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In the latest weather news...
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a severe storm warning
has been issued for the Eastern coast.
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The weather bureau has also warned of high
winds and flash flooding in low lying areas.
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Farmers are advised
that a sheet weather alert is coming.
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What's wrong with you, Arthur?
Surely you're not scared of a wee bit sheet weather.
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I know, that's where I'm going.
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Here we go.
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We're nearly there, Arthur.
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Something tells me that this isn't
a very good day for fishing, Arthur.
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That's instinct, old son.
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- This is a day for spaghetti and wine.
- Hi Dad!
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And bones, of course.
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- Why, it's princess Ornatharicus.
- Why, it's Captain Ahab.
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- How many did you catch?
- Millions. The hold's busting with...
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I have a lobster for your mum. Hold that,
look after Arthur. I won't be long.
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- Don't worry about it.
- Not a second.
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We're having chops.
I hate lobster.
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Tell your mum to put the kettle on.
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Dad!
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Come on, Arthur.
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Stupid dog, come on.
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Dad, come back!
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- Let's have a look. That will have to come off.
- What?
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The shoe.
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- God, what were you doing?
- I was getting a bloody lobster for you.
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Forceps, pliers, bone nibblers.
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- What the hell are bone nibblers?
- You're a very lucky man.
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Yes, it's been a brilliant day.
Why don't you have a look at the prostate?
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- I thought the lightning had got you.
- Too fast for lightning, me.
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This could hurt a bit.
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Not going out today, mate?
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Jesus, that's a real thigh-slapper.
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- You need anything else?
- No, I'm fine.
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Things always go wrong for Dad.
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- I feel sorry for him.
- Do you?
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He's got no boat, no house, no you.
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They say people make their own luck.
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That's stupid.
Why would anybody make luck that bad?
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The wind must have come howling up here, right
underneath this one and buggered the whole issue.
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- Place insured?
- Yes.
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- You insured?
- Of course.
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The old place stood up very well, though.
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I was gonna rent one of your caravans
until I get my new boat.
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Take a pick.
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I don't want to crowd you and Jules,
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- me being the ex and everything.
- You won't.
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Does Jules know you guaranteed my loan?
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You sure you're insured?
Have you looked at your policy?
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It's in the boat.
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- The premium's up-to-date. I checked.
- So did we.
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- It's comprehensive insurance.
- Lightning, you said?
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- What do you mean, 'Act of God'?
- Classic 'Act of God'.
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My boat was where the lightning struck
because I put it there.
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It was an accident, for fuck's sake.
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It's in your policy.
Look.
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Yes, look. Comprehensive.
COM-PRE-HENSIVE!
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I'm sorry.
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Bastards. Pains in the arse. Parasites.
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You can disappear up your own...
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David Myers, please.
His brother.
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What's this crap about 'Act of God'?
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Is that what they've got you on?
An 'Act of God' is force majeure.
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It's a load of bollocks.
It's a legal fiction, that's what it is.
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That's true, but it's a legitimate legal
fiction for things that aren't predictable.
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Why would I need insurance
if life was predictable?
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Tell me that.
I'm going down there.
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- Going down here?
- Tomorrow.
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Call them, write them a letter, threaten and
abuse them if it makes you feel any better.
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You're a lawyer.
Remember their contracts are bullet proof.
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That's very good.
Catch you later.
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See you later.
What a guy.
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- What's the problem
- No problem.
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Don't tell me, they're not gonna pay?
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- Of course. Can I borrow the car?
- Sure.
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- Thanks very much.
- Why not?
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Has it occurred to you that
maybe this is a wake-up call?
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A grow-up call?
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I don't know. I suppose it could be something
of that nature. What do you reckon, Arthur?
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Stop talking to the bloody dog!
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- Did you think you were going to die?
- For a second I thought I was dead.
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Do you think you're ever going
to finish this house, Dad? Really?
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But it's you I thought about,
standing there on the jetty.
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Do you know what I though?
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I thought you saved me
What do you make of that?
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You've never forgiven me, have you,
for giving up the practice?
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It's your life,
and I'm sure you'll do whatever you like.
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You always do.
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How do you do??
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I'm sorry to bother you,
but I was just passing by
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And I thought I might pop in.
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I'm very grateful for your time.
I appreciate the difficulty of your position.
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I'm very grateful for your time.
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I know you're busy balancing the
interests of your shareholders and customers.
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Actually, how do you do that?
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There's been a little mistake here.
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Little for you, big for me
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Normally, I wouldn't bother you,
but it's the crayfish season
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and my boat
lies at the bottom of the sea.
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Did you read your policy, Mr. Myers?
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- I have a daughter.
- I'm sorry, you should have read your policy.
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- Four people are facing ruin.
- You should have read your policy, mate.
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- It's a wonderful painting.
- Did you read your policy, Mr. Myers?
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- Yes it said 'fully comprehensive'.
- Excepting 'Acts of God'.
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There's the thing. It doesn't say
anywhere what an 'Act of God' is.
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It's because it's widely understood.
It's acts of natural destruction like tidal waves.
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Locusts, pillars of fire, plagues of boils,
that kind of thing.
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God's not in charge of that stuff anymore.
With science we can forecast the weather now.
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- I'm sorry.
- You're sorry? I've lost my work, my home.
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My ex-wife's partner guaranteed
the loan and my only asset
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with his bloody caravan-park,
which is his only asset.
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I didn't come here to take no for an answer.
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No. Sorry.
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This may seem an obvious question, but if I
was to rise from this chair and I should slip somehow
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and this crutch was to disappear down your neck
and shove your epiglottis out your arsehole...
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Would that be an ‘Act of God'?
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Grey area.
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I'm not leaving.
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That's the worst fucking painting
I've ever seen in my life.
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Very good.
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What are you doing?! I can walk,
for god's sake! Get my bag.
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I have a life, you know.
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You're a low-brow, bad taste,
sanctimonious, corporate arsehole!
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I'm not finished with you.
I'll give you acts of God.
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I'll give you locusts. Boils. I'll give you whirlwinds.
I'll give you the fucking works!
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I'll get fucking mad!
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You can jump out of your fucking windows!
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Fucking great!
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Excuse me, Mr. Myers,
we've got a little back room today.
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- Sorry I'm late.
- I started without you.
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- Should you be taking those with that?
- No problem as long as you don't work heavy machinery.
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Waiter.
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I'm sorry.
Thank you very much.
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Another one of these, pal, would be lovely.
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- Let's go somewhere else.
- I like it here. Nice fascist simplicity.
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We've got a wee job to do. We're gonna sue
Monarch Pestal Angel from here to the shithouse.
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Don't be stupid. Armies of lawyers
have hammered out those policies.
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Their liabilities are defined in minute detail.
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What about God's liabilities?
Has anybody consulted him?
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I'd love to help you. I love you like
a brother, but this is ridiculous.
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I'm your brother.
You love me like a lawyer.
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Have you met my brother?
He's gonna be a very successful lawyer.
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No more drink.
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Why don't you fuck...
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Let me help you up.
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- My skirt!
- I'm very sorry.
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I didn't mean anything with that.
Can I buy you some... so sorry.
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- Just piss off.
- Alright. I'm going.
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I haven't even eaten anything.
I'm bloody starving.
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'Scuse me, I'm sorry.
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One night,
1,3 million years ago...
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a seed of humanity was planted when a family
of chimpanzees decided to sit around the fire.
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They started cooking on it, having
friends over, talking into the night,
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they learned reason and manners.
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Restaurants are directly descended
from that first gathering.
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But the animal that entered my
favourite eating place yesterday
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would not have been tolerated
even by those old chimps.
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Drunk, stinking and abusive he proceeded to
disturb not only mine... oh my god, this gets worse.
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It looks like you've made a friend there.
And I'm not going to help.
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Couldn't say it very clear, huh?
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This is just another one of
your little stunts, isn't it?
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You dig a hole, everybody else falls in,
and you walk away feeling superior.
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Not me, pal. Not this time.
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- Good morning, The National.
- Anna Redmond, please.
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She writes a column at your paper, remember?
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Hi, this is Anna Redmond.
I can't come to the phone right now.
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Do you know that experiments
on rats have shown that
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they recognize the truth far more
quicker than journalists?
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And with a wee bit of training a squid will
demonstrate a deeper grasp of moral principles.
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You were only doing your job, and you didn't
know you were going to turn out to be a petty assassin.
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You really wanted to be a nurse in Africa,
but you failed the medical.
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I'm sure you're not there. You're probably
away giving the kiss of life to some fucking panda.
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The fact is, modern journalism sucks.
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Does it? I'm not so sure.
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Of course it does. You told me it does.
That was before you became editor.
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Look at this. Some little twerp three weeks out
of high school telling the world what he thinks.
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It's all opinion and narcissism.
What's happened to reporting?
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Three years ago I used to report,
I used to write stories.
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- I was in Washington, Moscow, Beijing.
- You stuffed up Moscow.
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I had food poisoning, I missed the coup.
Do you think that makes me feel good?
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The fact is I was writing stories.
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Where am I now?
I'm on talkback radio, writing columns.
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Is that the column?
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Yes.
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It's not journalism.
It looks like it, but it's not.
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- You're a woman of influence.
- I'm a woman of attitude.
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- You know what your trouble is?
- Being patronised? Being asked rhetorical questions?
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You're very exciting when you're like this.
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- I don't know why we haven't slept together.
- I do.
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The reporter. Report. Go after a story,
I'm not going to stop you.
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- Really?
- Yes.
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- So we skip the column?
- No.
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- You still want the column?
- Yes.
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Bugger them.
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You really wanted to be a nurse in Africa,
but you failed the medical.
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I'm sure you're not there. You're probably
away giving the kiss of life to some fucking panda.
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Do you think I've done
the right thing, Arthur?
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I hope you're right.
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There he is.
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- How did it go up in town?
- Kicked buttock.
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- Are they going to pay?
- They're not inclined to paying at this stage.
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- What is that supposed to mean?
- It means I have re-registered.
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You are not going to sue.
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You're going to sue one of the
world's biggest insurance companies?
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Apparently I wouldn't stand a chance.
I'm suing God.
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I've sent writs on
his most prominent representatives.
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We've got this fisherman issuing writs against
the churches. I'm not particularly religious,
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but I've got a pretty good nose
for what's right and decent.
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And I can smell an idiot a mile off.
It stinks.
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Now it's time for our weekly chat
with Anna Redmond.
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- Good morning, Anna.
- Good morning, Dirk.
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What about this character suing God?
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- It's a summons?
- That's the gist of it.
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- It's not a prank?
- No.
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- Some religious fanatic, I suppose.
- Something of that order, probably.
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Leave it with me, Your Eminence.
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Sometimes I don't know what
the world's coming to.
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- Should you admit to that in your position?
- I'll try and keep it under my hat.
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- What's your advise?
- Don't sell. It's still a bull market.
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- What do you think?
- Let me look at it first.
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There's a lot of very strange
people out there.
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It's a stunt for money.
That's my view, but I could be wrong.
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I wouldn't go that far, Dirk.
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The insurance companies have been using
the 'Act of God' clause for at least 400 years.
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- So it's stood the test of time.
- Regardless of profound shifts in theological debates,
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social and political changes,
and man's effect on the environment.
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Intellectually speaking
it's sort of a 'woolly mammoth'.
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- A 'woolly mammoth'? I don't follow.
- Don't you?
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- The mammoth died out.
- I know that, Anna.
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Never mind. The insurance companies
have been under a lot of pressure lately...
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As far as I'm concerned
it's a one-day-wonder.
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- For once I agree with you, David.
- A wilful, egomaniacal idiot.
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But David, it is Steve.
He leaves a stain on the couch and bolts.
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- Absolutely.
- You know he won't go through with it.
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Christ Almighty!
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I'll tell you what, Arthur.
It was a great idea coming down here.
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Not many dogs have ideas as good as that.
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- Hi. Caught any fish?
- Nah, just seagulls, tiger snakes, that sort of thing.
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- Do you know someone called Steve Myers?
- Yes. Big Irish guy. Crutches.
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- He's over there.
- Great. Thanks.
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- Mr. Myers?
- No, not me. Got the wrong guy.
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- I know you.
- No, no. Somebody else.
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You're the guy from the restaurant.
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I'm just a tourist from New Zealand,
I'm here on holiday.
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I'm sorry you didn't like what I wrote.
I didn't like being knocked over.
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What do you want me to do?
Jump in the ocean and drown?
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I don't want you to do it.
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Don't you want to talk to them?
Why don't you want to talk to them?
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I don't want those people
crawling all over my family.
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- You're gonna have to sooner or later.
- Go away and take your friends with you.
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- Leave me alone and bugger off.
- You're better off talking to me.
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- You? I don't think so.
- Wait.
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Hurry up, there.
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Come on, Arthur.
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Come on.
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Quick.
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Will you behave yourself!
You're not a dog.
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Help me.
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Look at the way you're rocking
the boat. Crazy person.
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Stop the boat.
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Towel?
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Thanks for the help.
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Give him a good rub and be careful
with the ears. They're very delicate.
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- Tell me again, what did you agree with her?
- I didn't agree to anything with her.
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She wants an exclusive.
She holds the rest of them an arm's length,
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wines and dines you, then writes a three page
colour feature showing you up as a complete moron.
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Remind me, you've been
a media-expert for how long?
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I read, I watch TV.
I live in the real world.
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Oh, I see, the real world.
It makes sense now.
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You know what I mean.
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- Are you going to be famous, Dad?
- A famous idiot.
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She loves me.
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Since issuing the writs Mr. Myers has remained silent,
but the Anglican church has been quick to react.
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A zealot of some description, most likely.
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I wouldn't worry. His wheels have
come off somewhere. Poor fellow.
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I'm surprised you do not know.
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- I think you have to respond.
- Don't turn the other cheek?
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- I think he could be dangerous.
- Really?
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He's more than a crank, Your Eminence, and I think
you'd get more respect if you'd get stuck in there.
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He may be deluded,
but he's not gonna go away.
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- Are you sure of this?
- My source is impeccable.
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This is going to be a big story.
Bigger than you realise.
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Shut up, Arthur.
Let's see who it is.
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- Hello.
- You didn't think I'd be back?
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I knew it.
I thought you'd be sooner.
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I don't want to appear desperate.
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- What have we got?
- Crayfish.
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I bet you hate those,
catching them all the time.
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I love them.
I just can't afford to eat them.
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Is that a stunt, suing God?
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- No, it's not a stunt.
- If it's not a stunt, it's a great story.
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Yeah...story. You wind me down, then do a three
page feature on what a complete moron I am.
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You can't win without the media.
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- I just don't want them on my side.
- Oh, the big, bad media.
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Excuse me, I've got you wrong.
You of course being the good media.
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The highly principal, fair minded,
deeply insightful media?
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Listen. What you're doing, suing God...
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It's a brilliant idea.
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You're going to the core, the kern of the existence,
and you're pulling a little wire.
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Nobody is gonna understand it,
everybody is gonna misrepresent it,
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and the whole thing is gonna be last,
like everything else that is any good.
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I just thought I could help.
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I'm not really suing God, you know.
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I just hate the way that people use God as
some kind of giant all-purpose lying mechanism.
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I know what you're doing.
I think you've cracked it.
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I have to confess a personal interest.
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I really hate insurance companies.
I really hate them.
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A reasonable position, in my view.
I just want my boat back.
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Maybe the company would settle if
I can just put enough pressure on them.
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They've never settled. Trust me. They can't.
It would just open the floodgates.
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You have to scare them. Really put the
wind at them. Only the media can do it.
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That's why you need me.
I'll coach you.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands
together for woman of the moment, Cressida Roache.
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Welcome.
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We've got a great show for
you today. Hero or heretic?
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We're ready for you now.
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Oh...the fucking Bible.
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The fisherman from the south coast
who's brought a lawsuit against God.
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Don't give them a lecture.
The camera deals in emotion, not reason.
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00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:06,240
- It doesn't need logic, like language does.
- Really?
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00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:10,680
It's so powerful. It's annihilating.
It's changing the way we think.
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00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:14,840
Television has made the world less
rational now than it was 200 years ago.
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We're living in a mosaic of
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half-comprehended,
shallow emotional responses like
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- Pavlov's dog.
- Not me. I don't even watch TV.
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00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,760
- Not even like dogs. More like hamsters.
- Pavlov's hamsters.
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00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,960
Its essential function is
to trivialise the culture.
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When you make it out there
and feel like you don't really exist...
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00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,840
- What was I saying?
- That I don't really exist.
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00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:49,000
We live in a world of simulations,
unconnected with real lived experience.
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00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:52,600
Cressida Roache is not a person.
She's a very careful construct.
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A combination of familiar,
very commercial images.
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You've got to force her back into a hole.
Humanise her. Really focus on her.
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00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:05,080
- Excuse me.
- We're coming.
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00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:11,400
Don't be dull and unanimated. Laugh a lot.
You know? Be yourself. Are you okay?
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00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:12,520
Sure.
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00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:17,600
This way, please.
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00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,520
Could you please wait here for a moment?
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00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,120
You've got a tissue in your...
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00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,320
- Can I take it?
- Yes.
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00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:30,440
You're good?
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00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:33,360
- Hi Steve. Cressida Roache.
- Hello.
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00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:37,680
Anna's filled me in on the background.
It's a fabulous story. Congratulations.
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Mr. Myers, we're ready for you now.
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- You okay?
- Yes.
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- Good luck.
- 15 seconds to air.
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Stand by.
Live in 3, 2...
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Welcome back.
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Who is this Steve Myers,
and what's his game?
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We thought we'd find out.
Please welcome Steve Myers.
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Many people might think this is the work of a crank.
How would you respond to them?
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00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,200
You find it amusing?
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00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:29,920
No. Well, yes. Somewhat.
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00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,280
Would you call yourself a religious man?
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00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,040
Somewhat.
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00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,320
In the broader sense, perhaps.
But me being a fisherman...
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00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:45,560
- Sometimes when you're out at sea it's easy to...
- To get confused?
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00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,240
It's that thing, "What is God?".
358
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:55,760
And, indeed, "Where is God?",
when it comes to putting him in jail.
359
00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,520
That's very funny.
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00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,560
- It's not a joke.
- Isn't it?
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00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,480
No. The joke is the insurance companies.
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00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,800
You give your money to some global corporation
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on the pretext that they will cover
you for any eventuality. For any risk.
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00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,680
Then something happens and they won't
pay you, because they say God's responsible.
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00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,800
- You're assuming God exists?
- No, they are.
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00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,800
Logically, if your argument is
with the insurance companies...
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There is no logic involved. Forget logic.
Logic has no business here.
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00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:28,400
For instance...
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If a woman is driving a car and she's in
an accident, and her daughter is injured,
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and her daughter isn't covered by the insurance,
then the girl is virtually forced to sue her mother.
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00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:41,440
That's not to say that the girl hates
her mother any more than I hate God.
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- This is unprecedented, isn't it?
- No.
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This is the Bible.
I have marked a place.
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I think you'll find that it says
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"There is nothing new under the sun."
Nothing is unprecedented. That's the word of God.
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00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,720
I'm sure it offends some folks,
but I'm gonna fight these people.
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00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:07,200
- What about offending God?
- If God exists, I don't think he'd be offended at all.
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00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:11,560
Not if he has some sense of justice.
I think he'd be on my side.
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00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,880
- Steve Myers, thank you very much.
- Thank you.
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Gerry, did you see him?
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- What did I tell you.
- Good on you.
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Thanks for your calming influence.
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00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:40,400
Hi. Maxime Jeffrey, Hawk Magazines.
Our readers would love to know more about you.
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That's great. We'll be in touch.
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Great.
You're good. Very good.
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00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:52,040
- You're very popular.
- Not better than I know.
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00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,760
Did you ever think of doing anything
like that, like Cressida?
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00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,920
No, I wanted to be a nurse in Africa.
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00:35:03,240 --> 00:35:06,960
Apparently, some of you think that
Myers is doing something decent.
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00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,320
He's not,
and it makes me sick.
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00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:15,840
He's outraged some religious groups, but Steve Myers
seems to have struck a chord with the wider community.
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00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:20,240
The council of churches, together with
representatives of the Jewish community
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meet today to discuss
the problem of world poverty.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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let us pause for a minute's
meditation and reflection,
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and ask God for wisdom
in our deliberations.
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00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:39,520
The fellow's been seen on TV.
It doesn't mean we have to take it seriously?
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00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:44,000
- The reverse normally applies.
- It's in every newspaper in the country.
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00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:48,280
'Does God have a case to answer'', 'Is there
anybody up there?'. It makes them look real.
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00:35:49,240 --> 00:35:51,920
It's the 'Me-society'.
God is dead.
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00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:58,200
Figuratively speaking.
We've lost our mystery.
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00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:01,760
Mystery-schmystery.
Clout is what we need.
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00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:06,960
- Mystery and clout.
- Which one? The money or the box?
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00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:11,000
If you want to keep the money,
it's best to say that God doesn't exist.
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00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,680
I think we can take it as
granted that God does exist.
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00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:14,400
I hope he does.
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00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:18,120
- I spent half the morning singing to him.
- Could we be serious for a moment?
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00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:23,120
I am serious. If God's responsible,
we're responsible. Yes or no?
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00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,920
- We need a lawyer.
- Gerry Ryan's going to handle it.
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00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:31,120
If he can't get this nonsense thrown
out of court, no one can.
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00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:37,720
If you want my opinion, if the court's got any
sense they'll throw out the case in 10 seconds
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and Myers along with it.
And good riddance.
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00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:46,720
He's caused too much division in the community.
It's disgusting. That's what it is.
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00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:52,760
- The Federal Court of Australia is now in session.
- Be seated.
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Call the case for hearing?
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Myers versus God.
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00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:00,560
Gentlemen?
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Gerry Ryan on the behalf of the Roman Catholic Church,
the Anglican and Presbyterian churches
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and the Jewish community.
- Steve Myers on behalf of myself.
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00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:12,080
And the defendant is?
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00:37:12,181 --> 00:37:15,181
There is no defendant.
We're moving for a strike out on...
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- The defendant is God.
- Who is not a person.
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00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:19,480
That is a moot point.
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God and the churches are one.
They cannot exist without each other.
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00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,720
If God is responsible
for the sinking of my boat,
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the religions are responsible.
- So you're suing the Church?
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00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:35,000
God is an entity with nominated
representatives, like a company.
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00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:38,600
- And the basis of your case is?
- If there was an 'Act of God',
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then God is liable.
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00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:42,440
The churches are God's representatives on earth.
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00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:46,920
If they wish to deny liability
by denying the existence of God,
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then they are guilty of contravening section 52,
of the Trade Practices Act of 1974.
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00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:58,560
"A corporation shall not, in trade or commerce,
engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive."
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00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,600
- Rubbish.
- Fascinating.
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00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:04,440
And to deny that responsibility
is to contravene the Act.
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00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,520
The case doesn't merit the hearing.
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00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,360
It is frivolous, without legal precedent
and blasphemous.
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00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:15,160
- And Mr. Myers lacks any ethics.
- You can demand security for costs.
439
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,720
- The boat was worth what?
- $150.000, Your Honour.
440
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:23,640
Not a frivolous amount, Mr. Ryan,
even by your standards.
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00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:30,440
I'm not satisfied the action is entirely without merit.
I will let it go to trial.
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00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:33,600
Mazy from Foster. Go ahead, Mazy.
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00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,960
I just wanted to say that
Steve Myers is very brave.
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00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,520
This man has no scruples, no ethics
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00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,200
- And no case, if you ask me.
- We were asking. Is there anything else?
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00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:50,000
- I think it's immoral.
- As I said, he's upset a lot of decent people.
447
00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:52,520
I'm Dirk Striker, and I'm unhappy.
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00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:01,800
I've got something to show you.
449
00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:06,560
Your fan-mail.
450
00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:12,480
Houses lost in landslides,
flash floods, lightning strikes.
451
00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:14,600
Acts of God.
452
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,960
Field breaks.
Didn't you mention a drink?
453
00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:30,400
- Is this your father?
- Yes. Aren't you gonna read the letters?
454
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:35,200
- You're thinking class action.
- I am.
455
00:39:35,720 --> 00:39:37,600
Give me nightmares?
I don't want a class action.
456
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,440
- Do you want to go to the balcony?
- Yes.
457
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:50,080
If I go down with my boat that's one thing, but I
don't want to take some poor bugger down with me.
458
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:55,800
Why did you give up law?
459
00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:59,880
Because I was good at it.
My father was a lawyer, his father was a lawyer
460
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,800
and I was expected to become a lawyer.
461
00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:06,560
It's like being born a sheep,
or a moth.
462
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,480
It's not much of a life when
you can't call your soul your own.
463
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:14,200
- Are you a good fisherman?
- I was a much better lawyer,
464
00:40:14,240 --> 00:40:16,800
but a happier fisherman.
465
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:20,400
I hated it.
466
00:40:20,401 --> 00:40:25,501
The average punter goes to court expecting a little
justice 'cause some bastard stole his lawnmower.
467
00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:30,240
What did you see?
Some supercilious toads talking gibberish,
468
00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:35,120
the sole purpose of which is to make
him feel guilty, and the guilty look innocent.
469
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,520
It's the world turned upside-down.
470
00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:41,360
I wouldn't drag anybody through that system
just to see them squashed at the end.
471
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:43,720
I'm certainly not going to do it to myself.
472
00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:46,840
Did you ever think the Lord
delivered perfect justice?
473
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:51,120
Of course not. The most you
can expect is to do a little good.
474
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:59,440
I should warn you I have a brown belt in Ju-Jitsu.
475
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,720
I could very easily throw you onto the roof.
476
00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:11,200
Read some of the letters.
Meet some of the people.
477
00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:15,680
You're making a mistake.
I'll win this.
478
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,800
Nevertheless, we don't want
to make a martyr of this man.
479
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,880
I'm instructing you, Gerry.
480
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:32,040
- This is great. Thank you.
- Good luck.
481
00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:36,520
- I'm only doing this for you.
- Yes, you're only doing it for me.
482
00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:45,120
It was a mudslide. They said it wasn't our fault,
but they wouldn't pay anyway.
483
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,440
They said it was an 'Act of God'.
484
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,320
- Afterwards?
- Yes.
485
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:55,200
They said the water has to come from above,
otherwise it's not a flood.
486
00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,760
How can a flood come from above?
487
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,320
It was humiliating.
488
00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:06,880
They treated us like criminals.
How can this be right?
489
00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:12,320
And they make you feel like
you're trying to cheat them.
490
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,440
- What did you say?
- Not very nice people.
491
00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:30,200
No. Why would I know where he is?
492
00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,320
Really? Now?
493
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:37,280
I'll tell him if I see him.
494
00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:45,520
- Gerry Ryan wants you to meet with him.
- Is that right? Let's go.
495
00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:50,160
- No, I'm not coming.
- I need a witness.
496
00:42:56,920 --> 00:43:00,160
- I don't think they let women in here.
- Don't be ridiculous.
497
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:10,360
We don't have women here as a rule.
Never mind, the camels moan, the caravan moves on.
498
00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:13,280
I was hoping to meet
with Mr. Myers alone.
499
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:16,120
- I invited Ms. Redmond, is that all right?
- Of course.
500
00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:19,160
Regular Bonnie and Clyde, aren't you?
501
00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:24,560
My clients have instructed me
to offer settlement
502
00:43:24,561 --> 00:43:27,861
for replacement value of the boat,
and you will cease all proceedings.
503
00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:32,400
- How much?
- A considerable little set-you-up-nicely.
504
00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:34,600
Unless you're planning on
giving it to the homeless.
505
00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:39,280
- What if there were other plaintiffs?
- There are none, unless you choose to generate them.
506
00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:45,400
There is an undertaking that you will cease
all proceedings in the press, in the court...
507
00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:50,120
Jointly or separately,
just sign here and here and...
508
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:53,120
there.
509
00:43:53,600 --> 00:43:56,000
- I'll need some time to think about it.
- It's on the table now.
510
00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:58,160
- Can I just have a little look?
- How much is it for?
511
00:43:58,360 --> 00:43:59,960
$160.000 is the evaluation.
512
00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:03,800
I suppose many people
would say good luck to you.
513
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:08,200
In the world of dog eat dog
you saw a dog. Clever.
514
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,800
Embarrass the churches
into paying for you,
515
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:14,320
the churches being the only people with
conscience enough to be embarrassed.
516
00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:17,360
It is a generous offer, Mr. Myers.
517
00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:22,080
Personally I'd be delighted if you refuse.
518
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:25,000
Would you excuse me for a moment?
519
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:30,360
Let's go.
520
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,640
Are you seriously thinking about that?
What about all the other people?
521
00:44:38,641 --> 00:44:40,141
I didn't promise anything.
522
00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:42,160
Silly me.
523
00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:44,640
Right.
524
00:44:45,120 --> 00:44:50,320
It's not as if you're trying to set
some precedent for humanity, is it?
525
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,000
Precisely. I'm not.
526
00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:59,600
- He accepts.
- Of course he does. $160.000 for the boat,
527
00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:05,280
$200.000 for the story. Ms. Redmond has
doubtlessly organised the TV network.
528
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:10,040
Congratulations.
It's a brilliant scam.
529
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:17,840
- All done?
- Yes
530
00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:22,120
Explain to me how you could do
what just what you did?
531
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:27,680
It was really easy. I just told him:
"I'll take the money in dollar coins
532
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:31,600
So I can ram them up your
arse one at a time."
533
00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:41,960
And you thought I would take
the money. How could you?
534
00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:46,280
This is a class action.
About 120 so far.
535
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:50,840
- What are you after? Some kind of moral victory?
Yes, I would prefer it to be moral, if possible.
536
00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:52,600
Do you have lawyers?
537
00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:56,200
Yes, me. I'm a lawyer.
This isn't a benefit for the legal profession.
538
00:45:56,280 --> 00:46:00,920
- Who's picking up the bill?
- You are, and anyone else who wants to contribute.
539
00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:03,800
Is this a political mass campaign?
540
00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:07,880
This is a legal action.
A strangely affordable one.
541
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:11,320
Before this,
these people will keep you in court
542
00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:14,320
Until you're old, frail, sick, dead,
whatever comes first.
543
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,560
But you're stuffed anyway.
Now at least you have a fighting chance.
544
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:24,400
- That's ridiculous. Anyway, he's the Church's problem.
- You think so?
545
00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:28,440
If he wins and they lose, who do you
think the churches are gonna come after?
546
00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:32,000
What do we do then?
547
00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:35,600
Nothing much, just prove God exists.
548
00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:39,600
As the suit against God gathers momentum
549
00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:42,920
religious groups around the country
are gathering to make their voices heard.
550
00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:47,020
With some experts predicting
that if the action is successful,
551
00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:51,920
the consequences will be profound, not only for
the Church, but for the global insurance industry.
552
00:46:52,280 --> 00:46:56,860
In these most troubling and perplexing times,
may you bring to your humble servants...
553
00:46:57,300 --> 00:46:58,600
What are the others doing about it?
554
00:46:58,621 --> 00:47:03,321
They're all praying.
They should be praying for better lawyers.
555
00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:11,420
We are looking at almost 800 co-plaintiffs
and a final pay-out of $550 million.
556
00:47:11,720 --> 00:47:17,120
There has been a backlash against the outspoken
Mr. Myers from conservative Christian groups
557
00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:21,680
who are urging their followers to peacefully
protest against him and his supporters.
558
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:56,600
These people are not returning my calls.
Is there anyone else I can ring?
559
00:47:56,760 --> 00:48:00,280
I have no idea.
Could you give me ten minutes?
560
00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:06,540
- I found some here I think we might call.
- Hold that thought, I promise I'll get back to you.
561
00:48:06,720 --> 00:48:12,700
- What was the name of that insurance agent you wanted?
- Ask her. She knows all the names, all the people.
562
00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:14,560
Who ordered this?
563
00:48:15,480 --> 00:48:16,480
Quiet!
564
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:20,400
I need help.
565
00:48:21,440 --> 00:48:24,800
- Forget it.
- How? There are people depending on me.
566
00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:28,460
- You're dead right there are.
- Did you mention a drink, by the way?
567
00:48:30,720 --> 00:48:33,120
You could have stayed down in that little town,
568
00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:36,920
made a perfectly good living
from drafting or conveyancing,
569
00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:41,340
But no, not you.
You're too good for the law.
570
00:48:42,120 --> 00:48:46,880
Instead you become a bloody fisherman,
like some creeping Jesus.
571
00:48:46,881 --> 00:48:47,981
Wasn't Jesus a carpenter?
572
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:50,340
Then the prodigal son
returns to the wicked city,
573
00:48:50,400 --> 00:48:53,440
the great human rights crusader,
to take on Gerry Ryan?!
574
00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:57,440
I get it. Jealousy.
Everybody needs a hobby.
575
00:48:57,640 --> 00:49:02,440
Don't you talk to me about a hobby.
Your whole bloody life's been a hobby.
576
00:49:02,500 --> 00:49:05,040
I came here for your help.
I want you on my side.
577
00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:08,280
Join Steve Myers
in his lunatic unwinable case
578
00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,960
so he can spend the rest
of his life fighting countersuits?
579
00:49:11,120 --> 00:49:13,620
Join in the public humiliation?
No way.
580
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:16,960
You brought this on, and now maybe
you'll get the kick in the arse...
581
00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:20,000
- You should have had when you...
- When I was what?
582
00:49:20,040 --> 00:49:24,200
When you were ten.
When you were born.
583
00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:52,120
- What the hell has happened out there?
- What are you doing here?
584
00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:55,400
I thought I'd catch up on a couple of
people I used to know in a previous life.
585
00:49:55,401 --> 00:49:58,301
- Daddy.
- My sweetheart.
586
00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:02,240
- What's happened?
- We were attacked by a bunch of loonies,
587
00:50:02,340 --> 00:50:05,940
And they smashed the shower-blocks,
and they knocked over the empty...
588
00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:10,740
They poisoned the water and I almost drank it.
Arthur did, and he was really sick.
589
00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:13,120
We have to talk.
590
00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:17,560
The bank rang.
We can't pay our loan.
591
00:50:18,080 --> 00:50:20,480
We made one payment,
but we can't pay any more.
592
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:24,880
The caravan park's a miss. The insurance
company is giving us the run-around.
593
00:50:25,960 --> 00:50:27,680
There's no money coming in.
594
00:50:28,040 --> 00:50:31,760
- I'll see what I can do.
- Oh, you will, will you?
595
00:50:32,920 --> 00:50:35,800
- David says you had an offer.
- Who told him that?
596
00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:41,240
Why didn't you tell us? That was our
money and you turned it down.
597
00:50:42,320 --> 00:50:43,840
You turned it down.
598
00:50:45,080 --> 00:50:49,600
- I have a plan.
- We've got a plan. Let me tell you the plan for once.
599
00:50:50,240 --> 00:50:54,440
We're gonna sell-up.
We can get something cheaper in Perth.
600
00:50:55,960 --> 00:50:57,760
My family's there.
They're gonna help out.
601
00:50:58,040 --> 00:51:00,720
- How am I supposed to see Rebecca?
- I'm not going to Perth.
602
00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:04,360
We don't have a choice.
603
00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:14,240
Do you know what we need, Arthur?
Some kind of sign.
604
00:51:16,200 --> 00:51:17,440
What do you reckon?
605
00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:26,000
No. I didn't think so.
Let's go.
606
00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:35,440
I'm sorry, it's very late.
607
00:51:44,080 --> 00:51:47,440
- Give it a good push forward.
- That's a good idea.
608
00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:53,480
- There's a handle somewhere.
- What does it look like?
609
00:51:53,600 --> 00:51:55,800
It looks like a handle, funnily enough.
610
00:52:04,120 --> 00:52:07,240
That's it.
I'll just get the sheets.
611
00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:47,800
I thought I might go see Ryan.
He may have a family. He may understand.
612
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:53,380
If Ryan thinks he's got you on a spit, he's just
gonna enjoy all the more watching you squirm.
613
00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:11,660
When I was about ten
our house burned down,
614
00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:16,320
and the insurance company wouldn't pay.
It wrecked the family.
615
00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:23,160
My father, he was a salesman,
he was never home much anyway, but...
616
00:53:24,120 --> 00:53:27,480
After that he went away a lot,
617
00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:29,840
and he stayed away.
618
00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:34,880
When he did come home it was even worse.
619
00:53:37,520 --> 00:53:40,600
What I'm saying is...
Look, no visible scars.
620
00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:43,680
I know what you're going through.
621
00:53:46,520 --> 00:53:49,600
You can't, if you don't have a child.
622
00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:52,760
I'm sorry, but you can't.
623
00:53:53,440 --> 00:53:55,680
No, but I was a child.
624
00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:00,080
I've survived in a fashion.
625
00:54:03,160 --> 00:54:05,040
I can't be separated from her.
626
00:54:07,720 --> 00:54:09,120
No, you can't.
627
00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:15,840
I don't know what to do.
Don't know what to think.
628
00:54:20,240 --> 00:54:21,480
Your bed's made.
629
00:54:33,480 --> 00:54:38,120
- I believe in you.
- You do?
630
00:54:40,200 --> 00:54:42,000
They will too.
631
00:54:49,001 --> 00:54:51,001
- Good night.
- Good night.
632
00:55:30,880 --> 00:55:34,000
The Greeks would say the gods were
holding it aransom, wouldn't they?
633
00:55:34,600 --> 00:55:37,280
Testing you from your doubt.
634
00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:40,800
Bastards.
635
00:55:46,160 --> 00:55:48,760
I wrote 2.000 words of
professional reportage,
636
00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:52,280
you reduce it to 800 words of twaddle
and bury it on a crossword page.
637
00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:54,960
- I don't think it was objective...
- Bullshit!
638
00:55:55,280 --> 00:55:58,560
- Who's got to you, Hal?
- Be very careful.
639
00:55:59,080 --> 00:56:03,760
The Greeks would say the gods were holding us to
ransom. They're testing us, filling us with doubt.
640
00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:07,600
The Greeks are bastards.
Hello? Hello?
641
00:56:16,560 --> 00:56:20,560
You're very real.
That's kind of unusual.
642
00:56:21,160 --> 00:56:26,120
I like it.
It's kind of exhilarating.
643
00:56:32,520 --> 00:56:34,720
Fuck. I don't believe it.
644
00:56:38,760 --> 00:56:41,200
Stop the car.
Pull over here.
645
00:56:51,400 --> 00:56:53,600
It will be worth your while,
I promise you.
646
00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:00,120
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Do you mind if I borrow this?
647
00:57:00,680 --> 00:57:03,040
It's still alive!
648
00:57:04,840 --> 00:57:10,800
This fish has more decency in its arsehole
than you'll ever have in your entire body.
649
00:57:11,120 --> 00:57:13,960
And you, my so-called brother!
You bloody hypocrite!
650
00:57:14,160 --> 00:57:18,800
How could you sit here paddling
in the ooze with this bucket of slime!?
651
00:57:19,120 --> 00:57:23,080
I'll see you both in court.
Who are you fucking looking at?
652
00:57:29,120 --> 00:57:32,900
You have invested me with
a very grave responsibility.
653
00:57:33,080 --> 00:57:36,200
If we lose,
the Church will never again be safe.
654
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:41,520
It is not a matter for compromise
It's not even a matter of money.
655
00:57:41,800 --> 00:57:44,920
Though, if you lose,
within a year you'll be penniless.
656
00:57:46,320 --> 00:57:53,120
Lose, and in this cynical, mercenary age
you'll never be credible again.
657
00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:59,180
If the churches lose
they'll hold you responsible.
658
00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:04,880
'Act of God'? There'll be an endless cycle
of litigation and you will lose a lot of it.
659
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:07,720
I'll win this
660
00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:11,920
And I know you won't forget
who saved your banquet.
661
00:58:15,120 --> 00:58:20,000
- No turning back now, right?
- No turning back.
662
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:34,880
The feelings are running high as we
await the appearance of Steve Myers...
663
00:58:38,840 --> 00:58:41,360
I have nothing to say.
No comments.
664
00:58:46,560 --> 00:58:50,520
The Federal Court of Australia is now in session.
Be seated.
665
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:04,400
- If they're experts in acts of God...
- Then they must be experts in the ways of God.
666
00:59:04,600 --> 00:59:05,680
Well said.
667
00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:10,120
Mr. Havers, you've been an insurance
assessor with Monarch Alliance for...?
668
00:59:10,440 --> 00:59:14,280
- Seven years.
- And it was you who came to inspect my boat.
669
00:59:14,320 --> 00:59:19,600
- Could you tell the court what you saw there?
- Nothing. It was gone.
670
00:59:21,920 --> 00:59:24,640
- It was struck by lightning?
- I believe so.
671
00:59:25,200 --> 00:59:30,160
- Did you see any evidence of storm?
- Yes. Quite a bit of wind damage.
672
00:59:30,240 --> 00:59:32,920
- Acts of God?
- I couldn't say.
673
00:59:33,600 --> 00:59:37,160
I see.
Yet my boat was sunk by an 'Act of God'?
674
00:59:37,320 --> 00:59:40,280
It looked very much like it,
but it's not me who decides.
675
00:59:41,000 --> 00:59:46,200
This committee employed by your company to
decide these matters, they'd be religious experts?
676
00:59:46,800 --> 00:59:50,760
- Not necessarily.
- But they're experts in acts of God?
677
00:59:51,680 --> 00:59:55,800
- Aren't they priests or theologians?
- No, it doesn't work that way.
678
00:59:58,560 --> 01:00:04,060
- Mr. Piggott, you're the general manager
and chief executive of Monarch Alliance?
679
01:00:04,061 --> 01:00:05,161
Correct.
680
01:00:05,260 --> 01:00:10,120
Would you explain to the court the purpose behind
the 'Act of God' clause in insurance policies?
681
01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:15,320
The purpose is to protect
the vast majority of policyholders
682
01:00:15,420 --> 01:00:19,920
against occasional calamities
that may befall the few.
683
01:00:20,120 --> 01:00:26,140
- Does it mean that God caused the event?
- Heavens, no. Although he may have for all we know.
684
01:00:26,460 --> 01:00:29,520
- It's a figure of speech.
- Like 'out on a limb'?
685
01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:32,280
Or 'away with the fairies'.
686
01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:39,320
- It's not to be taken literally?
- Absolutely not.
687
01:00:44,300 --> 01:00:45,900
Consumatum est.
688
01:00:48,360 --> 01:00:52,800
- Thank you, Mr. Piggott.
- Why don't we call things by their real name?
689
01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:56,600
An act of storm, an act of weather,
an act of lightning.
690
01:00:56,800 --> 01:01:00,200
The names of the things that have
ruined the lives of my co-plaintiffs.
691
01:01:00,320 --> 01:01:02,800
Because it's customary
to call them 'Acts of God'
692
01:01:03,040 --> 01:01:07,320
Would that be because 'God' has a certain ring to it?
There's a certain moral authority
693
01:01:07,520 --> 01:01:10,840
- that exists only in the name of God?
- No.
694
01:01:11,640 --> 01:01:15,160
He's knocked off your copyright,
haven't you, Mr. Piggot?
695
01:01:18,360 --> 01:01:22,840
Would you say that the sinking
of the Titanic was an 'Act of God'?
696
01:01:23,800 --> 01:01:26,640
I beg your pardon?
That was before my time.
697
01:01:26,800 --> 01:01:30,800
It was a ship. It struck an iceberg, and...
perhaps you saw the film?
698
01:01:30,900 --> 01:01:34,520
Yes, that's right. The orchestra played
that lovely little tune as they went down...
699
01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:38,980
- I don't think it was one of ours.
- It was deemed an 'Act of God'.
700
01:01:39,520 --> 01:01:43,480
I'm not surprised. An unassessible risk, an iceberg.
Who would have thought?
701
01:01:44,120 --> 01:01:48,300
- And yet the insurance companies paid out.
- Did they?
702
01:01:48,800 --> 01:01:54,480
Yes, they did. In order to avoid the
bad publicity. Now there's a funny thing.
703
01:01:55,840 --> 01:02:03,220
One last thing. Last year your
company declared profits of $6,2 billion.
704
01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:06,160
Yes, something of that order.
705
01:02:06,520 --> 01:02:08,800
Did you remember to thank God for it?
706
01:02:12,520 --> 01:02:16,140
Mr. Myers has given notice that his
opponents have a fight on their hands.
707
01:02:16,200 --> 01:02:19,641
The day belonged to Mr. Myers
as he exploited the Church's position...
708
01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:43,360
Record high temperatures, strong winds and electrical
storms are fanning bushfires in many parts of the state.
709
01:02:43,400 --> 01:02:47,000
Steve Myers kept the pressure on today,
forcing each witness onto the back foot.
710
01:02:47,200 --> 01:02:50,760
These witnesses, insurance company executives,
had trouble justifying...
711
01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:57,260
I quite liked you today, you know that?
712
01:02:59,760 --> 01:03:00,880
What?
713
01:03:04,760 --> 01:03:08,080
- Remind me how you came into my life?
- I talked to Arthur.
714
01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:14,620
- He said you were beautiful, and smart...
- He always was the brains of the outfit.
715
01:03:17,120 --> 01:03:21,100
It was the house I was born in.
When we lost it, it broke my husband's heart.
716
01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:24,280
- The insurance company didn't pay?
- They said it was an 'Act of God'.
717
01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:32,560
- Mr. Ryan?
- No.
718
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:38,320
The insurance industry reckons that the
'Act of God' is just a figure of speech...
719
01:03:38,600 --> 01:03:41,320
The churches can't possibly agree with that.
720
01:03:43,660 --> 01:03:48,100
- I suppose for legal purposes...
- What about for religious purposes?
721
01:03:48,140 --> 01:03:51,300
For moral purposes?
For philosophical purposes?
722
01:03:51,500 --> 01:03:55,400
Is there such a thing as an 'Act of God'
that isn't meant to be taken seriously?
723
01:03:55,460 --> 01:03:56,860
I shouldn't think so.
724
01:03:59,080 --> 01:04:00,780
It means what it says,
what else?
725
01:04:01,080 --> 01:04:03,880
Do you think my boat was sunk by an 'Act of God'?
726
01:04:03,900 --> 01:04:05,800
Who can say with these things?
727
01:04:06,160 --> 01:04:08,360
The insurance companies
think they can.
728
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:13,400
But we don't go running around saying when
the weather's bad it's an 'Act of Insurance'.
729
01:04:15,360 --> 01:04:19,100
Did God make the bolt of lightning
which struck my boat?
730
01:04:19,101 --> 01:04:21,301
Yes, and no.
731
01:04:21,520 --> 01:04:23,680
These things do not have easy answers.
732
01:04:23,840 --> 01:04:28,080
If you can't tell me what's an 'Act of God'
and what isn't, and these men can't tell me,
733
01:04:28,280 --> 01:04:31,320
how can some shiny-arse
with a diploma in accountancy?
734
01:04:31,800 --> 01:04:33,420
Quiet, please.
735
01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:38,820
If God does exist,
the Churches must be liable.
736
01:04:39,480 --> 01:04:45,400
The Churches can only win if they
prove God does not exist.
737
01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:50,080
Do you want to tell them?
738
01:04:52,160 --> 01:04:57,240
Aren't you hopelessly compromised, Your Eminence?
Isn't it one of God's commandments,
739
01:04:57,400 --> 01:05:01,400
That we mustn't take his name in vain?
Isn't that exactly what they've been doing?
740
01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:05,540
Using his name to justify a
legitimate legal fiction. A lie.
741
01:05:05,600 --> 01:05:07,680
It comes close to it,
I would concede.
742
01:05:08,040 --> 01:05:10,600
Isn't that blasphemy?
How can you tolerate it?
743
01:05:10,700 --> 01:05:14,360
To be truthful, I suspect we haven't
given it a lot of thought until now.
744
01:05:14,720 --> 01:05:16,880
Do you think it's because the Churches,
745
01:05:17,160 --> 01:05:21,480
whose combined wealth could easily
pay off the entire third world debt,
746
01:05:21,800 --> 01:05:27,080
are massive shareholders in financial institutions,
including the global insurance industry?
747
01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:30,400
What are you doing
in bed with these people?
748
01:05:37,160 --> 01:05:39,520
We are not perfect, Mr. Myers.
749
01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:44,040
We've been on the wrong side
of things very often. We are sinners.
750
01:05:44,720 --> 01:05:47,920
We are blind to much injustice,
we have blood on our hands.
751
01:05:48,600 --> 01:05:53,960
- Guilty, no question.
- I didn't ask for your confession.
752
01:05:54,680 --> 01:05:57,440
Good, it would take eternity to hear it.
753
01:05:58,600 --> 01:06:02,160
I want to know if you recognise
any of the same flaws in yourself?
754
01:06:03,040 --> 01:06:07,480
A little intolerance, perhaps?
A little too much self-luck?
755
01:06:07,581 --> 01:06:08,981
I'm not the one on trial.
756
01:06:09,040 --> 01:06:10,760
And nor is God, I assure you.
757
01:06:11,360 --> 01:06:15,400
My god is an eternal wellspring
758
01:06:15,640 --> 01:06:19,560
of love, hope and inspiration for millions.
759
01:06:20,240 --> 01:06:22,960
He moves mountains.
760
01:06:23,600 --> 01:06:26,720
How does your faith compare with that god?
761
01:06:27,920 --> 01:06:32,400
- It's a poor world without faith.
- I know.
762
01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:37,920
I mean love of God.
I mean feeling God work on your heart.
763
01:06:38,840 --> 01:06:43,160
Have you felt that?
Compared to that loss,
764
01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:49,700
the loss of your boat is nothing.
A speck of dust. Not even a speck.
765
01:06:50,720 --> 01:06:54,480
Who knows?
God might have been trying to teach you that.
766
01:06:54,481 --> 01:06:56,981
It was a sign?
767
01:06:57,780 --> 01:07:01,560
- I wouldn't rule it out.
- Thank you.
768
01:07:01,720 --> 01:07:05,960
- You are excused, Your Eminence.
- I think we might take a break.
769
01:07:06,320 --> 01:07:09,560
The court is adjourned for lunch.
770
01:07:16,720 --> 01:07:21,160
Anna, I'm sorry,
but you brought this one yourself.
771
01:07:22,040 --> 01:07:26,000
That's a joke. Any decent legal system would have
thrown it out and jailed the animal for 6 months
772
01:07:26,120 --> 01:07:29,880
for public nuisance. Instead of that,
he's swanning around like some pop star,
773
01:07:30,080 --> 01:07:32,600
and we're looking at half a billion
in claims if you lose.
774
01:07:32,800 --> 01:07:34,960
At least the cardinal
straightened him up a bit.
775
01:07:35,480 --> 01:07:38,080
That bloody took time to fight after all.
776
01:07:40,880 --> 01:07:44,200
What are you going to do?
777
01:07:45,320 --> 01:07:49,960
Make his miserably life more miserable.
I'm gonna nail the bastard.
778
01:07:50,360 --> 01:07:57,760
- Have we taken care of the girlfriend?
- Ms. Redmond's been taken care of.
779
01:07:57,840 --> 01:08:01,280
- Bye, Anna.
- Good luck, Anna.
780
01:08:02,400 --> 01:08:07,000
Westerly winds from the Red Centre
continue to fan bushfires north of the city,
781
01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:11,960
casting an eerie glow over the
deepening drama of the Myers-God trial.
782
01:08:15,200 --> 01:08:20,520
Your Honour, I'd like to call
Mr. Bart Gidman of Whaleboat Bay.
783
01:08:24,960 --> 01:08:29,400
Retired senior constable Gidman
considered Steve Myers a troublemaker...
784
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:32,600
- Makes him look criminal.
- I think it's quite a good likeness.
785
01:08:32,760 --> 01:08:38,100
Obstructing a bulldozer, drunk and disorderly,
indecent exposure.
786
01:08:38,200 --> 01:08:40,280
He was having a pee off his boat.
787
01:08:40,880 --> 01:08:45,000
The former policeman also said that
Mr. Myers' domestic arrangements
788
01:08:45,200 --> 01:08:49,680
involving his ex-wife and her de-facto
husband were morally questionable,
789
01:08:49,920 --> 01:08:52,960
- And inappropriate for a 12 year old girl.
- She's talking about me.
790
01:08:53,400 --> 01:08:54,760
I said, switch it off.
791
01:08:55,200 --> 01:09:01,500
Myers had apparently paid no tax for 3 years,
and confirmed he was currently under investigation.
792
01:09:06,080 --> 01:09:09,600
There have been questions about
Mr. Myers' motives and character
793
01:09:09,601 --> 01:09:11,881
that have threatened
to derail his entire case.
794
01:09:11,900 --> 01:09:17,660
Cockroach! Bloody sewer rats!
This is like something out of 60 Minutes.
795
01:09:18,040 --> 01:09:21,460
It's not gonna work for them, though.
The judge isn't gonna buy it.
796
01:09:22,120 --> 01:09:25,080
- What's the matter?
- Nothing.
797
01:09:25,400 --> 01:09:27,960
I'm not gonna let this
bastard get away with it.
798
01:09:29,720 --> 01:09:33,540
There you are.
I'll put you on the stand later.
799
01:09:33,600 --> 01:09:37,360
- To say what?
- To say that your brother told you he's running a scam.
800
01:09:37,480 --> 01:09:41,400
- But he didn't.
- Yes he did. Don't you remember?
801
01:09:45,520 --> 01:09:47,040
What's next?
802
01:09:48,360 --> 01:09:49,880
Just you wait and see.
803
01:09:54,520 --> 01:09:57,800
Your honour, I'd like to call...
804
01:09:59,720 --> 01:10:01,080
Anna Redmond.
805
01:10:16,640 --> 01:10:21,660
I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall
give will be the truth, and nothing but the truth.
806
01:10:27,200 --> 01:10:31,920
- You are a journalist for The National?
- No, I got fired.
807
01:10:32,280 --> 01:10:36,800
- Was it something to do with Mr. Myers?
- Ms. Edmond and I are not on trial.
808
01:10:36,960 --> 01:10:40,600
No, God is. And at any other time in
history they'd hang the both of you for it.
809
01:10:41,000 --> 01:10:44,940
The Almighty surely has the right
to know the character of his accuser.
810
01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:46,000
Proceed.
811
01:10:49,720 --> 01:10:52,660
I ask you again,
was it anything to do with Mr. Myers?
812
01:10:53,200 --> 01:10:57,300
- The thought crossed my mind.
- You're his partner in this, aren't you?
813
01:10:57,560 --> 01:11:01,780
You have a keen interest in his case,
you've written several articles,
814
01:11:01,800 --> 01:11:04,440
made numerous radio appearances.
You've beaten it up?
815
01:11:04,441 --> 01:11:05,620
It's newsworthy.
816
01:11:05,621 --> 01:11:10,900
You could sell his story for twice
the value of the boat, couldn't you?
817
01:11:12,360 --> 01:11:15,160
Will you tell the court about Michael?
818
01:11:18,000 --> 01:11:19,161
We have the letters.
819
01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:21,640
I presume you mean...?
820
01:11:31,240 --> 01:11:35,720
He died. I found him on the carpet.
I don't know what happened.
821
01:11:36,240 --> 01:11:42,440
I should tell the court that Michael was a goldfish.
An insured goldfish.
822
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:47,680
How much did you get for it
after 2 years and 37 letters?
823
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:51,200
- I don't remember. Who cares?
- $78.
824
01:11:51,280 --> 01:11:55,220
Do you know how many claims you've
made over the past 25 years?
825
01:11:56,760 --> 01:11:59,880
Injury to a cat from a
faulty spring in a sofa.
826
01:11:59,900 --> 01:12:02,560
That nearly killed her.
In fact, she did die later.
827
01:12:02,600 --> 01:12:05,380
Not before you stood on her
and claimed that too.
828
01:12:05,400 --> 01:12:09,030
It is a history of unremitting obsession.
829
01:12:09,040 --> 01:12:12,480
- I think that's overstating it.
- 109 claims?
830
01:12:12,680 --> 01:12:15,080
Everyone was legitimate.
What else is insurance for?
831
01:12:15,200 --> 01:12:19,820
- You don't like insurance companies, do you?
- No.
832
01:12:20,000 --> 01:12:25,200
Will you tell the court what happened
on the 23rd of March, 1966?
833
01:12:26,280 --> 01:12:29,480
1966? Don't be ridiculous.
834
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:32,720
It's a quiz, is it?
835
01:12:33,100 --> 01:12:35,700
1966, 23rd of March...?
836
01:12:35,850 --> 01:12:37,880
Martin Luther King got shot?
Grace Kelly had a baby?
837
01:12:37,900 --> 01:12:39,840
The war ended?
I don't know. I was seven.
838
01:12:41,600 --> 01:12:44,160
- What were you doing?
- Your house burned down.
839
01:12:45,400 --> 01:12:46,320
Did it?
840
01:12:46,720 --> 01:12:48,880
The insurance company
refused to pay, didn't they?
841
01:12:49,720 --> 01:12:53,480
- They said it was arson.
- Oh, you remember now?
842
01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:58,120
- That it wasn't arson.
- Maybe, maybe not.
843
01:12:58,240 --> 01:13:03,880
It wasn't arson. It was their excuse
because they didn't want to pay.
844
01:13:03,920 --> 01:13:05,040
We lost everything.
845
01:13:05,560 --> 01:13:07,840
You've never forgotten, have you?
Or forgiven?
846
01:13:08,320 --> 01:13:12,280
My father went to jail.
He was innocent.
847
01:13:12,480 --> 01:13:18,240
Isn't it true that because of that incident
35 years ago, you are here now with Mr. Myers?
848
01:13:18,800 --> 01:13:21,700
When you saw his little game, you saw a chance
849
01:13:21,800 --> 01:13:24,200
to satisfy your lifelong passion for revenge?
- No.
850
01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:27,880
Attempts to make the biggest
claim in history, against God.
851
01:13:28,240 --> 01:13:33,520
It is a fraud, a hoax, a swindle.
By day, Your Honour, they seek justice in your court,
852
01:13:33,760 --> 01:13:36,680
- at night they chase the loot.
- This is ridiculous!
853
01:13:37,200 --> 01:13:40,520
Why are you on the phones to the
magazines, if not to sell your story?
854
01:13:40,521 --> 01:13:42,021
That's not true.
That's a lie.
855
01:13:42,120 --> 01:13:46,020
I have small affidavits from two editors.
856
01:13:46,120 --> 01:13:48,040
I am happy to put them on the stand.
857
01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:53,680
We are fucked.
858
01:13:55,440 --> 01:13:56,660
Why didn't you tell me?
859
01:13:56,661 --> 01:13:59,061
It was not relevant.
Nothing he said was relevant to your case.
860
01:13:59,080 --> 01:14:02,100
Of course it was relevant.
We just got stuffed there.
861
01:14:02,120 --> 01:14:04,880
- What's all that stuff about arson?
- It was not arson.
862
01:14:05,160 --> 01:14:09,080
- My father was a hundred miles away.
- Isn't that what arsonists usually are?
863
01:14:09,560 --> 01:14:13,660
We are buggered.
All that effort is completely out the window.
864
01:14:13,800 --> 01:14:14,900
How many claims was it?
865
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:19,280
So what!? Do I persecute minorities?
Do I stick pins into little old ladies?
866
01:14:20,800 --> 01:14:26,000
I made legitimate claims.
How come you're taking his side?
867
01:14:26,800 --> 01:14:29,840
He slandered me, he slandered my father.
He tried to humiliate me.
868
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:33,240
This is an attack on me
When it's you it's shocking, when it's me...
869
01:14:33,400 --> 01:14:34,880
- I'm not a crank.
- I'm not a crank.
870
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:37,900
I wouldn't even be doing this
if I only wanted my stuff back.
871
01:14:37,901 --> 01:14:40,381
I want my boat, it's all I ever wanted.
872
01:14:40,400 --> 01:14:45,800
I'm not the one following people, trying to
flog the story to some bloody newspaper.
873
01:14:47,200 --> 01:14:49,520
The only reason I made that
call was because of you.
874
01:14:50,760 --> 01:14:53,160
So that if everything fell apart
at least you had some money.
875
01:14:55,200 --> 01:14:57,280
So why didn't you say you'd been fired?
876
01:14:57,760 --> 01:15:01,560
For supporting you. Isn't that a joke?
Why didn't I know? Why didn't I think?
877
01:15:03,880 --> 01:15:04,720
I don't know.
878
01:15:07,040 --> 01:15:08,920
Just go.
I'm out.
879
01:15:10,240 --> 01:15:13,240
Please just spare me the time.
Just go.
880
01:15:21,400 --> 01:15:23,760
How the fuck are you
supposed to get out of here!?
881
01:16:20,400 --> 01:16:23,840
Ryan wants me to testify
you said you had a scam going.
882
01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:27,320
And naturally you told him where to stuff it?
883
01:16:28,600 --> 01:16:33,700
He's gonna put me on the stand. If I deny it,
he'll say that I'm lying to protect my brother.
884
01:16:34,920 --> 01:16:39,000
If you deny it?
What did he bribe you with?
885
01:16:39,160 --> 01:16:40,600
Senior partnership?
886
01:16:42,720 --> 01:16:44,160
He did.
887
01:16:44,760 --> 01:16:47,940
Listen. Steve, please,
for once in your life listen.
888
01:16:48,720 --> 01:16:51,600
You can't possibly win.
Do you know why?
889
01:16:51,920 --> 01:16:53,760
Because they can't afford to lose.
890
01:16:54,280 --> 01:16:57,240
They've had you at moments,
but your glory's gone.
891
01:16:57,480 --> 01:17:00,540
And excuse the pun,
but you were sunk before you started.
892
01:17:00,600 --> 01:17:03,840
And you'll be sunk even deeper in
2 or 3 years when you're still in court.
893
01:17:03,920 --> 01:17:07,360
They know that keeping you there
is their only option.
894
01:17:08,320 --> 01:17:12,600
Where will you be then?
And where will Rebecca be?
895
01:18:22,680 --> 01:18:24,560
Drop your case.
896
01:18:25,760 --> 01:18:26,600
I'm sorry?
897
01:18:27,360 --> 01:18:29,280
You've dropped your case.
898
01:19:31,120 --> 01:19:34,200
If you give up your obsession,
I'll give up mine.
899
01:19:36,440 --> 01:19:39,760
- You're not a crank.
- No, you're the crank.
900
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:45,360
I could be in court for the next 20 years.
901
01:19:48,400 --> 01:19:50,680
How does a moral victory sound to you?
902
01:19:53,000 --> 01:19:55,720
There's a lot to be said for a moral victory.
903
01:20:01,160 --> 01:20:03,560
This may contain a few clues.
904
01:20:05,440 --> 01:20:08,520
"He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it."
905
01:20:10,160 --> 01:20:12,520
- No.
- A bit close to the bone for me.
906
01:20:13,560 --> 01:20:21,080
"Wheresoever the carcass is,
there the eagles shall be gathered together."
907
01:20:22,880 --> 01:20:24,520
That's very interesting.
908
01:20:30,200 --> 01:20:31,520
What?
909
01:20:32,400 --> 01:20:35,280
You do know everybody thinks
we're sleeping together?
910
01:20:36,840 --> 01:20:40,760
- Yes, well, why not?
- No.
911
01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:55,920
What would you say if I was to tell you
I was falling in love with you?
912
01:20:56,700 --> 01:20:58,521
Well, I'd say...
913
01:21:14,880 --> 01:21:16,360
What's that?
914
01:21:17,480 --> 01:21:20,280
I don't know.
Something I made up.
915
01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:25,880
- Do you always sing afterwards?
- No, I think this is the first time.
916
01:21:29,320 --> 01:21:32,400
- It's very nice.
- Thank you.
917
01:21:35,720 --> 01:21:38,200
You're quite wonderful,
you know that?
918
01:21:40,040 --> 01:21:47,160
You make me feel wonderful.
Absolutely, unprecedentedly wonderful.
919
01:21:56,680 --> 01:21:59,440
Rescue services are
stretched to breaking point
920
01:21:59,441 --> 01:22:02,541
with bushfires now penetrating
the outskirts of the city.
921
01:22:02,600 --> 01:22:06,560
There are long delays as city-bound
traffic has been diverted,
922
01:22:06,800 --> 01:22:09,440
and motorists are advised to be patient.
923
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:19,520
In federal court Steve Myers'
case seems likely to collapse...
924
01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:23,720
Following revelations about his past,
and those of his companion, Anna Redmond.
925
01:22:33,760 --> 01:22:35,600
Look who's here.
926
01:22:35,920 --> 01:22:39,920
- Darling princess Ornatharicus.
- I'm Jules.
927
01:22:42,360 --> 01:22:45,240
No matter what happens today,
I'm definitely gonna pay you back.
928
01:22:45,360 --> 01:22:48,680
There's no need to go to Perth.
I can set up a practice right here.
929
01:22:48,880 --> 01:22:50,920
I will pay you back.
930
01:22:51,721 --> 01:22:54,621
Where is Arthur?
I've saved him a seat.
931
01:22:54,840 --> 01:22:57,680
I thought what they did to you
yesterday was terrible.
932
01:22:58,200 --> 01:23:01,360
- They're pretty tough on him too.
- But he deserved it.
933
01:23:03,280 --> 01:23:07,080
- Is she nice?
- She's very nice indeed.
934
01:23:10,480 --> 01:23:11,840
What?
935
01:23:12,960 --> 01:23:17,400
I'm proud of you, whatever happens.
936
01:23:18,840 --> 01:23:20,840
Nothing could stop us now.
937
01:23:35,600 --> 01:23:38,480
Is it enough, do you think, a moral victory?
938
01:23:38,600 --> 01:23:43,480
What other kind is there?
In the great scheme of things.
939
01:23:43,760 --> 01:23:46,640
- I call David Myer.
- Your Honour, I'm withdrawing from the case..
940
01:23:47,720 --> 01:23:50,000
What? He can't do that.
941
01:23:50,120 --> 01:23:54,080
- Yes, he can. But he'd better explain.
- What is this?
942
01:23:54,240 --> 01:23:56,800
I brought an action against
someone who doesn't exist.
943
01:23:58,240 --> 01:24:02,000
- The defendant does not exist?
- What about these characters?
944
01:24:02,280 --> 01:24:05,600
If God doesn't exist, they don't
exist as his representatives.
945
01:24:05,840 --> 01:24:09,120
The God of the 'Act of God'
does not exist.
946
01:24:09,280 --> 01:24:14,400
Not one person in this courtroom has
been prepared to say that he does.
947
01:24:14,680 --> 01:24:19,800
It's a lie that they use to
rob decent, honourable people,
948
01:24:19,920 --> 01:24:23,080
the kind of people
who have joined me in this action.
949
01:24:27,280 --> 01:24:30,240
There's something else.
950
01:24:31,640 --> 01:24:34,080
If God exists,
951
01:24:35,881 --> 01:24:40,481
I don't think he sits around
sinking people's little boats,
952
01:24:40,840 --> 01:24:44,760
I don't think he causes
earthquakes and landslides,
953
01:24:45,200 --> 01:24:48,760
or dreams up ways
to make people's breaks fail.
954
01:24:49,160 --> 01:24:54,600
If there is a God, surely he is everywhere.
He's in everything. He's even in this courtroom.
955
01:24:54,840 --> 01:24:58,880
He's in the sea, he's in a lobster,
he's in a line of Robert Burns,
956
01:24:59,240 --> 01:25:03,600
he's in a woman's thigh,
the soft anvil of creation.
957
01:25:04,400 --> 01:25:06,520
He's in the face.
958
01:25:12,840 --> 01:25:14,660
How can I sue these things?
959
01:25:15,461 --> 01:25:20,561
"All other things to the destruct should draw,
only love hath no decay."
960
01:25:20,660 --> 01:25:21,600
That's what I told you.
961
01:25:23,320 --> 01:25:31,580
Maybe you were right. My boat was a tiny little
speck of dust in the great scheme of things.
962
01:25:32,080 --> 01:25:36,720
Losing it was nothing.
Let's say God did sink my boat.
963
01:25:36,920 --> 01:25:41,480
How can I sue God for an act
that led me to this woman?
964
01:25:42,440 --> 01:25:44,160
For an act of love.
965
01:25:46,020 --> 01:25:49,000
- Pax vobiscum.
- Bless you.
966
01:25:49,001 --> 01:25:50,001
Mazel tov.
967
01:26:30,800 --> 01:26:33,120
- It's a sign.
- A miracle.
968
01:26:33,240 --> 01:26:36,040
- A winged messenger.
- It's a fucking cockatoo.
969
01:27:02,400 --> 01:27:06,980
I think, under the circumstances,
court is adjourned for 15 minutes.
970
01:27:25,240 --> 01:27:30,340
Mr. Myers did more than prove that
the insurers god is a false one.
971
01:27:30,520 --> 01:27:33,840
- A very strange thing happened today...
- He showed us
972
01:27:34,040 --> 01:27:39,340
that even in this globalised world,
love is still a powerful player.
973
01:27:42,800 --> 01:27:45,800
Two very strange things happened today...
974
01:27:46,800 --> 01:27:49,240
Mr. Myers has established to my satisfaction
975
01:27:50,080 --> 01:27:53,160
That an 'Act of God',
as defined by the insurance companies,
976
01:27:53,880 --> 01:27:58,360
is oppressive and exploitative,
offensive to reason and religion...
977
01:27:59,080 --> 01:28:01,480
and almost certainly wrong in law.
978
01:28:03,200 --> 01:28:07,160
He has withdrawn his case,
but he's made his point indelibly.
979
01:28:08,080 --> 01:28:12,160
The position of the insurance
companies is untenable,
980
01:28:12,280 --> 01:28:16,040
and in my view unlikely to survive
concerted challenge in the court.
981
01:28:17,280 --> 01:28:19,360
Your Honour,
the case is,
982
01:28:19,800 --> 01:28:23,960
with the greatest respect,
the case was against the churches.
983
01:28:24,280 --> 01:28:27,080
Yes. And they will have to
consider their position.
984
01:28:29,400 --> 01:28:32,900
- Amor vincet omnie.
- Love conquers all.
985
01:28:33,920 --> 01:28:35,600
Court is adjourned.
986
01:28:55,280 --> 01:28:57,680
Please tell the American people
how you feel right now.
987
01:28:58,040 --> 01:29:01,120
I feel terrific, thank you very much.
I'm very, very happy.
988
01:29:04,680 --> 01:29:06,800
What happens with your co-plaintiffs?
989
01:29:07,320 --> 01:29:09,360
Mr. David Myers will be representing them.
990
01:29:09,720 --> 01:29:14,200
- Will they be suing God?
- No, the insurance companies.
991
01:29:14,320 --> 01:29:16,960
The way is now open,
thanks to my brother.
992
01:29:18,120 --> 01:29:22,240
- Is the world a better place today?
- Me? I think so.
993
01:29:24,040 --> 01:29:27,800
Every right-minded person knows that
I've been even-handed throughout the case,
994
01:29:28,000 --> 01:29:30,240
but now that it's over I'll say this:
995
01:29:30,400 --> 01:29:35,160
It's a great victory for ordinary people,
like you and like me.
996
01:29:35,520 --> 01:29:37,720
- Did we win?
- I don't know.
997
01:29:40,160 --> 01:29:43,120
It's been a tumultuous couple of hours
at the stock exchange
998
01:29:43,280 --> 01:29:45,920
where all the large insurance
stocks have crashed.
999
01:29:46,040 --> 01:29:48,520
There's panic at insurance offices
around the city
1000
01:29:48,720 --> 01:29:53,600
with thousands of customers demanding refunds.
A spokesman for Monarch Alliance says...
1001
01:29:55,040 --> 01:29:59,900
- I suppose the best is to take the long view.
- You're telling me?
1002
01:29:59,920 --> 01:30:04,020
We survived, but I certainly
don't have a sense of jubilation.
1003
01:30:04,800 --> 01:30:08,600
- I have a depression.
- A terrific victory, Ryan.
1004
01:30:08,840 --> 01:30:12,400
- Your grace, you got crucified.
- The games are over. We shall be rich.
1005
01:30:12,800 --> 01:30:14,700
Cal's suing? Good on you.
1006
01:30:14,800 --> 01:30:17,101
Against Monarch Alliance
and five other insurance companies.
1007
01:30:17,160 --> 01:30:20,360
Section 52 of the Trade Practices Act.
Several billion dollars...
1008
01:30:20,560 --> 01:30:23,960
- God is our copyright.
- I'll get straight onto it.
1009
01:30:24,200 --> 01:30:28,000
We won't be needing you on this one, Gerry.
Not this time.
1010
01:30:29,440 --> 01:30:32,700
- God is love.
- What if we've been reading you people?
1011
01:30:32,800 --> 01:30:36,240
It's what happens when we
give up the moral high-ground.
1012
01:30:36,320 --> 01:30:39,200
I'm against all these lawsuits.
The church is our proper place.
1013
01:30:39,480 --> 01:30:42,480
- They're gonna sue you for billions.
- What!?
1014
01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:50,800
We've got to get back to our
core business. The little people.
1015
01:30:51,160 --> 01:30:54,360
- We could help fund their case.
- I said to Sam,
1016
01:30:54,760 --> 01:30:59,200
you want to win this case
you've got to prove God does not exist.
1017
01:30:59,720 --> 01:31:01,600
That's easier said than done.
1018
01:31:01,800 --> 01:31:04,800
I saw an article which said
they'll soon be able to, apparently.
1019
01:31:04,920 --> 01:31:08,520
- A science magazine?
- No, Presbyterian Monthly.
1020
01:31:08,920 --> 01:31:12,840
It's a question of faith. Either you
believe He doesn't exist, or you don't.
1021
01:31:13,000 --> 01:31:15,160
Pinch me. Tell me I'm dreaming.
1022
01:31:57,680 --> 01:31:59,960
How long is it going to take you
to pay that money back?
1023
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:01,280
Not long.
1024
01:32:01,800 --> 01:32:04,240
Twenty, thirty, forty years.
1025
01:32:06,200 --> 01:32:09,680
You've just been offered $250.000
for your story.
1026
01:32:10,160 --> 01:32:14,000
- No, I couldn't do that.
- You want to be a lawyer all your life?
1027
01:32:16,840 --> 01:32:18,200
Actually, it's worse than that.
1028
01:32:18,920 --> 01:32:23,920
You've been offered $350.000 for
the complete, unabridged story.
1029
01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:27,800
The full kissy-wissy, touchy-watchy?
1030
01:32:27,920 --> 01:32:30,360
- The steamy story.
- Our story.
1031
01:32:32,520 --> 01:32:34,680
- I can pay Les back.
- Yes.
1032
01:32:35,800 --> 01:32:37,680
$200.000 would buy a beautiful boat.
1033
01:32:39,280 --> 01:32:42,800
I always fancied sailing to Shanghai.
1034
01:32:44,720 --> 01:32:50,280
It's too late, it's ruined.
But I've heard Hanoi is wondrous.
1035
01:32:51,440 --> 01:32:53,680
- There's pirates on the way.
- Bugger them.
1036
01:32:54,040 --> 01:32:55,840
Typhoons, malaria...
1037
01:32:57,840 --> 01:33:00,920
Arthur, how do you like
the sound of that? Hanoi.
1038
01:33:01,720 --> 01:33:03,920
They eat dogs in Hanoi.
1039
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:26,000
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