The Long Good Friday

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Two large Bushmills please, darling.

Do you want another drink?

I'll buy you.

What's happening?

- Get in.

- Alright

Inside.

Harold will be well pleased.

- When is he back?

- Today.

Highly confidential.

I need them tomorrow,

for a counsel meeting.

No sweat, I'll get them photo-copied.

And the Americans?

- I'll reckon they're coming.

- Good.

- About the nosh: on the corporation?

- Of course, counsellor.

- See you, Jeff.

- See you.

Wait a minute!

These are plans, he needs them

back by this afternoon.

Good old George.

- Everything alright while I was away?

- Yeah.

The new casino has gone through.

- No problems?

- No, everything's alright.

Did anyone guess where I was?

Alan reckoned a health farm.

One or two rumours about New York.

- But nobody guessed?

- No.

Should have left 10 minutes ago,

I'm late for church.

I hate being late for church.

There you are.

Bye bye, have a nice Easter.

God rot your soul.

Oh Christ Harold she's always with us

when she goes to church.

She's got really religious in her

old age, hasn't she?

Church 3 times a day, it's Good Friday.

Have a Bloody Mary.

She thinks Paula is an angel

and I'm the devil in disguise.

Ah well, me and Paula have only been divorced

for 10 years, give her a chance to get used to it.

Cheers.

- Have you organised everything?

- Yes, it's coming along.

Charlie should be landing about now.

Here.

- Maybe we should have gone to the airport to meet him.

- Nah, play it cool.

When the governor of Coca-Cola drops in to London

the Queen don't go dashing off to Heathrow, does she?

- Queen?

- Well you know what I mean.

All plated up, right?

He went to school with princess Ann,

played hockey with her, all that.

- It's lacrosse at Benenden, hockey's frightfully vulgar.

- Yes, yes plenty of, yeah.

The Yanks love snobbery.

They really feel they've arrived in England

if the upper classes treat them like sh*t.

Gives them a sense of history.

We'd better check how the chef's progressing.

That geezer don't half know about grub.

The smells that have been coming up from the galley

all morning have been driving me potty.

You lay off the vodka.

- It's going well?

- Madam, look at this.

These blue plates with these

white plates, it's ridiculous.

Now that's a right horrible ponce.

The polly's French isn't he?

It's really splendid.

We thank you very much.

Very nice.

These French geezers really know their stuff, eh?

- Are they new?

- Bought 'em yesterday, 20 quid a piece.

I bet Harold was reluctant

to take the labels off, eh?

He broke two of them demonstrating

their exquisite delicacy.

He doesn't know his own strength.

Have you sorted out Immigration for the Yank?

- Yeah Parky's dealt with that.

- Then you may go and have a drink on deck.

Hello, are you alright?

Having a good time?

Enjoy yourselves.

Counsellors.

Excuse me I won't keep him.

Those plans came in very handy

my son, much obliged.

No sweat, Harold.

- The license on the casino, did that go through alright, no problems?

- A slight problem.

- How's that?

- Counsellor Taylor seems to think you're a gangster.

- What's the SP on the American?

- Just pump him full of information, everything you've got.

- Instant planning permission, all that sort of chat?

- Yeah.

The Yanks think we're a cock handed corner shop over here.

Exhume the fishes, right?

I'll tell him I quickly mind an enterprise that should appeal?

Parky, you're not drinking?

Harold you know I only drink when I'm on duty.

- How's business, alright?

- A drizzle of complaints.

You get a lot of that in your game, eh?

Hello, Dave.

- How are you, last time I saw you, you had spots.

- Thanks very much.

Even I notice the coppers are getting younger now.

- He's a detective sergeant now Harold.

- Is he?

Celebration, come here.

Champagne my son.

Here's to you.

Nice seeing real friends doing well.

Here's to real friends.

Hi George.

Jeff.

Won't be a minute.

Keep your eyes on the boy's behaviour, will you?

I don't want any of 'em acting like delinquents.

No chance, they know it's important.

I told 'em to put their wedding suits on.

I think you're gonna like Charlie.

So what's the plan?

A cocktail here so we can clog the marina,

then off down river so they can see

the scope of the whole project.

- Have you fixed the moorings?

- It's all under control.

Another thing...

Harris has got a lot of talking to do

this afternoon...

...can you keep him off the booze?

Top him off with Perrier water or something.

Harold, he's here.

You two pipe him aboard and I'll be up, right?

I can't believe you.

- The kid from New Yersey, eh?

- The boy from Stepney.

Charlie, have some champagne.

You should be the captain of this boat,

great timing.

Listen I wanna propose a toast.

- Hands across the ocean, right?

- To the future.

To the future here.

Harold, I don't think you met Tony,

when you were over there?

- Tony?

- My lawyer.

- Mr. Shand, Tony.

- Very nice to meet you.

- Charlie, Tony would you like to come and meet some people now?

- Good.

They're important, but they're nice. Come on.

Keep your eye on that Tony.

He never said he was gonna bring anybody.

They always come in two's, like the bailiffs.

Means they mean business.

Hi.

Hi.

"Happy are those who are called to His supper"

"Lord I am not worthy to receive You"

"but only say the word and I shall be healed. "

My God!

Ladies and gentlemen.

I'm not a politician.

I'm a businessman with a sense of history.

And I'm also a Londoner,

and today is a day of great historical

significance for London.

Our country is not an island anymore.

We're a leading European state.

And I believe that this is the decade,

in which London will become Europe's capital.

Having cleared away the outdated,

we've got mile after mile and

acre after acre of land,

for our future prosperity.

No other city in the world...

has got right in its centre,

such an opportunity...

for profitable progress.

So it's important that the right people...

mastermind the new London.

Proven people, with nerve,

knowledge and expertise.

That, ladies and gentlemen,

is why you are all here today.

All trusted friends.

and why Charlie and Tony are here today,

our American friends,

to endorse the global nature of this venture.

Let's hear it ladies and gentlemen.

Hands across the ocean.

There used to be 80 or 90 ships in here at one time.

They used to queue up to get in...

all the way up to Galleon's Reach

right down to Tilbury.

Used to be the greatest docks in

the world at one time, this.

Things change Harold, don't get nostalgic.

Look to the future.

You realise you're 35 minutes away from Europe?

Great potential.

I live in a new country,

and I respect the past, but always

keep my eye on the future.

Don't touch, I'll take care of that.

You've got to go to sleep Charlie,

we've got a tight schedule.

I want you to meet my property lawyers, the best...

and then there's an accountant who

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