Last Dance Page #4

You might be in trouble.

Well, I could hum something.

What would you like to hear?

How about Beethoven's Ninth?

- That's a lot to ask on a first date.

- Well, I expect a lot.

Sorry.

My God, what is that?

I'm sorry. This is a case

I'm working on.

What's the matter, you don't come across

stuff like that in Consumer Affairs?

Uh, no.

- You got that?

- Okay, go on.

Write him I'm looking forward to when

he's on leave from the Marines...

so he can take me to that club

he wrote me about...

that Waikiki bar

in Honolulu, Hawaii.

- Hey, slow down.

- Honolulu?

- Child, what you talkin' about?

- Your pen pal said he's gonna

take you to Hawaii?

He's stationed in Korea, girl.

It ain't that far to go.

He said he gonna marry me

and have a big party there,

cause he know the owner.

Oh, yeah?

You're so full of sh*t.

- Did you tell him about

your other husband?

- B*tch, shut up.

Meet... you... in...

Honolu...

Is that two O's and two U's?

- I'm right here for you, girl.

- Let's just finish the letter.

Go on!

- Sam, good morning.

- Good morning.

Um, look, l-I've been

looking at this Liggett file.

L-I'd like to go back and see if

I can get her to work with us.

Oh. So now it's

a matter of pride, huh?

No, no, no, I just... I think it's the only way

we're gonna get anything new.

You're wasting your time, Rick.

You've got two dozen people

to reinterview for the update.

But they're all gonna say

the same thing, no?

You're not gonna get anything

out of Liggett.

She's making her stand.

I've been through this before.

Well, Sam, I'd at least

like to try.

Of course you would.

Everyone does the first time.

It's called

the rescuer syndrome.

That's great. I'm on the job three days,

I got a syndrome.

She won't deal with you. They served

her death warrant last night.

Execution's in 30 days.

- I got five more minutes.

- Visitor.

- Today?

- Someone from Clemency.

- Tell him I don't wanna see him.

- Hey, I'm not your social secretary.

Come on.

You know you are.

This is your last clemency report.

Open it up, take a look.

No, huh? I'll do it for you.

You just look at the cover page, okay?

That's all. Just the cover page.

You see what it says under

"recommendation"? "Deny clemency."

- I can read.

- Yeah? Well, that might as

well read "Let's kill her."

Now, you know why it says that?

Because you ain't give 'em anything.

- They had nothing to work with.

- How long you had this job?

Four days.

So basically,

you don't know jack sh*t.

That's right. I don't know why you're not

a good candidate for clemency.

Now, maybe if I had more experience

I'd just give up and write you off as well.

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