an excerpt from 'The Philistines' episode: 'I Want You To Remain' ---

'Eddie called Willy to the side, away from E4A.
Willy anticipated what Eddie wanted to say.  
“You’ve never liked her,” he said with more than his usual sharpness.
Eddie took a deep breath and a long pause before he responded.
“It’s not that I don’t like her.  She has no purpose here.  She’s not part of the campaign.”
Willy remained silent for a moment.
Eddie continued, “She gets into your head, nothing is quite as efficient when she’s around.”
“Do you really think that?” Willy responded.
“Are you two even…,” Eddie paused a bit, considering whether he crossed a boundary.
Willy remained silent, glaring at Eddie.

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