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What if you knew, beyond a doubt, what was going to happen tomorrow?

Sure, I know it's crazy.

But what if you did?

Whether you'd be rich or poor, a hero or a loser, lucky in

love, unlucky in life, what would you do?

What if?

By some matter, you've found the power to really change things.

People, events, maybe even your life.

Would you even know where to start?

Maybe you can't know until it happens.

Marsha!

Marsha, it's me!

On. Happy anniversary.

Good morning, it's Monday in Chicago, and here's what's in the news today.

The White House announced it will not attend trade talks with Japan.

The President called his decision final, and reaction...

Marsha? Hey, happy anniversary, or whatever one says.

Cruller? So, no news, huh?

Nope. I called her a dozen times and all I got was the machine.

Well, that's an improvement. Last week she was hanging up on you.

I hope she's all right this time.

She's a lawyer, Gary.

Of course she's all right.

I don't know.

We gotta stop by and see her or something.

Yeah, maybe this time she'll toss you a lamp.

Don't you have anything nice to say?

Cups look good this year.

Come to think, I hate crawlers. So do I.

Look, Gare, I'm your best friend.

How do I put this delicacy? You think it's over.

Finito. Kaput.

That is a doornail.

She threw you out, you're living in a hotel. Doesn't that tell you something?

My towels are free.

What's this?

Looks like a cat on a newspaper.

Shh. Go on.

Come on.

When do they have cats in hotel rooms?

I didn't order this paper.

Maybe it's to keep away the rats.

Oh, no.

I hate rats.

That's funny.

Rats?

No, the headline. It's wrong.

I just heard it on the radio.

Hey, come on. We're late for work. We gotta get a move on it. Pritchard's on

the warpath again.

If we don't start generating profits, we're not going to have a job tomorrow.

Wow.

Marsha? You know what?

You're hopeless.

I'll see you at the office.

And, uh, try to come in before lunch.

Yeah.

What's happened today?

Did you buy that jacket for your ankle?

Sherman, don't ask.

Here.

The usual.

No, I already read it.

Oh, buying from the competition, huh?

I didn't buy it.

I'm feeling better already.

There!

An actual smile.

You know, kid, you gotta take better care of yourself by eating something

other than gum.

No, that's okay. It's on me.

Hey,

kid. What? Who do you like?

Bulls or the Magic?

The Bulls took it by ten last night.

When did you hear that?

Read it in the paper.

What?

Stratton Associates. Kenny Holt, please. Thank you. Good morning, Gary.

How do you always know it's me? That's easy.

Got a nose for Gavardine.

Did you get the dog?

Nope. Fell through. I'm back on the waiting list.

Sorry. Don't be. I hate sorry.

Of course, I could always get lucky, win 15K, and buy myself a pooch.

Good luck.

Hopson!

Same to you.

Stratton Associates. Kenny Holt, please.

See, almost 10 o'clock.

Thinking of doing some trading today?

That's right, Mr. Pritchard. I'll tell you what, while you're at it, try making

a profit. Or would that be breaking your string?

That was a good one.

Can it?

I hate that guy.

I hate that tie.

Well, you're gonna like this.

I got a hot tip with a capital H. From where?

The men's room.

This one can't miss.

That's what you said the latter time. Trust me.

Oh, man!

What happened?

Why me?

I think you just lost your shirt.

I never learn, do I?

I had to find myself a new men's room before I lose the rest of my sleeves.

Hey, Chuck, what's the point of all this?

What? This, what we do, what's the point of this?

What do you think, we're here for our health?

The point is to make money, accrue power, wipe the other guy out.

Things very near and dear to my heart.

Well, I thought the point was to make a living, get married, have kids, the

American dream.

Where you been?

That was in the 50s. You know how I got started in this business?

Because Marsha wanted to go to law school. Wow, look at the winter wheat.

It's really moving.

Don't touch it. It went up 30 yesterday. It's going to drop.

Garrett, wake up. Yesterday was Sunday. Market was closed.

I read the paper.

What paper?

This morning, the headline. It said winter wheat.

Jumps 30.

Where?

There.

They cleaned the room.

They cleaned the room.

Something like this comes along once in a lifetime and you lose it.

What? I'm going to kill myself.

What are you talking about here? A newspaper that tells the future?

Shh.

Look, you saw the numbers, right?

We rallied at 30. Not 29, not 31, but 30. Just like you read. Now, how do you

explain that?

Coincidence. Coincidence?

Did you read the sports pages?

Yeah, kind of.

UCLA versus Kentucky.

UCLA 95-85.

World Cup soccer, Brazil and Italy.

Brazil 3-2. Yeah, you've been reading the soccer scores. All right, well, tell

me this. Where does it come from?

The newspaper, Ferry. Who knows? The point is, it's gone.

Unless it comes back again.

Yeah, this is crazy. I'm going to go call Marsha.

You know, that's just like you.

Heaven passes right under your nose, and you don't even blink.

Well, maybe she'll talk to me.

Jerry Hobson? Yeah. Process server.

Have a nice divorce.

Sorry, buddy

Hey, mister, can you spare some change?

Thanks, mister. You're a nice man.

Yeah, what do I do now?

Anything can happen.

Here's what's happening.

Anything can happen.

Hey,

what happened to you?

Get mugged by an iron? Sleep at the cleaner's?

And a smile.

Like the cat who ate the canary. So, we're making some changes, eh?

You might say that.

Oh, nice to see you back on your feet again. Paper?

Nope, saw that one already.

You're gonna put me out of a job.

You'll live.

Yeah, I suppose so.

Bye, son.

Hey, kid.

What is it?

That canary you ate?

Don't know exactly yet.

I'm going to find out whether today in Chicago is going to be beautiful. I

don't believe it. You're going to need an umbrella.

Zero chance of rain.

And now. Hey, man.

How you doing?

Easy.

Listen, if it means anything, I'm really sorry about everything that's been going

on for you. You know, with Marsha and everything.

It came?

It came.

Yes. Yes, yes, yes!

There is a God!

Okay, so tell me.

What'd we buy?

We? You.

Just tell me. What'd you buy? Tell me, too. I love a secret.

Just buying and selling. Based on what information?

I'll handle this.

Based on... Based on... You handle this.

Instinct. Instinct.

Instinct? That's almost funny.

Cancel those trades.

Who, me? Yeah, you, if you want to keep your job.

Go ahead, do as the man says.

And speaking of future employment, Hobson, perhaps it's time we discussed

yours. And that is?

Not rosy.

I need sharks.

Sharks make profit. Sharks succeed.

You don't.

Am I making myself understood?

Uh, Mr. Pritchard, I'm afraid there's some bad news. Those trades went

through.

How much did we lose?

Nothing, actually. They all went up.

Six and a quarter, five and an eighth, and eight and a quarter.

Well done.

How big were we in?

One share each.

What'd you say?

You heard me.

One share each.

Assure me you're joking.

No joke.

Look, I don't need this. I'll have your job, buddy.

You got it.

Keep it in the same place.

You're quitting?

I guess I just don't like wearing a tie.

Marissa, you busy this afternoon?

Book solid.

What you got in mind?

How about lunch? On me.

Where?

Sky's the limit.

Welcome to Long Track Bedding. Please place your bed.

Hey, Charlie.

Got some luck for me today.

Yeah, no chance.

The usual?

Yeah. Two dollars on the number four foot.

Your money.

Gary?

Lunch?

How's the food?

Terrible. You come here every day, huh?

Yep. One bet, two bucks.

Take a shot at a dream.

And then it's back to the grind.

Easy come, easy go.

Order some food. I'll be right back.

Biscuit in a second.

It's a long shot.

Maybe.

And coming out of the turn is Martyr's Girl, followed by Eloise and Biscuit,

running third and moving up on the inside, followed by Marty's Hope and

Dylan's Deal.

Biscuit now pulling away, Eloise dropping back along the railing. And at

the wire, it's Biscuit by three lengths, Eloise and Martyr's Girl.

Incredible.

Welcome back.

Oh, you like your food lukewarm or cold?

I'll be right back.

Oh, wait.

Nice talking to you.

26 on apple cart.

Your funeral.

Hold your tickets.

Zucker's notion has been disqualified.

The winner is Sikorsky.

So you want to tell me how you did it? I already told you, look.

You want to tell me why you did it?

I thought it'd be fun.

Ah, it'd be fun.

Well, this is my train.

Thanks for the afternoon. It was, um, different.

Take care of yourself.

Marissa. Yeah.

I want you to take the winnings from today.

I can't take this, Gary. This is yours.

Now you can get the dog you've been waiting for. Gary, wait!

I refuse to accept it. Take it easy, will you? All right, Gary, look, just

run this by me again, okay?

You took the paper. Two beers.

You went to a betting parlor. You won money, and then you gave it away. I gave

it away.

Why? She needed a dog.

A dog? Why not ten dogs?

Why not a whole kennel? Well, I don't know. It seemed like one dog was enough.

Gary, this thing is not some kind of toy, okay? It's a very powerful tool.

A tool?

Yes, for getting very rich.

No, no, no.

No. Opportunity with a capital O.

You can't just let it wither on the vine.

It goes against nature.

Whose nature?

Mine. Yeah, but it doesn't come to you. It only comes to me. You don't know that

for sure now, do you?

Meaning? Meaning maybe it comes to him. How are you?

Maybe it comes to people all over the world. They just don't talk about it.

Well, what do they do with it then?

What any normal person would. They make money.

Lots of it. And they spend it on clothes and yachts and presidential campaigns.

Oh, my God, Gary.

Look, just give it a try, all right? Take it from me. We got nothing to lose.

Look, no one gets hurt. No one even knows. Do it for me. What do you got to

lose? Chuck.

It's the new steel.

Sherman, excuse me.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Move back.

What happened?

Hey, what happened?

You want to know?

Read tomorrow's paper.

Good boy.

It's about time.

What are you doing here?

Your bellman let me in.

Well, if it's all right with you, I don't want any company right now, so...

I don't give a rat's butt about what you want.

What's wrong with you?

Well, nothing. I'm fine.

What's your dog's name?

Spike. What's your cat's name?

That's not my cat. Act like he's your cat. That's not my cat. Now, what is

your problem? Look, I told you, I don't have a problem. I'm fine. No?

You quit your job, you take me out for a lunch you don't eat, and then you drop

15 grand in my lap and disappear off into the sunset. I mean, who do you

think you are, the Lone Ranger?

You know, Gary, there's lots of people in this role that think that being blind

is the same as being stupid. Are you like that? You think I'm stupid? No, I

don't think you're stupid. Then tell me.

All right, fine. You want to know about it?

Because of me, there's a guy in the hospital, and he might never wake up,

and I could have stopped that. You want to hear about that?

Yes, I do.

And that's about it. It comes every day, like it or not.

Which you don't. You've got it.

Where's it coming from?

The hallway.

That's not what I mean.

Could you, uh... Maybe it comes from God.

Oh, right, yeah.

God's a cosmic paper boy. Look, if God can be a burning bush, he can be any

damn thing he likes.

You don't really believe that, do you?

The world's full of miracles, Gary.

You don't always need eyes to see them.

Yeah.

Well, I'm not too big on miracles right now.

Well, that's too bad, being as it's happening to you.

Well, yeah, why me? I'm just an ordinary guy.

I'm Superman.

What am I supposed to run around in a little red cape and save the world?

You might look good in a cape.

Well, you think that's funny?

Let me tell you something. I didn't ask for this thing. I don't want it and I

don't need it.

Give the damn thing to somebody else.

Gary,

you don't need to be a hero to make the best of what you're given.

And you've been given this.

What am I supposed to do with it?

You're supposed to do whatever you can.

A tragic series of events ended in disaster Monday afternoon.

A bank in Chicago stopped by.

An out-of-work factory worker, Frank... Price, who had earlier been turned down

for a loan, returned to the bank armed near closing time.

Authorities say the suspect panicked when the teller set off an alarm.

By the time it was over, nine people were dead, including the suspect

himself.

You can give me a cat in a tree or a flat tire in the bus, but not this. You

could at least tell someone. Who? Hey, Gary, where you been?

Good doggie. Oh, look, the paper. You can tell the police. I am not going to

the police.

I'd like to report a situation.

What kind of situation?

A future one.

Tagliati. Come on, let's go.

Detective Tagliati?

Mm-hmm.

I, uh... I can't wait to hear.

I want to report a crime.

Well, lucky for you, you're in a police station. Sit down.

When did it happen?

Today?

No, not exactly.

Yesterday?

Last week?

Well, it hasn't happened yet, but it's going to unless you stop it.

Domestic dispute?

No. No, it's a robbery.

Well, at least it starts out that way at the First National Bank.

You see, at least it's going to be.

Uh-huh.

Do you have any ID?

Yeah.

The guy's name is Frank Price.

He's out of work. He got turned down for a loan, and he's a very desperate man.

Okay, let me get this straight. We've got a guy, a bank, a loan, some kind of

robbery? Well, no.

It's not a robbery yet, but it's gonna be.

Just for the record, not that I doubt you, you know this because... Well, I

can't tell you that.

Oh, Grady.

Have you heard of anything over at First National Bank?

Yeah, flying saucers.

So we're on to it.

Thank you.

They almost locked me up.

Good call, Marissa. Who asked you? Oh, little sensei, can we just get out of

here?

Forget it.

Gary, listen to me. Yeah, listen to you, I end up in the loony bin. All right, I

was wrong, so sue me. Right, no harm done. You tried, you failed. A noble

effort. Move on. Gary, where do we start?

The bank.

How's that?

Sports are good. Maybe it's not enough to tell someone. Maybe you have to be

there. Oh, no, no, we are not going down to that bank.

Good call. Check out the NBA.

Well, it's worth a try. Yeah, we tried. It didn't work. Of course, it's always

the NHL. So you're just going to throw in the towel? You're just going to stick

your head in the sand? Oh, no, no, no. That's not fair. You know, you can't do

that. All right. Let's just relax.

Okay, Mother Teresa? Well, butt out.

Go walk your dog.

Now you see what you did?

Easy, boy.

Okay.

Look, I did everything I could do.

I'm sorry.

Where are you going?

I've hated that word, sorry.

Go figure.

Come on, fight.

Gary, here's your paper.

Listen, I forgot I had a 115, so I'll see you later.

I thought it was nine.

Thank you very much.

All right, anybody else want to get in on the action? I'm feeling like maybe a

fake punt, an OT.

Anybody? I'm feeling very lucky today.

It's my night.

Page nine.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

What are you doing? Very easy.

Stop, huh?

Oh, that page nine.

I thought that's page ten. That's not page nine. Gary, where are you going?

Hold it, Gary.

Listen, fellas, I got to go.

Taxi!

Here, here, look. It's not what you think. I was betting with my gut, my

instincts. I barely looked at the paper at all. I need some money. How much you

got in there? Five bucks.

$3,700 in change.

Hey, that's my good briefcase! Where's National Bank and Moo?

Well, if it isn't the king of sorry... Now, Marissa, you gotta get out of here

now. Gary, calm down. I told them everything is under control.

What'd you tell them? I told them to be on the lookout for a desperate man.

Uh

-oh.

Uh-oh what, Gary?

Nobody. All right, nobody move.

I'm a desperate man.

You want to tell me what's going on here or am I going to have to guess?

All right, get down.

Frank?

Frank? Frank, you don't want to do this.

You know my name.

Out here!

Now!

God, how did this happen?

Move! Move!

Move!

Where? Anywhere!

Frank, you sure you want to do this? Shut up! Okay, no problem.

Well, say it anyhow.

It looks like a robbery.

About the guy?

Kind of.

Get your hands off of me! You arrested a blind woman? We think she's the lookout.

The lookout? The guy on the roof. What guy? The guy with the gun.

The gun? There might be a gun. We're not sure.

Is that it?

Not exactly.

Well, spit it out. There's a hostage.

Perfect.

Takes as much time as I got to deal with this.

Who's in charge? Come on, get out of here.

I know this guy.

Let him through.

God,

this is not what I wanted.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Are you a cop or something?

No.

Talk.

The Cubs look good this year, huh?

Cubs?

The Cubs suck.

Well, that's what I meant to say.

Come soon.

Detective, just hear these people out. They may have some information.

What kind of information?

First,

keep an open mind.

What kind of information?

About what's going to happen.

What are they, psychics?

Broker.

Receptionist. And you call yourself a cop.

Yeah, I've been wondering that too.

All right, Mr. and Mrs. Houdini, you got 30 seconds. What do you know and how?

We read about it. Yeah, in the paper.

I didn't see it, actually. I only saw the sports, but she read it.

I just wanted for someone to listen. I didn't... You would have screwed up.

Why? Listen, Frank, I don't have time to explain. Just answer the question.

Because people are going to die.

What?

I wasn't gonna... Maybe I was. I don't know. Listen, Frank. How do you know my

name? Well, I know a lot about you.

Look, the layoff at the plant.

The medical insurance. You got turned down for that loan.

Look, Frank, you got a raw deal.

Look, I understand what you're going through.

Don't make me laugh now.

I mean, look at you.

I mean, what do you know about losing everything you thought you ever had?

Trying.

First shot you get, take him out. Which one?

How should I know?

Shoot the bad guy.

16 years.

I worked that job, never missed a day.

You think you're building something like a future or your family, and then

one day, you know, just like that, it's gone.

Yeah.

I looked everywhere for work, and there's nothing.

That's why I came here. This is the place I get my money in.

Your savings and all those years.

You know what they said to me?

They said they couldn't take the risk.

Like I was asking for a handout.

Or like I was nothing.

Yeah, and so, um... What am I supposed to do now?

Yeah, it's... My wife's gonna be

really upset.

She loves you, huh?

It was 19 years. You know,

three kids.

Be ashamed to lose that, Frank.

Wife and kids.

Be ashamed to lose that.

Yeah, well.

You think that I'm... They never even saw the gun, Frank.

If money will help, it's yours.

Yeah, but did it help you?

No.

So what do we do now?

And you're sure you want to do this? Yeah.

Hold your fire!

Goddamn.

That's my money.

Oh, no.

Exact details are not yet clear. All we know is this hostage situation has been

resolved. And thanks to some quick action by Chicago police, a potentially

dangerous felon has been apprehended. You're under arrest.

Let's move in. What do I do?

Easy, easy.

Hey, what's going on?

Don't know yet exactly, but we're sure as hell going to find out.

Right, Superman?

Okay, let's move. Yeah!

Excuse me. You got five bucks for a cab, big guy?

Thank you.

Anytime.

Can I go now?

No reason to hold you.

For the record, you wouldn't want to change your story, would you?

To what?

Anything remotely believable.

Nope. I just hope I never see you again.

Next time?

There won't be a next time, believe me.

Yeah.

Gare, Gare, come on, reconsider.

Nope.

What about the cat?

What about me?

Spike, take care of her.

Where are you going?

Where they can't deliver.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Oh, not so fast.

I'm here to spray for the roaches.

There are no explanations, of course.

But that's nothing new.

Magic's like life.

Mostly unexpected.

Which means, newspaper or not, you can never be sure what's around the corner.

Or what you'll do when you find it.

Hey, Marissa!

What took you so long?

I had a hunch about the lottery. I thought I might send some of the money

to Frank.

Well, that's a good idea.

How's Sherman?

Oh, he's fine. He'll be back at the booth den in two weeks.

So, uh, decided what to do with the rest of your life?

Gotta find a new place to live.

A place that takes cats.

Yeah. And then?

Gotta buy a kitty litter box.