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Spotlight · 2015 — 第 8 / 21 章 · 1'59" · C1

Pressuring Macleish on Settlements, Explained：out of circulation

The reporters already know Macleish settled abuse cases, and they push him past his non-answers. He hides behind confidentiality — "I can't discuss that with you" — and warns he could be disbarred. Then they ask why the courthouse has no records, and the answer is that everything ran through the Church.

あらすじ

At his office, Macleish meets the reporters who ask about settlements involving Father Shanley and Father Paquin. He refuses to discuss them and says he could be disbarred for even acknowledging them. When they note there are no court records, he explains the cases were handled as private mediation with the Church.

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注目の表現

disbarreda sit-downout of circulationthe chancery

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このシーンの表現

out of circulation

removed from active public life or duty

记者追问是否核实过教会的承诺，麦克利什说教会答应把涉事神父撤出流通，也就是不再让他们接触信众。

The old notes were taken out of circulation.

このシーンの他の表現

  • disbarred

    officially banned from practicing law

  • a sit-down

    a face-to-face meeting or talk

  • the chancery

    the administrative office of a diocese

  • a private mediation

    a settlement process held outside court

  • a defense attorney

    a lawyer who represents the accused

このシーンのメモ一覧

37 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ

表現 · A2thanks for waitingThanks for waiting. So sorry, guys. Stuck on a call.
表現 · B1be stuck on a callThanks for waiting. So sorry, guys. Stuck on a call.
表現 · A2not a problemNot a problem. How are you? Good.
表現 · A2thanks for meeting me/usThanks for meeting us. You bet. What's up, guys?
スラング · B1You betThanks for meeting us. You bet. What's up, guys?
表現 · B1be familiar with someone/somethingMr. Macleish, are you familiar with a priest named Paul Shanley?
発音familiar with a

liaison

Mr. Macleish, are you familiar with a priest named Paul Shanley?
表現 · B2settle cases against someoneAnd have you settled cases against Father Shanley?
発音settled cases

flap

And have you settled cases against Father Shanley?
表現 · B2as I'm sure you can understandAs I'm sure you can understand, I can't discuss that with you.
表現 · B1can't discuss something with someoneAs I'm sure you can understand, I can't discuss that with you.
表現 · C1settlements are confidentialEven if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential,
文法 · B2Even if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential

counterfactual with even if + past perfect

Even if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential,
表現 · C1be disbarred for doing somethingand I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence.
表現 · C1acknowledge something's existenceand I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence.
文法 · B2could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence

could + passive for a possible consequence

and I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence.
表現 · B1tough casesLook, I told you guys, these are tough cases.
表現 · B2want some acknowledgmentMost of these folks, they just want some acknowledgment
表現 · B2a sit-down with someoneWe got 'em a sit-down with the bishop and a little dough,
スラング · B2a little doughWe got 'em a sit-down with the bishop and a little dough,
表現 · B2the best someone could hope forand that's the best they could hope for.
表現 · C1take someone out of circulationNo, the Church promised they'd take the priests out of circulation.
表現 · B1follow up on somethingAnd did you follow up on that?
表現 · B1aren't there any ...Yes. Why aren't there any records?
表現 · B1at the courthouseI was down at the courthouse earlier.
発音records of any

liaison

There aren't any records of any of these settlements.
表現 · B1deal directly with someoneWe dealt directly with the Church.
表現 · C1draw up a ... letterWe would draw up a demand letter and send it to the chancery.
文法 · B2We would draw up a demand letter

would for past habitual action

We would draw up a demand letter and send it to the chancery.
発音draw up a

liaison

We would draw up a demand letter and send it to the chancery.
表現 · B2file something in courtYou never filed anything in court?
表現 · B2a private mediation

a settlement process held outside court

It's a private mediation.
表現 · B2bring in someoneOccasionally, the Church would bring in another defense attorney to help out.
表現 · B1help outOccasionally, the Church would bring in another defense attorney to help out.
スラング · A2NopeNope.

「Pressuring Macleish on Settlements」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is an interview that is really a chess match. The reporters come with specifics, naming priests, but Macleish has a wall ready: confidentiality. "Even if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential," he says, "and I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence." The line is both a refusal and a confession in disguise — it describes exactly what he will not confirm. What turns the scene is the question about paper: at the courthouse there are no records at all. The answer, once it comes, is an indictment: the settlements were never filed, just a demand letter, a private mediation, and the Church's lawyers in a room. A phrase meant to sound official, "It's a private mediation," ends up describing a system built to leave no trace.

Theme

SecretsMacleish hides behind confidentiality, and the settlements leave no court record anywhere.
CorruptionCases are resolved privately with the Church, bypassing the courts that should oversee them.

発音のポイント

  • familiar with a — liaison
  • settled cases — flap
  • records of any — liaison
  • draw up a — liaison
There aren't any records of any of these settlements.

The discovery that cracks the cover-up: the settlements left no trace in the courthouse at all.

Well, it's certainly the best the priests could hope for.

A pointed inversion of Macleish's line, turning his defense of the settlements back on him.

No, the Church promised they'd take the priests out of circulation.

The promise that was supposed to protect children, and the question of whether it was ever kept.

Look, I told you guys, these are tough cases.

His framing of the cases as merely difficult, offered as a reason to expect little.

このシーンについての質問

Why won't Macleish discuss the settlements?

He says the settlements are confidential and that acknowledging they exist could get him disbarred, so he refuses to confirm or deny them.

What do the reporters discover at the courthouse?

That none of the settlements were filed, so there are no records of them anywhere in the court system.

What is a private mediation in this context?

A process where the families' lawyer and the archdiocese's lawyers settle directly, without filing anything in court, which is why nothing is on record.

What was the Church supposed to do about abusive priests?

Macleish says the Church promised to take the priests out of circulation, but the reporters ask whether anyone followed up on that promise.

Why does Macleish mention being disbarred?

It is his reason for silence: under the confidentiality rules, even confirming that a settlement exists could cost him his license.

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