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This is "Broke", an excerpt from the drama Brothers and Sisters.  Transcript below.  Notice how 'going to' is always pronounced 'gonna'.

Video Text:

•    Hi. sorry we're late.
•    What's going on?
•    Listen, Saul and I talked to the bank, and they're calling in our loan.  We're going to be left with no operating capital.  And as of next week, the bank is going to seize this land and the building.
•    Okay, we get a bridge loan, we start to reorganize.
•    Sarah, Holly and I have been on the phone all morning going over the financials with a loan broker.  As far as they're concerned, our company is not valuable enough.
•    Well, did you tell them about Narrow Lake?  There's obviously value there or York would never have made such a ridiculous offer.
•    Sarah, listen to me.  They are not interested.
•    That's what I'm saying.  We have to take this deal on Wednesday.
•    Because if we don't, by the end of the week, York is going to be able to buy Ojai from the receiver at pennies on the dollar, which means we will end up with nothing.
•    Yeah, but we can't sell to York before we know what it's worth.
•    No, tommy, we have to.  We all have to.  There's no time left.
•    I'm--i'm sorry, but I'm confused.  What happened to the $2 million I gave you to invest back in the company last month?
•    You did?
•    Yeah.
•    Rebecca, that is in a separate account where it is safe.
•    I didn't give it to you to be safe.
•    $2 Million dollars, that could keep us open for--
•    For--for--for what, Saul, four months, five months?  And then what?
•    Holly, that's probably all that we need.
•    Yeah, but it may not be.  We may still go broke.  But I'm not going to let her get wiped out.
•    I can't believe this.  I cannot believe that I gave you a solution to this problem, and you won't accept it.
•    Rebecca, I know what I'm doing.