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THE
I am not afraid. You have no right

to arrest me. I didn't do anything
wrong.

POLICEMAN B
Come on! Don't give me that crap.
You know what I want. I am a
policeman. I can shoot you dead
right here and now and then claim
that you have committed some crime.
As you know, dead men don't talk. I
am a policeman, after all.

The Amerasian understands that what the policeman is saying
is perfectly true. He thinks for a moment and then decides to tell the
truth.

THE AMERASIAN
I indeed did something that is not
right with the girl. But I never
forced her. I love her, and she
loves me. She has forgiven me, and
we will get married when she gets
older. Just normal stuff. Nothing
illegal.

POLICEMAN B
(Raising his voice)
It is not that easy as you say. If
raping a 16 years old girl is not
coercion, then what is? Is this how
you love her? And what does she
know about love? What you did is to
seduce and use her. Do you want to
marry her when she grows up? When
will that be? You are going to
America. What stops you from
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leaving and never coming back for
her?
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