Doctor: Weight's fine. Could do with losing a centimeter or two off your waist. Stool sample outstanding.
Martin: Oh!
Doctor: No, that means you haven't provided one yet.
Martin: Yes, of course. No, I'd remember.
Doctor: You think it didn't stink or something?
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Sister Claire:I don't know if they told you last time, Philomena, but most of our records were destroyed in the big fire.
Martin: Fire?
Sister Claire:Well, it was before my time. So I'm afraid I have no news of Anthony.
Philomena: I still go to Mass and . . . I don't want to cause any fuss or point the finger at anybody, or blame the Church in any way. I only want to know if he's all right. I don't even need to see him.
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Martin: Sally, you told me to call you if I came up with something and this fell into my lap.
Sally: Go on.
Martin: It's quite interesting, actually. I think there are themes about people searching for their family trees and the whole Irish Diaspora . . .
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Philomena: I'm sorry, Martin. Should we pretend we don't know each other?
Martin: No. No, no, no, it's . . . It's just someone I used to work with. A spin doctor. I'm trying to avoid them.
Philomena: Is that first class in there?
Martin: It's just a perk of the job.
Philomena: Just cos you're in first class, it doesn't make you a first-class person.
Martin: He's all right.
Philomena: I think he needs a good swipe of shite.
Martin: Yes, you're probably right.
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Philomena: Is this for the article?
Martin: It is. Just go back further.
Philomena: Only I'm a little bit worried, you see, because if we find him, he might be very disapproving of talking to the papers. Families are very private things.
Martin: I know. Go and stand back there. That's true, they are private, but then tracking him down's an expensive business, and so it's sort of like a quid pro quo, isn't it?
Philomena: What does that mean?
Martin: Well, it literally means this for that. Don't worry. I won't write anything you're unhappy with. I just want to tell the truth.
Philomena: Yes. That's the thing I'm worried about.