directing his attention to meredith , levinson smiled and said , `` as my associate has just explained , miss bancroft , if you agree to what your husband asks , he is willing to forgo taking legal action against your father , but he is also offering much more than that in this document : he is also offering to give you a generous settlement-a lump sum alimony payment if you prefer to think of it that way-in the amount of five million dollars . ''