Cleanskin Page #2

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He's young but capable.

Very good with a gun, I hear.

I want it low-tech, old trade craft.

If you get caught,

I don't want evidence.

I'll supply technical backup

and the sweep and clean.

No luck yet with the tracer

you planted in the Semtex

but we did find something curious

of your man Harry.

No bullets in his automatic.

Any thoughts?

Maybe.

You're my hands on this, Ewan,

my conscience.

Wipe it clean.

No loose ends.

(Knocking)

(Knocking continues)

Where's Harry?

Fat cheapskate owes me money.

Harrys dead.

I want you to think carefully,

more carefully than you've ever thought.

Was there anything...

Anything unusual happened

in the last few days?

Anything you know

but you're not telling me?

Dead? What are you talking about?

(Door opens)

I'm leaving.

You took the bullets from his gun.

Why?

I don't know what you're talking about.

(Screams)

(Gasping)

(Sobbing)

I don't have time to waste.

I know you know something

and I'm not leaving until you talk,

- one way or another.

- (Sobbing)

(Screaming)

Talk.

I don't know anything. Please.

By the time I'm through with your face,

nobody's going to wanna look at you,

let alone pay to f*** you.

He said nothing would happen.

What?

- He told me it was just business.

- Who did?

- A client.

- Which client? Tell me about him.

- Young guy, said his name was Paul.

- Paul?

I saw him regular for two months.

He wanted to know stuff about Harry.

- What stuff?

- What he was up to, his routine,

he paid me extra.

I told him useless stuff -

who he met, what time, his routine,

- just useless stuff.

- What about the bullets?

Said it was a joke to take them out.

Said Harry showed up with a gun.

He wanted to teach him a lesson.

Where did you meet him?

What did he look like?

At his house. Expensive place.

Short hair, brown, slim,

could pass for Greek or Italian

but he was an Arab.

- How do you know?

- I have Arab friends.

I know what the language sounds like.

Heard him speaking it on the phone.

You know his address?

(Sobbing)

When the bomb went o,

there was a flash,

and then there was lots of smoke.

A lot of glass flying. There was

a lot of people on the ground.

Horrendous, huge explosion...

I don't know.

I just felt it more than anything else.

Ash.

Jesus.

How have you been?

Good, yeah. You?

Yeah, I'm good.

Do you, uh, live around here?

No, I'm just... Coffee.

It's good to see you.

Yeah, you too.

I have to go. I'm late for something.

Listen, um... Do you have a number?

If you... If you give me yours, I can...

- If I can get this thing to work.

- It's all right, give me yours.

I'll tap into this.

Um... OK.

- (Phone ringing)

- Got it.

Look, I have to go.

I'm really late for something, but...

Really nice to see you again.

(Man on TV) Horrific.

What we saw was devastation.

It was just horrific, really.

It was like being in a war one.

It was cray and I heard screams.

People like, kind of injured,

and their clothes were all, like...

Everyone was just covered in dust.

(Woman on radio) We have with us

today Crispin Jones,

who is an intelligence expert.

Crispin, what are your thoughts

about the recent spate of bombings?

(Crispin) Well, I think it's too early

for us to speculate

as to who's involved, but, um,

the hallmarks of the bombing

really do point

to home-grown Islamic terrorism.

Cowardly way the bombs were lit

in a public place,

nature of the types of explosives,

and it seems to be...

(Turns radio off)

Off you go.

(Doorbell ringing)

Hi.

Can I use your bathroom?

Yeah, you know where it is.

(Sighs)

So why are you here?

You always said if I needed any help

I could speak to you.

I need money.

Can I get a drink?

Yeah, sure.

(Clinking)

Get your f***ing hands up!

- You got me into this!

- F***ing whore!

- Get your hands up!

- F***ing b*tch!

- Get away from him!

- You got me into this!

Check outside.

(Thud)

(Muffled thud)

(Screaming)

(Screaming)

(Breathing heavily)

(Footsteps approaching)

(Dialing)

(Ringing tone)

(Hangs up)

(Mobile phone ringing)

- Hello?

- (Katy) Why'd you hang up?

Yeah, I didn't know what to say.

Why didn't you move your lips

and something would have come out.

(Chuckles)

Listen, are you free to meet?

(Man on radio) It's a bright,

sunny morning in London town,

with highs in the early 20s...

(Panting)

Coming up, lots of new music

and a few other surprises in store

It's nine minutes past eight...

(Gasping)

Time for some music.

It's Blur, from their last album,

Think Tank.

(Mellow rock music playing)

I love this song.

Oh, God, it's gonna stay in my head

for the whole day now.

(Ash) Shooting star?

It's going out in beautiful flames.

You remember I said

that I was late a couple of weeks ago?

Yeah.

Well, I came on the other day.

Aren't you relieved?

I'm disappointed, actually.

(Laughs)

I mean, obviously, that kid would have

my good looks and massive brain.

(Laughs) When do I get to

meet your mum?

Well, you'd have to put

some clothes on first.

You haven't told her

about me, have you?

Is it cos I'm not a nice Muslim girl?

She doesn't know

that you're a bacon-eating,

lager-drinking sex maniac?

John Major signed a peace treaty

with Sinn Fin

because the IRA's violent actions

forced him to.

Gery Adams changed from a terrorist

to a politician but it was violence

and legal action that forced the change.

Not one lawyer was involved.

Gery Adams is a murderer.

This is a law class.

It's not a political forum for you to...

Actually, in today's context

he is recognised and accepted.

He's being invited to have tea

with the Prime Minister, for f***'s sake.

(Students laughing)

Ash, just keep it civilized.

I'm sorry.

Cos he matched them with violence.

I mean, look at Israel,

created through a violent struggle

and now it's an internationally

recognised state.

In America, the American forefathers

fought the British,

beat them hands down,

and now what are they?

They're the biggest

superpower on this planet.

Why? Because violence

is the supreme authority

all authorities derive

their power and legitimacy from.

Law is completely irrelevant

in the face of true force.

That applies to any county.

And what's your county?

(Students murmuring)

Ash.

Can I have a word?

You may be smart

but you are close to failing.

It's a "D", I'm afraid.

I can handle this.

Ash, do you really want

to practice law?

- Ash?

- Don't worry.

"All right, I'm coming out.

"You, coming out now.

"Any man I see outside

I'm going to shoot.

"Any son of a b*tch

who starts to shoot at me,

"I'm going to shoot them, too.

"Then I'm going to kill

all his friends, his family,

"and then second generation,

everybody.

"Then I'm going

to burn their house down."

(Chuckles) It's Unforgiven, you know?

Clint Eastwood after he's killed

everyone for murdering his friend,

played by the noble Morgan Freeman.

Oh, man, great actor.

I'm Nabil. You are?

- I'm Ash.

- Ah, Ash.

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