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The Informant
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You know that orange juice |
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You know what's in that? |
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Corn. |
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And you know what's in the maple syrup |
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You know what makes it taste so good? |
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Corn. When you're good |
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...you know what makes the big, |
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Do you? |
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Corn. |
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Corn starch. |
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But Daddy's company didn't come up |
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Porsche or Porsche? |
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Three years in Germany, I should know. |
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The German word I really like is |
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All those syllables just for "pen." |
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Archer Daniels Midland. |
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Chances are, they've never |
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Just read the side of the package. |
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That's us. Now ADM |
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...and turning it into an amino acid |
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If you're a stockholder... |
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...all that matters is corn goes in one end |
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We have the largest lysine plant |
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- Hey, Kirk. |
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- When are we gonna hit some balls? |
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What do they pay Kirk? |
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I bet he gets a hundred grand. |
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He's just gonna sit behind that desk |
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Good morgen. |
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- Morning, Mark. |
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They have lysine results. |
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Great. |
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We adjusted the dextrose levels |
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I thought we had it surrounded this time. |
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We'll get it. |
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The things eat sugar |
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A warm place filled with sugar. |
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The fucking thing is supposed to |
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We're not gonna get anywhere |
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We've got over $150 million in |
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Do the Japanese have these problems? |
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I don't give a shit about the Japanese. |
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You've gotta get |
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...to eat some dextrose |
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We're having problems with this virus. |
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I don't want to hear about the virus. |
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How much are we losing a month? |
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We are down like seven million per. |
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That's not gonna fly much longer. |
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You want to go in next month, tell my |
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I sure don't. |
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We're number 44 on the Fortune 500 list, |
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I don't want this turning us |
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Fix it. |
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Feed a chicken corn and it gets sick, |
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Pellagra disease. Niacin deficiency. |
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Gave them all sorts of problems: |
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Feed a chicken corn and lysine and |
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...in six months instead of eight. |
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Mark? |
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Where are you? |
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Hey, you look great. |
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Oh. |
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They got the first wall of the stables |
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You know they're doing a new thing |
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They're now feeding lysine |
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Can you imagine that? |
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You're a jumbo shrimp |
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What do you think about that? |
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Weird, right? |
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There's an opening |
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They might need me to go down |
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What do you think about Mexico? |
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I thought we were getting horses. |
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Toro. |
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That's what Spanish bullfighters say. |
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But it's also what the Japanese call |
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Toro. Raw fish. |
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Who went first on that one? |
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I've been to Tokio. |
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...in the vending machines right |
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Guys in suits buying used girl panties. |
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Yeah. |
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There's a Mr. Nakawara calling |
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He says you know him |
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Yeah, put him through. |
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It's the Japanese. There's this guy, |
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He was here a couple weeks ago. |
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I've been talking to him at work, |
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...because of the time difference. |
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Mick, this guy knew everything. |
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He says to me, "Hey, you know that total |
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Before I ask him what he's talking about, |
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"Those months when ADM was losing |
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Mick, I couldn't believe it. |
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He goes on to tell me |
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...is actually an employee of Ajinomoto, |
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They're injecting a virus into the dextrose |
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That's the problem. |
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I'm telling you, Mick, it's like Rising Sun. |
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It's like the Crichton novel. |
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I go, "Why are you talking to me?" |
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Yeah, I know what he says. |
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How much does he want? |
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Ten million dollars. |
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Ten million, but that gives you |
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...the secret identity, and a new lysine bug |
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We have the plant up and running |
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How well do you know this guy? |
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I met him when he was here. We've |
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So not very well. |
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Very well? No, I wouldn't say that. |
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If you hear from him again, |
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Find out the least amount of money |
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I mean, if we can get a bug that's resistant |
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But keep this secret. |
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If there is a mole, I don't want him to know |
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Absolutely. |
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This would be a great Place |
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People would come from all over |
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Famous name-brand labels |
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...at savings |
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Maybe a food court |
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The birds eat the bugs, the cars eat |
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- ...and new construction eats the rust. |
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Alexander says there's a bat |
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The FBI? |
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God, no. |
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I thought you wanted me to talk him down |
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We're not gonna sit back |
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I don't understand. We weren't gonna |
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Of course he's in on it. |
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I'll be sitting in with the FBI. |
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I already told you everything there is |
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I mean, what is the point? |
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Mark. Calm down. All right? |
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We don't like the idea of talking to the FBI |
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They're just gonna tape the guy's calls, |
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Questions? |
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Jesus. |
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Mark? |
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The FBI? |
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Why do you have to talk to the FBI? |
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Just... Just let them talk to the FBI. |
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Babe, I am really uncomfortable |
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There are some things |
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What does that mean, "things"? |
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It just... |
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Well, whatever you do, Corky, |
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...just be honest with them |
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He said he wanted the money wired... |
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...into a numbered account |
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...and then also in the Caribbean. |
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Uh... And when did you last have contact |
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Two days ago. |
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But I think he's getting suspicious. |
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I've been dragging this thing along. |
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I mean, he could already |
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And these calls, they've been coming in |
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Well, I have an ADM line at my house. |
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They've been coming in |
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Well, I think we should start with... |
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...putting a recording device |
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There's a sale at Bachrach's. |
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They have those Oscar de la Renta ties |
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What are they, |
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Diagonal bands of color hanging |
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They never put the nice Brioni ties |
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I should just get all my ties in Paris... |
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...wear them once or twice |
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Nobody gets stopped at customs |
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I can help with that. |
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So... |
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...that's it, then. |
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I can go? |
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Listen. Why don't...? Ahem. |
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I'd like to come out tomorrow, |
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Great. No problem. |
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- Thank you for your time. |
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You told the truth, Mark. |
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I never even had the chance. |
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They were watching me the whole time. |
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Cheviron was in the room. |
| 00:13:10 |
Mick Andreas gets the vice president |
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He goes to Richard Nixon's house |
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It's not like his parents died |
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...and he ended up in an orphanage. |
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Mick's dad wrote a check |
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It wound up in the account |
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Did he admit it? I don't think so. |
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Besides, ADM probably owns the FBI. |
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They probably wanted me |
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...because they got it wired |
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Marty Allison called. |
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And Sid Hulse wants to know if you can |
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Great earrings, Ginger. |
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Bet you can see those shining |
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Mark got them abroad. |
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I can't remember where. |
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Nigeria? |
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Not funny, Sid. |
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You're telling me. |
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So, Sid, you're off tomorrow? |
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Where to? |
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West Coast swing. |
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Gotta get up there. |
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I'm not gonna see you for weeks? |
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Maybe longer if I get lost in the Ginza. |
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Have a great trip, Sid. |
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Just tell them everything. |
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We'll leave. |
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I don't like what this company |
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This is a chance |
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Remember, you said Mexico? |
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I may tell them at some point. But now, |
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Mark... |
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...if you don't tell them, I will. |
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I can't. |
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Not now. |
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Hello. Please. |
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Agent Shepard, my wife, Ginger. |
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Ma'am. I know it's late. |
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I'll be out of your hair in a minute. |
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Great. Maybe a cup of coffee |
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Okay. |
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Just show me where the line |
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It's that one over there. |
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There should be a TV show about |
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He answers, he's talking to himself, |
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He's somehow divided into two |
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The show is about him trying |
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I'll give you a call tomorrow. |
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Great. Great. Okay. |
| 00:15:53 |
- Good night. |
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Good night, Mrs. Whitacre. |
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Good night. |
| 00:16:02 |
- Are you gonna say something, or am I? |
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Brian? |
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Hey, got a minute? |
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Um... |
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Can I talk to you in the car? |
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Sure. |
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We could go back inside if you want. |
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They might have it bugged. |
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Bugged? |
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What? |
| 00:16:51 |
Who? |
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Us? |
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All right, there's things I know. |
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...could I be prosecuted? |
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I cannot provide you with immunity, |
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...about your involvement |
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...would be discussed in a favorable light |
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Okay. Everything I told you yesterday |
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Except one thing. He never called me |
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Well, why did you tell me that he did? |
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Before I spoke with you yesterday, |
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...to tell you that he called |
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Why? |
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What I'm about to tell you, |
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This Nakawara extortion thing is nothing |
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This involves price fixing |
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- Now... |
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Take some notes. |
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- Okay, go on. |
| 00:18:07 |
I have been in several meetings with |
| 00:18:11 |
...over the last few months, where |
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ADM made me go to those meetings. |
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See, that's why they wanted me to lie. |
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Because the Nakawara calls came in |
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...but so do the calls from the people |
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They don't want you to hear those. |
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They instructed me to tell you the |
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But I realized that once you guys started |
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...you'd see I have all these calls |
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Right? That's what scared me. |
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So if you figure out the price-fixing thing, |
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Who told you to participate |
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I'm operating under the direction of |
| 00:19:02 |
He seems like a real good guy. |
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I hope he doesn't mind me calling |
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I might even try Bri out. |
| 00:19:09 |
This must be very different for him... |
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...talking to a guy like me instead |
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I could see us fishing or whatever. |
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What a good listener. |
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Morning. |
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What happened last night? |
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What do you mean? Nothing. |
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...recorder on the phone. |
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That's it? |
| 00:19:58 |
Well, yeah. |
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He said when Nakawara calls... |
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...I just flip a switch |
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Yeah? |
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- Oh. Put her through. |
| 00:20:14 |
They have ways of checking up. |
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Sure thing. |
| 00:20:18 |
Hi, hon. |
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What? |
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Slow down, honey, slow... |
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What? |
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A pound of bacon, a peanut |
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Anything that ADM has a hand in, |
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I mean, basically... |
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I mean, everyone in this country is a victim |
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...by the time they finish breakfast. |
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You think the automobile |
| 00:20:58 |
...that gets 100 miles to the gallon? |
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You think the networks |
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...before the season starts? |
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Paranoid is what people who are trying |
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...call you to get you to drop your guard. |
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I read that in an in-flight magazine. |
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One potential problem I see moving ahead |
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He wants to be kept in on the loop |
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I want to meet Mark Whitacre. |
| 00:21:30 |
You said they were only |
| 00:21:35 |
- They are only monitoring one line. |
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That is absolutely not true. |
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Some woman named Regina |
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...and said that both my lines are tapped. |
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Come on, Mark. The phone company |
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"Hello, we just wanted to let you know |
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Then why would Regina say that? |
| 00:21:58 |
She didn't say it. You're saying it. |
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Call my wife. |
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- Call Regina. |
| 00:22:07 |
I will. All right? I will. |
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Good. |
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I don't like wool on skin. |
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Not even that merino wool they have |
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Ginger likes it because it's formfitting, |
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And who wants that texture |
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Who'd make up someone named Regina? |
| 00:22:40 |
FBI, Shepard. |
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Hello, Brian. It's Mark Cheviron at ADM. |
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Yeah, Mark. |
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I was talking to you guys a couple |
| 00:22:49 |
...at Mark Whitacre's house |
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...and we had agreed |
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...so that's all you did, right? |
| 00:22:58 |
I really can't answer that. |
| 00:23:02 |
Uh... Okay. |
| 00:23:04 |
Thank you. |
| 00:23:17 |
We have decided we will no longer be |
| 00:23:22 |
I knew it. I knew it. |
| 00:23:24 |
I told you and you wouldn't listen. |
| 00:23:29 |
Evidently, they were lying to us too. |
| 00:23:31 |
Well, evidently, you can't keep track |
| 00:23:37 |
Yeah? |
| 00:23:39 |
The call you were expecting, Mark? |
| 00:23:41 |
Well, put him through. |
| 00:23:43 |
It's a Swedish deal I'm working on. |
| 00:23:46 |
- Mark Whitacre. |
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I told Shepard we're done working |
| 00:23:52 |
Hi. So good to hear from you. |
| 00:23:54 |
I want to bring my supervisor by |
| 00:23:58 |
This weekend be okay? |
| 00:24:00 |
Well, great. |
| 00:24:02 |
Well... So Mr. Andreas is in my office |
| 00:24:06 |
Okay. |
| 00:24:08 |
- Okay. |
| 00:24:09 |
What do I do if this Shepard guy calls? |
| 00:24:12 |
You let me know about it, |
| 00:24:14 |
But you're done talking to them. |
| 00:24:18 |
Absolutely. |
| 00:24:23 |
Okay, guys, I'm gonna go over the rules. |
| 00:24:26 |
There's no running, no pushing, |
| 00:24:30 |
And when you have fished |
| 00:24:33 |
...you go into the garage and get the cover |
| 00:24:37 |
And I'm gonna go get your dad |
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...and he's gonna come |
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- What was that, honey? |
| 00:24:45 |
Honey, well, I'm going over it again. |
| 00:24:51 |
Now, what is the scoop with all my phones |
| 00:24:54 |
The only listening device |
| 00:24:57 |
We had a trap-and-trace device on your |
| 00:25:04 |
However, |
| 00:25:06 |
...and telling her |
| 00:25:08 |
Well, my face is red on that one. |
| 00:25:11 |
Shouldn't happen. |
| 00:25:13 |
- Did you bring the expense reports? |
| 00:25:17 |
Okay, this is Mexico City, Paris, |
| 00:25:22 |
There was a meeting of the Corn Refiners |
| 00:25:25 |
Mick and Terry went to that one. |
| 00:25:27 |
They were doing the regular meeting |
| 00:25:30 |
...they'd get together with our competitors |
| 00:25:34 |
Watch. In about six months, |
| 00:25:38 |
...is gonna be about 5 cents more. |
| 00:25:40 |
Well, when's the next meeting? |
| 00:25:41 |
January. Somewhere in Asia. |
| 00:25:45 |
Mark, I gotta ask you. |
| 00:25:49 |
We know you lied about the phone line, |
| 00:25:52 |
But now you're telling us all this other stuff |
| 00:25:59 |
Well, because things are going on |
| 00:26:02 |
Now, I'm a biochemist. |
| 00:26:06 |
And they pull me |
| 00:26:08 |
...and suddenly I find out all these things |
| 00:26:11 |
If I want to grow with ADM, |
| 00:26:15 |
And so suddenly, I'm lying. |
| 00:26:18 |
I lie to you. |
| 00:26:19 |
I mean, I feel real bad about that. |
| 00:26:22 |
You look at yourself as wearing a white |
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Absolutely. Something like that. |
| 00:26:27 |
When I was a kid, |
| 00:26:30 |
I was maybe 6 years old and a |
| 00:26:35 |
Guy owned amusement parks. |
| 00:26:38 |
I caught a big break there, real big break. |
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Now I adopted two kids of my own. |
| 00:26:48 |
Well, Mark... |
| 00:26:50 |
...do you think you'd be wiling |
| 00:26:55 |
What does that mean? |
| 00:26:56 |
Would you... |
| 00:26:59 |
...be willing to wear a wire? |
| 00:27:01 |
We don't have any other sources |
| 00:27:05 |
We need your help. |
| 00:27:06 |
We'll be there with you |
| 00:27:10 |
I'll use my beeper to signal you |
| 00:27:14 |
When you hear this... |
| 00:27:16 |
You know. Right? |
| 00:27:18 |
...you call me. |
| 00:27:21 |
He's watched closely at work... |
| 00:27:24 |
...and there's reason to believe |
| 00:27:28 |
He's under a great deal of pressure. |
| 00:27:33 |
He tells us the truth one day... |
| 00:27:35 |
...and wakes up the next with two lives |
| 00:27:39 |
Well, the good news is he decided |
| 00:27:45 |
There are these butterflies |
| 00:27:48 |
They're blue and orange and yellow |
| 00:27:51 |
Just enough poison to stop a bird heart. |
| 00:27:53 |
But the birds know this somehow, |
| 00:27:57 |
But there are other ones, butterflies... |
| 00:27:59 |
...they're orange, blue and yellow too, |
| 00:28:03 |
They're just flying around, looking |
| 00:28:07 |
Hey, Mark. |
| 00:28:09 |
- Hi, Brian. |
| 00:28:19 |
Hey, wait up, dipshit. |
| 00:28:25 |
We can't get a room. |
| 00:28:31 |
Um... |
| 00:28:34 |
I don't know, it just kind of seems, |
| 00:28:38 |
It's the best I can do right now. |
| 00:28:42 |
Okay. |
| 00:28:44 |
Just... |
| 00:28:47 |
Hold the microphone against |
| 00:28:51 |
009... |
| 00:28:53 |
...454... |
| 00:28:56 |
...58822. |
| 00:28:59 |
Thank you. |
| 00:29:02 |
- No, no, put it on the receiver. |
| 00:29:06 |
The receiver. |
| 00:29:08 |
- I have it on the receiver. |
| 00:29:14 |
I'm on hold. |
| 00:29:19 |
Hello, Mr. Yamamoto. |
| 00:29:23 |
Hi, sir. How are you? |
| 00:29:27 |
No, I'm doing a lot of traveling this week, |
| 00:29:30 |
How are sales? |
| 00:29:33 |
Certainly we need to, in terms of our... |
| 00:29:36 |
In terms of our big customers... |
| 00:29:38 |
...we definitely need to be thinking |
| 00:29:42 |
It's better to maintain a price |
| 00:29:45 |
...and $1.05 for the United States, |
| 00:29:50 |
Well, this is great, Mark. |
| 00:29:54 |
Yeah. |
| 00:29:55 |
- Thank you. Thank you so much. |
| 00:29:59 |
I like an indoor pool. Year-round usage. |
| 00:30:03 |
I like the steam off it in the winter. |
| 00:30:06 |
Well, Marty... |
| 00:30:10 |
...when you started work at ADM, |
| 00:30:13 |
I wanted 50 grand. |
| 00:30:15 |
But I went and told Terry, |
| 00:30:19 |
- Yeah. |
| 00:30:22 |
You've always been really generous |
| 00:30:25 |
Here's what I want you to do. |
| 00:30:28 |
I want you to write down a name. |
| 00:30:32 |
Okay. What's the name? |
| 00:30:37 |
Nordkron Chemie. |
| 00:30:40 |
What is that, like, |
| 00:30:45 |
I like my hands. I think they're probably |
| 00:30:48 |
I think that can be used to my advantage |
| 00:30:51 |
If I can get people focused on my hands, |
| 00:30:55 |
Eye contact is real important too. |
| 00:30:57 |
Hey, I'm gonna check messages. |
| 00:31:08 |
You have one message. |
| 00:31:14 |
My phone died. I was on with the plant. |
| 00:31:16 |
Is there a payphone, |
| 00:31:19 |
- Across the lobby. |
| 00:31:20 |
- Mark, this is important bioproduct stuff. |
| 00:31:23 |
Hi, Dave. How's Holly doing? |
| 00:31:25 |
She's good. |
| 00:31:26 |
It's the plant. |
| 00:31:27 |
FBI. |
| 00:31:30 |
I told you, I'm out of town |
| 00:31:33 |
The case is getting some attention |
| 00:31:35 |
There's another agent working |
| 00:31:37 |
I can't talk right now. |
| 00:31:39 |
I have people waiting for me. Bye. |
| 00:31:43 |
I'm here, Dave. |
| 00:31:45 |
Being able to do two things at once |
| 00:31:49 |
I try and do abdominal exercises... |
| 00:31:51 |
...even when I'm at a meeting. |
| 00:31:53 |
Tensing. Holding. |
| 00:31:55 |
Then releasing. |
| 00:31:56 |
I'll floss in the shower |
| 00:31:59 |
...when you're just supposed |
| 00:32:02 |
Those things can really add up |
| 00:32:05 |
Hey, Kirk. |
| 00:32:07 |
I'll be heading to Europe... |
| 00:32:08 |
...and I thought I could just hand deliver |
| 00:32:12 |
Remind me. ABP deal? |
| 00:32:14 |
It's a threonine microbe. |
| 00:32:17 |
We want to get into the market. |
| 00:32:20 |
We'll just overnight it. |
| 00:32:21 |
I'm gonna see this Thorstensson guy, |
| 00:32:29 |
The metric system never panned out. |
| 00:32:31 |
...with inches on one edge, |
| 00:32:34 |
I pronounced it "centimeters" instead of |
| 00:32:38 |
They let me walk around stupid. |
| 00:32:41 |
...though it's helpful |
| 00:32:43 |
The liter bottle is the thing |
| 00:32:46 |
...because it's a nicer word, |
| 00:32:49 |
Quart. |
| 00:32:52 |
Mark, it's Marty calling again. |
| 00:32:56 |
Message deleted. |
| 00:33:10 |
FBI, Agent Shepard. |
| 00:33:11 |
Brian, it's Mark. |
| 00:33:13 |
Look, it's been hard for me |
| 00:33:16 |
...as I am out of the country |
| 00:33:19 |
Listen, we need to know if you've had |
| 00:33:22 |
I told you already |
| 00:33:26 |
Well, what about the price fixing? Have |
| 00:33:30 |
I think you guys hanging around |
| 00:33:33 |
The word is we're doing everything |
| 00:33:36 |
Mick said it's over. No more price fixing. |
| 00:33:39 |
What? When did this happen, |
| 00:33:43 |
Everything has changed. I got lysine |
| 00:33:48 |
Mick brought me into his office, |
| 00:33:51 |
He said, "Whitacre, from now on |
| 00:33:54 |
Mark. |
| 00:33:56 |
Look, Mark, |
| 00:34:00 |
We're gonna investigate either way. |
| 00:34:03 |
Either way? |
| 00:34:05 |
We really need to get together. |
| 00:34:07 |
It is a different approach there now. |
| 00:34:10 |
Everything's changed. |
| 00:34:13 |
My plane is boarding. I gotta go. |
| 00:34:17 |
Ah! |
| 00:34:28 |
- Everything okay? |
| 00:34:31 |
Kids. |
| 00:34:36 |
- Where were we? |
| 00:34:40 |
And we should be discussing Ferraris. |
| 00:34:45 |
You have Full federhaltertinte |
| 00:34:49 |
Ow. |
| 00:34:51 |
One of the Japanese guys |
| 00:34:53 |
This lysine salesman is in a meeting... |
| 00:34:55 |
...with someone from ConAgra |
| 00:34:58 |
And the client leans forward and says: |
| 00:35:01 |
"I have the same tie as you, |
| 00:35:05 |
And then he drops dead, |
| 00:35:09 |
Alive and then dead. |
| 00:35:12 |
Brain aneurysm. |
| 00:35:14 |
Maybe everyone has a sentence like that, |
| 00:35:17 |
"I have the same tie as you, |
| 00:35:21 |
Dead. The last thing they'll ever say. |
| 00:35:25 |
High-fructose corn syrup. |
| 00:35:29 |
He said that Andreas called |
| 00:35:32 |
He might be late. |
| 00:35:34 |
If he doesn't show, the government |
| 00:35:40 |
And here it comes. |
| 00:35:47 |
Shepard. |
| 00:35:48 |
I can't come to the hotel tonight. |
| 00:35:52 |
Mark, this is the third time. |
| 00:35:54 |
I gotta go. I have work to do. |
| 00:35:57 |
- Mark, you can't keep canceling. |
| 00:36:01 |
They just offered me |
| 00:36:05 |
I'm not gonna lose my job |
| 00:36:08 |
I have a family. |
| 00:36:11 |
- But you told us... |
| 00:36:15 |
Hey, Mick. |
| 00:36:18 |
Mark, listen to me. |
| 00:36:20 |
The only logical thing for you to do |
| 00:36:25 |
What happens if I don't? |
| 00:36:26 |
Then somebody else will, |
| 00:36:31 |
The tapes don't say anything, |
| 00:36:34 |
We have a whole new policy. |
| 00:36:36 |
Fine, if that's what he said. Then I want |
| 00:36:43 |
Okay, I never made any tapes. |
| 00:36:45 |
I never made any because there's not |
| 00:36:49 |
It's over, and they'd just be stupid tapes. |
| 00:36:51 |
- Mark, come on. |
| 00:36:53 |
You tell me how I can prove it to you, |
| 00:37:39 |
Mick Andreas and his dad |
| 00:37:42 |
They say we're in it together. |
| 00:37:44 |
Team-building offsite meetings |
| 00:37:48 |
I can't protect these guys |
| 00:37:50 |
Hey, I tried. |
| 00:37:53 |
I did my best for ADM. |
| 00:37:58 |
Hey, how'd I do? |
| 00:38:00 |
Mark, we have some problems. |
| 00:38:02 |
Wait a minute. I was looking at the thing. |
| 00:38:07 |
Mark, you don't know |
| 00:38:11 |
Well, first of all, |
| 00:38:13 |
Mark, you splattered the walls with ink. |
| 00:38:16 |
Come on. Extortionists just don't leave |
| 00:38:20 |
I know it's tough... |
| 00:38:22 |
...keeping it all bottled up inside, |
| 00:38:26 |
But there's only one good choice for you. |
| 00:38:30 |
There's something |
| 00:38:33 |
...but the only way to protect yourself |
| 00:38:46 |
Okay. |
| 00:38:49 |
Okay. |
| 00:38:54 |
You realize... |
| 00:38:58 |
...that this can all be used against you |
| 00:39:01 |
I'll have to write it all up, |
| 00:39:04 |
We're going to find out what's going on, |
| 00:39:07 |
You're not leaving this room |
| 00:39:10 |
So before you answer |
| 00:39:13 |
...I want you to think about Ginger... |
| 00:39:15 |
...and your family, and your career. |
| 00:39:20 |
What happened with Nakawara? |
| 00:39:24 |
Is there a mole? |
| 00:39:28 |
Well, yeah, I think there has definitely |
| 00:39:41 |
- I made it up. |
| 00:39:43 |
I had to. |
| 00:39:45 |
Look, we've had problems with viruses |
| 00:39:48 |
...and we're way behind our projections. |
| 00:39:50 |
Dwayne is thinking about shutting us down |
| 00:39:54 |
It's all "Blame it on Whitacre." |
| 00:39:57 |
We're talking about my job here. |
| 00:40:00 |
I came all the way over from Europe, |
| 00:40:05 |
Uh... Uh... What about the price fixing? |
| 00:40:09 |
I mean, there's no new attitude, right? |
| 00:40:11 |
It's been going on as recently |
| 00:40:15 |
It's not just lysine. |
| 00:40:18 |
A guy left the company because |
| 00:40:22 |
The gluconate guy, he's out of a job. |
| 00:40:24 |
I met with the guys from Ajinomoto |
| 00:40:28 |
The whole point |
| 00:40:32 |
You set the volume levels, |
| 00:40:35 |
...and then you figure out workable prices. |
| 00:40:41 |
If there's anything else you want to add, |
| 00:40:43 |
What else is there? |
| 00:40:56 |
Seven-thirty a.m., March 17th... |
| 00:40:59 |
...1993. |
| 00:41:01 |
I have parked the car. I am approaching |
| 00:41:08 |
Entrance breached. |
| 00:41:10 |
Terrance Wilson. |
| 00:41:15 |
Did our friend from Japan |
| 00:41:18 |
No, he wasn't in. |
| 00:41:20 |
Well, I spoke with Mimoto |
| 00:41:24 |
He says there will be no peace |
| 00:41:26 |
...until we bring production down |
| 00:41:29 |
Well, in '92, we did exactly what we |
| 00:41:34 |
Exactly. Now, no promise. |
| 00:41:37 |
He says he wants to talk to you. |
| 00:41:39 |
Yeah? Well, I'll be right there saying, |
| 00:41:47 |
That was Terry Wilson talking |
| 00:41:52 |
...and price levels |
| 00:41:55 |
...Ajinomoto Corporation. |
| 00:41:59 |
By the way, there was no discussión |
| 00:42:01 |
I did that for illustration purposes only. |
| 00:42:04 |
I repeat, no discussión with Mimoto. |
| 00:42:06 |
Morning, Mark. |
| 00:42:21 |
- Please, come in. |
| 00:42:23 |
Good morning. Hello. Good morning. |
| 00:42:28 |
Before we even deal |
| 00:42:30 |
...we have to agree |
| 00:42:34 |
It's the only way this is gonna work. |
| 00:42:36 |
Keep everybody on target. |
| 00:42:41 |
Need to check your phones. |
| 00:42:45 |
Excuse me, I need a comfort break. |
| 00:42:58 |
Side two, tape one. |
| 00:43:04 |
I've got well over two |
| 00:43:07 |
I'm pretty much platinum |
| 00:43:09 |
I get a letter from the CEO every year, |
| 00:43:12 |
It's a form letter. |
| 00:43:14 |
They probably walk in and he signs |
| 00:43:20 |
Oh, it went great. I think we're gonna |
| 00:43:27 |
Now what happens? Something you |
| 00:43:32 |
...and now it's in his hands, the cup, |
| 00:43:34 |
Probably got it from his kids |
| 00:43:38 |
I'll miss a few days or Alexander will |
| 00:43:41 |
Where does the FBI weigh in on that |
| 00:43:44 |
What does it say about exposure |
| 00:43:47 |
Tape seven, side two. Chicago O'Hare. |
| 00:43:51 |
Once again, |
| 00:43:55 |
Representing Euro lysine, |
| 00:44:00 |
That's a French company. |
| 00:44:09 |
That's a big break right there. |
| 00:44:13 |
There's no choices to be made, |
| 00:44:15 |
You're an ant, you just eat it. |
| 00:44:17 |
...part of the worid where it works... |
| 00:44:19 |
...and the rest of the worid |
| 00:44:22 |
It will not last. |
| 00:44:23 |
- Terry, Alain, Philippe. |
| 00:44:26 |
We obviously would play the game. |
| 00:44:29 |
- But the Koreans and the Japanese... |
| 00:44:33 |
Then it won't work. |
| 00:44:36 |
Well, you make it work |
| 00:44:40 |
Terry doesn't like me very much. |
| 00:44:43 |
What causes that blotchiness? |
| 00:44:45 |
It must mean something medical. |
| 00:44:47 |
He'll have a stroke and someone will say, |
| 00:44:51 |
If prices went up in Europe, |
| 00:44:56 |
That's right. You made it happen. |
| 00:44:59 |
It was our pleasure. |
| 00:45:03 |
Mark, these are just the kind of tapes |
| 00:45:06 |
And we're getting our marching orders |
| 00:45:11 |
We need to improve the quality |
| 00:45:23 |
Hey, Rusty. |
| 00:45:26 |
Take a look at something. |
| 00:45:32 |
What do you think? |
| 00:45:34 |
That's a nice briefcase. |
| 00:45:36 |
But wait. |
| 00:45:39 |
There's more. |
| 00:45:44 |
That... |
| 00:45:46 |
...is a Nagra SN. |
| 00:45:48 |
Had the Bureau custom-make it for me. |
| 00:45:51 |
Mark Whitacre, secret agent 0014. |
| 00:45:56 |
Why 0014? |
| 00:45:59 |
Because I'm twice as smart as 007. |
| 00:46:05 |
Ah. Thank you again. |
| 00:46:10 |
What happened to that girl |
| 00:46:13 |
Didn't she move to California? |
| 00:46:15 |
Oh, Tina. Yeah, she's getting married. |
| 00:46:18 |
Ugh. My Tina's getting married? |
| 00:46:21 |
She's getting married |
| 00:46:23 |
Oh-ho-ho-ho. |
| 00:46:26 |
Well, that won't last long. |
| 00:46:30 |
She'll be back. |
| 00:46:31 |
I just hope she doesn't get pregnant |
| 00:46:35 |
She had a nice body. It'll ruin her tits. |
| 00:46:38 |
When polar bears hunt, they crouch down |
| 00:46:43 |
They keep one paw over their nose |
| 00:46:46 |
...because they've got black noses. |
| 00:46:48 |
They'd blend in perfectly |
| 00:46:50 |
So the question is, how do they know |
| 00:46:55 |
From looking at other polar bears? |
| 00:46:57 |
Do they see their reflections in the water, |
| 00:47:02 |
That seems like a lot of thinking |
| 00:47:07 |
Remember to pat them down |
| 00:47:10 |
What? |
| 00:47:11 |
Whenever we meet with the Japanese. |
| 00:47:13 |
You're kidding, right? |
| 00:47:16 |
- I didn't get any kind of memo on that. |
| 00:47:20 |
They don't have the balls |
| 00:47:22 |
When it's over, the board of directors |
| 00:47:25 |
They're gonna see the position I was in. |
| 00:47:29 |
That's the only conclusión |
| 00:47:31 |
I'm the youngest división president |
| 00:47:34 |
I speak a number of languages fluently. |
| 00:47:49 |
Would you like some coffee or fruits? |
| 00:47:55 |
No. |
| 00:47:57 |
No. |
| 00:47:58 |
Mark, no. |
| 00:48:00 |
- No. |
| 00:48:07 |
We already spend more than one year |
| 00:48:12 |
We talked a little bit about it |
| 00:48:14 |
...but we need to come |
| 00:48:18 |
- We have public shareholders. |
| 00:48:20 |
You need to widen out a little. |
| 00:48:22 |
We need to show them working |
| 00:48:26 |
Now the question is: |
| 00:48:27 |
If the market grows, who gets it? |
| 00:48:32 |
If Kyowa Hakko, Miwon and |
| 00:48:37 |
...we can divide up the rest. |
| 00:48:40 |
If we're gonna have any stability at all. |
| 00:48:43 |
We need... |
| 00:48:47 |
Well, what would you be willing to accept? |
| 00:48:50 |
ADM has already eaten all the growth. |
| 00:48:53 |
We have a lot more |
| 00:48:56 |
We could be growing 20,000 tons. |
| 00:49:01 |
I'm going in. We gotta shut this down. |
| 00:49:03 |
No, wait. Hold on. |
| 00:49:04 |
- I need your input. |
| 00:49:06 |
ADM will be allocated its recent |
| 00:49:10 |
They talk about Paris. |
| 00:49:11 |
I can't understand. |
| 00:49:13 |
We have a big board of directors. |
| 00:49:15 |
They have a big board |
| 00:49:18 |
And they're all suffering together. |
| 00:49:21 |
Well, where's the agreement? |
| 00:49:25 |
If there isn't an agreement, |
| 00:49:28 |
You're getting bogged down |
| 00:49:32 |
Look what happens right here. Okay? |
| 00:49:36 |
See what he's doing? |
| 00:49:38 |
Yeah, I've looked and I just see |
| 00:49:42 |
I don't even see any numbers on that. |
| 00:49:46 |
What more do you want? |
| 00:49:48 |
...dividing up the market, plain as day. |
| 00:49:51 |
It could just be a proposal. |
| 00:49:53 |
All the other companies weren't there. |
| 00:49:56 |
I'm telling you. From the perspective of |
| 00:50:01 |
We're having another meeting |
| 00:50:05 |
We have to divide up the volumes |
| 00:50:09 |
Europe again? |
| 00:50:11 |
Europe is out. |
| 00:50:12 |
There is a price-fixing investigation in |
| 00:50:16 |
It's got everybody spooked, |
| 00:50:19 |
We can't videotape in Japan. |
| 00:50:22 |
Hawaii. |
| 00:50:24 |
- Hawaii? |
| 00:50:36 |
Oh! |
| 00:51:08 |
Okay. So everybody just... |
| 00:51:11 |
Goddamn it, Mark. |
| 00:51:14 |
Yeah. |
| 00:51:15 |
Can you call and get us a bigger room? |
| 00:51:17 |
This is the only room they have. |
| 00:51:21 |
I will. I will. Make yourselves at home, |
| 00:51:25 |
Do you have a suite perhaps that's a bit |
| 00:51:31 |
The Makuaha Room. Yes. |
| 00:51:36 |
But it is, I see. I see. |
| 00:51:40 |
Okay, so this is it. |
| 00:51:45 |
Okay, then we'll make do. Thank you. |
| 00:51:49 |
Looks like we are here to stay, |
| 00:51:52 |
...so let's settle in, and... |
| 00:51:55 |
...start. |
| 00:51:57 |
Oh, no. |
| 00:52:04 |
Well, I'd like to welcome |
| 00:52:07 |
Let me just... |
| 00:52:09 |
Indulge me for a second. I think you might |
| 00:52:18 |
Thattaboy, Mark. |
| 00:52:23 |
We have an old saying at ADM. |
| 00:52:28 |
"It's better to have the elephants |
| 00:52:32 |
...than outside the tent pissing in." |
| 00:52:35 |
Outside piss? |
| 00:52:38 |
It's better to be part of the group. |
| 00:52:40 |
What he's saying is, |
| 00:52:43 |
The competitors are our friend. |
| 00:52:45 |
It's important we have all the producers |
| 00:52:49 |
I want to know why we have been |
| 00:52:53 |
We need to be part of this. |
| 00:52:56 |
- Yeah. |
| 00:52:59 |
...at agreed-upon levels? |
| 00:53:02 |
Well, it would be our preference |
| 00:53:07 |
And if we find out someone's |
| 00:53:09 |
...we'll just hire some Mafia figure |
| 00:53:13 |
That's just a little bit of levity... |
| 00:53:15 |
...but the point is |
| 00:53:19 |
...ain't gonna work. |
| 00:53:22 |
You are okay with that? |
| 00:53:24 |
Yes. I am all right. |
| 00:53:29 |
So, what are we saying? |
| 00:53:35 |
Well, what, |
| 00:53:39 |
Then we are ail... |
| 00:53:43 |
- Agreed. |
| 00:53:49 |
Agreement. You heard it. |
| 00:53:52 |
- Congratulations. |
| 00:53:54 |
Well done. You did it. |
| 00:53:56 |
Christ. How about this guy Whitacre? |
| 00:54:01 |
- What do you mean? |
| 00:54:03 |
The guy's making 350 grand a year, |
| 00:54:08 |
When does that happen? |
| 00:54:12 |
Some woman somewhere with a kid he's |
| 00:54:17 |
What's his story? |
| 00:54:27 |
We wanted to show you this. |
| 00:54:29 |
That's a picture of Mark Whitacre |
| 00:54:32 |
We carry that with us all the time... |
| 00:54:35 |
...as a constant reminder |
| 00:54:39 |
...with a real family depending on him. |
| 00:54:41 |
The only reason we have any |
| 00:54:47 |
We want to know |
| 00:54:49 |
...if he loses his job... |
| 00:54:51 |
...will the government |
| 00:54:54 |
Mark, are you an idiot? |
| 00:54:58 |
Mick will be gone. Terry will be gone. |
| 00:55:02 |
I am a scientist |
| 00:55:05 |
I'm the only one qualified to run ADM. |
| 00:55:07 |
Mark, that's completely illogical. |
| 00:55:10 |
How can you stay there |
| 00:55:13 |
Because they need me |
| 00:55:15 |
First of all, I'm extremely valuable |
| 00:55:19 |
And secondly, I did the right thing. |
| 00:55:21 |
Okay? The board is gonna see that. |
| 00:55:25 |
It's the FBI, right? |
| 00:55:29 |
It's Brian Shepard putting ideas |
| 00:55:32 |
I'm telling you, they will make me |
| 00:55:37 |
So this is it, huh? |
| 00:55:39 |
How's your family doing? |
| 00:55:42 |
Good. They're gonna be at an amusement |
| 00:55:45 |
Whatever happens tomorrow, |
| 00:55:49 |
...to get an attorney who's gonna |
| 00:55:52 |
- You want me to get an attorney now? |
| 00:55:55 |
First, the company lawyers |
| 00:55:59 |
...with a list of attorneys to pick from. |
| 00:56:01 |
You've gotta understand, |
| 00:56:05 |
They don't represent you. |
| 00:56:06 |
Do not pick one of these attorneys. |
| 00:56:11 |
You need to tell them that you're |
| 00:56:15 |
It's perfectly reasonable |
| 00:56:17 |
I think I know a lawyer in Decatur. |
| 00:56:21 |
The town is too small. |
| 00:56:22 |
I'm sure you've met lawyers in your |
| 00:56:27 |
Definitely. |
| 00:56:29 |
Now, Mark? Mark? |
| 00:56:32 |
Once this starts, |
| 00:56:34 |
They are going to know that somebody |
| 00:56:39 |
And they're gonna do almost anything |
| 00:56:42 |
But you guys still think I'm gonna be okay |
| 00:56:46 |
I mean, you guys are gonna take |
| 00:56:52 |
Well, I think it's important |
| 00:56:56 |
...what we talked about before, |
| 00:57:01 |
...is tell them... |
| 00:57:05 |
- ...you're cooperating with the government. |
| 00:57:07 |
But I'm just asking if you guys think |
| 00:57:11 |
The corporate culture's |
| 00:57:15 |
I should say so. |
| 00:57:17 |
- Yeah. |
| 00:57:20 |
- Right? |
| 00:58:04 |
- Mark, you're making that up. |
| 00:58:08 |
...choked to death, 1947, |
| 00:58:12 |
Fact. Fact. |
| 00:58:14 |
Well, there you have it, |
| 00:58:17 |
You know what the Ph.D. stands for, |
| 00:58:21 |
Heh. Let me guess. Daniels was killed |
| 00:58:30 |
A chicken got Archer. |
| 00:58:33 |
...our deals with Tyson Farms, |
| 00:58:36 |
...what's the body count? |
| 00:58:38 |
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Whitacre, |
| 00:58:42 |
- This is Special Agent Shepard. |
| 00:58:45 |
- Mr. Whitacre, would you come with me? |
| 00:58:48 |
- I have no idea what this is about. |
| 00:58:51 |
- Could you come with us? |
| 00:58:54 |
A lawyer? Terry. |
| 00:58:56 |
I saved a guy once at a restaurant |
| 00:58:59 |
He was choking and I got him |
| 00:59:03 |
He sends me cards on holidays |
| 00:59:06 |
Tells me what his kids are studying. |
| 00:59:09 |
You can take first-aid courses |
| 00:59:12 |
You got a reason for embarrassing my |
| 00:59:16 |
This is a serious matter. |
| 00:59:18 |
It involves an international investigation |
| 00:59:22 |
We have seen you and your boss, |
| 00:59:25 |
...conspire with your competitors |
| 00:59:27 |
We have seen you tell others to do it. |
| 00:59:30 |
There will be indictments. |
| 00:59:32 |
Search warrants have been issued. |
| 00:59:34 |
And some people, people who you know |
| 00:59:40 |
Look at that. |
| 00:59:42 |
Look at that. Look at Terry and Bob. |
| 00:59:46 |
Oh, I wish I could be a fly on that wall. |
| 00:59:49 |
Oh, hey, I was good, right? |
| 00:59:52 |
I actually felt scared. |
| 00:59:54 |
Remember what we told you, all right? |
| 00:59:56 |
Tell them you're that cooperating |
| 00:59:59 |
- ...and do not take one of their lawyers. |
| 01:00:02 |
What'd you say to your guy? |
| 01:00:04 |
Nothing, I told him nothing. Slow down. |
| 01:00:06 |
Me neither. I said nothing. |
| 01:00:07 |
He said that he had price-fixing |
| 01:00:10 |
Well, I bet they have the phones |
| 01:00:14 |
I can't believe they would |
| 01:00:17 |
Look, I get phone calls |
| 01:00:19 |
I know, I know. |
| 01:00:21 |
Oh, God. |
| 01:00:23 |
We're going to the lawyers. |
| 01:00:25 |
See? The phones. |
| 01:00:27 |
They hit everybody. |
| 01:00:29 |
Oh, fuck me. |
| 01:00:30 |
No, they played me a tape of me. |
| 01:00:33 |
Some meeting with the fucking Japanese. |
| 01:00:36 |
- We're gonna go there. |
| 01:00:38 |
- How the fuck did they get a tape? |
| 01:00:42 |
When you factor in everything |
| 01:00:45 |
...this will be a 10-year thing |
| 01:00:48 |
That's all this is ever gonna be. |
| 01:00:54 |
- How's it going? |
| 01:00:55 |
FBI. |
| 01:00:58 |
Yeah, he's here. |
| 01:01:05 |
This is James Mutchnik. |
| 01:01:06 |
Just interviewed |
| 01:01:09 |
Schmidt knew we were coming. |
| 01:01:15 |
He says Whitacre told him. |
| 01:01:18 |
Thanks. |
| 01:01:19 |
- He sees you sitting in the window and... |
| 01:01:23 |
Can I talk to you guys for a second? |
| 01:01:30 |
That was amazing. |
| 01:01:33 |
Oh, Terry was so scared, |
| 01:01:36 |
- They were pissed. |
| 01:01:38 |
They thought you guys |
| 01:01:40 |
They're like, "You all right?" |
| 01:01:43 |
- Did you make a tape? |
| 01:01:46 |
Really good. |
| 01:01:48 |
So it's over, then. |
| 01:01:50 |
Mark... |
| 01:01:52 |
...who did you tell? |
| 01:01:54 |
- What? |
| 01:02:03 |
Well... |
| 01:02:06 |
I had to tell my secretary. |
| 01:02:08 |
Guys, I'm the head |
| 01:02:12 |
She has to know where to get in touch |
| 01:02:16 |
So all I said was, |
| 01:02:19 |
I might be out of touch for a while." |
| 01:02:22 |
That's it. |
| 01:02:32 |
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned the name |
| 01:02:36 |
...in my división. |
| 01:02:37 |
Kathy is a friend. She is a trusted ally. |
| 01:02:43 |
I didn't want her to be scared. |
| 01:02:45 |
Why would you do that, Mark? |
| 01:02:48 |
Because I didn't want her to be scared. |
| 01:02:53 |
- Guys, we can trust Kathy. |
| 01:02:55 |
Don't jack us around, Mark. |
| 01:03:01 |
Mm. |
| 01:03:03 |
Kirk Schmidt. I mean, Schmidty... |
| 01:03:06 |
Look, I was afraid that he wouldn't |
| 01:03:10 |
That he'd clam up on account |
| 01:03:12 |
You could have ruined |
| 01:03:15 |
Has anything gone wrong? |
| 01:03:18 |
Time out. Time out. Time out. |
| 01:03:21 |
Mark, you know what you did, |
| 01:03:26 |
- It was supposed to be a secret. |
| 01:03:31 |
But is there anything else |
| 01:03:35 |
No. |
| 01:03:37 |
No, not that I can think of. |
| 01:03:46 |
Remember... |
| 01:03:47 |
...tell them you're getting |
| 01:03:50 |
I know about the lawyers, Brian! |
| 01:04:38 |
Mark Whitacre, Aubrey Daniel. |
| 01:04:41 |
Pleasure to meet you. |
| 01:04:44 |
Okay. |
| 01:04:45 |
- This is John Dowd, a colleague of mine. |
| 01:04:49 |
Dwayne has filled us in |
| 01:04:53 |
Aubrey prosecuted Lieutenant Calley |
| 01:04:57 |
...so this ought to be a cakewalk |
| 01:05:00 |
We were hoping you'd have time |
| 01:05:03 |
- Sure. |
| 01:05:05 |
Dad and I want all the key people |
| 01:05:08 |
...that we're gonna be paying |
| 01:05:11 |
Oh, great. Great. |
| 01:05:13 |
Then... Then we'll let you fellas |
| 01:05:17 |
Okay. |
| 01:05:20 |
- How you holding up, Mark? Thanks. |
| 01:05:29 |
- John, can I ask you something? |
| 01:05:32 |
If I say something to you, are you allowed |
| 01:06:04 |
Oh. Here we go. |
| 01:06:17 |
I need to tell you I'm gonna |
| 01:06:21 |
They have hundreds of tapes. |
| 01:06:24 |
They know all about lysine. |
| 01:06:27 |
And John here agrees with me |
| 01:06:30 |
Oh. No question about it. |
| 01:06:36 |
I want to say sorry |
| 01:06:39 |
Sorry? |
| 01:06:41 |
What's that? |
| 01:06:44 |
It feels good to talk, to clear the air. |
| 01:06:46 |
You get to be like a balloon |
| 01:06:48 |
...a balloon looking for a pin |
| 01:06:52 |
You could get sick from keeping it inside |
| 01:06:56 |
I didn't ask for that. |
| 01:06:58 |
I have a friend from school |
| 01:07:01 |
And he's always telling me |
| 01:07:04 |
Like in The Firm. |
| 01:07:06 |
They have to keep it to themselves or they |
| 01:07:11 |
That's what they say: boxed. |
| 01:07:13 |
So there wasn't a saboteur |
| 01:07:16 |
Well, maybe there was. |
| 01:07:19 |
Okay. |
| 01:07:21 |
ADM steals technology |
| 01:07:23 |
...so I wouldn't put it past the Japanese |
| 01:07:26 |
But once I told the FBI |
| 01:07:29 |
...they said I had very little choice |
| 01:07:34 |
And you began making tapes. |
| 01:07:37 |
There are over 200 tapes. |
| 01:07:41 |
Ooh. |
| 01:07:43 |
There are so many really nice people |
| 01:07:47 |
Good neighbors, good listeners. |
| 01:07:50 |
Like when they had floods |
| 01:07:52 |
...and people lose everything |
| 01:07:55 |
...someone always shows up with a warm |
| 01:07:59 |
That's why Ginger and I bought that girl |
| 01:08:04 |
That kind of thing |
| 01:08:06 |
Jim here strikes me as that kind of guy. |
| 01:08:08 |
He's the one-in-a-hundred guy who, when |
| 01:08:12 |
...you thank your lucky stars |
| 01:08:14 |
...illegal campaign contributions, |
| 01:08:18 |
So then I'd come back. |
| 01:08:20 |
...Brian and Bob and l |
| 01:08:23 |
You know, we'd work it. |
| 01:08:27 |
Get everything we needed, |
| 01:08:30 |
Then we went to DOJ, |
| 01:08:32 |
...and before you knew it, we were hitting |
| 01:08:36 |
And for how long did you do this? |
| 01:08:38 |
Ahh, ooh. Two and a half years. |
| 01:08:43 |
Two and a half years. |
| 01:08:46 |
You know, and I always thought... |
| 01:08:48 |
...there'd still be a place for me at ADM |
| 01:08:52 |
I still have a lot of friends there. |
| 01:08:54 |
A lot of friends. |
| 01:08:58 |
Hey, Mark... |
| 01:09:01 |
...it's very important to your case you |
| 01:09:05 |
These people you work with, your friends, |
| 01:09:10 |
Bob and I are the only people |
| 01:09:14 |
All right? And I want you to know |
| 01:09:18 |
- Okay. Yeah. |
| 01:09:20 |
Well, they kept coming to the house |
| 01:09:24 |
Did you |
| 01:09:27 |
What did you say? It's real important |
| 01:09:31 |
Me? I told them I had no comment, |
| 01:09:34 |
They had the story anyway. |
| 01:09:39 |
Did you see my stipple portrait? |
| 01:09:48 |
Oh, shit. |
| 01:09:57 |
I'd appreciate any comment you |
| 01:10:00 |
Just a quick comment. |
| 01:10:03 |
I came out to tell you that I'm not allowed |
| 01:10:08 |
At least any comment |
| 01:10:11 |
...on ADM's declining stock prices? |
| 01:10:13 |
What's been the reaction |
| 01:10:16 |
Well, I'm a person of interest in an |
| 01:10:19 |
Do you believe you and your |
| 01:10:22 |
Has the government made arrangements |
| 01:10:28 |
We're still getting |
| 01:10:31 |
And I know for a fact |
| 01:10:34 |
...have been telling people that he wasn't |
| 01:10:39 |
We told Mark. |
| 01:10:42 |
We told him |
| 01:10:44 |
...that he might be attacked... |
| 01:10:46 |
...that he wasn't gonna win |
| 01:10:50 |
Well, he just mopes around here |
| 01:10:53 |
...watching the news, |
| 01:10:57 |
Or he's calling someone from ADM, |
| 01:11:03 |
Maybe you guys should get out of town |
| 01:11:07 |
He's got to stop talking to people. |
| 01:11:13 |
Well, the FBI never forced me |
| 01:11:16 |
I don't owe Brian Shepard the truth. |
| 01:11:17 |
I gave Brian Shepard two and a half years |
| 01:11:22 |
And I'm the good guy in this, |
| 01:11:25 |
Is Brian Shepard gonna lose his job |
| 01:11:29 |
I've gone to the school on career day |
| 01:11:32 |
...and the career opportunities available. |
| 01:11:35 |
Can Brian Shepard and Bob Herndon |
| 01:11:38 |
I did enough for Brian Shepard. |
| 01:11:42 |
Who has a plaque for |
| 01:11:45 |
Where are your friends when it's dump |
| 01:11:48 |
Where's the pot roast |
| 01:12:22 |
You can see where he pasted it. |
| 01:12:25 |
He's a fucking forger. |
| 01:12:35 |
- Mark Whitacre. |
| 01:12:40 |
Listen, I'm here in Mick Andreas's office |
| 01:12:44 |
Does the name Lennart Thorstensson |
| 01:12:50 |
What about Nordkron Chemie? |
| 01:12:57 |
I'll have someone get back to you |
| 01:13:00 |
Oh, sure. You do that. |
| 01:13:06 |
- He's going to call us back. |
| 01:13:23 |
My lawyer's telling me not to talk |
| 01:13:27 |
...there's something I've been wanting |
| 01:13:30 |
Don't tell us anything. |
| 01:13:32 |
You have a lawyer now |
| 01:13:37 |
We are not asking you. |
| 01:13:40 |
Okay, what if I just put out |
| 01:13:43 |
And, you know, I'll talk about |
| 01:13:48 |
...and you guys can tell me if they're wrong |
| 01:13:52 |
Okay, for instance... |
| 01:13:55 |
...what if... |
| 01:13:58 |
...a company gave an executive a car? |
| 01:14:02 |
And instead of driving that to work... |
| 01:14:04 |
...he drove his personal car and he gave |
| 01:14:09 |
Would that be a problem? |
| 01:14:13 |
That's it? |
| 01:14:14 |
That's the hypothetical? |
| 01:14:18 |
That shouldn't be a problem. |
| 01:14:21 |
Okay. |
| 01:14:24 |
What if it was a corporate plane... |
| 01:14:27 |
...and the executive was using that |
| 01:14:31 |
Oh. Basically the same thing. |
| 01:14:33 |
Maybe some IRS issues, but... |
| 01:14:37 |
Okay. |
| 01:14:40 |
What if... |
| 01:14:42 |
...it was standard practice at ADM... |
| 01:14:44 |
...for executives to regularly accept |
| 01:14:56 |
How much money |
| 01:14:59 |
...Mark? |
| 01:15:01 |
Well, Brian, hypothetically, $500,000. |
| 01:15:06 |
- How much? |
| 01:15:09 |
Okay? I'm not the only one |
| 01:15:13 |
Everybody's doing it. |
| 01:15:16 |
When did this start, Mark? |
| 01:15:19 |
December 1991. |
| 01:15:26 |
You, uh, ahem... |
| 01:15:29 |
How were you paid? |
| 01:15:32 |
Paid by check. |
| 01:15:33 |
A check is deposited |
| 01:15:36 |
...and always under the amount |
| 01:15:41 |
And did any of these checks come in... |
| 01:15:46 |
...after we met? |
| 01:15:53 |
Maybe. |
| 01:15:59 |
Two-point-five million dollars, |
| 01:16:03 |
...while Mark Whitacre was there |
| 01:16:06 |
Now, we have sworn testimony... |
| 01:16:08 |
...from Mr. Lennart Thorstensson |
| 01:16:11 |
...that he has never seen this contract, |
| 01:16:17 |
Neither he nor his company |
| 01:16:22 |
Now, it is clear to us |
| 01:16:24 |
...driven by his own boundless ambition |
| 01:16:27 |
...has attempted |
| 01:16:30 |
...in a price-fixing conspiracy |
| 01:16:33 |
His cooperation with the government... |
| 01:16:35 |
...merely a smokescreen |
| 01:16:40 |
We have additional information... |
| 01:16:41 |
...that we are willing to share |
| 01:16:45 |
...that the money has since been moved |
| 01:16:48 |
...with the full knowledge and complicity |
| 01:16:53 |
What are they accusing |
| 01:16:56 |
Are they saying I'm in cahoots |
| 01:16:59 |
Paragraph 8 |
| 01:17:01 |
...states that his actions |
| 01:17:04 |
...to the FBI |
| 01:17:06 |
They're saying he stole two and a half |
| 01:17:10 |
But how could we know what he |
| 01:17:14 |
The question they're asking isn't |
| 01:17:17 |
It's "Why didn't we know?" |
| 01:17:18 |
No. The question is, |
| 01:17:22 |
The investigation has shifted |
| 01:17:25 |
Ha. Of course. |
| 01:17:29 |
...as soon as they find out |
| 01:17:31 |
Who's counting money |
| 01:17:35 |
...for years, then find it in a few hours? |
| 01:17:37 |
We gotta call Mark. |
| 01:17:38 |
I don't want you to do that. |
| 01:17:44 |
That's it? |
| 01:17:47 |
We're done? |
| 01:17:50 |
I thought the FBI never hung a witness |
| 01:17:53 |
He's not a witness anymore. |
| 01:17:56 |
I only kept a million and |
| 01:17:59 |
He knows these things went on. |
| 01:18:02 |
You can't bullshit these people. |
| 01:18:05 |
We gotta go in with the whole story. |
| 01:18:07 |
It gets bad for you if you tell them you'll |
| 01:18:11 |
This is it. |
| 01:18:14 |
I've found every bank statement, |
| 01:18:18 |
Why would I hide anything |
| 01:18:21 |
This is it. |
| 01:18:38 |
I haven't been telling you guys the whole |
| 01:18:43 |
- What? |
| 01:18:46 |
No, no, I want to tell. |
| 01:18:49 |
Mr. Whitacre's conduct constitutes |
| 01:18:52 |
...with the U.S. government. |
| 01:18:54 |
He is no longer a cooperating witness. |
| 01:18:58 |
This is outrageous. |
| 01:19:01 |
Clearly, he made mistakes, |
| 01:19:04 |
We are not here to discuss the case |
| 01:19:06 |
Mr. Whitacre, my name is Ed Herbst... |
| 01:19:09 |
...and I am with the FBI's |
| 01:19:12 |
This is Mary Spearing |
| 01:19:14 |
...from the Department |
| 01:19:17 |
And we were wondering |
| 01:19:20 |
...when your criminal conduct |
| 01:19:24 |
In early 1992... |
| 01:19:28 |
...I was taught how things are done |
| 01:19:34 |
...who showed me |
| 01:19:37 |
...and kickbacks |
| 01:19:40 |
My client is voluntarily... |
| 01:19:42 |
No, I'm aware that the fraud |
| 01:19:46 |
...was wrong and... |
| 01:19:48 |
...I accept responsibility. |
| 01:19:50 |
How did you receive the money? |
| 01:19:52 |
By check. They would deposit the check |
| 01:19:56 |
They paid kickbacks in checks? |
| 01:19:59 |
What company would pay kickbacks |
| 01:20:01 |
Well, I don't remember the name |
| 01:20:04 |
It was, like, Agra Consulting and Trading |
| 01:20:08 |
You don't remember the company |
| 01:20:11 |
It's hard to remember for me right now. |
| 01:20:13 |
I have things going on in my life, |
| 01:20:17 |
We're coming to you. We're cooperating. |
| 01:20:21 |
I think this might help your memory. |
| 01:20:29 |
Now, where did we get those? |
| 01:20:32 |
These are ADM documents |
| 01:20:37 |
Didn't these people see The Firm? |
| 01:20:41 |
It's all there. Everything they did to me, |
| 01:20:45 |
I'm not the one they should be mad at. |
| 01:20:47 |
We can't see you anymore. |
| 01:20:49 |
And if you call us and start to talk |
| 01:20:55 |
You can talk to us about your feelings... |
| 01:20:59 |
...but that's it. |
| 01:21:02 |
Mark, please understand. |
| 01:21:06 |
It's not what we want. |
| 01:21:10 |
You know, the thing of it is, |
| 01:21:15 |
...stems from my work with you guys. |
| 01:21:18 |
And all this crap in the paper... |
| 01:21:22 |
My kids are seeing this. |
| 01:21:25 |
And it's all just dump on Mark Whitacre. |
| 01:21:28 |
Remember, Mark, we told you |
| 01:21:33 |
...what would happen |
| 01:21:36 |
You never told us |
| 01:21:38 |
I don't see what that has to do |
| 01:21:41 |
He worked for you |
| 01:21:44 |
He risked his career, his home... |
| 01:21:47 |
...and now you just turn your back on him |
| 01:21:53 |
Yes, Ginger. |
| 01:21:54 |
The reason we came here today... |
| 01:21:58 |
...is because we're concerned |
| 01:22:04 |
It's important you tell the people |
| 01:22:09 |
One hundred percent. |
| 01:22:11 |
You would have nothing without him, |
| 01:22:16 |
He's being used by the government, |
| 01:22:19 |
...because it's easier to go after Mark |
| 01:22:27 |
We took the kids one year |
| 01:22:30 |
You get to be the white knight. |
| 01:22:31 |
The kids get to ride a horse and joust |
| 01:22:35 |
The white knight always wins. The forces |
| 01:22:39 |
Someone plays a lute |
| 01:22:43 |
It was 90 degrees, |
| 01:22:46 |
...I can't even remember |
| 01:22:48 |
We were next in line and the mare |
| 01:22:52 |
Ginger was eating Ye Olde Drumstick |
| 01:22:56 |
And I remember this farmer saying |
| 01:23:00 |
From the white knight |
| 01:23:02 |
They had everyone turn |
| 01:23:05 |
But even if you couldn't see, |
| 01:23:08 |
How do you get that back? |
| 01:23:10 |
How does that get to be fair? |
| 01:23:13 |
Well, he just kept buying things. |
| 01:23:16 |
We had eight cars. |
| 01:23:19 |
Three of them we never even used. |
| 01:23:24 |
And how else has he changed? |
| 01:23:28 |
Well, I was always the one |
| 01:23:31 |
- Mm-hm. |
| 01:23:36 |
But that's changed too. |
| 01:23:37 |
- There's one in Hong Kong. |
| 01:23:41 |
Then there are the accounts |
| 01:23:44 |
Right, right. |
| 01:23:45 |
Other things. There's a lawyer in New |
| 01:23:50 |
Have you told your attorney |
| 01:23:52 |
No, I don't need to tell... |
| 01:23:57 |
Mark, you need to tell your attorney |
| 01:24:00 |
The assets were obtained legally. |
| 01:24:04 |
Has anyone in your family ever |
| 01:24:08 |
You know, manic depressive? |
| 01:24:14 |
I have an aunt |
| 01:24:17 |
Yeah? |
| 01:24:19 |
In terms of my parents, I can't be sure. |
| 01:24:21 |
My parents died in an automobile accident |
| 01:24:25 |
I was adopted by a wealthy man in Ohio. |
| 01:24:30 |
I caught a big break there, big break. |
| 01:24:33 |
So my client's here to cooperate fully. |
| 01:24:35 |
Agent D'Angelo, |
| 01:24:39 |
This is your chance to put everything |
| 01:24:42 |
This is your chance to redeem yourself. |
| 01:24:44 |
But if you're not going to be completely |
| 01:24:49 |
I understand that. |
| 01:24:53 |
I just want to tell you I feel... |
| 01:24:56 |
...bad. I'm so sorry. |
| 01:25:01 |
The last time we spoke, |
| 01:25:04 |
And I said some things |
| 01:25:09 |
I want to clear that up. |
| 01:25:12 |
The first kickback was in 1992. |
| 01:25:16 |
Mick knew all about it. |
| 01:25:18 |
He told me there were gonna |
| 01:25:21 |
...on some of the contracts coming out |
| 01:25:24 |
...that were ADM contracts. |
| 01:25:29 |
Was there anyone else involved? |
| 01:25:33 |
So, Mr. Richter, we have... |
| 01:25:36 |
...money leaving your account |
| 01:25:42 |
...and here. |
| 01:25:43 |
And it's going into Whitacre's account... |
| 01:25:48 |
...his wife Ginger's account... |
| 01:25:51 |
...and this is going |
| 01:25:55 |
Like I said, those are loans. |
| 01:25:58 |
Uh-huh. |
| 01:26:00 |
He had me set up a company, |
| 01:26:04 |
...and just, like, issue |
| 01:26:09 |
And there was a bank account |
| 01:26:12 |
...and so I would get a check |
| 01:26:16 |
...and most of it would go back to Mark. |
| 01:26:19 |
Ahem. Okay, look. |
| 01:26:23 |
We know you're looking out |
| 01:26:27 |
...but your story doesn't seem true. |
| 01:26:32 |
You're right, it's not true. |
| 01:26:35 |
All the money went to Mark. |
| 01:26:37 |
When did it start? |
| 01:26:39 |
Mark told me about this Nigerian thing |
| 01:26:43 |
You know about these schemes |
| 01:26:47 |
The 419 fraud? |
| 01:26:50 |
You get a letter from some official |
| 01:26:54 |
- They promise a percentage of the money. |
| 01:26:58 |
You ever wonder who was dumb enough |
| 01:27:05 |
This is really embarrassing. |
| 01:27:08 |
So how much money would you say |
| 01:27:20 |
Seven-point-seven million dollars. |
| 01:27:25 |
But like I said, Mick knew all about that, |
| 01:27:28 |
He endorsed that kind of behavior. |
| 01:27:31 |
So not five, but seven-point-seven? |
| 01:27:35 |
Seven-point-seven. |
| 01:27:36 |
Jim, we all understand special |
| 01:27:40 |
And these are cases we know |
| 01:27:44 |
Forty-five counts of wire fraud... |
| 01:27:47 |
...and money laundering |
| 01:27:50 |
So explain to us, |
| 01:27:53 |
I'm not stupid. Mark committed a crime. |
| 01:27:58 |
That's pretty indefensible. |
| 01:28:00 |
But these guys at ADM, they stole |
| 01:28:04 |
...from innocent people |
| 01:28:06 |
Mark showed that white guys in suits |
| 01:28:09 |
...that's not a meeting, |
| 01:28:11 |
And not only did he tell you about it, |
| 01:28:16 |
When agents go undercover for the FBI, |
| 01:28:20 |
We hear this all the time. |
| 01:28:24 |
I mean, here's Mark, a civilian, |
| 01:28:29 |
But you guys just shove him in there. |
| 01:28:31 |
You tell him to go for it without any |
| 01:28:49 |
Ah! Baby. |
| 01:28:52 |
Ginger. |
| 01:29:02 |
They kidnapped me. |
| 01:29:04 |
They put me in a car. |
| 01:29:07 |
- They wouldn't let me out. |
| 01:29:09 |
- My leg. |
| 01:29:11 |
It's all cramped. |
| 01:29:13 |
Who did this? Who took you? |
| 01:29:15 |
It's obvious. Look at my jacket. |
| 01:29:20 |
I was abducted. |
| 01:29:22 |
I was thrown into the back |
| 01:29:26 |
...by two thugs... |
| 01:29:29 |
...and driven around |
| 01:29:34 |
And basically, I was told... |
| 01:29:36 |
...you know, forget everything |
| 01:29:39 |
...and you can forget about bringing it up |
| 01:29:45 |
Did the men identify themselves? |
| 01:29:47 |
I think we know who sent them. |
| 01:29:50 |
And they sawed the locks |
| 01:29:54 |
Yeah, on each side, so I was trapped. |
| 01:29:57 |
You were trapped. |
| 01:30:01 |
No. |
| 01:30:03 |
Where was the FBI in all of this? |
| 01:30:06 |
Well, I think... |
| 01:30:10 |
...that the FBI did the same thing. |
| 01:30:14 |
I mean, they locked my husband |
| 01:30:17 |
...and they drove our family around |
| 01:30:20 |
- Three to five years? |
| 01:30:23 |
In jail? But ADM's the bad guys. |
| 01:30:27 |
Everywhere we go, it's the same story. |
| 01:30:32 |
You gotta focus here. |
| 01:30:34 |
You stole $9 million, |
| 01:30:38 |
Maybe in your head, you're good. |
| 01:30:40 |
To them, you're a guy who stole a lot |
| 01:30:44 |
Ginger and I have been talking |
| 01:30:47 |
...against Brian Shepard |
| 01:30:50 |
Oh, my God. For what, Mark? |
| 01:30:53 |
He hit me with a briefcase. |
| 01:30:58 |
Mark, come on. |
| 01:31:01 |
And he told me to destroy tapes |
| 01:31:05 |
Why would Brian Shepard do that? |
| 01:31:07 |
Maybe the question you should be asking |
| 01:31:12 |
All right. I'm telling you, okay? |
| 01:31:15 |
Take the plea. |
| 01:31:22 |
Thanks, Jim, but... |
| 01:31:24 |
...we're gonna go a different way. |
| 01:31:29 |
Evelyn? |
| 01:31:31 |
There's a reporter |
| 01:31:34 |
Has some questions about Corky. |
| 01:31:37 |
A reporter. |
| 01:31:42 |
This is Evelyn Whitacre. |
| 01:31:46 |
What do you mean, adopted? |
| 01:31:48 |
Well, as his mother, I can assure you... |
| 01:31:53 |
...that my husband and l |
| 01:31:57 |
...and Mark was not adopted |
| 01:32:06 |
Mark's been telling people that you |
| 01:32:11 |
...and he was adopted by rich people. |
| 01:32:15 |
What do you make of that? |
| 01:32:20 |
That's kind of weird. |
| 01:32:23 |
I read this study in TIME magazine |
| 01:32:27 |
There were people who never believed |
| 01:32:30 |
...into an Ivy League school. |
| 01:32:32 |
...who I met in the 8th grade. |
| 01:32:34 |
And the study said that people |
| 01:32:37 |
...about people who were adopted, |
| 01:32:40 |
So I made up this adoption story |
| 01:32:43 |
When I got a job, one of my professors |
| 01:32:47 |
...I was this guy that had accomplished |
| 01:32:51 |
So it was really other people |
| 01:32:54 |
I admit it was wrong to start it, |
| 01:32:57 |
Even the people at ADM. |
| 01:32:59 |
My new lawyer sees that. |
| 01:33:02 |
Tsk. This all goes back many years... |
| 01:33:07 |
...before most of us were born. |
| 01:33:10 |
It's bigger than any of us... |
| 01:33:13 |
...and it's ongoing. |
| 01:33:16 |
I know you're skeptical, |
| 01:33:19 |
My client, Mark Whitacre, |
| 01:33:24 |
Maybe I am just a personal-injury lawyer |
| 01:33:30 |
...but I tell you... |
| 01:33:32 |
...I know the identity |
| 01:33:38 |
- The who? |
| 01:33:42 |
And it's not who you're thinking. |
| 01:33:44 |
Mark has tapes, tapes that the |
| 01:33:49 |
Tapes that outline the actions |
| 01:33:52 |
...who hit Mark Whitacre |
| 01:33:55 |
...while Mark was cooperating |
| 01:33:58 |
My client has a letter |
| 01:34:01 |
...outlining and confirming the cruelty |
| 01:34:09 |
A letter from his psychiatrist clearly |
| 01:34:17 |
"It is obvious that the FBI |
| 01:34:21 |
...in how they handled and treated you." |
| 01:34:24 |
"Grand mistakes." |
| 01:34:27 |
"When one discusses suicide, |
| 01:34:30 |
When one discusses how they will do it, |
| 01:34:34 |
I also feel that the FBI requiring you |
| 01:34:37 |
...against ADM was another blunder... |
| 01:34:40 |
...that forced you into a bipolar situation. |
| 01:34:43 |
They should have known better |
| 01:34:46 |
From a medical point of view, this is |
| 01:34:52 |
From a legal view, |
| 01:34:55 |
...and what the terminology is. |
| 01:34:58 |
You and your family have been through |
| 01:35:02 |
They should know better." |
| 01:35:05 |
That's Dr. Miller. |
| 01:35:08 |
I read the letter, Mark. |
| 01:35:11 |
The problem with the letter is... |
| 01:35:15 |
...it's a lie. |
| 01:35:17 |
What are you talking about, Brian? |
| 01:35:20 |
It's on his letterhead. |
| 01:35:23 |
- What are you talking about? |
| 01:35:28 |
In the letterhead? The area code 847? |
| 01:35:33 |
This letter was written |
| 01:35:36 |
That area code didn't exist then. |
| 01:35:42 |
Okay, but they announced that the change |
| 01:35:47 |
- People order their stationery early. |
| 01:35:51 |
So I asked the phone company. |
| 01:35:57 |
This is the press release |
| 01:36:02 |
It's dated six days after your letter |
| 01:36:07 |
Miller could not have known about it. |
| 01:36:15 |
Ron Henkoff from Fortune called |
| 01:36:18 |
If you talk to Henkoff... |
| 01:36:24 |
Ron Henkoff from Fortune magazine... |
| 01:36:29 |
...verified the letter with Dr. Miller. |
| 01:36:32 |
- I talked to Dr. Miller, Mark. |
| 01:36:35 |
That's a violation |
| 01:36:38 |
That's a total violation of my doctor-patient |
| 01:36:43 |
Doctor-patient confidentiality |
| 01:36:48 |
Then why did Fortune magazine |
| 01:36:52 |
Well, why would Ron Henkoff, |
| 01:36:55 |
...put it in a cover story? |
| 01:36:57 |
Stop it, Mark. |
| 01:37:00 |
Henk... If you talk to Henkoff... |
| 01:37:02 |
You need to stop doing this to yourself. |
| 01:37:07 |
Why do you...? Why do you keep lying? |
| 01:37:12 |
I don't know. |
| 01:37:21 |
Well, I think maybe I should go back |
| 01:37:29 |
Case 97-2001, United States |
| 01:37:37 |
You have a right to make a statement, |
| 01:37:45 |
Thank you. |
| 01:37:49 |
Uh... I really appreciate the opportunity... |
| 01:37:54 |
...to get up here and say a few words. |
| 01:38:01 |
Wow. |
| 01:38:03 |
What a ride. |
| 01:38:06 |
Um... |
| 01:38:08 |
Been a long five years. |
| 01:38:11 |
A lot of memories. |
| 01:38:15 |
I just really want to apologize |
| 01:38:19 |
...and a lot of people who aren't |
| 01:38:24 |
...for my actions. |
| 01:38:27 |
I'm on medication now... |
| 01:38:30 |
...so I'm seeing things |
| 01:38:34 |
And I just really want to... |
| 01:38:38 |
I realize I hurt a lot of people, |
| 01:38:41 |
I'm so, so, so sorry. I greatly apologize... |
| 01:38:44 |
...and accept responsibility for my actions. |
| 01:38:49 |
Thank you. |
| 01:38:52 |
To observe that Mr. Whitacre is not the |
| 01:38:59 |
He's well-educated... |
| 01:39:01 |
...has a loving wife and family, |
| 01:39:05 |
It's not inconceivable that, |
| 01:39:08 |
...he could have been CEO |
| 01:39:13 |
However, this court... |
| 01:39:18 |
...can find no clear connection between |
| 01:39:22 |
...and the 45 counts of criminal |
| 01:39:26 |
...just garden-variety greed. |
| 01:39:28 |
It's very difficult to tell |
| 01:39:33 |
I don't think what happened is fair... |
| 01:39:35 |
...when you look at me compared |
| 01:39:39 |
If you go |
| 01:39:42 |
...you get maybe five years in prison. |
| 01:39:44 |
Mick and Terry held up every grocery |
| 01:39:50 |
So you tell me how it makes sense |
| 01:39:54 |
You should consider that, |
| 01:39:56 |
...when reviewing this request |
| 01:39:59 |
I'd also like to take this |
| 01:40:01 |
...to apologize on behalf of myself |
| 01:40:05 |
...to Special Agent Brian Shepard. |
| 01:40:07 |
He never hit me with a briefcase |
| 01:40:11 |
The idea to sue him |
| 01:40:16 |
I shouldn't have listened. |
| 01:40:20 |
While I was there at ADM, I lived so many |
| 01:40:26 |
And I know today more who I am |
| 01:40:31 |
I've completed three postgraduate |
| 01:40:36 |
...a J.D., which is, of course, |
| 01:40:39 |
...another advanced degree |
| 01:40:43 |
I sleep better here in prison |
| 01:40:46 |
My wife, Ginger, has forgiven me. |
| 01:40:50 |
She actually believes |
| 01:40:53 |
...brought us closer together |
| 01:40:57 |
And I hope you'll allow me |
| 01:41:00 |
...so that I can rejoin that life |
| 01:41:03 |
...two of whom are adopted. |
| 01:41:05 |
Especially in light of the fact that |
| 01:41:09 |
...the United States government |
| 01:41:13 |
...over one billion dollars in price-fixing |
| 01:41:17 |
So that's it. Thanks. |
| 01:41:31 |
Good luck with the pardon, Mark. |
| 01:41:33 |
Thanks, Bob. Thanks for helping me |
| 01:41:37 |
I wish Brian could have come. |
| 01:41:39 |
- Well, he's still pretty angry. |
| 01:41:43 |
Well, tell him I'm real sorry. |
| 01:41:46 |
Sure, Mark. |
| 01:41:48 |
The irony is |
| 01:41:50 |
...I never would have stole the 11 |
| 01:41:54 |
It was my severance. What else |
| 01:41:58 |
Work detail. |
| 01:42:00 |
See you, Bob. |
| 01:42:01 |
- Eleven and a half million? |
| 01:42:04 |
I thought it was nine and a half. |
| 01:42:06 |
- What did I say? |
| 01:42:09 |
You do know that the people at ADM |
| 01:42:13 |
That you planted the virus, |
| 01:42:17 |
The 11 and a half |
| 01:42:21 |
Mark, is it nine and a half |
| 01:42:25 |
I don't know, Bob. |
| 01:42:28 |
You tell me. |
