- Michael Anthony: [Anthony enters the Tipton library to find Tipton seated in a high-backed chair at his desk, admiring a crystal vase] You sent for me, sir?
- John Beresford Tipton: [Indicating the vase] What do you think of it, Mike?
- Michael Anthony: That's very beautiful, sir.
- John Beresford Tipton: Yes, beautiful. But it's exasperating.
- Michael Anthony: What?
- John Beresford Tipton: No card, no name. There's nobody to thank for it.
- Michael Anthony: [With a wry grin] If you'll excuse me, sir, that's how some of your beneficiaries feel when I tell them the donor must remain anonymous.
- John Beresford Tipton: [Chuckles] But at least they can thank you, Mike. I didn't even get to thank the delivery boy.
- [Indicating the crystal vase]
- John Beresford Tipton: Now, if this were only a crystal ball, I'd be able to find out who gave it to me.
- [Tipton hands over an envelope to Anthony]
- John Beresford Tipton: Our next millionaire, Mike.
- [Anthony bows and departs]
- Michael Anthony: [Russ White is seated on a bench in the park, feeding pigeons. The pigeons scatter as Anthony, carrying a small briefcase, approaches. To White] I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb them.
- Russ White: Oh, that's okay. It was their last course anyway.
- [Chuckles as Anthony sits on the bench beside White]
- Russ White: . INSERT 2 NEW LINES HERE LINE 1: White:
- [indicating the trees in the park]
- Russ White: They're beautiful, aren't they? LINE 2: Anthony: Yes, indeed. MOVE THESE LINES DOWN TO LINES 5-6 You know, it's hard for me to get used to the idea that everyone else isn't seeing everything for the first time. After ten years of darkness, I'd given up.
- Michael Anthony: Oh?
- Russ White: I didn't even have much hope when the doctors said it could be done. They transplanted my corneas.
- [Anthony nods]
- Russ White: Now it's as though I've been given back to the whole world. Still can't believe it.
- Michael Anthony: [Opening his briefcase] I have something here that might help. You are Russ White, aren't you?
- Russ White: Well, yes. But how do you know?
- Michael Anthony: My name is Michael Anthony. Your landlady told me where you'd be. She described you quite accurately.
- [Holding up a check]
- Michael Anthony: Here, I have a gift for you.
- [White looks puzzled]
- Michael Anthony: It's a cashier's check.
- Russ White: Oh, but it says a million dollars on it.
- Michael Anthony: It is a million dollars.
- Russ White: And my name - Russ White. Aw, why for me? Who would give me a million dollars?
- Michael Anthony: I can't answer your questions. But I assure you it is yours, providing you sign this agreement
- [Displays document]
- Michael Anthony: . You merely pledge not to reveal the source or the amount of this gift, except to your wife if you are married. If you do tell, you forfeit what remains.
- Russ White: But a million dollars!
- Michael Anthony: And the taxes have been paid.
- [Holding up the agreement and a pen]
- Michael Anthony: Ah, will you sign here, please?
- [White signs]
- Michael Anthony: Thank you.
- [Anthony returns the document to his briefcase]
- Russ White: Well, it's a miracle. But I guess I got to believe in miracles, Mr. Anthony. One has already happened to me. Mr. Anthony, this is my future - my ticket to happiness. Now, I can have fun. I can travel. I can start my own business. I can do everything I want now.
- Michael Anthony: I wish you the best of luck.
- [Anthony prepares to depart]
- Russ White: Wait. How can I thank the man that gave me this?
- Michael Anthony: As I indicated, he must remain anonymous.
- Russ White: Then I can thank you.
- [White shakes hands while Anthony smiles widely]
- Russ White: Wait a minute. With this, maybe I can thank the man who gave me back my sight. Even though he's dead, I can do something for his family. Maybe that way, I can give thanks for my life, before I start living again
- Michael Anthony: [to the viewers] When I delivered the check to Russ White, he had just recovered from a serious but successful operation. He was not at home, but his landlady told me where I could find him.
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- Michael Anthony: [to the viewers] My name is Michael Anthony, and until his death, I was executive secretary to John Beresford Tipton, a multibillionaire, who had the strange hobby of giving away $1,000,000. One million dollars, tax-free, to an individual who had never met him, who indeed had never even heard of him. This is Silverstone, John Beresford Tipton's 60,000-acre estate. Mr. Tipton was a man of amazingly wide interests - so wide that one never knew what to expect when called into his presence.