We Know

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

## Fabuła

We Know to 12. piosenka z drugiego aktu Hamiltona i 35. w całym musicalu.

Trzej polityczni wrogowie Hamiltona: Burr, Jefferson i Madison znajdują transakcje Hamiltona na rzecz Jamesa Reynoldsa i sądzą, że oczernia on pieniądze rządu. Prywatnie spotykają się z Hamiltonem i mówią mu, że jeśli nie znajdą sposobu na kompromis, to go zdemaskują.

Hamilton nie korzystał z funduszy rządowych, ale był zamieszany w romans, który mógł poważnie zaszkodzić jego reputacji. Przyznaje mężczyznom, że to był skandal, a nie kradzież, a mężczyźni są zszokowani, ale Hamilton nie wie, czy może im zaufać, że powiedzą prawdę lub rozpowszechnią, że ukradł pieniądze, coś, z czym nie mógł żyć .

## Tekst

[**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]**
An the evidence suggest 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

**[JEFFERSON/BURR/MADISON]**
You best g'wan run back where ya came from!

**[HAMILTON]**
Ha, you don't even know what you're asking me to confess

**[JEFFERSON/BURR/MADISON]**
Confess

**[HAMILTON]**
You have nothing, I don't have to tell you anything at all
Unless

**[JEFFERSON/BURR/MADISON]**
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/BURR/MADISON]**
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 & 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 get toe to toe?

**[BURR]**
Alexander, rumors only grow
And we both know what we know