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Um... You have
no actual medical training?
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No. I have kids.
Learned a lot right there.
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I mean, I've seen nurses
give my son throat cultures...
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And, what is it? You stick a giant
Q-tip down their throat and wait.
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Or a urinalysis, where you take a dipstick to
see whether or not the white count's high.
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Yes, I understand.
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Yeah, yeah.
And I'm great with people.
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You'd have to observe me to know for
sure, but you can trust me on that.
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Yeah. I'm an extremely
fast learner.
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You show me something in a lab
once, and I've got it down.
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Mmm-hmm. I always wanted
to go to medical school.
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You see, that was my
first interest really,
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but then I got married and had a kid too
young and that kind of blew that but...
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When Iwas first
out of high school,
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I got a job with FIuor Engineers
and Constructors in Irvine.
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I fell madly in love
with geology.
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Geology?
Yeah.
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I learned how to read maps.
I love maps.
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Yeah,
but I lost myjob because
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my boy came down with the
chickenpox, had a 104 temperature,
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and my ex-husband
was useless, so...
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That didn't really work out.
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Uh-huh.
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You got a really
nice office.
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Thanks.
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Look...
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AW, fuck.
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Goddamn it.
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Good morning, Mr. Masry.
Good morning, Rosalind.
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How are you doing today?
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Fine, thanks. And you?
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Very well.
Thank you for asking.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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How ya doing?
Hi, Donald.
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Did you
see it last night?
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Ah, I was out,
but I taped it.
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Don't tell me what happens.
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It was so good.
Your 9:00's here already.
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Remind me.
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Erin Brockovich.
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Car accident.
Not her fault, she says.
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She was referred.
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Yeah.
All right?
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Erin, hi.
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Hi.
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Ed Masry.
Sorry you had to wait.
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That's okay.
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Here, sit, sit.
Sit down, sit down.
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Thank you.
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Oh.
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Ineverthought
just standing could
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take it out of you,
but ever since that shithead hit me,
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I feel like my whole body's
put together wrong.
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You poor thing.
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Uh, did anyone ask
if you wanted coffee?
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Yeah. I'm fine.
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Good.
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Listen, whoever did this to
you made one hell of a mistake,
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and, you and me,
we're gonna make him pay for it.
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So, uh, why don't you
tell me what happened?
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I was pulling out real slow
and, out of nowhere,
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his Jaguar comes racing around
the corner like a bat out of hell.
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They took some bone from my
hip and put it in my neck.
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I don't have insurance, so...
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I'm about $17,000
in debt right now.
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I couldn't take
painkillers because
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they made me too groggy
to take care of my kids.
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Matthew's eight and Katie's almost
six and Beth's just nine months.
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I just want to be a good mom,
a nice person,
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a decent citizen.
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I just want to take good care
of my kids, you know?
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Yeah. Yeah, I know.
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$17,000 in debt?
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Is your ex-husband
helping out?
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Which one?
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There's more than one?
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Yeah, there's two. Why?
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So, you must have been feeling
pretty desperate that afternoon.
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What's your point?
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Broke,
three kids, no job.
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A doctor in a Jaguar must have
looked like a good meal ticket.
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Objection.
Sustained.
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What? He hit me.
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So you say.
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He came tearing around
the corner, out of control!
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An E.R. doctor, who spends his day
saving lives, was the one out of control?
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That asshole smashed
in my fucking neck.
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Open and shut.
Open and fucking shut!
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That is exactly the kind of
language that lost the case.
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Oh, please, it was over
long before that.
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I told you the questions
might get a little personal.
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No, you told me
I'd be set!
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I never said that.
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You told me I had a good shot.
I had no shot!
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Let's try and
settle down here.
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Fuck "settle down"! I've got $74 in the
bank. I can't afford to settle down.
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I'm sorry, Erin.
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Do they teach
lawyers to apologize?
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Because you suck at it.
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Hello?
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Hi, Erin.
Hi.
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You've come so soon.
Yeah.
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Oh, were you
a good girl, huh?
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You're my little baby.
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Oh.
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What is that,
a little cough?
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She's got a little cough.
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I sat in the steam with her
to try to loosen it up, but...
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I think I've got
some cough medicine.
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Ah, bueno.
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Um, listen...
Yeah?
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I didn't want to tell you before,
you know, with your worries.
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What?
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My daughter, she bought a
big house with a room for me.
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I'm moving in with her.
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VVhen?
Next week.
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Next week?
I know.
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But it's good for me.
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Now I can help my daughter take care of
my grandkids. And it's good for you, too.
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Now you have money,
you can hire a good baby-sitter, eh?
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Not the old lady
next door.
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Thanks.
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Matthew?
Katie, you back here?
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Yeah.
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Okay, come on in,
would you?
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Hey, get in the house.
No dripping.
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Okay.
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Sweetie, please, don't get sick on me.
Please.
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Let's fix some dinner.
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Look at the water.
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Oh, gosh!
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Damn it. I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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Matthew! Katie!
We're going out.
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00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,232
You kids
go ahead and order.
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00:10:07,316 --> 00:10:10,486
Okay, I'm gonna have a
cheeseburger deluxe with a Coke.
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Okay.
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00:10:12,696 --> 00:10:17,576
Mommy, can I have a cheeseburger
deluxe with no cheese and no bread?
139
00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:20,454
Did you get that?
Yeah.
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00:10:21,038 --> 00:10:25,542
And she will have a cup of chicken
broth and a few crackers, please.
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00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:27,836
And for you?
Just a cup of coffee.
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Okay.
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00:10:29,213 --> 00:10:30,297
Mom, you're not eating?
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Well, my lawyer took me out to a fancy
lunch to celebrate, and I'm still stuffed.
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How about that?
146
00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:20,556
Ah, yes, I'm calling about
the job ad in the paper.
147
00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:23,016
Yes, I'm calling
about the job ad.
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...the great personality,
good voice.
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I don't have any
actual sales experience.
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I don't really have
a resume, but I can...
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No, I don't have any
computer skills, but...
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Oh. Well, I thought
it was the local store.
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Okay. Thanks anyway.
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Okay, bye.
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00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:52,129
Ed Masry, please.
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Yes, I'm holding for Ed Masry.
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00:11:54,464 --> 00:11:56,174
Well, is he ever
in the office?
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No, but I've called
about a dozen times.
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Yes, I'd like to
leave another message.
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Brockovich.
B-r-o-c-k-o-v-i-c-h.
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I'm a client. I want him to call me.
It's as simple as that.
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Okay.
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Goddamn it!
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Brenda! Brenda!
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Yeah?
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Who put that there?
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Those are the files
you asked for.
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I didn't ask for you to put
it in the middle of the floor.
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I mean, look at me.
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Get a towel,
will you get...
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Hey, hey...
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Hey,
what's she doing here?
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Who?
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Donald.
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What's she doing here?
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She works here.
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Erin, how's it going?
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You never called me back.
I left messages.
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You did?
Well, I didn't know that, eh...
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Donald seems to think
that you...
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There's two things that
aggravate me, Mr. Masry,
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being ignored
and being lied to.
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IneverHed.
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You told me
things would be fine.
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They're not.
I trusted you.
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I'm sorry about that,
I really am...
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I don't need pity,
I need a paycheck.
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And I've looked,
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but when you've spent the
past six years raising babies,
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it's real hard to convince someone to
give you a job that pays worth a damn.
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Are you getting every word of this down,
honey, or am I talking too fast for you?
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I'm sorry about that, I really am,
but we have a full staff right now...
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Bullshit! If you
had a full staff,
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this office would return
a client's damn phone call.
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I'm smart,
I'm hard-working,
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and I'll do anything,
and I'm not leaving here without a job.
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Don't make me beg.
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If it doesn't work out,
fire me.
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Don't make me beg.
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No benefits.
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What we do in here
is file all the cases.
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And in that way, at any time,
we can tell the status of a file.
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You know, where it is in the
office, stuff like that.
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And here's where we organize
all the files alphabetically.
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Simple enough.
Okay.
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And here's your desk.
Okay.
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And, Iwant you
to come with me.
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I want to show you
where the Xerox machine is.
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Everybody has a code,
and you need to know about that.
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Do I get to pick
my own code?
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We'll see.
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Mr. Masry?
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Come.
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I was wondering,
can you tell me who I talk to
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about maybe getting an advance on
my paycheck, just for the weekend?
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Rosalind's the office manager.
She handles the payroll and petty cash.
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But she's gone already.
She leaves early on Fridays.
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Okay. Thank you.
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Oh, for Pete's sake,
here, here.
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I've only got hundreds.
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Here.
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I don't want your money,
Mr. Masry. I can really...
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Where do you think your
paycheck comes from? Here.
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Have a good weekend.
Thank you.
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See you.
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See you. Good night.
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See you Monday.
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Hey. Hi, my sweetie.
Hello.
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How are you?
Matthew? Katie?
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Hey, Mom.
Hi, sweetie. Come on.
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How are you?
Thanks a lot.
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You're welcome.
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:06,651
Hello.
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00:17:07,277 --> 00:17:09,779
What are you doing
making all that goddamn noise?
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Well, uh, I don't know.
239
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We were just introducing ourselves
to the neighborhood, Iguess.
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Well, I'm the neighbors.
241
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There, we're introduced,
so shut the fuck up.
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Hey, hey.
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00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:26,254
Hold on there.
Let's start over, okay?
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My name's George.
What's yours?
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Just think of me as the person
next door who likes it quiet.
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Hey, come on.
Don't be like that.
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Hell, we live next door to each other.
I feel bad. I feel terrible.
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I'm sorry.
Will you accept my apology?
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I mean, hell, we're living
right next door to each other.
250
00:17:43,021 --> 00:17:44,481
If you need a cup of sugar,
or some cream...
251
00:17:44,564 --> 00:17:45,565
I don't need sugar.
252
00:17:45,649 --> 00:17:49,277
You don't need any sugar? Why don't I take you
out to dinner to apologize for my rudeness?
253
00:17:49,653 --> 00:17:54,241
Huh? You give me your number. I already
got your address, so you can't get away.
254
00:17:54,699 --> 00:17:57,911
Huh? I'll call you up proper,
and I'll ask you out and everything.
255
00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:00,664
You want my number?
256
00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,832
I do.
I do want your number.
257
00:18:04,334 --> 00:18:07,254
Which number do you want,
George?
258
00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:10,548
"George," now I like the
way you say that, "George."
259
00:18:10,632 --> 00:18:12,467
Ah, well, how many numbers
you got?
260
00:18:12,550 --> 00:18:15,929
Oh, I got numbers coming out
of my ears. For instance, ten.
261
00:18:16,263 --> 00:18:17,764
"Ten"?
Yeah.
262
00:18:17,847 --> 00:18:20,058
That's how many months old
my baby girl is.
263
00:18:21,351 --> 00:18:22,686
You got a little girl?
Yeah.
264
00:18:23,144 --> 00:18:24,271
Yeah. Sexy, huh?
265
00:18:24,354 --> 00:18:25,939
How about this
for a number, six?
266
00:18:26,022 --> 00:18:29,276
That's how old my other daughter is.
Eight is the age of my son.
267
00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,112
Two is how many times I've
been married and divorced.
268
00:18:32,195 --> 00:18:34,572
Sixteen is the number of dollars
I have in my bank account.
269
00:18:34,656 --> 00:18:39,286
850-3943. That's my phone number,
and with all the numbers I gave you,
270
00:18:39,369 --> 00:18:41,955
I'm guessing zero is the number
of times you're gonna call it.
271
00:18:43,248 --> 00:18:46,334
Hey, how do you remember your bank balance
off the top of your head like that?
272
00:18:46,418 --> 00:18:47,711
See? That impresses me.
273
00:18:48,753 --> 00:18:50,755
You're dead wrong about
that zero thing, baby.
274
00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:01,433
How long has she
been crying like that?
275
00:19:03,601 --> 00:19:07,647
She's got that tooth coming in. Why don't
you give her a cold washcloth to suck on?
276
00:19:07,731 --> 00:19:10,233
I gotta go. There's a clean one in the bag.
I'll check back later.
277
00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:11,985
Where's Anna?
278
00:19:12,068 --> 00:19:14,070
Hmm, she's out
to lunch with the girls.
279
00:19:14,738 --> 00:19:15,739
Oh...
280
00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:18,908
I have to open a file.
281
00:19:20,118 --> 00:19:22,037
Real estate thing,
pro bono.
282
00:19:23,079 --> 00:19:24,122
Okay.
283
00:19:24,205 --> 00:19:25,290
You know how to do that,
don't you?
284
00:19:25,373 --> 00:19:27,208
Yeah, yeah, I got it.
No problem.
285
00:19:31,546 --> 00:19:32,589
You're a girl.
286
00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:35,967
Excuse me?
287
00:19:36,051 --> 00:19:38,345
Why aren't you out
to lunch with the girls?
288
00:19:38,428 --> 00:19:39,679
You're a girl.
289
00:19:41,306 --> 00:19:43,099
Iguess
I'm not the right kind.
290
00:19:45,435 --> 00:19:46,519
Oh.
291
00:19:48,772 --> 00:19:52,484
Uh, look, now,
you may want...
292
00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:55,987
Now that you're working
here, you may want to, uh,
293
00:19:56,071 --> 00:19:57,697
rethink your wardrobe
a little.
294
00:19:59,783 --> 00:20:00,867
Why is that?
295
00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:03,411
Well, Ithink
some of the girls
296
00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:06,164
are a little uncomfortable
297
00:20:06,331 --> 00:20:07,957
because of what you wear.
298
00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:11,795
Is that so?
299
00:20:12,837 --> 00:20:16,299
Well, itjust so happens,
I think I look nice.
300
00:20:17,092 --> 00:20:19,552
And as long as I have
one ass instead of two,
301
00:20:19,636 --> 00:20:22,389
I'll wear what I like,
if that's all right with you.
302
00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:29,396
Uh-huh.
303
00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,774
You might want to
rethink those ties.
304
00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,583
Anna? Would this real estate
stuff... Could you remind me?
305
00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:53,128
Because I'm a little confused
exactly how we do it.
306
00:20:53,211 --> 00:20:56,381
Why are there medical
records and blood samples
307
00:20:56,464 --> 00:20:57,757
in real estate files?
308
00:20:57,841 --> 00:20:59,759
Erin, you've been
here long enough.
309
00:20:59,843 --> 00:21:01,845
If you don't know how
to do yourjob by now,
310
00:21:01,928 --> 00:21:03,680
I'm not about
to do it for you.
311
00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:21,990
Hello?
312
00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:27,203
Hello?
313
00:21:28,037 --> 00:21:31,541
Matthew? Katie?
314
00:21:49,559 --> 00:21:52,061
Matthew? Katie?
315
00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:54,731
Matt...
316
00:21:57,901 --> 00:22:00,570
Matthew? Matthew?
317
00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:20,798
What the hell happened?
318
00:22:20,882 --> 00:22:21,841
Hi, Mom.
Hi, Mom.
319
00:22:21,925 --> 00:22:22,967
Hey, hungry?
320
00:22:23,801 --> 00:22:24,802
Am I...
321
00:22:25,762 --> 00:22:28,306
What are they doing here?
I just went to pick them up.
322
00:22:28,389 --> 00:22:32,227
She came by about an hour ago and said something
came up and she had to drop the kids off.
323
00:22:32,477 --> 00:22:35,188
"Something came up"?
Why didn't she call me at work?
324
00:22:35,271 --> 00:22:36,898
I don't know.
She... Iwas...
325
00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:39,484
She...
I don't know why.
326
00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:40,902
That stupid bitch.
327
00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:42,153
Mom.
328
00:22:42,737 --> 00:22:46,658
Sorry. I just can't believe she
dumps my kids off when nobody's home.
329
00:22:46,741 --> 00:22:49,244
I was home.
We're fine.
330
00:22:49,327 --> 00:22:51,996
Seriously, we cooked some
burgers, had some milk.
331
00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,457
Want a hot dog?
There's an extra one on the grill.
332
00:22:54,541 --> 00:22:55,708
Or a cheeseburger.
333
00:22:55,792 --> 00:22:57,794
With this mustard,
it's slippery.
334
00:22:59,796 --> 00:23:02,632
Mom, what do you think
about me getting a tattoo?
335
00:23:03,091 --> 00:23:04,842
One, two, three.
336
00:23:09,556 --> 00:23:11,891
I got all these kings.
You win, you got a joker.
337
00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:15,061
King. Joker.
338
00:23:16,646 --> 00:23:19,649
You stole a joker!
339
00:23:19,732 --> 00:23:20,733
You cheat.
340
00:23:20,817 --> 00:23:22,277
What do you mean,
I cheat?
341
00:23:23,152 --> 00:23:24,779
You cheat!
342
00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:26,364
Get another one.
343
00:23:27,156 --> 00:23:28,324
Time to go to bed.
344
00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:31,786
Excuse me.
Get ready for bed.
345
00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:32,912
Brush your teeth.
Okay.
346
00:23:33,663 --> 00:23:34,706
Play tomorrow?
347
00:23:34,789 --> 00:23:35,832
Yeah.
348
00:23:40,003 --> 00:23:41,921
Good night, buddy.
Good night.
349
00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:43,089
What's that?
350
00:23:43,172 --> 00:23:44,757
This is a Harley-Davidson.
351
00:23:44,841 --> 00:23:46,843
It's the best damn
motorcycle ever made.
352
00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:49,012
And if I ever catch
either one of you near one,
353
00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:51,014
I'II knock you silly.
354
00:23:55,852 --> 00:23:58,187
Brush your teeth, and keep
it down. The baby's asleep.
355
00:23:59,856 --> 00:24:01,190
You have great kids.
Yeah.
356
00:24:01,858 --> 00:24:05,528
Well, I'm sure I'll
fuck them up eventually.
357
00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:07,697
VVhy?
358
00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:10,658
I'm obviously not
a good judge of character
359
00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:13,578
or I would have never
left them with that idiot
360
00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:16,623
who cost a fortune
and smelled like chicken fat.
361
00:24:17,123 --> 00:24:19,334
After I find her
and kill her,
362
00:24:19,876 --> 00:24:21,419
I don't know
what I'm gonna do.
363
00:24:22,462 --> 00:24:23,880
If you need help with them,
I could do that.
364
00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:27,467
I'm not leaving
my kids with you.
365
00:24:27,550 --> 00:24:28,551
VVhy?
366
00:24:29,469 --> 00:24:30,595
I don't even know you.
367
00:24:30,678 --> 00:24:32,430
What do you want
to know? Ask me.
368
00:24:33,723 --> 00:24:34,891
Look, thanks for today.
369
00:24:34,974 --> 00:24:37,226
You're welcome.
It was my pleasure.
370
00:24:39,729 --> 00:24:41,481
How many decks
do you guys have here?
371
00:24:41,564 --> 00:24:43,191
We had more than enough.
372
00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:45,568
What's the matter?
You got so many friends in this world,
373
00:24:45,652 --> 00:24:47,236
you can't use one more?
374
00:24:47,945 --> 00:24:50,323
Huh? I'm serious. If you need
someone to look after your kids,
375
00:24:50,406 --> 00:24:52,450
you know, when they're at school
or after school or whatever,
376
00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:53,826
I don't have a job now, so...
377
00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:57,580
Oh, that's
a great recommendation.
378
00:24:57,747 --> 00:24:58,998
I'm unemployed.
379
00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:02,085
By choice.
I work when I need to.
380
00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:03,252
Yeah?
381
00:25:03,670 --> 00:25:06,464
What do you do the rest of the
time, live off your trust fund?
382
00:25:06,923 --> 00:25:08,966
No, I do construction,
which pays real good,
383
00:25:09,050 --> 00:25:10,885
and I make it last
by living cheap.
384
00:25:11,511 --> 00:25:13,513
I hope that's not
supposed to impress me.
385
00:25:13,596 --> 00:25:15,056
Hey, bed.
386
00:25:15,431 --> 00:25:16,933
Your little ghosts.
387
00:25:19,352 --> 00:25:21,813
You always this hard on
people who try to help you?
388
00:25:22,814 --> 00:25:24,273
I'm out of practice.
389
00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:27,068
Yeah, well,
let me remind you then.
390
00:25:27,151 --> 00:25:31,280
The polite thing is to say,
"Thank you." Let's start off with that.
391
00:25:31,364 --> 00:25:34,659
And you could say, "Hey,
that's a really nice offer.
392
00:25:34,742 --> 00:25:36,411
"I don't mind taking
you up on that."
393
00:25:37,161 --> 00:25:39,330
Why the hell do you
want to watch my kids?
394
00:25:39,414 --> 00:25:40,915
L like kids.
Right.
395
00:25:40,998 --> 00:25:43,960
Yeah, I do. I like hanging out with them.
They keep it simple.
396
00:25:46,629 --> 00:25:48,297
You're home every afternoon?
397
00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,425
I'm usuallyjust
working on my bike.
398
00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:55,763
Listen,
it's no big deal.
399
00:25:56,389 --> 00:25:59,475
If it doesn't work out, you can always
send them back to the chicken fat lady.
400
00:26:05,481 --> 00:26:07,567
This isn't gonna get
you laid, you know?
401
00:26:09,277 --> 00:26:10,528
Get in bed.
402
00:26:10,945 --> 00:26:13,698
That's good, because I didn't
find you attractive either.
403
00:26:14,615 --> 00:26:16,117
Good, then we're even.
404
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,326
Right, so we don't have
to worry about that.
405
00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:18,911
I'm so glad we got
that out of the way.
406
00:26:18,995 --> 00:26:20,121
I feel much better.
407
00:26:20,204 --> 00:26:21,914
I do too. Seriously.
408
00:26:21,998 --> 00:26:23,833
Because now I can
just look after the kids,
409
00:26:23,916 --> 00:26:26,085
and I don't have to worry about
you coming on to me all the time.
410
00:27:25,394 --> 00:27:27,772
Bring the
phone into the changing room.
411
00:27:29,357 --> 00:27:31,484
Mrs. Masry,
don't be such a tease.
412
00:27:31,901 --> 00:27:34,195
Hold on.
Just hold on. Yeah?
413
00:27:34,278 --> 00:27:37,240
Sorry. Would you mind if I
investigate this a little further?
414
00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:38,533
Investigate what?
415
00:27:38,616 --> 00:27:41,077
This real estate thing
with the Jensens.
416
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:42,161
The pro bono case.
417
00:27:42,245 --> 00:27:43,287
Yeah, yeah.
418
00:27:43,371 --> 00:27:46,666
Yeah? Because I just want to make sure
I'm understanding what I'm reading.
419
00:27:46,749 --> 00:27:47,792
Yeah, yeah, sure.
420
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:49,001
You don't mind?
421
00:27:50,211 --> 00:27:51,838
Okay, great. Thanks.
422
00:29:01,824 --> 00:29:02,825
Hi.
Hi.
423
00:29:02,909 --> 00:29:03,910
Donna Jensen?
424
00:29:03,993 --> 00:29:04,952
Yes.
425
00:29:05,036 --> 00:29:08,039
I'm Erin Brockovich,
with Masry & Vititoe.
426
00:29:08,122 --> 00:29:10,666
Oh. You're a lawyer?
427
00:29:10,750 --> 00:29:13,419
Hell, no. I hate lawyers.
I just work for them.
428
00:29:14,545 --> 00:29:15,963
Um, do you have a minute?
429
00:29:16,339 --> 00:29:19,258
I don't mean to be
a pain in PG&E's backside,
430
00:29:19,342 --> 00:29:21,260
especially after all they've
done for Hinkley, but...
431
00:29:21,886 --> 00:29:24,263
I look around here
and I think,
432
00:29:24,347 --> 00:29:27,183
"If they want this place,
they're gonna have to pay for it."
433
00:29:27,725 --> 00:29:29,518
So you didn't put
the house up for sale,
434
00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:31,437
they just came to you
and wanted to buy it?
435
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,189
Oh, yeah, yeah.
436
00:29:33,272 --> 00:29:34,774
I don't want to move.
437
00:29:35,358 --> 00:29:38,527
Uproot the kids?
I've got a couple of girls.
438
00:29:39,403 --> 00:29:41,739
Honest to God, I don't know
if I have the energy.
439
00:29:42,698 --> 00:29:44,617
You know, I've been sick.
440
00:29:45,326 --> 00:29:46,786
Me and Pete both have.
441
00:29:48,204 --> 00:29:50,289
So, the whole idea
of selling this house,
442
00:29:50,373 --> 00:29:53,501
if they're not gonna pay us
properly, I just don't see the point.
443
00:29:53,918 --> 00:29:56,504
Yeah, yeah,
I can see that.
444
00:29:56,587 --> 00:30:00,383
But, I guess the only
thing that confused me is,
445
00:30:00,466 --> 00:30:03,886
not that your medical problems
aren't important, but...
446
00:30:04,887 --> 00:30:08,724
How come the files on that are in
with all the real estate stuff?
447
00:30:09,350 --> 00:30:11,352
Well, there's just
so much correspondence,
448
00:30:11,435 --> 00:30:13,479
I just keep it
all in one place.
449
00:30:13,562 --> 00:30:16,107
Right. Right.
450
00:30:16,190 --> 00:30:19,777
Um, I'm sorry, I...
451
00:30:19,860 --> 00:30:23,489
I just don't see why you're
corresponding with PG&E
452
00:30:23,572 --> 00:30:25,908
aboutyour medical problems
in the first place.
453
00:30:26,492 --> 00:30:29,412
Well, they paid for
the doctor's visit.
454
00:30:30,204 --> 00:30:31,330
They did?
455
00:30:31,414 --> 00:30:34,834
You bet. Paid for a checkup
for the whole family.
456
00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:37,878
Not like with insurance
where you pay
457
00:30:38,129 --> 00:30:40,464
and a year goes by
and maybe you see some money.
458
00:30:40,548 --> 00:30:42,258
They just took care of it,
just like that.
459
00:30:43,426 --> 00:30:44,802
We never even saw a bill.
460
00:30:44,885 --> 00:30:47,013
Wow.
Why'd they do that?
461
00:30:47,430 --> 00:30:48,806
Because of the chromium.
462
00:30:49,056 --> 00:30:50,558
The what?
The chromium.
463
00:30:51,225 --> 00:30:53,561
That's what kicked
this whole thing off.
464
00:31:34,977 --> 00:31:36,228
What kind of
chromium is it?
465
00:31:36,312 --> 00:31:37,480
There's more
than one type?
466
00:31:37,563 --> 00:31:39,982
Yes, there's
straight-up chromium,
467
00:31:40,066 --> 00:31:41,567
does good things
for the body.
468
00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:44,070
There's chrom three,
which is fairly benign.
469
00:31:44,153 --> 00:31:46,864
Then there's chrom six,
hexavalent chromium,
470
00:31:46,947 --> 00:31:49,658
which, depending on the
amounts, can be very harmful.
471
00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:52,661
Harmful how?
What would you get?
472
00:31:53,662 --> 00:31:57,416
With repeated exposure to toxic
levels, God, anything, really,
473
00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:01,378
from chronic headaches and nosebleeds,
to respiratory disease, liver failure,
474
00:32:01,462 --> 00:32:03,464
heart failure,
reproductive failure,
475
00:32:03,547 --> 00:32:05,341
bone or organ deterioration,
476
00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:07,301
plus, of course,
any type of cancer.
477
00:32:07,968 --> 00:32:10,971
So, that stuff,
it kills people?
478
00:32:11,055 --> 00:32:14,767
Oh, yeah, definitely.
Highly toxic, highly carcinogenic.
479
00:32:14,850 --> 00:32:17,895
It gets into your DNA, too, so you
pass the trouble along to your kids.
480
00:32:17,978 --> 00:32:19,146
It's very, very bad.
481
00:32:19,230 --> 00:32:20,648
What's it used for?
482
00:32:21,315 --> 00:32:22,358
A rust inhibitor.
483
00:32:22,817 --> 00:32:25,945
See, the utility plants use these
piston engines to compress the gas.
484
00:32:26,028 --> 00:32:28,114
As the engines get hot,
you've got to run water through them.
485
00:32:28,197 --> 00:32:29,907
Chromium's in the water
to prevent corrosion.
486
00:32:30,366 --> 00:32:34,370
Well, how do I find out what kind
of chromium they use in Hinkley?
487
00:32:34,703 --> 00:32:36,122
Have you been to
their water board?
488
00:32:36,205 --> 00:32:37,248
Uh-uh. What's that?
489
00:32:37,331 --> 00:32:38,624
Every county has one.
490
00:32:38,707 --> 00:32:41,544
They keep records of anything
water-related within their jurisdiction.
491
00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:43,295
You should be able to
find something there.
492
00:32:43,379 --> 00:32:46,757
County water board?
All righty. Thanks.
493
00:32:46,841 --> 00:32:47,925
Good luck.
494
00:32:49,218 --> 00:32:51,804
I wouldn't advertise what you're
looking for if I were you.
495
00:32:52,054 --> 00:32:55,808
Incriminating records have a way of
disappearing when people smell trouble.
496
00:32:57,184 --> 00:32:59,436
I'II remember that.
Thanks.
497
00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:13,576
This guy's too smart.
498
00:33:13,659 --> 00:33:16,120
It's only a matter of
time until he makes his move.
499
00:33:16,745 --> 00:33:19,623
He positions women
employees in such a way that,
500
00:33:19,707 --> 00:33:23,544
they have no other choice but to respond
to What he wants or they lose their job...
501
00:33:29,175 --> 00:33:32,011
Damn, that's a heavy door.
502
00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:33,345
Let me give you
a hand there.
503
00:33:33,429 --> 00:33:34,638
Thank you very much.
504
00:33:34,722 --> 00:33:36,682
Aren't you a gentleman, Mr...
505
00:33:36,765 --> 00:33:38,392
Uh, Scott.
506
00:33:38,475 --> 00:33:41,604
Mr. Scott.
Pleased to meet you.
507
00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:43,814
I'm Erin.
508
00:33:43,898 --> 00:33:45,733
Erin. Erin. Cool.
509
00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:48,152
What can I do for you,
Erin?
510
00:33:48,235 --> 00:33:50,362
Well, believe it or not,
511
00:33:50,446 --> 00:33:52,740
I'm on the prowl
for some water records.
512
00:33:53,365 --> 00:33:55,201
You've come to
the right place.
513
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:56,493
I guess I did.
514
00:33:57,494 --> 00:34:01,665
You just tell me what you want to look at,
and I'd be glad to dig them out for you.
515
00:34:02,082 --> 00:34:04,043
I wish I knew.
It's for my boss.
516
00:34:04,126 --> 00:34:06,295
He's in this
water dispute,
517
00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:11,800
and he wants me to find all kinds
of papers from all kinds of places.
518
00:34:12,176 --> 00:34:13,385
Uh...
519
00:34:15,137 --> 00:34:16,138
You know,
520
00:34:16,805 --> 00:34:19,058
it would
probably be easiest
521
00:34:19,141 --> 00:34:21,936
if I just squeezed back there
and poked around myself.
522
00:34:22,019 --> 00:34:23,103
Would that be
all right with you?
523
00:34:23,187 --> 00:34:24,563
Heck, yeah.
Come on back.
524
00:34:24,647 --> 00:34:25,648
Okay.
525
00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:28,067
I'm just gonna need
you to sign in here.
526
00:34:28,150 --> 00:34:29,318
Sure.
527
00:34:34,156 --> 00:34:36,158
"Pattee." Is that
your middle name?
528
00:34:36,242 --> 00:34:37,368
No, maiden.
529
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,662
Oh, you're married?
530
00:34:40,663 --> 00:34:42,039
Not anymore.
531
00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:44,041
Oh, that's...
532
00:34:45,042 --> 00:34:46,335
Can Ijust...
Yah, just...
533
00:34:47,461 --> 00:34:48,629
I love your pants.
534
00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:51,215
Oh, thanks.
535
00:34:53,008 --> 00:34:54,218
Well, this is it.
536
00:34:55,094 --> 00:34:57,263
It's, um...
It's impressive.
537
00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:01,141
I'll call you
if I need anything.
538
00:35:03,811 --> 00:35:05,187
All right.
Okay.
539
00:35:06,063 --> 00:35:07,690
Thank you.
Go ahead.
540
00:35:18,867 --> 00:35:22,371
Pat sajak.' all right.
541
00:36:31,607 --> 00:36:32,691
Where's my stuff?
542
00:36:33,108 --> 00:36:34,360
Where have you been?
543
00:36:35,319 --> 00:36:36,570
What the fuck did you
do with my stuff?
544
00:36:36,653 --> 00:36:39,740
Don't use language like that.
Who do you think you are, Miss Lady?
545
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:42,534
Someone took my stuff.
546
00:36:42,618 --> 00:36:43,660
Nice to see you, Erin.
We missed you.
547
00:36:43,744 --> 00:36:45,579
I had photos of my kids,
a mug...
548
00:36:45,662 --> 00:36:49,792
Toothbrush, toothpaste,
mousse and deodorant. Here.
549
00:36:50,751 --> 00:36:51,919
What's going on?
550
00:36:52,211 --> 00:36:54,671
There may be jobs where you can
disappear for days at a time,
551
00:36:54,755 --> 00:36:56,048
but this isn't one of them.
552
00:36:56,131 --> 00:36:58,801
Here, you don't do the
work, you don't get to stay.
553
00:36:58,884 --> 00:37:00,552
I've been working.
That's all I've been doing.
554
00:37:00,636 --> 00:37:02,054
Ask Mr. Masry. He knows.
555
00:37:02,137 --> 00:37:03,972
You ask Mr. Masry.
He fired you.
556
00:37:08,394 --> 00:37:09,937
You said to fire me?
557
00:37:10,020 --> 00:37:11,605
I'll call you back.
558
00:37:11,688 --> 00:37:12,856
You've been gone for a week.
559
00:37:12,940 --> 00:37:15,192
I left a message. I've been dealing
with this real estate thing.
560
00:37:15,275 --> 00:37:16,902
I was gonna write
a whole damn report!
561
00:37:16,985 --> 00:37:18,529
That's not
how we work here.
562
00:37:18,612 --> 00:37:20,572
You don'tjust leave a
message and take off.
563
00:37:20,656 --> 00:37:22,741
What am I supposed to do,
check in every two seconds?
564
00:37:22,825 --> 00:37:24,159
Yes, it's called
accountability.
565
00:37:24,243 --> 00:37:25,869
I'm not talking to you,
bitch!
566
00:37:25,953 --> 00:37:27,621
Excuse me?
Get out of my face!
567
00:37:27,704 --> 00:37:33,043
Erin, this incident aside, I don't
think this is the right place for you.
568
00:37:33,710 --> 00:37:35,504
Okay? So,
what I'm gonna do is
569
00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:37,965
make a few calls on your
behalf and find something else.
570
00:37:38,048 --> 00:37:39,091
Don't bother!
571
00:37:39,174 --> 00:37:40,217
Come on,
I'm trying to help.
572
00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:42,469
Bullshit. You're trying to make
yourself feel less guilty about
573
00:37:42,553 --> 00:37:44,221
firing someone
with three kids to feed.
574
00:37:44,304 --> 00:37:46,014
Well, fuck,
if I'm gonna help you do that!
575
00:37:49,518 --> 00:37:51,019
Get back to work!
576
00:38:11,582 --> 00:38:13,208
What the hell
are you doing here?
577
00:38:14,460 --> 00:38:15,961
I'm fixing the leak
under your sink.
578
00:38:16,044 --> 00:38:18,714
Damn it, George,
I don't ask you to do things like that.
579
00:38:20,466 --> 00:38:22,384
Look at this mess that you've
made, all this crap!
580
00:38:23,552 --> 00:38:24,553
I'm not done with that yet.
581
00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:26,638
Well, get it out.
Oh, Jesus!
582
00:38:26,722 --> 00:38:27,890
Relax.
583
00:38:27,973 --> 00:38:29,183
Shit! Where did it go?
584
00:38:30,225 --> 00:38:31,393
Where is it?
585
00:38:31,477 --> 00:38:32,769
Somewhere back there.
586
00:38:32,853 --> 00:38:35,063
It's right behind your foot.
It's going up your leg now.
587
00:38:35,147 --> 00:38:38,775
Jesus! Who fucking Iives like
this, George?
588
00:38:39,067 --> 00:38:42,196
Who lets their kids run
around in a place that is
589
00:38:42,279 --> 00:38:44,490
crawling with bugs
the size of house cats?
590
00:38:44,573 --> 00:38:46,783
It's a simple thing, Erin.
All we have to do is call an exterminator.
591
00:38:46,867 --> 00:38:47,868
Everybody gets them.
592
00:38:47,951 --> 00:38:49,495
I can't call
an exterminator.
593
00:38:51,079 --> 00:38:53,582
I can't afford one.
I can't even afford my phone.
594
00:38:57,544 --> 00:38:59,004
I got fired.
595
00:38:59,087 --> 00:39:00,130
What?
596
00:39:01,256 --> 00:39:02,758
What do you mean
you got fired?
597
00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:04,343
You're working so hard.
598
00:39:05,677 --> 00:39:06,803
It doesn't matter.
599
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:13,519
It doesn't make one
fucking bit of difference.
600
00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,077
I don't know
what happened to me.
601
00:39:34,790 --> 00:39:35,958
Imean...
602
00:39:37,209 --> 00:39:40,254
God, I was Miss Wichita,
for Christ's sake.
603
00:39:43,215 --> 00:39:44,550
Did I tell you that?
604
00:39:47,052 --> 00:39:52,224
You are living next door to a
real, live, fucking beauty queen.
605
00:39:57,563 --> 00:39:59,231
I still have my tiara.
606
00:40:02,484 --> 00:40:06,405
And I thought it meant I was gonna
do something important with my life,
607
00:40:06,488 --> 00:40:09,950
that it meant
I was someone.
608
00:40:17,124 --> 00:40:18,417
You're someone to me.
609
00:40:28,969 --> 00:40:31,888
Are you gonna be something
else that I have to survive?
610
00:40:34,349 --> 00:40:36,184
Because I'll tell you
the truth,
611
00:40:38,645 --> 00:40:39,771
I'm not up to it.
612
00:41:22,773 --> 00:41:24,983
So I get up on the stage,
in the center of the stage, right?
613
00:41:25,484 --> 00:41:29,863
I had a big bouquet of flowers and I
had my foot out like this and I say,
614
00:41:31,073 --> 00:41:34,910
"I will devote my entire
reign as Miss Wichita
615
00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:37,621
"to bringing an end
to world hunger
616
00:41:37,704 --> 00:41:40,832
"and to the creation
of a peaceful Earth
617
00:41:40,916 --> 00:41:43,669
"for every man, woman
and child."
618
00:41:43,752 --> 00:41:45,504
How long were you
gonna be Miss Wichita?
619
00:41:45,587 --> 00:41:46,588
One year.
620
00:41:48,048 --> 00:41:51,259
Of course, by the time I got
through opening new supermarkets,
621
00:41:51,343 --> 00:41:55,639
I only had a few weeks left
to work on hunger and...
622
00:41:55,722 --> 00:41:56,973
World peace.
Right.
623
00:41:57,057 --> 00:41:59,559
Ha, ha, ha. I don't know
what I was thinking about.
624
00:42:00,936 --> 00:42:02,270
What about you, huh?
625
00:42:03,105 --> 00:42:04,523
What about me?
626
00:42:07,484 --> 00:42:08,485
What about you?
627
00:42:11,279 --> 00:42:13,490
Hey, baby, let me
tell you something.
628
00:42:13,573 --> 00:42:15,492
Let me get that
out of your hair.
629
00:42:16,159 --> 00:42:17,202
Oh.
630
00:42:17,285 --> 00:42:18,328
Thank you.
Nice.
631
00:42:26,086 --> 00:42:27,504
You're a very
special lady.
632
00:42:34,344 --> 00:42:36,138
Don't be too nice
to me, okay?
633
00:42:36,388 --> 00:42:37,431
VVhy?
634
00:42:37,848 --> 00:42:39,808
Hmm, makes me nervous.
635
00:42:53,655 --> 00:42:55,240
Some slim pickings
here, baby.
636
00:42:59,161 --> 00:43:02,164
Maybe that's Ed McMahon.
Let's go see.
637
00:43:09,254 --> 00:43:10,589
Wrong Ed.
638
00:43:10,672 --> 00:43:12,591
I'm sorry?
What are you doing here?
639
00:43:12,674 --> 00:43:16,970
I had an interesting call this
afternoon from Dr. Frankel
640
00:43:17,053 --> 00:43:18,680
From ucla.
Oh, yeah?
641
00:43:19,264 --> 00:43:23,602
He wanted you to know that the
legal limit for hexavalent chromium
642
00:43:24,019 --> 00:43:26,104
is .05
643
00:43:26,688 --> 00:43:28,231
parts per million.
644
00:43:28,565 --> 00:43:31,860
And the rate you mentioned,
.58,
645
00:43:32,319 --> 00:43:34,988
it could be responsible
for the cancers in
646
00:43:35,447 --> 00:43:38,116
that family you asked
about, the Jensens.
647
00:43:39,451 --> 00:43:41,703
Well, wasn't that
nice of him?
648
00:43:42,287 --> 00:43:44,790
Isn't it funny how some people go
out of their way to help people
649
00:43:44,873 --> 00:43:46,416
and others just fire them?
650
00:43:46,875 --> 00:43:48,919
Look, I'm sorry.
You were gone.
651
00:43:49,044 --> 00:43:51,087
I just assumed
you were off having fun.
652
00:43:51,171 --> 00:43:53,799
Oh, and why the hell
would you assume that?
653
00:43:53,882 --> 00:43:57,177
I don't know, maybe you look like
someone who has a lot of fun.
654
00:43:57,260 --> 00:44:01,056
Oh. So, by that standard,
I should assume you never get laid?
655
00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:04,684
I'm married.
656
00:44:06,394 --> 00:44:09,231
Look, what is
all this, uh,
657
00:44:09,314 --> 00:44:11,900
the story on this,
this cancer stuff?
658
00:44:14,402 --> 00:44:18,031
You want to know? You have to hire me back.
I got a ton of bills to pay.
659
00:44:19,991 --> 00:44:22,577
Fine. Fine.
660
00:44:23,578 --> 00:44:25,831
So, Donna just put
in these new cabinets,
661
00:44:25,914 --> 00:44:27,666
real nice,
stained the wood and all
662
00:44:27,749 --> 00:44:30,001
when she gets a call
from somebody at PG&E
663
00:44:30,085 --> 00:44:31,670
saying there's a freeway
gonna be built
664
00:44:31,753 --> 00:44:35,006
and they want to buy her house to
put in an off-ramp to the plant.
665
00:44:35,090 --> 00:44:37,467
Meanwhile,
the husband's sick with Hodgkin's.
666
00:44:37,551 --> 00:44:39,678
She's in and out
of the hospital with tumors,
667
00:44:39,761 --> 00:44:42,556
believing one thing has
nothing to do with the other.
668
00:44:42,639 --> 00:44:44,850
Because PG&E told her
about the chromium?
669
00:44:44,933 --> 00:44:46,852
Get this.
They had a seminar.
670
00:44:46,935 --> 00:44:49,271
They invited about
200 residents from the area,
671
00:44:49,354 --> 00:44:51,273
had it at the plant
in this warehouse,
672
00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:54,526
telling them all about chromium
three and how good it is for you
673
00:44:54,609 --> 00:44:56,778
when all the time
they're using chromium six.
674
00:44:56,945 --> 00:45:02,200
That document
you found at the water board,
675
00:45:02,284 --> 00:45:05,620
the one that says
about the bad chromium...
676
00:45:07,163 --> 00:45:09,791
You didn't happen to make a
copy, did you?
677
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:11,251
Of course I did.
678
00:45:11,918 --> 00:45:13,461
Could I have
a look at it?
679
00:45:14,170 --> 00:45:17,632
I want
a raise and benefits,
680
00:45:18,174 --> 00:45:20,093
including dental.
681
00:45:20,176 --> 00:45:22,804
Erin, this isn't
the way I do business.
682
00:45:22,888 --> 00:45:24,806
What way is that?
Extortion.
683
00:45:24,890 --> 00:45:25,891
Oh.
684
00:45:32,314 --> 00:45:35,400
Okay, a five percent raise.
We'II talk about benefits Iater.
685
00:45:35,483 --> 00:45:39,446
Ten. There are lots of
other places I could get work.
686
00:45:41,990 --> 00:45:44,242
Ten percent raise
and benefits.
687
00:45:44,326 --> 00:45:46,536
But that's it.
I'm drawing the line.
688
00:45:46,620 --> 00:45:48,246
He's drawing the line.
689
00:45:59,174 --> 00:46:01,092
This the only thing
you got?
690
00:46:01,176 --> 00:46:02,969
So far,
but that place is a pigsty.
691
00:46:03,053 --> 00:46:04,387
I wouldn't be surprised
if there's more.
692
00:46:04,471 --> 00:46:06,973
Yeah, I know how those things are run.
They're a mess.
693
00:46:07,515 --> 00:46:10,185
What makes you think you
can just walk in there
694
00:46:11,186 --> 00:46:14,272
and find
what we need?
695
00:46:14,356 --> 00:46:16,441
They're called boobs, Ed.
696
00:46:31,247 --> 00:46:35,126
Yes.
She already is.
697
00:46:35,293 --> 00:46:38,171
I understand.
698
00:46:38,254 --> 00:46:41,424
Okay, I agree.
I'm going to.
699
00:46:41,508 --> 00:46:44,803
Right now.
700
00:46:50,558 --> 00:46:52,352
We're almost done.
701
00:46:52,435 --> 00:46:54,229
So, how are we doing?
702
00:46:54,896 --> 00:46:57,232
We're doing great.
You...
703
00:46:57,357 --> 00:46:59,901
Good.
704
00:46:59,985 --> 00:47:04,489
You've got quite a lot done
already, so, um...
705
00:47:05,949 --> 00:47:08,785
I'm sorry, but we need to have
those records back now, okay?
706
00:47:08,868 --> 00:47:09,869
No.
707
00:47:13,081 --> 00:47:15,542
These papers are
a matter of public record,
708
00:47:15,625 --> 00:47:19,337
and I'm not leaving
until they're copied.
709
00:47:33,268 --> 00:47:36,438
Fax these to
this number, okay?
710
00:47:36,521 --> 00:47:38,523
All of 'em?
All of 'em!
711
00:48:00,253 --> 00:48:01,963
An on-site monitoring well?
712
00:48:02,464 --> 00:48:03,798
That means that...
713
00:48:03,882 --> 00:48:05,133
It was right up on the
PG&E property over there.
714
00:48:06,468 --> 00:48:11,431
And you say that this stuff,
this hexavalent chromium...
715
00:48:11,514 --> 00:48:13,475
It's poisonous.
716
00:48:13,558 --> 00:48:14,642
Yeah.
717
00:48:17,687 --> 00:48:18,813
Well...
718
00:48:20,607 --> 00:48:21,983
Erin...
719
00:48:22,817 --> 00:48:27,739
It's just got to be different than
what's in our water 'cause ours is okay.
720
00:48:27,822 --> 00:48:29,616
The guys from PG&E told me.
721
00:48:29,699 --> 00:48:33,995
They sat right in the kitchen
and told me that it was fine.
722
00:48:35,663 --> 00:48:37,957
I know, I know, but,
723
00:48:38,041 --> 00:48:40,210
the toxicologist
that I've been talking to,
724
00:48:40,293 --> 00:48:42,462
he gave me
a list of problems
725
00:48:42,545 --> 00:48:45,173
that can come from
hexavalent chromium exposure.
726
00:48:45,256 --> 00:48:48,635
Everything you all have
is on that list.
727
00:48:48,718 --> 00:48:50,512
No,no,no.
728
00:48:53,181 --> 00:48:55,225
No, that's not what...
729
00:48:55,308 --> 00:48:57,185
That's not what
our doctor said.
730
00:48:58,061 --> 00:48:59,562
He said that...
731
00:49:01,064 --> 00:49:04,109
Well, that one's got absolutely
nothing to do with the other.
732
00:49:04,192 --> 00:49:05,318
Right.
733
00:49:06,111 --> 00:49:08,363
But PG&E paid
for that doctor.
734
00:49:30,051 --> 00:49:34,305
Ashley! Shanna!
Get out of the pool!
735
00:49:34,389 --> 00:49:35,348
How come?
736
00:49:35,431 --> 00:49:37,267
'Cause I said so,
that's why!
737
00:49:39,060 --> 00:49:41,604
That's it. Okay, girls.
Okay.
738
00:49:43,398 --> 00:49:45,900
The minute
Brenda sent that fax,
739
00:49:45,984 --> 00:49:49,404
I'm saying the second she
pressed the "send" buflon,
740
00:49:50,238 --> 00:49:53,616
PG&E's claim department
741
00:49:53,700 --> 00:49:57,245
was on the phone to me
scheduling a meeting.
742
00:49:58,037 --> 00:50:00,498
So you think that we...
Let me do it.
743
00:50:00,582 --> 00:50:02,292
'Cause you're driving me nuts.
What?
744
00:50:02,375 --> 00:50:04,169
So you think we scared
them, don't you?
745
00:50:04,252 --> 00:50:06,671
Well, they're taking
the trouble to send someone.
746
00:50:06,754 --> 00:50:10,091
Sure as he” sounds like they're
sitting up and taking notice.
747
00:50:25,899 --> 00:50:27,025
Mr. Foil?
748
00:50:28,818 --> 00:50:31,196
In the interest of putting
this whole thing to rest,
749
00:50:31,279 --> 00:50:36,034
PG&E is willing to offer the
Jensens $250,000 for their home.
750
00:50:36,117 --> 00:50:38,244
Two hundred
and fifty thousand?
751
00:50:39,370 --> 00:50:41,289
In terms of land value
out in Hinkley,
752
00:50:41,956 --> 00:50:45,001
Mr. Masry, we feel that's
a more than fair price.
753
00:50:45,084 --> 00:50:47,503
How about in terms
of medical expenses?
754
00:50:47,587 --> 00:50:50,048
Two hundred and fifty thousand
isn't gonna come close
755
00:50:50,131 --> 00:50:52,175
to what this family's gonna
have to spend on doctors.
756
00:50:54,093 --> 00:50:56,971
I understand they've had a
bad run of luck healthwise.
757
00:50:57,180 --> 00:51:00,767
They have my sympathies,
but that's not PG&E's fault.
758
00:51:00,850 --> 00:51:02,268
You're kidding,
right?
759
00:51:04,437 --> 00:51:05,772
Look at these readings.
760
00:51:06,564 --> 00:51:10,193
PG&E's own technicians
documented
761
00:51:10,610 --> 00:51:12,904
toxic levels
of hexavalent chromium
762
00:51:12,987 --> 00:51:15,490
in those wells
on numerous occasions.
763
00:51:16,199 --> 00:51:18,576
Everything the Jensens
have had
764
00:51:18,660 --> 00:51:21,913
is proven reaction to exposure
to hexavalent chromium.
765
00:51:21,996 --> 00:51:23,373
They have had...
766
00:51:24,499 --> 00:51:25,959
They have had...
767
00:51:29,295 --> 00:51:31,464
Breast cysts,
uterine cancer,
768
00:51:31,547 --> 00:51:33,758
Hodgkin's disease,
immune deficiencies,
769
00:51:33,841 --> 00:51:35,426
asthma,
chronic nosebleeds...
770
00:51:35,510 --> 00:51:38,096
A million things could have
caused those problems.
771
00:51:38,179 --> 00:51:42,558
Poor diet, bad genes,
irresponsible lifestyle.
772
00:51:42,642 --> 00:51:45,019
Our offer is final,
and it's more than fair.
773
00:51:45,103 --> 00:51:48,314
Wait a minute.
I thought we were negotiating here.
774
00:51:51,150 --> 00:51:55,363
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
is all I'm authorized to offer.
775
00:51:57,532 --> 00:52:00,576
I'II present your offer
to my clients.
776
00:52:00,660 --> 00:52:01,911
I doubt
they'll accept.
777
00:52:01,995 --> 00:52:03,329
Mr. Masry.
778
00:52:04,372 --> 00:52:06,291
Before you go off
on some crusade,
779
00:52:06,374 --> 00:52:09,168
you might want to remember who
it is you're dealing with here.
780
00:52:09,252 --> 00:52:12,672
PG&E's a $28-billion
corporation.
781
00:52:13,339 --> 00:52:16,384
$28 billion!
782
00:52:16,467 --> 00:52:18,803
I didn't know
it was that much!
783
00:52:18,886 --> 00:52:22,223
WOW! 28 billion!
784
00:52:22,390 --> 00:52:25,351
Holy cow!
785
00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:28,271
At least they made an offer.
That wasn't an offer.
786
00:52:28,354 --> 00:52:30,481
A million would
have been an offer.
787
00:52:30,565 --> 00:52:34,694
They sent a mail clerk down
to jerk me off, waste my time!
788
00:52:34,777 --> 00:52:37,155
Why would they do that?
Because they can.
789
00:52:37,238 --> 00:52:40,825
You heard what that kid said.
They have $28 billion at their disposal!
790
00:52:40,908 --> 00:52:42,827
They can afford to waste
all the time in the world.
791
00:52:42,910 --> 00:52:43,953
And you can't?
792
00:52:44,037 --> 00:52:46,039
You think I'm made of money?
What are you yelling at me for?
793
00:52:46,122 --> 00:52:48,333
Because I'm pissed off!
Good!
794
00:52:49,083 --> 00:52:51,419
Fuck you!
Fuck you back!
795
00:53:01,262 --> 00:53:03,723
I really hate you sometimes,
you know that?
796
00:53:03,806 --> 00:53:05,808
Ah, you love me.
797
00:53:17,779 --> 00:53:19,822
You've been reading
for hours.
798
00:53:20,365 --> 00:53:22,033
I'm a slow reader.
799
00:53:36,422 --> 00:53:38,341
Uh, Erin Brockovich?
800
00:53:44,597 --> 00:53:47,558
That's probably her
at that desk.
801
00:53:52,730 --> 00:53:54,023
Excuse me.
802
00:53:54,107 --> 00:53:56,401
Are you Erin Brockovich?
Yeah.
803
00:53:56,484 --> 00:54:00,446
Uh, I'm Tom Robinson.
This is my wife Mandy.
804
00:54:00,530 --> 00:54:01,572
Hi.
805
00:54:01,656 --> 00:54:04,117
We used to live across the
street from the Jensens.
806
00:54:04,200 --> 00:54:05,410
I think you know Donna.
807
00:54:05,493 --> 00:54:06,869
Yeah.
808
00:54:06,953 --> 00:54:10,498
Uh, PG&E bought our house
Iastyean
809
00:54:12,125 --> 00:54:15,711
The vets said they had
a bunch of tumors and stuff
810
00:54:15,795 --> 00:54:20,425
and, you can see,
they couldn't really walk.
811
00:54:20,508 --> 00:54:22,427
How many were
born like this?
812
00:54:22,510 --> 00:54:25,930
Uh, 12 or 13 or so.
813
00:54:26,013 --> 00:54:27,181
Yeah.
814
00:54:27,515 --> 00:54:31,394
When Donna told us about you and
what you told her about the chromium,
815
00:54:31,477 --> 00:54:34,564
we figured that might have
something to do with this, too.
816
00:54:34,647 --> 00:54:37,608
Yeah, it might.
May I keep these?
817
00:54:37,692 --> 00:54:38,734
Yes.
818
00:54:38,818 --> 00:54:42,447
Okay. Great. Thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.
819
00:54:42,530 --> 00:54:45,867
There's something else, too.
820
00:54:47,660 --> 00:54:49,036
What?
821
00:54:49,162 --> 00:54:51,497
This...
822
00:54:51,581 --> 00:54:56,169
Well, Mandy here has had
823
00:54:56,252 --> 00:54:58,838
five miscarriages.
824
00:54:59,505 --> 00:55:01,048
I'm so sorry.
825
00:55:01,924 --> 00:55:04,886
I figured
it was something I did
826
00:55:04,969 --> 00:55:07,889
like when I
smoked marijuana maybe,
827
00:55:07,972 --> 00:55:10,558
or took
birth control pills.
828
00:55:10,641 --> 00:55:16,397
But then Donna said you thought chromium
might be to blame for her problems.
829
00:55:16,481 --> 00:55:18,733
So I figured
830
00:55:21,861 --> 00:55:23,279
maybe it wasn't just me.
831
00:55:32,914 --> 00:55:34,749
Whoa.
832
00:55:40,463 --> 00:55:42,089
I have to take a bath.
833
00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:44,425
You should go in.
834
00:55:46,594 --> 00:55:47,929
They're not asleep?
835
00:55:51,724 --> 00:55:53,267
Beth and Katie are.
836
00:56:00,525 --> 00:56:01,776
Hey.
837
00:56:09,951 --> 00:56:11,160
How was school?
838
00:56:11,244 --> 00:56:12,328
Fine.
839
00:56:13,829 --> 00:56:15,790
Did you do your homework? Yeah.
840
00:56:18,459 --> 00:56:20,378
Any problems?
841
00:56:30,888 --> 00:56:34,976
I know you're upset,
but the way this job is,
842
00:56:35,059 --> 00:56:37,645
things come up
at the last minute,
843
00:56:37,728 --> 00:56:39,814
real important things
that I gotta deal with.
844
00:56:39,897 --> 00:56:40,982
Fine!
845
00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:51,242
Please don't be mad at me.
I'm doing this for us.
846
00:56:51,325 --> 00:56:55,246
I know it's hard for you
to understand, but...
847
00:56:56,914 --> 00:56:58,833
Don't you want Mommy
to be good at herjob?
848
00:56:59,834 --> 00:57:00,835
Hmm?
849
00:57:06,674 --> 00:57:08,759
It's not like
I miss dinner all the time.
850
00:57:08,843 --> 00:57:10,344
We all ate together
last night.
851
00:57:10,845 --> 00:57:13,014
You were reading
the whole time.
852
00:57:18,936 --> 00:57:20,062
Okay.
853
00:57:37,246 --> 00:57:39,624
You know, there's something
about this whole thing
854
00:57:39,707 --> 00:57:41,834
I don't quite understand,
Mr. Masry.
855
00:57:41,917 --> 00:57:44,545
If PG&E messed
with our water,
856
00:57:44,629 --> 00:57:47,840
why would they bother saying
anything about it to us at all?
857
00:57:47,923 --> 00:57:50,009
Why not just
keep quiet about it?
858
00:57:50,384 --> 00:57:52,720
To establish
a statute of limitations.
859
00:57:52,803 --> 00:57:55,389
In a case like this,
you only have one year
860
00:57:55,473 --> 00:57:58,976
from the time you first learn
about the problem to file suit.
861
00:57:59,060 --> 00:58:01,103
So PG&E figures
862
00:58:01,187 --> 00:58:02,980
we'll let
the cat out of the bag,
863
00:58:03,064 --> 00:58:05,274
tell the people
the water's not perfect,
864
00:58:05,733 --> 00:58:08,527
and ifwe can ride out the
year with no one suing,
865
00:58:08,611 --> 00:58:10,488
we'll be in the clear forever.
866
00:58:11,072 --> 00:58:13,491
But it was more than
a year ago that they told us.
867
00:58:13,574 --> 00:58:14,825
It's okay.
We're not suing.
868
00:58:14,909 --> 00:58:15,910
Not yet.
869
00:58:16,577 --> 00:58:19,455
AII we're doing is
using this information
870
00:58:19,538 --> 00:58:22,625
to get you a real nice
purchase price on your house
871
00:58:22,708 --> 00:58:27,296
and, you two, a comparable
retroactive bonus on your sale price.
872
00:58:27,380 --> 00:58:30,466
That way, PG&E can still look
good to their shareholders
873
00:58:30,549 --> 00:58:32,593
because they're not
involved in an ugly lawsuit.
874
00:58:32,677 --> 00:58:35,096
AII they're doing
is buying a little property.
875
00:58:35,429 --> 00:58:40,226
It doesn't say here how much
this thing is gonna cost us.
876
00:58:40,309 --> 00:58:43,396
My fee is 40% of whatever
you get awarded.
877
00:58:53,781 --> 00:58:55,449
Boy, do I know
how you feel.
878
00:58:56,242 --> 00:59:00,287
The first time I heard that number,
I said, "You've got to be kidding me.
879
00:59:00,413 --> 00:59:04,083
"Forty goddamn percent?
I'm the one that's injured. Erin...
880
00:59:04,750 --> 00:59:09,004
"This joker sits at a desk, and he wants
to walk away with almost half my reward?"
881
00:59:09,088 --> 00:59:10,631
Erin, can I...
But then
882
00:59:11,590 --> 00:59:13,467
I asked him
883
00:59:13,801 --> 00:59:16,595
what he makes
if I don't get anything.
884
00:59:17,805 --> 00:59:19,640
Then I don't
get anything either.
885
00:59:20,558 --> 00:59:22,351
Plus he's out
all the costs.
886
00:59:22,977 --> 00:59:26,731
So I realized
he's taking a chance, too.
887
00:59:36,157 --> 00:59:37,450
You got a pen, honey?
888
00:59:43,289 --> 00:59:44,665
Well, all right then.
889
00:59:47,793 --> 00:59:49,795
Oh, I made a bundt cake.
890
00:59:49,879 --> 00:59:52,548
Let me put on some coffee.
Who would like coffee and cake?
891
00:59:52,631 --> 00:59:55,301
I do. Thanks,
but we have to be getting back.
892
00:59:56,343 --> 00:59:58,804
Have a fucking
cup of coffee, Ed.
893
00:59:58,888 --> 01:00:01,348
Coffee will be great.
Thank you.
894
01:00:01,432 --> 01:00:03,350
All right.
I'II help you.
895
01:00:08,481 --> 01:00:10,858
My wife makes
really good bundt cake.
896
01:00:11,358 --> 01:00:12,860
I love bundt cake.
897
01:00:16,071 --> 01:00:20,785
Seems like everybody in
the family ended up with a rash somehow.
898
01:00:20,868 --> 01:00:23,454
It also seemed like no
matter what we did for it,
899
01:00:23,537 --> 01:00:25,039
it always came back.
900
01:00:25,122 --> 01:00:28,000
Over what kind
of period of time?
901
01:00:28,083 --> 01:00:30,669
Oh, a long time.
You know, years.
902
01:00:30,753 --> 01:00:32,129
Never did keep track of it.
903
01:00:32,213 --> 01:00:34,381
Kids are sick.
Animals need to be fed.
904
01:00:35,424 --> 01:00:36,884
Just couldn't get rid of it.
That's all.
905
01:00:37,551 --> 01:00:41,055
Well,
Mrs. De Soto said
906
01:00:41,138 --> 01:00:44,225
that she wasn't
exactly sure what you had.
907
01:00:44,308 --> 01:00:47,061
We know what it is.
It's gastro...
908
01:00:47,144 --> 01:00:49,313
Gastrointestinal cancer.
Cancer. Yeah.
909
01:00:49,396 --> 01:00:51,315
She got sick about
nine months ago.
910
01:00:51,398 --> 01:00:52,691
Nine months ago.
911
01:00:52,775 --> 01:00:55,027
They operated
on her about six months ago.
912
01:00:55,110 --> 01:00:57,154
Mmm-hmm. The intestine.
Right.
913
01:01:07,456 --> 01:01:08,916
Hi, I'm Erin...
914
01:01:08,999 --> 01:01:12,086
I know who you are.
Donna called me.
915
01:01:12,169 --> 01:01:14,922
Oh. Can I come in?
916
01:01:15,631 --> 01:01:18,425
I told Donna we're not
interested in getting involved.
917
01:01:20,636 --> 01:01:21,846
Can I ask why?
918
01:01:22,805 --> 01:01:24,098
What's the point?
919
01:01:26,475 --> 01:01:30,187
Well, Donna told me
that you've been sick
920
01:01:30,271 --> 01:01:31,689
and that your kids
were sick...
921
01:01:31,772 --> 01:01:33,899
You people don't give a shit.
922
01:01:33,983 --> 01:01:36,151
Anything to get what you want.
923
01:01:44,535 --> 01:01:47,162
It's good of you to have
me in when Ijust stopped by.
924
01:01:47,288 --> 01:01:50,082
She's feeling pretty good today.
She's doing well.
925
01:01:50,165 --> 01:01:53,210
Mike Ambrosino remembered
he had seen you folks
926
01:01:53,294 --> 01:01:55,004
at the hospital
from time to time.
927
01:01:55,087 --> 01:01:57,006
That's what
brought me out here.
928
01:01:57,089 --> 01:01:59,717
Yeah.
Yeah.
929
01:01:59,842 --> 01:02:02,720
We've been there
fiomflnmtofime Yeah.
930
01:02:02,803 --> 01:02:06,557
And you. Wooftie.
Aren't you a beauty?
931
01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:09,018
You drive all the boys
crazy, don't you?
932
01:02:09,143 --> 01:02:12,521
I can see it in your eyes.
You drive them wild.
933
01:02:12,605 --> 01:02:14,440
You do, don't you?
934
01:02:14,690 --> 01:02:17,359
You torture them.
It's good for them.
935
01:02:18,527 --> 01:02:21,071
Don't teach her anything
too early.
936
01:02:21,155 --> 01:02:22,406
Yeah.
937
01:02:22,489 --> 01:02:25,951
She can't wait to get on her new dress.
Isn't that right?
938
01:02:26,035 --> 01:02:29,371
She wants to go back
to school. We're trying to do that
939
01:02:29,455 --> 01:02:30,956
in the next
couple months.
940
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:33,292
Yeah, get her out
of her nightgown.
941
01:02:33,375 --> 01:02:37,338
She's gonna do it.
She's gonna do it.
942
01:02:55,856 --> 01:02:57,399
Absolutely not.
943
01:02:57,483 --> 01:02:58,984
That's crazy.
Why not?
944
01:02:59,068 --> 01:03:00,152
Because I said no.
945
01:03:00,235 --> 01:03:02,154
The only reason PG&E's
even talking to us
946
01:03:02,237 --> 01:03:04,990
is because this is a quiet,
little real estate dispute.
947
01:03:05,074 --> 01:03:08,827
We add plaintiffs, suddenly we're
in the middle of a toxic tort
948
01:03:08,911 --> 01:03:11,830
with a statute problem
against a massive utility.
949
01:03:11,914 --> 01:03:13,624
No, thank you.
Okay.
950
01:03:13,707 --> 01:03:16,502
So I'll go
to Ted and Rita Daniels,
951
01:03:16,585 --> 01:03:18,796
two of the nicest people
you could ever hope to meet,
952
01:03:18,879 --> 01:03:20,923
who every single day watch
their little girl, Annabelle,
953
01:03:21,006 --> 01:03:22,549
fight like a dog
against cancer,
954
01:03:22,633 --> 01:03:25,678
and I'll tell them
we can't help them because
955
01:03:25,761 --> 01:03:27,680
you just don't
want to work that hard.
956
01:03:27,763 --> 01:03:31,225
Work hard?
Let me tell you something.
957
01:03:31,308 --> 01:03:32,977
I've worked all my life.
958
01:03:33,060 --> 01:03:35,980
I've built a firm and managed to
keep it alive through lawsuits,
959
01:03:36,063 --> 01:03:37,648
injunctions and evictions.
960
01:03:37,731 --> 01:03:40,734
I've survived
a quadruple bypass, cancer,
961
01:03:40,818 --> 01:03:43,529
being born with one kidney
and having diabetes.
962
01:03:43,612 --> 01:03:46,615
I've personally managed
to save a million dollars
963
01:03:46,699 --> 01:03:49,326
over 30 years of getting
some clients ten times that.
964
01:03:49,410 --> 01:03:51,620
Don't tell me
I don't work hard.
965
01:03:51,704 --> 01:03:55,499
Don't tell me I haven't earned the right
to stop, take a breath and enjoy life.
966
01:03:55,582 --> 01:03:58,502
And what the hell do you know
about any of this anyway?
967
01:03:58,585 --> 01:04:01,547
Something like this, Erin...
It could take forever.
968
01:04:01,630 --> 01:04:03,424
They're a huge corporation.
969
01:04:03,507 --> 01:04:06,093
They could bury us in paperwork
for the next 15 years.
970
01:04:06,176 --> 01:04:08,429
I'm just a guy with
a small, private firm!
971
01:04:09,513 --> 01:04:12,725
Who happens to know they poisoned
people and lied about it.
972
01:04:13,267 --> 01:04:14,852
We can get these people.
973
01:04:14,935 --> 01:04:19,273
With a little effort, I really think we
can just nail their asses to the wall.
974
01:04:19,356 --> 01:04:21,859
You do? With all your legal
expertise, you believe that?
975
01:04:21,942 --> 01:04:23,152
Don't you everjust know?
976
01:04:23,235 --> 01:04:24,862
You also "just know" where
the money's coming from?
977
01:04:24,945 --> 01:04:26,905
That's why most of these
cases settle: lack of money.
978
01:04:26,989 --> 01:04:30,075
Do you know what toxicologists
and geology experts cost?
979
01:04:30,159 --> 01:04:32,202
We're looking
at 100 grand a month, easy.
980
01:04:32,286 --> 01:04:33,954
I've already made
a huge dent in my savings.
981
01:04:34,038 --> 01:04:35,372
We'll figure it out.
982
01:04:35,664 --> 01:04:40,085
I don't know shit about shit, but I know
the difference between right and wrong!
983
01:04:40,169 --> 01:04:43,172
Lovers' quarrel?
Oh, bite my ass, Krispy Kreme.
984
01:04:46,967 --> 01:04:48,802
I feel you looking at me.
985
01:04:52,639 --> 01:04:54,141
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
986
01:04:56,727 --> 01:04:59,146
How many families
are we talking about?
987
01:04:59,521 --> 01:05:01,607
Four more.
Eleven people so far.
988
01:05:02,191 --> 01:05:03,567
You mean there's more?
989
01:05:03,650 --> 01:05:05,736
I found one document
at the Water Board
990
01:05:05,819 --> 01:05:09,073
that was a toxic test
well reading from 1967.
991
01:05:09,156 --> 01:05:11,658
A lot more people have lived
on that land since then.
992
01:05:11,742 --> 01:05:14,620
This is
a whole different ball game,
993
01:05:14,703 --> 01:05:16,330
a much bigger deal.
994
01:05:17,289 --> 01:05:19,666
Kind of like David
and what's-his-name.
995
01:05:21,877 --> 01:05:25,297
It's kind of like David and
what's-his-name's whole fucking family.
996
01:05:26,715 --> 01:05:29,927
Okay,
here's the deal.
997
01:05:30,010 --> 01:05:32,554
If, and only if,
you find all the evidence to back this up,
998
01:05:32,638 --> 01:05:34,681
I'll take it on.
999
01:05:34,765 --> 01:05:36,517
You're doing the right thing,
Mr. Masry.
1000
01:05:36,600 --> 01:05:38,018
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1001
01:05:38,102 --> 01:05:40,521
Remind me of that when
I'm filing for bankruptcy.
1002
01:05:42,523 --> 01:05:45,818
Of course, gathering
evidence is a big job.
1003
01:05:46,568 --> 01:05:48,612
A hell of a lot
bigger than just filing.
1004
01:05:49,154 --> 01:05:53,450
I'll be working a lot harder,
taking on more responsibility.
1005
01:05:53,909 --> 01:05:54,910
I don't believe this.
1006
01:05:54,993 --> 01:05:56,537
Another raise wouldn't hurt.
1007
01:05:56,870 --> 01:05:58,789
And I'm gonna be spending
a lot of time in my car,
1008
01:05:58,872 --> 01:06:02,251
so I'll probably be needing
one of those cell phones.
1009
01:06:02,835 --> 01:06:04,336
I don't believe this.
1010
01:06:04,419 --> 01:06:05,587
Just a little phone?
1011
01:07:14,656 --> 01:07:16,116
Thank you!
1012
01:07:23,040 --> 01:07:25,584
Whoever's behind you.
1013
01:07:25,667 --> 01:07:28,545
Just go ahead
and play. Go.
1014
01:07:28,629 --> 01:07:31,298
Roll the dice and play.
1015
01:07:33,133 --> 01:07:35,761
Come on.
Aren't you gonna play?
1016
01:07:35,844 --> 01:07:37,888
Roll the dice.
1017
01:07:37,971 --> 01:07:39,097
Come on.
1018
01:07:39,223 --> 01:07:41,099
Come on.
1019
01:07:41,183 --> 01:07:44,144
Roll the dice. Got it?
Hello.
1020
01:07:44,353 --> 01:07:46,396
Is this
the Erin Pattee Brockovich
1021
01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:48,982
that's been snooping
around the water board?
1022
01:07:49,066 --> 01:07:50,525
Yeah. Who's this?
1023
01:07:50,609 --> 01:07:52,069
You should
watch your step.
1024
01:07:52,361 --> 01:07:55,948
A lady with three young children
really should think again.
1025
01:07:56,531 --> 01:07:57,783
Who is this?
1026
01:07:58,158 --> 01:08:00,827
Do you understand
What I'm saying?
1027
01:08:12,547 --> 01:08:13,757
No,no,no.
1028
01:08:13,840 --> 01:08:18,053
I'm not gonna quit because
of one creepy phone call.
1029
01:08:18,136 --> 01:08:19,888
Come on, Erin.
1030
01:08:19,972 --> 01:08:22,766
A job is supposed to pay your
bills, not put you in danger.
1031
01:08:22,849 --> 01:08:24,101
I'm not in danger.
1032
01:08:24,184 --> 01:08:26,895
The phone might be tapped,
but that's usual.
1033
01:08:26,979 --> 01:08:28,063
What?
1034
01:08:28,146 --> 01:08:30,440
We've got a dead bolt.
It's not a big deal.
1035
01:08:30,732 --> 01:08:32,442
You don't think you're
a little out of your league?
1036
01:08:32,526 --> 01:08:34,027
No. See? See?
1037
01:08:34,111 --> 01:08:38,615
That's what those arrogant PG&E fucks
want me to think, but they're wrong.
1038
01:08:38,699 --> 01:08:40,659
Erin, it doesn't have
to be so complicated.
1039
01:08:40,742 --> 01:08:41,910
There are
plenty ofjobs out there.
1040
01:08:41,994 --> 01:08:43,036
How would you know?
1041
01:08:52,754 --> 01:08:54,381
You mind telling me what
that's supposed to mean?
1042
01:08:54,464 --> 01:08:55,590
Nothing.
1043
01:08:55,674 --> 01:08:58,385
If you've got a problem with me
taking care of your kids, just say so.
1044
01:08:58,468 --> 01:09:00,220
I didn't say that.
Because I can get a job
1045
01:09:00,304 --> 01:09:02,389
and you can leave the kids with
the chicken fat lady again, okay?
1046
01:09:03,265 --> 01:09:05,684
Jesus, I said I'm sorry.
Keep your voice down.
1047
01:09:05,767 --> 01:09:07,561
Erin, I know what
these kids can sleep through.
1048
01:09:07,644 --> 01:09:09,438
I probably know
better than you.
1049
01:09:23,285 --> 01:09:24,911
Hey,Scofl,
tell me something.
1050
01:09:24,995 --> 01:09:28,081
Does PG&E pay you
to cover their ass
1051
01:09:28,165 --> 01:09:30,500
or do you just do it out of
the kindness of your heart?
1052
01:09:31,460 --> 01:09:33,003
I don't know
what you're talking about.
1053
01:09:33,086 --> 01:09:34,338
The fuck you don't.
1054
01:09:34,421 --> 01:09:35,797
Nobody calls me Pattee.
1055
01:09:36,381 --> 01:09:40,135
That heavy-breathing sicko that called could
have only found out about me from you.
1056
01:09:41,595 --> 01:09:43,305
People are dying,
Scofl.
1057
01:09:43,388 --> 01:09:47,392
You've got document after
document here that says why,
1058
01:09:47,476 --> 01:09:49,478
and you haven't said
one word about it.
1059
01:09:50,854 --> 01:09:53,940
I want to know how the
hell you sleep at night?
1060
01:10:11,958 --> 01:10:12,959
Hello.
1061
01:10:13,752 --> 01:10:16,463
I'm about to drive off the
road, I'm so tired.
1062
01:10:16,546 --> 01:10:18,340
Keep me awake,
will you?
1063
01:10:19,883 --> 01:10:21,968
What do you want, a joke?
1064
01:10:22,052 --> 01:10:24,304
No, I don't want a joke.
1065
01:10:25,263 --> 01:10:28,058
Tell me about your day.
What went on back there?
1066
01:10:29,309 --> 01:10:32,270
Come to think of it,
we had a pretty big event around here.
1067
01:10:32,354 --> 01:10:34,147
Yeah?
Mmm-hmm.
1068
01:10:34,523 --> 01:10:37,567
Beth started talking.
1069
01:10:38,610 --> 01:10:40,737
What?
1070
01:10:42,739 --> 01:10:44,783
Beth? My Beth?
1071
01:10:44,866 --> 01:10:46,535
We're all
sitting around at lunch,
1072
01:10:47,327 --> 01:10:49,371
and she pointed
at a ball and said,
1073
01:10:50,705 --> 01:10:51,832
"Ball."
1074
01:10:52,916 --> 01:10:54,626
Out of the blue like that.
1075
01:10:57,546 --> 01:11:01,758
It was pretty intense,
seeing somebody's first word.
1076
01:11:01,842 --> 01:11:06,346
All the words they'll say out of their
life, that's the first word: ball.
1077
01:11:09,307 --> 01:11:11,351
She just pointed
her little finger
1078
01:11:12,227 --> 01:11:17,274
with her beautiful, soft, chubby,
little arm and her little cheeks.
1079
01:11:17,357 --> 01:11:20,444
She was looking at it like she had
been looking at it for nine months
1080
01:11:20,527 --> 01:11:23,738
and just couldn't get it out,
but knowing What it was.
1081
01:11:23,822 --> 01:11:26,074
She didn't look away
or anything.
1082
01:11:26,158 --> 01:11:28,702
She was just sitting there
with her arm out.
1083
01:11:28,785 --> 01:11:31,413
You should have seen
Matthew and Katie and me.
1084
01:11:32,789 --> 01:11:37,794
Our jaws just dropped. We must have
stood there for three or four minutes.
1085
01:11:38,044 --> 01:11:40,255
She just had her arm
out like that, you know?
1086
01:11:40,338 --> 01:11:41,339
"B all. "
1087
01:11:41,548 --> 01:11:43,467
Her little lips
wrapped around it.
1088
01:11:45,760 --> 01:11:47,804
It was great.
1089
01:11:47,888 --> 01:11:49,347
It was intense.
1090
01:11:55,145 --> 01:12:00,275
Hi. I brought some stuff you
might be interested in seeing.
1091
01:12:00,358 --> 01:12:03,236
My name's Erin,
and I'll be here all day.
1092
01:12:03,361 --> 01:12:06,239
Let's go over to these nice ladies.
Hi. How are you?
1093
01:12:06,323 --> 01:12:07,324
Good.
1094
01:12:07,407 --> 01:12:09,826
My name is Erin.
I brought some information.
1095
01:12:09,910 --> 01:12:12,871
If you want to have a look
and if you have any questions,
1096
01:12:12,954 --> 01:12:14,080
just let me know.
1097
01:12:14,164 --> 01:12:16,625
Excuse me, ladies.
I'm Ed Masry.
1098
01:12:16,708 --> 01:12:19,044
I'm the lawyer
involved in the case.
1099
01:12:19,127 --> 01:12:21,171
I thought you might
like to read these.
1100
01:12:21,254 --> 01:12:23,673
If you have any questions,
I'll be here all day.
1101
01:12:23,757 --> 01:12:25,592
Sounds good.
Thanks so much.
1102
01:12:26,968 --> 01:12:29,221
Your phone number
in this?
1103
01:12:29,304 --> 01:12:32,933
There's more important information
than that in there. Trust me.
1104
01:12:33,433 --> 01:12:34,518
Hey.
1105
01:12:34,601 --> 01:12:36,603
I'm bored.
So are the kids.
1106
01:12:36,686 --> 01:12:39,814
Okay. Well,
I'm a little busy here, honey.
1107
01:12:39,898 --> 01:12:42,651
We invited all these
people here, and I have to...
1108
01:12:42,734 --> 01:12:44,528
I'm sorry.
You know what?
1109
01:12:44,611 --> 01:12:45,987
I have an idea.
1110
01:12:46,071 --> 01:12:47,822
Please, please.
Can you just take her?
1111
01:12:47,906 --> 01:12:51,535
She's getting very heavy.
I can do my work faster if you take her.
1112
01:13:02,629 --> 01:13:03,630
Got a knee for me?
1113
01:13:05,465 --> 01:13:07,509
Hello.
Hello, sweetness.
1114
01:13:07,592 --> 01:13:09,636
Guess what.
What?
1115
01:13:09,719 --> 01:13:12,639
I would like to go home.
You get everything done?
1116
01:13:12,722 --> 01:13:14,849
We got a lot of work done.
1117
01:13:14,933 --> 01:13:17,185
Sweetie.
I think I ate three watermelons.
1118
01:13:17,269 --> 01:13:18,353
Piggyback.
1119
01:13:18,436 --> 01:13:19,938
Let's go, brother.
Get on.
1120
01:13:20,021 --> 01:13:21,273
Be careful.
1121
01:13:21,356 --> 01:13:22,357
Erin?
1122
01:13:22,440 --> 01:13:23,400
Get on me now.
1123
01:13:23,483 --> 01:13:25,402
Erin, excuse me.
Oh, hi.
1124
01:13:25,485 --> 01:13:26,987
This is Nelson Perez.
1125
01:13:27,070 --> 01:13:29,155
He works at
the compressor station.
1126
01:13:29,239 --> 01:13:30,365
Hi, nice to meet you.
1127
01:13:31,783 --> 01:13:33,702
Oh, hi. Wow.
1128
01:13:33,785 --> 01:13:35,579
I've come at a bad time?
1129
01:13:35,662 --> 01:13:36,663
No,no,no.
1130
01:13:36,746 --> 01:13:39,040
Can you just
give me one...
1131
01:13:39,124 --> 01:13:40,584
Of course. Sure.
1132
01:13:40,667 --> 01:13:42,002
Thank you.
Thank you.
1133
01:13:42,085 --> 01:13:45,672
Oh, my God.
You know what?
1134
01:13:45,755 --> 01:13:48,842
Why don't you guys
go ahead without me,
1135
01:13:49,009 --> 01:13:50,760
and Iwill
get a ride with Ed.
1136
01:13:50,844 --> 01:13:51,803
No, Mom.
1137
01:13:51,886 --> 01:13:53,513
No, sweetie,
I'll be right behind you.
1138
01:13:53,597 --> 01:13:56,224
I'll be right behind you,
all right? Okay?
1139
01:13:56,308 --> 01:13:58,184
I really...
This is so...
1140
01:13:58,268 --> 01:14:00,020
Fine. Go, go, go, go.
1141
01:14:00,103 --> 01:14:03,023
I'll see you tonight, okay?
Okay?
1142
01:14:04,482 --> 01:14:06,985
Get down, bud.
1143
01:14:07,068 --> 01:14:11,239
Hey, you all right?
Hang on tight there.
1144
01:14:11,698 --> 01:14:14,200
Help your sister with her shoes.
Come on, let's go.
1145
01:14:30,550 --> 01:14:34,512
Mr. Perez, this is so helpful.
Is it okay if I write some of this down?
1146
01:14:34,596 --> 01:14:35,597
Sure, sure.
1147
01:14:35,680 --> 01:14:37,223
I have so many questions.
I want to know
1148
01:14:37,307 --> 01:14:40,935
how the plant works, the cooling
towers, just everything, so...
1149
01:14:41,019 --> 01:14:44,564
They use the hexachrome here,
in these cooling towers,
1150
01:14:44,648 --> 01:14:46,232
as an anticorrosive.
1151
01:14:46,316 --> 01:14:49,235
Then they dump the excess
water into these ponds.
1152
01:14:49,319 --> 01:14:52,072
I don't remember seeing
any ponds out there.
1153
01:14:52,155 --> 01:14:54,032
This is an old picture.
1154
01:14:54,115 --> 01:14:56,076
They've been covered over,
and not too carefully.
1155
01:14:56,159 --> 01:14:58,078
If you dig one inch
under the surface,
1156
01:14:58,161 --> 01:15:00,580
dirt's as green
as a fucking shamrock.
1157
01:15:00,664 --> 01:15:03,500
That's what caused
the contamination?
1158
01:15:03,583 --> 01:15:05,335
Well, it didn't help,
1159
01:15:05,418 --> 01:15:07,879
but, no, the problem actually
started on the bottom.
1160
01:15:07,962 --> 01:15:09,923
According to
1161
01:15:11,341 --> 01:15:13,259
this,
1162
01:15:13,343 --> 01:15:15,929
in most cases,
you would line these ponds
1163
01:15:16,012 --> 01:15:18,890
so this shit didn't
seep into the ground.
1164
01:15:18,973 --> 01:15:20,517
But guess what?
1165
01:15:21,184 --> 01:15:22,185
They skipped that step?
1166
01:15:22,268 --> 01:15:24,437
Mmm-hmm.
Here are the ponds.
1167
01:15:24,521 --> 01:15:28,400
The plume comes down like
this, and Hinkley is down here.
1168
01:15:28,483 --> 01:15:32,654
It's like 14 years of hexachrome
just flowing into the groundwater.
1169
01:15:32,737 --> 01:15:34,114
Jesus.
1170
01:15:35,031 --> 01:15:38,118
And this guy just offered
all this information?
1171
01:15:38,201 --> 01:15:41,496
Yeah. Nelson cares
what's in those ponds.
1172
01:15:41,579 --> 01:15:44,040
He used to spend half the
day wading around in them.
1173
01:15:44,124 --> 01:15:45,291
That was his job.
1174
01:15:45,375 --> 01:15:46,376
Shit.
1175
01:15:53,842 --> 01:15:55,176
What's the matter?
1176
01:15:57,345 --> 01:15:59,806
I don't know
if we can pull this off.
1177
01:16:00,849 --> 01:16:05,895
This is a monster case.
We're up to 411 plaintiffs.
1178
01:16:05,979 --> 01:16:10,066
We've taken
162 declarations.
1179
01:16:10,150 --> 01:16:13,319
Probably hundreds more
out there have moved away.
1180
01:16:13,403 --> 01:16:16,614
We'll have to find them.
It's taking time, manpower.
1181
01:16:16,698 --> 01:16:18,908
Money's going out.
Nothing's coming in.
1182
01:16:18,992 --> 01:16:21,077
I'll have to take a second
mortgage on the house.
1183
01:16:21,161 --> 01:16:23,163
So?
"so?"
1184
01:16:24,038 --> 01:16:27,834
So I have to tell you.
1185
01:16:27,917 --> 01:16:32,589
I've been making inquiries
with other firms,
1186
01:16:32,672 --> 01:16:35,341
bigger firms,
to share some of the cost.
1187
01:16:36,426 --> 01:16:38,553
They all said, "No."
Said we don't have it.
1188
01:16:41,014 --> 01:16:43,141
That's bullshit.
We've got PG&E by the balls.
1189
01:16:43,224 --> 01:16:45,602
PG&E Hinkley by the balls,
but nobody's going to get rich
1190
01:16:45,685 --> 01:16:48,480
unless we can pin this on PG&E
corporate in San Francisco.
1191
01:16:48,563 --> 01:16:49,689
What do you mean?
1192
01:16:49,773 --> 01:16:51,107
PG&E corporate
is claiming
1193
01:16:51,191 --> 01:16:53,193
they had no way of knowing
what was going on in Hinkley.
1194
01:16:53,276 --> 01:16:55,361
Oh, they knew.
1195
01:16:55,445 --> 01:16:57,405
Show me the document
that proves it.
1196
01:17:00,158 --> 01:17:01,117
Then they didn't know.
1197
01:17:01,201 --> 01:17:04,370
If they didn't know,
we can't hit them with punitive damages.
1198
01:17:04,454 --> 01:17:07,123
With punitive damages,
we're talking about a sum of money
1199
01:17:07,207 --> 01:17:09,334
that can actually
have some effect
1200
01:17:09,417 --> 01:17:11,711
on these people's lives.
1201
01:17:13,379 --> 01:17:14,714
So what do we do now?
1202
01:17:19,135 --> 01:17:22,222
Let's assume
there are documents connecting
1203
01:17:22,305 --> 01:17:24,140
PG&E Hinkley
with PG&E corporate,
1204
01:17:24,224 --> 01:17:26,309
and they know
these documents exist.
1205
01:17:26,392 --> 01:17:30,855
We take our 400 or so plaintiffs
and everything you've dug up,
1206
01:17:30,939 --> 01:17:33,817
we file a lawsuit
to provoke a reaction,
1207
01:17:33,900 --> 01:17:36,152
to see if they offer
a reasonable settlement
1208
01:17:36,236 --> 01:17:38,154
orjust throw
more paper at us.
1209
01:17:38,238 --> 01:17:39,823
That sounds great.
Let's do that.
1210
01:17:39,906 --> 01:17:44,744
There's a downside.
PG&E will submit a demurrer,
1211
01:17:44,828 --> 01:17:47,831
a list of reasons
attacking each complaint,
1212
01:17:47,914 --> 01:17:50,917
claiming that each
cause of action has no merit.
1213
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:54,420
If the judge agrees with them,
he'II dismiss our case.
1214
01:17:54,504 --> 01:17:56,631
PG&E will have
no reason to settle,
1215
01:17:56,714 --> 01:17:58,675
and it's all over.
1216
01:18:04,514 --> 01:18:08,184
So, basically,
it all comes down
1217
01:18:08,268 --> 01:18:10,937
to what this
one judge decides.
1218
01:18:11,896 --> 01:18:13,731
Basically, yeah.
1219
01:18:14,357 --> 01:18:15,942
Jesus.
1220
01:18:59,986 --> 01:19:02,864
I'd got so used to having
them come up benign,
1221
01:19:04,949 --> 01:19:07,452
I guess Ijust
didn't expect it.
1222
01:19:09,120 --> 01:19:12,165
Iwish I had longer
to get used to the idea.
1223
01:19:16,252 --> 01:19:21,841
You think if you got
no uterus and no breasts
1224
01:19:21,925 --> 01:19:25,136
you're still
technically a woman?
1225
01:19:26,763 --> 01:19:28,848
Sure, you are.
1226
01:19:28,932 --> 01:19:30,558
Yeah, you're just...
1227
01:19:30,850 --> 01:19:33,937
You're actually
a happier woman
1228
01:19:34,020 --> 01:19:36,981
because you don't have to worry
about maxi pads and underwire.
1229
01:19:41,611 --> 01:19:46,324
We're gonna
get them, Erin, aren't we?
1230
01:19:46,407 --> 01:19:49,327
You gotta promise me
that we're gonna get them.
1231
01:19:51,704 --> 01:19:53,414
Yeah.
1232
01:20:06,135 --> 01:20:09,013
All right,
I have before me a complaint
1233
01:20:09,097 --> 01:20:11,808
on behalf of the residents of
Hinkley, California,
1234
01:20:11,891 --> 01:20:16,145
who have filed this lawsuit
against Pacific Gas and Electric
1235
01:20:16,229 --> 01:20:19,524
for damages,
medical expenses and personal trauma
1236
01:20:19,607 --> 01:20:22,151
due to contamination
of the groundwater
1237
01:20:22,235 --> 01:20:24,487
in their area
by the defendant.
1238
01:20:24,570 --> 01:20:27,532
And I have here
84 motions to strike
1239
01:20:27,615 --> 01:20:32,495
and demurrers submitted by representatives
of Pacific Gas and Electric,
1240
01:20:32,578 --> 01:20:36,082
each attacking the
validity of this complaint.
1241
01:20:36,165 --> 01:20:40,294
I have reviewed all of
the information carefully.
1242
01:20:40,378 --> 01:20:42,797
I'm ready to
give my decision.
1243
01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:46,092
Before I do,
is there anything anyone wants to say?
1244
01:20:46,175 --> 01:20:49,762
No,YourHonon
No,YourHonon
1245
01:20:50,596 --> 01:20:52,098
Very well.
1246
01:20:52,181 --> 01:20:54,267
In the matter of the plaintiffs
of Hinkley, California,
1247
01:20:54,350 --> 01:20:58,688
versus Pacific Gas and Electric,
it is the order of this court
1248
01:20:58,771 --> 01:21:04,110
that each of the 84 motions to
strike and demurrers are denied
1249
01:21:04,193 --> 01:21:06,112
and the causes
of action against
1250
01:21:06,195 --> 01:21:08,531
Pacific Gas and Electric
are upheld.
1251
01:21:10,116 --> 01:21:11,868
On a more personal note,
1252
01:21:11,951 --> 01:21:16,497
as a resident here in Barstow,
which is not far from Hinkley,
1253
01:21:16,581 --> 01:21:20,668
I am disturbed
by reference to evidence
1254
01:21:20,752 --> 01:21:24,338
that suggests that not only
was hexavalent chromium used
1255
01:21:24,422 --> 01:21:28,885
but that your clients
actually sent these residents
1256
01:21:28,968 --> 01:21:32,263
pamphlets telling them
that it was good for them.
1257
01:21:33,473 --> 01:21:35,683
Tell your clients
they're going to trial.
1258
01:21:47,320 --> 01:21:50,323
Jesus,
they look like the Secret Service.
1259
01:21:51,324 --> 01:21:52,700
Intimidation.
1260
01:21:54,911 --> 01:21:56,662
Let the games begin.
1261
01:21:57,288 --> 01:21:59,290
Show them
into the conference room.
1262
01:22:01,793 --> 01:22:06,297
Donald, Anna, Iwant to
talk to you for a minute.
1263
01:22:11,511 --> 01:22:14,013
Counselors.
Counselors.
1264
01:22:21,395 --> 01:22:23,147
Let's be honest here.
1265
01:22:23,231 --> 01:22:26,859
$20 million is more money than
these people have ever dreamed of.
1266
01:22:27,819 --> 01:22:29,862
See,
now that pisses me off.
1267
01:22:29,946 --> 01:22:32,281
First of all,
since the demurrer,
1268
01:22:32,365 --> 01:22:34,075
we have
more than 400 plaintiffs,
1269
01:22:34,158 --> 01:22:37,078
and, let's be honest,
we all know there are more out there.
1270
01:22:37,161 --> 01:22:38,913
They may not be
the most sophisticated people,
1271
01:22:38,996 --> 01:22:40,581
but they do know
how to divide.
1272
01:22:40,665 --> 01:22:43,292
$20 million isn't shit when
you split it between them.
1273
01:22:43,376 --> 01:22:45,086
Erin...
Second of all,
1274
01:22:45,169 --> 01:22:47,130
these people don't
dream about being rich.
1275
01:22:47,213 --> 01:22:50,341
They dream about being able to
watch their kids swim in a pool
1276
01:22:50,424 --> 01:22:52,510
without worrying they'll
have to have a hysterectomy
1277
01:22:52,593 --> 01:22:53,928
at the age of 20
1278
01:22:54,011 --> 01:22:56,139
like Rosa Diaz,
3 client of ours.
1279
01:22:56,222 --> 01:22:58,641
Or have their spine
deteriorate like Stan Bloom,
1280
01:22:58,724 --> 01:23:00,768
another client of ours.
1281
01:23:00,852 --> 01:23:04,522
So before you come back here
with another lame-ass offer,
1282
01:23:04,856 --> 01:23:09,193
I want you to think real hard about
what your spine is worth, Mr. Walker.
1283
01:23:09,277 --> 01:23:12,780
Or what you might expect someone to
pay you for your uterus, Ms. Sanchez.
1284
01:23:12,864 --> 01:23:14,740
Then you take out
your calculator,
1285
01:23:14,824 --> 01:23:17,076
and you multiply
that number by a hundred.
1286
01:23:17,326 --> 01:23:20,621
Anything less than that
is a waste of our time.
1287
01:23:22,623 --> 01:23:25,418
We had that water brought
in special for you folks.
1288
01:23:26,085 --> 01:23:27,795
It came from a well
in Hinkley.
1289
01:23:44,228 --> 01:23:46,189
I think this meeting's over.
1290
01:23:46,272 --> 01:23:47,857
Damn right it is.
1291
01:24:25,394 --> 01:24:27,188
What the fuck, George?
Did a bomb blow up?
1292
01:24:27,271 --> 01:24:29,065
You letting the kids run wild?
1293
01:24:39,992 --> 01:24:41,160
What's that?
1294
01:24:51,462 --> 01:24:53,297
I saw them
in a mall one day.
1295
01:24:54,757 --> 01:24:58,844
I said, "Damn, those would look
good on those beautiful ears."
1296
01:25:01,973 --> 01:25:03,182
So I bought them
and I said,
1297
01:25:03,266 --> 01:25:05,268
"Next time Erin does something
nice or says something nice,
1298
01:25:05,351 --> 01:25:06,852
"I'II surprise her with them."
1299
01:25:08,187 --> 01:25:09,855
You know how long ago
that was?
1300
01:25:12,900 --> 01:25:14,235
Six months ago.
1301
01:25:16,821 --> 01:25:19,782
I'm sorry...
So what I'm thinking is...
1302
01:25:24,161 --> 01:25:28,207
Erin, either you gotta find a
different job or a different guy.
1303
01:25:29,792 --> 01:25:31,127
I mean,
1304
01:25:32,461 --> 01:25:36,257
there may be many men out there
who don't mind being the maid
1305
01:25:36,340 --> 01:25:39,343
and getting nothing in return,
but I sure ain't one of them.
1306
01:25:41,512 --> 01:25:43,639
I can't leave myjob, George.
1307
01:25:43,723 --> 01:25:44,932
Yes, you can.
1308
01:25:45,975 --> 01:25:47,893
You can just quit.
People do it all the time.
1309
01:25:48,936 --> 01:25:50,896
How can you ask me to do that?
1310
01:25:52,857 --> 01:25:54,317
This job...
1311
01:25:56,027 --> 01:25:59,864
For the first time in my life,
I got people respecting me.
1312
01:26:00,573 --> 01:26:05,119
Up in Hinkley, I walk into a
room and everybody shuts up
1313
01:26:05,202 --> 01:26:06,996
to hear if I got
something to say.
1314
01:26:07,079 --> 01:26:09,415
I never had that before,
even
1315
01:26:10,541 --> 01:26:13,044
Please, don't ask me
to give it up.
1316
01:26:13,127 --> 01:26:14,587
What about what
your kids are giving up?
1317
01:26:15,755 --> 01:26:18,883
I'm doing more for my kids now
than I did living with my parents.
1318
01:26:19,800 --> 01:26:21,469
One day,
they'll understand that.
1319
01:26:21,552 --> 01:26:23,929
VVhataboutrne?
VVhataboutyou?
1320
01:26:28,434 --> 01:26:31,187
You think either one of the
men who gave me those children
1321
01:26:31,270 --> 01:26:33,814
asked me what I wanted
before he walked away?
1322
01:26:34,523 --> 01:26:38,069
All I've ever done
is bend my life around
1323
01:26:38,152 --> 01:26:40,696
what men decide they need.
1324
01:26:40,780 --> 01:26:43,908
Well, not now.
I'm sorry. I won't do it.
1325
01:26:43,991 --> 01:26:47,119
Well, Erin, I'm not them.
1326
01:26:47,203 --> 01:26:50,998
So what more do I have
to do to prove that to you?
1327
01:26:52,333 --> 01:26:53,459
Stay.
1328
01:27:09,600 --> 01:27:10,851
What for?
1329
01:27:12,436 --> 01:27:13,437
Huh?
1330
01:27:13,979 --> 01:27:15,648
You got a raise.
1331
01:27:15,731 --> 01:27:17,983
You can afford day care.
You don't need me.
1332
01:27:31,997 --> 01:27:35,709
Let's take a
look at the five-day forecast.
1333
01:27:35,793 --> 01:27:38,337
This is What you can
expect in the high desert:
1334
01:27:38,421 --> 01:27:41,424
Ninety-three the high tomorrow.
The overnight low Will be 60.
1335
01:27:41,507 --> 01:27:44,343
Twenty percent chance of showers
for most of the afternoon.
1336
01:28:03,112 --> 01:28:04,363
Hi.
1337
01:28:14,540 --> 01:28:15,708
Thank you.
1338
01:28:20,421 --> 01:28:23,883
We can get them, Pamela.
We can.
1339
01:28:24,550 --> 01:28:27,386
I don't want to feel it
all over again
1340
01:28:27,678 --> 01:28:30,222
and then not have it
come out right.
1341
01:28:32,099 --> 01:28:34,101
I don't know
if I could handle that,
1342
01:28:35,644 --> 01:28:37,396
put the kids through that.
1343
01:28:38,481 --> 01:28:40,441
The thing is,
it doesn't matter
1344
01:28:40,566 --> 01:28:42,735
whether you win,
lose or draw here.
1345
01:28:42,818 --> 01:28:44,612
You were lied to.
You're sick,
1346
01:28:44,695 --> 01:28:47,364
and your kids are sick
because of those Iies.
1347
01:28:50,576 --> 01:28:53,454
If for no other reason,
you have to come together
1348
01:28:53,537 --> 01:28:56,332
to stand up in a courtroom
and say that.
1349
01:29:01,962 --> 01:29:04,924
I'd bring the kids
into the hospital
1350
01:29:05,216 --> 01:29:08,135
with towels soaked
from their nosebleeds.
1351
01:29:11,805 --> 01:29:13,516
They called county services
1352
01:29:13,599 --> 01:29:16,268
because they assumed
the kids were being abused.
1353
01:29:21,482 --> 01:29:25,069
Am I gonna get the best behavior I
was talking about earlier in the office?
1354
01:29:25,152 --> 01:29:26,195
No.
1355
01:29:26,278 --> 01:29:28,030
What's With the attitude?
1356
01:29:28,113 --> 01:29:31,534
I just need cool.
I need quiet. Okay?
1357
01:29:32,076 --> 01:29:34,620
Hello? Am I alone
in the car? Yes?
1358
01:29:34,703 --> 01:29:37,748
I said, "We'll see." I
don't want to talk about it.
1359
01:29:37,831 --> 01:29:40,042
All the other moms
gave permission.
1360
01:29:40,125 --> 01:29:41,252
I don't care.
1361
01:29:41,335 --> 01:29:43,587
So when can I
get a fricking answer?
1362
01:29:44,088 --> 01:29:45,923
Don't talk to me
like that!
1363
01:29:46,006 --> 01:29:47,716
Randy's mom
said yes right away.
1364
01:29:47,800 --> 01:29:48,884
Goddamn it, Matthew!
1365
01:29:48,968 --> 01:29:50,135
Randy's mom
doesn't work,
1366
01:29:50,219 --> 01:29:51,679
and Randy's dad
did not leave her.
1367
01:29:51,762 --> 01:29:53,722
So figuring out who can
take who to roller hockey
1368
01:29:53,806 --> 01:29:57,309
is probably easier
at Randy's house.
1369
01:29:59,478 --> 01:30:00,563
Hey, Erin.
1370
01:30:00,646 --> 01:30:02,314
Hey. Okay.
1371
01:30:02,398 --> 01:30:05,484
I'll be as quick as I can.
Matthew, can you watch your sister?
1372
01:30:06,777 --> 01:30:07,736
Matthew?
1373
01:30:07,820 --> 01:30:09,822
All right, fine.
Come here, Beth.
1374
01:30:09,989 --> 01:30:11,323
Can I come with you?
1375
01:30:11,407 --> 01:30:12,908
No, baby.
I'll just be a second.
1376
01:30:49,028 --> 01:30:51,864
Thank you. I'm only sorry
you didn't get to meet Erin.
1377
01:30:51,947 --> 01:30:54,742
Iwill. We have
a lot of work to do together.
1378
01:30:54,825 --> 01:30:57,494
Yep. Okay.
Thanks for coming over.
1379
01:30:57,578 --> 01:30:59,246
Erin, I was
just talking about you.
1380
01:30:59,330 --> 01:31:00,956
This is our new partner,
Kurt Potter.
1381
01:31:01,040 --> 01:31:02,458
He'll be handling
Hinkley now.
1382
01:31:02,541 --> 01:31:05,294
I see what you
mean about a secret weapon.
1383
01:31:05,377 --> 01:31:08,172
It's great to meet you.
You've done a fabulous job.
1384
01:31:08,839 --> 01:31:09,882
I'll be seeing you.
1385
01:31:09,965 --> 01:31:11,759
Thanks.
I appreciate you coming over.
1386
01:31:11,842 --> 01:31:12,843
Yep.
1387
01:31:24,688 --> 01:31:26,649
What?
"Our new partner"?
1388
01:31:27,483 --> 01:31:30,152
When was I gonna hear about
this, in the monthly newsletter?
1389
01:31:30,235 --> 01:31:34,198
Just listen. Did I ever tell
you about that airline case?
1390
01:31:34,281 --> 01:31:35,574
What the fuck
are you talking about?
1391
01:31:36,325 --> 01:31:39,078
A few years back I was
trying this airline case,
1392
01:31:39,161 --> 01:31:41,288
and I got my ass
kicked by this guy.
1393
01:31:41,538 --> 01:31:43,874
He just buried me in paper.
Brutal.
1394
01:31:43,957 --> 01:31:46,335
This guy was the toughest
mother I'd ever been up against.
1395
01:31:46,418 --> 01:31:47,836
Make a point.
1396
01:31:47,920 --> 01:31:49,505
It was Kurt Potter.
1397
01:31:50,422 --> 01:31:52,591
When we got the PG&E
decision from the judge,
1398
01:31:52,675 --> 01:31:54,760
I called him
and asked him to partner.
1399
01:31:55,219 --> 01:31:57,680
He didn't hesitate.
He wouldn't hesitate now.
1400
01:31:57,763 --> 01:32:00,182
We did all the fucking work!
Where was he before?
1401
01:32:00,265 --> 01:32:02,810
It doesn't matter.
Erin, will you listen to me?
1402
01:32:02,893 --> 01:32:05,562
You want to win this?
He just gave me this check.
1403
01:32:05,646 --> 01:32:07,356
It covers all
our expenses to date,
1404
01:32:07,439 --> 01:32:11,819
and he's got more toxic tort
experience than anyone in the state.
1405
01:32:11,902 --> 01:32:13,404
This is good news.
1406
01:32:17,116 --> 01:32:19,493
By the way,
I got Pamela Duncan.
1407
01:32:19,576 --> 01:32:20,828
Hey.
1408
01:32:31,797 --> 01:32:34,258
I'II open, Mommy.
1409
01:32:34,341 --> 01:32:37,428
You want to open the can for Mommy?
Here, I'II help you.
1410
01:32:37,511 --> 01:32:39,304
Can you turn it?
1411
01:32:41,682 --> 01:32:43,517
Hi, George.
1412
01:32:43,600 --> 01:32:45,227
Hi, George.
Let's go see.
1413
01:32:45,352 --> 01:32:47,771
Let's go see.
1414
01:33:10,836 --> 01:33:12,254
Erin Brockovich?
1415
01:33:12,337 --> 01:33:13,297
Yeah.
1416
01:33:13,380 --> 01:33:15,007
Package
from Masry & Vititoe.
1417
01:33:26,143 --> 01:33:27,853
Thank you.
Thank you.
1418
01:33:31,940 --> 01:33:33,609
Baby.
What's in here?
1419
01:33:33,692 --> 01:33:35,652
There's no baby in here.
1420
01:33:36,320 --> 01:33:38,530
What is it?
A dolly.
1421
01:33:38,739 --> 01:33:41,033
It's a dolly? It's...
1422
01:33:53,796 --> 01:33:54,922
Look.
1423
01:33:56,423 --> 01:33:57,633
Look...
1424
01:33:57,716 --> 01:33:59,885
"Look" is right.
1425
01:34:07,267 --> 01:34:10,562
Do you see that?
Do you see that?
1426
01:34:12,815 --> 01:34:14,024
I want that.
1427
01:34:14,107 --> 01:34:15,818
I want that, too.
1428
01:34:15,901 --> 01:34:18,987
It's our lucky day.
Matthew! Katie!
1429
01:34:30,123 --> 01:34:33,752
PG&E has requested that we
submit to binding arbitration.
1430
01:34:33,836 --> 01:34:35,003
What's that?
1431
01:34:37,381 --> 01:34:39,466
That's where we try
the case without a jury,
1432
01:34:39,550 --> 01:34:40,926
just before a judge.
1433
01:34:41,009 --> 01:34:42,469
It's called
a test trial.
1434
01:34:42,553 --> 01:34:44,054
The judge's decision
is final.
1435
01:34:44,137 --> 01:34:45,347
There is no appeal.
1436
01:34:46,640 --> 01:34:48,183
How many plaintiffs
do you have?
1437
01:34:48,267 --> 01:34:49,810
Six hundred
and thirty-four.
1438
01:34:50,894 --> 01:34:53,313
They'll never try
that many all at once.
1439
01:34:53,397 --> 01:34:57,150
So we need to get them
together in groups of 20 or 30.
1440
01:34:57,234 --> 01:34:58,986
Worst cases,
the most life-threatened,
1441
01:34:59,069 --> 01:35:00,529
the sickest
in the first group.
1442
01:35:00,612 --> 01:35:02,531
And so on
and so on.
1443
01:35:02,614 --> 01:35:05,951
Each one gets a go before the
judge to determine damages.
1444
01:35:06,034 --> 01:35:08,203
PG&E has proposed
that they're liable
1445
01:35:08,287 --> 01:35:11,999
anywhere between
50 and 400 million.
1446
01:35:13,417 --> 01:35:15,002
So...
Wait a minute.
1447
01:35:15,085 --> 01:35:16,628
Let me just
get this straight.
1448
01:35:16,712 --> 01:35:20,173
If we went to trial,
PG&E could stretch this over ten years
1449
01:35:20,257 --> 01:35:22,009
with appeal
afierappeaL
1450
01:35:22,092 --> 01:35:23,302
Those people
in Hinkley...
1451
01:35:23,385 --> 01:35:25,637
These people
are expecting a trial.
1452
01:35:25,721 --> 01:35:29,224
That's what we told them.
They won't understand this.
1453
01:35:32,060 --> 01:35:35,105
Kurt thinks
it's the best way to go.
1454
01:35:43,864 --> 01:35:48,702
I promise you that we'll
be very sensitive on this point.
1455
01:35:48,785 --> 01:35:50,829
We will make sure
that they understand
1456
01:35:50,913 --> 01:35:53,916
this is the only way we can
go forward at this time.
1457
01:35:55,167 --> 01:35:57,711
But we have
a lot of work to do
1458
01:35:57,794 --> 01:36:00,047
before we even
broach that subject.
1459
01:36:02,466 --> 01:36:04,384
Why don't I take
Erin down the hall,
1460
01:36:04,468 --> 01:36:06,261
so we can start
on this stuff,
1461
01:36:06,345 --> 01:36:08,931
and I'll fill her in on the rest
of the details. KURT: Thanks.
1462
01:36:09,514 --> 01:36:11,141
Those are my files.
1463
01:36:11,224 --> 01:36:12,768
Yeah, we had them
couriered over.
1464
01:36:13,810 --> 01:36:16,063
Listen, good work.
They're a great start.
1465
01:36:16,146 --> 01:36:19,232
We're just going to have to spend a little
time filling in the holes in your research.
1466
01:36:20,192 --> 01:36:22,778
Excuse me.
Theresa, is it?
1467
01:36:22,861 --> 01:36:25,197
There are no holes
in my research.
1468
01:36:25,530 --> 01:36:26,531
No offense.
1469
01:36:26,615 --> 01:36:29,284
There are just some things we need
that you probably didn't know to ask.
1470
01:36:29,368 --> 01:36:31,745
Don't talk to me like I'm an
idiot, okay?
1471
01:36:31,828 --> 01:36:34,581
I may not have a law degree,
but I've spent 18 months on this case,
1472
01:36:34,665 --> 01:36:37,668
and I know more about these
plaintiffs than you ever will.
1473
01:36:39,127 --> 01:36:41,505
Erin, you don't even have
phone numbers for some of them.
1474
01:36:41,588 --> 01:36:43,006
Whose number do you need?
1475
01:36:43,090 --> 01:36:44,758
Everyone's.
This is a lawsuit.
1476
01:36:44,841 --> 01:36:46,927
We need to be able
to contact the plaintiffs.
1477
01:36:47,010 --> 01:36:48,553
I said,
"Whose number do you need?"
1478
01:36:50,222 --> 01:36:52,724
You don't know 600 plaintiffs'
numbers by heart.
1479
01:37:07,531 --> 01:37:09,074
Annabelle Daniels.
1480
01:37:09,199 --> 01:37:13,412
714-454-9346.
1481
01:37:13,495 --> 01:37:16,540
Ten years old, eleven in May.
Lived on the plume since birth.
1482
01:37:16,623 --> 01:37:18,333
Wanted to be
a synchronized swimmer,
1483
01:37:18,417 --> 01:37:21,503
so she spent every minute
she could in the PG&E pool.
1484
01:37:21,586 --> 01:37:23,964
She had a tumor on her brain
stem detected last November,
1485
01:37:24,047 --> 01:37:27,092
an operation on Thanksgiving,
shrunk it with radiation after that.
1486
01:37:27,175 --> 01:37:30,137
Her parents are Ted and Rita.
Ted's got Crohn's disease.
1487
01:37:30,345 --> 01:37:34,182
Rita has chronic headaches and nausea
and underwent a hysterectomy last fall.
1488
01:37:34,266 --> 01:37:37,144
Ted grew up in Hinkley.
His brother Robbie and his wife May
1489
01:37:37,227 --> 01:37:38,353
and their five children,
1490
01:37:38,437 --> 01:37:40,856
Robbie, Jr., Martha,
Ed, Rose and Peter
1491
01:37:40,939 --> 01:37:42,733
also lived on the plume.
1492
01:37:42,816 --> 01:37:46,737
Their number is 454-9554.
You want their diseases?
1493
01:37:52,451 --> 01:37:54,870
Okay, look, I think we got
off on the wrong foot here.
1494
01:37:54,953 --> 01:37:56,163
That's all you got, lady.
1495
01:37:56,246 --> 01:37:58,707
Two wrong feet
and fucking ugly shoes.
1496
01:38:04,963 --> 01:38:06,381
She insulted me.
1497
01:38:06,465 --> 01:38:08,592
Bullshit. It was
a misunderstanding.
1498
01:38:08,675 --> 01:38:10,469
Instead of
handling it politely,
1499
01:38:10,552 --> 01:38:12,554
instead of treating her
with respect, you insult her.
1500
01:38:12,637 --> 01:38:13,889
Why the fuck
should I respect her?
1501
01:38:13,972 --> 01:38:15,599
Just because she's not
supporting three kids
1502
01:38:15,682 --> 01:38:18,518
with no husband and no education,
doesn't make her an idiot.
1503
01:38:18,602 --> 01:38:20,687
Just because
she dresses like a lawyer,
1504
01:38:20,771 --> 01:38:22,731
doesn't mean she didn't
work her ass off
1505
01:38:22,814 --> 01:38:24,691
in law school and shit
positions to earn her way.
1506
01:38:24,775 --> 01:38:26,985
Excuse me for not
going to law school.
1507
01:38:27,069 --> 01:38:30,280
Law school? I'd settle
for charm school!
1508
01:38:37,704 --> 01:38:40,832
Mister... Mister...
Mr. Linwood!
1509
01:38:40,916 --> 01:38:43,502
Mr. Linwood?
1510
01:38:48,840 --> 01:38:50,258
Bob?
1511
01:38:55,055 --> 01:38:58,642
6086 Ridge Road,
1512
01:38:58,725 --> 01:39:00,894
Hinkley, California.
1513
01:39:01,144 --> 01:39:02,771
714...
1514
01:39:04,272 --> 01:39:05,857
455...
1515
01:39:07,192 --> 01:39:10,570
Okay, now,
if you could walk me through
1516
01:39:10,654 --> 01:39:12,155
all of the elements of
1517
01:39:13,532 --> 01:39:15,617
Annabelle's illnesses.
1518
01:39:17,077 --> 01:39:21,289
Specific details,
when the symptoms began
1519
01:39:21,373 --> 01:39:24,126
prior to the first
medical visit.
1520
01:39:24,334 --> 01:39:28,296
If you could reserve
sentimental embellishments,
1521
01:39:28,380 --> 01:39:29,381
I'd appreciate it.
1522
01:39:29,506 --> 01:39:31,633
They're not gonna help you in court.
All right.
1523
01:39:31,716 --> 01:39:35,053
So Ijust need
facts, dates, time.
1524
01:39:35,720 --> 01:39:38,014
I know
Theresa isn't real warm,
1525
01:39:38,098 --> 01:39:39,891
but they say
she's a good lawyer.
1526
01:39:39,975 --> 01:39:42,060
She's asking the
same questions you asked.
1527
01:39:42,144 --> 01:39:45,772
I already told you everything. I don't
want her coming to the house again.
1528
01:39:45,856 --> 01:39:48,525
She's kind of stuck-up,
and she upsets Annabelle.
1529
01:39:48,608 --> 01:39:51,653
If you don't like Theresa,
that's okay.
1530
01:39:51,736 --> 01:39:54,573
You know how important
Annabelle is to me.
1531
01:39:54,656 --> 01:39:56,700
Ed and I are still here
for you.
1532
01:39:56,783 --> 01:40:00,412
I called Ed two days ago,
and he still hasn't called me back.
1533
01:40:01,037 --> 01:40:02,914
Now I hate to say this,
but,
1534
01:40:03,623 --> 01:40:06,585
everyone's pretty upset
about this arbitration thing.
1535
01:40:07,210 --> 01:40:08,420
What?
1536
01:40:08,712 --> 01:40:10,797
Pamela 's written a letter
in the Hinkley news
1537
01:40:10,881 --> 01:40:15,218
telling everybody to get new
lawyers, that we've been lied to.
1538
01:40:15,468 --> 01:40:16,511
Is it true?
1539
01:40:16,845 --> 01:40:17,846
No.
1540
01:40:19,055 --> 01:40:20,015
Did you?
1541
01:40:20,098 --> 01:40:21,766
I'm telling you the truth,
1542
01:40:21,850 --> 01:40:24,102
and I will get to the
bottom of all this.
1543
01:40:24,352 --> 01:40:25,896
Don't lie to us.
1544
01:40:25,979 --> 01:40:27,689
I will take care of this.
I promise.
1545
01:40:27,772 --> 01:40:29,399
We're trusting you here.
1546
01:40:29,482 --> 01:40:32,277
Thanks. I'll talk
to you soon, okay?
1547
01:40:32,360 --> 01:40:33,486
All right. B ye-bye.
1548
01:40:36,615 --> 01:40:38,992
Ed, I'm not saying
it's not a strong case.
1549
01:40:39,075 --> 01:40:42,120
If it wasn't a strong case, every
demurrer wouldn't have been dismissed.
1550
01:40:42,204 --> 01:40:43,455
I wouldn't be here.
1551
01:40:43,538 --> 01:40:45,999
What I am saying
is we still don't have
1552
01:40:46,082 --> 01:40:48,710
a smoking gun that ties
San Francisco to Hinkley,
1553
01:40:48,793 --> 01:40:52,339
something that proves
that prior to 1987
1554
01:40:52,422 --> 01:40:55,383
PG&E corporate knew
the water was bad in Hinkley
1555
01:40:55,467 --> 01:40:57,093
and did nothing about it.
1556
01:40:58,803 --> 01:41:01,598
Hey, Erin,
Ithought you were taking a sick day.
1557
01:41:01,681 --> 01:41:03,016
So did I.
1558
01:41:09,272 --> 01:41:10,523
What's going on in there?
1559
01:41:10,607 --> 01:41:12,442
A meeting about
the PG&E thing.
1560
01:41:12,525 --> 01:41:14,611
Yep.
Are you sure?
1561
01:41:16,696 --> 01:41:19,241
We can find it
or we don't have a big win.
1562
01:41:20,617 --> 01:41:23,453
Can I take a brief break here
for a moment?
1563
01:41:24,287 --> 01:41:25,789
I'll be right back.
1564
01:41:35,340 --> 01:41:37,592
You told me you weren't feeling great.
I wanted you to rest.
1565
01:41:37,676 --> 01:41:38,677
You know,
that is bullshit.
1566
01:41:38,760 --> 01:41:40,595
Get in here.
If I was on my deathbed,
1567
01:41:40,845 --> 01:41:42,889
if it helped you,
you'd drag me out of it!
1568
01:41:48,144 --> 01:41:49,646
How could you
take this away from me?
1569
01:41:49,729 --> 01:41:50,939
Nobody's taking anything.
1570
01:41:51,022 --> 01:41:53,692
Bullshit!
You stuck me in Siberia
1571
01:41:53,775 --> 01:41:57,279
dictating to some
goddamn steno clerk
1572
01:41:57,362 --> 01:41:58,947
so you could
finish this without me!
1573
01:41:59,030 --> 01:42:00,782
They screwed up, Erin!
1574
01:42:00,865 --> 01:42:03,285
Do I have your attention now?
They admit it.
1575
01:42:03,368 --> 01:42:05,203
The arbitration proposal
they sent
1576
01:42:05,287 --> 01:42:07,414
might as well have
been written in Sanskrit
1577
01:42:07,497 --> 01:42:09,249
for all the sense it made
to the people in Hinkley.
1578
01:42:09,332 --> 01:42:12,127
I know. I spoke to Ted.
1579
01:42:12,252 --> 01:42:14,921
Pamela Duncan wouldn't even
get on the phone with me!
1580
01:42:15,005 --> 01:42:17,632
Pamela's got everybody seeing red with
that letter she wrote to the press.
1581
01:42:17,716 --> 01:42:18,967
She called us thieves.
They're all listening to her.
1582
01:42:19,050 --> 01:42:21,553
The whole thing is about to fall apart!
Why? Why?
1583
01:42:21,636 --> 01:42:23,513
Before we even
go to arbitration,
1584
01:42:23,596 --> 01:42:24,931
we have to get
the plaintiffs to agree.
1585
01:42:25,015 --> 01:42:26,141
How many?
1586
01:42:26,224 --> 01:42:28,560
Usually they're required
to get about 70%.
1587
01:42:28,643 --> 01:42:32,230
PG&E is demanding 90.
In other words, everybody.
1588
01:42:32,314 --> 01:42:34,482
Now do you understand?
This is serious.
1589
01:42:34,566 --> 01:42:37,193
And what?
I'm not serious?
1590
01:42:37,277 --> 01:42:39,487
You're emotional.
You're erratic.
1591
01:42:39,571 --> 01:42:41,614
You say any goddamn thing
that comes into your head.
1592
01:42:41,698 --> 01:42:42,824
You make this personal
and it isn't.
1593
01:42:42,907 --> 01:42:44,659
Not personal?
1594
01:42:44,743 --> 01:42:48,913
That is my work, my sweat,
my time away from my kids!
1595
01:42:48,997 --> 01:42:51,374
If that's not personal,
I don't know what is!
1596
01:42:58,173 --> 01:43:00,675
Come on. Come on.
1597
01:43:02,427 --> 01:43:04,512
Go home. Get well.
1598
01:43:04,596 --> 01:43:06,765
You're no good
to me sick.
1599
01:43:07,766 --> 01:43:09,267
I need you, all right?
1600
01:43:10,393 --> 01:43:12,062
This case needs you.
1601
01:43:15,190 --> 01:43:16,608
Did you tell them that?
1602
01:43:42,509 --> 01:43:45,970
Binding arbitration isn't all
that different from a trial.
1603
01:43:46,054 --> 01:43:50,308
It's overseen by a judge,
evidence is presented in much the same way.
1604
01:43:50,475 --> 01:43:52,394
And
then a jury decides?
1605
01:43:52,477 --> 01:43:54,896
Oh, no,
sorry I forgot to mention that.
1606
01:43:54,979 --> 01:43:57,107
There's no jury
in binding arbitration.
1607
01:43:58,858 --> 01:44:00,151
No jury and no appeal.
1608
01:44:01,694 --> 01:44:04,447
What option do we have
if we don't like the result?
1609
01:44:04,531 --> 01:44:07,117
You have none.
The judge's decision is final.
1610
01:44:07,200 --> 01:44:08,451
Not a good answer.
1611
01:44:08,535 --> 01:44:10,954
We don't anticipate
that being a problem.
1612
01:44:11,037 --> 01:44:13,081
As I already told you,
1613
01:44:13,164 --> 01:44:17,127
it's definitely between
$50 and $400 million.
1614
01:44:17,210 --> 01:44:19,712
Well, which?
There's a big difference there.
1615
01:44:19,796 --> 01:44:21,423
I wouldn't like to
speculate at this point.
1616
01:44:23,007 --> 01:44:24,968
Well, how does
it get divided?
1617
01:44:25,051 --> 01:44:26,511
Yeah. Who gets what?
1618
01:44:29,806 --> 01:44:34,769
My medical bills started two years ago,
before some of the other people here.
1619
01:44:34,853 --> 01:44:38,273
My daughter has been in and
out of hospitals more than his.
1620
01:44:38,356 --> 01:44:39,899
It shouldn't matter
when it started.
1621
01:44:41,359 --> 01:44:44,446
Just a minute, please.
People, listen, please!
1622
01:44:44,529 --> 01:44:47,449
The point we have
to address tonight
1623
01:44:47,532 --> 01:44:51,369
is getting everyone to agree
that going binding arbitration
1624
01:44:51,453 --> 01:44:54,956
is preferable to a trial that
could go on for ten years
1625
01:44:55,039 --> 01:44:56,416
before you see
any money.
1626
01:44:56,499 --> 01:44:58,960
Maybe some of us
want to wait ten years.
1627
01:45:03,339 --> 01:45:06,885
Everyone has to agree
or no one has a chance.
1628
01:45:06,968 --> 01:45:10,263
Those of you about to leave,
I'd like you to keep this date in mind.
1629
01:45:10,388 --> 01:45:11,681
1978.
1630
01:45:12,474 --> 01:45:16,102
That's the year of
the Love Canal controversy,
1631
01:45:16,186 --> 01:45:18,396
and those people are still
waiting for their money.
1632
01:45:18,480 --> 01:45:21,900
Think about where you'll be
in 15 or 20 years.
1633
01:45:22,233 --> 01:45:23,234
Huh?
1634
01:45:28,573 --> 01:45:32,118
Look, everyone,
is this a big decision?
1635
01:45:32,202 --> 01:45:37,540
Absolutely. But I do not
believe this is a sellout.
1636
01:45:37,624 --> 01:45:41,419
This is the best shot at
getting everyone some money now!
1637
01:45:42,795 --> 01:45:45,548
You and I both know
1638
01:45:45,673 --> 01:45:49,385
there are people in this room
who can't afford to wait,
1639
01:45:50,178 --> 01:45:52,597
to take that chance.
1640
01:45:53,014 --> 01:45:54,766
Are you gonna
make them wait?
1641
01:46:02,023 --> 01:46:03,608
So how many altogether?
1642
01:46:05,610 --> 01:46:08,363
We got just about everybody
that came here tonight,
1643
01:46:08,446 --> 01:46:10,740
but that still leaves us
about 150 short.
1644
01:46:10,823 --> 01:46:12,158
Oh, shit.
1645
01:46:13,743 --> 01:46:16,204
We'll
have to go door-to-door.
1646
01:46:18,748 --> 01:46:20,625
I gotta go
pick up my kids.
1647
01:46:24,712 --> 01:46:25,713
You need
a hand with that?
1648
01:46:25,797 --> 01:46:27,048
No, I got it.
1649
01:46:30,802 --> 01:46:34,556
Hey, you did good.
1650
01:46:36,474 --> 01:46:37,475
We'll see.
1651
01:46:38,184 --> 01:46:39,519
Yeah.
1652
01:47:08,715 --> 01:47:10,258
Hey.
Hey.
1653
01:47:12,719 --> 01:47:14,178
Thanks for coming.
1654
01:47:18,808 --> 01:47:21,144
Don't take them anywhere
on your bike, okay?
1655
01:47:21,227 --> 01:47:23,605
I'll give you some money for a
cab if you want to go somewhere.
1656
01:47:23,688 --> 01:47:25,898
I got money.
1657
01:47:25,982 --> 01:47:27,692
So how long
is this gonna take?
1658
01:47:30,153 --> 01:47:32,572
Uh... I don't know.
A few days.
1659
01:47:34,699 --> 01:47:36,409
You got your own room.
1660
01:47:48,379 --> 01:47:50,381
I am really sorry,
George.
1661
01:47:52,925 --> 01:47:54,594
Have the kids eaten?
1662
01:47:57,972 --> 01:47:59,182
No.
1663
01:48:20,078 --> 01:48:23,915
I 've wept for those
who suffer long
1664
01:48:25,291 --> 01:48:29,128
But howl weep
for those Who've gone
1665
01:48:30,421 --> 01:48:34,300
Into rooms of grief
and questioned wrong
1666
01:48:34,384 --> 01:48:36,928
But keep on killing
1667
01:48:40,431 --> 01:48:44,519
It's in the soul
to feel such things
1668
01:48:45,770 --> 01:48:50,108
But weak to watch
Without speaking
1669
01:48:50,983 --> 01:48:54,862
Oh, What mercy
sadness brings
1670
01:48:54,946 --> 01:48:57,907
If God be Willing
1671
01:49:06,791 --> 01:49:09,585
You want to get some pancakes?
Let's go.
1672
01:49:09,669 --> 01:49:11,087
Everybody up.
1673
01:49:11,170 --> 01:49:14,507
Everybody, up today.
All right.
1674
01:49:15,258 --> 01:49:16,592
Let's get some pancakes.
1675
01:49:16,676 --> 01:49:17,844
What time is it?
1676
01:49:17,927 --> 01:49:21,556
It's early. I'm gonna take your
car and get some breakfast.
1677
01:49:21,639 --> 01:49:24,726
Mmm-hmm.
No, I need my car.
1678
01:49:24,809 --> 01:49:27,228
We'll be back in a minute.
1679
01:49:27,311 --> 01:49:29,313
Okay.
Get some sleep.
1680
01:49:30,606 --> 01:49:33,317
Hey, Matt, buddy.
Let's go. What?
1681
01:49:33,401 --> 01:49:35,987
Put it down. Let's go.
I'll be there in a minute.
1682
01:49:37,780 --> 01:49:41,409
Let's go get some pancakes, girlie.
Come on.
1683
01:49:51,252 --> 01:49:53,004
Baby, don't play with that.
1684
01:49:53,087 --> 01:49:54,589
It took me so long
to get it organized.
1685
01:49:54,672 --> 01:49:56,257
Will you put that back?
Please?
1686
01:49:56,841 --> 01:49:58,968
This girl is
the same age as me.
1687
01:50:04,348 --> 01:50:06,017
She's one of the sick people?
1688
01:50:07,894 --> 01:50:10,396
She is, but...
1689
01:50:10,480 --> 01:50:12,523
That's why
I'm helping her.
1690
01:50:12,607 --> 01:50:14,942
We'll get her some medicine
and make her feel better.
1691
01:50:15,026 --> 01:50:17,570
Why can't her
own mama help her?
1692
01:50:20,239 --> 01:50:22,366
Because her own mom
is real sick, too.
1693
01:50:36,130 --> 01:50:38,049
I'll bring you back
some breakfast.
1694
01:50:39,217 --> 01:50:40,551
You want eggs?
1695
01:50:43,179 --> 01:50:44,639
Eggs would be great.
1696
01:50:54,148 --> 01:50:55,691
Eggs would be perfect.
1697
01:52:06,470 --> 01:52:07,555
Hey, Matt.
1698
01:52:07,638 --> 01:52:09,432
Hey,EHn,
how are you?
1699
01:52:11,142 --> 01:52:12,226
That's good.
1700
01:52:12,310 --> 01:52:14,729
So, been at this all day?
1701
01:52:14,812 --> 01:52:15,813
Yeah.
1702
01:52:15,897 --> 01:52:17,481
You look tired. You want some coffee?
I'd love some.
1703
01:52:17,565 --> 01:52:19,317
I'll make afresh pot.
Thanks.
1704
01:52:45,051 --> 01:52:47,929
Hey, don't I know you?
1705
01:52:48,888 --> 01:52:50,014
I don't think so.
1706
01:52:50,097 --> 01:52:52,934
Sure, you were at the
barbecue in Hinkley
1707
01:52:53,017 --> 01:52:54,435
and at the town meeting.
1708
01:52:54,518 --> 01:52:55,603
Hmm.
1709
01:52:55,686 --> 01:52:57,688
I was watching you.
1710
01:52:59,690 --> 01:53:01,525
I had my eye on you.
1711
01:53:04,236 --> 01:53:05,446
How nice.
1712
01:53:05,529 --> 01:53:07,990
Sure, you were talking
to everybody
1713
01:53:08,074 --> 01:53:09,992
and writing down
a lot of stuff.
1714
01:53:10,076 --> 01:53:11,911
When I saw you,
I said to myself,
1715
01:53:11,994 --> 01:53:14,413
"There's something
about her.
1716
01:53:15,998 --> 01:53:18,125
"I really like that girl."
1717
01:53:20,002 --> 01:53:21,879
Matt, can I get
that coffee to go?
1718
01:53:21,963 --> 01:53:23,089
Sure thing.
1719
01:53:26,384 --> 01:53:29,011
I feel like I can talk
to you too.
1720
01:53:30,554 --> 01:53:33,641
Like you're the type of person
I could say anything to.
1721
01:53:35,559 --> 01:53:38,521
Here you go.
Great. What do I owe you?
1722
01:53:38,604 --> 01:53:41,148
There's no charge.
Thanks, Matt.
1723
01:53:41,232 --> 01:53:44,193
Well,
nice talking to you.
1724
01:53:44,276 --> 01:53:46,112
Would it be important to you
if I told you
1725
01:53:46,195 --> 01:53:48,906
that when Iworked at the Hinkley
plant, I destroyed documents?
1726
01:53:54,745 --> 01:53:55,913
Maybe.
1727
01:53:58,290 --> 01:53:59,959
What did you say
your name was?
1728
01:54:00,292 --> 01:54:01,502
Charles Embry.
1729
01:54:02,586 --> 01:54:04,255
Chafles,EHn.
1730
01:54:04,672 --> 01:54:06,007
Nice to meet you.
1731
01:54:08,467 --> 01:54:11,220
Can you excuse me
forjust a quick...
1732
01:54:11,303 --> 01:54:12,304
Sure.
1733
01:54:12,388 --> 01:54:13,389
I'm just gonna
run to the...
1734
01:54:25,943 --> 01:54:28,487
Oh, come on.
1735
01:54:30,614 --> 01:54:33,868
Oh, you fucking piece
of crap with no signal!
1736
01:54:33,951 --> 01:54:36,370
Fuck! Oh.
1737
01:54:52,053 --> 01:54:53,220
Yeah?
1738
01:54:53,304 --> 01:54:54,722
Ed.
Ed, oh, my God.
1739
01:54:54,805 --> 01:54:57,683
This guy Charles said
that he destroyed records.
1740
01:54:57,767 --> 01:54:58,726
He worked at Hinkley.
1741
01:54:58,809 --> 01:55:00,186
Slow down, slow down.
1742
01:55:00,269 --> 01:55:02,897
I 'm trying to relax
and this guy tells me...
1743
01:55:02,980 --> 01:55:04,065
Who? Who?
Charles Embry.
1744
01:55:04,148 --> 01:55:07,485
First I thought he was trying to kill me, but
then I thought he was trying to pick me up.
1745
01:55:07,568 --> 01:55:08,819
Maybe he is,
but why would he say that?
1746
01:55:08,903 --> 01:55:10,738
Why would he
use that as his line?
1747
01:55:10,821 --> 01:55:14,450
It's crazy.
Shit.
1748
01:55:14,533 --> 01:55:17,912
Now go back and see
if he'll make a declaration.
1749
01:55:17,995 --> 01:55:19,038
A declaration.
1750
01:55:19,121 --> 01:55:21,874
Yeah, but be careful.
Don't scare him off.
1751
01:55:22,166 --> 01:55:24,335
Now stay calm, stay calm.
1752
01:55:24,418 --> 01:55:28,255
Remember, if it weren't for
you, I'd be in Palm Springs now.
1753
01:55:28,339 --> 01:55:30,716
You're good at talking
people into things.
1754
01:55:31,175 --> 01:55:34,261
Don't pepper him with questions.
Don't do that.
1755
01:55:34,345 --> 01:55:36,263
Just...
Just let...
1756
01:55:36,347 --> 01:55:39,433
People want to tell their story.
Just let him talk.
1757
01:55:39,517 --> 01:55:42,186
Let him do all the talking,
all right?
1758
01:55:42,269 --> 01:55:43,479
Okay.
1759
01:55:47,108 --> 01:55:48,943
Sorry.
1760
01:55:53,864 --> 01:55:56,033
Would you like another beer
or...
1761
01:56:03,040 --> 01:56:06,710
My cousin passed away
yesterday.
1762
01:56:10,172 --> 01:56:13,384
He had kidney tumors,
no colon.
1763
01:56:13,467 --> 01:56:15,344
His intestines
were eaten away.
1764
01:56:16,137 --> 01:56:18,264
Forty-one years old.
1765
01:56:19,348 --> 01:56:21,142
I remember seeing him
over at the plant.
1766
01:56:21,225 --> 01:56:24,228
He's be cleaning the cooling
towers, wearing one of those...
1767
01:56:24,979 --> 01:56:27,064
What do you call them?
1768
01:56:27,148 --> 01:56:28,149
Mask?
1769
01:56:28,232 --> 01:56:30,401
Yeah, yeah.
Doctors' masks.
1770
01:56:31,569 --> 01:56:33,946
They'd be soaked in red
from the nosebleeds.
1771
01:56:48,460 --> 01:56:50,546
I was working
in the compressor.
1772
01:56:50,629 --> 01:56:53,299
Out of nowhere,
the supervisor calls me up to the office
1773
01:56:53,382 --> 01:56:56,343
and says, "I'm gonna
give you a shredder machine
1774
01:56:56,427 --> 01:57:00,431
"and send you on down to the warehouse to
get rid of the documents stored there."
1775
01:57:02,433 --> 01:57:04,185
Did he say why?
1776
01:57:04,935 --> 01:57:07,563
Nope
and I didn't ask.
1777
01:57:11,984 --> 01:57:14,570
Did you get a look
at the stuff you destroyed?
1778
01:57:14,653 --> 01:57:17,865
A lot of dull stuff,
vacation schedules and the like.
1779
01:57:18,866 --> 01:57:20,618
But then there were
a few memos
1780
01:57:20,784 --> 01:57:22,453
about the holding ponds,
the water in them
1781
01:57:23,037 --> 01:57:25,080
and readings
from the test wells.
1782
01:57:26,165 --> 01:57:27,458
Stuff like that.
1783
01:57:31,712 --> 01:57:33,797
You were told
to destroy those?
1784
01:57:34,381 --> 01:57:35,424
That's right.
1785
01:57:37,843 --> 01:57:42,306
Of course, as it turns out,
I wasn't a very good employee.
1786
01:57:59,114 --> 01:58:01,408
Good morning. Good morning.
Good morning.
1787
01:58:01,492 --> 01:58:04,161
Ed, Erin,
what's this?
1788
01:58:04,245 --> 01:58:05,412
May I?
1789
01:58:05,496 --> 01:58:06,789
Definitely. Go ahead.
1790
01:58:06,872 --> 01:58:10,417
Well,
you know what, Mr. Potter?
1791
01:58:10,501 --> 01:58:12,670
We completely forgot
your birthday this year,
1792
01:58:12,753 --> 01:58:15,631
and seeing as how
you've been so good to me,
1793
01:58:15,714 --> 01:58:17,508
it seemed
a terrible oversight.
1794
01:58:17,591 --> 01:58:19,510
So what Ed and I have been
doing the last few days
1795
01:58:19,593 --> 01:58:21,053
is putting together
a present for you.
1796
01:58:21,887 --> 01:58:24,014
Six hundred
and thirty-four.
1797
01:58:24,098 --> 01:58:26,058
They're all signed.
Every single one.
1798
01:58:26,809 --> 01:58:28,018
Holy shit.
1799
01:58:28,269 --> 01:58:30,271
Now, don't go
getting jealous, Theresa.
1800
01:58:30,354 --> 01:58:33,107
She's getting jealous.
We have something for you, too.
1801
01:58:33,190 --> 01:58:36,860
Internal PG&E documents
all about the contamination.
1802
01:58:36,944 --> 01:58:38,862
The one that
I like best says,
1803
01:58:38,946 --> 01:58:41,073
I'm paraphrasing,
but it says,
1804
01:58:41,156 --> 01:58:42,908
"Yes, the water's poisonous,
1805
01:58:42,992 --> 01:58:44,910
"but it would be better
for all involved
1806
01:58:44,994 --> 01:58:46,996
"if this matter was not
discussed with the neighbors."
1807
01:58:47,079 --> 01:58:49,540
It's to the Hinkley station
from PG&E headquarters,
1808
01:58:49,623 --> 01:58:52,042
stamped,
"Received March 1966."
1809
01:58:57,256 --> 01:58:58,507
How did you do this?
1810
01:58:59,633 --> 01:59:03,220
Well, seeing as I have no
brains or legal expertise
1811
01:59:03,304 --> 01:59:04,972
and Ed was losing
all faith in the system...
1812
01:59:05,055 --> 01:59:06,348
Completely.
1813
01:59:06,432 --> 01:59:07,516
No faith, no faith.
1814
01:59:07,599 --> 01:59:09,268
I just went out there
and performed sexual favors.
1815
01:59:09,351 --> 01:59:12,146
634 blowjobs
in five days.
1816
01:59:18,819 --> 01:59:20,362
I'm really quite tired.
1817
01:59:49,266 --> 01:59:51,435
I'm still not sure why
you wanted me to come.
1818
01:59:52,686 --> 01:59:55,147
I want to show you
what you helped do.
1819
02:00:20,547 --> 02:00:21,548
Hey.
1820
02:00:21,632 --> 02:00:23,217
Hi.
1821
02:00:23,300 --> 02:00:24,468
How are you
feeling today?
1822
02:00:24,551 --> 02:00:25,636
Good, good.
1823
02:00:25,719 --> 02:00:27,012
It's a good day.
1824
02:00:27,096 --> 02:00:28,389
Oh, I'm glad.
1825
02:00:28,472 --> 02:00:30,307
Well, come on in.
1826
02:00:31,266 --> 02:00:33,519
What a nice surprise
this is.
1827
02:00:35,938 --> 02:00:37,147
Donna...
1828
02:00:40,609 --> 02:00:45,155
I wanted to come out
here instead of calling
1829
02:00:45,823 --> 02:00:49,284
because the judge
came back with a number.
1830
02:00:52,830 --> 02:00:53,831
Uh...
1831
02:00:55,582 --> 02:00:59,420
For the whole group
or for us?
1832
02:01:00,838 --> 02:01:01,922
Both.
1833
02:01:03,507 --> 02:01:07,469
He's gonna make them pay
$333 million.
1834
02:01:11,640 --> 02:01:12,766
And...
1835
02:01:12,850 --> 02:01:14,685
Oh, my God.
1836
02:01:14,768 --> 02:01:16,186
And,
1837
02:01:16,270 --> 02:01:20,190
he's gonna make them give 5
million of that to your family.
1838
02:01:22,192 --> 02:01:23,527
Five million dollars?
1839
02:01:23,861 --> 02:01:25,529
Five million dollars.
1840
02:01:29,116 --> 02:01:31,702
I don't even
know how much money that is.
1841
02:01:32,244 --> 02:01:33,454
Well, it's enough.
1842
02:01:33,537 --> 02:01:36,790
It's enough for whatever
you could ever need
1843
02:01:36,874 --> 02:01:41,545
or whatever your girls need
or your girls' girls need.
1844
02:01:41,628 --> 02:01:42,671
It will be enough.
1845
02:01:42,754 --> 02:01:44,298
Oh, Erin...
1846
02:01:48,302 --> 02:01:50,262
Thank you so much.
1847
02:01:54,266 --> 02:01:55,726
It's over now.
1848
02:02:00,522 --> 02:02:03,692
I don't know what I would
have done without you.
1849
02:02:04,651 --> 02:02:05,819
It's a good day.
1850
02:02:05,903 --> 02:02:07,154
Yes.
1851
02:02:07,237 --> 02:02:09,323
This is too much.
1852
02:02:20,250 --> 02:02:24,004
Masry & Vititoe.
Can I... Shoot
1853
02:02:27,508 --> 02:02:29,551
Hi, I have a delivery
for Ed Masry.
1854
02:02:29,635 --> 02:02:32,471
It's the last office down
the corridor on the right.
1855
02:02:32,554 --> 02:02:33,805
Thank you.
1856
02:02:33,889 --> 02:02:35,891
Masry & Vititoe...
1857
02:02:36,517 --> 02:02:37,518
Damn it.
1858
02:02:37,601 --> 02:02:40,604
Does anyone know anything
about these phones?
1859
02:02:45,943 --> 02:02:49,279
Everybody loves the desk
you picked out for me.
1860
02:02:49,363 --> 02:02:50,322
It's great.
1861
02:02:50,447 --> 02:02:51,448
Yeah.
1862
02:02:51,532 --> 02:02:55,369
And guess who's on the cover
of Los Angeles Lawyer magazine?
1863
02:02:55,452 --> 02:02:57,079
Talk to you later, baby.
Bye.
1864
02:03:02,543 --> 02:03:04,545
Thank you.
You're welcome.
1865
02:03:18,892 --> 02:03:21,562
I would rather walk her
through this in person.
1866
02:03:21,645 --> 02:03:23,063
There's some things
I want to show her,
1867
02:03:23,146 --> 02:03:25,315
visual aids and documents.
1868
02:03:25,899 --> 02:03:28,360
If you could just tell her I won't
take up too much of her time.
1869
02:03:30,070 --> 02:03:31,321
Right.
1870
02:03:33,115 --> 02:03:34,908
It's a little more
complicated than Hinkley,
1871
02:03:34,992 --> 02:03:36,535
so let me do that.
1872
02:03:38,912 --> 02:03:41,164
Tell her I'm not a lawyer.
That may help.
1873
02:03:42,332 --> 02:03:43,417
Great.
1874
02:03:43,500 --> 02:03:45,168
Why don't you give me
the address now?
1875
02:03:45,252 --> 02:03:46,420
Just in case.
1876
02:03:48,171 --> 02:03:50,090
Okay. Mmm-hmm.
1877
02:03:51,300 --> 02:03:54,094
All right.
Thanks so much. Bye.
1878
02:03:54,177 --> 02:03:56,096
What's up?
1879
02:03:56,680 --> 02:03:59,266
I have your bonus check.
1880
02:03:59,349 --> 02:04:02,477
Oh, yeah...
But now...
1881
02:04:03,687 --> 02:04:05,355
I want you to be prepared.
1882
02:04:06,607 --> 02:04:10,360
The figure's not exactly
what we discussed.
1883
02:04:14,448 --> 02:04:15,741
Why not?
1884
02:04:16,199 --> 02:04:19,494
Because,
after careful consideration,
1885
02:04:19,578 --> 02:04:24,249
I felt that figure
was not appropriate.
1886
02:04:25,917 --> 02:04:28,170
Although
you may not agree,
1887
02:04:28,253 --> 02:04:31,006
you'll have to
trust my experience...
1888
02:04:31,089 --> 02:04:33,675
Trust?
You want me to trust you?
1889
02:04:33,759 --> 02:04:37,054
Do me a favor, Ed.
Don't use big words you don't understand.
1890
02:04:37,179 --> 02:04:40,265
It's a complicated issue.
You're not a qualified lawyer. l did ajob.
1891
02:04:40,349 --> 02:04:42,976
You should reward me accordingly.
It's not complicated.
1892
02:04:43,060 --> 02:04:44,645
That is the fucking
problem.
1893
02:04:44,728 --> 02:04:48,273
All you lawyers do is complicate
situations that aren't complicated.
1894
02:04:48,357 --> 02:04:51,485
Do you know why people think all lawyers
are backstabbing, bloodsucking scumbags?
1895
02:04:51,568 --> 02:04:55,113
Because they are. I cannot believe
you are doing this to me now
1896
02:04:55,197 --> 02:04:57,324
when I'm up to my ass
in Kettleman plaintiffs,
1897
02:04:57,407 --> 02:05:00,369
which looks like double
the amount we had in Hinkley.
1898
02:05:00,452 --> 02:05:01,953
You expect me
to go out there,
1899
02:05:02,037 --> 02:05:04,122
leave my kids to be
looked after by strangers,
1900
02:05:04,206 --> 02:05:05,332
knock on doors,
1901
02:05:05,415 --> 02:05:06,833
get these people to
trust you with their lives,
1902
02:05:06,917 --> 02:05:08,585
and the whole time
you're screwing me!
1903
02:05:09,586 --> 02:05:10,921
I want you to
know something, Ed.
1904
02:05:11,004 --> 02:05:12,464
It is not
about the number.
1905
02:05:12,547 --> 02:05:15,050
It is about the way my work
is valued in this firm.
1906
02:05:15,133 --> 02:05:17,386
It's about how no matter
what I do, you're not...
1907
02:05:23,058 --> 02:05:24,976
As I was saying,
1908
02:05:25,477 --> 02:05:30,107
I decided that
the figure you proposed
1909
02:05:30,190 --> 02:05:32,067
was inappropriate.
1910
02:05:32,943 --> 02:05:34,319
So I increased it.
1911
02:05:45,414 --> 02:05:49,209
Do they teach beauty
queens how to apologize?
1912
02:05:49,292 --> 02:05:51,503
Because you suck at it.
1913
02:06:05,434 --> 02:06:07,602
Uh, thank you, Ed.
1914
02:06:08,895 --> 02:06:09,896
I hitched a ride
1915
02:06:09,980 --> 02:06:12,858
With a vending machine
repairman
1916
02:06:12,941 --> 02:06:16,778
He said he's been down
this road more than twice
1917
02:06:16,862 --> 02:06:20,741
He was high
on intellectualism
1918
02:06:20,824 --> 02:06:25,579
I've never been there
but the brochure looks nice
1919
02:06:25,662 --> 02:06:28,039
Jump in
Let's go
1920
02:06:29,916 --> 02:06:33,295
Lay back
Enjoy the show
1921
02:06:33,420 --> 02:06:36,173
Everybody gets high
1922
02:06:36,256 --> 02:06:38,091
Everybody gets low
1923
02:06:38,175 --> 02:06:41,470
These are the days
when anything goes
1924
02:06:41,553 --> 02:06:45,015
Every day
is a Winding road
1925
02:06:47,768 --> 02:06:49,936
I get a little bit closer
1926
02:06:50,020 --> 02:06:54,191
Every day is a faded sign
1927
02:06:55,859 --> 02:06:59,780
I get a little bit closer
to feeling fine
1928
02:06:59,863 --> 02:07:02,282
Every day is a Winding road
1929
02:07:07,037 --> 02:07:10,582
Every day is a Winding road
1930
02:07:15,545 --> 02:07:19,633
Every day is a Winding road
1931
02:07:19,716 --> 02:07:22,928
Every day is a Winding road
1932
02:07:23,929 --> 02:07:27,224
Every day is a Winding road
1933
02:07:28,225 --> 02:07:31,436
Every day is a Winding road
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