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00:00Excuse me. You guys can't just come in here. Who are you?
00:08It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is your rent was due on the 1st.
00:13Today is the 5th. Plus you owe last month's rent also.
00:17Guys, pin him!
00:21Get the hell off me!
00:24Why is there a homeless kid in our study group?
00:28You know me, Rose. I'm in this class too.
00:33I don't know who you are, but you're f***ed.
00:36I feel really uncomfortable with you here.
00:39Please get away from me. Okay?
00:44He doesn't need those guys. He promised his mom he wouldn't reveal his secret, so he won't.
00:51Besides, his professors think highly of him.
00:54Okay, everybody. Everybody. Settle down. Settle down.
00:58I'd like us all to send congratulations to Alex Ambrose.
01:03Winner of this year's math competition. Stand up, Alex.
01:08Maybe now he'll finally get the recognition he deserves.
01:12We're passing out awards to janitors.
01:15It's like that movie where the janitor is secretly a math genius.
01:19Except this freak is no math daemon.
01:22I'm no math daemon.
01:31Thanks for helping me with the chemistry homework, Alex.
01:33Sure. No problem.
01:35You're so smart. I don't know how you remember everything.
01:40Hey, would you want to go to the movies with me tonight?
01:43Alex couldn't help but wonder how, out of all the people on campus, this gorgeous woman was talking to him.
01:51At first, their differences made them a cute couple.
01:55Alex, how about trying on the sweater I bought you from Saks Fifth Avenue?
02:06It's really nice.
02:10Thank you. It's too expensive for me.
02:13Don't be silly. Just try it on for me, Alex.
02:19You'd be so handsome. Just let me clean you up a little.
02:26I know I'm not the coolest or most fashionable, but I like modesty and simple living.
02:36I thought that's what you liked about me.
02:39Kathy tried her hardest to accept Alex for who he was, but he could see his lack of cash was definitely causing cracks in the relationship.
02:48Let's go out to eat.
02:49I'll buy. But I don't know how much longer I can keep paying for us.
02:54Every day, he could feel Kathy pulling away, little by little.
02:58Hey, you loser.
03:00Guys, stop being so mean.
03:03Alex, don't listen to them.
03:05I actually wanted to talk to you.
03:07Look, we all know that you barely make any money.
03:11So, I was thinking you should apply for a job at my father's company.
03:17I can get you into one of his offices.
03:19The Brennan Empire. Multi-billion dollar corp. You've heard of us, I'm sure.
03:24I don't get it. I thought you guys hated me. Why are you offering me a job?
03:28Don't be silly. The guys joke around with everyone.
03:32And you're really smart.
03:34I'm sure there's a place for someone like you in one of my dad's many companies.
03:39Okay, yeah. Sure, I'm interested.
03:41Awesome! It's just, there's one condition.
03:45And what would that be?
03:47I want you to break up with Kathy.
03:49How would I do that? Why would you even want me to do that?
03:52It's simple, Alex. You're just low class.
03:55And Kathy's one of us. She deserves to be with someone in high society.
04:00Well, like Billy. Not a low life like you.
04:05You know what? Screw you, Rose.
04:08I love Kathy. You can't buy me.
04:11Good one.
04:13You are too funny, Rose.
04:15He turned me down.
04:17So?
04:19Yeah, what's wrong?
04:21I mean, I was never going to give him the job anyway. I just...
04:26You know that building that he lives in? It's owned by my father.
04:31He'll learn what it costs to reject an offer from the Brennans.
04:39Get the hell off me!
04:56Oh, saving for a rainy day, huh?
05:00I'll take this. Hardly enough to cover the rent, but it's a start.
05:04No, please. It's tips from deliveries.
05:06I'm saving up to buy my girlfriend a gift.
05:08Just leave it, please. I'll pay up as soon as possible.
05:11A gift for your girlfriend?
05:13I'm definitely keeping this thing.
05:15You know, Alex, why don't you just leave this place, huh?
05:20You can't afford this place, Alex.
05:22I grew up here.
05:24With my mom.
05:28This place reminds me of her.
05:30It's the only thing I have left of her I remember.
05:33Too bad. You're behind on your rent.
05:36It's time you left.
05:38The Brennans like their money and you're not paying.
05:40I'll pay you whatever new price you're going to charge a tenant.
05:42Just give me back that money now.
05:44All right, guys. He's had enough.
05:46But I'm keeping this cash. Let's go.
05:48As if things weren't already bad enough with Kathy,
05:51Alex now had no money and her birthday was soon.
05:55Very soon.
05:57Alex, are you going to say hi?
06:00Hey.
06:01What's with the attitude?
06:03Just because everyone thinks you're trash doesn't mean you have to act like it.
06:06Trash?
06:07I heard about your money problems.
06:09You can't even pay rent.
06:11And Kathy's birthday is coming up.
06:14What are you going to do?
06:16What are you going to do?
06:17All thanks to you.
06:18Look.
06:19Daddy's men were just doing what they were told.
06:22The offer's still open.
06:24The job.
06:25You won't have to be a broke ass anymore.
06:28Plus, if you work for us, nobody will bother you for rent.
06:33What do you think?
06:34Fine.
06:36Okay.
06:37Smart decision, Alex.
06:39So when are you breaking up with Kathy?
06:41I genuinely love Kathy.
06:44I'm not breaking up with her.
06:45There's no way.
06:46Is there any way we can make this work without the breakout?
06:48Absolutely not.
06:50Either forget Kathy or forget the job.
06:53No job's good enough to break up with Kathy.
06:55Especially not one with your trash family.
06:58Alex, listen up.
06:59Hey.
07:00What's going on, guys?
07:01Just talking to your boyfriend here.
07:03What do you even see in a loser like him?
07:06Loser?
07:07Watch what you say, Rose.
07:08Oh, give up the joke.
07:10How long are you going to be a sugar mommy for this piece of trash?
07:13Just because your father is rich doesn't mean you get to treat people like they're nothing.
07:16Oh, honey.
07:17Alex is nothing.
07:19I don't think so.
07:21Ask him.
07:22He doesn't have a single penny on him.
07:24And he's two months behind on rent.
07:27My father owns the building that he stays in.
07:30He'll be out on the streets in no time.
07:33You know.
07:34Enjoy the rest of your life with a loser.
07:44I don't think you should come inside.
07:46Okay.
07:48Why?
07:49I think we should break up.
07:52I'm not happy anymore.
07:54And I'm tired of everyone making fun of me for being with you.
07:57Since when do you care what other people think about?
08:00I don't need that.
08:01Touch that, Alex.
08:03It's the money.
08:04I'm sick and tired of paying for everything all the time.
08:07You don't even try to chip in anymore.
08:09This is not the life that I had imagined with my boyfriend.
08:12Look, I just need a little more time.
08:15My position in life is going to change.
08:17Everything will be different.
08:20All I'm asking for is just a little more patience, Kathy.
08:24Patience?
08:25Yeah.
08:26You don't think I've been patient with you?
08:28How much longer do you expect me to be this way?
08:31If I keep spending money like this, I'll go broke in six months.
08:36I like you, Alex.
08:38But I don't want to live the rest of my life in poverty.
08:42Everyone was right.
08:44You are a loser.
08:47And I deserve better.
08:52Alex knew this day would come, but now it was here and it felt worse than he ever imagined.
09:01Alex had lost everything.
09:04His girlfriend.
09:06His mom's house.
09:07His self-respect and his confidence.
09:10Alex had promised his mother that he would never reveal his family secret to anyone.
09:15Promise me you won't reveal your secret to anyone, okay?
09:19But at least, he figured, he could find out more about them and learn what his real value was.
09:28Sir, can I be of assistance?
09:31I'm here to check my bank balance.
09:34Check your balance?
09:35Check your balance?
09:37Do you have a card?
09:39Well, no.
09:45Stop! Don't move!
09:49Only customers of high status were allowed to enter this room.
09:52One's worth at least $30 million.
09:56He definitely wasn't expecting Alex to walk in.
09:59Hello.
10:02Can I help you?
10:04You know, I am the customer manager of this branch and I am responsible for 31 VIPs.
10:11I know them all like the back of my hand.
10:15You, I do not know.
10:17Is there anything you need?
10:19I'm here to check my money.
10:22Do you have one of our cards?
10:24No.
10:25Well, sir, I can't give you access if you do not have a card.
10:30Do you require anything else?
10:33Can't you have fingerprint recognition here?
10:35Sir?
10:36Alex.
10:37Alex.
10:40The fingerprint ID system is reserved for only the wealthiest families and businesses.
10:46Only a few people have registered their fingerprints in this system, at least in this New York branch.
10:52As far as I know, no one has ever even used it to access their holdings.
10:56I'd like to use it.
10:58I see.
10:59I see.
11:09Place your thumb on the screen.
11:15Access denied.
11:19Wait, wait, wait. Let me try my index finger. Maybe it's the wrong fingerprint.
11:22What is your plan here?
11:23Your thumb doesn't work so you try your index finger and then if your index finger doesn't work you try your middle finger
11:28and then when you run out of fingers you're going to start using your toes.
11:31Sir, if you don't leave now I will call the police.
11:33No.
11:34Access granted.
11:38Mr. Ambrose, I am so sorry. Please forgive me. I'm Robert Miller.
11:42I'm the manager of the New York branch.
11:46Please, is there any way I can assist you?
11:49It's fine. Can I see how much money I have left in the account?
11:52Yes, of course. Of course.
11:54Your balance is 86 million dollars.
12:00The clerk is definitely confused by Alex's wealth right now.
12:03Oh, you have other holdings as well.
12:07You see the surveillance screen shows where your physical holdings are. Everywhere, as you can see.
12:15Why would my mom hide this from me, he thought.
12:17She must have had a reason.
12:19Clearly this family was powerful.
12:21Were they dangerous too?
12:23No.
12:24All right. Is that it?
12:28Yes. Let me give you one of our cards.
12:32How much money would you like to withdraw?
12:36I don't wish to withdraw any money. Just the card for now is fine.
12:41The bank manager wondered why Alex would choose to stay in dirty clothes instead of using the money to change his status.
12:47You're welcome.
12:55Welcome to the Brennan Foundation Charity Gala.
12:58In a summer festival, I believe.
13:01Why did Alex's mother want to keep him away from his wealth and the Ambrose family?
13:05Hey, Alex. Is that your girlfriend right there?
13:08I wonder what she's going to do with Billy tonight.
13:10Excuse me. He's not my boyfriend anymore.
13:12Billy, let's go.
13:15Are you out of your mind?
13:17I can't believe you would show up to a charity event looking homeless.
13:21You're going to ruin my father's good name.
13:24You know what, Rose?
13:26I think I do have some unfinished business with the Brennans.
13:28Oh, yeah? What are you going to do?
13:30You're nothing.
13:32You can't hurt me, Alex.
13:34Who gives a damn about you?
13:36Please welcome Daniel Brennan.
13:38Thank you all for coming tonight.
13:39I am proud to report we are 75% on our way to finally putting that roof on that orphanage.
13:46A lot of thoughts were racing through Alex's head.
13:49Now was his chance to finally hit back at all the people who had humiliated and insulted him.
13:55But could he actually go through with it?
14:01Was he really about to break his promise to his mom?
14:07Mr. Alexander Ambrose.
14:09What can I do for you?
14:12Wait, how on earth did a rich and powerful CEO know Alex's name?
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