This check is generally referred to as the earnest money deposit.. The basic reason for the deposit is to impress the seller that the buyer earnestly intends to purchase the property.
Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland in the film, and Chuck is in a committed relationship with Kelly Frears. My first act of business will be proving that they were in fact in said committed relationship. You see, Chuck and Kelly were sharing a house together in Memphis, Tennessee.
The series stars Bradley Whitford as Dan Stark, a mustachioed, former big-shot detective with the Dallas Police Department, and Colin Hanks as Jack Bailey, a young, ambitious, by-the-book detective who has been assigned as Dan's partner because of his snarky attitude.