A Stranger in Paradise Page #2

You are responsible.

Uh, I don't see the connection.

Vicha, we can't reach him,

you have to find him.

Look, I haven't talked

to Vicha in six months.

You don't have a choice.

We know you and Vicha

have been friends long time.

Yeah, we went to college

together. That was 15 years ago.

What about your brother?

What about him?

He worked for Vicha.

What he know?

I can ask him.

Ask him tonight.

Tonight?

What's the rush?

Find Vicha if you want your

club to remain untouched.

What, you're making me responsible

just because Vicha has gone missing?

Just find him.

I don't care how.

How much money

are we talking about?

More than you will ever know.

Look, Lek, I came here today because

I respect the people who own you.

Now you're asking me to find your old business

partner who lives halfway across the world?

That's really not my problem.

You have 48 hours.

How the hell can he not

know where Vicha is?

Yeah, something's not right.

When was the last time

you spoke to him?

I'm calling him now.

You know what we're

holding him for, right?

Vicha was my boss, that was the extent

of any relationship I had with him.

I hadn't even been

made partner yet.

I wouldn't know anything.

He used the both of us t...

You carried illegal financial codes meant

for the Thai mafia across the country.

And you're gonna sit there and tell

me you were none the f***ing wiser?

As far as I knew, my boss told me

to take a vacation immediately.

I'm the guy

with everything to lose.

You think I'm gonna

lose my job over this?

You know, it's funny, Vicha had no

problem pointing the finger at you.

What about your brother's

so-called assistant, Jules?

How much do you know

about her background?

Do you even realize how

dangerous this woman is?

So how long do you think

you're gonna need this for?

About two weeks maybe.

Okay, well,

consider it done then.

Would you run one of my trades through

your account until I get back?

Sure, anything for you, Josh.

All right, I need to finalize this

Asiana deal by 80 million at par.

So, who's name do

you want on the title?

Good morning.

One, sec.

Sorry, Kris, uh,

I'll email you the details.

Why don't you just send me the

confirmation when it goes through?

And then?

Keep it in your client account

until I get back.

Sure, so, you having fun there?

Kris, I'm gonna have to call you

back. Let's catch up tomorrow.

Okay.

Don't enjoy yourself

too much without me, okay?

Bye.

Good morning to you, too.

How could you tell?

You look like sh*t.

How do you really feel?

You know what?

Let's start over.

I'm Josh.

I'm Jules.

That's it? No last name?

Born in? Favorite holiday?

Look, I don't like to mix

anything personal with work.

We're not at work.

Maybe you're not, but I am.

So, I'm work?

Today you are.

You're here to baby-sit me?

You said it, not me.

So get dressed, and we

have a 10:
00 appointment.

Let's go.

Wait a second,

where are we going?

You'll see.

Oh, yeah, that's wrong.

Okay, did you want more?

What are you laughing at? The

masseuse weighed like 3,000 pounds.

You're such a wimp.

Wimp?

I'm sore in places

I never knew existed.

I did like that scorpion tattoo,

though.

You were watching me?

I mean, accidentally.

Yeah, right, yeah.

So are you going to tell me

about the tattoo?

What? Okay.

So how long you been

working for my brother?

I've been working for Paul long

enough to know never to trust men.

So you two never...

Never what?

No, never, never.

Jesus.

What did you do

before this? CIA? NSA?

KGB?

KGB is Russian, just, enough

with the questions, okay?

Ugh, this is so...

You're disgusting.

This is disgusting.

Here, you eat it.

Do you know how he was

really hurt last night?

No.

Of course, you don't.

You just work with him.

There are some very powerful

people in this city...

who like to make their

unreasonable demands.

Your brother is one of the few

unwilling to compromise.

So that's why he has you

and Derek to protect him?

I mean, he controls things when he can, and

he turns the other cheek when he can't.

But he believes the night club

is off-limits.

Sanctuary of sorts from this

sordid, f***ed-up world.

He's an idealist.

Come on, nobody's perfect.

I miss you so much.

This is for you.

Oh, thank you.

Come in, come in.

Come, Josh, you can sit there.

Please.

What are you... what are you

making? Pad Thai?

Pad Thai? Yeah?

I'll see you very soon.

Hey, take care.

I hope everything works out,

okay?

I'll see you soon, Mei.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

What was that place?

Oh, they all work at night.

Doing what?

Some of them,

they're kobo dancers.

Except Mei, she works for Paul.

Why do they look like that?

Like what?

F***ed.

It's Ya Ba, a street drug they

take for extra energy.

What, for dancing?

No, for sex.

Just don't say anything

to Paul about the house.

Why? He definitely could use

some perspective.

True, now he can't imagine

those girls without make-up.

What's that?

Ah, it's an old college joke.

So next thing you know, the SEC

was sequestering our records.

Are they investigating

VM Holdings or Vicha?

I don't know, but your old college

buddy assures me it's nothing.

And you think otherwise?

Well, the SEC doesn't start a formal

investigation unless they have something.

I'm the trading manager, if

they find something I'm liable.

Well, has Vicha already

been indicted?

No, he's been really

calm about all of this.

And he was the one

who told you to come?

Yeah, told me to take

a few weeks off... vacation.

Practically shoved me

on the airplane.

Yeah, maybe leaving

wasn't the best idea.

It makes you look guilty.

Well, maybe he just wanted you

away while things cooled down.

I could lose my license

over this sh*t.

Well, not if you're innocent.

I mean, if Vicha's guilty, you're more

likely to be a witness in his indictment.

Great.

What do you think, Derek?

Is my baby brother being set up?

Well, accidents do

happen in Bangkok.

Busy streets, crazy drivers.

I think you both are

overreacting.

Hold on.

Speak.

Have you heard the news?

The big news

today on Wall Street...

was the

arrest of Vicha Monkong...

chairman and CEO of VM Holdings.

Mr. Monkong was taken into

custody earlier this morning...

on charges of insider trading.

The US Securities and Exchange

Commission refused to comment...

when asked for details

regarding Mr. Monkong's arrest.

An inside

source is claiming links...

between a number of crime

syndicates in Southeast Asia...

and VM holdings.

Now if proved true...

Sh*t.

this could turn what

was initially...

believed to

be a financial investigation...

into an international

criminal investigation.

All VM Holdings' trade licenses

have been suspended...

and all associated accounts

have been subsequently frozen.

We'll bring you more on this

story as it develops.

Jesus Christ, I am f***ed.

Well, it depends how angry people

get when they lose control.

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