Born Again (2015) - full transcript

Hey, Boss.

Hi, have you been able to talk to the printers?

Have the brochures done for the next campaign?

Yes, they are.

We can pick them up at 2.

Great. And how about

the TV ad producers?

I set up a meeting with them at 10 tomorrow

morning. They have several ideas for this campaign.

Said we would be impressed.

Well, they'd better, considering

how much we pay them.

I hope you are not going

to be late today.

I'm halfway there.

Bye.

Ok.

Good morning!

Good morning! Thank you!

Have I told you I like your car?

It is not my car.

What do you mean? You ve been

driving it for six months.

Yeah, but it belongs to the

bank.

I should buy one too.

Credit. Credit. Credit.

As simple as that.

I see. I see. I see.

Like the coffee?

I've had better.

Good morning!

Good morning!

Good morning, Jen!

Happy birthday!

Oh. Thank you!

Jen, what's the matter with the boss? I have been working

here for a year and a half, and I've never seen him smile.

You mean you don t know?

Know what?

His daughter died in an accident about three

years ago. I haven't seen him happy since.

That explains it.

[WHISTLE]

[TONE]

Hi Naomi, this is Sarah.

[SIGH]

We really need prayers.

Matthew has not been able

to find a job for months,

we have a huge amount of debt, and our

house will be auctioned off next month...

[CRYING]

unless we finds something soon.

You're my best friend, I have no

one else to turn to. Please, pray for us!

[TONE]

Hey, happy birthday!

Hi, thank you!

When I saw this, I thought

you might like it.

Thank you!

Blow out the candle!

Thank you!

For what?

For respecting it when I pray.

It's all right.

And how was your day?

Nothing special, just like any

other day. And how about you?

I talked to Sarah today. Matthew still

hasn't found a job. They are desperate.

And they pray, as far as I know.

Still no help for them?

Being a Christian does not mean that everything

comes easily without any difficulties.

If that were true, everyone would

go to church out of selfish interests.

I'm sorry, I didn't

mean to offend you.

You haven't offended me.

I love you.

I talked to the Jacuzzi guys

today. They will install it next week.

Are you sure we really need

that? We have enough debt already.

We can afford it, so why not?

My firm is stable, we

have no reason to worry.

You just let me worry about

the payments, all right?

All right.

Good morning, Jennifer. We were supposed

to meet with the TV ad producers at 10.

Could you call them and

tell them to come at 11?

I have to leave at 9 and

won't be back by 10.

Sure thing. The big boss wants to talk to

you. He did not seem to be in a good mood.

All right. Thank you.

Good Morning.

You wanted to see me?

Yes, come in, and sit down.

I have some bad news, for you

Mr. Miller.

Sadly, the economic crisis

has come to our doors,

and even though we did not think it would affect us,

it has shaken the foundations of our firm's stability.

Therefore, we've had to make some

major decisions, and unfortunately,

we have been forced to take

some very unpleasant measures.

Although we are extremely pleased with the work

done by the creative team under your leadership,

I'm afraid we can no longer afford the luxury

of operating a separate marketing department,

so we have to eliminate this

department within our firm. I am sorry.

I see.

The brochures of the latest campaign are done,

we have a meeting with the TV ad producers at 11.

They are supposed to show us the

finished material.

If it's all right, I will pay them, and

then share the bad news with the others.

Thank you!

Believe me, I am very sorry to let go of

an honest and excellent manager like you,

but we have no other choice, our

basic survival is at stake.

Hey. You're home already?

What's up?

Hi, I spoke to the Jacuzzi guys,

told them not to come after all.

I'm happy about that,

but what happened?

This morning they laid me off. Not just

me, but the whole marketing department.

Long live the crisis!

You've been drinking.

[HUMMING]

Just a little.

Then a little more.

It's been 2 years since your detox and you

haven't touched alcohol during that time.

If you start drinking again, it's

not going to solve the problem.

I know! I know! I know!

Don't you worry. I will start looking for a job first

thing tomorrow, everything will be all right. Trust me!

Oh, no!

It's morning already?

Morning it is. I brought you a

little breakfast.

Thank you very much!

I'm sorry about the way I

behaved yesterday.

I shouldn't have been drinking.

Yes, I know, but it's all right.

Will you come to church with me?

No! Definitely not.

All right then.

What are your plans for today?

I will put together my resume, and

send it to a few places, things like that.

All right then. I'll be back this

afternoon. Have a nice day! I love you.

Bye.

Okay, let's get to it.

Okay. And now what?

I see you've not been bored.

Tried to make myself useful.

Have you had lunch?

No, I'm starving.

Our backup funds will last

us about 3 to 4 months tops,

plus we have your salary to cover the expenses of the

house, the cars and the things we bought on credit.

I am not worried. I am sure God will not

forsake us. And soon you will have a job.

Hmm God.

All God does is watch the way

humans struggle on this miserable planet.

Please don't say that!

You know that's not true.

What I know is there are

cutbacks everywhere,

people keep losing their jobs,

there are hardly any new openings

and while you and a handful of people talk

about a loving God who does not even exist,

in real life families are being

destroyed and children die.

I'm sorry. Forgive me, I...

I didn't mean to bring up

Esther.

I'm just...

I'm just upset

because it took me only half an hour to go through

all the job openings I might have a chance at.

There weren't many.

All the channels are talking

about firms going bankrupt,

people out on the streets,

and their lives falling apart.

We bought everything on credit

just like everyone else.

I know.

But what really matters,

what is the most important is

that we are there for one another.

That's sweet.

But I need more than that.

Hi this is Mark Miller, I'm

calling about the position.

It's already filled?

I see. Thank you. Bye.

Hi Thomas.

I'm looking for a job

and I was wondering if there

might be something at your

company for a marketing guy.

I see. All right. Thank you.

Hi.

What's the matter?

The bank has just

taken the Jeep.

Well, we were expecting

this to happen.

Yes! I know, but we

just lost 40000 Euros.

I know, but money

is not everything.

It's not just about the money,

this is going to continue.

Soon they will come and take the TV,

the furniture, the other car and the house.

That is the real issue.

Look, it's not your fault.

It's hard on everyone whose

become unemployed.

Why don't you try to

ask God for help?

Oh no, not again.

I don't care about God!

Just look around the world!

Do you think God exists at all?

Soon we will lose

all we have left,

as if it was not enough that 3

years ago we lost our only daughter.

Why does God allow that? Why?

I don't know.

But I am sure He is the only One who can

bring peace in situations like this one.

If I didn't know Him and had no faith

that I would see Esther again one day,

I would have been even more

devastated by her death.

How could you get over

it just like that?

Sometimes I feel like you

didn't really love her at all.

[CRYING]

I am so happy you

came with us today.

Jesus is your best friend.

He's always with you, no

matter what happens.

If you say so sweetie.

Dear Mark,

Your words concerning Esther

hurt me beyond words.

I loved her more than anything, and every single day

I think about what it would be like to have her here,

to have her run through the door again, to be

able to hold her in my arms just one more time.

Losing her changed everything, but I

believed the two of us could be happy again.

However, this belief was

broken in me today.

I have been deceiving myself, and now I

realize I cannot live like this any longer.

Lord, help me to get there

in time, please help me!

I thought you had left.

I wanted to.

But on the way here I kept

praying for God to show me His will

so that I would not make a

decision I would later regret.

Then on the train, the

words of Jesus struck me

When he said: Carry one

another's burdens

This was the answer to my prayer, I

knew what I had to do. To stay here

and help you carry the burden

that you are carrying now,

but it would be really nice if you

could also help me every now and then.

I promise I will.

I'm sorry about the way I've

behaved in the past 3 years.

I'm sorry for making your life unbearable

and making grieving only harder for you.

Today I went to the church and

I kept thinking of the day when

all three of us were there together.

I could see how happy Esther

was that I had gone that day.

I prayed and asked

God to forgive me.

And now I want to ask you to

forgive me, too,

for I've made it pretty intolerable for

you to live with me in the past few years.

And for being a bad husband and for not taking

care of our daughter who died because of me.

No, don't say that, it

was not your fault!

Hi.

Hi. How was your day?

It has been the greatest

terrible day of my life.

What do you mean?

You know,

I checked my E-mails in the morning,

but I didn't get a single message,

no one has responded about any

job, so the day started out really bad.

Then I picked up the

Bible you gave me.

By the way, in case I

haven't mentioned it yet,

this book has been the best

birthday gift I've ever received.

I have been reading it all

day, it was incredible.

I felt like most of the stories I

read were written directly to me.

One of my favorites so

far is that of Solomon.

I have always wanted to know the

reason why Solomon became so rich.

Did you know that God appeared to

him and asked him what he wanted,

because he would get

whatever he asked for?

I do not remember this story.

As I was reading that, I thought to myself, well,

I'm going to find out the answer to my question.

Solomon surely asked for

riches and God gave it to him.

But that was not the case.

Solomon only wanted to be a good leader

to his people and to make good decisions,

so he asked for wisdom

and not riches.

But God gave him wisdom and

added riches to it. It's amazing!

I realized what I had been doing wrong,

why I haven't been able to find a job.

Really? And why is that?

So far I've been trying to find

a job that would lead to wealth.

But today I realized that's the

wrong motivation.

I no longer care about money. I

don't want to be rich.

Only one thing is important to

me from now on

to be wise.

Wise enough to make you happy.

Wise enough to help you forget

this terrible past years.

Wise enough to understand

where God is leading me

whether He wants to give me a

job with a high salary,

or He wants me to work

as a simple sales assistant.

Let His will be done.

The first part of your request

has already been granted.

You have never made me so happy.

Okay, Lord, let it

happen Your way!

What has happened to you?

What do you mean?

Come on, even a blind person

could see that something has changed.

I haven't seen you like this

for, for years.

What makes you so happy?

Have you given in to the

advances of that charming guy

who comes three times a week to

by a tie just because of you?

Of course not! You think I would

do such a thing?

Ok just asking, but

then what happened?

Something I no longer

thought possible.

Mark finally got a job?

No, something way

better than that.

Ok, now you are making me really

curious.

Come on why do I have

to drag it out of you like this?

Mark has made the most important

decision of his life.

He has surrendered to God.

He is like he used to be. He is full

of ambitions, plans and enthusiasm,

only he is not motivated by

money, but by his love for God.

I can't tell you how

wonderful it is to see that.

Well based on what you had told

me before,

I'm sorry but I did not

think that this was possible.

God has done a miracle

in our lives.

Well you know, it was about

time.

I just started to feel like I could not cooperate

with your sour face around here anymore.

No, really, it was

bad for business.

[LAUGHING]

Hi. How was your day?

Hi, pretty bad.

What happened?

Peter's wife called.

Peter is in the hospital.

He attempted suicide.

He wasn't able to get a job either since the

marketing department at our company was eliminated.

They were in debt and

they lost everything.

The day before yesterday, the

bank seized their home and...

That day Peter took

a lot of pills.

That is terrible.

It is.

Unbelievable.

He had always been so

cheerful, full of energy.

I never thought he

would do such a thing.

What is going on in this world?

Every day the news reports are

about firms being closed,

ever increasing unemployment rates

and family men taking their own lives.

I wanted to do the same.

When we had that

fight and I left,

I felt my life was

totally meaningless.

We lost our only daughter,

I ruined my wife's life,

I lost my job,

I was good for nothing,

And I couldn't

solve our problems.

And then,

I have no idea how,

suddenly I found myself

in front of the church.

And I knew

that I should trust God with my

life

or else there was no point

in living any further because

I was unable to find a solution

for all the pain

that I inflicted upon you.

And that was consuming

me as well.

And the only reason why I didn't

do the same thing as Peter

is that I found God.

And I am so eternally

grateful for that.

This book is so much more

than I had ever thought.

As I read from it,

my soul is healing.

When I see that even those who loved God

often had to go through great difficulties,

but God was always there

in their struggle,

and He blessed them in the end.

That makes me feel that

He will also bless me,

and there is also a chance

for my problem to be solved.

God never allows us to go through

a greater trial than we can endure.

I know He hears your prayers of faith because

He sees you have given your life to Him.

Hi, this is Mark Miller.

I am calling about the position.

I see. All right, thank you.

Bye.

I know I am overqualified for

this job, but I really need it.

Thanks for coming,

we'll let you know.

Hello?

Thank you.

Hi. Is this where I find the world's

most talented marketing assistant?

Jen said you never smile.

Yes, that used to be true. But

many things have changed since then.

I was told you may receive

visitors now. How are you feeling?

Better than yesterday.

I did something pretty

stupid, eh, boss?

Well I can't argue with that.

But why are you so cheerful?

Back when you were making

the big bucks and were a director,

you were constantly

moping around

and now you're joking with me?

What has changed? Are you happy

to finally see me in my right place?

I'm sorry to see you here.

I almost did the same.

And what happened?

You know, 3 years ago my daughter died and

since then, my life has been unbearable.

I was blaming myself, blaming God

and I couldn't find comfort anywhere.

Work was the only thing that distracted

me from the anger and sadness inside.

When I lost my job, I thought

I had lost everything.

Soon after that I wanted to do

the same as you.

But, I was reminded of my

daughter's words.

She was a special child, you

know, and

she loved God very much, and

even though I didn't believe in Him,

she would always say:

"Jesus is your best friend,

you can always turn to Him."

So in the darkest hour of my life I decided

to try and see if she had been right.

Is this the reason

you're smiling now?

Yes. That's the only reason.

We are on a downward slope. Our

cars have been taken by the bank,

it's only a matter of weeks

before the house is foreclosed,

and no matter where I look for a

job, there are no openings.

But

the more I read from this

which, by the way, I have

brought for you,

the more I realize that I don't need to worry

because God has something special in store for me.

And the most important thing is that

Jesus' words through this book tell me

that I haven't lost my

daughter forever either.

And that's the only reason why

I finally have peace in my heart

even though my situation is

quite desperate.

So you're saying in this book

you found the answers to your

financial and emotional crisis?

God has shown it to me.

And now I know, because every day I

experience, that my daughter was right.

But what if you lose your house

and you still can't find a job?

What if God's not able

to help you through this?

If He was able to deal with my emotional issues

that I thought were impossible to salvage,

my financial issues are just a

breeze for Him,

no matter how desperate my

situation seems right now.

Hi.

What's wrong?

We got a notification

from the bank.

They are foreclosing on

the house this Friday.

So soon?

I thought we would

have a few more weeks.

We don't.

I talked to Claudia

who mentioned her dad has an

apartment downtown we could rent.

I see. All right.

You know,

I don't understand this.

I've been praying and reading

the Bible for weeks now,

honestly seeking the will of

God.

Why will He not bless me?

Why am I not able to find a job

somewhere?

If God made everyone rich and care-free

as soon as they started following Him,

then everybody would

be a Christian,

but not from their hearts,

from self-interest.

God sees your faith and I know

He will lead us out of this crisis.

I believe that even though we have lost a lot

of things and now we are losing our house,

God has a purpose for all

that is happening in our lives.

It is just not always clear

what that purpose is.

You are right!

Let us pray that we might

understand what His purpose is.

I agree!

Well not too big, but

good quality and cheap.

It is gorgeous.

The perfect place for

the new beginning.

I agree!

So can we rent it furnished?

Yes, of course the rental fee includes

all the furniture. Just how you see it now,

no extra fees, just because your

wife is the best colleague in the world.

And the best wife

in the world too.

Well guys if I didn't know what kind of trouble

you are in financially, I think I would envy you.

[PHONE RINGING]

Excuse me!

Hello.

Good afternoon, Mr. Miller! This is Nicholas

Taylor, the CEO of Success Business Consulting.

I'm looking for a department manager

for our company. Would you be interested?

Department manager? I haven't

applied for such a position.

Well that's because we have not

yet advertised this position.

Yesterday I had a meeting with your former

boss who had very good things to say about you.

I know this is not exactly the

area would you have been working,

but as John told me, you did a great

job leading his marketing department

and prepared excellent

presentations and PR materials.

Your work would be very

similar if you took my offer.

When can we talk about the details?

Will 10 am tomorrow work for you?

Sure, that would be perfect.

Thank you! Bye!

Thank you, Lord, thank you!

Who was that?

I've been offered a job with a

business consulting company.

That is wonderful!

Now I'm really envious.

Thank you for coming.

Please sit down.

John praised you so highly that I

could not wait to meet you in person.

Let me tell you what

we're looking for.

I have two reasons for wanting

to hire you within our company.

First, we have some conflict going on within

our team and I don't have time to deal with it

and it's keeping us

from effective work.

We have two very talented bid proposal writers.

Almost all of their proposals are awarded.

You know not long ago they started competing with

one another and at first I liked that very much

but now the disadvantages are

far out way the advantages.

Now, I can not fire them, because they are the best bid

proposal writers I have ever had the opportunity to worked with.

Now John had said that you were

an excellent leader of his firm,

so I am hoping that you can help us

to find a solution to this problem here.

I will try my best.

Another important task for you in this job

is that you would also write bid proposals.

John had mentioned that not long

ago you and your team had put together

a large marketing campaign

for a large energy corporation.

He said that as the project

leader you excelled in this area.

Yes, we developed detailed PR material for

ENCORP, along with an ad and reference film.

And in order for that to be a success, I had

to learn a lot about this branch of industry.

Well, this is exactly why we

need you.

This same company would like

to assign us a large project,

but none of my people have any

knowledge or experience in this area.

Now that's why when I first heard about you, that I

thought you would be the perfect man for this job.

I see. You won't be

disappointed in me.

Hi.

Hi. How was your day?

Awesome!

I'm going to love this job. True, I am only making

half as much as I used to, but that doesn't matter.

The important thing is that I have a job

again, I can work and God has shown me the way.

So today was perfect.

I'm really glad.

And what will you have to do?

I'm going to have to write a bid

proposal

and there is a team whose work I will have

to coordinate and straighten out a little.

And what is that

supposed to mean?

I don't know exactly but there is some tension between

the colleagues and I will have to resolve that.

And what do you planning to do?

I don't know yet. There were issues

with my team at the other place too, but

nothing that

affected their performance.

Now I will have to find out what the

problem is, then look for the solution.

So I don't have a plan yet.

But let's stop talking

about it, and tell me,

if I want to take out the most beautiful woman in

the world for dinner tonight, where should I go?

Well,

I don't know what she would say

to your offer,

but if she turns you down, I

happen to be free tonight.

I'm happy to hear that.

I was thinking of going to

Kashmir. How does that sound?

That sounds wonderful. That is

where I met the love of my life.

What a surprise! Just like me.

Good morning!

Good morning!

Sorry, Mr. Miller!

Oh it is not problem, until you are given

a task, you can do whatever you wish.

Thank you, Mr. Miller!

Don't mention it! Would you mind

coming into my office for a minute please?

Of course!

Thank you.

Martha, please help me!

I hear there is a nasty conflict

between certain colleagues and

it cannot go like this any

longer.

So please help me and tell me

what you know about this problem?

Mr. Miller, please don't ask me to

do this, I don't want to hurt anybody.

Don t worry, neither do I!

I just want this to be resolved and

this team to be a real community.

Will you help me?

Okay I'll help!

Great. I'm listening.

Well, the problem is we have two

people who just can't stand each other.

First there's Monica

she's the greatest at writing

proposals for the building industry,

almost every proposal

she writes wins.

And then there is Anita.

She handles proposals for agriculture, and

almost never gets a negative evaluation.

Well you know the company gives

a bonus to the proposal writer

with the greatest number of

successful proposals each quarter.

So they both do everything they

can to be the one who gets the bonus.

But, lately

they aren't just working to

write the best proposals possible,

they're also doing everything

they can to hinder each other's work.

Hmmm... I see.

So that's the reason why the tension between

the two of them is doing more harm than good.

All right. Thank you very much

Martha, you have been helpful!

Of course Mr. Miller,

but you aren't going to fire

them, are you?

Don't worry.

I'm not going to fire anyone.

[SIGH OF RELIEF]

Thank you.

No! No! No! No!

I didn't save it!

Oh, crap!

[HISSING]

Good morning Anita!

Would you mind coming into my office

for a minute together with Monica, please?

Certainly, Mr. Miller!

I'll be right there.

Thank you!

According to this data, you two are the most

talented proposal writers in this company's history.

In the past six months however, both of your

performances have significantly dropped.

Would you tell me what happened?

Look, I've heard some things

from your colleagues,

but I don't want to jump to

conclusions until I hear from you

what the problem is.

The problems began when this

so-called proposal writer was hired here!

Yes, because I'm better in my area than you

are in yours. And that must be hard to swallow!

Of course, because you send a

virus to my computer so I cannot work.

It's an easy way to be better.

And you put a spider on my desk.

It was a toy spider.

Ladies, ladies!

Would you stop, please?

Now I see that all

I've heard is true.

You two are more occupied with

trying to hinder each other

than working for the

success of your own work.

It cannot go like this any longer,

no matter how good you are.

I will take away your projects.

From now on you are responsible

for the agricultural proposals

and you will be responsible for writing the

papers related to the building industry.

If either of you does not submit

the projects by the deadline,

I will be compelled to

fire both of you.

But I do not know a thing about agriculture.

I cannot separate a shovel from a rake.

And I know nothing of the

building industry,

I'm an agricultural engineer. There is no

way I can write a building industry proposal.

Ask for help from each other!

If the two of you were to assist

rather than impede each other,

both of you could be more

productive.

Believe me!

I mean no harm for you,

but I am certain that this trial

will be beneficial for both of you.

If you are successful in

overcoming this obstacle,

you will even grateful be for it

in the end.

Enjoy your work!

Thank you!

You forgot to take this back.

How is it going?

Anything I can help with?

I thought you ladies

could use this.

Thank you!

No problem!

We have just completed the most successful

quarter in the history of our company.

We all know that we have two female colleagues who

are unsurpassed in their skills at writing proposals.

However, it has never been the case that

either have achieved a 100% performance.

Today I am honored to present

to both of them a bonus

because for the first time ever, they have

both achieved 100% performance this quarter.

Congratulations!

But that's not all.

The company is also giving to those employees who are

capable of demonstrating such outstanding performance,

a two-week dream trip

to Greece for 4,

and this at the suggestion of

Mr. Mark Miller.

Congratulations ladies!

Have a fabulous trip!

And now for the rest of us, let

us get back to work

because as you can see, it is

well worth it.

Thank you Mr. Miller!

Yes, thank you so much!

No need to thank me. There

wasn't much I did in this matter.

God showed me what I should do

with your problematic relationship.

I just prayed for you, and I am

certain that He is the one

who helped you perform with such

success this past quarter.

We didn't know you

were religious.

I haven't always been this way,

but 3 years after my daughter's death

I realized there are things I'm

unable to solve and handle by myself.

Only God can help.

[KNOCKING]

Mark!

I really like the way you handled

that situation with the girls.

I can thank God for that.

I can see I made a good decision

when chose to hire you.

I've got great plans for you.

I will try to do my best.

How's the Encorp

project coming along?

Very well! There are a few more

details that need to be taken care of,

but we plan to submit it by 4.

Great! The project deadline is

tonight at midnight,

I'm glad you haven't forgotten

that.

Of course not!

We will have submitted it by 4.

Good! If we are offered this job, then

I want you to be control of everything.

The contracts, the documentation, the

account management, the monitoring so on.

This by far is the greatest opportunity

in the history of our company,

so I want to be

sure it is in good hands.

Thank you for your

confidence in me!

All right!

Hi Mike! This needs to be

bound and mailed today.

Okay!

Thank you!

Hi.

Hi. Great timing!

Father, thank you for your many blessings

and for giving us our daily bread.

Thank you that we can know your presence in our

lives, and we can ask you to be here with us.

Thank you for what you

have given us.

Amen.

Amen. Enjoy your meal!

Thank you, honey! And you, too!

How was your day?

It was good. We were quite busy

in the store today.

How about you?

Had a wonderful day.

You know, both Anita and Monica achieved

a 100% performance this past quarter.

This has never happened before.

That is incredible!

Yes, and this means a huge profit

for the company, and both of them.

No, that's not what I mean. I mean

the way you handled the conflict.

Two women as rivals

at a workplace.

Honestly, when you first told me

about them, it all seemed pretty hopeless.

Yes, that's what I thought. But

just like Solomon asked for

wisdom, I did too.

And incredibly, God gave it

to me.

One year ago, I would have

probably just fire one of them.

But since I have seen that how hard it to lose a job, I

realized that firing someone means toying with their life.

So I needed a different solution

that I wouldn't have found by myself.

A few years back I would not

have imagined you thinking this way,

but I was secretly hoping

it would happen,

and you would surrender to God's

direction.

It is amazing to see

His work in your life.

I have never been so happy!

We have quite a few orders

already for the next quarter,

3 big agricultural projects and 4

building companies, among others.

Girls, I would like for

you to impress me again!

Mark, you sent the

Encorp materials?

Yes, I left it with

Mike yesterday.

What? With me?

I didn't get anything from you.

But I took it over to your

office yesterday around noon.

What's going on here?

Are you trying to tell me that

you did not send in the proposal?

Yes, I did.

Mike, what is that

supposed to mean?

Excuse me. I am sorry Mr. Taylor

I don't mean to interrupt,

but I saw Mr. Miller put that material

in Mr. Holton's office yesterday

and... later...

I saw Mr. Holton trash it.

How can you explain that?

You employed this man in my place,

you gave the biggest projects to him,

even though I have been working

here from the very beginning.

This should have been my position

and my project, not some kind of upstart's.

I see!

You're fired!

Sit down Mike!

Please allow me to protest.

What he did was indeed horrible,

but if we fire him now, that

will probably not help.

In fact, this situation will be

worse.

The company will lose a good

worker,

and in his life a great

crisis will start. And I know

what he did is terrible,

but I can also see that he has

been doing an excellent job,

and this company needs him,

provided, of course, that he

will change his attitude.

So I'd like to ask you not to fire him, but

give him a new chance to prove himself.

What he did, he did against you,

and yet you are standing up for him?

Everybody makes mistakes,

therefore

everybody deserves a new chance.

And what's more, I got an e-mail

this morning

telling me that the deadline of the

energy proposal was extended by a week,

so we are not even losing

the Encorp project.

All right!

You can stay.

Let's continue!

Do you expect me

to thank you now?

You know, not so long ago

I almost went bankrupt.

The bank took my cars and my

beautiful house with all my furniture.

But then God came to my rescue and gave

me a new chance to get back on my feet.

And you know what?

He is not expecting me to thank

Him

but to stand up for Him and demonstrate

to the others that He does exist.

So you want me to tell others about

your generosity toward me today?

No!

Believe in God!

And tell others about Him!

But He didn't do this, you did.

You know, if He hadn't shown me

that everybody deserves a new chance

I would have been the happiest

to see you fired today.

But the most important thing is,

what saved your job

is what is at work in me.

So you should not thank me

or anybody else, but God.

Honey, have you seen my tie with

the blue stripes?

Since the Encorp project was awarded,

I haven't been sure where my head is.

What is it? What's the problem?

I'm pregnant.

What?

I'm pregnant.

Awesome!

Good morning, Martha!

How are you today?

Fine thank you, Mr. Miller.

Um... You've got an official

letter from the county police.

From the police?

Thank you!

How long have you been

working for Success Ltd?

For about six months.

What is your job

with this company?

I'm the head of a department. It's my

job to coordinate the work of the staff and

I'm responsible for

the Encorp project.

But would you tell me what

exactly I am charged with?

It is my turn to ask questions.

You will learn everything in time.

What is your task in

connection with this contract?

I was responsible for writing the bid

proposal, and making the contracts,

documenting, monitoring so

basically everything.

So you were the one who

signed these papers?

Yes! Bank transactions could

only be done with my permission,

so yes it was me.

What connection do you have with

the owner of the Bilder Pro Ltd?

I don't know him. I did negotiations with the

managing director about the Encorp project.

Are you aware of the fact that Bilder Pro

Ltd. is a company registered in the Bahamas,

which is one of the citadels for

off shore firms?

I haven't been aware of that.

Why did you spend 3 days in the

Bahamas one and a half years ago?

I was on vacation, but what

does that have to do with this?

Vacation? You went to the

Bahamas for three days?

Originally we were planning to

stay for 2 weeks

but because of the project I was working on

at the time, we had to come home urgently.

But what are you driving at?

I'm driving at the fact that in

cooperation with Bilder Pro Ltd.

You have embezzled the 50

million Euros awarded in the contract.

What?

Say, Mr. Miller,

is it not strange that as soon as you signed the

contracts and transferred the money to a firm

that was merely registered six

months ago,

this firm immediately filed for

bankruptcy?

Do you not consider it unusual that the

owner whom you say you do not know

is none other than Thomas

Little, a former colleague of yours?

Would it be mere coincidence that you spent 3

days in one of the havens for offshore companies,

saying that you were

there for vacation?

There are a few too many

coincidences in this story for me.

You have the audacity

to come back here?

After embezzling the money that would

have ensured this company's future?

But I had nothing to do

with this whole thing.

You're pathetic! We've staked

everything on this.

How will it feel to wake up in the morning knowing

that 50 people lost their jobs because of you?

But I have done nothing wrong.

I can't stand seeing your face.

You're fired! Get out of my

sight!

Hi.

I have been sitting here for 2

hours, but I haven't drunk yet.

What happened?

Today I was called into the

police station.

They are charging me with

embezzlement.

I hear I could get 10 years for

that. Oh, and the company fired me.

But why?

Bilder Pro Ltd. immediately filed for

bankruptcy after I transferred them the money.

And what's more, it turns out they are an off-shore

company that registered in the Bahamas only six months ago.

And their references?

Probably all fake.

But you are innocent!

We will get a good lawyer who

will prove it.

I can't afford a lawyer especially

not after being fired today.

We will have to make do with the

public defender.

I'm meeting with him tomorrow.

God will not forsake us.

Believe me! He will not allow

any harm to come to us.

That's my only hope.

Can't sleep?

No,

but I'm glad because the Lord

has really strengthened me tonight.

I've been reading about Joseph.

He was falsely accused too, but he

didn't turn away from God even in prison,

and neither will I, no

matter what happens.

I don't know what God's plan

is with this, but I believe

that just as He didn't leave

Joseph alone but delivered him,

He will rescue me too.

Mr. Miller!

I have done a little

research regarding your case,

and unfortunately it does not

look very hopeful.

The law is very clear

on this case.

The sentence for embezzlement of such magnitude

or compliance in it is 10 years imprisonment,

in fact, since you were in

charge of another's assets,

the prosecution will most likely also

charge you with misappropiation of funds.

And that has serious

consequences.

Yes, if one is guilty.

Everyone is innocent

until proven guilty.

Unfortunately, in your case, prosecution has

found sufficient evidence to find you guilty.

This is ridiculous!

I didn't do anything!

Do you at least believe me?

What I believe in this case, is

completely beside the point.

That is great.

Look, Mr. Miller.

All is not yet lost.

You will not have to spend 10

years in prison.

Plead guilty to compliance,

and you may get

only 4 to 5 years.

For good behavior, they will let you out in

3 years and you can enjoy your life again.

Sir,

I didn't do anything!

I had no idea who the owner of

Bilder Pro Ltd. was,

because I only met with the CEO.

I didn't know that this is an

offshore company

because that is not something

they go around telling people,

and I was in the

Bahamas on vacation.

And no matter what you advise

me,

this is what I'm going to say in

court, because this is the truth.

I hereby open the hearing in the case

regarding Mark Miller's alleged offense.

I will now ask the prosecutor to

inform us of the details of this case.

Thank you, your honor!

Honored court, Encorp Corporation

sought out Success Limited in January 2013,

and commissioned them to write a contract bid

for an EU approval of their planned investment,

and also to coordinate the

financing of the project.

Success Limited commissioned Mark

Miller to be in charge of this project.

After they won the contract, Mr.

Miller transferred

the 50 million Euros fixed

amount to a firm

registered in the Bahamas whose owner is Thomas

Little, a former colleague of Mr. Miller's.

Mysteriously, 1.5 years ago,

Mr. Miller spent 3 days in the Bahamas

saying he was on vacation.

Thomas Little, the owner of Bilder Pro Limited

was also in the Bahamas during those 3 days.

The firm filed for bankruptcy

immediately after the bank transfer.

The prosecution is charging Mr. Miller

with compliance in embezzlement,

based on paragraph 372 of

the legal code,

as well as with misappropriation,

based on paragraph 319.

The prosecution is calling to the witness stand

Levente Smith, the CEO of Encorp Corporation.

Hi.

Hello Mr. Holton.

Martha, what happened?

Don't you know?

Today is the trial.

What kind of trial?

Haven't you heard? The money

from the Encorp contract.

It's been embezzled.

I've been away skiing for two

weeks, I haven't heard any of this.

They're accusing Mr. Miller.

They say he'll probably be

convicted.

Well-well. I leave for two weeks and

the whole company turns upside down?

So you are saying you commissioned Success Limited

with the whole project and left them in charge.

That's correct.

Why was this necessary?

Would it not have been possible

to have someone

working within your company be

responsible for this project?

Look, this was a huge task with a

tremendous amount of responsibility.

We had neither the capacity nor

personnel with the proper expertise

that we could have put

in charge of such a project.

We wanted professionals in

this field to deal with it.

Now we know we made a mistake

when we made our choice.

I have no more questions.

Does the defense

have any questions?

No, your honor.

The witness may step down.

The prosecution is calling to

the witness stand Nicholas Taylor.

Mr. Taylor, why did you choose

Mr. Miller to be in charge of this project?

I hired Mr. Miller specifically

for this project.

He was familiar with the subject

matter due to his former work,

so we thought he would be the

right man

to write this contract and to

carry out the whole project.

So you are saying Mr. Miller was

responsible for everything that happened

in connection with the proposal

as well as the whole project.

Yes!

I have no more questions.

Does the defense

have any questions?

None your Honor.

The witness may step down.

Mr. Miller!

Do you insist on everything

you stated in your statement?

Yes, Your Honor, I do!

So you are affirming that you are innocent

and have nothing to do with the embezzlement?

Yes, Your Honor!

All right. The court will

retire to consider a verdict.

The Court has found Mark Miller

guilty in compliance with embezzlement

as well as in misappropriation.

The sentence is 10

years imprisonment.

The defense wishes to

exercise its right to appeal.

Who are you?

I'm Mr. Miller's attorney. My

apologies for being late Your Honor.

But I can't afford a lawyer.

Don't worry about it!

What is the basis of the appeal?

Chapter XX of Act III/1952 of

the Code of Civil Procedure,

further may I remind you, Your Honor of

the Herrington case, file number 03423.

I will accept the appeal

and postpone the trial.

I'm Abraham Holton.

From now on, I'm your legal

counsel.

Sir, my client no longer

requires your services. Thank you!

Holton? Are you Mike's father?

Yes!

Look, before we go any further, you have

to know that we won't be able to pay you.

Look!

I was 20 years old when I

had an encounter with God.

That's when I got baptized.

I'd always dreamt of having a

close tight knit family.

But my career got in the way.

I was working long hours. I was hardly ever at home

and I never got to spend much time with my son.

So I tried to make up for my absence

with guidance, rules and strictness, but

all that just backfired badly.

Mike and I grew further and

further apart,

and because of me he didn't want

to have anything to do with God.

For over a decade I prayed to

the Lord

to help me make right

what I've done wrong.

And 4 months ago

Mike came up to me and told me

what you've done for him

and that you talked to him about

God.

His life changed that

day, and so did mine.

Mr. Miller,

I am so indebted to you for what

you have done for me and my family

that I will never be able

to repay you.

To God be the glory!

Amen!

And, now I'm going to need

every contract that has anything

to do with this project,

any receipts you may have kept

from your time in the Bahamas,

I need to know who you had

meetings with and when,

why you were employed by Success

Limited, who your previous employer was,

and what kind of relationships you had with

your bosses, colleagues, clients and associates.

I need to know everything.

I hereby open the trial in the case of

Mark Miller's alleged embezzlement.

The defense calls John Hoffmann

to the witness stand.

Mr. Hoffmann, how long was Mark

Miller employed by your company?

7 years.

And what is your honest opinion

of Mr. Miller?

Mr. Miller is a very creative and

an extremely trustworthy man.

Why did you let him go?

Unfortunately, the crisis reached us, and we

had to eliminate the marketing department.

And during that 7 years, did you ever received

any complaints about Mr. Miller's work?

No! He always did his work

on time, and with integrity.

Thank you, no more

questions Your Honor.

You stated that Mr. Miller was a

highly creative man.

That's right!

Please answer my following

question with a simple yes or no!

Do you think he is creative

enough to plan such a crime?

Yes, he is, but he would

never do such a thing.

So he is!

I have no more questions.

The witness may step down.

The defense calls Peter

Simon to the witness stand.

Mr. Simon, what kind of a boss

was Mr. Miller?

What expectations did he have of

you and your staff?

He was the best boss I ever had.

He expected honesty, punctuality

and integrity from all of us.

Could you give us a

practical example of that?

About 3 years ago, we were having a

very serious ad film done by a film studio.

Since it was highly valuable

material, we took out insurance.

But before the item could

reach the TV stations involved,

our hard drive broke

down and we lost everything.

Since the production company

didn't have the material any more

the insurance company paid us.

A few days later,

the film studio informed us they found the

material after all and they were sending it to us.

Then Mark called the insurance

company

and reimbursed the full amount

that they had paid as compensation.

Thank you!

Your Honor, I have submitted a bank statement confirming

the return transfer of the funds as exhibit number 5.

No more questions.

Mrs. Miller, were you with your husband

in the Bahamas, some 18 months ago?

Yes, I was!

And where were you exactly?

On the island of Nassau.

For how long?

For 3 days.

And what do you and your husband normally

do when you're on vacation together?

We try to sightsee as much as we can,

we spend very little time on the beach.

What did you do specifically during

those three days on Nassau island?

We visited the Pompey museum, the

Ardastra Gardens, the Queen's Staircase,

the Fort Charlotte and the Queen

Victoria Gardens.

So you were sightseeing

all day, every day.

Yes.

And did your husband ever leave

you for an hour or two

saying that he had some business

or something to attend to?

No.

So you're saying that you and your husband were

together the whole time for the whole 3 days?

Yes.

Thank you, no more questions.

Mrs. Miller, do you

love your husband?

Yes!

Then we can say that the vow you

took is still valid today,

that you would stand by him for

better or for worse?

Yes!

Thank you. No more questions.

The witness may step down.

The defense calls Nicholas

Taylor to the stand.

Mr. Taylor, why did you employ

Mark Miller at Success Limited?

We hired Mr. Miller at the

recommendation of his former employer.

And what did his previous

employer say about him?

That Mr. Miller was familiar with energy

projects. And we needed someone like that.

And is that all he said or did

he say something else about him?

He said that Mr. Miller was an

honest and reliable man.

Well, you must have found him to be so

if you entrusted the entire project to him,

is that not correct?

Yes. It seemed to be.

And,

do you have any business contact

with Joseph Briggs,

Mr. Miller's previous lawyer in

this case?

No!

So you didn't buy anything from

him recently

like a car or boat or jewelry or

anything like that.

Of course not.

Then how do you explain this

bank statement that I hold here

showing that a significant

amount of money was transferred

from your bank account to Mr.

Briggs's bank account

exactly 1 month ago when these

proceedings started?

Your Honor.

Could it not be possible that

you bribed Joseph Briggs

so that he would do a lousy job

on Mark Miller's defense?

This is slander!

Well, how else do you explain the

transfer of these funds Mr. Taylor?

That is none of your business!

I see.

And what is your connection to Thomas

Little, the owner of Builder Pro Limited?

None whatsoever.

Have you never met him before?

Do you know him at all?

Of course not.

Well then how do you

explain the fact

that you had coffee with

him just last week?

Your Honor, these photos were

taken one week ago,

and show the witness and Thomas Little

sitting in a downtown coffee shop together.

That does not prove anything.

What do you trying to hint at?

Merely the fact that my client Mark Miller

had nothing to do with the embezzlement.

And I'm not just hinting at it,

I'm going to prove it.

This document from the court of business

registrations on Bilder Pro Limited, shows

that Thomas Little is

merely the owner in name,

and that the real owner of the company is

none other than the witness Nicholas Taylor.

Therefore, the money was not

embezzled by Thomas Little,

and my client Mark Miller had

absolutely nothing to do with it.

You sir, were behind it all.

I would never have imagined.

Order in the court!

Until this case is closed, I order

Nicholas Taylor to be arrested,

while I dismiss all

charges against Mark Miller.

Thank you very much!

What was it you said?

To God be the glory!

Amen!

Good afternoon, Mr. Miller!

Good afternoon!

We don't know each other. I'm

Francis Meyer.

I'm the founder

and owner of Success Ltd.

Its been very interesting to watch

and listen to the events unfold here,

and I must say, I am very

happy to meet you in person.

You see, my company has a little

problem that I think you can help us with.

What is that?

You see, we just lost our CEO.

And I would be honored if you

would accept that position.

I'd be happy to, Mr. Meyer.

The world is full of

selfishness and greed.

The Scriptures say:

let no one look at his own interest

only, but also to the interest of others.

But we don't listen to these words,

we only look to our own interest,

and so the system that we build

will sooner or later fall down.

And when this happens, we will all be

overwhelmed by the world's problems.

We may lose our job, we may lose

someone very important to us,

or our life just seems so hopeless that it is

impossible to find a solution all by ourselves.

However, we have a loving God who cares for

us, who provides for us, who has a plan for us.

Come what may, let us never forget that

He has a solution for the biggest problems,

He will not leave us alone in

our darkest hours,

and He will provide a way out

even when we think it is impossible.

I know, because it

happened to me.

I don't know what kind of difficulties

you are struggling with right now,

I don't know what is making

your life tough today,

but I do know one thing:

God is able to

solve your problem

and if you place your life in

His hands, you will also be given

a new chance.