We Know

[Hamilton]

Mr. Vice president

Mr. Madison

Senator Burr

What is this?

[Jefferson]

We have the check stubs from separate accounts

[Madison]

Almost a thousand dollars, paid in different amounts

[Burr]

To a mr. James reynolds way back in

Seventeen ninety-one

[Hamilton]

Is that what you have? Are you done?

[Madison]

You are uniquely situated by virtue of your position

[Jefferson]

Though virtue is not a word I’d apply to this situation

[Madison]

To seek financial gain, to stray from your sacred mission

[Jefferson]

And the evidence suggests you’ve engaged in speculation

[Burr]

An immigrant embezzling our government funds

[Jefferson/madison]

I can almost see the headline, your career is done

[Burr]

I hope you saved some money for your daughter and sons

[Burr/jefferson/madison]

Ya best g'wan run back where ya come from!

[Hamilton]

Ha! You don’t even know what you’re asking me to confess

[Jefferson/madison/burr]

Confess

[Hamilton]

You have nothing, I don’t have to tell you anything at all

Unless

[Jefferson/madison/burr]

Unless

[Hamilton]

If I can prove that I never broke the law

Do you promise not to tell another soul what you saw?

[Burr]

No one else was in the room where it happened

[Hamilton]

Is that a yes?

[Jefferson/madison/burr]

Um, yes

[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, it was my wife who you decided to

[Jefferson]

Whaaaat—

[Hamilton]

She courted me

Escorted me to bed and when she had me in a corner

That’s when reynolds extorted me

For a sordid fee

I paid him quarterly

I may have mortally wounded my prospects

But my papers are orderly!

As you can see I kept a record of every check in my checkered

History, check it again against your list n’ see consistency

I never spent a cent that wasn’t mine

You sent the dogs after my scent, that’s fine

Yes, I have reasons for shame

But I have not committed treason

And sullied my good name

As you can see I have done nothing to provoke legal action

Are my answers to your satisfaction?

[Jefferson]

My God

[Madison]

Gentlemen, let’s go

[Hamilton]

So?

[Jefferson and madison]

The people won't 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, rumors only grow

And we both know what we know