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Characters: Interviewer, Scott

INTERVIEWER:Scott, it's good to see you again. How are you doing, man, since we talked last time? How's the drinking?

SCOTT:Well, I'm sleeping at the office now.

INTERVIEWER:Oh, yeah?

SCOTT:Yeah.

INTERVIEWER:Sorry to hear that.

SCOTT:For a week now.

INTERVIEWER:Why are you at the office sleeping?

SCOTT:Well, Maria threw me out, and I've been at the office.

INTERVIEWER:That's tough. So you're working and sleeping at the office? Are you trying to get things patched back up so you can move home?

SCOTT:Well, I know I should call her, but I --

INTERVIEWER:So have you tried --

SCOTT:Huh-uh.

INTERVIEWER:No?

SCOTT:Huh-uh.

INTERVIEWER:So one of the things you think you might do to patch this up would be to give her a call?

SCOTT:Yeah. Yeah.

INTERVIEWER:Any other possibilities for getting back together?

SCOTT:I've thought about calling our son. That might help.

INTERVIEWER:So you could call your wife. You could call your son, and maybe he could -- he could intervene a little bit? What are some other possibilities?

SCOTT: Uh, there's a couple of guys down the hall at the office who go to the, you know, those meetings.

INTERVIEWER:Uh-huh.

SCOTT:They know about the problems, and I could go to a meeting. I think that Maria would, you know, she would like that. That would be a good step.

INTERVIEWER:Okay. So you could call Maria. That might work. You could talk to your son and have him intervene. It sounds like one of your favorite choices would be to go to one of those meetings and then talk to her and let her know you've gone. Is that what you have in mind?

SCOTT:Yeah. Are you -- is this all private?

INTERVIEWER: Yeah, Scott. We've -- it's the same as before. It's always private between us. There's no one here.

SCOTT:Well, I think going to a meeting with that one guy at work, he's a good friend. I think he would -- I mean, I know he goes. I could go with him. If Maria found out, I think things would be better. At least I'm showing I'm trying to get better.

INTERVIEWER:I think that's a very good choice, very good choice and a good plan. So you'll do that before we meet again? You'll come back and see me in a week?

SCOTT:Um, yeah. I've -- yeah. I can do that.

INTERVIEWER:Okay. Good choice.

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