In message F19IiGXix4A2DreBBsQ0000039d@hotmail.com, Sally Manton smanton@hotmail.com writes
After the third shot ...
<BLAKE: Oh Avon. I didn't take any of them on trust ... except you ... You are my ... only friend.>
<grin> now I'm all for good emotion-packed A-B dialogue, but even *I* think this is a bit rich ...
Ditto. It's a rare bad line from the master, and Ridge was quite right to chop it. She and Boucher between them (with a little help from the actors:^) turned out a stunning piece of drama.