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NORM
(Half aside) Coulda' got you Dennis James. (They exit)

KEN
(Pulling Benny aside) Can I be frank?

BENNY
Thought you were Ken.

KEN
Ha. That's good. Listen. No one appreciates what you've accomplished in this business more than
me. I‘m a fan. Really.

BENNY
―But…?‖

KEN
All I'm asking is you read the lines, go home, cash the check. Can you do that?

BENNY
I‘m just tryin‘ to- (Catches himself) Of course. Please tell Norm I apologize.

KEN
Absolutely. Will you excuse me?

BENNY
Certainly. Tell him- from now on, it‘s his baby.

KEN
Thank you, Benny.

BENNY
(Half to himself) No sweat off my back. (He seems resigned to let it go.) Welp. I tried.

KEN
(Moving to Norm and falsely believing he‘s out of Benny‘s earshot, half-aside) Bit faster? Few

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