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from him is White House Counsel LAMBERT WHIPP.

SCOFFER: (pacing; into phone) Mister Prepp, are you out

of your head? What prompted you to send out e-mail

accusing the Department of the Treasury and the

Pentagon of conspiracy against the government!

Dammit, they ARE the government! This damn thing is

gonna twitter us alive on the goddamn internet and in

the Washington Post tomorrow sure as little dogs shit in

the woods!

COUNSELOR WHIPP: Shakes his head at the folly.

SCOFFER: I got a call at home from the President's

counsel who got an email of this outrageous letter from

his secretary who got it from the Night Reader! Do you

realize that you've put in writing something that could

put the spin on the White House that the President

himself might be leaking top secret documents on

military theft? (beat) You're damn right you'll fix it!

You'll resign! You don't commit allegations -- I said

ALLEGATIONS, Mister Prepp -- to any kind of paper --

and e-mail is unthinkable!

WHIPP: (undertone) It's stupid. It's nuts.

SCOFFER: (into phone) No, you're not coming in

tomorrow. You'll be told when to come in, if at all -- that

fella who sent you this document --.

looks at the paper in his hand
WHIPP: () Donald Welston --

.

SCOFFER: (into phone) -- Donald Welston -- was blown to

pieces less than two hours ago as he was pulling into his

driveway. I suggest you stay in your house until you hear

from me or from Lambert Whipp. If you are contacted