All the Money in the World (2017)
Michelle Williams: Gail Harris
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Corvo : Forgive me, Ms. Getty. Just one last question, regarding your testimony earlier. Why did you think the kidnapping was a joke?
Gail Harris : It's a *figure of speech*. The whole situation was unbelievable. It still is.
Corvo : Well, tragic, yes, but not unbelievable.
Fletcher Chace : It's not tragic *yet*. Maybe you ought to work on keeping it that way.
[later]
Fletcher Chace : Did Paul ever talk to you about having himself kidnapped?
Gail Harris : You've got to remember who the Gettys are. Every time someone stays in the bathroom for too long, someone makes a joke about being held for ransom. Paul might have cracked a joke once or twice among friends...
Fletcher Chace : [points] There's that word again.
Gail Harris : What word?
Fletcher Chace : A "joke". You said you thought it was a joke when it first happened.
Gail Harris : Now you sound like that policeman. Whose side are you on, Mr. Chace?
Fletcher Chace : I'm on my own side. Always. And if this is a joke, I'd like to make sure that I'm in on it.
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Fletcher Chace : Gail, I lied. All right?I said I was authorized to pay them $200,000. You know how much I'm really authorized to pay? Nothing. All right, if they accept, I won't be able to deliver, but I had to buy some time. You wanted to know what I used to do. This is what I used to do, what I still do for Getty.
Gail Harris : Because there's no one in your life but yourself.
Fletcher Chace : Fair enough. $17 million and zero dollars, that's how far apart we are. Those numbers have got to move.
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Gail Harris : They're still finding masterpieces stashed under staircases. Most of it's going to his villa in Malibu. Nowhere else could fit it all
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Gail Harris : Paul? Come say hello to Mr. Chace. Or goodbye. I'm not sure which.
Fletcher Chace : He's gonna be trouble with the ladies.
John Paul Getty III : I already am.
Gail Harris : I do hope you'll stay on with us. I know you had other ambitions, but..
Fletcher Chace : Guys like me don't get rich. We get sidetracked too easily.
Gail Harris : Shame.
Fletcher Chace : Not really.
Gail Harris : I think of you as family.
Fletcher Chace : Kind of you to say so, ma'am. Was a couple things around the grounds that I've been meaning to see to.
Gail Harris : Yes, of course. Don't let me keep you.
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Gail Harris : ...seize the initiative when your opponent is at his weakness
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Oswald Hinge : Ms. Getty, we offer you our sincerest condolences.
Gail Harris : Well, you're very thoughtful.
Oswald Hinge : Please, sit. Mr. Getty's death has created a bit of a crisis here. You see, the estate was structured as a charitable family trust.
Gail Harris : Did he ever give any money to charity?
Oswald Hinge : No. No.
Gail Harris : The trust enabled Mr. Getty to build his fortune without paying taxes. There was just one catch. Under the rules of the trust, he couldn't actually spend the money.
Gail Harris : What's the point of making all that money if you can't spend it?
Oswald Hinge : Well, he couldn't spend it, but he could invest it.So, he invested it in things. Art. Antiques. Soon, he had a... A staggering amount of things.And a staggering amount of money. Now someone has to decide what to do with it all.
Gail Harris : What do you want with me?
Oswald Hinge : How do I put this... The king is dead. The throne is vacant. Your children are his heirs. Until they come of age,someone has to make the decisions. Which means, of course, someone has to take his place.
