Losing Diana was like losing a part of me.
I thought nothing could change the way we felt about each other.
I thought we were invincible.
Someone once said, "If you want something very badly, set it free."
"If it comes back to you, it's yours for ever."
"If it doesn't, it was never yours to begin with."
I knew one thing. I was David's to begin with.
And he was mine.
Light up my life...
We met in high school. David was a senior and I was a freshman.
After glee club, he'd drive me and my best friend home from school.
I used to watch him in the rear-view mirror.
I fell in love with his eyes.
When I was 19 David proposed to me on the pier at Paradise Cove.
Our parents were against it.
They said we were too young, we didn't know each other.
But David said that a life without risk is like no life at all.
So we eloped.
I graduated from architecture school and got a job at a small firm.
Diana helped support us by selling real estate.
I spent all my free time working on a design of my own.
It summed up everything about architecture that really mattered.
It was my dream house.
D?
Have I ever told you I love you?
No.
- I do. - Still?
Always.
We had our differences.
He'd take his clothes off and leave them on the floor. It made me crazy.
What do you think this is? Leaving your shoes on the table?
- I don't need to do your laundry. - I'll pick it up. Don't get violent.
- What about this? - Now, you put that down.
- You're gonna hurt somebody. - I'm gonna hurt somebody?
You're outta your mind!
OK, now. Fine.
Goddamn it!
Now, come on. Let's just relax.
- Did I hurt you? - No. I'm all right.
- I'm sorry. - Really? You were kidding?
D, your pants are on fire.
You have no idea.
We had no money, so for entertainment David showed me architecture he liked.
But sometimes I'd have to ask,
"Why are we looking at a stupid car wash?"
And he'd just say, "No, not stupid."
"Don't just use your eyes."
He made me look at things differently.
David, this is a steal. It just came in. Nobody knows about it yet.
It's beautiful.
Build a house here. You'd make a name for yourself,
because the house will be brilliant, being by David Murphy.
I found an incredible piece of property in Santa Monica, by the ocean.
It was the perfect site for David's house.
We'll borrow the money.
These leverage stockbroker buyout guys, you should see the junk they buy.
They would go crazy for a house of yours.
It was brilliant, even though I didn't understand a word of it.
We had to economise for the loan payments,
but it was our future and I got to build my house.
And then the recession hit.
The real-estate market dried up. I hadn't closed a sale in six months.
Construction fell to its lowest point in years.
People were being laid off everywhere, and I was one of them.
- I feel really bad about this. - I don't understand. What happened?
The bank has called in the demand note.
Can they do that?
You don't have any income right now, so they could attach your assets.
What assets?
Your house.
Gotta keep up those payments.
I'm sorry.
David, I'm scared.
We don't have any money. What are we gonna do?
I'll wait tables or drive a cab or something. I don't know.
I'll take care of you.
Make it go away.
I was desperate. We stood to lose everything;
the house I'd been building, even our own home.
I swallowed my pride and borrowed $5,000 from my father.
It wasn't enough.
We needed $50,000.
- D... - What?
- Get up. Get dressed. I got an idea. - What time is it?
Hi! How ya doin'?
- Oh, yeah! - Oh, my God!
Oh, honey! That's the spirit!
Keep 'em coming! 50,000 of 'em, that's what we want! We're winners!
Put some money in the kitty!
We got a shooter now, folks. A lucky lady shooter.
Stack it, don't rack it.
And I have a lovely...
Why don't you put it on? It suits you.
Well, I can't afford it.
- That's too bad. - Yeah.
I really think you ought to have the dress. Let me buy it for you.
You wanna buy me this dress?
Yeah.
- Why? - I've enjoyed watching you.
You've earned it.
No, I haven't.
The dress is for sale. I'm not.
Roll 'em now, girlfriend!
I can't lose. I'm up over $9,000.
$9,000 up! This is my wife D.
These are my girls. They're gonna be moving in.
Kiss 'em.
- Yeah. - Bets, please.
- Did I ever tell you I love you? - No.
- I do. - Still?
Always.
5,000.
This little pile here, you guessed it. Five more, D.
What do you think this is? Five more.
Play with it. Roll around with it. Enjoy yourself. Oh, my!
And the grand total is...
...$25,040.
So we're halfway there, like in an hour.
I figure about two hours tomorrow, we'll be home free.
Come here.
What?
I love you.
I know that.
No, I mean even without the money.
Last call for wagers. No more bets.
Come on, black, come on. Here we go.
Yes!
No more bets, please.
Yes, we won!
$4,100. We said we wouldn't go below $5,000.
Do you want any more coffee?
No, thank you.
Tails we quit. Heads we go for it.
Two out of three.
Last call for wagers.
No more bets.
OK. I'm feeling lucky. I say we put it on red.
All of it. Red.
I feel red. Do you feel red, D?
We can do this, huh?
I'm gonna put it on. I'm putting it on red.
OK.
- No, it's black. - What are you doing?
- It's black. - What are you doing?
No, it's red. Go with your instinct. Right?
- No more bets. - Come on, man.
Gotta get it.
OK, come on red, come on red.
Too late, young lady.
Place your bets. Bank side, player side.
All set? Cards, please.
Turning for the players.
Passes to the right, please.
Player draws nothing.
And set.
Player side, banker side.
- Who's that guy? - That's John Gage.
He's a damn billionaire. That's a rich son of a bitch right there.
He's down over a million dollars already.
You see them little gold things he's playing with?
$10,000 apiece.
Every time he lays one down, 10,000 big ones.
Look how cool he is. He must get more pussy than you can shake a stick at.
- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. - Player wins.
It's about time.
- Y'all married? - Yeah.
- Stick around and gamble a little. - Excuse me! Excuse me.
Would you mind lending me your wife? Is that your wife?
Excuse me?
- For luck. - Well, you'd have to ask her.
- May I? - Go for it.
I don't think it's a good idea. We should go.
- Just for a moment? - I'll go.
Go ahead. It might be fun. What have we got to lose?
- Well? - Go and see what happens.
- Yeah, go ahead. - We'll be here, backing you up.
Thank you.
See if you can get a little of that money from him.
Do you think she'll ever come back?
I'm just bullshittin' you.
Have a seat. I've been losing all day long.
Then you appeared and I won my first hand. You brought me luck.
I'd say that's a sign.
Wouldn't you?
- Would you like a drink? - No, thank you.
Candy?
Place your bets.
100,000.
- Just like that? - Just like that.
- Not like that. - Sorry.
All bets set? Cards, please.
Turning for the players.
Now, what we want...
What we need... is a nine.
We don't like that.
Player draws nothing. Cards for the bank, please.
Bank's the winner with a natural eight. Pay the bank.
I guess I'm not so lucky after all.
- Do you like cards? - Not especially.
Wish I'd asked you sooner. Dice?
Yeah, I guess.
- Sam. - Mr G?
One.
Excuse me, Mr G.
- Maybe I should go. - This shouldn't take too long.
- What? - This.
Now...
I hope you find this interesting.
Pit. Tadross.
Yes, sir. It's here now.
- Goes for one million dollars. - It's a bet.
Here you are, Mr G. One million dollars.
Bet it all.
Coming out. Crap eleven or any seven this time. It is a come-out roll.
How much goes, now? Get 'em down.
Pick two.
Now just throw a seven.
If you wanna throw an eleven, that's all right too.
Aren't you forgetting something?
Winner!
Think I oughta quit now?
I think I should.
Credit my account.
Sweetie, that was incredible. Unbelievable.
Hi. John Gage.
- Hi. David Murphy. - Hi, David.
Congratulations. This is my wife Diana. I guess you met.
- Hi. Diana? - Diana.
Thank you both. Very generous of you, David. Are you staying at the hotel?
- No. Actually we're just leaving. - Yes, we're on our way out.
No, don't do that. We gotta celebrate. Let me arrange a room for you here.
- That's very nice, but... - No, I insist.
Please. It's the least I can do. OK?
Really, just sign for it. Anything you want.
There's some lovely shops off the lobby.
Have you seen 'em?
Let's go.
How about that?
Wow.
D, what do you think?
Godfather?
You won a million dollars today.
- He won it. - Honey, you won it for him.
This feels nice.
Don't get it. Just stay right here.
OK.
Hello. William Shackleford.
Hi. David Murphy.
For Mrs Murphy. From John Gage.
Well, thank him for us.
I'll do that. Mr Gage is hosting a gathering tonight in his suite at nine.
If you can find the time in your schedule, he'd be most pleased.
- Look what you got. - What?
Gift from Gage.
Really?
Well, open it up.
That's $5,000.
How do you know that?
I saw it in the store downstairs.
- Lucky for him you like black. - Yeah.
No past, no future. Just check in to a hotel and start all over again.
I just stick 'em under the sheets...
That's strange, am I right?
- In another life, have a good time. - Thanks.
Who is that guy Shackleford?
Someone who works for me.
Someone I trust.
He killed someone once.
Tell me, where do you see yourself in, say, ten years?
Well, I wouldn't mind being a billionaire like yourself.
Nice shot. I mean beyond money.
What would satisfy you completely, let you sleep well?
Are you saying you're not satisfied?
Who is?
I am.
She mean it?
I hope so.
Well then, you may not have won in Vegas, but you're a lucky man.
I got money, I got security, I have businesses,
but you have something that I just don't have.
I guess there's limits to what money can buy.
Not many.
Well, some things aren't for sale.
Such as?
Well, you can't buy people.
That's naive, Diana. I buy people every day.
In business, maybe, but not when real emotions are involved.
What are you saying? You can't buy love? Isn't that a cliche?
- It's absolutely true. - Is it?
What do you think?
- I agree with Diana. - You do?
Well, let's test the cliche.
Suppose I were to offer you one million dollars...
...for one night with your wife?
I'd assume you're kidding.
Let's pretend I'm not. What would you say?
He'd tell you to go to hell.
I didn't hear him.
I'd tell you to go to hell.
That's a reflex answer because you view it as hypothetical.
But let's say that there were real money behind it.
I'm not kidding.
A million dollars. The night would pass, but the money could last a lifetime.
Think of it.
A million dollars.
A lifetime of security, for one night.
And don't answer right away, but consider it.
Seriously.
We're positive, OK?
Then you've answered my question.
And you've proved your point. There are limits to what money can buy.
It's late and I hate to admit it, but I have a meeting.
May I have one dance?
Of course, with your permission.
I think you'd better get on to that meeting.
You don't want to miss out on your next billion.
Understood. I wouldn't part with her either.
Goodnight.
Can't sleep?
No.
Me neither.
I just keep thinking about it.
It's so weird, isn't it?
Yeah.
David, I think you want me to do it.
What are you talking about?
Don't be ridiculous.
Maybe we should just talk about it.
Well, I don't want you to do it.
- But you'd let me do it. - No.
Why? Do you wanna do it?
No.
But I would. I'd do it for you.
For me?
I can't believe we're even talking about this.
Think about what this money could do for us, what it could do for our future.
You could finish your house.
You could pay your dad back. Get rid of our debts.
After all, it wouldn't mean anything.
It's just my body.
It's not my mind. It's not my heart.
You think we could do something like that?
We both slept with other people before we were married, right?
Yeah.
So we just have to look at it like that.
I slept with Bubba Aruzio! If I can do that, I can sleep with anyone.
- You slept with Bubba? - You knew.
No, I didn't know that. When?
When you were off sleeping with that slut Olivia Daigle.
- Olivia Deagle. And she wasn't a slut. - Excuse me. Olivia Beagle.
I do love you.
- She wasn't a slut. - Yes, she was.
No, she wasn't...
...unfortunately!
Thank God we can laugh about it.
Yeah.
That's easy to say now. After...
We just have to forget it ever happened.
And never discuss it. Not even once.
Because nothing will have happened.
Nothing that matters, anyway.
We have a brilliant script. Very special.
It's a comeback vehicle for Diana Ross.
And Billy Ray Cyrus. Kind of "A Star is Born"...
So your first screenplay sold for half a million.
- Shoulda been two. - Except our lawyer caved in on us.
- That won't happen again. - We're gonna get a lawyer that's tough.
Someone that'll step on his grandmother for us.
Mr Green. A David Murphy wants to speak to you urgently.
Put him on the speaker.
This is an old college buddy. It'll only take a second.
- Jeremy? - Davey, I'm in a meeting. What's up?
Listen, we need you to close a deal.
- What kind of deal? - A very big deal.
Big deal. Go on.
We're in Vegas at the Hilton. We met John Gage. You know who he is?
Sure I know who he is. He's a billionaire. And a major poon hound.
He is?
Go on.
- He offered us a million dollars. - A million dollars?
For what? Your kidneys?
For one night with Diana.
What do you mean? One night? Like...
Yes.
Could you excuse me for a second?
Let me get this straight.
He offered you a million dollars for a night with your wife? Your wife Diana?
And you agreed? I don't know what to say. How could you do that?
How could you negotiate without me? Never negotiate without your lawyer!
For a woman like Diana, I could have gotten you at least two million!
Obviously! You don't wanna get screwed and then screwed!
Stay, please. This is damage control.
- Two seconds. Eat cookies. - No. We've heard enough.
- You're hired. - You're our man. We love your style.
Gladys, check the gentlemen's schedules. Call me next week.
- Great. - See you then.
- Thanks for coming. - No. Thank you.
OK, David, before we go any further,
let's get the moral issue out of the way.
- Leave that to us. - No, I was referring to my fee. I get 5%.
Would you elaborate on the verification clause?
Verification. That means you pay, even if the relationship isn't consummated.
You mean if I'm impotent.
It's important for a lawyer to cover contingencies.
I can live with that. The "John Garfield clause"?
That's if you die in the act.
I have no problem with that either. Can I have your pen?
- You're pretty good, you know? - Thank you.
You should come work for me.
We have a deal.
A million dollars will be deposited in your casino account in the morning.
So...
You can go.
Gentlemen, I think it's time for men of good will
to take leave of one another.
It's all right.
I don't bite.
So...
What, should I go undress?
Cheer up. Find a more creative way to think about this, OK?
Just look at it like an episode of "The Dating Game" that went a bit awry.
- It's gonna be OK... - Ladies and gentlemen.
Me wish to welcome you to our jamboree.
I couldn't believe it. I know we could have gotten two million.
Here's your Buddha.
Davey, no point getting out the crying towel.
You've got a million bucks, buddy. A million bucks!
She's an amazing woman. She really is.
Couldn't have gotten 500 for my girlfriend. Not that I'd do that...
But it's OK that you did. This is a different situation.
And she agreed to it, you gotta remember that.
And it's not like it's hard duty or anything. Hell, he's a great-looking guy.
For a million bucks, I'd sleep with him.
Maybe not.
Hey, buddy!
Come on!
What have I done?
D, it's me!
D!
Where is she? Where's my wife?
Diana!
Please!
Where did they go?
- Up! - Up where?
- Helicoptero. - Helicopter.
D!
D! D!
D!
They sent for me. They said you were ready.
Come here.
You missed a button.
Thank you.
I wanna show you something.
- What happened? - Lights went off.
I see that. Why?
Look.
Can you turn those off, too?
I'm working on it.
Who made the decision?
- We both did. - No.
Do it for your own reasons, or don't do it.
- You don't know him. - I know he didn't stop you.
And if you were mine...
...I wouldn't share you with anyone.
You have no right to judge David.
You're the one who has to buy women.
You think I have to buy women?
Why me, then?
I bought you because you said you couldn't be bought.
I can't be bought.
We're just gonna fuck, as I understand it.
You might enjoy it.
Don't bet on it.
I think I will.
Heads we do. Tails we call the whole thing off.