In his English manor, surrounded by priceless Renaissance art and Roman statues, the elder Getty sat by a payphone he’d installed for his guests. When the press swarmed him, asking what he would pay for his grandson’s life, he didn't blink.
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. All the Money in the World
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. In his English manor, surrounded by priceless Renaissance