The Night Manager Page #7

photos.

Finds what he was looking for.

A photo of her and Tom Quince.

He stares at it. An idea in his mind.

45

I/E. DEVON. GARAGE. DAY. 45

PINE pulls up outside the garage. Walks around back to find

CHARLES NARRAMORE.

PINE:

Got more stuff coming Tuesday

night. Make sure you’re in. You got

the money? Cash?

NARRAMORE, now thoroughly frightened of PINE, is a cowed

animal. He nods. New respect.

PINE (CONT’D)

Good. And tell no one. All clear?

PINE pats him almost gently, and walks away.

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47

I/E. DEVON. ROSUMS COTTAGE. NIGHT. 47

PINE walks into the cottage. HARLOW is waiting for him. Hands

PINE an envelope.

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HARLOW:

From London.

PINE opens the envelope. Birth certificates and bills

belonging to one Thomas Quince.

HARLOW (CONT’D)

Is that what you wanted?

PINE:

Yes. Thanks.

He gets to work making a passport application for one Thomas

Quince. Sticking his own photograph on to the form.

HARLOW:

London could have done this for

you, you know.

PINE:

London asked me to make things

real.

HARLOW puts on tea as PINE works on the application.

HARLOW:

Funny old gig this one. Of course

you can’t tell me what it’s all

about. Quite understand.

Fishing, but he gets nothing.

HARLOW (CONT’D)

I expect a decent funeral mind.

PINE:

I’m afraid that won’t be down to

me.

PINE has finished the application.

PINE (CONT’D)

All done. Tell London to fast-track

it would you?

He hands him the application.

HARLOW smiles.

HARLOW:

Well then Tom Quince. You ready?

48 EXT. DEVON. STREET OUTSIDE PUB. DAY. 48

PETE DODRIDGE sees it all happen.

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PINE on his own. HARLOW walking, words exchanged, we can’t

hear them. Then HARLOW spits at the ground near PINE.

And it all kicks off.

PINE attacks. HARLOW, shouting and swearing, strong

Australian accent. PINE running after him shouting.

PINE:

Get the hell out of here!

HARLOW:

Screw you you bastard!

PINE:

I see you around here one more time

I’ll kill you!

A proper scuffle, punches thrown. HARLOW jumps on his bike,

roars up the lane. PETE DODRIDGE watches it. Just as he was

meant to do.

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50

INT. DEVON. ROSUMS COTTAGE. DAY. 50

PINE sits at his table. He looks at his hand.

He dips a new razor blade into boiling water.

Closes his eyes.

And cuts his hand. Winces with the pain.

Watches the blood ooze on to his hand.

51

INT. DEVON. THE SNUG. NIGHT. 51

PINE walks in, bandaged hand. He looks a little stressed.

It’s an act, a good one.

DODRIDGE stares at him as do the other men in the pub.

PINE:

Pint of Blue Anchor please.

He turns to DODRIDGE. Gets the pint, downs it in one. Places

the bandaged hand on his shoulder. Smiles nervously.

DODRIDGE:

You had an accident there?

PINE nods, looks suddenly terrified.

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DODRIDGE (CONT’D)

You all right son?

PINE nods but then suddenly walks out the pub. The two men

stare.

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53 EXT. DEVON. ROSUMS COTTAGE. MORNING. 53

Bright early morning. MARILYN walks urgently down the lane

and approaches the cottage. She knocks.

MARILYN:

Jack. Jack. You OK?

No reply.

She looks round. No motorbike.

She pushes the door open.

And enters.

54

INT. DEVON. ROSUMS COTTAGE. KITCHEN. DAY. 54

There is a kind of chaos to the room. Drawers flung open.

Plates smashed. Chairs knocked over. Curtains torn down.

Signs of a fight.

She walks through to the bedroom.

55

INT. DEVON. ROSUMS COTTAGE. BEDROOM. DAY. 55

Deserted.

Just the blue holdall, flung open, with residue of brown

powder coming out of it. But empty.

And she knows, she just knows he has gone.

Then she sees something else. On the floor by the door.

A pool of blood.

MARILYN breathes fast, panics, takes out her phone.

56

EXT. DEVON. ROSUMS COTTAGE. DAY. 56

Police cordons are up. POLICE everywhere. LOCAL PEOPLE are

held back but are all watching. DODRIDGE among them. TOBY

SHEPHERD. MARILYN. Her face pale with fear.

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57 OMITTED 57

58 INT. DEVON. POLICE STATION. DAY. 58

MARILYN, close-up, sits in a neutral interview room in a

town. She looks nervous as she is interviewed. Country girl

out of her depth.

POLICE OFFICER:

Tell me what you saw when you got

to the cottage.

MARILYN:

The kitchen was a mess... there was

blood on the floor... Did he kill

him?

POLICE OFFICER:

They found the body down by the

shore.

MARILYN goes very pale.

POLICE OFFICER (CONT’D)

How d’you get to know him?

MARILYN:

He came to the shop. He called

himself Linden. Jack Linden.

POLICE OFFICER:

Did you ever go there before?

MARILYN:

Yeah. Once or twice.

POLICE OFFICER (O.C.)

Why?

MARILYN:

To deliver for my mother. That’s

all.

She pauses.

POLICE OFFICER:

He ever mention his previous life?

MARILYN:

No.

POLICE OFFICER:

Ever mention Switzerland?

MARILYN:

No why?

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POLICE OFFICER:

Did he say he was leaving?

MARILYN:

No.

POLICE OFFICER:

Name Jonathan Pine mean anything to

you?

MARILYN:

No!

POLICE OFFICER:

He never told you that was his real

name?

MARILYN:

No he never said. He never said who

he was.

Beat.

MARILYN (CONT’D)

He never said who he was.

59 EXT. MALLORCA. FISHING BOAT. DAY. 59

The sun is shining. PINE is on a small fishing boat crossing

the very same bay ROPER’s retinue crossed in motor boats at

the top of the episode. He is tanned, he is unshaven, he

looks quite different.

We are quite clearly several weeks later.

60 OMITTED 60

61 EXT. MALLORCA. FISHING BOAT. DAY. 61

PINE stares out at the cliff-top restaurant that beckons him.

The fishing boat chugs closer to the shore.

BURR (V.O.)

The restaurant is called Las

Verduras. It’s a Roper favourite,

on the North side of the island,

just a mile from his summer palace.

You can only get there by boat.

They’ll be expecting you.

62 EXT. MALLORCA. FISHING BOAT. DAY. 62

PINE holds his face to the sun as the fishing boat docks. He

takes out his passport, stares at it.

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He is Thomas Zachary Quince. Born Coombe Martin 1981.

Focus in on PINE’s face.

63 OMITTED 63

64 INT. MALLORCA. CLIFF TOP RESTAURANT. WASH-HOUSE. NIGHT. 64

JONATHAN PINE stares out of the window at the ALBANIAN who is

holding DANIEL ROPER in his arms.

We are back where it all began.

The ALBANIAN is approaching, gun to DANIEL’s head.

ALBANIAN:

Come out now!

PINE does not move.

He sees a kitchen knife in the drying rack. He grabs it.

Waits.

The ALBANIAN walks into the wash-room, DANIEL in his arms.

DANIEL terrified. Sobbing.

PINE stares at DANIEL in terror.

And moves.

PINE suddenly smashes his arm down on the ALBANIAN’s

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