:32:02
-Theyve been on with their lawyers.
-So?
:32:05
They hate to admit it, but youre
not the top Commie spy they thought.
:32:11
-Gee, theres a relief.
-Hey, a breaks a break.
:32:14
Theyre anxious to save face
after the big stink they made...
:32:19
...which means they might be
in a mood to compromise.
:32:24
The studio lawyers had this drawn up.
:32:31
"I, Peter Appleton, by way of purging
myself of my indiscretions...
:32:37
...renounce my membership
in the Communist Party...
:32:42
...and provide the names
of fellow members...
:32:45
...that those persons may have the
opportunity to do as I have done."
:32:50
Boilerplate, kid.
They even provided the list of names.
:32:56
-I dont know any of these people.
-Doesnt matter. Theyre already named.
:33:02
All you do is show up,
read the statement, salute the flag.
:33:07
-I wont be a Communist anymore?
-Thats it.
:33:10
-Does it matter that I never was one?
-Dont split hairs. This is a game.
:33:16
But its their game.
:33:18
You play by their rules,
or theyll destroy you.
:33:22
I thought this was a democracy.
:33:24
The Declaration of Independence?
The Constitution?
:33:28
Just pieces of paper
with signatures on them.
:33:32
And you know what a
signed paper is? A contract.
:33:36
Something that can be
renegotiated at any time.
:33:39
Just so happens HUAC is renegotiating
the contract this time around.
:33:46
Next time itll be somebody else,
but itll always be somebody.
:33:50
You want your life back?
:33:53
Read the statement.
:33:59
Ill see you at the station, kid,
bright and early.