Intro to “Hearsay”

[Interlude: Woman, Karen]
Hey Karen
Yes?
Don't you go out with Alex?
Yeah, we go out occasionally
Right, I thought so. Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but, girl, you wouldn't believe what I heard
Ah, what did you hear?
Let me tell you, there was a party last Saturday night, you know, everybody was there, girl
Mhm
Anyway, supposedly, he tried to hit on that girl Kim
Yeah
He was all over her
Ah, I shoulda known something was wrong when he didn't call to confirm our date and he never showed up. Can you believe that?
Hey, you know how men are
I just thought things would be different this time
Hey, that's what you get for thinking
Oh, no
Let me tell you, you cannot trust a man anywhere
Wait 'til I see him, I'm gonna kill him
I mean, well, look, just don't say I said anything
No, I wouldn't do that
'Cause, I mean, I'm not the one that gossips, I'm not the gossipy type. But, I just wanted you to know just so that you would be aware