The Ultimate Gift Page #7

-Okay, Thank you.

You're welcome.

Oh, I like the remodel.

Where have you been?

In and out of prison.

Mmm.

Good to hear.

No visible tattoos.

-I missed you.

-Hmm.

-What's this?

-Oh, it's nothing.

That's a nice round number.

Somehow I don't think you'll be having

any more credit card problems, will you?

You know, um,

you still owe me a dinner.

How could I ever forget?

I missed you.

I think I still

remember my way around.

Why don't you meet me

in a few minutes?

How quaint.

Hmm.

Jason?

Where'd you go?

Shall I keep the limo running,

Mr Stevens?

Maybe not.

Ah, Mr Hamilton, Miss Hastings,

I'm so happy you came.

Jason, what's going on?

Have a seat.

Please. I insist.

Thank you all for joining me today.

May I direct your attention to

It's called Emily's Home.

It's for a dozen or more families

experiencing extraordinary health challenges.

Now, over here

will be the homes.

They're part of the same complex,

yet individual dwellings.

Families are gonna be able to live together

while they face their problems.

Now, obviously, there's

gonna be plenty of parking.

Over here is gonna be a state-of-the-art

employment center

catering to parents, single or married,

who need to earn some sort of income

while their child

undergoes treatment.

Now, at this

state-of-the-art hospital

Excuse me.

What's missing?

Oh, yeah.

A church

a worship center.

How much is this

gonna cost?

If you look at the prospectus

in front of you, page 5.

The total initial outlay

will be $350 million.

Your part will be to underwrite the financing

and a loan guarantee of 250 million.

I'm gonna be putting up the first

Mr Stevens, this is all well and fine. We did

business with your grandfather for many years.

Excuse me. I'm sorry for interrupting,

but I didn't phrase this as a question.

You are gonna do this. You made this much

off my grandfather in a typical year.

And, gentlemen, this project has

the full resources of the Hamilton

law firm backing it. -Yes? Oh, I

Pro bono, as I'm sure

you will be too.

Wrap up the details for me,

will you, Hamilton?

-My pleasure.

-Thank you all. I appreciate it.

Hey! Whoa!

Come on, come on,

come on, come on!

She wanted me to be there.

It was so important to her.

She wanted me to be there.

Jason, Alexia,

as mayor of Charlotte

it is my extreme honor

and privilege to preside over

the ground breaking

for Emily's Home.

But it is also a sad day

in that the namesake and the inspiration

for this incredible project

is not here with us today.

But her spirit

will always be with us all.

Jason, Alexia.

Thank you very much.

Thanks.

I am so proud of the man

you've become.

Thanks in great part to you.

Meet me at my office as soon

as possible, will you?

-I have one more matter I need to discuss.

-Of course.

We understand you went

outside the boundaries of our instructions

with one of those gifts.

What?

Don't what me.

You know what I'm talking about.

-Miss Hastings, will you, uh, dismiss everyone, please?

-Oh. Yes, sir.

Over the course of several days

this investigator personally witnessed

and recorded the subject

as he committed various misdemeanor

infractions for which he was never cited.

Nevertheless, illegal

activities did occur.

Panhandling,

bordering on assault

stealing private property,

resale of stolen items

street vending

without a permit

jaywalking.

It is the opinion of this investigator

that the subject is a reprobate

and not capable of completing

the 12 gifts laid out in Red Stevens's will.

That's enough, Miss Hastings.

My pleasure, Mr Hamilton.

Jason, if you made it this far,

he had one final message.

-Jason.

-Yeah?

You gave away the $100 million?

All of it?

-Yeah, so what?

-Well, if you're standing here now

it means that not only have you succeeded

in receiving all of my gifts

but have done so beyond

the boundaries that I have set.

I guess that means

that I have succeeded as well.

What I could not

accomplish in life

I have done in death.

As long as you are

still alive, I will be too.

I love you, Son.

I love you too.

Good-bye, Jason.

As executor of the estate

of Red Stevens

I hereby execute

and otherwise assign

complete and controlling

interest to Jason Stevens

the balance of Red's estate

including all holdings,

investment portfolio

and offshore interests

totaling in excess

of two billion dollars.

Depending on OPEC prices

and foreign currency fluctuations, of course.

I need a lawyer for a few business ideas I have

a few still

in the dream stage.

When would you like to meet?

Meet? Hell, you're hired.

Sir, are you sure you wouldn't like to meet first?

You were at the top

of your law class, were you not?

-Yes, sir.

-Then you're my lawyer.

Now let's get on with it.

We got a world to conquer.

Do you think I'm old,

Miss Hastings?

Mm-mmm.

Well, I think it's about time I retire

from this law firm.

Whatever will you do,

Mr Hamilton?

Go to work

with Jason Stevens.

-Change the world.

-Mmm.

Hi.

Thank you.

So I want

to give you a gift

a series of gifts

leading up to, well

I wanna call it

the ultimate gift.

Now, you fail in anyway,

it's over. You get nothing.

You know, you do any work

like you just did

you can do anything.

Now, aren't you

forgettin' something?

-I don't think so. Shoot.

-The gift.

The gift of work.

-Wow.

-Congratulations.

The charge card company

declined the charge.

That's impossible. I don't have a credit limit.

Just run it through again.

It's always our practice to run it through again,

but they declined.

I need a friend.

You expect this friendship

to continue?

I plan on knowing Jason

for the rest of my life.

Do- Do you truly

know how to learn?

Villagers wait for books.

You bring them new books.

They are waiting for you

to pick up old books.

Exchange. Library.

Si?

Well, you don't begin to live

until you've lost everything.

Wait! Wait!

That's an $8,000 paint job!

Heck, I've lost everything

three or four times.

It's the perfect

place to start.

And Emily she's

-she's the best decision I ever made.

-

What's gonna

happen to my mom?

I really don't hate her,

you know.

-Salud.

-Salud.

Salud!

Salud.

Jason, you need to be free,

free to dream.

You need to come up

with a dream, then act on it.

And honestly, I don't know

if I have my own dream.

But I do know I can help others

fulfill theirs.

Uh, I do have to

give away some money.

You're getting

less mysterious by the minute.

She owes $1,600

in back rent.

Pay it.

You're a hundred

dollars short.

So, apparently

someone came by

and covered my back rent.

Was it you?

Thank you.

What would

your dream be?

My dream?

My dream was

a perfect day.

And I'm just

finishing it.

-I love you, Son.

-I love you too.

Good-bye, Jason.

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