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JANE
(to Tom)
I'm going to take it.

TOM
What a great surprise.  I didn't
think we had a chance.  I heard
you wanted to stay in Washington.

JANE
Well, there's a guy, but he says he'll
fly up a lot.

TOM
Well, we should talk.  You going to
have time for  dinner?  I'd like
you to meet Lila.

JANE
I'm sorry because I was looking
forward to that, but I' m going
back in a few hours.

TOM
Okay...It's so good to see you.

She gives him a quick kiss.  He shakes hands with Aaron.

TOM
(to Aaron)
It's nice to see you.

AARON
Congratulations on history's longest
winning streak.

TOM
If you ever get restless in Portland,
let me know.

AARON
Why?

Tom shuffles uncomfortably.

ON JANE

Smiling, appreciating Aaron's attitude toward a blandishment of the
powerful.

TOM
(to Jane as he leaves)
Bye...boss.

Tom walks away.  He's a good twenty yards away when Aaron looks up
to see his son running after Tom.

AARON
(calling)
Hey!  Cliff!  Cliff!

Tom now notices the boy, leans down and pats him.

TOM
(to Clifford)
Go back to your daddy.

The boy starts back.

AARON
Come on, Cliff.  Come on.

As Clifford runs back to his father, Aaron sits next to Jane.

AARON
(to Jane)
So who's the guy?

JANE
Well, we met about three months ago.
He works at the surgeon general office.
He loves boating.  So, he's been
getting me into water skiing.

Aaron laughs at the very notion of Jane finding water sports a lure.
Jane deliberately moves past this moment.

JANE
I like it!  So, doll, what about you
lately?

AARON
Well -- my wife got this new job...

He continues to talk.  As the two former colleagues catch up,
their ease returns, if not their intimacy, as the frame locks and
the scene slowly recedes into a black b.g. and we...

FADE OUT.