1 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:55,180 You have no actual medical training? 2 00:00:55,639 --> 00:01:00,227 No. l have kids. Learned a Iot right there. 3 00:01:00,436 --> 00:01:05,149 l've seen nurses give my son throat cultures, and what is it? 4 00:01:05,357 --> 00:01:08,485 You stick a giant Q-tip down their throat and wait. 5 00:01:08,736 --> 00:01:13,282 Urinalysis: You take that dipstick to see if the white count's high. 6 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:14,992 -Yes, l understand. -Yeah. 7 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:16,827 l'm great with people. 8 00:01:17,035 --> 00:01:20,998 You'd have to observe me to know for sure. Trust me on that. 9 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,960 l'm a fast learner. Show me in a lab once... 10 00:01:25,169 --> 00:01:27,254 ...and l've got it down. 11 00:01:28,964 --> 00:01:31,842 l always wanted to go to medical school. 12 00:01:32,050 --> 00:01:35,012 That was my first interest. Then l got married... 13 00:01:35,262 --> 00:01:37,848 ...and had a kid too young and blew that. 14 00:01:38,307 --> 00:01:40,601 Out of high school, l got a job... 15 00:01:40,809 --> 00:01:43,520 ...with Fluor Engineers in lrvine. 16 00:01:43,771 --> 00:01:46,815 l felI madly in Iove with geoIogy. 17 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:49,777 -Geology? -Yeah. 18 00:01:50,027 --> 00:01:52,070 l Iearned how to read maps. 19 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:55,199 Yeah. But l Iost my job because... 20 00:01:55,407 --> 00:01:58,368 ...my boy got chickenpox, 1 04 temperature. 21 00:01:58,619 --> 00:02:01,705 My ex-husband was useless, so.... 22 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:03,749 That didn't really work out. 23 00:02:10,255 --> 00:02:12,716 You got a reaIly nice office. 24 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:16,261 Thanks. 25 00:02:21,517 --> 00:02:22,559 Look.... 26 00:02:53,757 --> 00:02:55,676 Oh, fuck! 27 00:03:03,809 --> 00:03:06,520 Goddamn it! 28 00:03:46,018 --> 00:03:47,394 Good morning, Mr. Masry. 29 00:03:47,603 --> 00:03:49,521 -Morning, RosaIind. -How are you? 30 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:53,233 -l'm fine. And you? -Very welI. Thank you for asking. 31 00:03:56,028 --> 00:03:57,404 Good morning. 32 00:04:00,282 --> 00:04:03,035 How you doing? Donald. 33 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:04,912 Did you see it last night? 34 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,247 l taped it. Don't telI me what happens. 35 00:04:07,497 --> 00:04:08,790 lt was so good. 36 00:04:09,041 --> 00:04:11,168 Your 9:00's here already. 37 00:04:20,218 --> 00:04:22,471 -Remind me. -Erin Brockovich. 38 00:04:22,721 --> 00:04:25,766 Car accident. Not her fault, she says. 39 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:28,268 She was referred. 40 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:36,860 -Erin, hi. -Hi. 41 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:39,947 Ed Masry. Sorry you had to wait. 42 00:04:40,864 --> 00:04:41,907 That's okay. 43 00:04:42,324 --> 00:04:45,160 Here, sit. Sit down. 44 00:04:53,502 --> 00:04:54,962 Thank you. 45 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:01,468 l never thought standing could take it out of you. 46 00:05:01,718 --> 00:05:03,720 Ever since that shithead hit me... 47 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:06,139 ...it's Iike my body's put together wrong. 48 00:05:06,390 --> 00:05:07,599 You poor thing. 49 00:05:09,559 --> 00:05:11,770 Did anyone ask if you wanted coffee? 50 00:05:12,020 --> 00:05:14,690 -Yeah. l'm fine. -Good. 51 00:05:15,565 --> 00:05:19,361 Listen, whoever did this to you made one heIl of a mistake. 52 00:05:19,611 --> 00:05:23,740 And you and me, we're gonna make him pay for it. 53 00:05:26,201 --> 00:05:29,997 So why don't you tell me what happened? 54 00:05:30,288 --> 00:05:34,584 l was puIling out reaI sIow, and out of nowhere... 55 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:39,006 ...his Jaguar comes racing around the corner like a bat out of hell. 56 00:05:39,256 --> 00:05:43,343 They took some bone from my hip and put it in my neck. 57 00:05:43,593 --> 00:05:45,887 l don't have insurance... 58 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:49,808 ...so l'm about $1 7,000 in debt right now. 59 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:54,646 l couIdn't take painkillers. They made me too groggy to take care of my kids. 60 00:05:54,896 --> 00:05:58,358 Matthew's 8, and Katie's aImost 6. 61 00:05:58,567 --> 00:06:00,861 And Beth's just 9 months. 62 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:03,155 l just wanna be a good mom... 63 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:06,491 ...a nice person, a decent citizen. 64 00:06:06,742 --> 00:06:09,369 l just wanna take good care of my kids. 65 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:13,373 Yeah. Yeah, l know. 66 00:06:15,417 --> 00:06:18,170 Seventeen thousand in debt? 67 00:06:20,088 --> 00:06:22,716 -Your ex-husband helping? -Which one? 68 00:06:25,135 --> 00:06:26,261 There's more than one? 69 00:06:27,429 --> 00:06:29,473 Yeah, there's two. Why? 70 00:06:35,562 --> 00:06:38,565 You must have been feeling desperate that afternoon. 71 00:06:39,191 --> 00:06:40,233 What's your point? 72 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:42,903 Broke, three kids, no job. 73 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:46,239 -Doctor in a Jaguar is a meaI ticket-- -Objection. 74 00:06:46,490 --> 00:06:47,949 -Sustained. -He hit me! 75 00:06:48,116 --> 00:06:49,201 So you say. 76 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:52,162 He came tearing around the corner, out of control. 77 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:57,417 An ER doctor, who spends his days saving lives, was out of control? 78 00:06:57,667 --> 00:07:01,296 That asshole smashed in my fucking neck! 79 00:07:04,674 --> 00:07:06,134 Open and fucking shut! 80 00:07:06,384 --> 00:07:09,471 -Exactly the Ianguage-- -lt was over before that! 81 00:07:09,679 --> 00:07:11,348 l told you he might get personaI. 82 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:13,558 -You said l was set. -l never said that. 83 00:07:13,809 --> 00:07:16,186 You toId me l had a good shot! 84 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:20,148 -Let's settle down. -Fuck "settle down"! l've got $74. 85 00:07:20,398 --> 00:07:24,027 -l can't afford to settle down! -l'm sorry, Erin. 86 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:30,325 Do they teach lawyers to apoIogise? Because you suck at it. 87 00:08:04,192 --> 00:08:05,569 Hello? 88 00:08:06,069 --> 00:08:07,779 -Hi. -Hi, Erin. 89 00:08:08,029 --> 00:08:10,365 You're back so soon. 90 00:08:11,074 --> 00:08:13,201 Were you a good girl? 91 00:08:13,451 --> 00:08:17,038 You're my littIe baby. What is that? A littIe cough? 92 00:08:17,247 --> 00:08:18,373 She's got a cough. 93 00:08:18,707 --> 00:08:22,127 l sat in the steam with her to try to loosen it up. 94 00:08:22,377 --> 00:08:25,172 -l think l've got cough medicine. -Bueno. 95 00:08:26,631 --> 00:08:27,674 Listen. 96 00:08:27,883 --> 00:08:29,801 l didn't wanna teIl you before. 97 00:08:30,218 --> 00:08:32,095 -With your worries. -What? 98 00:08:32,637 --> 00:08:35,891 My daughter bought a big house with a room for me. 99 00:08:36,266 --> 00:08:37,726 l'm moving in with her. 100 00:08:37,976 --> 00:08:39,394 -When? -Next week. 101 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:43,190 -Next week? -l know. But it's good for me. 102 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,067 Now l can heIp take care of my grandkids. 103 00:08:46,318 --> 00:08:47,402 lt's good for you. 104 00:08:47,652 --> 00:08:50,447 Now with money, you can hire a good babysitter. 105 00:08:50,697 --> 00:08:52,699 Not the old lady next door. 106 00:08:53,158 --> 00:08:54,576 Thanks. 107 00:08:58,747 --> 00:08:59,998 Matthew? 108 00:09:00,207 --> 00:09:03,335 -Katie, you back here? -Yeah. 109 00:09:03,585 --> 00:09:04,920 Come on in, would you? 110 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:13,553 -Hey, get in the house. No dripping. -Okay! 111 00:09:16,514 --> 00:09:21,478 Sweetie. PIease don't get sick on me, please. 112 00:09:30,654 --> 00:09:31,905 Let's fix dinner. 113 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:35,659 Yes, Iook. 114 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:42,749 Look at the water. 115 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:53,593 Goddamn it! 116 00:09:53,885 --> 00:09:56,304 l'm sorry. l'm sorry. 117 00:09:58,265 --> 00:10:02,394 Matthew! Katie! We're going out! 118 00:10:06,690 --> 00:10:08,024 You go ahead and order. 119 00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:11,945 l'm gonna have a cheeseburger deIuxe with a Coke. 120 00:10:13,405 --> 00:10:18,034 Mommy, can l have a cheeseburger deIuxe with no cheese and no bread? 121 00:10:19,661 --> 00:10:21,079 Did you get that? 122 00:10:21,788 --> 00:10:26,668 And she will have a cup of chicken broth and a few crackers, please. 123 00:10:26,918 --> 00:10:29,462 -And for you? -Just a cup of coffee. 124 00:10:30,297 --> 00:10:31,506 You're not eating? 125 00:10:31,756 --> 00:10:36,344 My lawyer took me out to a fancy lunch to ceIebrate, and l'm still stuffed. 126 00:10:36,845 --> 00:10:38,305 How about that? 127 00:11:18,762 --> 00:11:21,765 Yes, l'm calIing about the job ad in the paper. 128 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:24,225 l'm calling about the job ad. 129 00:11:24,476 --> 00:11:26,519 The great personaIity, good voice. 130 00:11:26,770 --> 00:11:29,272 l don't have any actuaI saIes experience. 131 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:32,901 l don't really have a résumé, but l can-- 132 00:11:33,151 --> 00:11:35,403 l don't have any computer skills. 133 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:40,450 Oh. WelI, l thought it was the locaI store. 134 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:43,370 Okay. Thanks anyway. 135 00:11:43,995 --> 00:11:45,372 Okay, bye. 136 00:11:51,503 --> 00:11:52,712 Ed Masry, please. 137 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:55,006 Yes, l'm holding for Ed Masry. 138 00:11:55,256 --> 00:11:56,758 ls he ever in the office? 139 00:11:57,217 --> 00:11:59,427 No, but l've called about a dozen times. 140 00:11:59,636 --> 00:12:01,304 l'd like to Ieave a message. 141 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:05,183 Brockovich, B-R-O-C-K-O-V-l-C-H. 142 00:12:05,683 --> 00:12:08,978 l'm a client. l want him to call. lt's that simple. 143 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:14,567 Okay. 144 00:12:29,457 --> 00:12:31,668 Goddamn it! 145 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,712 -Brenda! Brenda! -Yeah? 146 00:12:35,296 --> 00:12:37,048 Who put that there? 147 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:39,008 The files you asked for. 148 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:42,679 l didn't ask you to put it in the middIe of the fIoor. 149 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:45,682 Get a towel, wilI you? Hey, hey-- 150 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:50,437 -Hey, what's she doing here? -Who? 151 00:12:54,691 --> 00:12:56,067 Donald. 152 00:12:58,236 --> 00:12:59,654 What's she doing here? 153 00:12:59,904 --> 00:13:01,322 She works here. 154 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:17,338 Erin. How's it going? 155 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:20,175 You never caIled me back. l Ieft messages. 156 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:24,053 You did? l didn't know that. Donald seems to think-- 157 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:29,684 There's two things that aggravate me: being ignored and being Iied to. 158 00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:32,187 -l never lied. -You said things would be fine. 159 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:34,189 They're not. l trusted you. 160 00:13:34,439 --> 00:13:36,024 -l'm sorry. -l don't need pity. 161 00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:39,027 l need a paycheque. And l've looked. 162 00:13:39,277 --> 00:13:43,615 When you spend 6 years raising babies, it's hard to get a job that pays. 163 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:47,994 Are you getting this down, honey? Or am l talking too fast for you? 164 00:13:48,495 --> 00:13:49,871 l'm sorry about that. 165 00:13:50,121 --> 00:13:52,081 But we have a full staff now-- 166 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:57,378 BuIlshit. lf you had a full staff, you'd return a client's damn caIl. 167 00:13:57,629 --> 00:14:02,258 l'm smart and hard-working. l'm not leaving here without a job. 168 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:17,190 Don't make me beg. 169 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:20,944 lf it doesn't work out, fire me. 170 00:14:22,403 --> 00:14:23,613 Don't make me beg. 171 00:14:29,786 --> 00:14:31,996 No benefits. 172 00:14:34,582 --> 00:14:38,253 What we do in here is fiIe all of the cases. 173 00:14:38,503 --> 00:14:42,048 That way, at any time, we can teIl the status of a file. 174 00:14:42,298 --> 00:14:44,759 Where it is in the office and stuff. 175 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:48,471 Here's where we organise all the fiIes alphabeticalIy. 176 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,557 -Simple enough. -Okay. 177 00:14:50,765 --> 00:14:52,684 -And here is your desk. -Okay. 178 00:14:52,934 --> 00:14:55,562 l want to show you where the Xerox machine is. 179 00:14:55,770 --> 00:14:57,981 Everybody has a code. 180 00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:00,733 -Do l get to pick my own code? -We'lI see. 181 00:15:03,361 --> 00:15:06,197 -Mr. Masry? -Yeah. 182 00:15:07,115 --> 00:15:11,536 Can you telI me who l taIk to about getting an advance on my paycheque? 183 00:15:11,786 --> 00:15:13,705 Just for the weekend. 184 00:15:14,205 --> 00:15:16,249 RosaIind's the office manager. 185 00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:19,460 She handles the payroll and petty cash. 186 00:15:19,669 --> 00:15:20,878 She's gone already. 187 00:15:21,129 --> 00:15:24,132 She leaves early on Fridays. 188 00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:30,513 -Okay, thank you. -Oh, for Pete's sake, here. 189 00:15:33,308 --> 00:15:36,102 l've only got hundreds. 190 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:43,568 l don't want your money, Mr. Masry. 191 00:15:44,235 --> 00:15:47,488 Where do you think your paycheque comes from? 192 00:15:47,989 --> 00:15:50,199 -Have a good weekend. -Thank you. 193 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:52,910 -See you. -AlI right, see you. 194 00:15:54,370 --> 00:15:55,872 See you Monday. 195 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:10,928 Hi, my sweetie. HeIlo. 196 00:16:11,179 --> 00:16:12,221 How are you? 197 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,931 Matthew, Katie. 198 00:16:14,390 --> 00:16:16,267 -Hey, Mom. -Hi, sweetie. 199 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,228 How are you? 200 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:21,898 -Thanks a lot. -You're welcome. 201 00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:57,350 Hey! 202 00:16:59,477 --> 00:17:01,104 Hey! 203 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,527 -Hey! -HelIo. 204 00:17:08,069 --> 00:17:11,531 What are you doing making aIl that goddamn noise? 205 00:17:11,906 --> 00:17:15,326 lntroducing ourselves to the neighbourhood, l guess. 206 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:18,621 WelI, l am the neighbours. There. 207 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:20,873 We're introduced. So shut up. 208 00:17:24,293 --> 00:17:27,171 Wait. Hold on there. Let's start over, okay? 209 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:29,090 My name's George. What's yours? 210 00:17:29,716 --> 00:17:33,845 Just think of me as the person next door who likes it quiet. 211 00:17:34,345 --> 00:17:38,224 Don't be like that. Look, we Iive next door. l feel bad. 212 00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:41,227 l'm sorry. WilI you accept my apology? 213 00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:45,106 We're Iiving right next door. lf you need a cup of a sugar-- 214 00:17:45,314 --> 00:17:47,608 -l don't need sugar. -You don't. 215 00:17:47,859 --> 00:17:50,737 Why don't l take you out to dinner to apologise? 216 00:17:51,195 --> 00:17:53,489 Give me your number. l got your address... 217 00:17:53,740 --> 00:17:55,783 ...so you can't get away. 218 00:17:56,033 --> 00:17:58,369 l'll calI you up proper and ask you out. 219 00:17:59,996 --> 00:18:01,205 You want my number? 220 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,583 l do. l do want your number. 221 00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:07,962 Which number do you want, George? 222 00:18:08,838 --> 00:18:11,090 l Iike the way you say that. 223 00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:12,925 How many numbers you got? 224 00:18:13,301 --> 00:18:16,637 l got numbers coming out of my ears. For instance, 1 0. 225 00:18:16,888 --> 00:18:18,389 -Ten. -Yeah. 226 00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:21,392 That's how many months old my baby girl is. 227 00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:23,728 -You got a littIe girl? -Yeah. 228 00:18:23,978 --> 00:18:26,439 Sexy, huh? How about this? Six. 229 00:18:26,689 --> 00:18:29,734 That's my other daughter. Eight is my son. 230 00:18:29,984 --> 00:18:32,737 Two is the times l've been married and divorced. 231 00:18:32,987 --> 00:18:35,156 $1 6 is what l have in my bank account. 232 00:18:35,364 --> 00:18:38,409 850-3943, that's my phone number. 233 00:18:38,659 --> 00:18:43,206 l'm guessing zero is the number of times you're gonna caIl it. 234 00:18:43,998 --> 00:18:46,834 Hey, how do you remember your bank balance? 235 00:18:47,084 --> 00:18:48,920 See, that impresses me. 236 00:18:49,504 --> 00:18:51,631 You're dead wrong about that zero. 237 00:19:00,389 --> 00:19:02,683 How long has she been crying? 238 00:19:04,435 --> 00:19:06,687 She's got that tooth coming in. 239 00:19:06,938 --> 00:19:11,192 Give her a cold washcIoth to suck on. l'll check back later. 240 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:15,196 -Where's Anna? -She's out to Iunch with the girIs. 241 00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:20,201 l have to open a file. 242 00:19:21,327 --> 00:19:23,663 Real-estate thing, pro bono. 243 00:19:23,913 --> 00:19:25,873 -Okay. -Know how to do that? 244 00:19:26,123 --> 00:19:28,584 Yeah, l got it. No probIem. 245 00:19:32,088 --> 00:19:33,172 You're a girl. 246 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:36,551 Excuse me? 247 00:19:36,717 --> 00:19:40,096 Why aren't you out to lunch with the girls? You're a girl. 248 00:19:41,931 --> 00:19:44,183 l guess l'm not the right kind. 249 00:19:51,107 --> 00:19:54,610 Look, you may want to-- Now that you're working here-- 250 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:58,781 You may want to rethink your wardrobe a Iittle. 251 00:20:00,366 --> 00:20:01,701 Why is that? 252 00:20:01,868 --> 00:20:06,914 WelI, l think some of the girIs are a Iittle uncomfortable... 253 00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:09,542 ...because of what you wear. 254 00:20:11,502 --> 00:20:13,170 ls that so? 255 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:17,592 WelI, it just so happens, l think l look nice. 256 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,137 As long as l have one ass instead of two, l'lI wear what l like... 257 00:20:21,387 --> 00:20:23,097 ...if that's alI right with you? 258 00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:34,025 You might wanna rethink those ties. 259 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:53,669 With real-estate stuff, couId you remind me? l'm a littIe confused. 260 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:58,466 Why are there medical records and blood samples in real-estate files? 261 00:20:58,716 --> 00:21:00,301 You've been here long enough. 262 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:04,972 lf you don't know how to do your job by now, l'm not gonna do it for you. 263 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:23,032 Hello? 264 00:21:26,661 --> 00:21:28,537 Hello? 265 00:21:28,746 --> 00:21:32,625 Matthew? Katie? 266 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:53,145 Matthew? Katie? 267 00:21:58,567 --> 00:22:01,779 Matthew! Matthew! 268 00:22:20,214 --> 00:22:21,424 What happened? 269 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:24,176 -Hi, Mom. -Hey. Hungry? 270 00:22:24,427 --> 00:22:25,511 Am l--? 271 00:22:26,262 --> 00:22:28,723 They're here? l went to pick them up. 272 00:22:29,140 --> 00:22:32,727 She came by an hour ago. Something came up, she dropped them off. 273 00:22:33,144 --> 00:22:35,646 Something came up? Why didn't she calI? 274 00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:40,026 l don't know. She, l was, she-- l don't know why. 275 00:22:40,443 --> 00:22:43,029 -That stupid bitch. -Mom! 276 00:22:43,487 --> 00:22:47,033 l just can't believe she dumps my kids off when nobody's home. 277 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:48,951 l was home. 278 00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:52,288 We're fine. We cooked burgers, had some milk. 279 00:22:52,747 --> 00:22:54,999 You want a hot dog? There's one. 280 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:58,669 -Or a cheeseburger? -But this mustard is sIippery. 281 00:23:00,504 --> 00:23:03,466 Mom, what do you think about me getting a tattoo? 282 00:23:03,758 --> 00:23:05,634 One, two, three. 283 00:23:10,306 --> 00:23:13,142 l got alI these kings. You win, you got a joker. 284 00:23:13,934 --> 00:23:15,102 King. 285 00:23:15,311 --> 00:23:16,771 Joker. 286 00:23:17,354 --> 00:23:20,024 You stole a joker! 287 00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:21,317 You cheat. 288 00:23:21,525 --> 00:23:22,943 What do you mean? 289 00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:27,823 You cheat! Get another one. 290 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:29,825 Time to go to bed. 291 00:23:30,659 --> 00:23:33,245 Get ready for bed. Brush your teeth. 292 00:23:34,580 --> 00:23:36,707 -Play tomorrow? -Yeah. 293 00:23:40,628 --> 00:23:42,129 Good night, buddy. 294 00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:43,798 What's that? 295 00:23:44,048 --> 00:23:47,218 This is a Harley-Davidson, the best motorcycle ever. 296 00:23:47,468 --> 00:23:51,347 And if l ever catch either one of you near one, knock you siIly. 297 00:23:56,602 --> 00:23:59,271 Brush. And keep it down, the baby's asleep. 298 00:24:00,564 --> 00:24:01,941 You got great kids. 299 00:24:02,608 --> 00:24:05,945 WelI, l'm sure l'll fuck them up eventualIy. 300 00:24:07,404 --> 00:24:08,614 Why? 301 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:13,410 l'm not a good judge of character, or l wouIdn't have left them... 302 00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:17,498 ...with that idiot, who cost a Iot and smelIed Iike chicken fat. 303 00:24:17,748 --> 00:24:20,084 And after l find her and kilI her... 304 00:24:20,668 --> 00:24:22,795 ...l don't know what l'm gonna do. 305 00:24:23,170 --> 00:24:25,506 lf you need help with them, l couId do that. 306 00:24:26,841 --> 00:24:29,677 -l'm not Ieaving my kids with you. -Why? 307 00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:33,639 -l don't even know you. -What do you wanna know? 308 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,767 -Thanks for today-- -You're welcome. 309 00:24:37,017 --> 00:24:38,644 lt was my pIeasure. 310 00:24:40,396 --> 00:24:41,897 How many decks did you have? 311 00:24:42,273 --> 00:24:44,483 We had more than enough. 312 00:24:44,733 --> 00:24:47,069 Got so many friends you can't use one more? 313 00:24:48,696 --> 00:24:53,200 lf you need someone to look after your kids after school, or whatever... 314 00:24:53,450 --> 00:24:55,369 ...l don't have a job now. 315 00:24:56,620 --> 00:25:00,332 Oh, that's a great recommendation: "l'm unempIoyed." 316 00:25:00,583 --> 00:25:01,625 By choice. 317 00:25:01,876 --> 00:25:03,627 l work when l need to. 318 00:25:04,378 --> 00:25:07,339 What do you do? Live off your trust fund? 319 00:25:07,590 --> 00:25:12,052 l do construction, which pays good, and l make it last by living cheap. 320 00:25:12,303 --> 00:25:13,971 ls that supposed to impress me? 321 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:15,806 Hey. Bed. 322 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:18,058 Your little ghosts. 323 00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:22,855 You aIways this hard on people who try to help you? 324 00:25:23,564 --> 00:25:24,773 l'm out of practise. 325 00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:27,735 WelI, Iet me remind you then. 326 00:25:27,985 --> 00:25:31,822 The poIite thing is to say thank you. l'd start it off with that. 327 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,992 Then, "Hey, that's a reaIly nice offer. 328 00:25:35,409 --> 00:25:37,661 l don't mind taking you up on that." 329 00:25:37,870 --> 00:25:39,997 Why do you want to watch my kids? 330 00:25:40,247 --> 00:25:41,415 -l like kids. -Right. 331 00:25:41,665 --> 00:25:44,418 l Iike hanging out with them. They keep it simpIe. 332 00:25:47,421 --> 00:25:48,756 You're home every afternoon? 333 00:25:49,089 --> 00:25:51,050 l'm usualIy working on my bike. 334 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:59,725 lf it doesn't work out, you can always send them back to the chicken-fat lady. 335 00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:07,942 This isn't gonna get you laid. 336 00:26:10,152 --> 00:26:11,445 Get in bed. 337 00:26:11,695 --> 00:26:14,782 Good, because l don't find you attractive either. 338 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:16,450 Then we're even. 339 00:26:16,659 --> 00:26:19,411 l'm so glad we got that out of the way. 340 00:26:19,662 --> 00:26:20,788 l feeI much better. 341 00:26:21,038 --> 00:26:24,375 l do too. Because now l can just look after the kids... 342 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:27,586 ...and l don't have to worry about you coming on to me. 343 00:27:26,103 --> 00:27:29,857 Bring the phone into the changing room. Of course they won't. 344 00:27:30,107 --> 00:27:34,653 Mrs. Masry, don't be such a tease. Hold on, just hold on. Yeah? 345 00:27:34,903 --> 00:27:37,614 Sorry, wouId you mind if l investigate this? 346 00:27:38,032 --> 00:27:39,116 lnvestigate what? 347 00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:42,494 This real-estate thing with the Jensens. The pro bono. 348 00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:47,166 l wanna make sure l understand what l'm reading. 349 00:27:47,416 --> 00:27:50,711 -Yeah, yeah, sure. -You don't mind? 350 00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:53,422 Okay, great. Thanks. 351 00:29:03,450 --> 00:29:04,493 Donna Jensen? 352 00:29:05,536 --> 00:29:08,539 l'm Erin Brockovich, with Masry and Vititoe. 353 00:29:08,789 --> 00:29:11,208 Oh! You're a lawyer? 354 00:29:11,458 --> 00:29:14,795 Hell, no. l hate lawyers. l just work for them. 355 00:29:15,504 --> 00:29:16,547 Do you have a minute? 356 00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:21,427 l don't mean to be a pain to PG&E after alI they've done for Hinkley... 357 00:29:22,636 --> 00:29:27,724 ...but if they want this place, they're gonna have to pay for it. 358 00:29:28,350 --> 00:29:31,895 You didn't put the house up for sale. They just wanted to buy it? 359 00:29:32,146 --> 00:29:33,981 Oh, yeah, yeah. 360 00:29:34,231 --> 00:29:37,401 Oh, l don't wanna move. Uproot the kids? 361 00:29:37,651 --> 00:29:39,736 l've got a coupIe of girls. 362 00:29:39,987 --> 00:29:43,157 Honest to God, l don't know if l have the energy. 363 00:29:43,407 --> 00:29:47,411 You know, l've been sick. Me and Pete both have. 364 00:29:48,745 --> 00:29:52,207 The idea of selIing, if they're not gonna pay us properly... 365 00:29:52,416 --> 00:29:53,917 ...l don't see the point. 366 00:29:54,668 --> 00:29:57,713 Yeah, yeah, l can see that. 367 00:29:58,714 --> 00:30:00,883 l guess the only thing that confused me-- 368 00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:05,345 Not that your medical problems aren't important. 369 00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:09,016 How come those fiIes are in with all the real-estate stuff? 370 00:30:10,058 --> 00:30:14,104 There's just so much correspondence, l just keep it alI in one pIace. 371 00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:23,864 l'm sorry, l just don't see why you're corresponding with PG&E... 372 00:30:24,072 --> 00:30:26,950 ...about your medical problems in the first pIace. 373 00:30:27,201 --> 00:30:30,120 WelI, they paid for the doctor's visit. 374 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:31,914 They did? 375 00:30:32,122 --> 00:30:35,584 You bet. Paid for a checkup for the whole family. 376 00:30:35,959 --> 00:30:40,923 Not Iike with insurance, where you pay and maybe see some money in a year. 377 00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:43,800 They just took care of it. Just Iike that. 378 00:30:44,092 --> 00:30:45,385 We never saw a biIl. 379 00:30:45,636 --> 00:30:47,471 Wow. Why'd they do that? 380 00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:49,306 The chromium. 381 00:30:49,681 --> 00:30:51,600 -The what? -The chromium. 382 00:30:51,892 --> 00:30:55,062 WelI, that's what kicked this whole thing off. 383 00:31:35,686 --> 00:31:38,021 -What kind of chromium? -There's more than one? 384 00:31:38,272 --> 00:31:42,025 There's straight-up chromium, it does good things for the body. 385 00:31:42,276 --> 00:31:44,820 There's chrom three, which is fairly benign. 386 00:31:45,070 --> 00:31:47,406 There's chrom six, hexavaIent chromium... 387 00:31:47,656 --> 00:31:50,659 ...which, depending on the amounts, can be harmful. 388 00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:53,620 Harmful how? What would you get? 389 00:31:54,329 --> 00:31:57,207 With repeated exposure to toxic levels, anything... 390 00:31:57,457 --> 00:32:01,920 ...from chronic headaches to respiratory disease, liver failure... 391 00:32:02,170 --> 00:32:05,966 ...heart failure, reproductive faiIure, bone or organ deterioration. 392 00:32:06,216 --> 00:32:08,468 PIus, of course, any type of cancer. 393 00:32:08,677 --> 00:32:11,597 So that stuff, it kiIls people. 394 00:32:11,805 --> 00:32:13,181 Yeah, definitely. 395 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,267 HighIy toxic. HighIy carcinogenic. 396 00:32:15,517 --> 00:32:19,730 lt gets into your DNA, so you pass the troubIe to your kids. Very bad. 397 00:32:19,938 --> 00:32:21,815 WelI, what's it used for? 398 00:32:22,024 --> 00:32:23,275 A rust inhibitor. 399 00:32:23,525 --> 00:32:28,655 The utility plants use piston engines that get hot, they run water through. 400 00:32:28,864 --> 00:32:30,824 Chromium's in the water to prevent corrosion. 401 00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:35,203 How do l find out what kind of chromium they use in Hinkley? 402 00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:37,789 -Been to their water board? -What's that? 403 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,124 Every county has one. 404 00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:42,044 They keep records of anything in their jurisdiction. 405 00:32:42,294 --> 00:32:45,380 -You should find something there. -County water board. 406 00:32:45,631 --> 00:32:48,759 -Alrighty. Well, thanks. -Good Iuck. 407 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:52,512 l wouldn't advertise what you're looking for. 408 00:32:52,763 --> 00:32:57,059 lncriminating records have a way of disappearing when people smelI trouble. 409 00:32:57,893 --> 00:33:00,604 l'll remember that. Thanks. 410 00:33:11,948 --> 00:33:13,575 This guy's too smart. 411 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:17,287 It's onIy a matter of time until he makes his move. 412 00:33:17,496 --> 00:33:20,207 He positions women employees in such a way... 413 00:33:20,415 --> 00:33:24,961 ...that they have no choice but to respond or lose their jobs-- 414 00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:33,762 -That's a heavy door. -Let me give you a hand. 415 00:33:33,970 --> 00:33:37,933 Thank you very much. Aren't you a gentIeman, Mr...? 416 00:33:38,141 --> 00:33:40,686 -Scott. -Mr. Scott. 417 00:33:40,936 --> 00:33:44,398 PIeased to meet you. l'm Erin. 418 00:33:44,606 --> 00:33:46,358 Erin. Erin. Cool. 419 00:33:46,775 --> 00:33:49,277 What can l do for you, Erin? 420 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:53,824 BeIieve it or not, l'm on the prowl for some water records. 421 00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:55,701 You come to the right place. 422 00:33:56,243 --> 00:33:57,619 l guess l did. 423 00:33:58,203 --> 00:34:02,541 Just telI me what you wanna look at, and l'd be glad to dig them out. 424 00:34:02,791 --> 00:34:06,753 l wish l knew. lt's for my boss. He's in this water dispute... 425 00:34:07,003 --> 00:34:12,008 ...and he wants me to find alI kinds of papers, from alI kinds of places. 426 00:34:15,846 --> 00:34:19,474 You know, it would probabIy be easiest... 427 00:34:19,725 --> 00:34:22,686 ...if l squeezed back there and poked around myself. 428 00:34:22,936 --> 00:34:26,148 -WouId that be aIl right with you? -Come on back. 429 00:34:26,398 --> 00:34:29,943 -l'm gonna need you to sign in here. -Oh, sure. 430 00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:38,618 -"Pattee," is that your middle name? -No, maiden. 431 00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:40,203 Oh, you're married? 432 00:34:41,496 --> 00:34:42,998 Not anymore. 433 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:47,335 -Can l just...? -Yeah. 434 00:34:48,211 --> 00:34:49,379 l Iove your pants. 435 00:34:49,629 --> 00:34:53,008 Oh, welI, yeah, thanks. 436 00:34:53,717 --> 00:34:54,926 WelI, this is it. 437 00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:57,888 lt's impressive. 438 00:35:00,182 --> 00:35:02,225 l'll calI you if l need anything. 439 00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:06,563 -AlI right. -Okay. 440 00:35:06,813 --> 00:35:08,190 -Thank you. -Okay. 441 00:36:32,274 --> 00:36:33,316 Where's my stuff? 442 00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:35,402 Where have you been? 443 00:36:35,652 --> 00:36:37,195 Where the fuck is my stuff? 444 00:36:37,445 --> 00:36:40,365 Don't you use Ianguage like that with-- 445 00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:43,159 Someone took my stuff. 446 00:36:43,410 --> 00:36:46,079 -Nice to see you. -l had photos of my kids-- 447 00:36:46,329 --> 00:36:49,833 Toothbrush, toothpaste, mousse and deodorant. 448 00:36:51,167 --> 00:36:52,252 What's going on? 449 00:36:52,961 --> 00:36:56,590 This isn't a job where you can disappear for days at a time. 450 00:36:56,798 --> 00:36:59,384 You don't do the work, you don't get to stay. 451 00:36:59,593 --> 00:37:02,429 AIl l've been doing is working. Ask Mr. Masry. 452 00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:05,682 You ask Mr. Masry. He fired you. 453 00:37:09,144 --> 00:37:10,478 You said to fire me? 454 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:13,356 l'll calI you back. You've been gone for a week. 455 00:37:13,607 --> 00:37:17,319 l Ieft a message. l was gonna write a whoIe damn report. 456 00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:21,072 That's not how we work. You don't leave a message and take off. 457 00:37:21,323 --> 00:37:24,659 -Want me to check in every second? -lt's called accountability. 458 00:37:24,910 --> 00:37:27,120 l'm not taIking to you, bitch! 459 00:37:27,287 --> 00:37:28,330 That's enough! 460 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:33,001 Look, Erin, this incident aside, l don't think this is the right... 461 00:37:33,209 --> 00:37:34,628 ...place for you. 462 00:37:34,836 --> 00:37:38,590 So l'm gonna make a few calls, find you something else. 463 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,217 -Don't bother. -l'm trying to help. 464 00:37:41,468 --> 00:37:44,971 You're trying not to feeI guilty about firing someone with 3 kids. 465 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:47,557 Fuck if l'm gonna heIp you do that. 466 00:37:50,143 --> 00:37:51,937 Get back to work! 467 00:38:12,374 --> 00:38:14,250 What the hell are you doing here? 468 00:38:15,168 --> 00:38:16,628 l'm fixing the Ieak. 469 00:38:16,878 --> 00:38:20,090 Damn it, l don't ask you to do things Iike that. 470 00:38:21,216 --> 00:38:23,468 Look at this mess that you've made. 471 00:38:23,718 --> 00:38:26,763 -l'm not done with that yet. -Well, get it out. 472 00:38:28,014 --> 00:38:30,141 -Relax. -Shit! Where did it go? 473 00:38:31,017 --> 00:38:33,228 -Where is it? -Back there. 474 00:38:33,478 --> 00:38:34,562 Behind your foot. 475 00:38:34,771 --> 00:38:36,898 -Going up your Ieg now. -Jesus! 476 00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:39,651 Who fucking lives like this, George? 477 00:38:39,901 --> 00:38:45,031 Who Iets their kids run around in a place with bugs the size of house cats? 478 00:38:45,281 --> 00:38:48,368 AIl you have to do is calI an exterminator. 479 00:38:48,618 --> 00:38:51,121 l can't call an exterminator. 480 00:38:51,788 --> 00:38:54,916 l can't afford one. l can't even afford my phone. 481 00:38:58,294 --> 00:39:01,172 -l got fired. -What? 482 00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:05,760 What do you mean, you got fired? You're working so hard. 483 00:39:06,386 --> 00:39:07,846 Doesn't matter. 484 00:39:11,433 --> 00:39:14,102 Doesn't make one fucking bit of difference. 485 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:31,077 l don't know what happened to me. 486 00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:36,833 l mean.... 487 00:39:37,834 --> 00:39:41,838 God, l was Miss Wichita, for chrissake. 488 00:39:43,923 --> 00:39:45,175 Did l teIl you that? 489 00:39:47,844 --> 00:39:52,891 You are living next door to a reaI, live fucking beauty queen. 490 00:39:58,188 --> 00:40:00,607 l stilI have my tiara. 491 00:40:03,151 --> 00:40:08,281 And l thought it meant l was gonna do something important with my life. 492 00:40:08,698 --> 00:40:10,533 That it meant l was someone. 493 00:40:17,916 --> 00:40:19,584 You're someone to me. 494 00:40:29,677 --> 00:40:33,139 Are you gonna be something else that l have to survive? 495 00:40:34,891 --> 00:40:36,893 Because l'll teIl you the truth... 496 00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:41,064 ...l'm not up to it. 497 00:41:23,398 --> 00:41:25,900 I get up in the centre of the stage... 498 00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:28,611 ...and l have the big bouquet of flowers. 499 00:41:28,862 --> 00:41:31,447 l had my foot out like this, and l said: 500 00:41:31,698 --> 00:41:35,326 "l wilI devote my entire reign as Miss Wichita... 501 00:41:35,577 --> 00:41:38,037 ...to bringing an end to world hunger. 502 00:41:38,454 --> 00:41:41,332 And to the creation of a peaceful earth... 503 00:41:41,583 --> 00:41:44,169 ...for every man, woman and child." 504 00:41:44,419 --> 00:41:48,381 -How long were you Miss Wichita? -One year. 505 00:41:48,631 --> 00:41:51,759 By the time l got through opening new supermarkets... 506 00:41:52,010 --> 00:41:55,555 ...l only had a few weeks left to work on hunger... 507 00:41:55,805 --> 00:41:57,807 -...and worId peace. -WorId peace. 508 00:41:58,016 --> 00:42:00,476 l don't know what l was thinking. 509 00:42:01,644 --> 00:42:03,646 What about you, huh? 510 00:42:03,938 --> 00:42:05,523 What about me? 511 00:42:11,946 --> 00:42:13,865 Let me teIl you something. 512 00:42:14,365 --> 00:42:16,367 Let me get that out of your hair. 513 00:42:17,952 --> 00:42:20,330 -Thank you. -Nice. 514 00:42:26,753 --> 00:42:28,880 You're a very special lady. 515 00:42:35,011 --> 00:42:36,846 Don't be too nice to me, okay? 516 00:42:37,096 --> 00:42:38,473 Why? 517 00:42:39,307 --> 00:42:41,184 Makes me nervous. 518 00:42:54,197 --> 00:42:56,616 lt's some slim pickings here, baby. 519 00:42:59,827 --> 00:43:03,122 Maybe that's Ed McMahon. Let's go see. 520 00:43:09,837 --> 00:43:10,880 Wrong Ed. 521 00:43:11,923 --> 00:43:13,424 What are you doing here? 522 00:43:13,675 --> 00:43:17,345 l had an interesting call this afternoon from Dr. Frankel... 523 00:43:17,637 --> 00:43:19,681 -...from UCLA. -Oh, yeah? 524 00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:24,269 He wanted you to know that the "legaI limit for hexavaIent chromium... 525 00:43:24,769 --> 00:43:28,982 ...is .05 parts per milIion... 526 00:43:29,232 --> 00:43:32,819 ...and at the rate you mentioned, .58, it could be... 527 00:43:33,069 --> 00:43:37,615 ...responsibIe for the cancers" in that family you asked about... 528 00:43:37,991 --> 00:43:39,575 ...the Jensens. 529 00:43:40,159 --> 00:43:42,745 WelI. Wasn't that nice of him? 530 00:43:42,996 --> 00:43:47,083 Funny how some people help peopIe, and others just fire them. 531 00:43:47,458 --> 00:43:51,254 l'm sorry. You were gone. l assumed you were off having fun. 532 00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:55,174 Why the helI would you assume that? 533 00:43:55,425 --> 00:43:58,511 Maybe you look Iike someone who has a lot of fun. 534 00:43:58,720 --> 00:44:01,556 By that standard, l assume you never get laid. 535 00:44:03,975 --> 00:44:05,018 l'm married. 536 00:44:07,103 --> 00:44:11,649 Look, what is this--? What's the story on this cancer stuff? 537 00:44:15,111 --> 00:44:18,990 You wanna know, you have to hire me back. l got a ton of biIls to pay. 538 00:44:20,658 --> 00:44:21,909 Fine. 539 00:44:22,660 --> 00:44:23,703 Fine. 540 00:44:24,412 --> 00:44:28,166 Donna just put in these new cabinets, stained the wood and alI... 541 00:44:28,416 --> 00:44:32,128 ...when she gets a calI from PG&E, saying a freeway's gonna be buiIt... 542 00:44:32,337 --> 00:44:35,256 ...and they wanna buy her house for an off-ramp. 543 00:44:35,757 --> 00:44:37,967 The husband's sick with Hodgkin's. 544 00:44:38,176 --> 00:44:39,719 She keeps getting tumours... 545 00:44:39,927 --> 00:44:42,805 ...beIieving one has nothing to do with the other. 546 00:44:43,056 --> 00:44:45,308 Because PG&E toId her about the chromium? 547 00:44:45,558 --> 00:44:47,268 They had a seminar. 548 00:44:47,518 --> 00:44:49,854 They invited 200 people from the area... 549 00:44:50,104 --> 00:44:51,856 ...had it at the plant... 550 00:44:52,106 --> 00:44:54,984 ...about chromium three and how good it is... 551 00:44:55,234 --> 00:44:57,403 ...when they're using chromium six. 552 00:44:58,571 --> 00:45:02,617 That document you found at the water board... 553 00:45:02,867 --> 00:45:06,829 ...the one that says about the bad chromium.... 554 00:45:07,830 --> 00:45:10,458 You didn't happen to make a copy, did you? 555 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:12,210 Of course l did. 556 00:45:13,086 --> 00:45:14,379 Could l have a Iook? 557 00:45:14,921 --> 00:45:16,464 l want a raise. 558 00:45:16,714 --> 00:45:20,635 And benefits, including dentaI. 559 00:45:21,844 --> 00:45:23,513 lt's not how l do business. 560 00:45:23,721 --> 00:45:25,348 -What way is that? -Extortion. 561 00:45:33,064 --> 00:45:35,733 A five percent raise, we'll taIk about benefits later. 562 00:45:36,234 --> 00:45:40,988 Ten. There are lots of other pIaces l couId get work. 563 00:45:42,698 --> 00:45:46,536 Ten percent raise and benefits, but that's it. l'm drawing the Iine. 564 00:45:47,829 --> 00:45:49,539 He's drawing the line. 565 00:45:59,966 --> 00:46:01,676 This the only thing you got? 566 00:46:01,884 --> 00:46:04,971 WelI, the pIace is a pigsty. There's probabIy more. 567 00:46:05,221 --> 00:46:07,473 l know how those things are run. 568 00:46:08,307 --> 00:46:11,811 What makes you think you can just waIk in there... 569 00:46:12,061 --> 00:46:14,981 ...and find what we need? 570 00:46:15,940 --> 00:46:17,942 They're called boobs, Ed. 571 00:46:34,292 --> 00:46:36,419 She aIready is. 572 00:46:37,670 --> 00:46:38,880 l understand. 573 00:46:40,339 --> 00:46:42,133 l agree. l agree. l'm going to. 574 00:46:42,383 --> 00:46:43,509 Right now. 575 00:46:51,434 --> 00:46:52,852 l'm almost done. Look. 576 00:46:53,769 --> 00:46:55,396 How are we doing? 577 00:46:55,646 --> 00:46:57,273 We're doing great. 578 00:46:59,233 --> 00:47:00,651 Good. 579 00:47:00,902 --> 00:47:04,780 WelI, you've got quite a lot done aIready. So.... 580 00:47:06,616 --> 00:47:09,410 Sorry, we need to have those records back now. 581 00:47:09,869 --> 00:47:11,037 No. 582 00:47:14,207 --> 00:47:17,126 These papers are public record. l'm not leaving... 583 00:47:17,376 --> 00:47:20,838 ...until they're copied. 584 00:47:33,976 --> 00:47:36,896 Fax these to this number, okay? 585 00:47:37,188 --> 00:47:39,398 -AlI of them? -AlI of them. 586 00:48:00,878 --> 00:48:02,964 An on-site monitoring well? 587 00:48:03,214 --> 00:48:06,259 -That means it was-- -lt's on the PG&E property. 588 00:48:07,218 --> 00:48:12,348 And you say that this stuff, this hexavaIent chromium.... 589 00:48:13,391 --> 00:48:15,893 -Well, it's poisonous. -Yeah. 590 00:48:18,396 --> 00:48:19,814 WelI.... 591 00:48:21,357 --> 00:48:22,775 Erin.... 592 00:48:23,651 --> 00:48:28,281 lt's gotta be different than what's in our water, because ours is okay. 593 00:48:28,489 --> 00:48:31,325 The guys from PG&E toId me. 594 00:48:31,534 --> 00:48:35,288 They sat right in the kitchen and toId me that it was fine. 595 00:48:36,289 --> 00:48:40,710 l know. But the toxicologist that l've been talking to... 596 00:48:40,918 --> 00:48:45,715 ...gave me a Iist of probIems that come from hexavalent chromium exposure. 597 00:48:45,965 --> 00:48:49,260 Everything you alI have is on that list. 598 00:48:49,468 --> 00:48:51,971 No, no, no. 599 00:48:54,140 --> 00:48:58,644 That's not what-- That's not what our doctor said. 600 00:48:58,853 --> 00:49:00,521 He said that.... 601 00:49:01,772 --> 00:49:05,318 WelI, that one's got absolutely nothing to do with the other. 602 00:49:06,861 --> 00:49:09,488 But PG&E paid for that doctor. 603 00:49:30,801 --> 00:49:32,011 Ashley! 604 00:49:32,928 --> 00:49:34,764 Shanna! Get out of the pool! 605 00:49:35,014 --> 00:49:37,558 -How come? -l said so, that's why. 606 00:49:44,190 --> 00:49:46,442 The minute Brenda sent that fax... 607 00:49:46,692 --> 00:49:50,780 ...l'm saying, the second she pressed the "send" button... 608 00:49:52,281 --> 00:49:56,410 ...PG&E's cIaim department was on the phone to me... 609 00:49:56,661 --> 00:49:58,412 ...scheduling a meeting. 610 00:49:58,663 --> 00:50:00,915 So you think that-- Let me do it. 611 00:50:01,165 --> 00:50:02,875 You're driving me nuts. 612 00:50:03,084 --> 00:50:04,669 You think we scared them? 613 00:50:04,919 --> 00:50:07,254 Taking the troubIe to send someone... 614 00:50:07,463 --> 00:50:10,925 ...sounds like they're sitting up and taking notice. 615 00:50:26,524 --> 00:50:27,608 Mr. FoiI? 616 00:50:29,610 --> 00:50:32,113 ln the interest of putting this to rest... 617 00:50:32,321 --> 00:50:36,784 ...PG&E is wilIing to offer the Jensens $250,000 for their home. 618 00:50:37,368 --> 00:50:38,869 $250,000? 619 00:50:40,037 --> 00:50:42,498 ln terms of Iand vaIue in HinkIey... 620 00:50:42,707 --> 00:50:45,459 ...we feeI that's a more than fair price. 621 00:50:45,835 --> 00:50:48,337 How about in terms of medical expenses? 622 00:50:48,587 --> 00:50:53,175 $250,000 isn't gonna come close to what this family's gonna spend on doctors. 623 00:50:54,844 --> 00:50:57,763 l understand they've had bad luck, heaIth-wise. 624 00:50:58,013 --> 00:50:59,724 They have my sympathies. 625 00:50:59,974 --> 00:51:01,475 But that's not PG&E's fauIt. 626 00:51:01,726 --> 00:51:03,477 You're kidding, right? 627 00:51:05,229 --> 00:51:07,106 Look at these readings. 628 00:51:07,314 --> 00:51:11,193 PG&E's own technicians documented... 629 00:51:11,444 --> 00:51:14,447 ...toxic leveIs of hexavalent chromium in those weIls... 630 00:51:14,697 --> 00:51:16,907 ...on numerous occasions. 631 00:51:17,116 --> 00:51:19,326 Everything the Jensens have had... 632 00:51:19,577 --> 00:51:24,623 ...is proven reaction to exposure to hexavaIent chromium. They have had.... 633 00:51:25,499 --> 00:51:27,126 They have had.... 634 00:51:30,004 --> 00:51:34,425 Breast cysts, uterine cancer, Hodgkin's, immune deficiencies... 635 00:51:34,675 --> 00:51:35,926 ...asthma, nosebIeeds-- 636 00:51:36,177 --> 00:51:38,637 A miIlion things could cause those probIems. 637 00:51:38,888 --> 00:51:43,225 Poor diet, bad genes, irresponsibIe Iifestyle. 638 00:51:43,434 --> 00:51:45,603 Our offer is finaI and more than fair. 639 00:51:45,853 --> 00:51:49,023 Wait a minute. l thought we were negotiating here. 640 00:51:51,942 --> 00:51:56,197 $250,000 is aIl l'm authorised to offer. 641 00:51:58,240 --> 00:52:01,118 l'll present your offer to my clients. 642 00:52:01,368 --> 00:52:04,580 -l doubt they'Il accept. -Mr. Masry. 643 00:52:05,164 --> 00:52:07,124 Before you go off on a crusade... 644 00:52:07,374 --> 00:52:09,710 ...remember who you're dealing with. 645 00:52:09,960 --> 00:52:13,631 PG&E's a 28 billion doIlar corporation. 646 00:52:14,089 --> 00:52:17,009 28 biIlion dollars? 647 00:52:17,259 --> 00:52:19,470 l didn't know it was that much! 648 00:52:19,678 --> 00:52:23,974 Wow! Twenty-eight biIlion! 649 00:52:24,225 --> 00:52:26,352 Holy cow! 650 00:52:26,727 --> 00:52:27,812 They made an offer. 651 00:52:28,062 --> 00:52:31,774 No, a million would have been an offer. They send that... 652 00:52:32,024 --> 00:52:35,236 ...mail clerk down to jerk me off, waste my time. 653 00:52:35,444 --> 00:52:38,656 -Why? -You heard what that kid said. 654 00:52:38,864 --> 00:52:43,285 They have 28 bilIion dollars. They can afford to waste time. 655 00:52:43,536 --> 00:52:45,246 -You can't? -Am l made of money? 656 00:52:45,496 --> 00:52:47,748 -Why are you yelling? -l'm pissed. 657 00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:51,961 -Fuck you! -Fuck you back! 658 00:53:02,054 --> 00:53:04,056 l reaIly hate you sometimes. 659 00:53:04,515 --> 00:53:06,809 No. You Iove me. 660 00:53:18,571 --> 00:53:20,990 You've been reading for hours. 661 00:53:21,240 --> 00:53:23,075 l'm a slow reader. 662 00:53:53,606 --> 00:53:55,024 Excuse me. 663 00:53:55,232 --> 00:53:56,984 -Are you Erin Brockovich? -Yeah. 664 00:53:57,985 --> 00:53:59,612 l'm Tom Robinson. 665 00:53:59,820 --> 00:54:01,655 This is my wife, Mandy. 666 00:54:01,864 --> 00:54:04,867 We used to live across the street from the Jensens. 667 00:54:05,075 --> 00:54:07,328 l think you know Donna. 668 00:54:08,621 --> 00:54:11,665 PG&E bought our house last year. 669 00:54:13,042 --> 00:54:17,129 WelI, the vet said they had a bunch of tumours and stuff. 670 00:54:18,255 --> 00:54:21,008 WelI, you can see they couldn't reaIly walk. 671 00:54:21,508 --> 00:54:23,385 How many were born like this? 672 00:54:24,303 --> 00:54:27,348 Twelve or 1 3 or so. 673 00:54:28,265 --> 00:54:31,685 When Donna toId us what you toId her about the chromium... 674 00:54:31,894 --> 00:54:35,064 ...we figured it might have something to do with this. 675 00:54:35,272 --> 00:54:36,982 Yeah, it might. 676 00:54:37,191 --> 00:54:38,776 RealIy, may l keep these? 677 00:54:38,984 --> 00:54:40,235 -Yeah. -Okay, great. 678 00:54:40,444 --> 00:54:43,614 Thank you so much. l reaIly appreciate it. 679 00:54:44,865 --> 00:54:46,492 There's something else too. 680 00:54:48,577 --> 00:54:49,662 What? 681 00:54:54,333 --> 00:54:57,044 Mandy, here, has had... 682 00:54:57,252 --> 00:54:59,880 ...five miscarriages. 683 00:55:00,381 --> 00:55:01,507 l'm so sorry. 684 00:55:02,758 --> 00:55:05,094 l figured it was something l did. 685 00:55:05,970 --> 00:55:08,597 Like, when l smoked marijuana, maybe... 686 00:55:08,806 --> 00:55:11,225 ...or took birth control piIls... 687 00:55:11,433 --> 00:55:13,894 ...but then Donna said that you thought... 688 00:55:14,103 --> 00:55:17,272 ...this chromium might be to blame for her problems. 689 00:55:17,481 --> 00:55:19,483 So l figured maybe... 690 00:55:22,695 --> 00:55:24,113 ...it wasn't just me. 691 00:55:41,380 --> 00:55:43,257 l have to take a bath. 692 00:55:43,841 --> 00:55:45,342 You should go in. 693 00:55:47,469 --> 00:55:49,096 They're not asleep? 694 00:55:52,599 --> 00:55:54,309 Beth and Katie are. 695 00:56:10,743 --> 00:56:13,704 -How was school? -Fine. 696 00:56:14,371 --> 00:56:16,498 -Did you do your homework? -Yeah. 697 00:56:19,209 --> 00:56:21,003 Any probIems? 698 00:56:31,889 --> 00:56:35,559 l know you're upset, but the way this job is... 699 00:56:35,768 --> 00:56:39,855 ...things come up at the last minute. Things that l gotta deal with. 700 00:56:40,064 --> 00:56:42,149 Fine! 701 00:56:47,988 --> 00:56:49,990 PIease don't be mad at me. 702 00:56:50,991 --> 00:56:54,578 l'm doing this for us. l know it's hard for you to understand... 703 00:56:57,831 --> 00:57:00,584 ...but don't you want Mommy to be good at her job? 704 00:57:07,591 --> 00:57:11,470 l don't miss dinner alI the time. We aIl ate together last night. 705 00:57:11,678 --> 00:57:13,639 You were reading the whole time. 706 00:57:38,163 --> 00:57:42,167 There's something about this thing l don't understand, Mr. Masry. 707 00:57:42,626 --> 00:57:45,337 lf PG&E messed with our water... 708 00:57:45,546 --> 00:57:48,465 ...why would they say anything about it to us at all? 709 00:57:48,799 --> 00:57:50,592 Why not just keep quiet about it? 710 00:57:50,884 --> 00:57:52,928 To establish a statute of limitations. 711 00:57:53,137 --> 00:57:55,931 ln a case like this, you only have one year... 712 00:57:56,181 --> 00:57:59,309 ...from the time you Iearn about the problem to file suit. 713 00:57:59,935 --> 00:58:01,770 So PG&E figures: 714 00:58:01,979 --> 00:58:05,983 "We'll let the cat out of the bag. Tell them the water isn't perfect. 715 00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:09,236 lf we can ride out the year with no one suing... 716 00:58:09,444 --> 00:58:11,321 ...we'll be in the clear forever." 717 00:58:11,989 --> 00:58:14,199 But they told us more than a year ago. 718 00:58:14,408 --> 00:58:16,952 -That's okay. We're not suing. -Not yet. 719 00:58:17,452 --> 00:58:20,289 AIl we're doing is using this information... 720 00:58:20,497 --> 00:58:23,250 ...to get you a nice purchase price on your house. 721 00:58:23,458 --> 00:58:28,046 And you two, a comparable retroactive bonus on your sale price. 722 00:58:28,255 --> 00:58:30,924 PG&E still Iooks good to their shareholders. 723 00:58:31,133 --> 00:58:32,885 They're not in a Iawsuit. 724 00:58:33,093 --> 00:58:35,512 AIl they're doing is buying property. 725 00:58:37,639 --> 00:58:40,475 Doesn't say how much this thing's gonna cost us. 726 00:58:41,310 --> 00:58:44,605 My fee is forty percent of whatever you get awarded. 727 00:58:54,531 --> 00:58:56,783 Boy, do l know how you feel. 728 00:58:56,992 --> 00:59:00,746 The first time l heard that number, l said, "You're kidding me." 729 00:59:00,954 --> 00:59:02,873 Forty goddamned percent? 730 00:59:03,081 --> 00:59:06,960 l'm the one that's injured, and this joker sits at a desk aIl day... 731 00:59:07,169 --> 00:59:09,588 ...and he wants almost half of my reward? 732 00:59:09,796 --> 00:59:11,757 -Erin, can l--? -But then... 733 00:59:12,466 --> 00:59:14,468 ...l asked him... 734 00:59:14,676 --> 00:59:17,221 ...what he makes if l don't get anything. 735 00:59:18,764 --> 00:59:20,724 Then l don't get anything either. 736 00:59:21,433 --> 00:59:23,143 PIus, he's out aIl the costs. 737 00:59:23,769 --> 00:59:25,771 So l reaIised... 738 00:59:26,021 --> 00:59:27,648 ...he's taking a chance too. 739 00:59:36,990 --> 00:59:38,492 You got a pen, honey? 740 00:59:44,289 --> 00:59:45,415 AIl right, then. 741 00:59:48,585 --> 00:59:50,587 Oh, l made a bundt cake. 742 00:59:50,879 --> 00:59:53,173 Who would like coffee and cake? 743 00:59:53,382 --> 00:59:55,634 -l do. -Thanks, but we have to get back. 744 00:59:57,469 --> 00:59:59,763 Have a fucking cup of coffee, Ed. 745 00:59:59,972 --> 01:00:01,890 Coffee will be great. Thank you. 746 01:00:02,349 --> 01:00:04,559 -AlI right. -l'Il heIp you. 747 01:00:09,314 --> 01:00:11,858 My wife makes reaIly good bundt cake. 748 01:00:12,234 --> 01:00:13,944 l Iove bundt cake. 749 01:00:16,905 --> 01:00:21,368 WelI, it seems Iike everybody in the famiIy ended up with a rash somehow. 750 01:00:22,077 --> 01:00:25,580 lt seemed like no matter what we did, it always came back. 751 01:00:26,331 --> 01:00:28,500 Over what kind of period of time? 752 01:00:28,709 --> 01:00:32,713 Oh, long time, you know, years. l never did keep track of it. 753 01:00:32,921 --> 01:00:36,049 Kids are sick. Animals need to be fed. 754 01:00:36,258 --> 01:00:37,926 Just couIdn't get rid of it. 755 01:00:39,553 --> 01:00:41,555 WelI, Mrs. De Soto said... 756 01:00:41,972 --> 01:00:44,891 ...that she wasn't exactly sure what you had. 757 01:00:45,100 --> 01:00:46,351 We know what it is. 758 01:00:46,560 --> 01:00:49,813 -lt's gastrointestinal-- -Gastrointestinal cancer. 759 01:00:50,022 --> 01:00:53,233 -She got sick about nine months ago-- -Nine months ago. 760 01:00:53,442 --> 01:00:56,320 And they operated on her about six months ago. 761 01:00:56,528 --> 01:00:58,030 -The intestine. -Right. 762 01:01:08,373 --> 01:01:11,501 -Hi. l'm Erin Brock-- -l know who you are. 763 01:01:11,710 --> 01:01:13,378 Donna called me. 764 01:01:14,713 --> 01:01:16,089 Can l come in? 765 01:01:16,548 --> 01:01:19,259 We're not interested in getting involved. 766 01:01:21,511 --> 01:01:23,180 Can l ask why? 767 01:01:23,764 --> 01:01:25,474 What's the point? 768 01:01:27,726 --> 01:01:31,396 Donna told me that you've been sick and that your kids were sick-- 769 01:01:31,605 --> 01:01:34,232 You people don't give a shit. 770 01:01:34,691 --> 01:01:37,361 Anything to get what you want. 771 01:01:45,452 --> 01:01:46,828 Thanks for having me-- 772 01:01:47,037 --> 01:01:49,873 lt's a good day to come by. She's feeling good. 773 01:01:50,082 --> 01:01:52,459 WelI, Mike Ambrosino had remembered... 774 01:01:52,667 --> 01:01:55,379 ...that he had seen you foIks at the hospital. 775 01:01:55,587 --> 01:01:57,422 That's what brought me out here. 776 01:01:59,424 --> 01:02:02,594 Yeah, we've been there from time to time. 777 01:02:03,095 --> 01:02:05,680 And you! Wooftie! 778 01:02:05,889 --> 01:02:06,973 Ain't you a beauty? 779 01:02:07,682 --> 01:02:09,768 You drive aIl the boys crazy, don't you? 780 01:02:09,976 --> 01:02:13,021 l can see it in your eyes. You drive them wild. 781 01:02:13,397 --> 01:02:14,898 You do, don't you? 782 01:02:15,399 --> 01:02:16,566 Torture them. 783 01:02:16,775 --> 01:02:18,235 lt's good for them. 784 01:02:20,362 --> 01:02:22,614 Don't teach her anything too earIy. 785 01:02:23,532 --> 01:02:26,368 Yeah, she can't wait to get on her new dress. 786 01:02:26,576 --> 01:02:28,078 She wants to go to school. 787 01:02:28,286 --> 01:02:30,831 We're trying to do that, in a few months. 788 01:02:31,039 --> 01:02:33,708 Yeah, get her out of her nightgown here. 789 01:02:36,878 --> 01:02:38,672 She's gonna do it. 790 01:02:56,690 --> 01:02:57,941 AbsoluteIy not. 791 01:02:58,150 --> 01:03:00,235 -Why not? -Because l said no. 792 01:03:00,444 --> 01:03:02,529 The reason PG&E even talks to us... 793 01:03:02,737 --> 01:03:05,574 ...is because this is a quiet real-estate dispute. 794 01:03:05,866 --> 01:03:09,411 We add plaintiffs, we're in the middIe of a toxic tort... 795 01:03:09,619 --> 01:03:12,497 ...with a statute probIem, against a massive utiIity. 796 01:03:12,706 --> 01:03:15,459 -No, thank you. -Okay, so here's what l'll do. 797 01:03:15,667 --> 01:03:19,421 l'll go to the DanieIs', the nicest people you'lI ever meet... 798 01:03:19,629 --> 01:03:22,757 ...who watch their girl fight like a dog against cancer. 799 01:03:22,966 --> 01:03:24,009 l'll tell them... 800 01:03:24,217 --> 01:03:28,054 ...we can't heIp them, because you just don't wanna work that hard. 801 01:03:28,472 --> 01:03:29,764 Work hard? 802 01:03:29,973 --> 01:03:31,892 Let me teIl you something. 803 01:03:32,100 --> 01:03:33,602 l've worked all my life. 804 01:03:33,810 --> 01:03:38,106 l've built a firm and kept it alive through lawsuits and injunctions. 805 01:03:38,398 --> 01:03:41,401 l've survived a quadruple bypass, cancer... 806 01:03:41,610 --> 01:03:44,070 ...being born with one kidney and diabetes. 807 01:03:44,279 --> 01:03:47,073 l personaIly managed to save a million doIlars... 808 01:03:47,282 --> 01:03:49,951 ...over 30 years, getting cIients 1 0 times that. 809 01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:52,370 Don't telI me l don't work hard! 810 01:03:52,579 --> 01:03:56,124 Don't telI me l can't stop, take a breath and enjoy Iife. 811 01:03:56,333 --> 01:03:58,835 What the hell do you know about any of this? 812 01:03:59,252 --> 01:04:02,255 Something like this, Erin, it could take forever. 813 01:04:02,464 --> 01:04:04,174 They're a huge corporation! 814 01:04:04,382 --> 01:04:06,551 They'll bury us in paperwork for years. 815 01:04:06,760 --> 01:04:09,221 l'm just a guy with a small, private firm! 816 01:04:10,430 --> 01:04:13,517 Who knows they poisoned people and lied about it. 817 01:04:14,267 --> 01:04:15,727 We can get these peopIe. 818 01:04:15,936 --> 01:04:19,773 With a Iittle effort, l think we can nail their asses to the walI. 819 01:04:19,981 --> 01:04:22,400 With your Iegal expertise, you believe that? 820 01:04:22,609 --> 01:04:25,320 -Don't you ever just know? -Do you know about money? 821 01:04:25,529 --> 01:04:27,197 They settIe due to Iack of money. 822 01:04:27,405 --> 01:04:30,700 You know what toxicologists and geology experts cost? 823 01:04:30,909 --> 01:04:32,786 We're Iooking at $1 00,000 a month. 824 01:04:32,994 --> 01:04:36,206 -l've already spent some of my savings. -We'lI figure it out. 825 01:04:36,414 --> 01:04:40,377 l don't know shit, but l know the difference between right and wrong! 826 01:04:40,585 --> 01:04:43,463 -Lovers' quarrel? -Bite my ass, Krispy Kreme. 827 01:04:48,051 --> 01:04:49,719 l feeI you looking at me. 828 01:04:53,390 --> 01:04:55,475 l'm sorry. 829 01:04:57,561 --> 01:05:00,063 How many famiIies are we taIking about? 830 01:05:00,272 --> 01:05:02,816 Four more. EIeven people so far. 831 01:05:02,983 --> 01:05:04,025 There's more? 832 01:05:04,484 --> 01:05:09,614 l found a document at the water board, a toxic test welI reading from 1 967. 833 01:05:09,948 --> 01:05:12,409 More peopIe have Iived there since then. 834 01:05:13,285 --> 01:05:17,122 This is a whoIe different baIl game. A much bigger deal. 835 01:05:18,081 --> 01:05:20,834 Kind of Iike David and what's-his-name. 836 01:05:22,669 --> 01:05:26,631 Kind of Iike David and what's- his-name's whole fucking family. 837 01:05:28,300 --> 01:05:30,176 Here's the deal. 838 01:05:30,385 --> 01:05:35,307 lf, and only if, you find alI the evidence to back this up, l'lI do it. 839 01:05:35,557 --> 01:05:37,142 You're doing the right thing. 840 01:05:37,350 --> 01:05:41,563 Remind me of that when l'm filing for bankruptcy. 841 01:05:43,315 --> 01:05:47,235 Of course, gathering evidence is a big job. 842 01:05:47,444 --> 01:05:49,738 Hell of a Iot bigger than just fiIing. 843 01:05:49,946 --> 01:05:51,656 l'll be working a Iot harder... 844 01:05:51,865 --> 01:05:54,784 ...taking on a lot more responsibility. 845 01:05:54,993 --> 01:05:57,454 -l don't believe this. -A raise wouldn't hurt. 846 01:05:57,662 --> 01:05:59,372 l'll spend more time in my car... 847 01:05:59,581 --> 01:06:02,959 ...so l'll probably be needing one of those celI phones. 848 01:06:03,668 --> 01:06:06,796 -l don't believe this. -Just a little phone. 849 01:07:15,156 --> 01:07:16,658 Thank you! 850 01:07:23,832 --> 01:07:26,292 Whoever is behind you. 851 01:07:27,293 --> 01:07:28,420 Just play. 852 01:07:28,628 --> 01:07:32,090 Go, roll the dice and play. 853 01:07:34,134 --> 01:07:36,344 Come on, aren't you gonna play? 854 01:07:36,553 --> 01:07:38,722 Roll the dice. 855 01:07:38,930 --> 01:07:41,391 Come on. Come on. 856 01:07:43,810 --> 01:07:44,853 Hello. 857 01:07:45,061 --> 01:07:49,607 Is this the Erin Brockovich that's been snooping around the water board? 858 01:07:49,816 --> 01:07:52,819 -Yeah. Who's this? -You should watch your step. 859 01:07:53,027 --> 01:07:56,948 A young lady with three young children really should think again. 860 01:07:57,115 --> 01:07:58,158 Who is this? 861 01:07:59,284 --> 01:08:01,911 Do you understand what l'm saying? 862 01:08:08,334 --> 01:08:09,377 Who is it? 863 01:08:11,087 --> 01:08:12,589 It's okay. 864 01:08:14,632 --> 01:08:18,762 l'm not gonna quit because of one creepy phone calI, George. 865 01:08:18,970 --> 01:08:20,472 Come on, Erin. 866 01:08:21,598 --> 01:08:23,349 A job shouldn't put you in danger. 867 01:08:23,558 --> 01:08:24,684 l'm not in danger. 868 01:08:24,893 --> 01:08:27,353 -The phone might be tapped but-- -What? 869 01:08:27,562 --> 01:08:30,940 That's usuaI. We've got a dead boIt, it's not a big deal. 870 01:08:31,566 --> 01:08:34,736 You don't think you're a little out of your Ieague? 871 01:08:34,944 --> 01:08:38,072 That's what those PG&E fucks want me to think. 872 01:08:38,281 --> 01:08:39,532 But they're wrong. 873 01:08:39,741 --> 01:08:42,452 Erin, there are plenty of jobs out there. 874 01:08:42,660 --> 01:08:44,245 How wouId you know? 875 01:08:53,713 --> 01:08:55,507 What that's supposed to mean? 876 01:08:55,715 --> 01:08:59,135 You got a probIem with me caring for your kids instead of a job? 877 01:08:59,344 --> 01:09:00,512 l can get a job. 878 01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:03,807 You can leave the kids with the chicken-fat Iady again. 879 01:09:04,015 --> 01:09:06,351 l said l'm sorry. Keep your voice down. 880 01:09:06,559 --> 01:09:10,104 l know what these kids can sIeep through, better than you. 881 01:09:24,118 --> 01:09:26,162 Scott, tell me something. 882 01:09:26,371 --> 01:09:28,706 Does PG&E pay you to cover their ass? 883 01:09:28,915 --> 01:09:32,001 Or do you just do it out of the kindness of your heart? 884 01:09:32,460 --> 01:09:35,004 l don't know what you're talking about. 885 01:09:35,213 --> 01:09:36,965 Nobody caIls me Pattee. 886 01:09:37,173 --> 01:09:41,594 That sicko that caIled could've onIy found out about me from you. 887 01:09:42,387 --> 01:09:43,972 People are dying, Scott. 888 01:09:44,180 --> 01:09:46,266 You've got document after document... 889 01:09:46,474 --> 01:09:50,353 ...that says why, and you haven't said one word about it. 890 01:09:51,771 --> 01:09:54,691 l wanna know how the heIl you sleep at night. 891 01:10:15,003 --> 01:10:19,132 l'm about to drive off the road, l'm so tired. Keep me awake. 892 01:10:20,675 --> 01:10:22,051 What do you want, a joke? 893 01:10:22,886 --> 01:10:25,597 No, l don't want a joke. 894 01:10:26,097 --> 01:10:28,433 Tell me about what went on back there. 895 01:10:30,184 --> 01:10:33,313 Come to think of it, we had a big event around here. 896 01:10:35,356 --> 01:10:38,401 Beth started talking. 897 01:10:40,820 --> 01:10:41,863 What? 898 01:10:43,615 --> 01:10:45,575 Beth? My Beth? 899 01:10:45,783 --> 01:10:47,118 We were sitting around... 900 01:10:48,119 --> 01:10:50,830 ...and she pointed at a ball and said: 901 01:10:51,539 --> 01:10:52,707 "BalI." 902 01:10:53,833 --> 01:10:55,376 Out of the blue Iike that. 903 01:10:58,212 --> 01:10:59,881 It was pretty intense. 904 01:11:00,089 --> 01:11:02,383 You know, seeing somebody's first word. 905 01:11:02,592 --> 01:11:07,513 Of all the words in her life, that's the first word she says: "ball." 906 01:11:10,099 --> 01:11:12,310 She pointed her little finger... 907 01:11:13,102 --> 01:11:16,064 ...with her beautiful, soft, chubby little arm... 908 01:11:16,814 --> 01:11:18,024 ...and her cheeks. 909 01:11:18,232 --> 01:11:21,110 It's like she'd been looking at it for months... 910 01:11:21,319 --> 01:11:24,405 ...and couIdn't get it out, but knowing what it was. 911 01:11:24,614 --> 01:11:26,741 She didn't look away or anything. 912 01:11:26,950 --> 01:11:29,494 She was just sitting there with her arm out. 913 01:11:29,702 --> 01:11:32,497 You should've seen Matthew and Katie and me. 914 01:11:32,705 --> 01:11:34,248 Our jaws just dropped. 915 01:11:34,457 --> 01:11:38,628 We must've stood there for three or four minutes and just looked at her. 916 01:11:38,836 --> 01:11:42,006 She just had her arm out like that. "BaIl." 917 01:11:42,215 --> 01:11:45,051 And, you know, her little lips wrapped around her. 918 01:11:46,970 --> 01:11:48,388 It was great. 919 01:11:48,596 --> 01:11:50,264 It was intense. 920 01:11:57,730 --> 01:12:00,650 l brought some stuff that you might be interested in. 921 01:12:00,858 --> 01:12:03,903 My name's Erin, and l'll be here all day. 922 01:12:04,112 --> 01:12:06,406 Let's go over to these nice Iadies. Hi. 923 01:12:06,614 --> 01:12:07,991 -How are you? -Good. 924 01:12:08,199 --> 01:12:12,120 l brought some information today, if you wanna have a Iook at it. 925 01:12:12,328 --> 01:12:14,747 lf you have any questions, let me know. 926 01:12:14,956 --> 01:12:17,792 Hi. Excuse me, ladies, l'm Ed Masry. 927 01:12:18,001 --> 01:12:21,838 l'm the lawyer involved in the case. You might like to read these. 928 01:12:22,046 --> 01:12:24,298 lf you have questions, l'm here aIl day. 929 01:12:24,507 --> 01:12:26,968 -Sounds good. Thank you. -Thanks so much. 930 01:12:28,011 --> 01:12:29,554 ls your phone number in this? 931 01:12:30,680 --> 01:12:33,641 There's more important information than that in there. 932 01:12:35,184 --> 01:12:36,436 l'm bored. 933 01:12:36,644 --> 01:12:38,104 So are the kids. 934 01:12:39,147 --> 01:12:40,773 l'm a Iittle busy, honey. 935 01:12:40,982 --> 01:12:43,276 We invited these people. Ed and l have to-- 936 01:12:43,484 --> 01:12:45,361 l'm sorry. You know what? 937 01:12:45,611 --> 01:12:47,488 PIease, l have an idea. 938 01:12:47,697 --> 01:12:49,073 Can you take her? 939 01:12:49,282 --> 01:12:52,618 She's getting heavy, and l'll work faster if you take her. 940 01:13:03,546 --> 01:13:04,839 Got a knee for me? 941 01:13:06,382 --> 01:13:08,551 -HelIo. -HelIo, sweetness. 942 01:13:08,760 --> 01:13:10,428 -Guess what. -What? 943 01:13:10,636 --> 01:13:12,472 l would like to go home. 944 01:13:12,680 --> 01:13:15,016 -Everything's done? -We got a lot done. 945 01:13:15,224 --> 01:13:17,852 Did you? l think l ate three watermeIons. 946 01:13:18,061 --> 01:13:19,103 Piggyback! 947 01:13:19,312 --> 01:13:20,855 Let's go, brother. Get on. 948 01:13:21,064 --> 01:13:22,523 Careful. 949 01:13:22,732 --> 01:13:24,192 Here, get on me, now. 950 01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:26,486 Erin, excuse me. 951 01:13:26,694 --> 01:13:29,822 This is NeIson Perez, he works at the compressor station. 952 01:13:30,031 --> 01:13:32,408 -Hi, nice to meet you. -PG&E. 953 01:13:32,617 --> 01:13:34,327 Oh, hi. 954 01:13:35,787 --> 01:13:37,705 -l've come at a bad time. -No. 955 01:13:37,914 --> 01:13:41,000 -Can you just give me one--? -Of course. Sure. 956 01:13:41,209 --> 01:13:42,877 Thank you. 957 01:13:45,838 --> 01:13:46,881 You know what? 958 01:13:47,090 --> 01:13:51,094 Why don't you guys go ahead without me, and l'Il get a ride with Ed. 959 01:13:51,302 --> 01:13:54,430 -No, Mom. -No, sweetie, l'lI be right behind you. 960 01:13:54,639 --> 01:13:56,724 l'll be right behind you, all right? 961 01:13:57,058 --> 01:14:01,854 -l realIy-- This is so-- -Fine. Go, go, go. 962 01:14:05,274 --> 01:14:06,859 Get down, bud. 963 01:14:10,988 --> 01:14:12,365 Hang on tight there. 964 01:14:12,573 --> 01:14:14,992 Help your sister with her shoes. Let's go. 965 01:14:31,968 --> 01:14:35,221 This is so helpfuI. ls it okay if l write this down? 966 01:14:35,429 --> 01:14:36,848 l have so many questions. 967 01:14:37,056 --> 01:14:41,644 l wanna know about how the pIant works and the cooling towers, just everything. 968 01:14:41,853 --> 01:14:46,983 They use the hexachrome here, in these cooling towers, as an anticorrosive. 969 01:14:47,233 --> 01:14:50,236 Then they dump the excess water into these ponds. 970 01:14:50,611 --> 01:14:53,406 l don't remember seeing any ponds up there. 971 01:14:53,614 --> 01:14:56,576 They've been covered over, and not too carefuIly. 972 01:14:56,784 --> 01:14:59,328 lf you dig one inch under the surface... 973 01:14:59,537 --> 01:15:01,664 ...dirt's as green as a fucking shamrock. 974 01:15:01,873 --> 01:15:04,375 And that's what caused the contamination? 975 01:15:04,584 --> 01:15:08,421 lt didn't help, but no. The problem started on the bottom. 976 01:15:08,713 --> 01:15:10,756 According to... 977 01:15:12,675 --> 01:15:14,260 ...this... 978 01:15:14,468 --> 01:15:17,096 ...in most cases you wouId line these ponds... 979 01:15:17,305 --> 01:15:19,599 ...so the shit didn't seep into the ground. 980 01:15:20,224 --> 01:15:23,686 -But guess what. -They skipped that step? 981 01:15:24,061 --> 01:15:26,772 Here are the ponds, the plume comes down... 982 01:15:26,981 --> 01:15:29,275 ...and HinkIey is down here... 983 01:15:29,483 --> 01:15:32,904 ...it's 14 years of hexachrome fIowing into the ground water. 984 01:15:33,696 --> 01:15:34,947 Jesus. 985 01:15:35,990 --> 01:15:38,534 This guy just offered all this information? 986 01:15:39,076 --> 01:15:42,038 WelI, yeah. Nelson cares what's in those ponds. 987 01:15:42,246 --> 01:15:45,833 He used to spend time wading around them. That was his job. 988 01:15:46,042 --> 01:15:47,251 Shit. 989 01:15:54,550 --> 01:15:55,635 What's the matter? 990 01:15:58,179 --> 01:16:00,598 l don't know if we can pulI this off. 991 01:16:01,724 --> 01:16:05,686 This is a monster case. We're up to 41 1 plaintiffs. 992 01:16:05,895 --> 01:16:10,775 We've taken 1 62 declarations. 993 01:16:10,983 --> 01:16:14,570 ProbabIy hundreds more out there have moved away. 994 01:16:14,862 --> 01:16:17,156 We have to find them, it's taking time. 995 01:16:17,365 --> 01:16:19,450 Money's going out, nothing's coming in. 996 01:16:19,659 --> 01:16:21,661 l have to take a second mortgage. 997 01:16:21,869 --> 01:16:23,579 -So? -So! 998 01:16:24,747 --> 01:16:26,290 So.... 999 01:16:26,958 --> 01:16:28,542 l have to tell you. 1000 01:16:29,335 --> 01:16:33,214 l've been making enquiries with other firms... 1001 01:16:33,422 --> 01:16:36,884 ...bigger firms to share some of the cost. 1002 01:16:37,385 --> 01:16:39,804 They aIl said no, said we don't have it. 1003 01:16:41,931 --> 01:16:43,641 We got PG&E by the balls. 1004 01:16:43,849 --> 01:16:48,020 PG&E HinkIey, but nobody'Il get rich unIess we pin this on Corporate... 1005 01:16:48,229 --> 01:16:50,314 -...in San Francisco. -What do you mean? 1006 01:16:50,523 --> 01:16:53,776 PG&E Corporate claims they didn't know about Hinkley. 1007 01:16:53,985 --> 01:16:56,028 They knew. They had to know. 1008 01:16:56,237 --> 01:16:57,989 Show me the document to prove it. 1009 01:17:00,950 --> 01:17:05,079 Then they didn't know. lf so, we can't hit them with punitive damages. 1010 01:17:05,288 --> 01:17:08,749 With punitive damages, it's a sum of money that can... 1011 01:17:08,958 --> 01:17:12,962 ...have some effect on these people's Iives. 1012 01:17:14,297 --> 01:17:15,673 So, what do we do now? 1013 01:17:20,219 --> 01:17:22,513 Let's assume there are documents... 1014 01:17:22,680 --> 01:17:26,684 ...connecting PG&E HinkIey and Corporate and they know about them. 1015 01:17:27,184 --> 01:17:31,731 We take our 400 or so plaintiffs and everything you've dug up... 1016 01:17:32,023 --> 01:17:34,400 ...we file a lawsuit to provoke a reaction. 1017 01:17:34,608 --> 01:17:38,612 See if they offer a reasonable settlement, or throw more paper at us. 1018 01:17:39,113 --> 01:17:40,698 Sounds great. Let's do that. 1019 01:17:40,906 --> 01:17:42,116 There's a downside. 1020 01:17:43,451 --> 01:17:45,911 PG&E wilI submit a demurrer. 1021 01:17:46,120 --> 01:17:48,372 A list attacking each complaint... 1022 01:17:48,581 --> 01:17:51,417 ...cIaiming that each cause of action has no merit. 1023 01:17:51,625 --> 01:17:53,794 And if the judge agrees with them... 1024 01:17:54,003 --> 01:17:57,465 ...he'll dismiss our case. PG&E wilI have no reason to settle. 1025 01:17:58,299 --> 01:18:00,092 Then it's alI over. 1026 01:18:06,140 --> 01:18:08,434 So basicalIy it alI comes down to... 1027 01:18:08,642 --> 01:18:11,729 ...what this one judge decides. 1028 01:18:12,897 --> 01:18:14,482 BasicalIy, yeah. 1029 01:18:15,691 --> 01:18:17,193 Jesus. 1030 01:19:00,861 --> 01:19:03,906 WelI, l'd got so used to having them come up benign. 1031 01:19:05,741 --> 01:19:08,702 Guess l just didn't expect it. 1032 01:19:09,954 --> 01:19:13,499 l sure wish l would've had longer to get used to the idea. 1033 01:19:17,086 --> 01:19:19,213 You think if you got no uterus... 1034 01:19:19,422 --> 01:19:22,842 ...and no breasts... 1035 01:19:23,050 --> 01:19:25,845 ...you're still technicaIly a woman? 1036 01:19:27,555 --> 01:19:29,598 Sure you are. 1037 01:19:29,807 --> 01:19:31,600 Yeah, you just-- 1038 01:19:31,809 --> 01:19:34,395 You're actualIy a happier woman. 1039 01:19:34,603 --> 01:19:37,648 No need to worry about maxi-pads and underwire. 1040 01:19:45,197 --> 01:19:46,991 We're gonna get them, aren't we? 1041 01:19:47,366 --> 01:19:50,411 You gotta promise me that we're gonna get them. 1042 01:20:06,635 --> 01:20:09,680 I have before me a complaint on behalf of residents... 1043 01:20:12,808 --> 01:20:16,979 ...of Hinkley, California, who have filed against PG&E. 1044 01:20:17,188 --> 01:20:20,191 For damages, medical expenses and personal trauma... 1045 01:20:20,399 --> 01:20:25,112 ...due to contamination of the ground water in their area by the defendant. 1046 01:20:25,821 --> 01:20:29,074 And l have here 84 motions to strike and demurrers... 1047 01:20:29,283 --> 01:20:33,245 ...submitted by representatives of Pacific Gas & Electric. 1048 01:20:33,454 --> 01:20:36,665 Each one attacking the vaIidity of this complaint. 1049 01:20:37,541 --> 01:20:40,878 l have reviewed all of the information carefuIly. 1050 01:20:41,378 --> 01:20:43,464 l'm ready to give my decision. 1051 01:20:43,672 --> 01:20:46,675 Before l do, is there anything anyone wants to say? 1052 01:20:47,718 --> 01:20:50,346 -No, Your Honour. -No, Your Honour. 1053 01:20:51,514 --> 01:20:52,765 Very weIl. 1054 01:20:53,057 --> 01:20:57,770 ln the matter of the plaintiffs of HinkIey, California vs. PG&E... 1055 01:20:57,978 --> 01:21:02,191 ...it is the order of this court that each of the 84 motions to strike... 1056 01:21:02,399 --> 01:21:05,027 ...and demurrers are denied. 1057 01:21:05,236 --> 01:21:10,074 And the causes of action against Pacific Gas and Electric are upheId. 1058 01:21:10,908 --> 01:21:12,451 On a more personaI note... 1059 01:21:13,077 --> 01:21:17,122 ...as a resident here in Barstow, which is not far from Hinkley... 1060 01:21:17,331 --> 01:21:19,833 ...l am disturbed by reference... 1061 01:21:20,042 --> 01:21:24,964 ...to evidence that suggests that not onIy was hexavaIent chromium used... 1062 01:21:25,172 --> 01:21:29,635 ...but that your clients actuaIly sent these residents... 1063 01:21:29,843 --> 01:21:32,888 ...pamphlets teIling them that it was good for them. 1064 01:21:34,139 --> 01:21:36,267 Tell your clients they're going to trial. 1065 01:21:48,028 --> 01:21:51,198 Jesus. They Iook like the Secret Service. 1066 01:21:51,991 --> 01:21:53,784 lntimidation. 1067 01:21:55,619 --> 01:21:57,746 Let the games begin. 1068 01:21:58,038 --> 01:22:00,249 Show them into the conference room. 1069 01:22:02,543 --> 01:22:04,295 Donald, Anna... 1070 01:22:05,504 --> 01:22:07,756 ...l wanna taIk to you for a minute. 1071 01:22:12,344 --> 01:22:14,680 -CounselIors. -CounselIors. 1072 01:22:22,187 --> 01:22:23,272 Let's be honest. 1073 01:22:23,897 --> 01:22:27,318 $20,000,000 is more than these peopIe have ever dreamed of. 1074 01:22:28,652 --> 01:22:30,362 Now that pisses me off. 1075 01:22:31,322 --> 01:22:35,117 First of all, since the demurrer, we have more than 400 plaintiffs. 1076 01:22:35,326 --> 01:22:37,620 Let's be honest, we know there's more. 1077 01:22:37,870 --> 01:22:41,081 They may not be sophisticated, but they can divide... 1078 01:22:41,290 --> 01:22:44,209 ...and $20,000,000 isn't shit after spIitting it. 1079 01:22:44,418 --> 01:22:45,502 Second of alI... 1080 01:22:45,711 --> 01:22:47,671 ...they don't dream of being rich. 1081 01:22:47,880 --> 01:22:50,758 They dream about watching their kids in a pooI... 1082 01:22:50,966 --> 01:22:54,553 ...without worrying that they'll have a hysterectomy at 20. 1083 01:22:54,762 --> 01:22:56,555 Like Rosa Diaz, our client. 1084 01:22:56,847 --> 01:23:01,435 Or have their spine deteriorate, like Stan Bloom, another client of ours. 1085 01:23:01,644 --> 01:23:05,481 So before you come back here with another lame-ass offer... 1086 01:23:05,689 --> 01:23:09,610 ...l want you to think reaI hard about what your spine is worth. 1087 01:23:10,027 --> 01:23:13,197 Or what you expect someone to pay you for your uterus. 1088 01:23:13,947 --> 01:23:17,660 Then take out your calculator and multiply that number by 1 00. 1089 01:23:18,118 --> 01:23:21,038 Anything less than that is a waste of our time. 1090 01:23:23,415 --> 01:23:26,627 We had that water brought in special for you folks. 1091 01:23:26,835 --> 01:23:27,878 Came from Hinkley. 1092 01:23:45,145 --> 01:23:46,605 l think this meeting's over. 1093 01:23:47,106 --> 01:23:48,691 Damn right it is. 1094 01:24:25,769 --> 01:24:29,982 What the fuck? Did a bomb blow up? You letting the kids run wild? 1095 01:24:40,701 --> 01:24:41,744 What's that? 1096 01:24:52,045 --> 01:24:53,964 l saw them in a mall one day. 1097 01:24:55,507 --> 01:24:57,092 l said, "Damn... 1098 01:24:57,760 --> 01:25:00,345 ...they'lI look good on those beautiful ears." 1099 01:25:02,556 --> 01:25:07,394 l bought them and l said, "When Erin does something nice, l'Il surprise her." 1100 01:25:09,021 --> 01:25:11,064 You know how long ago that was? 1101 01:25:13,776 --> 01:25:14,818 Six months ago. 1102 01:25:17,404 --> 01:25:21,074 -l'm sorry, l've just-- -And so, what l'm thinking is.... 1103 01:25:24,995 --> 01:25:28,123 Either you gotta find a different job or a different guy. 1104 01:25:30,542 --> 01:25:31,710 l mean.... 1105 01:25:33,253 --> 01:25:36,924 There may be many men out there who don't mind being the maid... 1106 01:25:37,132 --> 01:25:39,802 ...and getting nothing. But l ain't one of them. 1107 01:25:42,596 --> 01:25:44,181 l can't leave my job, George. 1108 01:25:44,431 --> 01:25:45,891 Yes, you can. 1109 01:25:46,809 --> 01:25:48,727 People do it all the time. 1110 01:25:49,812 --> 01:25:51,939 How can you ask me to do that? 1111 01:25:53,649 --> 01:25:55,484 This job.... 1112 01:25:57,027 --> 01:26:01,198 For the first time in my life, l got peopIe respecting me. 1113 01:26:01,406 --> 01:26:02,866 Up in HinkIey... 1114 01:26:03,075 --> 01:26:07,412 ...l walk into a room, everybody shuts up to hear what l have to say. 1115 01:26:07,621 --> 01:26:10,707 l never had that before, ever. 1116 01:26:11,542 --> 01:26:13,544 PIease, don't ask me to give it up. 1117 01:26:13,919 --> 01:26:15,546 What about your kids? 1118 01:26:16,588 --> 01:26:20,384 l'm doing more for them now than l did living with my parents. 1119 01:26:20,592 --> 01:26:22,010 One day they'lI see it. 1120 01:26:22,219 --> 01:26:24,888 -Well, what about me? -What about you? 1121 01:26:29,184 --> 01:26:31,728 You think the men who gave me those children... 1122 01:26:31,937 --> 01:26:35,107 ...asked me what l wanted before waIking away? 1123 01:26:35,315 --> 01:26:38,735 AIl l've ever done is bend my Iife around... 1124 01:26:38,944 --> 01:26:41,238 ...what men decide they need. 1125 01:26:41,446 --> 01:26:44,491 WelI, not now. l'm sorry. l won't do it. 1126 01:26:44,700 --> 01:26:45,742 WelI.... 1127 01:26:46,743 --> 01:26:49,079 Erin, l'm not them. So.... 1128 01:26:49,663 --> 01:26:52,040 What more can l do to prove that to you? 1129 01:26:53,208 --> 01:26:54,501 Stay. 1130 01:27:10,642 --> 01:27:12,019 What for? 1131 01:27:14,730 --> 01:27:16,231 l mean, you got a raise. 1132 01:27:16,440 --> 01:27:18,734 You can afford daycare. You don't need me. 1133 01:28:03,820 --> 01:28:04,988 Hi. 1134 01:28:21,046 --> 01:28:22,464 We can get them, Pamela. 1135 01:28:23,715 --> 01:28:25,008 We can. 1136 01:28:25,467 --> 01:28:28,345 l don't wanna feel it alI over again... 1137 01:28:28,553 --> 01:28:31,264 ...and then not have it come out right. 1138 01:28:32,975 --> 01:28:35,644 l don't know if l could handIe that. 1139 01:28:36,561 --> 01:28:38,563 Put the kids through that. 1140 01:28:39,272 --> 01:28:43,235 The thing is, it doesn't matter whether you win, lose or draw here. 1141 01:28:43,443 --> 01:28:48,573 You were lied to. You're sick and your kids are sick because of those Iies. 1142 01:28:51,326 --> 01:28:54,037 You aIl have to come together... 1143 01:28:54,246 --> 01:28:56,748 ...to stand up in a courtroom and say that. 1144 01:29:02,713 --> 01:29:04,923 l'd bring the kids into the hospital... 1145 01:29:05,132 --> 01:29:08,969 ...with towels soaked from their nosebleeds. 1146 01:29:12,848 --> 01:29:17,561 They called County Services because they assumed the kids were abused. 1147 01:29:22,441 --> 01:29:25,694 Am l gonna get the best behaviour in the office? 1148 01:29:25,902 --> 01:29:27,112 No. 1149 01:29:27,320 --> 01:29:32,367 What's with the attitude? l just need cool, l need quiet. 1150 01:29:32,784 --> 01:29:35,287 Hello. Am l aIone in the car? Yes? 1151 01:29:35,495 --> 01:29:39,124 -l don't understand why-- -l don't wanna talk about it now. 1152 01:29:39,332 --> 01:29:41,835 -The other moms gave permission. -l don't care. 1153 01:29:42,044 --> 01:29:46,506 -So when can l get a freaking answer? -Don't taIk to me like that! 1154 01:29:46,715 --> 01:29:48,258 Randy's mom said yes. 1155 01:29:48,467 --> 01:29:52,137 Goddamn it, Randy's mom doesn't work, and his dad didn't leave her! 1156 01:29:52,345 --> 01:29:54,890 Figuring out who takes him to roIler hockey... 1157 01:29:55,098 --> 01:29:58,268 ...is probably easier at Randy's house. Now cool it. 1158 01:30:00,145 --> 01:30:02,564 -Hey, Erin. -Hey. 1159 01:30:03,106 --> 01:30:06,568 l'll be as quick as l can. Matthew, can you watch your sister? 1160 01:30:07,444 --> 01:30:10,405 -Matthew. -AlI right, fine. Come here, Beth. 1161 01:30:10,614 --> 01:30:13,617 -Can l come with you? -No, baby, l'll just be a second. 1162 01:30:49,820 --> 01:30:52,447 Thank you. l'm onIy sorry you couldn't meet Erin. 1163 01:30:52,656 --> 01:30:53,782 -l will. -You will. 1164 01:30:53,990 --> 01:30:56,493 We have a lot of work to do together. 1165 01:30:56,701 --> 01:30:59,579 Thanks for coming. Erin, l was just taIking about you. 1166 01:30:59,788 --> 01:31:02,999 Meet our new partner, Kurt Potter. He'Il handle HinkIey. 1167 01:31:03,208 --> 01:31:05,877 l see what you mean about a secret weapon. 1168 01:31:06,086 --> 01:31:09,506 Erin, it's great to meet you. You've done a fabulous job. 1169 01:31:09,714 --> 01:31:13,093 -l'Il be seeing you. -Thanks, l appreciate you coming over. 1170 01:31:25,480 --> 01:31:28,066 -What? -Our new partner? 1171 01:31:28,275 --> 01:31:30,694 When was l gonna hear about this? 1172 01:31:30,902 --> 01:31:34,489 Just Iisten. Did l ever teIl you about that airline case? 1173 01:31:34,823 --> 01:31:36,825 What the fuck are you talking about? 1174 01:31:37,033 --> 01:31:39,786 A few years back, l was trying this airline case... 1175 01:31:39,995 --> 01:31:44,457 ...and l got my ass kicked by this guy. He buried me in paper, brutaI. 1176 01:31:44,666 --> 01:31:46,835 He's the toughest l'd ever been up against. 1177 01:31:47,043 --> 01:31:48,128 Make a point! 1178 01:31:48,420 --> 01:31:50,338 lt was Kurt Potter. 1179 01:31:51,131 --> 01:31:56,261 After the judge's decision, l asked him to partner, he didn't hesitate. 1180 01:31:56,511 --> 01:32:00,599 He wouldn't hesitate now, we did all the work. Where was he before? 1181 01:32:00,807 --> 01:32:03,643 WilI you listen to me? lt doesn't matter. 1182 01:32:03,852 --> 01:32:06,354 You wanna win this? He gave me this cheque. 1183 01:32:06,563 --> 01:32:08,857 lt covers aIl our expenses to date... 1184 01:32:09,065 --> 01:32:12,402 ...and he's got more toxic tort experience than anyone. 1185 01:32:12,611 --> 01:32:13,945 This is good news! 1186 01:32:18,325 --> 01:32:21,828 -l got Pamela Duncan. -Hey. 1187 01:32:32,505 --> 01:32:34,841 l'll open, Mommy. 1188 01:32:35,050 --> 01:32:38,511 You wanna open the can for Mommy? WelI, here, l'll help you. 1189 01:32:39,262 --> 01:32:40,680 You turn it? 1190 01:32:42,515 --> 01:32:45,352 -Hi, George. -Hi, George. Let's go see. 1191 01:33:11,836 --> 01:33:12,921 Erin Brockovich? 1192 01:33:13,630 --> 01:33:15,924 Package from Masry and Vititoe. 1193 01:33:27,143 --> 01:33:29,271 -Thank you. -Thank you. 1194 01:33:32,482 --> 01:33:34,276 -What's in here? -Baby. 1195 01:33:34,484 --> 01:33:36,778 There's no baby in here. 1196 01:33:37,445 --> 01:33:39,114 -What is it? -A dolly. 1197 01:33:39,322 --> 01:33:41,574 lt's a dolIy? lt's-- 1198 01:33:54,671 --> 01:33:55,839 Lookit. 1199 01:33:58,758 --> 01:34:00,510 "Lookit" is right. 1200 01:34:08,226 --> 01:34:09,728 Do you see that? 1201 01:34:14,107 --> 01:34:16,359 -l want that. -l want that too. 1202 01:34:16,568 --> 01:34:18,236 lt's our Iucky day. 1203 01:34:18,445 --> 01:34:19,946 Matthew, Katie! 1204 01:34:30,874 --> 01:34:34,252 PG&E has requested that we submit to binding arbitration. 1205 01:34:34,711 --> 01:34:36,004 What's that? 1206 01:34:38,089 --> 01:34:41,384 That's where we try the case without a jury, before a judge. 1207 01:34:41,593 --> 01:34:42,886 lt's calIed a test trial. 1208 01:34:43,178 --> 01:34:46,222 The judge's decision is finaI. There's no appeal. 1209 01:34:47,349 --> 01:34:50,643 -How many pIaintiffs do you have? -634. 1210 01:34:51,644 --> 01:34:53,980 They'll never try that many all at once. 1211 01:34:54,189 --> 01:34:57,692 So we need to get them together in groups of 20 or 30. 1212 01:34:57,901 --> 01:35:02,781 Worst cases, the most life-threatened, the sickest first and so on. 1213 01:35:02,989 --> 01:35:06,368 Each one gets a go before the judge to determine damages. 1214 01:35:06,743 --> 01:35:08,745 PG&E proposes that they're liable... 1215 01:35:08,953 --> 01:35:12,749 ...anywhere between 50 and 400 miIlion. 1216 01:35:14,250 --> 01:35:17,045 So wait a minute. Let me just get this straight. 1217 01:35:17,337 --> 01:35:18,421 lf we went to triaI... 1218 01:35:18,630 --> 01:35:22,717 ...PG&E could stretch this over 1 0 years with appeaI after appeal. 1219 01:35:22,926 --> 01:35:25,804 -Those people would-- -These people expect a trial. 1220 01:35:26,513 --> 01:35:30,433 That's what we toId them, you and me. They won't understand this. 1221 01:35:32,727 --> 01:35:35,146 Kurt thinks it's the best way to go. 1222 01:35:44,572 --> 01:35:49,035 Look, l promise you that we'lI be very sensitive on this point. 1223 01:35:49,494 --> 01:35:51,162 We'll make sure they see... 1224 01:35:51,371 --> 01:35:55,250 ...that this is the only way we can go forward at this time. 1225 01:35:55,959 --> 01:35:58,044 But we have a lot of work to do... 1226 01:35:58,628 --> 01:36:01,506 ...before we even broach that subject. 1227 01:36:03,174 --> 01:36:05,093 l'll take Erin down the hall... 1228 01:36:05,301 --> 01:36:09,848 ...so we can start on this stuff, and l'lI fill her in on the details. 1229 01:36:10,557 --> 01:36:14,227 -Those are my files. -Yeah. We had them couriered over. 1230 01:36:14,686 --> 01:36:16,813 Listen, good work. They're a great start. 1231 01:36:17,021 --> 01:36:20,692 We'll just spend some time filIing in the hoIes in your research. 1232 01:36:20,900 --> 01:36:25,780 Excuse me-- Theresa, is it? There are no holes in my research. 1233 01:36:26,197 --> 01:36:29,617 There are things we need you probably didn't know to ask. 1234 01:36:30,118 --> 01:36:32,120 Don't talk to me like l'm an idiot. 1235 01:36:32,328 --> 01:36:34,622 l spent 1 8 months on this case... 1236 01:36:34,873 --> 01:36:38,376 ...and l know more about the plaintiffs than you ever will. 1237 01:36:39,836 --> 01:36:41,963 You don't even have phone numbers. 1238 01:36:42,380 --> 01:36:43,631 Whose number do you need? 1239 01:36:43,840 --> 01:36:47,218 Everyone's. We need to be abIe to contact the plaintiffs. 1240 01:36:47,677 --> 01:36:49,679 l said whose number do you need? 1241 01:36:51,097 --> 01:36:53,475 You don't know 600 numbers by heart. 1242 01:37:08,531 --> 01:37:09,741 AnnabeIle Daniels. 1243 01:37:09,949 --> 01:37:14,078 AnnabeIle Daniels. 714-454-9346. 1244 01:37:14,287 --> 01:37:17,373 Ten years old. Lived on the plume since birth. 1245 01:37:17,582 --> 01:37:22,003 Wanted to be a synchronized swimmer, so she spent every minute in the pool. 1246 01:37:22,295 --> 01:37:24,380 They detected a tumour in her brain. 1247 01:37:24,589 --> 01:37:27,509 An operation shrunk it, with radiation after that. 1248 01:37:27,759 --> 01:37:30,553 Her parents are Ted and Rita. Ted's got Crohn's disease. 1249 01:37:30,887 --> 01:37:34,682 Rita has headaches and underwent a hysterectomy. 1250 01:37:34,974 --> 01:37:38,937 Ted grew up in Hinkley. His brother and his wife and their kids... 1251 01:37:39,145 --> 01:37:43,233 ...Robbie Jr., Martha, Ed, Rose and Peter also Iived on the pIume. 1252 01:37:43,441 --> 01:37:45,610 Their number is 454-9554. 1253 01:37:45,860 --> 01:37:47,737 You want their diseases? 1254 01:37:53,159 --> 01:37:55,328 l think we got off on the wrong foot. 1255 01:37:55,537 --> 01:37:59,415 That's alI you got, lady, two wrong feet in fucking ugly shoes. 1256 01:38:05,755 --> 01:38:09,217 -She insulted me. -Bullshit. lt was a misunderstanding. 1257 01:38:09,425 --> 01:38:12,470 lnstead of being polite and treating her with respect-- 1258 01:38:12,679 --> 01:38:14,138 Why should l respect her? 1259 01:38:14,347 --> 01:38:19,102 Just because she's not supporting kids with no husband, she's not an idiot! 1260 01:38:19,310 --> 01:38:21,521 Just because she dresses like a lawyer... 1261 01:38:21,729 --> 01:38:25,233 ...doesn't mean she didn't work her ass off in Iaw school. 1262 01:38:25,441 --> 01:38:27,569 Excuse me for not going to Iaw school. 1263 01:38:27,777 --> 01:38:31,656 Law schooI? At this point, l'd settle for charm schooI! 1264 01:38:40,039 --> 01:38:41,249 Mr. Linwood! 1265 01:38:49,591 --> 01:38:51,050 Bob? 1266 01:38:55,638 --> 01:38:59,392 6086 Ridge Road... 1267 01:39:00,268 --> 01:39:03,396 ...Hinkley, California. 714... 1268 01:39:05,064 --> 01:39:06,733 ...455.... 1269 01:39:07,900 --> 01:39:11,112 Okay, now, if you could walk me through... 1270 01:39:11,446 --> 01:39:16,492 ...alI of the eIements of Annabelle's illnesses. 1271 01:39:17,785 --> 01:39:19,454 Specific detaiIs... 1272 01:39:19,662 --> 01:39:24,542 ...when the symptoms began, prior to the first medical visit. 1273 01:39:25,752 --> 01:39:29,672 lf you could reserve sentimental embellishments, l'd appreciate it... 1274 01:39:29,881 --> 01:39:32,383 ...because they won't heIp you in court. 1275 01:39:32,592 --> 01:39:35,720 l just need facts, dates, time. 1276 01:39:36,888 --> 01:39:39,974 I know Theresa isn't real warm, but she's a good lawyer. 1277 01:39:40,683 --> 01:39:44,479 She asks the same questions you did. I told you everything. 1278 01:39:44,687 --> 01:39:49,192 I don't want her coming to the house again. She upsets Annabelle. 1279 01:39:49,400 --> 01:39:52,153 Okay, if you don't like Theresa, that's okay. 1280 01:39:52,362 --> 01:39:55,156 You know how important AnnabeIle is to me. 1281 01:39:55,365 --> 01:39:57,367 Ed and l are still here for you. 1282 01:39:57,575 --> 01:40:01,621 l called Ed two days ago, Erin. He still hasn't caIled me back. 1283 01:40:01,829 --> 01:40:03,998 Now, l hate to say this, but... 1284 01:40:04,248 --> 01:40:07,001 ...everyone's upset about this arbitration thing. 1285 01:40:07,877 --> 01:40:09,128 What? 1286 01:40:09,337 --> 01:40:11,589 Pamela has written a letter... 1287 01:40:11,798 --> 01:40:14,300 ...teIling everybody to get new lawyers. 1288 01:40:14,509 --> 01:40:15,760 That we've been lied to. 1289 01:40:16,177 --> 01:40:18,846 -ls it true? -No. 1290 01:40:19,347 --> 01:40:20,515 Did you? 1291 01:40:20,723 --> 01:40:24,894 l'm teIling you the truth, and l'll get to the bottom of all of this. 1292 01:40:25,103 --> 01:40:26,562 Don't lie to us. 1293 01:40:26,771 --> 01:40:28,272 l wiIl take care of this. 1294 01:40:28,481 --> 01:40:31,526 -Now, we're trusting you here, so.... -Thanks. 1295 01:40:31,734 --> 01:40:33,778 l'll talk to you soon, okay? 1296 01:40:37,281 --> 01:40:39,534 l'm not saying it's not a strong case. 1297 01:40:39,742 --> 01:40:43,955 Otherwise, they wouldn't have dropped the demurrers. l wouldn't be here. 1298 01:40:44,163 --> 01:40:47,166 What l am saying is, we don't have a smoking gun... 1299 01:40:47,375 --> 01:40:49,460 ...that ties San Francisco to Hinkley. 1300 01:40:49,669 --> 01:40:52,922 Something that proves that prior to 1 987... 1301 01:40:53,131 --> 01:40:58,010 ...PG&E Corporate knew the water was bad there and did nothing about it. 1302 01:40:59,512 --> 01:41:04,100 -Erin, l thought you took a sick day. -So did l. 1303 01:41:09,897 --> 01:41:13,025 -What's going on in there? -Meeting about the PG&E thing. 1304 01:41:13,234 --> 01:41:15,361 -Are you sure? -Yep. 1305 01:41:17,447 --> 01:41:20,575 We can find it, or we don't have a big win. 1306 01:41:21,367 --> 01:41:24,203 Can l take a brief break here for a moment? 1307 01:41:24,954 --> 01:41:26,289 l'll be right back. 1308 01:41:28,458 --> 01:41:29,876 What the fuck are you doing? 1309 01:41:30,084 --> 01:41:34,130 And if you telI me to reIax l wiIl choke you with that fucking tie. 1310 01:41:35,923 --> 01:41:39,427 -You told me you weren't feeling great. -Bullshit! 1311 01:41:39,635 --> 01:41:44,557 lf l was on my deathbed, if it heIped you, you'd drag me out of it! 1312 01:41:48,811 --> 01:41:50,229 How couId you take this away from me? 1313 01:41:50,438 --> 01:41:54,400 -Nobody's taking anything. -Bullshit! You stuck me in Siberia! 1314 01:41:54,650 --> 01:41:59,322 Dictating to some goddamned cIerk so you could finish this without me. 1315 01:41:59,530 --> 01:42:01,324 They screwed up, Erin! 1316 01:42:01,532 --> 01:42:03,868 They screwed up and they admit it. 1317 01:42:04,118 --> 01:42:05,870 The arbitration proposal... 1318 01:42:06,120 --> 01:42:09,874 ...could've been written in Sanskrit, for aIl the sense it made. 1319 01:42:10,082 --> 01:42:15,087 l know. l spoke to Ted. Pamela Duncan wouldn't even get on the phone with me! 1320 01:42:15,296 --> 01:42:17,590 Pamela made everybody mad with that letter. 1321 01:42:17,799 --> 01:42:19,258 She called us thieves. 1322 01:42:19,467 --> 01:42:21,511 -The whoIe thing's falIing apart. -Why? 1323 01:42:21,719 --> 01:42:25,598 Because before we go to arbitration, the plaintiffs must agree! 1324 01:42:25,807 --> 01:42:29,060 -How many? -Usually they require about 70%. 1325 01:42:29,268 --> 01:42:32,814 PG&E is demanding 90. ln other words, everybody. 1326 01:42:33,022 --> 01:42:35,107 Do you understand? This is serious. 1327 01:42:35,316 --> 01:42:37,735 And, what, Ed? l'm not serious? 1328 01:42:37,944 --> 01:42:39,987 You're emotional, you're erratic. 1329 01:42:40,196 --> 01:42:43,324 You say anything, you make this personal, and it isn't. 1330 01:42:43,616 --> 01:42:45,117 Not personal? 1331 01:42:45,326 --> 01:42:46,869 That is my work! 1332 01:42:47,078 --> 01:42:49,288 My sweat! My time away from my kids! 1333 01:42:49,497 --> 01:42:52,542 lf that's not personaI, l don't know what is. 1334 01:42:58,756 --> 01:43:00,424 Hey, come on. 1335 01:43:00,633 --> 01:43:01,926 Come on. 1336 01:43:03,010 --> 01:43:05,012 Go home. Get well. 1337 01:43:05,221 --> 01:43:07,765 Because you're no good to me sick. 1338 01:43:08,558 --> 01:43:10,476 l need you, aIl right? 1339 01:43:11,185 --> 01:43:13,187 This case needs you. 1340 01:43:15,898 --> 01:43:17,775 Did you telI them that? 1341 01:43:43,301 --> 01:43:46,429 Binding arbitration isn't that different from a trial. 1342 01:43:46,637 --> 01:43:51,017 lt's overseen by a judge. Evidence is presented in much the same way. 1343 01:43:51,225 --> 01:43:52,852 And then a jury decides? 1344 01:43:53,352 --> 01:43:58,274 Sorry, l forgot to mention that there's no jury in binding arbitration. 1345 01:43:58,482 --> 01:44:00,276 No jury and no appeaI. 1346 01:44:02,194 --> 01:44:05,031 What option do we have if we don't like the result? 1347 01:44:05,239 --> 01:44:08,451 -None. The judge's decision is finaI. -Not a good answer. 1348 01:44:08,659 --> 01:44:11,662 No, but we don't anticipate that being a problem. 1349 01:44:11,871 --> 01:44:13,414 As l already toId you... 1350 01:44:13,873 --> 01:44:17,543 ...it's definitely between 50 and 400,000,000 dollars. 1351 01:44:17,877 --> 01:44:20,129 WelI, which? There's a big difference. 1352 01:44:20,338 --> 01:44:22,340 l wouldn't like to speculate. 1353 01:44:23,883 --> 01:44:27,637 -Well, how does it get divided? -Yeah, who gets what? 1354 01:44:30,556 --> 01:44:35,186 My medical bills started two years ago, before some of the other people here. 1355 01:44:35,394 --> 01:44:38,481 My daughter was in and out of hospitals more than his. 1356 01:44:38,689 --> 01:44:41,400 lt shouldn't matter when it started. 1357 01:44:42,735 --> 01:44:45,112 People, Iisten, please! 1358 01:44:45,321 --> 01:44:49,909 The point we have to address tonight is getting everyone to agree... 1359 01:44:50,117 --> 01:44:53,162 ...that binding arbitration is better than a trial... 1360 01:44:53,371 --> 01:44:56,916 ...that could go on for 1 0 years before you see any money. 1361 01:44:57,124 --> 01:45:00,419 Maybe some of us wanna wait 1 0 years! 1362 01:45:04,215 --> 01:45:07,426 Everyone has to agree, or no one has a chance! 1363 01:45:07,969 --> 01:45:12,974 Those of you about to leave, l'd like you to keep this date in mind: 1 978! 1364 01:45:13,182 --> 01:45:16,477 That's the year of the Love CanaI controversy. 1365 01:45:16,686 --> 01:45:19,021 They're stilI waiting for their money! 1366 01:45:19,230 --> 01:45:22,525 Think about where you'll be in 1 5 or 20 years. 1367 01:45:29,365 --> 01:45:32,702 Now, look, everyone. ls this a big decision? 1368 01:45:32,994 --> 01:45:38,040 AbsoluteIy! But l do not beIieve this is a sell-out. 1369 01:45:38,374 --> 01:45:41,335 This is the best shot to get everyone some money now. 1370 01:45:43,629 --> 01:45:45,965 You and l both know... 1371 01:45:46,674 --> 01:45:50,136 ...there are peopIe in this room who can't afford to wait. 1372 01:45:51,429 --> 01:45:52,638 To take that chance. 1373 01:45:53,806 --> 01:45:55,641 Are you gonna make them wait? 1374 01:46:02,648 --> 01:46:04,608 So how many altogether? 1375 01:46:06,569 --> 01:46:11,365 We got just about everybody that came here, but it leaves us about 1 50 short. 1376 01:46:11,574 --> 01:46:13,159 Oh, shit. 1377 01:46:15,119 --> 01:46:16,912 We'll have to go door-to-door. 1378 01:46:19,498 --> 01:46:21,625 l gotta go pick up my kids. 1379 01:46:25,880 --> 01:46:27,965 -You need a hand with that? -No. 1380 01:46:31,635 --> 01:46:33,220 Hey. 1381 01:46:34,305 --> 01:46:35,347 You did good. 1382 01:46:37,058 --> 01:46:40,269 -We'lI see. -Yeah. 1383 01:47:13,427 --> 01:47:14,887 Thanks for coming. 1384 01:47:19,975 --> 01:47:24,480 Don't take them anywhere on your bike. l'lI give you money for a cab. 1385 01:47:25,147 --> 01:47:26,357 l got money. 1386 01:47:27,066 --> 01:47:29,068 So how long is this gonna take? 1387 01:47:32,196 --> 01:47:33,864 l don't know. A few days. 1388 01:47:35,366 --> 01:47:36,992 Got your own room. 1389 01:47:49,713 --> 01:47:51,423 l am reaIly sorry, George. 1390 01:47:53,843 --> 01:47:54,969 Have the kids eaten? 1391 01:47:58,681 --> 01:47:59,723 No. 1392 01:49:07,333 --> 01:49:10,294 Wanna get some pancakes? Come on, Iet's go. 1393 01:49:10,502 --> 01:49:14,006 Everybody up today. 1394 01:49:14,215 --> 01:49:15,633 AIl right. 1395 01:49:15,966 --> 01:49:17,176 Come on, baby. 1396 01:49:17,384 --> 01:49:19,803 -What time is it? -lt's earIy. 1397 01:49:20,054 --> 01:49:22,723 We're taking your car to go get breakfast. 1398 01:49:24,266 --> 01:49:27,728 -No, l need my car. -We'lI be back in a minute. 1399 01:49:28,020 --> 01:49:30,439 -Okay. -Get some sIeep. 1400 01:49:31,273 --> 01:49:34,818 Matt, buddy. Put that down. Let's go. 1401 01:49:35,027 --> 01:49:36,695 l'll be there in a minute. 1402 01:49:38,864 --> 01:49:42,534 Let's go get some pancakes, girly. Come on. 1403 01:49:51,835 --> 01:49:53,003 Don't pIay with that. 1404 01:49:53,212 --> 01:49:57,424 lt took me so long to get organised. Would you put that back, pIease? 1405 01:49:57,633 --> 01:49:59,510 This girl's the same age as me. 1406 01:50:05,057 --> 01:50:06,267 ls she sick? 1407 01:50:10,229 --> 01:50:13,148 She is, but that's why l'm helping her. 1408 01:50:13,357 --> 01:50:15,109 We'll make her feeI better. 1409 01:50:15,776 --> 01:50:17,778 Why can't her own mama help her? 1410 01:50:20,990 --> 01:50:22,950 Because she's real sick too. 1411 01:50:36,839 --> 01:50:39,049 l'll bring you back some breakfast. 1412 01:50:40,134 --> 01:50:41,552 You want eggs? 1413 01:50:44,346 --> 01:50:45,931 Eggs wouId be great. 1414 01:50:54,857 --> 01:50:56,567 Eggs wouId be perfect. 1415 01:52:07,304 --> 01:52:10,307 -Hey, Matt. -Hey, Erin. How are you? 1416 01:52:13,477 --> 01:52:15,771 -You been at this aIl day? -Yeah. 1417 01:52:16,021 --> 01:52:18,440 -You want some coffee? -l'd love some. 1418 01:52:18,649 --> 01:52:20,859 -l'Il make a fresh pot. -Thanks. 1419 01:52:47,719 --> 01:52:49,430 Don't l know you? 1420 01:52:49,721 --> 01:52:50,764 l don't think so. 1421 01:52:50,973 --> 01:52:53,809 Sure, you were at the barbecue in HinkIey. 1422 01:52:54,059 --> 01:52:55,894 And at the town meeting. 1423 01:52:57,229 --> 01:52:59,022 l was watching you. 1424 01:53:00,691 --> 01:53:02,568 l had my eye on you. 1425 01:53:05,028 --> 01:53:06,321 Nice. 1426 01:53:06,572 --> 01:53:10,659 You were talking to everybody and writing down a lot of stuff. 1427 01:53:10,909 --> 01:53:15,706 When l saw you, l said to myseIf, "There's something about her. 1428 01:53:16,832 --> 01:53:19,126 l reaIly like that girI." 1429 01:53:21,003 --> 01:53:23,881 -Matt, can l get that coffee to go? -Sure thing. 1430 01:53:27,426 --> 01:53:29,887 l feeI like l can talk to you too. 1431 01:53:31,221 --> 01:53:34,683 Like you're the type of person l couId say anything to. 1432 01:53:36,560 --> 01:53:37,811 -Here you go. -Great. 1433 01:53:38,061 --> 01:53:39,104 What do l owe you? 1434 01:53:39,354 --> 01:53:42,065 -There's no charge. -Thanks, Matt. 1435 01:53:42,316 --> 01:53:45,110 WelI, nice talking to you. 1436 01:53:45,319 --> 01:53:49,823 Would it be important if, when l worked at the plant, l destroyed documents? 1437 01:53:55,746 --> 01:53:57,206 Maybe. 1438 01:53:59,166 --> 01:54:00,459 What's your name? 1439 01:54:01,126 --> 01:54:02,836 CharIes Embry. 1440 01:54:03,295 --> 01:54:05,130 CharIes. Erin. 1441 01:54:05,422 --> 01:54:06,882 Nice to meet you. 1442 01:54:09,384 --> 01:54:13,597 Can you excuse me for a quick--? l'm just gonna run to the.... 1443 01:54:28,153 --> 01:54:29,488 Oh, come on. 1444 01:54:31,490 --> 01:54:34,785 Oh, you fucking piece of crap with no signal! 1445 01:54:35,035 --> 01:54:36,411 Fuck! 1446 01:54:53,136 --> 01:54:55,556 -Yeah. -Ed. Ed, oh, my God. 1447 01:54:55,931 --> 01:54:59,226 This guy said he destroyed records. He worked there. 1448 01:54:59,393 --> 01:55:00,519 SIow down. 1449 01:55:00,686 --> 01:55:03,438 I'm trying to reIax. This Charles Embry-- 1450 01:55:03,689 --> 01:55:05,232 -Who? -Charles Embry. 1451 01:55:05,482 --> 01:55:08,360 l thought he was trying to kiIl me or pick me up... 1452 01:55:08,610 --> 01:55:12,072 ...but why would he use that, say that? lt's crazy. 1453 01:55:14,741 --> 01:55:18,704 Shit. Go back and see if he'll make a declaration. 1454 01:55:18,954 --> 01:55:19,997 A declaration. 1455 01:55:20,205 --> 01:55:22,416 But be carefuI. Don't scare him off. 1456 01:55:23,000 --> 01:55:25,669 And stay caIm. Stay calm. 1457 01:55:25,919 --> 01:55:29,047 lf it weren't for you, l'd be in Palm Springs now. 1458 01:55:29,298 --> 01:55:31,717 You're good at talking people into things. 1459 01:55:31,967 --> 01:55:36,888 Don't pepper him with questions. Don't do that. Just-- 1460 01:55:37,097 --> 01:55:40,934 People wanna telI their story. Just Iet him talk. Let him... 1461 01:55:41,184 --> 01:55:43,895 ...do all the taIking. All right? 1462 01:55:48,525 --> 01:55:50,235 Oh, sorry. 1463 01:55:54,698 --> 01:55:56,908 Would you like another beer, or...? 1464 01:56:05,542 --> 01:56:07,544 My cousin passed away yesterday. 1465 01:56:10,881 --> 01:56:12,466 He had kidney tumours... 1466 01:56:12,716 --> 01:56:16,720 ...no colon, his intestines were eaten away. 1467 01:56:16,928 --> 01:56:18,805 Forty-one years old. 1468 01:56:20,265 --> 01:56:22,476 l remember seeing him over at the plant. 1469 01:56:22,726 --> 01:56:25,937 He'd be cleaning the cooling towers, wearing.... 1470 01:56:26,188 --> 01:56:27,981 What do you call them? 1471 01:56:28,190 --> 01:56:31,068 -A mask? -Yeah, doctors' masks. 1472 01:56:32,444 --> 01:56:35,489 And it'd be soaked in red from the nosebleeds. 1473 01:56:49,044 --> 01:56:51,171 l was working in the compressor. 1474 01:56:51,421 --> 01:56:55,008 The supervisor calls me up to the office and says: 1475 01:56:55,258 --> 01:56:57,010 "We'll give you a shredder... 1476 01:56:57,260 --> 01:57:00,931 ...and send you to the warehouse to shred the documents we stored." 1477 01:57:03,266 --> 01:57:04,810 He say why? 1478 01:57:05,811 --> 01:57:08,814 Nope. And l didn't ask. 1479 01:57:12,818 --> 01:57:15,320 Did you Iook at the stuff you destroyed? 1480 01:57:15,570 --> 01:57:18,365 lt was a lot of duIl vacation scheduIes and stuff. 1481 01:57:19,991 --> 01:57:23,787 Then there were memos about the hoIding ponds, the water in them. 1482 01:57:24,037 --> 01:57:28,500 And readings from the test wells, stuff like that. 1483 01:57:32,587 --> 01:57:34,923 You were told to destroy those? 1484 01:57:35,257 --> 01:57:36,341 That's right. 1485 01:57:38,844 --> 01:57:40,804 Course, as it turns out... 1486 01:57:41,054 --> 01:57:43,932 ...l wasn't a very good empIoyee. 1487 01:58:00,323 --> 01:58:02,033 -Good morning! -Morning. 1488 01:58:02,659 --> 01:58:04,745 Ed. Erin, what's this? 1489 01:58:05,662 --> 01:58:08,081 -May l? -Yep. Go ahead. 1490 01:58:08,290 --> 01:58:10,917 WelI, you know what, Mr. Potter? 1491 01:58:11,168 --> 01:58:14,129 We compIetely forgot your birthday this year. 1492 01:58:14,379 --> 01:58:18,091 Seeing as how you've been so good to me, it's a terrible oversight. 1493 01:58:18,341 --> 01:58:22,387 So Ed and l have been putting together a present for you. 1494 01:58:22,637 --> 01:58:24,598 Six-hundred and thirty-four. 1495 01:58:25,056 --> 01:58:26,641 They're signed, every one. 1496 01:58:27,559 --> 01:58:28,935 Holy shit. 1497 01:58:29,144 --> 01:58:31,855 Now, don't go getting jealous, Theresa. 1498 01:58:32,105 --> 01:58:33,690 We have something for you. 1499 01:58:34,232 --> 01:58:37,486 lnternal PG&E documents, all about the contamination. 1500 01:58:37,736 --> 01:58:39,446 The one l like best says... 1501 01:58:39,696 --> 01:58:43,492 ...l'm paraphrasing here, but it says, "The water's poisonous... 1502 01:58:43,742 --> 01:58:47,329 ...but it's best if this wasn't discussed with the neighbours." 1503 01:58:47,579 --> 01:58:50,040 lt's to HinkIey from PG&E headquarters. 1504 01:58:50,290 --> 01:58:53,084 Stamp received March 1 966. 1505 01:58:57,464 --> 01:58:59,049 How did you do this? 1506 01:59:00,509 --> 01:59:03,804 Seeing as how l have no brains or legal expertise... 1507 01:59:04,054 --> 01:59:05,972 ...and Ed was losing aIl faith. 1508 01:59:06,223 --> 01:59:07,766 CompIetely. No faith. 1509 01:59:08,016 --> 01:59:12,813 l went out there and performed sexual favours. 634 blowjobs in five days. 1510 01:59:19,569 --> 01:59:21,488 l'm really quite tired. 1511 01:59:22,197 --> 01:59:23,573 Oh, thank you. 1512 01:59:49,933 --> 01:59:51,977 Why did you want me to come? 1513 01:59:53,603 --> 01:59:56,314 l wanna show you what you helped to do. 1514 02:00:21,381 --> 02:00:23,675 -Hey. -Hi. 1515 02:00:23,925 --> 02:00:25,927 -How are you feeling today? -Good. 1516 02:00:26,303 --> 02:00:28,930 -lt's a good day. -Oh, l'm gIad. 1517 02:00:29,431 --> 02:00:31,141 WelI, come on in. 1518 02:00:31,933 --> 02:00:34,561 What a nice surprise this is. 1519 02:00:37,147 --> 02:00:38,189 Donna. 1520 02:00:41,401 --> 02:00:46,406 l wanted to come out here instead of calling... 1521 02:00:46,656 --> 02:00:49,701 ...because the judge came back with a number. 1522 02:00:56,541 --> 02:01:00,921 For the whole group, or for us? 1523 02:01:01,671 --> 02:01:03,048 Both. 1524 02:01:04,299 --> 02:01:08,887 He's gonna make them pay 333 milIion. 1525 02:01:12,849 --> 02:01:15,060 -And.... -Oh, my God. 1526 02:01:17,479 --> 02:01:20,982 He's gonna make them give 5 miIlion of that to your famiIy. 1527 02:01:22,943 --> 02:01:24,235 Five miIlion dollars? 1528 02:01:24,527 --> 02:01:26,196 Five miIlion dollars. 1529 02:01:29,783 --> 02:01:32,661 l don't even know how much money that is. 1530 02:01:33,161 --> 02:01:37,707 WelI, it's enough. lt's enough for whatever you could ever need... 1531 02:01:37,958 --> 02:01:43,088 ...or what your girls need, or your girls' girIs. lt'Il be enough. 1532 02:01:43,338 --> 02:01:46,466 Oh, Erin. Oh, God. 1533 02:01:49,010 --> 02:01:51,638 Thank you so much. 1534 02:01:55,225 --> 02:01:56,643 lt's okay. 1535 02:02:01,564 --> 02:02:04,067 l don't know what l'd have done without you. 1536 02:02:05,235 --> 02:02:06,861 lt's a good day. 1537 02:02:07,904 --> 02:02:10,407 This is too much. 1538 02:02:21,084 --> 02:02:24,796 Masry and Vititoe, can l--? Shoot! 1539 02:02:28,425 --> 02:02:30,135 Delivery for Ed Masry. 1540 02:02:30,385 --> 02:02:32,971 Last office down the corridor, on the right. 1541 02:02:33,221 --> 02:02:34,597 Thank you. 1542 02:02:34,848 --> 02:02:36,599 Masry and Vititoe-- 1543 02:02:36,808 --> 02:02:37,851 Damn it! 1544 02:02:38,059 --> 02:02:41,479 Does anyone know anything about these phones? 1545 02:02:47,360 --> 02:02:51,489 Everybody loves the desk you picked out for me. lt's great. 1546 02:02:52,449 --> 02:02:56,077 Guess who's on the cover of Los Angeles Lawyer magazine. 1547 02:02:56,327 --> 02:02:58,329 Talk to you Iater, baby. Bye. 1548 02:03:03,251 --> 02:03:04,836 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 1549 02:03:19,809 --> 02:03:23,396 l'd rather waIk her through this in person, to show her... 1550 02:03:23,605 --> 02:03:26,357 ...visuaI aids, documents and stuff. 1551 02:03:26,608 --> 02:03:29,861 Tell her l won't take up too much of her time. 1552 02:03:31,071 --> 02:03:32,697 Right. 1553 02:03:33,907 --> 02:03:37,577 lt's a littIe more complicated than Hinkley, so Iet me do that. 1554 02:03:39,746 --> 02:03:41,998 Say l'm not a lawyer. That may help. 1555 02:03:43,041 --> 02:03:44,084 Great. 1556 02:03:44,334 --> 02:03:47,796 Why don't you give me the address now? Just in case. 1557 02:03:48,880 --> 02:03:50,465 Okay. 1558 02:03:52,050 --> 02:03:55,512 AIl right. Thanks so much. Bye. 1559 02:03:55,804 --> 02:03:57,222 What's up? 1560 02:03:58,681 --> 02:04:00,642 l have your bonus cheque. 1561 02:04:01,810 --> 02:04:03,686 Erin, now.... 1562 02:04:04,479 --> 02:04:06,314 l want you to be prepared. 1563 02:04:08,733 --> 02:04:11,319 The figure's not exactly what we discussed. 1564 02:04:15,198 --> 02:04:16,741 Why not? 1565 02:04:16,950 --> 02:04:20,829 Because, after careful consideration, l felt... 1566 02:04:22,038 --> 02:04:25,250 ...that figure was not appropriate. 1567 02:04:26,876 --> 02:04:28,670 AIthough you may not agree... 1568 02:04:29,587 --> 02:04:31,339 ...you have to trust my-- 1569 02:04:31,798 --> 02:04:34,342 Trust? You want me to trust you? 1570 02:04:34,592 --> 02:04:37,345 Don't use big words you don't understand. 1571 02:04:37,804 --> 02:04:40,515 -lt's a compIicated issue-- -l did a job. 1572 02:04:40,765 --> 02:04:43,935 You should reward me accordingly. lt's not compIicated. 1573 02:04:44,185 --> 02:04:48,690 AIl you lawyers do is complicate situations that aren't complicated. 1574 02:04:49,065 --> 02:04:52,026 Do you know why people think lawyers are scumbags? 1575 02:04:52,235 --> 02:04:55,780 Because they are. l can't beIieve you're doing this to me... 1576 02:04:55,989 --> 02:04:58,199 ...when l'm up to my ass in Kettleman plaintiffs... 1577 02:04:58,408 --> 02:05:00,952 ...which looks to be double the amount of Hinkley. 1578 02:05:01,161 --> 02:05:05,498 You expect me to leave my kids with strangers, knock on doors... 1579 02:05:05,707 --> 02:05:08,501 ...get these peopIe to trust you, and you're screwing me! 1580 02:05:10,378 --> 02:05:13,047 l want you to know, it's not about the number! 1581 02:05:13,298 --> 02:05:15,592 lt is about the way my work is valued. 1582 02:05:15,842 --> 02:05:18,511 No matter what l do, you're not-- 1583 02:05:23,808 --> 02:05:25,602 As l was saying... 1584 02:05:26,394 --> 02:05:30,815 ...l decided that the figure you proposed... 1585 02:05:31,065 --> 02:05:33,526 ...was inappropriate. 1586 02:05:33,735 --> 02:05:35,069 So l increased it. 1587 02:05:46,289 --> 02:05:49,834 Do they teach beauty queens how to apoIogise? 1588 02:05:50,084 --> 02:05:52,921 Because you suck at it.