Absence of Malice
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When he left his office, I read it.
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Did you ask Mr Rosen what he was doing -
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- leaving the file on his desk
for you to read it?

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- He intended me to read it.
- Why would that be, Miss Carter?

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So that I would write a story
that made Mr Gallagher look bad.

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This story.
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Did Mr Rosen give you that one too?
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No.
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- Go ahead, Miss Carter.
- I'm sorry, I can't tell you.

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I think I know
where we're headed here.

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Before we get there,
I want to say something to you.

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You know and I know that we can't
tell you what to print or what not to.

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We hope the press will act responsibly, -
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- but when you don't,
there ain't a lot we can do about it.

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We can't have people going around
leaking stuff for their own reasons.

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It ain't legal.
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And worse than that, by God,
it ain't right.

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I can't stop you, but I can stop them.
Where do the stories come from?

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Under the first amendment
my client is not required...

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That's a lot of horse-pucky.
The first amendment doesn't say that.

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Do you understand I can ask you these
questions in front of a grand jury?

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And if you don't answer,
you can go to jail.

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I know it's possible.
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It's more than possible, Miss Carter.
It's damn likely.

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I ain't anxious to be locking up
reporters, but I'll tell you something.

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- I don't like what's going on.
- May I say something, please?

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Yes.
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I don't want to go to jail.
But this has got to stop some place.

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A lot of damage has been done.
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I'm responsible for a lot of it.
I know that.


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