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Clips from Ransom - The Artist (S01E01)

Mm. Painting makes sense.

"Mm. Painting makes sense."

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Obsessive, laser-sharp focus.

"Obsessive, laser-sharp focus."

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Tendency to have high levels of processing on certain patterns.

"Tendency to have high levels of processing on certain patterns."

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Would you mind if I spoke to him?

"Would you mind if I spoke to him?"

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No, of course not. Just...

"No, of course not. Just..."

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be careful, though.

"be careful, though."

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Okay, I understand.

"Okay, I understand."

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Well, please call me as soon as you get the result.

"Well, please call me as soon as you get the result."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Hey.

"Hey."

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My mother's sick.

"My mother's sick."

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I'm sorry to hear that.

"I'm sorry to hear that."

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Is it serious?

"Is it serious?"

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I'm sorry. That was unprofessional of me.

"I'm sorry. That was unprofessional of me."

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Don't tell Eric, please.

"Don't tell Eric, please."

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Okay. Can I ask why, though?

"Okay. Can I ask why, though?"

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I mean, I know he'd love to help if he could.

"I mean, I know he'd love to help if he could."

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Just don't tell him, okay?

"Just don't tell him, okay?"

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You got it.

"You got it."

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No.

"No."

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I don't like police.

"I don't like police."

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My name is Eric.

"My name is Eric."

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My name's Jasper.

"My name's Jasper."

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I didn't see anyone take the paintings, or hear.

"I didn't see anyone take the paintings, or hear."

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I had my headphones on.

"I had my headphones on."

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I like the music you're listening to.

"I like the music you're listening to."

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Mozart, isn't it?

"Mozart, isn't it?"

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You're waiting for me to leave.

"You're waiting for me to leave."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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I like to paint alone.

"I like to paint alone."

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You have a lot of tubes of this one.

"You have a lot of tubes of this one."

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Is it ocher?

"Is it ocher?"

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I call it yellow.

"I call it yellow."

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So it is.

"So it is."

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You've got some on your watch.

"You've got some on your watch."

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Yes, I do.

"Yes, I do."

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Uh-huh.

"Uh-huh."

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Hm.

"Hm."

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The thread from the bit that drilled through the lock...

"The thread from the bit that drilled through the lock..."

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clockwise or counterclockwise?

"clockwise or counterclockwise?"

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Clockwise?

"Clockwise?"

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Drill bits rotate clockwise.

"Drill bits rotate clockwise."

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So the shavings should have landed on the outside.

"So the shavings should have landed on the outside."

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So this lock was drilled from the inside.

"So this lock was drilled from the inside."

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Yeah, looks that way.

"Yeah, looks that way."

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So how did they get in?

"So how did they get in?"

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And why did they have to drill their way out?

"And why did they have to drill their way out?"

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This is it.

"This is it."

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for three generations.

"for three generations."

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She kept $4 million worth of paintings in there?

"She kept $4 million worth of paintings in there?"

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I read this used to be one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city.

"I read this used to be one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city."

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And it's been their family home for generations.

"And it's been their family home for generations."

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But Ms. Kalish is in danger of losing it.

"But Ms. Kalish is in danger of losing it."

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doesn't cover payments on the refinance loans.

"doesn't cover payments on the refinance loans."

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I bet $4 million would.

"I bet $4 million would."

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I suspect everyone.

"I suspect everyone."

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This is Zara Hallam, intel.

"This is Zara Hallam, intel."

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- Hi. - Hi.

"- Hi. - Hi."

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Oliver Yates, profiling.

"Oliver Yates, profiling."

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- Maxine Carlson... - Art expert.

"- Maxine Carlson... - Art expert."

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Isabelle Kalish.

"Isabelle Kalish."

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I can't tell you how much I appreciate your coming, Mr. Beaumont.

"I can't tell you how much I appreciate your coming, Mr. Beaumont."

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Oh, not at all.

"Oh, not at all."

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I, uh, gather you normally hung the paintings here

"I, uh, gather you normally hung the paintings here"

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before you loaned them to the gallery.

"before you loaned them to the gallery."

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People think I'm crazy.

"People think I'm crazy."

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But it... it just doesn't feel like home without them.

"But it... it just doesn't feel like home without them."

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And have you ever

"And have you ever"

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No. First time. And now this happens.

"No. First time. And now this happens."

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And why did you decide to loan them out now?

"And why did you decide to loan them out now?"

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When the gallery first approached me, I said no.

"When the gallery first approached me, I said no."

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But when I thought about it,

"But when I thought about it,"

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I realized that I was betraying my grandparents' memory.

"I realized that I was betraying my grandparents' memory."

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They were dedicated collectors.

"They were dedicated collectors."

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Betraying how?

"Betraying how?"

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After the war, they discovered that one of their paintings

"After the war, they discovered that one of their paintings"

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It turned out the painting was a Rubens worth over $10 million.

"It turned out the painting was a Rubens worth over $10 million."

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and gave it back.

"and gave it back."

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So, if he could do that,

"So, if he could do that,"

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I thought the least that I could do

"I thought the least that I could do"

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is share all this beauty with the public.

"is share all this beauty with the public."

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It'd be helpful to know if anyone's ever tried

"It'd be helpful to know if anyone's ever tried"

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to acquire your collection, Ms. Kalish.

"to acquire your collection, Ms. Kalish."

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Well, Isabelle's had many offers, but she'd never sell it.

"Well, Isabelle's had many offers, but she'd never sell it."

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Yeah, I mean, $4 million is a lot of money, Ms. Kalish.

"Yeah, I mean, $4 million is a lot of money, Ms. Kalish."

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Oh, don't think I haven't told her that.

"Oh, don't think I haven't told her that."

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What those paintings mean to me is beyond value.

"What those paintings mean to me is beyond value."

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I want to pass them on to my daughter.

"I want to pass them on to my daughter."

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Like my grandparents and my parents passed them on to me.

"Like my grandparents and my parents passed them on to me."

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Can you bring up the paintings in Ms. Kalish's collection?

"Can you bring up the paintings in Ms. Kalish's collection?"

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Here you go.

"Here you go."

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One minute to call.

"One minute to call."

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Looking for something?

"Looking for something?"

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It's Arnold, please.

"It's Arnold, please."

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Hi.

"Hi."

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Arnold's the one who valued the collection at $4 million.

"Arnold's the one who valued the collection at $4 million."

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Ah, you do value appraisals.

"Ah, you do value appraisals."

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Ah. Authenticity determination, as well.

"Ah. Authenticity determination, as well."

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11:59. One minute early.

"11:59. One minute early."

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Okay, everybody settle.

"Okay, everybody settle."

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This is Eric.

"This is Eric."

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Who are you, Eric?

"Who are you, Eric?"

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Oh, I'm a negotiator,

"Oh, I'm a negotiator,"

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and I would like to give you what you want.

"and I would like to give you what you want."

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How's that sound?

"How's that sound?"

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Do you have $4 million?

"Do you have $4 million?"

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Well, $4 million's a lot.

"Well, $4 million's a lot."

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Even if the insurance company were willing to pay,

"Even if the insurance company were willing to pay,"

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it would take time to get that kind of cash.

"it would take time to get that kind of cash."

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But I could give you $400,000.

"But I could give you $400,000."

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That offer's not enough.

"That offer's not enough."

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So you're saying you want to sit on this for a week,

"So you're saying you want to sit on this for a week,"

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maybe two, give the police time to track you down?

"maybe two, give the police time to track you down?"

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I think that you want as much money

"I think that you want as much money"

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as you can get right away so this is over.

"as you can get right away so this is over."

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Am I right?

"Am I right?"

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I need more.

"I need more."

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I'd really like to help you with that.

"I'd really like to help you with that."

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But I agree. $400,000 is not enough.

"But I agree. $400,000 is not enough."

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Let me see if I can persuade the insurance company.

"Let me see if I can persuade the insurance company."

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