Tango One Page #4

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made out to this name.

- Carl...

- Only you need to know the name.

Let's keep Maury out of this.

Thank you, old boy.

Right, now you have the name.

You have the paintings.

Now just get me the money.

Oh, and one more thing.

I'm in an unforgiving frame of mind

at the moment.

Don't try to cheat me.

(HORN HONKING)

Go on, you f***er, you!

Jesus!

- (GUNFIRE)

- Gun, Zoe!

- (TYRES SCREECHING)

- (CRASHING)

Ray? Ray, are you okay?

- (DOOR RATTLING)

- (WHIMPERING)

(GUN COCKING)

MAN:
(WHISPERING)

Yeah, yeah, it's Donovan. He's home.

Donovan.

ZOE:
(ON PHONE) Daddy?

They want to talk to you.

- Are you there?

- Zoe? (GROANS)

So, where's my money?

It's temporarily unavailable.

Wrong answer.

(GROANS)

(COUGHING)

Amigo, let me explain the situation.

I'm very tired.

Very jet-lagged. My feet are cold.

And I have come from a f***ing long way

to collect my debt.

So what do we do?

Donovan, you never told me

that your daughter was so cute.

- You dare touch her...

- And you'll do what exactly? Huh?

Let her go.

But not Ray, right?

Poor old Ray, huh?

He doesn't mean as much to you.

Like Doyle.

Your money's coming.

CARLOS:
Hmm.

I'm pretty sure the only thing

that will be coming tonight

- will be me.

- (BOTH LAUGHING)

You're a smart man, Carlos.

You kill us, you'll never see your money.

I like to think of myself as a smart man.

Mmm-hmm.

And as a smart man, I know for a fact

that I just have to keep your ass alive

in order to get my money.

Have you heard of the Colombian necktie?

I'm sure you have.

You're a very well-travelled man.

But have you seen it... (INHALES)

What's the word? Uh, per... "Performed"?

Is that a word? "Performed"?

Have you seen it performed?

Um, see it "executed".

- Oh, that's good. That's better.

- Mmm-hmm.

You'll get your money. I swear.

- Don't do this.

- Of course you will get me my money.

I was ripped off by my accountant.

He's taken everything. Done a runner.

All I can hear right now is,

"I am in a deep sh*t".

I can get you $1 million in cash, now.

I have someone selling my art collection,

and that will bring in around $3 million

tomorrow night.

That's not even half of what you owe me.

But the gear hasn't arrived yet.

I've not ripped you off.

Listen, okay. Sorry about that.

I think we can deal with this

in a better fashion, okay?

As a sign of goodwill,

I am willing to accept this.

You bring me almost half of the money

you owe me tomorrow,

and in exchange,

I will give you

almost half of your friend today.

- What do you think? Huh?

- Zoe. Zoe, look at me.

- Look at me. Don't look. Look at me!

- (STABBING)

(RAY CHOKING)

(BODY THUDS)

Oh, come on, Donovan.

You know he was dead

the minute you call him.

So what do we do

to keep your daughter alive?

He was such a lovely man.

He was.

So, tell me about these customers of yours.

Do they pay you

the minute they get the merchandise?

- They do, sure.

- The $12 million?

Fourteen.

Whoa.

Four... $14 million?

(LAUGHS) That's a f***ing great deal,

you sneaky little bastard.

And are they aware

of your financial struggles?

(EXHALES) Listen, just let her go,

and we'll sort this out.

Oh, boy.

Oh, you really are in a

deep sh*t, aren't you?

Because if I don't kill you, they will.

But if they kill you,

I lose everything.

When the gear arrives,

they'll pay me the $14 million.

Plus the cash and the paintings.

That's over $18 million.

Just let her go.

So why do I need you in the equation exactly?

Because it's my deal.

This is my... They're my clients.

For the moment, yes.

Well, that's... Of course it is

if you can get yourself

out of this mess you are into.

(ZOE WHIMPERING)

Carlos. Don't take her.

Enjoy nature.

(BELL DINGS)

(SIGHS)

I really need to move out of this hotel.

Look...

I said I'd let you know where to meet.

What are you doing here?

Pretty much the answer to any question

you ask me is Carlos Rodriguez.

I warned you not to mention his name.

You're frisking me for a gun?

You really don't know me.

When we first met,

I was kind of offended

that you never seemed to trust me.

All that cloak-and-dagger stuff.

(EXHALES) Oh, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky.

You know this business.

You can't be too cautious.

And that's what I learnt from you.

Look, don't take this the wrong way,

but can we continue this tomorrow?

(RICKY CLICKS TONGUE)

Okay. (SIGHS)

He wants to meet you face-to-face.

Who's running this import?

- You or Rodriguez?

- I am.

Seems like he is.

I'm confused.

I don't like being confused.

The shipment is good and on its way.

Nothing has changed for you.

The money hasn't changed.

The product hasn't changed.

The timings haven't changed.

You're still a man of your word?

I am.

I should trust you more than Seor Rodriguez?

Always.

When do I get to meet him?

Tomorrow.

- Can I go to bed now?

- (BREATHES DEEPLY)

And whatever you might think is happening,

don't trust him.

And don't cut me out of the deal.

CARLOS:
I said

I wanted to meet with your buyer.

Not you.

You know what they say,

"Too many crooks spoil the broth."

"Cooks".

No, I think I was right.

He wanted to make sure it was safe.

He has no reason to fear me.

I'm actually gonna make sure

that he knows and understands

that I want our business to work fine.

I recommend that you keep me

part of this deal, Carlos.

ZOE:
Dad?

Listen, I offer you a friendly reminder

that you have about 24 hours

to get me back my money.

And she offers a not-so-friendly reminder

- of what is at stake.

- Carlos.

I'll let you know where to drop the money.

Oh, and, by the way,

bring your art dealer, will you?

I just want to thank him personally.

What the f***'s going on?

So you must be Ricky Jordan?

You must be in charge.

CARLOS:
See, Donovan? (CHUCKLES)

He knows what this is about.

Very nice meeting you.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

HATHAWAY:
Donovan's back.

And he's dealing here in London.

Has he gone insane? Why?

Domestic problems. Running low on cash.

He's running around,

talking to anyone who'll listen.

Christ. How do you know this?

Oh! (CHUCKLES)

You spooks do love

your cloak-and-dagger sh*t, don't you?

It's Donovan.

- How concrete's the intel?

- Good.

Excellent. Just as we planned.

You mean... The sleepers?

STEWART:
Didn't I tell you

everything would be okay?

Don't be an idiot.

What? This is what you wanted, isn't it?

Yeah. But you know my husband.

We're home free.

Trust me.

CARLOS:
Thank you for the payment.

What do you think?

Do you like my new establishment?

(WOMAN MOANING)

No.

(LAUGHS) You know, I have this thing.

Every time I travel, I have to buy something.

So I bought this place.

A very good price

for a high-profile customer base,

with all the girls thrown in.

I mean, some of them

are at the end of their shelf life, but...

DONOVAN:
Can we get on with this?

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. Sure.

I'm sure you would like to know

that I struck a deal with Jordan.

So along with this,

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