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This stylish episode ofTrustopens high above sea level with a snow-covered pay phone in the Italian mountains.
Itll ring, he says.
He also reveals something he hasnt before: He has a 12-year-old son.
Gail is shocked, but Chace is all business.
Its about your son, not mine, he tells her.
Theres a human ear inside and a lock of red hair.
Meanwhile, we see that the boy born with that ear is clinging to life.
John Paul seems baffled by the decision, noting that a finger at least comes with a print.
Hes always the cold businessman.
John Paul has become more and more hateable with every episode ofTrust.
He refuses to sign, pointing out that going into debt with his father can destroy you.
Hell end up like his brother, stabbing himself with a BBQ fork in the garage.
He wont sign a deal with the devil.
Although, as any parent will tell you, theres a bit of Getty selfishness here too.
Most fatherswouldsign any deal to get their son back alive, no matter what.
So while John Paul is outright awful, Junior is on the spectrum as well.
Having been failed by the Getty men again, Gail goes to an ambassador for help.
She drafts several letters to Nixon, just trying to get it right.
But first, theyll need to get Paul back.
His sons pain, a mothers worry, his own grandsons body part: These things couldnt do it.
It took a call from the president and the promise of profit.
But, of course, John Paul is annoyed that his own son didnt negotiate a better deal.
Penelope tells John Paul that shes leaving.
Shes done with his atrocious behavior.
Not long after, his pregnant girlfriend takes off too.
Everyone is leaving the old man, but its all a negotiation or a contract to him.
Time for the exchange.
Primo decides that he wants to it to be an impressive event.
Hes always a showman.
The money will be put in white suitcases and Gail must drive a white car.
They must also go high enough into the Italian mountains that therell be snow.
It will be all white.
Gail and Chace are in a snowstorm at night when two masked men come out with guns.
Theres no Paul in sight.
Chace disarms one and Gail comes at them with the righteous fury of a mother.
She knows they wont release him if they have the money.
Fifty, the middle man for all the negotiations, has an idea.
He takes off his mask and tells her his real name.
You dont get the boy alive, you go to the police and say my name, he says.
Would that be good enough for you?
Feels a little sketchy.
Nevertheless, she gives them the money and Primo takes it back to the cave, making it rain.
And were back to the opening shot, panning in on the phone instead of panning out.
Gail is still worried it wont ring.
Think about it: Primos greed may have saved Pauls life.
Gail rushes to answer and a car speeds through the night with Paul.
At first, even after they initiate the door, Paul cant get out.
They leave him in the cold.
He stumbles down the street, and Gail and Chace turn the corner to see him.
A boy hears his mother call his name again.
They hug and cry.
These people are damaged merely by being in Gettys sphere of influence.
Normal human emotion is smothered in this world.
Is this Hilary Swanks best episode yet?
If it wasnt set already, this one likely locked down an Emmy nomination.
