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| [00:00] | (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) | |
| [00:06] | ANNOUNCER: And now, | |
| [00:08] | receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, | |
| [00:11] | two-time Oscar winner Amaya Andrews. | |
| [00:14] | Are you ready, Ms. Andrews? | |
| [00:17] | Almost. | |
| [00:19] | Sweetheart, do you want to help him? | |
| [00:22] | Okay. We’re ready now. | |
| [00:23] | (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) | |
| [00:30] | MAN: Security! | |
| [00:31] | (CROWD GASPING, CLAMORING) | |
| [00:34] | Please, don’t do it! | |
| [00:35] | Please. Please, stop! You don’t understand. | |
| [00:37] | I’m not trying to hurt him! No. | |
| [00:39] | Wait. | |
| [00:40] | (CRYING): He’s my son. | |
| [00:41] | He’s my son. | |
| [00:43] | He’s my son! | |
| [00:45] | (GROANS) | |
| [00:47] | Come on. | |
| [00:51] | Mm. | |
| [00:54] | She’s here. And I cleared them to come upstairs. | |
| [00:56] | – Everybody knows how to behave? – Oh, we are gonna be so nonchalant. | |
| [00:59] | It’s gonna be completely chalantless out there. | |
| [01:01] | You’re gonna be starving for chalant | |
| [01:03] | – by the time this meeting’s over. – (ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES) | |
| [01:05] | (“FAME” BY DAVID BOWIE PLAYING) | |
| [01:16] | ♪ ♪ | |
| [01:19] | Thank you. | |
| [01:27] | – Ms. Andrews. – Dr. Bull. | |
| [01:29] | Thank you so much for agreeing to meet with us. | |
| [01:31] | It means… (SIGHS) more than I can say. | |
| [01:34] | Uh, this is Kellan King, my attorney, | |
| [01:36] | whose idea it was to call you in the first place. | |
| [01:38] | Mr. King. Ms. Andrews. | |
| [01:41] | And you must be… Mr. Andrews? | |
| [01:43] | – I’m Alexander. I’m her son. – Oh. | |
| [01:47] | (CHUCKLES) Of course. | |
| [01:49] | Well, it’s very nice to meet you. | |
| [01:51] | You like candy? You like cookies? | |
| [01:54] | Things like that? | |
| [01:56] | It’s okay, she’s not listening. | |
| [01:57] | It’s just between us guys. | |
| [01:59] | We don’t have any of that stuff here. | |
| [02:03] | – Marissa? – Yes? | |
| [02:05] | Would you please take Alexander to the kitchen | |
| [02:07] | and show him that we don’t have any of that stuff here. | |
| [02:09] | Maybe get him a root vegetable? | |
| [02:11] | A small kale salad with radishes? | |
| [02:14] | – Whatever you say, Dr. Bull. – Very good. | |
| [02:16] | AMAYA: My marriage was over. | |
| [02:17] | There were fertility challenges. | |
| [02:19] | I was burnt out from work. | |
| [02:21] | I just felt stuck inside myself and… | |
| [02:23] | (SIGHS) | |
| [02:25] | Sounds like real movie star problems, right? (CHUCKLES) | |
| [02:28] | Sounds like people problems. | |
| [02:30] | I just wanted to go somewhere I’d never been before, | |
| [02:32] | somewhere where no one would know it was me. | |
| [02:35] | A friend of mine had gone to Ethiopia the year before | |
| [02:38] | on a humanitarian mission, and I just thought, | |
| [02:41] | “That’s what I’m going to do.” | |
| [02:44] | Well, that’s very admirable. | |
| [02:45] | It’s not. | |
| [02:47] | I was looking for a place to hide. | |
| [02:50] | And then one day I walked into… | |
| [02:53] | I-I didn’t know what it was. | |
| [02:54] | A nursery school? Day care center? | |
| [02:56] | And there was this sound of kids. | |
| [03:00] | Laughing. | |
| [03:01] | Children laughing. | |
| [03:03] | – It’s just one of those great sounds. – (CHUCKLES) | |
| [03:07] | Turns out it was the New Life Orphanage | |
| [03:09] | in Addis Ababa. | |
| [03:10] | And this little three-year-old walks over to me | |
| [03:14] | and starts wrapping his arms around my legs. | |
| [03:17] | And… that was that. | |
| [03:19] | So, I’m guessing | |
| [03:20] | we’re all here because of that fellow | |
| [03:23] | who jumped out of the crowd in L.A. last month claiming | |
| [03:26] | he was Alexander’s father? | |
| [03:28] | (SIGHS) He is Alex’s father. | |
| [03:30] | He volunteered some DNA. | |
| [03:32] | Tests came back over the weekend. | |
| [03:33] | Obviously, I had no idea. | |
| [03:34] | I was told that Alex was an orphan. | |
| [03:36] | According to Alexander’s father, | |
| [03:37] | the boy’s mother had malaria. | |
| [03:39] | While he was caring for her, he dropped the boy off. | |
| [03:42] | At an orphanage? In many developing countries, | |
| [03:44] | orphanages don’t work like they do here. | |
| [03:47] | Families sometimes use them to fill gaps in childcare | |
| [03:49] | when they’re having a tough time. | |
| [03:51] | They drop their kids off fully expecting to pick them up | |
| [03:54] | when their situations improve. | |
| [03:55] | Point is… (CLEARS THROAT) | |
| [03:57] | he is the father. We’re not disputing that. | |
| [03:59] | Amaya has her paperwork, | |
| [04:01] | but the paperwork on the Ethiopian end | |
| [04:02] | is apparently incomplete, | |
| [04:03] | and the orphanage no longer exists. | |
| [04:07] | Which is why I suggested we come to see you. | |
| [04:09] | (CHUCKLES) I get it. | |
| [04:11] | And I won’t lie… I’m flattered. | |
| [04:15] | But… | |
| [04:16] | I think it would be a mistake. | |
| [04:19] | So you won’t help us? | |
| [04:21] | Oh, no, I’ll help you. | |
| [04:22] | But I don’t think you should go to court. | |
| [04:26] | CHUNK: Where are you going? | |
| [04:27] | BENNY: Get him, Chunk. | |
| [04:31] | (LAUGHS) | |
| [04:34] | I just think it’s an enormous mistake | |
| [04:36] | to take this… | |
| [04:38] | (SIGHS) very private, very sensitive matter | |
| [04:42] | and put it out there for public consumption. | |
| [04:44] | And if you go to family court, it’s what’s gonna happen. | |
| [04:48] | Amaya, you’re a gigantic celebrity all over the world. | |
| [04:51] | This is gonna be big news. | |
| [04:52] | Trust me. | |
| [04:54] | At some point, things will be said about you, | |
| [04:56] | about your child, that you don’t like, | |
| [04:58] | and I don’t think you want that. | |
| [04:59] | Not for yourself, and not for your son. | |
| [05:03] | So, what do you folks suggest? | |
| [05:06] | Well, I suggest you sit down with Alexander’s father… | |
| [05:07] | privately. | |
| [05:09] | See what you can work out. | |
| [05:11] | Would it be such a bad thing if every year, | |
| [05:13] | he spent the month of July in Ethiopia with his father? | |
| [05:17] | Or every other Christmas? | |
| [05:20] | Given your resources, maybe… | |
| [05:23] | you can offer some sort of financial help. | |
| [05:27] | Give Dad the wherewithal to come and visit his son. | |
| [05:30] | Have a better life back in Ethiopia… | |
| [05:34] | so that when Alexander visits, | |
| [05:35] | it’s a nicer, safer environment. | |
| [05:48] | The thing about common sense? | |
| [05:50] | It’s not really very common. | |
| [05:52] | So, when you hear it, when someone shares it with you, | |
| [05:56] | you can’t help but be very grateful. | |
| [05:58] | Uh-huh. | |
| [06:05] | (ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES) | |
| [06:09] | – She’s taller in person. – Shorter. | |
| [06:11] | – Prettier. – Eh, I didn’t think so. | |
| [06:13] | I don’t think that’s her natural hair color. | |
| [06:15] | Can’t wait to tell my mama. | |
| [06:17] | (SCOFFS) | |
| [06:24] | (WAILING SIREN PASSES) | |
| [06:26] | (ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES) | |
| [06:28] | _ | |
| [06:33] | (SIGHS) | |
| [06:41] | Uh, excuse me, miss? | |
| [06:50] | Amaya. | |
| [06:54] | My son is gone. | |
| [06:56] | Gone? | |
| [06:58] | Gone. | |
| [07:01] | We’re guessing he’s somewhere in Ethiopia. | |
| [07:02] | That man, Abel, he never brought him back. | |
| [07:04] | Oh, my… I’m so sorry. | |
| [07:07] | Have you called the State Department? | |
| [07:08] | I’ve called everyone. Everyone is doing their best. | |
| [07:11] | But apparently we don’t have an extradition treaty | |
| [07:14] | with Ethiopia, so their best is useless. | |
| [07:17] | I have an excellent investigator. | |
| [07:18] | – I can have her there… – I didn’t come here | |
| [07:20] | for your help, Dr. Bull. | |
| [07:25] | I came here | |
| [07:27] | to look you in the eye | |
| [07:30] | and to tell you that my son is gone, | |
| [07:32] | and that it’s your fault. | |
| [07:34] | Ms. Andrews, I-I’m not sure what you mean. | |
| [07:37] | (VOICE BREAKING): I had a family. | |
| [07:39] | And then I took your advice, and now I don’t have a family. | |
| [07:49] | I am going to sue you, Dr. Bull. | |
| [07:52] | I’m going to take every single thing | |
| [07:55] | that you have. | |
| [07:57] | I am going to make you feel what it’s like | |
| [08:00] | to lose everything. | |
| [08:02] | Everything that matters to you. | |
| [08:05] | And then maybe you’ll start to understand | |
| [08:08] | a sliver of what I’m feeling. | |
| [08:24] | (LIVELY SPANISH MUSIC PLAYING) | |
| [08:52] | (TV INTRO MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO) | |
| [08:53] | (HORN HONKS) | |
| [08:55] | (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) | |
| [08:57] | TV HOST: I just want you to know, | |
| [08:58] | Amaya, that our hearts go out to you. | |
| [09:01] | Oh… | |
| [09:02] | (APPLAUSE) | |
| [09:03] | Uh, well, Nicole, | |
| [09:05] | – I knew I needed to get the courts involved. – Right. | |
| [09:08] | – But then I met someone. – Mm. | |
| [09:09] | One of those people who sort of puts it out there | |
| [09:11] | – that he’s smarter than everyone else? – Oh, yeah. We know the type. | |
| [09:14] | Okay. And he said to me, | |
| [09:15] | “No, you don’t want to do that.” | |
| [09:17] | – Is there any way we can shut this off? – “Would not involve the courts. | |
| [09:19] | Just deal directly with the boy’s father.” | |
| [09:21] | – BULL: Okay, hey. – Yes. | |
| [09:22] | I’ve been reading about that. There’s got to be a way | |
| [09:24] | – to shut this off. – AMAYA: You’d think | |
| [09:25] | with a name like Bull, I would have known better. | |
| [09:27] | – Hey! – (LAUGHTER) | |
| [09:28] | (HORN HONK ECHOES) | |
| [09:40] | Mr. Getman? | |
| [09:42] | Ronald Getman? Attorney-at-law? | |
| [09:44] | I’m Dr. Jason Bull. | |
| [09:46] | The trial whisperer guy. | |
| [09:49] | Mmm. I’ve been waiting for you. | |
| [09:51] | Hope it’s okay I started eating. Yeah. | |
| [09:57] | No worries. | |
| [09:59] | Sorry I’m late. I, uh… | |
| [10:01] | I thought this address… | |
| [10:03] | (CHUCKLES) Well, I didn’t realize it was for a deli. | |
| [10:05] | I thought we were meeting at your office. | |
| [10:07] | This is my office. | |
| [10:08] | What can I do for you? | |
| [10:12] | You know, when I was in college, I studied you. | |
| [10:15] | Hmm. What’d you learn? | |
| [10:17] | Anything I can use? | |
| [10:18] | (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) | |
| [10:19] | That video of you cross-examining that Crip? | |
| [10:23] | He was a killer. | |
| [10:25] | You made him cry on the stand. | |
| [10:27] | That was a couple decades and many wives ago. | |
| [10:33] | You have any idea how good you are? | |
| [10:35] | I followed you the way guys follow baseball players. | |
| [10:37] | If you were a stock, | |
| [10:38] | I would have put every penny I had into you. | |
| [10:41] | Hmm. | |
| [10:45] | What are you doing in an outer borough? | |
| [10:49] | What are you doing in a deli? | |
| [10:52] | There something I can do for you, Dr. Bull? | |
| [11:01] | ♪ ♪ | |
| [11:03] | (CAR CHUGGING AND SQUEAKING) | |
| [11:05] | (LINE RINGING) | |
| [11:08] | (RINGTONE PLAYING) | |
| [11:10] | (SIGHS) | |
| [11:14] | (LAUGHS) | |
| [11:18] | Harrison. Hey. | |
| [11:19] | You made it. | |
| [11:20] | That’s one way of putting it. | |
| [11:22] | And your boss actually | |
| [11:23] | expects you to come back with this little boy? | |
| [11:25] | (LAUGHS) Talk about naiveté. | |
| [11:28] | You know, he’s here on an American passport. | |
| [11:30] | The law is on our side. | |
| [11:31] | American law. You’re in Ethiopia. | |
| [11:33] | Oh, is that why I can’t read any of the signs? | |
| [11:36] | So were you able to get me that, uh, appointment at the embassy? | |
| [11:39] | He’s waiting for you. Jeff Hill. | |
| [11:45] | And this is our mock courtroom. | |
| [11:49] | GETMAN: Wow. Just squint, | |
| [11:51] | it almost looks real. (LAUGHS) | |
| [11:53] | Marissa, Chunk, Benny, this is the legendary Ron Getman. | |
| [11:56] | He’s going to be representing me in our dispute with Amaya. | |
| [12:02] | – It’s so nice to meet you. – Yeah. | |
| [12:05] | It’s an honor, sir. | |
| [12:07] | Well, you got to get out more. | |
| [12:09] | I’m sorry. What…? What’s your name again? | |
| [12:11] | Getman. Ronald Getman. | |
| [12:13] | Ah. Colón. Benjamin Colón. | |
| [12:16] | Colón… that’s a pretty-smelling name. | |
| [12:18] | Oh. | |
| [12:19] | I always wanted a pretty-smelling name, huh? | |
| [12:20] | Who knows? | |
| [12:22] | Maybe next life. | |
| [12:25] | So what do these do? | |
| [12:27] | Can I talk to you for a second, please? | |
| [12:31] | BULL: Be right back. | |
| [12:37] | What are you doing? | |
| [12:39] | – What do you mean? – That guy? | |
| [12:41] | That’s who you want representing you in court? | |
| [12:43] | Yeah, absolutely. | |
| [12:44] | That guy, Ron Getman… he’s a shark. | |
| [12:46] | Ron Getman is a killer. | |
| [12:47] | Ah. Yeah, well, your killer looks like a shoe salesman, | |
| [12:51] | and not a terribly successful one. | |
| [12:54] | Look, I know you’re disappointed, I know | |
| [12:55] | you wanted to do this, but I’m telling you, | |
| [12:57] | we need someone from the outside… someone, | |
| [12:59] | who, amidst all the Hollywood glamour that is Amaya, | |
| [13:01] | strikes the jury as authentic. | |
| [13:03] | And people don’t get any more authentic than Ron Getman. | |
| [13:06] | I don’t know, Bull. | |
| [13:07] | I’ve never heard of this guy. | |
| [13:10] | You know, my future’s on the line, too. | |
| [13:13] | You lose the business, I lose my job. | |
| [13:17] | I just wish he looked more… | |
| [13:19] | – kempt. – Well, don’t let that fool you. | |
| [13:22] | That man understands the music of the courtroom better | |
| [13:24] | than anyone I’ve ever seen. | |
| [13:25] | And, yeah, he’s got a reputation | |
| [13:28] | for being not all that user-friendly. | |
| [13:31] | Maybe that’s why you’ve never heard of him. | |
| [13:33] | But I’m not looking for a friend. | |
| [13:36] | I’m looking for someone to save my life, | |
| [13:38] | and I’m telling you, he’s the guy to do it. | |
| [13:43] | GETMAN: Amaya Andrews is a lot of things. | |
| [13:47] | She’s talented, beautiful, | |
| [13:50] | rich, and, | |
| [13:51] | between you and me, she’s also a spoiled brat. | |
| [13:53] | She’s a pampered celebrity | |
| [13:55] | who’s used to getting everything she wants. | |
| [13:59] | And Dr. Jason Bull… | |
| [14:01] | he’s got three Ph.D.s, | |
| [14:03] | and 25 years of experience doing what he does. | |
| [14:08] | He sat down this lady, and he gave her great advice. | |
| [14:11] | Advice that she was free to take or leave. | |
| [14:15] | Now, at the time, Amaya, | |
| [14:17] | her attorney and the father all made an agreement. | |
| [14:20] | Tragically, the father didn’t abide by that agreement. | |
| [14:25] | So spoiled Amaya got mad. | |
| [14:28] | Not at the father who didn’t keep his word, | |
| [14:30] | not at the attorney who went over the terms | |
| [14:33] | of the deal and told her to proceed, but at Dr. Bull, | |
| [14:37] | who wasn’t even in the room when everyone shook hands. | |
| [14:41] | Now, Dr. Bull… he’s a lot of things, too. | |
| [14:46] | He’s a brilliant man, he’s a good human being, | |
| [14:49] | but guess what? | |
| [14:50] | He’s not a fortune teller. | |
| [14:52] | So Amaya is suing him for what? | |
| [14:55] | For not being able to tell the future? | |
| [14:58] | For not being God? | |
| [14:59] | Kind of absurd, | |
| [15:01] | wouldn’t you say, ladies and gentlemen of the jury? | |
| [15:03] | I think you would. | |
| [15:07] | Not that’s just the, uh, | |
| [15:08] | gist of it all. | |
| [15:10] | Kind of popped into my head when I was, uh, | |
| [15:13] | coming over from Brooklyn to here. | |
| [15:17] | That was… very impressive. | |
| [15:20] | Thank you. So, Dr. Genius, | |
| [15:22] | how come there’s no bodies in the chairs? | |
| [15:24] | How are we supposed to run a mock trial | |
| [15:26] | without mock jurors? | |
| [15:28] | Well, unfortunately, in cases involving celebrities, | |
| [15:31] | mock juries tend to be fairly unreliable. | |
| [15:34] | Without the presence of the celebrity herself, | |
| [15:36] | it’s virtually impossible | |
| [15:38] | to create the dynamics of the trial. | |
| [15:40] | The data’s almost always worthless. | |
| [15:41] | Okay, so what I was hoping we could do is | |
| [15:44] | kind of come up with a plan of action, strategy. | |
| [15:46] | Maybe a media campaign of our own, right? | |
| [15:49] | I mean, as you said, she’s a spoiled brat. | |
| [15:52] | I was thinking we just turn my team loose. | |
| [15:54] | You haven’t met Cable yet, but give her 48 hours | |
| [15:56] | on the dark web, and she will find dirt | |
| [15:59] | on Little Miss Wonderful that’ll make your hair curl. | |
| [16:01] | Now, once all that stuff | |
| [16:03] | is out there, she is gonna be running from the media instead | |
| [16:06] | of booking herself on every show that has the words “the” | |
| [16:09] | and “show” in the title. Actually, | |
| [16:11] | we don’t have to look for anything. | |
| [16:14] | Let’s just make something up, | |
| [16:16] | because that’s basically what she’s done. | |
| [16:17] | And we’re not in a court of law. | |
| [16:19] | Nobody’s putting their hand on a Bible. | |
| [16:20] | So, we just have to work together | |
| [16:22] | and find the nastiest, darkest stuff that’s out there. | |
| [16:25] | It has to be plausible in the world… | |
| [16:27] | O-O-Okay. Uh, hold on. | |
| [16:28] | What do you mean “we”? | |
| [16:32] | Me. | |
| [16:33] | You, us, the team. | |
| [16:34] | No. I’m sorry. We don’t have to do anything. | |
| [16:37] | Now, are you listening to yourself? | |
| [16:39] | You’re so angry right now that you’re borderline certifiable. | |
| [16:43] | Now, I’m-I’m… I’m happy to work with your team. | |
| [16:46] | I-I could tell that they’re lovely people. | |
| [16:48] | But I’m the lawyer, you’re the client. | |
| [16:51] | In the courtroom, there’s only gonna be one quarterback. | |
| [16:54] | And since you’re the one who’s being sued… | |
| [16:55] | Okay, hold on a second. This is… | |
| [16:57] | No, no, no, you hold on a second. | |
| [16:58] | Have you ever heard the expression | |
| [17:00] | “doctors make the worst patients”? | |
| [17:01] | You’re gonna do more harm than good | |
| [17:03] | if you try to manage this case. | |
| [17:05] | Your judgment is skewed, Dr. Bull. | |
| [17:08] | Let me help you. Let us help you. | |
| [17:11] | With all due respect… | |
| [17:14] | my reputation, my livelihood, | |
| [17:17] | the livelihood of everyone here depends on this. | |
| [17:19] | And lest we forget, I’m actually kind of great at this. | |
| [17:24] | I read people better than anyone. | |
| [17:27] | I read juries better than anyone. | |
| [17:29] | You need me to win this case. | |
| [17:32] | I beg to differ, Doc, and frankly, | |
| [17:35] | what I don’t need is you acting like the rash egomaniac | |
| [17:38] | that the prosecution is gonna paint you to be, | |
| [17:41] | and that’s exactly what you’re doing right now. | |
| [17:44] | You want to win? | |
| [17:46] | Sit back, trust your team and do what I say. | |
| [17:49] | Or else fire me and God bless. | |
| [17:51] | It’s up to you. | |
| [17:54] | He’s right, Bull. | |
| [17:55] | You’re too close to it. | |
| [18:00] | I think we need Mr. Getman here to call the plays. | |
| [18:03] | Let us do this for you, Bull. | |
| [18:14] | Unfortunately, there’s not a lot we can do. | |
| [18:16] | By breaking the terms of his settlement with Amaya, | |
| [18:19] | the boy’s father broke U.S. law, | |
| [18:20] | but he hasn’t broken Ethiopian law. | |
| [18:22] | You’ve been talking to Harrison. | |
| [18:24] | – (LAUGHS) – I get it. | |
| [18:25] | Ethiopia is a sovereign nation. | |
| [18:27] | State Department has no jurisdiction. | |
| [18:29] | You can’t force the father to do anything. | |
| [18:31] | Only Ethiopian law enforcement can do that. | |
| [18:34] | Okay, well, maybe you can help me with the adoption paperwork? | |
| [18:37] | There’s virtually nothing from the Ethiopian side. | |
| [18:39] | I’ll make some calls, but… (SIGHS) | |
| [18:44] | Okay, so, what’s the next step? | |
| [18:46] | There’s got to be an arm you can twist, | |
| [18:48] | a back you can scratch. Look, | |
| [18:51] | I can give you Abel’s last known address, | |
| [18:53] | but beyond that… | |
| [18:57] | It’s basically musical chairs. | |
| [18:58] | Benny, you will be riding shotgun | |
| [19:00] | with Mr. Getman at the defense table. | |
| [19:02] | I’ll be behind you, uh, in the courtroom | |
| [19:03] | – with the earwig and transmitter. – Ah. | |
| [19:05] | Does that mean you’re gonna wear the Bull signature glasses, too? | |
| [19:07] | Chunk will man the monitors, uh, referencing questionnaires | |
| [19:11] | and profiles, while Cable keeps deep diving | |
| [19:13] | on the Web and social media. | |
| [19:15] | That’s me. Deep diving, shallow living, | |
| [19:18] | making my mother proud. | |
| [19:19] | Yeah, that all sounds peachy. | |
| [19:21] | So, uh, what kind of jurors are we looking for? | |
| [19:23] | Well, as you so beautifully explained | |
| [19:25] | in your opening statement to our empty chairs, | |
| [19:27] | our narrative is that Bull is human. | |
| [19:30] | His job isn’t to see the future. | |
| [19:32] | It’s to give the best advice possible | |
| [19:34] | with the information he’s given. | |
| [19:36] | Now, for that to work, we need jurors | |
| [19:37] | who can separate certainty from chance, | |
| [19:40] | people who understand that there are limits to foreseeability, | |
| [19:43] | that choices and outcomes don’t always correlate. | |
| [19:45] | We want to focus on individuals who judge circumstances | |
| [19:48] | only on the factors that they can control. | |
| [19:53] | I’m sorry. Was that English? | |
| [19:54] | I-I-I just… | |
| [19:55] | I-I don’t know what the hell she’s talking about. | |
| [19:57] | BENNY: Think of, uh, | |
| [19:59] | texting and driving. | |
| [20:01] | Right? It’s illegal, but we’ve all done it. | |
| [20:03] | Now, you got two people | |
| [20:05] | driving on the same road. | |
| [20:07] | First person finishes their text, puts their phone away, | |
| [20:09] | keeps on driving. No one’s the wiser. | |
| [20:11] | But as the other person is hitting “send,” | |
| [20:13] | a kid chases a ball onto the street. | |
| [20:15] | The car hits the kid. | |
| [20:17] | Now, is the second person more culpable | |
| [20:19] | than the first because a kid jumped out? | |
| [20:21] | Okay, so what we need is people that understand | |
| [20:23] | – that sometimes stuff just happens. – Yeah, exactly. | |
| [20:26] | Well, why didn’t you say that in the first place? | |
| [20:28] | – (GAVEL BANGS) – MAN: There she is. | |
| [20:30] | (GALLERY MURMURING, CAMERAS SNAPPING) | |
| [20:33] | (EXCITED CHATTER) | |
| [20:36] | Look at this. | |
| [20:37] | All right, brother. | |
| [20:39] | You guys ready? ‘Cause this is gonna be an uphill battle. | |
| [20:47] | (GAVEL BANGS) | |
| [20:52] | How are you? | |
| [20:54] | So, are you a fan of Ms. Andrews’ films? | |
| [20:56] | I mean, I’ve seen them. Who hasn’t? | |
| [20:59] | Some of them are better than others. | |
| [21:01] | GETMAN: Uh-huh. | |
| [21:03] | Restricting her arm and leg movement. | |
| [21:05] | Not telling the truth. | |
| [21:07] | Stop it. | |
| [21:08] | She’s unnaturally still. Is she lying about her feelings | |
| [21:11] | towards Amaya? | |
| [21:12] | It looks like we got a superfan on our hands. | |
| [21:19] | The defense moves to strike, Your Honor. | |
| [21:21] | Good girl. | |
| [21:23] | How are you? | |
| [21:25] | Can’t help but notice you got… what is that, a wrist brace? | |
| [21:29] | Did you have an accident or you… | |
| [21:30] | trying to make a fashion statement? | |
| [21:32] | Yeah. (CHUCKLES) | |
| [21:33] | Hand steepling. Secure and confident. | |
| [21:35] | He’s gonna tell the truth. I’m a… I’m a carpenter. | |
| [21:37] | Another guy I work with dropped his hammer on my hand. | |
| [21:40] | No kidding, huh? | |
| [21:42] | So, you gonna, uh, file a claim? | |
| [21:44] | Eh, no, not my deal. | |
| [21:46] | Could be me dropping the hammer the next time, | |
| [21:48] | you know what I mean? | |
| [21:49] | Understands that outside forces sometimes shape outcomes. | |
| [21:52] | I like him. | |
| [21:53] | Anything else I should know? | |
| [21:55] | CABLE: Not a strong social media presence. | |
| [21:57] | Follows a couple sports blogs, but no red flags. | |
| [22:00] | Mm. | |
| [22:03] | Acceptable to the defense, Your Honor. | |
| [22:07] | Let me ask you a question. | |
| [22:10] | Do you believe in fate? | |
| [22:12] | I certainly do. | |
| [22:13] | Yes. | |
| [22:15] | Look at her… designer sunglasses, | |
| [22:17] | designer handbag. She is into names. | |
| [22:19] | She’s Team Amaya all the way. | |
| [22:22] | We need to strike her. | |
| [22:23] | You need to cut it out. | |
| [22:24] | We need to get her out of here. | |
| [22:26] | Oh, my goodness, I love this juror. | |
| [22:34] | (WHISPERING): No. No. | |
| [22:37] | No. | |
| [22:38] | No. | |
| [22:39] | Yes. | |
| [22:40] | No. | |
| [22:41] | (GALLERY MURMURING) | |
| [22:42] | BULL: No. | |
| [22:46] | – No. No. – Stop it. | |
| [22:47] | GETMAN: Um, | |
| [22:48] | Your Honor, we find the juror acceptable. | |
| [22:51] | No! No, we don’t. No. | |
| [22:52] | No, you don’t. | |
| [22:53] | We move to strike, Your Honor. | |
| [22:55] | Thank you. | |
| [22:57] | Who moves to strike this juror? | |
| [22:59] | You are the defendant, not the attorney. | |
| [23:01] | Sit back down. | |
| [23:03] | Sit down. | |
| [23:07] | – (WHISPERS): What are you doing? – (GAVEL BANGS) | |
| [23:09] | – My job. – JUDGE HARPER: Dr. Bull, again, you are | |
| [23:11] | out of line. | |
| [23:12] | Your attorney has accepted this juror, | |
| [23:15] | and that acceptance stands. | |
| [23:17] | And the next time you interrupt these proceedings, | |
| [23:19] | I will find you in contempt. | |
| [23:21] | Do you understand me? | |
| [23:23] | (GALLERY MURMURING) | |
| [23:24] | Yes, Your Honor. | |
| [23:27] | (MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE) | |
| [23:32] | (KNOCKS) | |
| [23:33] | (DOOR OPENS) | |
| [23:39] | Salaam. Excuse me. Hi. | |
| [23:41] | Do you speak English? | |
| [23:42] | What can I help you with? | |
| [23:43] | Oh, good. | |
| [23:44] | Um, is this Abel Bekele’s apartment? | |
| [23:47] | I was supposed to meet him, but nobody’s here. | |
| [23:48] | Sorry, I haven’t seen Abel in about a week. | |
| [23:51] | Maybe he and his son went to the countryside. | |
| [23:54] | Of course. Thank you. | |
| [23:59] | (INDISTINCT CHATTER IN DISTANCE) | |
| [24:14] | ♪ ♪ | |
| [24:42] | (CAMERA SNAPPING) | |
| [25:08] | Hey. How goes it? | |
| [25:09] | So, what am I looking at? | |
| [25:11] | What did you just send me? | |
| [25:12] | Um, not sure, exactly. | |
| [25:14] | Abel and Alexander aren’t here, | |
| [25:15] | and I-I don’t have much to go on. | |
| [25:17] | But I found this photo by the bed. | |
| [25:19] | It’s clearly been handled a lot. | |
| [25:20] | Makes me think it has sentimental value. | |
| [25:22] | Um, I’m guessing that’s the mom there with them? | |
| [25:24] | Can you help me figure out where it was taken? | |
| [25:26] | Let me see if image recognition pulls anything up. | |
| [25:30] | You think that this is where they went, based on one photo? | |
| [25:33] | I don’t know. It seems like kind of a stretch. | |
| [25:35] | Hey, it’s all I got. | |
| [25:38] | – It’s a mosque in Awash. – Awash? | |
| [25:41] | A market town about 200 kilometers east. | |
| [25:43] | All right, well, um, I guess if Bull asks, | |
| [25:45] | tell him that’s where I’m headed. | |
| [25:48] | Oh, and, uh, | |
| [25:49] | I sent some photos to Harrison to be translated. | |
| [25:52] | So just follow up with him, in case I lose cell service, yeah? | |
| [25:55] | Okay. | |
| [25:57] | (SIREN WAILING, HORN HONKING) | |
| [26:02] | Marissa Morgan? | |
| [26:04] | Who’s asking? | |
| [26:05] | I’m Marissa Morgan. | |
| [26:07] | You’ve been served, ma’am. | |
| [26:13] | I’m being subpoenaed as a witness. | |
| [26:15] | (SIGHS) A witness for the opposition. | |
| [26:29] | BULL: So, why you? | |
| [26:33] | What’s their play? | |
| [26:35] | Maybe it’s just a simple strategy. | |
| [26:38] | They want to question Marissa about the business, | |
| [26:41] | suss out how much TAC is worth. | |
| [26:43] | I don’t know. | |
| [26:44] | You were in the room with Amaya, King and me | |
| [26:47] | when I gave ’em that advice. | |
| [26:49] | What do they think you know? | |
| [26:52] | Maybe it’s as simple as this. | |
| [26:55] | This subpoena says that I’m sequestered as a witness, | |
| [26:59] | which means I can’t help you with this case anymore. | |
| [27:05] | I’m not even supposed to be here right now. | |
| [27:14] | See you boys in court. | |
| [27:16] | (SIGHS): Hmm. | |
| [27:20] | (SIGHS) | |
| [27:24] | I don’t think I’ve ever done a case for TAC without Marissa. | |
| [27:27] | Neither do I. | |
| [27:30] | We… | |
| [27:33] | …are going to be fine. | |
| [27:36] | Between me and the Jolly Grey Giant, | |
| [27:40] | we’ve got your back. | |
| [27:46] | ♪ ♪ | |
| [27:56] | KING: And how long | |
| [27:57] | have you and Dr. Bull been working together at TAC? | |
| [27:59] | A little over six years. | |
| [28:01] | Before that, you worked as a situations analyst | |
| [28:03] | for Homeland Security. | |
| [28:04] | Yes, sir. | |
| [28:06] | In fact, he hired you away from Homeland Security. | |
| [28:08] | Yes, sir. | |
| [28:09] | So it’s fair to say | |
| [28:10] | he values your opinion. | |
| [28:12] | You’d have to ask Dr. Bull. | |
| [28:15] | KING: Well, I think you’re being modest, but… | |
| [28:17] | I’ll withdraw the question. | |
| [28:19] | Weren’t you in the room when Dr. Bull offered his advice | |
| [28:22] | – to Amaya that day? – I certainly was. | |
| [28:24] | And what did you think of that advice? | |
| [28:26] | I thought it reeked of common sense and basic humanity. | |
| [28:31] | And I was glad that he offered it and proud… | |
| [28:34] | that I worked for him. | |
| [28:35] | With him. | |
| [28:37] | KING: I’d like to submit the following | |
| [28:39] | electronic mail | |
| [28:40] | into evidence. | |
| [28:44] | Do you recognize that e-mail? | |
| [28:47] | Did you send that to your boss, | |
| [28:49] | Dr. Bull, that evening, after meeting | |
| [28:50] | with me and Amaya? | |
| [28:53] | I did. | |
| [28:54] | Would you please read that to the jury? | |
| [28:55] | Uh, objection. | |
| [28:56] | Can someone please tell the defense | |
| [28:58] | where that mystery e-mail came from? | |
| [29:00] | It’s listed in discovery, | |
| [29:02] | along with all the other e-mails and reports | |
| [29:04] | related to this case that Dr. Bull’s company surrendered. | |
| [29:07] | Overruled. | |
| [29:09] | Well, I mean, it’s nothing. | |
| [29:10] | It-it was a thought I had. | |
| [29:12] | Will you please read it? | |
| [29:17] | “Dear Bull, Thought you were amazing today. | |
| [29:20] | “Two things worth noting. | |
| [29:22] | “Ethiopia isn’t party to the Hague Adoption Convention. | |
| [29:26] | “Not sure of the implication of that, | |
| [29:28] | but I guess that’s what her lawyers are for.” | |
| [29:35] | “Also, I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you | |
| [29:37] | “that birth parents in these situations | |
| [29:40] | are notoriously unreliable.” | |
| [29:43] | (GALLERY MURMURING) | |
| [29:46] | KING: So, not withstanding your abundant pride | |
| [29:49] | in your boss, you felt compelled to warn him. | |
| [29:51] | I wasn’t warning. | |
| [29:53] | I was… sharing some concerns. | |
| [29:56] | I thought Dr. Bull’s advice was extremely sound | |
| [29:59] | for a domestic case. I just… | |
| [30:01] | I was… worried, given | |
| [30:04] | this was an arrangement with a developing nation. | |
| [30:06] | – That’s all. – Worried that, | |
| [30:07] | say, if Mr. Bekele didn’t abide | |
| [30:09] | by this arrangement, | |
| [30:10] | Ms. Andrews might have little recourse? | |
| [30:12] | Well, as I said in my e-mail, | |
| [30:14] | she has lawyers to perform due diligence. | |
| [30:18] | My firm isn’t on trial here… | |
| [30:20] | yours is. | |
| [30:21] | And my firm didn’t give her this advice, | |
| [30:23] | set her on this path… | |
| [30:25] | Uh, ob-objection. | |
| [30:26] | Who-Who’s testifying here? | |
| [30:27] | Sustained. | |
| [30:28] | Jury, you will ignore | |
| [30:30] | Mr. King’s comments. | |
| [30:32] | – Please continue, Mr. King. – KING: Now, | |
| [30:34] | Mr. Getman has gone on and on about how Dr. Bull isn’t liable | |
| [30:37] | because nobody can see the future. | |
| [30:40] | And yet it appears you did just that | |
| [30:42] | and warned Dr. Bull about it, | |
| [30:43] | to boot. | |
| [30:45] | Seems like maybe the only folks you didn’t warn | |
| [30:48] | were the people who would actually be affected by it, | |
| [30:51] | like Amaya. | |
| [30:52] | Objection. Is the attorney asking a question | |
| [30:55] | or is he beginning his closing argument? | |
| [30:59] | Withdrawn. | |
| [31:01] | No more questions, Your Honor. | |
| [31:03] | JUDGE HARPER: Defense, your witness. | |
| [31:05] | Um, we would like to request a brief recess, Your Honor. | |
| [31:10] | JUDGE HARPER: So granted. | |
| [31:11] | (GAVEL BANGS) | |
| [31:21] | Now, tell me about this e-mail. | |
| [31:23] | What about it? She just read it. | |
| [31:24] | And you didn’t heed it? But there was | |
| [31:27] | nothing to heed. She mentioned the convention. | |
| [31:29] | But, like she said, that’s what Amaya’s lawyers are for. | |
| [31:31] | And what about the other? | |
| [31:33] | The other? | |
| [31:35] | Where-where she said that birth parents | |
| [31:37] | in these situations can be unreliable. | |
| [31:39] | Was she citing a study? | |
| [31:41] | Where did that come from? | |
| [31:42] | Help me here. | |
| [31:44] | No, she wasn’t citing a study. | |
| [31:46] | It was really just… | |
| [31:48] | a personal opinion, | |
| [31:50] | and I didn’t think it was relevant to the case. | |
| [31:53] | Wait a second, she has a personal opinion about… | |
| [31:57] | the reliability of birth parents | |
| [32:00] | in adoptions involving third world countries? | |
| [32:03] | No. She has a personal opinion | |
| [32:06] | about the reliability of birth parents, period. | |
| [32:10] | And it is informed by personal experience. | |
| [32:18] | And…? | |
| [32:19] | And it’s not my story to tell. | |
| [32:25] | You want to save your company? | |
| [32:27] | Do you want to save his job? | |
| [32:29] | Marissa’s job? | |
| [32:34] | The man is trying to help you, Bull. | |
| [32:39] | Marissa was adopted from foster care. | |
| [32:43] | But before the adoption was finalized, | |
| [32:46] | her biological mother came back into the picture. | |
| [32:50] | Just like here. | |
| [32:54] | In Marissa’s case, | |
| [32:57] | she was returned to her biological mother’s custody. | |
| [33:01] | Unfortunately… | |
| [33:04] | her mom was a drug addict. | |
| [33:07] | It was not an idyllic childhood. | |
| [33:13] | Ding, ding, ding, ding. | |
| [33:15] | We have a winner. | |
| [33:17] | Marissa’s judgment was shaped by her personal history | |
| [33:22] | and not the fact that any reasonable professional | |
| [33:26] | could have foreseen what happened. | |
| [33:28] | Thank you, Marissa. This is perfect. | |
| [33:31] | You can’t use it. | |
| [33:34] | I won’t let you. | |
| [33:37] | Excuse me? | |
| [33:39] | Why not? | |
| [33:41] | First of all, it’s effective, and it happens to be true. | |
| [33:45] | Like I said, it’s not my story to tell. | |
| [33:49] | It was shared with me in confidence… | |
| [33:52] | years ago. | |
| [33:54] | And it’s not like we’re in a position to ask permission. | |
| [34:00] | Bull, do you want to win? | |
| [34:02] | Hmm? Because her testimony out there, | |
| [34:05] | was a knife in the gut. | |
| [34:08] | And if we’re gonna survive, | |
| [34:10] | I got to stop the bleeding. | |
| [34:12] | And frankly, I don’t need your permission. | |
| [34:23] | GETMAN: Ms. Morgan, you said in your e-mail | |
| [34:27] | that birth parents are notoriously unreliable. | |
| [34:30] | Uh, that knowledge came from where? | |
| [34:33] | I’m sorry. I don’t understand the question. | |
| [34:35] | When you brought up the notorious unreliability | |
| [34:39] | of birth parents, I’m curious, | |
| [34:43] | how did you become an expert on that? | |
| [34:45] | Have you read studies? | |
| [34:47] | Have you written papers? | |
| [34:48] | What qualifies you to offer | |
| [34:51] | a professional opinion on this? | |
| [34:54] | It wasn’t a professional opinion. | |
| [34:57] | GETMAN: Oh, it-it wasn’t a professional opinion? | |
| [34:59] | So that means it was a personal one. | |
| [35:01] | Yes. And in hindsight, I had no business offering it. | |
| [35:05] | It was completely irrelevant. | |
| [35:07] | Irrelevant, | |
| [35:08] | because it had nothing to do | |
| [35:10] | with Amaya and her adoption, | |
| [35:12] | but everything to do with you. | |
| [35:15] | Correct? | |
| [35:20] | Is it true, Ms. Morgan, | |
| [35:22] | that you grew up in foster care? Hmm? | |
| [35:26] | That just about the time | |
| [35:27] | you were going to be adopted, | |
| [35:29] | your biological mother appeared, | |
| [35:30] | and put the kibosh on it and you ended up | |
| [35:32] | – living with her… – Objection! | |
| [35:33] | – This man’s out of order! – …while she battled | |
| [35:35] | – drug and alcohol addiction. – Totally out of order! | |
| [35:36] | That’s what you get when you hire a guy | |
| [35:38] | who works out of a deli. | |
| [35:39] | – What are you doing? – JUDGE HARPER: Dr. Bull, | |
| [35:40] | take your seat. | |
| [35:42] | It is you that is out of order. | |
| [35:44] | You. I have told you once, | |
| [35:46] | you have no standing in this court. | |
| [35:48] | You cannot object. | |
| [35:50] | You cannot speak! | |
| [35:54] | – Defense has no more questions. – Sit down, Jason! | |
| [35:57] | JUDGE HARPER: You leave me no choice, Dr. Bull. | |
| [35:58] | I declare you | |
| [36:00] | – in contempt of court. – (GAVEL BANGS) | |
| [36:02] | Officer, please remove him. | |
| [36:17] | CABLE: Naomi? | |
| [36:19] | Who’s asking? | |
| [36:21] | My name is Cable McCrory. | |
| [36:23] | I’m a friend of Harrison’s. | |
| [36:24] | Well, actually, a friend of a friend of Harrison’s. | |
| [36:27] | And where is Harrison? | |
| [36:28] | I don’t know. | |
| [36:30] | He texted and asked me to meet with you. | |
| [36:32] | No offense, but I don’t know you. | |
| [36:34] | I agreed to do a favor for a former colleague, | |
| [36:36] | not for some girl I’ve never met. | |
| [36:37] | Please. My friend in Ethiopia really needs | |
| [36:40] | to know what those papers say. | |
| [36:43] | There’s a little boy | |
| [36:44] | gone missing. | |
| [36:46] | And my boss | |
| [36:47] | could lose everything. | |
| [36:52] | A lot of this is just boring, | |
| [36:54] | bureaucratic boilerplate. | |
| [36:56] | But based on what Harrison told me about the situation, | |
| [37:00] | I think this might be what you’re looking for. | |
| [37:03] | A relinquishment agreement. | |
| [37:04] | What is that? | |
| [37:06] | A signed relinquishment agreement. | |
| [37:07] | This guy Abel said he thought his son | |
| [37:10] | – was coming back, right? – Yeah. | |
| [37:11] | This paper gives up all parental rights to his child | |
| [37:14] | in perpetuity. | |
| [37:15] | – He knew his son was never coming back. – (SIGHS) | |
| [37:18] | This document is enforceable in any Ethiopian court. | |
| [37:22] | So he lied. | |
| [37:23] | He certainly did. | |
| [37:25] | Now all you have to do is find him. | |
| [37:28] | And find the boy, | |
| [37:29] | and call the police… half a world away. | |
| [37:33] | (SIGHS) | |
| [37:35] | (LOCK BUZZES) | |
| [37:39] | GUARD (OVER P.A.): Each of you have rotations. | |
| [37:41] | Five minutes. Standby for the all clear. | |
| [37:47] | Morning. | |
| [37:48] | I don’t have to worry about Amaya | |
| [37:51] | taking the business, I put it up for bail. | |
| [37:52] | BULL: Very funny. | |
| [37:54] | How’s Marissa? | |
| [37:55] | Oh, a little rattled, | |
| [37:56] | a little embarrassed, very concerned, | |
| [37:58] | but she’ll be fine. | |
| [38:00] | Now ask me if I’ve got any good news. | |
| [38:02] | Oh. Do you have any good news? | |
| [38:05] | Ooh, as a matter of fact, | |
| [38:07] | we booked out of that courtroom so fast yesterday, | |
| [38:09] | that no one checked in with TAC. | |
| [38:10] | Turns out that Getman delivered | |
| [38:13] | a spectacular closing argument. | |
| [38:15] | Better than the opener he gave to our empty chairs. | |
| [38:18] | If the mirror jurors are to be believed, | |
| [38:20] | then our jury is split. | |
| [38:23] | Hmm. Nice. | |
| [38:27] | Has the jury arrived at a verdict? | |
| [38:31] | JURY FOREMAN: Yes, we have, Your Honor. | |
| [38:33] | The jury finds in favor of the defendant, Dr. Jason Bull, | |
| [38:37] | and his company Trial Analysis Corporation. | |
| [38:45] | Well, just goes to show you, | |
| [38:47] | the older I get, the dumber I get. | |
| [38:49] | I was right about you in college. | |
| [38:52] | You are a force of nature, sir. | |
| [38:54] | And you’re really great at what you do. | |
| [38:55] | I owe you a million thanks. | |
| [38:58] | And a million apologies. | |
| [38:59] | Oh, truthfully, the only thing you owe me is money. | |
| [39:02] | (CHUCKLES) I’m happy for you, Jason. | |
| [39:03] | You’ve built something | |
| [39:05] | you can be proud of. | |
| [39:06] | And people shouldn’t be allowed to take it away from you | |
| [39:08] | just because things didn’t work out the way they wanted. | |
| [39:12] | Why doesn’t this feel better? | |
| [39:15] | (SIGHS) | |
| [39:17] | I thought victory was supposed to make you feel good. | |
| [39:19] | Hmm, you’re the doctor, you tell me. | |
| [39:32] | (CHILDREN SHOUTING PLAYFULLY) | |
| [39:57] | ♪ ♪ | |
| [40:00] | ABEL: Alexander. | |
| [40:03] | (LAUGHS) Good job! | |
| [40:10] | (SPEAKING ETHIOPIAN) | |
| [40:11] | P-Police? | |
| [40:13] | (SPEAKING ETHIOPIAN) | |
| [40:15] | Do you speak English? | |
| [40:24] | Nice to see you both again. | |
| [40:27] | Have a seat. | |
| [40:30] | Sorry we’re late. | |
| [40:31] | I thought we were meeting at Mr. Getman’s office. | |
| [40:33] | This is my office. | |
| [40:36] | Hmm. Well, if this is about filing suit | |
| [40:39] | to recover court costs… | |
| [40:41] | BULL: It isn’t. | |
| [40:42] | We wanted to meet with you face-to-face | |
| [40:44] | to give you a heads-up about something. | |
| [40:46] | You will be receiving a call shortly | |
| [40:48] | from the State Department with some flight information. | |
| [40:52] | Flight information? | |
| [40:53] | For whom? | |
| [40:57] | Oh, Alex? You mean, he’s…? | |
| [40:59] | He’s coming back. | |
| [41:00] | H-How? How did you…? | |
| [41:02] | I didn’t. He did. | |
| [41:04] | I’ll explain everything, but I need you to listen. | |
| [41:07] | I’m listening. | |
| [41:08] | Your son is on his way home. | |
| [41:11] | And his father is awaiting trial in Ethiopia. | |
| [41:15] | Okay. | |
| [41:16] | You know how much it hurt you | |
| [41:18] | to be away from your son, that’s how much it hurt his father | |
| [41:20] | for the past five years. | |
| [41:21] | You can make this right. | |
| [41:23] | Let Abel come to the States. Don’t press charges. | |
| [41:27] | Let him be a part of Alexander’s life in some way. | |
| [41:31] | GETMAN: A-And you know what? Here’s another thought. | |
| [41:34] | Maybe consider starting a foundation. | |
| [41:36] | You’re good at getting the media’s attention. | |
| [41:38] | And it might be nice to focus on something | |
| [41:40] | other than yourself for a change. | |
| [41:43] | Excuse me? | |
| [41:44] | Ignore the presentation, focus on the message. | |
| [41:46] | It’s why he works in the outer boroughs. | |
| [41:49] | Yeah. Did I say something wrong? | |
| [41:51] | Though this has been a difficult experience | |
| [41:53] | for all of us, | |
| [41:54] | my eyes have been opened to both the profound benefits | |
| [41:59] | and potential pitfalls to international adoption. | |
| [42:02] | That is why it is the mission of the Bekele Foundation | |
| [42:05] | to make sure that every child brought to America | |
| [42:08] | is done so ethically and with transparency. | |
| [42:11] | And now, | |
| [42:13] | there’s someone very special I would like to thank. | |
| [42:16] | Dr. Jason Bull. | |
| [42:18] | (APPLAUSE) Because of you, | |
| [42:21] | my son has both a mother and a father. | |
| [42:23] | Because of you, we are all a family. | |
| [42:26] | And I thank you from the bottom of my heart. | |
| [42:35] | Don’t you find this to be a bit hypocritical? | |
| [42:37] | – She was suing us three weeks ago. – I guess. | |
| [42:40] | I like her hair. | |
| [42:41] | I love her clothes. | |
| [42:43] | Notwithstanding the legal thing, | |
| [42:45] | I think she’s a really nice person. | |
| [42:48] | (“FAME” BY DAVID BOWIE PLAYING) |