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Morning, Della.
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She did?
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Oh, that's so pretty.
Wait till you see her.
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Oh, good lord.
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Since you refuse to go to the store,
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I brought the store to you.
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I thought you had a patient
consult this morning.
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I did, but I canceled it
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because my stubborn wife
refuses to pick the dress
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she's going to be wearing
when she's honored
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by the LGBTQ National Alliance.
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Seems I've had to resort
to extreme measures
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to get her attention.
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Did I mention she has
a fitting tomorrow?
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Fine. I'll pick one.
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Thank you.
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But I... I can't go to
the fitting tomorrow.
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Why not?
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Because I'm driving down to see Eric.
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These notes that I made
from yesterday's meeting.
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All right, okay. Let's go in my office.
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Whoa. Fashion show.
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Elijah, just in time.
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Which one do you think Del
should wear to the gala?
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That one right there.
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It's gonna make her eyes sparkle.
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Um, no, Dad. No, don't listen to him.
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Wear the silver one.
The silver one is everything.
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Ooh, agreed.
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Della, if you don't wear that, I will.
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The plunging neckline.
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- [ALL SPEAKING AT ONCE]
- What?
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That is so last season.
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Everybody knows you go next
season or you go home, girl.
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Going home? What a concept.
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Everybody, out. I have work to do.
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- The neckline.
- Out.
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All right, remember what I said.
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The neckline.
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- Your wife agrees with me.
- I do, actually.
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I will pick one.
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- Pick one.
- Okay.
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Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Is that Marcus Wright?
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We have an appointment with Mr. Strait.
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Who's Marcus Wright?
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I thought you were a sports guy.
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- I'm a Boston sports guy.
- Ugh.
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- The Red Sox, Patriots.
- Stop.
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Marvelous Marcus Wright
ran for over 200 yards
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in the 2006 Bluegrass Bowl.
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That man's a legend.
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Looks like the legend's now a client.
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Uh-huh.
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Wonder if your dad's gonna need
a second chair on this one.
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Sydney, you wanna join us?
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Uh, excuse me, gentlemen.
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Uh, Anthony, it's not a competition
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because I just won.
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And Marcus' wife, Brittany.
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Hi, so nice to meet you.
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I'm sorry, I'm... [LAUGHS]
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I'm such a huge fan.
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Um, I don't think we
missed even one game, so...
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- Thank you.
- No, thank you.
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Sorry, yes. Please, have a seat.
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So, Marcus, uh, what can we do for you?
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I want you to help me die.
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♪♪
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Synced and corrected by QueenMaddie
www.addic7ed.com
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Now, I don't want you
to think that we came
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to this decision lightly,
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and we talked it over with
our families, our pastor.
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Marcus, obviously
you know that Tennessee
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is not a right-to-die state.
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People have tried and
they've all failed.
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You haven't tried.
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Uh, there's also the problem that ALS...
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As horrific as it is...
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Does not pass the
diagnostic limitations,
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even in the states that do
have this law on the books.
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We found a doctor willing to
challenge that limitation.
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We just need an attorney
willing to argue our appeal.
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I'm gonna be totally honest
with you, Marcus.
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The reason why I haven't
tried one of these cases
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is, uh, I'm not sure
how I feel about them.
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Mr. Strait, I don't wanna die...
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but I can't stop that.
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What I can stop is putting my family
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through those last few months,
which will be hell.
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I don't have any outward symptoms yet,
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but I know it's coming.
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Being unable to walk, feed myself,
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play with my sons, or kiss my wife.
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It's bad enough I'm leaving
them with a mountain of debt
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that grows worse every month.
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Wait, do you mean medical debt?
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After college,
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his football injuries
were all considered
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preexisting conditions.
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The insurance that he could get
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doesn't cover half his treatments.
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$50,000 a month.
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That's how much it's costing me to die.
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I get why you're considering the case,
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but I'm not sure how you win it.
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Well, that's a problem for another time.
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What I'm looking for
now is some criteria
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with which to decide, should I even try?
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I think you should take it.
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Death is something that
we're all so afraid of
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because we refuse to
see it for what it is:
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part of the human experience.
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For me, life is sacred, okay?
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How could you be anti-death penalty
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if you support this? It goes against...
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One is a person's choice.
The other's punishment.
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- Well said.
- Wait, wait.
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You really wanna give
doctors all that power?
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Syd, do you wanna weigh in here?
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Uh...
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I don't think we can help
make this choice for you, Dad.
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You said no in the past for a reason.
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I think you have to ask yourself
if anything has changed.
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Thanks, all of you.
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- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
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Hey, uh, you okay?
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Brittany told me that last month
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Marcus started to have a
seizure at the dinner table
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and begged her not to call 911
because it was too expensive.
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Does that sound right to you?
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No.
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No, it does not.
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Surprised when I got your message.
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Haven't heard from you in a while.
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Me and God, you know,
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we haven't been on
speaking terms lately.
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After a loss,
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some people find solace in their faith.
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Others question God's wisdom.
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Some downright curse him.
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I think I'm somewhere in
the middle with all that.
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You're closer to him than you think.
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Explains why you reached out
to me regarding this case.
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No, just calling an old friend
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to try to get a couple
of words of wisdom.
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Well, Jesus didn't stand
on the mountaintop,
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dole out wisdom from afar.
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He walked among the people.
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Listen to their pains and sorrows,
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their hopes and their dreams.
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My advice,
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spend a little time with
Marcus and Brittany.
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Let their needs inform your decision.
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That's it?
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[SCOFFS]
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I thought you would try to talk
me out of taking this case.
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I'm sorry but you can't hide
behind the frock on this one.
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Marcus can't get insurance
to cover his medical care
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because of the injuries that
he got playing football,
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but not being able to
get health insurance?
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With the cost of medicine nowadays,
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that's, like, it's own kind of injury,
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so who wants to help me make a case?
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What kind of case?
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That's what we're gonna figure out.
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- Look, with this filter.
- [LAUGHS]
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Okay.
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Uh, who wants to help me make a case
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over dinner at Rendezvous, my treat?
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- Oh.
- That sounds great.
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- Yeah.
- Let's go.
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Mmm, okay, okay. So who's our client?
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It's a 36-year-old
dying man with no case.
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A man who went into college healthy
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- and came out unhealthy.
- Yes, thank you, Bri.
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So sue the university for
inadequate health care?
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He was a 200-pound man willfully running
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into 300-pound men.
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Okay, what about the Conference
of Collegiate Athletes, though, okay?
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Shouldn't they be providing
ongoing healthcare?
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Well, to who, and for how long, hmm?
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Every student for life?
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With over a billion in revenue,
they probably could.
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Wait, did you say a billion?
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- Yeah, yearly.
- Wow.
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All made off so-called student athletes.
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Student athletes is just a fancy term
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to keep college players
from getting paid.
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Yeah, school sells jerseys,
video games use their faces,
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CCA sells TV rights,
and what do they get?
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A free education where they
have to play and practice
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so often they can't even go to class.
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Exactly, my cousin played for Louisiana,
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but quit when he realized
that was a full-time job
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getting in the way of
him getting his degree.
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Syd?
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Sydney, wh... where are you going?
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You said this was your treat.
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Well, I guess it's your treat now.
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- [LAUGHS]
- Hey.
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I'm gonna sue the Conference
of Collegiate Athletes
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on Marcus' behalf.
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They called him a student
but he was treated
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like an employee,
and if he was an employee,
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then his injuries were on the job,
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so he's entitled to some compensation.
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Sydney, slow down.
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Marcus came here asking us
to help him die with dignity,
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not sue college sports.
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Well, he also came here
terrified because he's gonna
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leave his family
bankrupt after he passes.
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[GENTLE MUSIC]
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Now, I don't know if
you're gonna help him...
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with the first one,
but I can and I will help him
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and his family with the other.
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So I wouldn't be arguing that
football caused your ALS.
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I would be saying that
the injuries you incurred
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while playing during college
prevented you from getting
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the kind of health insurance
you could have had otherwise.
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Insurance that could have helped you
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after you got your diagnosis.
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I don't know.
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- Well, I love it.
- Now, hang on, honey.
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What "Hang on"? She's right.
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I know you love playing,
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and I know you love the school
for giving you that chance,
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but they made a fortune off you.
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Would it affect my other case?
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No, not in the least bit.
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[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
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Okay.
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For my family.
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♪♪
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Hey, Dad.
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I lost my spiral.
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When do we need to leave for the doctor?
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Uh, we've got a few minutes.
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[GRUNTS]
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Come on, Dad. Here I come.
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- Yep, throw it here.
- Ooh!
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Hey, gotta get your elbow up, man.
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Every time I watch them play,
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I wonder if it'll be the last.
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- I got it, I got it.
- All right, toss it over.
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- I'm open!
- Over here, buddy.
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- Here it comes.
- [GRUNTS]
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- Perfect.
- Over here!
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[GRUNTS]
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[ENGINE WHIRRING]
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- Terry.
- How are you, Miss Bedford?
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I'm fine. How are you?
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- How's the family?
- They're doing well.
264
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- Have you seen Eric?
- Oh, yeah.
265
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- He's right over there.
- Good. Thank you.
266
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That's great. Peace.
267
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- Eric.
- Mom!
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- Hi.
- [LAUGHING]
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What are you doing here?
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I wanna see how the
family business is doing.
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Well, I wish I knew you were coming.
272
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I've got a meeting in a few minutes.
273
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How's Betsy?
274
00:11:00,909 --> 00:11:02,947
Uh, she's putting pressure on me
275
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to let her remodel our new house.
276
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[LAUGHS]
277
00:11:06,127 --> 00:11:07,377
How's Samantha?
278
00:11:07,402 --> 00:11:09,025
Oh, on the war path,
279
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making sure I have a dress for the gala.
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Speaking of which,
281
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I know you asked for time,
282
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but I wanted to see
if you'd reconsidered
283
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and would be willing to introduce me.
284
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- Mom...
- I love you.
285
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And I'm so proud that we've managed
286
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to rebuild our relationship.
287
00:11:29,870 --> 00:11:31,681
I know you're trying, Mom,
288
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and I support your lifestyle,
289
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which not everyone in this family does,
290
00:11:35,934 --> 00:11:38,416
but this gala...
291
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I thought I made it clear
how I feel about it.
292
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I was hoping you'd change your mind.
293
00:11:44,856 --> 00:11:46,759
You dropped a bomb on me, Mom.
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At 15.
295
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I've forgiven you, but...
296
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I don't wanna attend an
event that reminds me
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of the worst years of my life.
298
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I understand.
299
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All right, now, if there's nothing else,
300
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I really do have a meeting.
301
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- No, go.
- Yeah.
302
00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:14,752
[SOMBER MUSIC]
303
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♪♪
304
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Mr. Strait, have you given any thought
305
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as to the legal argument
you're going to make?
306
00:12:27,097 --> 00:12:29,205
Right now Mr. Strait is just advising me
307
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through this part of the process.
308
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I'm here to speak to
Marcus' state of mind.
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Oh, I see.
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Mr. Strait, have you seen any
evidence of mental instability
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- on Marcus' part?
- No.
312
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Have you seen any evidence
of a coercive influence
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in Marcus' life?
314
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Anyone pressuring him
to make this choice?
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Absolutely not.
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Marcus, are you aware that you will have
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to have a second physical no less
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- than 15 days from today?
- I am.
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Are you aware that you
will have to request
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both verbally and in writing
the necessary medication?
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I am.
322
00:13:06,341 --> 00:13:09,611
[GENTLE MUSIC]
323
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♪♪
324
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I don't know if I can do this, Marcus.
325
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I just don't know.
326
00:13:34,221 --> 00:13:37,525
I think maybe it's impossible
for people on the outside
327
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to really understand.
328
00:13:40,658 --> 00:13:42,931
I'm not choosing to die.
329
00:13:43,824 --> 00:13:46,728
I'm just choosing what the
rest of my life looks like.
330
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And picking the memories
that'll remain when I'm gone.
331
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♪♪
332
00:14:09,333 --> 00:14:10,626
[KNOCKING]
333
00:14:10,651 --> 00:14:12,152
[DOOR OPENS]
334
00:14:14,898 --> 00:14:17,251
Now, I can count the
number of times this door
335
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has been closed with
no clients on one hand.
336
00:14:24,078 --> 00:14:25,515
Eric?
337
00:14:31,086 --> 00:14:32,755
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
338
00:14:35,768 --> 00:14:40,290
I think I made a mistake
339
00:14:41,126 --> 00:14:42,384
coming out when I did.
340
00:14:42,409 --> 00:14:46,782
I should have waited until Eric
graduated from high school.
341
00:14:46,807 --> 00:14:49,462
Well, it's not like there's a manual
342
00:14:49,487 --> 00:14:51,215
or some rule book to follow.
343
00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,915
Yeah, well, a manual would
be helpful right about now.
344
00:14:56,122 --> 00:14:59,407
[LAUGHING]
345
00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:05,238
I mean, here I am getting a
lifetime achievement award
346
00:15:05,263 --> 00:15:08,892
and the person who I
love more than anyone
347
00:15:08,917 --> 00:15:10,720
on this Earth won't be there.
348
00:15:10,745 --> 00:15:14,970
[SOMBER MUSIC]
349
00:15:14,995 --> 00:15:17,432
Della, the choices you had to make...
350
00:15:21,733 --> 00:15:26,238
It takes courage to live honestly.
351
00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,821
For two smart people,
we sure haven't made
352
00:15:31,846 --> 00:15:33,462
life easy on ourselves, have we?
353
00:15:33,487 --> 00:15:34,696
No.
354
00:15:36,906 --> 00:15:38,696
No, we've done the best we can.
355
00:15:39,198 --> 00:15:41,626
- You know who told me that?
- Mm.
356
00:15:41,659 --> 00:15:44,056
A woman of great wisdom
357
00:15:44,482 --> 00:15:47,157
- and fabulous taste.
- [LAUGHS]
358
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Who happens to be my best friend.
359
00:15:49,175 --> 00:15:52,986
Well, after 30 years,
I damn well should be.
360
00:15:53,638 --> 00:15:55,392
[CHUCKLES]
361
00:15:56,566 --> 00:15:59,767
Have you made up your mind about Marcus?
362
00:16:02,403 --> 00:16:03,571
[KNOCKING]
363
00:16:03,596 --> 00:16:05,564
Got a delivery for Strait and Associates.
364
00:16:05,589 --> 00:16:07,858
Oh, yeah. I... I can sign for it.
365
00:16:10,837 --> 00:16:12,587
Yeah, I think we can get them to settle.
366
00:16:12,612 --> 00:16:13,714
I mean, the last thing they want is
367
00:16:13,738 --> 00:16:15,455
the media getting wind of this case.
368
00:16:17,771 --> 00:16:21,346
Marcus is selling his house
to pay for his medical bills.
369
00:16:21,371 --> 00:16:22,760
They need to cover his debt
370
00:16:22,785 --> 00:16:24,941
and provide him with medical care
for the rest of his life.
371
00:16:24,965 --> 00:16:26,424
They'll never go for that.
372
00:16:26,780 --> 00:16:28,080
That would be precedent-setting.
373
00:16:28,105 --> 00:16:29,105
Good.
374
00:16:29,130 --> 00:16:30,385
[KNOCKING]
375
00:16:30,410 --> 00:16:31,502
Dad, good news.
376
00:16:31,527 --> 00:16:34,229
Judge Castner got assigned
to our arbitration case,
377
00:16:34,254 --> 00:16:35,512
- and, uh, last...
- Jake, I need to talk
378
00:16:35,536 --> 00:16:36,902
to my daughter for a minute.
379
00:16:38,949 --> 00:16:41,175
Yeah. Yeah, no problem.
380
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,569
I'll come back.
381
00:16:45,123 --> 00:16:47,175
Everything okay? Is it about Marcus?
382
00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:48,683
No, it's about you.
383
00:16:53,044 --> 00:16:54,386
I didn't mean to open it.
384
00:16:54,411 --> 00:16:57,566
It said Strait and I thought
it was about my case.
385
00:16:57,591 --> 00:17:00,300
[GENTLE MUSIC]
386
00:17:00,325 --> 00:17:01,636
- _
- ♪♪
387
00:17:01,661 --> 00:17:03,630
My divorce papers.
388
00:17:03,655 --> 00:17:10,655
♪♪
389
00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,230
It's not like it's a surprise.
390
00:17:13,255 --> 00:17:15,097
We've been separated
for almost two years
391
00:17:15,122 --> 00:17:16,464
but I don't know.
392
00:17:16,489 --> 00:17:19,746
It's just like this...
this whole part of my life
393
00:17:19,771 --> 00:17:22,527
has now been reduced
to a piece of paper.
394
00:17:23,314 --> 00:17:24,566
And...
395
00:17:25,450 --> 00:17:27,586
Robbie and I,
we just took it all for granted,
396
00:17:27,611 --> 00:17:31,363
and then I look at a couple
like Brittany and Marcus
397
00:17:31,388 --> 00:17:33,511
and, I mean, it's...
398
00:17:33,536 --> 00:17:36,777
is it just me or is that just so unfair?
399
00:17:36,802 --> 00:17:38,722
I asked Father Charles
something similar,
400
00:17:38,747 --> 00:17:41,550
and he said, "It's not for us to know."
401
00:17:41,575 --> 00:17:44,278
It's an entirely unsatisfying answer.
402
00:17:44,303 --> 00:17:46,230
I said the same thing, too.
403
00:17:46,255 --> 00:17:47,891
[CHUCKLES]
404
00:17:47,916 --> 00:17:50,230
Did you and Mom ever talk about divorce?
405
00:17:52,710 --> 00:17:54,004
No.
406
00:17:54,999 --> 00:17:57,855
God knows I gave her plenty of reasons.
407
00:18:07,761 --> 00:18:10,691
I don't know how to explain
what your mother and I had.
408
00:18:11,708 --> 00:18:13,778
But she made me better.
409
00:18:13,803 --> 00:18:17,410
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
410
00:18:17,435 --> 00:18:20,550
She left behind a better
man than she found.
411
00:18:22,421 --> 00:18:24,790
That's a beautiful thing to say.
412
00:18:26,785 --> 00:18:28,379
It's true.
413
00:18:30,424 --> 00:18:31,714
Yeah, it's true.
414
00:18:34,959 --> 00:18:37,027
I'm gonna take Marcus' case.
415
00:18:38,002 --> 00:18:41,386
I would argue since
patients in Tennessee...
416
00:18:42,089 --> 00:18:44,158
have a right to refuse medical care,
417
00:18:44,183 --> 00:18:47,288
a dignified death is
consistent with that right.
418
00:18:47,313 --> 00:18:49,416
What made you say yes?
419
00:18:49,805 --> 00:18:51,957
Talking to my daughter just now.
420
00:18:52,598 --> 00:18:55,621
♪♪
421
00:18:55,646 --> 00:18:57,683
Thinking what your mother would do.
422
00:18:57,820 --> 00:18:59,454
She would help them.
423
00:18:59,479 --> 00:19:01,144
And so she will.
424
00:19:09,401 --> 00:19:11,285
In the case of Wright
425
00:19:11,310 --> 00:19:13,683
versus the Conference
of Collegiate Athletes,
426
00:19:13,708 --> 00:19:15,738
both parties have agreed to arbitration.
427
00:19:15,763 --> 00:19:18,918
As such, the decision I render
will be accepted as final
428
00:19:18,943 --> 00:19:20,988
and the results fully binding.
429
00:19:21,363 --> 00:19:23,754
Miss Strait, Mr. Reilly?
430
00:19:24,937 --> 00:19:26,506
My name is Kelly Gluck.
431
00:19:26,531 --> 00:19:28,500
I'm an agent for the
Internal Revenue Service,
432
00:19:28,525 --> 00:19:30,738
and I specialize in
employment classification.
433
00:19:30,763 --> 00:19:33,691
I was a teammate of Marcus's
for all four years of college.
434
00:19:33,716 --> 00:19:35,418
Mr. Gluck, how do you determine
435
00:19:35,443 --> 00:19:38,347
if a worker can be
categorized as an employee?
436
00:19:38,372 --> 00:19:39,940
Well, first I look at exclusivity.
437
00:19:39,965 --> 00:19:42,425
Is the worker under
the exclusive control
438
00:19:42,450 --> 00:19:43,855
and contract of a company?
439
00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,543
Do you recognize this?
440
00:19:45,751 --> 00:19:47,519
Yeah, it's the rules and regulations
441
00:19:47,544 --> 00:19:50,714
we had to abide by
in order to keep our scholarships.
442
00:19:50,739 --> 00:19:52,174
And if you failed to do so?
443
00:19:52,199 --> 00:19:53,434
You'd be kicked out.
444
00:19:53,459 --> 00:19:55,582
Next, I look at the
company's investment.
445
00:19:55,607 --> 00:19:58,488
Do they provide the worker
the tools and training
446
00:19:58,513 --> 00:19:59,513
to perform their duties?
447
00:19:59,538 --> 00:20:01,339
Besides the head coach,
448
00:20:01,364 --> 00:20:02,933
we had position coaches,
449
00:20:02,958 --> 00:20:05,627
strength coaches,
a dedicated weight room,
450
00:20:05,652 --> 00:20:07,589
chartered flights to games.
451
00:20:07,614 --> 00:20:09,738
Was attendance at practice required?
452
00:20:09,763 --> 00:20:11,410
Every day in the regular season.
453
00:20:11,435 --> 00:20:12,948
And if you failed to show up routinely,
454
00:20:12,972 --> 00:20:15,074
say because your studies
were too demanding,
455
00:20:15,099 --> 00:20:16,566
what would have happened?
456
00:20:16,591 --> 00:20:17,893
You'd be kicked out.
457
00:20:17,918 --> 00:20:19,816
Finally, I look at evidence of value.
458
00:20:19,841 --> 00:20:22,582
Was this employee valued by the company?
459
00:20:22,607 --> 00:20:24,777
In 2005, you suffered a partial tear
460
00:20:24,802 --> 00:20:26,988
in your knee ligament.
How did the team respond?
461
00:20:27,013 --> 00:20:29,199
They flew a specialist
out from Los Angeles.
462
00:20:29,336 --> 00:20:30,535
He did the surgery.
463
00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,722
Coach said it cost a
couple hundred grand,
464
00:20:32,747 --> 00:20:34,515
but that it was worth
it so I could be back
465
00:20:34,540 --> 00:20:35,710
before the season ended.
466
00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:38,113
And if you chose to stop playing,
467
00:20:38,138 --> 00:20:41,269
say because of injury or
fear of future health,
468
00:20:41,294 --> 00:20:42,862
what would have happened?
469
00:20:42,887 --> 00:20:44,519
I'd have been kicked out.
470
00:20:45,511 --> 00:20:47,238
Just a few questions.
471
00:20:47,263 --> 00:20:50,199
Were you required to pay
income tax on your scholarship?
472
00:20:50,733 --> 00:20:51,733
No.
473
00:20:51,868 --> 00:20:53,471
If you had been required
474
00:20:53,496 --> 00:20:55,632
to pay income tax on your scholarship,
475
00:20:55,657 --> 00:20:57,996
would you have been able
to attend the school?
476
00:20:58,021 --> 00:20:59,316
No.
477
00:20:59,341 --> 00:21:01,476
What about the rest of your teammates?
478
00:21:01,501 --> 00:21:03,879
No, probably not.
479
00:21:03,904 --> 00:21:06,964
♪♪
480
00:21:06,989 --> 00:21:09,207
Are you sure you don't want to settle?
481
00:21:09,232 --> 00:21:12,597
♪♪
482
00:21:12,622 --> 00:21:14,066
Jane, a word.
483
00:21:14,091 --> 00:21:15,472
♪♪
484
00:21:15,497 --> 00:21:17,630
You and I both know you don't
want this case going forward.
485
00:21:17,654 --> 00:21:19,457
There is too much downside risk for you.
486
00:21:19,482 --> 00:21:20,488
All my client wants is
487
00:21:20,513 --> 00:21:22,033
- medical coverage and for his...
- No.
488
00:21:22,977 --> 00:21:24,113
What do you mean, no?
489
00:21:24,138 --> 00:21:26,058
Zero, that's our offer.
490
00:21:26,083 --> 00:21:28,753
We will not settle. We will win.
491
00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:32,358
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
492
00:21:32,383 --> 00:21:36,613
♪♪
493
00:21:37,458 --> 00:21:40,152
Your Honor,
Tennessee has already recognized
494
00:21:40,177 --> 00:21:43,136
a patient's right to
refuse life-saving care.
495
00:21:43,501 --> 00:21:44,936
Why?
496
00:21:44,961 --> 00:21:48,425
Because the law acknowledges
that a human being
497
00:21:48,450 --> 00:21:50,238
should not be forced to suffer
498
00:21:50,263 --> 00:21:51,824
in the last days of their life,
499
00:21:51,849 --> 00:21:56,054
and since we allow patients
to refuse life-saving care,
500
00:21:56,079 --> 00:21:59,916
we must in the same spirit
allow terminal patients
501
00:21:59,941 --> 00:22:03,446
the option to choose death with dignity.
502
00:22:05,683 --> 00:22:07,066
Your Honor,
503
00:22:07,535 --> 00:22:09,440
there is a fundamental difference
504
00:22:09,465 --> 00:22:12,835
between saving life and causing death.
505
00:22:12,860 --> 00:22:14,175
[TENSE MUSIC]
506
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:18,203
The people of Tennessee believe
that causing death is murder.
507
00:22:18,228 --> 00:22:21,183
They believe that
physician-assisted suicide,
508
00:22:21,208 --> 00:22:23,144
which is what this is,
509
00:22:23,535 --> 00:22:28,277
opens a... a Pandora's Box
to a world where
510
00:22:28,302 --> 00:22:31,872
physicians who are human
and therefore subject
511
00:22:31,897 --> 00:22:34,832
to mistakes in judgment
and flaws in character
512
00:22:35,732 --> 00:22:38,074
are making a choice that only God can.
513
00:22:38,099 --> 00:22:40,347
♪♪
514
00:22:40,372 --> 00:22:42,918
Marcus, what did
three independent physicians
515
00:22:42,943 --> 00:22:44,441
diagnose you as having?
516
00:22:45,471 --> 00:22:48,742
I have sudden-onset ALS.
517
00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:52,136
It's terminal, and there is no cure.
518
00:22:52,161 --> 00:22:54,316
♪♪
519
00:22:54,341 --> 00:22:55,941
So why do you want to die?
520
00:22:55,966 --> 00:22:57,238
[CHUCKLES]
521
00:22:57,263 --> 00:22:59,191
Well, I don't want to die.
522
00:22:59,479 --> 00:23:01,308
I'm going to die.
523
00:23:01,553 --> 00:23:05,357
Um, I've already lost
strength in my muscles
524
00:23:05,521 --> 00:23:10,621
and had seizures which
have terrified my sons.
525
00:23:11,295 --> 00:23:16,467
Eventually I'll be paralyzed,
need a feeding tube,
526
00:23:16,492 --> 00:23:19,996
and round-the-clock care to
make sure nothing clogs up
527
00:23:20,021 --> 00:23:22,958
my feeding tube and chokes me to death.
528
00:23:22,983 --> 00:23:25,847
Then, I'll be put on a machine
529
00:23:25,872 --> 00:23:28,324
that'll pump air into my lungs,
530
00:23:28,928 --> 00:23:30,457
and keep me alive.
531
00:23:31,995 --> 00:23:34,449
So that's what awaits me.
532
00:23:34,515 --> 00:23:37,379
That's why I would
prefer to pass painlessly
533
00:23:37,404 --> 00:23:39,136
into God's arms.
534
00:23:39,639 --> 00:23:42,761
So that you would not suffer needlessly?
535
00:23:42,786 --> 00:23:47,058
No, it's... I don't want my
wife to suffer needlessly.
536
00:23:48,415 --> 00:23:50,652
And I don't want my sons...
537
00:23:50,677 --> 00:23:54,441
♪♪
538
00:23:54,466 --> 00:23:56,793
I want my sons to be spared the trauma
539
00:23:56,818 --> 00:23:59,191
of watching me waste away.
540
00:23:59,611 --> 00:24:01,013
Um...
541
00:24:02,561 --> 00:24:05,574
My mother died of cancer
when I was about their age
542
00:24:05,599 --> 00:24:07,574
and it... it was, uh...
543
00:24:07,599 --> 00:24:11,869
♪♪
544
00:24:11,894 --> 00:24:14,144
There was nothing good
about watching it.
545
00:24:15,222 --> 00:24:18,347
And people talk like
every day is special.
546
00:24:18,868 --> 00:24:20,571
But that's a lie,
547
00:24:20,768 --> 00:24:24,316
'cause there comes a point
where every day is hell,
548
00:24:25,374 --> 00:24:27,214
and I don't deserve that.
549
00:24:28,217 --> 00:24:32,388
My boys, my wife...
550
00:24:32,413 --> 00:24:37,160
♪♪
551
00:24:37,185 --> 00:24:38,886
They don't deserve that.
552
00:24:38,911 --> 00:24:44,730
♪♪
553
00:24:44,755 --> 00:24:46,023
Nothing further.
554
00:24:46,820 --> 00:24:48,074
Court is in recess.
555
00:24:48,099 --> 00:24:51,394
We will resume this proceeding
2:00 p.m. tomorrow.
556
00:24:51,419 --> 00:24:53,410
- [GAVEL CLACKS]
- All rise.
557
00:24:53,435 --> 00:24:56,347
♪♪
558
00:24:56,372 --> 00:24:58,152
- How'd it go this morning?
- Good, good.
559
00:24:58,177 --> 00:25:00,067
Uh, I think we established
that they treated Marcus
560
00:25:00,091 --> 00:25:01,707
like an employee, so...
561
00:25:01,732 --> 00:25:03,269
tomorrow I'm just gonna nail
562
00:25:03,294 --> 00:25:05,137
that director of the
conference and that should...
563
00:25:05,161 --> 00:25:06,636
- ... that should do it.
- Sydney?
564
00:25:06,661 --> 00:25:07,972
- What?
- You okay?
565
00:25:07,997 --> 00:25:09,298
Yeah, why?
566
00:25:09,323 --> 00:25:10,785
Um, I'm not sure. You seem...
567
00:25:10,810 --> 00:25:12,479
No, I'm fine, Dad. I'm fine.
568
00:25:12,504 --> 00:25:14,089
Uh, actually, I... I have to go.
569
00:25:14,114 --> 00:25:16,574
I have a date.
570
00:25:17,796 --> 00:25:20,761
- To the end of our marriage.
- [CHUCKLES]
571
00:25:20,786 --> 00:25:23,082
- I'll drink to that.
- Mm.
572
00:25:23,107 --> 00:25:25,230
Don't look so happy.
573
00:25:25,509 --> 00:25:28,479
It's who I am. Jolly by nature.
574
00:25:28,504 --> 00:25:29,938
Jolly by nature, eh?
575
00:25:29,963 --> 00:25:32,175
Did you start drinking
before I got here?
576
00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:33,668
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
577
00:25:33,693 --> 00:25:36,597
[CHUCKLES]
578
00:25:36,622 --> 00:25:38,238
You know, um...
579
00:25:39,428 --> 00:25:40,457
Ever since Mom died,
580
00:25:40,482 --> 00:25:43,879
I've just been thinking
a lot about everything
581
00:25:43,904 --> 00:25:47,051
and, um, I wanted to say sorry...
582
00:25:48,153 --> 00:25:51,246
for how I got towards the end.
583
00:25:51,271 --> 00:25:52,722
You deserved better.
584
00:25:54,457 --> 00:25:56,793
I appreciate you saying that.
585
00:25:57,011 --> 00:26:00,222
But, you know, truth is,
586
00:26:00,247 --> 00:26:02,450
bad times aren't the
times that I remember.
587
00:26:02,475 --> 00:26:04,683
♪♪
588
00:26:04,708 --> 00:26:06,110
Me, neither.
589
00:26:06,135 --> 00:26:09,277
♪♪
590
00:26:09,302 --> 00:26:10,937
[GIGGLES]
591
00:26:10,962 --> 00:26:12,636
♪♪
592
00:26:12,661 --> 00:26:14,933
- What?
- Uh...
593
00:26:14,958 --> 00:26:16,727
♪♪
594
00:26:16,752 --> 00:26:19,472
Just this... this couple from the case
595
00:26:19,497 --> 00:26:21,277
that I was telling you about, they...
596
00:26:21,823 --> 00:26:23,558
They have everything going for them.
597
00:26:23,583 --> 00:26:27,339
You know, they have
that "it," that thing.
598
00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:32,746
And it's just...
It feels so unfair that...
599
00:26:34,128 --> 00:26:36,832
- Careful, Syd.
- What?
600
00:26:38,984 --> 00:26:40,847
If we were still married,
601
00:26:41,559 --> 00:26:43,800
I'd tell you not to get too wrapped up.
602
00:26:45,245 --> 00:26:48,058
Since we're not,
I get to say it like this.
603
00:26:48,083 --> 00:26:50,486
Don't be an idiot.
604
00:26:50,511 --> 00:26:53,730
You got that look to
you like there's winning
605
00:26:53,755 --> 00:26:55,057
and there's nothing else,
606
00:26:55,082 --> 00:26:57,793
and the truth is even if you do win...
607
00:26:59,124 --> 00:27:00,863
you can't buy him any more time.
608
00:27:01,435 --> 00:27:03,769
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
609
00:27:05,425 --> 00:27:06,886
Yeah, Dad?
610
00:27:07,219 --> 00:27:08,785
Which hospital?
611
00:27:09,704 --> 00:27:11,019
I'm on my way.
612
00:27:11,044 --> 00:27:13,933
Um, Marcus had a seizure.
They're rushing him to the ER.
613
00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:20,105
Neonatal unit paging Dr. Carter.
614
00:27:20,130 --> 00:27:22,754
Neonatal unit paging Dr. Carter.
615
00:27:23,974 --> 00:27:27,644
[MACHINES BEEPING]
616
00:27:28,940 --> 00:27:31,344
Surgery, pick up line 22.
617
00:27:31,369 --> 00:27:33,707
Surgery, pick up line 22.
618
00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:36,761
- Hey, Dad.
- Thank you, Doc.
619
00:27:36,786 --> 00:27:38,004
We'll keep you posted.
620
00:27:40,267 --> 00:27:41,761
Brittany was in another room.
621
00:27:41,786 --> 00:27:42,879
She heard the boys scream.
622
00:27:42,904 --> 00:27:45,511
By the time she got in to see him,
623
00:27:45,536 --> 00:27:46,808
he... he had collapsed.
624
00:27:46,833 --> 00:27:50,089
The doctors say they wanna keep
him overnight for observation.
625
00:27:51,249 --> 00:27:52,590
You know, I'm glad
that it was sudden with Mom
626
00:27:52,614 --> 00:27:55,425
because I don't think that
I could have handled that.
627
00:27:55,450 --> 00:27:57,918
- Is that so selfish?
- No.
628
00:27:58,145 --> 00:28:01,950
I mean, what I wouldn't give
for one more... you know, but...
629
00:28:06,393 --> 00:28:08,505
Do you really believe that
people are in a better place?
630
00:28:08,529 --> 00:28:09,652
Do you believe that?
631
00:28:09,677 --> 00:28:11,707
Syd, I believe it with all my heart.
632
00:28:12,773 --> 00:28:14,964
Just like I believe in
making where we are now
633
00:28:14,989 --> 00:28:16,566
the best place we can be.
634
00:28:16,591 --> 00:28:19,175
Yeah, meanwhile it's gonna
cost him another 50 grand.
635
00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:20,833
- Sydney...
- We have to win both cases, Dad.
636
00:28:20,857 --> 00:28:22,192
We have to win them, both of them.
637
00:28:22,216 --> 00:28:24,511
We both have to do our best.
638
00:28:24,983 --> 00:28:26,714
Can't do any more than that.
639
00:28:26,836 --> 00:28:28,964
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
640
00:28:28,989 --> 00:28:32,613
Miss Lusk, where did the term
student athlete come from?
641
00:28:32,638 --> 00:28:34,988
It was originally
coined in 1964 by the...
642
00:28:35,013 --> 00:28:37,148
By the man who held the
job that you have now.
643
00:28:37,594 --> 00:28:39,246
- Yes.
- And isn't it true
644
00:28:39,271 --> 00:28:40,535
that the term was specifically
645
00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,700
created to protect the Conference
of Collegiate Athletes
646
00:28:42,724 --> 00:28:45,327
from paying a worker's
compensation insurance claim?
647
00:28:45,352 --> 00:28:47,722
A claim filed by the
widow of a football player
648
00:28:47,747 --> 00:28:49,425
who died during a game?
649
00:28:49,450 --> 00:28:51,769
It was created to deal
with the very complicated
650
00:28:51,794 --> 00:28:53,230
intersection between the popularity
651
00:28:53,255 --> 00:28:55,683
of college sports and the
need to serve students.
652
00:28:55,708 --> 00:28:57,644
By complicated,
you mean lucrative, right?
653
00:28:57,823 --> 00:28:58,843
No.
654
00:28:58,868 --> 00:29:02,597
Since 1958 how much has the
Conference's revenue increased
655
00:29:02,622 --> 00:29:05,692
from ticket sales,
broadcast rights, et cetera?
656
00:29:05,884 --> 00:29:07,332
I don't have those numbers.
657
00:29:07,357 --> 00:29:08,769
Well, what about the
revenue from last year?
658
00:29:08,793 --> 00:29:10,941
Does $1 billion sound about right?
659
00:29:11,579 --> 00:29:12,579
It does.
660
00:29:12,604 --> 00:29:14,605
All created by students
who you don't pay
661
00:29:14,630 --> 00:29:15,808
and don't call employees?
662
00:29:15,833 --> 00:29:17,378
The majority of it goes
to support students
663
00:29:17,402 --> 00:29:18,902
across the entire country.
664
00:29:18,927 --> 00:29:21,558
There are universities that
have new science centers
665
00:29:21,583 --> 00:29:22,949
because of sports,
666
00:29:22,974 --> 00:29:25,972
schools that can offer musical
education and arts programs,
667
00:29:25,997 --> 00:29:27,121
all funded by sports.
668
00:29:27,146 --> 00:29:28,824
How you spend the
money has nothing to do
669
00:29:28,849 --> 00:29:30,551
with whether or not the
people who generate that money
670
00:29:30,575 --> 00:29:32,902
- should get paid.
- Yes, it does.
671
00:29:33,203 --> 00:29:34,957
If we start paying student athletes,
672
00:29:34,982 --> 00:29:36,660
scholarships would dry up.
673
00:29:36,685 --> 00:29:39,457
Sports that don't generate
revenue vanish.
674
00:29:39,482 --> 00:29:42,082
And schools suddenly become
real employers, Miss Strait.
675
00:29:42,424 --> 00:29:45,394
That is in direct conflict
with the role of educator
676
00:29:45,419 --> 00:29:48,423
and our desire to make
students the priority.
677
00:29:50,375 --> 00:29:52,044
Miss Lusk,
678
00:29:52,405 --> 00:29:54,097
do you know what the combined income
679
00:29:54,122 --> 00:29:56,714
of the top ten college
football coaches is?
680
00:29:56,951 --> 00:29:58,933
$87 million.
681
00:29:58,958 --> 00:30:00,058
[SCOFFS]
682
00:30:00,083 --> 00:30:03,800
That is more than double
what it would cost the CCA
683
00:30:03,825 --> 00:30:07,472
to provide all 400,000
of its student athletes
684
00:30:07,497 --> 00:30:10,238
with ten years of health care.
685
00:30:10,683 --> 00:30:14,066
So, sorry, what was it
that you were saying
686
00:30:14,091 --> 00:30:16,360
about making students the priority?
687
00:30:16,385 --> 00:30:22,925
♪♪
688
00:30:22,950 --> 00:30:24,527
Dr. Gase,
689
00:30:24,552 --> 00:30:26,785
do you support Mr. Wright's decision
690
00:30:26,810 --> 00:30:28,879
to terminate his life prematurely?
691
00:30:28,904 --> 00:30:31,636
I've seen what ALS can do to a person.
692
00:30:31,661 --> 00:30:34,160
I'm willing to do whatever
I can to ease Marcus' transition.
693
00:30:34,185 --> 00:30:36,871
Last night Mr. Wright was
rushed to the emergency room.
694
00:30:36,896 --> 00:30:37,972
Are you aware of that?
695
00:30:37,997 --> 00:30:39,543
I was informed after it happened.
696
00:30:39,568 --> 00:30:42,566
Are you aware paramedics had
to perform lifesaving measures
697
00:30:42,591 --> 00:30:45,659
to revive Mr. Wright when he
was transported to the hospital?
698
00:30:46,771 --> 00:30:48,316
I was not.
699
00:30:48,423 --> 00:30:50,933
Are you surprised to
learn paramedics did that
700
00:30:50,958 --> 00:30:53,339
because Marcus doesn't have a DNR?
701
00:30:53,364 --> 00:30:57,222
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
702
00:30:57,247 --> 00:30:58,558
To be clear,
703
00:30:58,583 --> 00:31:00,472
that is a Do Not Resuscitate form,
704
00:31:00,497 --> 00:31:04,441
one which tells paramedics not
to use life-saving measures.
705
00:31:04,743 --> 00:31:08,980
Are you surprised that someone
who really wants to die
706
00:31:09,005 --> 00:31:10,722
doesn't have one?
707
00:31:10,747 --> 00:31:13,722
♪♪
708
00:31:13,747 --> 00:31:16,175
Yes, I am.
709
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,972
No further questions, Your Honor.
710
00:31:17,997 --> 00:31:20,706
I signed a DNR six months ago.
711
00:31:20,731 --> 00:31:23,526
- It must have gotten lost or...
- It's my fault.
712
00:31:25,287 --> 00:31:27,034
Six months ago,
713
00:31:28,126 --> 00:31:30,762
I was in denial about
what was happening to you
714
00:31:31,944 --> 00:31:36,282
and hopeful that some
kind of miracle would...
715
00:31:40,543 --> 00:31:42,870
I meant to file it with the hospital.
716
00:31:43,809 --> 00:31:45,542
I just forgot.
717
00:31:48,084 --> 00:31:50,589
Baby, I'm so sorry.
718
00:31:58,931 --> 00:32:01,568
Before we take one step forward,
719
00:32:01,593 --> 00:32:04,792
I need to ask, Brittany,
720
00:32:04,817 --> 00:32:06,800
do you support your husband's decision
721
00:32:06,825 --> 00:32:08,794
to end his life?
722
00:32:08,819 --> 00:32:15,819
[SOMBER MUSIC]
723
00:32:15,844 --> 00:32:19,816
♪♪
724
00:32:19,841 --> 00:32:21,144
I do.
725
00:32:23,606 --> 00:32:25,284
100%.
726
00:32:32,129 --> 00:32:33,831
Wow.
727
00:32:34,340 --> 00:32:35,675
That's rough.
728
00:32:36,844 --> 00:32:38,847
Yeah, now his poor wife...
729
00:32:39,988 --> 00:32:41,776
I mean, if we lose...
730
00:32:42,953 --> 00:32:44,964
I need a Hail Mary.
731
00:32:44,989 --> 00:32:46,959
See, now that I can do.
732
00:32:49,870 --> 00:32:51,906
You gave me good advice, Father.
733
00:32:53,270 --> 00:32:55,373
The more time I spend with Marcus,
734
00:32:55,398 --> 00:32:59,369
the more I believe that this
is the right thing, but...
735
00:33:02,044 --> 00:33:03,917
It's also the hardest part of my job.
736
00:33:03,942 --> 00:33:05,183
You know, I...
737
00:33:05,208 --> 00:33:08,495
knowing that what's right
might not happen.
738
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,362
Mine too.
739
00:33:13,567 --> 00:33:16,159
A good man shouldn't
have to die like this.
740
00:33:17,536 --> 00:33:19,705
'Cause it seems so cruel.
741
00:33:19,730 --> 00:33:23,011
[GENTLE MUSIC]
742
00:33:23,036 --> 00:33:25,473
♪♪
743
00:33:25,498 --> 00:33:28,331
Did I just witness divine inspiration?
744
00:33:34,404 --> 00:33:36,339
I got my Hail Mary.
745
00:33:38,508 --> 00:33:40,386
The Eighth Amendment
746
00:33:40,570 --> 00:33:44,207
protects us from cruel
and unusual punishment.
747
00:33:44,599 --> 00:33:46,542
Start an IV, 18 gauge.
748
00:33:46,567 --> 00:33:48,511
[WHEEZING, GROANING]
749
00:33:48,536 --> 00:33:51,253
[SIRENS BLARING]
750
00:33:51,278 --> 00:33:52,620
It protects us from punishment
751
00:33:52,645 --> 00:33:54,348
deemed to be unnecessary.
752
00:33:54,373 --> 00:33:56,237
Oxygen levels are dropping.
753
00:33:56,262 --> 00:33:59,823
- Intubate.
- [CHOKING]
754
00:33:59,848 --> 00:34:02,769
Punishment deemed to be
degrading to human dignity.
755
00:34:02,794 --> 00:34:04,316
- Clear.
- [DEFIBRILLATOR JOLTS]
756
00:34:04,341 --> 00:34:05,442
[GROANING]
757
00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:09,948
Marcus Wright suffers from
a debilitating disease
758
00:34:09,973 --> 00:34:12,198
that will strip him of his mobility,
759
00:34:12,223 --> 00:34:16,159
of his autonomy,
and eventually will strip him
760
00:34:16,184 --> 00:34:18,253
of his dignity.
761
00:34:18,278 --> 00:34:20,534
The end is near for Marcus.
762
00:34:20,932 --> 00:34:22,802
He knows this.
763
00:34:22,827 --> 00:34:25,105
But now in his time of need,
764
00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:28,550
he asks the court to spare him a death
765
00:34:28,575 --> 00:34:32,034
that would be cruel and
unusual and degrading.
766
00:34:32,495 --> 00:34:35,065
Marcus Wright is ready to face his death
767
00:34:35,953 --> 00:34:39,198
with grace and dignity,
768
00:34:39,223 --> 00:34:41,659
surrounded by the people who love him.
769
00:34:41,684 --> 00:34:44,237
[GENTLE MUSIC]
770
00:34:44,262 --> 00:34:46,581
♪♪
771
00:34:46,606 --> 00:34:48,105
Your Honor, we ask this court
772
00:34:48,130 --> 00:34:52,034
to grant him this, his final wish.
773
00:34:56,416 --> 00:34:59,987
♪♪
774
00:35:00,012 --> 00:35:01,745
Please extend my personal sympathy
775
00:35:01,770 --> 00:35:03,292
to Mr. Wright and his family.
776
00:35:03,317 --> 00:35:06,253
If I could make a decision
that would heal him,
777
00:35:06,871 --> 00:35:08,753
now that would be justice.
778
00:35:09,014 --> 00:35:10,878
But instead, I have the matter at hand,
779
00:35:10,903 --> 00:35:14,909
so, Ms. Straight, Mr. Reilly,
780
00:35:15,326 --> 00:35:17,328
while you have established in many ways
781
00:35:17,353 --> 00:35:20,123
that Mr. Wright was
treated as an employee,
782
00:35:20,312 --> 00:35:23,253
I believe that the
student athlete model,
783
00:35:23,278 --> 00:35:27,082
as imperfect as it is,
must stand in this case.
784
00:35:28,107 --> 00:35:30,706
It may be an imperfect compromise,
785
00:35:30,731 --> 00:35:32,784
but it's one that allows
for the greatest good
786
00:35:32,809 --> 00:35:34,714
to the greatest number of people.
787
00:35:37,796 --> 00:35:39,948
[PHONE BUZZES, CHIMES]
788
00:35:42,155 --> 00:35:43,534
Sydney.
789
00:35:44,878 --> 00:35:47,237
The verdict, your dad's case, it's in.
790
00:35:50,261 --> 00:35:52,878
[GENTLE MUSIC]
791
00:35:52,903 --> 00:35:57,909
♪♪
792
00:35:57,934 --> 00:36:04,934
♪♪
793
00:36:24,426 --> 00:36:28,619
I can't thank you both enough
for all you did for us.
794
00:36:28,644 --> 00:36:30,808
You made Marcus' wish come true,
795
00:36:30,833 --> 00:36:33,847
which means you made all
of our wishes come true,
796
00:36:34,379 --> 00:36:37,167
and you fought so hard for us.
797
00:36:37,192 --> 00:36:38,706
I'm just sorry that I couldn't...
798
00:36:38,731 --> 00:36:41,995
- Please, it's the fight that mattered.
- Mm-hmm.
799
00:36:42,020 --> 00:36:44,511
In regards to the arbitration,
800
00:36:44,536 --> 00:36:47,870
the judge did rule against you,
but word got around.
801
00:36:48,470 --> 00:36:50,386
A lot of people contacted us,
802
00:36:50,411 --> 00:36:52,714
including a few professional players.
803
00:36:53,015 --> 00:36:55,675
They, um, paid off your mortgage,
804
00:36:55,700 --> 00:36:58,214
and set up a fund for
your medical expenses.
805
00:37:04,327 --> 00:37:06,796
[LIGHT MUSIC]
806
00:37:06,821 --> 00:37:09,026
- [LAUGHS] What?
- Elijah.
807
00:37:10,171 --> 00:37:11,573
Two on two?
808
00:37:11,598 --> 00:37:13,400
University of Memphis Tigers.
809
00:37:13,425 --> 00:37:15,292
- [LAUGHING] Oh.
- Whose side am I on?
810
00:37:15,317 --> 00:37:17,353
[BOTH MUMBLE INDISTINCTLY]
811
00:37:20,550 --> 00:37:22,089
Three on three!
812
00:37:22,114 --> 00:37:23,910
- Did you say three on three?
- That's what I said.
813
00:37:23,934 --> 00:37:25,938
- You're not ready.
- All right, let's go.
814
00:37:25,963 --> 00:37:27,378
- You're not ready.
- That's right.
815
00:37:27,403 --> 00:37:28,870
Take those boots off.
816
00:37:29,313 --> 00:37:30,915
Show you how the Wrights get fast.
817
00:37:30,940 --> 00:37:32,644
Ohh!
818
00:37:35,242 --> 00:37:37,698
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
819
00:37:37,723 --> 00:37:39,901
- Hello.
- Hi.
820
00:37:39,926 --> 00:37:43,198
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
821
00:37:43,223 --> 00:37:45,025
- Oh.
- This is...
822
00:37:45,050 --> 00:37:46,885
- Hi.
- Oh, it's good to meet you.
823
00:37:46,910 --> 00:37:50,737
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER CONTINUES]
824
00:37:50,762 --> 00:37:52,862
[SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYING]
825
00:37:52,887 --> 00:37:54,441
I can't do it.
826
00:37:55,808 --> 00:37:57,863
I can't let you drink alone.
827
00:38:01,049 --> 00:38:03,119
'Cause you're not alone.
828
00:38:06,955 --> 00:38:09,511
Yeah, could I get a dirty
martini, please?
829
00:38:09,536 --> 00:38:10,971
Two olives.
830
00:38:11,492 --> 00:38:13,027
Thanks.
831
00:38:13,052 --> 00:38:20,052
♪♪
832
00:38:24,451 --> 00:38:26,269
That's fantastic, thank you.
833
00:38:29,531 --> 00:38:32,448
[APPLAUSE]
834
00:38:32,473 --> 00:38:34,910
Thank you. Oh, stop.
835
00:38:42,685 --> 00:38:44,074
- Come on.
- It's a beautiful night.
836
00:38:44,098 --> 00:38:46,050
- Yeah.
- Excuse me.
837
00:38:46,499 --> 00:38:48,102
Thank you.
838
00:38:53,057 --> 00:38:55,003
So please, put your hands together
839
00:38:55,028 --> 00:38:57,487
and give a warm Memphis welcome
840
00:38:57,512 --> 00:39:00,823
to this year's Lifetime
Achievement Award Recipient,
841
00:39:00,848 --> 00:39:02,386
my dear friend,
842
00:39:02,411 --> 00:39:03,714
Della Bedford.
843
00:39:03,739 --> 00:39:10,011
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
844
00:39:10,036 --> 00:39:11,550
You were sashaying up.
845
00:39:11,575 --> 00:39:12,972
Thank you. Mwah.
846
00:39:13,668 --> 00:39:15,331
- Come on.
- Whoo!
847
00:39:15,356 --> 00:39:17,025
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
848
00:39:17,050 --> 00:39:20,245
Is it customary to give
lifetime achievement awards
849
00:39:20,270 --> 00:39:21,839
to a 29-year-old?
850
00:39:21,864 --> 00:39:23,199
[LAUGHTER]
851
00:39:23,224 --> 00:39:27,261
Now look, I truly am
so honored and humbled...
852
00:39:28,227 --> 00:39:30,034
to be here tonight.
853
00:39:30,059 --> 00:39:33,480
You know, it takes
a certain kind of courage
854
00:39:34,396 --> 00:39:37,980
- to live an authentic life...
- That's right!
855
00:39:38,005 --> 00:39:41,026
And claim who we truly are...
856
00:39:42,724 --> 00:39:44,960
and who we love.
857
00:39:45,588 --> 00:39:47,847
And it takes a certain kind of bravery
858
00:39:47,872 --> 00:39:50,495
to confront the inequalities
of this world
859
00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:54,605
and face the fact that lasting change
860
00:39:54,630 --> 00:39:58,394
is a long and arduous battle.
861
00:39:58,419 --> 00:39:59,464
[SCATTERED CHEERS]
862
00:39:59,489 --> 00:40:01,359
And you know, what we do, it isn't easy,
863
00:40:01,384 --> 00:40:04,756
and we pay a price for
wanting to make a difference,
864
00:40:04,781 --> 00:40:08,017
but we will never give in
865
00:40:08,042 --> 00:40:11,230
and we will never give up.
866
00:40:11,255 --> 00:40:16,925
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
867
00:40:16,950 --> 00:40:19,153
And you know, most of the time
868
00:40:19,178 --> 00:40:22,415
that price is shared by our loved ones,
869
00:40:22,609 --> 00:40:24,831
the people who choose to love us
870
00:40:24,856 --> 00:40:27,859
and stand by us
871
00:40:27,884 --> 00:40:30,917
as we make the world a better place.
872
00:40:31,303 --> 00:40:35,441
They are the ones who have
to deal with and accept
873
00:40:35,466 --> 00:40:39,401
our endless absences
from family gatherings
874
00:40:39,426 --> 00:40:42,769
and holidays and birthdays.
875
00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:46,706
You know, what they do
isn't easy either.
876
00:40:46,884 --> 00:40:48,706
Our partners,
877
00:40:49,075 --> 00:40:51,206
our husbands,
878
00:40:51,231 --> 00:40:54,026
our wives, our daughters.
879
00:40:58,127 --> 00:40:59,830
Our sons.
880
00:41:03,111 --> 00:41:06,698
You know what, they deserve
lifetime achievement awards
881
00:41:06,723 --> 00:41:10,009
for loving us so fiercely
so we can go out there
882
00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:11,728
and make the world a better place.
883
00:41:11,753 --> 00:41:12,753
That's right.
884
00:41:12,778 --> 00:41:14,603
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
885
00:41:14,628 --> 00:41:17,041
Oh, thank you so much, everyone.
886
00:41:17,066 --> 00:41:22,986
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
887
00:41:23,011 --> 00:41:24,564
[BISHOP BRIGGS' "HOLD ON"]
888
00:41:24,589 --> 00:41:28,072
♪ We've seen the holy, the lonely ♪
889
00:41:28,097 --> 00:41:31,994
♪ The sinners and been to the promise ♪
890
00:41:32,019 --> 00:41:35,275
♪ The garden, the wasteland ♪
891
00:41:35,300 --> 00:41:38,611
♪ Oh, the truth of it all ♪
892
00:41:38,636 --> 00:41:40,658
♪ We rise and we fall ♪
893
00:41:40,683 --> 00:41:43,150
♪ We hold on ♪
894
00:41:43,175 --> 00:41:45,119
♪ We hold on ♪
895
00:41:45,144 --> 00:41:46,244
Hey.
896
00:41:46,269 --> 00:41:47,564
♪ When we fight ♪
897
00:41:47,589 --> 00:41:48,924
Hey.
898
00:41:48,949 --> 00:41:51,580
♪ When the weakness shows ♪
899
00:41:52,009 --> 00:41:54,244
Think Mom knows she got her wish?
900
00:41:54,269 --> 00:41:56,869
♪ When it's all exposed ♪
901
00:41:56,894 --> 00:41:59,939
- That we made up?
- ♪ The truth of it all ♪
902
00:41:59,964 --> 00:42:01,632
Yeah.
903
00:42:01,657 --> 00:42:03,478
I think she knows.
904
00:42:04,645 --> 00:42:07,203
♪ We hold on ♪
905
00:42:07,228 --> 00:42:09,976
- ♪ We hold on ♪
- ♪ Hold on ♪
906
00:42:10,001 --> 00:42:12,976
- ♪ We hold on ♪
- ♪ Hold on ♪