years no one's ever
even hinted that I've been biased.
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395. This is ridiculous,
Adele. Half the people
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396. sitting on the bench
are former A.D.A.'s...
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397. and most of them
have prosecuted rapes.
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398. Is everybody through?
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399. And it isn't your politics I object
to, Your Honor. It's your genealogy.
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400. This better be good, Counselor.
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401. Specifically, one Gary Bergman.
I believe he's your nephew.
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402. My husband's sister's oldest. I
haven't seen him since his bar mitzvah.
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403. He's also a limited partner in a
restaurant in L.A. called The Amp.
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404. We're talking about a
rape trial 3,000 miles away.
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405. What influence could
that possibly have?
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406. If you'll let me finish, Miss...
Kincaid. Claire Kincaid.
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407. The Amp has been losing
money hand over fist...
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408. and the limited partners have
filed suit against the general partner.
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409. Let me guess. The
general partner is your client.
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410. Clarence is scared that
you'll hold it against him...
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411. and I can hardly
say I blame him.
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412. No, Adele, you're scared of
having a woman hear this case.
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413. Nonsense, Ben.
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414. This connection is so
tenuous, Your Honor...
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415. no bar committee in the world
could fault you for continuing.
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416. Unfortunately, it's the appearance
of impropriety I must deal with.
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417. Your motion is granted,
Counselor. I'm off the case.
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418. My clerk will draw up
the papers after lunch.
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419. I thought they had laws
intended to shield us.
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420. Someone tipped off the tabloids.
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421. They prefer to publish today, worry
about the consequences tomorrow.
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422. Mr. Stone. Mr. Wood and Julia.
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423. How do you do? Ms.
Wood. Please be seated.
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424. Julia and I have been over it.
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425. Backwards and forwards, and
there is only one conclusion.
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426. To pursue this matter any further
is not in my daughter's best interest.
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427. Ms. Wood, I can't put
myself in your position.
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428. But I can sympathize.
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429. A rape trial can
be very painful.
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430. But balancing the
bad and the good...
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431. Good?
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432. Reporters are already
camping on my front lawn.
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433. They're going through my
garbage. I can't live like that.
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434. Your daughter was the victim of a
Class A felony, Mr. Wood. Not you.
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435. This will become the central
fact of her life for much too long.
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436. Ms. Wood...
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437. I will do everything in my power
to protect your privacy in the future.
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438. I'm sorry. I just can't do it.
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439. It was the father's decision, Adam. I
doubt if the daughter was even consulted.
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440. Yeah, well, it's for the best. You'll
have a hell of a time explaining...
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441. what that girl was doing
in his room after midnight.
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442. But does the 70-year-old mugging
victim have to explain why...
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443. he was riding alone
on a subway at night?
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444. Well, it'd make our job easier.
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445. Of course it would. We
wouldn't have any more victims.
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446. I don't want regret
prosecuted as rape.
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447. She told him to stop, Adam.
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448. Yeah. I tell my grandson:
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449. "Your mother doesn't
want you eating any candy."
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450. And then I leave him alone in
a room with a jar full of M&Ms.
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451. Julia Wood is not a piece of candy,
Adam. To Clarence Carmichael she is.
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452. And that's why we
should pursue it.
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453. Yes, come in.
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454. You'd better read this.
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455. "Julia Wood, the co-ed claiming to
have been raped by rocker C-Square...
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456. "reportedly told her
roommates earlier that day...
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457. "that it was a crime how much
money the singer earned...
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458. "and that his ex-wife deserved all the
millions she received in the divorce."
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459. Well, that's just great.
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460. We can forget about a deal.
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461. Between her father and the media,
no wonder she's running for cover.
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462. All I want to know is
was she, in fact, raped?
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463. And if she was? Well,
I'll get her into court.
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464. I think you might scare
her. You're probably right.
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465. You talk to her.
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466. I just want to be left alone. Why
can't anyone understand that?
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467. You mean, you never
thought about his money?
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468. My father dragged
me to a lawyer's office.
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469. You hired an attorney? I
talked to him. I never hired him.
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470. I was raped.
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471. Do you actually think that any amount
of money will make that go away?
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472. You must have read what your
roommate told the newspapers.
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473. You know the impression
that gives. Of course I read it.
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474. That reporter put words in her
mouth. It made me feel like a whore.
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475. You can't tell me
you've never been there.
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476. Some guy has his hand
in your... And he won't stop.
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477. What's the use?
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478. You don't even believe
me. I do believe you.
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479. That's the problem.
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480. You know, Julia, if you
don't pursue this, he wins.
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481. And you'll always
feel like a whore.
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482. I examined Ms. Wood within
two hours of the alleged rape.
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483. What were the results
of your examination?
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484. I found semen. There were hematomas
on her upper arms and shoulders.
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485. Vaginal bruising.
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486. And based on this examination,
what conclusion did you reach?
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487. The physical evidence and
her psychological demeanor...
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488. during the several hours following
her admission are consistent with rape.
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489. Thank you.
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490. "Her psychological
demeanor." I see.
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491. The patient was in
shock, was she? No.
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492. She was screaming
hysterically? No.
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493. I don't understand, Doctor.
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494. What psychological
demeanor are you referring to?
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495. She was depressed,
listless, uncommunicative.
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496. Let's put Ms. Wood's psychological
demeanor aside for a moment.
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497. Judging from the
physical evidence alone...
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498. could you say beyond any
reasonable doubt that she was raped...
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499. as opposed to engaging
in enthusiastic intercourse?
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500. No.
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501. As soon as we got to his suite,
his whole attitude changed.
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502. Julia, could you speak
a little louder, please?
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503. He became, I don't know, crude.
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504. Like I was just
there to be used.
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505. It turned me off.
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506. So what did you do?
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507. I said it was late and
I was going home...
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508. but he grabbed me and
said I wasn't going anywhere.
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509. He started groping at my
blouse. He ripped a button.
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510. I asked him to stop.
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511. And did he listen?
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512. He laughed.
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513. I pulled away and went into the bathroom
and locked the door. I was shaking.
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514. I don't know, maybe 10
minutes later, it was quiet.
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515. So I thought maybe
he'd left or passed out.
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516. So you came out
into the bedroom?
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517. He was naked.
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518. He was mad because I
still had my clothes on.
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519. He threw me down on the bed.
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520. Did you say anything when
he did that? I said, "No."
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521. Continue, please.
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522. He forced my legs
open. He was so strong.
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523. Then he was inside me.
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524. Thank you, Julia.
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525. When he grabbed you and tried to
unbutton your blouse, did you scream?
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526. No.
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527. Did you call for help? I thought
he would hurt me. I was scared.
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528. But you had enough presence
of mind to go into the bathroom.
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529. I just wanted him
to leave me alone.
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530. Tell me, Julia,
why didn't you...
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531. pick up the telephone on the wall
next to the toilet and call for help?
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532. I didn't think. I don't know.
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533. Isn't it true, Julia, that you got a thrill
out of being with a famous rock star?
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534. Yes.
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535. Enough to fantasize
about sleeping with him?
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536. What I thought doesn't make a difference.
I begged him to stop and he didn't.
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537. Very dramatic, Julia.
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538. Tell me, has anyone from
the media approached you...
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539. about selling your
rights to this story?
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540. Yes, but I won't talk to them.
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541. Have you been in touch
with any lawyers or agents...
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542. who told you how much you might
make as a result of these allegations?
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543. No.
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544. No further questions.
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545. She perjured herself. Lied
about talking to a lawyer.
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546. Yeah.
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547. If you were
sufficiently informed...
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548. to recognize the
girl's perjury...
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549. why weren't you sufficiently
prepared to prevent it?
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550. I just found out myself.
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551. Julia told me about
it before the trial.
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552. You didn't think you
ought to tell somebody?
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553. She told me that her father
brought her to the lawyer's office.
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554. She swore that
she didn't retain him.
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555. I didn't think it was relevant to whether
or not she was raped. I still don't.
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556. Yeah. Did you notify Diamond?
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557. She's already planning
her acquittal party.
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558. We can't afford these mistakes.
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559. I'm very sorry.
I'm sure you are.
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560. We came forward as soon as
we learned about the perjury.
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561. There is no ethical violation.
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562. Don't you think we can
rationalize Julia's lie to the jury?
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563. Ms. Kincaid...
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564. my immediate concern is something
altogether different from that.
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565. Specifically, being able to
trust the people that I work with.
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566. You have the right
to be angry. Okay.
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567. I made a mistake and I'm
ready to take the heat for it.
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568. But I resent the implication
that I breached your trust.
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569. I'm not interested in what
you resent, Ms. Kincaid.
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570. I think it would be wise if you
requested a change of assignment...
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571. immediately after
Mr. Carmichael is acquitted.
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572. Fine.
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573. Ms. Wood, yesterday
I asked you...
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574. if you had the occasion
to speak with a lawyer...
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575. about any commercial
aspects of this case.
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576. Do you remember that? Yes.
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577. And how did you answer
the question? I said I didn't.
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578. I see. Was that the truth? No.
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579. So you lied to this
court, is that correct?
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580. All I did was speak to a lawyer.
It doesn't mean I wasn't raped.
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581. I see. And is that the
story you'd like to stick with?
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582. Maybe this will help you decide.
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583. Do you recognize this?
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584. Ms. Wood.
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585. It's a retainer
agreement with a lawyer.
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586. And whose signature
is that at the bottom?
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587. It's mine.
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588. Newspapers, television,
they wouldn't leave us alone.
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589. My father thought we
needed someone to protect us.
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590. To deal with the reporters.
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591. Books, movies of the week...
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592. and the mother
of all jackpots...
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593. a civil suit after you already
have a conviction in your pocket.
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594. It's better than the
lottery, isn't it, Julia?
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595. Why are you doing this to me?
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596. It's not me, Julia. You sold
yourself for a wink and a prayer.
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597. Redirect, Mr. Stone?
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598. No, Your Honor.
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599. They're always all over me
after concerts. Backstage.
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600. I can't even walk down the
street. She was no different.
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601. In what way is she like
the others, Clarence?
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602. I talked to her for maybe five
minutes. She came up to my room.
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603. When did she say
she didn't want sex?
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604. She didn't. She didn't say anything
when I started with her blouse.
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605. Is this the shirt she
was wearing? Yeah.
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606. And was it buttoned
clear up to the top button?
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607. No, it was only closed up to
this one, the one that came off.
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608. The third one from the top.
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609. Look, I'm telling
you, she wanted me.
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610. I know what happened in that
room. There's no way I raped her.
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611. Mr. C-Square...
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612. did Julia Wood ever tell you...
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613. that she wanted to have sex?
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614. She was definitely
putting out a scent, yeah.
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615. By coming to your
room? That's right.
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616. So that any woman
coming into your room...
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617. is implicitly consenting to sex?
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618. They don't come for
the view, that's for sure.
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619. Look, any time of the week, I go to a
club and I come home with any lady I want.
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620. And do you make love to
all of them? That's what I do.
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621. Do you recognize this? Sure,
it's the words to one of my songs.
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622. Objection, it's irrelevant. It
goes to state of mind, Your Honor.
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623. Then it's overly prejudicial
and inflammatory.
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624. The witness has sold millions of albums,
Ms. Diamond. How prejudicial can it be?
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625. All right, you can
proceed, Mr. Stone.
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626. I'd like the court clerk to
read the highlighted portion.
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627. "One more time, on the kitchen floor.
Your tank's on empty but I want more.
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628. "I get what I want, it's a one-way
trip. You ain't my lady, you my bitch."
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629. That's all, your honor.
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630. A man and a woman,
both young, both attractive...
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631. retire to a hotel
room after midnight.
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632. Throw in the fact that the
man is a famous musician...
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633. talented and wealthy
beyond anyone's dreams.
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634. And what do you think is
going to happen in that room?
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635. Now, Ms. Wood admitted that she
had a little bit of sex on the brain.
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636. She went up to
Mr. Carmichael's room.
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637. She unbuttoned her blouse
and showed a bit of cleavage.
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638. What was he supposed to think?
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639. Well, exactly what
you must be thinking...
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640. that she wanted it as much,
if not more, than he did.
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641. Now, we all want to believe a
woman when she says she said no.
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642. But how can we believe her...
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643. after she lied intentionally...
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644. in this courtroom, under oath.
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645. She says she lied
because she was scared.
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646. But the evidence
shows that she lied...
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647. because she wanted to take advantage
of my client's wealth and fame...
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648. and didn't want
you to know about it.
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649. Ms. Wood may have said no.
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650. Unfortunately, she said it a day
too late, and that doesn't count.
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651. Yes. Julia Wood...
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652. willingly joined
Mr. C-Square in his limo.
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653. And, yes, she willingly
went up to his hotel room.
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654. And, yes, she even thought
of having sex with him.
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655. But to give her the
benefit of the doubt...
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656. Mr. Clarence "C-Square"
Carmichael is rich...
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657. and to some people in this
courtroom, he's attractive.
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658. And, of course,
he's world-famous.
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659. But Julia Wood did not ask...
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660. to be thrown down on the bed.
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661. She did not ask...
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662. to have her legs pried open.
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663. She did not ask to
be pinned down...
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665. Julia Wood said no.
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666. And whatever expectations she
had going up to that hotel suite...
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667. once she got there, she changed
her mind. And that's her right.
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668. But in Mr. C-Square's world...
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669. a woman's rights are
of no consequence.
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670. Sex is an entitlement
of his stardom.
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671. Julia Wood...
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673. She a bitch, an amusement.
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674. To be held prisoner...
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675. and used until he decides
that he's through with her.
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676. In our country, one of
the fundamental rights...
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677. is the right of any
of us to say no.
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678. We do it in our religion.
We do it in our politics.
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679. And in our workplace.
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680. And in our world, when a woman
says no and a man ignores her...
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681. that's rape in the first degree.
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682. - Have you reached a verdict?
- We have, Your Honor.
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683. On the sole count
of the indictment...
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684. rape in the first degree,
how do you find?
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685. We find the defendant,
Clarence Carmichael, guilty.
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686. I'm preparing a calendar
of pending cases.
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687. I'll forward it to
your secretary.
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688. For all the problems we had, I do want
to thank you for a learning experience.
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689. These working
relationships they can be...
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690. very difficult. I
remember one assistant...
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691. he stapled an internal memo to
a document that he then sent...
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692. to defendant's counsel
and that case was lost.
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693. I thought it was a
career-ender but they...
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694. They gave me another chance.
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