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Okay Brooke so it's December 7th, 1973. Rome is getting ready for Christmas.

Workers are hanging lights on the streets, chestnuts are roasting on open fires and it's cold so cold that some of the

fountains in the piazza's are freezing up. Paul Getty has been missing for

almost five full months but for the the first time, there's real hope

that he's going to be coming home.

His grandfather, J. Paul Getty,

aka the richest man in the world,

finally agreed to pony up the 3.2 million bucks for his ransom.

The kidnappers have signed off.

For once, everyone seems to be on the same page.

This is harder than getting the cast of sex in the city in the same room.

Seriously.

At 730 a.m. Fletcher Chase stands inside the boardroom of the main branch of Rome's

Banca Commerciali, counting out small bills.

J.P. Getty has given him sole authority to oversee the entire operation.

And of the last few months have proven anything to him,

it's if you want something done right, you do it yourself.

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