A Dry White Season
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Yes, dreadful, dreadful story.
:40:04
I want justice for him
to the full extent of the law.

:40:09
You see, justice and law...
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Mr. Du Toit, are often just...
:40:18
I suppose they could be described
as distant cousins.

:40:22
And here in South Africa,
they're simply not on speaking terms at all.

:40:28
And I've familiarized myself
with your dossier.

:40:36
And I'm afraid that my counsel to you
is to just give it up.

:40:42
- Give it up?
- Yes.

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Because there is nothing to be done.
:40:51
That's what I said to his son
when his son was caned.

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And now his son is dead.
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That's what I thought that about Gordon
when he was jailed.

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Now he is dead because of my neglect.
:41:03
I have known that family
for 15 years, Mr. McKenzie.

:41:07
I cannot give it up.
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Yes.
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That does make a difference, of course.
:41:17
There must be some penalty under law
for those who commit murder.

:41:22
Mr. Du Toit, may I ask you...
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how long you have lived with us
in South Africa?

:41:31
All my life.
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I'm afraid that I am...
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I'm just not the barrister that you're seeking.
I'm sorry.

:41:43
I'm confused, Mr. McKenzie.
:41:44
I thought that you had
undertaken many cases and won them...

:41:48
in support of human rights.
:41:51
No, you see, what you don't realize...
:41:54
that every time I've won a case,
they simply changed the law.


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