A Dark Truth Page #2

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Get down.

Get down.

And the army,

Clearbec's partner in Ecuador,

Moved into my town

and quarantined the area.

They had orders to find

Francis and kill any residents

That were trying to get out.

No one knew what to do

with the sick and the dying.

Then the soldiers

began to get sick.

They began

to execute everyone.

Okay, let's go.

Question,

jack. Why'd you quit?

I thought I answered

that question already.

Yeah, but I want

the real reason.

I stopped

believing in lies.

Including my own.

Clearbec has

provided you quality water products

For over 50 years.

Clearbec stands

for integrity,

Value, quality.

Your body is

over 70% water.

Over 70%.

You deserve

the best water possible.

The kid was my

assistant last summer.

Okay? How the hell did he get to Toronto?

Whatever.

He just blew his brains out

In front of my sister

at a press conference, tony.

Okay, Bruce, you should

never have authorized

- The use of force here.

- I didn't.

- Then who did?

- General Aquila.

- He said he had no choice.

- That's bullshit!

I saw it happen.

It was murder, Bruce.

Aquila is a general

for the Ecuadorian army.

He's not an officer

or an employee of Clearbec.

We are not guilty

of anything.

I'm saddened and disgusted as

to what happened down there,

- But we are not to blame.

- Yeah, so? Then what?

- Damage control.

- Damage control?

- Yes.

- Do you understand

That it was more

than just a few villagers?

It was hundreds

of people, Bruce!

Even though

Clearbec is innocent,

We can't let

our south African partners

Find out what really happened

down there, all right?

It's best for the company.

Tony, I'll call you back.

Call me back!

How are you?

Oh Jesus,

are you all right?

What happened in Ecuador?

I am so sorry

you had to see that.

We pulled a file on that

kid. He was a nutcase.

He was working for an

anti-Government rag magazine.

He infiltrated

our Ecuadorian offices.

I listened to

a tape he left for me.

- A tape?

- What did we do down there?

- We have interests in Ecuador.

You know that. - Interests?

- Yes.

- A boy doesn't...

Blow his head off

over interests.

We're an international

company.

We can't possibly make

Everyone happy all the time.

It gets complicated.

It's best you don't

get involved.

Don't get involved

in our own company?

The company

that our father built?

Morgan, you do lunches.

You do ribbon cuttings.

You do fundraisers.

You do bad marriages.

Wow.

All right, I'm sorry.

You should go home,

Clean yourself up.

Okay?

I'm sorry.

What happened in Ecuador

needs to be contained, Doug.

Believe me, Bruce,

I know that.

None of these events can

be traced back to Clearbec

- At any cost.

- Right.

Now tony was shaken up, but

I think he will be all right.

But from what

I just heard,

I'm afraid your sister

might be a problem.

What are you

suggesting?

Morgan needs

to be deflected.

Goldman brothers, line two.

You gotta take it.

Bobby, how are you?

How the hell do you expect

me to get this closed?

Have you seen what's

coming about Clearbec

Since that kid

blew his brains out?

That kid was

a nut job, Robert.

The press is

all over it, Bruce.

It's completely killing

the financing.

We have to close

by the end of next week,

Otherwise South Africa pulls

out. That's the scheduled close.

You want to be closed by the end of

next week, then our fees just doubled.

Does that mean we're not

playing squash on Saturday?

You'll have

a new deal memo in an hour.

I want it signed

and executed back today.

- Fine. - And if anything else

like this happens, Bruce,

We're out of this deal.

Bye-Bye.

I have no idea

how many were killed.

Hundreds.

They burned the bodies, the evidence.

But some got away.

I did. Were they

infected? Did they survive?

I don't know.

I pray that Francisco Francis

made it out.

Francis is a great man.

They jail him, beat him,

try to kill him,

- But he keeps rising up.

- Shh. Shh.

He is witness

to what happened.

He will tell the truth.

If he is alive,

you must help him.

May god have mercy

on you if you don't.

Jason, I made you

your favorite breakfast.

If you're not gonna eat it, then

you might as well go to your room.

- What's going on?

- I don't know.

He's not eating, just

staring at the clock.

- What's wrong with the clock?

- Nothing.

Since when is he not eating?

A couple of days.

How come

you haven't told me?

I've been trying to.

You don't know.

He's so frustrating.

I mean...

Karen.

You were the one who wanted to

move out here, off the grid...

- I know.

- ...And deal with his issues.

I can't do it

by myself.

You are not by yourself.

Yes, I am.

You're here,

but you're not here.

I feel it.

And Jason sure

as hell feels it

- More than I do.

- I know.

You need to spend

some time with him.

Quality time.

Jack.

Just be with him,

Spend more time

with your son.

Please.

Bruce, listen to me.

I've been thinking

about this, okay? Please.

We gotta help these people.

We can't just leave them.

We have to call in

world health.

They can contain

the typhus.

Tony, if we call in

the W.H.O.,

That's like sending out

a press release

Saying that Clearbec

caused the typhus outbreak.

And if that happens,

the government of south Africa

Will pull out

of the deal for sure.

You think

the south African deal

- Justifies what Aquila did?

- No, I don't,

But he said it was a

disaster beyond imagination,

That what he did was the only way

to contain the typhus outbreak.

- And you believe him, right?

- We have a company to run.

I have shareholders

to report to.

Now we have to do

the right thing.

What the hell happened to our

filtration system down there?

The river flooded, okay?

That's what happened.

- But we've tested for that extensively.

- The sewers backed up

And then rats were

infesting the town.

The market will crucify us

if this ever gets out.

I don't know, man.

I don't know. I don't...

I don't know anymore.

Just... you tell me.

- What's the official story?

- The truth.

He broke into our filtration

plant and sabotaged the system.

That's what caused

the typhus outbreak.

The army came in

to apprehend him.

Francis and his men fired back.

The army returned fire.

There were casualties, period.

End of story.

Have they gotten

to Francis yet?

The guy's hiding up

in the mountains somewhere.

All right, tony. You do whatever you

can to help those people down there,

But pleakeep

a lid on it.

You wanna go help me

stack some firewood?

Come on.

I heard you crying

last night, mommy.

Why were you crying?

Um, because...

Mommy saw something

that made her feel sad.

My sister called me.

She said she's being followed.

She's been online

trying to figure out

- What really happened in Ecuador.

- You tapped into her computer?

- Yes.

- Never authorized you to do that.

Well, I apologize, Bruce.

I didn't think you'd object.

She's on our system,

and we have responsibilities.

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