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P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N UA RY / F E B R UA RY 2 0 1 6 97 true that Bernie had grown up in Laurelton, Queens, of modest means, and was once a lifeguard in Atlantic Beach and had married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Alpern, at the local Jewish Community Center, only one scene in the movie related to his past. The script takes place in his Manhattan penthouse, the Hamptons, the chic Lipstick Building in Manhattan, Greenwich Country Club, ballrooms, pricey restaurants and spas in Palm Beach, yachts, jets and numerous European locations. No matter how much you squint, Long Island is not Palm Beach and a thirty-mile car ride from Manhattan might get you to a fluff and fold, but not the Hamptons. To make matters worse, we had a tremendous number of script pages to cover in the 38-day schedule. A film production company stuck in traffic is a film company not filming a movie. The only way to accomplish the schedule was by filming as many scenes as possible in one location. The variety of looks required us to travel to the very edge of the thirty-mile limit so each journey needed to be worthwhile. Center, left and right: The 19th floor elevator lobby set on stage at ABC Studios. Scenic charge Mick Rossman created both rough and polished faux granite. Having a clear line of sight to the conference room was an important part of Madoff's psychology of intimidation, revealed here in his personal office. Above: Andrew and Mark Madoff's office set.