The Night Manager Page #6

PERMANENT SECRETARY

All right. Keep Angela Burr where

she is.

REX MAYHEW nods. Walks out. The PERMANENT SECRETARY holds her

head in her hands. Anxiety pours through her like hot blood.

She stares at the names. Halo. Felix.

Then she picks up her phone.

33 EXT. ISTANBUL. HOTEL. DAY. 33

ROPER and PINE’s limo arrives at a five star hotel in the

heart of the European quarter of Istanbul.

ROPER and PINE, followed by LANGBOURNE and the boys jump out

and head into the hotel foyer.

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34 INT. ISTANBUL. HOTEL. RECEPTION. DAY. 34

PINE and ROPER cross the foyer to the reception. PINE does

the exact job Corkoran used to do.

PINE:

My name is Andrew Birch, I have

three suites booked in my name.

He hands over the credit card.

PINE (CONT’D)

We also have a the Ataturk

conference room booked for

Tradepass Holdings for tomorrow at

11am.

RECEPTION:

Yes sir it will be ready for you.

He hands him keys. PINE walks over to ROPER who stands apart.

ROPER:

All done?

PINE nods. ROPER turns and gets to the lift. The lift doors

close. As they do, we see that ROB SINGHAL is sitting in the

foyer calmly reading a newspaper and watching their every

move.

INT. ISTANBUL HOTEL. LIFT.

ROPER and PINE are alone in the lift. Suddenly ROPER presses

the emergency stop.

ROPER stares at him.

He opens his briefcase. Hands PINE an envelope.

PINE:

What’s this?

ROPER:

Why we’re here.

PINE opens it. It’s the seven arms sales certificates from

the MoD. River House authorisation.

ROPER leans in.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Not exactly tractors I know. The

ship docks tonight. Tomorrow we go

shopping. You ready?

PINE:

I’m ready.

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PINE quiet. Knowing he’s close now.

ROPER smiles.

ROPER:

Good boy.

He leaves his hand on PINE just for a moment. Then presses

the button and the lift continues on its way.

INT. ISTANBUL. HOTEL ROOM.

PINE enters his room. It’s a huge suite, a luxury he has not

seen before. This is the world of Andrew Birch now.

A hotel BUTLER unpacks his suits that hang impeccably on the

hooks.

Champagne sits in the bucket.

The message:
“Welcome to Istanbul Mr Andrew Birch: is on the

screen.

PINE stares in the mirror.

36 INT. LONDON. RIVER HOUSE. PALFREY’S OFFICE. DAWN. 36

HARRY PALFREY sits at his desk. GALT pops his head round.

GALT:

Boss’s office. Now.

37 INT. LONDON. RIVER HOUSE. DROMGOOLE’S OFFICE. DAWN. 37

DROMGOOLE:

Close the door.

PALFREY walks in. GALT and others are there. DROMGOOLE takes

out some papers. They are copies of the Tradepass papers.

DROMGOOLE (CONT’D)

Angela Burr has got hold of this.

GALT stares at the papers.

GALT:

How the hell....?

DROMGOOLE:

We suspect a Spanish involvement.

Beat.

DROMGOOLE (CONT’D)

Which means we have a problem.

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PALFREY, churning inside, hides his alarm, knowing that

somehow the whole of Burr’s operation has been blown open.

45 EXT. NORTH LONDON STREET. DAY. 45

HARRY PALFREY is walking fast, pale-faced along a London

street.

46 INT. LONDON. SQUARE. DAY. 46

HARRY PALFREY enters the square. Looks around confused.

Breathes deep. Then a voice comes.

BURR:

What’s wrong Harry? Why the flare?

PALFREY:

Dromgoole’s got the Tradepass

papers. He knows they came from

you.

Silence. BURR’S heart is tight.

BURR:

How does he think I got them?

PALFREY:

He thinks the Spanish lawyer helped

you.

BURR:

Is that what he said?

PALFREY nods. BURR instantly realises the import of this.

BURR calls STEADMAN who is still leading the team in the IEA

offices.

BURR (CONT’D)

Joel. Get a message to the Spanish

lawyer in Madrid. Tell him to re-

divert to London. Now.

She hangs up. PALFREY looks shattered and nervous.

PALFREY:

I can’t do this Angela. I’m not

sleeping.

BURR:

Shut up and listen to me. Who gave

the papers to Dromgoole? Did they

come via Galt?

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PALFREY:

They came straight to Dromgoole. I

got the feeling they came from

above.

BURR:

From above? Is that what he said?

PALFREY nods. And BURR realises exactly what this means.

42 INT. ISTANBUL. HOTEL. PINE’S ROOM. MORNING. 42

It’s morning. A knock at the door.

PINE, nearly dressed, opens. It’s FRISKY.

FRISKY:

You ready to go dream-boy?

PINE:

Nearly.

FRISKY walks in. PINE is finishing dressing and not in a

hurry.

51 INT. ISTANBUL. HOTEL. DAY. 51

PINE and ROPER are walking through reception.

ROPER:

Oh by the way. Apo isn’t going to

make it. Screwing his tart

somewhere probably. We have a

Turkish substitute.

PINE senses a lie. Hides his tension. Looks round. ROOK is in

the corner of the room but there’s no chance to make a

signal.

PINE:

My father used to say: Lawyers are

three a penny. But they cost the

earth.

ROPER:

Wise man. We don’t need Apo. We

don’t need anyone. We just need

you. And me.

52 INT. ISTANBUL. HOTEL. ATATURK MEETING ROOM. DAY. 52

In a very swanky meeting room, there are sets of papers on

the desk. Notaries from the company Farrago Holdings, and

those of Tradepass. ROPER and PINE and LANGBOURNE on one

side.

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A TURKISH LAWYER on the other. A SWISS BANKER sits between

them. Unruffled, calm.

SWISS BANKER:

Mr Ertun will sign as

representative of Farrago Holdings,

full jurisdiction. I will sign as

witness from the Private Members

Bank. Mr Langbourne informs me that

Mr Birch will sign for himself as

director of Tradepass Limited.

TURKISH LAWYER:

Wait a moment. I have not had time

to look properly at the documents.

It is a very complicated process of

sale, the origin of the machinery

is unclear, I am not even sure when

the transfer of goods will take

place.

LANGBOURNE:

I wouldn’t worry about that if I

were you.

TURKISH LAWYER:

Mr Langbourne I was brought on at

late notice, I need time to study

the documents. Please ask Mr

Apostol to call me on the phone,

and explain to me the nature of the

deal, and I will be happy to

proceed.

This was not the plan. ROPER stays calm. PINE watches.

LANGBOURNE:

Mr Apostol is indisposed.

ROPER nods at FRISKY. FRISKY hands the TURKISH LAWYER a

briefcase. The TURKISH LAWYER opens it. It’s full of money.

The TURKISH LAWYER looks up.

TURKISH LAWYER:

Then I will wait until he can talk

to me.

He moves to get up.

And then RICHARD ROPER nods. And FRISKY quietly places his

hand on the LAWYER’s. It’s subtle but unbelievably violent.

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ROPER:

Mr Ertun let me explain. Tradepass

is buying farm machinery from

Farrago Holdings. You’re being VERY

well paid to ratify the deal. What

could be simpler than that?

ROPER smiles.

ROPER (CONT’D)

We were told you were the right man

for the job. Were we misled?

FRISKY’s hand. The sense of terror. PINE looks on. The

TURKISH LAWYER shakes his head.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Well then let’s get this signed. Mr

Birch is a busy man.

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