Kelly Reilly credited as playing...
Beth Dutton
- Young Man: Bob... Bob needs you.
- Beth Dutton: Give me a minute.
- Young Man: I don't think he has a minute.
- Craig Martin: God damn it, Bob, I didn't come here to do business with these people.I came here to do business with you.
- Beth Dutton: I can hear you screaming halfway down the hall, Craig.
- Craig Martin: I thought we were gonna try and work this out, Bob.
- Bob Schwartz: We've been trying to work this out for three hours, Craig. This is the alternative.
- Craig Martin: We don't want to merge.
- Beth Dutton: No one wants to merge with you. You have a three-to-one debt ratio. It'd be easier to sell VCRs.
- Beth Dutton: I'm not gonna be bullied by your hatchet man, Bob.We will pull our funds, and we will take our business down the street to Chase.
- Bob Schwartz: We're just asking you to suspend the dividend.
- Craig Martin: And kill the stock!
- Beth Dutton: What do you think's gonna happen when I dump our %18 share tomorrow morning? I'll tell you what. The stock will drop below 10, SEC will suspend trading, and every creditor you have will file on you. Your company will be Chapter 11 by Friday, and since we're your largest creditors, I can promise you there'll be no negotiating then. I will be CEO of IL Energy by Monday. I will fire every fucking employee. Then I will sell your leases and equipment to Chevron for 30¢ on the dollar, and you, buddy, you will have the unique distinction of being the only drilling company to go bankrupt in the largest oil boom of the last century. Won't that look good on a résumé?
- Craig Martin: I started this company in my garage.
- Beth Dutton: That's where it's gonna end up if you don't suspend the dividend and allow us to assume management. Don't look at him. You're dealing with me now. So what's it gonna be?Are we restructuring your company tomorrow or killing it?
- Bob Schwartz: Good. You made the right choice, Craig. We'll get you through this.
- Craig Martin: [UNDER BREATH] Bitch.
- Beth Dutton: I just saved your house. I put your kids through college. Maybe you should say something more appropriate.
- Craig Martin: Thank you.
- Beth Dutton: You're welcome.