Tango One Page #7

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So?

My contacts, they're gonna wanna know

how it's coming in.

If they wanna know, they're not the guys

you should be dealing with.

But you'll tell me though, right?

Strictly bank transfers in advance.

One pick-up here in the UK.

Does this mean we're partners?

Vicky! What you doing? Who you calling?

I was just calling Zoe.

I'm worried about her.

Yeah? Well, that's funny.

You never gave a sh*t about her before.

I wanna go home.

- Why, when you know we can't?

- I'm stressed.

Every little sound,

I think it's someone trying to kill me.

- I'm... I'm scared.

- (SIGHS)

We're not giving the money back.

That's what this is about, isn't it?

The money.

It's not me you want. It's the money.

Look, I want you, yeah?

And if it makes you happy,

we'll give some of the money back.

- Best of both worlds.

- If it's me you want, let's give it all back.

(GROANS)

I think we both know you made me do that.

You f***ing bastard.

Wait till he finds out what you did.

Yeah, but, Vicky,

he ain't gonna find out, is he?

Is he?

(WAND CLICKING)

(WAND BUZZING)

You can take the gun.

Anything else, you've got to pay for.

(DONOVAN CHUCKLES)

You Donovan?

Well, I'm the only white

man in the room, so...

Where's my f***ing money?

Whoa. (SIGHS)

I'm not too fussed with health and safety,

but that's a very big gun

for such a small room.

Don't be worrying about who I'm gonna shoot

and who I'm not gonna shoot.

I said, where's my f***ing money?

Your money went toward a cocaine shipment.

That shipment is now in the hands

of Her Majesty's government.

It's gone.

Well, that kind of means

that's someone's fault.

And that someone is you.

So say goodbye, Donovan.

It's gone, but not lost.

- Wait. Let's hear what he has to say.

- What?

Can't have come all this way

just to give us bad news.

- You trying to tell me what to do?

- Advising.

Which is what you pay me for.

And, as your adviser,

I'm saying let's hear him out.

You can still pull the trigger

if you don't like what you hear.

He's like my adviser.

He's made me realise

that sometimes you make more money

if you don't act but listen.

Sometimes.

I've got two propositions for you.

The first one gets back

some of the money you lost.

Some?

It'll be from the people

got caught with the shipment.

They screwed up, not me.

- I don't give a f***!

- Let him talk, boss.

I tell you where they are.

You take whatever they have,

and if you feel like it,

you can teach them a lesson, too.

So we're liking that idea.

And the second proposition?

That's what the girl's here for, right? RB.

- (GROANS)

- Whoo-hoo-hoo!

F***, girl. You're a fighter, innit!

Ain't nothing gonna feel better

than muzzling you, b*tch.

Not even grade-A heroin at $10,000 per kilo?

- Source?

- Afghanistan.

- Delivered how?

- You're not the guy in charge.

- I'm the guy who's keeping you alive.

- By ship.

- The south coast.

- How much?

As much as you can take.

We'll take 200 kilos.

- At eight K.

- I believe I said ten K.

Hey!

You're too quick to talk.

You should listen to my adviser.

Trust me.

Nine. Payment beforehand.

This deal gets f***ed up, then so do you.

And Lara Croft.

We'll need to know where to recoup our loss

and the new merchandise.

No problem.

Let us shake on it then?

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

- The cash room's through there.

- (GUNSHOTS)

- Zoe, keep away from the door!

- Dad?

Zoe, come on!

LOUISE:
I need to get

the other girls out of here.

- I'll get Zoe out, come back and help you.

- I'll be fine.

Look me up sometime.

(GUNSHOTS)

So this is a step down.

We have a good view of London.

It's safe.

- No one will find us here.

- Not even the owner?

DONOVAN:
He won't be coming back.

But he won't mind.

Oh, geez. That makes this creepy.

I'm so happy to have you back.

Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

I'm kinda keen never to meet

anyone you work with ever again.

I'll make sure that never happens.

There's, um...

A clean bed through there.

Food in the fridge.

A dead man's bed. Nice.

You can use the sofa.

Wait, are you going somewhere?

It's best not to ask questions.

Just know this.

I'm trying to sort everything out

so we can get on with living our lives.

And I suppose you're going

to handcuff me or something?

Why would I do that?

You know, so I don't run off.

After what you've seen and been through,

do you want to run off?

Come here.

My Zoe.

I'll make you some tea.

I'd like to see Louise again.

She was kinda cool.

You should see her with an M16.

- You are checking the currency rates?

- No, it's not my sort of thing.

I am surprised,

considering that you have

$60 million to spend.

I thought that you would be very interested.

Who are you?

I was born in a small village

outside of Nola, in Central Africa.

At the age of eight,

I was stolen from my mother

and shown how to use a gun.

I killed someone for the first time

on my ninth birthday.

At the age of 13, against my will,

I lost my virginity to a nun.

Two years later, so that would make me 15,

I killed the man

who took me away from my mother.

For the last ten years,

I've been paid to find, and sometimes kill,

people from all over the world.

You are one of those peoples.

What is the problem?

You asked me who I was,

or maybe that was

too much information for you.

Well, at least now

you can make an informed decision

on what you would like to do next.

Look, whatever he's paying you...

(STAMMERS)...I'll double it.

F*** it, ten times more.

I forgot some fundamental information.

I am a professional, not a mercenary.

Ten times more the money, man.

My reputation is worth so much more.

I will not accept a new contract

until I have completed the active one.

That's a stupid f***ing rule.

The only thing that is stupid,

my friend, is you.

(MOBILE VIBRATING)

THE AFRICAN:
(ON PHONE)

The money is back in your bank account.

They had spent some.

And naturally, I have taken out my fee.

Of course. How are they?

Your wife is

crazy.

- She had to be to marry me.

- Hmm.

And your accountant friend,

- well, he's enjoying the view.

- (MUFFLED SCREAMING)

- Did he try to do a deal?

- Yeah, they always do.

Can I talk with her?

I'm so sorry.

I'm sure you are.

I am. I... I didn't want to...

Why, Vicky?

You had the money before.

- What?

- So I know it wasn't about that.

That was his idea.

I wanted to give the money back.

- I just wanted...

- You wanted him.

Well, now you have him

- for as long as he can last.

- (SCREAMING CONTINUES)

That's it? You're... You're just gonna

leave me here with nothing?

That's the general idea.

I wanna come back.

Why?

This was a f***ing stupid idea.

I shouldn't have. I just...

I just want things back the way they were.

Oh, by that, you mean rarely seeing Zoe

and never seeing me?

Give me a reason to let you back.

Do you know what? F*** you.

I didn't wanna marry you,

but then you got me pregnant.

I didn't even wanna sleep with you,

but I was too drunk and high to say no.

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