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Yeah, I looked at it.
:40:04
What do you think?
:40:05
What do I think?
:40:07
I think it's an unfortunate situation.
:40:10
Where's the goddamn story?
:40:12
A poor, innocent black kid
walking down the street...
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...and boom! Hit-and-run.
There's a story in it for somebody.
:40:20
The black community's up in arms.
:40:23
And when Reverend Bacon gets a feather
in his ass, the shit flies high.
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What's your angle on all this?
:40:31
What do you stand to get out of it?
:40:34
I'm a lawyer. I want justice done.
:40:39
Reverend Bacon is my friend.
It'll be good for him.
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And knowing your situation,
I thought if you broke the story--
:40:46
Wait a minute.
:40:50
What do you mean, my situation?
:40:55
Your boss was at my house for dinner.
:40:58
He said a few things.
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I see.
:41:06
You have a little daughter?
:41:08
I bet she has a toy wagon.
:41:11
Yes, she does. Why?
:41:13
Got any scotch in that car?
:41:15
Henry Lamb. Who's that?
:41:17
He was a student of yours at Ruppert High.
:41:21
He was? What's he done?
:41:23
Nothing. He's been seriously injured.
:41:26
I'm a newspaper reporter.
:41:28
I don't remember him.
:41:29
What kind of student was he?
:41:31
If I don't remember him,
I guess he was okay.
:41:35
Was he a good student?
:41:37
Good doesn't apply at Ruppert High.
They're cooperative or life-threatening.
:41:42
-Wasn't he going to college?
-City College.
:41:45
If you live in the city, graduate high school,
and breathe, they take you.
:41:52
What about his performance in class?
Any aptitude, special skills?
:41:57
I got 65 students in each class.
:41:59
Tests, homework, any written work?