[HAMILTON] Mr. Vice President Mr. Madison Senator Burr What is this?
[JEFFERSON] We have the check stubs from separate accounts
[MADISON] Almost a thousand dollars, paid in different amounts
[BURR] To a Mr. James Reynolds way back in Seventeen ninety-one
[HAMILTON] Is that what you have? Are you done?
[MADISON] You are uniquely situated by virtue of your position
[JEFFERSON] Though virtue is not a word I´d apply to this situation
[MADISON] To seek financial gain, to stray from your sacred mission
[JEFFERSON] And the evidence suggests you´ve engaged in speculation
[BURR] An immigrant embezzling our government funds
[JEFFERSONMADISON] I can almost see the headline, your career is done
[BURR] I hope you saved some money for your daughter and sons
[BURRJEFFERSONMADISON] Ya best g´wan run back where ya come from
[HAMILTON] Ha, you don´t even know what you´re asking me to confess
[JEFFERSONMADISONBURR] Confess
[HAMILTON] You have nothing, I don´t have to tell you anything at all
Unless
[JEFFERSONMADISONBURR] Unless
[HAMILTON] If I can prove that I never broke the law Do you promise not to tell another soul what you saw?
[BURR] No one else was in the room where it happened
[HAMILTON] Is that a yes?
[JEFFERSONMADISONBURR] Um, yes
[BURR] “Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health And in a prosperous enough position to put wealth In the pockets of people like me, down on their luck You see, that was my wife who you decided to”
[JEFFERSON] Whaaaat
[HAMILTON] She courted me Escorted me to bed and when she had me in a corner That´s when Reynolds extorted me For a sordid fee
I paid him quarterly I may have mortally wounded my prospects But my papers are orderly As you can see I kept a record of every check in my checkered history Check it again against your list and see consistency I never spent a cent that wasn´t mine You sent the dogs after my scent, that´s fine Yes, I have reasons for shame But I have not committed treason and sullied my good name As you can see I have done nothing to provoke legal action Are my answers to your satisfaction?
[JEFFERSON] My God
[MADISON] Gentlemen, let´s go
[HAMILTON] So?
[JEFFERSON AND MADISON] The people won´t know what we know
[HAMILTON] Burr How do I know you won´t use this against me The next time we go toe to toe?
[BURR] Alexander, rumors only grow And we both know what we know