Sovereign

(grand orchestral fanfare playing)

Hello? 911.

Where is your emergency?

Exit 275 on 40.

These guys just shot a police officer right on the exit.

You said an officer's been shot on 270 what?

Exit 275 on 40.

275 on 40? Where are you right now?

I'm at the exit.

Oh, my God! Oh, shit!

What do you see, sir? Two cops are dead.

The other one's in the ditch.

They're both dead, ma'am.

They killed both cops.

They shot one. He fell in the ditch.

The other one ran behind the car,

and they shot him in the head.

All right, where's the suspect now?

They're armed with automatic weapons over here.

Where... where are you at now?

I'm-I'm standing right over the cop.

His brains... He's dead. His brains is on...

This an officer?

Yes! Yes.

CARTOON VOICE (over TV): But yeah, yeah. Oh, sure.

Uh, I always get that feeling, too.

CARTOON VOICE 2 (over TV): I know. I...

-(knocking on door) -(dog barking, panting)

(chatter continues indistinctly over TV)

-(knocking) County sheriff.

Come on. Here you go.

This way.

-(knocking) County sheriff.

Good afternoon.

I'm Deputy Hall with the Sheriff's Department.

We're looking for Jerry Kane. Is that your father?

What's this about?

I'm Mr. Friedman.

I'm a lawyer representing Sun Mutual Bank.

Uh, unfortunately, this home has been foreclosed on.

There'll be a public auction in 30 days.

Until then, we ask that you keep the property presentable.

Bank's offering a cash-for-keys settlement.

Tell your dad to give us a call.

We've been trying to get ahold of him.

Is there a reason you're not in school?

I do homeschool.

You do homeschool.

Okay.

(indistinct police radio chatter)

(vehicle stops, engine shuts off)

-(insects chirping) -(sniffling)

-(dog barking) -(vehicle stops)

JERRY (laughing): Hey, Molly.

Hi. (laughs)

Molly.

She missed you. -Hey. I missed her, too.

Come here.

: Oh, God, you're getting strong.

Look at that.

Come on, give me a hand with these.

Oh, man, oh, man, compliments to the chef.

Yard looks good.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

What'd you do with all that scrap metal?

I stacked it back by the shed.

Good. That's valuable stuff.

A lot of copper in there.

Aluminum.

Lawn mower's broken.

What is it, the belt?

I'll take a look.

Cops came by again.

Yeah.

-Left this. -No.

I don't need to see that.

They said they were trying to get ahold of you.

Who is?

One guy said he was with the bank.

Well, if he wants to get ahold of me,

he can go through the proper channels.

I haven't received anything from them.

Receiving is a choice. It's not mandatory.

They said they're gonna auction the house in 30 days.

30 days, based on whose contract?

Theirs or mine?

'Cause if it's mine, fuck it, give 'em the 30.

They're just digging themselves a deeper hole.

The bank's just a clearinghouse.

They don't hold the underlying note.

What's the note?

Why don't you stop worrying about it, all right?

Leave it to your dad.

Clean up. Finish your schoolwork.

BEVERLY (over speaker): Hi, everybody.

It's the first Thursday of the month,

our regularly scheduled occurrence with Jerry Kane.

Jerry's an expert on foreclosures,

mortgages and deeds of trust.

Tell us, Jerry, how exactly did you get into this line of work?

Well, it-it didn't start out as a job at first.

Uh, it kind of turned into one,

after dealing with all my issues with SMB.

Sun Mutual foreclosed on your house.

Well, they're trying. They're trying.

They're doing everything they can.

Today they sent more gestapo out here,

trying to defraud us under color of law.

-BEVERLY (chuckles): Oh, God. -Yeah.

I've already started the administrative procedure.

Tomorrow I'm filing an affidavit of truth,

along with an order to show cause.

You are fighting the good fight, Jerry.

Well, somebody's got to.

This really has become a full-time job

for me at this point.

I used to do roofing, but...

I don't really get calls for that much anymore.

Now it's mostly deeds of trust, redemptions,

consultations, that sort of thing.

Well, I know our listeners

have a ton of questions, so, first caller,

you are on with Jerry Kane.

What the hell is this?

I finished already.

All right, then, let me see it.

Hand it over.

Social studies. (chuckles)

Used to call this civics when I was a kid.

According to the Declaration of Independence,

governments get their power from: A, the king of England,

B, the consent of the people...

B, the consent of the people.

Sounds good to me.

Power's in the people. Always remember that.

-I did this section already. -All right.

After the Civil War, the purpose of the 13th, 14th and 15th...

It's B.

Are you a state citizen or a U.S. citizen?

-The answer is B. -Bullshit.

If you're a state citizen, you don't fall

under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

They don't have a contract with you.

They can't touch you.

If you're a U.S. citizen,

congratulations, you're the property

of the District of Columbia under commercial law.

You're a subject, not a sovereign.

You know, when I was a kid, my dad told me something

that they taught me at my school was a lie,

that they were lying to me.

He went on and on about it, real angry,

until after a while, I finally said,

"But, Dad, why would my teachers lie to me?"

And it was like... I hate... I hate to say it,

it was like he turned into a coward.

He said to me, "Never mind. Forget it."

And he tried to act like the whole thing didn't happen.

But I took away one thing from that conversation,

and that is they are lying to you.

And from then on out, all I've done

is try to find out what the lie is.

-Don't forget your prayers. -I won't.

Mom and baby Candy, and who else?

Jesus.

That's right.

Don't forget JC.

Okay, now, now, open the choke.

There you go. Now, give it a try.

Woo-hoo!

Hello.

Hi.

I'd like to record this.

What kind of document is this?