THE THIRD ACT
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Joe
Search me. Frisco first.
The Doctor
Hadn’t you better take Amy with you?
[He turns then and looks sternly into Joe’s startled eyes.]
Joe
What?
The Doctor
You heard me.
Joe
I don’t get you.
The Doctor
Amy came to see me last week. I didn’t tell her what the trouble was. I didn’t have the heart. I put her off. . . . Oh, it’s easy to fool a woman. But you can’t fool a doctor, Joe. [A step nearer Joe and eyes hard on his face.] Tony isn’t the father. . . . He couldn’t be. [A long pause.]
Joe
[Under his breath]: Oh, Christ!
