In forty five years of practicing law, I've never waited in a corridor for a verdict. I...

Jerome Facher: In forty five years of practicing law, I've never waited in a corridor for a verdict. Jan Schlichtmann: I always do. Jerome Facher: I can tell you're good at it: you seem to be at peace doing it, do you think its good staying outside this long? Or is it bad? Jan Schlichtmann: For who? Jerome Facher: For me, you can never tell, jury duty is more fun than working at the post office. Jan Schlichtmann: It's bad for both of us, the jury will see the truth. Jerome Facher: In a courtroom you won't find anything that even resembles the truth. Jan Schlichtmann: Eight kids are dead. Jerome Facher: The minute you filed the compliant the minute it entered the justice system is when this case stopped being about dead children. I know you're a high stakes gambler, its apart of your profession, why don't we test your born again righteousness of our courts with a high stakes gamble? Jan Schlichtmann: [Jerry takes out a twenty dollar bill] If that's a settlement offer, that's not enough. Jerome Facher: What if I could add six zeroes to that? That'd be twenty million dollars, wouldn't that put things in prospective in terms of truth, justice and dead children? Jan Schlichtmann: If you want to talk seriously about a settlement offer let's get the decision makers and talk seriously. Jerome Facher: The decision makers are already here, it's just you and me we're like kings sitting in a castle deciding important things like the fate of others. Counting money in our counting room. I'll leave the twenty dollars here, go back to my throne room and wait for your decision but if you're looking for the truth you'll find it where it always is: the bottom of the deepest ocean.

I've never done this. In 45 years of practicing law, I've never waited in a corridor for a jury. - I always do. - I can tell. You're good at it. You seem so at peace doing it. So what do you think? Is it good they're staying out this long or is it bad? - For who? - For me, of course. You can never tell, can you. It could mean anything. It could mean jury duty's more fun than working at the post office. - It's bad for both of you. - You think? Well, here's my take. Guilty. Not guilty. That's what they're going to say. and it's not going to have anything to do with dates or ground-water measurements or any of that crap, which nobody can understand anyway. It's going to come down to people, like it always does. You found someone who saw him dumping stuff. You didn't find anyone who saw me. - What's your take? - They'll see the truth. The truth? I thought we were talking about a court of law. Come on, you've been around long enough to know that a courtroom isn't a place to look for the truth. You're lucky to find anything here that in any way resembles the truth. You disagree. Well, since when? Eight kids are dead, Jerry. Jan, Jan, that suit fits you better than the sentimentality. That's not how you made all that money all these years, is it? You want to know when this case stopped being about dead children? the minute you filed the complaint. The minute it entered the justice system. Oh, yes. I know you like to gamble. you're like a high-stakes gambler, that's your profession. Why don't we test your born-again faith in the righteousness of our courts with a high-stakes gamble? If that's a settlement offer, Jerry, it's not enough. - That's not what I hear. - Who said that? The IRS, telling us they have a lien on any eventual settlement in order to recover over two and a half million dollars in unpaid taxes. But, well... Alright... What if I would add six zeros onto that? That's right. That would be...what?...20 million dollars. Now, that would put things in perspective for you, wouldn't it? As far as truth and justice and... and dead children go? If you want to talk seriously about a settlement offer, let's get the decision-makers together and talk seriously. The decision-makers are here, aren't they? You're looking at Mr Beatrice. I don't have to call anybody. Do you? It's just you and me. We're like kings. We are kings. Sitting in our castle, deciding important things. Deciding the fates of others. And counting money. In our counting room! Tell you what. I'll leave this here, I'll go back down the hall to my throne room and I'll await your decision. Oh, if you're really looking for the truth, Jan, look for it where it is - at the bottom of a bottomless pit.