Tango One Page #6

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and you have the power to do that,

but that power was given so that

we could bring down an entire network,

not just exact some kind of revenge.

Donovan set up this deal.

I know that for certain.

But for some reason

he's been cut out of the loop.

You'll be wasting resources.

You'll be tracking dogsbodies

who are worth nothing.

So, who else is involved?

I told you, my budget's strained.

I can't just action this without...

If we snap up this load,

there'll be a fallout.

If I'm right, that's when

we get some really big heads.

- It's not just about Donovan.

- You know more.

Christ, you have managed

to get someone close to him, haven't you?

- Who?

- Enough said, I think.

Tell me. This undercover operation

was set up for the both of us.

Peter, I've managed to work

in the secrets business for most of my life.

There's a reason for that.

Now, let's just seize this shipment

before it hits the streets.

Yes?

(SIGHS)

SOLDIER 1:
(ON RADIO) Are we go?

Are you sure about this?

We can still follow them

and map their network.

Control, are we go?

Which do you prefer?

A bowl of whitebait or one big juicy salmon?

It's a go.

Go, go, go.

SOLDIER 1:
Alpha team moving in.

Breaching the ship.

SOLDIER 2:
Bravo team into the berth.

SOLDIER 3:
Moving down.

SOLDIER 1:
Moving into the hold.

- Get back!

- SOLDIER 2:
Stand back!

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

SOLDIER 1:
Entering 3A crew berth.

Product is confirmed.

Now we sit back and wait for the fireworks.

(SIREN WAILING)

- (EXHALES)

- LOUISE:
Morning.

What happened?

You passed out.

Just before I went to kiss you.

(CHUCKLES) What? Really?

(CHUCKLES)

Don't worry. Nothing happened.

I don't know what did happen.

Exhaustion, I'd say.

Seems like you're under a lot of stress

at the moment.

Got to give your body and your mind

a break every once in a while.

- And you say this because...

- I'm a hooker.

And people pay me to take their stress away.

Sometimes with my body.

Sometimes with my mind.

A simple chat can be better than a hand job.

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES) Well, uh...

Thank you.

For the coffee.

I'm gonna take a shower.

Don't worry.

That's not me fishing for business.

(SIGHS)

- Hmm. Ooh.

- (SHOWER RUNNING)

(EXHALES)

(GUN C*CKS)

That feels like a gun.

The Rodriguez deal.

The whole shipment got busted last night.

It's all gone. Coke. My money. Everything.

So?

You got cut out of the deal,

so you screwed it up for us.

Look, if someone was tipped off,

they'd let the drugs run. You know that.

Enough of your silver tongue.

Time for some payback.

Look, stop trying to be something you're not.

Before I ask why you're all here,

may I just point out I am holding an M16.

Be a good girl. Put the gun away, love.

Okay, okay.

I've put millions into this deal.

My clients prepaid.

Your clients prepaid you?

Most of them. Including some yardies.

(LAUGHS)

Now, that's not my problem.

You and Carlos dealt direct, remember?

(SIGHS) Yeah, but...

Yeah, but... (STAMMERS MOCKINGLY)

No buts, Ricky.

I needed some clout,

a big name to get leeway with them.

They're gonna think you owe them $3 million.

Me? I don't owe anything.

As far as they're concerned,

it's still your deal, so, yes, you owe them.

Can you just not point that knife in my face?

Carlos will still want his money from you,

and believe me,

he's not keen on partners who stiff him.

That's where you come in.

That's where I come in again.

That's what rattles me about all this.

You're all so quick to cut me out of

the deal, thinking it's all so easy.

"What do we need Donovan for?"

Then, when the S-H-one-T hits the fan,

suddenly it's, "Oh, where's Donovan?

He needs to sort this out for us."

Okay. (SIGHS)

Look, um...

What if I can, um...

What if I can get you some top-grade heroin

direct from Afghanistan?

What? Your solution to all this

is for me to buy more gear?

We're all past the point of no return here.

Tomorrow, I'll be dead. You'll be dead.

Nobody defaults on the Colombian.

(SIGHS) How can you guarantee

I'm not just throwing good money after bad?

Because this is my deal here.

I'll have everything riding on this.

What do you normally buy H for?

Fourteen to 20 a key via Amsterdam.

How does ten per kilo sound?

Cheaper.

You do this,

and you can recoup all your losses.

What about the yardies?

They're grown-ups.

They'll sit around the table.

Not exactly. You need to speak to them.

Maybe cut them in.

Talk to the yardies?

Love of God, why would I do that?

Why would you do that?

Because you may be

f***ing back off to the Bahamas,

but some of us have got to stay here

and stay living here.

Right. Now you've got your business sorted,

everyone drop your wallets on the floor.

What?

My new lock is going to be expensive.

(RICKY SIGHS)

F***ing day I'm having!

Where did you get that?

I love guns.

- Saved your bacon.

- You did. Thank you, again.

So we're business partners now.

And how do you work that out?

You're going to need some up-front cash

for this deal.

- I can help you out.

- That doesn't make you a business partner.

You're more of a middleman.

I'll overlook the sexism.

But being a middleman,

isn't that what you are?

Giving the money to the suppliers,

handing the drugs to the buyers?

- Cute.

- What, me or my poetry?

Both.

- So, are we going to go find these yardies?

- We?

Who else is going to protect you?

VICKY:
Stu?

Oh, you're not going to ask me

if we're nearly there yet again, are you?

Do you think we should give the money back?

Make our peace?

Oh, ha-ha, very funny.

I never realised you had a sense of humour.

- I'm serious.

- Yeah. No, I'm f***ing serious.

Why the f*** would we want

to give the money back?

Because he's never

going to stop looking for us.

Trust me. He's got enough

to occupy his mind. We're safe.

I'd rather not spend the rest of my life

running and hiding.

Yeah, well, I can see you're not dealing

with the stress very well.

F*** you!

Did you do this for me orjust for the money?

For you, of course. But think about it.

What are we going to live on?

Louise said you and I should talk.

All this cloak-and-dagger stuff,

it's like being in a movie.

You have to calm down, you know.

This isn't a game.

You've met Rodriguez, remember.

This is all very real, and we're expendable.

Okay, okay. Point made.

I haven't been able to shift

any more of your paintings.

It's not the paintings

I want to speak to you about.

These associates, friends, contacts you have,

are they into anything besides art? I mean...

You mean, the kind of things you're into?

Something like that.

Depends on what.

I've got something new going,

and I'm looking for guys to shift H.

Top-grade Afghan H.

Way below current wholesale.

What about Jordan?

- What about Jordan? I'm here talking to you.

- Okay, okay.

How much below wholesale?

- $10,000 per key.

- (WHISTLES)

- How many you got?

- A lot. Over 1,000.

A thousand?

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