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Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case, Explained：have something on someone

The reporters want leads on Cardinal Law, and Macleish gives them the hard math of abuse cases: the statute of limitations runs out before most victims ever come forward. His advice is to "try these cases in the press," and his read on Garabedian is that he is "grandstanding to cut a better deal."

あらすじ

At Macleish's conference room, Robinson and Sacha ask about the Geoghan case and the allegations against Cardinal Law. Macleish lays out why the cases are hard: a three-year statute of limitations, victims who stay silent for years, and a Church that fights back. His advice: take the cases to the press.

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take money off someonestatute of limitationsbe screwedtry a case in the press

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このシーンの表現

have something on someone

to have evidence that can harm someone

麦克利什猜加拉本迪安手上根本没有能指证劳主教的材料，用 have anything on 点破他其实没牌可打。

The reporter had nothing on the senator, so the story never ran.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take money off someone

    to win money from someone in a game or bet

  • statute of limitations

    the time limit for bringing a legal case

  • be screwed

    to be in a hopeless situation with no good way out

  • try a case in the press

    to pursue a case through publicity rather than only in court

このシーンのメモ一覧

40 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ

文法 · B1You don't play golf, do you

question tag

You don't play golf, do you?
表現 · B2take money off someone

to win money from someone in a game or bet

Your colleague here took some money off me at a charity event last year.
発音off me

liaison

Your colleague here took some money off me at a charity event last year.
表現 · B1have one's eyes closedIt was a very lucky putt. I actually had my eyes closed, by the way.
発音my eyes

liaison

It was a very lucky putt. I actually had my eyes closed, by the way.
表現 · A2how can I help youSo, how can I help you guys?
表現 · B2individual casesEighty plaintiffs. All of them individual cases.
表現 · C1be swimming in somethingGarabedian must be swimming.
スラング · C1swimmingGarabedian must be swimming.
表現 · B1something is trickyYeah, it's tricky. Um...
表現 · B2shitty casesThis is what you need to understand. These are shitty cases.
スラング · B2shittyThis is what you need to understand. These are shitty cases.
表現 · C1the statute of limitationsThe statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
表現 · B2come forwardThe statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
文法 · B2don't come forward until long after that

not until

The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
発音come forward

liaison

The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
表現 · B1come from a tough neighborhoodAnd most of these kids come from tough neighborhoods.
表現 · B2be screwed on somethingSo, you're screwed on the time limit.
スラング · B2screwedSo, you're screwed on the time limit.
表現 · C1argue one's way around somethingeven if you argue your way around that
文法 · B2even if you argue your way around that

even if for concession

even if you argue your way around that
表現 · B2a grandTwenty grand for molesting a child?
スラング · B2grandTwenty grand for molesting a child?
表現 · B2the way something is set upThat is the way the system is set up. Yes.
文法 · B2the system is set up

passive voice

That is the way the system is set up. Yes.
表現 · C1try a case in the press

to pursue a case through publicity rather than only in court

So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.
表現 · B2someone's best shotSo, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.
表現 · B2a people personAnd, uh, Mitch isn't exactly a people person.
表現 · C1have something on someone

to have evidence that can harm someone

My guess is he doesn't have anything on Law.
表現 · B2cut a dealI think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.
文法 · B2grandstanding to cut a better deal

infinitive of purpose

I think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.
スラング · C1grandstandingI think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.
表現 · B1seem a bit ...Seems a bit reckless.

「Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a tutorial in how an institution protects itself, delivered politely over small talk about golf. Macleish is not hostile; he is explaining why the story is hard. The details are the argument: "The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that." By naming guilt and shame, and by noting that most of the children came from tough neighborhoods, he shows the obstacles are built into the system rather than any single villain. Then he hands the reporters the practical path — "your best shot is to try these cases in the press" — and quietly undercuts Garabedian, saying he thinks the lawyer is "grandstanding to cut a better deal" and probably has nothing on Law. What lingers is the calm of it: the worst facts are delivered without anger, as if the rules were weather.

Theme

CorruptionMacleish describes a system where the Church's power and a three-year deadline shelter abusers.
JusticeHe points the reporters to the press, the only route left when the courts are closed.

発音のポイント

  • off me — liaison
  • my eyes — liaison
  • come forward — liaison
So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.

His advice: since the courts and deadlines fail, public pressure through the paper is the most promising route.

My guess is he doesn't have anything on Law.

A dismissal of Garabedian's leverage: Macleish suspects the lawyer has no real evidence against the Cardinal.

I think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.

His read on the other lawyer's public moves: they are theater meant to improve a settlement.

That's right. He has a long road ahead of him.

An agreement that Garabedian's fight will be long, coming right after the doubts about his case.

このシーンについての質問

What does a statute of limitations have to do with these cases?

It sets a three-year deadline for filing, and most victims do not come forward until long after that, so the cases are often too old to pursue.

Why does Macleish say the cases are hard to win?

The deadline runs out, victims stay silent out of guilt and shame, many come from tough neighborhoods, and the Church fights back hard.

What does Macleish advise the reporters to do?

He tells them their best shot is to try the cases in the press, as he did in the Porter case, because court and deadline routes are closed.

Why does Macleish think Garabedian is bluffing?

He believes Garabedian is grandstanding to cut a better deal and probably does not have anything on Cardinal Law.

Is Macleish helping the reporters?

He is candid about the obstacles and shares strategy, but he also speaks for the Church's side and doubts the victims' lawyer, so his help is limited.

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