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  • INTERVIEWER: What do you dream for?

  • That less people have to say goodbye too soon

  • to people they love.

  • ♪ (MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

  • MAN: I had heard about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes.

  • You know, her story's so compelling.

  • She was going to herald a revolution

  • in medical treatment in this country.

  • MAN 2: It was obviously, such an incredible story.

  • A woman creating this nine-billion-dollar company.

  • MAN 3: Everyone worshiped the ground she walked on.

  • She could do no wrong. She was the next Steve Jobs.

  • The idea with the Edison was to stick

  • the lab inside the box.

  • MAN 4: She wanted Edison devices in every home in America.

  • MAN 5: This could be the Apple of healthcare.

  • ELIZABETH HOLMES: You all are part of something that is gonna change our world.

  • -What higher purpose is there? -(APPLAUSE)

  • WOMAN: Elizabeth came to me, and she described her idea.

  • It's impossible. Physically.

  • MAN 4: Elizabeth was lying about the accuracy

  • of the blood tests.

  • It's all a show.

  • MAN 6: She didn't want anybody to see what was going on in there.

  • HOLMES: We don't need to explain ourselves

  • to competitive companies.

  • She aligned herself with very powerful men

  • who succumb to a certain charm.

  • MAN 2: She was deceiving investors

  • to the tune of 400 million dollars.

  • It comes back to "fake it until you make it."

  • MAN 7: There was definitely something going on behind the scenes.

  • She had bulletproof glass on their windows.

  • WOMAN 2: Anything I typed was watched.

  • It was very scary.

  • MAN 8: Like what are they trying to hide?

  • MAN 3: The mantra in Silicon Valley is "Move Fast, Break Things."

  • MAN 7: That's not the way you approach

  • science that's going to be impacting people's lives.

  • MAN 8: Quite frankly, people can die.

  • ♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

  • It snowballed into this crazy situation.

  • MAN 3: In a panic, I went and bought a burner phone.

  • I called The Wall Street Journal.

  • What is coming out of her mouth is not reality.

  • WOMAN 2: She never thought she had any limits.

  • She was gonna conquer the world.

  • This was real lunacy.

  • INTERVIEWER: Can you tell us a secret?

  • I don't have many secrets. I'm--

  • ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

INTERVIEWER: What do you dream for?

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