All language subtitles for Rutherford.Falls.S01E05

Hi, I'm Terry Thomas,

and I'm selling
old-fashioned lemonade.

Enjoy your lemonade.
God bless america.

Man: Hey, Terry.

You might be doing better
business than my bakery.

I always toss
my day-old brownies,

but what if you
sold them instead?

I could give you
20% of the profits,

could be a win-win.

Woman: Wow, Terry,
you were right.

White people love lemonade.

It's been a good week.

Let's treat ourselves
to real lucky charms.

Ooh, and real milk,
not the powdered kind.

Woman: Proud of you, Terry.

Renee: Terry.

You want some cereal?

No, thanks. I'm good.

Renee: Don't forget
Jimmy's lacrosse game today.

Jimmy, get your ass outofbed!

Maya, I'm telling you,

you could get real money
for your beadwork.

I just do this to relax and
spend time with grandma.

Relax? You're 12.

No 12-year-olds have stress.

Well, malala,

and Greta
what's-her-name, but that's it.

It's nice that grandma's
teaching you this,

but there's a saying:

"Teach a man to bead,
you feed him for a day,

"but teach a man
the fundamentals

"of supply-side economics..."

Dad, this is just for a friend.

Can you not be weird
and just be cool? Foronce.

Seriously.

Bet you could get $350 for that.

Dad! $400 from a white person.

You are the worst.

Good morning
to you, too, Reagan.

You're suing Nathan?

After you told me you
wanted to get on his good side?

Wait, are you using me
to get to him?

Of course not.

I wanted you on my team,
and had you joined,

you'd have known
about this lawsuit sooner.

Okay, don't act like
you're not doing

the things that you're doing.

Sorry. Sorry I'm late.

I'm not used to walking
from employee parking.

Ooh, that's a hoof.

Jess, what are you doing here?

Wait, is auntie vonny okay?

Oh, yeah, my mom's fine.

Although she'd be
doing a lot better

if the bruins were winning.

Okay, what's happening?

My assistant Geraldine
met someone

on farmersonly. Com

and wants to see where it goes.

I've hired Jess to fill
in when she's away.

Oh. Jess: Which is great

'cause I have a garage
full of leggings I can't move,

and no one's buying my
raffle tickets on Instagram.

See, Reagan,

there's a benefit to casinos.

They provide good jobs
to people in our community.

Okay, yeah.

I see what you're doing,
and I don't like it.

But my cousin
really needs a job,

and I can't buy any more
leggings, so, thank you,

but also I am onto you,

and you're not gonna
get away with this.

Okay, sounds good.

Terry: I know
it's your first day,

but there's a lot going on,

and you'll have
to play catch-up.

Gotcha.

Uh, that reporter Josh Carter's
been waiting in the lobby.

He's cute.

I heard that Reagan
snagged out with him, ha!

Really?

Interesting intel.

Keep him on ice for ten minutes,

and don't offer him
anything to eat or drink.

That feels real mean.

It's tactical.

We need to control
this narrative

before someone else does

and paints us as the villains.

So, after you bring Josh
in, set a call with the lawyers.

I need to see
if we're any closer

to tying rutherford inc.
To the lawsuit.

Mmm-hmm. Smart. Good idea.

Uh, should I be
writing this down?

Just go.

Okay.

Terry: Josh, please have a seat.

I've read some of your articles.

You're very good.

I particularly like the series
on fake service animals.

Thank you. That one
was kind of personal.

I was attacked by

an "emotional support"
lemur on an amtrak train.

Well, it was even-handed.

You were very fair
to that lemur.

What drew you to journalism?

The money.

Yeah, it's sad
people know that's funny,

uh, but seriously,

not everyone gets
to tell their story.

Journalism gives a voice
to the voiceless.

I appreciate your
giving me a voice here.

The story behind
the lawsuit is simple...

Actually, I'd love to get
some background first.

Maybe just tell me about you?

Like how I got involved
with the lawsuit?

No, no. Uh, I mean,

how did you get into
this line of work?

To be honest, I wasn't
planning any of this.

I wanted to be a musician.

I was actually in a band.

Right, rage fuel.

You heard of us? Well, it
came up in my research.

I couldn't quite tell
how popular you were.

Uh, well, have you
heard of soundgarden?

Did you tour with them?

No, but we sounded
just like them.

Everybody said it.

We were pretty cool.

But that's in the past.

Now I'm a family man.

Wife, two kids,

everything I do is
for them and their future.

Are they your motivation
for pursuing the lawsuit?

Josh, the tribe is
a sovereign nation

with its own government,

headed by
a separate chairperson.

I've been asked to be
the face of the lawsuit

because, spoiler alert,

I'm a bit of a talker.

But this isn't
Terry Thomas's plan.

I'm just the guy who
happens to be here right now.

Huh.

Sorry, help me with this,

because this article

in Indian gaming quarterly
says exactly the opposite.

Quote, "there's stagnation
in the tribe's desire

"to use the courts,

"but I am determined
to move us forward."

Which is it?

Hey, sorry to bug,

but, uh, Reagan
and Nathan are here.

Reagan Wells?

Mmm-hmm.

What did you want me
to do with them?

One moment.

Nathan, I'm a little
busy right now.

Trust me, I would haveloved

to have settled this
sooner had I known.

Okay, once again,
Terry didn't tell me

he was gonna mess with you.

I'm not messing with anyone.
None of this is personal.

Nathan: Feels a little personal,

since you're suing my person.

I think it's best
if we let our lawyers

untangle the language
in the founders document

before we speak on this.

I know every word
of that document.

It's sitting in my museum.

I teach about it, I even
wrote a rap about it.

Before Hamilton.

Then perhaps
you remember a clause

where your family promised
to provide goods of appreciation

from the date of the town's
founding in perpetuity.

Oh, you mean this part?

In exchange
for land we promised corn

and pelts of fur

'twas a fair and honest
deal, my good sir

yeah, you should
see it in costume.

Terry, that part of the
contract is ceremonial.

I recall a certain
founder's day speech

in which you shouted
to the whole town

that the document
was legally binding.

Oh, shit.

Nathan: First of all,
I wasn't shouting.

I was overcoming some
challenging acoustics.

Second of all, the
document is legally binding

when it comes
to land settlement.

The rest is like jimble-jumble.

Then let the lawyers sort
out the jimble from the jumble.

Now, if you don't mind, I'm in
the middle of an npr interview.

Oh, with Josh Carter

with the beautiful face
and the shoulders?

Get it, cuz.

Terry, there's gotta be a
way we can find some time

to just hash this out.

Do you play golf?

No, I do not. Perfect.

Neither do I, we can
take lessons together.

Nathan, I'm not going to budge.

Fine.

Message received.
Come on, Reagan.

Reagan: I'm also storming out,

but I will peel off
at the cultural center.

No more interruptions.

This Josh is way more of a
reporter than I anticipated.

I don't want him to
see Nathan make a scene.

On second thought,

if Nathan returns,
let him right in.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Were you still talking to me?

I'm sorry,

but that is a really
beautiful necklace.

Ah, my daughter Maya made it.

It's raised beadwork.

She's participating in a
cultural revitalization program.

We're very proud that
the casino's revenue

helps fund programs like this.

Yes, I'm sure the casino
does a lot of good work.

Let me ask you, ballpark...

How much would you pay for this?

Oh, I'm not...

I don't feel
comfortable with um...

Think about it.

You're walking in
carroll gardens,

probably just had some
ramen and a can of natural wine,

and you walk by a store
with this in the window.

How much are you shelling out?

Okay, very specific,
disconcertingly accurate.

Uh, I don't want to offend,
I'm guessing maybe 500 bucks.

Five hundred? Wow!

So, um...

Being business
driven is obviously

beneficial to running a casino.

But is it complicated,
culturally?

How do you mean?

Well, just that casinos have been
so divisive amongst native people,

it seems like unfettered
capitalism would be at odds

with a lot of your
cultural beliefs.

Vveh, Josh, it's a
challenging situation,

but compromises have to be made.

I drive a car,
I have a microwave,

and I'm somehow able
to live with myself

and my cultural beliefs.

I'm sorry. Oh.

Uh, my son has a lacrosse game,

and I should be there,

so I'll have to
wrap this up early.

I can wait.

Really? Yeah, I've
got nothing but time.

And it's not like you're
trying to avoid my questions,

you just have
a lacrosse game. Right?

Right.

Renee: Come on, defense. Yes!

Renee: Good defense.

Go! Go! Go!

Nice pass.

You're late.

I had a minor work issue.

Come on!

Hey, sweetie,

guy at work said
he'd pay $500 for this.

Babe.

If you keep pushing her,
she's just gonna dig in harder.

You gotta have a light touch.

Christ, Wade!

My grandmother could see
that was a failure to advance,

and she has botched
Lasik surgery!

Rhonda, I beg you,
for your own good.

Do not shush this woman.

Renee: Oh, she
should shush herself.

That blouse is louder
than I could ever be.

But seriously, hon, don't
sweat this Maya stuff.

Terry: Look at Jimmy.

Good grades, champion
powwow dancer, lacrosse king.

He's like captain
minishonka out there.

Meanwhile, Maya gives
away her beadwork, for free.

She's my daughter and I
would take a bullet for her,

buthonesfly, babe, I
think she may be a dud.

She had the nerve
to call me weird.

I'm the least weird dad.

Rick leclair, he
roller skates to work.

I just think if we give
her enough space...

That's working!

So help me, Wade, I am in heels,

but I will run across
this field and choke you!

You know I'm just happy
the kids have time

for their culture
and the community.

Isn't that the whole goal?

Yeah, but how's she gonna
make her way in the world?

You know, when I was Maya's age,

my folks always told me,

"you'll never be
Buffy sainte-Marie,"

and I wasn't,

but I was miss Indian world.

How does that relate?
It doesn't.

I just wanted to remind
you, you married up.

I'm cool, right?

Cooler than Billy Jack.

Jimmy, yes!

Yes, son!

That's how you do it! Whoo!

Renee: We're headed
to the grocery.

Get some of that
fancy Bologna you like.

It's mortadella, and thank you.

And, uh, your friend Benny's
lacrosse stick's looking ragged.

Buy a new one,

but tell him it's an extra
you had from home.

Thanks, dad.

I can keep the change
though, right?

No.

And, Maya...

You come with me.

I have a proposition.

I pay you to make
20 pieces of beadwork.

Five are yours to
do with what you will.

I would give 'em away.

And the rest, I sell for you.

Unless you want to
learn from your old man,

maybe start a company together?

I have some logo ideas.

Okay. I sell them.

Two-thirds of the profits
go to your college funds,

and the rest is yours to spend.

Deal?

Counter-offer.

How about, I have no
interest in starting a business.

I make 20 pieces,
and I keep 20 pieces.

Fine.

Then no more allowance. Fine.

And no more going to the elder's
lodge to bead with grandma.

Are you serious?

No, of course not.

That would be mean.
She's a very old woman.

Why are you so
obsessed with money?

Is everything, like,
a deal to you?

Oh, good, the truck started.

Because I put gas in it,
which costs money

because literally
everything costs money.

Then why am I even in school?

I should just quit, and
get a job at a sweatshop.

Maya, please.

You could never keep
up with those kids.

You're still here?

Yeah.

So, back to the lawsuit.

What exactly is the
tribe's game plan here?

Vveh, josh_.

I don't think it would be wise

to just give you
all the details,

but I can tell you
I'm optimistic.

Well, what are you
optimistic about when...

Hey, Terry, um...

Hello again.

Nathan's here.

Nathan. I'm occupied here,

but I think you know Josh.

Yes, of course. Great shoulders.

I didn't realize you were
still in your interview.

I came to make things right.

Oh, well, that sounds promising.

I think we both agree that
the founders' document

stipulates the rutherfords
shall pay the minishonka

three bags of corn
and a fur pelt

every year, correct?

I'll give you that.

Bobbie!

I present to you
full remuneration.

Hundreds of bags of corn here,

couple of pallets
at your loading dock,

and Bobbie will be
getting even more furs

from my aunt
later this afternoon.

I think it's pretty clear the
rutherfords and the minishonka

are square.

Mission accomplished.

I appreciate the effort, but no,

mission not accomplished.

Corn and fur had
significant value

at the time the
agreement was made.

Are you trying to tell
me this is not a fair trade?

Some of this popcorn
is flavored,

and these fur coats
are to die for.

Since the agreement was made,

the value of those goods,

with interest compounded
over hundreds of years,

amounts to roughly $350 million.

And we intend to be
repaid every penny.

Now, if you don't mind...
Nathan: That's insane.

You're making a
huge mistake, buddy.

How's that? Nathan:
Well, you're forcing my hand,

I'm going to have to
pull out the big guns.

Oprah.

No, not Oprah. I don't know her.

You're not just messing with me,

or even the whole
rutherford family.

You're messing with the
whole rutherford concept.

Okay, think of me
as a little bear cub.

Behind the tree is a mama bear.

Don't poke that bear.

Do you catch my drift?

I'm talking about
rutherford inc., Terry.

Who has two thumbs and a
seat on the corporate board?

This guy. I make one phone call,

a team of corporate
lawyers comes up here

and squashes you like a bug.

Thank you for the warning.

I will prepare accordingly.

Prepare for the
fight of your life.

Come on, Bobbie.

Wonky wheel.

I'll be back for it later.

Popcorn. Can you believe it?

I mean, don't get me wrong,

it's a great low calorie snack,

but, uh, it's bordering
on offensive in this case.

Terry, you're a smart person.

You have to know
this isn't going to work.

Nathan may be in over his head,

but I could cite
at least 15 cases

where tribes sued for their
treaties to be upheld and lost.

I mean, what makes
you think you can win

when things are so
stacked against the tribe?

Well, I actually want to go back
to what you asked me earlier

about capitalism.

Your implication
that being indigenous

and growing a profitable economy

are mutually exclusive.

Oh, I... I just meant that,
based on my research,

the tenets of capitalism
don't exactlyjibe with

the traditional
minishonkan way of life.

America only champions
one form of capitalism,

major corporations,

which I should point out,
pay no taxes, while we do.

They keep all the money
for those at the top.

Tribal capitalism
distributes revenue,

in this case, casino revenue,
to everyone in the tribe.

Sure, but isn't that
what all capitalists say?

That them making money
benefits the masses.

Yes, but in our case, it's true.

Long ago, when our men
would go out on a hunt,

the deer they'd bring back

was divided equally
amongst the tribe.

Elders, women,
and children first,

so that everyone would survive.

We still get
our share of the deer

but this time, it's a check.

But this isn't a deer, Terry,

this is a huge multimillion
dollar corporation.

Don't you feel like by
chasing the almighty dollar,

you're selling-out your culture?

Your brownies sold out.

Greatjob.

See you tomorrow.

Um, mister tomlinson,

I think you made a mistake,
you gave me $2.

It should be $6.

Yeah, sure, but I have rent,

insurance, ingredients.

You don't have any overhead.

In fact, I let you run
your business on my property.

Some could say, hmm, you owe me.

Okay, well, I'll take five.

That's not how this works.

I tell you what's fair,

and this is fair.

But, hey, don't
take it personally,

everything's a business.

What I'm about to say is
completely off the record.

But I want you to hear it.

For someone who claims to
give a voice to the voiceless,

you have a real
problem listening.

And while I appreciate
you seem to have read

the entire Wikipedia
entry for our tribe,

you will never grasp a
traditional minishonka way of life

because you come from a society

that values the self
over the whole.

Doesn't matter
how you dress it up.

That's why you're choosing
to focus on some purity test,

instead of what we're trying
to actually achieve here.

Have you ever heard
of "the seven generations"?

I... I have an article
about it somewhere.

It's a practice to
ensure that the earth

and our language and our people,

will not only exist but thrive,

seven generations from now.

That the decisions we make today

will have an impact
long after we're gone.

Everything I do,
and every move I make

is to ensure the success
of my nation.

Growing up, I didn't get to
learn a lot of my traditional ways,

but I did get to learn
the great American pastime,

which is power.

Power, Josh, is a zero-sum game.

If you have more of it,
I have less,

and then you can treat me
however you want.

If we want to ensure this
tribe has a successful life,

one that can maintain our
traditions, art, and culture...

Well, that takes power,

and unfortunately,
power comes from money.

The casino is a means to an end.

It's the industry of this time.

Four hundred years ago,
it was fur trading,

50 years ago,
it was manufacturing,

and long after I'm dead,
there will be minishonka

figuring out how to master
the next endeavor.

Because that's what we do, Josh,

those of us who
fight this battle.

We do whatever we have to.

I've had to learn
to play this game

through bare-knuckle necessfly.

And while it might not make
for a feel-good story,

I won't rest until
my nation gets

every single thing
that was taken from them.

Josh, it's been so
wonderful talking to you.

Would it be possible to get
a copy of this for my files?

Please reach out if you
have any follow up questions.

Jess has a number
of publicity shots.

I'm partial to the one
of me and Michelle Obama.

Terry: It's late. Thank
you very much for coming.

I got a pretty exciting delivery

from Nathan rutherford today.

Do you mean the popcorn?

I've been trying to find a way

to legally tie rutherford
inc. To our lawsuit.

Earlier today,
Nathan gave us a gift.

Nathan: I'm
talking about rutherford lnc., Terry.

Who has two thumbs and a
seat on the corporate board?

This guy. I make one phone call,

a team of corporate
lawyers comes up here

and squashes you like a bug.

Terry: Now that we've
found a way to connect them,

we can go after the real money.

With your permission,

I'd like to add rutherford
inc. To the lawsuit.

Hlkeep you updated
as we proceed.

Terrence, this is beautiful.

Maya made it.

Someone so young doing
something this intricate?

You're raising her right.

Take care. Woman:
You, too. I'll see you.

How's Craig?

Still working on that boat.

By the time he's done,
the oceans will be empty.

No offense, Terry, but I
wouldn't take you for a beader.

They're a gift for Maya.

Well, we have some beautiful
Charlotte cuts coming in next week,

size 15 like she's using.

I'll let her know.

Woman: I used to love
that album.

You guys were great.

You want to buy it?

I've got everything I need.