A Dark Truth

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- ( gunfire ) - ( scattered screaming )

- ( gunfire ) - man: Yeah, what do you want me to say, bruce?

He broke into our offices this morning,

Accessed our files, our computers.

Do we know what?

well, we could assume everything.

Well, this is a major liability.

You're telling me. Renaldo, now!

- Okay okay. - Vamos, vamos. Let's go.

- Renaldo: Okay. - Does the army know who he is?

Oh yeah. Francisco francis.

Come on, renaldo. Come on.

Just keep walking to the car, okay?

- Just walk to the car. - Woman: Renaldo!

- Mama! Mama! - Man: No, renaldo!

- ( gunshot ) - man: Renaldo!

- ( people screaming ) - ( crying )

- Mama! Mama! - ( man shouting in spanish )

Renaldo: No no no no no no no!

- No no no no no no. - ( shouting continues )

She's dead, renaldo. Come on, come on, come on.

- Vamos vamos vamos. - no. No. No!

No! Mama! No!

- Mama. - Come on, come on, come on.

Come on, come on, get inside. Come on.

- ( gunfire ) - ( people screaming )

- Let me out! - ( screaming continues )

No! No. No. No!

I don't care what general aguila's doing right now!

I want you to put him on the phone now!

Let me out right now! Let me out!

It's tony green from clearbec!

- ( car honks ) - let me out of this car!

- ( dog barks ) - ( man speaking spanish )

- Por favor! Por favor! - ( heart beating )

- ( speaking spanish ) - ( breathing heavily )

- Ah! - ( tony shouting in spanish )

Jesus christ.

Man: Did you ever hear about the great transformation?

Woman on phone: Yeah, I think. What was that again?

Man: It started about 300 years ago in England...

- Uh-huh. - ...With the turning of public lands

Into private property.

And it changed the way we think,

The way we view time and land and water

- And even people. It turned them into units... - ( woman scoffs )

...Commodities to be bought and sold,

- And therefore exploited. - Woman: Yeah, but what is bought and sold is constant.

- That's never gonna change. - You know what, sarah?

That is absolutely incorrect. Society needs to approve

Of the things to be turned into commodities

Before they can be bought or sold.

People can be bought or sold, correct? That did happen.

As horrific and diabolical as that may sound, it's a fact.

Sarah: Yeah, and still slavery happens in some countries today.

Man: Regrettably true.

But why is it that in western society,

- We no longer buy or sell people? - Sarah: Because it's immoral

- And it's wrong in all aspects. - ( water pattering )

Man: Well, is it wrong to sell water?

- ( sarah scoffs ) - man: What about air? Would it be wrong to sell air?

Air. Come on, man. You can't sell air.

- No? - Well, what if you can't afford it, hmm?

There's lots of people all around the world that can't afford much water.

- And what happens? - I don't know.

They die. Is it so far-fetched, sarah?

You can sell water, but you can't sell air?

Think about it. I'll take the next caller.

Hello, this is jack begosian. You're on the air.

- Man: The name's charlie. - Hello, charlie. Good morning.

Morning. I want to know when we're

- Gonna talk about the real truth. - What truth is that, charlie?

About the aliens taking over the white house.

The aliens taking over the white house?

You know you know it, jack.

You mean illegal aliens, charlie?

No, you're making light.

Extraterrestrial beings are a real threat

- To our way of life, jack. - ( chuckles ) only if you exchange

Bodily fluids with them, charlie.

I'm not. Are you?

- ( chuckles ) no. - Then we're doing our part.

Thanks for calling. Last call.

Hi, this is jack begosian. You're on the air.

Man: Hey, man. It's van from oakland.

Hello, van from oakland, california.

- Thanks for the call. - Question, jack.

- Yes? - Why did you quit?

Why did I quit what?

The agency, dude.

- Everybody knows. - ( chuckles )

- Why did I quit? - Yeah.

Well, van, uh,

When you can't affect change from within--

I mean, positive change--

You have an obligation, if you're at all conscious,

To get out and try other things.

- That's what I'm doing. - Other things?

- You mean ways to affect change? - Yes.

You think people want to hear the truth, man, but they don't.

They want sound bites, celebrity gossip,

Scandal. You know.

This is true.

The news doesn't have to be truthful anymore,

- Just entertaining. - Nice!

You know, our values are eroding.

Our morals-- what are we doing here, man?

The real question is "what are we really after?"

Is there some ultimate end,

Or are we just into some sort of endless pursuit

- Of nothing more than pleasure? - What do you think?

I believe there's meaning to it, to our lives.

- That's what I believe. - Meaning?

- Like what? - I haven't learned that answer yet.

Well, keep up the good work until they shut you down, dude.

Oh, they're not gonna shut me down, van.

Oh yeah, they will. The cia's suing you, right?

Uh, rumors.

And I hate to break it to you,

- But the c.I.A. Does not sue. - What do they do then?

They have several other options.

But I'd welcome my day in court. Do you think they would?

Think about it. Thanks for the call.

One last thought.

Sometimes it seems like a bleak picture,

But it really isn't, because the basic nature of mankind is good.

And if you don't believe me,

Go on the subway or on the bus at rush hour

And take a good look around, look at the people.

Black, brown, red, yellow, white.

You're all coming home

From an honest day's work.

And they don't do it for the money,

Because their jobs are paying them very little.

But they do it for their families.

They do it for the ones they love.

And you can see it.

And you can feel it.

You can see it in their tiredness,

In their resignation

And you can feel it in their commitment--

Their commitment to their families.

This is jack begosian. Good night. Good morning.

- ( child giggling ) - ( water splashing )

- ( giggling stops ) - ( water dripping )

Woman: And can you make reservations for clare van huysen and I

At that new french restaurant for two?

- You know the one. - Man: At 2:00?

no, for two at 1:00.

But the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the hospital won't be over by then.

- Oh, it won't? - No.

I'll make it two for 2:00.

- Okay, perfect. Thank you. - ( people shouting )

Woman: So, yes, clearbec is very pleased

To have funded this new wing dedicated to children's cancer research.

And in addition to this wing,

Clearbec has also funded a hospice

For the out-of-town parents, which will allow them

Extended stays with the children during ongoing treatment.

So thank you, everyone.

To our future-- the children.

Reporter: Miss swinton, miss swinton, how much is clearbec paying

To the south african government to privatize the water system?

Miss swinton! My message is in the car. Just listen to it.

- Miss swinton. Miss swinton, stop! - ( people screaming )

Back!

Your company killed my family, killed my entire town.

Poisoned them, then shot the survivors.

You will remember them.

Woman: Oh my god.

Renaldo on tape: I presume I have your attention now, miss swinton.

- My country and many others in south america... - ( gunfire )

...Are in the war for water rights. Who knows of this?

Few, as it is not happening in new orleans or new york.

The noise you hear is gunfire.

Children, women and men are being gunned down

- Outside tayca, ecuador. - ( screaming )

I recorded it. I saw it.

Inagua, a local subsidiary of clearbec,

Your family's company, installed a water- purification system

For tayca and the surrounding area.

The system did not purify,

Just the opposite.

A very bad form of typhus emerged in the town.

Francisco francis broke into the inagua office.

Clearbec's own report stated what was happening

- And how they were involved. - ( gunfire continues )

- ( whispers ) - ( girl moans )

Get down. Get down.

Renaldo: And the army, clearbec's partner in ecuador,

Moved into my town and quarantined the area.

They had orders to find francis and kill any residents

- That were trying to get out. - ( metal clanging )

- ( thuds ) - ( grunts )