It used to be the Padrones of yester year would light a cigar and negotiate the right thing with the understanding that the party faithful would have to ultimately accept the compromise as a deal and move forward.

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Why is West following Booth's trail rather than The Bull's? (Kind of silly to have Grant use the Bull's note to light a cigar, no?) How does Gordon eavesdrop on a conversation ostensibly directly above his dressing room, but is in fact also across and down the hall?

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