They want to testify, they need to testify
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Jerome Facher:
[meeting inside the judge's chambers]
Last night I was at the ball game, it was the seventh inning stretch, I was standing there I don't know why but it occurred to me unless you've proven any chemicals actually reached the wells there's no case: therefore there's no need for the families who've suffered so much to relive the suffering by putting them on the stand. Judge Walter J. Skinner:
That's interesting I think I'd have to agree with that, if the jury decides favorably on the geological evidence then you can bring your families. Jan Schlichtmann:
[protesting against Facher's suggestion]
The jury came into this courtroom expecting a human drama but instead for three months we've been giving them lessons in geology but we had to do that and it's over, finally: they want to testify, they need to testify
[meeting inside the judge's chambers]
Last night I was at the ball game, it was the seventh inning stretch, I was standing there I don't know why but it occurred to me unless you've proven any chemicals actually reached the wells there's no case: therefore there's no need for the families who've suffered so much to relive the suffering by putting them on the stand. Judge Walter J. Skinner:
That's interesting I think I'd have to agree with that, if the jury decides favorably on the geological evidence then you can bring your families. Jan Schlichtmann:
[protesting against Facher's suggestion]
The jury came into this courtroom expecting a human drama but instead for three months we've been giving them lessons in geology but we had to do that and it's over, finally: they want to testify, they need to testify
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All right If you like that word I'll use it
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Unless you've proven that any
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poisons actually reached the wells
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there's no case
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And therefore no need to make these families
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who've already suffered so much
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relive their suffering all over again
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by putting them on the stand
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Your Honour you've got That's interesting
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What
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I think I'd have to agree with that
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Well Your Honour Yes
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if the jury decides favourably on the geological evidence
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yes then you could bring your families in Otherwise
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Your Honour the jury came into this
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courtroom expecting a human drama
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I don't care what they expect Instead for three months
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we've been giving them lessons in geology
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Now we had to do that but now it's over finally
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Now it's time Now
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we have to see where we are before we can move on
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And before we subject these families
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to more trauma than is necessary
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Because that would just be cruel
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They They want to testify Mr Schlichtmann
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Movie Summary
A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving a major company responsible for causing several people to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.
