The payment plan

"...we'll go five for the next month and the month after," says McNeil. "We'll get a draft of the legislation and then we'll discuss additional payments that you may need."

This was how McNeil laid out the bribes on the video. Ford was also to recieve $10,000 for that month and the month previous.

We're still in McNeil's office and Ford doesn't flinch at the payment plan. Instead he focuses on his side of the deal.

"Tell me succintly the name of the company you want. We can't use the E-Cycle Management name," says Ford

On the video, Ford is reading from the log that is currently in place and a brochure.

"What's going to happen between now and January is what we make out of it," says Ford.

"What YOU make out of it," says McNeil correcting Ford.

They discuss a little more business stuff regarding the wording of the draft. Then later in the video, McNeil counts out $10,000 in two $5000 piles in front of the camera and hands the bills to Ford. He says he paid him in $100 dollar bills. In the court we watch this twice: once from a side view and then again from the overhead camera.

Ford accepts the money and says he doesn't need an envelop. He folds the wad in half and tucks the first $5K in the back pocket of his suit pants. He accepts the second $5K and tucks that wad in his jacket pocket.

"Let's say the 15th of September I'll have the draft," says Ford.

"And you'll sponsor it?"

"Yeah, I'll be the prime sponsor, but I'll have some other folks," says Ford.

McNeil and Ford then decided to go grab some lunch. And just like that, the first bribe was complete.