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keys! "fleet bank." "safe-deposit box number d-354." dad had a safe-deposit box? may i help you? hello, my name is rebecca casey. my father had a safe-deposit box here. he died recently, and we'd like toet into it. i have the key. i'm sorry to hear about your father. what's the box number? "d-3-5-4." is your name on the account? not that i know of. banker: ah, that could be a problem. yes, here it is. banker: what was your father's name? patrick casey. banker: casey, isn't it? yes, it's a joint account with rebecca casey.

your signature is right there. you signed it nine years ago. oh, my gosh, i completely forgot. i guess your father was thinking of you. i'll need to see a picture i.d. do you have a driver's license? somewhere in here. banker: thank you. ms. jackson will show you to the safe-deposit box. thank you. there you go. you can use the room to your right. oh, thanks.

i didn't know dad stashed all this stuff away. i had no idea he kept all this. oh, it's a letter from a women he saved in the hotel fire. what's this? rebecca: oh, i can't believe it! it's a program from a recital i was in when i was a little girl. i didn't know he was so sentimental. let me see. and a letter from mom.

here's dad's discharge papers from the boston fire department. here's his birth certificate. here's mom's death certificate. look, it's a picture of dad and uncle brendan. they look so young. just about your age. oh, grandma and grandpa's passports from ireland. these passports were processed at ellis island, in 1920.

they must have sailed right past the statue of liberty. god, that must have been something! can you imagine what that was like? it's an old irish ring. isn't it beautiful? kevin: i can understand what the heart means, but... what about the hands and the crown? the hands mean friendship and the crown means loyalty. there's something engraved on it. what does it say? i don't know, it's in irish. must've been mom's. no.

i never saw this ring on mom's finger. maybe it's grandma's. look-- u.s. savings bonds. there's about 40 here, and they're each $100. $4,000! kevin, you were right. dad did have an insurance policy. "whole life. "patrick francis casey. face value: $50,000." 50,000?! 50,000 big ones? that's wild. "beneficiaries: rebecca casey and kevin casey." i mean, would you look at us! are we rich, or what?

kevin, we're not rich. dad's insurance money will barely pay for college for one of us, not to mention the rent, and bills, and... are you kidding me? $50,000! i could get a motorcycle, a lap-top... kevin, try to remember why we're getting this money. i remember. so what are we going to do? first, we cash in these savings bonds. mm-hmm. rebecca: next, we'll call the life insurance company and see how we can cash in the policy. oh, no! one of those automated answering services. yeah, where did all of the human operators go? they put me on hold. maybe we should talk to uncle brendan and ask what would be better-- a c.d. or some other kind of investment. yeah, especially for the big money from the insurance policy. wait a minute.

recorded voice: for information on redeeming an insurance policy, please press "3" now. press "3." man: hello? yes, hello. my father died recently and i'd like to cash in his insurance policy. one moment. can you hold, please? yes, i can hold. boy! "beneficiary," "fiduciary," "underwriting." every word they use is a mile long. i have a feeling this is going to take some time. yes. yes, i understand. can i have your name, please? "joan." thank you very much, joan. bye. so? it's not a big deal. they said we'd probably get the money in two to three months. one minute we're broke; the next, we're loaded! i'm exhausted. look...

i've been thinking about what you were talking about. me, too, i think that... let me go first, o.k.? rebecca, i want you to go back to college. that's what dad would want, too. i've been doing some thinking, too. i've decided that i can't leave you here alone. i know this is hard for you to believe, but i'm not a little kid anymore. kevin, i don't think of you as a little kid... sure you do. look, i've been talking to a few of my friends, and they all have jobs. three of them want to move in here with me. we'd split the rent four ways. sounds like a great idea, but aren't these the same guys that got thrown out of that apartment on gardener street? it wasn't their fault. the landlord was a creep. sure, and what happens if you and your friends can't cover the rent? we'll pay the rent, you'll see. i don't think it's such a smart idea to live with these guys. it could lead to trouble. that's what i'd be there for-- to keep them in line.

oh, kevin, be serious for once, i mean, really! damn it! "kevin, what happens if you do this? kevin, what happens if you do that?" when are you going to stop acting like my mother? kevin, let's not start this again. no, let's get this out in the open, once and for all! you don't think i can do anything by myself. rebecca, why don't you just go back to san francisco and let me live my own life? kevin, i don't want to start another argument. i am too tired. i don't have time for this. rebecca, admit it. you just don't want to go to san francisco. kevin, that's not it. sure it is! you're using me as an excuse because you don't want to go to college. kevin, i want to go back. i should be there. i need to be there for a hundred reasons. then go back, rebecca. go back. i can take care of myself, believe it or not. you're all the family i have. we'll be thousands of miles apart. what's a few thousand miles?

i mean, they have phones there, don't they? yeah, well... let me think about it. rebecca and kevin found a key to a safe-deposit box. keys! "fleet bank." inside of the box, she found that ring. rebecca: it's an old, irish ring. isn't it beautiful? an old, irish passport. oh, grandma and grandpa's passports, from ireland. one passport tells us the whole story-- whole history of the family. yeah, and then you see the pictures. "oh, my, they were so young." in the box they found some savings bonds for about $4,000. u.s. savings bonds. there's about 40 here, and they're each $100. $4,000! and they found a $50,000 insurance policy.

dad did have an insurance policy. "whole life. "patrick francis casey. face value: $50,000." what do you think? well, i think that kevin and rebecca's father wanted to be sure that all the memories from their family were preserved, and he wanted to leave that to his children, to remember their roots. it also gives you a different perspective of patrick-- of this man-- very sensitive; this man with big feelings, concern about his children. all of a sudden, rebecca and kevin have a lot more options because they have money. kevin, you know, is still young, and if he got... if i got that big money i'm sure that i'm going to use it for something for fun.

anne: you weren't kidding-- this place is really old. rebecca: yeah, the union oyster house is one of the oldest restaurants in the united states. it dates back to 1826. rebecca: look, there's a portrait of george washington. and there's abraham lincoln. kevin: and there's betsy ross and the first american flag. hi. how many? four of us, please. four? four right over here. i'll take your coats. thank you. thank you. you're welcome. so, is everyone going to have oysters?

are you? waitress: would you like an appetizer? yes, please. oysters-- a dozen. why don't you order another dozen for the table? okay, sure. by the way, this is my treat. oh, get out of here! this is our treat. i've never had oysters. i don't know if i'll like them. you'll love them. but they're raw. don't worry, they slide right down. sorry, folks. these are not for me. ( laughter ) thanks, anyway. it's an acquired taste. mm-hmm. we have some good news. it turns out dad had an insurance policy, and kevin and i are the beneficiaries. it's worth $50,000.

i just called the insurance company today and they're going to send the check in a couple of months. well, that's a blessing. i guess firemen have to take out life insurance. how did you find out about it? rebecca: we found a metal box in dad's room, with keys in it. the keys were to a safe-deposit box. actually, kevin had heard dad say something about an insurance policy, but he didn't pay attention. he didn't think it was important. anyway, when we went to the bank to open the safe-deposit box, we found the insurance policy, some savings bonds worth $4,000, and... this jewelry box. i remember my mother wearing this. a claddagh ring, she called it. your grandmother always said

the ring brings you good luck if someone buys it for you and bad luck if you buy it for yourself. oh, and the ring tells a story. if you wear it this way, see, with the heart towards you, it means you're spoken for. but if you turn it and wear it with the heart away from you, it means... you're available. kevin and i talked it over, and we want you to have the ring. thank you. this means a... a great deal to me. i'd like anne to have it. and someday, we'll return it to one of you.

i parked the car over there, on the other side of quincy market. rebecca, when are you returning to california and college? i don't know yet. i'm not sure i'm going to... you must. i have some things to take care of first. one of those things is me. rebecca: one idea is for kevin to move to san francisco with me. i never agreed to that. well, it's a possibility, kevin. i told you what i want to do. my friends are here. i don't want to move to california. another option is for me to stay in boston with kev for a while. maybe i'll take the rest of the semester off. oh, don't give up school. i won't-- just until kev gets going. hey! leave me alone!

you do what you want, i'll do what i want! i'm not a child. brendan: i really don't have the right to stick my nose into your business, but... kevin-- the rental car's over here. i'm going to walk home. it's crazy for you to drop out, even for a semester. look, you worked hard. you paid tuition. you'll lose all that. rebecca: i just can't leave him here alone. anne: maybe we can think of some solution that, you know... is suitable for both of you. come on, honey, you're good at solving problems. brendan: ah, there must be something we can do... what's that? kev? kevin?

kevin! it was kevin. he's gone. he's been through a lot. yeah. i'm afraid this whole thing has really upset him. it's not easy for a kid to lose his parents. why did i ever leave boston in the first place?

what's up? nothing. i felt like seeing you. oh. well, i'm glad you called. where did you get the car? i borrowed it. i think what kevin needs is time... to think things through. i can understand that. i mean, if i put myself in his place. kevin seemed really upset. he should be back soon... i hope. do you think this is the right time...?

( rebecca sighs ) ( clears throat ) brendan: uh... anne and i have been talking about this whole situation and we, uh... we thought maybe a solution would be for you and kevin to come out to the farm and stay with us for a while, and that would give you both time to think about what you want to do. to the farm. we don't want to impose. you have your own family and responsibilities. nonsense. you're our family. now, come home with us... i mean, even for a short while. it would be good for both of you to get to know your cousin, michael and his family. we'd love to have you come. who knows? kevin might even like the farm. that's very generous of you...

but i... i don't know. ( sighs ) it might be just what we need... but i can't speak for kevin. speaker: in restaurant, rebecca, she told them that she found the safety-deposit box, and inside of the box, she found the grandmother's ring. kevin is terribly upset because everybody's making decisions, telling him what to do. hey, leave me alone! you do what you want, i'll do what i want! i'm not a child. kevin took the car. kevin picks up his girlfriend. what's up?

nothing. i felt like seeing you. uncle brendan has a proposal. uncle brendan suggested to rebecca that she and kevin might spend some time on the farm and relax. we thought maybe a solution would be for you and kevin to come out to the farm and stay with us for a while, and that would give you both time to think about what you want to do. it might be just what we need... but i can't speak for kevin. speaker: i think kevin is trying to show rebecca he's not a kid anymore. speaker: he is going through a very traumatic period-- the death of his father. on top of that, as a young man having someone making decisions for you... it's terrible. but do you think was... was nice he took the key without permission? this is not a planned action. because it was not a pland action that's even worse then, because that's impulse,

and you make big mistakes on impulse. kevin would benefit from some guidance from an older adult in the family. he has many things to say that are not being heard. he has never been given the opportunity. that's totally unfair. let's put ourselves into his position. would you like everybody else to make decisions for you? well, i wouldn't like, but i wouldn't take the key, believe me.

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