Life Stinks

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...down twenty-four points

in Light trading...

sixty-two million shares.

Declines outnumber advances

three to two.

New claims for unemployment

benefits rose 45.000...

in the fourth week of April

to 455.000.

The number of persons

collecting benefits rose 39.000.

They still are running

at about 3.5 million.

The weekly jobless claims

figures...

are the earliest indication

of how the economy is doing...

and will give

any early signal...

when the economy begins

to come out of recession.

Gold--11p $1 .2O at the afternoon

fixing in London at 356.85.

-Jeez!

-Oh. sh*t.

International communications

is the most active issue.

It's down a dollar.

at forty-seven.

U.S. Amalgamated is down a half.

at twenty-nine.

The biggest move of the day--

Bolt enterprises.

The stock is 11p $6.OO. at 82.

sparked by reports...

that Goddard Bolt intends

to purchase a prime section...

of downtown Los Angeles

real estate.

Morning. Mr. Bolt.

Morning.

Gentlemen. Let's go to work.

Pritchard. how are we doing

with our development in Brazil?

Mr. Bolt. we just Learned...

that in order to build Club Bolt

the way you envision it...

we'd be forced to cut down

six thousand acres...

of natural Brazilian

rain forest.

So?

Well. sir. the Last four hundred

remaining Ipi Indians...

Left in the world

are still Living there.

So?

Sir. if we cut down

their forest...

we'd have to displace them.

and they could cause trouble.

Well. they're not gonna want

to Live there anymore anyway.

-Why not?

-No shade.

How are we doing with

our new development in Florida?

Sir. we are having a slight

problem in Fort Lauderdale.

In order to make room

for the magnificent...

Largest-in-the-world

Bolt shopping mail...

we're going to have to tear down

a nursing home for the aged.

So?

Well. at present. there are 1 8O

very old people Living there...

and we understand that

most of them are invalids...

who are bedridden and dying.

So?

It wouldn't Look good

in the papers.

Ah. I get your point.

Do it late at night.

Excellent!

Gentlemen.

I have a Little surprise.

Follow me.

-What is this?

-Looks Like a slum area.

You are Looking

at 2.5 square miles...

of the most derelict.

dilapidated section...

of Los Angeles.

Right now.

I own half of this property.

The city owns the other half.

but by noon tomorrow...

it will all be mine.

Ow! What is that?

One of those Little bums

that Live down there.

I suppose you're wondering

why Goddard Bolt...

is prepared to pay

11p to $4 biulon...

to own this worthless

pile of refuse. Am I right?

Well. we would never presume

to question your genius...

for financial wizardry. sir.

but why?

Wait.

Gentlemen. the ultimate

achievement of my life--

Bolt Center.

It's absolutely visionary.

-Fantastic!

-Incredible!

Gentlemen. you'll never know...

how mllch this project

excites me.

Mr. Bolt. you have

a surprise visitor.

-Who is it?

-Vance CrassWell. sir.

CrassWell? Damn it!

Thank you. Let's go.

Excuse me.

Am I interrupting?

I'm interrupting.

I'm interrupting.

I should Ieave. Should I Ieave?

I'm gonna Ieave.

Can I come in?

Hello. Vance.

You know my attorneys--

Pritchard. KnowIes. Stevens.

The three wise men.

Hiya. feIIas. What's going on?

Oh. my God!

Oh. my God! Someone eIse's idea

of what to do...

with the downtown slum district.

Would you beI--

Why didn't they teII me Goddard

Bolt owned the other half?

I never would have bought it.

No one beats Goddard Bolt...

when it comes to financiaI

wheeIing and deaIing.

Now. Look.

I'm in way over my head here.

I'm sorry to have

wasted your time. Gentlemen.

Mr. Bolt...

Can I ask you a question?

Let me buy your half

of the property.

I'll give you $2 biIIion...

4o/o of the profit

for the next twenty years.

-No.

-5o/o.

-No.

-Six.

-Stop.

-Stopped.

Vance. why don't you

Iet me buy you out?

Look at us.

An office

is no pIace to do business.

I have a much better idea.

Now. isn't this better?

At Ieast we can see

what we're deaIing with.

OK. finaI offer.

I want this property.

I want it.

It just so happens...

I grew up five bIocks

from where we're standing.

I'm all right.

Right in the middIe

of this godforsaken slum.

It's been my IifeIong dream

to come back and rebuild it.

It's OK. You can Iaugh.

I don't expect you

to understand my feeIings.

After aII.

you're a rich man's son.

You were born into money.

What. are you kidding?

My father Left me five million.

It's nothing.

No. no. no. Nothing is nothing!

These people down here

have nothing. Zero!

Look. I don't want

to hurt your feelings.

You couldn't survive

ten minutes down here.

Don't be ridiculous.

I would survive anywhere.

Right. Without your money

and your credit cards?

Yes.

Without identifying yourself

to anyone as Goddard Bolt?

Yes.

For a modest period of time--

I don't know. Let's say.

thirty days?

Absolutely.

It's a bet.

Bet?

What are you talking about?

Well. what you just said--that

you could survive down here...

without using any

of your resources for 3O days.

If you do it. you get

my half of the property.

You don't do it.

I'm gonna get yours.

I'm sorry.

Wasn't that the bet?

You conniving son of a b*tch.

Yes!

It's a bet.

You've underestimated me. Vance.

I can do it.

You can't do it!

You'll never make it!

This is insane. This is crazy.

You'll never survive.

Pritchard. be qulet.

Fergueson. go on.

Thank you. If you Ieave

the prescribed slum area...

or try to remove this

ankIe aIarm. it will go off...

and if we receive

a sustained aIarm signal...

for more than thirty seconds.

you'll forfeit the bet.

After thirty days. the aIarm

will automatically deactivate.

Are these conditions understood?

Understood.

-And we have your word on that?

-Yes. You have my word on it.

Pritchard. I'm giving

you and your partners...

my power of attorney.

I'm trusting you to Look

after all my IegaI affairs...

for the next thirty days.

Take it. Take it aII.

I won't need anything.

And you won't need this either.

What are you doing?

I have to make sure

no one recognizes you.

That was stitched in.

Give me a comb.

I don't think you realize

what you're getting into.

You've never sIept

in the street before.

You've never eaten

out of garbage cans.

You're used

to a hearty breakfast.

This is ludicrous. Look at you

without your toupee.

You Look Like somebody

who onIy makes $5O.000 a year.

Mr. Bolt. Please don't do this.

Let me suggest

you wait twenty-four hours.

-At Ieast sIeep on it.

-I've given my word.

Do you want me

to go back on my word?

-Would you go back on your word?

-CertainIy. We're Iawyers.

Give me that contract.

OK. Goddard. here we are.

Come on.

Now. in thirty days.

at the exact moment of sunset...

all of this property

is gonna be yours or mine.

Either way. I think we should

have a big party at my house.

-Let's make it at my house.

-OK. your house.

For the Look.

-Thanks.

-Let's get out of here.

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