:41:01
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?
:42:02
There hasn't been written work
at Ruppert High for 20 years.
:42:08
How do you keep track of the kids?
:42:10
There must be some records.
:42:13
You're thinking about
honor students and grades.
:42:16
We don't make those comparisons.
We just try to keep them off the streets.
:42:20
At Ruppert, an honor student...
:42:22
...is somebody who comes to class
and doesn't piss on the teacher.
:42:31
By that standard...
:42:33
...was Henry Lamb an honor student?
:42:38
He never pissed on me.
:42:40
No, you're exaggerating the situation.
The franc is no problem.
:42:45
We can hedge that to next January,
to the term or to both, whatever.
:42:50
I don't think that's necessary.
:42:56
Look, Bernard, we've had our share of....