A Civil Action (1998)
Kathy Bates: Bankruptcy Judge
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Bankruptcy Judge : Mr. Schlichtmann? Mr. Schlichtmann?
Jan Schlichtmann : I'm sorry. Yes.
Bankruptcy Judge : The purpose of these questions is not to embarass or humiliate you but rather to verify the information you've declared as your assets.
Jan Schlichtmann : I understand.
Bankruptcy Judge : Because what you're asking your creditors to believe with this petition is... well, it's hard to believe.
Jan Schlichtmann : I know.
Bankruptcy Judge : That after 17 years of practising law all you have to show for it is 14 dollars in a checking account a portable radio?
Jan Schlichtmann : That's correct.
Bankruptcy Judge : Where did it all go?
Jan Schlichtmann : The money?
Bankruptcy Judge : The money, the property, the personal belongings, the things one acquires in one's life, Mr. Schlichtmann. The things by which one measures one's life. What happened?