Family Theater: Reprisal

Good evening. Are you relative to the deceased? No, no. Just very close friends. Mr. Mrs. Claude Archer. How do you do? I am Mr. Charles. We're handling the arrangement. How do you do? Is Eileen Mrs. Robinson here?

Not at the moment, but she should be back shortly. I told her she simply had to get off her feet for a while. People have been coming in steadily since 10.30 this morning. I can imagine. Mr. Robinson must have had a lot of friends.

Yes, he did. Ed was a wonderful man. If you'd care to go in and pay your respects. Oh, in a moment, thanks. We'll wait until Mrs Robinson comes back. Certainly. Oh, you'll excuse me? Some more people just come in?

Sure, thanks. I think you'll find chairs in the foyer. Thanks. I don't see our flowers, Claude. Oh, there are probably any other room. Let's sit down here where we can watch the door. Oh, I still can't get used to what it happens so quickly.

I never heard Ed complain of having any heart trouble. Well never bothered him very much I guess. Didn't Eileen say he had rheumatic fever once when he was a kid? Yes. Claude, do you think they can pay you?

I've been wondering about that myself honey. No, I don't think so. It's been four months since the primary. What do they do now? Pick someone else to run for mayor in this place? Yes, they'll have to. And there goes everything we were trying to do.

Oh. Well you know how the organization people fought Ed in the primary? Well, he beat them. He won the nomination. But it's a state lord that when a candidate for office dies, his replacement on the ticket is selected by the party central committee.