The Night Manager Page #5

41 INT. CAIRO. CASINO. NIGHT. 41

HAMID, ROPER, LANGBOURNE, CAROLINE, PINE, JED are entering a

high-class gambling club with the full works: roulette

tables, card tables. Machines. FRISKY is there as security

once more. They are led to a VIP area.

LANGBOURNE:

You can have Luxor Dicky. This is

what I call a temple.

CAROLINE:

Sandy’s idea of culture is a strip

club in Mayfair.

PINE:

How did you know about this place?

HAMID:

My father owns it.

HAMID takes a drink from the table, downs it. PINE watches.

PINE goes to the table, takes another drink and quietly drops

a small powder in the drink. Hands him the drink.

HAMID (CONT’D)

You married?

PINE:

No.

HAMID:

You want me to sort you a girl out

for you? Easily done.

PINE:

I’m fine. But thank you for the

offer.

A sudden moment.

HAMID:

I feel like we have met before. Is

that possible?

PINE:

It’s unlikely I think.

PINE steers the chat away.

PINE (CONT’D)

I’m going to play roulette. Who’s

joining?

JED:

Sure.

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Pre-arranged moment with JED. But:

ROPER:

Yes. Why not?

ROPER smiles and moves with them, keeping an eye on JED. JED

can say nothing.

42 INT. CAIRO. CASINO. ROULETTE TABLE. NIGHT. 42

At the roulette table. JED and PINE. ROPER approaches.

Watching her.

CROUPIER:

Place your bets please.

ROPER:

Good luck darling.

JED leans forward puts counters on 24. On 7. And on 6.

PINE is watching. ROPER right there, but he doesn’t see it.

PINE does. PINE sees the numbers.

And below the table, his hands are already texting on his

phone.

43 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. ROOM 241. NIGHT. 43

BURR receives a text on her phone. 2476. She stares at

STEADMAN.

STEADMAN:

Let me go.

BURR:

No. Pregnant middle aged woman.

Perfect cover.

She attaches a name badge to her suit. Dr Susan Field. Guys

Hospital Medical delegation.

STEADMAN:

Angela. Any problem. Call me.

Genuine care and worry in his voice. BURR gets up, walks out

of her hotel bedroom.

44 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. LIFT. NIGHT. 44

BURR walks along the corridor, gets in the lift. She climbs

to the 14th floor. The Penthouse area.

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INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. CORRIDOR/HATSHEPSUT SUITE. 45

NIGHT.

BURR gets out.

As she does we see YOUSSUF walk past, he slips her a hotel

key.

BURR walks along to the Hatshepsut suite.

Opens the door.

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INT. NEFERTITI HOTEL. HATSHEPSUT SUITE. NIGHT. CONT. 46

BURR goes to the safe. Opens it.

Finds what she’s looking for.

The owner registration of Section D278 Containers 126-146.

Alexandria Harbourside. In the name of Tradepass Holdings.

BURR stares at the certificate. Puts it in her bag.

BURR is about to walk out the room when she hears someone at

the door. It’s about to open.

She quickly walks into the bathroom. Closes the bathroom

door.

TABBY enters the room. He checks the room. Sits, turns on the

TV. Sits watching a Spanish soap opera on satellite.

In the bathroom, BURR breathes slow, takes out her phone.

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INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. HATSHEPSUT SUITE. NIGHT. 49

TABBY is watching a Spanish soap opera and laughing.

Then he gets up to pee.

He walks towards the bathroom door.

Inside the bathroom, BURR’s breath shortens.

TABBY is right at the door. About to open.

Then the phone rings.

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GRACE’S VOICE

Sir there is a parcel in the lobby

for Mr Roper. You need to sign for

it. The man says he is in a hurry.

TABBY stops. Hangs up. Walks out the door.

Inside the bathroom, BURR breathes deep and feels her belly.

Real concern. She senses it, needs it. Nods. Feels her belly,

maybe for the first time.

Then walks out the door, envelope firmly in her hand.

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51 OMITTED. 51

52 INT. CAIRO. CASINO. NIGHT. 52

The ROPER group are at the tables. HAMID is losing badly.

PINE is watching him.

PINE:

You should stop Freddie. Losing

streak never ends until you cut it.

HAMID:

I‘ll decide when I finish.

ROPER:

Nothing worse than losing at

daddy’s place eh?

HAMID stares at ROPER. Then walks away, PINE follows.

PINE:

I’ll get you a drink.

PINE goes to the VIP bar, grabs two glasses of champagne.

On the other side of the room, ROPER watches PINE. LANGBOURNE

comes up beside him.

LANGBOURNE:

Everything all right Dicky?

ROPER:

No it’s not. What did your wife

tell you?

LANGBOURNE:

She says she’s seen nothing.

They stare at CAROLINE who is on the tables with JED.

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ROPER:

She’s lying.

Back at HAMID’s table, PINE hands a drink to HAMID.

All the time his eyes are on ROPER. Who is watching JED like

a hawk. JED feels ROPER’s gaze on his back. She whispers to

CARO.

JED:

He’s watching me. I can tell.

CAROLINE:

Just stay calm.

PINE watches ROPER carefully as HAMID loses again. He is

drunk, drugged, becoming the child again, angry, wild.

PINE:

Maybe you should stop.

HAMID:

I said I’ll decide when I stop.

ROPER:

One over the eight Freddie?

FREDDIE stumbles slightly, smashes a glass to the floor. A

moment’s awkward silence. CROUPIERS and GUESTS stare.

PINE helps him. And it’s now PINE that sees a gun in

FREDDIE’s inside jacket pocket. He says nothing.

PINE:

I’ll take you back if you like.

ROPER:

Might be wise. We have a long day

tomorrow.

It’s an order and HAMID knows it.

As they leave ROPER walks up to JED. Takes her hand. It’s

shaking slightly.

ROPER feels it. He stares at her.

The animal in ROPER coming out now. The wolf. He stares into

her eyes.

53 EXT. CAIRO. CASINO. NIGHT. 53

PINE helps HAMID out of the casino, HAMID unsteady in his

step but bullish in his attitude. PINE with him. The sports

car brought round by VALET.

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PINE:

Shall I drive?

He gets in and they tear off into the night.

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55 EXT. CAIRO. HAMID’S BACHELOR PAD. NIGHT. 55

The Hamid car drives fast through the night. ApproachesHAMID’s house. PINE beeps the electronic gates and drives

into the gated car park.

PINE helps FREDDIE out of the car.

56 INT. CAIRO. HAMID’S BACHELOR PAD. NIGHT. 56

PINE flicks a light and looks round. No one in.

PINE:

Where are your family?

HAMID:

This isn’t the family house. This

one is for business. And pleasure.

PINE:

No maid?

HAMID:

She comes in the day.

PINE:

Sit down. I’ll get you a drink.

All very friendly. PINE fetches him a whisky.

PINE (CONT’D)

Splash of water all right?

HAMID takes it. They sit on the sofa together.

Beat. PINE speaks quietly.

PINE (CONT’D)

I always wanted to ask yousomething Freddie. There was awoman called Sophie Alekan. In theNefertiti Hotel. Do you rememberher?

Silence in the night. HAMID has the drink.

HAMID:

How do you know about her?

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PINE:

Did you ever bring her here? To the

pleasure house?

Beat.

HAMID:

I don’t know what you’re talking

about.

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