Barney Miller (1975–1982): Season 8, Episode 18 - Altercation - full transcript

The Harris-Ripner conflict reaches a boiling point. A mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five- year-old crush on Barney.

12th PRECINCT. WOJCIEHOWICZ.

YEAH, HE IS. JUST A SECOND.

- HARRIS.
- YEAH?

LINE 2... FLEISCHER?

OH, THAT'S MY AGENT.

HELLO, ALLEN.

YEAH, I WAS JUST
ABOUT TO CALL YOU.

SO, UH, LOOK, WHEN DO
YOU OPEN NEGOTIATIONS?

AHA.

WELL, LOOK, I'VE
GOT A FEW THOUGHTS

ON WHAT WE OUGHT
TO BE ASKING FOR.



UH-HUH.

WELL, LOOK, DO YOU
REMEMBER THAT DEAL

THAT KRANTZ MADE
FOR "PRINCESS DAISY"?

YEAH, I WANT THAT AND A DOLLAR.

RIGHT.

WELL, LOOK, YOU KEEP
ME APPRISED, HUH?

BYE.

THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION.

I TELL YOU, IT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT PART

OF THE WRITING PROCESS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS WRITING.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
MOST PEOPLE THINK.

YOU FINISHED YET?

ALMOST.



BUT I'M NOT IN THIS ONE, RIGHT?

OH, NO.

I PRETTY MUCH EXHAUSTED
YOUR CHARACTER'S POSSIBILITIES

IN MY FIRST BOOK.

I MEAN, HEY, IT'S NO
REFLECTION ON YOU.

WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS.

RIGHT IN HERE, MISS WAKEFIELD.

OH, THIS REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY.

DO I QUESTION YOUR EXISTENCE?

BARNEY?

YEAH?

THIS IS MISS BEVERLY WAKEFIELD.

AH, MISS WAKEFIELD,
I'M CAPTAIN MILLER.

YES.

MISS WAKEFIELD HAD
HER PURSE STOLEN.

OH, SORRY.

IT'S REALLY MY OWN FAULT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN WALKING ALONE

IN SUCH A DANGEROUS
NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?

OUT FRONT.

A POLICEMAN ARRIVED
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED
SOME MORE INFORMATION,

MISS WAKEFIELD,

THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU
LOOK AT SOME MUG BOOKS...

OH, I REALLY DON'T
THINK I HAVE THE TIME.

OH, ON YOUR WAY TO WORK?

OH, NO. I HAVE NO SKILLS.

JUST AN APPOINTMENT?

NO.

I WAS JUST WALKING.

BUT... I GUESS I CAN
WALK ANOTHER TIME.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
A WALK OVER THERE?

YOU GOT ANYTHING GOING?

NOT ACCORDING TO HARRIS.

UH, BARN, WE'RE FREE.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU
TO TAKE A RUN DOWNTOWN.

IT SEEMS THE GRASS
IS GETTING A LITTLE HIGH

IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT.

WE JUST RAN DEALERS OUT
OF THERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

WELL, THEY'RE
SETTING UP SHOP AGAIN.

THE LIQUOR STORES
ARE COMPLAINING.

AH.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO.

SO, YOU, UH, ALL SET?

YEAH. SORRY YOU
GOT STUCK WITH ME.

THAT'S OKAY.

ANY LUCK, MISS WAKEFIELD?

HELLO.

NO, NOT YET, BUT
I'LL KEEP LOOKING.

I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT WE, UH...

WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR COOPERATION.

DO YOU THINK I'LL
GET MY PURSE BACK?

WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE.

I HOPE THERE WAS
NOTHING VALUABLE IN IT.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

NO REASON. JUST
MAKING CONVERSATION.

OH.

YOU DO IT VERY WELL.

UH, I HAVE WORK TO DO.

EXCUSE ME.

GOOD LUCK.

- SIR.
- YES, LEVITT.

I HAVE THE ENTITY
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN.

- UH-HUH - PRECINCT SUMMARIES.

- THANK YOU.
- AND SOME GLAD TIDINGS
FROM THE 3RD PRECINCT.

OH?

YOU KNOW CAPTAIN McDOUGAL?

YES.

ONE OF THE OTHER FIVE CANDIDATES
UP FOR DEPUTY INSPECTOR.

YES, LEVITT. WHAT
ABOUT McDOUGAL?

WELL, SIR, AS I HEAR IT,

THE GOOD CAPTAIN WAS
DISCOVERED LAST NIGHT

BY A SUBORDINATE IN
THE INTERROGATION ROOM

IN A RATHER
UNCOMPROMISING POSITION

WITH A THE FEMALE SUSPECT.

HE'S PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY

PENDING AN INTERNAL
AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION.

OH, BOY.

SO, I GUESS, THAT'S ONE LESS
HOPEFUL TO WORRY ABOUT.

LEVITT.

I MEAN, ONE MAN'S PECCADILLOS

IS ANOTHER MAN'S PROMOTION, SIR.

LEVITT.

REGARDLESS HOW THIS AFFECTS
MY CHANCES FOR PROMOTION,

I HAVE NO INTENTION OF REVELING
IN ANOTHER MAN'S MISFORTUNE.

YES, SIR. I'LL BE BACK
WITH THE MAIL, SIR.

FINE.

McDOUGAL, HUH?

COME ON, WE'RE GOING THROUGH

ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
DOORS NOW, MR. HACKETT.

NO PROBLEM.

VERY GOOD.

WHAT DO WE CALL THIS?

WE CALL IT A NEIL HACKETT.

HE TRIED TO SELL
US A LID OF GRASS.

I KNEW THEY WERE COPS.

AND YOU TRIED TO SELL
THEM GRASS, ANYWAY?

I SELL TO A LOT OF COPS.

ALSO TURNING QUAALUDES,

AND, UH, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.

HEY, LOOK, I'M NOT A PUSHER.

I ONLY SELL WHAT I
DON'T USE MYSELF...

WHICH, AS YOU CAN
SEE, IS NOT A LOT LATELY.

ALL RIGHT, HAVE A SEAT
OVER HERE, MR. HACKETT.

HEY, WILL THIS TAKE LONG?

I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET TO
WORK BEFORE THE 3:00 BELL.

YOU'RE A SCHOOLTEACHER?

UH, STOCKBROKER.

YES, I'M WITH HUNT, EISNER,
GARDNER, AND PLATT...

AND HUNT... AND EISNER.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH US?

WE MAKE MONEY THE
OLD-FASHIONED WAY...

WE BORROW IT.

YEAH, THAT'S ZIPTRON
AMUSEMENT LIMITED.

YEAH, THEY MAKE
COMPUTER GAMES...

YOU KNOW, FOR ARCADES AND STUFF.

IT'S SELLING AT 16.

I'D JUMP IN FOR AT LEAST A
THOUSAND HUNDRED SHARES.

TRUST ME.

IT'S A DYNAMITE COMPANY.

I MEAN, I LIKE THEIR
CASH LIQUIDITY...

EQUITY-DEBT RATIO.

I LIKE THE WAY THE LITTLE
MISSILES CHASE THE SPACESHIPS

ALL OVER THE SCREEN.

OKAY, PUT THE ORDER IN
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

WHO LOVES YOU, BABY?

4,000 PLUS 3%?

COME ON. THAT IS
TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

YEAH!

LOOK, YOU TELL THEM
THAT I WANT $6,000 PLUS 4%,

OR ME AND MY BOOK ARE
WALKING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET

TO SIMON & SCHUSTER.

UH, LOOK, ALLEN,

I WILL CALL YOU BACK
IN A FEW MINUTES.

YEAH, SOMEBODY I KNOW
JUST OOZED IN UNDER THE DOOR.

YEAH, BYE.

ARNOLD.

HARRIS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

AH, TOO LONG.

AND WHY?

BECAUSE OF A SILLY LITTLE
LAWSUIT WHICH I HAPPENED TO WIN.

BUT, BELIEVE ME, YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN OUT OF MY THOUGHTS.

AH, NOR YOU MINE.

I MEAN, I THINK OF YOU

EVERY TIME I WALK
INTO MY APARTMENT

AND SEE YOUR ART COLLECTION
HANGING ON MY WALL.

SO GLAD YOU COULD
FIND A USE FOR IT.

YEAH.

SO, ANYWAY, I WAS
JUST DOWNSTAIRS

CHATTING WITH OFFICER LEVITT.

HE MENTIONED YOU'RE
WRITING ANOTHER BOOK.

AH, DID HE?

Levitt.

OF COURSE, I COULDN'T
HELP OVERHEARING

YOUR PHONE
CONVERSATION JUST NOW.

BIG PAPERBACK DEAL.

$7,500 ADVANCE...
HEY, VERY EXCITING.

SO?

SO, IT REMINDED ME
HOW I HAD TO SETTLE

FOR AN AMOUNT CONSIDERABLY
LESS THAN I WAS AWARDED,

OSTENSIBLY BECAUSE
THAT WAS ALL YOU HAD?

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY,
YOU'RE NOT IN MY NEW BOOK.

OH.

SO I GUESS THERE'S NOT TOO
MUCH I CAN DO ABOUT IT, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

UNLESS I COULD PROVE
UNDISCLOSED ASSETS.

WHAT?!

DEMONSTRATE YOU HAD KNOWLEDGE
OF PROBABLE FUTURE EARNINGS.

LOOK, YOU WORTHLESS
PIECE OF SLIME...

CAGNEY IN "RAGTIME," RIGHT?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST SLITHER
OUT THE WAY YOU CAME IN

BECAUSE YOU AIN'T
SUCKING ANOTHER NICKEL

OUT OF THIS BAD MOTOR SCOOTER?!

I FOUND HIM!

WHAT, LADY?!

NOTHING.

NOTHING.

NICE WATCH.

OF COURSE, I WAS
HOPING FOR A LONGINES.

THE BOY IS NOT 17 YEARS
OLD YET, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

HE DOESN'T GO TO
COLLEGE FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE
NEEDS HIS OWN APARTMENT?

DIDN'T WE JUST GO
THROUGH THIS WITH RACHEL?

SEVEN YEARS AGO?

OH, HONEY, LISTEN,
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

I GOT TO... YEAH.

OKAY, YOU TOO.

YES, CAN I HELP YOU?

I THINK I FOUND THE
PERSON WHO TOOK MY PURSE.

OH, WONDERFUL. WHICH ONE IS IT?

OKAY, WE'LL, UH... WE'LL
GET SOMEBODY RIGHT ON IT.

I'M VERY SORRY FOR
THE INTERRUPTION.

OH, THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

I WAS JUST TALKING TO MY WIFE.

OH?

I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK TOGETHER.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

NOTHING.

EXCUSE ME.

HE HIT ME!

JUST ONCE.

ONE MINUTE I'M ENGAGED

IN A FREE AND OPEN
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS,

NEXT SECOND, I'M IN
GESTAPO HEADQUARTERS!

Barney: ALL RIGHT,
JUST TAKE IT EASY.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY

WHEN AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
COULD BE BRUTALLY ASSAULTED

BY ONE OF THOSE WHO IS
SWORN TO PROTECT AND SERVE!

JUST TRY AND RELAX, ARNOLD,

UNTIL WE CAN ASCERTAIN
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

THERE'S NOTHING TO
ASCERTAIN. HE HIT ME!

AND I HAVE A WITNESS!

HEY!

YOU SAW SERGEANT HARRIS

VICIOUSLY AND WITHOUT
PROVOCATION ATTACK ME, RIGHT?

YES, I DID.

AND SO DID THE BLACK GUY.

OF COURSE, THIS IS
NOT THE PROPER FORUM

FOR THE RESOLUTION
OF THIS QUESTION.

LOOK, ARNOLD,
DON'T... THAT IS RIGHT.

I WILL BE FILING A CIVIL SUIT
AGAINST SERGEANT RON HARRIS

AND THE NEW YORK
POLICE DEPARTMENT

AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK

FOR COMPENSATORY
AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES

IN THE AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION.

I CAN HANDLE $100 OF THAT.

ALL RIGHT, HARRIS, ALL RIGHT!

YEAH, BADGE AND GUN. I
KNOW THE PROCEDURE.

JUST STEP INTO
MY OFFICE, PLEASE.

OH, NOT IN FRONT OF
COMPANY. I UNDERSTAND.

FIRST AID!

TAKE CARE OF RIPNER.

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU RUN INTO SERGEANT HARRIS?

LOOK, BARNEY...

IT'S JUST THINGS
WERE GOING SO WELL.

I MEAN, THE BOOK DEAL
AND EVERYTHING ELSE,

AND THEN HE SHOWS UP

AND STARTS TALKING ABOUT
RE-OPENING THE LAWSUIT,

ATTACHING MY EARNINGS?

SUDDENLY, BARN,

I SAW THE WHOLE THING
STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN,

AND I HAD TO DO
SOMETHING TO STOP IT!

THE BEST YOU COULD COME UP
WITH WAS A PUNCH IN THE MOUTH?

I RULED OUT MY REVOLVER.

HARRIS, THIS IS NOT FUNNY.

IF JUST ONCE IN YOUR
LIFE YOU WOULD STOP

AND CONSIDER THE
CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS

BEFORE YOU TOOK THEM, THINGS
LIKE THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

TAKE IT EASY, BARNEY.

I MEAN, I'M THE ONE
WHO PUNCHED RIPNER,

AND I'M THE ONE WHO
HAS TO PAY THE PRICE.

I'M THE ONE WHO GOES
ON MODIFIED DUTY,

AND I'M THE ONE WHO
GOES UP ON CHARGES.

AND I'M THE ONE WHO'S
UP FOR DEPUTY INSPECTOR!

BUT ENOUGH OF ME.

I'M LAWRENCE WHEELER...

HUNT, EISNER,
GARDNER, AND PLATT.

CARL LEVITT, "N," "Y," "P,"
AND "D." CAN I HELP YOU?

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HOLDING
ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES...

NEIL HACKETT.

NEIL!

HELLO, LARRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE?

NOT MUCH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM?

I BELIEVE HE'S STONED
OUT OF HIS HEAD.

STONED?

BUT HE'S OUR BEST BROKER.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE CLOSED
A LITTLE HIGHER TODAY.

I'M JUST WAITING TO
INTERVIEW MR. HACKETT

AND GET HIS SWORN AFFIDAVIT.

LOOK, YOU DON'T
NEED NO AFFIDAVITS.

I HIT YOU. I'LL TESTIFY TO THAT.

AS A MATTER OF
FACT, IF YOU WANT,

I'LL STAND UP IN COURT
AND HIT YOU AGAIN.

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

ANYWAY, LOOK, WHY
WAIT FOR A TRIAL?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
TAKE IT ALL NOW, HUH?

THE WATCH, THE RINGS,
SOME GOLD BACK HERE?

HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHERE'S YOUR DIGNITY?

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THIS GOING IN, ARNOLD.

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT I GOT.

SO YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT
HITTING ANOTHER BIG JACKPOT

BECAUSE YOU AIN'T
GETTING A CENT THIS TIME.

I DIDN'T GET A CENT LAST TIME!

WHAT?

SURE, I WON A BIG,
FAT SETTLEMENT,

MINUS COURT COSTS,
ATTORNEYS' FEES.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A
GOOD ATTORNEY COSTS?

THEY GOT THE CASH. I
GOT THE BRIC-A-BRAC.

YEAH?

YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M
DOING BACK AROUND HERE,

SCROUNGING AROUND FOR CLIENTS?

I TOOK IT IN THE SHORTS, BUSTER!

YOU'VE GOT A VERY
DISTURBED SENSE OF HUMOR.

SO THEN, IN SEPTEMBER '80,

WHEN THE DOW HIT
THAT ALL-TIME HIGH,

I DID, TOO.

IT WENT BACK DOWN. I DIDN'T.

I CAN ONLY TERM MY
REACTION TO ALL OF THIS

AS ONE OF UTTER SHOCK
AND DISAPPOINTMENT.

YOU KNOW WHAT HIGH REGARD I'VE
ALWAYS HAD FOR YOU AND YOUR ABILITIES.

I REMEMBER LAST MONTH
WHEN TRADING WAS SUSPENDED

AND THRESHER CHEMICALS

AND EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING AROUND

LIKE CHICKENS WITH
THEIR HEADS CHOPPED OFF.

BUT YOU... YOU WERE LIKE A ROCK.

I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE.

I MEAN, YOU'VE ALWAYS SHOWN
SUCH COOLNESS UNDER FIRE.

THE KNACK OF KNOWING WHEN
TO BUY AND WHEN TO SELL.

AND NOW, I DISCOVER IT'S BECAUSE
YOU'RE A PILL POPPING DOPE HEAD.

LOOK, LARRY.

IS IT IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE

YOU CAN SEE YOUR WAY TO
GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE?

ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT IT.

AND I PROMISE I'LL
STOP ALL THIS STUFF

AND NEVER TAKE
ANOTHER DRUG AGAIN.

FINE.

BUT WAIT TILL I ASK.

COME ON, MOVE IT.

I'M MOVING, MAN.

WELL, THAT WAS FAST.

YEP, THIS IS EDWARD GUTHRIE.

I FOUND HIM IN HIS
APARTMENT OVER ON 3rd.

HEY! YOU'RE THE
GUY IN THE PURSE!

WHAT?

WELL, WE FOUND MISS
WAKEFIELD'S PURSE

AND ABOUT 75 OTHER PURSES
AND WALLETS IN HIS BEDROOM.

YEAH, GOING THROUGH THE PURSE,

WE FOUND THE USUAL
CREDIT CARDS, MAKEUP,

AND THESE CLIPPINGS.

"NYPD PROMOTION
ROSTER ANNOUNCED."

"POLICE CAPTAIN JAILED
IN COURTROOM DISPUTE."

"MILLER NAMED TO
HEAD DRUG TASK FORCE."

BOOK HIM.

Wojo: COME ON,
GUTHRIE. SIT DOWN.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME, DO YOU?

NOT BEFORE TODAY, NO.

I'M THE LADY YOU HELPED

ON LEXINGTON AVENUE IN 1966.

SOME BOYS WERE BOTHERING ME,
TEASING ME ABOUT MY MINISKIRT,

AND YOU CAME UP AND TOLD
THEM TO LEAVE THE LADY ALONE.

RIGHT.
YES, OF COURSE.

I'VE LOVED YOU EVER SINCE.

FROM THAT DAY ON, I'VE FOLLOWED
YOU IN EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

I'VE KEPT A SCRAPBOOK
WITH ALL YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.

I'VE WATCHED YOU GO
FROM SERGEANT MILLER

TO LIEUTENANT TO CAPTAIN,

AND VERY SOON IT'S GOING
TO BE DEPUTY INSPECTOR.

I HAD NO IDEA.

YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO.

I NEVER MEANT FOR US TO MEET.

AN OCCASIONAL GLIMPSE AS YOU
WALKED INTO THE STATION HOUSE

OR AS WE PASSED
ON THE SIDEWALK...

THAT WAS ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN ME.

UH, MISS WAKEFIELD,

I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR
SIGNATURE ON THE COMPLAINT.

OH, OF COURSE.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

SURE.

I'M LEAVING NOW.

OH, UH... YEAH, WELL, UH...

IT'S BEEN NICE SEEING YOU AGAIN.

LOOK, IF YOU WANT, I CAN STOP...

I MEAN, INTRUDING ON YOUR LIFE,

KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT YOU DO.

I'LL UNDERSTAND.

NO, NO, NO.

IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

REALLY?

I APPRECIATE THE INTEREST.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU
SHOULD HAPPEN TO SEE ME

ON THE STREET OR IN A STORE,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
STOP OR SAY ANYTHING.

JUST SMILE AND KEEP ON WALKING.

I'LL DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, I SENT DAVID A
CHECK FOR HIS BAR MITZVAH.

WELL, I'M AFRAID I
DON'T RECALL GETTING IT.

YOU CASHED IT.

- GOODBYE.
- GOODBYE.

BYE.

YOU STILL HERE, ARNOLD?

I FIGURED YOU'D BE
OUT FILING A LAWSUIT.

DON'T RUSH ME.

I MAY BE RETHINKING
SOME OF MY OPTIONS.

OH?

I MEAN, WITH MY
DEMANDING SCHEDULE

OF CLIENT CONFERENCES
AND COURT APPEARANCES

AND WITH A COMPASSIONATE VIEW

TOWARDS THE PREVIOUS
SHELLACKING I GAVE SERGEANT HARRIS,

I MIGHT AGREE NOT TO PROCEED

WITH ANY FURTHER CIVIL
OR CRIMINAL ACTIONS.

OH?

AND INSTEAD,

ACCEPT SERGEANT HARRIS'
PERSONAL APOLOGY...

AND $1,000.

DREAM ON, SCUZZBALL.

ALL RIGHT, FORGET THE MONEY.

BUT I WANT THAT APOLOGY.

HARRIS?

UH... LOOK, I'M SORRY
I HIT YOU, ARNOLD.

NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT

TO USE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
AGAINST ANOTHER HUMAN BEING,

AND I GIVE YOU MY WORD

THAT IT WILL PROBABLY
NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

WELL, I...

I GUESS THAT SOUNDS
SATISFACTORY.

GOOD.

SO, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I
HAVE BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.

MR. GUTHRIE,

WERE YOU SHOWN A WARRANT
WHEN YOU WERE ARRESTED?

WHAT? NO, MAN. THEY
JUST BUST RIGHT IN.

ILLEGAL SEARCH AND
SEIZURE, UNLAWFUL DETENTION.

HAVE YOU OUT OF HERE
IN ONE HOUR, ALL RIGHT?

SURE.

GOOD DAY, GENTLEMEN.

THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD WE COULD
GET THAT SETTLED.

OH, YEAH, ME TOO.

I ALSO OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

YOU WERE THE ONE
IN TROUBLE. I, UH...

MY MAIN CONCERN
SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN

HOW IT AFFECTED MY
PROSPECTS FOR PROMOTION.

THAT'S TRUE.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
UPSET AT THE FACT

THAT YOU DID A STUPID
AND CHILDISH THING.

OH, THANK YOU.

I MEAN THAT.

I MEAN THAT.