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00:00CEO of DV Health has been shot dead.
00:04Matteo Leone has been identified as a shooter.
00:07This is for you, Amelia.
00:09My nine-year-old sister.
00:13Your insurance died for clay.
00:15She was fine.
00:17No, Amelia!
00:18I want you to do the right thing.
00:20That's business.
00:22You will never deny anyone again.
00:25Search the area.
00:26I didn't know that there are almost 200,000 health insurance-related deaths per year.
00:32Matteo Leone.
00:34Go ahead and arrest me.
00:35The people are about to wake up.
00:37Who has had the right to choose a justice now or pay your bills?
00:40The United States versus Matteo Leone, also known as the adjuster.
00:45He's a murderer.
00:46You think you're a hero?
00:48You're a terrorist.
00:49For the second charge, first-degree murder, we, the jury, find Matteo Leone.
00:56Do you know what it's like to watch someone you love endure constant senseless pain?
01:13Of course you don't.
01:16You're incapable of empathy.
01:17I tried to do it the right way, but you made it impossible.
01:30And now I understand suffering.
01:35All I feel is rage in my chest.
01:38I live with a hole in my heart.
01:50And soon you will, too.
01:53This is for you, sis.
01:55This is for all of us.
01:59Her chemotherapy is supposed to start today.
02:01Please, please, just check one more time.
02:04I will need you to calm down.
02:05I will check one more time for you, okay?
02:06Okay, okay.
02:06Your insurance did not her claim.
02:09Tremendous cancel.
02:13Canceled?
02:14What?
02:17So you're telling me there's nothing we can do?
02:19You want to continue treatment?
02:21Then pay out of pocket.
02:31She will die.
02:33I've done all that I can.
02:35You still got a problem?
02:36You can appeal, or take it up with the CEO of your insurance company.
02:51I have to appeal, or Amelia's going to die.
02:54I still believe that someone up there might listen.
03:09I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die.
03:23I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I have a tail.
03:35You're okay, you're okay, you're okay.
03:36You're going to be okay.
03:37No.
03:37Someone help.
03:38Someone help.
03:40Doctor, hello?
03:42Please.
03:43She's all I have left.
03:44Please, someone save her.
03:45Your sister's leukemia has spread, and I gave her an emergency stem cell transplant.
03:57But without continuing the treatment, she has no chance.
04:00I'm done going down with these money-hungered assholes.
04:23I'm going to cover my sister's treatment or I'll...
04:30Insurance troubles?
04:34TB Health is killing my little sister.
04:37She's only nine.
04:39Evil snakes.
04:40My husband's gone because they denied every last claim.
04:45It would have been his 63rd birthday today.
04:49They were his favorite.
04:51Now I can't have one in his honor because TB Health wouldn't cover my tremor medications anymore.
05:02Thank you, young man.
05:04Sorry about your sister.
05:07I'm sorry about your husband.
05:10Those greedy bastards don't care if any of us live or die as long as their pockets are lined.
05:17Don't let them get you down.
05:18We've got to fight back.
05:30If I could just meet him face to face.
05:33If I could just tell him.
05:36Check your hands there.
05:37I'll show you right now.
05:38All right, I know the drill.
05:40Down your horses, boys.
05:42I'll take 100k and the crib keeper's wife over there.
05:45She won't last a week.
05:47I'm going to get 200,000 on the cancer, kid.
05:50Those little coffins are so cute.
05:54Don't you talk about my sister?
05:57Don't you talk about my sister?
05:58You asshole.
06:00You asshole.
06:00You go apologize to her right now.
06:02Make me.
06:03What do you want, dipshit?
06:05Mr. Thornwald, you're coming to deny my sister's leukemia treatment.
06:08I want you to do the right thing.
06:09Save her life.
06:10You come near me again, you're going to be very sorry.
06:12It's you who will be sorry.
06:14If you won't hear me out, I'll make you.
06:37Hey.
06:49Who are you?
06:52Stop!
06:53Get back here!
06:55Security, catch him!
06:56What the fuck is this?
07:12You underestimated me.
07:14You underestimated me.
07:16I'm sorry, who are you?
07:19The guy who sits there you're slowly killing!
07:22He's only nine years old!
07:23She has her whole life ahead of her!
07:26You want a bottle of cry, baby?
07:29You think I'd give a fuck about some snotty kid's wasted potential?
07:33He was denied.
07:34So what?
07:35That's business.
07:37It's not my fault you're too broke to save your sister's life.
07:40You heartless son of a...
07:42Jake!
07:43When the world finds out what you've done to children,
07:47how many people your business has killed.
07:49Bill, what?
07:51Nobody's going to listen to you.
07:56You're not even a pimple on my ass.
08:03You...
08:03You...
08:04You...
08:04You...
08:05You...
08:05You...
08:06You...
08:07You...
08:07You...
08:08Randall!
08:09Randall!
08:11You...
08:12You shouldn't have done that.
08:17Gallons of blood on your hands,
08:26but soon yours will be on mine.
08:29Don't give up, Amelia.
08:30Keep fighting.
08:32I'll find another way.
08:33No.
08:47Keep this.
08:49So, Mama and Daddy, you love them.
08:55No.
08:56No, Amelia.
08:58No!
08:58Amelia!
08:59Amelia!
08:59Doctors!
09:02Doctors!
09:04Amelia!
09:06I hate how quiet it is without you.
09:14You were just a kid.
09:16You had a whole life unlived.
09:19A future.
09:21But they took it from you.
09:24They denied you.
09:25No.
09:25No.
09:29Almost enough to pay for the treatment that would have saved your life.
09:46A sick joke.
09:47How naive to trust the system.
09:53To believe that a rich health insurance CEO would actually care about people.
10:00It's unjust.
10:02I'm done being upon.
10:03I'm done being upon.
10:03You think you're untouchable.
10:15You hide behind your billions while the rest of us fight for scraps.
10:20But all that's going to change.
10:27Because you're not a god.
10:30When my bullet hits you, you'll bleed.
10:34I'm done being upon.
10:34I'm done being upon.
10:35I'm done being upon.
10:35I'm done being upon.
10:36I'm done being upon.
10:36I'm done being upon.
10:37I'm done being upon.
10:37I'm done being upon.
10:38I'm done being upon.
10:38I'm done being upon.
10:39I'm done being upon.
10:39I'm done being upon.
10:40I'm done being upon.
10:40I'm done being upon.
10:41I'm done being upon.
10:42I'm done being upon.
10:43I'm done being upon.
10:44I'm done being upon.
10:45I'm done being upon.
10:46I'm done being upon.
10:47I'm done being upon.
10:48I'm done being upon.
10:49I'm done being upon.
10:50I'm done being upon.
10:51I'm done being upon.
10:52I'm done being upon.
10:53I'm done being upon.
10:54She'll never get to see this amazing place.
11:19You took everything away from her and she's not the only one.
11:24You'll pay for it all.
11:31Do you have a reservation?
11:33Mario Lanchotti.
11:35Why so serious, Batman?
11:40If only she knew.
11:44So, Mario...
11:49Are you here for business or...?
11:54No, sure.
12:02Off to work.
12:04Off to school.
12:06Just an ordinary day.
12:07We should be celebrating.
12:18But you're gone.
12:20And now, everything is about to change.
12:31Remember me, Mr. Thornwald?
12:41Get out of my way, scum.
12:43Remember me, Mr. Thornwald?
12:54Get out of my way, scum.
12:55You'll never deny anyone else ever again.
13:12Now, run!
13:13I thought I'd regret it.
13:25I thought I'd regret it.
13:43But this feels like justice.
13:45Now, time for phase two.
14:05Chief, it's over here.
14:06Let's go.
14:12Who would murder the CEO of D.D. Health?
14:16What happened here, Chief?
14:20Randall Thornwald was murdered in full blood.
14:23Hey, Chief.
14:24Check this out.
14:26And there's two more.
14:28Defend and oppose?
14:31You don't think it's some whack job vigilante?
14:32You don't think it's a threat.
14:36Mere moments ago, a man now identified as 54-year-old Randall Thornwald,
14:41CEO of D.D. Health, has been shot dead using bullets labeled
14:45deny, defend and depose.
14:47Police are speculating that the assailant might be a vigilante.
14:53Whoever did this, enjoy your freedom.
14:57Because we will hunt you down.
14:59And when I catch you, you'll never see the light of day again.
15:03I need to walk free long enough to make sure my message is heard loud and clear.
15:08The shooter who won a life, fill in their Randall Thornwald, for all day lighted.
15:10My papa didn't give a fuck!
15:14Woo!
15:17I did this so others won't die like my sister did.
15:21But what would she think of me now?
15:29I have to go back.
15:32Yes, Mr. Mayor, I know Randall Thornwald was a close personal friend.
15:42He was a god damn visionary.
15:44And we're doing everything we can to catch him.
15:46Find the psychopath and murder them, or you'll never work again.
15:49Sir, we'll squash this cocky fucker faster than you can-
15:54I'll call you back, Mr. Mayor.
15:58CCTV caught the perp biking into Central Park.
16:01Hit it.
16:02I shouldn't have come back, but I can't let this go.
16:11Over there.
16:18They're faster than I thought.
16:21Search the area.
16:22I have an email.
16:23Where could it-
16:47Could this be a clue?
16:51Lieutenant.
16:54I knew there would be sacrifices.
16:57I have to get out of here.
17:02This will keep him busy.
17:03Let's see how long it takes for them to fix that.
17:08Y'all already know my struggle.
17:09So when I heard Danai defend a-
17:11On the bullets?
17:12Like, and the knifing is wrong, but I am on the edge.
17:16DB health is corrupt.
17:17And karma's a bitch, hunty.
17:20So I'm rooting for Matteo.
17:23Excuse me, Officer.
17:26I just found this.
17:33Yeah, I was over there.
17:35You contaminated evidence, you idiot.
17:37My bad.
17:38Hey, Chief.
17:40We found the backpack.
17:41Get the fuck out of here.
17:53Give me that.
17:54There's a note.
18:11How much paper for a life?
18:13And you keep raising the price.
18:15Who gave them the right to choose?
18:18Time to adjust and pay their dues.
18:23Take this to forensics.
18:25Got it.
18:27The plot is thickening.
18:29And I think our vigilante has just earned his nickname.
18:32The Adjuster.
18:33Let me know what you think in the comments below.
18:42I won't be made a fool of.
18:44Have you seen this man?
19:10Tell us what you know, dickwad.
19:17Look, I don't see nothing.
19:18My insurance wouldn't cover new glasses, so we throw out these glasses.
19:22Everything's a big blur.
19:23Then get out of my face.
19:27This adjuster will pay with his life.
19:29People are rooting for this guy.
19:39Just shows how sick our society is.
19:41Okay, but the adjuster can get it done.
19:43He's too hot to collect.
19:45Some loser who wanted to be famous.
19:47All of this is pointless if they don't understand why I did it.
19:51But they will soon.
19:53Who gave them the right to choose?
19:56A justice, now or pay, or do!
20:18Shouting back at the system that tried to silence them.
20:21Who gave them the right to choose, a justice now or pain?
20:24Denying claims is inhumane! Denying claims is inhumane! Denying claims is inhumane!
20:29You should be ashamed of yourself. Harassing people at your age.
20:33I'm proud to fight for what's right, for what we all deserve.
20:36You're defending a murderer!
20:41Who or what? Look at you, shaking like a leaf. You're nothing but a weak old-
20:45Don't lay a hand on her.
20:48How dare you touch me?
20:49Who's touching my wife?
20:53You better apologize, punk.
20:55Your wife's the one who should apologize.
20:56She stole something that doesn't belong to her.
20:58You loudmouth maggots are stealing our precious time.
21:03Leave! Before I make you go ahead and try.
21:13You shouldn't have done that wrong.
21:14Oh yeah? How about this?
21:18Do you realize you just assaulted the CEO of Purple Cross?
21:25I was defending myself. What you did, what you did to my friend Patty here, that was assault.
21:31Who's gonna believe some decrepit old woman and her rat-faced sidekick over a CEO and his wife?
21:37Everyone here? They all saw what happened.
21:40You mean these lazy invalids who'd rather shout themselves hoarse, demanding money from us, than work an honest job?
21:48I worked night shift for 35 years in a warehouse until the insurance company denied my back surgery.
21:55I was trained to become a pilot until Purple Cross didn't add my insulin prescription.
22:00Now I'm blind in one eye and have to give up on everything I worked for.
22:04All they want is a chance to live. You're done taking that away?
22:09I'm done.
22:11Newsflash. The one who has the gold makes the rules, asshole.
22:14Aw, did no one tell you?
22:17This protest is pointless. You'll all stay poor and sick, begging for money you're never gonna get.
22:26Like diseased hamsters stuck in a broken wheel.
22:28It's how the world works. You can't do it without money.
22:31It's always about money.
22:33You're right. When money talks,
22:40people listen.
22:40Here's Emili's insurance money. They need it more than I do.
22:46Free medication.
22:50There's enough here for everyone, okay?
22:52Hey!
22:54There's over 200k in here.
22:56Either you stole this, or you're a drug dealer.
23:00Let's go out for a real nice dinner tonight, honey.
23:04Stealing from the sick once again. That's what you greedy CEOs do best, isn't it?
23:08Stealing. I'll bet half these leeching phlegm buckets owe me money.
23:16Pricks like you don't scatter me anymore.
23:18Yeah? How about the cops?
23:21They'll get me eventually. But not today.
23:25What makes you think you're so invincible? You're a scrawny little nobody.
23:29I'm the CEO of a billion dollar healthcare company.
23:32You have no idea who I am. And you don't want to find out.
23:38Who gave you the right to choose?
23:42Adjust things now, or pay your due?
23:44Who gave you the right to choose?
23:45Adjust things now, or pay your due?
23:55Who gave you the right to choose?
23:56I'm shutting this down!
23:58We're not going anywhere.
24:01We're not going anywhere.
24:02Who gave you the right to choose?
24:04Who gave you the right to choose?
24:06Who gave you the right to choose?
24:08Who gave you the right to choose?
24:10Cops aren't going to be enough.
24:12We need the mayor.
24:14Mayor Camden, there are violent protesters in front of DB Health intimidating pedestrians.
24:20Protesters, huh?
24:22Those chanting morons are a virus infecting the minds of our youth.
24:26I'll send more officers over.
24:30Their leader is the adjuster.
24:34I'll be there in five.
24:36It's for you.
24:38It's for you.
24:42Yeah, one more for you.
24:44Please.
24:46It's a miracle.
24:48But how?
24:50It's my sister's life insurance money.
24:52She'd want me to help people out while they still have a fighting chance.
24:56Consider an adjustment.
24:58Consider an adjustment.
25:00There he is!
25:02The adjuster!
25:04That's the mayor.
25:06Now you'll be sorry.
25:08Mayor Camden, he's here.
25:10This pathetic guy is the adjuster?
25:14The calculated terrorist who murdered my dear friend Randy!
25:18I can't let them take me in yet.
25:20My work isn't done.
25:26No.
25:27I am the adjuster.
25:29No.
25:30I'm the adjuster.
25:32It's me.
25:33I'm the adjuster.
25:34No, it's me.
25:35I'm the adjuster.
25:37No.
25:38Go.
25:39Now.
25:40Get him!
25:41Let's go.
25:42He's getting away!
25:45Get him!
25:46Get him!
25:47He's getting away!
25:48He's over there!
25:49Don't let him go!
25:50Don't let him go!
25:51Don't let him go!
25:58There!
25:59Get him!
26:00Get him!
26:01Get him!
26:02Get him!
26:03Get him!
26:04Get him!
26:05Get him!
26:06Not so clever after all!
26:20Hey, man.
26:21Hey, are you cold?
26:22Can you use the jacket?
26:23Right there.
26:24Right there.
26:25Right there.
26:26God bless you.
26:27Take care of it, man.
26:28Stay safe!
26:2926 year old Matteo Leone has been identified as the CEO shooter.
26:34Hey, God bless you.
26:42Take care of it, man. Stay safe.
26:4626-year-old Matteo Leone has been identified as the CEO shooter.
26:51A $10,000 reward is being offered for any info that comes into our office.
26:56My name is out there now, but I won't hide for much longer.
27:04I wish someone didn't have to die to make them listen.
27:13I wish I could hear my sisters laugh just one more time.
27:18But life isn't fair.
27:22I wish someone didn't have to die to make them listen.
27:26I wish I could hear my sisters laugh just one more time.
27:31But life isn't fair.
27:37Do you need some help?
27:39Do you mind?
27:40I don't mind.
27:41I have to put her on these walks so she can sleep.
27:43And then when she's asleep, I can never lift this up.
27:49Have a good night.
27:50Bye.
27:51The healthcare system has failed the people.
27:54And it needs to be taken down.
28:08This won't bring Amelia back.
28:13But it will save millions.
28:15I'm not a monster.
28:28Accountability is part of the plan.
28:38Have a good one.
28:40And I'm almost ready to take it.
28:42And I'm almost ready to take it.
29:10I can't run forever.
29:16One last thing to check off the list.
29:25Let me get a McCrazy with Oreo Space.
29:28It's fire.
29:30Can I have a bite?
29:32What?
29:33You want a bite?
29:34Yeah.
29:35If you pay for your own, I guess.
29:37Sure.
29:38Maybe.
29:39Okay, sure.
29:40Can I get two then?
29:44And you can keep the change.
29:48No fucking way.
29:53Hey.
29:55I got the car you're looking for.
29:57My time as a free man is ending.
30:00But are any of us really free?
30:05Come on.
30:10Come on, come on, come on.
30:12Come on, come on, come on, come on.
30:13Well, well, well.
30:15Matteo Leone.
30:17Please.
30:18Don't do anything stupid.
30:21Is there a problem, officers?
30:26You little shit.
30:28Chief.
30:29It's all here.
30:30You're under arrest, motherfucker.
30:41You have the right to remain silent.
30:43Go ahead and arrest me.
30:45The people are about to wake up.
30:51No way.
30:53If you're reading this, I am in police custody.
30:56I won't stop fighting but I can't do it alone.
30:59Will you join me?
31:05Matteo Leone is a cold-blooded killer who brutally murdered CEO Randall Thornwald.
31:11For his crimes, we are seeking the death penalty.
31:14How do you plead?
31:16They have it all wrong.
31:19Not guilty.
31:20Answer me, you shit-eating cockroach!
31:31Or should I pull the teeth out from your pretty little smile?
31:35Don't you realize you're gonna get the death penalty?
31:37Don't you realize nobody's free until everybody's free?
31:45Let him go, Chief!
31:47Let him go!
31:51Can't let this sad sack have all the fun.
31:53You think you're a hero?
32:00You're a terrorist.
32:03And I won't rest until you're on death row.
32:07And you're afraid of me because you can't stop what I started.
32:11You're losing control, Mayor Cameron.
32:12Is that what you think?
32:15Well, let's see what the streets have to say.
32:17Come on.
32:25After you, gentlemen.
32:26Hang in there, Mateo! We're all on your side! We're fighting you!
32:45You're going down!
32:50Great use of resources, guys.
32:51So talking.
32:52The system is designed to annihilate scum like you.
32:58Burn in hell, you filthy criminal.
33:01You'll fry in that chair.
33:03Are you scared of me, Mr. CEO?
33:04Scared?
33:05Where's your money now?
33:07You're empty threats.
33:08You think you're some sort of superhero?
33:10You're shit on the bottom of a shoe.
33:12A fly about to be swatted.
33:13Easy for you to say.
33:15Surrounded by cops in your bulletproof vests.
33:17Cowards!
33:19All of you!
33:20I could rip you apart!
33:22You're nothing but a filthy criminal.
33:30Powerless.
33:32Stupid.
33:34Pathetic.
33:36Back off!
33:37Let the court decide.
33:39Innocent is unproven guilty!
33:42Innocent is unproven guilty!
33:43Innocent is unproven guilty!
33:45Innocent is unproven guilty!
33:46It's completely unjust!
33:48It's an insult to the intelligence of the American people,
33:53It's an insult to the American people and their lived experience.
33:59They can yell all they want, but they can't keep you from rotting in jail.
34:03Come on.
34:04Hear me.
34:06See you in court.
34:16No one can protect you in here.
34:21Let's see how long you last.
34:23Maybe I deserve everything that's coming to me.
34:33What you in here for, princess?
34:35What's your name, boy?
34:38Better start answering me, son, before I fuck you up, boy.
34:41I'm gonna fuck you up so bad they ain't gonna be able to recognize you when I'm fucking through.
34:45Now what's your fucking name, boy?
34:49Matteo Leone.
34:51Oh, shit.
34:57You to your jester.
35:04Dixon, you see the brothers in here, they're gonna test you and they're gonna fuck with you.
35:08But they gotta get through us first.
35:11And my man Terrence over here is gonna get you cleaned up.
35:14Yo, T.
35:14Clean this man up.
35:16Take a seat, bro.
35:17The denial letter came a week after we buried her.
35:29I'm so sorry that happened.
35:32And what you did made a lot of guys in here feel a lot better.
35:37Just feel less hopeless.
35:40There's no going back.
35:46I'll fight to the death.
35:47Janet here, but the man of the hour hasn't shown yet.
35:54If you didn't know, today is the first day of the trial of the century.
35:58The United States versus Matteo Leone, also known as the adjuster.
36:02You saw the wanted posters.
36:06Corrupt CEO's time is running out.
36:08You crusty plebeians could never get past security.
36:12Oh, yeah?
36:12You sure about that?
36:14It's called survival of the fix.
36:17The vibes are giving pressure cooker.
36:20Get her, get her.
36:32Woo!
36:38Move me in, move me in!
36:44Move me in!
36:45Move me in!
36:47Move me in!
36:48The people are waking up.
36:53Enjoy it while it lasts.
36:55Our case is airtight.
36:56After this, nothing but prison and death for a sadistic monster like you.
37:01You'll see about that.
37:04Talk to my client again?
37:06And I'll have you disbarred.
37:07I'll see you in court.
37:08All right.
37:18Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Matteo Leone viciously targeted Randall Thornwald.
37:40Rather than grieve with dignity when his sister died of cancer, he cruelly premeditated the murder of a loving family man.
37:48A successful, visionary CEO worth billions.
37:52Who purposely profited off of people's pain.
37:58These witnesses will paint a picture of just how dangerous Matteo Leone is.
38:09He could have saved his sister, but he was too broke to pay.
38:13He had motive.
38:14He was aggressive from the start, you know.
38:16He's a bully.
38:18He pushed me and threatened my husband.
38:21He wanted them to suffer.
38:23That's not true.
38:24He thought he was so smart with all his messages.
38:28Mr. Leone is entitled, manipulable, and frankly, psychotic.
38:34Thank you, Mayor Camden.
38:38For my final witness, I call Brady Thornwald, Randall Thornwald's son.
38:44Brady, how has the death of your father, your hero, affected you?
39:05Will this kid be the nail in my coffin?
39:11My father's not my hero.
39:17Uh, you mean?
39:19I mean, I was incredibly devastated when that cold-blooded killer took my father's life away from me.
39:33You know what?
39:35Fuck that.
39:36My dad enjoyed hurting people.
39:38His entire vision as CEO was built on keeping people sick.
39:43And I'm not just going to sit here and lie because some company paid me to.
39:46You disrespect your own father.
39:49After everything he did for you?
39:51You know what?
39:51Lock me up.
39:52I don't care.
39:53Objection.
39:54He can't just...
39:55I mean, sit down.
39:56You're nothing lower than suing sludge.
39:57Mr. Mayor, first, you treat him like some kind of zoo event.
40:02Order!
40:07Mayor Camden, one more word and you'll be held in contempt.
40:12Yeah, yeah.
40:13No further questions.
40:16Based on the evidence provided,
40:20Matteo Leone undoubtedly is guilty of murder in the first degree.
40:25Prosecution rests.
40:27Ms. Weinhart?
40:32Judge will shine people to jury.
40:36As the prosecution detailed,
40:38my client, Matteo Leone,
40:40shot and killed the CEO of DB Health.
40:45Randall Thornwall, dead.
40:52Someone had to do it.
40:55That's right.
40:56My client does not deny killing Mr. Thornwall.
40:59What he does deny, it was unwarranted.
41:03Mr. Leone had to act drastically to save lives.
41:07And today, we're here to defend his right
41:10so he can defend himself and others
41:13from becoming victims of a murderous corporation.
41:16Order!
41:16I call Patty Sinclair to the stand.
41:27Order!
41:28I call Patty Sinclair to the stand.
41:31Please, tell us what happened to your husband.
41:46Clay and I, we just found out that we were going to be grandparents.
41:50Then one night, Clay had a heart attack.
41:57A doctor prescribed a treatment plan, but DB Health said, no, not medically necessary.
42:03It would cost hundreds of thousands out of pocket.
42:05So we appealed, but all of our claims were denied.
42:09I was denied a walking boot for my fractured ankle.
42:13It got so bad they had to amputate, but they couldn't because they don't make prosthetics.
42:18I got addicted to pain medication, but denied the surgery to cure my pain for good.
42:23We went bankrupt, and now we're homeless.
42:25Couldn't afford it.
42:27So he died.
42:29Appealed.
42:30But now she's paralyzed.
42:31If DB Health had approved my husband's surgery, he would still be alive.
42:45This young man, Mateo, saw how so many of us were being taken advantage of by DB Health's
42:52predatory business.
42:54And he did what no one else had the courage or actually the balls to do.
43:01He stood up.
43:07I couldn't have said it any better.
43:12Your Honor, I call Mr. Mateo Leoti to stand.
43:28This isn't a circus!
43:30Order in the court!
43:31Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?
43:42If you swear to listen?
43:48I swear to tell the truth.
43:49Mr. Leoti, what drove you to kill the CEO of DB Health?
44:05Your Honor, it'll be better if I show you.
44:08Oh, objection!
44:09This is new evidence not found in...
44:10Sit down, Counselor.
44:11Go ahead.
44:11Thanks for being here.
44:12While I still have a voice, I want to tell you why.
44:26This is Amelia, my nine-year-old sister.
44:32She was just a baby when our parents died, and it's been the two of us against the world
44:39ever since.
44:39The doctor said she could beat leukemia if she started treatment right away.
44:44But DB Health wouldn't cover it.
44:48Even with a decent job, I couldn't afford to pay out of pocket.
44:53So I appealed.
44:54I was optimistic.
44:55Look, I didn't know that there are almost 200,000 health insurance-related deaths per year.
45:01As we waited for a response, I watched my amazing little sister get sicker.
45:06And then DB Health denied her appeal.
45:11I did everything I could to fight back.
45:15I even pleaded with the CEO himself to save her life.
45:20He told me it was nothing personal.
45:23It's just the business of keeping people sick.
45:27And then he smiled.
45:31Amelia died.
45:36And I found out our story is very, very common.
45:42I'm talking mass corruption leading to massive amounts of lives ruined.
45:49Hundreds of thousands of lives ruined.
45:52All to fill their pockets.
45:54But we're bigger than them.
45:57All right, we're bigger than them.
45:59If we stand up together, who's with me?
46:06All right, we're bigger than them.
46:12The defense rests.
46:19Nothing more to do but wait.
46:22After thorough consideration,
46:25Purple Cross Health will discontinue our limited anesthesia policy.
46:30Our company will end its wait-and-see policy beginning at the first of the month.
46:34We'll be halting our lottery policy effectively.
46:37Whatever happens today, you did this.
46:41We, the jury, find Matteo Leone.
46:50Dear Tracy, your letter made me tear up.
46:53I am so sorry you and your daughter had to go through such senseless pain.
46:57No one should have to experience that kind of systemic failure.
47:00You are an inspiration and your daughter is lucky to have a mother who didn't back down.
47:05All my best, Matteo Leone.
47:17Death or life in prison, at least I said my piece.
47:30Death or life in prison.
47:43Death or life in prison.
47:49Death or life in prison.
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