The Internecine Project Page #4

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back to the apartment here. You

should be here by nine o'clock.

Call me just as soon as you arrive.

You expect me to remember all that?

Oh, well not right away, perhaps.

But, I'll be here til you do.

Even if it takes all night.

Now, let's start at the beginning.

What's the phone number?

No, no, no, don't look at it.

Seven, nine, four, four, two, four, o.

Very good.

I leave this apartment at seven-fifteen.

Before leaving, I phone that number three times.

I have to be there at eight o'clock.

Now, before going in, I go to the phone booth

and phone that number three times again, right?

- My, my this a surprise.

- Hello, Bert.

Well, a pleasure, sir. A real pleasure.

- May I come in?

- Please.

That would be good, huh.

Truly, sir.

Yes.

Mine do come in, actually. And some of me trophies.

I was in the east African rifles, you know.

Fifteen years.

Were you really?

- Yes.

- Fifteen years, good lord.

I was just about to make a pot of

tea, if you fancy some tea, sir?

Ah, no thank you, Bert. I really don't have the time.

Oh.

Whiskey? Fred, off, off you go. Better, better sit down.

Here we are, sir.

Or a nice glass of beer, if you fancy a beer, sir?

Or a nice drop of scotch, sir?

Uh, no thank you, Bert. Not right now.

Well...

This is an honor, sir. A real honor.

Well, there's no need to tell you how much we...

Value the information that you've given us.

Thank you, sir.

Only too glad to be of service, sir.

And we appreciate that.

Oh, that reminds me...

I made some notes somewhere.

I overheard this conversation. Very

interesting, it was. Very interesting.

They were these two gents from this steel company.

Oh, no need to worry about that now, Bert.

Oh no, sir. No.

I believe in being thorough.

Ah, here we are.

It's all down here. Every detail

I think you'll be pleased with it, sir.

Oh, yes, yes. It's very efficient.

I like to be methodical, sir.

Well, now.

What can I do for you this time, sir?

Well, I have...

Quite a serious problem, Bert. I was hoping that...

Perhaps you would be able to help me solve it.

You can rely on me, sir. You know that.

It seems there's been a security leak.

Could effect the entire operation.

Well, that is serious.

Very serious.

There's a woman involved.

A woman?

- Yes, I thought I could trust her, but, uh...

- Oh.

So what if you made a mistake, sir?

If you forgive me saying so.

- They're not to be trusted, sir.

- This one is a, uh, a high class whore.

They're all whores, sir.

Well, I thought she'd be useful

to us for a while and she was.

But, now she seems to be playing

both sides of the fence, and...

- Typical.

- Yes.

Well.

Seems I made a...

A bad mistake.

Nothing we can't put right, sir.

What would you suggest we do?

Well, if you ask me...

I think we'd be better off without her, sir.

Uh...

- Could I have a drink now? Uh...

- A nice drop of scotch, sir?

Thank you.

Yes, women.

They're all the same.

Going about.

Showing themselves off.

They're unclean, sir. That's what they are. Unclean.

I hate them. Every one of them. I hate them.

Do you think that you could...

Take care of her for me?

I dare say so, sir.

Any particular plan in mind, sir?

Friday, uh...

Are you working Friday?

Til eight o'clock, sir.

Eight o'clock.

Yes, well...

I'll get a key for her apartment.

Oh, this has to be very carefully planned.

Now, I don't want you incriminated.

You're far to valuable to us for that.

Just you, sir?

No, I'll work something out and

get the details to you just as...

Soon as I can.

We can deal with it, sir.

Don't you worry.

Yes, thank you, Bert.

Bob?

I don't know. Four murders in one night doesn't seem

to be a very reasonable way to approach this thing.

- I mean, the police...

- There's not going to be four murders.

Two at the most.

Well, you just told me there was four people.

It's no longer your problem, E.J.

- Well, we gotta hell of a lot at stake here.

- I assume...

The responsibility, right?

And, uh...

- It won't be connected with us.

- No.

Okay, when? I mean...

When does this take place?

Friday night.

Then I better leave right away, tonight, for Washington.

Yes, I think you should.

- Well, I can't afford to hang around.

- No, you can't.

Well, of course I can't. You must understand that.

I do.

Well, you're going to be a very

important, powerful man, Bob.

One day you will have forgotten all about this.

Little unpleasantness, you know what I mean?

Seor.

Listen, that guy reminds me. Remember that, uh...

At that restaurant down on the beach in, uh...

- Uh, what the hell was the name of it?

- Club.

Yeah, it was kind of a club. Uh...

The El... El...

Topo. El topo?

Yeah! Yeah, we got smashed.

- It was something else, that day.

- Oh, yeah.

That...

Night, too, as I recall...

Ah, you like.

Mm hmm.

To Costa Del Sol.

To...

Happy memories.

I loved you. Did you know that?

Yeah, I know that.

Did you know you loved me?

Yeah, I know that, too.

Is that why you walked out on me?

Oh, Jean.

Yeah, maybe.

- Maybe.

- One.

Travels fast here alone.

I'm...

I'm sorry about that.

I mean...

I'm sorry.

Oh.

Maybe you were right, you certainly travel fast, right.

Up to the top.

No, no, no, it's the top. It's...

- Almost to the top, right?

- No, no.

Up there, right where all the power is.

Give me your hand.

That's where the power is.

It's a good thing they can't see you now.

Oh, that's whatever. You have the keys?

Who can't see me? Why?

Oh, the committee.

- Us.

- The-the committee? Uh...

- The present central advisory committee.

- Advisory committee. Right.

- Ah, good. I'm in.

- I'll get it.

Almost.

Why?

Why?

Why?

I mean, uh...

Ah, I took every aspirin.

Now.

Why was that?

Why? Because, they might realize that you're human.

You're a human being. They wouldn't like that part.

That's because I'm feeling...

Particularly human tonight.

Whaddya think?

I think you're beautiful.

You're really stoned.

Yes, but you do look beautiful.

You know something?

You're a bastard.

You're a real bastard.

The enclosed key will let you into the woman's apartment.

Phone me from the call box by the

apartment as soon as you arrive.

The girl will be alone.

I will arrange that.

And, in this cellophane packet,

is a tiny fragment of human skin.

Skin invariably collects beneath the nails

of a woman has been savagely attacked.

Place the skin under the finger nails.

This should keep the police pathologist busy for a time.

So, you see I am doing all I can to protect you.

With these instructions, you will find a key to

a left luggage locker at Marylebone station.

The number is on the key.

You go to Marylebone station

directly from your apartment.

Anything else I can get you before I go?

No.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, Ms. Robertson.

Yes, hello?

Oh, Robert.

I'd like to see you.

I'm right in the middle of something. L-live

gotta finish it by tomorrow. So, uh...

Please Robert, I want to talk to you.

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