970 — Having a Backup Plan

Don’t be caught unprepared! If you’re first plan doesn’t work, have another plan to use in its place. Learn more in this episode.
Slow dialog: 1:33
Explanations: 3:26
Fast dialog: 17:52
Jerome: This is a very dangerous undertaking. Do you have a backup plan if anything goes wrong?
Sandy: It’ll work. I’ve come up with contingencies for every possible setback.
Jerome: It’s just that I’d like to know we have some recourse if anything goes wrong.
Sandy: My plan is foolproof. Failure is not an option.
Jerome: But don’t you think we should consider some alternatives? If, God forbid, anything goes wrong, it would be good to have an escape hatch, don’t you think?
Sandy: That won’t be necessary. If anything goes wrong, it’s every man for himself.
Jerome: What?! I thought we were in this together? What happened to, “Stick with me and you can’t go wrong”?
Sandy: That was before I realized what a liability you are.
Jerome: A liability?!
Sandy: In a dangerous plan like this, there are bound to be some casualties – a sacrificial lamb or two.
Jerome: Yes, but I didn’t know you’d double-cross me before we even got started!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse