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Rose begins to cry.

ROSE
Mom...that's cruel.

DOROTHY
Cruel? Perhaps.

Dorothy approaches Rose with slow steps. She leans down and wipes away Rose's tears with her fingers.

DOROTHY
Rose, I love you. So much. And that's why your future, and the future of our business, means so much to me. Cruelty is a key ingredient to success. You'll understand one day. You'll learn the way things work and you'll fall in line.

Dorothy suddenly grabs Rose by the jaw with one hand, squeezing her face.

DOROTHY
Because if you don't, you'll get worse than he did.

Dorothy lets her go and turns away. Suddenly, Slater's voice echoes.

SLATER
Dorothy...Dorothy...