We Know
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Cast List:
Hamilton | Jefferson | Madison | Burr
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—
JEFFERSON/MADISON
I can almost see the headline, your career is done
BURR
I hope you saved some money for your daughter and sons
BURR/JEFFERSON/MADISON
Ya best g'wan run back where ya come from!
HAMILTON
Ha! You don’t even know what you’re asking me to confess
JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
Confess
HAMILTON
You have nothing. I don’t have to tell you anything at all
Unless
JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
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?
JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
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, it 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 n’ 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