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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 2 00:00:44,746 --> 00:00:48,482 San Francisco, 1971. 3 00:00:48,516 --> 00:00:52,687 Thousands were marching in the streets to demand an end to the Vietnam War. 4 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,690 Racial tensions were high after the Hunter's Point riots. 5 00:00:55,723 --> 00:00:58,492 And on January 19th, 6 00:00:58,526 --> 00:01:02,095 two oil tankers collided in the San Francisco Bay 7 00:01:02,129 --> 00:01:07,134 spilling 800,000 gallons of crude oil into the water. 8 00:01:07,167 --> 00:01:09,804 Back then, there was no plan for how to clean it up. 9 00:01:09,837 --> 00:01:13,841 On one side, you had the oil company who was responsible. 10 00:01:13,875 --> 00:01:18,478 On the other, you had the hippies who wanted to protect their beaches. 11 00:01:18,513 --> 00:01:20,548 And in the middle were the truckers. 12 00:01:20,582 --> 00:01:24,686 This is the story of how that oil spill changed my life 13 00:01:24,719 --> 00:01:26,521 because I was married to a trucker 14 00:01:26,554 --> 00:01:28,523 named Charlie Walker. 15 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:34,127 Charlie only had one truck to his name, 16 00:01:34,161 --> 00:01:36,698 but he had plenty of hustle. 17 00:01:36,731 --> 00:01:38,833 In the days leading up to the oil spill, 18 00:01:38,866 --> 00:01:41,603 the power center for all trucking in the Bay Area 19 00:01:41,636 --> 00:01:43,905 was a man named Chuck Sumner. 20 00:01:43,938 --> 00:01:47,575 Maybe Chuck himself was a racist. I don't know. 21 00:01:47,609 --> 00:01:50,912 But his dispatchers were another story. 22 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:54,816 Every day, Charlie would go down to Chuck's worksites and try to get on a job, 23 00:01:54,849 --> 00:01:57,351 and every day the same thing would happen. 24 00:01:57,384 --> 00:02:00,187 Howdy, foreman. Load her up. 25 00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:03,256 - No. - Why? 26 00:02:04,592 --> 00:02:06,728 'Cause you ain't got no work order. 27 00:02:06,761 --> 00:02:08,495 You ain't got no Chuck Sumner truck. 28 00:02:08,529 --> 00:02:11,566 Hell, you probably don't even have a Class B. 29 00:02:11,599 --> 00:02:13,367 Besides, you're blocking the goddamn line. 30 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,738 So if you don't haul this pile of shit out of here right quick, 31 00:02:16,771 --> 00:02:20,140 I'm gonna hook it up and drag it off myself. 32 00:02:27,247 --> 00:02:29,383 Maybe you'd think things would be different, 33 00:02:29,416 --> 00:02:33,788 this being San Francisco, but you'd be wrong. 34 00:02:33,821 --> 00:02:35,690 Money was tight, 35 00:02:35,723 --> 00:02:38,458 and I was trying to do my part in managing the numbers. 36 00:02:40,628 --> 00:02:43,665 What the hell are you doing? Put that jar away. 37 00:02:43,698 --> 00:02:45,399 They don't be counting pennies for food. 38 00:02:45,432 --> 00:02:47,267 The market doesn't care how you pay. 39 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:49,771 Well, the neighbors do, and I'll be damned 40 00:02:49,804 --> 00:02:52,305 if I have them passing the basket around for us on Sundays. 41 00:02:54,509 --> 00:02:56,410 What's your pocket money gonna do for us? 42 00:02:56,443 --> 00:02:58,913 Buy food, keep the lights on. 43 00:02:58,946 --> 00:03:02,215 - And what about next week? - Same pocket. 44 00:03:02,249 --> 00:03:04,619 You should be laying bricks with Willie. 45 00:03:04,652 --> 00:03:07,421 They got steady work. He called again last night. 46 00:03:07,454 --> 00:03:09,432 Do you want to drive around in that old rickety dump truck 47 00:03:09,456 --> 00:03:12,527 burning gas, hoping, I don't know, 48 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,361 Santa Claus is gonna fill it with dirt? 49 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:16,564 I can't lay bricks no more. 50 00:03:16,597 --> 00:03:18,298 You can't or you won't? 51 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:21,736 - I won't. - Pooki, go play with your sisters. 52 00:03:26,808 --> 00:03:28,810 You're gonna have to decide. 53 00:03:28,843 --> 00:03:31,311 You gonna keep dreaming about being your own boss 54 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:34,682 or lay bricks to feed your family? 55 00:03:34,716 --> 00:03:38,452 We lose this house in February if you don't find work. 56 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:41,956 Listen, baby, if I thought laying bricks 57 00:03:41,989 --> 00:03:45,927 would make me a foreman someday, I'd be first in line, 58 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,662 but there is no such thing 59 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:50,464 as a Black brick laying foreman. 60 00:03:50,497 --> 00:03:52,700 Now, that truck is the only thing we got. 61 00:03:52,734 --> 00:03:56,771 Well, maybe come February we should all live in the truck then. 62 00:03:56,804 --> 00:03:59,607 I told you, I'm not tearing my goddamn hands up 63 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,777 doing that brick laying bullshit no more. 64 00:04:05,947 --> 00:04:07,915 Buy some gloves. 65 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:19,861 Instead of buying gloves, Charlie doubled down, 66 00:04:19,894 --> 00:04:22,429 decided the only way to get what he wanted 67 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:24,699 was to make even more trouble for Chuck Sumner. 68 00:04:24,732 --> 00:04:26,634 Thought maybe if he made enough trouble, 69 00:04:26,667 --> 00:04:29,804 eventually Chuck would have to start paying attention. 70 00:04:31,806 --> 00:04:34,909 We moved the drop-off to Third and King Street. 71 00:04:34,942 --> 00:04:36,409 Sure thing, boss. 72 00:04:37,879 --> 00:04:41,015 All right. That's it. 73 00:04:41,048 --> 00:04:43,851 Hey, get going, Willie. It's on. 74 00:04:46,554 --> 00:04:49,724 - That's right. Negro. 75 00:04:49,757 --> 00:04:52,894 Not "hero." I said "Negro." 76 00:04:52,927 --> 00:04:55,997 I got a Black Panther son of a bitch blocking my trucks. 77 00:05:00,067 --> 00:05:03,538 No, goddamn it. There's a Black man! 78 00:05:03,571 --> 00:05:06,373 Man on radio: He don't have no sand loader, 79 00:05:06,406 --> 00:05:08,543 but he says we can get one over here for you. 80 00:05:12,713 --> 00:05:16,851 You know what? I am one of those uppity Negros looking to crash the party. 81 00:05:20,855 --> 00:05:23,758 - Merry Christmas. - Shit! 82 00:05:29,462 --> 00:05:31,464 I'm gonna whip your ass, boy! 83 00:05:35,670 --> 00:05:37,839 Ann: Charlie just wanted a fair shake, 84 00:05:37,872 --> 00:05:40,641 a chance to have something of his own, 85 00:05:40,675 --> 00:05:42,442 - to be his own boss. 86 00:05:42,475 --> 00:05:46,379 It wasn't about race for him, 87 00:05:46,413 --> 00:05:50,017 but for everyone else, it was always about race. 88 00:05:53,588 --> 00:05:55,022 Step out of the cab. 89 00:05:58,860 --> 00:06:00,962 Charlie: What the hell? 90 00:06:00,995 --> 00:06:03,463 You know, it is hard to find good help these days? 91 00:06:03,496 --> 00:06:05,465 I just dropped my worker Willie off, 92 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:08,111 and I say, "Willie, make sure you untie the banner from the truck." 93 00:06:08,135 --> 00:06:10,104 And I'll be damned. 94 00:06:10,137 --> 00:06:13,608 They say if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. 95 00:06:13,641 --> 00:06:16,611 - I'll take care of it. - Don't you move. 96 00:06:16,644 --> 00:06:18,478 Hey, man, that's not necessary. 97 00:06:18,512 --> 00:06:20,548 I said I'll take care of it. Be cool. 98 00:06:20,581 --> 00:06:22,717 You don't take direction very well, do you? 99 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:24,819 Now turn around and face the vehicle. 100 00:06:26,921 --> 00:06:29,389 Old cracker-ass cracker. 101 00:06:39,166 --> 00:06:42,503 Charlie got 30 days, but Chuck Sumner got tired 102 00:06:42,536 --> 00:06:44,906 of having Charlie be a thorn in his side, 103 00:06:44,939 --> 00:06:46,774 gave him a contract, 104 00:06:46,807 --> 00:06:49,644 put him in charge of all the Black truckers. 105 00:06:49,677 --> 00:06:53,915 Suddenly, on our side of town, Charlie was the man. 106 00:06:55,182 --> 00:06:56,851 And that's when it happened. 107 00:06:56,884 --> 00:06:59,120 Charlie was driving home, 108 00:06:59,153 --> 00:07:00,697 saw a line of trucks heading to the beach 109 00:07:00,721 --> 00:07:01,923 in the middle of the night. 110 00:07:01,956 --> 00:07:03,066 Woman on radio: The police are here. 111 00:07:03,090 --> 00:07:04,692 There's trucks everywhere. 112 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:06,069 Ann: He didn't know about the oil spill yet, 113 00:07:06,093 --> 00:07:07,395 but he knew something was up. 114 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:09,797 Man on radio: We have a report that a large ship hit 115 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:12,199 the Golden Gate Bridge just after midnight tonight. 116 00:07:12,233 --> 00:07:14,802 Ann: Decided he had to follow those trucks. 117 00:07:14,835 --> 00:07:18,039 Street's closed. You can't get through. You gotta go left. 118 00:07:18,072 --> 00:07:21,542 Those six trucks ahead are mine. Charlie Walker Trucking. 119 00:07:21,575 --> 00:07:22,910 I gotta stay with my trucks. 120 00:07:22,944 --> 00:07:24,254 Yeah, and I'm the chief of police. 121 00:07:24,278 --> 00:07:26,714 Get out of the line and turn left. 122 00:07:26,747 --> 00:07:30,518 Ask the guy behind me. Please, go ahead. Ask him. 123 00:07:30,551 --> 00:07:34,555 Look, officer, you're holding them up too. Those are Chuck Sumner trucks. 124 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:36,057 Behind those are Mike Folgers trucks. 125 00:07:36,090 --> 00:07:38,259 Behind those are the damn National Guard. 126 00:07:38,292 --> 00:07:40,561 Now are you gonna hold this line up because I'm Black 127 00:07:40,594 --> 00:07:41,805 or are you gonna keep this train rolling? 128 00:07:41,829 --> 00:07:44,899 All right, get out of here. 129 00:07:44,932 --> 00:07:46,843 Woman on radio: Every truck and loader within a 50-mile radius 130 00:07:46,867 --> 00:07:48,569 is headed to the coastline. 131 00:07:48,602 --> 00:07:50,071 Ann: Charlie followed those trucks 132 00:07:50,104 --> 00:07:51,973 all the way down to the beach. 133 00:07:52,006 --> 00:07:54,842 And when he got there, guess who he found. 134 00:07:54,875 --> 00:07:56,978 Chuck Sumner himself. 135 00:07:57,011 --> 00:07:58,746 What the hell's going on here, Chuck? 136 00:07:58,779 --> 00:08:01,215 You got half your trucks on this beach, so what gives? 137 00:08:01,248 --> 00:08:04,085 We're cleaning up the million some odd barrels of crude washing up. 138 00:08:04,118 --> 00:08:06,120 Hot damn! When did it happen? 139 00:08:06,153 --> 00:08:08,823 Midnight. Broke the ship in half. 140 00:08:08,856 --> 00:08:10,992 So you got the call, Folgers got the call, 141 00:08:11,025 --> 00:08:12,669 but nobody bother to give old Charlie Walker a shot? 142 00:08:12,693 --> 00:08:14,862 Look, goddamn it, what am I supposed to do, 143 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:16,630 call every bar in San Francisco 144 00:08:16,664 --> 00:08:18,308 until I find the one that you're getting drunk in? 145 00:08:18,332 --> 00:08:21,802 If you want in, I suggest you hop in 146 00:08:21,836 --> 00:08:24,105 that new Cadillac of yours and hightail your ass 147 00:08:24,138 --> 00:08:25,773 up to the Long Wharf in Richmond. 148 00:08:25,806 --> 00:08:28,109 - Richmond? - Every contractor around 149 00:08:28,142 --> 00:08:30,244 is bidding for a piece of this right now, except you. 150 00:08:30,277 --> 00:08:32,889 Don't send me over there just to get me off your ass now. I want in. 151 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:36,250 Look, my hands are tied right now. Just... here. 152 00:08:36,283 --> 00:08:40,621 - Go see Mike Marshall. He's the oil man in charge. - Mike Marshall. 153 00:08:40,654 --> 00:08:42,623 Oh, Charlie, you think about pulling any shit 154 00:08:42,656 --> 00:08:44,134 like that billboard stunt in the Mission, 155 00:08:44,158 --> 00:08:46,227 and they'll have your ass in a sling for good. 156 00:08:46,260 --> 00:08:50,197 This is Tower Oil. They're already integrated. 157 00:08:56,003 --> 00:08:59,040 All: Tower Oil out! Tower Oil out! 158 00:08:59,073 --> 00:09:03,811 Ann: By sunup, the hippies were already out protesting the spill. 159 00:09:03,844 --> 00:09:05,813 Charlie didn't have to worry about them, 160 00:09:05,846 --> 00:09:08,149 but he knew Tower Oil wouldn't just let him in. 161 00:09:08,182 --> 00:09:12,286 Just to get in line, he had to use every trick in the book. 162 00:09:12,319 --> 00:09:17,058 Yo, hold it up! Hold it up! Stop. 163 00:09:20,194 --> 00:09:21,796 Didn't you see the sign? 164 00:09:23,097 --> 00:09:25,933 What's the matter, boy? Can't you read? 165 00:09:29,036 --> 00:09:32,606 - What's your name, officer? - What did you say to me? 166 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:38,212 I said, "What's your fucking name, off-ic-er?" Don't you speak English? 167 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:41,682 I don't think you understand what's going on here, son. 168 00:09:41,715 --> 00:09:43,284 See, this is private property. 169 00:09:43,317 --> 00:09:46,329 Now you're gonna have to back this piece of shit up and move it on out of here. 170 00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:49,190 Look, damn it, I work for Tower Oil in Los Angeles. 171 00:09:49,223 --> 00:09:53,027 I'm the superintendent in charge of contamination for the entire North Coast. 172 00:09:53,060 --> 00:09:55,329 Yeah, well, this ain't Los "Ang-geh-lees." 173 00:09:55,362 --> 00:09:58,065 I don't need this shit. Give me your name and badge number 174 00:09:58,099 --> 00:09:59,342 so I can report this to Marshall. 175 00:09:59,366 --> 00:10:02,369 - Marshall? - Name, badge number. 176 00:10:02,403 --> 00:10:05,206 You know Mike Marshall? 177 00:10:05,239 --> 00:10:09,110 Mike Marshall, white dude, about yay tall, 178 00:10:09,143 --> 00:10:12,012 bosses peckerwoods like you around for a living. 179 00:10:14,882 --> 00:10:17,051 - You gotta understand, um... - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 180 00:10:17,084 --> 00:10:19,062 - We don't get many, uh... - Still ain't no excuse. 181 00:10:19,086 --> 00:10:22,123 No. I'm sorry about this, sir. 182 00:10:22,156 --> 00:10:25,893 Now what did you say your name was again? 183 00:10:25,926 --> 00:10:28,729 Man: Look, fellas, we're gonna need every truck we can muster. 184 00:10:28,762 --> 00:10:31,065 We got small areas, but a lot of them. 185 00:10:31,098 --> 00:10:33,901 Look about, boys, I got me a beast. 186 00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:39,382 Some of you are gonna have to pair up, 187 00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:41,375 but do not worry about the money. 188 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:45,212 Every contractor's gonna get his own purchase order with an open end. 189 00:10:45,246 --> 00:10:47,248 Yeah! - Now at the end of the day, 190 00:10:47,281 --> 00:10:50,384 a Tower Oil rep is gonna sign off on your invoices, 191 00:10:50,417 --> 00:10:54,922 but we need some kind of billing every day. 192 00:10:54,955 --> 00:10:58,325 Now if there are any problems, feel free to call me. 193 00:10:59,827 --> 00:11:01,896 All right, Half Moon Bay. 194 00:11:01,929 --> 00:11:03,406 Who can work the beach at Half Moon Bay? 195 00:11:03,430 --> 00:11:06,167 All right, you, you, and you. 196 00:11:09,203 --> 00:11:12,773 Uh, San Mateo. Red, that's your neck of the woods. 197 00:11:12,806 --> 00:11:15,809 You take San Mateo and take two other guys from this group. 198 00:11:17,811 --> 00:11:20,781 Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. 199 00:11:20,814 --> 00:11:25,252 Why, that doesn't surprise me. Now I see the resemblance. 200 00:11:25,286 --> 00:11:29,823 You owe me a construction tower, boy, and I'm gonna get it. 201 00:11:32,059 --> 00:11:34,962 You and you, let's go work. 202 00:11:34,995 --> 00:11:37,331 Stinson Beach, Marin County. 203 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:40,301 One way in, one way out. 204 00:11:40,334 --> 00:11:43,871 We only need a small crew, one or two trucks. 205 00:11:43,904 --> 00:11:47,808 - Come on, anybody. - Nah, no way. I ain't gonna do that. 206 00:11:47,841 --> 00:11:49,343 Stinson Beach, guys. 207 00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:51,245 Here. Right here. I'll take it. 208 00:11:52,246 --> 00:11:54,815 Come on, anybody! 209 00:11:54,848 --> 00:11:57,284 You're gonna get a truck in or out of there. 210 00:11:57,318 --> 00:12:00,988 Why don't you integrate and give a brother a job? 211 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,495 - Name? - Charlie Walker. 212 00:12:08,530 --> 00:12:09,964 Company name. 213 00:12:09,997 --> 00:12:12,499 Oh, Charlie Walker Trucking. 214 00:12:12,534 --> 00:12:15,035 This is gonna take three trucks. You got that many? 215 00:12:15,069 --> 00:12:18,305 - No, but I'll get them. - Fine. 216 00:12:18,339 --> 00:12:21,008 - You'll make it work. - Yes, sir. 217 00:12:21,041 --> 00:12:23,844 I work with Chuck Sumner Trucking too. I'll get the rest form him. 218 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:26,981 With this blank purchase order, you can get anything you need. 219 00:12:27,014 --> 00:12:29,183 Now we're not concerned about the money right now. 220 00:12:29,216 --> 00:12:31,852 Just get that damn oil off the beach, 221 00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,463 you understand what I'm saying to you, son? 222 00:12:33,487 --> 00:12:35,089 Yes, sir. 223 00:12:35,122 --> 00:12:36,890 Get the damn oil off the beach. I got it. 224 00:12:44,164 --> 00:12:45,766 Thank you, sir. 225 00:13:05,185 --> 00:13:06,420 Is this the police? 226 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:08,889 No, this ain't the police! 227 00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:10,300 Baby, you'll never guess what just happened. 228 00:13:10,324 --> 00:13:12,960 Charlie Walker, do you know what time it is? 229 00:13:12,993 --> 00:13:15,129 Of course I know what time it is. 230 00:13:15,162 --> 00:13:16,430 What time is it? 231 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:20,234 It's 6:00 in the damn morning. 232 00:13:20,267 --> 00:13:22,537 Baby, baby, we gonna be rich. 233 00:13:22,570 --> 00:13:24,905 We gonna pay off the house. We gonna buy another truck. 234 00:13:24,938 --> 00:13:28,242 I got another hour before I gotta get the girls dressed for school, 235 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:30,911 and you're calling me at 6 in the morning 236 00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:33,447 after you've been out all night again? 237 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:34,516 Bye! 238 00:13:37,184 --> 00:13:38,218 Bye. 239 00:13:40,454 --> 00:13:42,423 Now, the oil company was hiring truckers 240 00:13:42,456 --> 00:13:45,092 like Charlie to take the oil away, 241 00:13:45,125 --> 00:13:47,094 but who was gonna get it off the beaches 242 00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:49,196 and into the trucks in the first place? 243 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:51,566 For that they decided to work with the people 244 00:13:51,599 --> 00:13:54,401 who were already out there doing it for free, 245 00:13:54,435 --> 00:13:56,437 the hippies. 246 00:13:56,470 --> 00:13:59,340 But it wasn't exactly a match made in heaven. 247 00:14:03,611 --> 00:14:05,446 Sorry to interrupt you, Mr. Bennett, 248 00:14:05,479 --> 00:14:07,615 but I have the contract reports you asked for. 249 00:14:07,649 --> 00:14:12,119 Why don't you save me the read and just give me the high points? 250 00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:14,288 Do we have enough boots on the ground? 251 00:14:14,321 --> 00:14:19,893 - I think so. - Wow, VP of Tower Oil San Francisco office 252 00:14:19,927 --> 00:14:22,396 has just assured me that he thinks so. 253 00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:23,964 I mean, yes, we do. 254 00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:25,600 We have every truck, loader, and operator 255 00:14:25,633 --> 00:14:27,468 in the Bay Area under contract. 256 00:14:27,502 --> 00:14:28,969 So we're doing everything we can. 257 00:14:29,002 --> 00:14:30,648 You still haven't answered my question, Walter. 258 00:14:30,672 --> 00:14:32,607 It's the volunteers, sir. 259 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,409 As long as the volunteers stay onboard, we can keep up. 260 00:14:35,442 --> 00:14:38,646 This whole thing hinges on a bunch of hippie war protestors? 261 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:41,982 - Volunteers, sir. - Fine. 262 00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:44,519 Then just keep them volunteering. 263 00:14:44,552 --> 00:14:46,153 Walter: That's the tricky part. 264 00:14:46,186 --> 00:14:49,323 Most of these people were protestors a week ago, and we can't get near them. 265 00:14:49,356 --> 00:14:51,992 They can't be protesting 266 00:14:52,025 --> 00:14:53,460 and helping at the same time. 267 00:14:53,494 --> 00:14:56,029 - Which is it? - It's a mess, sir. 268 00:14:58,332 --> 00:15:03,003 Walter, you know the difference between a hippie 269 00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:07,675 and a couple of corporate assholes like you and me? 270 00:15:07,709 --> 00:15:10,177 No, sir. 271 00:15:11,278 --> 00:15:14,348 - Credit cards. - Credit cards? 272 00:15:14,381 --> 00:15:16,417 Yeah, a steady paycheck, 273 00:15:16,450 --> 00:15:20,655 consumer debt, dental coverage, 274 00:15:20,688 --> 00:15:23,357 paid sick leave, and as many free pens 275 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:26,360 and pencils as they can steal. 276 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:27,633 You understand what I'm saying? 277 00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:32,600 - Yes. - Pay them. 278 00:15:34,401 --> 00:15:36,036 Give them money. 279 00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:37,681 I don't care if you have to sneak up behind them 280 00:15:37,705 --> 00:15:40,174 and stuff twenties in their pockets. 281 00:15:41,709 --> 00:15:43,611 Get them sucking on the teat. 282 00:15:43,645 --> 00:15:44,685 I'll take care of it, sir. 283 00:15:44,712 --> 00:15:49,551 And, Sharpe, money is no object. 284 00:15:49,584 --> 00:15:52,052 Yes, sir. Understood. 285 00:15:54,021 --> 00:15:56,524 Man on radio: At approximately 1:42 this morning, 286 00:15:56,558 --> 00:16:00,060 two Tower Oil tankers collided just east of the Golden Gate Bridge. 287 00:16:00,093 --> 00:16:02,062 Ann: Stinson Beach, where Charlie was headed, 288 00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:04,064 is up north of the Golden Gate. 289 00:16:04,097 --> 00:16:06,701 It was hard to get to, and nobody thought 290 00:16:06,734 --> 00:16:09,504 it was gonna be a big job, but for Charlie, 291 00:16:09,537 --> 00:16:13,073 it was an opportunity to show the world what he could do. 292 00:16:20,748 --> 00:16:24,586 Yes. Yes, sir. Mr. Sharpe is working on that. 293 00:16:24,619 --> 00:16:27,421 Yes, we're getting more volunteers all the time. 294 00:16:27,454 --> 00:16:29,094 Tell them we're gonna need more hay bales. 295 00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:31,726 I did. We have another nine or ten on the way. 296 00:16:31,759 --> 00:16:34,328 Yes, sir. They're working. 297 00:16:34,361 --> 00:16:36,997 Um, all we have are volunteers at the moment. 298 00:16:47,140 --> 00:16:48,610 Hay bales don't soak up oil. 299 00:16:48,643 --> 00:16:50,645 You're just making a bigger mess. 300 00:16:50,678 --> 00:16:52,747 - May I help you? - Yes. 301 00:16:52,780 --> 00:16:57,251 Can I get a cheeseburger on white bread with extra mayo? 302 00:16:57,284 --> 00:16:59,253 - And a vanilla shake? - Excuse me. 303 00:16:59,286 --> 00:17:00,622 We're a little busy right now. 304 00:17:00,655 --> 00:17:03,625 If you wanna help, the beach is that way. 305 00:17:03,658 --> 00:17:05,636 You might want to get out of those fancy clothes first. 306 00:17:05,660 --> 00:17:08,563 I'm the contractor who's gonna clean up that mess. 307 00:17:08,596 --> 00:17:13,133 - You're the who? - I'm Charlie Walker. Nice to meet you. 308 00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:16,571 - You're Mr. Walker? - One and only. 309 00:17:17,672 --> 00:17:19,574 Ah, okay. Wait right here. 310 00:17:19,607 --> 00:17:22,075 Let me let them know that you're here. Wait right there. 311 00:17:36,724 --> 00:17:40,294 Ann: You ever heard that expression, "the winds of change"? 312 00:17:40,327 --> 00:17:43,096 Well, that's what was about to happen to Charlie. 313 00:17:43,130 --> 00:17:47,502 Mother Nature decided to surprise everybody and blow most of that oil 314 00:17:47,535 --> 00:17:49,303 straight past those other beaches 315 00:17:49,336 --> 00:17:52,239 and all the way up to Stinson. 316 00:17:52,272 --> 00:17:54,509 Tower Oil probably would've replaced Charlie 317 00:17:54,542 --> 00:17:56,310 with one of those white truckers, 318 00:17:56,343 --> 00:17:58,312 but he was one step ahead. 319 00:17:58,345 --> 00:18:00,180 By the time they got there, 320 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:03,518 he'd already gotten himself in front of the cameras. 321 00:18:03,551 --> 00:18:05,687 I'm going to do whatever it takes 322 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,822 to get every bit of oil off this beautiful beach 323 00:18:07,855 --> 00:18:09,624 and out of every ravine and inlet. 324 00:18:09,657 --> 00:18:11,859 In fact, this beach will be in better condition 325 00:18:11,893 --> 00:18:13,895 when I leave than it's ever been before. 326 00:18:13,928 --> 00:18:15,830 We consider ourselves lucky to have someone 327 00:18:15,863 --> 00:18:18,566 of Mr. Walker's experience out here on such short notice. 328 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,201 - Now step aside. Move aside. - We have little time to spare. 329 00:18:21,234 --> 00:18:23,547 I need to get out there immediately and survey what we're up against. 330 00:18:23,571 --> 00:18:27,875 Right this way, Mr. Walker. Nicely done in there. 331 00:18:27,909 --> 00:18:29,611 Well, those people I can handle. 332 00:18:29,644 --> 00:18:32,446 It's you all that concerns me. 333 00:18:32,479 --> 00:18:37,417 - How's that? - Well, see, there's a small matter of me being, um... 334 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:39,754 Black. 335 00:18:39,787 --> 00:18:41,656 I hadn't noticed. 336 00:18:43,390 --> 00:18:45,492 I like the way you do things, Mr. Sharpe. 337 00:18:45,526 --> 00:18:49,631 Let's hope I come to share those same feelings for you, Mr. Walker. 338 00:18:52,967 --> 00:18:55,937 Yeah, we initially thought this area was going to be contained. 339 00:18:55,970 --> 00:18:59,339 - But you were wrong. - But we were wrong. 340 00:18:59,373 --> 00:19:02,744 Winds do change. Bite you in the ass sometimes. 341 00:19:02,777 --> 00:19:04,444 Can we count on you, Charlie? 342 00:19:07,548 --> 00:19:10,752 Well, it will have to be taken out by hand. 343 00:19:10,785 --> 00:19:14,589 Maybe we could take the tainted materials and move it to a holding area. 344 00:19:14,622 --> 00:19:17,391 - That might work. - Might work. 345 00:19:17,424 --> 00:19:19,268 I'll get you those trucks. What else you gonna need? 346 00:19:19,292 --> 00:19:22,664 A drink, a phone, 347 00:19:22,697 --> 00:19:24,508 and I think I'll get old Chuck Sumner on the phone 348 00:19:24,532 --> 00:19:26,266 and see if I can get some more trucks. 349 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:28,670 All right, let's get you back to base camp. 350 00:19:35,442 --> 00:19:38,680 To hell with the suit, Charlie! We'll buy you a new one. 351 00:19:43,685 --> 00:19:45,887 By the way, you're staying at the Stinson Beach Motel. 352 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,389 We've rented the entire building out for Tower employees. 353 00:19:49,423 --> 00:19:53,293 So don't bother punching out and or going home at the end of the night. 354 00:19:53,326 --> 00:19:55,797 This is a full-time job. You live here now. 355 00:19:55,830 --> 00:19:59,801 - I'm gonna need two rooms. - Money is no object. 356 00:19:59,834 --> 00:20:01,869 You know, everybody keeps saying that, 357 00:20:01,903 --> 00:20:03,805 but I have yet to see any of it. 358 00:20:03,838 --> 00:20:06,507 I'm beginning to think it is no object after all. 359 00:20:08,743 --> 00:20:11,445 Here's 25,000, petty cash. 360 00:20:11,478 --> 00:20:13,648 It'll get you through tonight and tomorrow. 361 00:20:13,681 --> 00:20:15,950 - Thanks. - You've met Dan Wallace. 362 00:20:15,983 --> 00:20:18,653 He'll handle all our force accounts. He'll take care of everything. 363 00:20:18,686 --> 00:20:21,455 Money, personnel, and everything. 364 00:20:21,488 --> 00:20:23,734 Without the trucks, all we can do is mix with the locals for now. 365 00:20:23,758 --> 00:20:27,494 The cavalry's on the way, Charlie. Don't let us down. 366 00:20:34,001 --> 00:20:36,838 Came under heavy ground fire in the Song Ve valley. 367 00:20:47,882 --> 00:20:51,384 Charlie had been in the military right when they were integrating, 368 00:20:51,418 --> 00:20:53,353 so he understood that survival 369 00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:55,757 wasn't just about fighting the enemy. 370 00:20:55,790 --> 00:20:59,359 Sometimes you had to keep an eye on your friends too. 371 00:20:59,392 --> 00:21:00,995 If the oil guys were smart, 372 00:21:01,028 --> 00:21:03,998 Charlie would just have to be even smarter. 373 00:21:04,031 --> 00:21:05,900 And with all that oil coming in 374 00:21:05,933 --> 00:21:08,002 and no plan for how to stop it, 375 00:21:08,035 --> 00:21:12,640 he was gonna have to start getting creative pretty fast. 376 00:21:12,673 --> 00:21:15,943 And he was gonna need all the friends on the ground he could get. 377 00:21:24,018 --> 00:21:25,452 What's going on? 378 00:21:25,485 --> 00:21:27,789 Woman: Some guys beat up an oil man. 379 00:21:27,822 --> 00:21:31,526 - Oil man? - Yeah, some suit got beat up. 380 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:33,795 All right. 381 00:21:38,431 --> 00:21:41,502 - What's going down, fellas? - Looks like that dude was in a hatchet fight 382 00:21:41,536 --> 00:21:43,046 and was the only one without their hatchet. 383 00:21:43,070 --> 00:21:45,940 Must've slipped and fell real bad, ya dig? 384 00:21:45,973 --> 00:21:48,743 Oh, I dig. But if any of you try to rat pack me, 385 00:21:48,776 --> 00:21:51,679 somebody's going to the morgue, do you dig? 386 00:21:51,712 --> 00:21:53,881 Got no beef with you, man. 387 00:21:53,915 --> 00:21:58,553 Fuck that puppet and his corporate puppet master. 388 00:21:58,586 --> 00:22:01,956 He's one of my puppets. So what can I do for you? 389 00:22:01,989 --> 00:22:05,993 You have my full attention. How can I help you? 390 00:22:06,027 --> 00:22:09,564 - You can't be the boss. - Why? 'Cause I'm Black? 391 00:22:09,597 --> 00:22:12,517 Or because you can't find your own asshole with a mirror and a long stick? 392 00:22:13,801 --> 00:22:16,070 You're not the boss. 393 00:22:16,103 --> 00:22:18,573 Fine. Follow me. 394 00:22:18,606 --> 00:22:20,842 And bring your hippie commune with you. 395 00:22:22,577 --> 00:22:24,946 Why, hello, Mr. Walker. I have a packet for you. 396 00:22:24,979 --> 00:22:27,715 You've met Mr. Sharpe. This is Mr. Bennett. 397 00:22:27,748 --> 00:22:30,084 He's the president of Tower Oil, and he came here 398 00:22:30,117 --> 00:22:32,553 to meet you personally to discuss your approach. 399 00:22:32,587 --> 00:22:34,722 Welcome, Mr. Bennett. Good to meet you, sir. 400 00:22:34,755 --> 00:22:38,793 You too, Charlie. Now that we're all pals, what's your plan? 401 00:22:38,826 --> 00:22:42,830 Well, we have a three-mile stretch of beach, all of which is infected. 402 00:22:42,864 --> 00:22:45,733 We're using loaders to take off the top layer, but it's slow going. 403 00:22:45,766 --> 00:22:48,468 Honestly, we're just moving shit around. 404 00:22:52,173 --> 00:22:55,475 I mean, the tainted material. 405 00:22:55,509 --> 00:22:58,546 Same problem at Ocean Beach and Half Moon Bay. 406 00:22:58,579 --> 00:23:01,048 We just got back from there and it's a fucking mess. 407 00:23:03,918 --> 00:23:08,122 We'll manage, but our biggest threat is in the Bolinas Lagoon. 408 00:23:08,155 --> 00:23:11,058 If the oil gets in there, we'll be here for the next three years. 409 00:23:11,092 --> 00:23:13,961 Now what are we doing about that? 410 00:23:13,995 --> 00:23:18,065 - Some locals are putting together an oil boom. - Out of what? 411 00:23:18,099 --> 00:23:20,001 Well, anything they get their hands on. 412 00:23:20,034 --> 00:23:22,837 They're using logs, fishing nets, hay. 413 00:23:22,870 --> 00:23:25,006 We build them in series, so there's a gap. 414 00:23:25,039 --> 00:23:27,718 Then we use local boats to drag it to the beach. Then we haul it off. 415 00:23:27,742 --> 00:23:31,444 - Is it working? - Yes, sir. For now. 416 00:23:31,478 --> 00:23:34,447 Nice work, Charlie. We're gonna leave Dan here. 417 00:23:34,481 --> 00:23:36,517 You're coming with us to Candlestick. 418 00:23:36,550 --> 00:23:39,153 Maybe you can share some of your ideas with the other guys, huh? 419 00:23:39,186 --> 00:23:43,991 Mr. Wallace, move most of the equipment up north to the inlet. 420 00:23:44,025 --> 00:23:45,569 They're gonna need some relief with the boom work. 421 00:23:45,593 --> 00:23:46,661 Yes, sir. I'm on it. 422 00:23:46,694 --> 00:23:48,729 And who are these good folks? 423 00:23:48,763 --> 00:23:51,933 Oh, they're heading up the volunteer effort. 424 00:23:51,966 --> 00:23:56,804 They're good kids. Real go-getters. 425 00:23:56,837 --> 00:24:02,910 Great. Well, we'll come back in a couple days to get acquainted with them. 426 00:24:02,944 --> 00:24:05,212 Let's get going, guys, huh? 427 00:24:20,061 --> 00:24:22,897 Charlie had bought himself a little time, 428 00:24:22,930 --> 00:24:25,066 but he knew it wouldn't be enough. 429 00:24:25,099 --> 00:24:27,201 He needed to think fast, 430 00:24:27,234 --> 00:24:29,971 so he did what he always did best. 431 00:24:30,004 --> 00:24:32,173 He improvised. 432 00:24:34,108 --> 00:24:37,511 - Who's using those? - Using what? 433 00:24:37,545 --> 00:24:39,847 Skip loaders. The paddle scrapers. 434 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,817 No one. They were in the way, so we parked them out here. 435 00:24:42,850 --> 00:24:44,585 - I want them. - For what? 436 00:24:44,618 --> 00:24:46,187 I just want them. 437 00:24:46,220 --> 00:24:48,689 Can we get them on low-boys and get 'em to my beach? 438 00:24:48,723 --> 00:24:51,292 Sure, if you think you can use them, you got it. 439 00:24:51,325 --> 00:24:55,129 I'll take care of it. They'll be on your beach before sundown tomorrow. 440 00:24:55,162 --> 00:24:58,933 - I want them both. - We're gonna take you over to Ocean Beach, 441 00:24:58,966 --> 00:25:01,166 then out to the Farrallons, and then we'll get you home. 442 00:25:02,136 --> 00:25:03,771 Don't worry, Charlie. 443 00:25:03,804 --> 00:25:05,940 We got a nice place down here. 444 00:25:05,973 --> 00:25:09,010 Get some oysters and raw clams, 445 00:25:09,043 --> 00:25:11,278 maybe on runny eggs. 446 00:25:31,165 --> 00:25:34,635 Charlie, what kind of shit are you pulling out here? 447 00:25:34,668 --> 00:25:37,571 - What are you talking about? - We're not building freeways. 448 00:25:37,605 --> 00:25:39,273 This ain't no tar and gravel job. 449 00:25:39,306 --> 00:25:42,910 Why are you wasting my time with these paddle scrapers? 450 00:25:42,943 --> 00:25:46,123 I told Bennett it'd be cheaper to turn the whole thing into a parking lot, and he bought it. 451 00:25:46,147 --> 00:25:48,149 That's it. I'm leaving. 452 00:25:48,182 --> 00:25:50,985 No, no. Wait, Chuck. I'm just kidding. 453 00:25:51,018 --> 00:25:52,787 Settle down. 454 00:25:52,820 --> 00:25:55,556 Hey, Dan, you excuse us, please? 455 00:25:57,191 --> 00:25:59,226 Sure. No problem. 456 00:26:03,197 --> 00:26:06,000 Look, Chuck, if these oil guys spend five million dollars 457 00:26:06,033 --> 00:26:07,177 and it all goes through our books, 458 00:26:07,201 --> 00:26:09,770 we make 20% off the top. 459 00:26:09,804 --> 00:26:12,306 That's over fifty an hour for the equipment. 460 00:26:12,339 --> 00:26:15,609 I figure between you and me, profit and overhead, 461 00:26:15,643 --> 00:26:18,879 we clear $375,000 each. 462 00:26:18,913 --> 00:26:21,882 Hell, I'll take every skip loader you got, running or not. 463 00:26:21,916 --> 00:26:23,684 You're just gonna let them sit, 464 00:26:23,717 --> 00:26:26,353 - but charge for them? - Maybe. 465 00:26:26,387 --> 00:26:30,191 Look, they're not making a penny parked at Candlestick, am I right? 466 00:26:30,224 --> 00:26:35,196 You got these suits running around like idiots on one end of the beach 467 00:26:35,229 --> 00:26:36,864 and these hippies on the other. 468 00:26:36,897 --> 00:26:38,699 You are building a monster here, Charlie. 469 00:26:38,732 --> 00:26:41,635 - You better watch your ass. - Money is no object. 470 00:26:41,669 --> 00:26:44,839 Whoever told you that is a liar or a thief. 471 00:26:44,872 --> 00:26:47,908 Hey, I got a work order like everybody else. 472 00:26:47,942 --> 00:26:52,646 Oh, yeah, so now you're like everybody else, huh, Charlie? 473 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,315 Well, congratulations. 474 00:27:01,255 --> 00:27:02,857 Hey, what's that supposed to mean? 475 00:27:02,890 --> 00:27:04,125 That some kind of white thing? 476 00:27:05,426 --> 00:27:07,361 Hey, I'm only kidding, man. 477 00:27:07,394 --> 00:27:09,897 Come on, let me buy you a drink. 478 00:27:16,170 --> 00:27:18,672 Hello, Mr. Walker. 479 00:27:18,706 --> 00:27:21,742 I'm Agent Peaks. This is Agent Banks. 480 00:27:21,775 --> 00:27:24,778 We understand you're in charge. Is that right? 481 00:27:24,812 --> 00:27:26,914 You already know my name. 482 00:27:26,947 --> 00:27:29,917 You're the white folks to assume that I'm in charge. 483 00:27:29,950 --> 00:27:33,120 - What'd I win? - I'll make this brief. 484 00:27:33,154 --> 00:27:34,755 We're here to put you on notice. 485 00:27:34,788 --> 00:27:37,258 - Notice of what? - It's all in the documents. 486 00:27:37,291 --> 00:27:39,026 You've been officially served. 487 00:27:40,394 --> 00:27:44,098 - What's this? - No one works for free 488 00:27:44,131 --> 00:27:45,766 in the state of California 489 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:47,401 unless they willingly volunteer to aid 490 00:27:47,434 --> 00:27:49,837 in a natural disaster relief effort. 491 00:27:49,870 --> 00:27:52,773 Those two ships belong to Tower Oil. 492 00:27:52,806 --> 00:27:55,943 Tower Oil is a corporation, and therefore solely responsible 493 00:27:55,976 --> 00:27:58,445 for compensating all workers helping with the cleanup. 494 00:27:58,479 --> 00:28:02,850 You have no volunteers. You have employees and subcontractors. 495 00:28:02,883 --> 00:28:04,418 Therefore, you must abide 496 00:28:04,451 --> 00:28:07,288 by California's employment and labor laws. 497 00:28:07,321 --> 00:28:08,422 It's all in the packet. 498 00:28:08,455 --> 00:28:11,125 Corporations don't have volunteers. 499 00:28:11,158 --> 00:28:12,693 Son of a bitch. 500 00:28:18,832 --> 00:28:21,178 Most of these people were on the beach before we even got here. 501 00:28:21,202 --> 00:28:23,103 How are we supposed to track them all down? 502 00:28:23,137 --> 00:28:26,307 Well, therein lies the problem. 503 00:28:26,340 --> 00:28:28,809 Have a good day, Mr. Walker. 504 00:28:28,842 --> 00:28:31,111 We'll be back to check on your progress. 505 00:28:31,145 --> 00:28:33,113 What happens if we can't find everyone? 506 00:28:33,147 --> 00:28:35,449 If some of these people don't get paid? 507 00:28:35,482 --> 00:28:37,218 Then we shut you down. 508 00:28:40,454 --> 00:28:43,490 Thanks. Have a nice day. 509 00:28:49,396 --> 00:28:53,167 This is wild, man. We have a Black president. 510 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,136 Yeah, man. President of Stinson Beach. 511 00:28:56,170 --> 00:29:00,007 How's it feel? The power, man? 512 00:29:05,212 --> 00:29:06,880 Can I be honest with you? 513 00:29:10,317 --> 00:29:12,753 I thought it would feel more... 514 00:29:15,155 --> 00:29:20,027 I thought it would feel more white, you know? 515 00:29:20,060 --> 00:29:24,098 Like, if power were a color, 516 00:29:24,131 --> 00:29:27,768 it would be white as snow. 517 00:29:29,136 --> 00:29:30,170 You dig? 518 00:29:33,575 --> 00:29:37,444 But I still feel as Black as I did when I was a kid. 519 00:29:39,514 --> 00:29:41,882 Huh. 520 00:29:41,915 --> 00:29:43,784 That's wild, man. 521 00:29:52,226 --> 00:29:53,994 I'm just fucking with you, nature boy. 522 00:29:54,028 --> 00:29:57,931 It doesn't feel like anything. 523 00:29:59,266 --> 00:30:02,870 Hey, you all want jobs? 524 00:30:02,903 --> 00:30:04,539 No way, man. 525 00:30:04,572 --> 00:30:06,206 Not even for your Black president? 526 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:11,145 - Do I look like a suit to you? - No, you do not. 527 00:30:11,178 --> 00:30:14,081 Then why you want to come at me like I'm another suit? 528 00:30:14,114 --> 00:30:17,251 I'm here to clean up your home town. That's it. 529 00:30:17,284 --> 00:30:20,421 When I'm done, I'm gone. Period. 530 00:30:20,454 --> 00:30:25,092 You get to keep your souls and some serious bread. 531 00:30:25,125 --> 00:30:26,860 I can trust you, right? 532 00:30:26,894 --> 00:30:29,330 Because I know you can trust me. 533 00:30:33,367 --> 00:30:35,903 Now I'm gonna put $10,000 in your hand. 534 00:30:35,936 --> 00:30:38,439 And I want you to pay anyone and everyone who so much as kicked 535 00:30:38,472 --> 00:30:41,108 a rock with oil on this beach since day one. 536 00:30:41,141 --> 00:30:43,119 I want you to tell them, "Charlie Walker says thank you, 537 00:30:43,143 --> 00:30:45,112 and he's paying you for your help." 538 00:30:45,145 --> 00:30:46,590 Now all they gotta do is come down here, 539 00:30:46,614 --> 00:30:48,949 sign a little piece of paper. 540 00:30:48,982 --> 00:30:51,952 They hand you the slip, you pay them. 541 00:30:51,985 --> 00:30:55,022 You hand the slip back to me. That's it. 542 00:30:55,055 --> 00:30:56,558 Right on, man. 543 00:30:57,991 --> 00:30:59,993 Cross my palm, kemosabe. 544 00:31:01,929 --> 00:31:05,600 Now you said I could trust you. 545 00:31:05,633 --> 00:31:07,334 Now I want you to trust me for a second. 546 00:31:07,368 --> 00:31:09,970 If you burn me, 547 00:31:10,003 --> 00:31:13,641 you can trust I will come back one day, 548 00:31:13,675 --> 00:31:16,443 not tomorrow, not next week, 549 00:31:16,477 --> 00:31:19,614 not next year, but after all this 550 00:31:19,647 --> 00:31:22,483 is nothing more than a fading memory. 551 00:31:22,517 --> 00:31:26,987 And then I'll remind you that you broke our trust 552 00:31:27,020 --> 00:31:30,023 by putting a bullet in your ass. 553 00:31:33,193 --> 00:31:36,531 I like you, man. We're straight. 554 00:31:46,206 --> 00:31:48,342 - Hey, can I get a copy of those? - Absolutely. 555 00:31:48,375 --> 00:31:50,015 It'll be in the SF Journal this afternoon. 556 00:31:50,043 --> 00:31:52,647 You can read about it in 3 1/2 hours. 557 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,349 Damn. News does travel fast. 558 00:31:55,382 --> 00:31:58,318 You're the first foreman that hasn't run me off their beach. 559 00:31:58,352 --> 00:32:00,020 I'm Charlie Walker. Welcome to my beach. 560 00:32:00,053 --> 00:32:01,922 Come by any time. 561 00:32:03,691 --> 00:32:07,094 Charlie was cool with the press and the hippies. 562 00:32:07,127 --> 00:32:10,063 Like I said, he was one step ahead. 563 00:32:14,736 --> 00:32:16,538 Sharpe: We need the governor to step in. 564 00:32:16,571 --> 00:32:20,007 The National Guard will bring a level of control. 565 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:23,678 The moment this thing gets outside, we lose control. 566 00:32:23,711 --> 00:32:27,047 Sacramento is an unpredictable town. 567 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,684 I understand the risks, but we need their help. 568 00:32:29,717 --> 00:32:32,687 It's only a matter of time before he makes the call himself. 569 00:32:34,722 --> 00:32:36,256 All right, call him. 570 00:32:41,228 --> 00:32:43,063 Hello. Yes. 571 00:32:43,096 --> 00:32:46,200 Walter Sharpe, vice president of Tower Oil San Francisco office. 572 00:32:46,233 --> 00:32:50,204 - The governor is expecting my call. - Son of a bitch. 573 00:32:50,237 --> 00:32:52,507 He did it. 574 00:32:52,540 --> 00:32:55,743 - Hang up. Hang up! 575 00:32:55,777 --> 00:33:00,180 Hello? Governor Reagan, sir. 576 00:33:00,214 --> 00:33:02,416 Well, Ronnie, I wanted to call you personally 577 00:33:02,449 --> 00:33:06,420 to let you know that we have everything under control. 578 00:33:06,453 --> 00:33:09,423 - Last one inside has to fold the bags! - Hey, that's not fair! 579 00:33:09,456 --> 00:33:12,660 Everybody gets a bag to fold! I'm not playing with y'all. 580 00:33:42,155 --> 00:33:45,527 Landi, Dee Dee, Pooki, come to Mommy's room now! 581 00:33:48,161 --> 00:33:51,265 You run to Aunt Ruby's house and you stay there until I come for you. 582 00:33:51,298 --> 00:33:53,142 Don't tell anyone about this money, you hear me? 583 00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:55,102 You hide it under that nasty old couch of hers, 584 00:33:55,135 --> 00:33:56,771 and you tell her I left for the store. 585 00:33:56,804 --> 00:33:58,573 - Kids: Uh-huh. Yes, Mama. - Now get! 586 00:34:07,749 --> 00:34:10,785 - Hey, Charlie. - Hey, baby. 587 00:34:10,818 --> 00:34:12,654 We heard you're the big man on the beach. 588 00:34:12,687 --> 00:34:15,289 Maybe. Who are your friends? 589 00:34:15,322 --> 00:34:18,125 This is Mae and this is Black. 590 00:34:18,158 --> 00:34:20,628 Hm. They call you Black 'cause you're the only sister in town? 591 00:34:20,662 --> 00:34:22,564 Her real name's Coffi. 592 00:34:22,597 --> 00:34:28,135 'Cause I'm hot, Black, and full of sugar. 593 00:34:28,168 --> 00:34:31,506 - So do you like to party, man? - Does a hippie wear beads? 594 00:34:31,539 --> 00:34:32,840 So what do they call you? 595 00:34:32,874 --> 00:34:35,309 Around here most people call me "sir." 596 00:34:35,342 --> 00:34:38,145 Oh. All right, sir. 597 00:34:38,178 --> 00:34:40,548 - So where's the party tonight, ladies? - Where you staying? 598 00:34:40,582 --> 00:34:43,317 Oh. It's that kind of party. 599 00:34:43,350 --> 00:34:45,587 - You scared? - I wouldn't say that, 600 00:34:45,620 --> 00:34:48,623 but we're at a perfectly good bar serving perfectly good drinks. 601 00:34:48,656 --> 00:34:49,691 Why leave? 602 00:34:51,726 --> 00:34:53,393 You got any coke? 603 00:35:00,568 --> 00:35:03,103 You know, you can call me Charlie. 604 00:35:04,872 --> 00:35:08,543 You got any coke, Charlie? 605 00:35:11,879 --> 00:35:15,415 - You got a score? - Get your keys. 606 00:35:16,517 --> 00:35:18,620 Well, all right. 607 00:35:27,895 --> 00:35:30,932 Okay, so look, man, you want two ounces? 608 00:35:30,965 --> 00:35:32,667 I have maybe an ounce and a 1/2 here. 609 00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:35,503 If you can wait till tomorrow, I'll have another two. 610 00:35:35,536 --> 00:35:38,740 Just give me what you got and keep your finger off the scale. 611 00:35:38,773 --> 00:35:40,742 - Ooh. - Oh. 612 00:35:40,775 --> 00:35:42,242 Be cool. 613 00:35:42,275 --> 00:35:43,878 I don't run that kind of operation. 614 00:35:43,911 --> 00:35:46,246 This is a non-profit, you dig? 615 00:35:46,279 --> 00:35:49,917 So here's the money, my man. 616 00:35:49,951 --> 00:35:54,154 Say, man, you mind if I take a few of these with me? 617 00:35:56,223 --> 00:35:59,359 You're not thinking about setting up shop here in town, are you? 618 00:35:59,393 --> 00:36:03,397 It ain't like that. I know this is your zone. 619 00:36:03,430 --> 00:36:06,266 I just need to spread some powder around, that's all. 620 00:36:06,299 --> 00:36:09,804 Sure, man, no big thing. 621 00:36:09,837 --> 00:36:13,473 As long as you're not selling, we're cool. 622 00:36:16,309 --> 00:36:21,616 - Do you think I'm pretty? - Cute as a damn button. 623 00:36:21,649 --> 00:36:24,852 - But I gotta go. 624 00:36:28,321 --> 00:36:31,291 - Mrs. Walker? - That's me. 625 00:36:31,324 --> 00:36:32,964 We have a warrant to search your property. 626 00:36:32,994 --> 00:36:36,196 - What took you so long? - Step aside, please. 627 00:36:39,667 --> 00:36:41,602 Ann: Is this what you're looking for? 628 00:36:47,340 --> 00:36:50,945 Now I know these are sexy. But illegal? 629 00:36:50,978 --> 00:36:52,747 I hardly think so. 630 00:36:52,780 --> 00:36:55,917 Unless you are some kind of really kinky-ass white boys. 631 00:36:55,950 --> 00:36:58,619 I'm sorry we wasted your time. 632 00:37:01,488 --> 00:37:03,658 Not smart. 633 00:37:03,691 --> 00:37:07,327 I didn't know whose payroll these white boys were on, 634 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,329 but one thing was for sure. 635 00:37:09,362 --> 00:37:12,867 Someone was trying to bring Charlie down. 636 00:37:18,506 --> 00:37:22,510 Charlie, you in there? Charlie! 637 00:37:23,811 --> 00:37:25,046 Ah, man, what do you want? 638 00:37:25,079 --> 00:37:26,981 Hey, the paddle scrapers are doing their job. 639 00:37:27,014 --> 00:37:29,951 Yeah, tell me something I don't know. I put them there. Shit. 640 00:37:29,984 --> 00:37:33,020 The TV news reporters are here. They want to talk to you. 641 00:37:33,054 --> 00:37:34,689 Why the hell didn't you tell me, man? 642 00:37:34,722 --> 00:37:37,357 - Who's been talking to them? - Me. 643 00:37:37,390 --> 00:37:38,860 Ain't this something. 644 00:37:38,893 --> 00:37:41,428 You're on TV and I'm there sawing logs. 645 00:37:41,461 --> 00:37:44,364 Damn it, Dan, I told you I want to talk to these people my damn self. 646 00:37:44,397 --> 00:37:47,068 - You're supposed to come get me. - I am getting you. 647 00:37:47,101 --> 00:37:49,637 Next time you get me sooner. Come on. 648 00:37:53,808 --> 00:37:55,643 Woman: Of the many Bay Area beach communities, 649 00:37:55,676 --> 00:37:58,513 none of have been more impacted by the Tower Oil spill 650 00:37:58,546 --> 00:38:01,082 than the small town of Stinson in Marin County. 651 00:38:01,115 --> 00:38:03,951 Known for its white sandy beaches and abundant wildlife, 652 00:38:03,985 --> 00:38:06,386 this once peaceful sanctuary 653 00:38:06,419 --> 00:38:09,456 has been transformed into a disaster zone overnight. 654 00:38:09,489 --> 00:38:11,025 A small group of volunteers 655 00:38:11,058 --> 00:38:13,460 have rallied to save as many birds as possible 656 00:38:13,493 --> 00:38:15,096 while others begin the monumental task 657 00:38:15,129 --> 00:38:17,497 of clearing the oil from the sand and rocks. 658 00:38:17,532 --> 00:38:20,034 However, they fight an unrelenting foe. 659 00:38:20,067 --> 00:38:24,005 With every wave comes more and more heavy crude onto the beach. 660 00:38:24,038 --> 00:38:26,406 Until now, the only method of cleanup 661 00:38:26,439 --> 00:38:28,676 was to admit defeat and wait for the oil to come. 662 00:38:28,709 --> 00:38:30,878 The cleanup would last for years. 663 00:38:30,912 --> 00:38:32,947 But one man, Charlie Walker, 664 00:38:32,980 --> 00:38:35,683 Tower Oil's supervisor in charge, 665 00:38:35,716 --> 00:38:38,753 has managed to turn the tides with his unconventional methods. 666 00:38:38,786 --> 00:38:42,089 Specialized heavy equipment used to skim thin layers of roadway 667 00:38:42,123 --> 00:38:44,559 now scoop up the oil before it can make its way to the beach, 668 00:38:44,592 --> 00:38:47,128 keeping this small team of workers and volunteers 669 00:38:47,161 --> 00:38:49,564 one step ahead of the incoming threat. 670 00:38:49,597 --> 00:38:52,066 We had a chance to speak with Tower Oil's man in charge, 671 00:38:52,099 --> 00:38:54,802 Mr. Charlie Walker, about his success so far. 672 00:38:54,836 --> 00:38:56,571 It's really remarkable, Mr. Walker. 673 00:38:56,604 --> 00:38:57,939 We were at Ocean Beach yesterday, 674 00:38:57,972 --> 00:38:59,583 and it's still completely covered in black muck. 675 00:38:59,607 --> 00:39:01,709 - What's you're secret? - It's no secret. 676 00:39:01,742 --> 00:39:04,588 I do things my way, and they're doing things the best they can, I'm sure. 677 00:39:04,612 --> 00:39:07,132 It's just a matter of time before they get things under control. 678 00:39:08,616 --> 00:39:10,585 And there you have it, the man in charge. 679 00:39:10,618 --> 00:39:13,788 Charlie Walker, staying ahead of the power curve here at Stinson Beach. 680 00:39:13,821 --> 00:39:16,456 I need to see you alone for a minute. 681 00:39:16,489 --> 00:39:18,092 Damn, baby. I miss you too. 682 00:39:18,125 --> 00:39:21,461 No. There were some men in our home. 683 00:39:21,494 --> 00:39:23,430 Men? What men? 684 00:39:23,463 --> 00:39:25,465 Daddy, can we go in the water? 685 00:39:25,498 --> 00:39:28,069 Please, Daddy, we can swim in our clothes. 686 00:39:28,102 --> 00:39:30,805 No, honeybee, it's polluted right now. 687 00:39:30,838 --> 00:39:33,941 But you can eat all the ice cream and hot dogs you want. 688 00:39:33,975 --> 00:39:37,477 Wow. We're rich! 689 00:39:41,515 --> 00:39:42,759 You know that boy is mocking us. 690 00:39:42,783 --> 00:39:45,987 Now hold on. He is making progress. 691 00:39:46,020 --> 00:39:49,624 Look, I'm not up here to see his people make progress. 692 00:39:49,657 --> 00:39:52,727 To the whole damn world, we look like we've got a Negro running this show. 693 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,596 I've got 2,500 men working for me. 694 00:39:55,630 --> 00:39:57,732 How do you expect me to explain all this shit to 'em? 695 00:39:57,765 --> 00:40:01,468 You tell them I'm running the goddamn show, 696 00:40:01,501 --> 00:40:02,603 and if you don't like it, 697 00:40:02,637 --> 00:40:04,505 you can go to the board of directors 698 00:40:04,538 --> 00:40:06,207 and try out your piss on them. 699 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:09,510 If not, well, I suggest you go back 700 00:40:09,543 --> 00:40:11,145 to your people and remind them 701 00:40:11,178 --> 00:40:14,515 that this situation is temporary. 702 00:40:14,548 --> 00:40:18,519 All right, gentlemen, I thank you for coming. 703 00:40:18,552 --> 00:40:22,156 You'll getting your daily progress reports as usual, all right? 704 00:40:22,189 --> 00:40:27,128 Now I suggest you get a drink and enjoy this fabulous city, huh? 705 00:40:27,161 --> 00:40:30,164 Yeah. Ride a streetcar. 706 00:40:30,197 --> 00:40:32,934 Try the sourdough bread and the clam chowder! 707 00:40:32,967 --> 00:40:37,204 You... 708 00:40:37,238 --> 00:40:39,816 You know, I can have him out of there by morning. Just say the word. 709 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:43,544 No. No, no, no. We missed our chance on that. 710 00:40:43,577 --> 00:40:48,916 If we take him out now, the NAACP and the papers will go national on us. 711 00:40:48,950 --> 00:40:54,221 "Tower Oil chooses environmental disaster over the magical Black superhero." 712 00:40:54,255 --> 00:40:58,726 - No, it's a loser. - What's our move? 713 00:40:58,759 --> 00:41:01,062 We pay him a visit like we planned, 714 00:41:01,095 --> 00:41:04,231 take his temperature. 715 00:41:08,936 --> 00:41:10,213 Hey, y'all stay off that bed, now. 716 00:41:10,237 --> 00:41:11,739 I gotta sleep there tonight. 717 00:41:16,644 --> 00:41:17,878 What? 718 00:41:20,581 --> 00:41:23,918 - You're not worried? - Worried? 719 00:41:23,951 --> 00:41:25,553 Why should I be worried? 720 00:41:25,586 --> 00:41:27,088 Because the police are putting drugs 721 00:41:27,121 --> 00:41:28,622 in our home, Charlie. 722 00:41:28,656 --> 00:41:31,092 I told you, those aren't the police. 723 00:41:31,125 --> 00:41:33,493 Does it matter? 724 00:41:35,629 --> 00:41:37,865 - Hey. 725 00:41:37,898 --> 00:41:39,934 I know you worry. 726 00:41:39,967 --> 00:41:42,103 But it's okay now. 727 00:41:42,136 --> 00:41:44,271 Minus me and the girls, 728 00:41:44,305 --> 00:41:46,240 you're the only Black folk around here. 729 00:41:46,273 --> 00:41:48,776 Oh, they got a Black girl here. 730 00:41:48,809 --> 00:41:51,012 Oh, really? You don't say. 731 00:41:51,045 --> 00:41:56,117 Mm-hmm. 732 00:41:56,150 --> 00:41:58,619 Hey, it ain't like that. 733 00:41:58,652 --> 00:42:03,791 I'm just saying that these people are open-minded. 734 00:42:03,824 --> 00:42:05,960 They don't see color. 735 00:42:05,993 --> 00:42:08,262 They just want their town back, that's all. 736 00:42:08,295 --> 00:42:12,633 All right. If you say. 737 00:42:12,666 --> 00:42:14,635 Hey, now, don't do that. 738 00:42:14,668 --> 00:42:17,638 I'm not doing anything I don't do all the time. That's what I do. 739 00:42:17,671 --> 00:42:20,274 I say my piece, you speak your mind, 740 00:42:20,307 --> 00:42:23,277 and then I smack my lips. 741 00:42:23,310 --> 00:42:24,912 It don't matter anyway. 742 00:42:24,945 --> 00:42:27,648 I got the contracts, I got the truck, 743 00:42:27,681 --> 00:42:28,983 and I got the money. 744 00:42:29,016 --> 00:42:31,819 I got this. 745 00:42:31,852 --> 00:42:35,156 Hey, this is still America, 746 00:42:35,189 --> 00:42:37,992 and America is still the same place it was yesterday. 747 00:42:38,025 --> 00:42:40,361 - You talking crazy. - Nothing changes overnight. 748 00:42:40,394 --> 00:42:43,664 That's... that's... ain't nothing change over the past week, 749 00:42:43,697 --> 00:42:46,000 the last month, the last 100 years. 750 00:42:46,033 --> 00:42:49,003 You got some money, you think you Mr. Big Stuff with all these hippies. 751 00:42:49,036 --> 00:42:53,808 But to those oil men, you are 10 steps away from being a runaway nigger. 752 00:43:03,751 --> 00:43:05,853 I'm sorry, girls. 753 00:43:05,886 --> 00:43:08,022 We don't use that word in our home. 754 00:43:08,055 --> 00:43:10,624 I'm sorry. 755 00:43:19,900 --> 00:43:22,203 What's wrong? 756 00:43:22,236 --> 00:43:23,370 You don't trust me? 757 00:43:23,404 --> 00:43:27,374 That's never been the issue. 758 00:43:27,408 --> 00:43:30,177 You're the one person I do trust, Charlie Walker. 759 00:43:34,748 --> 00:43:36,650 Charlie's instincts paid off. 760 00:43:36,684 --> 00:43:38,719 The paddle scrapers turned out to be the best way 761 00:43:38,752 --> 00:43:42,723 to get oil off the beaches that anybody had come up with. 762 00:43:42,756 --> 00:43:44,358 Between the scrapers and the hippies, 763 00:43:44,391 --> 00:43:47,228 Charlie was getting the oil under control. 764 00:43:47,261 --> 00:43:50,064 But he still had to manage the politics, 765 00:43:50,097 --> 00:43:53,968 and the best way to do that was an open bar. 766 00:43:54,001 --> 00:43:57,271 Heh. You throw a hell of a party, Charlie. 767 00:43:57,304 --> 00:44:00,241 Oh, it's not my doing. It's like this every night. 768 00:44:00,274 --> 00:44:02,243 These some happy, free-loving people. 769 00:44:02,276 --> 00:44:05,279 Uh, free love, is that what it is? 770 00:44:09,116 --> 00:44:12,753 So, gentlemen, we are looking good. 771 00:44:12,786 --> 00:44:14,264 I've cross-checked the expense reports 772 00:44:14,288 --> 00:44:16,257 from the three other large beaches in the area. 773 00:44:16,290 --> 00:44:18,092 We're coming in less than the average. 774 00:44:18,125 --> 00:44:20,103 We're not only farther along, but we're coming in cheaper. 775 00:44:20,127 --> 00:44:25,099 Why don't we hold back on the business talk tonight, huh, Dan? 776 00:44:25,132 --> 00:44:27,101 Huh? It's been a long week. 777 00:44:27,134 --> 00:44:31,105 Relax. Enjoy yourself. 778 00:44:31,138 --> 00:44:33,440 - Recharge the batteries, sir. - Mm. 779 00:44:33,474 --> 00:44:37,111 So, Charlie, how'd you know about the scrapers? 780 00:44:37,144 --> 00:44:40,748 I didn't. I mean, not until I saw it from the chopper. 781 00:44:40,781 --> 00:44:42,783 Something just went off in my brain. 782 00:44:42,816 --> 00:44:44,656 It all made sense after seeing it from the sky. 783 00:44:45,753 --> 00:44:46,954 Well, it was a hell of a move. 784 00:44:46,987 --> 00:44:48,989 Mm-hmm. Hell of a move, Charlie. 785 00:44:49,023 --> 00:44:52,193 Something tells me you're the boys in charge around here. 786 00:44:52,226 --> 00:44:55,796 What makes you say that? 787 00:44:55,829 --> 00:44:58,265 Well, for starters, you're not wearing beads, 788 00:44:58,299 --> 00:45:00,801 this is the best table in the place, 789 00:45:00,834 --> 00:45:03,337 and you're drinking $40 scotch whiskey. 790 00:45:03,370 --> 00:45:07,808 - You got a good eye. - I'm Peggy. 791 00:45:07,841 --> 00:45:09,910 This is Mary. Can we sit? 792 00:45:09,944 --> 00:45:13,147 Ah... oh, please. Please. 793 00:45:13,180 --> 00:45:15,883 Charlie, do you mind getting the ladies some drinks? 794 00:45:15,916 --> 00:45:18,886 Hey, after all, this is your affair, right? 795 00:45:18,919 --> 00:45:21,155 What's your poison? 796 00:45:21,188 --> 00:45:23,924 I'll have a vodka martini, extra dirty, three olives. 797 00:45:23,958 --> 00:45:25,492 And I'll take the same. 798 00:45:25,527 --> 00:45:29,296 Charlie, thank you. That'll be all. 799 00:45:31,533 --> 00:45:34,802 Oh, this is, uh... this is nice. 800 00:45:34,835 --> 00:45:37,137 Peggy: Thank you. 801 00:45:37,171 --> 00:45:41,342 - Hey, boys. - Hey, can I get two extra dirty vodka martinis, please? 802 00:45:41,375 --> 00:45:43,344 - Did you hear that shit? - Man, let it go. 803 00:45:43,377 --> 00:45:45,346 Like a house nigger. 804 00:45:45,379 --> 00:45:48,015 Stop it, Charlie. Come on, relax. 805 00:45:48,048 --> 00:45:50,017 Man, they just treated me like the help. 806 00:45:50,050 --> 00:45:51,852 Came too easy for them, too. 807 00:45:51,885 --> 00:45:53,287 One minute I'm rookie of the year, 808 00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:55,856 next minute I'm folding their sweaty jock straps. 809 00:45:55,889 --> 00:45:58,225 "Have the colored boy get some drinks." 810 00:45:58,259 --> 00:46:01,862 Come on, relax. I'll take the drinks over. 811 00:46:01,895 --> 00:46:05,032 It's okay. I've been kissing asses like theirs for 10 years. 812 00:46:05,065 --> 00:46:07,244 Man, fuck that. And fuck them, too. I'm outta here, man. 813 00:46:07,268 --> 00:46:09,270 - Hey, Charlie. - Ah! 814 00:46:09,303 --> 00:46:13,207 So, now that we've gotten rid of the support staff, what do you boys do? 815 00:46:13,240 --> 00:46:17,512 - Well, uh... - I'm a pilot. 816 00:46:17,545 --> 00:46:19,013 - Really? 817 00:46:19,046 --> 00:46:21,048 - I'm a tennis pro. - Oh. 818 00:46:21,081 --> 00:46:22,383 Well, actually I'm an instructor. 819 00:46:22,416 --> 00:46:24,251 They just call us pros at the club. 820 00:46:30,858 --> 00:46:32,393 Oh, where'd Charlie run off to? 821 00:46:32,426 --> 00:46:33,827 Oh, we got a big day tomorrow 822 00:46:33,861 --> 00:46:34,971 so he's calling it an early night. 823 00:46:34,995 --> 00:46:36,063 Oh, what a good idea. 824 00:46:36,096 --> 00:46:37,264 Good night, Dan. 825 00:46:37,298 --> 00:46:40,234 How exciting. 826 00:46:40,267 --> 00:46:42,436 With jobs like that, what do you do for excitement? 827 00:46:42,469 --> 00:46:44,539 What do you have in mind? 828 00:46:44,572 --> 00:46:46,206 Are you boys staying in town tonight? 829 00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:50,010 Uh, as a matter of fact, we are. 830 00:46:50,044 --> 00:46:52,913 May I humbly propose, 831 00:46:52,946 --> 00:46:55,449 perhaps we could escort you attractive ladies 832 00:46:55,482 --> 00:46:57,451 for the duration of your stay? 833 00:46:57,484 --> 00:47:01,255 Such gentlemen. 834 00:47:01,288 --> 00:47:03,857 A rare creature these days. 835 00:47:03,891 --> 00:47:05,326 Getting rarer by the minute. 836 00:47:17,137 --> 00:47:19,106 Oh. 837 00:47:21,609 --> 00:47:25,446 - Do you want some? - Yes. 838 00:47:25,479 --> 00:47:27,981 Yes, I do. 839 00:47:52,473 --> 00:47:57,978 Oh, you don't have to apologize for anything. 840 00:47:58,011 --> 00:47:59,279 Oh. 841 00:48:02,517 --> 00:48:04,385 Oh! 842 00:48:16,964 --> 00:48:20,501 Hey, Red, what brings you out here? 843 00:48:20,535 --> 00:48:23,505 - Paddle scrapers. - Excuse me? 844 00:48:23,538 --> 00:48:25,649 Look, Dan, I don't need a bunch of horseshit from you today. 845 00:48:25,673 --> 00:48:28,510 The scrapers are going back with me, that's that. 846 00:48:28,543 --> 00:48:30,512 - What? - Hold on a minute. 847 00:48:30,545 --> 00:48:32,379 Those belong to Chuck, and we have a contract, 848 00:48:32,413 --> 00:48:34,558 - so you can just turn your ass around and... - All right, Dan. 849 00:48:34,582 --> 00:48:38,018 We can do this the right way or the wrong way. 850 00:48:38,051 --> 00:48:39,521 How do you want to play it? 851 00:48:39,554 --> 00:48:41,355 Sorry, Red, I don't understand. 852 00:48:41,388 --> 00:48:43,157 We had a deal with Chuck. 853 00:48:43,190 --> 00:48:44,559 Yeah? 854 00:48:44,592 --> 00:48:47,027 Well, Chuck gave your deal to me. 855 00:48:47,060 --> 00:48:51,633 I'm paying Chuck now. He's onboard. 856 00:48:51,666 --> 00:48:55,670 Pardon me, Dan. Now, I know you remember me. 857 00:48:55,703 --> 00:48:58,105 If you need something on this beach, you talk to me. 858 00:48:58,138 --> 00:49:01,041 All right, then. 859 00:49:01,074 --> 00:49:04,378 I need you to go get those two paddle scrapers, 860 00:49:04,411 --> 00:49:07,682 put 'em on these load boys, and give me a holler when you're done. 861 00:49:07,715 --> 00:49:12,052 I'll be here with the fellas, so why don't you, uh, get to stepping? 862 00:49:12,085 --> 00:49:15,189 Well, maybe you didn't hear me right the first time. 863 00:49:15,222 --> 00:49:18,058 I'm Charlie Walker. This is my beach. 864 00:49:18,091 --> 00:49:19,436 Those are my trucks, and these are my people, 865 00:49:19,460 --> 00:49:20,704 and you starting to stink up the place. 866 00:49:20,728 --> 00:49:22,196 So I suggest you and your rugby team 867 00:49:22,229 --> 00:49:23,631 find another beach to play on. 868 00:49:23,665 --> 00:49:25,399 Take it easy, Charlie. 869 00:49:25,432 --> 00:49:27,735 Dan, if you're not on my side, 870 00:49:27,769 --> 00:49:30,404 now's a good time to step aside. 871 00:49:30,437 --> 00:49:31,749 I'm with you, Charlie, just let me handle this. 872 00:49:31,773 --> 00:49:33,641 Dan, I said back off. 873 00:49:35,677 --> 00:49:37,745 You see that boys? 874 00:49:37,779 --> 00:49:41,014 Old Dan Wallace just took one from the Negro. 875 00:49:41,048 --> 00:49:43,217 That's right. Now who's next? 876 00:49:43,250 --> 00:49:46,554 Dan, are you gonna get your boy under control or not? 877 00:49:46,588 --> 00:49:50,257 Sorry, Red. Charlie's the boss. I listen to him. 878 00:50:03,705 --> 00:50:06,306 Oh, son of a bitch. 879 00:50:11,478 --> 00:50:12,680 Let's go, boys. 880 00:50:15,282 --> 00:50:17,284 What has this world come to? 881 00:50:20,254 --> 00:50:22,256 How much cash do we have? 882 00:50:22,289 --> 00:50:23,601 We have about 30,000 in the safe. 883 00:50:23,625 --> 00:50:25,125 I'll have another 50 tomorrow, though, 884 00:50:25,158 --> 00:50:26,628 for local rents and payroll. 885 00:50:26,661 --> 00:50:28,630 I'm gonna need it. All of it. 886 00:50:28,663 --> 00:50:31,207 And I need you to get Sharpe on the line for another fifty today. 887 00:50:31,231 --> 00:50:33,133 Hey, don't worry, Charlie. 888 00:50:33,166 --> 00:50:35,637 I'll take care of Red and Sharpe. 889 00:50:35,670 --> 00:50:37,772 Mr. Wallace! 890 00:50:37,805 --> 00:50:40,040 Call for you. It's Walter Sharpe. 891 00:50:43,511 --> 00:50:45,479 I'll talk to Sharpe myself. 892 00:50:45,513 --> 00:50:47,481 You just get those men back on the beach. 893 00:50:47,515 --> 00:50:48,716 Okay. 894 00:50:53,253 --> 00:50:55,289 We got another month here. 895 00:50:55,322 --> 00:50:57,625 Look, I'm just now getting ahead of this thing. 896 00:50:57,659 --> 00:51:00,494 Are you sure? You seemed to be on the back end already. 897 00:51:00,528 --> 00:51:02,496 I was putting on a show for Mr. Bennett. 898 00:51:02,530 --> 00:51:05,499 We barely hanging on, like everybody else. We need more cash. 899 00:51:05,533 --> 00:51:07,669 I got payroll, trucks, hippies. 900 00:51:07,702 --> 00:51:10,170 I show you took in 50,000 two days ago. 901 00:51:10,203 --> 00:51:11,673 How are you burning so much cash? 902 00:51:11,706 --> 00:51:14,676 Locals, politicians, Sacramento. 903 00:51:14,709 --> 00:51:17,144 I got hippies and hillbillies crawling up my ass, 904 00:51:17,177 --> 00:51:18,689 not to mention an ocean full of your shit 905 00:51:18,713 --> 00:51:20,180 pushing me back at every turn. 906 00:51:20,213 --> 00:51:21,516 I'll get you another 50. 907 00:51:21,549 --> 00:51:22,850 Have Dan write up some tickets, 908 00:51:22,884 --> 00:51:24,619 invoices, anything to cover it. 909 00:51:24,652 --> 00:51:27,321 And keep it coming, or this whole thing falls apart. 910 00:51:27,354 --> 00:51:29,767 Far as I know, we the only beach that doesn't have any problems, 911 00:51:29,791 --> 00:51:31,425 and I'd like to keep it that way. 912 00:51:31,458 --> 00:51:33,795 By the way, hope you boys enjoyed your weekend. 913 00:51:33,828 --> 00:51:35,697 - Sorry I had to cut out. - Hello, miss. 914 00:51:35,730 --> 00:51:40,200 - I'm here to see Charlie Walker. - That's him. Oh, what? 915 00:51:40,233 --> 00:51:42,478 - Hi, sorry. I have Mr. Sharpe now. - What can I do for you? 916 00:51:42,502 --> 00:51:46,206 Question is, what can I do for you? I'm Charlie Walker. 917 00:51:46,239 --> 00:51:48,342 Oh, you're Charlie Walker. 918 00:51:48,375 --> 00:51:50,845 - Over the phone, you didn't sound so... - Tall? I know. 919 00:51:50,878 --> 00:51:53,548 - I get that a lot. - Hold on one sec. Um... hold on. 920 00:51:53,581 --> 00:51:54,925 Charlie, I still need to talk to you. 921 00:51:54,949 --> 00:51:57,719 In a minute. I'll be right back. 922 00:51:59,887 --> 00:52:03,223 So, you build roads? 923 00:52:03,256 --> 00:52:04,726 Yep, if it's a car in California, 924 00:52:04,759 --> 00:52:05,927 it's rolling on one of ours. 925 00:52:05,960 --> 00:52:09,731 Well, we got a lot of oily sand, 926 00:52:09,764 --> 00:52:12,767 if you catch my drift. 927 00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:13,801 We got a deal? 928 00:52:23,544 --> 00:52:25,613 Who was that? 929 00:52:25,647 --> 00:52:26,890 His family built every freeway, highway, 930 00:52:26,914 --> 00:52:28,816 and frontage road from here to Oregon. 931 00:52:28,850 --> 00:52:30,585 What does he want? 932 00:52:30,618 --> 00:52:32,386 He wants what we can't seem to get rid of. 933 00:52:32,419 --> 00:52:34,388 He's buying the dirty sand from me. 934 00:52:34,421 --> 00:52:39,259 You're gonna sell him the contaminated material. 935 00:52:39,292 --> 00:52:40,895 You say that like it's a bad thing. 936 00:52:40,928 --> 00:52:42,897 Hell, that's not contaminated material, 937 00:52:42,930 --> 00:52:44,541 that's the champagne of road construction. 938 00:52:44,565 --> 00:52:48,268 And I have enough of it to get him from here to Alaska. 939 00:52:48,301 --> 00:52:49,537 What about Tower Oil? 940 00:52:49,570 --> 00:52:51,906 It is still technically theirs. 941 00:52:51,939 --> 00:52:55,610 You think Tower Oil gives a rat's ass what I do with all that shit? 942 00:52:55,643 --> 00:52:59,413 Read the papers. It's pollution, toxic waste. 943 00:52:59,446 --> 00:53:02,650 The oil is theirs, but the sand belongs to no one. 944 00:53:02,684 --> 00:53:03,918 Be careful, Charlie. 945 00:53:03,951 --> 00:53:05,419 They always balance their books. 946 00:53:05,452 --> 00:53:08,790 Tower Oil always balances their books. 947 00:53:08,823 --> 00:53:11,959 I dig, but this isn't even on the radar, let alone the books. 948 00:53:18,866 --> 00:53:21,301 - Yeah. Yeah, I know. - Charlie, Charlie. 949 00:53:21,334 --> 00:53:23,446 - Dan, what the hell are you doing? - The kid on the beach. 950 00:53:23,470 --> 00:53:25,405 - What kid? - He got run over. He got run over. 951 00:53:25,439 --> 00:53:26,679 They were playing on the beach. 952 00:53:27,608 --> 00:53:29,577 Come on. 953 00:53:29,610 --> 00:53:31,946 Which one of you men was assigned to that machine? 954 00:53:31,979 --> 00:53:34,982 Willie, who was on that loader? 955 00:53:35,016 --> 00:53:40,655 - Not me. - It's mine. 956 00:53:40,688 --> 00:53:42,666 Well, where were you when all this shit was going down? 957 00:53:42,690 --> 00:53:46,326 I was taking a leak. I wasn't gone more than half a minute. 958 00:53:46,359 --> 00:53:49,964 It takes me a full minute just to get my zipper down and my johnson out. 959 00:53:49,997 --> 00:53:52,475 You telling me you left that thing running with all these civilians around? 960 00:53:52,499 --> 00:53:56,436 We do it every day. Well, you've been on the job site before. 961 00:53:56,470 --> 00:54:00,775 You can't just shut these things on and off like a sports car. 962 00:54:00,808 --> 00:54:04,045 - You're fired. - You can't do that. 963 00:54:04,078 --> 00:54:06,547 Since when is it not okay for a boss to fire a subordinate? 964 00:54:06,581 --> 00:54:08,750 - Chuck is my boss. - Well, tell him, 965 00:54:08,783 --> 00:54:10,685 "Charlie Walker fired my dumb ass 966 00:54:10,718 --> 00:54:11,995 'cause I left my rig running long enough 967 00:54:12,019 --> 00:54:13,921 to run over the top of some civilian." 968 00:54:13,955 --> 00:54:18,492 This is bullshit. The boys at Tower were right about letting you in. 969 00:54:18,526 --> 00:54:20,260 You just used up 20 seconds. 970 00:54:21,028 --> 00:54:25,365 Ten, nine, eight, seven... 971 00:54:27,034 --> 00:54:31,506 All right, everybody. The boy's okay. 972 00:54:31,539 --> 00:54:33,641 Everybody just go back to doing what they were doing. 973 00:54:40,047 --> 00:54:41,883 Did you find his folks? 974 00:54:41,916 --> 00:54:44,619 Yes, uh, they're gonna follow the ambulance. 975 00:54:44,652 --> 00:54:49,389 - How'd they take it? - Five grand for now, 976 00:54:49,422 --> 00:54:51,893 maybe 10 by the time they get to the hospital. 977 00:54:51,926 --> 00:54:53,326 How do you want me to bill this? 978 00:54:53,360 --> 00:54:55,395 Like everything else. 979 00:54:55,428 --> 00:54:57,031 Add it to the volunteers. 980 00:54:57,064 --> 00:54:59,066 See if 10 grand helps him explain to the hospital 981 00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:01,536 how he fell off one of those skateboards. 982 00:55:01,569 --> 00:55:03,403 Got it. 983 00:55:03,436 --> 00:55:05,907 Hey, if this never leaves the beach, 984 00:55:05,940 --> 00:55:07,407 we'll all be better off. 985 00:55:07,440 --> 00:55:11,411 - Agreed. - I'll catch you later. 986 00:55:11,444 --> 00:55:13,548 Hey, I need to talk to you for a minute. 987 00:55:16,083 --> 00:55:19,486 Walter Sharpe came by. Took all the books, everything. 988 00:55:19,520 --> 00:55:21,823 - When? - Two hours ago, after you left. 989 00:55:21,856 --> 00:55:23,758 I called over to Ocean Beach and Half Moon Bay, 990 00:55:23,791 --> 00:55:25,368 and none of their books have been touched. 991 00:55:25,392 --> 00:55:26,761 That's no problem. 992 00:55:26,794 --> 00:55:28,138 He's probably just starting with us. 993 00:55:28,162 --> 00:55:30,565 There's one more thing. 994 00:55:30,598 --> 00:55:33,000 I heard him on the phone talking about you. 995 00:55:33,034 --> 00:55:35,636 How do you know he was talking about me? 996 00:55:35,670 --> 00:55:37,839 I don't want to say. 997 00:55:40,741 --> 00:55:42,944 That n-word. 998 00:55:42,977 --> 00:55:45,445 - Oh. - Okay? He was really mad. 999 00:55:45,478 --> 00:55:47,380 I don't think he knew I was in the bathroom. 1000 00:55:47,414 --> 00:55:50,017 How do you know he was talking about me? 1001 00:55:50,051 --> 00:55:53,988 Are you... 1002 00:55:55,122 --> 00:55:57,592 I'm kidding. Hey, Fran, look. 1003 00:55:57,625 --> 00:56:00,962 I appreciate you telling me this. I really do. 1004 00:56:00,995 --> 00:56:03,463 But don't you worry yourself, okay? 1005 00:56:03,496 --> 00:56:05,566 Everything's gonna be just fine. 1006 00:56:05,600 --> 00:56:08,536 I don't... you're not gonna get fired, are you? 1007 00:56:08,569 --> 00:56:12,874 Fran, I've never been fired from a job in my life. 1008 00:56:25,853 --> 00:56:27,631 Say, man, why the hell ain't you on the beach? 1009 00:56:27,655 --> 00:56:31,125 - It's 9 AM. - Charlie, they let me go. 1010 00:56:31,158 --> 00:56:35,830 - Who let me go? - That man in there. 1011 00:56:35,863 --> 00:56:37,531 Wait here. Don't leave. 1012 00:56:40,668 --> 00:56:44,105 Say, Walter, why'd you let that man go? He works for me. 1013 00:56:44,138 --> 00:56:48,009 And you work for me, and that makes him my problem. 1014 00:56:48,042 --> 00:56:51,145 What's the problem? 1015 00:56:51,178 --> 00:56:54,649 First of all, sit down. Stop yelling at me. 1016 00:56:54,682 --> 00:56:57,594 I mean, unless that is you've already forgotten the chain of command here. 1017 00:56:57,618 --> 00:57:00,154 This about that damn redneck? 1018 00:57:00,187 --> 00:57:02,790 Or that knucklehead I had to fire? 1019 00:57:02,823 --> 00:57:05,026 Did you know Mr. Willie Jones 1020 00:57:05,059 --> 00:57:07,528 doesn't even carry a valid Class B license? 1021 00:57:07,561 --> 00:57:09,864 In fact, he just admitted to us 1022 00:57:09,897 --> 00:57:12,033 he never even had a Class B license. 1023 00:57:12,066 --> 00:57:14,168 We could be fined, shut down. 1024 00:57:14,201 --> 00:57:17,705 He's been driving for me almost two years. 1025 00:57:17,738 --> 00:57:19,941 He can run circles around any of those good old boys. 1026 00:57:19,974 --> 00:57:23,044 Two agents from the Labor Department, 1027 00:57:23,077 --> 00:57:25,179 they visited our corporate headquarters yesterday. 1028 00:57:25,212 --> 00:57:27,815 You know, they found over 60 unpaid volunteers. 1029 00:57:27,848 --> 00:57:30,885 Now, hold on, those boys aren't even legit. 1030 00:57:30,918 --> 00:57:33,054 Somebody's trying to muscle in on this job. 1031 00:57:33,087 --> 00:57:35,056 Since when do a couple Sacramento pencil-pushers 1032 00:57:35,089 --> 00:57:37,191 carry pearl-handled six shooters in their sock? 1033 00:57:37,224 --> 00:57:38,759 Those boys are private contractors. 1034 00:57:38,793 --> 00:57:41,562 Is it true a child was injured by one of your crew 1035 00:57:41,595 --> 00:57:43,173 and sent to the hospital without a report? 1036 00:57:43,197 --> 00:57:44,899 That's the son of a bitch I fired, damn it. 1037 00:57:44,932 --> 00:57:48,069 - I took care of him. - Tower Oil can be sued. 1038 00:57:48,102 --> 00:57:50,738 Oh, and in public, I mean, in the newspapers... 1039 00:57:50,771 --> 00:57:53,541 I mean, do you have any idea what I'm saying? 1040 00:57:53,574 --> 00:57:55,977 You're trying to squeeze me out. 1041 00:57:56,010 --> 00:57:57,554 I'll put in a good word for you, Charlie. 1042 00:57:57,578 --> 00:57:58,546 No, I like you. 1043 00:57:58,579 --> 00:58:01,215 But I can't promise anything at this point. 1044 00:58:01,248 --> 00:58:02,917 You made your bed. 1045 00:58:02,950 --> 00:58:05,052 Thanks for looking out for me, Walter. 1046 00:58:05,086 --> 00:58:07,922 I won't forget the favor. 1047 00:58:10,791 --> 00:58:13,194 Charlie knew he'd taken things as far as he could. 1048 00:58:13,227 --> 00:58:14,929 It was only a matter of time 1049 00:58:14,962 --> 00:58:17,932 before Tower Oil pushed him out. 1050 00:58:17,965 --> 00:58:21,635 Charlie, did you straighten things out for me? 1051 00:58:25,639 --> 00:58:28,609 Yeah, we're square. Everything's cool. 1052 00:58:28,642 --> 00:58:33,014 Great. So, I can get back up on my scraper? 1053 00:58:33,047 --> 00:58:36,951 No, Willie, go home. 1054 00:58:36,984 --> 00:58:40,121 Spend some time with the boys. 1055 00:58:40,154 --> 00:58:42,023 Take the wife out to a nice dinner. 1056 00:58:55,169 --> 00:58:56,170 Hello? 1057 00:58:56,203 --> 00:58:59,573 We miss you. 1058 00:58:59,607 --> 00:59:01,575 Is the house locked up? 1059 00:59:01,609 --> 00:59:03,044 We're fine. 1060 00:59:03,077 --> 00:59:06,647 I'll be home tomorrow. 1061 00:59:06,680 --> 00:59:09,650 - How long can you stay? - I'll be home for good. 1062 00:59:09,683 --> 00:59:11,652 Did you finish the job already? 1063 00:59:11,685 --> 00:59:13,363 I thought this was going to last for months. 1064 00:59:13,387 --> 00:59:17,992 No, baby, it's a short-term thing. 1065 00:59:18,025 --> 00:59:20,161 I got paid, now it's time to pack up. 1066 00:59:20,194 --> 00:59:24,765 - Are you happy? - I'll be happy tomorrow. 1067 00:59:24,799 --> 00:59:29,103 You sound different. Is everything all right? 1068 00:59:31,172 --> 00:59:35,242 Yeah. You know what? Everything's fine, baby. 1069 00:59:36,844 --> 00:59:40,614 Everything's fine. Remember, we rich. 1070 00:59:40,648 --> 00:59:45,086 - I can't wait to see you. - Me too. 1071 00:59:48,689 --> 00:59:50,091 Bye. 1072 00:59:59,900 --> 01:00:01,869 Real pretty out here in the morning. 1073 01:00:01,902 --> 01:00:04,038 Only time I don't mind being alone. 1074 01:00:04,071 --> 01:00:05,873 You know what I mean? 1075 01:00:05,906 --> 01:00:08,809 I knocked on your door for 15 minutes this morning. 1076 01:00:08,843 --> 01:00:11,212 TV must've been on. 1077 01:00:11,245 --> 01:00:13,180 Must've been. 1078 01:00:15,082 --> 01:00:17,718 You come out here to take credit for my work, Chuck? 1079 01:00:17,751 --> 01:00:21,055 - It's not like that, Charlie. - Come on. 1080 01:00:21,088 --> 01:00:23,100 I knew you couldn't sit back and let a nigger show you up. 1081 01:00:23,124 --> 01:00:27,261 That's your word, not mine. 1082 01:00:27,294 --> 01:00:30,064 You right. 1083 01:00:30,097 --> 01:00:32,066 That's why I always liked you, Chuck. 1084 01:00:32,099 --> 01:00:34,368 You're not like the rest of those boys. 1085 01:00:34,401 --> 01:00:37,371 You put your shit out front for everybody to see. 1086 01:00:37,404 --> 01:00:40,908 Them other boys'll lie right to your face. 1087 01:00:40,941 --> 01:00:43,244 You know, my beach would look like this right now 1088 01:00:43,277 --> 01:00:45,246 if it weren't for those goddamn rocks. 1089 01:00:45,279 --> 01:00:47,915 You got lucky, Charlie. 1090 01:00:47,948 --> 01:00:53,254 Paddle scrapers don't work at Ocean Beach. You got lucky. 1091 01:00:53,287 --> 01:00:55,089 Thank you, Chuck. 1092 01:00:55,122 --> 01:00:56,299 Nothing like a little dumb luck 1093 01:00:56,323 --> 01:00:57,958 to make up for gross incompetence. 1094 01:00:57,992 --> 01:01:00,928 That's not what I mean and you know it. 1095 01:01:00,961 --> 01:01:02,405 I'm just saying that the paddle scrapers 1096 01:01:02,429 --> 01:01:05,766 don't work anywhere else but here. 1097 01:01:05,799 --> 01:01:09,770 We're still mopping shit up by hand in the city, 1098 01:01:09,803 --> 01:01:13,407 polishing rocks one at a goddamn time. 1099 01:01:13,440 --> 01:01:15,176 Just unlucky, I guess. 1100 01:01:17,745 --> 01:01:18,779 It's over. 1101 01:01:20,814 --> 01:01:23,284 I know. 1102 01:01:23,317 --> 01:01:25,786 You'll get paid for your truck up until today. 1103 01:01:25,819 --> 01:01:27,955 I don't need it anymore. 1104 01:01:27,988 --> 01:01:30,958 Well, me either. 1105 01:01:30,991 --> 01:01:33,394 You're just too flashy, Charlie. 1106 01:01:33,427 --> 01:01:38,799 You know, TV cameras and making nice with the locals, 1107 01:01:38,832 --> 01:01:41,302 getting in the newspapers, that's not what we do. 1108 01:01:41,335 --> 01:01:45,839 We get in, we get dirty, and we get out, period. 1109 01:01:45,873 --> 01:01:48,442 You'd make a better mayor. 1110 01:01:48,475 --> 01:01:51,145 So y'all gonna take credit for all my work. 1111 01:01:51,178 --> 01:01:53,981 What about the 20% off the top? 1112 01:01:54,014 --> 01:01:56,984 You know, you can keep your credit. 1113 01:01:57,017 --> 01:02:00,321 I'm only gonna be here long enough to load up the tents, 1114 01:02:00,354 --> 01:02:02,823 pack up the station wagon. 1115 01:02:02,856 --> 01:02:06,460 Oh, and you can take your news crew with you, too. I can't use 'em. 1116 01:02:06,493 --> 01:02:10,331 Maybe I will become mayor, make your life a living hell. 1117 01:02:10,364 --> 01:02:11,899 You'll have to pay me off, you know? 1118 01:02:11,932 --> 01:02:13,867 Shock me. 1119 01:02:15,369 --> 01:02:17,738 Made you boys look pretty stupid, huh? 1120 01:02:20,508 --> 01:02:24,011 The safe is empty. You know anything about that? 1121 01:02:25,547 --> 01:02:27,848 My car's missing. 1122 01:02:27,881 --> 01:02:29,950 You think your boys saw anything suspicious? 1123 01:02:31,519 --> 01:02:34,154 Maybe we both got robbed last night. 1124 01:02:36,390 --> 01:02:37,891 Maybe. 1125 01:02:43,897 --> 01:02:46,500 There's no sign outside. It's in the middle of the block. 1126 01:02:46,534 --> 01:02:49,069 Tower Oil Headquarters. 1127 01:02:49,103 --> 01:02:51,038 Say, my man, ain't you the cat 1128 01:02:51,071 --> 01:02:52,840 that spilled all that oil in the bay? 1129 01:02:52,873 --> 01:02:55,876 - What? - Yeah, I've seen you on TV. 1130 01:02:55,909 --> 01:02:57,378 You fucked up everything. 1131 01:02:57,411 --> 01:02:59,146 Nah, man, I'm the guy who cleaned it. 1132 01:02:59,179 --> 01:03:01,415 You bet your ass you should be cleaning that mess up. 1133 01:03:01,448 --> 01:03:04,251 - What you talking about, old man? - It ain't right, 1134 01:03:04,285 --> 01:03:07,888 - we gotta be paying for that foul-up for decades. - Oil company's paying. 1135 01:03:07,921 --> 01:03:10,891 You been on a boat too long, son. 1136 01:03:10,924 --> 01:03:12,893 It's messed up your thinking. 1137 01:03:12,926 --> 01:03:16,363 You think gasoline is gonna stay at 36 cents a gallon forever? 1138 01:03:16,397 --> 01:03:19,900 I told you, old man, I wasn't on a damn boat. 1139 01:03:19,933 --> 01:03:23,070 Pull over here behind this truck. I want you to wait for me. 1140 01:03:26,373 --> 01:03:29,076 Here you go, Tom Jefferson, 1141 01:03:29,109 --> 01:03:33,247 license number 652256. 1142 01:03:33,280 --> 01:03:34,549 Leave the meter running. 1143 01:03:34,582 --> 01:03:36,417 You drive around the block if you have to, 1144 01:03:36,450 --> 01:03:38,419 but I want you right here when I get back. 1145 01:03:56,370 --> 01:03:59,106 - Hold it right there. 1146 01:04:05,979 --> 01:04:07,582 Fuck. 1147 01:04:07,615 --> 01:04:09,426 I catch either one of you motherfuckers in my home again, 1148 01:04:09,450 --> 01:04:10,984 I'll kill you without a sound. 1149 01:04:21,995 --> 01:04:23,163 Sir, you can't go in there. 1150 01:04:23,197 --> 01:04:25,533 Watch me. 1151 01:04:27,669 --> 01:04:30,037 - 18th floor. 1152 01:04:30,070 --> 01:04:33,140 - 18th floor, now. - Charlie! 1153 01:04:33,173 --> 01:04:36,477 - You surprised me. - That was my intention. 1154 01:04:36,511 --> 01:04:41,014 I don't get a lot of visitors up here. Please, sit down. 1155 01:04:46,253 --> 01:04:47,488 I'll make this brief. 1156 01:04:47,522 --> 01:04:50,491 I think that's probably best. 1157 01:04:50,525 --> 01:04:55,095 - $375,000. - Come again? 1158 01:04:55,129 --> 01:05:01,168 You owe me $375,000 for my trucks and my pay. That's up to today. 1159 01:05:01,201 --> 01:05:05,507 Is that what you're here for? To go over your invoices? 1160 01:05:05,540 --> 01:05:07,642 You'll get paid like everyone else. 1161 01:05:07,675 --> 01:05:12,045 375,000. 1162 01:05:15,550 --> 01:05:17,685 If my information is correct, 1163 01:05:17,719 --> 01:05:22,156 that's almost exactly to the dollar 1164 01:05:22,189 --> 01:05:26,528 the amount of the moneys unaccounted for on your balance sheet. 1165 01:05:26,561 --> 01:05:31,031 Oh, my goodness. Almost $400,000, Charlie. 1166 01:05:31,064 --> 01:05:35,369 That's a... that's a lot of money to be unaccounted for. 1167 01:05:35,402 --> 01:05:39,373 It's already accounted for. That's why I'm here. 1168 01:05:39,406 --> 01:05:43,043 We're even. It's over. 1169 01:05:43,076 --> 01:05:45,547 I walk away and you don't get up. 1170 01:05:45,580 --> 01:05:49,383 - Deal? 1171 01:05:49,416 --> 01:05:51,185 We're at an impasse. 1172 01:05:51,218 --> 01:05:54,556 That's not how we do business here at Tower Oil. 1173 01:05:54,589 --> 01:05:59,159 You can't be paid until the books are balanced. 1174 01:05:59,193 --> 01:06:02,564 I don't want you to pay me. I'm already paid. 1175 01:06:02,597 --> 01:06:04,532 And why would you go and say something like that? 1176 01:06:04,566 --> 01:06:09,069 Because you and I both know the fix was in from the start. 1177 01:06:09,102 --> 01:06:11,972 You sent those boys to my home and to my beach. 1178 01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:15,677 I figured your shit out on the second day. 1179 01:06:15,710 --> 01:06:18,713 You might want to read over that again. 1180 01:06:18,746 --> 01:06:21,583 You only work for us when we say you work for us. 1181 01:06:21,616 --> 01:06:25,587 That doesn't include entertaining the local civic leaders, 1182 01:06:25,620 --> 01:06:29,323 television appearances, cocaine parties. 1183 01:06:29,356 --> 01:06:31,325 You really wanna go there? 1184 01:06:31,358 --> 01:06:33,728 You're stealing from us, Charlie. 1185 01:06:33,761 --> 01:06:36,463 You get away with that, you'd be the first. 1186 01:06:36,497 --> 01:06:40,234 See, that's my thing. 1187 01:06:40,267 --> 01:06:43,671 Going where no Black man has ever gone before. 1188 01:06:48,510 --> 01:06:50,444 That's a lot of money. 1189 01:06:50,477 --> 01:06:52,179 Money is no object. 1190 01:06:52,212 --> 01:06:55,449 Oh, shit, Charlie. That wasn't meant literally. 1191 01:06:55,482 --> 01:06:58,786 When I told you I'd clean up that beach, it wasn't metaphorical. 1192 01:06:58,820 --> 01:07:02,089 You bought yourself a convertible. 1193 01:07:02,122 --> 01:07:04,626 You signed fraudulent invoices. 1194 01:07:04,659 --> 01:07:07,629 You had unlicensed contractors. 1195 01:07:07,662 --> 01:07:10,632 You paid off an injured minor's family, for Christ's sake. 1196 01:07:10,665 --> 01:07:13,701 Come on, Charlie, you can't be serious. 1197 01:07:13,735 --> 01:07:15,135 I bought that car with my own money 1198 01:07:15,168 --> 01:07:17,271 I made on the side from Santini, 1199 01:07:17,304 --> 01:07:19,483 and that kid would've been a lawsuit 10 times what I paid him. 1200 01:07:19,507 --> 01:07:24,646 We don't use words like "on the side" here. 1201 01:07:24,679 --> 01:07:27,615 It's colorful language, but we just don't use it. 1202 01:07:27,649 --> 01:07:29,817 Colorful? 1203 01:07:29,851 --> 01:07:33,487 Look at you in your suit. 1204 01:07:33,521 --> 01:07:38,158 You actually think you could run this company if given a chance. 1205 01:07:38,191 --> 01:07:41,061 You fascinate me, Charlie. 1206 01:07:44,532 --> 01:07:47,301 It's like you're the only one in the room 1207 01:07:47,334 --> 01:07:49,604 who doesn't know you're Black. 1208 01:07:51,873 --> 01:07:55,175 It's my job to think outside of the box. 1209 01:07:55,208 --> 01:07:58,513 It's my job to smooth over the locals. 1210 01:07:58,546 --> 01:08:00,682 And most of all, it's my job 1211 01:08:00,715 --> 01:08:04,519 to spend Tower Oil's money how I see fit, 1212 01:08:04,552 --> 01:08:07,387 from payroll to toilet paper. 1213 01:08:09,691 --> 01:08:12,827 I guess you're right. 1214 01:08:12,860 --> 01:08:14,596 I never thought about it like that. 1215 01:08:16,363 --> 01:08:19,701 I admit, 300 years of forced servitude 1216 01:08:19,734 --> 01:08:21,703 and another hundred years of nonsense 1217 01:08:21,736 --> 01:08:25,339 tends to slip my mind every once in a while. 1218 01:08:25,372 --> 01:08:29,343 Now and again, I'm reminded the only reason a guy like you is here on the 18th floor 1219 01:08:29,376 --> 01:08:34,549 and I'm out of a job again is because you're privileged. 1220 01:08:34,582 --> 01:08:39,252 It's not because I'm Black, but more because you're white. 1221 01:08:41,355 --> 01:08:43,791 People like you inherit your lives, 1222 01:08:43,825 --> 01:08:47,829 your wealth, your good fortune. 1223 01:08:47,862 --> 01:08:49,664 You grew up knowing your only job 1224 01:08:49,697 --> 01:08:52,432 is not to fuck up what generations before you had. 1225 01:08:58,773 --> 01:09:00,575 Are you okay, Mr. Bennett? 1226 01:09:00,608 --> 01:09:03,143 Oh, yes, I feel very protected. 1227 01:09:04,411 --> 01:09:06,814 Charlie was just leaving. 1228 01:09:12,754 --> 01:09:15,288 Hmm. Now, that's pretty. 1229 01:09:16,658 --> 01:09:21,261 Smells like, I don't know. 1230 01:09:21,294 --> 01:09:25,298 Smells a little like... freedom. 1231 01:09:29,436 --> 01:09:31,414 See, until we get this whole entitlement shit worked out, 1232 01:09:31,438 --> 01:09:33,273 a Black man will never trust a white man 1233 01:09:33,306 --> 01:09:35,910 any more than a white man can trust a Black man. 1234 01:09:35,943 --> 01:09:39,847 - It's balance of powers. - You sent her. 1235 01:09:39,881 --> 01:09:43,618 Well, actually, my associate Jerry sent her. 1236 01:09:43,651 --> 01:09:49,657 - I just picked her out. - You think you got me. 1237 01:09:49,691 --> 01:09:51,993 Oh, I do got you. 1238 01:09:52,026 --> 01:09:55,930 The second that work order touched my Black hand at Long Wharf, I had you. 1239 01:09:55,963 --> 01:09:58,307 Which is probably a half a day's head start over you and your boys 1240 01:09:58,331 --> 01:10:00,300 starting that little file on me. 1241 01:10:00,333 --> 01:10:02,870 But, hey, we call it a tie. 1242 01:10:09,010 --> 01:10:10,645 - Slow down. 1243 01:10:35,502 --> 01:10:38,472 You know, there was this old dude in the projects. Doc. 1244 01:10:38,506 --> 01:10:42,043 Everybody called him Doc 'cause he was always dispensing advice and shit, 1245 01:10:42,076 --> 01:10:43,978 like a psychologist. 1246 01:10:44,011 --> 01:10:47,682 Something he always said to me keeps running through my head. 1247 01:10:47,715 --> 01:10:51,853 He says to me, "Charlie, how many rednecks does it take 1248 01:10:51,886 --> 01:10:55,455 to push a pregnant Black woman down a flight of stairs?" 1249 01:10:55,489 --> 01:10:57,692 I say, "I don't know." 1250 01:10:57,725 --> 01:11:01,696 Mainly 'cause I was shocked at the thought of something so repulsive. 1251 01:11:01,729 --> 01:11:06,667 He says to me, "None. She slipped." 1252 01:11:09,402 --> 01:11:10,772 She slipped. 1253 01:11:20,615 --> 01:11:22,984 Hey, hey, hey, hey. 1254 01:11:23,017 --> 01:11:28,388 Mr. Walker, your employment with Tower Oil 1255 01:11:28,421 --> 01:11:30,825 is hereby terminated. 1256 01:11:34,028 --> 01:11:35,295 Let him go. 1257 01:11:43,771 --> 01:11:46,908 A guy like that, 1258 01:11:46,941 --> 01:11:50,545 give him enough rope, he'll hang himself. 1259 01:11:50,578 --> 01:11:53,346 Get outta here. 1260 01:11:53,380 --> 01:11:55,448 Go! 1261 01:12:03,925 --> 01:12:06,761 Son of a... 1262 01:12:21,142 --> 01:12:22,442 Ann: Who is it? 1263 01:12:22,475 --> 01:12:24,444 Mrs. Walker, your husband asked me 1264 01:12:24,477 --> 01:12:26,647 to drop some things off... Some clothes, I think. 1265 01:12:26,681 --> 01:12:28,950 Go away. 1266 01:12:28,983 --> 01:12:30,785 You've got no right to come in my house. 1267 01:12:30,818 --> 01:12:32,653 I'll shoot you through this door. 1268 01:12:39,193 --> 01:12:41,863 I'll just leave everything out here, okay? 1269 01:13:08,455 --> 01:13:11,626 I can tell, they didn't give you the job, huh? 1270 01:13:11,659 --> 01:13:14,629 I wasn't looking for no job. 1271 01:13:14,662 --> 01:13:17,107 I went to the top of that building and I told the president of Tower Oil 1272 01:13:17,131 --> 01:13:19,432 to stuff his head up his own ass. 1273 01:13:19,466 --> 01:13:20,911 You can't expect a man to give you a job 1274 01:13:20,935 --> 01:13:24,138 after you tell him to stick his head up his own ass. 1275 01:13:24,171 --> 01:13:27,474 Why don't you do your job and drive? 1276 01:13:29,043 --> 01:13:32,647 Tell me, what did he say when you told that white man 1277 01:13:32,680 --> 01:13:35,149 to put his head up his own ass? 1278 01:13:35,182 --> 01:13:37,685 He reminded me that I was Black. 1279 01:13:37,718 --> 01:13:41,622 Now, see, I could've told you that and saved you a trip. 1280 01:13:41,656 --> 01:13:45,726 You're Black. Hell, I'm Black, too. 1281 01:13:45,760 --> 01:13:48,029 I know what I am, damn it. 1282 01:13:48,062 --> 01:13:50,698 He said I thought I wasn't Black. 1283 01:13:50,731 --> 01:13:53,534 Just do your job and drive. 1284 01:14:05,112 --> 01:14:08,049 Ann: Maybe Charlie broke some of the rules. 1285 01:14:08,082 --> 01:14:11,719 But for people like him, you had to break the rules 1286 01:14:11,752 --> 01:14:13,788 just to get a fair shake. 1287 01:14:15,222 --> 01:14:17,825 Take me back to Hunter's Point. 1288 01:14:21,128 --> 01:14:23,073 Real Charlie Walker: If you think I stole that money, 1289 01:14:23,097 --> 01:14:25,066 you ain't never been Black. 1290 01:14:25,099 --> 01:14:29,570 They were gonna pay Chuck $375,000 1291 01:14:29,603 --> 01:14:32,740 and they wanted to pay me like a trucker. 1292 01:14:32,773 --> 01:14:36,476 I paid myself the same because I was the boss. 1293 01:14:50,825 --> 01:14:53,236 Man: Charlie, tell me, really, what did you do with the money? 1294 01:14:53,260 --> 01:14:54,762 Well, white people want to know, 1295 01:14:54,795 --> 01:14:56,230 "What'd you do with the money?" 1296 01:14:56,263 --> 01:14:57,932 I took care of my family. 1297 01:14:57,965 --> 01:14:59,934 I sent my daughters to college. 1298 01:14:59,967 --> 01:15:02,236 I took care of my mother and my wife, 1299 01:15:02,269 --> 01:15:04,105 and I had a nice house. 1300 01:15:04,138 --> 01:15:05,773 That's what I did with the money. 1301 01:15:05,806 --> 01:15:07,942 People say money won't make you happy, 1302 01:15:07,975 --> 01:15:09,276 but it sure made me happy. 1302 01:15:10,305 --> 01:16:10,221 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/a6a6p Help other users to choose the best subtitles 104797

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