1 | ->'''Miss. Hastings:''' It's amazing just how far the fruit can fall from the tree.\ |
2 | '''Mr. Hamilton:''' And stil roll a great distance. |
3 | |
4 | ->''Are we on? Well, then if you're watching this, I must be dead.That's a strange concept. How was my funeral, well attended? I hope it rained. Hamilton, Miss Hastings, I hope you're having a better day than I am. If you've just been with my family I doubt it.'' |
5 | -->-- '''Red''', on the recording. |
6 | |
7 | ->'''Red:''' Jason, I've made a lot of mistakes with our family, but... you're the one I think I hurt the most. The only way I can make it up to you is to not give you anything.\ |
8 | '''Jason:''' I knew it. [Gets up to leave]\ |
9 | '''Red:''' What I mean is I'm not giving you anything ''yet''; [[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat so, sit back down there]]. |
10 | |
11 | ->''I wanna give you a gift, a series of gifts, leading up to, well... how 'bout call it "[[TitleDrop the ultimate gift]]".'' |
12 | -->-- '''Howard "Red" Stevens''' |
13 | |
14 | ->'''Mr. Hamilton:''' There's a flight to Houston tomorow at seven A.M.\ |
15 | '''Jason:''' As in, ''morning'' 7 A.M.\ |
16 | '''Mr. Hamilton:''' Yes, that seven A.M. |
17 | |
18 | ->'''Flight Steward:''' Uh, 'scuse me, sir, can I-- can I see your bording pass again? Thank you. Yeah. See, this is, uh... I'm sorry, this is for coach.\ |
19 | '''Jason:''' Nah. That's impossible.\ |
20 | '''Flight Steward:''' No, uh, it's uh, 32B.\ |
21 | '''Jason:''' Well change it.\ |
22 | '''Flight Steward:''' We can't [...] Um, we can't change it, it's a "Q" fare. You can't upgrade. So, can we--\ |
23 | '''Jason:''' Do you have any idea who I am?\ |
24 | '''Flight Steward:''' I... I know exactly who you are. You're the guy in seat 32B. Here we go! |
25 | |
26 | ->''Well, seein as how you're Red's grandson, you'll stay in the main house with us. I know it ain't much. The little lady just wanted a modest place.'' [Camera pans to three-story mansion with roman columns] |
27 | -->-- '''Gus''' |
28 | |
29 | ->''Wish I had a dollar for every fence post I've ever set.'' [{{Beat}}] ''Matter a fact I do.'' *Chuckles.* |
30 | -->-- '''Gus''' |
31 | |
32 | ->'''Girlfriend:''' So I'm dying to know, what did you get?\ |
33 | '''Jason:''' Well, it involves land, building materials and slave labor.\ |
34 | '''Girlfriend:''' They're giving you a ''shoping mall?'' |
35 | |
36 | ->''Look Hamilton, just tell me what my total inheritance is. I'm over this. Where are you going? [To Miss. Hastings] [-Where is he going? Can you tell him to come back, please?-] Mr. Hamilton? Mr. Hamilton!'' |
37 | -->-- '''Jason''' |
38 | |
39 | ->''I, too, think this is a waste of time. But it will end shortly, because you are going to fail. I expect you to fail and to fail miserably.'' |
40 | -->-- '''Mr. Hamilton''', to Jason. |
41 | |
42 | ->'' If I violate their instructions, I am out everything. '''Everything'''. So for the sake of the greater good, I must insist that you leave.'' |
43 | -->-- '''Mom''' |
44 | |
45 | ->'''Emily:''' So... you have a bet, with a dead guy?\ |
46 | '''Jason:''' Yeah.\ |
47 | '''Emily:''' ''Cool.''\ |
48 | '''Alexia:''' Emily, be polite! Wait. How can you have a bet with a... deceased person? |
49 | |
50 | |
51 | ->'''Mr. Hamilton:''' So you're Jason's friend?\ |
52 | '''Emily:''' Yes, I am.\ |
53 | '''Mr. Hamilton:''' True friend?\ |
54 | '''Emily:''' Absolutely. Pinky promise.\ |
55 | '''Mr. Hamilton:''' So how long have you known Mr. Stevens?\ |
56 | '''Emily:''' We go ''way'' back. We're like ''this''. *crosses fingers* Now. Where do I sign.\ |
57 | '''Mr. Hamilton:''' And, uh... He hasn't promised you any compensation for this friendship?\ |
58 | '''Emily:''' Look at him. Does he ''look'' like he has anything to offer?\ |
59 | '''Mr. Hamilton:''' So uh... You expect this friendship to continue?\ |
60 | '''Emily:''' [completely serious] I plan on knowing Jason for the rest of my life. |
61 | |
62 | ->''Look at me. I'm carrying on about death and taxes even after I'm dead.'' |
63 | -->-- '''Red''', on the recording. |
64 | |
65 | ->''Thank you. This means so much to me. And Hamilton? I promise I'm gonna take back all those nasty thoughts about you being the Grinch.'' |
66 | -->-- '''Jason''' |
67 | |
68 | ->'''Jason:''' What's ''your'' dream? If you could dream of anything-- ''anything'' -- what would ''your'' dream be?\ |
69 | '''Emily:''' My dream? My dream was a perfect day. And I'm just finishing it. My dream... was to be with people I love. Who love each other, that love ''me''. |
70 | |
71 | ->''The meaning of life is to find our gift, and our purpose in life is to give it away.'' |
72 | -->-- '''Jim Stovall''' (Author) |
73 | |
74 | ->''We got to pick out four pumpkins, and somehow... we ended up with twelve. Dunno how that happened.'' |
75 | -->-- '''Ali Hillis''' (Alexia) on what she did with Abigail Breslin (Emily) on their day off. |
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