CINQUANTAThe mother and I. Gail Getty. We have a dialogue. I can help you getthe money.
MAMMOLITI:
We know how to get the money. It's not that hard if you have the stomachfor it.
SGR.
You heard him.
Cinquanta reluctantly rises. Paul watches him go.
MAMMOLITI (O.S.) Does he do what you say?
CINQUANTA:
Always. He's a good boy.
MAMMOLITI:
He's not eating. Look at him. We need him to eat meat, lots of meat.
Build up his blood. Do you understandmy meaning?
CINQUANTAYes. I understand your meaning.
MAMMOLITI:
Va bene. You work for us now.
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TWO DOZEN SAUDI PRINCES emerge from the 1973 Extraordinary Summit of OPEC.
EXT. OPEC SUMMIT, VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- DAY The princes' white robes billow in the breeze; they wear thetriumphant smiles of men who have seized an historic moment.
EXT. LONDON COMMODITY EXCHANGE -- DAY GETTY'S LIMOUSINE pulls up in front of the Exchange. J Paul Getty emerges, resplendent in a Saville Row three-piece andaccompanied by two lacquered YOUNGISH WOMEN in tight dresses.
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INT. LONDON COMMODITY EXCHANGE -- DAY Getty takes his seat overlooking the exchange, flanked byhis two concubines, like an Emperor at the Arena. The traders on the floor await the opening bell with dread and excitement.
Getty's FLOOR TRADER hurries up the steps to take his order.
Getty pats his stomach, like a man who can't eat any more:
GETTY:
No trades for me, George. My longbook's all topped up. Truth is, Iwoke up this morning about as longas I've been since I was a teenager.
The ladies titter and smirk. One leans in, confidential:
MISTRESS:
He just likes to watch.
Getty shoots her a reproving "bad girl" look. She puts outher hand and he pinches it playfully.
GETTY:
Watch carefully, girls. In sixtyseconds half the men in this room will be bankrupt.
The seconds tick down. The floor traders brace themselves.