A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
new york city
waitress
court case
greed
diner
cop
fame
news reporter
newspaper article
marital discord
lottery ticket
winning lottery
new-found fame
man of his word
romantic
comforting
inspired by true story