Carter Roy

She's had 20 operations.

She's working at a bank now, running her department, but she can barely move her left arm.

Grace knows what's killing her.

She's read the drinker's report.

She's talked to her former coworkers.

They're all experiencing the same symptoms.

So Grace decides to sue.

There's just one problem.

She can't find a lawyer.

USRC is a defense contractor with deep pockets and powerful connections.

The statute of limitations for workplace injuries in New Jersey is just two years, and Grace left the company five years ago.

Most lawyers tell her the case is unwinnable.

Grace spends two years searching for representation.

Two years while the radium continues to eat away at her bones.

Finally, in 1927, she finds a young Newark attorney named Raymond Berry who agrees to take the case.

Four other women join Grace as plaintiffs.

Edna Hussman, Catherine Shobe, and two of Molly's sisters, Quinta McDonald and Albina Larisse.

Together, the five women sue USRC for $250,000 each in damages, over $4.5 million in 2026 money.

Here's the thing about those sisters, Quinta, Albina, and Molly.

They had all worked at USRC.