The Sweet Hereafter
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:34:01
That's reality.
Can't just turn this off...

:34:03
because you think
it's a bad idea.

:34:09
-Why not?
-lt's what we have to do.

:34:12
l don't want
a thing to do with it.

:34:16
Fine. So stay out of it.
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l've tried to stay out of it.
Turns out that's not so easy.

:34:24
You've gone and got yourself
this lawyer, Mitchell Stephens.

:34:27
So? Lots of folks
got lawyers.

:34:30
He's the one
who will subpoena me.

:34:32
He'll force me
to testify in court.

:34:36
He came by the garage
this afternoon.

:34:40
-Gave me that slip of paper.
-Why would he do that?

:34:43
You didn't have anything
to do with the accident.

:34:46
Because l was driving
behind the bus.

:34:49
l saw it happen. lf that son
of a bitch does subpoena me...

:34:53
and forces me to go over
all of this again,

:34:55
then all those other lawyers
will line up behind him...

:34:58
and do the same thing.
:34:59
That won't happen.
:35:00
Mitch Stephens' case is small
compared to some of these guys'.

:35:04
The way he told me,
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all he needs is for you
to say what you saw that day...

:35:10
driving behind the bus.
:35:15
l know it's painful, but--
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There's lawyers suing lawyers...
:35:18
because some people
were stupid enough to sign on...

:35:21
with more than one
of the bastards.

:35:23
There's people pointing fingers
and making side deals...

:35:29
dickering over percentages.
:35:31
lf you two drop the case,
:35:34
then the others will come
to their senses.

:35:37
You're good, sensible parents,
you and Mary.

:35:39
People respect you.
:35:46
We can't drop the lawsuit.
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You know how much
we need the money.

:35:51
Why? You got the money
from Dolores' insurance.

:35:55
-We all did.
-That's not enough.

:35:58
And for the hospital bills
for Nicole.


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