Nonsense. You're not just somedistrict judge's daughter anymore.
You're one of our family now.
Getty turns to his son: GETTY (CONT'D) I had to focus on my mission, youunderstand. My business. I couldn't be weighed down, mentally, with afamily. There was work to be done.
You understand that, don't you.
Big Paul is silent. Getty darkens, glowering, then walksaway, pushing the clothesline aside as he crosses the room.
GETTY (CONT'D) Pardon the laundry. I wash myundershorts myself, in the bathroomsink.
(MORE) 15.
GETTY (CONT'D) I see no reason to pay ten dollarsto have room service launder them when I can do it myself for a fewlira. What kind of rube do theytake me for? Which reminds me -
He takes out a small notebook and golf pencil and writes anentry:
LAUNDRY SOAP -- 22 LIRA. GETTY (CONT'D) It's tax-deductible. Almost everything is, if you know how toplay it. What in hell are we doingstanding around in this dusty oldhotel room? We should be celebrating.
That's what families do, right?
LITTLE PAUL (V.O.) After that, everything changed.
INT. GAIL'S APARTMENT -- PIAZZA NAVONA -- DAY Gail throws open the windows. The family is moving into alight-filled apartment. Gail is unpacking when she finds it - LITTLE PAUL (V.O.) Dad became an executive in Grandpa's company. Mom found us an apartmentnear the Piazza Navona.
-- the Minotaur figurine wrapped in her scarf. It makes her anxious. She finds a shoebox and stashes it in the closet.
LITTLE PAUL (V.O.) (CONT'D) And Grandpa started my education.
EXT. ROMAN TUNNEL -- DAY We return to the SILHOUETTES of Getty and Paul as they walkhand-in-hand through the darkened, ancient tunnel.
GETTY:
Come on, I want to show you something.
We FOLLOW them through the mouth of the tunnel. They lookout upon it:
the boy is awed.
PAUL:
What is it?
GETTY:
It's home.
We step out into the sunlight of 16.
EXT. HADRIAN'S VILLA -- DAY AN ANCIENT ROMAN VILLA in the mountains overlooking Rome, ringed by statues of the Roman gods. Getty leads Paul on ahouse tour:
GETTY:
This is where I slept with my wife, Sabina. This here is where I ate roast wild boar with my generals.
This is where I made love to myconcubines. And this is where I took my baths.