Dying of the Light Page #4

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How did you and Evan meet?

That's more interesting.

I was a...

non-official covert op in Cairo.

And I lost an asset...

the son of a cabinet minister.

My f***-up. Ugly political situation.

The agency just stepped back.

Then Evan Lake showed up.

Two days later, I was on a

plane back to Washington.

They just needed to be reminded

we take care of our own.

- I was a believer then.

- You still have it, don't you?

- What?

- You know what I'm talking about.

Show him, Evan.

Yeah, I caught a bullet

when I was extracted.

He offered once to have

that bullet put in a ring...

If I'd agree to wear it on my finger.

I bet you didn't know

he was such a romantic.

I've gotta get back to the room.

This flight really took it out of me.

I'll see you later.

Did you have to say that?

- Did I embarrass you?

- You couldn't embarrass me.

Everybody set?

That's him in the glasses.

- Dr. Cornel?

- Da.

- M-my office, please.

- Da.

Decitabine is not a prohibited drug,

- So I don't see why...

- Dr. Cornel, I'm here as a liaison.

This request has come

through official channels.

It originates from Washington, D.C.

Washington?

- English, please.

- We have an interest in this person,

Abdi Abdikarim.

What kind of a name is that anyway?

He said he was Kenyan.

- What's your connection to him?

- I only met him once at a coffee shop.

- The rest was through the mails.

- When was that?

- Two years ago.

- You've been prescribing a rare, potent drug

to somebody you met once in

a coffee shop two years ago?

He had medical records. He was representing

someone else, but the name had been redacted.

You have no knowledge of

who's actually using this drug?

None whatsoever, but I did nothing wrong.

I did everything by the book.

20,000 Euros every two months.

Does that sound about right?

And why should that

be a security concern?

Cornish... Cornish...

Cornish.

Cornel. Dr. Julian Cornel,

let us decide what is or

isn't a security concern.

Arrest him.

- Dr. Cornel, could you please stand up.

- What?

Turn around.

No, no, no, I can't be arrested.

I cannot be arrested.

- You don't understand.

- Tell it to your lawyer.

He came into my home last night.

My wife was terrified.

- Who?

- He didn't give his name.

He said Abdi was dead. He was an Arab.

He wanted the decitabine and

wanted me to go to the patient.

- Where?

- Didn't say.

Why are you still here?

You asked for more money, didn't you?

- How much?

- 30,000.

You're a successful doctor.

You're going somewhere you don't know

to treat someone you don't know for a lousy

30,000 Euros. What am I missing here?

Well...

It's my wife.

She's from Kenya.

They said they'll kill her

family if I didn't come.

The Arab man who told you this,

is he planning on traveling with you?

I assume so.

You think Cornel will contact

us when they call him?

Yeah, he'll call. We've got him

scared now. We're his only chance.

Is there really a Natalie

Negrescu at S.R.I.?

He's not gonna contact

the Romanian authorities.

Get this Cornel.

He... he is a crook.

30,000. Who does he think he is?

I wouldn't trust him if he wasn't.

He only wants 15,000 now, so...

He has to come.

Can we get that much money?

I will write the details.

You... you go send it

from the Internet cafe.

It will take at least...

at least a day, but first

we'll ask for more time.

You tell him... no. No, I...

I don't have time.

Evan.

Evan.

F***. 24.

Three.

Are you...

You warm enough?

I asked you to tell me

if you were going out.

I got anxious, kept walking.

But the thing was I...

I-I... I couldn't remember

the name of the hotel.

You left your wallet.

It's just three blocks over.

You get some sleep.

You'll be fine.

It happens towards the end of the day.

Sundowning it's called.

Nobody knows why.

You get anxious, confused.

I had to get out, go somewhere.

You take your medication?

Do you feel better?

Yeah. Yeah, I just slipped.

Lost track. I'm... I'm all right.

Dr. Cornel called.

The money will arrive tomorrow.

They said to be ready to travel in a

few days, had to get him a Kenyan visa.

- Banir's Arab friend?

- Yeah.

Do you remember...

what he looked like?

- Who?

- Banir.

Of course. I can see him now.

Back then when you were...

a captive, Banir wanted a name, right?

Why didn't you give him a name?

It didn't matter which name, any name.

It just... pissed him off more,

hurt the man's pride.

If you'd have given him a name,

he probably would've said, "good"...

and let you go.

I didn't want to be the man who

gave up a name under questioning.

Come on, hotel's this way. Let's go.

It's gonna start snowing.

I know where the damn hotel is.

Stop trying to put a bib on me, okay?

Okay.

It's a quarter past.

Okay, he's got the money.

Sh*t, he's seen us.

- The airplane ticket and the money.

- Okay.

- And the passport.

- Just give me a second.

You are out of this.

You dodged a bullet.

Nothing's gonna happen

to you or your people.

Now you can go.

Any word from Aasim?

The doctor will arrive on Wednesday.

- After that... nothing?

- Not yet.

No, no. No, no.

Just a few more moments.

What was his phone number again?

254-41-834-5571.

Where is that?

- Mombasa.

- The a**hole of East Africa.

That's exactly where someone

like Banir would end up.

That's where Cornel

will meet with Banir.

- When?

- Tuesday.

We gotta make Banir think this...

- What was his name?

- Aasim.

...is still alive.

Well, all the messages

are texts, so we can text.

Yeah, Michelle?

Yeah, me too.

Look, Milt needs a Kenyan visa.

As soon as possible.

And there's another thing.

After the base is down, just tone

it down a little with a cotton ball.

Are you taking this down?

All right, this whole process should

take about two hours for the first time

and will last the better

part of a shooting day.

Serban works on motion pictures

when he isn't helping us out.

So if you feel insecure or need

a little bit of an ego boost,

Serban is the man for you.

The world is not a pretty

place without makeup.

The eye color is pretty different.

No. No, I don't want contacts.

Fortunately, our man wears glasses,

so I've added a little tint to these.

Dr. Iulian Cornel.

I was able to expedite

your Kenyan visa.

Serban. What exactly did you see?

I didn't see anything.

Thank you.

Your visa. You might want to

keep it to yourself for a day.

Why?

Give Evan another day to

think about what he's doing.

He's been thinking

about it for 20 years.

Evan has retired. It's his life,

his choice, but you...

no matter how this turns out,

it will end badly for you.

Your career will be over.

All my life, I wanted to

be in the foreign service.

It was killing me,

being strapped to a desk.

- You should tell him.

- I tried.

He's made his choice.

What's his name? What is the name?

You want to...

Michelle had to run.

She was able to get

my visa. I have it.

I was watching TV. Something about

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