The Night Manager Page #4

JED:

There’s a safe in the room. He put

it in there.

But now ROPER is walking over. JED laughs, walks towards him,

kisses ROPER on the lips, pure love, as if it was PINE

himself.

25-26 OMITTED 25-26

27 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. PINE’S BEDROOM. NIGHT. 27

PINE lies in bed. It is before dawn and the early moan of the

Muezzin’s first call for prayer floats through the city

around him. It is a sound he adores to his soul.

28 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. BREAKFAST ROOM. MORNING. 28

PINE enters the breakfast room. Then he looks across. JED and

CAROLINE LANGBOURNE are sitting drinking coffee. PINE

approaches.

PINE:

You’re up early.

JED:

We’re going shopping together in

the souks.

CAROLINE:

Look at you. Quite the Roper

acolyte. How things change.

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PINE:

And you?

CAROLINE:

I’m the prodigal wife brought to

heel. Didn’t you hear?

PINE:

How did they persuade you to come

back?

CAROLINE:

They offered me a proposal. Let

bygones be bygones and return to

the fold. Very decent of them.

PINE:

Maybe. Or maybe Roper wanted

someone to spy on his girlfriend.

He stares at her. JED looks at CARO in muted alarm.

PINE (CONT’D)

Be careful. The sun’s hot out

there.

He gets up and walks away.

JED:

Caro. Is that true?

Beat.

CAROLINE:

They said if I didn’t agree I’d

never see my children again. That’s

the weakness of us women. Our

hearts betray us.

Beat. JED, more to herself than to CARO.

JED:

I hate him.

CAROLINE:

Don’t say that. Not to me. Not to

anyone.

Across the room, PINE makes his way out of the breakfast

room. Then PINE almost stops dead.

Because sitting at the breakfast bar sipping coffee is JOEL

STEADMAN. He has a medical delegation badge on and appears to

be part of a medical delegation staying at the hotel.

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29

INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. LIFTS. DAY. 29

STEADMAN walks into the reception area and heads to the lift.

PINE follows.

The doors open. They enter the lift along with another

TOURIST.

30

INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. LIFTS. DAY. 30

The lift rises. STEADMAN and PINE stand. The TOURIST between

them.

The lift doors open.

31

INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. CORRIDOR. DAY. 31

STEADMAN walks along the corridor.

PINE walks a few paces behind.

STEADMAN enters a room. PINE pauses, looks around, then

follows him in.

32

INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. ROOM 241. DAY. 32

PINE walks in. And stops.

Because in the room, sitting at a table is ANGELA BURR.

Beat.

PINE:

I wasn’t sure you’d come.

BURR:

Oh ye of little faith.

STEADMAN:

It was me that took persuading.

PINE:

Oh yes, why?

STEADMAN:

I’ve had a feeling for a while you

might be playing both sides.

He stares at PINE.

PINE:

The leak was at your end, not mine.

STEADMAN:

You sure about that?

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PINE:

I should be. I killed a man to

patch it.

Beat. This they did not know.

BURR:

Corkoran?

He nods. BURR and STEADMAN exchange a look.

BURR (CONT’D)

Jonathan. We can pull you out.

PINE:

No.

BURR:

It’s not too late.

PINE:

You don’t want that. Nor do I.

BURR:

I don’t have an organisation any

more. No recourse to troops. No

international enforcement support.

A lone cowboy and a pregnant woman.

That’s your army. I can’t guarantee

that if things go wrong I can get

you out.

Beat.

PINE:

I understand.

BURR:

Do you?

A tender moment between them. BURR’s face. Almost pained.

PINE smiles.

PINE:

I was dead when you met me. What is

there to lose?

She takes his hand. Real tenderness. He feels her caress. A

mother’s touch. Wants to fold into it. And maybe for a moment

he does.

BURR:

All right. What do you need?

33 OMITTED. 33

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33a OMITTED. 33a

33b OMITTED 33b

34 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. STAIRS TO KITCHENS. DAY. 34

PINE walks through the hotel. He walks down some stairs,

looks around, walks through a Staff Only door...

35 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. KITCHENS. DAY. 35

Into the hotel kitchens. He sees a series of KITCHEN WORKERS

hard at work. And among them is YOUSSUF.

YOUSSUF turns, stares at him in amazement.

YOUSSUF:

Jonathan?

PINE has an urgency on his face.

Later:
they walk apart. Quietly. Urgently.

YOUSSUF (CONT’D)

You disappeared man. Where’d you

go?

PINE:

Small family issue I had to

resolve. Listen I need your help.

Beat. YOUSSUF gets the seriousness. Nods.

YOUSSUF:

Sure.

PINE:

Your brother. Is he still active?

YOUSSUF’s tone changes.

YOUSSUF:

What do you mean active?

PINE:

You know what I mean.

Beat.

YOUSSUF:

What the hell are you talking

about?

PINE pauses.

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PINE:

This goes no further than you and

me. All right?

35a OMITTED. 35a

36 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. HATSHEPSUT SUITE. NIGHT. 36

JED is getting ready to go out. On her best behaviour but

finding it increasingly hard. ROPER is in the bathroom having

his evening shave. Watching her every move. But on the

surface, all smiles.

ROPER:

How was shopping?

JED:

It was wonderful. And you’re right.

It’s great to have Caro back. She’s

fun.

ROPER:

Yes, when she’s not sowing discord

she’s quite the party girl.

JED:

She and Sandy should come to Luxor

too.

ROPER:

God no. Just the lovers.

He smiles. JED forces a smile.

JED:

Oh darling I got these wonderful

new silver earrings from the souk.

Would you put them in the safe for

me? I don’t feel comfortable

leaving them out.

ROPER:

Not every Arab is a thief darling.

Just most of them.

He smiles. Takes the earrings. Opens the safe. JED watches,

noting the number. 2476.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Shall we go?

37 I/E. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. FOYER. NIGHT. 37

JED steps out of the lift, ROPER at her side.

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PINE meets them at the door.

ROPER:

Ready to win a fortune?

He smiles.

PINE opens the car door. JED passes him.

In the hallway we see GRACE staring at pamphlets. She goes to

a hallway phone. Calls.

GRACE:

They’re leaving.

38 I/E. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. ROOM 241. NIGHT. 38

BURR receives the message. Looks out the window at the city.

Anxiety in her soul.

39 I/E. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL/ ROPER’S LIMOUSINE. NIGHT. 39

ROPER and JED get into the back of the limo. JED is dressed

up for the night. ROPER strokes her hand.

PINE is the front. He eyes the mirror, sees JED’s face in the

flickering lights.

40 EXT. NEFERTITI HOTEL CAIRO. / INT. TAXI. NIGHT. 40

LANGBOURNE and CAROLINE are getting into the taxi behind.

LANGBOURNE quietly turns to his wife.

LANGBOURNE:

Anything unusual today?

CAROLINE:

No. We just went shopping.

LANGBOURNE:

She didn’t meet anyone? Make a

phone call?

CAROLINE:

Nothing at all. I don’t see why

he’s so suspicious of her. She’s

just a silly girl.

He stares at her as the cars depart.

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