Patel tells the story of a group of filmmakers (Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan) who decided to treat the corporation like the person it legally is and test its psychological profile. Using the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), they found that the corporation shares many of the characteristics that define psychopaths. That is, corporations break the law if they can, they hide their behaviour, sacrifice long-term welfare for short-term profit, are aggressively litigous, ignore health and safety codes, and cheat their suppliers and workers without remorse.

— Double entry by Jane Gleeson-White (43%)