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We Know

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan
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[00:00.00] WE KNOW

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[00:00.00] [HAMILTON – 2]

[00:01.83] Mr. Vice President

[00:04.43] Mr. Madison

[00:07.14] Senator Burr

[00:08.91] What is this?

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[00:11.00] [JEFFERSON – 4]

[00:11.42] We have the check stubs. From separate accounts…

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[00:14.11] [MADISON – 6]

[00:14.42] Almost a thousand dollars, paid in different amounts…

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[00:16.60] [BURR – 3]

[00:16.92] To a Mr James Reynolds way back in

[00:18.80] Seventeen ninety-one

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[00:20.37] [HAMILTON – 2]

[00:20.57] Is that what you have? Are you done?

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[00:22.14] [MADISON – 6]

[00:22.35] You are uniquely situated by virtue of your position—

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[00:24.86] [JEFFERSON – 4]

[00:25.07] Though ‘virtue’ is not a word I’d apply to this situation—

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[00:27.56] [MADISON – 6]

[00:27.77] To seek financial gain, to stray from your sacred mission—

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[00:30.28] [JEFFERSON – 4]

[00:30.49] And the evidence suggests you’ve engaged in speculation—

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[00:33.30] [BURR – 3]

[00:33.51] An immigrant embezzling our government funds—

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[00:35.91] [JEFFERSON/MADISON – 4/6]

[00:36.12] I can almost see the headline, your career is done

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[00:38.63] [BURR – 3]

[00:38.84] I hope you saved some money for your daughter and sons

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[00:41.23] [BURR/JEFFERSON/MADISON – 3/4/6]

[00:41.65] Ya best g’wan run back where ya come from!

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[00:44.92] [HAMILTON – 2]

[00:45.13] Ha! You don’t even know

[00:47.42] what you’re asking me to con— [JEFF/MADISON/BURR– 3/4/6]

[00:49.40] fess Confess

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[00:50.74] You have nothing.

[00:51.67] I don’t have to tell you

[00:52.71] anything at all. Un-

[00:54.99] Less Unless

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[00:56.45] If I can prove that

[00:57.18] I never broke the law

[00:58.54] Do you promise not to tell

[00:59.59] another soul what you saw?

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[01:01.05] [BURR – 3]

[01:01.26] No one else was in the room where it happened

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[01:04.06] [HAMILTON – 2]

[01:04.37] Is that a yes?

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[01:05.62] [JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR – 3/4/6]

[01:05.83] Um, yes

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[01:08.12] [BURR – 3]

[01:08.43] “Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health

[01:12.80] And in a prosperous enough position to put wealth

[01:15.30] In the pockets of people like me: down on their luck

[01:17.48] You see, it was my wife who you decided to—”

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[01:20.50] [JEFFERSON – 4]

[01:20.81] Whaaaat

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[01:21.75] [HAMILTON – 2]

[01:21.96] She courted me

[01:22.79] Escorted me to bed and when she had me in a corner

[01:24.97] That’s when Reynolds extorted me

[01:26.64] For a sordid fee

[01:27.78] I paid him quarterly

[01:28.61] I may have mortally wounded my prospects

[01:30.69] But my papers are orderly!

[01:32.24] As you can see I kept a record of every check in my checkered

[01:35.36] History. Check it again against your list n’ see consistency

[01:38.48] I never spent a cent that wasn’t mine

[01:40.89] You sent the dogs after my scent, that’s fine

[01:44.25] Yes, I have reason for shame

[01:46.03] But I have not committed treason and sullied my good name

[01:48.72] As you can see I have done nothing to provoke legal action

[01:52.47] Are my answers to your satisfaction?

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[01:54.86] [JEFFERSON – 4]

[01:56.74] My God

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[01:58.20] [MADISON – 6]

[01:58.93] Gentlemen, let’s go

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[02:00.18] [HAMILTON – 2]

[02:00.91] So?

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[02:02.16] [JEFFERSON AND MADISON – 4/6]

[02:02.89] The people won’t know what we know

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[02:04.33] [HAMILTON – 2]

[02:05.17] Burr!

[02:05.90] How do I know you won’t use this against me

[02:08.51] The next time we go toe to toe?

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[02:11.00] [BURR – 3]

[02:11.42] Alexander, rumors only grow. And we both

[02:14.96] Know what we know