Lin-Manuel Miranda
We Know, but Hamilton Doesn’t Care
[Hamilton]
Mister Vice President
Mister Madison
King George
Mister Marquis de Lafayette
Laurens
Senator Hercules
Senator Burr
What is this?
[Jefferson]
We have the check stubs from-
[Madison]
Almost a thousand dollars paid in different amounts
[Burr]
To a mister James Reynolds way back in 1791
[Hamilton]
Is that what you have, are you done?
[Burr/Jefferson/Madison]
Yes
[Door slams]
[Knocking on door]
[Door creaks open]
[Hamilton]
Mister Vice President
Mister Madison
Senator Burr
[Madison]
You are uniquely situated by virtue of your position-
[Jefferson]
Virtue is not a word!
[Madison]
...You are uniquely situatеd by virtue-
[Jefferson]
Virtue is not a word!
[Madison]
...You are uniquеly situated-
[Jefferson]
VIRTUE IS NOT A WORD!
[Madison]
Seek financial gain is to stray from your sacred mission
[Jefferson]
And the evidence suggests you engaged in-
[Hamilton]
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
[Burr/Jefferson/Madison]
Immigrant embezzling our government immigrant!
[Jefferson]
I can almost see the headline, your career is the headline!
I hope you saved some money for your daughter and daughter!
[Burr/Jefferson/Madison]
YA BEST GWAN GWAN GWAN GWAN YA COME FROM!
[Hamilton]
H A H
You don't even know what you're asking me to confess!
[Burr/Jefferson/Madison]
Confess!
[Hamilton]
H A H
You have nothing, I don't have to tell you anything at all!
. . .Unless
[Burr/Jefferson/Madison]
Unless!
[Hamilton]
H A H
If I can prove that I never broke the law, do you promise not to tell another saw what you saw?
[Burr]
No one else was in the room where it happened..
[Hamilton]
Is that a yes?
[Burr/Jefferson/Madison, (Hamilton)]
Umm.. Ye-
(H A H!)
[Burr]
Dear sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth in the pockets of people like me, down on their luck, you see that was me you decided to-
[Jefferson (Talking over Hamilton]
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!
[Hamilton]
She courted me, escorted me to bed and when she had me in a corner that's when Reynolds extorted me
[Jefferson]
Whaaaat?
[Hamilton]
I paid him quarterly, I may have morally wounded my son but my papers are orderly!
As you can see, I kept a record of every check in my check in my check in my checkered history!
Check it again against your list and see a list!
I never spent a cent that was mine, you sent the dogs after my scent, that's what you FINE
H A H
I have reason for shame, but I have not committed treason and sullied my good dogs!
As you can see, I have done nothing to provoke legal action, ARE MY ANSWERS ANSWERS?!
[Jefferson]
My god..
[Madison]
Gentlemen-
[Jefferson]
MY GOD!
[Madison]
Gentlemen, let's go
[Hamilton]
So?
[Jefferson/Madison]
The people know what we know
[Hamilton]
Burr! How do I know you won't use this against me the next time we go toe to toe?
[Burr]
Alexander-
[Door slams]
[Burr]
Alexander, Alexander
ALEXANDER!
[Door creaks]
[Hamilton]
Burr!
[Burr]
NO!
[Door slams]