The Ultimate Legacy Page #2

my family's estate, am I right?

Your point?

Is there

someone else listed

in my grandmother's

will here?

Is that why I'm getting

the runaround?

There are over

300 detailed pages

in this file.

As partner in my grandfather,

Mr. Hamilton's, firm

I'm charged with executing

this "legally binding" document.

Okay, so, what?

Are you charging by the hour,

or how are you getting a piece

of this pie?

Um, Mr. Anderson...

Just Joey, actually.

What's your name?

Uh, Kelly, but you can

call me miss James.

Um, you actually haven't

inherited anything.

Well, great, fine.

Well, in that case,

I better be going.

Excuse me, I have some

travel arrangements to make.

Mr. Anderson just realized

his credit cards

have been canceled.

Well, at least

he's not on a date.

Good luck.

Rain down on me

good luck, dudes.

Come in!

Great sound!

Yeah, I love this guy!

Okay, my phone's dead,

and all my credit cards

have been canceled.

Your trust terminated

with miss Sally's passing.

How do you figure

in all this?

Uh, miss Sally

and my grandfather were close.

I was asked to help.

Help with what exactly?

You'll receive

your inheritance

if and only if you meet

all the stipulations

outlined in this contract

during a mandated one-year

residency at Anderson house

overseen by Mr. Stevens.

Here. For a year.

Miss Sally was hoping

you'd embrace

the Anderson house legacy.

Right.

Three weeks ago

I had $5 million.

What happened to it?

When miss Sally passed,

your funds reverted to the

Anderson house corporate trust

represented by myself and

Mr. Stevens here, respectively.

She did this

to force me back here.

No one is forcing you.

You can always walk away.

And if I do?

Well, then...

Miss Sally made provisions

to ensure the continued success

of her work.

What happens

at the end of the year

if I still want nothing

to do with... this?

Then all

Anderson house assets revert

to an irrevocable

charitable trust.

And I get nothing.

You will receive a payout

of $5 million.

What used to be my trust.

If you want

your money, sign it.

I want my freedom.

Anyone have a pen?

Listen, I know what

you're going through.

No.You listen.

You don't know me!

I signed that contract

to buy my escape!

Once I'm done, I'm out.

Got it?

Breakfast is at 7:00.

So, let's say

after a year,

I want to sell Anderson house

and be done with it.

Hmm? Then what?

I have first right

of refusal

at a predetermined price.

Who are you?

What are you doing here,

and how much?

Gus Caldwell.

You're about to find out.

One dollar.

Any other questions?

Not at the moment.

Hey, Mr. Stevens,

what's next on the agenda?

The memorial garden.

What memorial garden?

The memorial garden

we're about to build

in the honor of miss Sally.

Well, this could be

interesting.

You know what this

reminds me of, don't ya?

Oh, please, please don't.

Gus:

All right,

the walkway up the slope

will end right about here.

This area will be surrounded

by a wrought-iron fence.

They'll be benches here

so people can enjoy the view.

Do you guys have a plan,

or are you just making

this up as you go along?

Plans are in the truck.

Do you mind?

No, go right ahead.

We're burning daylight!

It's not right.

Why not?

These plans were drawn up

by the best landscape

architect in Texas!

Did he physically

inspect the site?

Never mind.

What do you mean

"never mind"?

Don't walk away like that!

Come back here and talk to us!

Gus, Gus,

just give us a bit, all right?

Will you, Gus?

What's the problem, Joey?

In general,

or specifically?

Either. Both.

Okay, well, I know

there's still something

you're not telling me.

I mean,

I've signed the contract.

I'm here for the next year.

But there's more

to this, right?

All right, look.

I'll make you a deal.

You tell me what's wrong

with the plans,

and I'll answer some

of your questions.

Deal.

Oh, it's

getting warm out here.

Maybe I should bring them

some refreshments.

Oh, I can do that.

Mm-hmm

what?

I'm just doing

my due diligence.

Give me a minute, and I'll put

a tray together for you.

Here, let me help.

All right, now look at this.

What am I looking at?

An English terrace garden

with tombstone here.

You got rectangles

here and here,

and triangles here and here,

and right-angle tension

everywhere you look.

Well,

what's wrong with that?

Nothing if there's never

more than three inches of rain.

Anything over that,

and then there's nowhere

for the runoff to go.

Well, a French drain

would fix that.

What's wrong with rectangles?

The headstone is a rectangle.

Well, it's not just

any rectangle.

What is it?

It's a golden ratio.

Ah, 1:
1.618.

Physics 101.

You ever see

Da Vinci's "last supper"?

It's 15 feet, 1 inch

by 29 feet.

That's a ratio of 1:1.618.

Same ratio as the headstones.

So miss Sally based

her design off of a painting?

No, she designed it after

a universal mathematical law.

Here, come look.

Excuse me.

All right,

what am I looking at?

Closer next to me.

Oh, I see it.

See how that bubble's

pushed up against that side?

Now what this.

As it now, water flows

around the gravesite.

She set it up that way.

Any more than ten inches

of rain,

and Gus' garden is going

right into that pond.

Well,

what do you suggest?

I'm thinking

a Japanese-inspired design

based off the golden ratio.

Come here.

Stand right here.

Hold that.

Thank you.

15.1.

15.1.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

15.1.

15.1.

Do you think

that's an accident?

Where did you learn this?

Did you ever hear

of the Internet?

Jason:

Can you pull this off?

Look, we have a deal.

I explained why Gus' plan

won't work,

and I showed you one that will.

Mm.

Makes total sense to me.

Now, if you two will excuse me.

Mr. Stevens. Mr. Anderson.

Miss James.

Now, I want to know the truth

about what's going on

around here.

Can I buy you lunch?

Yeah. Let's go.

You gents know

what you want?

Two of whatever

he's having.

Uh, two burgers.

No onions. No onions?

Uh, a couple of root beers.

You promised me

information.

The will details a series

of steps you have to take...

Steps?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Look, when my grandfather died,

he left behind a series

of messages for me.

He called them gifts,

leading up to the ultimate gift.

Now, I had a number

of tasks to complete

before I received

my inheritance.

He wanted to ensure whoever

took over the estate

understood and respected it.

And he picked you.

Look, he gave me a chance.

The Stevens foundation

is now funded

by the estate of red Stevens.

And you're the c.E.O.

And your grandfather

laid these steps.

Not steps. Gifts.

Right, right,

of course... gifts.

Uh, Kim, do you have

a pen I could borrow?

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Name 'em.

Well, the first

is the gift of work...

Briefly, please.

Work, money, friends,

learning, problems, family,

laughter, dreams, giving,

gratitude, a day, and love.

Sounds like loyal, brave,

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