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　　MIKE
　　Great. What brings ya down - are
　　ya down here on that homicide -
　　if you’’re allowed， ya know， to
　　discuss that？
　　
　　MARGE
　　Oh， yah， but there’’s not a heckuva
　　lot to discuss. What about you，
　　Mike？ Are you married - you have
　　kids？
　　
　　MIKE
　　Well， yah， I was married. I was
　　married to - You mind if I sit
　　over here？
　　
　　He is sliding out of his side of the booth and easing in
　　next to Marge.
　　
　　MIKE
　　…… I was married to Linda
　　Cooksey -
　　
　　MARGE
　　No， I - Mike - wyncha sit over
　　there， I’’d prefer that.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Huh？ Oh， okay， I’’m sorry.
　　
　　MARGE
　　No， just so I can see ya， ya know.
　　Don’’t have to turn my neck.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Oh， sure， I unnerstand， I didn’’t
　　mean to -
　　
　　MARGE
　　No， no， that’’s fine.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Yah， sorry， so I was married to
　　Linda Cooksey - ya remember Linda？
　　She was a year behind us.
　　
　　MARGE
　　I think I remember Linda， yah.
　　She was - yah. So things didn’’t
　　work out， huh？
　　
　　MIKE
　　And then I， and then I been workin’’
　　for Honeywell for a few years now.
　　
　　MARGE
　　Well， they’’re a good outfit.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Yah， if you’’re an engineer， yah，
　　you could do a lot worse. Of
　　course， it’’s not， uh， it’’s
　　nothin’’ like your achievement.
　　
　　MARGE
　　It sounds like you’’re doin’’ really
　　super.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Yah， well， I， uh …… it’’s not that
　　it didn’’t work out - Linda passed
　　away. She， uh……
　　
　　MARGE
　　I’’m sorry.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Yah， I， uh…… She had leukemia，
　　you know……
　　
　　MARGE
　　No， I didn’’t……
　　
　　MIKE
　　It was a tough， uh …… it was a
　　long - She fought real hard，
　　Marge……
　　
　　MARGE
　　I’’m sorry， Mike.
　　
　　MIKE
　　Oh， ya know， that’’s， uh - what
　　can I say？……
　　
　　He holds up his drink.
　　
　　MIKE
　　…… Better times， huh？
　　
　　Marge clinks it.
　　
　　MARGE
　　Better times.
　　
　　MIKE
　　I was so…… I been so …… and
　　then I saw you on TV， and I
　　remembered， ya know…… I always
　　liked you……
　　
　　MARGE
　　Well， I always liked you， Mike.
　　
　　MIKE
　　I always liked ya so much……
　　
　　MARGE
　　It’’s okay， Mike - Should we get
　　together another time， ya think？
　　
　　MIKE
　　No - I’’m sorry! It’’s just - I
　　been so lonely - then I saw you，
　　and……
　　
　　He is weeping.
　　
　　MIKE
　　…… I’’m sorry…… I shouldn’’t a
　　done this…… I thought we’’d have
　　a really terrific time， and now
　　I’’ve……
　　
　　MARGE
　　It’’s okay……
　　
　　MIKE
　　You were such a super lady ……
　　and then I…… I been so lonely……
　　
　　MARGE
　　It’’s okay， Mike……
　　
　　CARLTON CELEBRITY ROOM
　　
　　Carl Showalter is sitting at a small table with a tarty-
　　looking blonde in a low-cut gown. Each holds a drink.