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4 Y eah. Th{s t s l. lr. } t c De rmo t t . ! { h o ' s c a llin g ?

5 Hey, P leasan t , h o ryy o u d o t n g ? lJ h a t ' s g o in g o n ?

6 Okay. I'm going,to the shower, so whenever you want to

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7 cofie ov€r. just, you know, glve me abuzz when you get here.

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9 I gotta $ee t f ii s .

10 Oh, man. S o . y o u ' r6 t e l I t n g m€ - - y o u ' re t e l I I n g me

11 e verybody knowe aboutly n a t we ' re d o in g ? I

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t4 0h, my lord. We l1 , ma y b e -- wlll t h e y -- ma y b et h e y ' Il

15 h ave it at th€ hotel. A ll rig h t , lt e l1 , wh y d o n ' t y o u c o meo v B r t o

l6 the hotel artd than I'll ju t t g o d o wn a n d ry e ' ll s e e { f we c a n f in d a

T7 n ewspaper (inaudtble). [ ' lh a t wa s it c e ] ls d , t h e Da ily Ne ws ?

1B A h, rren, tht s a in ' t g e t t ln g e a s y . llo , I d o n ' t lik e t h i s

t9 e lther. I don't lik6 t h t s a t a ll. I d o n ' t k n o w wh e re t h e y g o t l t .

eo Y ou stlll go t t h 6 o rig ln a l d o c u n e n t , rt g h t ? If I got

?l the orlginal documont, t h e re ' s n o s t o ry , t h e n t h is ls a I l b u lle h' i t .

?2 A'l1 rl ght . Just come on ovsr .

23 A ll right. I ' ll s e e -- h o w lo n g 1 s it

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3 You coul d i magirre me? Honestly ,

tlS. BRIDGEWATER:

4 l'lE. I'tcDERllOTT:What did Oble say abotrt lt? D{d he say

5 anything? 0id he say wh a t h e b e lie v e d o c c u rre d ?

6 l'l$, B RIpG E I T I A T E He
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7 l'lR. tlcOERl'l0TT:What about Tarino? Dld Tarino say

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10 rpoken to him about th ls . y o u k n o w. He s a ' id -- we ll, a c t u a lly , I --

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13 l'lR. l'lcDERl{OTT:what about A'll yson? Have ybu spokerr to

T4 A llyson since we spok e ?

15 I s p o k o wit h A lly s o rr -- n o t s in c e w e
1'lS .B RIDGE WA T E R;

16 spoke, but when 0bie c a lle d me a n d t o ld me a b o u t t h is , I c a lle d h e r .

t7 B ut she said she hadn ' t s p o k e n t o t h e T rlb u n e a n d t h a t s h e h a d n ' t

18 tpoken to Obie, so I d o rr' t k n o w h o w t h a t c a me a b o u t .

19 I know, um , o b le wa s q u it e d is t u rb e d a b o u t it , y o u kn o w ,

ao h_ewas sayi ng that , yo u k n o w, p e o p le e h o u ld n ' t b e d o i n g t h i rt g s - -

e1 about this part I s p o k e t o h im a b o u t t h e wh o le in c id e n t .

22 tlR. l'lcDERl'IOTT:
Sure. Sure.

e3 He ' s d ' is t u rb e d a h o u t it
t'ls. B RIDG E WA T E R: and. uf,, I don't

?4 thlnk he would sey any t h in g t o t h e --

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3 l.lR. l,lcDERt'IOTT:
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4 end do this? I'm really n e rv o u s .

5 Ho n e s t ty .
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6 /{R. }lcDERllOTT:Now, 1et me take a deep bgrath, th{nk
7 st ral ght .

I , \ Dld you get a n y a n s we rs f ro m h lm a b p u t *q u e s t io n s t h e t I

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to doing this, I gotta make sure that -- that. you knoriy, this thirrg
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t3 I think I told him I (in a u d ib le ) T ra v o lt a ' s lf , wy e r. I've $pokenwtth

L4 hltt, h6's very concern e d a b o u t wh e t h e r -- lf t h e y re a c h a n a g ree m e n t

t5 w{th you, whether this t h t n g will p o p u p a g a in .

16 B ut he's say in g , No , n o t e v e r. O n c e it ' s f ln is h e d , lt's

L7 finishecl. He sa{d he wa n t s t o h a v e it b e h ln d h ' lm, in a n y e v 6 n t , s e

18 that, um, so he cen go o n w' lt h h is lt f e wit h o u t a n y o t h e rr u f it --

l9 nR, ilcDERl{OTT:Oid you tell hin that I had proposed

eo installment arrengem€ n t ss o t h a t I c o u ld b u y h ls s ile n c e a n d b e

?r guaranteedover a perlod of time that he woulO."r"i-!ftI?

2? I me n t io n o d -- I s a id -- h e s a id h e w a s
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?3 considering, you knorv , wh a t p e rio d o f t ime t o a v o 1 d , u f i, t h t s t h i n g

z4 popping up.

e5 llR- McDERIIOTT:Sure. And you explained f rom our

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7 guatantB€d that he's going ta do wnat ne sai\ he was going to do.

3 T Well , I di dn' t tel'l hl m, you know - -

tl$. BRIDGEWATER

4 l{R. llcDERt'IOTT:In those words.

5 l{S . B RIDG E WA T E R:
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6 tlet you were v6ry conc e rn e d a b o u t t h e t h llp p o p p f n g u p .

7 He -- and h e s a id h e u n d e rs t a n d a t h e t , y o u k n o w.

,8 I sald, ufir , I s p o k e t o h it r, wa n t t o k rro wwh e re y o u

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13 where did you g€t lt from anyYYey?

14 S o, he satd , w€ ll, u m, s o m€ o n et o ' ld h im t h a t t h in g s ' l i k e

15 this jn the Unltecl S tat e e y o u c a n g e t a h u n d re d -- e h u n d re d --

l6 hundreds of millions of d o lla rs .

t7 I sai d, l,lell - - I sa1d, Well

IE t'lR, f,lcDERl'lOTT:
(Leughtng)

l9 l'ls. B RIDGE WA T E R:
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eo l.lR. tlcDERl{OTT:Boy, I got a little word for that guy.
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z2 tha lawyer, he sald, y o u k n o w, me d ia p e o p le wo u ld p a y a b o u t t wo t o

23 flve thousand dollars f o r t h e s a me t h ln g .

?4 t'tR. ilcDE R[0 T T : y e a h . r me a n , if rt wa s e a rt h -s h a t t er i r r g
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3 l{S. BRIDGEWATER:
Ri sht .

4 l'lR. llcDE RllO T T :0 k a y . T a b lo id s wil1 , y o u k n o w, s o t h a t

.5 they don't have to cre a t e it - T h e y c a n a t le a s t t a k e i t , e mb elI i e h

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7 l'ls. BRIDGEWATER:
Right

E l.lR. l,lcDERl'l0TT:- -,,yop know, and spi n { t .

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I B ut -- so, y o u t e ll h t lm h e g o t -- h e J u s t c a me t o t h e m f o r

10 ?S mtl'lion because some b o d yt o ld h im it ' e wo rt h h u n d re d s o f mil l i o n

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l3 l{R. l,lcDERtlOTT:Ah, man.

l4 0 , I s a id -- y o u k n o w, h e s a ld -- h e
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r5 told me that there's n d wa y t h a t t h e y c o u ld ra J s e $ 2 5 milllo n .

16 HR, I,IgDE RHO T TI n: ' c a s h . I me a n , 2 5 millio n in c a s h ? Y o u

L7 know how much money that is?

18 HS . B RIDGR, I A T E R:
T h a t ' s a wh o le lo t o f n o n € y .

19 l'lR. ltc0E Rt lg T T : I t ' s a ' lo t o f f f o n € y , b u t lt ' s a lo t o f

eo money I n bonds and sto c k s a n d re a l e s t a t e , i n v e s t m€ n t s, b u t i n c a $ h ?

a1 In the unltecl $tates, if y o u t a k e mo re t h a n g 1 0 , 0 0 0 in c a s i f ro m a

22 bank, it's a reportabla t ra n e a c t io n .

e3 1'l$. BRIDGEWATER:
Exactl y ,

?.4 l'lR. llcDE RllO T T :Y o u h a v e t o f ile -- y o u h a v e t o f ile a

25 spocjfic report. Now , it ' s n o t i' lle g a l , y o u , 1 6 o k f ly , b u t

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3 g ov€rnm€ntthat you hav e d o n e t h a t .

4 l{S. BRIDGEWATER:
Ri ght .

5 1.|R.f{cDE Rl , l0 T TS
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6 ? 5 mlllion in cash. the g q v s rd me n t is a u t o ra t ' ic a lly a le rt e d t o th e _ . -

7 fact that we're trylng t o g e n e ra t e t h is mu c hn o n e y , o k a y , e n d t h e n

I e verybody and their mo t \ re r k n o ws t h a t t h e y ' re , y o u k ilo w, t h s y ' p e

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I g oing to inveetlgate, t J " y ' re g o in g t o p u t a t e a m o f p e o p le o n i t l .

10 l{S. ERIDGEWATER:
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13 that's craE y, I mean. th e p h y s ic a l c le lt v e ry o f a n y n o n e y li ke that.

l4 That'e like -- that's lik e a p ic k u p t ru c k f u ll o f mo n 6 y .

15 lls. BRIDGEWATER:
Yeeh.

r6 l'lR. llcDERll0TT: 0r two pi ckup trucks ful l of money.

t7 Have you tal k e d t o h I f i a n d t o ld h im t h a t t h a t we w e r e

t8 interested, bUt we're g o in g t o h a v e t o n e g o t la t e o n t h e n rrmb e r?

19 lls. B RIDGE I ' J A T E R:

I s a id t h a t . I s a id t o h t m, [ , I e ' ll, y o u
2a know, $2$-million, I sa ic l a s f a r a t t h e y ' re c o n c e rn e d , it ' s lik e w a y
er o ut of the ball park.

?2 l,lR. I'IcDERHOTT:
How d1d he respond?
z3 l.ls. B RIDGEHA T E R:
He s a id , l, le ll, wh a t c t o y a u t h t n k ?
24 I said, W ell -- - I s a id , We ll, y o u k n o w wh e n I s p o k e t o

e5 you and I seid you tallt { n g a b o u t a mllt io n d o lla rs .

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3 S o, he eaid, Wo ll, wh a t t h e y p le n t o d o ?

4 I sald, LrelJ , I d o n ' t k rro w. We d id n ' t d is c u s s t h a t .

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10 I d o n 't w a n t to cu t a d e a l wt t h y o u a n d t h e n g e t t h t s t h in g in th e
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t5 hi m?

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I ' ll h a v e t o c e ll h lm.
L7 I-lR. l,lcDERl,l0TT:
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16 was looking at, given t h e -- t h e n a t u re o f h le d e ma n d , c l€ e r s e v e r i t y

l9 o f the situatton. the a lle g a t io n s t h a t a re b e in g mg d 6 , t h e n 6 6 d f o r

20 u s to get that original d o c u me n t b a c k , wa s mo ro a ro u n d a b o u t
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?? Do you thtnk t h a t wo u ld b e f a ir e n o u g h f o r h im?
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z4 what he i s askl ng for.

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3 delivery of it, couple o f s u it c a s e g , y o u k n o w, o r a s u lt c a s e . An d ,

4 you know. I can do lt, tt c a n b e d ls c re t e ' I t c a n b e c a p a b ' le o f

5 beinq done.
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7 people in terms of hav ln g t o b o rro w t h e mo n e y , ln t e rms o f h a v 'l n g

I to -- {o -- the reportin g re q u ire me n t s . I c a n P [ o b a b ly c irc u mv e n t

ft;
I the retorting requ{rem e n t a b y g e t t ' in g t h a t a rn o u n f t .s o it me a n st h a t

lo we can -- one thing -* o n e p o rt io rt o f t h is we c o u ld t lo p rlv a t e ly ,

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tz you trant to talk to him? I ' rn -- I ' m ju s t g o ih p t o g o t o t h e

13 'id
bathroom. can you call h im?

t4 If you want , you can stay (l nauclibl e ) .

lls . BRIDGETJATER:

15 t'lR. t'lcDE R l, l0 T T0: k a y . We ll, le t me g o t o t h e b a t h roo m .

l6 I'l l be back.

17 l'ls - BRIDGEhIATER:Okay.

18 (t{r. l{cDer mo t t le f t )

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z? How you tloin g ? T h is is P le a s a n t .

e3 I'm okay, t h e n k y o u . Okay. I've, u f , , s p o k e n wit h th e

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3 Pardon?

4 That can't c u t it ?

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rt ' s t h e"/ s a me t h i n g i f y o u ' re - - i f
l4 you're doing it'in Th e B a h a ma s ,t h e n y o u . ll h a v e t o re p o rt it to
15 we have the securities c o mmis s io na n d s o f o rt h , s o t h a t c re a t e s a
16 problem, um --

L7 rlR. I'IcDE R HO T Tp:h y s lc a l c re llv e ry , s a p ro b le m. A I ot o f

18 people woulct need to k n o w e r€ e p ro b le m.

19 t't$. BRIDGEWATER:
HetI o? Okay.
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2l l'ls. BRTDGEWATER:
carr hlrn hack. He needs to ta'lk.
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e3 talk to hirn about the in s t a lt me n t s ? I me e n , I
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3 He sai d - -
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4 llR. llcDERtlOTT: - - work'ing as an ambulance dri ver? It ' s

t going to take hlm five lif e t ime s
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tl$. ERIITGEWATER:

7 l.lR. llcDE Rlf 0 T T ; He ' s liv in g p re t t y la rg e . He h a s n ' t d o n e

\8 thi s before, has he?

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1'l$. BRIDGEITfATER:

to l'lR. llcDERflOTT:l'ly l ord , hs's I i vi ng I arge. That expl a'l nt

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15 1.1S.ERIDGEWATER:
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T7 Tarino Llghtbourn. Tha t ' s a n in t e re s t in g n a me , r n e v e r h e a rd t h a t

l8 b efore.

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22 a bout i t,

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?4 El'lT? You don't know? Did you know h{m before?

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