Largo Winch 2: The Burma Conspiracy Page #2

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Deputy Prosecutor Francken

wishes to question you Mr. Winch.

She could've called my

office for an appointment.

Knowing her, she's in

your office right now.

If you're looking for an eraser,

it's in the upper left hand drawer.

A sense of humor on top of it.

Only when someone searches my office.

Pandora, that name means

anything to you?

A Greek goddess. If my memory's right

she possessed the box

which contained all the evils of mankind.

I have another version,

more contemporary.

It's about a secret bank account

used to

pay off a corrupt Burmese general.

I like my version better.

Mine's not a legend, unfortunately.

In southern Burma, a small minority has

been oppressed for years by military junta.

The Karen People.

Three years ago, General Kyaw Min

and his men destroyed

the village of Kay Pu.

The villagers were massacred,

raped and deported.

Few lucky ones fled into the jungle.

The general led the operation personally.

The village was located on a

nickel deposit, which is

why a multinational corporation pays

millions of dollars to General Kyaw Min

to clear the village of its inhabitants.

The money for this operation...

came from the Pandora account,

which I suspect your father

Nario Winch of owning.

My father was no saint,

but he wasn't a bastard.

You were in Burma.

How long did you spend there?

- Five months.

- That's right. You left three years ago,

right after the Kay Pu massacre.

I suspect you of going there

on your father's order.

I also suspect you of being an

accomplice of this massacre.

The last contact I had with my father

was more than three years before he died.

- Someone has informed you.

- And your being there was a mere coincidence.

The very day I announce the

creation of my foundation

a prosecutor shows up and accuses

me of crimes against humanity.

- Do you think that's a coincidence?

- A conspiracy theory?

I'm coming.

So that's a door that you have no key.

Is that correct?

Open this door, Mr. Winch.

It's Freddy Kaplan's

cabin. Only he has the key.

- I told him.

- Must I break in?

Do what you want, only do it fast.

Oh my God!

Freddy!

Death by strangulation. It

occurred at least 12 hours ago.

No wonder you wouldn't open the door.

Are you accusing me of murder as well?

Calm down, Mr. Winch!

Inform the Hong Kong Police.

I hated Freddy for many years.

Whenever I ran away, he'd find me.

- Every time.

- He was watching over you.

He was spying on me.

Freddy knew exactly what

I was doing in Burma.

He knew I'd no contact with

Nerio. He'd have cleared my name.

Do you think that's why he was killed?

Many very powerful enemies...

You were so right.

I only wish I could help you.

Was Nerio capable of

doing something like that?

That massacre?

No. Of course not.

He was my friend. I want

to believe he wasn't.

MUONG NAM, BURMA THREE YEARS EARLIER

Kay Pu is 30 miles to the north.

They said there is nothing left

after we left.

The resistance fighters brought

them here.

Maluna!

Kadjang!

Kadjang is from here.

We grew up together.

Largo is my friend.

Come on, I'll introduce

you to my comrades.

Ko Sin, Som Sak, this is Maluna.

Come on!

Thank you, thank you!

You are an angel.

You're welcome.

Hi!

I picked them up on the road.

Was only a small potato for me.

Hot around here.

Isn't it?

Could I have something to drink

before I hit the road?

Oh, thank you!

This is a Burmese Army pass

signed by General Kyaw Min.

Ay!

What the hell are you doing here?

- I just bring them... these people.

- Ay, what is your business here?

- Do you know General Kyaw Min?

- I got nothing to do with all that.

I'm just a driver.

Some guy hired me to drive him

around the region for a week.

He's the one who know the general.

Liar!

- I didn't do anything. It's true!

- Sh*t!

Stop it! Stop it!

You stay out of this!

You want to help him, do you?

You stand out for him

'cos you are just like him.

He has a chance of making it.

But he will never forget.

No one will ever forget.

You can't stay here.

You want me to leave?

What about you?

I'm going to join the resistance.

I want to fight.

Fight.

Kadjang will be proud of you.

Go away, Largo.

You have to leave.

- Says who?

- Me.

I'm telling you this because I don't...

Then come with me...

if you love me.

I don't love you, Largo.

I don't anything about you.

I don't know who you are,

where you come from.

I don't know what you're running from,

but I don't want to run with you.

I know who I am,

and I know I belong here.

I don't want to see you anymore.

Get out of my home!

Now!

You're god of a liar.

Did AAA send you?

Let's just say "yes".

They sure are on the ball.

We have to get going.

My name's Simon.

Simon Ovronnaz.

Largo.

So one day, I come home from work

and Eleanor says: "I got a job

at the French School of Bangkok. "

For me, Asia meant

Chinese take-out joints.

But it didn't take me

long, I decided to come.

She took the post and I found a job too.

'Cause, you know, I'm

totally lost without Eleanor!

Sh*t, I can't see a thing.

She might not be a

babe, but she's sweet.

We've been together since

we were twelve years old.

She's my mother's

best friend's daughter.

We're supposed to get married next year!

Thailand.

She's got everything all planned...

HONG KONG THREE YEARS LATER

I'm sorry, sir. I just can't get off

of this assassination.

Freddy'd been working

for your father for years.

Miss Pennywinckle,

did my father ever mention a certain

Pandora account to you?

Not as I recall.

- But I can check my files.

- Yes, please.

Sir, I have nothing about that name.

Thank you.

Three years ago, these massacres

took place in eastern Burma,

some 20 miles from the Thai border.

The Karen people living in this area

had been oppressed

for years by the military junta in Burma.

It is important to know

that this region's south shore

- is particularly rich in various nickels...

- I've just spoken to the judge

- in charge of Freddy's case.

- Any chances?

This investigation is not

going to be an easy one.

Ever, the economic sanctions

imposed by the UN

limit commercial dealings with Burma.

Do we have operations

in this country, yes or no?

We have no holdings in Burma.

Any projects?

Difficult to say, in any case

none to have been denied.

There is no Pandora account.

The accusation is based on nothing at all.

Absolutely ridiculous.

What? Thank you.

Dan Khongpipat is on

the line from Bangkok.

Dan is in charge of the

group's interests in the region.

- Hello, everyone.

- What news do you have there?

According to my information,

Prosecutor Francken wants to organize

a face-to-face meeting with Mr. Winch

and an eyewitness in Thailand.

Looks like our little prosecutor

has a hidden trump card.

- Did you hear anything about this, John?

- Let me see.

- Who's the witness?

- No idea.

Upon Francken's request,

an elite Thai police unit

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