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Ben, a married man with children, has been having an affair with his
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Start: Ben: You think I like the idea of those little girls growing up without a father? Huh?! Well, I don’t…but it’s a hell of a lot better this way, letting ‘em think whatever happened, okay, rather than dragging them through court for a year and fighting over who gets which Barbie, and for how long, and at which designated location!
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End: Abby: I’ll give you your privacy. Ben: No, you don’t have to. Abby: It’s okay, you should have time to…/It’s fine. Ben: I want you to hear this, Abby. / ABBY! You need to hear this…go ahead, take a seat.
Citation: Neil LaBute, The Mercy Seat, Faber and Faber, 2002, pp. 60-66.
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