The Sweet Hereafter
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1:24:03
How?
1:24:06
lt being so depressing and all.
1:24:12
That's reality.
Can't just turn this off...

1:24:14
because you think
it's a bad idea.

1:24:20
-Why not?
-lt's what we have to do.

1:24:23
l don't want
a thing to do with it.

1:24:26
Fine. So stay out of it.
1:24:29
l've tried to stay out of it.
Turns out that's not so easy.

1:24:35
You've gone and got yourself
this lawyer, Mitchell Stephens.

1:24:38
So? Lots of folks
got lawyers.

1:24:41
He's the one
who will subpoena me.

1:24:43
He'll force me
to testify in court.

1:24:46
He came by the garage
this afternoon.

1:24:51
-Gave me that slip of paper.
-Why would he do that?

1:24:54
You didn't have anything
to do with the accident.

1:24:57
Because l was driving
behind the bus.

1:25:00
l saw it happen. lf that son
of a bitch does subpoena me...

1:25:04
and forces me to go over
all of this again,

1:25:06
then all those other lawyers
will line up behind him...

1:25:09
and do the same thing.
1:25:10
That won't happen.
1:25:11
Mitch Stephens' case is small
compared to some of these guys'.

1:25:15
The way he told me,
1:25:18
all he needs is for you
to say what you saw that day...

1:25:21
driving behind the bus.
1:25:25
l know it's painful, but--
1:25:27
There's lawyers suing lawyers...
1:25:29
because some people
were stupid enough to sign on...

1:25:31
with more than one
of the bastards.

1:25:34
There's people pointing fingers
and making side deals...

1:25:40
dickering over percentages.
1:25:42
lf you two drop the case,
1:25:45
then the others will come
to their senses.

1:25:47
You're good, sensible parents,
you and Mary.

1:25:50
People respect you.
1:25:57
We can't drop the lawsuit.
1:25:59
You know how much
we need the money.


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