1 00:00:31,100 --> 00:00:33,523 Mum! David took my hairbrush. 2 00:00:33,602 --> 00:00:35,855 David, give your sister her brush back. 3 00:00:45,072 --> 00:00:46,790 One minute. 4 00:00:55,457 --> 00:00:58,836 ♪ The sun came up With no conclusions ♪ 5 00:00:58,919 --> 00:01:01,889 ♪ Flowers seeping In their beds ♪ 6 00:01:01,964 --> 00:01:05,013 ♪ The city Cemetery's humming ♪ 7 00:01:05,092 --> 00:01:08,596 ♪ I'm wide awake It's morning ♪ 8 00:01:10,639 --> 00:01:13,813 ♪ I have my drugs I have my woman ♪ 9 00:01:13,892 --> 00:01:17,021 ♪ They keep away My loneliness ♪ 10 00:01:17,104 --> 00:01:20,199 ♪ My parents they Have their religion ♪ 11 00:01:20,274 --> 00:01:23,904 ♪ But sleep in Separate houses ♪ 12 00:01:25,779 --> 00:01:30,125 ♪ I read the body count Out of the paper ♪ 13 00:01:32,369 --> 00:01:36,465 ♪ And now it's written All over my face ♪ 14 00:01:38,626 --> 00:01:43,177 ♪ No one ever plans To sleep out in The gutter ♪ 15 00:01:45,299 --> 00:01:49,520 ♪ Sometimes that's just The most comfortable place ♪ 16 00:01:51,930 --> 00:01:55,480 ♪ So I'm drinking Breathing writing Singing ♪ 17 00:01:55,559 --> 00:01:58,529 ♪ Every day I'm On the clock ♪ 18 00:01:58,604 --> 00:02:01,528 ♪ My mind races With all my longings ♪ 19 00:02:01,607 --> 00:02:03,325 ♪ But can't keep up With what I got ♪ 20 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:04,652 Quit it. 21 00:02:07,237 --> 00:02:10,411 You know, the keyboard of the typewriter was actually designed 22 00:02:10,491 --> 00:02:12,368 to slow people down. 23 00:02:12,451 --> 00:02:14,078 Oh, yeah? 24 00:02:14,161 --> 00:02:16,880 ♪ A telephone To talk to strangers ♪ 25 00:02:16,955 --> 00:02:18,047 ♪ Machine guns ♪ 26 00:02:18,123 --> 00:02:21,172 Here we go. 27 00:02:21,251 --> 00:02:24,755 ♪ So when you're Asked to fight a war ♪ 28 00:02:24,838 --> 00:02:29,014 ♪That's over nothing ♪ 29 00:02:29,093 --> 00:02:32,393 ♪ It's best to join The side that's Gonna win ♪ 30 00:02:32,471 --> 00:02:33,643 Overdose. PCP. 31 00:02:33,722 --> 00:02:36,771 [Indistinct) 32 00:02:36,850 --> 00:02:40,946 ♪ How all of this Got started ♪ 33 00:02:41,021 --> 00:02:44,150 ♪ But we're gonna make 'Em goddamn certain ♪ 34 00:02:44,233 --> 00:02:46,361 ♪ How it's gonna end ♪ 35 00:02:46,443 --> 00:02:49,447 ♪ Oh yeah we will Oh yeah we will ♪ 36 00:02:55,744 --> 00:02:57,496 Dammit. Keep him still. 37 00:02:57,579 --> 00:02:59,923 My bad. I'm trying to give him a. 38 00:03:01,458 --> 00:03:02,550 Shit! Shit! 39 00:03:02,626 --> 00:03:03,923 What? 40 00:03:04,002 --> 00:03:06,130 It got stuck. 41 00:03:06,213 --> 00:03:07,715 Go. I got this. 42 00:03:11,009 --> 00:03:12,135 What happened? 43 00:03:12,219 --> 00:03:13,391 She got stuck. 44 00:03:27,151 --> 00:03:29,529 All right, let's get this thing moving. 45 00:03:29,611 --> 00:03:32,330 I took April's regular into the VIP room 46 00:03:32,406 --> 00:03:35,285 and he gave me $7,000. 47 00:03:35,367 --> 00:03:37,210 I don't give a fuck. Fuck that bitch. 48 00:03:37,286 --> 00:03:39,209 She freak out? 49 00:03:39,288 --> 00:03:41,336 Yeah. Is there anything more unflattering 50 00:03:41,415 --> 00:03:43,338 than patterns on hotel rooms? 51 00:03:45,544 --> 00:03:49,048 - I know. - Why can't they just use solid colors? 52 00:03:49,131 --> 00:03:51,725 It's easier to hide the stains. 53 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,552 That's so right. 54 00:03:56,096 --> 00:03:58,349 We gotta get that fucker on the stand. 55 00:04:06,523 --> 00:04:08,946 Oh. What are you waiting for? 56 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,783 Hi, Mike. 57 00:04:12,863 --> 00:04:15,662 Don't you know what time it is? 58 00:04:15,741 --> 00:04:20,372 The Fire chief is responsible for all decisions made from the Fire department, right? 59 00:04:20,454 --> 00:04:23,253 Uh, for the most part, yeah. 60 00:04:23,332 --> 00:04:26,051 If the chief of the fire department was deleting work orders 61 00:04:26,126 --> 00:04:30,848 which directly resulted in sending non-working trucks to a fire, that's his fault? 62 00:04:30,923 --> 00:04:33,346 Yeah, I guess you could say that. 63 00:04:33,425 --> 00:04:36,178 Then it's all bullshit they fired a guy for falsifying his resume. 64 00:04:36,261 --> 00:04:38,684 It's 'cause he exposed the work orders. 65 00:04:38,764 --> 00:04:40,812 It's a little late to change our tactic, isn't it? 66 00:04:40,891 --> 00:04:43,360 He was wrapped up in the price of repairs but it didn't matter 67 00:04:43,435 --> 00:04:45,233 because they were never gonna do the repairs. 68 00:04:45,312 --> 00:04:46,905 Hey, shut the fuck up. 69 00:04:46,980 --> 00:04:49,278 Mike, where are you? 70 00:04:49,358 --> 00:04:51,201 Just hanging out with some friends. 71 00:04:51,276 --> 00:04:53,904 You know what? You get some sleep. I got this, okay? 72 00:04:53,987 --> 00:04:55,660 Bye! 73 00:04:59,368 --> 00:05:01,086 Hi. 74 00:05:12,798 --> 00:05:14,015 Are you still sleeping? 75 00:05:14,091 --> 00:05:15,263 Yes. 76 00:05:16,844 --> 00:05:20,098 Ah. 77 00:05:20,180 --> 00:05:22,558 You're joining the jury. The reason my client is fired 78 00:05:22,641 --> 00:05:24,439 was because he falsified his resume, 79 00:05:24,518 --> 00:05:26,987 not because he went above your head 80 00:05:27,062 --> 00:05:30,612 and reported that trucks were not getting fixed and people were dying as a result. 81 00:05:30,691 --> 00:05:32,614 Say yes. 82 00:05:32,693 --> 00:05:34,616 Yes. 83 00:05:34,695 --> 00:05:37,448 You also said you only went to review my client's resume 84 00:05:37,531 --> 00:05:41,581 after he went to the media. Correct? 85 00:05:41,660 --> 00:05:45,506 On May 9th, a truck went to the house of Alex Foreman with a broken wafer pump. 86 00:05:45,581 --> 00:05:47,754 That resulted in Mr. Foreman burning to death. 87 00:05:47,833 --> 00:05:50,712 On June 17th, another truck went to the house of Crystal Dougan 88 00:05:50,794 --> 00:05:52,512 also with a non-working pump, 89 00:05:52,588 --> 00:05:55,512 also resulting in Ms. Dougan burning to death. 90 00:05:55,591 --> 00:05:57,138 Is that true? 91 00:05:57,217 --> 00:05:58,719 It is. 92 00:05:58,802 --> 00:06:00,896 No shit? Damn. 93 00:06:00,971 --> 00:06:03,724 He knew he sent non-working fire trucks to houses on fire? 94 00:06:03,807 --> 00:06:06,026 He says he didn't. 95 00:06:06,101 --> 00:06:09,105 You said the trucks were broken because the work orders were deleted. 96 00:06:09,187 --> 00:06:12,111 The work order could be anything. It could be a tire alignment, 97 00:06:12,190 --> 00:06:14,409 it could be a tear in the fucking seat fabric. 98 00:06:14,484 --> 00:06:16,782 But it wasn't a tear in the fucking seat fabric. 99 00:06:16,862 --> 00:06:18,956 The damn pumps wouldn't work, right? 100 00:06:22,576 --> 00:06:24,544 So, if the work orders had been deleted 101 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:27,123 and you didn't know the trucks needed to be fixed, 102 00:06:27,205 --> 00:06:30,049 they were never gonna be repaired to begin with. 103 00:06:30,125 --> 00:06:33,755 After you realized the paperwork system for the work orders were so screwed up 104 00:06:33,837 --> 00:06:36,010 that you accidentally approved two fire trucks 105 00:06:36,089 --> 00:06:39,389 that didn't actually have working water pumps, 106 00:06:39,468 --> 00:06:41,516 realizing this, because my client 107 00:06:41,595 --> 00:06:44,769 exposed the fire department's bureaucratic mess to the public, 108 00:06:44,848 --> 00:06:49,604 after you realized this, you felt the best usage of your time 109 00:06:49,686 --> 00:06:52,064 would not be to go back and fix the system 110 00:06:52,147 --> 00:06:55,071 in an effort to prevent the death of more innocent people. 111 00:06:55,150 --> 00:06:57,198 You thought the first thing you should do 112 00:06:57,277 --> 00:07:00,076 was looking to my client's job application and resume 113 00:07:00,155 --> 00:07:03,876 even though he'd already been working for the department for four years. 114 00:07:03,951 --> 00:07:06,420 That may be what it looks like. 115 00:07:06,495 --> 00:07:10,875 I'm sorry, sir, it's a simple question. Which did you look into first? 116 00:07:10,958 --> 00:07:13,552 The work order system that had just caused the death 117 00:07:13,627 --> 00:07:15,550 of two innocent people, 118 00:07:15,629 --> 00:07:19,054 or a four-year-old job application of an employee 119 00:07:19,132 --> 00:07:22,056 that had just publicly humiliated you? 120 00:07:22,135 --> 00:07:26,015 And I remind your, sir, that you're under oath. 121 00:07:26,098 --> 00:07:29,693 I guess that the application was first. 122 00:07:32,562 --> 00:07:34,485 No further questions, Your Honor. 123 00:07:40,946 --> 00:07:44,291 Have you or someone you love been injured in an accident 124 00:07:44,366 --> 00:07:47,586 due to the negligence of another person? 125 00:07:47,661 --> 00:07:51,291 Call Danzinger and Weiss. The phone call is free 126 00:07:51,373 --> 00:07:53,717 and so is the consultation. 127 00:07:53,792 --> 00:07:56,887 You need professional, experienced trial lawyers 128 00:07:56,962 --> 00:07:59,260 that care about their clients 129 00:07:59,339 --> 00:08:03,264 to get the cash settlements that you and your family deserve. 130 00:08:03,343 --> 00:08:07,018 Don't wait. Call today. 131 00:08:09,141 --> 00:08:10,859 Are you serious? 132 00:08:10,934 --> 00:08:14,188 The fact is that auto accidents 133 00:08:14,271 --> 00:08:17,320 and negligence result in higher personal injury awards 134 00:08:17,399 --> 00:08:21,199 and higher jury awards. 90% of them never even see the court room. 135 00:08:21,278 --> 00:08:23,622 You should really take me serious. 136 00:08:23,697 --> 00:08:26,120 You should have a drink, counselor. We're celebrating. 137 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:28,452 I remind you that we would've made more money 138 00:08:28,535 --> 00:08:30,663 if we had settled today's case before the trial. 139 00:08:30,746 --> 00:08:32,419 Should I remind you that we won? 140 00:08:36,084 --> 00:08:37,961 Oh, damn. 141 00:08:38,045 --> 00:08:41,174 We won't stay long. Like five minutes, okay? 142 00:08:42,424 --> 00:08:43,926 Oh, no, thanks. 143 00:08:44,009 --> 00:08:45,386 Have you seen my husband? 144 00:08:45,469 --> 00:08:46,891 Oh, no. 145 00:08:52,059 --> 00:08:54,938 Beer, tequila, Jack, rum? 146 00:08:55,020 --> 00:08:56,567 Fine. 147 00:08:59,524 --> 00:09:01,743 Mike 's my legal aide. 148 00:09:01,818 --> 00:09:04,116 Please, tell me you're joking. 149 00:09:04,196 --> 00:09:06,164 Uh, no. 150 00:09:06,239 --> 00:09:08,913 He really hasn't changed since eighth grade, has he? 151 00:09:08,992 --> 00:09:10,539 No, he hasn't. 152 00:09:10,619 --> 00:09:12,713 Have you seen my fucking husband? 153 00:09:12,788 --> 00:09:15,587 I think he might be out back. 154 00:09:15,665 --> 00:09:20,011 I haven't ever heard of a goddamn coaster, you fucking animal! 155 00:09:21,838 --> 00:09:24,512 Can we go now? 156 00:09:24,591 --> 00:09:26,844 How did you get to teach your class tonight, by the way? 157 00:09:26,927 --> 00:09:29,225 I didn't. 158 00:09:29,304 --> 00:09:32,558 You can't keep canceling your class. The students have been complaining. 159 00:09:32,641 --> 00:09:35,269 Why? They're all here. 160 00:09:35,352 --> 00:09:39,698 Oh. And the lady, she's still waiting on those articles on the transportation. 161 00:09:39,773 --> 00:09:43,277 Jesus Christ, you're worse than all legal acts. No more talk about work. 162 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,829 Everybody, no more talk about work. This is a party. 163 00:09:45,904 --> 00:09:47,577 It's an interesting party, too, Mike. 164 00:09:47,656 --> 00:09:49,533 Hey, what's going on? 165 00:09:49,616 --> 00:09:52,085 Hey. What the fuck is that? 166 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,753 It's an alligator. 167 00:09:53,829 --> 00:09:56,423 It's just left outside, walk around. 168 00:10:03,004 --> 00:10:05,382 Hey, listen, guys. 169 00:10:05,465 --> 00:10:07,718 I can't keep having my firm give you work 170 00:10:07,801 --> 00:10:10,179 is gonna take you twice as long... 171 00:10:10,262 --> 00:10:13,516 Twice as long to find the 1994 case of Kings County vs. Stevenson 172 00:10:13,598 --> 00:10:17,228 which protects the rights of people with disabilities to keep their pets, 173 00:10:17,310 --> 00:10:20,985 including animals used for emotional support in cases like depression. 174 00:10:21,064 --> 00:10:22,737 Regardless of the landlord's policy 175 00:10:22,816 --> 00:10:25,194 making the eviction of your client illegal, 176 00:10:25,277 --> 00:10:28,497 and upping the value of what will now be a really nice settlement. 177 00:10:28,572 --> 00:10:32,167 You're welcome. I'll have it for you by Monday. 178 00:10:34,119 --> 00:10:35,996 Thank you. 179 00:10:36,079 --> 00:10:38,548 You guys are gonna go see that nurse tomorrow, right? 180 00:10:38,623 --> 00:10:40,421 Yeah. 181 00:10:41,668 --> 00:10:43,090 All right. I gotta go. 182 00:10:43,170 --> 00:10:44,797 What do you mean you gotta go? 183 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:46,757 I can't stay. Rita's in the car right now. 184 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,638 Your lizard tried to bite her foot. 185 00:10:48,717 --> 00:10:50,560 Was she wearing white shoes? He hates those. 186 00:10:50,635 --> 00:10:52,603 Don't go. You just got here. 187 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,898 I got a white supremacist I want you to straighten out. 188 00:10:54,973 --> 00:10:56,600 Are you serious? 189 00:10:56,683 --> 00:10:59,106 It'd be a great conversation. 190 00:10:59,186 --> 00:11:02,690 Jamie, what the fuck? Are you nuts? There are people upstairs. 191 00:11:02,772 --> 00:11:06,447 In our bed, in our fucking bed, you asshole! 192 00:11:06,526 --> 00:11:09,951 Jamie, we should talk about this, but this is not the way. 193 00:11:10,030 --> 00:11:13,455 Apologize. 194 00:11:15,243 --> 00:11:16,961 Apologize! 195 00:11:17,037 --> 00:11:19,790 ♪ We are the same ♪ 196 00:11:19,873 --> 00:11:22,376 I'm sorry. 197 00:11:24,878 --> 00:11:26,721 I want a divorce. 198 00:11:26,796 --> 00:11:29,396 ♪ We are the same ♪ 199 00:11:35,764 --> 00:11:37,562 I'll see ya. 200 00:11:42,312 --> 00:11:44,531 All right, everyone, drama's over. 201 00:11:45,649 --> 00:11:46,741 Fuck. 202 00:11:52,906 --> 00:11:55,204 Why do you still have this piece of crap? 203 00:11:55,283 --> 00:11:57,581 I love this car. You can drive it. 204 00:12:00,497 --> 00:12:03,501 That drink smells like wide open ass. 205 00:12:03,583 --> 00:12:06,462 Good for the body, good for the soul. 206 00:12:06,544 --> 00:12:08,171 Mr. Health Nut. 207 00:12:08,255 --> 00:12:10,303 You treat your digestive tract like a sewer. 208 00:12:10,382 --> 00:12:14,182 All that soda is gonna destroy your esophagus. 209 00:12:28,942 --> 00:12:30,910 So, did you get your gun back? 210 00:12:32,612 --> 00:12:34,034 Not yet. 211 00:12:34,114 --> 00:12:35,661 You all right? 212 00:12:35,740 --> 00:12:37,492 She'll be back soon. 213 00:12:43,206 --> 00:12:47,052 So, after I got over myself a bit, I decided to fight. 214 00:12:47,127 --> 00:12:49,050 Oh, thank you, sweetie. 215 00:12:49,129 --> 00:12:54,226 I mean, AIDS isn't a death sentence any more. 216 00:12:54,301 --> 00:12:57,555 And the medicine gets better and better every year. 217 00:12:57,637 --> 00:12:59,389 Oh, sure, yes, of course. 218 00:12:59,472 --> 00:13:00,724 This is all we had. 219 00:13:00,807 --> 00:13:02,434 David, a glass? 220 00:13:02,517 --> 00:13:05,066 That's fine. We're okay. Thank you, David. 221 00:13:05,145 --> 00:13:06,988 Can I play with Mr. Deedles? 222 00:13:07,063 --> 00:13:08,986 Of course, hon. Of course. 223 00:13:11,443 --> 00:13:16,574 Anyway, Daryl said if anybody could help, it'd be you fellas. 224 00:13:16,656 --> 00:13:20,331 My friend Jeffrey invented this after my accident. 225 00:13:20,410 --> 00:13:23,755 It's a safety needle. 226 00:13:23,830 --> 00:13:26,253 Can't prick yourself, can't be reused. 227 00:13:26,333 --> 00:13:30,463 A safety needle like this could prevent incidents like mine from ever happening. 228 00:13:30,545 --> 00:13:32,764 And the hospital refuses to even look at if. 229 00:13:32,839 --> 00:13:35,888 Excuse me, so you were injured on the job, 230 00:13:35,967 --> 00:13:38,311 but are you receiving worker's compensation? 231 00:13:38,386 --> 00:13:40,434 Yes, they've kept up with that end of it. 232 00:13:40,513 --> 00:13:42,891 Uh, unfortunately 233 00:13:42,974 --> 00:13:45,352 I don't think there's anything else that can be done. 234 00:13:45,435 --> 00:13:48,359 That's all of the law provides for and, uh... 235 00:13:48,438 --> 00:13:50,657 It's really all we can get you. 236 00:13:50,732 --> 00:13:52,905 But I-I don't want anything else. 237 00:13:52,984 --> 00:13:57,581 Not personally anyway. You see, my case is not an isolated incident. 238 00:13:57,655 --> 00:14:01,660 This thing is happening to front line health care professionals all the time. 239 00:14:01,743 --> 00:14:03,586 We 're very sorry. 240 00:14:03,661 --> 00:14:06,039 We have to make them use this. The bottom line is, 241 00:14:06,122 --> 00:14:09,626 the hospitals are knowing they're putting their employees at risk 242 00:14:09,709 --> 00:14:13,930 letting them get hurt. People are dying. 243 00:14:17,967 --> 00:14:21,221 And then again I feel this tap. 244 00:14:21,304 --> 00:14:23,227 More like a late dump. 245 00:14:25,058 --> 00:14:26,560 it's a babe. 246 00:14:38,321 --> 00:14:40,744 What I'm saying is we've been netting on average 247 00:14:40,824 --> 00:14:43,748 for each injury settlement about 50 to 20 K, right? 248 00:14:43,827 --> 00:14:45,670 Keep stringing a few of these together a month 249 00:14:45,745 --> 00:14:47,668 and we can actually be in the black by February. 250 00:14:47,747 --> 00:14:49,920 How often do you think that needle stick thing happens? 251 00:14:49,999 --> 00:14:51,626 You think it's like a daily thing? 252 00:14:51,709 --> 00:14:55,009 I don't know. There's no case here anyway. 253 00:14:55,088 --> 00:14:57,386 If we could prove the hospitals were negligent, 254 00:14:57,465 --> 00:15:00,435 our clients could be every hospital worker in the country. 255 00:15:00,510 --> 00:15:03,605 Mike, we can't afford to go on a fishing expedition right now. 256 00:15:05,765 --> 00:15:07,483 I think we should go meet that guy. 257 00:15:07,559 --> 00:15:09,653 The guy that invented the safety needle. 258 00:15:18,236 --> 00:15:20,705 If you come with me to meet Jeffrey the inventor, 259 00:15:20,780 --> 00:15:22,453 I'll give you three focused days. 260 00:15:22,532 --> 00:15:24,910 Three extremely focused, eight-hour days, 261 00:15:24,993 --> 00:15:28,918 interviewing as many accident victims trying to squeeze the insurance company 262 00:15:28,997 --> 00:15:33,298 for an extra $12 as you want. Deal? 263 00:15:33,376 --> 00:15:35,378 Deal. 264 00:15:56,232 --> 00:15:57,905 Give me that clamp. 265 00:15:57,984 --> 00:15:59,907 Jeffrey Dancort. 266 00:15:59,986 --> 00:16:01,909 That's me. 267 00:16:01,988 --> 00:16:04,912 Paul Danzinger. We're lawyers from Danzinger and Weiss. 268 00:16:06,576 --> 00:16:08,499 He a lawyer, too? 269 00:16:08,578 --> 00:16:10,501 This is Mike Weiss, my partner. 270 00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:19,093 I was working as a mechanical and structural engineer when Vicky got stuck. 271 00:16:19,172 --> 00:16:21,174 So, you guys met her? 272 00:16:21,257 --> 00:16:23,430 Uh, yeah, we did. It's a terrible shame. 273 00:16:23,510 --> 00:16:26,514 She's my best friend 's kid. That really hit me. 274 00:16:26,596 --> 00:16:29,770 I spent about a year working on developing the concept. 275 00:16:29,849 --> 00:16:33,570 Sooner or later the National Institute of Health gave me a $50,000-grant 276 00:16:33,645 --> 00:16:36,524 to develop a prototype for reproduction. 277 00:16:36,606 --> 00:16:38,483 Anyone ever use it? 278 00:16:38,566 --> 00:16:40,944 San Antonio Memorial Hospital used it for two years. 279 00:16:41,027 --> 00:16:42,779 How's that working out? 280 00:16:42,862 --> 00:16:45,536 Not a single needle stick incident in two years. 281 00:16:45,615 --> 00:16:48,289 So, there's no way you can get stuck with this thing. 282 00:16:48,368 --> 00:16:50,587 Can't get stuck with it, can't reuse it. 283 00:16:50,662 --> 00:16:54,166 Doctor's love it and nurses are begging for it. 284 00:16:54,249 --> 00:16:56,798 Only San Antonio Memorial will buy it. 285 00:16:56,876 --> 00:16:59,174 Why? 286 00:16:59,254 --> 00:17:01,882 I thought you guys could tell me that. 287 00:17:01,965 --> 00:17:06,141 To start you should call at least 200 hospitals over the next couple of weeks. 288 00:17:06,219 --> 00:17:08,722 Two hundred hospitals. 289 00:17:08,805 --> 00:17:11,729 I know it sounds a lot, but we 're gonna need to do is get a data base... 290 00:17:11,808 --> 00:17:13,651 I've already approached 2,000 hospitals. 291 00:17:13,726 --> 00:17:15,945 What'd say when you showed them the needle? 292 00:17:16,020 --> 00:17:18,364 They asked me to leave. 293 00:17:18,439 --> 00:17:21,113 Is there any way we can sue a hospital for not buying something 294 00:17:21,192 --> 00:17:23,866 that saves people's lives? 295 00:18:00,898 --> 00:18:05,825 So called miracle drug allegedly causes client to suffer a stroke. 296 00:18:05,903 --> 00:18:10,374 He's currently waging his battle against another pharmaceutical company. 297 00:18:10,450 --> 00:18:12,452 Top personal injury, attorney Mark Lenier. 298 00:18:12,535 --> 00:18:14,583 This is absolutely outrageous. 299 00:18:14,662 --> 00:18:17,666 This is big pharma deciding that they can take my client 300 00:18:17,749 --> 00:18:19,717 and make him a Guinea pig, 301 00:18:19,792 --> 00:18:22,591 test their medicines on him, make their money off of him, 302 00:18:22,670 --> 00:18:25,844 and then just disregard him and throw him away when he breaks. 303 00:18:25,923 --> 00:18:28,346 And that's outrageous and we're gonna stop it. 304 00:18:28,426 --> 00:18:31,054 We're gonna stop it right here in this court house. 305 00:18:31,137 --> 00:18:34,232 He's good. 306 00:18:34,307 --> 00:18:36,480 He's very good. 307 00:18:54,786 --> 00:18:56,584 Thank you for agreeing to talk with me. 308 00:18:56,663 --> 00:18:58,791 Sure, no problem. Talk. 309 00:18:58,873 --> 00:19:01,752 On the phone you said you were aware of the high number 310 00:19:01,834 --> 00:19:03,507 of accidental needle sticks. 311 00:19:03,586 --> 00:19:05,680 How about 800,000 a year? 312 00:19:05,755 --> 00:19:07,257 Is that an accurate number? 313 00:19:07,340 --> 00:19:09,013 You don't believe me? 314 00:19:09,092 --> 00:19:10,844 No, it's not that I don't believe you. 315 00:19:10,927 --> 00:19:13,055 I just wanna know if it's an accurate number. 316 00:19:13,137 --> 00:19:16,562 I, Karen Brown, head of the Texas Nurses' Association District Five 317 00:19:16,641 --> 00:19:20,066 do officially swear that that number is accurate. Better? 318 00:19:20,144 --> 00:19:22,738 I'm just trying to get a better understanding here. 319 00:19:22,814 --> 00:19:25,363 Good. Then here's what you need to understand. Okay? 320 00:19:25,441 --> 00:19:27,239 The major cause of these diseases, 321 00:19:27,318 --> 00:19:30,071 hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, 322 00:19:30,154 --> 00:19:32,623 affecting all front line health care workers 323 00:19:32,699 --> 00:19:34,918 is because of accidental needle sticks. 324 00:19:34,992 --> 00:19:36,710 Okay? 325 00:19:36,786 --> 00:19:39,756 Okay. The reason I'm here is 'cause my client 326 00:19:39,831 --> 00:19:43,711 has invented a safety needle that can prevent this from ever happening again. 327 00:19:43,793 --> 00:19:45,966 Then don't talk to me. 328 00:19:46,045 --> 00:19:47,297 Who should I talk to? 329 00:19:47,380 --> 00:19:49,223 The purchasing department. 330 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,848 Purchasing. Thank you. 331 00:19:54,971 --> 00:19:56,097 Mr. Weismann. 332 00:19:56,180 --> 00:19:58,023 Weiss. Mike, please. 333 00:19:58,099 --> 00:20:00,852 Mr. Weiss, I cannot and will not look at your needle. 334 00:20:00,935 --> 00:20:04,030 Because of the purchasing contract that the hospital has. 335 00:20:04,105 --> 00:20:05,903 Will you at least look at this data? 336 00:20:05,982 --> 00:20:07,325 No. 337 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,152 Would you mind telling me why? 338 00:20:09,235 --> 00:20:11,738 I don't want you to show me your data, 339 00:20:11,821 --> 00:20:15,246 and I don't want you to show this product to my nurses 340 00:20:15,324 --> 00:20:19,079 because they'll want it, and they can't have it. 341 00:20:21,664 --> 00:20:24,258 What kind of a shirt was it? 342 00:20:24,333 --> 00:20:27,712 Was it a nice shirt? 343 00:20:27,795 --> 00:20:32,301 - Yes, Mr. - Paul, it was nice. 344 00:20:32,383 --> 00:20:34,602 Was it a special shirt? 345 00:20:34,677 --> 00:20:37,647 Special? 346 00:20:37,722 --> 00:20:40,316 Maybe it was, a, uh, gift. 347 00:20:43,102 --> 00:20:45,446 It was just a shirt. 348 00:20:47,315 --> 00:20:49,033 How much did you say it cost? 349 00:20:49,108 --> 00:20:51,907 Uh. 350 00:20:51,986 --> 00:20:53,078 I don't remember. 351 00:20:53,154 --> 00:20:55,031 Let's say $70. 352 00:20:56,783 --> 00:21:02,506 Sylvia, could you, uh, try Mike again, please? 353 00:21:02,580 --> 00:21:06,335 Not if you wanna leave with all ten of those tiny little fingers, young man. 354 00:21:06,417 --> 00:21:09,091 I just left him a fifth message. 355 00:22:51,898 --> 00:22:53,696 Mike. 356 00:22:53,774 --> 00:22:56,152 Paul, you're awake. You're not gonna believe this. 357 00:22:56,235 --> 00:22:59,956 I worked my way into a meeting with the director of Infection at the hospital. 358 00:23:00,031 --> 00:23:01,658 What? 359 00:23:01,741 --> 00:23:05,336 That was today? Oh, shit, man. 360 00:23:06,454 --> 00:23:08,422 Hello? 361 00:23:18,716 --> 00:23:22,812 He said that Safety Point is fucking essential to the safety of hospital... 362 00:23:26,933 --> 00:23:30,813 I mean, we're looking at a shitload of violations under State Law. 363 00:23:33,147 --> 00:23:37,323 Several violations on a shitload of counts under false claims. 364 00:23:51,791 --> 00:23:53,543 I'm looking for it. 365 00:23:53,626 --> 00:23:55,970 Take it, take it. And I'll call him after lunch. 366 00:23:56,045 --> 00:23:57,388 All right. 367 00:23:57,463 --> 00:23:59,340 I'll call him after lunch. 368 00:23:59,423 --> 00:24:01,801 The Nursing Association I represent requested I call 369 00:24:01,884 --> 00:24:05,388 in hopes that you'd help them with their campaign in regards to this matter. 370 00:24:05,471 --> 00:24:07,940 If you'd give me a call back, that'd be great, if not... 371 00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:12,020 Senator O'Hara's from Nebraska. 372 00:24:12,103 --> 00:24:13,821 Nebraska? 373 00:24:13,896 --> 00:24:16,274 Yeah, there's only 100 centers. We could call... 374 00:24:16,357 --> 00:24:18,485 You mean we're like a team? 375 00:24:18,567 --> 00:24:21,161 That we agreed upon things then we do them together? 376 00:24:21,237 --> 00:24:22,534 I said I was sorry. 377 00:24:22,613 --> 00:24:24,286 Twenty-two straight hours... 378 00:24:24,365 --> 00:24:26,868 I'm sorry. Did you get the file I sent over? 379 00:24:26,951 --> 00:24:31,582 I got it. GPO's have been bribed to buy certain products for the hospitals. 380 00:24:31,664 --> 00:24:34,292 I sent it over to Dancort already. 381 00:24:34,375 --> 00:24:37,629 In the '80s, these GPO's got so big, they managed to pass a bill in Congress 382 00:24:37,712 --> 00:24:40,215 allowing them a 3% commission from the manufacturers 383 00:24:40,297 --> 00:24:42,299 they're supposedly negotiating with. 384 00:24:42,383 --> 00:24:43,930 We have a great case here. 385 00:24:44,010 --> 00:24:45,637 Yeah, we do. 386 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,142 I'm sorry, what was your name? 387 00:24:47,221 --> 00:24:48,768 Susie. 388 00:24:48,848 --> 00:24:50,441 Would you give us a second, please? 389 00:24:50,516 --> 00:24:52,314 Sure. I'll be right outside. 390 00:24:56,397 --> 00:24:59,071 Look. Mike, I think that we have a great case here, 391 00:24:59,150 --> 00:25:03,121 potentially really great, but I need you to be practical with me for a minute. 392 00:25:03,195 --> 00:25:04,822 Like hospitals letting people die 393 00:25:04,905 --> 00:25:07,249 because Safety Point costs five cents more? 394 00:25:07,324 --> 00:25:11,295 Mike, I'm in, all right? I'm in. It's just that if this thing gets too big, 395 00:25:11,370 --> 00:25:13,589 you need to let me bring in another firm to help out. 396 00:25:13,664 --> 00:25:16,167 This thing is gonna settle by Christmas. 397 00:25:16,250 --> 00:25:19,129 It could drag for years. It's a monopoly case and we're not an antitrust firm. 398 00:25:19,211 --> 00:25:21,805 What kinda firm we wanna be, Paul? This is gonna make us. 399 00:25:21,881 --> 00:25:24,259 It could break us. It's gonna be extremely expensive. 400 00:25:24,341 --> 00:25:27,686 Dancort can't afford to pay us and I can't do enough injury cases on my own. 401 00:25:27,762 --> 00:25:30,515 What do you want me to say? I'm sorry, all right? 402 00:25:30,598 --> 00:25:32,771 I'm sorry I messed the fucking line. 403 00:25:32,850 --> 00:25:35,899 Mike, listen to me. I'm telling you that we don't have the resources 404 00:25:35,978 --> 00:25:38,151 to take this thing all the way, so please. 405 00:25:38,230 --> 00:25:41,700 I need your word that when I tell you that the well is running dry, 406 00:25:41,776 --> 00:25:44,074 we bring in another firm to help out, okay? 407 00:25:44,153 --> 00:25:48,579 Yeah. Yes. Can we get to work now, please? 408 00:25:48,657 --> 00:25:51,126 Sorry. Am I interrupting something? 409 00:25:51,202 --> 00:25:53,250 No, not at all. Come in. 410 00:25:53,329 --> 00:25:54,706 Thanks for coming down. 411 00:25:54,789 --> 00:25:56,336 Have a seat. 412 00:25:56,415 --> 00:25:58,793 Well, right here I got an invitation 413 00:25:58,876 --> 00:26:01,675 to a supplier's to attend a conference 414 00:26:01,754 --> 00:26:05,600 from the United Medical Health Supplies people. 415 00:26:05,674 --> 00:26:08,803 Largest group purchasing organization in the country. 416 00:26:08,886 --> 00:26:11,480 And guess how much it costs to attend the conference? 417 00:26:11,555 --> 00:26:13,148 How much? 418 00:26:13,224 --> 00:26:15,147 $25, 000. 419 00:26:15,226 --> 00:26:16,819 Twenty-five grand? 420 00:26:16,894 --> 00:26:18,817 What does that get you? 421 00:26:21,315 --> 00:26:25,036 I went to one of these dog and pony shows about three years back 422 00:26:25,111 --> 00:26:29,833 for the low price of 75 grand, and I didn't get jack shit. 423 00:26:31,325 --> 00:26:33,168 Hey. Mike Weiss. 424 00:26:33,244 --> 00:26:35,212 How are you? 425 00:26:35,287 --> 00:26:37,790 I am excited. 426 00:26:37,873 --> 00:26:43,004 These GPO guys represent over 4,000 health care providers in the US 427 00:26:43,087 --> 00:26:45,886 and they supply 'em with $80 billion 428 00:26:45,965 --> 00:26:48,844 in medical products every year. 429 00:26:48,926 --> 00:26:52,055 Walkers and canes and wheelchairs, 430 00:26:52,138 --> 00:26:54,687 commodes, bedpans. 431 00:26:54,765 --> 00:26:57,894 The only way to get your product into hospitals 432 00:26:57,977 --> 00:26:59,854 is to go through these fuckers, 433 00:26:59,937 --> 00:27:02,065 so you have to pay thousands of dollars 434 00:27:02,148 --> 00:27:05,027 for the opportunity to grovel in front of a couple 435 00:27:05,109 --> 00:27:07,783 of United Medical Health Supply muckety-mucks. 436 00:27:07,862 --> 00:27:08,988 Mike Weiss. 437 00:27:09,071 --> 00:27:10,664 Thanks for coming. 438 00:27:10,739 --> 00:27:12,537 But it's all just horse shit. 439 00:27:12,616 --> 00:27:15,210 You need real money to get anything done... 440 00:27:15,286 --> 00:27:18,836 Gonna help prevent accidents from happening to your patients and employees. 441 00:27:18,914 --> 00:27:21,793 And over time, it's gonna save you money and it's gonna save lives. 442 00:27:21,876 --> 00:27:24,755 Does that sound like something that might interest you? 443 00:27:24,837 --> 00:27:31,061 Are you aware there are over 800,000 accidental needle sticks a year? 444 00:27:31,135 --> 00:27:33,763 For 25,000, you can't even stay for lunch. 445 00:27:33,846 --> 00:27:36,395 How much does it cost to stay for lunch? 446 00:27:36,473 --> 00:27:38,726 Millions. 447 00:27:47,026 --> 00:27:49,120 ♪ Take me to see The voodoo queen ♪ 448 00:27:49,195 --> 00:27:51,072 ♪ Let her put A spell on me ♪ 449 00:27:51,155 --> 00:27:53,123 ♪ A little Bit of change 7'0 ease my pain ♪ 450 00:27:53,199 --> 00:27:54,917 ♪ Gonna set a Young man free ♪ 451 00:27:54,992 --> 00:27:57,165 Whatever you do, don't let me fall asleep. 452 00:27:57,244 --> 00:28:00,373 I think you'll be okay. For four hours only. 453 00:28:05,502 --> 00:28:06,799 Want a hand job? 454 00:28:06,879 --> 00:28:08,927 Sure. 455 00:28:21,727 --> 00:28:24,355 They're gonna videotape me? 456 00:28:24,438 --> 00:28:26,816 We're gonna be okay. 457 00:28:26,899 --> 00:28:28,901 Hi. Paul Danzinger. 458 00:28:32,696 --> 00:28:33,868 Over here? 459 00:28:33,948 --> 00:28:35,575 Yeah. Let's have a seat. 460 00:29:03,102 --> 00:29:05,605 Oh, fuck! Fuck! 461 00:29:16,282 --> 00:29:17,909 Gentlemen. 462 00:29:17,992 --> 00:29:20,336 Thank you for coming. It's much appreciated. 463 00:29:20,411 --> 00:29:21,708 Paul Danzinger. 464 00:29:21,787 --> 00:29:24,165 You must be Mr. Dancort. 465 00:29:24,248 --> 00:29:26,000 This grip. You golf? 466 00:29:26,083 --> 00:29:27,926 No, I don't golf. 467 00:29:28,002 --> 00:29:30,346 Why so grumpy? 468 00:29:30,421 --> 00:29:33,470 You get the chance to eat? Breakfast's the most important meal of the day. 469 00:29:33,549 --> 00:29:36,519 Would somebody please bring Mr. Dancort a cup of coffee and a Danish? 470 00:29:42,433 --> 00:29:45,027 So, let's get down to it. Are we waiting for one more? 471 00:29:45,102 --> 00:29:46,729 Let's just begin. 472 00:29:46,812 --> 00:29:49,486 Okay. Mr. Dancort, we are here today 473 00:29:49,565 --> 00:29:52,865 so we can ask you some questions regarding your allegations against my client. 474 00:29:52,943 --> 00:29:55,412 Before we begin, I would like to establish for the record 475 00:29:55,487 --> 00:29:58,741 that you're aware that the deposition is sworn testimony under oath. 476 00:29:58,824 --> 00:30:00,576 Yeah, yeah. 477 00:30:00,659 --> 00:30:02,832 The court reporter will be recording the session 478 00:30:02,911 --> 00:30:06,040 in the event that we would choose to show the jury your testimony 479 00:30:06,123 --> 00:30:09,002 in a court of law. If at any time during these proceedings 480 00:30:09,084 --> 00:30:11,758 you feel the need for a break, please feel free to do so. 481 00:30:11,837 --> 00:30:13,680 Is everything clear so far? 482 00:30:13,756 --> 00:30:15,258 Is that a yes or a no, sir? 483 00:30:15,341 --> 00:30:17,093 Yes. 484 00:30:17,176 --> 00:30:19,520 Thank you. I'd like to start by asking questions 485 00:30:19,595 --> 00:30:22,348 about your background. Would you please tell me your full name? 486 00:30:22,431 --> 00:30:25,230 Jeffrey Matthew Dancort. 487 00:30:25,309 --> 00:30:27,107 Could you spell that, please? 488 00:30:27,186 --> 00:30:31,111 Jeffrey, J-E-F-F-R-E-Y. 489 00:30:31,190 --> 00:30:33,659 Matthew, M-A-T-T-H-E-W. 490 00:30:33,734 --> 00:30:36,157 Dancort, D-A -N-C-O-R- T. 491 00:30:36,236 --> 00:30:38,113 Thank you. Current address, please. 492 00:30:38,197 --> 00:30:41,997 1429 Merryweather drive, 493 00:30:42,076 --> 00:30:46,206 Houston, Texas, 74561. 494 00:30:46,288 --> 00:30:49,132 Thank you. Is that an apartment or a house? 495 00:30:49,208 --> 00:30:50,960 It's a house. 496 00:30:51,043 --> 00:30:52,465 For how long have you lived there? 497 00:30:52,544 --> 00:30:54,091 I don't know, about ten years. 498 00:30:54,171 --> 00:30:56,674 About ten years or exactly ten years? 499 00:30:56,757 --> 00:30:58,600 We moved in there in 1986. 500 00:30:58,675 --> 00:31:00,643 That would be 12 years. 501 00:31:00,719 --> 00:31:03,063 Yeah, that sounds about right. 502 00:31:03,138 --> 00:31:06,358 Sounds right or is right? If you moved there in 1986, that would be 12 years. 503 00:31:06,433 --> 00:31:08,652 Be polite. 504 00:31:08,727 --> 00:31:10,354 Yes, that's right, sir. 505 00:31:12,231 --> 00:31:14,825 One moment, please. 506 00:31:14,900 --> 00:31:16,072 Right. 507 00:31:32,126 --> 00:31:33,799 Oh, Shit. 508 00:31:33,877 --> 00:31:35,470 Oh, fuck. 509 00:31:36,839 --> 00:31:38,682 Fuck. 510 00:31:39,758 --> 00:31:41,556 Fucking. 511 00:31:43,220 --> 00:31:45,393 Fuck! 512 00:32:01,989 --> 00:32:04,868 Besides football, did you play any other sport? 513 00:32:04,950 --> 00:32:06,918 What the hell are we talking about football? 514 00:32:06,994 --> 00:32:10,214 We case here to discuss the case. Let's discuss the case. 515 00:32:10,289 --> 00:32:13,293 We wanted to get some simple background information. 516 00:32:13,375 --> 00:32:15,673 I'd like to request that my client take a break now. 517 00:32:15,752 --> 00:32:19,723 Let the record reflect that the plaintiff's attorney has asked for a break 518 00:32:19,798 --> 00:32:21,550 without answering the question. 519 00:32:21,633 --> 00:32:23,852 That's okay. Keep going. Just keep going. 520 00:32:23,927 --> 00:32:26,806 Continuing, besides football, did you play any other... 521 00:32:43,447 --> 00:32:46,200 Excuse me. Nathaniel Price. 522 00:32:46,283 --> 00:32:48,160 I am. 523 00:32:48,243 --> 00:32:51,543 Mike Weiss. Guess I'll be seeing you in court. 524 00:32:51,622 --> 00:32:53,465 I'm looking forward to it. 525 00:32:53,540 --> 00:32:54,757 Good. 526 00:32:54,833 --> 00:32:56,335 Excuse me. 527 00:32:58,921 --> 00:33:00,423 Where the fuck were you? 528 00:33:00,506 --> 00:33:01,849 Not here. Outside. 529 00:33:06,136 --> 00:33:08,855 And what was the name of your first dog, Mr. Dancort? 530 00:33:08,931 --> 00:33:11,901 Oh, well, Rufus. And how do you spell that, Mr. Dancort? 531 00:33:11,975 --> 00:33:16,651 R-U-F-U-S. And were you fond of this dog, Mr. Dancort? 532 00:33:16,730 --> 00:33:19,859 Not particularly. Does that mean you dislike dogs, Mr. Dancort? 533 00:33:19,942 --> 00:33:22,240 They showed themselves today. 534 00:33:22,319 --> 00:33:25,448 They wouldn't have brought up the big guns if they weren't scared of you. 535 00:33:25,531 --> 00:33:28,284 Yeah, they're terrified. Scared fucking shitless all twelve of them. 536 00:33:28,367 --> 00:33:31,746 The reason I wasn't there today is 'cause I was talking to a good buddy of mine. 537 00:33:31,828 --> 00:33:34,081 Henry Matthews, editor-in-chief of the Houston Chronicle. 538 00:33:34,164 --> 00:33:36,963 They're going to run a story on you. 539 00:33:37,042 --> 00:33:39,465 I'll see you guys back at the office. 540 00:33:39,545 --> 00:33:41,388 Houston Chronicle. 541 00:33:41,463 --> 00:33:43,636 This is attorney Mike Weiss calling for Henry Matthews. 542 00:33:43,715 --> 00:33:46,514 We don't have a Henry Matthews. We have a Henry Mathers. 543 00:33:46,593 --> 00:33:48,766 That's what I meant. Henry Mathers. Thank you. 544 00:33:48,845 --> 00:33:50,722 He's not in. Would you like his voice mail? 545 00:33:50,806 --> 00:33:52,183 Sure. 546 00:33:52,266 --> 00:33:53,768 One moment, please. 547 00:34:09,908 --> 00:34:11,956 As soon as the sun goes down, I'll be over there. 548 00:34:12,035 --> 00:34:13,662 Hey. 549 00:34:13,745 --> 00:34:15,338 Law and order. What's up? What you need? 550 00:34:15,414 --> 00:34:17,041 Two hundred. 551 00:34:25,465 --> 00:34:27,308 This is Mike. 552 00:34:27,384 --> 00:34:29,807 What the hell kinda friends have you got, Mike? 553 00:34:29,886 --> 00:34:32,514 Maybe you got some other friends who can help us out. 554 00:34:32,598 --> 00:34:35,442 It's how these people operate. They must've threatened the paper. 555 00:34:35,517 --> 00:34:37,565 I don't know what they did or how they did it. 556 00:34:37,644 --> 00:34:40,773 I've just spent hours on the phone dealing with my investors, 557 00:34:40,856 --> 00:34:45,703 my wife, my mother. This article claims I'm having an affair with my assistant. 558 00:34:45,777 --> 00:34:47,905 Are you having an affair with your assistant? 559 00:34:47,988 --> 00:34:50,116 No. 560 00:34:50,198 --> 00:34:53,202 Then what are you worried about? They're just trying to smear you. 561 00:34:53,285 --> 00:34:55,538 This is to be expected. 562 00:34:55,621 --> 00:34:58,591 They're gonna try and make as many people hate your guts as possible 563 00:34:58,665 --> 00:35:01,214 before we go to trial. 564 00:35:01,293 --> 00:35:04,092 Paul is making a lot of traction with a lot of investors for you. 565 00:35:04,171 --> 00:35:06,424 When I get these motherfuckers in front of the judge, 566 00:35:06,506 --> 00:35:09,976 we're gonna get your needle in every single hospital in the country. 567 00:35:13,221 --> 00:35:16,350 Stay strong. I'll see you in court. 568 00:35:18,226 --> 00:35:19,853 Is that Armani? 569 00:35:20,854 --> 00:35:22,527 Believe it. 570 00:35:55,013 --> 00:35:57,357 Is that a tux? 571 00:35:57,432 --> 00:35:59,605 It's Armani. 572 00:36:11,154 --> 00:36:12,906 All rise. 573 00:36:15,242 --> 00:36:18,246 The United States Federal District Court is now in session. 574 00:36:18,328 --> 00:36:20,706 The Honorable Judge William Black presiding. 575 00:36:23,125 --> 00:36:24,672 Be seated. 576 00:36:26,211 --> 00:36:27,758 Right. 577 00:36:27,838 --> 00:36:29,761 We are here on plaintiff's motion 578 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,763 to compel the production of documents 579 00:36:31,842 --> 00:36:34,061 that the plaintiff claims are necessary. 580 00:36:34,136 --> 00:36:36,138 Since the defendants are not allowing him... 581 00:36:36,221 --> 00:36:37,973 Your Honor, the defendant's client has... 582 00:36:38,056 --> 00:36:39,433 No, no, Mr. Weiss. 583 00:36:39,516 --> 00:36:42,611 Sorry, Your Honor. 584 00:36:42,686 --> 00:36:45,781 It's an extraordinary large request for production. 585 00:36:45,856 --> 00:36:48,279 Which documents must you have and why? 586 00:36:49,693 --> 00:36:51,445 Request for production one. 587 00:36:51,528 --> 00:36:54,202 All exclusive long term and multi-product contracts 588 00:36:54,281 --> 00:36:56,875 between United Medical Health Supplies and all hospitals 589 00:36:56,950 --> 00:37:00,170 over the last ten years. We feel this information will prove the GPO 590 00:37:00,245 --> 00:37:03,215 is engaged in anticompetitive behavior, price fixing, 591 00:37:03,290 --> 00:37:05,668 and a contract that requires the company to buy products 592 00:37:05,751 --> 00:37:07,845 even though they may not be the safest available. 593 00:37:07,919 --> 00:37:09,796 Under Dakota vs. PMI Industries, 594 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:11,803 the Supreme Court found this information. 595 00:37:11,882 --> 00:37:14,681 Mr. Price, your response. 596 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,809 Judge, this is a fishing expedition with no merit. 597 00:37:17,888 --> 00:37:20,266 To expect thousands of pages of documents 598 00:37:20,348 --> 00:37:23,693 is unduly burdensome to my client's time and money. 599 00:37:23,769 --> 00:37:26,773 And the Dakota case is not on point. 600 00:37:26,855 --> 00:37:28,277 Next request. 601 00:37:28,356 --> 00:37:31,030 Request of production 75. 602 00:37:31,109 --> 00:37:33,862 All donations made by the defendant to health care organizations 603 00:37:33,945 --> 00:37:36,243 or political entities. 604 00:37:36,323 --> 00:37:39,452 Political contributions are not discoverable under Benet vs. Lappin. 605 00:37:39,534 --> 00:37:42,333 Contributions to health care organizations are not political. 606 00:37:42,412 --> 00:37:44,460 Next request, please. 607 00:37:44,539 --> 00:37:47,543 All purchase history of syringe manufacturers made by the GPO 608 00:37:47,626 --> 00:37:50,220 in the past ten years. We feel that this information proves 609 00:37:50,295 --> 00:37:53,014 that United Medical Health Supplies has created a monopoly 610 00:37:53,089 --> 00:37:56,059 by buying syringe manufacturers, then jacking up the price. 611 00:37:56,134 --> 00:37:59,104 Your Honor, the purchase and sale of businesses are all of public records. 612 00:37:59,179 --> 00:38:01,352 My client shouldn't have to go through the expense. 613 00:38:01,431 --> 00:38:04,526 Your Honor, we've submitted cases supporting our position. 614 00:38:04,601 --> 00:38:07,150 The law clearly states we're entitled to these documents. 615 00:38:11,817 --> 00:38:15,412 All right. My decision is as follows. 616 00:38:15,487 --> 00:38:18,536 The court denies document production one, two, three. 617 00:38:18,615 --> 00:38:20,959 Your Honor, we have the right... 618 00:38:21,034 --> 00:38:24,038 Request of production 1 through 12 denied. 13, 14, 15 are firm, 619 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:27,624 but I'm limiting production to one year, not ten years. 620 00:38:27,707 --> 00:38:31,587 Sixteen through twenty-nine, denied. Court adjourned. 621 00:38:33,463 --> 00:38:35,557 You must be so relieved. 622 00:38:35,632 --> 00:38:37,885 We are ecstatic. It's been three years in the making 623 00:38:37,968 --> 00:38:40,016 and we finally got some justice. 624 00:38:40,095 --> 00:38:43,941 How do you suppose the jury arrived at a $53 million verdict? 625 00:38:44,015 --> 00:38:47,645 I think the jury took that figure from the profits the company made 626 00:38:47,727 --> 00:38:49,946 off not putting the safety feature on. 627 00:38:50,021 --> 00:38:53,321 They are not gonna let corporate greed trump the value of human life. 628 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:56,700 Let's talk about the family. We're dealing with an eight-year-old boy. 629 00:38:56,778 --> 00:38:58,906 How are they doing right now? 630 00:38:58,989 --> 00:39:02,118 They're doing okay, but the eight-year-old boy, he goes home with... 631 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,794 Safety Point's a bigger case than that. 632 00:39:04,870 --> 00:39:09,250 You know that every American will get into at least one car accident in their lifetime? 633 00:39:09,332 --> 00:39:12,927 You know what the biggest reason is that people get into car accidents? 634 00:39:14,504 --> 00:39:16,097 Eating while driving? 635 00:39:16,172 --> 00:39:18,095 Mm. No, that's only 49%. 636 00:39:18,174 --> 00:39:21,644 Talking to the other passenger, 81%. 637 00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:23,814 Fascinating. 638 00:39:23,889 --> 00:39:25,141 Where are you going? 639 00:39:25,223 --> 00:39:26,975 I'm gonna go talk to him. 640 00:39:27,058 --> 00:39:29,152 Hi, fellas. 641 00:39:29,227 --> 00:39:31,901 Are you boys hungry? 642 00:39:31,980 --> 00:39:33,402 Yeah, sure. 643 00:39:33,481 --> 00:39:35,324 Well. 644 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,653 The process is one where you fight in the courtroom 645 00:39:37,736 --> 00:39:41,991 for three weeks, and then you've got an appeal going. 646 00:39:42,073 --> 00:39:45,418 And then we'll have that fight and we'll win that fight. 647 00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:55,344 Could you bring us a couple of orders of shrimp cocktail, please? 648 00:39:55,420 --> 00:39:57,798 I'm allergic to shellfish. 649 00:39:59,341 --> 00:40:01,014 Good to see you. 650 00:40:03,470 --> 00:40:07,065 Listen, I-I don't wanna be here today as a law firm. 651 00:40:07,140 --> 00:40:09,893 I'd like to talk. One person to another. 652 00:40:09,976 --> 00:40:11,944 What do you want? 653 00:40:12,020 --> 00:40:14,022 I'll tell you what I don't want. 654 00:40:14,105 --> 00:40:16,984 I don't wanna see you two going down, and you're going down. 655 00:40:17,067 --> 00:40:19,240 Do I care who wins or loses? 656 00:40:19,319 --> 00:40:21,993 Hardly. I have a job, I do my job 657 00:40:22,072 --> 00:40:23,870 and I get paid at the end of the day either way. 658 00:40:23,949 --> 00:40:25,576 How much you get paid? 659 00:40:25,659 --> 00:40:28,128 You're funny, Mike. 660 00:40:28,203 --> 00:40:30,001 I like that you have a sense of humor. 661 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:31,798 What can we do for you? 662 00:40:31,873 --> 00:40:33,466 You know who my client is. 663 00:40:33,541 --> 00:40:35,464 You're looking at 300 attorneys, 664 00:40:35,543 --> 00:40:37,591 two dozen of the top anti-trust experts in the country, 665 00:40:37,671 --> 00:40:40,845 millions of dollars in resources, connections in every corner 666 00:40:40,924 --> 00:40:44,349 of the health care system, not to mention the justice system. 667 00:40:44,427 --> 00:40:45,974 Don't forget the newspapers. 668 00:40:46,054 --> 00:40:47,226 The banks. 669 00:40:47,305 --> 00:40:49,808 Mm-hm. That's correct. 670 00:40:49,891 --> 00:40:51,893 Your client, 671 00:40:51,977 --> 00:40:54,400 he's something else. He's an idealistic bumpkin 672 00:40:54,479 --> 00:40:56,732 who's been knocking on every door in the city 673 00:40:56,815 --> 00:40:58,909 trying to get a loan. 674 00:40:58,984 --> 00:41:01,282 And you know why he's not getting one? 675 00:41:01,361 --> 00:41:04,160 'Cause my client didn't want him to. 676 00:41:04,239 --> 00:41:06,742 So, are you saying that there's a possibility 677 00:41:06,825 --> 00:41:09,203 of us actually settling this fairly? 678 00:41:09,285 --> 00:41:13,210 Absolutely not. 7'hat's the only thing that my client can't afford. 679 00:41:13,289 --> 00:41:18,170 If they gave you a settlement, they'll be looking at lawsuits the rest of their lives. 680 00:41:18,253 --> 00:41:20,255 They aren't gonna do that. 681 00:41:20,338 --> 00:41:23,842 So, just do yourselves a favor. Cut your losses now. 682 00:41:23,925 --> 00:41:27,930 You guys got no case. No way out. 683 00:41:28,013 --> 00:41:31,438 Well, we appreciate your concern. 684 00:41:31,516 --> 00:41:36,773 Son, you can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit. 685 00:41:36,855 --> 00:41:39,699 Good day. 686 00:41:39,774 --> 00:41:41,367 Bob. 687 00:41:59,627 --> 00:42:01,721 She left a note. 688 00:42:14,559 --> 00:42:16,186 Come on, buddy. 689 00:42:23,985 --> 00:42:27,535 Providing the best health care products 690 00:42:27,614 --> 00:42:29,992 from Asia to Africa 691 00:42:30,075 --> 00:42:32,169 to here at home. 692 00:42:32,243 --> 00:42:35,497 United Medical Health Supplies. 693 00:42:35,580 --> 00:42:37,298 Together in caring. 694 00:42:42,212 --> 00:42:44,010 What's up? 695 00:42:44,089 --> 00:42:47,844 My new equity partners just backed out on Dancort. 696 00:42:47,926 --> 00:42:50,054 That was the last investor. 697 00:42:52,555 --> 00:42:54,148 Sorry. 698 00:42:54,224 --> 00:42:55,601 Me foo. 699 00:42:55,683 --> 00:42:57,902 Is there anything I can do? 700 00:42:57,977 --> 00:43:01,072 Can you convince another firm to come on board and take over the case? 701 00:43:03,942 --> 00:43:08,197 Sorry. You need something? 702 00:43:08,279 --> 00:43:12,876 Bills. The most pressing being the electric and the phone. 703 00:43:12,951 --> 00:43:14,874 I got an extension till Monday. 704 00:43:14,953 --> 00:43:17,331 It's okay. I'll just figure something out. 705 00:43:22,544 --> 00:43:25,639 Hey, hon. Sorry. I should be about ten more minutes... 706 00:43:27,799 --> 00:43:30,393 No. No, no, no, no. Can you drive? Okay. 707 00:43:30,468 --> 00:43:32,937 Get in the car and go straight to the hospital. 708 00:43:33,012 --> 00:43:35,811 I will meet you there. No, get straight to the hospital. 709 00:43:35,890 --> 00:43:38,894 Take the express route that we mapped out. 710 00:43:59,914 --> 00:44:01,632 ♪ When I die Lord ♪ 711 00:44:01,708 --> 00:44:05,258 ♪ Won't you put my Soul up on a train ♪ 712 00:44:08,173 --> 00:44:10,767 ♪Won't you send It southbound ♪ 713 00:44:10,842 --> 00:44:13,846 ♪ Give it a cool Bluesman name ♪ 714 00:44:16,848 --> 00:44:19,442 ♪ I've been lost out On those beck reeds ♪ 715 00:44:19,517 --> 00:44:22,737 ♪ So many times I've gone blind ♪ 716 00:44:26,191 --> 00:44:28,239 ♪ Losing faith In my family ♪ 717 00:44:28,318 --> 00:44:31,697 ♪ Had drove me right Out my damn mind ♪ 718 00:44:34,199 --> 00:44:37,624 ♪ But on the south Side of heaven ♪ 719 00:44:37,702 --> 00:44:40,296 ♪ Won't you Take me home ♪ 720 00:44:50,465 --> 00:44:53,514 Nicole Morris, sex therapist. Who am I speaking with? 721 00:44:53,593 --> 00:44:55,641 Hey, I'm Mike. 722 00:44:55,720 --> 00:44:59,350 Are you okay, Mike? Do you need someone to talk to? 723 00:44:59,432 --> 00:45:01,480 I've been better. 724 00:45:01,559 --> 00:45:03,402 My wife left me. 725 00:45:05,396 --> 00:45:08,070 She, uh, she took all my furniture. 726 00:45:08,149 --> 00:45:10,652 Oh, I'm sorry, baby. 727 00:45:10,735 --> 00:45:12,157 Yeah. 728 00:45:14,697 --> 00:45:16,995 At least she left me my alligator. 729 00:45:17,075 --> 00:45:20,170 You know my alligator is 49 years old? 730 00:45:20,245 --> 00:45:22,748 Wow. So cool for a pet. 731 00:45:22,830 --> 00:45:24,924 Actually not for an alligator. 732 00:45:27,168 --> 00:45:29,717 You don't sound that old, Mike. 733 00:45:29,796 --> 00:45:33,175 Me? No. No, I'm, uh, 734 00:45:33,258 --> 00:45:35,932 I'm in my prime. 735 00:45:38,263 --> 00:45:40,357 Is that your baby crying? 736 00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:44,694 No. That's the, uh, 737 00:45:44,769 --> 00:45:48,524 that's the office next door. It's a pediatrics therapist. 738 00:45:48,606 --> 00:45:51,655 A little late for a baby to be at the doctor, isn't it? 739 00:45:54,028 --> 00:45:56,281 Tell me what's on your mind, Mike. 740 00:46:05,498 --> 00:46:07,796 I don't like to be alone. 741 00:46:07,875 --> 00:46:10,754 It feels better now that you're talking to someone, doesn't it? 742 00:46:10,837 --> 00:46:12,839 Yeah. 743 00:46:14,299 --> 00:46:15,972 Hey, you think we could meet up? 744 00:46:17,468 --> 00:46:19,220 Possibly. 745 00:46:19,304 --> 00:46:21,227 Mike, do you have a credit card? 746 00:46:21,306 --> 00:46:23,149 Yeah, hang on. 747 00:46:31,316 --> 00:46:33,694 Immediate medical attention. 748 00:46:33,776 --> 00:46:36,575 I 'd like to encourage you to fake yourselves to our clinic. 749 00:46:36,654 --> 00:46:39,032 It's just two blocks away on Main Street. Please. 750 00:46:39,115 --> 00:46:41,368 If you have a stomach ache, a sprained ankle, 751 00:46:41,451 --> 00:46:44,421 anything that does not need immediate medical attention... 752 00:46:44,495 --> 00:46:46,918 - Pete, don't. - You're gonna get fired. 753 00:46:46,998 --> 00:46:49,251 They're not gonna kick me out today. 754 00:46:49,334 --> 00:46:51,302 What's going on? Who's getting kicked out? 755 00:46:51,377 --> 00:46:53,300 Welcome to the hospital. 756 00:46:53,379 --> 00:46:55,097 I 'm sorry. 757 00:46:55,173 --> 00:46:57,801 They canceled my insurance today. 758 00:46:57,884 --> 00:47:00,558 Pre-existing conditions. 759 00:47:00,636 --> 00:47:04,106 What kind? Propensity to be stabbed by sharp objects? 760 00:47:04,182 --> 00:47:06,935 Some goddamn thing. 761 00:47:07,018 --> 00:47:08,861 Let me go talk to somebody. 762 00:47:08,936 --> 00:47:11,189 No, no, no. Please, it's okay. I'll take care of it. 763 00:47:11,272 --> 00:47:14,446 Pete, why don't you get the boxes for him? 764 00:47:14,525 --> 00:47:17,028 David, Kia, you go help him out, okay? 765 00:47:17,111 --> 00:47:18,579 Come on, guys. 766 00:47:18,654 --> 00:47:20,327 Hey, guys. 767 00:47:25,119 --> 00:47:27,542 Why don't you let me talk to somebody, Vicky? 768 00:47:27,622 --> 00:47:29,295 You okay? 769 00:47:35,671 --> 00:47:37,014 Thank you. 770 00:47:37,090 --> 00:47:39,388 Sure. You all right? 771 00:47:43,012 --> 00:47:44,309 What about you? 772 00:47:47,100 --> 00:47:51,150 Oh, that's... Yeah. I, uh, I'm good. 773 00:47:52,397 --> 00:47:53,694 Jill, this is Mike. 774 00:47:53,773 --> 00:47:55,400 Hello. 775 00:48:01,114 --> 00:48:04,744 So strange being on the other side of things. 776 00:48:04,826 --> 00:48:07,750 Having all the floor nurses stand over me. 777 00:48:09,122 --> 00:48:12,171 I trained some of them. 778 00:48:12,250 --> 00:48:16,380 They got these crazy patterns on their shirts these days, 779 00:48:16,462 --> 00:48:19,181 like supposed to calm the patients but... 780 00:48:19,257 --> 00:48:21,726 it ends up making you feel dizzy. 781 00:48:24,554 --> 00:48:26,181 Mm. 782 00:48:33,438 --> 00:48:35,907 So, you said you had something for me. 783 00:48:39,944 --> 00:48:43,494 You know, it's true what they say about the stages you go through. 784 00:48:45,116 --> 00:48:48,495 Denial, anger, acceptance, 785 00:48:48,578 --> 00:48:50,626 blah, blah, blah. 786 00:48:52,999 --> 00:48:57,049 But it doesn't happen quite as cleanly as the pamphlets tell you. 787 00:48:58,796 --> 00:49:00,469 In reality, 788 00:49:01,632 --> 00:49:03,509 it's a stew. 789 00:49:05,511 --> 00:49:08,390 Everything happens all at the same time. 790 00:49:11,809 --> 00:49:13,026 Just because 791 00:49:14,896 --> 00:49:17,365 you can't really get over the dark parts, 792 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:20,990 it doesn't mean you can't get to the good ones. 793 00:49:28,409 --> 00:49:32,505 Sometimes the brightest light comes from the darkest places. 794 00:49:40,755 --> 00:49:43,133 There you go. 795 00:49:43,216 --> 00:49:45,093 Thank you. 796 00:49:45,176 --> 00:49:46,644 Where did you get this? 797 00:49:46,719 --> 00:49:48,813 Don't worry where we got them from. 798 00:50:11,577 --> 00:50:13,830 Hey. 799 00:50:13,913 --> 00:50:17,588 Thompson Needles is coming out with their own line of safety needle. 800 00:50:17,667 --> 00:50:20,796 You think they're threatened by Safety Point or what? 801 00:50:20,878 --> 00:50:24,803 These are internal documents from United Medical Health Supplies proving... 802 00:50:24,882 --> 00:50:28,853 Mike, stop it. Kim had to go to the hospital last night. 803 00:50:28,928 --> 00:50:30,475 What? 804 00:50:30,555 --> 00:50:32,182 She's fine. False alarm. 805 00:50:32,265 --> 00:50:33,983 Is everything okay? 806 00:50:34,058 --> 00:50:36,481 No, everything's not okay. Our insurance lapsed. 807 00:50:36,561 --> 00:50:39,314 What do you mean our insurance lapsed? 808 00:50:39,397 --> 00:50:43,447 You told Sylvia to pay for you to attend the United Medical Health Supplies dinner 809 00:50:43,526 --> 00:50:48,453 from the firm's account, and that you would pay the insurance bill later. 810 00:50:48,531 --> 00:50:50,909 I'm sorry. It's not how I meant for it to happen. 811 00:50:50,992 --> 00:50:54,587 That's not how you meant for it to happen. Kim is pregnant, Mike. 812 00:50:57,957 --> 00:51:00,710 Look, 813 00:51:00,793 --> 00:51:03,763 I don't see how we can possibly continue the case. 814 00:51:03,838 --> 00:51:07,058 Mike, we agreed that we would drop this. 815 00:51:07,133 --> 00:51:10,182 I agreed to take in another firm. I never agreed to drop anything. 816 00:51:10,261 --> 00:51:12,605 I've called 50 firms and no one will touch it. 817 00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:14,808 I'm not dropping the case. 818 00:51:14,890 --> 00:51:16,858 That's not your decision to make. 819 00:51:16,934 --> 00:51:19,437 Do you wanna call Dancort or should I? 820 00:51:22,732 --> 00:51:24,655 It's too big, Mike. 821 00:51:27,987 --> 00:51:32,538 I have Senator O'Reilly calling from Washington, D.C. for you, Mike. 822 00:51:37,872 --> 00:51:39,215 Hello? 823 00:51:47,173 --> 00:51:49,972 Then the GPO, in our case United Medical Health Supplies 824 00:51:50,051 --> 00:51:52,554 will draw up an exclusive contract with Thompson Needles, 825 00:51:52,637 --> 00:51:55,231 who in turn give them a kickback for every needle sold. 826 00:51:55,306 --> 00:51:57,775 Boxing out any competition regardless of how superior 827 00:51:57,850 --> 00:52:00,273 or how much safer their product is. 828 00:52:00,353 --> 00:52:03,653 If Thompson Needles is gonna come out with a safe needle they'd have to retool, 829 00:52:03,731 --> 00:52:07,235 recast the molding. They'd have to replace their entire assembly line. 830 00:52:07,318 --> 00:52:10,993 Something they're not interested in doing because of the high upfront costs. 831 00:52:11,072 --> 00:52:13,416 Hm. Ingenious. 832 00:52:13,491 --> 00:52:16,119 This is a tremendous innovation. 833 00:52:16,202 --> 00:52:21,208 As you know, I've been addressing safety issues for hospital workers for years. 834 00:52:21,290 --> 00:52:24,339 I'm intrigued by your product, Mr. Dancort, to say the least... 835 00:52:24,418 --> 00:52:27,137 Thank you. 836 00:52:27,213 --> 00:52:30,342 This is a bill proposal mandating the use of sound needles. 837 00:52:30,424 --> 00:52:32,426 We're in the process of circulating a petition 838 00:52:32,510 --> 00:52:35,263 in every single hospital across the United States, 839 00:52:35,346 --> 00:52:38,816 so we can mobilize nurses' unions an associations to help you lobby. 840 00:52:38,891 --> 00:52:41,735 Right. We have some interest from some financial institutions 841 00:52:41,811 --> 00:52:44,030 regarding investment packages, 842 00:52:44,105 --> 00:52:48,235 and we're gonna try and get them in every hospital across the country. 843 00:52:48,317 --> 00:52:53,619 Senator, you're giving us the impetus to safe thousands of lives. 844 00:53:00,204 --> 00:53:02,707 Incredible. That was incredible. 845 00:53:02,790 --> 00:53:04,133 Great job. 846 00:53:04,208 --> 00:53:06,210 I'm gonna go to the bathroom. 847 00:53:06,293 --> 00:53:08,216 Are you happy? 848 00:53:14,009 --> 00:53:17,434 Excuse me, Mr. Weiss. Could I speak with you for just a second? 849 00:53:17,513 --> 00:53:18,765 Yeah. 850 00:53:21,934 --> 00:53:22,981 Senator. 851 00:53:23,060 --> 00:53:25,279 Mr. Weiss. 852 00:53:25,354 --> 00:53:29,154 I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you and your colleagues 853 00:53:29,233 --> 00:53:32,203 bringing this to my attention. 854 00:53:34,572 --> 00:53:38,327 As I said, the safety and well-being of health care workers 855 00:53:38,409 --> 00:53:41,003 has been high on my agenda from day one, 856 00:53:41,078 --> 00:53:46,084 and we also agree that urgent action is what is called for. 857 00:53:46,167 --> 00:53:49,011 That's great. It's... 858 00:53:49,086 --> 00:53:52,556 it's just-it's good to meet someone who is on board to fight the good fight. 859 00:53:52,631 --> 00:53:54,599 It would be an honor to offer my support, 860 00:53:54,675 --> 00:53:57,428 but only if you drop this case 861 00:53:57,511 --> 00:54:01,015 and let Mr. Dancort team up with another firm. 862 00:54:07,354 --> 00:54:10,654 The cocaine under your nose. 863 00:54:16,322 --> 00:54:17,665 That's, um... 864 00:54:24,038 --> 00:54:26,507 I 'm not judging you, Mike. 865 00:54:26,582 --> 00:54:30,132 You're not the first person to lobby a Senator hopped up on narcotics 866 00:54:30,211 --> 00:54:32,885 and I'm sure you're not even the first person to do so today, 867 00:54:32,963 --> 00:54:36,593 but there's absolutely no way we can put you before the House Committee 868 00:54:36,675 --> 00:54:38,848 let alone the Senate. 869 00:54:38,928 --> 00:54:40,680 Wait, just... 870 00:54:48,103 --> 00:54:51,653 My client has approached every law firm in Texas. They've all said no. 871 00:54:51,732 --> 00:54:54,201 He's broke. 872 00:54:54,276 --> 00:54:55,653 This is... 873 00:54:57,947 --> 00:55:00,166 This is a major antitrust case. 874 00:55:00,241 --> 00:55:02,915 You know the type of money and muscle that goes into it. 875 00:55:02,993 --> 00:55:05,212 Mr. Dancort does not have the money 876 00:55:05,287 --> 00:55:08,040 to sit across from the receptionist at some of these firms. 877 00:55:08,123 --> 00:55:13,095 My partner and I are the only ones who are willing to take this risk. 878 00:55:13,170 --> 00:55:15,889 We believe in this case. 879 00:55:15,965 --> 00:55:18,093 We believe in it. 880 00:55:23,973 --> 00:55:25,850 Give me a chance. 881 00:55:25,933 --> 00:55:29,187 I'll go back to Houston. I'll get myself cleaned up. 882 00:55:33,148 --> 00:55:35,617 Okay. 883 00:55:35,693 --> 00:55:38,446 But know this. 884 00:55:38,529 --> 00:55:41,373 You only get one chance. Don't fuck it up. 885 00:55:44,910 --> 00:55:47,004 Understood. 886 00:55:48,914 --> 00:55:51,292 They're talking to fucking Senators now. 887 00:55:51,375 --> 00:55:55,551 They're knocking on doors, chickens with their heads cut off. 888 00:55:55,629 --> 00:55:58,974 We need to fix this now, Nathaniel. 889 00:55:59,049 --> 00:56:00,471 I'll take care of it. 890 00:56:00,551 --> 00:56:02,645 They're losing patience. 891 00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:06,020 I just need a bit more time. 892 00:56:06,098 --> 00:56:08,021 I'll try. 893 00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:11,400 But you need to hurry. 894 00:56:11,478 --> 00:56:14,197 Or it's not gonna be good for any of us. 895 00:56:49,099 --> 00:56:50,897 This is a waste of time. 896 00:56:50,976 --> 00:56:52,444 Mike. 897 00:56:52,519 --> 00:56:54,567 Show some respect, huh? 898 00:56:58,233 --> 00:57:01,737 I'll show some respect by winning the case that put her in the ground. 899 00:57:03,030 --> 00:57:04,623 Fuck this. 900 00:57:13,457 --> 00:57:15,209 Fuck. 901 00:57:15,292 --> 00:57:17,260 Come on. 902 00:58:35,456 --> 00:58:37,800 The reason you... 903 00:58:37,875 --> 00:58:41,129 The reason why you should invest in Safety Point is because it's safe 904 00:58:41,211 --> 00:58:44,306 and it's affective. It's a life saving... 905 00:58:44,381 --> 00:58:48,761 it's a life saving device. It's a life saving device. 906 00:58:48,844 --> 00:58:50,846 It's a life saving device. 907 00:58:50,929 --> 00:58:52,602 Your involvement... 908 00:58:55,017 --> 00:58:56,735 Are you all right, Mike? 909 00:58:56,810 --> 00:58:58,687 Yeah, I'm fine. 910 00:58:58,771 --> 00:59:00,489 You want something? 911 00:59:24,588 --> 00:59:27,262 I was always more of a tinkerer than a businessman. 912 00:59:27,341 --> 00:59:29,969 It's how I thought about myself anyway. 913 00:59:30,052 --> 00:59:33,352 My first office was in the corner of a bicycle shop. 914 00:59:33,430 --> 00:59:37,185 My first customer was an amputee with an artificial leg. 915 00:59:38,519 --> 00:59:40,647 Hi. Good evening. 916 00:59:40,729 --> 00:59:43,699 I'm Paul Danzinger, and, uh, I'd like to welcome you 917 00:59:43,774 --> 00:59:45,993 on behalf of my partner, Michael Weiss, 918 00:59:46,068 --> 00:59:49,242 and of course the man who really brought us all together tonight, 919 00:59:49,321 --> 00:59:51,824 Mr. Jeffrey Dancort. 920 01:00:14,680 --> 01:00:17,900 I've been doing this a long time, you know. 921 01:00:17,975 --> 01:00:20,649 Long, long, long time. 922 01:00:20,727 --> 01:00:23,981 And what I've come to realize is that there's just people out there 923 01:00:24,064 --> 01:00:26,988 that all they wanna do is fuck you up. 924 01:00:28,610 --> 01:00:32,205 Right. You know what I'm talking about. 925 01:00:32,281 --> 01:00:34,875 So, on this one I just decided to say fuck it. 926 01:00:34,950 --> 01:00:39,751 'Cause you know what? A good idea is a good idea. 927 01:00:39,830 --> 01:00:42,629 We're talking about people 's lives here. 928 01:00:42,708 --> 01:00:45,837 Saving people's lives. 929 01:00:45,919 --> 01:00:50,425 This girl is dead because of what we're talking about here. 930 01:00:50,507 --> 01:00:53,556 So, who gives a shit about the bottom line? 931 01:00:53,635 --> 01:00:55,933 Well, I'll tell you who gives a shit. 932 01:00:56,013 --> 01:00:59,062 The goddamn miserable sorry ass motherfuckers 933 01:00:59,141 --> 01:01:01,894 who won't let the hospitals use my needle. 934 01:01:01,977 --> 01:01:05,106 None of us in here might even make ever a dime. 935 01:01:05,189 --> 01:01:07,533 The point is, 936 01:01:07,608 --> 01:01:11,909 that it's... The point is Safety Point. 937 01:01:14,114 --> 01:01:16,913 And I want you all to 938 01:01:16,992 --> 01:01:18,585 think about helping us out. 939 01:01:18,660 --> 01:01:21,914 It's just a good thing to be part of and... 940 01:01:21,997 --> 01:01:24,546 Thanks for being here. 941 01:01:24,625 --> 01:01:26,298 Good night. 942 01:01:27,961 --> 01:01:30,885 Thank you very much for coming and... 943 01:01:43,477 --> 01:01:45,605 How are you doing, Mike? 944 01:01:45,687 --> 01:01:47,985 I'm sorry. 945 01:01:51,235 --> 01:01:52,828 Oh, Shit, Mike. 946 01:01:55,948 --> 01:01:58,747 People don't bring checkbooks to these things. 947 01:02:00,410 --> 01:02:02,583 I can't do this any more. 948 01:02:04,081 --> 01:02:07,506 Paul, let's go home. 949 01:02:17,552 --> 01:02:19,429 Hey, Sylvia. 950 01:02:19,513 --> 01:02:21,982 Call ahead and tell them I need an anesthesiologist. 951 01:02:22,057 --> 01:02:25,732 Put naltrexone on. And I want the full treatment. 952 01:02:25,811 --> 01:02:28,405 I want the implant under the abdomen. 953 01:02:28,480 --> 01:02:31,575 Not the posterior... Not the posterior rear. 954 01:02:31,650 --> 01:02:35,154 I don't want anything in my ass that doesn't have to be. 955 01:02:37,864 --> 01:02:40,868 Collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, 956 01:02:40,951 --> 01:02:44,455 few abscesses. The beginning of liver disease. 957 01:02:44,538 --> 01:02:48,338 Minor pulmonary complications and what could be the start of pneumonia. 958 01:02:48,417 --> 01:02:50,135 Christ. 959 01:02:50,210 --> 01:02:52,759 Typical. He's going through withdrawal. 960 01:02:52,838 --> 01:02:55,216 I had no idea. I mean, I... 961 01:02:55,299 --> 01:02:58,052 I know he's taking some painpills for his leg, 962 01:02:58,135 --> 01:02:59,557 but I didn't... 963 01:02:59,636 --> 01:03:02,435 He's a pretty heavy user. 964 01:03:02,514 --> 01:03:05,313 I guess the good thing I reactivated the insurance. 965 01:03:05,392 --> 01:03:09,238 By the way, the treatment he requested is gonna run about 25,000, 966 01:03:09,313 --> 01:03:13,534 and it's not covered by insurance. Just a heads up. 967 01:03:13,608 --> 01:03:15,235 Great. 968 01:03:51,313 --> 01:03:53,031 What the... 969 01:03:59,488 --> 01:04:00,705 Hey. 970 01:04:00,781 --> 01:04:02,249 Hey. You got my clothes? 971 01:04:02,324 --> 01:04:04,747 Yeah. 972 01:04:04,826 --> 01:04:08,581 Whoa. Hey, don't you want me to get someone to checkout? I'm gonna find a nurse. 973 01:04:08,663 --> 01:04:11,633 That's a great idea. We're always underestimating nurses. 974 01:04:11,708 --> 01:04:13,961 I'll be right with you, Mr. Weiss. 975 01:04:14,044 --> 01:04:17,298 You wouldn't happen to be a member of the nursing association, would you? 976 01:04:17,381 --> 01:04:20,726 I'm standing in front the the Houston Community National Hospital 977 01:04:20,801 --> 01:04:24,351 with a few hundred nurses and assorted health care workers in protest. 978 01:04:24,429 --> 01:04:27,524 Joining me now is Karen Brown, President of the Texas Nurse... 979 01:04:27,599 --> 01:04:31,479 Every needle stick accident costs the hospital thousands of dollars in follow up testing. 980 01:04:31,561 --> 01:04:35,657 If it's with an infected needle, it's between 500,000 and $1 million per case. 981 01:04:35,732 --> 01:04:39,953 In this country there are roughly one million needle stick accidents a year. 982 01:04:40,028 --> 01:04:42,201 Think about that. You do the math. 983 01:04:42,280 --> 01:04:45,159 We're fighting for the right of every citizen to live in a country 984 01:04:45,242 --> 01:04:47,165 that values human life over profits. 985 01:04:47,244 --> 01:04:48,666 Mr. Weiss, the hospital... 986 01:05:02,551 --> 01:05:04,428 Senator O'Reilly's office. 987 01:05:04,511 --> 01:05:06,809 This is attorney Mike Weiss for the Senator. 988 01:05:06,888 --> 01:05:09,516 Hi, Mr. Weiss. She just ended a meeting. Can I take a message? 989 01:05:09,599 --> 01:05:10,976 Sure. 990 01:05:14,729 --> 01:05:17,653 Why are these here? They were supposed to go out yesterday. 991 01:05:17,732 --> 01:05:19,575 They sent it back. 992 01:05:19,651 --> 01:05:21,904 What the hell is that? I thought we had a contract. 993 01:05:21,987 --> 01:05:24,285 Tell the Senator to return my call as soon as possible. 994 01:05:24,364 --> 01:05:26,867 It's regarding the San Antonio Memorial Hospital 995 01:05:26,950 --> 01:05:30,045 canceling their contract with Safety Point Syringes. 996 01:05:30,120 --> 01:05:32,543 The CEO of San Antonio Memorial hospital 997 01:05:32,622 --> 01:05:36,593 has been invited to sit on the board of United Medical Health Supplies. 998 01:05:36,668 --> 01:05:40,047 Yeah, you think she'd like to hear that in the news or return my call? 999 01:05:40,130 --> 01:05:43,134 Please, have her call me back. This is attorney Mike Weiss. 1000 01:05:49,806 --> 01:05:52,980 I'm about to book a flight to DC. This is bullshit. 1001 01:05:53,059 --> 01:05:56,359 The Senator's chief aid called this morning. She's tabling the issue. 1002 01:05:56,438 --> 01:05:58,315 Tabling the issue? 1003 01:05:58,398 --> 01:06:01,277 What the fuck does that mean? I'm going down there. 1004 01:06:01,359 --> 01:06:04,454 United Medical Health Supplies just made a very generous contribution 1005 01:06:04,529 --> 01:06:07,032 to the Senator's reelection campaign. 1006 01:06:17,209 --> 01:06:18,836 What's this? 1007 01:06:18,919 --> 01:06:22,014 Kim gave birth last night to a baby girl. 1008 01:06:22,088 --> 01:06:24,090 Six pounds, eight ounces. 1009 01:06:24,174 --> 01:06:27,269 Sam. She's beautiful. 1010 01:06:27,344 --> 01:06:30,393 Congratulations. 1011 01:06:30,472 --> 01:06:32,770 I'll be home with them if you need me. 1012 01:06:34,392 --> 01:06:36,815 What are we gonna do about the Senator? 1013 01:08:11,906 --> 01:08:13,658 Nicole Morris, sex therapist. 1014 01:08:41,895 --> 01:08:44,523 I like sex therapy. 1015 01:08:56,993 --> 01:08:58,836 Nice to meet you. 1016 01:09:13,760 --> 01:09:17,981 She creeps me the fuck out. 1017 01:09:18,056 --> 01:09:20,275 I should say something, right? 1018 01:09:20,350 --> 01:09:21,727 Probably. 1019 01:09:21,810 --> 01:09:24,188 You wanna be the one? 1020 01:09:24,270 --> 01:09:25,567 No. 1021 01:09:25,647 --> 01:09:27,991 Me neither. 1022 01:09:28,066 --> 01:09:31,240 Oh, hey, thanks for being flexible attending the case. 1023 01:09:31,319 --> 01:09:33,697 I 'm a little behind. 1024 01:09:33,780 --> 01:09:36,875 It's okay. You don't have to worry about it. 1025 01:09:36,950 --> 01:09:40,295 I know. I'm just gonna check a few facts and then I'll get it to you. 1026 01:09:40,370 --> 01:09:42,623 No, I mean, we don't need it from you any more. 1027 01:09:42,706 --> 01:09:47,462 Look, I didn't... I didn't wanna bring this up here but... 1028 01:09:49,379 --> 01:09:52,599 I'm really sorry. My firm won't let me subcontract 1029 01:09:52,674 --> 01:09:54,472 any more work to you guys. 1030 01:09:54,551 --> 01:09:57,145 Not while you're working on the Safety Point case. 1031 01:09:57,220 --> 01:09:59,143 Are you serious? 1032 01:10:00,724 --> 01:10:02,317 I'm sorry. 1033 01:10:02,392 --> 01:10:05,771 I mean, you can keep the retainer. 1034 01:10:05,854 --> 01:10:08,152 I wish there was something else I could do, but... 1035 01:10:08,231 --> 01:10:10,359 I understand. 1036 01:10:11,985 --> 01:10:13,532 Excuse me. 1037 01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:17,749 I'm not sure that's gonna work for us. 1038 01:10:17,824 --> 01:10:19,326 Well, yeah, I don't... 1039 01:10:21,453 --> 01:10:23,626 Okay. 1040 01:10:23,705 --> 01:10:26,174 Let me talk it over with my partner and my client. 1041 01:10:26,249 --> 01:10:28,502 I'll get back to you in an hour. 1042 01:10:28,585 --> 01:10:31,338 All right. 1043 01:10:31,421 --> 01:10:35,346 That was Price. He wants us to come out to his house tomorrow. 1044 01:10:35,425 --> 01:10:38,474 His house? Why? 1045 01:10:38,553 --> 01:10:42,103 You said that we'd settle by Christmas. Maybe you're right. 1046 01:10:45,226 --> 01:10:47,149 I gotta call Dancort. 1047 01:11:00,617 --> 01:11:02,995 Mike! 1048 01:11:11,169 --> 01:11:13,422 Hand me that bag. 1049 01:11:16,299 --> 01:11:17,721 Mike, come on. 1050 01:11:17,801 --> 01:11:20,304 Just give me the fucking bag! 1051 01:11:55,088 --> 01:11:57,261 Gentlemen. Thanks for coming out. 1052 01:11:57,340 --> 01:12:00,139 Give me a few minutes to wash up. I'll be right with you. 1053 01:12:00,218 --> 01:12:02,516 Stephanie will show you the way to the library. 1054 01:12:02,595 --> 01:12:05,348 If you need anything, she'll be happy to get it for you, okay? 1055 01:12:10,270 --> 01:12:12,193 Right this way, gentlemen. 1056 01:12:13,898 --> 01:12:16,947 Dial nine if you need to get an outside line. 1057 01:12:17,026 --> 01:12:19,279 And I'll be just down the hall there to the left 1058 01:12:19,362 --> 01:12:21,911 if there's anything else I can do for you gentlemen. 1059 01:12:21,990 --> 01:12:23,287 We're fine, thank you. 1060 01:12:23,366 --> 01:12:24,743 Great. 1061 01:12:24,826 --> 01:12:26,794 You got any fresh squeezed juice? 1062 01:12:26,870 --> 01:12:28,543 Uh, I can check. 1063 01:12:28,621 --> 01:12:31,044 Orange is fine. Grapefruit is preferable. 1064 01:12:31,124 --> 01:12:33,297 I'll see what I can do. 1065 01:12:33,376 --> 01:12:35,970 Where 's your bathroom? 1066 01:12:36,045 --> 01:12:37,797 It's right here. 1067 01:12:50,727 --> 01:12:53,105 How long do we have to fucking wait? 1068 01:12:56,107 --> 01:12:59,111 Gentlemen. It's nice, isn't it? 1069 01:12:59,193 --> 01:13:01,241 Fresh air. 1070 01:13:04,574 --> 01:13:07,498 Mm. Okay. 1071 01:13:07,577 --> 01:13:09,921 Let's get down to business. 1072 01:13:11,706 --> 01:13:13,834 First of all, 1073 01:13:13,917 --> 01:13:16,796 thank you for coming all the way out here. It's much appreciated. 1074 01:13:16,878 --> 01:13:19,097 Now, putting aside 1075 01:13:19,172 --> 01:13:22,472 the fact that Safety Point Syringes is having financial difficulties, 1076 01:13:22,550 --> 01:13:25,269 one of our manufacturing clients is ready to put an offer 1077 01:13:25,345 --> 01:13:27,689 for it which I think you're gonna find satisfactory. 1078 01:13:27,764 --> 01:13:30,893 Where 's that girl? The girl that showed us in? 1079 01:13:30,975 --> 01:13:32,693 I'm not sure, Mr. Weiss. 1080 01:13:32,769 --> 01:13:34,487 Waiting on some juice. 1081 01:13:34,562 --> 01:13:36,906 I'm sure she'll bring it when she can. 1082 01:13:36,981 --> 01:13:40,235 Like I said, one of our manufacturing clients is interested in your company 1083 01:13:40,318 --> 01:13:42,741 and the needle and has been for quite some time. 1084 01:13:42,820 --> 01:13:46,870 This generous manufacturer wouldn't happen to be Thompson Needles, would it? 1085 01:13:46,950 --> 01:13:51,376 They would like to remain anonymous until there's an accepted offer. 1086 01:13:51,454 --> 01:13:54,833 And this anonymous client would then own the patent to Safety Point? 1087 01:13:54,916 --> 01:13:57,886 That's right. My client is interested in purchasing the equity 1088 01:13:57,961 --> 01:14:00,259 that comes from Safety Point Syringes. 1089 01:14:00,338 --> 01:14:03,558 Would there be a contractual provision guaranteeing a certain production 1090 01:14:03,633 --> 01:14:05,681 and distribution of the Safety Point Syringe? 1091 01:14:05,760 --> 01:14:08,684 Once my client purchases Safety Point Syringes, 1092 01:14:08,763 --> 01:14:11,562 they'll have the right to do with it as they see fit. 1093 01:14:11,641 --> 01:14:15,066 And what do they see fit? 1094 01:14:15,144 --> 01:14:17,067 Mr. Dancort, 1095 01:14:17,146 --> 01:14:21,151 my client is prepared to make a more than generous offer. 1096 01:14:21,234 --> 01:14:24,659 This is great. You know your client is in direct violation 1097 01:14:24,737 --> 01:14:27,240 and federal and state antitrust laws. 1098 01:14:27,323 --> 01:14:30,827 You damn well know you won't win this case if you go to trial. 1099 01:14:32,704 --> 01:14:35,924 You are a brilliant engineer, Mr. Dancort. 1100 01:14:35,999 --> 01:14:39,003 Try applying some of that towards your business sense. 1101 01:14:39,085 --> 01:14:42,589 I didn't sacrifice everything because I was looking for a big payday. 1102 01:14:42,672 --> 01:14:45,551 I just want my needles in those hospitals. 1103 01:14:45,633 --> 01:14:47,886 I'm sorry, Mr. Dancort. I truly am. 1104 01:14:47,969 --> 01:14:51,849 I won't take any pleasure in seeing you ruined. 1105 01:14:51,931 --> 01:14:55,231 That proposal is only valid for three days. 1106 01:14:55,309 --> 01:14:57,311 No amendments, no negotiation. 1107 01:14:57,395 --> 01:15:00,239 Now, gentlemen, I have taken up enough of your Saturday. 1108 01:15:00,314 --> 01:15:03,739 Stephanie will see you out. I look forward to your response. 1109 01:15:49,864 --> 01:15:51,286 We have to take it. 1110 01:15:51,365 --> 01:15:52,867 Excuse me? 1111 01:15:52,950 --> 01:15:55,373 The offer. We have to take the money. 1112 01:15:55,453 --> 01:15:57,205 What do you mean? 1113 01:15:57,288 --> 01:15:59,461 That offer at Dancort Is not fair. 1114 01:15:59,540 --> 01:16:02,419 They made the offer 'cause they know they can't win. They're scared. 1115 01:16:02,502 --> 01:16:04,175 They're not scared, Mike. 1116 01:16:04,253 --> 01:16:05,971 They're scared we'll take it to trial. 1117 01:16:16,349 --> 01:16:19,068 Do you even really care 1118 01:16:19,143 --> 01:16:23,239 if Safety Point needles end up in hospitals? 1119 01:16:23,314 --> 01:16:25,988 No, seriously, I-I'm asking you a question. 1120 01:16:26,067 --> 01:16:28,365 Do I care? Yes. People are dying. 1121 01:16:28,444 --> 01:16:30,788 7'haz"s what you care about? People dying? 1122 01:16:30,863 --> 01:16:32,581 Really? 1123 01:16:34,575 --> 01:16:36,168 We're taking the settlement. 1124 01:16:36,244 --> 01:16:38,747 No, we're not. 1125 01:16:38,830 --> 01:16:41,879 You want Dancort to walk away from millions of dollars, and then what? 1126 01:16:41,958 --> 01:16:44,882 What happens to him when we go to court years from now 1127 01:16:44,961 --> 01:16:47,180 and he's lost his business and his house? 1128 01:16:47,255 --> 01:16:50,054 And then, then after all that we lose the case? 1129 01:16:50,133 --> 01:16:51,385 We won't lose the case. 1130 01:16:51,467 --> 01:16:53,185 Okay, fine, we don't lose. 1131 01:16:53,261 --> 01:16:55,559 How do you want us to survive until then, Mike? 1132 01:16:55,638 --> 01:16:58,107 We are broke. Broke, broke. 1133 01:16:58,182 --> 01:17:00,605 We have three weeks of overhead left In the bank. 1134 01:17:00,685 --> 01:17:03,438 United Medical Health Supplies has pretty much paid off 1135 01:17:03,521 --> 01:17:07,571 or pressured everyone in the United States of America from giving us any new work! 1136 01:17:07,650 --> 01:17:10,904 How are you gonna go and rally people behind Jeffrey in court 1137 01:17:10,987 --> 01:17:15,743 when you don't have a phone to call them and to tell them where to show up? 1138 01:17:15,825 --> 01:17:17,668 I'm ending this... 1139 01:17:17,743 --> 01:17:20,121 I'm not ending shit. I'll take a loan on my house. 1140 01:17:20,204 --> 01:17:22,172 You are so fucking delusional. 1141 01:17:22,248 --> 01:17:24,751 You're a big fucking pussy who'd rather chase ambulances 1142 01:17:24,834 --> 01:17:26,381 then use the law to save peoples lives. 1143 01:17:26,460 --> 01:17:27,882 So you care about people 's lives? 1144 01:17:27,962 --> 01:17:30,056 Yeah, I do. 1145 01:17:30,131 --> 01:17:32,759 Whose? The troop of hookers you pay to hang out with? Your wife? 1146 01:17:32,842 --> 01:17:36,187 Fuck you, Paul. Like you really give a shit about those pathetic scam artists. 1147 01:17:36,262 --> 01:17:38,185 We do neck braces and fucking crutches. 1148 01:17:38,264 --> 01:17:40,562 Not just the settlements they bring in, right? 1149 01:17:40,641 --> 01:17:43,144 You just wanna win. That is all you've ever cared about. 1150 01:17:43,227 --> 01:17:47,357 At least I have the courage to lose for what's right! 1151 01:17:55,072 --> 01:17:58,622 I'll call Dancort and tell him you're no longer involved with the case. 1152 01:18:01,787 --> 01:18:03,915 I'll walk from here. 1153 01:18:31,776 --> 01:18:32,948 Hey, man. 1154 01:18:33,027 --> 01:18:34,620 How are you doing? 1155 01:18:34,695 --> 01:18:36,242 Thanks. 1156 01:18:45,831 --> 01:18:47,674 Excuse me. 1157 01:18:47,750 --> 01:18:49,844 I'm all set, man. 1158 01:18:49,919 --> 01:18:53,514 Mr. Weiss, I used to work for Thompson Needle Manufacturers. 1159 01:18:53,589 --> 01:18:55,933 Then go fuck yourself. 1160 01:18:56,008 --> 01:18:58,431 I was a friend of Vicky's. 1161 01:19:00,012 --> 01:19:01,855 She asked me to come talk to you. 1162 01:19:03,724 --> 01:19:05,897 Thought it might be helpful. 1163 01:19:07,478 --> 01:19:09,276 You got a car? 1164 01:19:09,355 --> 01:19:11,449 Yeah. Follow me. 1165 01:19:12,817 --> 01:19:14,239 It's right over here. 1166 01:19:26,706 --> 01:19:29,755 You see, up until the 1960s. 1167 01:19:29,834 --> 01:19:32,337 Needle syringes were made of glass 1168 01:19:32,420 --> 01:19:35,720 which hospitals sterilized with heat. 1169 01:19:35,798 --> 01:19:39,848 Thompson Needle Manufacturers refused to switch to plastic needles 1170 01:19:39,927 --> 01:19:42,146 despite the money they'd make 1171 01:19:42,221 --> 01:19:45,350 because plastic needles can't be sterilized. 1172 01:19:47,351 --> 01:19:49,979 The founder of the company, James Thompson, 1173 01:19:52,690 --> 01:19:57,821 he was quoted to saying, "We'll switch to plastic needles over my dead body." 1174 01:19:59,155 --> 01:20:02,910 Sure enough. In 1966, 1175 01:20:02,992 --> 01:20:05,916 the year he died, Thompson Manufacturers 1176 01:20:05,995 --> 01:20:08,623 switched to plastic needles. 1177 01:20:08,706 --> 01:20:10,629 Within ten years, 1178 01:20:10,708 --> 01:20:13,928 hepatitis C and AIDS were on the map. 1179 01:20:16,380 --> 01:20:21,602 They knew that they'd be responsible for spreading epidemics around the world. 1180 01:20:42,073 --> 01:20:44,201 This tape 1181 01:20:44,283 --> 01:20:47,537 has footage taken by a Peace Corps worker in Nigeria. 1182 01:20:54,293 --> 01:20:55,966 Look. 1183 01:20:56,045 --> 01:20:58,013 You see those kids? 1184 01:21:01,717 --> 01:21:03,970 Children. 1185 01:21:08,057 --> 01:21:11,402 They get paid pennies to bring used needles and syringes 1186 01:21:11,477 --> 01:21:13,900 to local pharmacies. 1187 01:21:16,065 --> 01:21:18,614 The clinics save on health care by reusing needles 1188 01:21:18,692 --> 01:21:20,694 up to 200 times. 1189 01:21:22,405 --> 01:21:25,875 This is what's going on everywhere. 1190 01:21:25,950 --> 01:21:28,829 Thompson Needle Manufacturers, 1191 01:21:28,911 --> 01:21:31,380 they're not only not acting on this, 1192 01:21:31,455 --> 01:21:33,958 they're actually suppressing knowledge of it. 1193 01:21:34,041 --> 01:21:37,261 The plastic syringe is the root 1194 01:21:37,336 --> 01:21:41,762 of the AIDS epidemic all across Africa and Russia and India. 1195 01:21:41,841 --> 01:21:44,310 I'm sorry, they made an offer to buy Safety Point. 1196 01:21:44,385 --> 01:21:46,513 We're advising our client to take it. 1197 01:21:46,595 --> 01:21:48,768 Oh, come on, Mike! 1198 01:21:48,848 --> 01:21:52,443 You know if they buy it, they're not gonna use it! 1199 01:21:54,270 --> 01:21:56,193 That needle 1200 01:21:56,272 --> 01:21:59,116 can save more than nurses here. 1201 01:21:59,191 --> 01:22:03,742 It can save millions of lives around the world. 1202 01:22:03,821 --> 01:22:06,791 Yeah, well I'm just a personal injury lawyer. 1203 01:22:08,909 --> 01:22:11,378 Not exactly in the best place to go around 1204 01:22:11,454 --> 01:22:13,877 saving people's lives. 1205 01:22:23,757 --> 01:22:25,634 You know something, Mike? 1206 01:22:28,012 --> 01:22:30,686 Sometimes the brightest light 1207 01:22:30,764 --> 01:22:33,392 comes from the darkest places. 1208 01:23:37,206 --> 01:23:39,300 Get it before it wakes the baby. 1209 01:23:39,375 --> 01:23:41,093 Hello? 1210 01:23:41,168 --> 01:23:43,637 Jesus Christ, Mike, you're gonna wake the baby. 1211 01:23:43,712 --> 01:23:46,761 I'm hanging up now, all right? We can talk about it tomorrow. 1212 01:23:46,840 --> 01:23:49,184 Okay. Sorry. 1213 01:23:52,680 --> 01:23:54,273 Is she up? 1214 01:24:26,046 --> 01:24:27,844 I like people that are nuts. 1215 01:24:27,923 --> 01:24:30,301 Keeps things interesting. 1216 01:24:30,384 --> 01:24:33,979 Do you know anything about the original glass needle manufacturers? 1217 01:24:34,054 --> 01:24:36,853 Or anything about plastic syringes? 1218 01:24:38,642 --> 01:24:41,816 You know, Michael? Everyone goes to law school 1219 01:24:41,895 --> 01:24:45,274 to become a good guy. To fight the good fight for justice. 1220 01:24:45,357 --> 01:24:47,701 Is that what you did? 1221 01:24:47,776 --> 01:24:49,244 Yes, I did. 1222 01:24:49,320 --> 01:24:50,947 How is that working out? 1223 01:24:53,949 --> 01:24:56,873 Do you remember the big tobacco law suits? 1224 01:24:56,952 --> 01:24:59,046 Of course. 1225 01:24:59,121 --> 01:25:03,422 Seven CEOs under oath lying in front of Congress and on camera. 1226 01:25:03,500 --> 01:25:05,798 And every state in the Union suing them, right? 1227 01:25:05,878 --> 01:25:07,380 That's right. 1228 01:25:07,463 --> 01:25:09,682 You remember what happened after that? 1229 01:25:09,757 --> 01:25:13,136 Yeah. We shelled out a $165 billion settlement. That's what happened. 1230 01:25:13,218 --> 01:25:16,893 No, nothing happened. Cigarettes are everywhere. 1231 01:25:16,972 --> 01:25:20,693 You know, new teenagers start smoking every day. 1232 01:25:20,768 --> 01:25:23,567 Billions of people smoking worldwide. 1233 01:25:23,646 --> 01:25:26,570 Millions of people dying every year. 1234 01:25:26,649 --> 01:25:28,367 Nothing happened. 1235 01:25:28,442 --> 01:25:31,912 Big tobacco got a spanking. Slap on the wrist. 1236 01:25:31,987 --> 01:25:34,490 And the y were right back to business as usual. 1237 01:25:36,992 --> 01:25:42,294 Hm. I assume you came here tonight to try convince me to do the right thing. 1238 01:25:42,373 --> 01:25:44,546 You know, I'd look in your eye 1239 01:25:44,625 --> 01:25:48,630 and I'd go, "Oh, my God, you're right!" 1240 01:25:48,712 --> 01:25:50,339 Then what? 1241 01:25:53,676 --> 01:25:56,145 Guys like me are like cafeteria trays. 1242 01:25:56,220 --> 01:25:59,520 Take one off the top and there's another one right underneath it. 1243 01:26:01,684 --> 01:26:04,437 Now I bet you spent your whole life 1244 01:26:04,520 --> 01:26:07,865 waiting that you, you were born to do something great. 1245 01:26:07,940 --> 01:26:11,285 Make a difference, do something special. 1246 01:26:12,653 --> 01:26:14,701 Important. 1247 01:26:17,658 --> 01:26:19,877 But Michael. 1248 01:26:21,954 --> 01:26:25,800 It's the most ordinary thought anybody's ever had. 1249 01:26:29,712 --> 01:26:32,261 I'll see you in court. 1250 01:26:34,216 --> 01:26:36,844 That might be difficult since your client and partner 1251 01:26:36,927 --> 01:26:40,227 have already accepted the offer. 1252 01:26:40,305 --> 01:26:42,273 You're right. 1253 01:26:45,602 --> 01:26:48,981 You might've settled with them, but you haven't settled with me. 1254 01:26:49,064 --> 01:26:52,989 I'm gonna travel the country making every hospital worker 1255 01:26:53,068 --> 01:26:56,242 who's ever been infected by a needle stick my client. 1256 01:26:56,321 --> 01:26:58,949 Every mother that's lost a child, 1257 01:26:59,032 --> 01:27:01,330 every child that's lost a parent. 1258 01:27:01,410 --> 01:27:03,663 I'm gonna put them on the stand, 1259 01:27:03,746 --> 01:27:06,340 and I'm gonna tell them that your client has a needle 1260 01:27:06,415 --> 01:27:08,838 the could've prevented it from ever happening, 1261 01:27:08,917 --> 01:27:13,138 but he keeps it locked up 'cause it costs too much to make. 1262 01:27:16,049 --> 01:27:17,972 Trust me. 1263 01:27:18,051 --> 01:27:21,225 You're about to see just how ordinary I can be. 1264 01:28:30,582 --> 01:28:31,754 Good morning. 1265 01:28:31,834 --> 01:28:34,087 Good morning to you. 1266 01:28:35,504 --> 01:28:36,801 What is this? 1267 01:28:36,880 --> 01:28:39,224 That is a bonus 1268 01:28:39,299 --> 01:28:42,223 for all the hard work you've been doing. 1269 01:28:42,302 --> 01:28:43,929 Are you serious? 1270 01:28:44,012 --> 01:28:45,605 I am. 1271 01:28:45,681 --> 01:28:46,933 Thank you. 1272 01:28:47,015 --> 01:28:48,858 You're welcome. 1273 01:28:48,934 --> 01:28:53,314 Um, listen, there's along rambling message 1274 01:28:53,397 --> 01:28:55,024 on the machine from Mike. 1275 01:28:55,107 --> 01:28:56,575 Figures. 1276 01:28:59,069 --> 01:29:00,946 There he is now. 1277 01:29:01,029 --> 01:29:03,578 You're up early. 1278 01:29:05,409 --> 01:29:07,503 Yes? 1279 01:29:21,049 --> 01:29:22,642 You're his partner? 1280 01:29:22,718 --> 01:29:24,391 Yeah. 1281 01:29:42,279 --> 01:29:45,453 Died in his sleep. 1282 01:29:45,532 --> 01:29:48,661 So, here 's your partner, Michael Weiss. 1283 01:29:54,875 --> 01:29:57,048 He die... 1284 01:29:57,127 --> 01:29:59,425 He die alone? 1285 01:29:59,504 --> 01:30:02,633 The detectives will be able to answer some of those questions. 1286 01:30:02,716 --> 01:30:04,764 They'll wanna talk to you also. 1287 01:31:07,114 --> 01:31:11,585 Have you seen these needles before? 1288 01:31:13,078 --> 01:31:15,706 That's, uh, it's a safety needle. 1289 01:31:15,789 --> 01:31:17,712 They were used. 1290 01:31:19,668 --> 01:31:22,467 That'll explain why there're so many of them. 1291 01:32:30,739 --> 01:32:32,616 Are you okay, Mr. Dancort? 1292 01:32:32,699 --> 01:32:35,828 Can we offer you something to drink? Some tea perhaps? 1293 01:32:35,911 --> 01:32:38,164 No, that's all right. 1294 01:32:42,167 --> 01:32:44,135 Mr. Danzinger. 1295 01:32:44,211 --> 01:32:46,805 Sorry to hear about Mr. Weiss. 1296 01:32:46,880 --> 01:32:49,850 We offer our most sincere condolences. 1297 01:32:51,968 --> 01:32:55,222 So, since we're all here we should probably... 1298 01:33:08,944 --> 01:33:11,663 Hello, Nat. It's been a long time. 1299 01:33:20,455 --> 01:33:21,957 You and me? 1300 01:33:23,542 --> 01:33:25,715 We're going to court on this one. 1301 01:33:36,721 --> 01:33:38,519 Looking forward to it. 1302 01:34:05,125 --> 01:34:07,674 ♪ So you ♪ 1303 01:34:07,752 --> 01:34:09,595 ♪ Can't hold ♪ 1304 01:34:09,671 --> 01:34:12,675 ♪A star♪ 1305 01:34:12,757 --> 01:34:15,010 ♪ In your ♪ 1306 01:34:15,093 --> 01:34:17,141 ♪ Hand though ♪ 1307 01:34:17,220 --> 01:34:20,019 ♪ At least you can ♪ 1308 01:34:20,098 --> 01:34:22,226 ♪ Hold on ♪ 1309 01:34:22,309 --> 01:34:24,687 ♪ To another plan ♪ 1310 01:34:24,769 --> 01:34:27,443 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1311 01:34:27,522 --> 01:34:30,071 ♪ Planted still♪ 1312 01:34:35,197 --> 01:34:37,165 ♪ I can ♪ 1313 01:34:37,240 --> 01:34:39,663 ♪ Tell it's ♪ 1314 01:34:39,743 --> 01:34:42,622 ♪ Summer ♪ 1315 01:34:42,704 --> 01:34:45,048 ♪ From the ♪ 1316 01:34:45,123 --> 01:34:47,376 ♪ Size of♪ 1317 01:34:47,459 --> 01:34:51,965 ♪ the bugs that fly Through my window ♪ 1318 01:34:52,047 --> 01:34:54,800 ♪ Flying through My window ♪ 1319 01:34:54,883 --> 01:34:57,386 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1320 01:34:57,469 --> 01:35:00,473 ♪ Planted still ♪ 1321 01:35:05,101 --> 01:35:07,399 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1322 01:35:07,479 --> 01:35:09,652 ♪ Can't' move on ♪ 1323 01:35:34,923 --> 01:35:37,301 ♪ I can ♪ 1324 01:35:37,384 --> 01:35:39,887 ♪ Tell it's ♪ 1325 01:35:39,970 --> 01:35:42,098 ♪ Winter ♪ 1326 01:35:42,180 --> 01:35:44,683 ♪ From the ♪ 1327 01:35:44,766 --> 01:35:47,019 ♪ Size of♪ 1328 01:35:47,102 --> 01:35:49,480 ♪ The lump in ♪ 1329 01:35:49,562 --> 01:35:51,564 ♪ My throat ♪ 1330 01:35:51,648 --> 01:35:54,777 ♪ Got a lump in my throat ♪ 1331 01:35:54,859 --> 01:35:57,328 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1332 01:35:57,404 --> 01:35:59,702 ♪ Planted still ♪ 1333 01:36:04,786 --> 01:36:07,164 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1334 01:36:07,247 --> 01:36:10,547 ♪Can't move on ♪ 1335 01:36:12,544 --> 01:36:15,172 ♪ And it feels ♪ 1336 01:36:15,255 --> 01:36:17,474 ♪ Just like ♪ 1337 01:36:17,549 --> 01:36:19,802 ♪ The ground ♪ 1338 01:36:22,470 --> 01:36:25,519 ♪ Trapped in Another way ♪ 1339 01:36:25,598 --> 01:36:29,478 ♪ Just still in the ground ♪ 1340 01:36:32,355 --> 01:36:35,279 ♪ And it feels ♪ 1341 01:36:35,358 --> 01:36:37,156 ♪ Just like ♪ 1342 01:36:37,235 --> 01:36:42,162 ♪ The ground ♪ 1343 01:36:42,240 --> 01:36:45,494 ♪ Trapped in Another way ♪ 1344 01:36:45,577 --> 01:36:49,582 ♪ Just still In the ground ♪ 1345 01:36:49,664 --> 01:36:54,636 ♪ The ground ♪ 1346 01:37:04,721 --> 01:37:06,974 ♪ So you ♪ 1347 01:37:07,057 --> 01:37:09,435 ♪ Can't hold ♪ 1348 01:37:09,517 --> 01:37:11,940 ♪A star♪ 1349 01:37:12,020 --> 01:37:14,364 ♪ In your ♪ 1350 01:37:14,439 --> 01:37:16,942 ♪ Hand though ♪ 1351 01:37:17,025 --> 01:37:19,574 ♪ At least you can ♪ 1352 01:37:19,652 --> 01:37:21,780 ♪ Move on ♪ 1353 01:37:21,863 --> 01:37:23,991 ♪ To that better plan ♪ 1354 01:37:24,074 --> 01:37:26,998 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1355 01:37:27,077 --> 01:37:29,500 ♪ Planted still ♪ 1356 01:37:34,626 --> 01:37:36,970 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1357 01:37:37,045 --> 01:37:39,343 ♪ Can't move on ♪ 1358 01:37:44,594 --> 01:37:47,143 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1359 01:37:47,222 --> 01:37:49,566 ♪ Planted still ♪ 1360 01:37:54,479 --> 01:37:56,948 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1361 01:37:57,023 --> 01:37:59,526 ♪ Planted still ♪ 1362 01:38:04,614 --> 01:38:06,958 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1363 01:38:07,033 --> 01:38:09,536 ♪ Planted still ♪ 1364 01:38:14,582 --> 01:38:16,835 ♪ Rusted wheel ♪ 1365 01:38:16,918 --> 01:38:20,172 ♪ Can't' move on ♪