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Babe’s in terrible trouble. She’s shot her husband, who also happens to be the best attorney in town. So now Babe needs to sit down with another lawyer, Mr. Barnette Lloyd, and sort out her defense. In this scene, Babe describes to Barnette, in as much detail as she can offer, exactly what happened that day she shot her husband Zackery. The tale that unfolds is more than a little funny -- and more than a little unbelievable. Her motive remains unclear, but Barnette is quite taken with Babe, and
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Start: Barnette: Mmm-huh! Yes! I see, I see! Well, we can work on that! And of course, this is mere conjecture! Difficult, if not impossible, to probe. Ha! Yes. Yes, indeed. Indeed --
End: Babe: Please, don’t call me Mrs. Botrelle. Barnette: All right. Babe: My name’s Becky. People in the family call me Babe, but my real name’s Becky. Barnette: All right, Becky.
(Henley, Beth. Crimes of the Heart. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1981, pp. 34-36.)
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