Leverage2008

Alec Hardison:
You know, a week ago you were all strangers. And then the same thing happened to all of you. You got that envelope. You know the one. Comes in the mail, it says "County of Los Angeles" on the top. You open it like this, "Oh, god." You know. A week passes. You watch the witnesses parade through. You listen to the lawyers argue. Suddenly, you're not strangers anymore. Some of you have even made friends. It's not as bad as you thought, right? But then the judge asks you to deliberate. Then you have a moment of doubt. "I'm not a doctor. I'm not a scientist. How can I tell if Ernesto Vargas died from using Faslife? How... how can I be sure?" But that envelope entrusted you with the most important obligation of citizenship, and that is to find the truth. It's so important that we dare not give it to one person, but to twelve strangers. Now, all I ask is that you... you go into that room, and you work together and you find the truth. I have faith that you'll reach a just decision.