((BEGINNING PAGE  1 OF TAPE 4, OCT. 21, '74, HOPE. TARGETS JE =JEMAL AND

    JN = JOHNATHAN, WITH LO = LORRAIN,AN = ANTHONY, CH = CHRISTOPHER, AA =

    AARON, PL = PLESHETTE, LA = LA SHAWN. THE SETTING IS THE

   HOUSEKEEPING AREA, AND JE AND JN ARE AT THE STOVE, STIRRING 

   FURIOUSLY. THEY ARE PRETENDING TO BE COOKING EGGS).

     JE  OH LOOK, YOU SPILL DA (THE) EGGS, SPILL DA (THE) EGGS, NOW

          MAKE SOME MORE.

     JN  LEMME (LET ME) CRACK  SOME MORE EGGS.

     JE  AH (I) GOTTA (GOT TO) PUT WATER IN.

      JN  PUT IT BACK ON A STOVE.

     AN  AHM (I'M) PUTTIN (PUTTING) ON DA (THE) EGGS, MIND MA (MY) BABY, 

          HONEY, MIND THE BABY PLEASE.((AN COMES TO THE STOVE WITH A POT).

     LO  YEAH, HMM, WE GONNA (GOING TO) --- ((LO TALKING ON THE PHONE).

     JE  I GONNA (GOING TO) PUT SOME OIL. * I GONNA (GOING TO) PUT SOME

          POISON IN IT.

     JN  ME TOO. ((JN MAKES A YODELING SOUND WHICH SOUNDS VERY LIKE THE NOISE

          OF THE SPOON IN THE POT).

    JE  I PUT SOME POISON, I PUT POISON.

     JN  I PUT CLOISON (POISON). AHM (I'M) NOT ---

     JE  AHM A POISON, IMMA (I'M GOING TO) POISON MA (MY) KIDS, AH (I) AM.

     JN  UH UH, UH UH, I'M NOT GONNA (GOING TO) EAT DIS (THIS). I'M

          NOT GONNA (GOING TO) ---

     JE  I'M NOT GONNA (GOING TO) EAT DIS (THIS), AHM (I'M) GONNA (GOING TO)

           POISON MA (MY) FOOD. * DIS (THIS), DIS (THIS), * DIS (THIS)

          GOT POISON IN DIS (THIS), PEOPLE'LL DIE.

     JN  COME ON, LETS (INAUD) FOR DA (THE) BOYS. LET'S WAIT FOR --- (INAUD).

          USE THOSE TWO STONES.

     JE  HEY, I GOTTA (GOT TO) GET SOME MILK TO PUD (PUT) IN MINE. MOVE,

          MOVE ANTHONY!

     AN  (INAUD)  EGGS.

      JE  NA (NO), WE MAKIN (MAKING) EGGS IN ERE (HERE).

      AN  NO!

     JE  MOVE! EGGS SUPPOSED TO GO IN ERE (HERE). SEE AT EGGS?

     AN  THAT AINT NO EGGS! EGGS SUPPOSED TO HAVE MILK.

     JE  YES IT IS!

     AN  AHM (I'M) MAKIN (MAKING) FRENCH TOAST. NOW GIMME (GIVE ME) SOME MILK!

          AHM (I'M) MAKIN (MAKING) FRENCH TOAST.

     JN  THIS IS ALL READY.

     JE  GIMME (GIVE ME) SOME MILK! AH (I) NEED SOME MILK TOO.

     JN  MINES (MINE) IS ALL READY TOO --- NOW GIMME (GIVE

          ME) SOME MILK!

          * * * ((ALL STIRRING FURIOUSLY).

     JE  AH (I) GOTTA (GOT TO) GET SOME POISON.  SSSSH, SSSH.

     JN  AHM (I'M) MAKIN (MAKING) ME POPCORN.

         ((TECH1 COMES OVER TO THE STOVE).

     TECH1  WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME A SPOON?  ((TO JN).

     JE  THOSE GOT POISON. * YOU DROPPED THAT OFF A HOOK.

           I'M MAKIN (MAKING) POISON WITH EGG AN (AND) MILK. 

           * * *  ((CH ARRIVES WITH A LENGTH OF METAL CHAIN).

     JN  YOU BETTER STOP CAUSE (BECAUSE) THAT'S A PIECE A THE TOY.

     CH  NO IT AINT.

     JE  IT'S BROWN ENOUGH! THE EGGS BURNING, LEMME (LET ME) GED (GET)

          SOME 'IN (SOMETHING).

     CH  AH (I) TOLD YOU DON'T HAVE NO (HOLE?). AT'S A (TOP?).

     AN  AHM (I'M) (INAUD) MAKIN (MAKING) A (PEEL - PEEL?). AHM (I'M) 

           MAKIN (MAKING) A (PEEL - PEEL?). ((AN WORKING AT THE STOVE

           AND HITTING HIS POT WITH A SPOON).

     JN  THIS IS POISON IN NERE (HERE).

     JE  IMMA (I'M GOING TO) BREAK THE MAN INTO MINE. BREAK THE MAN.

     AN  PUDDIN (PUTTING) POISON IN. DIS (THIS) POISON AHM (I'M) PUDDIN

          (PUTTING) IN.

     JE  I BREAK THE MAN.

     AN  AH (I) PUT POISON IN NERE (HERE).

     JE    IMMA (I'M GOING TO) PUT SOME POISON IN NERE (HERE). PUH! PUH!

          PUH! PUH!

     JN  AH (I) HAVE TO SHAKE MINES (MINE) UP! PWEE, PWEE, PWEE!

         ((CH COMES OVER TO THE STOVE AND BEGINS TO COOK SOMETHING).

     JE  AH GOTTA (GOT TO) PUD (PUT) SOME MORE EGGS IN. PEE!

          PEE! PEE!

      CH  AHM (I'M) COOKIN (COOKING) FISH. ((CH STIRS HIS POT WITH

           A SOUP LADLE).

      JE  MOVE (INAUD). YOU COOKIN (COOKING) SOUP. AH (I) GOTTA (GOT TO) PUD

          (PUT) SOME AKAHOLE (ALCOHOL) IN IT.

    JN  OH! TUZ (BECAUSE) WE KIN (CAN), TUZ (BECAUSE) WE KIN (CAN) WINE --- ((JN

           SQUEEZES WINE FROM A BABY BOTTLE INTO THE POT).

      JE  WE PUT ALCAHOLE (ALCOHOL) IN NERE (THERE).

     JN  WE PUT WINE IN HERE. I PUT WINE IN HERE. ((CH ADDS A LADLE OF 

          CHAIN TO JE'S EGGS.)

     CH  NO. NO. LET ME DROP IN NERE (HERE).

     JN  YOU KNOW I PUT WINE IN NERE (HERE). PISH, PISH! ((SQUEEZES

         BABY BOTTLE INTO THE POT).

         HEY, WANT SOME WINE? YOU WANT SOME WINE?

     JE  LET ME COOK THIS, LET ME COOK THIS ((JE PROTESTING INTERFERENCE 

          FROM CH, AND STIRRING HIS EGGS WITH A STETHESCOPE).

     CH  THAT'S A (INAUD).

     JN  YOU WANT SOME WINE?

     JE  NA (NO), LEMME (LET ME) COOK THIS, LEMME (LET ME) COOK THAT.

          *  NA (NO), DON'T BE TAKIN (TAKING) MA (MY) KNIFE.

         ((JN GOES OVER TO GB ).

     JN  YOU TAN'T (CAN'T)  TALK TO THIS? WHY?

     GB  NO. IT'S ONLY FOR LISTENING.

     JE  YOU NOT FINISHED YO (YOUR) ALCOHOL. YOUR ALCOHOL!

     JN  I'LL BE RIGHT DERE (THERE).

     JE  IT BURNING.

     CH  IT'S ON, IT'S ON FIRE. IT'S ON FIRE. ((CH PICKS UP PHONE).

     JE  IT BURN DOWN, THE FIREMAN HERE.

     JN  UH UH.

     CH  THE FIREMAN HERE.

     AN  ((AN TAKES THE PHONE FROM CH). GIMME (GIVE ME)!

          AH (I) NEED TO CALL MA GIRLFRIEND. ((AN PICKS UP THE PHONE AND

           PUTS IT DOWN AGAIN.)

     JE   AH (I) NEED TO CALL MA (MY) GIRLFRIEND, TAISHA.
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