Riddle 020: Calling All Crooks

[puzzlerprince]

A. [At Mayfield High, Edward is taking to his new job as Ethics teacher with very little enthusiasm. Any kids in his class? Your first assignment is being written on the board in a neat, tidy scrawl:

"How far would you be willing to go to escape this place?"]

Discuss.

B. [Later on that afternoon, Edward makes a public phone call, filtered away from

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[strike_you_out]

[There is but one day out of the entire school year in which Slugger sits in a front row desk, dead-center. Today is that day and Edward is that lucky teacher who must deal with it.

He raises his hand before Edward can even finish speaking.]

[strike_you_out]

Right. What you would condone. [This straight face is totally convincing.]

[puzzlerprince]

...Slugger.

[strike_you_out]

[Okay, for the sake of humoring himself he'll play along. At least, for a moment, he actually looks quite thoughtful. Honestly, he doesn't know how to answer this question yet.]

...

I won't know until it happens.