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that handles even more big clients,

which will make them more powerful.

-What 's so juicy about that?

-Yes, what?

They 're gonna have themselves

a little party. A celebration.

They 're gonna have some

very powerful people there.

Big managers,

agents, maybe some actors...

Some of the richest men in the city

are gonna be there.

What do you want us to do about it?

I mean, you know...

We 're gonna crash the party, okay?

With volunteers.

But we need to get in the building.

Wait, wait. Listen to the man.

Let him talk.

What 's the point of this?

The point...

First of all, no one fucks

with the stars, right?

That 's rule number one.

I 'm gonna personally embarrass the

sh*t out of these attorneys, OK?

You just gotta get me

in the building.

This is the biggest public event we

might have in years, you understand?

We can win or lose everything.

For me, it's complicated.

I have to tell you

something about college.

Everything is ready.

I'll be able to pay the US$ 1,600

by the deadline.

I'll have only US$ 125 left.

But if I don't pay in time...

the scholarship

will go to the next in line.

What are you trying to say?

I 'm not doing it.

Doing what??

The truth is, Maya...

I don 't want to jeopardize

the scholarship.

I don 't want to lose it. I nearly

killed myself the last 5 years...

to get it, and then lose it,

just like that.

Just like that?

I think our families can't afford...

to lose the money we send them.

But it 's different, Maya.

I don 't know,

the only thing I believe is that...

if we don 't do this way,

we won 't get anywhere.

Nothing will change.

I'm not doing it just for me.

It 's for you, too.

Don 't say that.

Why not, Maya?

You know I care about you.

I want us to be together.

I don 't know what I want.

Is it Sam?

I like him.

He's fun to be with.

I learn from him.

He believes in something.

And he's white.

Don't give me that sh*t.

I don't know what you think.

That 's why you 're doing it, right?

Remember what you said

when they fired Teresa?

"She reminds me of my mother".

That 's why I 'm doing it.

I 'm doing it because my sister has

had to work 16 hours each day...

since she got here

because her husband...

can 't pay the hospital bills,

he doesn 't have medical cover...

Iike million other people

in this f***ing country...

that is the richest in the world!

I'm doing it because

I had to pay Perez...

two months of my wages

and beg him for a job.

I'm doing it because we have

to feed those bastards...

we wipe their asses,

we get everything ready for them.

We raise their children

and they look right through us.

Maybe I'll go to school too,

some day.

But what 's the point if you forget

more than you learn?

How are you?

Thanks so much for coming.

-I 'm a friend of Gavin 's.

-Gavin? Sure.

Oscar, you have to secure

the fire exit, okay?

Keep them unlocked.

Ella, you hold the elevator.

So when the guys...

you bring the guys in, okay?

So you meet Ella,

bring the guys in and that 's it.

And you will be up there. We're

gonnawait for the guys upstairs.

Alright. Listen.

This is it, I got the radio.

It 's working pretty good.

So I'll listen the security guards.

If anything happens, I'll let you

know beforehand, alright?

I'm a big fan of him.

An excellent guy. Good actor.

Ladies and gentlemen, if we can have

your attention for just a moment?

We'd like to thank you all

for coming today.

This is a big day for Ted and l,

bringing together separate firms.

A merger is always a difficult

process but we've worked it through.

Indeed we have. It 's a personal

triumph that after weeks...

of intense negotiations, we finally

decided on whose name goes first.

My congratulations to both of you.

My friend'd like to say a few words.

Will you mind?? I mean, this is

avery special occasion.

He 's a friend of Gavin 's.

It 's fine. Sure. Just a few words.

-Please, introduce yourself.

-Hello, everybody. My name's Sam.

I just wanna say that...

with unsurpassed brilliance you 've

represented some of the best actors.

But as you 're negotiating these

multimillion dollars contracts...

the janitors in your building earn

less than US$ 12,000 a year.

Allow me to present you...

your "golden turkey", for the

worst performance by an attorney.

There you go.

Great. Wonderful.

We just want to make a point

that janitors in this building...

owned by this firm,

they make poverty wages.

-And that 's no fair.

-These guys make US$ 5,00 an hour.

-I really appreciate your coming...

-Anyway, I 'd like to clarify...

-Thanks for sharing your thoughts...

-I want to say...

I have a demonstration that might

help ensure you get the message.

Free of charge.

Pro bono, if you will.

We can demonstrate what a superior

job the Union cleaners can do.

So...

enjoy the show.

Ernest, get the f*** up

here right away.

...Iawyers and business executives

who work in this high-rise...

come and go without much thought

for those who sweep the floor.

Tonight, they were

impossible to ignore.

Justice! Now!

They demanded justice for janitors

outside the downtown high-rise...

that was sold 15 months ago.

We pay 75% of our wages in rent.

And then we have to buy food...

and have to buy clothes

for our children.

The spokesman, Tony Rizzoli, says

the company's taking a hard Iine.

They felt necessary to sneak into

the building, disrupt everything...

turning on vacuum cleaners,

yelling and screaming.

But it's a tough Iife

for unskilled Iaborers...

when there's no shortage of workers

willing to do their job for Iess.

Angel has been out there for years,

there's never been a complaint...

about the Iiving wage,

about the working conditions.

And, excuse me, it's been going on

for 3 weeks, I m sick of this.

No talking's been scheduled and the

Union says the marchers'II be back.

Management says if there's another

trespassing, they'II be arrested.

What??

Wait a second. Oh, Jesus!

Hold on.

I can 't do this here.

Hold on. I 'm going to get in so much

trouble if I get caught.

You 're a troublemaker.

Sometimes.

Oh, sh*t!

Do you want me to get

in trouble when we 're all set?

All right, everybody, line up.

Let 's go!

Let 's go, let 's go! Line up!

Stand up! Sh*t...

-What 's happening?

-All right, goddamn it! You, Ben...

You, Ruben...

Dolores...

You, Juan...

Oscar...

And, definetely your ass, Ella.

Got 2 minutes to get your sh*t

and get the f*** out of here.

Before I have you thrown out.

What are you talking about?

We haven't done anything.

-You haven 't done anything?

-No.

You let unauthorized

people into my building.

Which is a violation of

company policy.

For which you can be terminated,

which is what this is motherfuckers.

It was you, f***ing b*tch!

It was you, Marina!

Easy, easy.

-I'm pregnant, you f***ing b*tch!

-You 're f***ing crazy!

-I 'm not crazy!

-You are! I didn 't say anything.

Take it easy.

They weren't involved. I did it.

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