<P> Raymond has savant syndrome and adheres to strict routines . He has superb recall, but he shows little emotional expression except when in distress . Charlie spirits Raymond out of the mental institution and into a hotel for the night . Susanna becomes upset with the way Charlie treats his brother and leaves . Charlie asks Raymond's doctor, Dr. Gerald R. Bruner, for half the estate in exchange for Raymond's return, but he refuses . Charlie decides to attempt to gain custody of his brother in order to get control of the money . </P> <P> After Raymond refuses to fly back to Los Angeles, they set out on a cross-country road trip together . During the course of the journey, Charlie learns more about Raymond, including that he is a mental calculator with the ability to instantly count hundreds of objects at once, far beyond the normal range of human subitizing abilities . He also learns that Raymond actually lived with the family when Charlie was young and he realizes that the comforting figure from his childhood, whom he falsely remembered as an imaginary friend named "Rain Man", was actually Raymond . </P> <P> They make slow progress because Raymond insists on sticking to his routines, which include watching Judge Wapner on television every day and getting to bed by 11: 00 PM . He also objects to traveling on the interstate after they pass a bad accident . </P> <P> After the Lamborghinis are seized by his creditor, Charlie finds himself $80,000 in the hole and hatches a plan to return to Las Vegas, which they passed the night before, and win money at blackjack by counting cards . Though the casino bosses are skeptical that anyone can count cards with a six deck shoe, after reviewing security footage they ask Charlie and Raymond to leave . Charlie has made enough to cover his debts and has reconciled with Susanna who rejoined them in Las Vegas . </P>

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