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♪ I'll bet
We've been together ♪
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♪ For a million years ♪
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♪ And I'll bet
We'll be together ♪
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♪ For a million more ♪
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♪ Ooh, it's like
I started breathin' ♪
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♪ On the night we kissed ♪
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♪ And I can't remember
What I ever did before ♪
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♪ What would we do, baby ♪
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♪ Without us? ♪
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♪ What would we do, baby ♪
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♪ Without us? ♪
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♪ And there ain't
No nothin' ♪
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♪ We can't love
Each other through ♪
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♪ Ooh-hoo ♪
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♪ What would we do, baby ♪
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♪ Without us? ♪
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♪ Sha-la-la-la ♪
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Hi, how you doing, Alex?
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Ooh!
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That's gross.
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I'm sorry, Jennifer.
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Next time I'll go
in the garage, okay?
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Mom, what's for dinner?
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Soy meal and
hearts-of-palm casserole.
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Again?
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I'm glad we only have
three meals a day.
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Alex, you promised
to go in the garage.
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Honey, you've got a fever.
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You should take some aspirin
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and go right to bed
after dinner.
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No, no.
It's just a cold, Mom.
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Anyway, I can't go
to bed early.
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Gotta hand in my term paper
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on the Declaration
of Independence tomorrow.
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I'm gonna be up all night
working on this.
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Alex, you're sick.
I'm sure your professor
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will understand
if you turn it in late.
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Yeah, Mom can write
your teacher a note
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like she does for me.
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A note.
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Jennifer,
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this is a term paper
on Thomas Jefferson.
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This is not a book report
on Our Friend the Policeman.
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It was Our Friend the Fireman,
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and I got an A on it.
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I can't believe Skippy.
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He just called me up
and asked me if I wanted to go
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to the Van Halen concert
with him on Sunday.
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What'd you say?
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I asked him if he'd sell me
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the tickets so I could go
with a normal guy.
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Perfect.
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Alex, what's
all that stuff?
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This "stuff," Mallory,
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as you so eloquently refer
to these items,
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are two great treasures
of American history.
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This is
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the famous John Trumbull
painting of the signing
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of the Declaration
of Independence,
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and this, Mallory...
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This is the Declaration
of Independence.
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How'd you get it?
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This is not the original,
Mallory.
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Hey, hon!
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Hi! I'm glad you're home.
Mmm.
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Elyse, Alex,
you remember Ed Nelson,
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PBS in Washington.
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Right.
Good to see you.
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Hi.
Hi.
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Alex, talk to your dad.
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Maybe you'll have
more luck than I did
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in convincing him
to come to Washington
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tomorrow morning.
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Ed, come on.
We've been over this.
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What's going on?
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There's some important
congressional hearings tomorrow
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involving funding
for public broadcasting,
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and, uh, we need
your husband to testify.
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In front of Congress?
Dad, the Congress?
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Ed, I am flattered
by the offer, but I told you,
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there are a lot
of important things
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going on here tomorrow,
and I just can't get away.
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Right, Elyse?
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What's going on tomorrow
that's so important?
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Heh.
That haircut appointment.
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Oh, Steven.
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Come on, Dad,
you can't pass this up.
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I mean, this is big.
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Destiny is calling you.
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See?
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Oh, hey, Alex.
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Oh, hi, Dad.
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I just came to get
some juice for your mother.
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She couldn't sleep.
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How come?
The baby kicking?
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No, I was.
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I've been tossing
and turning.
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This Washington thing,
it's really been on my mind.
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Look, Dad, come on.
It'll be great.
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All right, okay,
picture it.
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You're in
the conference room.
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It's jammed
with reporters, okay?
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Hanging on your every word.
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Flashbulbs popping
all over.
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The, uh, chairman bangs
his gavel.
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"Ha, ha!"
you laugh defiantly,
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refusing to be silenced.
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Slow down!
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Alex, there are
other station managers
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who are experienced
at this sort of thing.
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I'm just not
in their league.
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Dad, look.
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A- at the Continental Congress
in 1776,
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Thomas Jefferson
was a young guy.
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An unknown face
in the crowd,
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a complete nobody,
just like you.
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And, uh, when John Adams
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asked him to write
the Declaration of Independence,
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he must've been
a little overwhelmed,
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just like you are.
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But he said yes.
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Thomas Jefferson was
a great man, Alex.
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I'm not a great man,
I'm Steven Keaton.
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Dad, Thomas Jefferson
wasn't Thomas Jefferson
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until he was
Thomas Jefferson.
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You know?
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He didn't know he was gonna
be Thomas Jefferson.
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I mean, one day he was
Thomas Jefferson,
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and the next day, he was... I know.
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Thomas Jefferson.
Yeah!
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Look.
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Great events
make great men.
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Thomas Jefferson say that?
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Uh, no.
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I did. Heh.
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See, Dad, if...
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If Thomas Jefferson
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had given in to his fears,
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if he hadn't written
the Declaration of Independence,
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they would've got
somebody else.
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Somebody less brilliant.
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Somebody less eloquent.
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Yeah, and without
this masterpiece, Dad,
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the revolution might
never have succeeded.
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He did do
a nice job on it.
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Yeah, Dad.
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You see,
it was Jefferson's destiny
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to write the Declaration
of Independence.
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Just like it's your destiny
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to go to Washington
and testify.
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How do you know so much
about people's destiny?
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That's my destiny.
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Alex, I appreciate
what you're saying.
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I... I really do.
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But I'm just gonna
have to go
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with my instincts
on this one.
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I'm not going
to testify.
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Dad...
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No. I'll see you
in the morning, son.
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Yeah.
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Try to get some sleep.
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Alex.
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Come on, Alex, wake up.
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We got a lot
of work to do.
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What? What?
We gotta clean up in here,
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and then we gotta
go clean the stable.
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Stable?
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Stable? What are you
talking... about?
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Skippy?
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Skippy, what's going on?
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Aah! Why...?
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Why am I wearing
these clothes?
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If you weren't,
you'd be naked.
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Uh...
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Uh, Skippy,
w- what date is it?
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It's July 3rd.
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July 3rd, what?
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It's July 3rd, sir.
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No, Skippy, wha...?
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What year is it? Skip...
Oh.
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It's 1776.
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Whoa.
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I'm not used to it,
either.
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You know, I'm still
writing 1775 on my checks.
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Good day,
Mr. Jefferson, sir.
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Hello, Skipford.
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Oh, young boy...
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Stable boy.
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Uh, me?
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I just saw my horse tied
to the post outside.
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Now, I've asked you
numerous times
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to please put him
inside the stable
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when it rains.
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The rain can damage
his coat.
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Oh, Thomas,
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I'm glad
you're still here.
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Oh, hello, John.
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Good evening, Mr. Adams, sir.
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Thomas, I just did
some informal polling
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of the other delegates,
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and I think the vote tomorrow
is going to go our way.
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Independence from England!
It'll be quite a day, John.
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Yes, it will.
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And the delegates
also agree
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that you're the man
to write the document
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which officially declares
our independence from the king.
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Will you do it?
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Skippy, pay attention.
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You are about to witness
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one of the greatest moments
in the history of mankind.
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Never mind that.
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Betsy Ross'
window shade is up.
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I am very honored to be asked
to write this declaration, John,
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but my answer is no.
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Oh, come now, Thomas.
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You're the finest writer
amongst us
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and the most eloquent
of thought, I dare say.
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Why, just the other day,
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you impressed us all
so much
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with your talk about
the natural rights of man,
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about liberty
and self-government.
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That?
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That was nothing, John.
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I'd had a few glasses
of ale, that's all.
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Come now, Thomas.
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This is no time
for false modesty.
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I'm not being modest.
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I just have a lot
to do tonight.
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I'm having my wig fluffed.
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What about John Hancock?
He's very good.
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He writes in
those nice big letters.
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Very easy to read.
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If you don't change
your mind by morning,
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I'll ask him.
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Well, I think
he's your man.
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Come on, John.
I'll walk you to your horse.
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Wait...
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Skippy.
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Thomas Jefferson
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isn't gonna write
the Declaration of Independence.
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Let's get busy.
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Skippy, look it,
you don't understand.
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Without Jefferson's brilliance
in that document,
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the revolution against England
will fail.
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So what? I like England.
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No, look. Skippy, uh...
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I gotta do something.
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Uh, do you know
where Jefferson lives?
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I live next door
to the Jeffersons.
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All right.
Take me there.
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No.
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Uh-uh, Alex.
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Don't get me
involved in this.
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I'm in enough
trouble already
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for cracking
that stupid bell.
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Look, Skippy...
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the history
of the nation,
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perhaps of mankind,
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depends on what we do
in the next couple of hours.
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Oh, great.
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Oh, hello there,
Mrs. Jefferson.
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Skipford.
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Wipe your feet.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
Uh...
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This... This is
my friend Alex.
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00:11:11,427 --> 00:11:13,560
He works with me
down at the statehouse.
267
00:11:13,595 --> 00:11:15,359
He'd like to talk
to Mr. Jefferson.
268
00:11:15,394 --> 00:11:17,862
Alex. What a nice name.
Well, my husband's upstairs.
269
00:11:17,897 --> 00:11:18,961
Won't you come in
and wait?
270
00:11:18,996 --> 00:11:20,195
Yeah.
271
00:11:21,195 --> 00:11:22,160
Ooh.
272
00:11:22,195 --> 00:11:23,495
Young man,
you're not well.
273
00:11:23,530 --> 00:11:25,263
You should
have yourself leeched.
274
00:11:30,230 --> 00:11:32,229
Say there, Mallory.
275
00:11:32,264 --> 00:11:34,197
I happen to have
a couple of tickets
276
00:11:34,232 --> 00:11:36,131
to the turkey shoot
this Sunday.
277
00:11:36,166 --> 00:11:37,297
Are you interested?
278
00:11:37,332 --> 00:11:40,033
This very cute minuteman
asked me today.
279
00:11:40,068 --> 00:11:41,231
Oh, yeah?
280
00:11:41,266 --> 00:11:44,266
Well, this guy may be
a minuteman, Mallory, but...
281
00:11:44,301 --> 00:11:46,232
But someday you'll see.
282
00:11:46,267 --> 00:11:48,967
I'm gonna be
an indentured servant.
283
00:11:49,002 --> 00:11:50,700
Ha!
284
00:11:50,735 --> 00:11:52,735
Mother,
what's for dinner?
285
00:11:52,770 --> 00:11:54,735
Uh, turtle and flummery pie.
286
00:11:54,770 --> 00:11:56,300
Again?
287
00:11:56,335 --> 00:11:58,702
Good thing we only eat
thrice a day.
288
00:11:59,503 --> 00:12:00,502
Let's eat!
289
00:12:00,537 --> 00:12:01,953
Tom, dinner's ready!
290
00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:03,335
And you have company!
291
00:12:03,370 --> 00:12:07,371
Honey, I can't find
my dressy britches!
292
00:12:07,406 --> 00:12:08,738
They're right where
you left them!
293
00:12:08,773 --> 00:12:10,172
Next to your cannonball!
294
00:12:11,839 --> 00:12:13,570
Honey, I can't wear these.
295
00:12:13,605 --> 00:12:15,606
There's a big
Yorkshire pudding stain
296
00:12:15,641 --> 00:12:17,107
all over the front...
297
00:12:17,142 --> 00:12:18,539
What are you doing here?
298
00:12:18,574 --> 00:12:19,972
I really must speak
to you, sir.
299
00:12:20,007 --> 00:12:22,140
It's very important.
Can't it wait until tomorrow?
300
00:12:22,175 --> 00:12:23,239
Dinner's ready,
301
00:12:23,274 --> 00:12:24,874
and I hate cold turtle
and flummery pie.
302
00:12:24,909 --> 00:12:27,040
Uh, no. No, sir, it can't.
303
00:12:27,075 --> 00:12:29,642
Uh... listen,
you have to write
304
00:12:29,677 --> 00:12:32,174
the Declaration
of Independence.
305
00:12:32,209 --> 00:12:34,659
I mean, only you can
make it bold enough and...
306
00:12:34,694 --> 00:12:37,110
And thought-provoking enough
to convince the nation
307
00:12:37,145 --> 00:12:39,409
that the revolution
is a just cause.
308
00:12:39,444 --> 00:12:41,978
Oh. And how does a stable boy
such as yourself
309
00:12:42,013 --> 00:12:43,612
come to know so much
of these matters?
310
00:12:44,912 --> 00:12:47,712
I'm a history buff.
311
00:12:47,747 --> 00:12:48,944
Uh, sir, look.
312
00:12:48,979 --> 00:12:51,747
I... I know what
you're thinking. Uh...
313
00:12:51,782 --> 00:12:53,447
it's only natural
that you'd be
314
00:12:53,482 --> 00:12:55,012
overwhelmed by this.
315
00:12:55,047 --> 00:12:57,880
I am not overwhelmed!
I just have a lot to do.
316
00:12:57,915 --> 00:13:00,115
A good wig-fluffing
takes time.
317
00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:04,414
Destiny is calling you.
318
00:13:04,449 --> 00:13:07,283
Answer the call.
You are a great man.
319
00:13:07,318 --> 00:13:08,314
I am not a great man.
320
00:13:08,349 --> 00:13:10,149
I'm just a farmer
from Virginia.
321
00:13:10,184 --> 00:13:13,115
I'm just Thomas Jefferson.
322
00:13:13,150 --> 00:13:14,951
What have I ever done
that was great?
323
00:13:14,986 --> 00:13:17,435
Well, for one thing,
you, uh...
324
00:13:17,470 --> 00:13:19,885
You got your picture
on the $2...
325
00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:20,885
bill.
326
00:13:23,152 --> 00:13:24,352
Uh, you see...
327
00:13:26,553 --> 00:13:29,087
this will be
the first thing.
328
00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,219
Uh, don't you get it?
329
00:13:32,254 --> 00:13:35,154
Great events make great men. Ah.
330
00:13:35,189 --> 00:13:36,888
Who said that?
331
00:13:36,923 --> 00:13:38,756
I did.
332
00:13:40,355 --> 00:13:42,890
Well, I haven't yet,
but I... I will.
333
00:13:45,924 --> 00:13:47,121
Uh...
334
00:13:47,156 --> 00:13:50,156
Mr. Jefferson,
take my word for it.
335
00:13:50,191 --> 00:13:53,157
This is a big
career move for you.
336
00:13:54,659 --> 00:13:57,958
Tom! Your dinner
is on the table.
337
00:13:57,993 --> 00:14:00,593
I'm going to be
skipping dinner, Martha.
338
00:14:00,628 --> 00:14:03,194
But you love turtle
and flummery pie.
339
00:14:03,229 --> 00:14:04,494
Not every night, dear.
340
00:14:06,828 --> 00:14:09,227
Uh, and that...
That's not the reason.
341
00:14:09,262 --> 00:14:10,493
I... I have some work to do.
342
00:14:10,528 --> 00:14:12,562
I'm gonna take a crack
at this independence thing.
343
00:14:12,597 --> 00:14:13,528
Uh, declaration.
344
00:14:13,563 --> 00:14:14,962
Declaration
of Independence.
345
00:14:16,396 --> 00:14:17,594
I guess you just have
346
00:14:17,629 --> 00:14:19,464
to get these silly things
out of your system.
347
00:14:19,499 --> 00:14:20,964
All right!
348
00:14:27,866 --> 00:14:29,449
All right, young man,
you've convinced me.
349
00:14:29,484 --> 00:14:30,998
Now, be on your way
so I can get to work.
350
00:14:31,033 --> 00:14:32,999
Oh, sir, please. Can't I...
Can't I just watch you?
351
00:14:33,034 --> 00:14:34,798
I mean, uh, you know,
352
00:14:34,833 --> 00:14:36,131
it'd mean a lot
for me to see this.
353
00:14:36,166 --> 00:14:38,768
I mean, more than you
could even imagine.
354
00:14:38,803 --> 00:14:40,399
You want to watch me write?
355
00:14:40,434 --> 00:14:42,168
Yes, sir, and...
And I'll be real quiet.
356
00:14:42,203 --> 00:14:43,785
I, uh, won't say a word.
357
00:14:43,820 --> 00:14:45,367
Very well. Very well.
358
00:14:45,402 --> 00:14:46,602
Thank you.
359
00:14:49,703 --> 00:14:50,734
Uh, whoa...
360
00:14:50,769 --> 00:14:52,871
Uh, wait a minute.
Uh, one minute.
361
00:14:52,906 --> 00:14:54,936
I just, uh...
362
00:14:54,971 --> 00:14:56,821
I just think
you should use
363
00:14:56,856 --> 00:14:58,672
this yellow crinkly kind.
364
00:15:03,205 --> 00:15:05,238
It is neat-looking.
Yeah.
365
00:15:18,775 --> 00:15:20,240
Uh...
366
00:15:20,275 --> 00:15:21,473
Uh, sorry.
367
00:15:21,508 --> 00:15:23,542
Just seeing
how it's going.
368
00:15:23,577 --> 00:15:25,577
Coming along fine,
thank you.
369
00:15:25,612 --> 00:15:27,275
Good.
370
00:15:27,310 --> 00:15:29,377
We hold these truths
to be...
371
00:15:29,412 --> 00:15:31,444
Self-evident.
372
00:15:33,311 --> 00:15:35,810
Self-evident.
373
00:15:35,845 --> 00:15:38,561
We hold these truths
to be...
374
00:15:38,596 --> 00:15:41,243
Self-evident.
375
00:15:41,278 --> 00:15:43,746
Self-evident.
376
00:15:43,781 --> 00:15:44,745
Damn!
377
00:15:44,780 --> 00:15:46,797
What? Come on.
What's the matter?
378
00:15:46,832 --> 00:15:48,779
I am stuck
on this one phrase.
379
00:15:48,814 --> 00:15:50,381
We have the right
to govern ourselves
380
00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:51,379
in order to protect
381
00:15:51,414 --> 00:15:53,248
our most fundamental
human rights.
382
00:15:53,283 --> 00:15:54,815
The existence
of these rights
383
00:15:54,850 --> 00:15:55,981
is so obvious
384
00:15:56,016 --> 00:15:58,050
as to not require
any further justification.
385
00:15:58,085 --> 00:15:59,182
How do I say that?
386
00:16:00,182 --> 00:16:02,483
Uh, may I make
a suggestion?
387
00:16:02,518 --> 00:16:03,417
No.
388
00:16:05,084 --> 00:16:09,751
We hold these truths
to be...
389
00:16:09,786 --> 00:16:12,352
pretty darn clear.
390
00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:19,718
No, that's no good.
391
00:16:19,753 --> 00:16:22,654
Uh, we hold these truths
392
00:16:22,689 --> 00:16:25,286
to be...
393
00:16:25,321 --> 00:16:29,255
obvious,
even to a big dope.
394
00:16:35,423 --> 00:16:38,356
Oh, no, no.
This is so frustrating.
395
00:16:38,391 --> 00:16:40,390
These truths
are self-evident.
396
00:16:40,425 --> 00:16:41,791
How do I say that?
397
00:16:46,292 --> 00:16:47,557
Just like that.
398
00:16:47,592 --> 00:16:50,091
Just, uh... Just, uh...
Like that.
399
00:16:50,126 --> 00:16:53,127
Like, "We hold these truths
to be self-evident. "
400
00:16:55,260 --> 00:16:57,660
Well, I'll put that
down for now.
401
00:16:59,095 --> 00:17:01,528
Otherwise,
we'll be here all night.
402
00:17:04,863 --> 00:17:07,362
"That they are endowed
by their creator
403
00:17:07,397 --> 00:17:10,864
with certain
unalienable rights. "
404
00:17:10,899 --> 00:17:12,497
I should probably
list a few.
405
00:17:14,064 --> 00:17:16,931
And among these are...
406
00:17:16,966 --> 00:17:18,664
life,
407
00:17:18,699 --> 00:17:21,132
liberty...
408
00:17:21,167 --> 00:17:22,567
Uh...
409
00:17:22,602 --> 00:17:24,601
Life,
410
00:17:24,636 --> 00:17:26,351
liberty
411
00:17:26,386 --> 00:17:28,032
and...
412
00:17:28,067 --> 00:17:30,001
Maybe just life
and liberty.
413
00:17:30,036 --> 00:17:31,899
Uh, no. Uh...
414
00:17:31,934 --> 00:17:35,268
No. No. Sir, it can't be
just life and liberty.
415
00:17:36,869 --> 00:17:41,469
It's gotta be:
Life, liberty and the...
416
00:17:44,503 --> 00:17:45,504
...of...
417
00:17:47,437 --> 00:17:49,204
The what of what?
418
00:17:50,638 --> 00:17:52,472
It'll come to you.
419
00:17:55,239 --> 00:17:57,523
"And for the support
of this declaration,
420
00:17:57,558 --> 00:17:59,807
"with a firm reliance
on the protection
421
00:17:59,842 --> 00:18:02,005
"of divine providence,
422
00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,541
"we mutually pledge
to each other our lives,
423
00:18:05,576 --> 00:18:07,539
"our fortunes
424
00:18:07,574 --> 00:18:09,541
and our sacred honor. "
425
00:18:10,876 --> 00:18:12,192
Well, gentlemen,
426
00:18:12,227 --> 00:18:13,509
what do you think?
427
00:18:17,043 --> 00:18:18,176
Bravo!
428
00:18:24,344 --> 00:18:25,976
Splendid, Thomas.
429
00:18:26,011 --> 00:18:28,010
A brilliant piece
of work.
430
00:18:28,045 --> 00:18:32,013
And I like
the crinkly yellow paper.
431
00:18:32,048 --> 00:18:33,344
Okay.
432
00:18:33,379 --> 00:18:36,480
Let's sign this baby
and ship it off to England.
433
00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,148
Now, gentlemen,
settle down.
434
00:18:39,183 --> 00:18:40,848
Settle down!
435
00:18:43,248 --> 00:18:45,681
Let's do this
in an orderly fashion.
436
00:18:45,716 --> 00:18:47,549
I'll sign first.
437
00:18:47,584 --> 00:18:49,382
Oh.
He always does.
438
00:18:49,417 --> 00:18:53,717
John Hancock.
439
00:18:55,417 --> 00:18:56,617
Okay, who's next?
440
00:18:56,652 --> 00:18:58,085
I'll sign...
441
00:18:59,851 --> 00:19:02,350
Hey! Come on, John!
442
00:19:02,385 --> 00:19:05,452
You took up practically
the whole page!
443
00:19:07,719 --> 00:19:09,753
Well, they, uh...
They seem to like it.
444
00:19:10,820 --> 00:19:12,352
Why shouldn't they?
445
00:19:12,387 --> 00:19:15,155
It's one of the finest
things ever written.
446
00:19:15,190 --> 00:19:16,552
You know, young man,
447
00:19:16,587 --> 00:19:18,220
when I think that
the future of this nation
448
00:19:18,255 --> 00:19:19,487
we're creating today
449
00:19:19,522 --> 00:19:21,989
will be in the hands
of young people like yourself,
450
00:19:22,024 --> 00:19:23,655
it makes me very proud.
451
00:19:25,724 --> 00:19:28,091
Well, I'm, uh, proud
to have someone like you
452
00:19:28,126 --> 00:19:30,158
to set the standard...
453
00:19:30,193 --> 00:19:31,692
uh, Mr. Jefferson.
454
00:19:31,727 --> 00:19:33,191
Thank you, lad...
455
00:19:34,191 --> 00:19:36,356
...for everything.
456
00:19:36,391 --> 00:19:38,893
Hey, come on!
Quit shoving!
457
00:19:40,225 --> 00:19:42,260
Thomas Jefferson
wrote this thing.
458
00:19:42,295 --> 00:19:44,660
He should be signing it.
459
00:19:44,695 --> 00:19:45,992
Tom!
460
00:19:46,027 --> 00:19:48,493
Would you get over here
and put your John Hancock
461
00:19:48,528 --> 00:19:49,995
on this thing?
462
00:20:36,436 --> 00:20:37,536
Come on, Mom.
463
00:20:37,571 --> 00:20:39,371
You said if it wasn't
raining today,
464
00:20:39,406 --> 00:20:40,688
I could drive the car.
465
00:20:40,723 --> 00:20:42,280
You did, Mom.
I remember.
466
00:20:42,315 --> 00:20:43,838
Now, listen,
both of you.
467
00:20:43,873 --> 00:20:45,904
Alex.
468
00:20:45,939 --> 00:20:47,438
You've been down here
all night?
469
00:20:49,438 --> 00:20:50,706
No.
470
00:20:51,473 --> 00:20:53,038
No. I...
471
00:20:53,073 --> 00:20:55,271
I was at, uh...
472
00:20:55,306 --> 00:20:58,874
I had to go to, uh...
473
00:20:58,909 --> 00:21:00,439
Philadelphia.
474
00:21:00,474 --> 00:21:02,008
Um, you were there.
475
00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:03,509
What?
You were...
476
00:21:03,544 --> 00:21:04,941
You were all there.
477
00:21:04,976 --> 00:21:07,010
Uh, Jennifer,
you didn't wanna eat
478
00:21:07,045 --> 00:21:08,743
the turtle
and flummery pie.
479
00:21:08,778 --> 00:21:10,675
What?
And, M...
480
00:21:10,710 --> 00:21:14,310
Uh, Mallory, you had a date
with a minuteman.
481
00:21:14,345 --> 00:21:15,843
What?
And Mom.
482
00:21:15,878 --> 00:21:18,879
Uh, Mom, you wanted to leech me.
483
00:21:20,178 --> 00:21:21,212
Good morning, everybody.
484
00:21:21,247 --> 00:21:22,229
Skippy.
485
00:21:22,264 --> 00:21:23,177
Skippy!
486
00:21:23,212 --> 00:21:25,079
Skippy, you cracked
the Liberty Bell.
487
00:21:25,114 --> 00:21:27,246
I'm sorry.
I- I swear! I'm sorry!
488
00:21:27,281 --> 00:21:28,478
I hardly touched it!
489
00:21:28,513 --> 00:21:30,647
I just... I just sort of...
490
00:21:30,682 --> 00:21:32,481
Wait a minute.
491
00:21:32,516 --> 00:21:34,281
I did not.
492
00:21:35,149 --> 00:21:36,732
Are you all right?
493
00:21:36,767 --> 00:21:38,280
I'm fi... I'm fine.
494
00:21:38,315 --> 00:21:42,116
I'm fine,
but, uh, it happened.
495
00:21:42,151 --> 00:21:43,117
I was there.
496
00:21:44,283 --> 00:21:45,216
Oh.
497
00:21:47,483 --> 00:21:48,933
Good morning, Ed.
Good morning.
498
00:21:48,968 --> 00:21:50,384
Uh, Steven will be
right down.
499
00:21:53,185 --> 00:21:55,752
That's John Adams.
500
00:21:55,787 --> 00:21:56,951
What?
501
00:21:56,986 --> 00:21:58,886
It happened, Mom.
502
00:21:58,921 --> 00:22:00,786
I changed his mind.
503
00:22:08,888 --> 00:22:11,121
Steve, any change of heart?
504
00:22:11,156 --> 00:22:13,189
Yes, Ed. I've decided to come
with you to Washington.
505
00:22:13,224 --> 00:22:14,123
Great!
506
00:22:17,223 --> 00:22:18,622
That's wonderful, Steven,
507
00:22:18,657 --> 00:22:20,823
but la... Last night you were
so set in your decision.
508
00:22:20,858 --> 00:22:23,925
Well, let's just say I,
uh, changed my mind.
509
00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:25,626
Thank you, lad,
510
00:22:25,661 --> 00:22:27,292
for everything.
511
00:22:28,291 --> 00:22:29,692
You're welcome.
512
00:22:31,225 --> 00:22:33,125
Boy.
513
00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,860
This is weird.
514
00:22:36,394 --> 00:22:37,794
Ed, if you can wait
for a few minutes,
515
00:22:37,829 --> 00:22:38,827
I'll go finish my packing.
516
00:22:38,862 --> 00:22:39,844
Sure thing.
517
00:22:39,879 --> 00:22:40,853
Oh, Alex.
518
00:22:40,888 --> 00:22:41,793
Yeah, Dad?
519
00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:42,993
If it rains again tonight,
520
00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:44,961
don't forget to put
my car in the stable.
521
00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:46,212
Right.
522
00:22:46,247 --> 00:22:47,394
Uh!
523
00:22:47,429 --> 00:22:49,062
Dad, wait a minute.
524
00:22:49,097 --> 00:22:50,661
What did you just say?
525
00:22:50,696 --> 00:22:52,997
I said don't forget to put
my car in the garage.
526
00:22:54,297 --> 00:22:55,430
Garage.
527
00:22:59,531 --> 00:23:00,665
Right.
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