hiː lˈeɪɾɚ hˈaɪɚz kˈɑːlɪdʒ stˈuːdənt dˈeɪvɪd blˈeɪk æz ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt, klˈeɪmɪŋ ðæt hɪz pɹˈiːviəs ɐsˈɪstənt hæd lˈɛft tˈaʊn tʊ ɐtˈɛnd tʊ ɐ sˈɪk ɹˈɛlətˌɪv.
He later hires college student David Blake as an assistant, claiming that his previous assistant had left town to attend to a sick relative.