How did the banker end?
In 1954, the brilliant and logical Bernard Garrett and his wife Eunice move from Willis, Texas to Los Angeles. Bernard hopes to use the money he’s saved from a successful business to get into real estate. He finds a building that would be a great place to start, but it’s about ten thousand too expensive…
In 1954, the brilliant and logical Bernard Garrett and his wife Eunice move from Willis, Texas to Los Angeles. Bernard hopes to use the money he’s saved from a successful business to get into real estate. He finds a building that would be a great place to start, but it’s about ten thousand too expensive for him. Eunice suggests he get a co-investor and introduces him to her old friend Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who owns a club in town.
How did the banker end?
The building is a success, and impressed, Patrick asks Bernard to go into business with him. They’ll split the profits fifty-fifty, but because of the racism of the time, Patrick will do the signing because people will sell to him. The business is highly successful, and Bernard and Eunice move into a great house. When Patrick passes away in his sleep, his wife refuses to honor the terms of his deal with Bernard she offers to buy Bernard out of the properties at twenty-five cents on the dollar, which he is forced to accept.
