J. Paul Getty:
It's a good day.
Fletcher Chace:
I'm glad to hear that, Mr. Getty. It'll make this much easier. We need to pay the ransom.
J. Paul Getty:
I thought you said this was a hoax.
Fletcher Chace:
Your grandson was kidnapped by members of the Calabrese' Ndrangheta. Two of the original kidnappers are dead, and one is missing.
J. Paul Getty:
That sounds like progress to me.
Fletcher Chace:
I'm afraid not, all right? They got nervous waiting for the ransom. They sold the boy to an investor.
J. Paul Getty:
"An investor"? Who invests in kidnapped children?
Fletcher Chace:
You'd be surprised. There's nothing people can't find a way to turn into money.
J. Paul Getty:
You told me that Paul and his mother had cooked this up to soak me.
Fletcher Chace:
And I was wrong, all right? Paul may have talked about being kidnapped with his friends. He put it out there. He's not behind this.
J. Paul Getty:
How do I know that you're not wrong now?
Fletcher Chace:
These people are not the old-world Malavita anymore. Their only code is profit and loss. They will do things to Paul that cannot be undone for any amount of money. We have to pay
J. Paul Getty:
Well, this simply isn't possible. My financial position has changed.
Fletcher Chace:
Really? I mean, 30 seconds ago,you said it was a good day. I mean, I'm not all that bright, but I can multiply as well as you. With oil up as much as it was this morning, you have amassed another fortune.
J. Paul Getty:
Well, what if the embargo is lifted and oil were to crash? I'd be exposed. I have never been more vulnerable financially than I am right now.
Fletcher Chace:
Mr. Getty, with all due respect, nobody has ever been richer than you are at this moment.
J. Paul Getty:
I have no money to spare.
Fletcher Chace:
What would it take? I mean, what would it take for you to feel secure?
J. Paul Getty:
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