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:02:00
- Objection!
- Order, order!

:02:03
This is not a court of law.
You did not enter through a doorway.

:02:08
That, ladies and gentlemen, is the rabbit hole
and we, like so many Alices,

:02:12
have plunged through it
directly into Wonderland.

:02:17
Behold the Queen of Hearts,
Carraghan Chemical.

:02:22
A company that has spewed its bile
into the Leffingwell River for 17 years.

:02:27
Plants wither. Children die.
:02:30
And there isn't a court in the land
that can stop them.

:02:34
Finally, one man has had enough.
:02:38
Frustrated, desperate, he slams
his truck into the plant manager's office

:02:44
and for one bright, shining day,
that hellhole of a factory shuts down.

:02:49
Do we honor him?
Do we throw him a parade?

:02:53
Do we even say thank you?
:02:55
No. He is put on trial.
:03:00
- Welcome to the Mad Hatter's tea party.
- Objection!

:03:03
Objection? Why not "Off with their heads"?
:03:05
...paid him fully, according to the contract.
:03:08
But now he wants more and he intends
to get it by harassing my client.

:03:11
Yes, the plaintiff is
a man of moderate means.

:03:14
Yes, Xydex is a very successful corporation.
:03:17
But the law, not charity,
must dictate our course today.

:03:21
Yes, yes.
:03:25
He rammed through that wall.
:03:27
And, yes, he did shut
that hellish factory down for one day.

:03:31
And, yes, he is responsible
for damages in the amount of $427,000.

:03:37
How high a price is that to pay
if he saved just one single life?

:03:41
Madam, I will give you $427,000
for your child. Deal?

:03:46
And you, madam.
Same price for your husband.

:03:50
And you, counselor. How about half
a million bucks for your precious hide?

:03:54
- Objection!
- Order!

:03:57
- The counsel is out of line.
- Sustained.


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