Mom! David took my hairbrush.
David, give your sister brush back!
Its alright. I got it
One minute!
Bye.
Thank you, Mom.
Quit it.
You know the keyboard with type
writes are like to crying...
- 'Slow. Keep it down.' - Oh,
yeah?
Here we go!
Dammit. Hold him still!
My bad, sorry l'm trying.
- Shit, shit, shit. - What?
lt got stuck.
Oh, l got this.
- What happen? - She got stuck.
based on a true story
- l don't give a fuck of that
bitch. - She freaked out?
Yeah.
ls there anything more bored
than patterns on hotel room?
l know.
Why they can't just use solid
colors?
Easier to hide the stains.
That's so right.
We gotta get the fuck off the
stain.
Who you waiting for?.
Hello, Mike.
Can you turn off that goddamn
music?
Yeah, for most part, yeah.
Yeah, l guess you can say that.
So it's bullshit they fired a
guy because of falsifying his
resume...
lt because he exposed the work
orders.
lt's a little late to change
your tactic, isn't it?
lt's all warp out on the
repairs.
But it didn't matter because
they never gonna do the repairs
to begin with.
Hey, lad, shut the fuck up!
- Hey! - Mike, where are you?
Just hanging out with some
friends.
You know what? You get some
sleep, l got this, okay?.
- Hey! - Bye.
Hi.
- You still sleeping?. - Yes.
So you try to tell the juror
the reason my client was fired..
.
Was because his falsify his
resume.
Not because he went bob your
head...
And reported the trucks not
getting fixed, and people are
dying as result. Correct?
Say yes.
- Yes. - Now, you also already
said...
That you won't even re-review
my client resume...
After he went to the media,
correct?
- Yeah. - On, May 9th...
Trucks went to the house Alex
Foreman for the broken water
pump.
That's result on Mr. Foreman
burning to death...
On June 1 7th...
Another house went to the house
Crystal Dorgan...
Also with the non-working pump
also ending with Ms. Dorgan
burning...
- To death. - ls that true?
- lt is. - Not shit?
- Damn. - He knew sent non-
working fire trucks on the
house on fire?
- He says he didn't. - But you
just say the trucks were broken.
..
Because the work orders were
deleted.
Work order could be anything.
lt could be broken ladder...
lt could be tire alignment.
lt could be a tear on the fire
suit fabric.
But it wasn't a tear on the
fucking suit fabric.
The damn pumps won't work,
right?
So if the work orders were
being deleted...
And you didn't know the trucks
need to be fix...
They were never gonna be repair
to begin with, were they?.
So... l'm sorry, after you
realize the paper works system..
.
For the work orders were so
screw up...
That you accidentally approved
actually have...
Working water pumps.
Realizing this, by the way,
because my client...
Expose the fire department
bureaucratic mess to the public.
After you realize this, you
felt...
The best suggestive of your
time...
Would not be go back and fix
the system...
ln an effort to prevent the
death of more innocent people...
You thought the first thing you
should do...
What looking for my client job
application and resume...
Even though he already been
working for the department...
For 4 years.
- That maybe what it looks like.
.. - l'm sorry, sir.
To simple question, which is
you look into first?
The work order system that just
cause death 2 innocent people?
Or 4 year old job application
of an employee...
That just publicly humiliated
you?
And l remind you, sir, that
you're under oath.
l guess the application was
first.
No further question, Your Honor.
You serious?
ln fact is...
Fantastic.
Come on, Mike. You should take
this seriously.
Then you should really have a
drink, counselor.
- We were celebrating. - l
don't mind.
Should l remind you that we won?
Oh, damn. We won't stay long. 5
minutes, okay?.
- Let's get this. - Oh, no,
thanks.
- Have you seen my husband? -
No.
- You look great. - Thank you. -
How's your baby?.
- Good. - Growing?.
Please tell me you're joking.
No.
He really hasn't change since
No, he hasn't.
Do you see my fucking husband?
l think he might be out back.
Can we go now?.
You can't keep your case on
class, the student have been
complaining.
Alright. We all here.
For Christ's sake. Can you
relax?
No more talk about work.
Everybody, no more talk about
work!
- This is a party. -
lnteresting party too, Mike.
Hey, what's going on?
- What the fuck is that? - lt's
an alligator.
Hey, listen, guys.
l can't keep having my front
gave you work.
- lt's gonna take you twice
long... - Twice long to find
the...
Stevenson?
Which protects the right of
people with disability...
You used keep that best.
lncluding animals use for
emotional support cases like...
Regardless on the landlord
policy...
Make the vision of your clients.
..
lllegal.
Ended up in the value of really
nice settlement.
You welcome.
Thank you.
You guys gonna see that nurse
tomorrow, right?
Alright.
Alright. l gotta go.
What you mean you gotta go? You
just got here.
l can't stay, man. My wife's
probably in the crowd...
Right now and your lizard were
try to bite her foot.
Don't go, man. You just got
here.
l got a waste of premises to
find. l want you to say it now.
- ls he serious? - lt will be
great conversation.
Jamie, what the fuck?. Are you
nuts? There are people upstairs.
They could've...
ln our bed, in our fucking bed?!
You asshole!
Jamie, we should talk about
this. But this is not the way.
Apologize.
Apologize!
l'm sorry.
l want a divorce.
l'll see her.
Alright, everyone. Drama's over.
Fuck.
Why are you still have this
piece of crap?
l love this car.
Okay, drive.
That drink taste like one of
your ass.
Good for the body, good for the
soul.
All that soda?
lt's gonna destroy you.
So you get your gun back?.
Not yet.
You alright?
She'll be back soon.
So, after l got myself a bit. l
decided to fight.
Oh, thank you, sweetie.
AlDS isn't a death sentence
anymore.
And the medicine gets better
and better, every year.
- Are you sure? Yes, of course.
- This is all we had.
- Leave it on glass. - That's
okay. We're fine. Thank you,
David.
Of course, honey.
Anyway, the day are set. lf
anybody could help, it will be
you fellas.
My friend Jeffry invented this
after my accident.
lt is a safety needle.
Can't break yourself. Can't be
re-use.
Safety needle like this, could
prevent incidents like mine
from ever happening.
And hospital refuses to even
look at it.
Excuse me, so you were...
lnjured on the job, but you're
receiving workers compensation?
Yes, they kept up with end of
it.
Unfortunately l don't think
there's anything that could be
done.
That's, all flaw are provides
for and...
This is really are all we can
get you.
But l don't want anything else.
No personally, anyway.
You see, my cases are not
isolated incident.
This type of thing is happening
to frontline help care
professionals.
- All the time. - We're very
sorry.
We have to make them use this.
The bottom line, is...
The hospital are knowing
putting their employee at risk.
Letting them get hurt.
People are dying.
And then again l feel this tap.
How often that needles really
happen? Do you think it's like
a daily things?
Don't matter. lt isn't a case
anyway.
Cause if we think the hospital
negligence...
Our clients could be every
hospital work along the country.
Mike, we can't afford on you on
fishing expedition right now.
l think we should go meet that
guy.
The guy who invented the safety
needle.
lf you come with me to meet the
invented guy, l'll give you 3
extremely focus...
day.
lnterviewing as many lines
accident victims...
Trying to squish their
insurance company for an extra
$12...
- As you want. - Really?.
Deal.
Give me that claim.
Jeffrey Dancort.
- That's me. - Paul Danziger.
We're the lawyers from Danziger
and Weiss.
He a lawyer too?
This is Mike Weiss for you.
l was working as mechanical
instructor engineer...
When Vicky got stuck.
So you guys met her?.
Yeah, we do. lt's a terrible
shame.
We've been best friend since
kid.
That's really hit me. l spent a
year working on...
Developing the concept.
And no one ever use it?
St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
used it for 2 years.
- How's that working out? - Not
a single needle stick accident
in 2 years.
So there's no way you can get
stuck with this thing?.
Can't get stuck with it. Can't
re-use it.
Doctors love it. Nurses were
begging for it.
Only St. Anthony's Memorial
would buy it.
Why?.
l hope you guys can tell me
that.
Okay, as start you should call
of weeks.
Then let us know exactly what
their response...
- 200 hospital? - l know it
sound like a lot, Mr. Dancort...
But what we gonna do here, we
need data...
l already calls 2.000 hospital.
What they say when you show
them the needle?
They asked me to leave.
ls there any way we can sue a
hospital for not...
Buying something that saves
people's life?
He's good.
He's very good.
Can l talk to Karen Brown?
Sure, no problem. Talk.
On the phone you were aware of
the high number of accidental
needle sticks.
How about 800.000 a year.
- ls that an accurate number?. -
You don't believe me?
No, it's not l don't believe
you. l just...
l wanna know it its an accurate
number.
l, Karen Brown, Texas Nurses
Association District 5, do
officially swear...
That, that number is accurate.
Better?.
Look, l'm just trying get
better understanding here...
Good. Well, here's what you
need to understand.
Right? The major cause of these
diseases, Hepatitis B...
Hepatitis C, HlV are affecting
all front line health workers...
ls because of accidental needle
sticks.
- Okay?. - Okay.
The reason l'm here cause my
client is has invented a safety
needle...
That could prevent this from
ever happening again.
Then don't talk to me.
- Who should l talk to? - The
purchasing department.
Of course it is. Thank you.
- Mr. Weismann. - Weiss.
- Mr. Weiss. - Mike, please.
Mr. Weiss, l cannot and went
out look at your needle.
Why?.
Because of the purchasing
contracts on the hospital house.
Well, will you at least look at
this data?
- No. - Would you mind telling
me why?.
l don't want you to show me
your data...
And l don't want you to show
this product at my nurses.
Because they'll want it.
And they can't have it.
What kind of shirt was it?
Was it a nice shirt?
Just Mr. Phoenix's Eagle. lt
was nice.
Was it is a special shirt?
Special?
Maybe it was a gift?
lt was just a shirt.
How much did you say it cost?
- l don't remember. - Let just
say $ 70.
Sylvia, can you...
Try Mike again please?
Not if you wanna leave here
with all that 10 tiny little
fingers, young man.
l just left him a 5th message.
- Mike. - Paul, you're awake.
Great, listen. You're not gonna
fucking believe this.
l went and work my way to a
meeting with Director of
Affection at the hospital.
He's... What?
That was today?.
Oh, shit, man.
Hello.
He said the safety point is
fucking essential the safety of
hospital...
Come on.
- l'm not gonna handle that. -
Take it, take it.
- Call here if its emergency,
okay?. - Alright, alright.
- Wait, mail. - l'll call later.
The Nursing Association l
represent request l call and
hope...
That you would help them with
their campaign. ln regards of
this matter.
You give me call back that
would be great, if not...
Senator Hayes from Nebraska.
- Nebraska?! - Yeah.
lt's only a hundred senator. l
figure the two of us given call.
..
Us? Oh, you mean like we're a
team?
Like we agree upon things and
we do them together.
- l said l was sorry. - 22
cases...
l'm sorry!
Did you get the file l sent
over?.
l got it.
GOPs are being bribed to buy
certain products for the
hospitals.
lt's a fucking pay a lesson.
l've sent to the damn court
already.
ln the 80s these GOPs got so
big till they manage to pass a
bill in congress.
Allowing them 3/ commission
from the manufactures...
They're supposedly negotiation
with.
- We got a great case here. -
Yeah, we do.
l'm sorry, what was your name
again?
- Susie. - Susie, would you
give us a second please?
- Sure, l'll be right outside. -
Thanks.
Look. Mike, l think we had a
great case here.
Potentially really great. But l
need you to be practical with
me for a minute...
Like hospital letting people
died because safety point cause
l'm in, alright. lt just if
this thing get too big...
You'll agree to bring another
firm to help out.
Trust me, this thing gonna
settle by Christmas.
Well, it might not. They could
drag out for years.
lt is a monopoly case. And
we're not mean to trust...
We are any kind of firm we
wanna be, Paul.
Come on, this is the one. lt's
gonna make us.
lt could be break us. lt's
gonna be extremely expensive.
Dancort cannot afford to pay us.
And l can't do enough...
lnjury cases on my own.
Paul, for fuck's sake. What do
you want me to say?.
l'm sorry, alright. l'm sorry l
missed the fucking mob online.
Mike! Listen to me, l'm telling
you.
That we do not have the
resources to take this thing
all the way.
So please. l need your word
when l tell you...
That if the well is running dry.
..
We will bring another firm to
help out, okay?.
Yeah.
Yes, can we get the work now
please?
Sorry, am l interrupting
something?.
No, not at all. Come on in.
Thanks coming down.
Have a seat.
Well, right here l got an
invitation to us, suppliers...
To attend the conference.
From The United Medical Health
Supplies people.
Largest group purchasing
organization in the country.
And guess how much it cost to
attend the conference?
How much?
- $25.000. - $25.000?!
What is that get you?
Well, l went to one of these
dogs and ponies shows about 3
years back.
For the low price $15.000.
And l didn't get jack shit.
Hey, Mike Weiss.
How are you?
l am excited.
These GOP guys represent over 4.
And they supplied with 80
billion dollar in medical
product...
Every year.
Walkers and canes.
And wheelchairs.
The only way to get your
product in the hospital...
ls to go through this fuckers.
So you have pay thousands of
dollars for the opportunity...
And grovel in the front of
couple United Medical Health
Supply...
- Mike Weiss. - Hey, thanks for
coming.
Absolutely.
But it's all just horse shit.
You need real money to get
anything done.
...gonna help prevent accidents
from happening to your patient..
.
And employees. ln over time...
lt's gonna safe you money, and
it's gonna safe lives.
Does that someone might
interested?
- Let's see what you have. -
Alright.
First off, did you aware that's
Needle stick a year?.
For $25.000 you can't even stay
for the lunch.
How much the cost for stay for
the lunch?
Millions.
- Want a hand job? - Sure.
They gonna video tape me.
We're gonna be okay.
Hi, Paul Danziger.
- Over here. - Yeah.
Let's grab a seat.
Oh, fuck. Fuck!
Gentlemen.
Thank you for coming. lt's much
appreciated.
Paul Danziger.
You must be Mr. Dancort.
Nice grip. You golfed?
No, l don't golf.
Why so grumpy?.
You have change to eat?
Breakfast is most important
meal.
Would someone please bring Mr.
Dancort a couple coffee and a
Danish?
So let's get down to it.
- We're waiting for one more. -
Let's just begin.
Okay, Mr. Dancort, we're here
today so we can ask you some
question...
Regarding your allegation
against my client.
Before we began l would like to
establish for the record...
That you aware of the
deposition a sworn testimony
under oath.
- Yeah. - Okay, the court
reporter will be recording the
session.
ln the event that we were
choose to show the jury your
testimony...
ln the court of law.
No, if any time during this
proceeding you feel the need
for break...
Please feel free to do so.
ls everything clear so far?.
- ls that a yes or no, sir?. -
Yes.
Thank you.
Now l like to start asking
question about your background.
Would you please tell me your
full name?
Jeffrey Matthew Dancort.
Could you spell that please?
Jeffrey. J-E-F-F-R-E-Y.
Matthew. M-A-T-T-H-E-W.
Dancort. D-A-N-C-O-R-T.
Thank you. Current address,
please.
Houston, Texas.
Thank you, is that an apartment
or a house?
- lt's a house. - And how long
you've lived there, Mr. Dancort?
- l don't know. About 10 years?
- About 10 years or exactly 10
years?
We move in there in 1986.
- That would be 12 years. -
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Sounds right or its right. lf
you moved there in 1986...
That would be 12 years.
- Be polite. - Yes, that right,
sir.
One moment please.
Oh, shit. Oh, fuck!
Fuck!
Fuck!
Now, besides football. Did you
play any other sports...
Football? What the hell we
talking about football?
We came here to discuss the
case. Let's discuss the case.
l just instructed you that we
want to get just simple
background.
l like to request that my
client take a break now?.
lt's your call.
Let the record be flank, that
the attorney has ask for a
break.
- Without answering the
question. - That's okay, keep
going.
- Just keep going. - Continuing.
Besides football, did you play
any other...
Excuse me.
With Nathaniel Price.
- l am. - Mike Weiss.
Guess l'll be seeing you in
court.
- l'm looking forward to it. -
Good.
Excuse me.
- The fuck were you? - Not here.
Outside.
And what was the first name of
your dog, Mr. Dancort?
Well, Rufus. And how do you
spell that, Mr. Dancort?
R-U-F-U-S.
And were you fond of this dog,
Mr. Dancort?
Well, not particularly.
ls that mean you dislike dogs,
Mr. Dancort?
They show themselves today.
Yeah, they terrified of me.
Scared fucking shitless all 12
of us.
The reason l wasn't there today
cause l was talking a good
buddy of mine.
Henry Matthew, editor in chief
of Houston Chronicle.
We gonna got you on story.
l'll see you guys back in the
office.
Houston Chronicle.
Hi, this is attorney Mike Weiss
calling for Henry Matthew
please.
We don't have that name over
here. We have Henry Matters.
Yeah, that's what l meant.
Henry Matters, thank you.
He's not in. Would you like to
voice mail?
- Sure. - One moment please.
Hey.
What's up, man. What you need?
- 200. - Right here.
This is Mike.
What the hell kind of friend
you got, Mike. Huh?!
Yeah, maybe you got some other
friends that could help us out.
Yeah, l just spent hours on the
phone dealing with my investors.
..
My wife, my mother. This
article claim l'm having an
affair...
- With my assistant. - Are you
having an affair with your
assistant?
No.
Then what you're worrying about?
They just wanna smear you,
that's all.
This is to be expected.
They gonna try and make many
people hate your gut as
possible before we go to trial.
- lt's working. - Look, Jeffrey.
Paul is making lot of trash
with lot of different investor
for you.
And when l got this
motherfucker in front of the
judge...
We'll get your needle in every
single hospital in the fucking
country.
Stay strong. l'll see you in
court.
ls that Armani?
Believe it.
Well tux.
lt's Armani.
All rise.
United State Federal District
record the session on Judge
William Black was arriving.
Be seated.
Alright.
Now, we all here to plan on
motion to compel the production.
..
Of documents that the client
have claim a necessary.
That the defendant are not
allowing him...
Your Honor, the defendant
client has refuse...
l'm not done, Mr. Weiss.
Sorry, Your Honor.
This is an extra ordinary large
request for production.
Now, which document you must
have and why?.
Request for production 1.
All exclusive long term and
multi product contracts...
Between United Medical Health
Supplies and all hospital...
Over the last 10 years.
We feel this information, we
proved the GOP was engage...
ln the anti-competitor behavior.
..
Price fixing and the contract
that requires that the company..
.
To buy a product even though
they may not be the safest
developed.
Now, on the decode versus PlM
industries...
The supreme court find this
information discoverable.
Judge, this is a fishing
expedition with no mirror...
To expect thousands of pages
documents are unduly burden to
my client's...
Times and money.
And the decoded case is not on
point.
Next request?
Request for production 15.
All donation made by defended
health care organization are
political entities.
Political contribution are not
discoverable under Bennett
versus Lapin.
Contribution to health care
organization are not political.
- Next request please. -
Request for production 29.
All purchase history of syringe
manufactures made by the GOP in
the past 10 years.
We feel that this information
proof that United Medical
Health Supplies..
ls create a monopoly by buy
syringe manufacture and jacking
up the price.
Your Honor, the purchases or
our sell of business were off
the public record.
My client shouldn't have to go
through the expend.
Your Honor, we submitted case
supporting our position...
We are clearly states this were
entitled to these documents.
Alright.
My decisions is this follows...
The court denied document
production 1, 2, 3.
Your Honor, we have the right...
Re-production 1-12 denied.
limiting production to 1 year.
Not 10 years. 16 - 29...
Denied. Court adjourn.
- You must be so relief. - We
are ecstatic.
lt's been 3 years in the making
and we finally got some justice.
Mr. Lanier, how'd you supposed
the jury arrived at the 53
million verdict?
Well, l think the jury
basically took that figured
from the profits that the
Not putting the safety feature
on.
They are not gonna let
corporate greed triumph the
value of human live.
Now let's talk about the family.
We're dealing with an 8 year
old boy.
How they are doing right now?.
Yeah, you know they're doing
okay.
Safety point is bigger case
than that.
Yeah, in human life don't they
got car accident at least in 1
time?
You know the biggest reason is
for people get the car accident?
Eating while driving.
Nope, that's only 19/.
Talk to the other passenger.
- 81/. - Fascinating.
- Where are you going?. - l'm
gonna have talk to him.
Hey, hi, fellas.
You boys hungry?.
Yeah, sure.
Well, the process is one for
your fight in the court for 3
weeks...
Then you got a...
PO going.
And then we have that fight,
and we'll win that fight.
Can you bring us a couple of
Shrew cocktail please?
l'm allergic to fish.
- Good to see you in the venue.
- Yes.
Listen, l don't wanna be here
today a law firm.
l like to talk, you know. One
person to another.
What do you want?
lt's actually what l don't want.
l don't wanna see you two
going down. And you'll going
down.
Do l care who win or loses?
Hardly. l have a job. l do my
job and l get the other day
anyway.
How much you get paid?
You're funny, Mike. l like you
have the sense of humor.
Who do you work for, Price?
Oh, you know who my client is.
l mean, you look at 300
attorneys, 200 does on the top.
And l trust experts on the
country.
Millions of dollars resources,
and action of every corner of
the health care system.
Not to mention the justice
system.
- Don't forget the newspapers. -
The banks.
That's correct.
Your client...
He's an idealistic bump who's
been knocking every door in the
city...
Try get a loan.
And you know why he's not get
one?
lt's my client didn't want him
to.
So are you saying there's a
possibility of us actually
settling this fairly?.
No, absolutely not.
That's one thing. The only
thing my client can afford...
That they'll give you
settlement, they'd be looking
for lawsuit for the rest of
Hey, l gotta do that.
So just do yourself a favor,
cut yourself lose now.
l mean, you guys got a case no
way out.
Well, we appreciate your
concern.
Son...
You can't make chicken salad
out of chicken shit.
Good day.
Bob.
She left a note.
lf you want me to keep my mouth
shut sign the fucking papers! -
Jamie
What's up?
The McCoy & Partners just back
out on Dancort.
They were last investors.
Sorry.
Me too.
ls there anything l can do?
Can you convince another firm
to come aboard and take over
the case?
Sorry.
You need something?.
Bills.
The most pressing bills are the
electric and the phone.
l got an extension till Monday.
lt's okay, just...
l'll figure something out.
Hey, Hun. Sorry, it should be
about 10 more minutes...
No, no, no. Can you drive?
Okay. Well, get in the car...
And go straight to the hospital.
l'll meet you there. No, go
straight to the hospital.
You call a sex therapist. Whom
l'm speaking with?
Hey, l'm Mike.
Are you okay, Mike? Do you need
someone to talk to?
i've been better. my wife left
me.
l've been better.
yeah, she took all my furniture.
i'm sorry baby..
i wish she left me my aligator.
you know my alligator is 49
years old?
wow.. that's cool for a pet.
actually not for an alligator.
you don't sound that old Mike.
me, no.. i'm..
i'm in my prime.
is that your baby crying?.
no, that's the..
that's the office next door.
it's a pediatric and therapist.
little late for a baby to be at
the doctor, isn't it?
tell me what's on your mind,
Mike?
i don't like to be alone.
feels better now, that you're
talking to someone else,
doesn't it? -yeah.
you think we could meet up?
possibly..
Mike, do you have a credit card?
yeah, hang on.
.. like to encourage you to
take yourself to our clinic
it's just two blocks away in
please, so if you have a
stomachache, a sprain ankle,
anything that does not need a...
i'm gonna get fired. they're
not gonna kick me out today.
what's going on? who's getting
kicked out? -welcome to the
hospital.
i'm sorry.
they cancel my insurance today.
pre-existing condition.
what kind?
from getting yourself stab by
sharp objects?
let me go talk to somebody. -no
no.. please..
it's okay. i'll take care of it.
here Pete, why don't you go get
the boxes for him?
David, Kia, you go and help him
out, okay?. -come on guys.
hey guys.
why don't you let me talk to
somebody, Vicky?.
you okay?.
thank you.. -sure.. you alright?
what about you?
that's.. yeah..
i'm good.
Sarah, this is Mike. -hello.
so strange being on the other
side of things.
having all the floor nurses
stand over me.
i trained some of them.
they got this..
crazy patterns on their shirts
these days. suppose to calm the
patients, but..
ends up making you feel dizzy.
so, you said you had something
for me?
you know it's true what they
say about the stages you go
through..
denial.. anger.. acceptance..
bla bla bla..
but it doesn't happen as
cleanly as phamplets tell you.
in reality,
it's a stew.
everything happens all at the
same time.
just because..
we can't really get over the
dark parts
doesn't mean you can't get to
the good ones.
sometimes the brightest light
comes from the darkness places.
here you go.
thank you.
where did you get this?
don't worry where we got them
from.
hey. -hey.
Thompson Needles coming out
with their own lines of safety
needle. you think they're
Mike, we need to talk. -yeah,
we do.
these are internal documents
for th.. -Mike listen.
proving that these Thompson.. -
Mike, stop it please.
Kim had to go to the hospital
last night. -what?
she's fine, flase alarm. -is
everything okay?. -no.
everything is not okay. our
insurance laps.
what do you mean our insurance
laps?
you told Sylvia to pay for you
to attend the United Medical
Health Supplies dinner from the
that you would pay the
insurance bill, later.
i'm sorry. it's not how i meant
for it to happen.
not how you meanted to happen,
Kim is pregnant, Mike.
fuck.
i don't see how we can possibly
continue the case.
no.. -Mike..
Paul, listen.. -you agreed, we
would drop this. -i agree to
take this to another firm.
i never agreed to drop anything.
-i've called 15 other firms
and no one would touch it.
i'm not dropping the case.
well that's not your decision
to make.
so you want to call Dancort or
should i?
it's too big, Mike.
i have Senator O'Reilly calling
in from Washington DC for you
Mike?
hello.
and then the GPO,
in our case United Medical
Health Supplies, will drop an
exclusive contract with
Thompson Needles, who in turn
give them a kick back, for
every needle sold.
boxing out any competition
regardless of how superior or
how much safer their product is.
if Thompson Needles gonna come
out with an actual safe needle,
they'd have to retool
recast the molding, they have to
replace their entire assembly
line, like starting from
scratch.
obviously something that
they're not interested in doing
because of the high upfront
ingenious.
this is a tremendous inovation.
as you know, i have been
addressing safety issues for
hospital workers for years.
i'm intrigue by your project,
Mr. Dancort, to say the least.
-thank you.
this is a build proposal
mandating the use of Saftey
Needles.
we're in the process of
circulating a petition in every
single hospital across the
United States
so we can mobilized nurses
union and association to help
you lobby. -right.
we have some interest from some
financial institutions
regarding investments packages
and we're gonna try and get
them in every hospital across
the country.
Senator, you're giving us the
impedous to save thousands of
lives.
that was great.. -great job.
i want to go to the bathroom -
alright.
excuse me, Mr. Weiss? -yeah.
may i speak with you, just a
second? -yeah.
Senator. -Mr. Weiss.
i want to let you know, how
much i appreciate you and your
colleagues..
bringing this to my attention.
as i said,
the safety and wellbeing of
health care workers have been
high on my agenda from day one
and we also agree that urgent
action is what is called for.
that's great.
it's good to meet someone on
board to fight the good fight.
it would be honor to offer my
support but
only if you drop this case.
and let Mr. Dancort team up
with another firm.
the coccaine,
under your nose.
it's a..
i'm not judging you, Mike.
you're not the first person to
lobby a senator hopped up on
narcotic
and i'm sure you not even the
first person to do so, today
there is absolutely no way we
can put you before the house
comitte let alone the senate.
wait..
my client has approached every
other lawfirm in Texas. they
all said no.
he's broke.
this is..
this is a major anti-trust case.
you know, the type of money and
muscle that goes into it. Mr.
Dancort does not have the money.
to sit across from the
receptionist at some of these
firms
my partner and i are the only
one who are willing to take
this risk.
we believe in this case.
we believe in it.
give me a chance.
i'll go back to Houston, i'll
get myself clean up.
okay.
but know this,
you'll only get one chance.
don't fuck it up!
understand.
they're talking to fucking
senators now.
it is when you're around
knocking on doors. chicken with
their heads cut off.
we need to fix this now,
Nathaniel.
i'll take care of it. -we're
losing patients.
just need a bit more time.
i'll try.
but you need to hurry.
or it's not gonna be good for
any of us.
this is a waste of time. -mike.
show some respect, huh?
i'll show some respect by
working the case that put her
in the ground to begin with.
fuck this.
fuck.
come on..
the reason you..
the reason why you should
invest in Safety Point because
it safe...
and it's effective. it's a life.
.
saving..
it's a live saving device..
it's a live saving device
you're involvement
you alright, Mike?
yeah, i'm fine.
you want some?
i was always more of a thinker
than a businessman. that's how
i've..
thought about myself anyway.
my first office was in the
corner of a bicycle shop.
my first customer was
an amputee with an artificial
leg.
hi.. good evening.
i'm Paul Danziger.
and i like to welcome you on
behalf of
my partner, Michael Weiss, and
of course the man who really
brought us together tonight
Mr. Jeffrey Dancort.
i've been doing this a long
time now.
long.. long time.
when i've come to realize that
there's people out there that
all they wanna do is fuck you
up.
right? you know what i'm
talking about.
so on this one, i just decided
to say ''fuck it''.
cause you know what?
a good idea is a good idea.
we're talking about people's
lives here.
saving people's lives..
this girl is dead.
because of what we're talking
about here.
so who gives a shit about the
bottom line?
i'll tell you who gives a shit.
the Goddamn miserable sorry ass
mother fucker who won't let the
hospital use my needles asses.
none of us in here might even
make a dollar.
the point is,
that it's
the point of Safety Point
and i want you all to..
think about helping us out.
it's just a good..
thing to be part of and..
thanks for being here.
done.
thank you very much for coming
and..
how you doing Mike?
i'm sorry.
oh shit, Mike.
people don't bring checkbooks
to these things.
can't do this anymore.
Paul,
let's go home.
hey Silvia.
go ahead and tell them i need
an expert cause all the tracks
on.
and i don't want the pill
treatment.
i want the implant under the
abdomal, not the posterior.
not the posterior.
i don't want anything in my ass
that doesn't have to be.
collapse veins, infection of
the heart lining involves
few abscesses
begining of liver disease
minor pulmonary complications,
and what could be the start of
pnenumonia.
typical.
he's going to withdrawl.
i had no idea. i mean..
i knew he's taking some pain
pills for his..
leg.. but i didn't..
he's a pretty heavy user.
it's a good thing i reactivated
the insurance.
by the way, the treatments he
requested is gonna run about 25.
and it's not covered by
insurance.
just a heads up.
great.
damn.
hey.
hey, you got my clothes? -yup.
don't you want me to get
someone to check you out before
we leave? i should bell a nurse.
that's a great idea.. we're
always underestimating nurse
i'll be right with you, Mr.
Weiss.
i have a question for you. you
wouldn't happen to be a member
of the Nursing Association?
i'm standing here in front of
the Houston Community National
Hospital
with the few hundreds nurses
and assorted healthcare workers
in protest.
joining me now, is Karen Brown.
president of the texas Nurse..
every needlestcik accident
caused the hospital thousands
of dollars in follow up testing.
if it's with infected needle,
between five hundred thousands
and one million dollars per
case,
now in this country,
there are roughly one million
needlestick accidents per year.
think about that. you do the
math.
what we're fighting for is the
right of every citizen to live
in a country
that values human lives over
profits.
Mr. Weiss, the hospital..
Senator O'Reilly's office. -
this is attorney Mike Weiss,
for the Senator.
hi Mr. Weiss, she just went to
a meeting. can i take a message?
sure.
why are these here? i thought
they were supposed to go out
yesterday.
they sent it back.
what the hell is that? we had a
contract.
yes, please have the Senator
return my calls as soon as
possible.
regarding the St. Antonio
Memorial hospital
canceling their contract with
Safety Point syringe
she would be interested to hear
that the CEO of St. Antonio
Memorial Hospital
been invited to sit on the
board of United Medical Health
Supplies..
yeah, you think she'd like to
hear that on the news or return
my calls?
please have her call me back.
this is attorney Mike Weiss.
about to book a flight to DC,
this is bullshit.
Senator's chief aid called us
this morning, she's tabeling
this issue.
tabeling the issue?
what the fuck is that mean? i'm
going down there.
United Medical Health Supply
just made a very generous
contribution in Senator's
what's this?
Kim gave birth last night, to a
baby girl.
she's beautiful.
congratulations.
i'll be home with them if you
need me.
what are we gonna do about the
Senator?.
Morris, sex therapist.
i like sex therapy.
creeps me the fuck out.
we should say something, right?
probably.
you wanna be the one?
no.
me neither.
okay,
thanks for the repaying the
place, by the way.
i know we're a little behind
it's okay..
don't worry bout it.
i know,
i'm gonna check a few fax and
show it to you.
no, i mean we don't need it
from you anymore.
look,
i didn't
i didn't want to bring this up
here, but..
really sorry, my firm..
won't let me sub contract any
more work to you guys.
not while you're working on the
Safety Point case.
you serious?
i'm sorry.
you can keep the retainer.
i wish there's something i
could do but..
no no.. i understand.
excuse me.
okay.
let me talk it over with my
partner and my client, i'll get
back to you in an hour.
alright.
that was Price, he wants us to
come out to his house, tomorrow.
his house?
why?.
you said we'd settled by
Christmas, maybe you right.
i gotta call Dancort.
Mike!
hand me that bag.
Mike, come on.
give me the fucking bag!
gentlemen..
thanks for coming out.
give me a few minutes to wash
up. i'll be right with you.
Stephanie will show you where
the library.
if you need anything, she'll be
happy to get it for you, okay?.
right this way gentlemen.
dial 9
if you need to get an outside
line
and i'll be just down the hall
there to the left.
if there's anything else i can
do?
we're fine. thank you.
you got any fresh squeezed
juice?
i can check.
orange is fine, grape juice
preferable.
i'll see what i can do.
where's your bathroom?
it's right here.
how long do we have to wait?
gentlemen..
it's nice, isn't it?
all the fresh air..
okay.
let's get down to business.
first of all,
thank you for coming here. much
appriciate it.
our pleasure. -now, putting
aside..
the fact that Safety Point
syringes having finances
dificulties..
one of our manufacturing client
is
ready to put an offer for it
which i think you're gonna find
satisfactory. -where's that
girl that showed us in.
i'm not sure, Mr. Weiss.
waiting on some juice.
sure she'll bring when she can.
like i said, one of our
manufacturing client is
interested in your company.
for quite some time. -this
generous manufacture wouldn't
happen to be Thompson Needle,
well they would like to remain
anynomous until there's an
accepted offer.
and this..
anonymous client would then own
the patent to Safety Point?
-that's right.
my client is interested in
purchasing the equity that
comes from Safety Points
there'll be a contractional
provision guarentee in certain
production an distribution of
the Safety Point syringe?
once my client purchases Safety
Point syringes,
we'll have the right to do it
as it see fit.
and what do they see fit?
Mr. Dancort,
my client is prepared to make a
more than generous offer.
this is great.
you know, your client is in
direct violation of federal and
state antitrust laws?
you damn well know you won't
win this case if you go to
trial.
you are a brilliant
engineer, Mr. Dancort.
try appyling some of that to
your business sense.
i didn't sacrifice everything
because i was looking for a big
pay day.
i just want my needles in those
hospitals.
sorry, Mr. Dancort. i trully am.
i won't take any pleasure in
seeing you ruining it.
that proposal is only valid for
no negotiation. now gentlemen,
i have taken enough of your
saturday.
Stephanie will see you out.
look forward to your response.
we have to take it.
excuse me? -the offer.
we have to take the money. -
what do you mean?
it's not good for Dancort, it
is not fair.. -they made the
offer, cause they they can't
they're not scared, Mike. -
they're scared we'll take it to
trial.
do you..
even really care if Safety
Point needles end up in
hospitals?
seriously.. i'm asking you a
question.
do i care? yes!
people are dying. -that's what
you care about?
people dying?. really?.
we're taking the settlement. -
no we're not.
you want Dancort to walk away
from millions of dollars, and
then what, huh?
what happens to him when we go
to court..
years form now?.
and he has lost his business
and his house, and then..
then after all that, we lose
the case..
we won't lose the case. -okay,
fine we don't lose.
how do you want us to survive
until then, Mike?
we are broke.. broke..
broke.. we have three weeks of
overhead left in the bank.
and united medical health
supplies has pretty much
paid off or pressured everyone
in the United States of America
from giving us any new work.
so, how you gonna go and..
rally people behind Jeffrey in
court when you don't have a
phone
to call them and to tell them
where to show up.
i'm ending this!
i'm not ending shit. i'll take
a loan out of my house
you are so fucking delusional..
-and you're a big pussy..
who rather chase ambulances
then the lot to save people's
lives. -so you..
care about people's lives? -
yeah, i do. -really, who?
revolving troup of hookers you
paid to hang out with?
your wife? -oh, fuck you Paul.
like you really give a shit
bout those pathetic scam
with their neck braces and
crutches.
not just the settlement they
bring in, right? -you are so
full of shit.
you just wanna win, that is all
you ever cared!
at least i have the courage..
to lose for what's right!
i'll call Dancort and tell him
you no longer involve with the
case.
i'll walk from here.
hey man. -hey man, how you
doing?.
thanks. -yeah.
excuse me..
i'm all set, man.
Mr. Weiss, i used to work for
Thompson Needles Manufactures.
then go fuck yourself.
i was a friend of Vicky's.
she asked to come talk to you.
thought it might be helpful.
you got a car?.
yeah. follow me.
up here.
you see, up until the 1960..
needles syringes are made of
glass.
which hospitals sterelized with
heat.
Thompson Needle Manufacture
refuse
to switch to plastic needles,
despite the money they make.
because plastic needles can't
be sterelized.
founder of the company, James
Thompson,
he was quoted as saying..
''we'll switch to plastic
needles, over my dead body''.
sure enough,
in 1966..
the year he died, Thompson
Manufactures switched to
plastic needle.
within 10 years,
Hepatitis C,
and AlDS were on the map.
they knew that they'd be
responsible for spreading
epidemic around the world...
this tape..
has footage taken by peace
corps worker in Nigeria.
look,
see those kids?
children..
they get paid pennies,
to bring used needles and
syringes to local pharmacies.
clinics save unhealth-care by
reusing needles at 200 times.
this is what's going on,
everywhere.
Thompson Needles Manufactures
they're not only NOT acting on
this,
they're actually suppressing
the knowledge of it.
the plastic syringe is the root
that AlDS epidemic all accross
Africa.
and Russia, and lndia.. -sorry,
they made an offer to buy
Safety Point.
we're advising our client to
take it.
oh Come on Mike!
you know if they buy it,
they're not gonna use it.
that needle
can saves more than nurses here.
.
it can saves millions of lives
around the world.
i'm just a personal injury
lawyer.
not exactly the best place to
go around
saving people's lives.
you know something, Mike?
sometimes the brightest light..
comes from the darkest places.
get it. before it wakes the
baby.
hello.
Jesus Christ, Mike. you'll wake
the baby.
i'll hang up now, alright? we
could talk about it tomorrow.
okay, sorry.
i like people who are nuts.
keep things interesting.
do you know anything about the
original glass needle
manufactures?
or anything about plastic
syringes?
you know, Michael.
everyone goes to law schools,
to become the good guy.
fight the good fight, for
justice.
is that what you did?
yes i did. -how's that working
out?
do you remember the big..
tobacco lawsuits? -of course.
front of congress and on camera.
and every states in the union
sued them, right? -right.
do you remember what happen
after that? -yeah.
they showed out a 165 billion
dollars settlement, that's what
happened.
no, nothing happened.
cigarettes are everywhere.
new teenager starts smoking
everyday.
billions of people smoking
worldwide.
millions of people dying, every
year.
nothing happened.
big tobacco got a spanking.
slap on the wrist.
and they went right back to
business as usual.
i assume you came here tonight
to try and..
convince me to do the right
thing.
i look in your eyes, and..
like oh my God,
you're right!
then what?
guys like me are like cafetaria
trays,
take one of the top, there's
another one right underneath it.
i'll bet you spent your whole
life,
claiming that you.. you were
born to do something great.
make a difference, do something
special.
important.
well, Michael..
this is most ordinary thought
anybody ever had.
i'll see you in court.
that might be difficult, since
your client and partner already
accepted the offer.
you right.
you might have settled with
them, but you haven't settled
with me.
i'm gonna travel the country
and making every hospital
worker who's ever been infected
every mother that lost a child,
every child that lost a parent,
i'm gonna put them on the stand.
and i'm gonna tell them that
your client has a needle that
could have prevented it from
but keeps it locked up.
cause it's cost too much to
make.
trust me.
you're about to see just how
ordinary i can be.
good morning. -good morning to
you.
what is this?
that is a bonus.
for the hard work you've been
doing.
are you serious? -i am.
thank you. -you're welcome.
listen, there is a long
rambling message on the machine
from Mike.
figures.
here he is now.
you're up early.
yes?
you the partner?. -yeah.
died in his sleep.
so, this is your partner?.
Michael Weiss?
yeah.
he died alone?
detectives will be able to
answer some of those questions.
they wanna talk to you bout
something.
have you seen these needles
before?
it's a safety needle.
can't be reuse.
that explain why there's so
many of them.
are you okay, Mr. Dancort?
could we offer you something to
drink, tea perhaps?
no, it's alright.
Mr. Danziger.
sorry to hear about Mr. Weiss.
we offer our most sincere
condolences.
so, since we're all here we
should probably
hey boy..
hello Nat. it's been a long
time.
you and me..
we're going to court on this
one.
looking forward to it.