“You're offering a conclusion not found in evidence.”
Por qué es buena
A precise objection: conclusions without evidence do not count.
Registro
Formal
Úsala tú
You're offering a conclusion not found in the data.
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Eduardo's Deposition Turns on Emails, Explained
The Social Network · 2010
Capítulo 7 de 23 · 3'29"
In the deposition, lawyers press Eduardo about how Mark recruited him and whether money was the motive. His patience snaps — "Stop typing. We're off the record." — and the questioning shifts to the emails that show Mark stalling the Winklevosses while building his own site.
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 1:06–1:31
❝ Monólogo · 3 frases The Witness Goes Off the Record
25s - 2:34–3:27
The Emails Come In as Evidence
53s
Eduardo's Deposition Turns on Emails, explained
What happens
This is a deposition scene. A lawyer questions Eduardo about Mark's early offer — the share, the CFO role, the promise to handle business — and about why Mark came to him rather than his programmer roommates. The talk turns to whether Mark schemed to push a partner out of the company.
What's really going on
The deposition is a duel over wording. Every answer is pulled and weighed, and the lawyers keep objecting to what they call speculation rather than evidence: "You're offering a conclusion not found in evidence." The scene also lets Eduardo defend Mark's motives, insisting that money was not the point, while the questioning keeps pushing toward jealousy. What the emails finally reveal is the quiet betrayal the film was built around — Mark sounding friendly to the Winklevosses while taking his time and building something of his own. A casual line about the Ad Board, "he'd thumbed his nose at the Ad Board," captures Mark's attitude exactly: rules are just obstacles.
Key lines & what they mean
- “You're offering a conclusion not found in evidence.”
- A lawyer's objection: the other side is arguing a conclusion the documents do not support yet.
- “Stop typing. We're off the record.”
- A demand to go private mid-testimony, cutting off the record before something damaging is written down.
- “There was nothing to hack.”
- Eduardo's point that the site was harmless by design: users would supply their own photos and information.
- “I said, "Let's do it."”
- A flat confirmation of how quickly he agreed, which the lawyer will use to show he was an equal partner.
- “take the Phoenix Club and turn it into my ping-pong room.”
- A boast that turns a prestigious club into a toy, showing how little Mark cares about old status.
Theme
- Betrayal — The deposition exposes how a partnership collapsed, with emails showing one friend quietly stalling the other.
- Justice — Lawyers fight over evidence and conclusions, trying to decide who wronged whom in the birth of a company.
Qué aprendes en este capítulo
Puntos de enseñanza
Repasa justo después de verMi nivel1/5
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
Puntos de lengua
Toca una tarjeta para saltar a ese momentoFrases de oro
Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“Stop typing. We're off the record.”
Por qué es buena
Two short commands that flip who controls the room.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
Stop texting. We're off the record now.
“There was nothing to hack.”
Por qué es buena
The cleanest defense: you cannot steal what people gave away.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
There was nothing to copy; the file was public.
“I said, "Let's do it."”
Por qué es buena
A clean, decisive yes that ends the hesitation in one stroke.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
When they pitched the plan, I said, "Let's do it."
“take the Phoenix Club and turn it into my ping-pong room.”
Por qué es buena
Petty revenge rendered as a floor plan.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Now I could take that old office and turn it into my studio.
Monólogo
Un personaje sostiene la escena: practícalo entero❝ Mark buys the street
Ma'am, I know you've done your homework, and so you know that money isn't a big part of my life. But at the moment, I could buy Mount Auburn Street, take the Phoenix Club and turn it into my ping-pong room.
He pretends money is small, then drops a street and a ping-pong room on the table.
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La pregunta, luego la fraseWhat is Eduardo being asked about in the deposition?
The lawyers press him on how Mark brought him into the company, what he was promised, and whether jealousy or money drove the split. They also ask when he learned about the other lawsuits.
Why do the lawyers keep objecting to each other?
Because one side is presenting conclusions the evidence does not yet show. The objection "You're offering a conclusion not found in evidence" is answered by producing Mark's emails.
What do Mark's emails to the Winklevosses reveal?
They show him promising to review their site and then repeatedly postponing meetings, while he was already building his own project. The emails are the evidence of the stalling.
What does off the record mean here?
It means the next remarks are private and must not be written down. The demand is meant to stop damaging testimony from entering the record.