Butterfly Man Page #3

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Have you ever invited|any Thais to your bungalow?

A bargirl maybe?

I should confiscate this|but we like to help the tourist.

We will contact your embassy.

You should be ready to leave|the island tomorrow lunchtime.

No, wait. If you just give me few days|to sort it out.

I got some friends on|the island who can help me.

- Hi, excuse me, are you British?|- Yeah, what about it?

Look, I'm really sorry to bother you|but I've had all my money stolen...

I'm just wondering|if you can help me out?

Sorry mate, we're flying tomorrow.

All right, how about a drop of water?

All right, you can have it.

alright|Cheers. See you later

Hello, Sao. I've come to see Em.

Em sleeping.

Em! Em!

Quiet, ladies are sleeping.

Just a few minutes.|I want to apologise to her.

Nothing to apologise for.

It's funny, isn't it?

You know? When the sun shines,|it is "Hallo massage",

"Handsome man", always joking.

Now you are all gone very quiet.

You think we are stupid people.

Thai are not stupid. You see.

Huh... Whatever.

Em. Em. I know you can hear me.|I need to speak to you.

- Leave my girl alone.|- OK.I'm going.

You're right. I'm a butterfly.

Adam!

Wait! Adam!

For you. Buddha take care.

I'm sorry that I lied to you.

I was with another woman the other night.

I know.

Can I make things good again?

No. Better we finish now.

Today I started selling my clothes.

The old man in Bangkok|had been talking about Karma.

Maybe I got what I deserved,

But making my peace with Em|seemed to have changed my luck.

Gin-kao-kon-kha. (Eat)

Puchai lor jai dee na.|(Handsome man with good heart)

Buy cola for me?

Noi! Got no money for drink I'm afraid.

Joking, joking, I know.

Whole town talking about|crazy farang who lost his money.

Here. For you.

What's this for?

Good Luck, Adam.

Yo!

I've been looking all over town|for you, man.

Yeah.

They told me down the massage|you've had your money stolen.

Yeah. 'fraid so.

Bad one.

Come on, I'll get you a beer.

I might have a little job|you can do for me if you're interested.

Yeah? A bit of couriering work.

Pay you enough to get you back|to Bangkok.

Maybe a little left over|to do some shopping.

Courier work, sounds a bit dodgy.

There's a few of us westerners|who have businesses here.

Every ninety days right|we need to get our visas renewed.

So this means go all the way down|to Malaysia on the train,

crossing the border,

then hanging around|another couple of days...

while the passports are stamped.

Well, the thing is, there's someone,

on the next island|who has the necessary stamp.

So what you've gotta do is hop over there.

Wait around for a couple of days|for the passport then come back.

I'll pay you 1,000 Baht Upfront|4,000 on delivery.

Why don't you go yourself?

Like I said I've got a business|to run here, you know, we all have.

So me and my colleague|we've chipped in 250 baht.

"Good for me, good for you".

Why don't you just Use a local|it'll cost you a fraction of that price?

Hey, I'm trying to do you|a favour here, man.

You know I need the job doing|quickly, not sabai, sabai.

You know I had you down as a reliable|conscientious young lad...

in a bit of trouble, you know... but...|if you're not interested...

No, no, it's not that|I'm not interested, but its...

just that it isn't legal right?

Let's just call it a convenience service,

bypass a lot of red tape, save a lot of time.

What about the police?

You're only hopping on|and off a boat, aren't you?

You're not crossing any national borders.

Anyway the police know us,|they like having us here.

We make money for the island.

So long as you keep yourself|to your self, you'll be fine.

Are you in?

Okay.

Come and meet Bill,|he takes care of our admin stuff.

Hey Bill. How is it going?

This is the kid I told you|about to do the couriering work for us.

Good, good. Let's go in the office.

(Moon-Sa-pok)

Swing that hip.

All right. Let's go.

I want this back in two days.

Sure.

Where do I go?

When you disembark you take|a songthaew to "Jungle Resort".

At "Jungle Resort"|you give this package...

to "No Name" no one else. Got it?

- "No Name"?|- That's right.

"No Name" - No papers, no problem.

Invisible.

Yeah, well, if it's all the same to you,

I think I've changed my mind.

I hope we're not going|to have trouble with your boy.

No. We made a deal.

Shook on it.

Isn't an Englishman's handshake his word?

A little bit before my time.

Anyway, it's no big deal, isn't it?|I'm sure you'll find someone else.

Okay. Time out here.

I don't know where you found|this timewaster...

but you've got two minutes|to sort this situation out -

two minutes. Speak to him.

What are you trying to do to me here son?

You know, you're right, its no big deal.

But we did make a deal.

And to tell you the truth|I get a little of pissed off...

when people start wasting my time...

and I know Mr Kincaid certainly does.

And I tell you something else.

He is not adverse to his hand|in at the old Muay Thai Boxing.

He is an ex-champion, you know?

We made a deal. It's too late|to start going back on it now.

So what if I just f***ed off.

Mr. Kincaid has some friends|who very high places.

You wouldn't even get back|to the mainland.

Fine, whatever. I'll do the f***ing run.

Right.

Bill!

Are we all friendly again?

I want you to double my fee.

Ah, how much did you agree?

1,000 Up front, 4,000 on delivery.

Nine more when you get back.

I want you to be on that boat|at 10.30 tomorrow morning.

Fine.

I'll call later, Bill.

I'm sorry to get heavy-handed|with you in there,

the thing is,|Mr. Kincaid is a big guy round here.

He likes a bit of a show, you know.

I know you'll be back.

Yeah, sure.

look|I want to see Em.

A friendly word of advice for you ok?

forget her.

I mean she's a sweet kid|but you know this is all she knows...

and you're nothing special -|you're just passing through.

If I was you I'd pick Up my money|and head straight back to England...

before this place really fucks you up.

Jungle Retreat.

Good morning Sir.

Welcome to the Jungle Retreat Health|and Beauty Centre.

Would you like to come this way,

I would be pleased to tell you...

about the full range of service|that we offer.

Actually,|I've come to see someone called...

"No Name". Is this the right place?

Certainly, No Name is in the steam room,

Would you like to follow me?

The steam room. Please sit down.

Thank you.

Are you waiting for something?

No. I'm waiting for someone.

There's no one here.

I'm looking for someone called "No Name".

That'll be me.

It's funny, I pictured some|middle-aged Thai guy with a pony-tail.

- You sound disappointed.|- No, not at all.

You must be the postman.

Thank you.

They'll be ready tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Yeah... Follow me.

Where do I stay tonight?

I think we'll find a space|for you somewhere.

In the meantime,|feel free to Use the facilities.

Oh and tonight's "Full Moon".

So you are welcome to hang|out with me if you are Up for it.

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