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CLINT BARTON.
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I know her. She's my partner.

[ so, so cautiously. ]

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She was mine, too.

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[ there's a long, speculative pause. ]

You going to tell me why I'm keeping an eye out?

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If you know her, you know she's dangerous.

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I do. But she's not a loose canon.

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The one I knew was.

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Mine isn't.

[ danger, clint barton, danger. ]

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The one I knew murdered my family in front of me. If you see her, shoot to kill.

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[ there's a long pause and then. ]

Pick another favor.

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You can't shoot a traitor, Barton?

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I can't shoot her.

[ there's a very clear distinction he makes there. ]

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She's not your partner.

[His tone is flat.]

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She's not a traitor.

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I'm not asking you to shoot yours. If the Natalia I knew shows up, I want her out of commission.

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You know her on sight?

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I'll never be able to forget that face. I've tried.

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And if that face matches up with my Natasha's face?

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Then don't shoot yours.

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I'm not worried about me.

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Are you married?

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No.

[ a breath. ]

Don't plan to be, either.

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Think about this: if someone shot your wife, your kid, your entire world in front of you, would you remember who it was?

I'm not killing your Widow. I'll know the difference.

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Why? Why would she?

[ wasn't it the same for you and her? ]

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[He taught her how to hold a bow. They fought their way into the government's pockets together.

It doesn't count for shit when the woman's a heartless monster.]

Because she was a traitor, and I knew what they wanted to know. I got too smart and too close, and Natalia never cared about collateral damage.

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[ there's a very long pause, clint slowly processing that. ]

I'm sorry.

[ clint tries to pretend otherwise, but he knows what it is to have his life ripped apart. no, it isn't the same as this, but it's still a wreck, what he has to go back to. ]