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That is criminal, for chrissake.

Mildly. We can get by with it

for one night.

- You don't know what's gonna happen.

- Walk to the Fed...

...let them know,

I'll tell you what's gonna happen.

You won't open tomorrow.

With the performance record you've had,

they'll shut our ass down for good.

We gotta sweat it out and pray

the Saudis roll over that 95 million...

...before Europe opens in the morning.

It's the only chance we got.

Come on, Roy, where's your balls?

You're the one who's crazy.

I don't know anything about this.

I am not losing my deniability.

You can hide in the closet

if you want to...

...but you're staying right here.

If I catch you on the phone,

I'll break your f***ing arm.

What are you gonna do

if the Saudis ask for that money?

I'll worry about it in the morning.

I gotta get through the night first.

Sorry, Eurodollar section says the market's

getting worse. Liquidity's drying up.

- How much of this is around the floor?

- Not a lot.

Okay, here's the drill. For the rest of the

afternoon, no strong positions, no exposure.

- Keep it humming. You got me?

- Yes, sir.

Hong Kong opens 8:00 our time.

Maybe they'll run it through them.

You and Betsy stay. I'll get back

from reception as soon as I can.

You're not going to that Winters

reception tonight, are you?

We're expected.

And since the only conceivable reason for

our absence would be a crisis at the bank...

...and since that's what we don't want

people to know we're up to our ass in...

...one of us better be there.

She's only the new chairman of the board

of one of our biggest customers.

Excuse me just a second, Howard, Nancy.

- Hello, Mr. Smith.

- Good evening.

Are you over your jet lag?

- Bankers aren't allowed to have jet lag.

- Oh, no?

I feel lucky. Warner's agreed

to be chief operating officer.

Glad to hear it.

Roy Lefcourt sends his congratulations.

He's a little under the weather.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

I appreciate your being here.

Thanks for your help.

This is gonna work out all right.

Oh, thank you.

N- A...

...blank, blank, L-E.

Cremona.

Me, any joy?

No. Nothing moving here

but the leaves on the trees.

Hong Kong opens in 10 minutes.

Want me to take a sniff?

And have it in Paris through

the back door? Better not.

How's our friend bearing up?

I think he has visions

of numbers on his chest.

He's not the only one.

Let's keep the hatches

battened down. Not a word.

Well...

...that sounds fine.

Just keep tracking.

We could get a move out of it.

I'll check in myself if I get a chance.

Not the bank.

I might have to drift over there

for a couple of minutes.

Tonight?

Nothing they couldn't handle themselves.

But I think I better look in on them.

- Don't wait up for me.

- You're so tense.

Are you all right?

At the peak of my form, lady.

Good night, Nettie.

Would you order the car

to be out front?

Yes, madame.

I think I'll go down

to the office for a while.

Fewster, let me tell you

the reason I'm here.

You know all about Winterchem,

and you know Winterchem...

...depends a great deal on its connection

with Borough National Bank.

I've been very concerned about

Borough National Bank's stability.

Mr. Winters, the fact

that I am the bank examiner...

...I'm not allowed to discuss any findings.

I hired a private detective.

I hired him to check on you because...

On me? You hired him

to check on me personally?

I happen to know...

...that you took

a very low-interest loan. Am I right?

For the purchase of a house

from First New York.

Is that correct, Mr. Fewster?

This low-interest loan, Mr. Fewster...

...some people might consider it

to be unethical.

Others, even as a bribe.

And of course, that would be criminal.

You're asking for information

that concerns something bigger...

...than Borough National Bank.

Fewster, I guarantee you...

...you'll have my protection.

Now you just tell me what you know.

I discovered...

...an account, 21214.

Mr. Winters, is the tape machine running?

Yes.

Please, sir, turn it off.

London branch.

They're rolling over 90 million!

I think we can all go home

and get some rest now.

- Night, guys.

- Night.

Good night.

Why only 90 million?

What about the other 5?

We're gonna pay the balance of 5

to First New York. Account 21214.

Do me a favor, will you?

Get me all our Saudi records.

Look at this slippage.

All over the last couple of years.

Every month, 8 million,

7 million, 7 million...

...all to that same account number,

21214, First New York.

Could be anything.

An adjustment in the general portfolio

or loans.

Be nice to know more about that account.

I'll worry about it later.

Jesus, what a night.

I feel like the sack of Carthage.

What happened at the bank last night?

You act like a man who just had

a reprieve from the electric chair.

No, I don't think it can wait

until you come to New York.

Mr. Fewster, I can come

to Washington today to see you.

Well, I'd like to see you today

if that's possible.

Well, where would you like to meet?

I can meet anywhere you want.

In a parking lot?

No, that's fine.

Brown station wagon.

What's the license number?

Would 2:
00 be all right?

Thank you very much. I appreciate it,

Mr. Fewster. Thank you. Yes.

Kay, cancel my 1:00.

I'm gonna take the noon shuttle...

...to Washington. And would you have

a car reserved for me at the other end?

- Mr. Fewster?

- Mrs. Winters, please get in.

I'm sitting on something.

I'm sorry.

Do you always meet people like this?

I don't meet people at all.

Not prime customers of the bank

I've just examined.

I'm sorry you insisted

on coming down here, Mrs. Winters...

...because I can't tell you anything.

I need to know what you told my husband

about Borough National.

I told him nothing.

Mr. Fewster...

...I found the tape.

Now, there's enough on that

to get you in trouble.

But there's not enough to help me,

and I have to know.

I have to know if the bank is rocky...

...if it's losing money.

- It isn't money.

It's where the money is going. And...

...I can't talk about it.

- Well, at least give me your worksheets...

...your notes, your...

- I can't.

They'd know where you got it

in five minutes.

Look, if it's... If it's your job

you're worried about...

...Winterchem will find you something.

- You don't understand.

All...

All I knew was that Borough National

was in trouble, that it had...

...something to do with this account

and some Arab Eurodollars.

But...

...what I didn't know was

how big this must be.

How desperate they are

to keep it all secret.

Because...

...when I started to follow up on it...

...I was told that...

...it was a confidence factor...

...that 21214 was a sensitive area. And...

- What?

- Well...

...I got offered a loan...

...at a very low interest.

A bribe...

...which I took.

God help me.

So...

So, Mrs. Winters,

we're not just talking about my job.

- We're talking about prison or worse.

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