The $4 Million Giveaway
by Art Shulman
Runtime: 110 mins
Cast: 3 females, 4 males
Synopsis: A mysterious rich man gives $4 million to his “friendsâ€. But there's a catch. Jesse Morgan returns to New York City 18 years after absconding with cash from his employer. Now very rich, he stays in a suite in the luxurious Knickerbocker Arms, and calls together several “friends' from his past, including his ex-wife, his ex-best friend, his former employer, and a street person. He offers $2,000,000 to two of them, but there's a catch. The “friends†have to select which two of them receive the money. And most of them hate each other. The situation is turned topsy turvy when an unexpected person suddenly shows up in the midst of the group deciding who gets the money.
Notes: Setting: A luxury hotel suite, divided into a bedroom and living room area.