I know there's things...you cannot tell me.
But I also know there's a story here
and I think everybody'll hear about it.
Do you think your paper has the resources to take that on?
I do.
Do you?
The Boston priests molested kids in six different parishes over the last 30 years.
The church found out about it and did nothing.
We haven't committed any long term investigative resources to the case.
No, we haven't.
And that's the kind of thing your team would do.
Spotlight?
Guys, listen.
Everybody's gonna be interested in this.
Obviously the church will fight us very hard.
Tryin' to get some background information -
I don't want you recording this in any way shape or form. NOTHING.
We understand you've settled several cases against the church.
I can't discuss that.
There aren't any records of any of these settlements.
Nope.
When you're a poor kid from a poor family
and when a priest pays attention to ya?
It's a big deal.
How do you say no to God?
Spotlight.
This the tip line?
You think he's got something?
I wanna keep digging.
We need to focus on the institution.
Show me it came from the top down.
They'll try to silence anyone who speaks out.
Leave me alone, ya hear me, godammit?!
Six percent act out sexually.
Six percent is...ninety.
Ninety priests.
If there were ninety of these bastards, people would know!
Maybe they do.
You're going to give me the names, and the names of their victims.
Are you threatening me?
I was doing my job!
Yeah, you and everyone else.
I am here because I care.
We're gonna tell this story, we're gonna tell it right.
I'm hoping we can keep this between us...
until we all get on the same page.
Is that why we're here? To get on the same page?
We've got two stories here.
A story about a degenerate clergy.
And another story about a bunch of lawyers
turning child abuse into a cottage industry.
Which story do you want us to write?
Cause we're writin' one of 'em.
I'm not crazy - they control everything.
This is not just Boston!
It's the whole country, it's the whole world!
They knew!
And they let it happen!
It could've been you!
It could've been me, it could've been any of us!