Directed By Christian Haines
Featuring Rinabeth Apostol, Carmen Yvette and Tim Meehan
Set in a law office, Leslie behind a desk pouring champagne and Marilyn pouring gin, they change between the glasses mixing liquor
Marilyn
Was it green?
Leslie
No it was brown
Marilyn
Terrible. A brown pant suit, probably brown after the name of her law school. I don’t know what they teach these nature loving environmental attorney in law school. Just once I want challenge from an EPA attorney in Gucci shoes.
Leslie
Here’s her profile
Marilyn
Bar profile?
Leslie
No, her dating profile. “I love life and I love living life. I enjoy the outdoors, traveling, restaurants, laughing, going to cultural events, and socializing with quality people” blah blah, oh she did go to Brown
Marilyn
I have a good sense for this, I can spot them out. I should have been there, I could have ripped her to shreds in her deposition.
Leslie
Did you want to get lunch?
Marilyn
Oh no, I’m fine (she refills her glass with gin and champagne) Darling, did you use the line “YOU ARE OUT OF LINE!” It throws them off all the time
Leslie:
No, all she had were facts about how the spill killed birds and fish, blah blah facts, facts. I showed the judge that the EPA has allowed the population of birds have outgrown their reserved lands and were trespassing onto our clients lands
Marilyn:
The birds were lucky they were not shot. I would have shot them all iif they trespassed on my land, teach them a lesson.
(They laugh)
Leslie
Our client only had to pay 2 million for chemical clean up
Marilyn
I saw Judge Anderson was the trial judge. He grabbed my boob, let’s say I shouted “YOU ARE OUT OF LINE” all night….What are doing?
(Leslie is tossing walnuts out of her salad)
Leslie:
I hate walnuts, I don’t know why they put them in my salad
Marilyn
(picks up the walnuts and throws them at the audience) Now the birds can eat them. Let’s not say I don’t do anything for the environment.
Leslie:
Here have some lettuce (tosses into the audience)
Marilyn
What ? You don’t like lettuce too?
Leslie
I hate it, it’s bland
Marilyn
Like that environmental lawyer this morning
They laugh
(phone rings, they take out their cell phones answer them)
Marilyn
Yeah
Leslie
No
Marilyn
No
Leslie
Yeah
Marilyn
No
Leslie
No, Yeah send him on in
Marilyn
No, I will I not give funding to the World Wildlife Federation. (Hangs up the phone) I hate this, some intern that I fired gave my number to the World Wildlife Federation as a possible donor. They call at least twice a day with different number, just beggars. I should……
David enters
Marilyn
What’s this?
David
I’m attorney David karen from…
Marilyn
EPA, 2nd year in law, you studied law at Michigan State
David
I see you did your research
Marilyn
I can tell by your suit and shoes
David
Leslie Murray? (To Marilyn)
Leslie
I’m Leslie Murray, what can I do for this unexpected visit.
David
Unexpected, I booked this with you 2 weeks ago.
Leslie
Oh, I saw d. Karen, I thought you you were….. About the illegal whatever
Marilyn
That was last week, you were out, doing that thing…..
Leslie
Oh yes, this is senior partner Marilyn Marcos
David
Marcos?
Marilyn
Yes, Marcos they were my grandparents. The federal government tried to indite them, but my grandmother cleared all charges. Tough woman, can’t be stopped, had the best legal team ……what do you got there, 2nd year lawyer (Marilyn reads the docket)
David
Ms. Murray, we have requested your client to clean up their chemical ponds several times and now it is destroying the habitation of the fish.
Marilyn
Oh dear, good luck with that. (Marilyn tosses the docket to Leslie)
Leslie
Here have a seat
Marilyn
I’m gonna stay for this, Can I poor you drink?
Leslie
Mr Karen,
Marilyn
(Laughs) I’m sorry, I just thought of something funny that Donna’s husband once said. Go on
David
Is She alright?
Leslie
No, it’s too early, just give her 15 minutes. My client has all the proper permits to mine on the land. This is misunderstanding, the population of salmon have doubled and is spilling over to my clients waste ponds.
David
Ms. Murray, there have been leaks to the chemical ponds that your clients have neglected to repair and are spreading into the rivers. I can assure you that is not salmon growing population. We at the EPA have reported several incidents and now we are willing to take this to court
Marilyn
I hope you wear a different suit because this suit doesn’t fit you
David
Ms. Marcos your threats don’t scare me
Marilyn
“YOU ARE OUT OF LINE”
Leslie
My client has invested millions of dollars into the communities and providing jobs and better living, if the EPA take this court it will halt mining and the community will lose jobs. My client will review your request and get back to you.
David
You are missing the point, there will be no community or towns for these people. What if these leaks contaminant the drinking water.
Marilyn
Bottle water
David
What? Does she even need to be here?
Marilyn
I can out lawyer you on two week binge with a 5th of a coke in my system, you know why?
David
Ms Marcos I mean no disrespect……
Marilyn
Because my client has money, so if you want to bring your little documents and petitions, bring it, cause I make you snot nose EPA cornies into tree hugging liberals losing jobs from the American people.
David
I mean no disrespect, all we are asking is your client to clean up the ponds.
Marilyn
I like my idea of bottle water. Will just truck it in.
Leslie
Right, we can accuse the EPA of negligence and misconduct.
Marilyn
That their reports were faulty and misleading. This is great PR for our client. I’m going to get on this (Marilyn exits, to get another bottle of champagne)
Leslie
I thought she would never leave. Here I prepared your disposition, and here are studies and test on the ecosystem. Here is testimony from several scientist, reports, memo from clients failing to clean up. This should be everything to argue your case
David
Wait, what are you doing? Are you trying bribe me.
Leslie
No, I’m giving you a chance to win.
David
This seems like conspiracy.
Leslie
Look my client has money and my firm can defeat your case. They are not the best people, but they only way to cause change is within. If I don’t do it now, things will never change. File this paperwork, I’ll present it to my clients, we will settle, there is no way they want a jury to see these reports. Can I count on you?
David
This seems like conspiracy to bribe a federal agent
Leslie
No, this is conspiracy to make change for a better environment.
(Marilyn enters)
Leslie
We have a problem, David here has reports and testimony from…
Marilyn
Let me read this.. (she moves through the report quickly)
Marilyn
Lets settle all this, do you want feel my boob?
Lights out.
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