MR FITZGERALD

         Did you notice the new secretary in my office? 

         A temp agency sent her to help out while Miss 

         Hamish was in the hospital. Her name's Samantha. 

         She's a really sweet girl. She's a newlywed, lives 

         here in town and... I could tell from the moment 

         she got here that she really wants to work here 

         permanently. I mean, a 5 minute commute, very 

         convenient for her, right here in town. It would 

         be a great job for her. Yeah. Anyway, this morning 

         she was trying to figure out through a series of 

         sideways questions exactly how serious Miss Hamish's 

         illness was. And, she was acting concerned of course, 

         but I could see in her eyes, you know, she doesn't 

         know Miss Hamish, she can't help it. There's a 

         part of her that wants Miss Hamish to die. It'll 

         get her the job.

                          TERRI

         So?

                          MR FITZGERALD

         So Miss Hamish is dead Terri. I got the call an 

         hour ago.

                          TERRI

         Sorry Mr Fitzgerald.

                          MR FITZGERALD

         Don't say things you don't mean Terri. You're not 

         sorry she's gone. You barely knew her.

                          TERRI

         Sorry.

                          MR FITZGERALD

         Now after I got off the phone with the hospital 

         I called the temp agency and I told them, you know,  

         we're going to hire Samantha permanently. And they 

         thanked me and they said they'd call her and give 

         her the news, and I said you know, if you don't mind, 

         I would rather do it, because I kind of wanted to 

         spring the news on her, you know, what a great way 

         for she and I to start working together, right? But 

         now, I have to tell her she's got the job, and I will  

         have to watch, while she pretends to be sad. 

         Life's a mess dude. But we're all just doing the best 

         we can. You know? You and me and Samantha. We're just 

         doing what we can. So if I hurt you or if I lied to 

         you, all I can tell you is I'm sorry, and I will try 

         to do better. Maybe I will do better, or maybe I'll 

         do even worse, I don't know. I screw up all the time.  

         Because that's what people do. You know?