Red Corner Page #4

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It means... "big nose".

Big nose, yeah. Thanks.

We were sitting there talking,

Iooking at her drawings and

Iaughing.

We just clicked.

CIicked.

You mean chemistry.

Is that the right word ?

Mm-hm. Chemistry. CIicked.

So... you are a romantic.

You were drawn to each other.

Did you kiss ?

Not here, no.

To return here is difficult for you.

To return here is difficult for you.

Do you remember

anything unusual happening ?

Think back.

- Is that the proper way to say it ?

- Yeah, that's fine.

She got a phone call. It upset her.

On the hotel phone ?

No, it was on her cellular.

She said it was nothing. Period. Meishi.

- Meishi ?

- Meishi. Meishi.

Anything else ?

She said

"Yuan... yuan er guan chi" ?

- Does that mean anything ?

- No.

You did not hear her scream ?

No.

But someone made an anonymous call

claiming to hear screams in this suite.

This is an old hotel, isn't it ?

It's very solidly constructed.

Outer door... and an inner door.

Hey !

It's all right, it's all right.

Meishi, meishi. Meishi.

- You hear anything ?

- No. Come.

These are objects

Hong Ling had with her in this room.

The police developed the pictures.

The Iast call she made was 51 7-857.

It has been disconnected.

There must be a central

telephone exchange.

That's where the records are kept.

We will go there.

- Why are you smiling ?

- I usually figure out the next step.

This must be extremely difficult, to rely on

a stranger, a woman, a foreign woman,

- in such serious matters.

- That's why I smiled.

You will wait here, please.

..has selected

HoffCo Telekomm as China's partner

in this multibillion dollar

satellite undertaking.

What's wrong ?

The records cannot be accessed.

They have been deleted.

By whom ?

Do not talk about this here.

Who deleted the records ?

Who has the power

to delete telephone records ?

Could you delete your own

phone records ? No.

Only a government officiaI

could authorise deletion of records.

Is that it ? Is that true ?

Whoever Ling called that night...

May know what happened.

We must Ieave now.

If that person represents a government

I'm negotiating with,

and if I could be discredited

in some way

and he gets a better deal with

my competitor. Sweet system you got.

The records were deleted by an individual.

Individual. Okay, who do we have ?

Minister Lin Shou and Herr Hoffmann ?

No.

- General Hong ?

- It is not General Hong.

He's got influence with everybody.

He only wants the killer

of his daughter punished.

- He's old guard. He's Iosing control.

- You do not understand.

No, you do not understand !

This is a satellite communications deal !

The effect of the McAndrews deaI

would've been to open a closed system !

- Who are you to criticise !

- Once open, there's no going back.

In America,

the infant mortality rate is higher.

You only know that

cos we don't delete records.

- People are punished for their colour.

- Have you ever been there ?

You find it easy to assume Hong would kill

his daughter to stop your business deal !

No, I do not find that easy to assume.

How many people are killed each week

in your country ?

How many, Mr Moore ?

Too many.

Jack !

- Gotta go !

- Jack, don't go ! Jack !

Sorry ! Sorry !

Look out !

Sh*t !

Ssh... !

Open up !

I'm an American citizen seeking asylum !

Open up !

- May I see your passport, sir ?

- If I had one, I wouldn't need asylum !

- PIease, you've gotta let me in.

- Let me make a phone call.

Oh, man !

Pratt, I'm requesting asylum.

Mr Moore, this is not the place

to hold this discussion.

This used to be the Pakistani embassy.

Before that it was wired by the PRC boys.

Follow me.

This, however, is entirely bug-free.

Mr Moore...

- Peyton Reed.

- Jack.

The Ambassador has been

summoned by the Ministry.

This has the makings

of a full-scale incident.

A full-scale incident !

I'm sorry I didn't call for an appointment !

Do the two of you have any idea

of what I've been through ?

No. I am not Ieaving here.

- No-one said you should Ieave.

- I'm not going.

- Of course not.

- You're in.

- But getting out is another story.

- You got other people out.

It took a year to get those physicists out.

And the Chinese Army

threatened to storm the embassy.

And that was just asylum.

You're charged with murder.

If this becomes a dick-measuring contest,

they'll never let you Ieave.

What ?

What is it ?

Your attorney is here.

- She wishes to see you.

- I advise no contact.

- Yuelin put up your guarantee.

- I thought the embassy put it up.

In China, bail is not about money.

It's reputation.

To have you released today,

Shen Yuelin put up her career, her future.

It was really quite unique.

Yuelin...

Your shoulder.

It's all right.

If I'd known what you did for me,

I wouldn't have Ieft.

I'm glad you Ieft.

- GIad ?

- Yes.

Because I am not sure I could have saved

you from the decision of the court. And I...

I could not have Iived with that.

Why did you risk your Iife for me

if you didn't believe me ?

I always assumed the worst about you.

I have never questioned.

I have always accepted things.

It is the same as when I was a child.

Why ?

I was blind. I was mute.

When you were a child...

It was during the Cultural Revolution,

wasn't it ?

Yes.

What is it ?

I went to school until they closed down,

and everything went mad.

I do not know if you could understand this,

Jack Moore.

Try me.

I...

I watched...

I watched my father be humiliated,

and I said nothing.

I watched my father be spat on.

I did nothing.

I even watched my classmates

pour black ink over his head,

one after another

and after another.

What did I do ?

I hid my head in shame

while he was dragged away.

I never questioned.

I was blind.

I'm very sorry that

I did not believe your innocence.

But now I do.

I do.

Somebody alerted the press.

Let's get you out before your face

is on the cover of Time and Newsweek.

Wo men.

Wo men guanxi.

I thought you were through.

Evidence is missing here,

such as Hong Ling's Iocket.

PIease do not make me go

to the Ministry ofJustice

and have them order you

to deliver this material.

The Ministry cannot find

something that doesn't exist.

I'm going to allow you to save face

by speaking English.

A certain general has a personal interest

in seeing some of this evidence returned.

If, by chance, an arresting officer

pocketed this evidence,

and it is not returned,

then even an attorney as good as I am

cannot ensure your wellbeing.

I suggest you search again. Anything you

might find can be brought to the court.

I need your counsel.

I want you to walk away from this.

I'm trying to access evidence

which would help prove your innocence.

Walk away now.

Why didn't you ? The smart thing

would have been to stay at the embassy.

Yeah. And move past it.

Yes, I do that really well.

Why did you not ?

Did you ever see Iittle girls play soccer ?

Little silly bundles of energy

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