That's eighty. We're calling it a bonus. You've got a three year contract, that's your...
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Michael Clayton:
What if Arthur was onto something? Marty Bach:
What do you mean? Onto what? Michael Clayton:
U North. What if he wasn't crazy, What if he was right? Marty Bach:
Right about what? We're on the wrong side? Michael Clayton:
Wrong side, wrong way. Anything. All of it. Marty Bach:
This is news? This case reeked from day one. Fifteen years in I gotta tell you how we pay the rent? Michael Clayton:
But what would they do, what would they do if he went public? Marty Bach:
What would they do? Are you fucking soft? They're doing it! We don't straighten this settlement out in the next twenty four hours, they're gonna withhold nine million dollars in fees. Then they're gonna pull out the video of Arthur doing his flashdance in Milwaukee, they're gonna sue us for legal malpractice. Except there won't be anything for them to win, because by then the merger with London will be dead and we'll be selling off the goddamn furniture! [hands Michael an envelope] Marty Bach:
That's eighty. We're calling it a bonus. You've got a three year contract, that's your current numbers, that's assuming this all works out
What if Arthur was onto something? Marty Bach:
What do you mean? Onto what? Michael Clayton:
U North. What if he wasn't crazy, What if he was right? Marty Bach:
Right about what? We're on the wrong side? Michael Clayton:
Wrong side, wrong way. Anything. All of it. Marty Bach:
This is news? This case reeked from day one. Fifteen years in I gotta tell you how we pay the rent? Michael Clayton:
But what would they do, what would they do if he went public? Marty Bach:
What would they do? Are you fucking soft? They're doing it! We don't straighten this settlement out in the next twenty four hours, they're gonna withhold nine million dollars in fees. Then they're gonna pull out the video of Arthur doing his flashdance in Milwaukee, they're gonna sue us for legal malpractice. Except there won't be anything for them to win, because by then the merger with London will be dead and we'll be selling off the goddamn furniture! [hands Michael an envelope] Marty Bach:
That's eighty. We're calling it a bonus. You've got a three year contract, that's your current numbers, that's assuming this all works out
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U North What if he wasn't crazy What if he was right
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That we're on the wrong side
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Wrong side wrong way everything all of it
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This is news This case reeked from day one
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15 years in I got to tell you how we pay the rent
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But what would they do What would they do if he went public
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What would they do They're doing it
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We don't straighten this settlement out in the next 24 hours
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they're gonna withhold nine million dollars in fees
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They'll pull out the video of Arthur doing his flashdance in Milwaukee
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They're gonna sue us for legal malpractice
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Except they won't win 'cause the merger with London will be dead
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and we'll be selling off the goddamn furniture
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Movie Summary
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
Actors
Michael Clayton
Marty Bach
