The Forger Page #3

Oh, no, Im fine, thanks.

I have an idea.

While Im cleaning up, Ive got a

great collection of books over here

And there might be something in

there that might interest you.

Oh, and by the way,

I have a spare room out back.

You're welcome to use it

any time you want.

Thanks.

II was wearing cyanide...

I...a way out

for all those artists.

IBut why?

IAnd then, I found the why.

I" Every scene is a long dream "

I" Give me some colors "

I" Every scene is a long dream "

I" Give me some colors "

I" Every scene is a long dream "

I" Give me some colors "

I" Every scene is a long dream. "

The guy makes fakes.

I" Give me some colors. "

This place is nice.

Nothing but the best for you.

Thank you, Patrick.

So, Everly...

...I found something pretty

interesting down in your basement.

Oh, what was that?

I think you know

what Im talking about.

Well, let's just say I do.

Now what?

You pay me.

Excuse me?

Well, either you pay me or I tell

everybody you're an art forgery dealer.

I see.

You're gonna pay my

way out of this town

Or else your little

secret's out.

And what am I supposed

to pay you?

- I was thinking about five.

- Thousand?

I meant 500, but...

yeah, sure, five grand.

What if I told you

I knew how to make millions?

That piece of work

you saw in my house,

Do you even know

who the original artist was?

No, I didn't think so.

Charles Rollo peters. One of the

most celebrated artists of his era.

And you matched his exact style.

Effortlessly.

Joshua, you have...

...you have talent.

Capturing what I see has just

always come easy to me.

I don't doubt it.

So... you can really make that

much money by selling fakes?

If you follow my lead

and don't question me.

- That'll be hard.

- This is real, Joshua.

You've gotta use

your talent for yourself.

No one's gonna be looking out

for you, not even me.

Are you messing with me?

I've got a job coming up right

now. I could use your skills.

If you pull it off,

I'll split the money

from the sale with you. Cash.

- Seriously?

- Trust me.

Or I suppose I could just go fetch

the 500 bucks you asked me for.

Basically, with the losses

at the Moli gallery,

Added to the losses

at the Laguna beach gallery,

Added to the problems

that we're having here,

The overhead is $212,000

For this month alone.

It's hard keeping three galleries

open with so little coming in.

What about the gallery here?

We had a show last month.

We moved two pieces.

It's my birthday party coming

up. You know what could happen?

- I'm fully aware.

- We gotta close this deal now.

- And you think this boy is our best bet?

- I don't know.

All I know is we've

gotta go to San Francisco

And sell that Charles Rollo

peters to the emir,

Otherwise none

of this matters anyway.

The peters won't bring in much,

but...

...if I can hook the emir,

come my birthday,

I'll have him eating

out of my hand.

Every detail matters.

You have raw ability, but you're gonna

have to be more strict with yourself

Than you've ever been.

The new work has to match

the original perfectly.

In every detail.

Okay. So what are all these

hammers for and stuff?

Oh, that's for later, when we

age the piece to perfection.

- Age it?

- Yeah.

Yeah, you use the mallet

to tap the painting

To develop the Craquelure,

the cracks, if you will.

It makes the painting

look older.

Then you fill the cracks with dust,

makes it look all the more real.

But first,

we have to find a canvas.

Now this is an inexpensive canvas

from the turn of the century,

Painted by an amateur.

Should match perfectly.

What are you doing now?

Stripping it.

Okay, so you paint on a stripped

canvas to help fool the experts.

You take a painting

by a particular artist,

A lesser known work

of little value...

...you strip it...

...and then paint a forgery

of a more valuable work over it.

Wow, I guess you have

this thing down to a science.

Many paintings hanging in

great museums are forgeries.

Really? Like, even famous ones?

You'd better believe it.

Well, I guess sometimes there's more

than just meets the eye with a painting.

Absolutely. In a lab, an oil painting

can be analyzed quite thoroughly.

So we have to make sure

that no infrared

Or chemical test

will reveal us.

Well, then I guess we gotta fool

with some pretty serious experts.

Yeah.

One in particular.

It is gorgeous.

Pinkus, we all know

you are the true expert.

What do you say?

I think I can vouch

for its authenticity.

You have done it again,

Everly Campbell.

My wife will love this. You know

how she feels about peters.

- The only other work she craves for is...

- Winslow homer, yes.

I saw your wife last month

at Monte Carlo.

I hope she did not get

into one of her moods,

Like that time in Kuala Lumpur.

- That was bad, as you may recall.

- I recall, but no.

She was even more beautiful

and more gracious than ever.

Clearly a jewel in your crown.

Ah. Flattery will only...

make you rich.

- Thank you, your highness.

- You're welcome.

There is a bank note in there

for quarter of a million.

- The tip is for good customer service.

- You're too gracious.

I know. I want to be sure

we're still working towards

- Getting a

Winslow homer?

- I think I may just have found

the painting your wife craves.

The rarest Winslow homer

the world has yet to see.

I have it at home in storage.

I came across it under

the most unusual circumstances.

It's been hidden in Europe

since the first world war.

How much do you want?

- An even ten million.

- Ah...

I assure you, this painting

is going to stun the art world.

- Pinkus?

- Of course, such a painting

Would require full

infrared analysis

And a letter of provenance.

If you wish to speak

for the painting,

You're more than welcome

to do a public analysis

At my birthday party.

Then you and the entire world

will see the painting unveiled

And publicly tested

to prove its authenticity.

Pinkus, we will go to Carmel.

I don't know how you do it,

Everly.

We stick to the plan,

the kid finishes the painting,

We send him off to New York,

get him out of Carmel.

What about the police?

We tell 'em he ran away.

He's gonna bring problems.

I can feel it coming.

Bernie, I am tinkering with his life,

but I wish somebody had done it for me.

This kid is screwed up in the

head. He's an emotional wreck.

You know how hard

a life in art is.

Forgery isn't perfect, but he

could make a living at it.

I'm giving him a way so he

never has to worry about money.

Yeah, Im tinkering,

but the little bastard

- Doesn't even know how lucky he is.

- Maybe.

But if we commit to that date,

then we only have a month.

We are committed.

If we don't sell that Winslow

homer, I lose everything I have.

Everything.

Really high-End forgeries

are the hardest to do.

Some paintings are several centuries

old, they have under-Paintings to them.

What's an under-Painting?

In truth, it's something you

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