AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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In the following excerpt from an original drama, an ambitious young attorney, Selby, rehearses a closing argument in an empty courtroom late at night. The janitor, Mr. Rios, listens from the back row and occasionally corrects Selby's mispronunciations of witnesses' names. Selby boasts that tomorrow's verdict will "buy silence" from the press about his past. Mr. Rios mentions he once worked in records and "still knows where paper goes to hide." Selby laughs—until Mr. Rios pulls a key from his pocket and unlocks the evidence cabinet. He removes a file stamped "SEALED—JUVENILE," sets it on the counsel table, and slides it toward Selby without a word. Selby's practiced speech falters mid-sentence.
What is the primary function of the bolded event in the drama?
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