1 00:00:01,059 --> 00:00:02,440 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:03,640 I have a confession, Stuart. 3 00:00:04,059 --> 00:00:05,880 Now? You were right about Ned. 4 00:00:06,580 --> 00:00:07,940 He's wonderful with Matthew. 5 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:09,960 I was being a chauvinist. 6 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:15,340 I had a knee -jerk reaction to a male nanny. Oh, and if you read him My Little 7 00:00:15,340 --> 00:00:17,020 Pony, he goes right to sleep. 8 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:20,440 But he won't go in the bathtub without Kermit. I'd go again. You've got all the 9 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,300 emergency numbers by the phone, both ours and the car. See you tonight. 10 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:25,520 Papa. Need some help? 11 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:26,800 No, I got it. 12 00:00:30,759 --> 00:00:32,720 Beautiful. I'm glad you like it. 13 00:00:35,780 --> 00:00:36,860 Merry Christmas, Anne. 14 00:00:37,980 --> 00:00:39,620 I did not kill her. 15 00:00:39,820 --> 00:00:40,820 I think you did. 16 00:00:41,060 --> 00:00:45,520 I think you went into a murderous rage that didn't end until she lay dead on 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,540 that floor. I'm not capable of doing something like that. I think you are. 18 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:54,540 You saw this pretty young girl with a will of her own. You couldn't break her 19 00:00:54,540 --> 00:00:58,040 down, so you... Beat her to death. Your Honor, I ask that the prosecutor be 20 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,460 instructed to stop badgering this man. I am a professor of Russian literature. 21 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,300 That doesn't mean you're not a savage killer. 22 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:11,700 Stuart, I just realized I've got this deposition until five tomorrow. I'm 23 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:13,440 to have to come right home from there and change. 24 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:14,960 Change for what? 25 00:01:15,460 --> 00:01:17,500 The AIDS benefit in Santa Monica. 26 00:01:18,020 --> 00:01:19,020 Tomorrow night? 27 00:01:19,450 --> 00:01:20,810 Honey, of course it is. 28 00:01:21,030 --> 00:01:24,970 And I have my meeting with Lila Vandenberg tomorrow night. Lila 29 00:01:24,970 --> 00:01:26,930 actress? Yeah. I thought that was in the afternoon. 30 00:01:27,250 --> 00:01:30,850 No, she only takes evening meetings. She finds them much more civilized. Is she 31 00:01:30,850 --> 00:01:31,509 a client of yours? 32 00:01:31,510 --> 00:01:33,990 Well, she's represented by Susan Bloom, but they've asked me to take a look at 33 00:01:33,990 --> 00:01:34,628 her finances. 34 00:01:34,630 --> 00:01:35,750 So I go to the dinner alone? 35 00:01:36,130 --> 00:01:39,550 No, why don't you call somebody from the firm? Maybe Douglas would want to go. 36 00:01:39,950 --> 00:01:40,950 I could take you. 37 00:01:41,660 --> 00:01:43,720 Very sweet of you. No, wait a minute. That's a great idea. 38 00:01:44,180 --> 00:01:45,320 Who's going to take care of Matthew? 39 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,600 Matthew can stay with the, what do you call it, next door. The Haley's. The 40 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,520 Haley's. He's crazy about little... Chelsea. Little Chelsea. 41 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,240 He won't even know we're gone. 42 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,240 It's black tie, Stuart. 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,500 Oh, that's no problem. My roommate used to be a maitre d'. Actually, he owns a 44 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:01,200 tuxedo. Great. No problem. You see? No problem. 45 00:02:01,420 --> 00:02:03,260 It's no problem at all. Is it, Matthew? 46 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:04,560 No problem. 47 00:03:36,940 --> 00:03:37,940 Thank you. 48 00:04:27,140 --> 00:04:30,460 Next up, Campus et al. versus Halifax Chemical. 49 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:31,599 We're going to trial. 50 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,560 This is the class action suit brought by the Hondurans? Mm -hmm. I'm co -chair 51 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,060 with Alex DePalma, the attorney who brought it to us. Farm workers down 52 00:04:39,060 --> 00:04:44,140 used a real nasty pesticide called Z -chlor, also known as wallop, made 400 53 00:04:44,140 --> 00:04:44,999 them sterile. 54 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,000 All up, indeed. 55 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:50,820 C -Clor was suspended by the EPA, but Halifax kept shipping tons of the stuff 56 00:04:50,820 --> 00:04:54,060 Honduras. I thought this case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. 57 00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:58,300 We appealed, and the court ruled that since Halifax is based in California, we 58 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:00,540 can try it here. Foreign workers suing in our courts. 59 00:05:00,940 --> 00:05:02,300 Good luck. It's worse than you think. 60 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,100 De Palma is a solo practitioner from East L .A. 61 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:10,320 Halifax is represented by Breach and Spitzer. Those guys are pit bulls. Kiss 62 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,800 this one goodbye. Look, we know it's a long shot, but what that company did to 63 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,500 these people was a crime. But you can't right every wrong in the world, and this 64 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:21,600 is eating up billable hours. It's about conscience, Douglas. Come on, folks, we 65 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,100 have to have some physical response. Yeah, but how far are we expected to go? 66 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,820 Before this goes any further, I want to talk to Mr. De Palma and the class rep. 67 00:05:27,980 --> 00:05:29,340 Anything else, Douglas? No. 68 00:05:29,580 --> 00:05:30,580 We're done. 69 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,280 Gentlemen, when we took this on, you both agreed we should settle. 70 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,620 We asked for four million, they shot it down. 71 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:41,940 So, try again. 72 00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:46,340 Mr. McKenzie, we are ready for trial. We've got a solid case on the facts. 73 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:51,420 Mr. Campos has spent six years gathering data and overseeing medical tests down 74 00:05:51,420 --> 00:05:52,319 in Honduras. 75 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,000 These people are counting on us. 76 00:05:54,220 --> 00:05:57,660 Thirty percent of the workers at my plantation are like me. 77 00:05:57,980 --> 00:05:59,440 We can never have children. 78 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,800 But you still have to prove a link to the pesticide. We all know how hard that 79 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,740 is. The firm is in no position to carry this through a trial and appeals that 80 00:06:07,740 --> 00:06:11,440 could take years. I didn't come here so you could broker a settlement and walk 81 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:12,600 away with a big fee. 82 00:06:12,860 --> 00:06:17,720 I needed Tommy Mullaney to win. You needed an experienced firm to back you, 83 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:18,720 we're telling you to settle. 84 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,320 Halifax isn't interested in settling. They want a verdict to discourage other 85 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:27,200 foreign suits. The whole chemical industry is behind them. Great. Now 86 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,200 taking on the chemical lobby. 87 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,580 Look, why not make another offer? 88 00:06:31,150 --> 00:06:35,690 Try asking for two million. That's a joke. After fees, that's barely 3 ,000 89 00:06:35,690 --> 00:06:38,250 man. You'd be lucky to get that for third world workers. 90 00:06:38,490 --> 00:06:39,409 Third world? 91 00:06:39,410 --> 00:06:42,510 Does that mean our lives have less value than yours? I wasn't saying that. Yeah, 92 00:06:42,530 --> 00:06:45,690 well, then what were you saying? Are you talking about the average wage earner? 93 00:06:45,710 --> 00:06:48,370 Guys, let me have a few minutes here, okay? 94 00:06:48,930 --> 00:06:50,650 I'll meet you back in my office. 95 00:06:51,570 --> 00:06:52,570 Thanks. 96 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,240 I'm sorry I let you talk us into this. Listen, Leland, we're talking about $15 97 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,660 million in damages here with possible punitives beyond that. 98 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:06,680 Our split would be at least $2 .5 million. If you win, and if it holds up 99 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,220 appeal. We get a verdict in our favor, they'll settle big before they appeal. 100 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,620 I'm telling you guys, we can pull this off. 101 00:07:20,330 --> 00:07:24,450 Mr. Campos, when did you find out that you were sterile? Seven years ago. 102 00:07:24,710 --> 00:07:27,950 My wife and I had been married three years and still no children. 103 00:07:28,290 --> 00:07:30,090 The doctor said I had no sperm. 104 00:07:30,310 --> 00:07:33,710 Did the doctor offer any hope that you could ever have children? No. 105 00:07:34,270 --> 00:07:37,530 He said this part of me is dead. I was 28 years old. 106 00:07:39,970 --> 00:07:42,050 Can you tell us what this is, sir? 107 00:07:42,370 --> 00:07:45,370 It's the tool we use to push Ziklor into the ground. 108 00:07:46,990 --> 00:07:51,070 You inject the pesticide into the roots of the plant like this? 109 00:07:51,350 --> 00:07:57,370 Yes. Sometimes you hit a stone and it comes back in your face and eyes, on 110 00:07:57,370 --> 00:08:01,630 legs. It's like fire on the skin. It makes you so sick you vomit. 111 00:08:01,930 --> 00:08:06,210 Did anyone ever warn you or the other workers that Z -Chlor could make you 112 00:08:06,210 --> 00:08:09,330 sterile or was in any way harmful to your health? No, never. 113 00:08:09,690 --> 00:08:10,690 Mr. Campos? 114 00:08:12,430 --> 00:08:16,670 What does it mean to a Honduran man to know he can never father a child? 115 00:08:17,890 --> 00:08:23,990 There is nothing worse This is not losing a hand or an eye if you cannot 116 00:08:23,990 --> 00:08:27,850 children. You are not a man Thank you, sir. Nothing further 117 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:35,059 Mr. Campos, did you ever have gonorrhea? 118 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:39,720 Objection. Relevance. I'm exploring other potential causes of Mr. Campos' 119 00:08:39,860 --> 00:08:40,860 sterility, Your Honor. 120 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:42,659 Overruled. The witness will answer. 121 00:08:43,419 --> 00:08:48,720 Yes. I was 17 years old, but the doctor said I was completely cured and there 122 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:49,720 were no long -term effects. 123 00:08:50,020 --> 00:08:53,620 And I am not the only one who is sterile. There are 400 others. 124 00:08:53,860 --> 00:08:57,440 Isn't it common for men in your culture to visit prostitutes? 125 00:08:57,700 --> 00:08:59,340 Objection! Irrelevant and racist! 126 00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:02,780 Sustained. Watch it, Mr. Spitzer. I'm sorry, Your Honor. 127 00:09:03,740 --> 00:09:04,800 Mr. Campos. 128 00:09:05,650 --> 00:09:10,690 Alcohol abuse can make men infertile. How many cantinas are there in your 129 00:09:10,690 --> 00:09:16,390 village? I don't know. 35, by my information. That's one bar for every 40 130 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:18,370 town. Sounds like a pretty happy place. 131 00:09:18,810 --> 00:09:19,810 Objection, Mr. 132 00:09:19,930 --> 00:09:24,690 Spitzer. I'll move on, Your Honor. Mr. Campos, you said you were never warned 133 00:09:24,690 --> 00:09:30,630 about potential health risks from using Z -Chlor. This is a label from a drum, Z 134 00:09:30,630 --> 00:09:33,110 -Chlor. As you can see, it's... 135 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,640 In Spanish. 136 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,740 Could you please translate for the jury? 137 00:09:38,380 --> 00:09:42,800 Do not swallow, inhale vapors, or make contact with skin and ice. 138 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,940 So you were warned. But you ignored the warning and used the pesticide 139 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:49,840 carelessly. We did nothing careless. 140 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,620 And many men cannot read. But you can. 141 00:09:53,130 --> 00:09:57,350 Mr. Campos. And as a crew leader, weren't you obligated to make sure that 142 00:09:57,350 --> 00:10:02,170 everyone wore protective clothing and face masks when applying this pesticide? 143 00:10:02,170 --> 00:10:06,130 asked the fruit company for these things. And I was told to use my bandana 144 00:10:06,130 --> 00:10:07,130 across my face. 145 00:10:07,250 --> 00:10:11,030 And I was also told if I asked more questions, I could lose my job. Well, it 146 00:10:11,030 --> 00:10:13,630 sounds to me like your complaint is with the foreign company. 147 00:10:13,890 --> 00:10:19,550 But I guess a Honduran fruit company doesn't have the deep pocket dinero of 148 00:10:19,550 --> 00:10:20,630 American chemical giant. 149 00:10:21,190 --> 00:10:22,190 Objection sustained. 150 00:10:22,540 --> 00:10:25,540 Withdraw, nothing further. This is not about money. Move to strike. This is 151 00:10:25,540 --> 00:10:29,240 about the kill of 400 families. Your Honor. About the sons and daughters that 152 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,240 we'll never have. 153 00:10:30,260 --> 00:10:31,260 This is about justice. 154 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:40,220 Leonard Myatt gets a 17 -year -old girl stoned and beats the hell out of her, 155 00:10:40,300 --> 00:10:43,340 and you want to offer him a deal? The witnesses say she was high as a kite 156 00:10:43,340 --> 00:10:46,840 before he even got there. They heard her threaten to stab him. Oh, so she 157 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,460 deserves to have her teeth knocked out. That is not what I'm saying. Why don't 158 00:10:49,460 --> 00:10:52,720 we just give him a medal and a parade and skip the plea bargain altogether? I 159 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,620 don't believe this, Margaret. Even if we plead it out, Myatt still does jail 160 00:10:56,620 --> 00:10:59,840 time. Look, I just don't want to see this scum get a slap on the wrist 161 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:03,840 we're too busy or lazy to prosecute. You think that's why I want to plead it, 162 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:05,460 because I'm too busy or too lazy? 163 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,960 No, no, I'm sorry. 164 00:11:10,580 --> 00:11:13,660 I didn't get enough sleep last night. 165 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:15,780 Well, what about last week or the week before? 166 00:11:16,540 --> 00:11:17,660 You're right about Maya. 167 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:19,640 Let's plead it out. 168 00:11:19,940 --> 00:11:21,040 Wait, wait, wait, Margaret. 169 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,320 This is exactly what I'm talking about. 170 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:29,980 Two minutes ago, you want to crucify the guy, and now you want to plead it out. 171 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,260 What is going on? 172 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:34,520 It's personal. 173 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:43,780 I've been seeing a therapist. This is a stressful job. It has nothing to do with 174 00:11:43,780 --> 00:11:44,780 the job. 175 00:11:49,940 --> 00:11:52,320 I've been remembering things about my sister, Colleen. 176 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:55,080 I didn't know you had a sister. 177 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:56,419 I don't. 178 00:11:56,420 --> 00:11:58,800 She died when I was aged. She was only 14. 179 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,280 I'm sorry. 180 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,900 My parents said she choked to death on a... 181 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:12,720 Piece of candy in her slate, but... I could never really remember it. 182 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,860 And we slept in the same room. 183 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:19,920 Oh, I should have saved her. 184 00:12:20,380 --> 00:12:21,740 You were just a child. 185 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:32,440 About a month ago, these images started popping in my head. Taking a shower, 186 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,460 eating dinner, talking to a witness. 187 00:12:36,430 --> 00:12:38,390 I just, I couldn't make him stop. 188 00:12:41,910 --> 00:12:46,470 He was standing over her, holding her pillow, and he, uh... Who was? 189 00:12:46,690 --> 00:12:51,510 I thought he was going to kiss her goodnight, but he... He didn't. He... 190 00:12:51,510 --> 00:12:57,450 Put the pillow over her face, and he, um... 191 00:12:57,450 --> 00:13:03,610 Decided to prosecute him. 192 00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:07,110 Who? Who are you talking about? 193 00:13:07,370 --> 00:13:08,370 My father. 194 00:13:09,750 --> 00:13:12,670 I watched my father murder my sister. 195 00:13:19,430 --> 00:13:22,830 You know, I remember the first movie I ever saw her in was Venus Rising. 196 00:13:23,230 --> 00:13:27,070 I was 11 years old and I stumbled into the movie theater by mistake. I thought 197 00:13:27,070 --> 00:13:28,390 was seeing a film about astronomy. 198 00:13:28,890 --> 00:13:30,090 What do you think of this one? 199 00:13:30,590 --> 00:13:32,710 Oh, I like that one too, hon. Yeah, I like them all. 200 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:37,200 I think she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I fell hopelessly in 201 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:37,959 love with her. 202 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,740 Must have lasted a good three or four weeks. 203 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:43,280 You don't think this is too frivolous? Maybe something more sedate? 204 00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:46,060 No. No, I think it's fine. I think you'll look gorgeous. 205 00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:49,120 You look pretty good yourself. 206 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:52,540 I thought you got over Lila Vandenberg when you were 11. 207 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,240 Annie, this meeting is strictly business. You got nothing to worry 208 00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:57,500 Mm -hmm. 209 00:14:01,420 --> 00:14:06,660 Dr. Maitland, in a university study, you exposed lab rats to Z -Chlor. 210 00:14:07,100 --> 00:14:08,320 What happened to these rats? 211 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:12,680 At high doses, 90 % of the rats had a sperm count of zero. 212 00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:16,680 And how did the Environmental Protection Agency respond to your study? 213 00:14:17,020 --> 00:14:20,080 Well, they immediately suspended Z -Chlor's registration pending further 214 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,000 studies. And what did these studies find? 215 00:14:22,300 --> 00:14:23,239 They were never done. 216 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,780 Halifax withdrew Z -Chlor from the U .S. market, so no more tests were required. 217 00:14:27,140 --> 00:14:30,160 But Halifax was free to sell Z -Chlor overseas? 218 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,730 Yes. There are almost no restrictions on exported pesticides. 219 00:14:34,070 --> 00:14:38,590 And before a suspension in the U .S., were there restrictions on Z -chlor? 220 00:14:38,870 --> 00:14:41,050 Z -chlor is a known animal carcinogen. 221 00:14:41,330 --> 00:14:43,850 Objection. Irrelevant. The issue here is sterility. 222 00:14:44,070 --> 00:14:48,830 Sustained. Could these Honduran workers have received such high doses? 223 00:14:49,130 --> 00:14:52,010 If it was splashing on their skin day after day, they could have absorbed 224 00:14:52,010 --> 00:14:54,250 hundreds, even thousands of milligrams. 225 00:14:54,650 --> 00:14:56,110 Doctor, in your opinion... 226 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:00,380 If a person were exposed to those levels of Z -chlor, would they become sterile? 227 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:03,440 Yes. What happened to my rats would happen to those men. 228 00:15:03,740 --> 00:15:04,740 Nothing further. 229 00:15:08,340 --> 00:15:13,740 In this study of yours, what happened to rats receiving low doses of Z -chlor? 230 00:15:13,860 --> 00:15:15,740 There were no observable effects. 231 00:15:16,060 --> 00:15:19,360 Exactly what level were the farm workers exposed to? 232 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,840 No field tests were done at the time. So you don't know. 233 00:15:23,220 --> 00:15:27,740 Tell me, Doctor, have there been any studies showing Z -chlor causes 234 00:15:27,740 --> 00:15:28,740 in people? 235 00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:29,900 Of course not. 236 00:15:30,140 --> 00:15:34,240 We don't experiment on people. But isn't it true that before concluding a 237 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,700 chemical has a probable effect on humans, the effect must be shown in two 238 00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:40,580 different animal species? 239 00:15:40,980 --> 00:15:42,100 That is generally accepted. 240 00:15:42,380 --> 00:15:45,960 Has Z -chlor been shown to cause sterility in animals other than rats? 241 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:47,820 I don't know of any such test. 242 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:53,120 So you can't conclude that Zichlor made these men sterile, can you? When 400 men 243 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:58,040 in the same village suddenly become sterile, there's a reason. The common 244 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,680 is obviously their exposure to Zichlor. Is it? 245 00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:05,820 Plantation records show that along with Z -chlor, the workers used a fungicide 246 00:16:05,820 --> 00:16:12,120 called lysine, not made by Halifax. Are you aware lysine has been shown to cause 247 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,420 sterility in rats also? 248 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,540 Only at extremely high doses. 249 00:16:15,860 --> 00:16:20,160 Exactly what level of lysine were these workers exposed to? 250 00:16:20,490 --> 00:16:24,850 As I said, no field tests were done. There's no way to know. Doctor, if you 251 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:29,810 don't know how much of either pesticide these workers were exposed to, how can 252 00:16:29,810 --> 00:16:33,410 you say which one made them sterile? In all probability... I'm not asking 253 00:16:33,410 --> 00:16:38,470 probabilities, Doctor. Can you say for sure which one made them sterile? 254 00:16:40,110 --> 00:16:41,830 No. Thank you. 255 00:16:42,470 --> 00:16:43,470 Nothing further. 256 00:16:46,910 --> 00:16:49,270 Flanagan made that statement to the Attorney General. 257 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:51,000 Did you know about it? 258 00:16:51,340 --> 00:16:54,220 I told her to talk to you first. Well, she didn't. 259 00:16:54,620 --> 00:16:58,560 She went straight to the AG. Then he called me and asked what the hell is 260 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:02,240 on. Well, we can't prosecute. It's a conflict of interest. She's asking the 261 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,339 state to charge her father with a 30 -year -old murder that may never have 262 00:17:06,339 --> 00:17:07,339 happened. 263 00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:10,240 The AG wanted to know if she was a burnout case. 264 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:15,240 I know it's bizarre, but she really believed it. She believed Earl Williams 265 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,859 a murderer, too. She was so convinced she misused evidence. Have you talked to 266 00:17:18,859 --> 00:17:20,150 Margaret? I tried. 267 00:17:21,109 --> 00:17:22,109 You know what she said? 268 00:17:22,490 --> 00:17:27,510 She wants a police investigation, but she won't let it interfere with her 269 00:17:27,589 --> 00:17:32,630 unquote. She's trying to cope, Ruby. I could see that. She was calm. 270 00:17:32,850 --> 00:17:33,870 She was rational. 271 00:17:34,590 --> 00:17:37,750 And I had the distinct impression she was going off the edge. 272 00:17:37,950 --> 00:17:39,090 So you're going to put her on leave? 273 00:17:39,390 --> 00:17:40,590 What do you suggest I do? 274 00:17:41,110 --> 00:17:45,490 Well... I think I can talk her out of going to the police right away. I'll 275 00:17:45,490 --> 00:17:46,990 the sister's death certificate myself. 276 00:17:47,430 --> 00:17:50,570 And if there's no evidence of a murder, what then? 277 00:17:53,570 --> 00:17:55,710 Dr. Benson, I sympathize. 278 00:17:56,290 --> 00:18:00,070 You got labeled a whistleblower and it hurt your career, but I'm asking you to 279 00:18:00,070 --> 00:18:01,070 look at the bigger picture. 280 00:18:02,710 --> 00:18:03,730 We need you. 281 00:18:05,830 --> 00:18:07,370 Look, don't jump to conclusions. 282 00:18:09,530 --> 00:18:10,870 Doctor, you're not listening. 283 00:18:11,740 --> 00:18:13,100 No, please don't. 284 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:17,060 Guy who used to work for Halifax? 285 00:18:20,260 --> 00:18:21,900 At least you found him. 286 00:18:22,120 --> 00:18:23,640 Yeah, great, except he won't testify. 287 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,520 Maybe we can leverage him. Maybe he smoked pot in college or he cheats on 288 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,940 wife. Tommy, the case is headed south. They impeached our expert. 289 00:18:33,580 --> 00:18:36,180 We have to have Benson. Okay, so you'll leverage him. 290 00:18:36,620 --> 00:18:38,980 You put him up there, you got a hostile witness. 291 00:18:39,180 --> 00:18:42,440 He's going to lie or he's going to waffle. Either way, you're in worse 292 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:43,740 with the jury than you were before. 293 00:18:43,980 --> 00:18:45,700 And come on, I'll let you know better. 294 00:18:46,220 --> 00:18:47,500 Tactics like that never work. 295 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,800 What about Halifax? What about their tactics? 296 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:54,140 First they stonewall, then they bury us in paper. And when we beat jurisdiction 297 00:18:54,140 --> 00:18:56,240 and it looks like we have a shot, what do they do? 298 00:18:56,780 --> 00:18:57,840 They offer me a job. 299 00:18:58,060 --> 00:19:00,420 All I have to do is dump compost on his farm workers. 300 00:19:00,700 --> 00:19:02,340 Okay, their sleaze. 301 00:19:02,890 --> 00:19:06,590 But you play the game their way, all you get is more like them. So what do we 302 00:19:06,590 --> 00:19:07,590 do, roll over and lose? 303 00:19:07,850 --> 00:19:10,590 No, we got more choices than that. Like what? 304 00:19:11,810 --> 00:19:13,010 I could call Benson. 305 00:19:14,210 --> 00:19:15,730 I can be a very charming guy. 306 00:19:18,710 --> 00:19:24,350 I hope we're 307 00:19:24,350 --> 00:19:26,310 not late. 308 00:19:29,490 --> 00:19:31,270 Excuse me, we're looking for the AIDS benefit. 309 00:19:31,850 --> 00:19:32,850 It was very night. 310 00:19:32,990 --> 00:19:34,490 It was also last night. 311 00:19:35,150 --> 00:19:36,150 Oh, no. 312 00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:37,970 Are you sure? 313 00:19:38,530 --> 00:19:41,870 No. Elizabeth Taylor and Magic Johnson drop by every night. 314 00:19:42,090 --> 00:19:43,170 Now, if you'll excuse me. 315 00:19:52,050 --> 00:19:55,710 Lila is donating some of her memorabilia to USC. 316 00:19:56,010 --> 00:19:57,750 She's been going through this stuff for weeks. 317 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,200 Well, it's a nice little place. 318 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,500 It was once owned by Errol Flynn. 319 00:20:03,060 --> 00:20:07,280 He used to swing stark naked from the ballroom chandelier. 320 00:20:11,740 --> 00:20:15,460 Susan tells me you're one of the best tax attorneys in the state. 321 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:16,880 Oh, dear. 322 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:21,720 Well, I'm pretty sure I can straighten things out for you. I never had a good 323 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:22,720 head for business. 324 00:20:23,300 --> 00:20:26,640 My third husband embezzled from me for five years. 325 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,600 I never found out about it until the two -faced bastard was dead. 326 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,160 I wanted to dig him up and bring him to trial, but they said it wasn't 327 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:36,160 practical. 328 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,940 I'd love to stay, but I'm meeting Diller at nine. 329 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,500 Oh. I can find my own way out. 330 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,140 Stuart, you take good care of her. 331 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:45,660 Hospital pasta. 332 00:20:45,860 --> 00:20:46,860 Bye. 333 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,340 So, uh... Susan gave him your... 334 00:20:53,550 --> 00:20:56,970 Corporate spreadsheets. But she said you had your personal statements here at 335 00:20:56,970 --> 00:20:57,970 home. So I do. 336 00:20:58,810 --> 00:20:59,810 Come along. 337 00:21:01,170 --> 00:21:04,210 I took them back when I fired my last business manager. 338 00:21:05,290 --> 00:21:06,950 I think they're over here. 339 00:21:13,310 --> 00:21:14,310 Oh, wow. 340 00:21:14,470 --> 00:21:16,550 Is this the dress you wore in Summer Serenade? 341 00:21:16,850 --> 00:21:19,050 Hmm. Back when I had cleavage. 342 00:21:20,990 --> 00:21:21,990 Good heavens. 343 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,100 I haven't seen this in 40 years. 344 00:21:25,540 --> 00:21:26,540 What is it? 345 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:29,120 It's a fork I used to fend off Howard Hughes. 346 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,300 He lunged at me once over dinner. 347 00:21:32,620 --> 00:21:33,620 Great. 348 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:35,580 Which movie do you wear this one in? 349 00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:38,860 I bought that for my wedding. 350 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:41,300 To Kent Taylor. 351 00:21:42,180 --> 00:21:43,860 Oh, I didn't know you were married to Kent Taylor. 352 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,860 I wasn't. He was going to leave his wife and we planned to elope. 353 00:21:48,820 --> 00:21:52,140 He got as far as filing the divorce papers. 354 00:21:53,290 --> 00:21:54,310 Before he backed out. 355 00:21:58,730 --> 00:22:00,550 Are you married, Mr. Marquardt? 356 00:22:01,170 --> 00:22:02,170 Yes, I am. 357 00:22:02,310 --> 00:22:05,210 Is she the only person you ever really loved? 358 00:22:07,130 --> 00:22:08,130 Yeah. 359 00:22:08,610 --> 00:22:09,730 I envy you. 360 00:22:15,690 --> 00:22:18,270 Pesto smells delicious. How did you learn to cook? 361 00:22:19,750 --> 00:22:20,770 Sophomore year in college. 362 00:22:21,670 --> 00:22:25,210 After a year of dorm food, I decided the only way to make it out alive was get 363 00:22:25,210 --> 00:22:26,310 an apartment with a stove. 364 00:22:27,310 --> 00:22:29,330 That's when you learned to cook, not how. 365 00:22:30,330 --> 00:22:31,330 An old girlfriend. 366 00:22:31,650 --> 00:22:33,290 We were poor, so we ate in a lot. 367 00:22:38,610 --> 00:22:39,610 Mmm. 368 00:22:41,250 --> 00:22:42,250 What do you think? 369 00:22:43,850 --> 00:22:44,850 Perfect. 370 00:22:46,590 --> 00:22:48,230 You're being such a good sport about this. 371 00:22:48,870 --> 00:22:51,250 I drag you out on your one night off and I... 372 00:22:51,530 --> 00:22:52,530 Get the day wrong. 373 00:22:52,870 --> 00:22:54,850 I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing. 374 00:23:01,190 --> 00:23:02,370 Anne, I really care for you. 375 00:23:04,350 --> 00:23:05,770 I'm married, Ned. 376 00:23:07,810 --> 00:23:09,290 Happily married last time I looked. 377 00:23:10,390 --> 00:23:11,390 Yeah, I know. 378 00:23:11,470 --> 00:23:14,950 I don't know what to do with everything I feel for you. 379 00:23:17,430 --> 00:23:18,430 Not this. 380 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,620 I think you'd better go home. 381 00:23:40,180 --> 00:23:43,840 Stuart, I think we may have a problem with Ned. 382 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:45,320 What's he say? 383 00:23:45,660 --> 00:23:49,360 No, he's got sort of a crush on me. 384 00:23:49,780 --> 00:23:51,240 Well, of course he does. Who wouldn't? 385 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:53,960 I'm serious. 386 00:23:54,380 --> 00:23:55,920 I think he's in love with me. 387 00:23:56,340 --> 00:24:02,860 Yeah, and he's 23 years old. You're old enough to be his... Sister. 388 00:24:03,140 --> 00:24:05,840 Yeah, his younger sister. 389 00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:12,180 Stuart, last night, he acted like I was his date. 390 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:13,800 You were? 391 00:24:15,620 --> 00:24:16,620 You know what I mean. 392 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,300 Think I should challenge him to a duel? 393 00:24:18,820 --> 00:24:20,600 I'm not taking this very seriously. 394 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:21,899 All right. 395 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:22,900 You want me to fire him? 396 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:25,640 No. Of course not. 397 00:24:26,260 --> 00:24:29,020 Never find anybody better with Matthew. No, we wouldn't. 398 00:24:29,820 --> 00:24:33,220 And if he's got this crush on you, I think we should ignore it. 399 00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:35,300 It's going to go away. 400 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:37,720 Okay? 401 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:46,920 Mr. Bremmer, as CEO of Halifax Chemical, how did you respond to this rat study 402 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:47,899 we've heard about? 403 00:24:47,900 --> 00:24:50,640 Well, I was very concerned until I saw the data. 404 00:24:51,899 --> 00:24:55,800 But the levels that those rats were exposed to were so high, it was just 405 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:57,700 completely unrealistic. 406 00:24:58,060 --> 00:25:00,120 There was no way a worker could get that kind of dose. 407 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,900 Objection, Your Honor. Mr. Bremer isn't a scientist. 408 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:07,760 Overruled. What about the tests on Z -chlor done in your own laboratories? 409 00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:12,300 Oh, now, they showed that at reasonable doses, there was no evidence that Z 410 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:13,360 -chlor caused sterility. 411 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:17,260 And if you believed Z -chlor was safe, why did you withdraw it from the U .S. 412 00:25:17,260 --> 00:25:18,900 market? We were planning to replace it. 413 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,220 Our research team had developed a new pesticide that was cheaper and more 414 00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:28,000 effective. So the decision to stop marketing Z -Chlor here was purely 415 00:25:28,300 --> 00:25:29,300 Purely economical. 416 00:25:29,340 --> 00:25:33,740 And when you sold the remaining stock of Z -Chlor overseas, you felt it was 417 00:25:33,740 --> 00:25:36,200 safe? When used responsibly, yes. 418 00:25:37,260 --> 00:25:41,480 You know, chemical companies are always the bad guy. 419 00:25:42,340 --> 00:25:44,560 You never hear anybody talk about how... 420 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:49,260 a pesticide like Z -chlor can benefit agriculture in a developing nation. 421 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:54,400 I mean, at the plantation where these men worked, the banana yield tripled 422 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,880 the first year that Z -chlor had been introduced. So, of course, that meant 423 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,680 food and more jobs for the whole area. 424 00:26:01,340 --> 00:26:02,940 Thank you. Nothing further? 425 00:26:06,140 --> 00:26:12,240 When the EPA suspended Z -chlor, how much of it did you have in stock? 426 00:26:12,540 --> 00:26:13,540 I don't know. 427 00:26:15,450 --> 00:26:19,450 Maybe 800 ,000 barrels. What kind of investment did that represent? 428 00:26:19,750 --> 00:26:21,410 Roughly 70 million. 70 million. 429 00:26:22,010 --> 00:26:23,010 That's a lot of money. 430 00:26:24,730 --> 00:26:28,330 And the only place you could sell the stuff was to countries with little or no 431 00:26:28,330 --> 00:26:29,930 pesticide regulation, correct? 432 00:26:30,230 --> 00:26:33,790 No, we sold it to countries who needed it and wanted it. Did you tell your 433 00:26:33,790 --> 00:26:35,790 foreign buyers that Z -Chlor made rats sterile? 434 00:26:36,300 --> 00:26:37,320 I don't recall. 435 00:26:37,580 --> 00:26:42,000 Did you inform foreign regulatory agencies that in the U .S., applicators 436 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,300 protective clothes and respirators? Who are we to tell a foreign government how 437 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:48,160 to regulate use in their own country? 438 00:26:48,420 --> 00:26:52,260 You'll consider it, aren't you? The fact is, you knew Z -Chlor would never pass 439 00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:55,420 the next round of EPA tests, didn't you? Wasn't that the real reason you 440 00:26:55,420 --> 00:26:56,520 withdrew it from the U .S. market? 441 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,740 No. Didn't you stop production because you were afraid it would make your own 442 00:26:59,740 --> 00:27:01,320 workers sterile? Absolutely not. 443 00:27:01,540 --> 00:27:03,100 Didn't you ship 800 ,000... 444 00:27:03,530 --> 00:27:07,810 Barrels of this poison overseas, knowing it could sterilize foreign workers? 445 00:27:08,130 --> 00:27:11,890 Objection. He's badgering. Sustained. The answer to that is no. 446 00:27:12,770 --> 00:27:14,050 Nothing further at this time. 447 00:27:14,490 --> 00:27:16,510 The witness is excused. 448 00:27:16,950 --> 00:27:18,730 Your Honor, the defense rests. 449 00:27:19,250 --> 00:27:22,010 Your Honor, we'd like to call a rebuttal witness, Dr. 450 00:27:22,230 --> 00:27:23,230 Harold Benson. 451 00:27:25,050 --> 00:27:26,050 We object. 452 00:27:26,130 --> 00:27:27,890 I'm going to allow it. We'll hear from Dr. 453 00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:29,410 Benson this afternoon. 454 00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:36,579 What's the word? 455 00:27:36,580 --> 00:27:42,820 Well, I've been going over Lila Vandenberg's finances and they make the 456 00:27:42,820 --> 00:27:44,680 the Hesperus look like a fender bender. 457 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:46,380 What are her assets? 458 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,840 Well, that's the problem. She doesn't have any. 459 00:27:49,180 --> 00:27:53,300 Well, her house is paid off and it's worth $3 million, but she's been 460 00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:57,980 against it. She liquidated most of her stocks years ago. She has $2 ,000 or $3 461 00:27:57,980 --> 00:28:02,020 ,000 in a savings account, a little more in a checking account, but in terms of 462 00:28:02,020 --> 00:28:03,540 liquid assets, nothing. 463 00:28:03,780 --> 00:28:04,920 What are her liabilities? 464 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:06,519 Those she's got. 465 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:11,160 She's overextended on her credit cards $80 ,000, so the interest alone on that 466 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:16,420 is $12 ,000 a year. She throws these huge parties. She shops on Rodeo Drive 467 00:28:16,420 --> 00:28:20,140 she's got the Pentagon budget. She drives three cars, two Jags and a 468 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:21,500 Great. 469 00:28:21,820 --> 00:28:22,820 What are we going to do? 470 00:28:22,980 --> 00:28:27,740 Well, I see nothing short of liquidating her house and maybe her art collection. 471 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,200 She'll never agree to that. Susan, you've got to make her agree to that. 472 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,500 She's playing a pyramid game here, and it's all about to fall apart on her. 473 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,940 Stuart, you don't know her like I do. She is not going to take this well. 474 00:28:38,140 --> 00:28:40,120 Well, we can't just ignore her. We've got to do something. 475 00:28:40,500 --> 00:28:41,780 Well, damned if I know what. 476 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,780 I did a study on rats in the summer of 1980. 477 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,460 On August 15th of that year, I turned in the results. 478 00:28:50,700 --> 00:28:51,419 To who? 479 00:28:51,420 --> 00:28:55,280 The then vice president of operations, Al Bremer. 480 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,220 What did your rat study find? 481 00:28:58,660 --> 00:29:03,560 Within three months, males exposed to moderate to high doses of Z -chlor were 482 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:04,560 sterile. 483 00:29:04,940 --> 00:29:08,540 I then did similar tests on rabbits and got the same results. That's a lie. 484 00:29:08,740 --> 00:29:10,860 Please control your client, Mr. Spitzer. 485 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:12,080 Did you give Mr. 486 00:29:12,260 --> 00:29:14,000 Brenner the results of your rabbit study? 487 00:29:14,340 --> 00:29:15,340 Yes. 488 00:29:15,860 --> 00:29:19,360 Along with a recommendation that the production and sale of Z -chlor be 489 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:20,480 That's pretty extreme. 490 00:29:20,780 --> 00:29:23,180 Z -chlor was shown to cause sterility in two animal species. 491 00:29:23,940 --> 00:29:26,440 There was a strong probability it would do the same in humans. 492 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:31,040 What did Halifax do with your test results, Doctor? They ignored them. 493 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,440 Three months later, I was fired. 494 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:34,960 Thank you, Doctor. 495 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:43,020 Your Honor, if I can have leave to continue cross after deposition, I'd 496 00:29:43,020 --> 00:29:44,580 ask the Doctor a few questions now. 497 00:29:44,820 --> 00:29:45,709 Go ahead. 498 00:29:45,710 --> 00:29:50,370 Isn't it a fact, sir, that you were fired from your position at Halifax 499 00:29:50,370 --> 00:29:54,230 of incompetence? That's what Halifax claimed, but it was because I wouldn't 500 00:29:54,230 --> 00:29:57,990 falsify my data. Your results were preliminary, weren't they, doctor? I 501 00:29:57,990 --> 00:29:59,650 them very carefully. They were valid. 502 00:29:59,950 --> 00:30:04,070 Isn't it true that your research colleagues at Halifax didn't concur? 503 00:30:04,610 --> 00:30:08,690 They concurred. They were just too scared to tell Bremer. But there's no 504 00:30:08,690 --> 00:30:11,730 record whatsoever of these experiments. Of yours, correct? 505 00:30:12,130 --> 00:30:13,130 Of course there isn't. 506 00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:15,320 They just got rid of it to cover their asses. 507 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:19,620 What have you been promised by the plaintiff or his counsel to deliver this 508 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:20,620 testimony? 509 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:22,980 Nothing. Who paid for your airfare? 510 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,200 I did. 511 00:30:26,660 --> 00:30:30,520 Your Honor, I'll continue with Dr. Benson after his deposition. 512 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:31,760 Good idea. 513 00:30:37,180 --> 00:30:40,980 I hope this is a serious offer, Russ. It's been a long day. 514 00:30:42,700 --> 00:30:44,160 Ten million serious enough? 515 00:30:44,980 --> 00:30:46,420 That's double your last offer. 516 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,860 Assuming you take a one -third cut, that leaves nearly seven million for the 517 00:30:50,860 --> 00:30:51,860 workers. 518 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:57,300 That's roughly $17 ,000, or 80 ,000 Honduran Lempura per man. 519 00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:58,940 Sounds better in Lempura. 520 00:30:59,180 --> 00:31:02,820 Of course, we want a standard release from all injuries and diseases present 521 00:31:02,820 --> 00:31:07,040 future. We also want the class bound by the settlement terms to be expanded. 522 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:08,460 You want to include other workers? 523 00:31:08,740 --> 00:31:10,300 We want to include everyone in the province. 524 00:31:12,010 --> 00:31:13,010 I don't understand. 525 00:31:13,210 --> 00:31:16,410 They want all the people in the province to join you in the suit. 526 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:20,830 That way they settle all claims now, and no one can sue them in the future. 527 00:31:21,050 --> 00:31:25,710 Yeah, but the whole idea of a class is the members all got something in common. 528 00:31:26,830 --> 00:31:30,910 Now, are we saying the whole population's been exposed to Z -Chlor? 529 00:31:30,910 --> 00:31:33,830 pesticides, Z -Chlor persists in the environment at low levels. 530 00:31:34,090 --> 00:31:35,170 We've all seen the studies. 531 00:31:35,430 --> 00:31:38,590 It's not enough to cause any damage, but that won't keep people from suing my 532 00:31:38,590 --> 00:31:42,150 client. Especially after word gets out we've given 10 million to these farm 533 00:31:42,150 --> 00:31:46,550 workers. I'm willing to resolve this. I just don't want to open myself up to 50 534 00:31:46,550 --> 00:31:49,270 bogus lawsuits later on. I'm not saying we're interested. 535 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,360 But if we are, you've got to up the ante. 536 00:31:52,580 --> 00:31:54,120 What's the population of your province? 537 00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:58,460 In all, less than 100 ,000. We'll set up a fund, an additional $2 million, to 538 00:31:58,460 --> 00:32:01,520 cover any future claims of sterility from exposure to Z -chlor. 539 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:05,840 This would include any workers outside your group who find out they're sterile 540 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,160 in the future. They can go to the fund for compensation. 541 00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,100 Give us a minute. 542 00:32:18,780 --> 00:32:19,780 It's good. 543 00:32:20,350 --> 00:32:22,010 It's not 15, but it's close. 544 00:32:22,270 --> 00:32:26,510 Yeah, but the expanded class thing for 12 million, they get a liability release 545 00:32:26,510 --> 00:32:29,230 from 100 ,000 people. Tommy, I've seen the data. 546 00:32:29,550 --> 00:32:33,190 The level of the communities exposed to are well below the accepted safety 547 00:32:33,190 --> 00:32:35,370 standards. So what are they worried about? 548 00:32:36,730 --> 00:32:38,330 We got them on the ropes. 549 00:32:38,830 --> 00:32:42,830 I say turn them down, go for 15 million and a clean win. No. 550 00:32:44,050 --> 00:32:47,950 If you reject this, I may go home with nothing. We accept it, and nobody in 551 00:32:47,950 --> 00:32:51,310 province will ever get another dime from Halifax. Alex, please, tell him this is 552 00:32:51,310 --> 00:32:52,310 too good to reject. 553 00:32:53,610 --> 00:32:55,230 It's more than I ever thought we'd get. 554 00:32:56,910 --> 00:33:01,270 I think we should go for it. Look, Dr. Benson heard him. The jury's 555 00:33:01,870 --> 00:33:04,670 There's no reason to give up now. I'm not giving up. 556 00:33:05,260 --> 00:33:09,460 This settlement gives each worker $17 ,000. That may not seem like much to 557 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:13,000 but to us, it is almost a lifetime of earnings. And there will be more money 558 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:13,939 others in the future. 559 00:33:13,940 --> 00:33:16,200 Two million is not much for 100 ,000 people. 560 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:17,920 They may never be hurt by this. 561 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:22,760 We've been hurt, Mr. Mullaney. Our families end with us. Without this 562 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,720 village will die. I want to take their offer. 563 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:50,240 Look, I think that we can nail Myatt after all. I spent last night going over 564 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:51,240 these witness statements. 565 00:33:51,540 --> 00:33:53,200 And I think we need something. 566 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,920 Margaret, let's talk about that later. 567 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,420 You got the death certificate? 568 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,180 It's not what you want to hear. 569 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,540 Your sister wasn't murdered. 570 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,980 Then the death certificate's wrong because it wasn't an accident. 571 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:13,920 Margaret, Colleen overdosed. 572 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:18,699 On alcohol and a tranquilizer called Miltown. It was suicide. 573 00:34:19,219 --> 00:34:20,198 It's ridiculous. 574 00:34:20,199 --> 00:34:25,000 Maybe your parents thought that the choking story would be easier for you 575 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,000 your brother to accept. 576 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,900 I'm so sorry. It's not true. 577 00:34:32,659 --> 00:34:35,920 Colleen always looked out for me. My parents didn't care, but she did. She 578 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,380 just never have left me. There was an autopsy and a police report. 579 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:43,280 Then my father made it look like suicide. Your father wasn't even in town 580 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,340 night she died. He'd gone on a business trip. 581 00:34:45,580 --> 00:34:47,500 I saw him. I saw the pillow. 582 00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:50,380 It was still warm from where she was laying on it. 583 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:54,080 It smells like shampoo. 584 00:34:55,780 --> 00:35:01,120 He's pushing on the pillow with all his weight, and I'm trying to take this. 585 00:35:01,530 --> 00:35:02,530 Little breath. 586 00:35:03,810 --> 00:35:06,970 I'm afraid the feathers are going to go up my nose and into my brain. You said 587 00:35:06,970 --> 00:35:07,970 it was your sister. 588 00:35:08,050 --> 00:35:09,390 He tells me not to tell anybody. 589 00:35:10,010 --> 00:35:12,950 He puts a pillow over my face to show me what will happen if I do. 590 00:35:16,170 --> 00:35:17,910 He's getting into bed with me. 591 00:35:19,670 --> 00:35:23,110 Oh, he's pushing my nightgown up around my waist. 592 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:26,690 Oh, he tells me to be quiet. 593 00:35:28,910 --> 00:35:30,110 He's going to hurt me. 594 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:36,000 Because Herbie's going to do those things that he does to Colleen when she 595 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:37,300 and begs him not to. 596 00:35:42,340 --> 00:35:44,360 Oh, God. 597 00:35:47,140 --> 00:35:49,440 Oh, he did those things to me, too. 598 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:53,720 He did those things to me, too. 599 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:56,920 Oh, God. 600 00:36:04,580 --> 00:36:05,580 Oh, good, you're here. 601 00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,100 I got the rough on the papers here. 602 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:09,760 Someplace... Greg. 603 00:36:10,340 --> 00:36:13,840 Leland and Doug were ecstatic. They did cartwheels when they heard about the 604 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,100 settlement. And they've been asking questions about you. 605 00:36:16,620 --> 00:36:17,900 What do you mean, questions? 606 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:19,840 Dad, I'll let a guy go. 607 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:21,260 We got an opening here. 608 00:36:22,580 --> 00:36:25,820 A job, Alex. If you're interested, I think they want you. 609 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:27,480 Could be a big step. 610 00:36:28,710 --> 00:36:32,270 You always take good news like this? Who says it's good news? They probably 611 00:36:32,270 --> 00:36:36,350 think I'm some first -year flunky that can get for cheap and work hard. Hey, 612 00:36:36,410 --> 00:36:37,530 they're impressed with you. 613 00:36:37,870 --> 00:36:38,870 Impressed? 614 00:36:39,110 --> 00:36:42,450 Tommy, get off it. To them, I was some third -world charity case. Hey. 615 00:36:45,150 --> 00:36:46,910 What the hell is the matter with you? 616 00:36:48,670 --> 00:36:49,810 I gotta tell you something. 617 00:36:53,970 --> 00:36:54,970 Lila. 618 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:56,900 Look, I apologize. 619 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:01,440 Susan got hung up this afternoon at Paramount. Oh, you're all late these 620 00:37:01,860 --> 00:37:04,260 We prided ourselves on punctuality. 621 00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:07,300 I'm always on time for a call. 622 00:37:07,720 --> 00:37:10,240 Here, please, sit down. Oh, thank you. 623 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:18,900 So, I've been going over your records and, well, to 624 00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:21,200 be blunt, you're in debt. 625 00:37:22,300 --> 00:37:23,440 Deeper than a lot of countries. 626 00:37:24,230 --> 00:37:27,050 I thought you were advising me about my taxes. 627 00:37:28,330 --> 00:37:29,610 Right, I am. 628 00:37:31,090 --> 00:37:35,830 1983 is a problem, but I think we can reach an accommodation with the IRS. 629 00:37:35,830 --> 00:37:37,810 mean another payout probably over five years. 630 00:37:38,110 --> 00:37:40,910 Fine. No, Lila, it's not fine. 631 00:37:41,270 --> 00:37:42,610 You have no income. 632 00:37:42,990 --> 00:37:46,790 You have nothing coming in. And you're already making massive interest 633 00:37:46,850 --> 00:37:49,210 and the bottom line is you're... Broke? 634 00:37:49,770 --> 00:37:50,770 Yeah, broke. 635 00:37:51,510 --> 00:37:52,509 You know this? 636 00:37:52,510 --> 00:37:53,510 Of course. 637 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,320 Well, then you realize how urgent it is to reduce your expenses. 638 00:37:56,600 --> 00:38:00,500 Nonsense. I'll just take out another trust deed on the house. No, you can't 639 00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:03,760 out of debt by getting deeper in. What you have to do is minimize the bottom 640 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,040 line, and I have a plan. 641 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:12,140 George, when I started out in this business, I was told a star did certain 642 00:38:12,140 --> 00:38:18,000 things, maintained a certain image, lived a certain life, and all of that 643 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,840 just as important to her career as the career itself. 644 00:38:24,110 --> 00:38:25,930 Lila, you don't have a career anymore. 645 00:38:27,690 --> 00:38:30,210 Then all the more reason for keeping up appearances. 646 00:38:31,190 --> 00:38:32,690 I'm not going to live forever. 647 00:38:33,070 --> 00:38:34,630 And I have no family left. 648 00:38:34,870 --> 00:38:40,390 And when I die, my house will be sold, my belongings auctioned off, and my 649 00:38:40,390 --> 00:38:41,470 creditors paid. 650 00:38:41,850 --> 00:38:43,270 But it might work another way. 651 00:38:43,930 --> 00:38:49,430 See, I think you're going to live a very long time. Until then, I would like to 652 00:38:49,430 --> 00:38:50,930 live the rest of my days. 653 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,620 In the same manner as the best of my days. 654 00:39:00,540 --> 00:39:03,720 Contact the IRS and work out those accommodations. 655 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,260 And I'll make arrangements to pay them. 656 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,180 And thank you for your concern. 657 00:39:11,820 --> 00:39:13,860 You're a very sweet man. 658 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:25,560 Come in. 659 00:39:28,460 --> 00:39:29,580 Hi. What's wrong? 660 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:32,860 Is Matthew all right? Oh, no, he's fine. He's overplaying with Chelsea. 661 00:39:33,940 --> 00:39:36,800 I figured we could talk better here. 662 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:41,480 I want to apologize for the other night. I was way out of line. 663 00:39:43,740 --> 00:39:44,840 God, I feel like an idiot. 664 00:39:46,020 --> 00:39:47,360 You don't have to. No, I do. 665 00:39:47,900 --> 00:39:50,860 I can't deny that I have feelings for you. 666 00:39:51,420 --> 00:39:52,980 But that's not your problem. It's mine. 667 00:39:53,740 --> 00:39:54,740 And I'll deal with it. 668 00:39:56,260 --> 00:39:58,000 Ned, I can't say I'm not flattered. 669 00:39:58,760 --> 00:39:59,760 I am. 670 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:05,760 And if we were two different people, who knows? 671 00:40:07,460 --> 00:40:08,580 But I love my husband. 672 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:10,240 I know. 673 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:11,980 Anne, I need this job. 674 00:40:13,460 --> 00:40:16,460 I don't want to lose it or your friendship or Stuart's. 675 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:20,000 Can we just go on with our lives and pretend I didn't make such a fool of 676 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,000 myself? 677 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:23,000 Sure. 678 00:40:23,319 --> 00:40:24,319 No harm done. 679 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:26,840 Thanks. 680 00:40:30,020 --> 00:40:34,200 Gentlemen, first let's talk about revising the figures. 681 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:35,800 Revising? 682 00:40:35,940 --> 00:40:36,940 We had an agreement. 683 00:40:37,180 --> 00:40:38,800 That was before we knew we were set up. 684 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:40,760 What the hell is he talking about? 685 00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:43,020 Settlement was rigged. Right, Mr. Brummer? 686 00:40:43,300 --> 00:40:46,980 Oh, it was a real attractive offer, too, wasn't it? Money for the workers, money 687 00:40:46,980 --> 00:40:47,980 for us. 688 00:40:48,180 --> 00:40:51,760 But whenever I thought about the expanded Claire, I got nervous. 689 00:40:52,810 --> 00:40:56,750 So I made a call to Honduras, to the toxicologist who did the environmental 690 00:40:56,750 --> 00:41:01,330 study we based the suit on. Only thing is, there's a section missing from our 691 00:41:01,330 --> 00:41:06,370 draft. A section describing tests of 15 water wells in Mr. Campos' province. 692 00:41:06,810 --> 00:41:11,850 All 15 show levels of Z -chlor nearly 100 times EPA safety standards. 693 00:41:12,150 --> 00:41:13,730 This is the complete copy. 694 00:41:14,170 --> 00:41:15,610 Check out the numbers, Russ. 695 00:41:15,970 --> 00:41:17,170 It's in the water table. 696 00:41:17,610 --> 00:41:21,110 That's why you wanted the class expanded. You knew you had a lot bigger 697 00:41:21,110 --> 00:41:24,970 than 400 farm workers. You poisoned the whole damn province. That's absurd. 698 00:41:25,230 --> 00:41:28,090 And we're not just talking about fertility damages. 699 00:41:28,430 --> 00:41:32,890 10, 15 years down the line, this place could have cancer rates 20 times the 700 00:41:32,890 --> 00:41:37,530 norm, but you'd be insulated from liability because you settled back in 701 00:41:37,990 --> 00:41:39,650 I categorically deny all these charges. 702 00:41:39,970 --> 00:41:41,010 Tommy, I had no idea. 703 00:41:43,990 --> 00:41:45,370 But you would, wouldn't you? 704 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:47,980 You brought us the data. 705 00:41:48,620 --> 00:41:50,800 You're the only one who could have pulled out the well tests. 706 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:53,500 Bremer made a deal with you to keep us in the dark. 707 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:58,820 If he had to settle, you'd agree to expanding the class, and that would get 708 00:41:58,820 --> 00:42:00,160 off the hook for everything. 709 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:02,280 How much, Alvaro? 710 00:42:02,940 --> 00:42:07,180 How much did he pay you to sell out your people? He told me I could never win. 711 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:10,520 Shut up. No foreigner ever won before. My duty was to my workers. 712 00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:15,320 He said, if I take out the water test, that we'd be paid a million dollars. 713 00:42:15,580 --> 00:42:18,360 Even if we lose, if we help them to settle, we get much more. 714 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,320 And the question is, what are we going to do about this? 715 00:42:21,780 --> 00:42:23,280 Well, let's hear it. Resettle. 716 00:42:23,980 --> 00:42:28,920 $15 million for the sterilized workers, $30 million for the fund to cover future 717 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:33,400 sterility and cancer claims, and we add another $10 million for cleaning up the 718 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:34,400 contaminated wells. 719 00:42:34,620 --> 00:42:37,460 Bringing the grand total to $55 million. 720 00:42:38,170 --> 00:42:41,970 Now, that puts a dent in Halifax's first quarter earnings, but I'm sure you'll 721 00:42:41,970 --> 00:42:44,910 come up with a creative explanation for your shareholders. 722 00:42:45,790 --> 00:42:47,170 Do what you have to do. 723 00:42:53,050 --> 00:42:54,570 Let's hammer this out in my office. 724 00:42:59,290 --> 00:43:01,610 I believed in you. 725 00:43:02,370 --> 00:43:05,470 I really thought you were out to do something for your people. I was. 726 00:43:06,030 --> 00:43:10,530 When they offered me a million dollars guaranteed, I had to take it. You used 727 00:43:10,530 --> 00:43:11,530 me. 728 00:43:11,830 --> 00:43:16,150 And you sold out a hundred thousand of your neighbors. I was trying to help men 729 00:43:16,150 --> 00:43:17,850 whose lives are ruined today. 730 00:43:18,970 --> 00:43:23,090 Not from some maybe cancers in ten years. I know why you did it. 731 00:43:23,810 --> 00:43:25,190 You wanted a sure thing. 732 00:43:27,090 --> 00:43:28,810 Why couldn't you trust me? 733 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:46,600 I don't have to tell you how hard it is to base a case on repressed memory. 734 00:43:47,220 --> 00:43:51,880 They changed the law. A civil suit can be filed when the memory surfaces, no 735 00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:53,220 matter how long after the crime. 736 00:43:53,540 --> 00:43:58,120 Still his word against yours about things that may or may not have happened 737 00:43:58,120 --> 00:43:59,120 years ago. 738 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:01,480 It'll come down to who the jury believes. 739 00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:03,700 Are you saying that you won't take the case? 740 00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:05,220 What can you win, Margaret? 741 00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:07,360 He won't go to jail. 742 00:44:07,780 --> 00:44:09,920 He probably won't even admit molesting you. 743 00:44:10,410 --> 00:44:11,710 All you can get is money. 744 00:44:11,930 --> 00:44:14,670 My father started raping me when I was eight years old. 745 00:44:15,350 --> 00:44:17,530 He raped my sister and drove her to suicide. 746 00:44:18,590 --> 00:44:20,950 I want him exposed for what he is. 747 00:44:21,490 --> 00:44:23,290 Have you told this to anyone in your family? 748 00:44:24,230 --> 00:44:25,270 My mother and brother. 749 00:44:26,190 --> 00:44:29,650 They don't believe me. That's just the beginning. If you take them to court, 750 00:44:29,710 --> 00:44:31,490 they'll be angry and resentful. Not of him. 751 00:44:32,230 --> 00:44:33,129 Of you. 752 00:44:33,130 --> 00:44:35,850 I prosecuted incest cases before I know what happens. 753 00:44:36,250 --> 00:44:37,850 His lawyer will say you have a grudge. 754 00:44:39,029 --> 00:44:42,950 He'll paint you as a frustrated, divorced woman with long -standing 755 00:44:42,950 --> 00:44:43,950 towards your father. 756 00:44:44,230 --> 00:44:48,670 Your so -called memories will be fantasies, the delusions of a sick mind. 757 00:44:49,170 --> 00:44:52,230 They'll harp on the fact that you wanted to charge your father with murder. 758 00:44:52,650 --> 00:44:53,750 You don't get it, do you? 759 00:44:55,270 --> 00:44:58,090 Nothing can happen to me that's worse than what he already did. 760 00:44:58,510 --> 00:45:00,070 I've never been able to trust a man. 761 00:45:00,690 --> 00:45:02,310 I've never had a healthy relationship. 762 00:45:03,770 --> 00:45:06,570 My God, I can't even stand to look at myself in the mirror. 763 00:45:09,710 --> 00:45:11,950 I'm going ahead with this whether you represent me or not. 764 00:45:13,310 --> 00:45:14,310 All right. 765 00:45:15,970 --> 00:45:17,010 I'll take the case. 766 00:45:17,410 --> 00:45:18,410 Good. 767 00:45:20,250 --> 00:45:21,250 Margaret. 768 00:45:22,670 --> 00:45:23,670 Why me? 769 00:45:25,350 --> 00:45:26,350 Because you're ruthless. 770 00:45:27,650 --> 00:45:29,130 And charming and dangerous. 771 00:45:30,090 --> 00:45:31,350 Just like my father.