Michael Steadman: So, did they really do something illegal?
Hope Murdoch Steadman: No, it's not illegal, but it's leaning towards unethical.
Michael Steadman: How much of a lean?
Hope Murdoch Steadman: Well, they applied for a grant to do statistical research on absent fathers.
Michael Steadman: And?
Hope Murdoch Steadman: Well, they put one high-school student on the project and apparently put the rest of the money into unrelated work. How much of a lean is that?
Michael Steadman: About 45 degrees.
Hope Murdoch Steadman: Yeah. Well, you know, it makes the grant committee look sloppy, it makes the city look like idiots, which they do not like.
Michael Steadman: Right, and if you put this in your article, it's gonna make Race Street look very bad.
Hope Murdoch Steadman: Well, before I write anything, I have to ask Gary what this is all about.
Michael Steadman: Well, now, wait a minute, Hope. Do you really think he knows about it? It's possible that it predates his involvement.
Hope Murdoch Steadman: Great. Then I get to tell Mr. Integrity that his girlfriend fudged the truth to get what she wanted.
Michael Steadman: Are you still a girlfriend after you get pregnant? Isn't that like, you know, an automatic promotion or something?
Hope Murdoch Steadman: You're being awfully whimsical for a man whose wife is holding a knife.