1:31:02
This town didn't seem the same
now that he was older.
1:31:07
A new road had brought
the outside world to Spectre...
1:31:11
...and with it, banks, liens and debt.
1:31:14
Almost everywhere you looked,
people were bankrupt.
1:31:20
The auction today
is for the town of Spectre.
1:31:23
-The opening bid will be $ 1 0,000.
-So Edward Bloom...
1:31:26
-...decided to buy the town.
-50,000.
1:31:33
-l couldn't believe my eyes--
-He was never a wealthy man...
1:31:36
...but he had made other men rich,
and now he asked for their favors.
1:31:43
-l'm trying to save....
-Most of them hadn't seen Spectre.
1:31:46
They only had Edward's words
to describe it.
1:31:49
That's all he needed.
He sold them on the dream.
1:31:52
So first he bought the farms.
1:31:55
Then he bought the houses.
And then he bought the stores.
1:31:59
Whatever he bought, the people were
not asked to leave or pay rent.
1:32:05
They were just asked to keep
doing as they were doing.
1:32:08
In that way, he could make sure
the town would never die.
1:32:14
Within six months, his trust had
purchased the entire town.
1:32:19
With one exception.
1:32:45
You must be Edward Bloom.
1:32:48
How do you know?
1:32:50
No one would come out here
unless they had business.
1:32:53
And no one would have business
with me except for you.
1:32:56
You're buying the town.
1:32:59
Apparently l overlooked this one
piece of it, and l'd like to remedy that.