The Night Manager Page #7

PINE:

Very.

AHMER:

Then why don’t you English stay

there?

PINE smiles and drives off into the city.

77 INT. CAIRO. CITY BANK. LOBBY. MORNING. 77

PINE enters. It’s a hugely impressive building, modern Cairo,

steel and glass. A huge atrium leading to cashier areas and

other services.

PINE walks to a Gold Service area for business banking. He is

met by a young BANK EMPLOYEE.

BANK EMPLOYEE:

Can I help you sir?

PINE:

Yes my name’s Andrew Birch. My

company Tradepath has an account

with you.

BANK EMPLOYEE:

This way sir.

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78 INT. CAIRO. CITY BANK. PRIVATE OFFICE. DAY. 78

PINE is sitting at a desk opposite a BUSINESS MANAGER of the

bank.

The BUSINESS MANAGER is filling out forms.

BUSINESS:

Sir for such a large amount we will

require the full identification

procedure.

PINE:

Yes of course.

The BUSINESS MANAGER pushes forward a small digital recorder.

PINE speaks into it.

PINE (CONT’D)

This is your friend George speaking

to you. Thank you for staying awake

tonight.

He smiles at the BANK BUSINESS MANAGER.

BUSINESS MANAGER

Well that seems to be in order.

Shall we proceed?

76 INT. ROPER SUITE. NEFERTITI HOTEL. 76

NOTE:
NOT SURE YOU NEED THIS SCENE BUT...

ROPER is sitting alone in the bedroom. For a moment we’re not

quite sure what’s happening.

ROPER:

Come on my dear. There’s no need

for the heroic gesture.

A pause. Then the sound of someone almost drowning issues

from the bathroom.

JED.

ROPER sits, impassive.

ROPER (CONT’D)

I’ve done this with tougher nuts

than you. Better spill the beans.

Who did you give the certificate

to?

More appalling drowning, puking sounds.

ROPER grimaces.

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Then the quiet sound of a woman whispering, half-choking.

ROPER pauses. Walks into the bathroom.

A dreadful sight. JED, half-drowned in water. FRISKY, his

hand over her neck.

ROPER (CONT’D)

You know I really didn’t think you

had it in you.

JED:

Yeah well you never thought that

much of me did you?

ROPER:

Who were you helping? I want a

name.

JED shakes.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Give me a name!

She stares at him. Terror in her eyes.

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84 OMITTED. 84

85 INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. FOYER. DAY. 85

A lift door opens and RICHARD ROPER, immaculately dressed,

walks out into the lobby. TABBY and LANGBOURNE to his side.

And there is JONATHAN PINE waiting for him, new suit, shaven.

ROPER smiles at PINE.

ROPER:

Morning Andrew. Ready to go?

PINE:

When you are sir. How was the

casino?

ROPER:

A very successful night.

Beat. LANGBOURNE is on his phone.

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LANGBOURNE:

I can’t get Freddie on the phone.

He should be here by now.

PINE:

He passed out while I was getting

him into the house. He was in a

pretty bad way.

Beat. ROPER smiles at PINE. Giving nothing away.

ROPER:

Well we can’t wait for him. Let’s

go.

86

INT. CAIRO. NERFERTITI HOTEL. RESTAURANT. DAY. 86

BURR and STEADMAN watch from a window as ROPER, PINE and the

retinue leave in their cars.

BURR:

Go after them. Stay close.

STEADMAN nods, rises.

BURR (CONT’D)

And Joel. Be careful.

STEADMAN smiles, walks out the door.

87

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88

INT. CAIRO. CAR HEADING OUT OF CITY. DAY. 88

PINE sits in the back of the car. TABBY drives quietly. ROPER

sits in the front. Calm and clear.

89

I/E. ALEXANDRIA MILITARY ZONE. HARBOURSIDE. DISUSED 89

WAREHOUSE. DAY.

The cars approach the military zone of the harbourside.

Barbed wire perimeter fence surrounds the installation.

Searchlights, dogs.

A large convoy of trucks are in the military zone of the

Alexandria harbourside. JASPER is running the operation.

ROPER’s vehicle arrives at the checkpoint into the zone. He

shows his Tradepass ID.

ROPER:

Richard Roper. Tradepass.

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MILITARY OFFICIAL

Yes sir, the lorries are loaded.

Everything is ready for you.

ROPER nods and TABBY drives into the zone.

And there are the trucks. JASPER helming the operation. Waves

at ROPER across the tarmac.

The cars draw up at the terminal of the zone. They get out.

ROPER:

Andrew come with me. I want to show

you the hospitality area.

PINE follows ROPER into a huge disused warehouse.

90

INT. ALEXANDRIA MILITARY ZONE. DISUSED WAREHOUSE. DAY. 90

PINE walks out of the daylight into a huge warehouse space.

And stops dead.

88

INT. CAIRO. CAR HEADING OUT OF CITY. DAY. 88

PINE sits in the back of the car. TABBY drives quietly. ROPER

sits in the front. Calm and clear.

89

I/E. ALEXANDRIA MILITARY ZONE. HARBOURSIDE. DISUSED 89

WAREHOUSE. DAY.

The cars approach the military zone of the harbourside.

Barbed wire perimeter fence surrounds the installation.

Searchlights, dogs.

A large convoy of trucks are in the military zone of the

Alexandria harbourside. JASPER is running the operation.

ROPER’s vehicle arrives at the checkpoint into the zone. He

shows his Tradepass ID.

ROPER:

Richard Roper. Tradepass.

MILITARY OFFICIAL

Yes sir, the lorries are loaded.

Everything is ready for you.

ROPER nods and TABBY drives into the zone.

And there are the trucks. JASPER helming the operation. Waves

at ROPER across the tarmac.

The cars draw up at the terminal of the zone. They get out.

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ROPER:

Andrew come with me. I want to show

you the hospitality area.

PINE follows ROPER into a huge disused warehouse.

90 INT. ALEXANDRIA MILITARY ZONE. DISUSED WAREHOUSE. DAY. 90

PINE walks out of the daylight into a huge warehouse space.

And stops dead.

There is a chair in the middle of the huge space. Nothing

else.

TABBY stares at him. His gun is out. Two SOLDIERS guard the

door.

ROPER:

Sit down.

PINE does so.

ROPER approaches PINE. Stares him in the eye. Space and

silence.

ROPER (CONT’D)

It’s a rare thing Jonathan. For me

to trust a person. But you were

always special. From the moment I

met you I liked you. Should have

known something was wrong.

PINE:

I don’t know what you’re talking

about.

ROPER:

Corky knew of course. Tried to make

me see it. But when it comes to

Jonathan Pine I seem to have a

blind spot. I suppose you killed

him to save your skin. Yes? Poor

old Corky. Rotting in some frozen

grave. Loyal man. GOOD man. Died a

lonely death. Unloved. In agony.

Well I’ll make sure yours is a

hundred times worse.

He lights a cigarette.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Who are you working with?

PINE:

No one.

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TABBY moves forward. ROPER stops him.

ROPER:

None of that. He’s the director of

the company. I need his cheating

smile for the buyers.

ROPER comes close. Offers his phone. An image of JED, soaked,

beaten up. Terrified.

ROPER (CONT’D)

You shouldn’t have got the girl

involved. Unprofessional and

cowardly. Not the sort of thing a

man does in my view.

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