The Night Manager Page #7

PINE stares at ROPER who nods at him. PINE walks forward,

makes the signature where shown. LANGBOURNE shows him.

SWISS BANKER:

Here, here and here. This is just

the bank authorisation for our

records in Geneva. And one more

thing.

He produces a digital recording device. Holds it out.

SWISS BANKER (CONT’D)

To authorise the transfer of funds

from the Tradepass account, Mr

Birch will need to give an auditory

signature on proof of purchase

tonight. To set that up I need you

to read something for me.

PINE walks forward.

SWISS BANKER (CONT’D)

Please read this.

PINE reads. The SWISS BANKER records.

PINE:

This is your friend George speaking

to you. Thank you for staying awake

tonight.

SWISS BANKER:

You want to do it again. More

relaxed maybe?

PINE:

No that’s fine. May I see a current

bank statement?

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Beat. The SWISS BANKER looks across nervously.

ROPER:

It’s his company.

The SWISS BANKER goes on his laptop and brings up the

statement.

PINE stares at it. The company currently has a bank credit of

three hundred million dollars.

PINE:

Thank you very much.

He smiles.

47 INT. LONDON. FCO. MAYHEW’S OFFICE. DAY. 47

BURR is standing opposite MAYHEW who is pale with shock. Both

deadly quiet. Extreme danger.

MAYHEW:

Are you sure it was her?

BURR:

Who else could it have been?

I said no one Rex. I said not a

bloody soul must see those papers.

MAYHEW:

I was defending you. She was going

to get rid of you.

Beat. BURR nods. A shared dismay fills the room.

MAYHEW (CONT’D)

What happens now?

BURR:

I’m getting Apo out of there quick-

time, I’ll fly him somewhere safe,

new ID, new life, I’ll put it all

on him, protect Pine, make Apo seem

like the only mole in the

operation. We might just be OK.

BURR’s mind whizzing now. But now her phone rings. It’s

STEADMAN.

BURR (CONT’D)

Joel? What is it?

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48 INT. NEW IEA OFFICES. LONDON. DAY. 48

STEADMAN:

The Spanish lawyer booked a flight

to Istanbul but never took it. His

cell’s not answering. And his

office in Madrid has no idea where

he is.

49 INT. LONDON. FCO. MAYHEW’S OFFICE. DAY. 49

BURR’s face goes pale. MAYHEW watches.

STEADMAN:

I’m going to Madrid now.

BURR:

Call me when you get there.

BURR hangs up. Stares at MAYHEW.

53 EXT. ISTANBUL. HARBOURSIDE. NIGHT. 53

Now we are in a very different part of town. Down by the

docks. Dark, rough, poor. The Bosphorus spreading out before

them.

Two cars drive down through warehouses, past old ships, new

ships, rotten carcasses of ships and cranes.

54 INT. ISTANBUL. HARBOURSIDE. ROPER’S CAR. NIGHT. 54

FRISKY drives one. PINE and ROPER there. Behind them in

another car - TABBY and LANGBOURNE.

PINE watches as the car turns a corner and slows.

There are six men at the gate, dark shadows, threatening.

FRISKY pulls up, unwinds the window.

FRISKY:

Andrew Birch’s party. Here to see

the farm machinery.

He hands them passports. PINE’s. The man checks the face,

then shines a torch in PINE’s eyes.

The MAN nods, waves them through.

ROPER flicks a calm look to PINE as the car moves on and

approaches the water.

ROPER:

Ok let’s go.

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55 EXT. ISTANBUL. HARBOURSIDE. LEILA JANE. NIGHT. 55

They get out of the car.

A small ship stands before them. Old. The Leila Jane.

PINE stares at it.

FRISKY:

Single file. Hands clear and

visible.

They walks slowly towards the ship.

In front of them are three men. All young. They look Eastern

European. They are in fact Latvian. He also sees that two of

them have guns. Hecklers. The LEADER approaches.

LATVIAN LEADER:

Mr Langbourne, welcome.

LANGBOURNE:

Long trip at sea?

LATVIAN LEADER:

Yes of course. We got a little lost

in the ocean.

He laughs. Then stops.

LATVIAN LEADER (CONT’D)

But we got here in the end. Who is

Mr Birch?

PINE nods, walks forward.

PINE:

That’s me.

LATVIAN LEADER:

You are a great enthusiast for

tractors and agricultural material?

He smiles. Good English.

PINE:

That’s correct.

LATVIAN LEADER:

You want to feed the world? Like

Bono?

LANGBOURNE:

Let’s just get on with it shall we?

The LATVIAN LEADER smiles and gestures them on to the ship.

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LATVIAN LEADER:

This way.

PINE walks past and on to the ship. He sees on the lashing

straps a medley of transfer points the boat has passed

through. Amsterdam, Lisbon, Oran. Naples.

56 INT. ISTANBUL. HOLD, LEILA JANE. NIGHT. 56

PINE stands in the huge belly of the ship - the hold - full

of containers large and small.

One container is opened. ROPER and PINE look. It is stacked

full of guns. AMG’s. State of the art weaponry. All with

British MOD certificates.

PINE watches.

ROPER:

Likee?

PINE nods.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Frisky check the others, make sure

they’re all bona fide.

He smiles at PINE as FRISKY disappears into the darkness.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Signing time.

He smiles. PINE is led over. On a clipboard LANGBOURNE has a

signed receipt for turbines, tractor parts and heavy

machinery. Certified to be in good order by Andrew Birch,

Director of Tradepass Ltd.

PINE reads. He signs the receipt and initials the schedule.

Then LANGBOURNE passes him a satellite phone.

FRISKY holds up the number.

PINE reads and dials.

A voice on the other end. The SWISS BANKER.

57 INT. ISTANBUL. TURKISH LAWYER’S OFFICE. NIGHT. 57

SWISS BANKER and ERTUN await in the office.

SWISS BANKER:

Who is it?

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58 INT. ISTANBUL. HOLD, LEILA JANE. NIGHT. 58

PINE:

This is your friend George speaking

to you. Thank you for staying awake

tonight.

SWISS BANKER:

The purchase has been authorised.

Please put Jan on the line.

PINE holds out the phone to the LATVIAN LEADER.

PINE:

You are Jan?

The LATVIAN LEADER nods and takes the phone. He waits.

And then he smiles at PINE.

JAN:

It’s all yours my friend.

ROPER:

Good. Get the trucks. Let’s get

this stuff on shore.

59 EXT. ISTANBUL. HARBOURSIDE. LEILA JANE. NIGHT 59

ROPER and PINE watch from their car as the trucks move out of

the boat.

60 INT. ISTANBUL. HARBOURSIDE. ROPER’S CAR. NIGHT. 60

ROPER whispers in PINE’s ear as they sit alone in the car

surrounded by darkness. There is a strange intimacy to this

moment. Almost like lovers on a late-night tryst.

ROPER:

For 24 hours you own enough

weaponry to start a major war all

on your own. What does that feel

like?

PINE:

Feels good.

ROPER:

Getting a taste for it Andrew?

He smiles. The trucks continue to pile off the boat in the

distance.

PINE:

Where are they going?

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ROPER:

To the Haven. We’ll fly out there

tomorrow. The buyer will meet us

there.

He leans in and whispers.

ROPER (CONT’D)

You see this is where the fun

really begins.

He smiles. PINE’s eyes shine in the night.

ROPER (CONT’D)

I had my doubts about you, you know

that.

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