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me, and I'll stop saying I'm okay.
Fair enough.
Ready to get to it?
I've been getting to it
since 5:
00 a.m.Okay? I'm starving. There's nothing
in that fridge but moldy casseroles.
- Is Doe's still open?
- I guess.
Well, let's go.
Don't eat that!
The government
takes private property.
They do it all the time.
End of story.
railroads get built, man?
But this isn't about a railroad. They said they
need the land to build a new student union.
- I hardly think that qualifies.
- We'll see. It might.
You're not hearing me.
They just want the church gone because
they think it's bad PR for the university.
- Yeah, they're probably right.
- Pearce.
Hey, listen, man.
I said this ain't my thing.
All right? Now you want to tell me
how to fight an eminent domain case?
Why don't I just go home?
You can do it.
[woman chattering, laughing]
This is eerie.
Let's go check it out.
We can't.
It's all locked up.
Last time I was in this building,
Hey.
[Dave] You got in so
much trouble for that.
[laughing]
So stupid.
[chuckles]
to the board of trustees
and introduce myself
as your legal counsel.
I'll politely let them know we
won't be entertaining any more...
backroom offers
between old friends.
Thank you.
One step at a time,
little brother.
His brother is a lawyer?
Are you kidding me?
Of course he's gonna fight back.
What'd you expect?
a better settlement.
Something more fair.
And where do we take
that money from?
To pay any more than legally required
is a disservice to the school,
not to mention,
it's unethical.
Be careful not to let your friendship
with Reverend Dave cloud your judgment.
- [sighs]
- Look, I'm on your side.
My advice is take care
of this now,
or the person
who replaces you will.
[man] It's important to remember, in
the midst of all this controversy,
that friends and family are now
grieving the death of this innocent man
killed in this tragic
and senseless way.
I can't even imagine the heartbreak
for his parents, having to...
[stops]
Maybe you just need to
I can't.
How can I?
Everybody thinks...
that he was... murdered.
His-His friends,
his parents.
They deserve to know the truth...
that it was an accident.
Maybe it'll help them.
Maybe that'll give them
some sort of closure.
Okay, so say you confess.
Maybe they'll go easy on you, but...
maybe they won't.
Okay, and then what?
I don't know.
Do you really believe...
that there's a God?
I don't know. I guess.
If he does exist...
do you think that he
would forgive me?
Of course.
[sniffles]
[sobs]
Hey, Pearce. I'm headed to church.
You want to join?
Not one bit.
Look what I found.
What?
Check it out.
My gosh.
Wait, wait, wait. I want
to show you something.
Man.
Stretchy!
Wow.
I thought most of this stuff
would've ended up in a landfill.
- No.
- Hey.
Pearce, Aunt Celia
painted that.
Who cares? It's ugly.
- Bet you can't hit the frog.
- Grow up.
Ten bucks.
Give it to me.
Told you.
Wow. Mandy Stebbins.
Whatever happened to her?
I don't know. If she's not
on Facebook, I have no idea.
[whistles] Hey.
[thuds]
Confirmation.
You still pray for me?
Pearce, can we not?
Why? I'm just curious.
Yeah. Sometimes.
I knew it.
What do you pray for?
I'll come back around?
I'll find peace? What?
- Is this fun for you?
- I'm just making conversation.
Yeah, well, maybe I'll pray that
you make better conversation.
- [phone buzzing]
- Josh?
What? Right now?
[Pearce] Hey, I'm gonna need the
name of a circuit judge down here.
Yes. Now. Today.
- Okay, let me know.
- Dave!
Yeah. What... What's going on?
They won't stop.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Hey. Whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop! Stop!
I need you on the other
side of the tape, sir.
- I'm the pastor of this church.
- Well, that may be, but it's not safe.
- It's okay. I'm his attorney.
- Congratulations.
And I'm a Mets fan. Now, move
back, or I call the cops.
- Hey, buddy, I have a demo permit.
- You got a permit to wreck a church on a Sunday? Really?
- Yeah, what can I say?
Signed by the president
of the university.
Thomas Ellsworth.
Unbelievable.
- Just trying to do my job here.
- And I'm trying to do mine. Give me your keys.
You touch this church
before I get back,
I'll have you arrested for
destruction of property, okay?
- You stay put.
- Yeah, what do you want me to do?
I don't know. Stall.
- You have a Bible?
- Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, Gloria Pascual.
I know. I'm already on my way.
What? Are you kidding me?
Ah.
Of course she is.
It's Sunday. Where is she?
Yeah, yeah, I know it.
I know the place.
[Dave] Hey, everyone.
We're gonna hold service.
Right now.
Come on in, guys.
Come on. Come on over here.
- Can I have that Bible?
- Yeah.
So the, uh... the Bible
is the word of God.
But how often do we really
take time to read it?
Let's start at the top,
shall we?
- "In the beginning..."
- Man.
[Pearce]
They haven't even filed yet.
No appraisals,
no escrow deposits.
It's an old-fashioned
end-around. Hold on.
You still there? You still
gotta send me the injunction.
Yeah, pdf's fine.
Okay, hurry up.
Hey, hey, hey! I don't even
know what she looks like.
The judge. Who do you
think I'm talking about?
Yeah, send me a pic.
- [organ playing hymn]
- [choir singing, faint]
"The serpent was more crafty
than any other wild animals
the Lord God had made.
And he said to the woman,
'Did God really say you must not
eat from the tree in any garden?'"
[siren wailing, whooping]
Your Honor,
I am so sorry,
but I'm an attorney, and it's
important that I speak with you.
I'm in the middle
of Mass.
I'm aware. It's very timely.
It involves a church.
And we want to take you live
show you what is
developing as we speak.
You are looking here
This is on the campus
of Hadleigh University now.
Local pastor, David Hill,
is basically staging
his very own version of what can only be
described here as a Senate filibuster.
His last-ditch effort to delay
the demolition of his church.
As you can see here, he's literally
reading the Bible cover to cover
while the growing crowds
watch and wait.
Yeah, that's him.
Your little stunt's gonna cost you
and the pastor a night in jail.
Well, I don't think so.
I have a signed injunction from
Judge Pascual that says...
Well, you can read it yourself.
"Cease and desist."
Good? Thank you.
[whistles] Let's go!
[applauding, cheering]
All right, guys, we're done.
Time to leave. Let's go.
- What happened?
- I just bought us three weeks.
Thank you.
So, maybe the university's board
of trustees does have the right
to expropriate
the church property.
But even if it's legal,
is it moral?
Just take a look
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