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The matre'd & Waitperson after the others leave:
WAITPERSON
I'm terribly sorry about all of this . . .
MATRE'D
Brad/Brenda, I'd be less than candid if I didn't
admit that, well, I'm very disappointed in
you.
WAITPERSON
I'm sure you are, sir. I only hope you
realize that there were extenuating
circumstances.
MATRE'D
Why didn't you come to me if you had personal
problems, financial problems?
WAITPERSON
I didn't think that was the way to go about
it, sir.
MATRE'D
Selling drugs was the way to go about it?
WAITPERSON
Sir, without meaning to sound defensive, you'd
be surprised how much drug trafficking goes on
during one of our cruises.
MATRE'D
I'm not sure what that means -- you haven't
told me everything?
WAITPERSON
Yes, as far as I'm concerned -- I'm saying
that I've seen drug deals take place before.
MATRE'D
Other crew members besides yourself are
involved?
WAITPERSON
That's not what I mean, sir -- among the
passengers, I've seen dope exchanged, and also
used, more than once.
MATRE'D
During a cruise?
WAITPERSON
Yes, sir.
MATRE'D
And never brought it to my attention?
WAITPERSON
No, sir.
MATRE'D
I don't see any extenuating circumstances
there.
WAITPERSON
The extenuating circumstances are that
everyone's doing it, sir -- the guests
brought the dope here, the--
MATRE'D
What kind of dope?
WAITPERSON
Marijuana, mainly.
MATRE'D
You've seen guests here shoot up marijuana--
WAITPERSON
Smoke it, sir -- you don't shoot it.
MATRE'D
Smoke marijuana at my resort, right here
at Edgefield?
WAITPERSON
Yes, sir. Many times.
MATRE'D
Many times. Jesus, Brad, I don't know what to
say to you.
WAITPERSON
Try to understand me, sir -- what I'm saying
is, it's a very common thing, people going out
in the garden, wind in their hair, sun on their
face, smoking a joint together -- it's as
common as buying a gin and tonic at the bar.
MATRE'D
Don't compare marijuana to a gin and tonic.
WAITPERSON
They're both dope, sir.
MATRE'D
Alcohol is not dope. It's a drug, I'll grant
you, but it's legal, it's not controlled by
organized crime, it's not addictive, at least
not in the sense that the true drugs are.
WAITPERSON
With all respect, sir, I think you are
misinformed about drugs overall.
MATRE'D
I see. That's all you have to say on the
matter, that I'm misinformed?
WAITPERSON
No, sir, I don't mean to criticize you. I'm
just trying to set the context for what I did,
that drugs are everywhere, and it's not like
I'm the first person to get involved with
drugs around here.
MATRE'D
That's hardly an excuse.
WAITPERSON
I said "context," sir -- not "excuse."
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