Little Pink House Page #7

highways,

dams.

But in this case,

the government

has misused its power

to enrich private parties,

namely Pfizer Pharmaceutical.

[JIM] Your Honor, simply stated,

the City of New London

followed state statutes.

I would also like

to point out that the NLDC

has spent 73 million dollars

upgrading roads,

sewers,

street lights,

all of which has resulted

in public benefit.

[SCOTT] How did you learn eminent

domain was filed against you?

I came home

from work one day

and a letter was taped

to my front door.

Was there anything

about an occupancy fee?

You mean the eviction notice?

[SCOTT] So you also received

an eviction notice?

[SUSETTE]

Yes.

Prior to that,

was there anything

about a rental fee?

Yes.

They wanted me

to pay rent

on the house that I own.

[SCOTT] What, if anything, Mrs.

Kelo,

do you wanna get

out of this lawsuit?

I just want

to be left in peace.

I don't...

I wanna come home and...

relax, finally,

and be left alone.

[CHARLOTTE]

Which is why

it is so important

for us to integrate

the infrastructure

of large corporations

to the brass tacks needs

- of our city's most needful...

- [JUDGE] Okay, okay, okay.

Mrs. Wells,

let's see something new.

- Oh.

- [JUDGE] Realizing that life is short,

when someone

asks you a "yes"

or "no" question,

how about you answer

with a "yes" or "no"?

Counsel.

[SCOTT] So, was the

answer to my question...

yes?

Yes.

I said yes.

I said it at the end

instead of the beginning.

That's the way the French

frame their answers,

so I'm sorry

and I will try

to think more Anglo-American.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

[TIM]

Billy, you're gonna wear a hole

- in the carpet.

- I'm good.

[PHONE RINGS]

Bull?

Let me put you on speaker.

Okay.

Are you there?

- [SCOTT] Mm-hm.

- We're all here, buddy.

- Bull. Tim here.

- Billy here.

[SCOTT]

All right.

You, Billy,

and the Vecchiarellis

get to keep your properties.

- Oh, my God.

- [CLAPPING]

- Oh, my God.

- Oh, yes.

What, what?

What, what, what?

- What else, brother?

- [SCOTT] The rest isn't good.

See, the judge split the baby.

- What does that mean?

- [SCOTT] Developers won't build anything

on your land,

but they might build something

- on theirs.

- What?

How does that work?

How would that work?

[SCOTT] Listen, you guys.

Go get a drink.

Celebrate a little.

You deserve it.

- Okay? We'll talk tomorrow.

- Okay. Thank you, brother.

Thank you very much.

We're going for a drink.

Come on.

Let's hit the bar.

Let's do that.

Let's celebrate.

- Let's get out of here!

- Let's go.

We're getting drunk.

Come on.

Okay, let me just get my...

let me get my wallet

and stuff.

No, I got money.

I've got money.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

So what do we do now?

[SIGHS]

This one's above my pay grade.

Basically, they're saying that

if nobody appeals the decision,

they won't appeal either.

[TIM] I don't trust a damn

thing they say anyway.

They're trying to pit us

against each other.

I can't even believe

they can do this.

We get to keep our homes

and they gotta take it.

F*** 'em.

Either all of us stay,

- or all of us go.

- [PAULETTE] Yup.

[BILLY] I mean, what's

the point, right?

I got a deli

with nobody in it?

Hey, how's the new thing?

Oh, since Pfizer moved in,

it's great.

I got no neighbors,

but I got this raging boner

all the time.

Who needs that?

Yeah.

We fight 'em.

[SUSETTE]

Here.

[TIM]

Thanks, sweetie.

I'm scared.

I got your back.

I know.

Thank you.

Thank you.

No, I mean it.

Thank you.

[JOSH] First thing tomorrow,

we're gonna file an appeal

so the Kelo, Von Winkle,

and Vecchiarelli properties

- go back to the NDLC.

- This is ludicrous.

Everybody's talking about it.

Just yesterday,

my 11-year-old granddaughter,

she asks me why

it's okay for the city

to steal people's homes.

My own granddaughter.

[JOSH]

They grow up fast nowadays.

Okay.

What's next?

[SIGHS]

We need to block I.J.'s move

to overturn the ruling.

Got it.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

No, I don't care

what he's doing.

I need to speak with him.

Now.

[WOMAN] And will he know what

it's regarding, Mrs. Wells?

Yes, he knows exactly

what this is regarding.

- [WOMAN] Charlotte Wells for you...

- [SIGHS]

[WOMAN]

...again.

Hello, Charlotte.

I got a call

from one of your lackies.

You didn't have the balls

to fire me yourself.

- Now hold on.

- No, you hold on.

You hired me to turn

this city around

and I did exactly that.

And now you're throwing me out?

You've become a liability.

A f***ing liability?!

Charlotte, the only thing

that both sides can agree on

is how much they despise you.

You're out of control.

You don't seem to care

who you step on

or who sees you do it.

Yeah.

I do what is necessary.

If I haven't left

some blood on the battlefield,

I haven't done enough.

You clearly don't understand

the power of perception.

Oh, I do.

What about the perception

of the governor

who's trying to avoid

more controversy

because he's now the target

of a corruption investigation?

My legal issues have nothing

to do with this.

They have everything

to do with this.

[CLEARS THROAT]

This is where we part ways,

Charlotte.

Thank you for everything

you've done.

No.

[SIGHS]

[AMBULANCE SIREN WAILING]

[WOMAN] Major head

trauma coming in.

- It was a car accident.

- [SUSETTE] Oh, my God.

- [WOMAN] What? You know him?

- [SUSETTE] Yes.

- [WOMAN] Okay. Stay here, Susette.

- [SUSETTE] No, no...

[WOMAN] You can't come in.

You know you can't come in.

I know I can't come in!

Oh, my God!

[CRYING]

Please.

Please.

Please don't do this.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOCTOR]

Susette.

So this is where we stand.

There was spinal fluid

in his nose and ears.

There was free air

in his brain

as a result

of the skull fracture.

He will be permanently disabled

both mentally and physically

and he will need full-time care

through his recovery.

Do you and your husband

have any support

through this process?

He's not my husband.

Oh.

I thought you were married.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

Are you asleep?

Okay, so here are the things

that I wanted to say to you

that I couldn't.

I wrote them in a letter to you.

I wish I had mailed it.

On the arms right here.

I said, "Dear Tim,

I wish I could tell you

how much I love you.

One...

"But I'm afraid

I'll need you too much

and then one day

you'll stop loving me back.

The scariest part

is that I finally found

the house of my dreams

and it means nothing to me

without you in it."

[LAWYER]

By the authority vested in me

by the laws of the state

of Connecticut,

I now pronounce

you husband and wife.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

Here we go.

This can't be possible.

[ANCHOR] Property owners in

one New London neighborhood

may be losing a long battle

to save their homes.

The State Supreme Court

has ruled

that the New London

Development Corporation

can take the remaining 15 homes

from near

Fort Trumbull state park...

[REPORTER]

Pack your bags and get out.

That's what New London

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