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PINE:

Why did you leave?

She speaks coolly. No self-pity.

JED:

Because I was seventeen years old

and not exactly made out for

motherhood. That’s why.

PINE:

Who’s the father?

JED:

Does it matter? My sister had a kid

already, her husband’s a decent

guy, he’s not going to win prizes

for Mr Interesting but on the plus

side he doesn’t do meth for

breakfast so it was the right

decision.

PINE:

Does Roper know?

JED:

No. And he mustn’t.

PINE:

Why?

JED:

Because that’s not what he bought

on the upper east side. I’m a

firework across his night sky, not

some pitiful train wreck with a

secret. I dazzle, I don’t droop.

That’s how I survive. And just in

case you get the wrong idea, I like

it like that. I like to live fast,

I like rich clothes against my body

and lotions on my skin. And I

really like Richard Roper in my

bed.

PINE:

Then why are you here?

Beat. She speaks quietly.

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JED:

You know what. I have no idea.

She gets up. He takes her arm hard.

PINE:

He goes away for one night, you

come here to my cottage. Every time

he leaves the room, you look at me.

They are close. Very close. Heat between them.

JED:

Who are you? I want to know.

Beat.

PINE:

Trust me. You don’t.

She moves to kiss him.

PINE (CONT’D)

Listen. Go home now. Go along the

beach. Make it visible. Make sure

someone sees you when you get back.

Say you couldn’t sleep and went for

a night-time stroll. When Roper

gets back, stop the cold shoulder

treatment. Be nice to him. Make him

happy. OK?

He opens the door. She stares at him then leaves slamming the

door in the night.

6 EXT. MADRID. RESTAURANT. DAY. 6

JUAN APOSTOL is entering his favourite restaurant.

APOSTOL (IN SPANISH)

Nicolas, the usual table please.

WAITER (IN SPANISH)

Certainly Mr Apostol.

APOSTOL (IN SPANISH)

Is Mercedes here?

WAITER (IN SPANISH)

No sir. She had to leave. But your

other guest is here.

APOSTOL stares at him in surprise.

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7 INT. MADRID. RESTAURANT. DAY. 7

APOSTOL approaches to find ANGELA BURR sitting at his table.

APOSTOL:

What do you want?

BURR smiles.

BURR:

Your girlfriend tells me you’re

taking her to Istanbul. Very

romantic.

APOSTOL:

Listen, I did what you asked.

BURR:

How’s the sleeping?

APOSTOL:

Still bad. I don’t think you’re

such a good confessor after all.

BURR:

Well - one good deed at a time.

Isn’t that what the good Lord said?

She takes out the printouts of Pine’s photographs from

Roper’s office. Hands them to APOSTOL across the table. Who

stares at them with evident ill-ease.

APOSTOL:

Where did you get this?

BURR:

Lucky dip.

APOSTOL:

Don’t bull-sh*t me. Who got you

these? Someone on the inside?

Smart man. BURR senses it. And is on him like a flash. But

gently. Gently...

BURR:

Please don’t make trouble with me

Juan. I much prefer being your

friend. (beat) Now look here. I

have code names and numbers. I have

pages that cross-refer. What I

don’t have is someone who can join

the dots. And tell me what the hell

is going on.

She stares at APOSTOL with a mischievous smile.

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8-9 OMITTED 8-9

10 INT. LONDON. BLACK TAXI. DAY. 10

The grey city of London. ANGELA BURR sits alone, her black

briefcase tucked tight between her knees. She stares at it. A

strange excitement inside her.

11 INT. LONDON. IEA OFFICES. DAY. 11

ANGELA BURR walks in to the old office. SINGHAL is there to

greet her. BURR hangs up her coat, surveys the old room. A

moment alone, her little empire.

SINGHAL:

Welcome home. Is that a tan I see?

BURR:

No it’s bloody not.

SINGHAL:

You been home?

BURR:

Came straight from the airport.

SINGHAL:

Shame. Mr Burr would’ve been

excited to see you.

BURR:

Oh give over. Close the door.

She gets out the briefcase.

She signals SINGHAL to turn on the radio which he does. She

takes from her briefcase the envelope containing Pine’s

photographs of Roper’s accounts. She opens them. Stares at a

series of annotations made by APOSTOL.

She stares at them. SINGHAL joins her.

BURR (CONT’D)

Investors in Tradepass. Translated

by the Spaniard. Names on the left.

Numbers on the right.

They look at the total figure. Three hundred million. She

follows the numbers.

BURR (CONT’D)

Roper buys weapons at 300 million

dollars, cash-flowed by investors

who know nothing about what they’re

trading in. Or don’t want to know.

(MORE)

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BURR (CONT’D)

The investors are guaranteed 20%

profit in twelve months. So Roper

pays back 360 million at the end of

the deal. But look what he’s

selling at.

STEADMAN looks down: Sees the number: ESP - 600 million

dollars.

SINGHAL:

What’s that?

BURR:

Estimated sale price. His dad was

an auctioneer.

SINGHAL:

That’s a profit of 240 million.

BURR:

Not bad for a year’s work.

They stare at each other.

BURR (CONT’D)

Now look at this. Consultation

fees.

In the expenses column there’s an expense marked:

Consultation Fees. Halo and Felix. 5 million dollars.

SINGHAL:

Who are Halo and Felix?

The office phone rings like an explosion. SINGHAL answers.

SINGHAL (CONT’D)

Singhal. IEA.

Looks surprised.

SINGHAL (CONT’D)

Yes of course. (holds out the

phone) It’s Mayhew. I think he’s on

the warpath.

12 INT. MAYHEW’S OFFICE. FCO. LONDON. DAY. 12

BURR and MAYHEW alone. MAYHEW is on his feet, furious, but

speaks in hushed tones as if the very walls are his enemy.

MAYHEW:

An unmarked van forcing me off

Swiss Cottage Road. Is that what

it’s come to? This is London for

Christ’s sake!

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BURR:

They were trying to scare you

that’s all.

MAYHEW:

Well they picked the wrong man.

They’re going to get a Whitehall

knife-fight like they’ve never

seen. Your budget is tripled, don’t

ask me where I got it from, best

you don’t know. How many more

people do you want?

BURR:

I need sigint, intelligence

gathering and analysis. Six

minimum. People I can trust.

MAYHEW:

You choose them. You choose

everything. Get Steadman back here,

tell him we’re joining forces. Get

a new office. Have it swept, new

company. New kit. Everything.

BURR:

Rex sit down. I have something to

show you.

BURR hands him the same annotated sheets. MAYHEW stares in

pure shock.

MAYHEW:

Where did you get this?

He is utterly pale.

BURR:

Rex. Who are Halo and Felix?

Beat.

MAYHEW:

I don’t know.

BURR:

But you could guess. Couldn’t you?

13 EXT. MALLORCA. ROPER’S VILLA. OFFICE/LIVING SPACE. DAY. 13

ROPER is getting out of the car. LANGBOURNE with him.

Something about ROPER means business. PINE escorting him to

the house. CORKORAN watching it all from the porch.

PINE:

How was Geneva?

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ROPER:

Two days of meetings with Swiss

bankers. Not exactly Babylonian.

How’s the girl? Better mood I hope.

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