The Night Manager Page #3

PINE:

Yes I think so.

ROPER nods. An uneasy pause. Interrupted by JED.

JED:

Hello darling. Did you miss me?

JED approaches, ROPER grabs her and kisses her deeply. She

responds, great actress, all for PINE. PINE watches.

ROPER:

Well that’s more like it. What

happened to you?

JED:

I just came to my senses. That’s

all.

ROPER:

About time.

CORKORAN approaches.

CORKORAN:

Good trip?

ROPER ignores, cold.

ROPER:

Fine.

CORKORAN:

Is that all I get?

ROPER blanks him, turns to PINE.

ROPER:

Andrew. Get a bag packed. You won’t

need much. My office. One hour.

All right?

JED:

Where are you going?

ROPER:

Taking you for a farewell jolly my

love. And then Andrew and I have

business to attend to.

JED risks a look to PINE. Whose side are you on? But PINE is

a blank canvas.

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Roper smiles. Takes JED by the arm, walks away with her,

blanking CORKORAN as he goes. CORKY sidles up to PINE.

CORKORAN:

So you’re joining up. Send the kid

back to mummy and off to work you

go.

He whistles like the seven dwarves.

PINE:

Where am I going?

CORKORAN:

I’ll tell you where. You’re going

IN MY PLACE.

He smiles at him.

CORKORAN (CONT’D)

Thanks to some very classy footwork

by some queens unfriendly to the

cause.

PINE:

Corky what the hell are you talking

about?

CORKORAN eyes him like a dagger. JED comes out the house,

upset because DANNY is. Hugging him.

CORKORAN:

You see, the chief, though he’ll

deny it, is an incurable romantic.

Believes in the light at the end of

the pier. Along with the sodding

moth. Whereas Corky here, is a

sceptic. Dyed in the wool. And my

professional and personal view is,

you are poison.

He smiles. Talks almost in a baby voice.

CORKORAN (CONT’D)

But you saved his little boy’s

life. So you’re Mr Untouchable...

He tickles PINE’s chin. PINE moves his hand away.

PINE:

I think one is becoming a tad

deranged Corky.

But now CORKY becomes anything but deranged. He stares across

at JED who is still hugging DANNY, getting him ready to

leave.

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CORKORAN:

And then of course there’s the case

of the night-time naughties while

Roper was away. Barefoot she walks

along the beach, to the old cottage

where the hero awaits. If that

isn’t an airport novel waiting to

be written.

PINE:

She came for advice. That’s all.

CORKORAN:

Oh you’re too much.

And then like a flash CORKY suddenly gets close, right in on

PINE’s face. JED is helping DANNY into the car.

CORKORAN (CONT’D)

You know what he’d do to her if he

found out? The GBH that would be

inflicted on that beautiful sweet

face? Even Dr Shimon, Mr plastic

fantastic, wouldn’t stand a chance

of putting that back together.

That’s the fire you’re playing

with! Or don’t you care? Hmmn?

PINE:

Of course I care.

CORKORAN:

Then read my lips. Don’t ever go

near that girl again.

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17 INT. MALLORCA. ROPER’S OFFICE COMPOUND. DAY. 17

PINE enters the office compound. ROPER is there with a

retinue of tailors, jewellers. LANGBOURNE, FRISKY, TABBY also

there.

And JED. She is sitting on the sofa, trying not to look at

PINE.

ROPER:

Right let’s get going.

PINE:

What are we doing?

ROPER:

We’re creating Andrew Birch.

PINE stares at JED.

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18 INT. ROPER’S OFFICE COMPOUND. DAY. 18

PINE is being measured in a stunning cream suit.

ROPER:

Yes that will do. Two of those and

one in dark blue, plus the one in

the stripe. Your people can do this

for tomorrow morning? Mr Birch has

to fly out at ten.

TAILOR:

Of course Mr Roper.

PINE is trying on cuff-links.

PINE is buying a stunning new Swiss watch.

PINE is trying various attache cases.

PINE is getting a mobile phone.

PINE is getting a platinum credit card. Name of Andrew Birch.

Tradepass Ltd.

PINE is having a hair cut. Clean and tidy.

ROPER watches this all happen with the eye of a sculptor

finishing his latest creation.

PINE, the piece of art, stares at himself in the mirror.

He’s perfect.

And JED is staring at him from the sofa. Fear in her eyes.

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19 OMITTED 19

20 EXT. MALLORCA. SEAFRONT RESTAURANT. DAY. 20

Luxury restaurant on the waterfront. PINE, ROPER and

LANGBOURNE. JED and CORKORAN already at the table. FRISKY and

TABBY in attendance. ROPER in exuberant form.

ROPER:

So this is farewell to my love, who

after a night of mindless passion,

will be returning with Major

Corkoran to the villa while we

continue on our business trip with

our new friend and colleague.

He raises his glass.

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ROPER (CONT’D)

To Andrew Birch.

ALL:

To Andrew Birch!

PINE and JED meet. Her eyes needy. A slightest moment

together, dangerous.

CORKY smiles at PINE. Deadly.

WAITER:

Sir would you like to order?

ROPER:

Just get us the seafood platter.

Oysters and octopus and some of the

mixed shellfish.

JED:

And I’d like a lobster salad.

WAITER:

I’m afraid we have no more lobster

madam.

CORKORAN:

No more lobster?

WAITER:

I’m sorry sir.

CORKORAN:

So you bloody should be. You see

that? That’s the sea. This is a

seafood restaurant.

ROPER:

Corky, shut up.

CORKORAN retreats for now.

JED:

It’s fine I’ll have the fish.

The WAITER nods. CORKORAN raises his glass.

CORKORAN:

I’d like to make a toast. To the

lovers.

Beat. PINE says nothing. Then CORKORAN raises his glass to

ROPER and JED.

CORKORAN (CONT’D)

Perfect pairing. Beauty and

elegance entwined. Let no man tear

them asunder.

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Almost an emotion in his voice. PINE sensing the danger.

LATER:
ROPER is on his phone. CORKY is drinking. LANGBOURNE

and FRISKY in conversation. JED uses the distraction to

whisper to PINE.

JED:

He’s half a bottle in already.

PINE:

He knows you came to the cottage.

JED distracts to hide the tension in her face. ROPER is

checking a text on his phone.

JED:

What’s wrong darling?

ROPER:

Nothing. Just preoccupied.

JED:

Business?

She says it innocently.

ROPER:

Of course it’s bloody business.

JED:

Will you miss me?

ROPER:

Of course I will.

JED:

Why don’t I come with you?

This is out of the comfort zone. ROPER senses it. PINE knows

it. Her real reason. Him.

ROPER:

Don’t be stupid. Ah here comes our

food.

It comes. PINE watches. ROPER is definitely preoccupied.

And then suddenly it happens. CORKORAN explodes from his

chair, and grabs with incredible violence a passing waiter

who is carrying a tray... of lobster.

CORKORAN:

What the hell is this?

WAITER:

What you doing? Get your hands off

me!

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CORKORAN:

What is this? WHAT IS THIS?

ROPER:

Corky sit down.

CORKORAN:

I’ll tell you what it is, my little

greaseball. This is a lobster

sodding salad!

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