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to jack up the price.

I'm sorry?

We didn't hear

that last bit.

Ladies, let me just...

Rob. Abigail. Let me

just finish my thought.

They are jumping at

the bait right now.

But if another six

months goes by, we run

a serious risk of

losing our momentum.

You see what I mean?

Now I'm gonna hit them very,

very hard, I guarantee it.

That's why I wanted all of us

together on the phone,

so we could talk about your other

terms, besides the damages.

I promise you, lam gonna

be very, very aggressive.

What other

terms would there be?

What do you mean,

like some kind of a fund?

A what?

Some kind of

fund for the kids?

I don't understand what

you mean by a fund.

What does he mean,

"Besides the damages?"

Mr. Deutsch, do you

mean some kind of trust fund?

A fund that would be set up by

the bus company for our kids?

For tax purposes?

What f***ing fund?

These people

are retarded.

Because I have

to tell you,

we have just lived through that

nightmare with Monica and our children,

and it was not

a pleasant experience.

We just want a clean, straight...

Damages is fine.

Lisa, I'm really proud of you!

Thank you.

Really, really proud!

Thank you.

So, what happens now?

They have to

figure out the terms.

Hello? Yes?

What do you mean!

What's the matter?

Yes?

Yes.

What? Ramon's had a heart attack.

What? Is he gonna be okay?

Quiet!

Yes?

Okay.

Okay, let me write

that down.

Okay, I'm really

not trying to be funny,

but isn't this

a Jewish funeral home?

I guess they do both.

Excuse me.

Joan?

Yes.

Oh, you must be Rodrigo.

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

Rodrigo, this...

I want to tell

you, Joan,

my Dad talked about

you all the time.

He did?

Yes.

Thank you for

telling me that.

And, I don't know if

this is appropriate...

No, it's okay.

But...

He went out a lot.

Do you know, the last

time I spoke to him,

he told me, from the

moment he met you,

he knew he wanted

to marry you.

Because, for the first time

since he lost my mother,

he finally met a woman

he could really connect with.

Well,

he was...

Excuse me.

Thanks for coming with me today.

I really appreciate it.

Oh, you're welcome.

I don't want to

be macabre, but...

Ramon and I were

supposed to go to hear

The Tales of Hoffman

the week after next

and I still have the tickets.

Would you be interested in going?

Or should I give them away?

It's Monday night.

We can dress up.

I'll go.

What did you make of that?

People don't relate

to each other, Mom.

They're totally disconnected.

That's what I make of it.

Well...

I think that's kind of

unfortunate that you think that,

because I feel

like you and I used to

relate to each

other really well.

I'm not trying to

hurt your feelings.

It's just

a general observation.

Okay.

Hey, can I get a hug?

Sure.

I just

feel totally at sea.

Hi, Emily. Hi, Lisa.

- Hello.

- Hi.

Hello.

I am very pleased to be

able to inform you all

that I had a long meeting with

the lawyer from the bus company

and they have agreed

to settle for $350,000.

- What? Fantastic!

- That is just great!

I assume this is

agreeable with everybody.

- Yes!

- It's just fantastic!

But, of course, I gotta bring the

offer to you, and get your approval.

Mr. Deutsch?

Now,

I know there was a concern

after our last call

that we were jumping

the gun a little bit.

- That's okay.

- We're only...

Abigail. Rob.

Could we just listen to what

Russel has to say

and then talk about it once

he's told us the whole story

and given us his

recommendation?

Yeah. Yes. Sorry.

Fire away.

I was gonna say,

I know there was a concern

after our last call

that we were jumping

the gun a little bit.

Well, that's okay.

Would you let him talk, please!

It's okay.

- We're sorry.

- Sorry.

I want to tell you that I

think it's a very good offer.

I think they're

very anxious to settle.

But I also do think

that at this moment,

they are under

the maximum amount of

pressure that we can

really bring to bear,

and I don't believe they're

gonna come up any higher.

Hey, $350,000,

that's nothing to sneeze at.

Let me just... I just want

to introduce the thought...

- Can you all hear me?

- Yes!

Was that everybody? Okay.

Emily? What do you think?

I think it sounds

like we should do it.

But I'd like to be...

Okay. If that's the vote.

Unless you

think there's something

to be gained from

holding out for more.

I think that would

be a big mistake.

Robbie, what

do you think?

- Sold!

- Sold!

Okay.

Now, the only downside

to this as it stands,

and I know this may be a serious

wrinkle for all of you,

is that the bus

company will absolutely

not discuss the removal

of the driver.

What?

What do you mean?

The driver? Then

tell them to forget it.

What do you mean? They won't

discuss the removal of the driver?

Ladies. Let me finish

what I was saying.

It's just

a blast in our ears.

Let him finish.

Finish what?

Forget it!

Thank you. Lisa,

I want you to understand,

I pressed them very,

very hard on this,

but they will not discuss

disciplining a company employee

as part of the settlement

because it could be

seen as an admission

of guilt on

the part of the MTA.

What does giving

us $300,000 mean?

Settling out of court does not

imply an admission of guilt.

It simply does not

carry the same stigma.

On top of that,

you may not know, Lisa,

that they're

currently involved

in a very tricky

labor dispute right now.

Yeah, we know about that!

Just tell them to forget it.

I know that's

your reaction...

It's the only

reason we're here.

Can lump in here?

Russel?

It's really not

your decision.

It's Emily's decision.

Hello?

Are you still with us? Hello?

No.

They're not listening, Robbie.

It's not?

No!

It's Abigail's decision,

because she's

the next of kin.

But she didn't

even know about it!

That doesn't matter.

Could we get back

in this conversation, please?

Yes. I'm sorry.

Obviously there's some strong

emotions going either way here.

Listen, Emily? I don't

know what you're thinking,

but Rob and I are

thinking we should take

Russel's recommendation

while we can.

Because if they won't fire the

guy, they're not gonna fire him.

And six months or

a year from now...

Exactly.

We're gonna be

in a situation

where we're begging them

for half this much...

The entire point

of the lawsuit

was to get the guy fired so he

doesn't kill somebody else.

It was not to get

you $350,000

you didn't know

you were entitled to

for somebody you

didn't even like!

And the only reason you're

getting the money at all

is because I started this whole

f***ing thing in motion!

I'm sorry for swearing,

but you should be willing

to trade in all the money

for getting this

guy off the street!

For getting him,

Abigail!

Well, I'm sorry,

but I have a responsibility

to Monica and I take that

responsibility very seriously.

And rather than being cursed

at over the telephone

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