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I'm ok.

Nurse?

Why did the doctor add

these three new medications?

Your mother was complaining

she wasn't able to get to sleep.

Ma, how do you feel?

I'm tired.

Ask the doctor not to be so

liberal with the medication.

Shoe shopping is exhausting,

even for a young person.

I got to go now, ma.

I'm heading downtown.

A new one?

I finished it in art

class a few days ago.

Beautiful.

I love you.

Rest.

Do you know him, Mr. Sutree?

I thought I did, but no.

Why are you taking his picture?

How does he look to you?

He wasn't doing

well last evening.

But he's stable now.

You ok?

I'm late for a meeting.

Dr.

Sutree has arrived.

Thank you.

My apologies for the delay.

Just be seated, Dr.

Sutree, and we'll begin.

We appreciate you agreeing

to be an expert witness.

Sure.

Could I have some water, please?

This is the videotaped

deposition of John Benjamin

Sutree taken by counsel for

the plaintiff in the matter

of "Karin Honeygrove versus

Bioren pharmaceuticals,"

held in the offices of Tromo,

Gatelitt, Roberts located

at 304 Broadway, los

Angeles, California.

If counsel would now please

state their appearances

starting with the party

noticing this deposition.

Marsha tweed,

representing the plaintiff.

Van Tromo, representing

Bioren pharmaceuticals.

Please state your

full legal name.

And John Benjamin Sutree.

And Mr. Sutree, what is

your present home address?

815 garden road... sorry.

1956 victory Lane, Los Angeles.

How long have you lived there?

Um, two months.

Please raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear that the

testimony you will give here

in this deposition proceeding

be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Are you here today

under subpoena, sir?

Yes, I am.

Let's start with your

medical background.

Are you a medical doctor?

No, I'm a doctor of science.

I have a PHD in biological

sciences from Stanford.

Any other degrees?

A bachelor's in

physics and a master's

in medical biochemistry from

the university of Chicago.

Doctor, what is your

current occupation?

I'm employed as the head

of olfactory research

at city university.

Did you attend the meeting

at Bioren pharmaceuticals

December 17, 2010?

I did attend the meeting,

but I'm not sure of the date.

Why did you attend the meeting?

Specifically to do a detailed

analysis of the ingredients

for a new aerosol spray that

permitted the user to inhale

rather than digest vitamins.

We were there to present

our take on the ingredients.

At this meeting at

Bioren, sir, was there

discussion as to any possible

ill effects from the vitamin

spray?

That meeting encompassed

a number of findings,

but none that I recall

discussed Noxae gradients.

Spell that please.

N-o-x-a-e.

And does that mean?

It's the plural of noxious.

It refers to a

poisonous substance.

I object.

We're beginning to

get into what sounds

like protected materials.

I'm instructing

you not to answer,

as this information

violates a confidentiality

agreement with Bioren.

I further object under paragraph

9 of the case management order.

On the contrary, he must answer.

You are required to

answer the questions, sir.

Just a moment.

Maybe it's time we make a

phone call to judge Renfrew

to discuss the terms of

the case management order.

This entire line of

inquiry is in violation

of a confidentiality agreement

and may violate the case

management order.

Sir, I don't know of anything

in the previous order that

permits you to call

judge Renfrew when we're

conducting the deposition.

It's not fair to the witness.

He hasn't finished his answer.

Please complete your answer

about the Noxae ingredients.

I'd like to call an

end of this for today.

I told you, from

what we analyzed,

the ingredients were fine.

If you wish to draw

other conclusions,

get them from someone else.

But you can't just leave.

You're here under a subpoena.

Jack, please sit.

I'm assuming you

people have put in the time

to study the analysis, the

results we all gathered.

If you haven't,

you're all fools.

I could get the research and

read it off to you if you like.

Pretty exciting stuff.

Was that a yes or no?

It's a f*** you.

Get yo' ass outta here!

What you care?

Leave him be, stalagmite!

Yo, go somewhere else and do

some throw-ups or something.

I'll get Remey to

whoop your ass.

Sheeit.

Busta lickin' punk!

B*tch!

You all right, mister.

Holy sh*t.

Yeah.

You come running out that

building swatting the fuzzy

or something like that.

You're kidding.

All I remember is I

was on my feet running.

Now I got this pain in my head.

Starts in your

feet then goes to your head.

Just 'cause you feel it

means your roots aren't dead.

La da Dee, la da da.

La da Dee, la da da.

Hey, don't worry.

Nothing's missing.

I made sure.

Please.

Please.

What?

You in love?

My name's Jack.

Bazemint.

Bazemint tape.

Bazemint tape?

Yeah, what about it?

No, no.

Nothing.

A musician, right?

Better believe it.

Well, I want to thank

you for watching over me.

I got to go back to work now.

How'd you know?

What?

I was into music?

Easy... your name.

You going to be

able to keep it real?

Yeah.

I just lost myself

a little earlier.

Not normal for me.

Yeah, I know what that's like.

But you know what?

There is nothing stranger

than a normal person.

Thank you again, Bazemint.

You're very kind.

Just don't be normal.

Jack, what happened?

Nothing.

What are you doing?

Measuring quantities

from the experiment.

I thought I made it clear to

let things be until I returned.

Dr. bleu instructed me

to organize our work.

But look what I found.

Based on the quantities that we

started with and what was left,

60 milliliters were expended.

So it didn't take

much to have an effect.

How much is left?

2.82 liters.

That's 92 more applications.

Pardon?

The effect diminishes

with time, ram.

We need to make more.

Everything's documented,

so it shouldn't

be a problem to formulate.

What's bleu want

with the information?

He didn't say.

If your eyesight was any better,

you'd be able to

see through people.

What's that supposed to mean?

Your vision's fine, Jack.

Why so testy?

I'm sorry, Hugo.

Everything's hitting at once.

What's new in your department?

We have a few clinical trials

going on for Redfield's group.

One's on lowering

blood glucose levels

with prednisolone acetate,

eye drops for diabetics.

Is there no escaping the wake

of his pharmaceutical swill?

I don't follow.

He's smothering the firewall

between research and commerce.

Ah, it's the times we're in,

Jack, with funding and all.

He's got programs throughout

the county health system,

in the prison system, even

at the state hospital.

Teargarden?

Limited liability risk.

Testing new drugs on the insane.

I didn't say that was going on.

Oh, you don't have to.

It's the Redfield way.

Thanks, Hugo.

Jack.

Here, I can't seem to open this.

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