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The Runner Page #5
didn't fall too far.
You really think you're better
than me, don't you?
No, I don't.
But I'm nothing like you.
Hey there. You're up early.
Really?
We were in high school together.
But we looked the same.
Middle-aged high-schoolers.
I was asking you to the prom
or something, I don't remember exactly.
You were nervous and blushing,
and I gave you one hell of a kiss.
Did we go to prom together?
I don't know. You sped off crying.
Listen, what would you think about
coming down here for a few days to visit?
- Come on.
- Shoes off, please.
I want my damned pancakes.
- Watch your mouth.
- Yeah, shut up, Robbie.
How about this weekend?
This weekend?
This weekend's good.
Okay, I got to run.
I will call you later.
Okay.
Colin!
Colin!
At 7:
00 a.m. I get a callfrom Gail Dixon with the GCCF.
She's in Feinberg's office.
She tells me BP admires the work
the foundation is doing
and has decided to give us
a $3.5 million grant.
Three million
for existing clients' claims,
and the remainder
for their bankruptcy needs.
- This right here is too good to be true.
- That's what I thought.
So I get to the office,
I log into the donation account, the money
is there. The numbers match up.
But why us? There's got to be ten
other organizations just like ours.
- Publicity?
- Exactly. So if you're BP,
why associate yourself
with a disgraced politician?
Muddles the story.
But this barely touches on the scandal.
Do you want to send back the money?
Hell, no.
I poked around with a BP publicist.
She didn't know
who authorized the grant,
but she thought it would ignite a wave
of funding, which makes sense.
I mean, the GCCF's been hit
with a ton of criticism.
Yeah, okay. Then why start with me?
Who knows? Who cares? Just be thankful.
This is a blessing for your foundation
and your image.
And I know the press
but you are coming off of this a winner.
So, what's the plan?
Are you hungry?
Client of mine's having
- The fishing village?
- Yeah, the fishing village.
Who do you think my clients are?
Only kind of seafood
won't kill you these days.
You got your potatos,
you got your corns,
little bit of crab oil, some garlic,
then you got your Cajun spices,
and God help you if you
get this in your eyeball.
And once you get it smoking real good,
then you know you got yourself a boil.
You married quite the chef, huh?
No, there ain't a man in Louisiana
don't know how to cook.
- Oh, she got a mouth on her.
- What? It's true.
Y'all want a beer?
You have a soda or something?
- What, you don't drink?
- Trying not to.
Oh. Me, too.
Can I tell you something?
Sure.
- I think you got a bum deal.
- Lay...
I mean, you got that
son of a b*tch Senator Owens
sleeping with hookers.
You, you cheated on your wife.
Big f***ing deal.
I mean, people are broke,
sick with the dispersants,
you're the only one down here
Can I help you with those drinks?
Sure.
That lady of yours,
she's something else.
No, no. We just work together, Hal.
I heard you was
rattling cages over at BP.
Looks like we're in business.
I think more like
we ain't out of business yet.
You done good, Congressman.
In breaking news, yet another scandal
is sending shockwaves
through our nation's capital.
This one involving two-term
Republican Senator Tom Owens
of Louisiana who was detained
by federal agents late last night.
On Saturday morning FBI agents raided
Senator Owens' Washington, D.C.
and Metairie homes
as part of an ongoing corruption probe.
Sources familiar with the investigation said
investigators are looking into whether Owens
- used his influence in business dealings.
- Yeah?
- Who?
- No formal charges have been filed against me.
We don't know the extent or the precise
nature of this investigation,
but I am cooperating
with the authorities fully and...
3:
00 p.m. works. Uh-huh.Who was that?
Mark will just be a minute.
Can I get you something to drink?
No, thanks, I'm fine.
Hello.
Sorry, honey.
No, you cannot go
Janie is not an adult.
160,000 cash. That's what the Feds
found in the attic
of Owens' Georgetown home.
Your stepfather can take you.
He's cool. He's hip.
Okay, pumpkin. All right, love you.
My daughter is 14.
What else do you know about Tom Owens?
I know that he took a bribe
from a Florida businessman.
- Tom's going to resign?
- No.
The investigation could take 18 months,
and if Owens decides
to fight, which he will,
a conviction could take years.
What's the problem, then? Tom may not be in
the party, but he supports your interests.
It's not Owens I'm worried about.
It's Chris Wilcox.
He's going to beat him.
- You know I can't win.
- Really?
Well, our polls
are telling us differently.
receptive to your running.
You just need the right spin
and a machine to spin it.
You authorized that grant.
Being one of BP's most influential
shareholders has its perks.
So you had them donate
$3.5 million into my foundation
to test the waters for a Senate run?
What's it to them?
Who's going to finance the campaign? BP?
No. I am.
We need someone from Louisiana
fighting for our side.
And you think it makes
a hell of a story,
Colin Pryce, working to bridge
the gap between BP
and all the hardworking folks
of Louisiana.
This goes way beyond BP.
This is about the entire industry.
This is about protecting investments.
The next few years,
every major oil and gas company
will be spending
more and more token money
on alternative energy and safe drilling.
Billions of ad dollars will be spent
And we'll make sure that
you're in the center of it all.
A hero.
But you're not just asking me
You're asking me to turn my back
on the claims process.
Look at it this way,
if it's not you,
we'll find someone else.
Chris Wilcox is not going to win.
You can bet on that.
What makes you think I'd do this?
You're standing here.
You want to know how I rationalize it?
I ask myself,
would I rather that claims money
be in the hands of a bunch
of podunk fishermen
or invested back into the economy
by a corporation who's been creating jobs
down here since before I was born.
As for a moratorium,
that is just not
economically sound for anyone.
Thank you for your time.
You know what I always found
most interesting about politicians
is that they're so blinded
by delusions of grandeur
that they forget who they really are.
In your case, the only thing anyone
is going to remember about you
is that you f***ed a fisherman's wife.
Most people won't even remember that.
You're going to need
someone like me, Colin.
I know.
I know what you're thinking.
It's really not my place.
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