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Interviewer: They arrest the right ones sometimes.
Parry: The law should get those Italian crooks.
Interviewer: Are you Italian?
Parry: My background is British, but I was born in this country. Interviewer: Do you know any Italian crooks?
Parry: I try to avoid the underworld.
Interviewer: Are you afraid of the underworld?
Parry: The mafia are the worst gangsters.
Interviewer: Are you connected with the mafia?
Parry: You know, they know me.
Interviewer: How do they know you?
Parry: They spy on me.
Interviewer: Why do they?
Parry: They want to get false evidence to frame me. Interviewer: What do they have against you?
Parry: They are out to get me.
Interviewer: What for?
Parry: I have incriminating evidence against the mafia. Interviewer: Are you sure of all this?
Parry: You don't believe me?
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S: Dad. Can I borrow the car tomorrow? F: Why do you want to borrow the car? S: I'm going to the beach with Tony.
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