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intelligence was solid. Where did

you get this intelligence?

BURR:

It came from a source close to

Tradepass and to Richard Roper.

PERMANENT SECRETARY

Can you be more specific?

Beat. This is it. This is why they are here. It’s as if

everyone is leaning forward.

BURR shakes her head. DROMGOOLE stares at her.

BURR:

To do so would be to place lives in

danger. I can’t do that.

PERMANENT SECRETARY

This is a behind-closed-doors

enquiry Ms Burr. Names will be

redacted from the records. So why

can’t you tell us?

The room blurring slightly.

BURR:

You know why.

She stares at them all. A deadly silence.

BURR (CONT’D)

You all know why.

11 OMITTED 11

12 INT. LONDON. IEA OFFICES. DAY. 12

BURR walks in and stops dead. The office is deserted, none of

the new team are there any more, none of the gear. ROOK

stares across.

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ROOK:

They were pulled out this morning.

Order from the Ministry.

BURR conceals her deep despair.

BURR:

Just the two of us again is it?

ROOK:

Not even that I’m afraid.

He shows her a letter.

ROOK (CONT’D)

Two weeks and they close the

office. The International

Enforcement Agency is no more.

Beat. BURR stares at ROOK. For the first time it feels as if

BURR is a broken woman.

ROOK (CONT’D)

Go home Angela. Have your baby. Be

a teacher’s wife.

BURR:

You mean “give up”.

BURR turns on the radio to cover the conversation.

BURR (CONT’D)

What about Pine?

ROOK:

Pine gave you false intelligence.

BURR:

I don’t believe that.

ROOK:

Are you sure?

BURR:

I went to him. I got him involved

in this. I can’t leave him in

there.

ROOK:

I don’t see what choice you have.

BURR stares at him. She does not move. The door opens. The

Female Officer - GRACE, enters. She is saddened by the

politics of it all.

BURR:

Didn’t you hear? You don’t work

here any more.

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GRACE:

I just wanted to say thank you. And

if you ever need help in the

future.

BURR:

Don’t hold your breath.

GRACE nods, is about to leave. Then BURR’s phone rings.

BURR (CONT’D)

Angela Burr.

There is a pause on the line.

BURR (CONT’D)

Who is this?

Suspicion in her voice.

VOICE OF PINE:

Is Sophie there?

BURR leans forward. GRACE, at the door, has not left.

BURR:

Sophie? There is no Sophie...

VOICE OF PINE:

Well if she comes. Tell her we’re

all here waiting for her. In the

same hotel. Tell her we’re all

here.

The phone clicks off. BURR looks at ROOK. At GRACE. She

breathes deep. ROOK stares. He writes “Pine?”. BURR nods.

Writes “Cairo”.

BURR stares at ROOK. And from the zeal in her eyes ROOK knows

it’s not over. Not over at all.

13 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. FOYER/RECEPTION. NIGHT. 13

PINE has put the phone down in the foyer. He stands quietly

for a moment.

And watches as the Night Manager takes over from the Day

Manager as he used to do so many times.

PINE stares at The Night Manager who sits quietly, almost

invisibly at his desk. Immaculate. Young.

A moment between them that seems to last an eternity.

Then the revolving doors move and a MILITARY COURIER

approaches.

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MILITARY COURIER (IN ARABIC)

I have a delivery for Mr Roper.

Hatshepsut Suite. Please give it to

him personally. Tonight.

NIGHT MANAGER (IN ARABIC)

Certainly.

He takes a brown envelope from him.

PINE watches the NIGHT MANAGER sign for the envelope. And

then walk into the lift.

PINE watches.

INT. CORRIDOR. NEFERTITI HOTEL.

The NIGHT MANAGER walks out of the lift on the top floor and

walks along to the Hatshepsut Suite. Knocks on the door.

The door opens. ROPER.

NIGHT MANAGER:

A courier delivery sir. I was told

to give it to you personally.

ROPER:

Thanks. Good night.

INT. ROPER SUITE. NEFERTITI HOTEL. NIGHT.

ROPER closes the door.

JED is in bed.

He takes the envelope, pops it in the safe.

She smiles at him.

JED:

Stop thinking. Come to bed.

He settles in next to her. Kisses her. She kisses him back.

JED (CONT’D)

You’re right. I’m glad we’re here.

He nods. She kisses him again, kisses his chest. Doing

everything Pine asked her.

But in a private moment, as she turns away, we see the terror

on her face.

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14 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. LANDING. DAWN. 14

Early morning. A landing over looking the street. RICHARD

ROPER stands alone. Brooding. SANDY LANGBOURNE walks up.

LANGBOURNE:

I’ve got her a taxi from the

airport.

ROPER:

Good.

ROPER nods.

LANGBOURNE:

What are you worried about Dicky? I

thought you’d found the rat. A

rather small homosexual rat as it

appears.

ROPER:

Don’t believe it.

LANGBOURNE stares at him.

LANGBOURNE:

What’s wrong?

ROPER:

The girl.

LANGBOURNE:

What about her?

ROPER:

Two hardest places to lie. Under

torture. And in between the sheets.

LANGBOURNE:

She’s not interested?

ROPER:

She’s too interested. Giving me

what I want. Telling me what I want

to hear.

He stews.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Something’s wrong. But for the

first time in my life, I don’t know

what it is.

LANGBOURNE:

Call off the deal.

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ROPER:

How do I do that? I bought the

toys. They’re not a pair of shoes

Sandy, I can’t send them back in

the box. Besides. The people we’re

selling to. They don’t piss around.

Postponement is one thing.

Cancellation - that’s not an

option. No we go on. But eyes open,

all right? Eyes wide bloody open.

INT. RECEPTION. NEFERTITI HOTEL.

It’s morning. PINE enters the reception. Looks around in

utter nervousness. Does anyone recognise him? No, all new,

all young.

He walks fast into the breakfast room.

INT. BREAKFAST ROOM. NEFERTITI HOTEL. CONT.

ROPER is sitting with JED. JED smiles politely at PINE as he

approaches.

ROPER:

Sleep well Andrew?

PINE:

Very well thanks.

ROPER smiles.

ROPER:

That’s more like it. Take a pew.

PINE sits. Looks around. The WAITERS, the STAFF. Do they

recognise him? JED tries not to catch his eye.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Never been to Cairo before?

PINE:

No. I’ve spent a lot of time in

Morocco, Tunisia, but never Egypt.

ROPER:

Well you must take advantage. Take

in the sites. We’ll be off down the

Nile of course.

JED:

Andrew isn’t coming with us?

ROPER:

No darling. The cruise is strictly

pleasure.

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Testing her. But she’s too good.

JED:

Can’t wait.

She smiles, kisses him. PINE watches.

ROPER:

Here are our other guests.

SANDY and CAROLINE LANGBOURNE are walking towards them.

CAROLINE we note is pale and scared, a shadow of her previous

defiance.

JED:

Caro? What’s she doing here?

ROPER:

Just flew in. Thought you might

want a bit of female company in

Cairo. Don’t worry, her naughty

days are over. From now on she’s

one of the good girls.

They walk towards the LANGBOURNES. CAROLINE smiles.

CAROLINE:

Look who’s back.

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