Cash McCall

Schofield Industries threatens to take Austen Plastics' business, forcing Grant Austen to act. He hires a consulting firm to explore options and potential buyers. The consultants identify Cash McCall as a serious candidate who could acquire Austen Plastics.

The consulting firm presents Cash McCall as a viable buyer capable of restructuring Austen Plastics for profit. Austen and his daughter Lory begin to consider the implications of selling. The prospect of Cash's takeover sets negotiations in motion.

Cash meets with Austen and Lory to discuss the looming deal. Lory owns part of the company, which adds a personal stake to the negotiations. Tension rises as the parties size up each other.

Cash speaks with Lory privately and learns they had met the previous summer. They were attracted to each other, adding a personal dimension to the business discussions. The private conversation hints at a history that could affect the deal.

That night at Cash's cabin, Lory arrives soaked from a summer rainstorm. Cash, not ready for a serious relationship, gently turns her away. The moment leaves Lory mortified and unsettled, raising emotional stakes for the future.

To reconnect with Lory, Cash overpays for Austen Plastics as part of the deal. The financial move serves both business leverage and a personal gesture. The high price signals his commitment to the relationship as well as the company.

Gil Clark discovers that Austen Plastics holds patents essential to Schofield. Danvers, the retired Army General who runs Austen Plastics, tries to buy the company himself. The discovery and counter moves raise the stakes of the deal.

Cash quietly buys a controlling stake in Austen Plastics to influence the ongoing deal. He reasons that controlling the second company will help him run Schofield more profitably. The covert move deepens the intertwining of business strategy and personal ambition.

During the deal negotiations, Cash proposes marriage to Lory and she accepts. The engagement adds emotional pressure to the business arrangements. Personal and professional futures become more tightly linked than before.

Maude Kennard, the hotel’s assistant manager, schemes to win Cash for herself. She tricks Lory into believing that she is Cash's girlfriend. The deception creates confusion and tests Lory's trust.

Harvey Bannon convinces Austen that Cash swindled him and paid far less than the company is worth. Austen files a lawsuit against Cash. The legal confrontation heightens the tension around the deal and personal loyalties.

The misunderstandings are cleared and Cash and Lory reconcile. Gil talks Grant Austen into going back to work. The deal resolves with both personal and business relationships restored.