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The Crime of the Century

- Is there an admissionof wrongdoing on behalf-- - No, but, you know,common sense tells...

[laughter] - Is there an admission
of wrongdoing on behalf-- - No, but, you know,
common sense tells me when they paid
over $323 million to these two counties, one might say
that's a pretty good admission

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- Is there an admission of wrongdoing on behalf--
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- No, but, you know, common sense tells me
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when they paid over $323 million
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to these two counties,
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one might say that's a pretty good admission.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:49
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, crime

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Movie Summary

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
S01 • E02 [indistinct chatter] - The Crime of the Century 00:09
[indistinct chatter]
S01 • E02 After all, the cost of addiction is high, - The Crime of the Century 00:10
After all, the cost of addiction is high,
S01 • E02 How do you put a value on them? - The Crime of the Century 00:04
How do you put a value on them?
S01 • E01 [bright tone] - The Crime of the Century 00:16
[bright tone]
S01 • E02 It was not surprising, then, that in the fall of 2020, - The Crime of the Century 00:20
It was not surprising, then, that in the fall of 2020,
S01 • E01 SCOTT HIGHAM: This was a new drug cartel - The Crime of the Century 00:05
SCOTT HIGHAM: This was a new drug cartel
S01 • E01 DAVID LAZARUS: What they would do is bribe doctors - The Crime of the Century 00:05
DAVID LAZARUS: What they would do is bribe doctors
S01 • E01 SCOTT: People were dying by the tens of thousands, - The Crime of the Century 00:09
SCOTT: People were dying by the tens of thousands,
S01 • E01 The whole thing is disgusting. Clearly we're breaking the law. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
The whole thing is disgusting. Clearly we're breaking t...
S01 • E02 - Pleading guilty to three felony counts... - The Crime of the Century 00:04
- Pleading guilty to three felony counts...
S01 • E02 Narrator: The Sackler family would pay a $225 million fine. - The Crime of the Century 00:05
Narrator: The Sackler family would pay a $225 million fine.
S01 • E02 Purdue Pharma would plead guilty to kickbacks and fraud - The Crime of the Century 00:09
Purdue Pharma would plead guilty to kickbacks and fraud
S01 • E02 - That number immediately gets repeated in headlines - The Crime of the Century 00:07
- That number immediately gets repeated in headlines
S01 • E02 You think, "My God. $8 billion. That's massive." - The Crime of the Century 00:13
You think, "My God. $8 billion. That's massive.&qu...
S01 • E02 That money is never going to get paid by the company - The Crime of the Century 00:05
That money is never going to get paid by the company
S01 • E02 It's a number, in some ways, I think, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
It's a number, in some ways, I think,
S01 • E02 In 2019, Purdue had declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, - The Crime of the Century 00:11
In 2019, Purdue had declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
S01 • E02 The only way the company could pay damages - The Crime of the Century 00:09
The only way the company could pay damages
S01 • E02 To pay for the damage done by opioids, - The Crime of the Century 00:07
To pay for the damage done by opioids,
S01 • E02 [soft ominous music] - The Crime of the Century 00:09
[soft ominous music]