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Boom! The loud crash of a nearby wrecking ball.

BENNY
And that!

MADALYN
You‘re not gonna stop them.

BENNY
Suppose I do?

MADALYN
Then what--bury yourself up here another thirty years?

BENNY
Maddie, picture it—me, the kids, all the papers-- networks—right there—elbowin‘ each other for
camera room. Remember?

MADALYN
You wanna re-live the past.

BENNY
No. I- I just want….

MADALYN
What. Tell me.

BENNY

I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT ME WITH PRIDE
LIKE YOU DID ONCE IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT
BACK WHEN I WAS STILL YOUR LITTLE HERO
Remember?

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