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TOM: I’ll tell you what we shoulda done. We shoulda took that reporter up on her offer when we had the chance. That’s what we shoulda done.

Five thousand dollars. Don’t make me laugh.

TOM: We shoulda talked her up too—cause I’ll tell ya what—they’da paid. And I’ll tell ya what else we shoulda done—

Stop tellin’ me what we shoulda done! Lots of things we shoulda done. It don’t do no good to think about ‘em now.

TOM: All right. Keep your shirt on.

What do you think? The red or the blue?

TOM: So what’s Berry say? Is he gonna go back to the company?

I like the red, but it don’t fit so good these days.

TOM: Is he gonna try to talk the company up a bit?

Miss Wiley thinks another interview will do the job. So I say, what’s one more? Y’know?

TOM: It’s worth a try, don’t you think? What if they came up to five thousand? Would ya take it then?

Let ‘em come up. I’m not cavin’ in…

TOM: It’s called a settlement.

A settlement. It’s just a way for them to hide.

TOM: Let ‘em hide.

Then they win.

TOM: So they win. They’re gonna win anyway.

Nice you got so much confidence in me.

TOM: Grace, for Christ’s sake. You got one lawyer working for nothing—up against six other lawyers who are getting a bundle. And you think you got a chance?

Y’know what I found out today? They put lead screens in the laboratory. For the technicians. Did they give us lead screens?

TOM: Oh Jesus.

What d’ya think? One hundred girls in a room and they’re gonna spend that kinda money on us?

TOM: Grace—

And they want to keep it all quiet.

TOM: What are we doing here, Grace?

And Miss Wiley says they’re gonna close down here.

TOM: Grace. Grace!

And move across the river. To New York—to open up another factory. Like nothing ever happened—

TOM: What are we doing here! I thought the idea was ya’d get some money to settle your debts—get a better doctor—and we’d get on with things.

Get on with things.

TOM: You’re still wearing my ring.

Tommy.

TOM: Grace. There’s a house for sale in my brother’s neighborhood—two rooms up, two rooms down, not much, but it’s a start. You’ll like it. It’s already got flowered wallpaper. And best of all—it’s only three blocks from the school.

The school? What do we need with a school?

TOM: Plan ahead for once.

Tommy. What do you think is going to happen? After all this is over. D'ya think everything will just go back to the way it was?

TOM: Why wouldn’t it?

I gotta see the surgeon again.

TOM: Uh-huh.

I got some fluid. He’s gonna drain it.

TOM: Okay.

And then, he says. There’ll be more.

TOM: So we deal with it when it comes.

And still more! and then more and still more—why can’t you see that? How can you talk about buying houses and getting married when you know there’s nothing—

TOM:…I’ll do whatever it takes to make it easy for you.

Here.

TOM: Grace. Come on.

I shoulda given it back to you a long time ago.

TOM: I don’t want it.

Tommy. Please. Are you gonna make me say it?

TOM: You just need to get some rest. That’s all. You’re not getting enough sleep. I’ll be back to see you tomorrow—

Tommy!

TOM: You get some sleep.

Tommy. Tommy! Don’t you do this to me. TOMMY!