The Constant Gardener Page #3

What you need is rest. Now what I'm - I'm talking about are coincidences.

Tessa, you've got to stop involving yourself in matters that don't concern you.

You're embarrassing the High Commission, and you're not doing Justin's career any good.

Justin doesn't know what I do. That doesn't surprise me.

Sandy, you've got to promise me...

that you're going to act on what we tell you.

We? Me and Arnold.

Please? All right. I promise.

Within reason.

Within reason.

Uh, there's a man.

She's raving mad. You've got to get her to a proper clinic.

With white doctors, Mr. Woodrow?

For Christ's sake, Justin, she's your wife. Yes, she's my wife.

You see, she's dead.

What did you give her? It doesn't matter.

Dr. Lorbeer, you have got to stop testing on patients with H.I. V.

- It- Look at me. - I have to go.

Justin, stop the car. Stop, stop, stop. Why? What is it?

Tessa.

It's kilometers to Miluri.

It's gonna take them all night.

We can't involve ourselves in their lives, Tessa.

Why?

Be reasonable.

There are millions of people. They all need help.

That's what the agencies are here for.

Yeah, but these are three people that we can help.

Please.

Justin.

I'm sorry, Tessa. I have to put you first.

I have to get you home.

Probably got enough there now, Mustafa.

Yeah? I think.

Just the flowers this time, please.

You can spare the weeds.

The pest must eat too, bwana. Yes, I know. If only they would.

They can eat the weeds. Look, you should be wearing gloves with that, you know?

And there's a mask if you want it. Okay.

It's an outrageous thing. It's almost as if it's a- it's a marriage of convenience- Shh.

Tessa. And the only thing it's gonna produce is dead offspring.

I'm sorry to interrupt.

- What the f*** is that? - What?

I said, what the f*** is that? Tessa, it's pesticide.

It- It's just unbelievable.

Would you just get that thing out of this house?

Well, if you feel that strongly about it, yes, Tessa- anything.

It would help if you might explain to me what's upsetting her.

I mean, this doesn't kill people, does it? Unless they swallow it?

No. What? Then can you tell me why she's so-

You have to trust her, Justin.

It's hard, you know, when she-we don't talk about-

- Does she blame me for losing the baby? - Of course not. Give her time.

Tell her I'll be back later.

Wherever there are drug companies...

testing their drugs on people who they think are expendable,

you'll find organizations like ours trying to fight back.

Of course, the problem is that they have millions to spend on P. R...

while we work with volunteers and a few donated computers.

If you're gonna dig deeper, then most of us have Web sites.

Check out Oxfam, M.S.F., Health Action International-

Put it in here.

Just mind the roses, please, Mustafa. Hi, Birgit.

Sorry. More questions. Tessa never sleeps. Always time for you, Tessa.

Take care of yourself, Tessa, okay? I think you're a bit

I'm very tired. I'm sorry. I can't translate that word to you.

So you'd better ask that kind, nice husband of yours-

Okay. See you, Tessa.

Hi. Hi.

It's bloody awful weather.

You really shouldn't have waited up.

Good. Then I think you should go to bed.

I'm safe home now, sweetheart. No, you're drenched. Look, take those wet things off.

Tessa, come to bed with me, please. Yeah, I-

I will, but there's, um, something I have to do first. It's important.

Tessa,

whatever it is that you and Arnold are doing,

I'd like it to stop.

Wow. Who have you been talking to?

No one. These are my concerns, all right?

- I'm thinking of your health. - No. No, you're not.

They've asked you to rein me in, and you're doing it.

It's just unbelievable.

What the hell are you talking about? I hope you know me better than that.

Your life is your own. That was always our agreement.

No. No, no. The agreement was...

that my work was gonna be my own.

That's what makes me who I am.

I mean, if you stop me from doing my work, then I am nothing. I'm just nobody. L-

I'm not trying to stop you doing anything.

Please. I'm sorry.

I'm just tired. That's all. Very tired.

Then come to bed.

Hmm? Will you get me up for breakfast?

I've got to finish my report.

Just smash it like that. Oh.! Right.

Now if you just put those there.

You want probably to break them up into smaller pieces.

A bit more vermilion.

Oh, you're just very blas?, aren't you?

You know, just through feel. No, I wouldn't- No.

I wouldn't call it a parasite, no.

You're gonna be late for your match. Quick, quick, quick, quick!

Kenny, I can't discuss this on the phone. That cow of yours wouldn't even give me an appointment.

Time was you buggers couldn't get your tongues far enough up my arse. What's changed?

Hi. If I find out that this has got anything to do with that b*tch-

Come to my office. L- I've got to go, Kenny. Bye.

Having trouble with ThreeBees, Sandy?

Just Kenny being Kenny. Oh. Nothing to do with my report then?

Oh, he's just ranting.

Oh, Sandy, you promised me you were gonna do something.

I sent your report to London.

Really? Yes.

To Pellegrin? Yes.

And? There was no official response.

Well, what was there then?

Well, just a personal letter. That's all.

Saying?

It's private. What do you mean, it's private?

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. I sent him an official document.

I gonna have to call Pellegrin and ask him. No, no. Don't do that, Tessa.

Why? It's serious.

You know me well enough to know that I'm not gonna take no for an answer. Come on.

Tessa,

I'm supposed to keep an eye on you.

What? Report where you are,

what you're doing.

Trust me, Tessa.

This is something that you should not pursue.

I say that as a friend who cares deeply for you.

Sandy? Oh, Tessa. Hi, Gloria.

Been wondering where you'd got to.

Darling, you know, we really have to leave now.

Match starts in half an hour. Harry's got a cricket match.

That is, you're still coming, right? Yes, of course.

You're not too busy, no? One sec.

Right. Okay.

Justin's waiting for you in the car. All right. Tell him I'll be right down.

Sandy, what do you think of me?

I think you're beautiful. Do you?

Yes. Really?

Yes.

Well, you can have me if you show me the letter.

Ooh.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

When?

Um, when I get back from Loki.

Tessa,

if anyone ever found out-

I'd shown you the letter, I'd be ruined.

No one's gonna know, Sandy.

Put it back in the drawer.

Lock the drawer. Put the key back.

Read it at once.

Promise? Promise.

My continent, Africa, is staggering...

under the weight of not one, but three plagues.

Yet still the governments of the U.S.A. And Europe,

at the behest of the pharmaceutical companies that seem to control them,

drag their feet and continue to give us endless reasons...

why we should buy your branded drugs at five, times the price.

Sweetheart, don't bother to see us off. It could be ages.

Okay, well, if you're sure.

It's too hot to be standing around. Bye, Arnold.

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