The Ultimate Gift Page #5

-All right, give it back.

-Pass it to me. Come on.

-Give it back!

- and if you do succeed

-Here Take it!

-you'll be one step closer to all I have for you.

What's all I have for you?

It's between him and me.

It's none of your business.

It has everything to do with us.

It's our money!

So he's making you work

for your inheritance?

Not anymore, 'cause I don't

think I could ever win at this one.

Alexia, let's go.

-Jason. Wait. Wait!

-Don't!

Just tell them

what they want to hear.

I don't have

to tell them anything.

Jason, you're gonna hear

from my attorney Monday morning.

-Yeah. Ditto.

-Shut up, Jack.

You're all pathetic.

Wait.

Jason, slow down.

I put up with that for years.

I was a part of that.

What happened

to your dad?

He's dead. What else

do you want to know?

How'd he die?

The only person who really knows

just took it to his grave.

Jason, there's something

I always want you to remember, okay?

When I met you,

you were a homeless person.

And you made friends

with my daughter.

We shared

peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches.

All this without me knowing

anything about your background.

Yeah, well, the problem is,

that's me back there.

Yeah, but you can walk away from all that.

You already have.

I appreciate what you're saying,

but money changes things.

It gets you stuff. It's a- It's a way

to live life worry free.

-Money takes away the worry.

-Yeah, I saw what money can do.

And your worries

or whatever

you want to call them

they're not

life or death, Jason.

Okay, I'm sorry, but my getting

my inheritance is a matter of life or death.

And I know when I say that,

I sound like I'm being a Stevens

and being a Stevens

is all about money.

But it's not.

It's more.

So, I'll pay you back

as soon as possible.

What?

Uh, the money I owe you

the 1,600.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Marietta Ruby.

From the time I met her

in the seventh grade

that was my sweetheart.

She didn't

make it easy though.

Took me all the way till the eighth grade

to catch up with her.

She's beautiful.

Yeah.

She passed away

shortly after we were married.

I'm really sorry.

The greatest gift

she gave me

was the will to move on

to overcome.

You know, I may have

met someone myself.

Then cherish her.

And become

the man she deserves.

Have a seat.

Now, as I said

I had a feeling

you were gonna stop by.

That university you attended

What was it rated? Number three?

Number-three party school

in the country.

Do- Do you truly

knowhow to learn?

Jason, any process

worth going through

will get tougher

before it gets easier.

That's what makes

learning a gift

even if pain

is your teacher.

No. There's no way.

Anywhere but there.

I know what he's trying to do,

and it's not gonna work.

He can take his millions

to his grave. I don't care.

What he's trying to do is for your benefit,

not your destruction.

You know, Hamilton,

you sound just like him.

But guess what.

You're not him.

I don't know, son.

I do have one of his kidneys.

He's been out there for hours.

Yep. He's got some big decisions to make.

Do you think he'll

come in or go home?

He doesn't have a home.

You're right! She hates you!

-I know.

-Then why are you here?

I have to leave the country

for a while.

I'm reluctant to go because

of what I'm leaving behind.

What are you leaving behind?

Then you have to go.

Now get out of here.

You screwed up big time,

you know!

I had to eat a rubber hospital

turkey for Thanksgiving!

You better be back

by Christmas!

Even down here, you put your name on everything.

Welcome! Oh, welcome!

Jason Stevens.

Oh! Oh!

So good to meet you.

-I'm Bella.

-Hi.

May I be the first to show you

inside the library your grandfather built?

-Yeah, sure.

-Oh, good, good.

Where are all the books?

Oh.

You joke.

W- With the people.

Is it not like that in the great libraries

de Los Estados Unidos?

Villagers wait for books.

You bring them new books.

They are waiting for you

to pick up old books.

Exchange. Library. Si?

So basically,

I'm in a third world country

at a backwards library

with no books.

And the books that are here,

I can't even read.

Great.

Mmm.

This I found

when I was cleaning his desk

once I heard

of Red's passing.

I thought maybe you

would like to keep.

When you sent this to him

he proudly showed it

to all of us.

Then the tragedy.

It broke his heart.

Dear Grandpa

How's Ecuador?

I miss you and Dad so much.

You know, my birthday's

coming up, and I was thinking

instead of giving me gifts

this year

could you take me

on one of your trips?

I promise I won't

cause any trouble.

I just want to see you

and Dad again soon.

Write back, please.

Love, Jason.

Hola.

Un momento, por favor.

You look

just like your father.

I was here

the night he died.

It happened up on that mountain,

didn't it?

-Take me there.

-You cannot go.

It is now the province

of the drug lords.

You don't understand.

I'll pay you.

Well, someday.

I understand perfectly.

But, senor, I only have one life.

You're just bargaining now,

aren't you?

Senor Stevens,

you do not want to pay the price it would take.

No one

who goes there returns.

Our guest of honor,

Mr Jason Stevens!

Oh.

Gracias.

I'm afraid to ask.

Oh, you will love it.

It's so rare we catch one.

-The chief is going to talk.

-Oh.

He says we are here

to celebrate you

and those who keep

the Jay Stevens Library alive.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No. No. No, no, no.

He must be mistaken.

My grandfather was very generous.

Everything's named after him.

No, it is the Jay Stevens

Memorial Library.

To my father.

-Salud.

-Salud.

Have some more.

-Salud.

-Salud.

Salud!

Salud.

You cannot hope

to find it without me.

How'd you know I'd go?

You are a Stevens,

are you not?

I thought you said

you couldn't take me.

My purpose in coming to you

was a promise I made to Senor Red

that you could

learn the truth.

He had one desire

and one desire alone

to ask your forgiveness.

He said one day you would come.

Only then you could

learn the truth.

Stop! Stop the jeep.

He had learned of a village

in the next valley

that had a plague and needed

medical supplies.

But he never understood

why Red forbid him to go.

There was no plague.

There was no village.

What?

Red wanted to introduce

your father to the oil business.

But your father

was restless and bored.

-No. No.

-He snuck away. He ran away

-and took a plane he had no business taking.

-No.

This is what Red wanted

to protect you from. Till now.

There can be no blame

for what happened here.

The penalty for

your father's impulsiveness

unfortunately, was a life

his.

Americano?

Ow.

It was the best of times,

it was the worst of times

it was the age of wisdom

it was the age

of foolishness.

Can't you find him?

We think that

he went searching for the crash site

which is in

lawless territory.

-I'm sorry. Crash site?

-Where his father died.

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