i swear to you that i do n't even remember that night and i was n't with her any other times . he felt the frantic tick of her pulse as a scream ripped from her lips . so mad ted hired his brother to do his chores for $ 1.25 an hour , leaving mad ted with the difference of $ 1.75 , and having all twenty-four hours in his day to make more money . peter pressed the program-scheduling button on the controller , sure it was an old news clip . 