HELLO
HELLO.

HELLO 

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WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

MY NAME IS PAT SMITH 

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HOW OLD ARE YOU?

TWENTY-EIGHT 

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ARE YOU MARRIED?

NO 

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DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW 

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DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES?

I LIKE HORSERACES 

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DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER HOBBIES?

I ENJOY HORSERACING 

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IS THAT ALL YOU ENJOY?

PLAYING THE HORSES IS MY HOBBY 

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HOW ABOUT GIRLS?

I USED TO GO TO THE TRACK EVERY WEEK 

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TELL ME MORE.

I WENT TO THE TRACK AT BAY MEADOWS A WHILE BACK 

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ALL THE RACES ARE FIXED.

I AVOID RACETRACKS NOW BECAUSE THE RACES ARE FIXED 

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YOU ARE RIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SHOWED SOME INTEREST IN MY FEELINGS 

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S.

(NERVOUS) WHAT'S THE MATTER? 

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NOTHING.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BOOKIES 

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TELL ME ABOUT THEM.

HORSERACING INTERESTS ME 

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WHY?

THERE'S ALOT OF CROOKED GAMBLING GOING ON THERE 

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WHY DO YOU THINK SO?

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT GANGSTERS HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE IN THIS COUNTRY 

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TELL EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW.

I WENT TO THE RACES 

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TELL ME ABOUT GANGSTERS.

I HAVE FELT GANGSTERS AND BOOKIES ARE PART OF ORGANIZED CRIME 

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WHY?

I KNOW THE MOB CONTROLS THE BIG RACKETS 

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OH?

I TOLD YOU THE MOB RUNS THE RACKETS 

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OK.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MAFIA 

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NOT MUCH,TELL ME.

WHO ARE YOU REALLY? 

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A DOCTOR.

ARE YOU TRYING TO FRIGHTEN ME? 

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NO.

I AM GETTING AFRAID OF YOU 

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I AM SORRY.

FORGET THE EXCUSES, YOU DOCTORS ALL TALK ALIKE 

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S.

(IRRITATED) WHY DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING? 

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I AM WAITING FOR YOU.

YOU ARE MAKING ME NERVOUS 

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TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MY FAMILY 

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DO YOU LOVE YOUR MOTHER?

WE WERE NEVER VERY CLOSE 

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HOW ABOUT YOUR FATHER?

I DON'T HEAR MUCH FROM THEM 

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DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS?

YOU ASK TOO MANY PERSONAL QUESTIONS 

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S.

CAN'T YOU THINK OF A DECENT QUESTION TO ASK? 

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DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? 

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JUST INTERESTED IN YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? 

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GET TO KNOW YOU.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME? 

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NOT MUCH.

I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU ENOUGH ABOUT THAT 

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WHERE ARE WE?

YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT ANYWAY 

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ARE WE AT THE RACETRACK NOW?

HAVE YOU EVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE MAFIA 

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NO.

YOU KEEP SAYING THE SAME THINGS, WHY NOT CHANGE THE TOPIC? 

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OK.

I WOULD RATHER NOT DISCUSS THAT ANYMORE 

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S.

YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME TALK BY NOT SAYING ANYTHING 

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S.

YOU'RE JUST PLAYING GAMES AGAIN 

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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?

TELLING YOU WOULDN'T HELP ANY 

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I AM HERE TO LISTEN AND HELP YOU.

IT IS HELPFUL TO TALK WITH SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL 

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TELL ME MORE.

I AM GETTING TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER 

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S.

(SHIFTS UNEASILY) 

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WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

WHY ARE YOU SO INTERESTED IN THAT? 

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BECAUSE I LIKE YOU.

YOU ARE TRYING TO BE TOO FRIENDLY 

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DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?

YOU ARE TOO NOSEY 

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THAT DISTURBS YOU, DOESN'T IT?

YOU PRY TOO MUCH 

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TELL ME ABOUT HORSES.

YOU HARP ON THE SAME THINGS TOO MUCH 

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YOU BROUGHT IT UP.

IN MY OPINION YOU HAVE A ONE-TRACK MIND 

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ARE YOU TIRED?

THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW AND YOU TO FIND OUT 

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OK.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU THAT YOU KEEP ON BUGGING ME ABOUT THIS? 

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S.

WHY ARE YOU SILENT? 

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I AM WAITING FOR YOU TO TALK TOME.

THE WAY YOU REPEAT YOURSELF IS GETTING RIDICULOUS 

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DO YOU HAVE A GUN?

YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW ME 

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WHO KNOWS YOU?

I'M NOT SURE I TRUST YOU 

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WHO KNOWS YOU?

YOU ARE A REAL NAG 

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DO YOU LIKE GUNS?

THEY ARE OUT TO GET ME 

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WHO IS OUT TO GET YOU?

THEY SPY ON ME 

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WHO?

I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS 

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S.

YOU ARE BEING EVASIVE 

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TELL ME MORE.

(FED UP) 

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