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Months passed. The kidnappers, realizing the "Golden Boy" wasn't worth the gold they expected, sent a gruesome reminder through the mail—a lock of hair and a piece of Paul's ear.

Paul was eventually released at a snow-covered gas station. He called his grandfather to thank him, but the old man refused to come to the phone. All the Money in the World

"I have fourteen other grandchildren," he said, his voice as cold as the marble in his hallway. "If I pay one penny now, I’ll have fourteen kidnapped grandchildren." Months passed

Even then, the billionaire negotiated. He finally agreed to pay $3 million, but only because $2.2 million was the maximum amount that was tax-deductible. The remaining $800,000? He lent it to his own son—the boy's father—at 4% interest. He called his grandfather to thank him, but

The air in Rome during the summer of 1973 felt heavy, not just with the heat, but with the weight of old secrets. Paul Getty III, a teenager with more hair than sense, wandered the cobblestone streets, his pockets as empty as his famous grandfather’s were full.

When the kidnappers grabbed him, they thought they’d hit the jackpot. They weren’t just taking a boy; they were taking a piece of the richest man in history. They sent a ransom note demanding $17 million. To them, it was a fortune. To J. Paul Getty, it was a rounding error.