The Bonfire of the Vanities Page #17

I don't mean "we."

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I mean "I."

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I love you.

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That's all.

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Please.

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Have you thought about

what you want to do?

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There's only one thing I can do.

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I want the truth to come out

and burn every one of them.

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There's only one way to do that.

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Lie.

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I have always been a great believer

in the truth.

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I've lived my life as honestly as I can.

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I believe in the truth as an essential

companion to a man of conscience.

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A beacon in this vast and dark

wasteland that is our modern world.

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And yet...

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Yes?

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In this case,

if the truth won't set you free...

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then lie.

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Did this incident take place

on the ramp to the expressway...

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or on the avenue itself?

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On the avenue. Right on the street.

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Was there a barricade,

or an obstruction of any kind...

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that forced the car to stop?

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No, there was nothing like that at all.

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Just one last question.

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Who was driving the car

when Henry Lamb was hit?

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Sherman never let anyone drive his car.

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So, Sherman McCoy was driving the car?

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Yes.

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Lock him up! Bang it shut!

Lock him up! Bang it shut!

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Chill, everybody. Chill!

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And there it was.

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The end of Sherman McCoy.

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It wasn't the ending I was hoping for.

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All my work, all my efforts,

down the tubes.

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My hero was gone. Finished.

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Maria might as well have put a gun

to his head and pulled the trigger.

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She and everyone in this courtroom.

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I saw a wave of triumph wash over them.

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I could feel them rising like the tide

as Sherman sank before them.

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The Master of the Universe was

going down for the third time.

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It was all over.

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There was no hope now.

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The darkness closed in around him.

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And then I noticed a peculiar thing.

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Sherman was smiling.

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You people settle down!

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I will have you all thrown out!

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You are out of order!

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Order in here! Order!

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Order!

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Go on, Mrs. Ruskin.

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And I wanted...

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to report the incident,

but he wouldn't let me.

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He said that he was driving...

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and that it was his decision to make.

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And did that surprise you?

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I was shocked.

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There are certain qualities of virtue

that I admire in a human being.

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Virtues that I hope...

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I possess myself.

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We have time

for a quickie.

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What do you say?

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I don't feel

terrifically sexy at the moment.

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You know I'm a sucker

for a soft dick, Sherman.

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You are incorrigible.

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We could still go to the police.

We could get a talented lawyer.

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And put our heads

into the tiger's mouth?

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I'm the one who was driving the car.

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Order!

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Order in here, Goddamn it! Order!

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Approach the bench.

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Now, gentlemen.

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Damn it.

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That can't be used.

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-Whose tape is this?

-Mine.

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Shut up!

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I remind you that you are still under oath.

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Did you record this conversation?

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Yes, sir, I did.

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I recorded the conversation on this tape.

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My tape. This is my tape...

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of my conversation.

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I recorded it.

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Get out of my face.

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All of you!

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You can't let them get away with this!

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Order!

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Order in the court!

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You insist on testing the will of this court?

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Now shut up and sit down!

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Very well.

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In the case of

The People versus Sherman McCoy...

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based on the evidence contained

in this recording...

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I order the indictment dismissed

in the interest of justice.

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That's not justice, you racist pig!

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Racist?

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You dare call me racist?

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I say unto you...

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what does it matter

the color of a man's skin...

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if witnesses...

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perjure themselves?

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If a prosecutor...

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