The Night Manager Page #8

PINE breathes a little quicker.

ROPER (CONT’D)

But we can make sure nothing else

happens to her. If you co-operate.

OK?

PINE nods.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Good. Who are you working for?

PINE:

Limpet recruited me.

ROPER nods.

ROPER:

Angela Burr?

PINE:

Yes.

ROPER:

Why?

PINE:

To expose the Tradepass deal. We

wanted to catch the convoy at the

Turkish border.

ROPER:

And when that failed?

PINE:

Limpet was closed down. I was left

on my own. I decided to try and

intercept the trucks on their way

out of here.

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ROPER:

With whose help? You must have had

someone.

PINE:

Local militia. Guns for hire.

ROPER calls to TABBY.

ROPER:

Tell Jasper to guard the perimeter

fence, change all the routes.

TABBY walks away, radios. ROPER turns back to PINE.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Just local militia? No one else?

PINE:

No one else.

ROPER:

Are you sure about that?

He smiles. And PINE knows he knows about Burr.

ROPER turns to PINE.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Did you kill Freddie?

PINE nods.

ROPER (CONT’D)

And you would have killed me I

suppose.

He smiles.

ROPER (CONT’D)

I really did under-estimate you.

Didn’t I?

A moment of immense violence.

JASPER enters.

JASPER:

Sir I have the perimeter fence

under full surveillance.

ROPER:

Make sure it stays that way. No

more unwelcome guests.

He stares at PINE.

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But then a noise behind them. PINE turns to see a retinue of

limousines approaching.

ROPER comes close. Stares at him. Whispers.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Jed’s in a bad way. And I don’t

feel... sentimental about her

welfare right now. Her life depends

on the quality of your smile in the

next half hour. If you don’t want

her to end up like the other one.

You do as I say.

He pats him, almost kindly.

ROPER sees LANGBOURNE approach.

LANGBOURNE:

Dicky. The hotel lists of the

medical delegation. All name-

checked except these.

He shows him. Dr Susan Field and Dr Jason Phillips. Room 241,

242. ROPER nods.

ROPER:

Good. Get Frisky on the phone. Get

him to hoover it up.

PINE tries not to react but knows exactly what that means.

The limos draw up. Out they get from the black limos, KHIYAMI

and BARGHATI and others.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Let’s go. And best behaviour. OK?

ROPER flicks an internal switch, all smiles, he shakes hands,

PINE, dressed now, smiles too. TABBY covering him all the

way.

PINE sees LANGBOURNE get on the phone to Frisky.

LANGBOURNE:

Instructions are to Hoover up.

PINE stares beyond the perimeter fence. Is there anyone there

to help him?

And then he sees it. In the distance. A lone car approaching.

STEADMAN’s.

INT. NEFERTITI HOTEL. DAY.

FRISKY is receiving a call. JED is on the floor, bruised and

beaten. Soaking wet.

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He hangs up. Takes out his gun. Grabs her hard.

FRISKY:

You’re coming with me.

EXT. PERIMETER FENCE. ALEXANDRIA MILTARY ZONE.

STEADMAN drives up. Stops the car. Sees SOLDIERS everywhere.

Stays low, crawls closer to the fence, trying to get an

eyeline.

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EXT. ALEXANDRIA MILITARY ZONE. HARBOURSIDE. DAY. 93

KHIYAMI and BARGHATI are getting out of their cars.

PINE can see a figure, distant, STEADMAN beyond the fence.

He makes a signal with his hands.

EXT. PERIMETER FENCE. ALEXANDRIA MILTARY ZONE.

STEADMAN keeps low, on his front, hidden in the long grass.

He takes out field glasses, gets an eye-line on the Military

Zone. He can see PINE. TABBY close to him. And now he sees

that PINE’s hands are making a signal. Hands crossed.

STEADMAN calls on his phone.

INT. CAIRO. NEFERTITI HOTEL. ROOM 241. / EXT ALEXANDRIA DAY.

BURR sits alone in her hotel, waiting for news. She picks up

the phone.

BURR:

Joel where are you?

STEADMAN:

I’m outside the military zone.

Pine’s giving me a red signal. I

think something’s wrong. You need

to get out of there Angela. Now.

INT. NEFERTITI HOTEL. CORRIDOR.

FRISKY drags JED down the corridor towards Burr’s room. Hand

over her mouth to stop her speaking.

INT. BURR’S ROOM. NEFERTITI HOTEL. CAIRO. DAY.

BURR hangs up. Her face pale. She breathes slow.

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That’s when there is a knock at the door.

FRISKY’S VOICE

Room Service.

BURR stares at the door. She reaches for her bag, takes out a

gun. She is truly afraid.

She walks towards the door slowly. Gun out.

Her hand is shaking.

BURR:

I didn’t order anything.

FRISKY (OUTSIDE THE DOOR)

Oh you did darling. And it’s right

here.

SMASH - the door is kicked open.

FRISKY enters. JED, unable to speak, his arm grabbed round

her.

She look sin terror as FRISKY eyes the empty room.

That’s when JED sees BURR in the mirror.

The women’s eyes meet.

Then JED hurls herself to the floor, pure animal instinct,

FRISKY turns and BURR puts a bullet in his chest.

95 EXT. ALEXANDRIA PORT. MILITARY ZONE. HARBOURSIDE. DAY. 95

ROPER approaches KHIYAMI and the BUYERS, PINE watches

powerless. ROPER shakes KHIYAMI’s hand.

KHIYAMI:

I speak for all of the consortium

when I say today marks the

beginning of a new trade route Mr

Roper.

ROPER:

I hope it is also the beginning of

a beautiful friendship.

ROPER smiles. Behind him he checks that TABBY is still

guarding PINE. GUARDS guard the perimeter. PINE searches for

STEADMAN but can only see JASPER returning.

ROPER (CONT’D)

The trucks contain the full spec

list as agreed. The drivers will

take them to your agreed

destination.

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BARGHATI:

Where is Mr Hamid?

ROPER:

Too early in the morning for him I

believe. Let’s get going shall we?

He smiles at PINE. He knows the truth about Hamid. He knows

everything.

LANGBOURNE sets up the computer.

ROPER receives a text.

ROPER smiles. PINE sees it. ROPER shows him the phone.

ROPER (CONT’D)

No one else with you eh?

PINE reads the text.

BURR ELIMINATED. FRISKY.

PINE stares at the message.

Beat. His heart sinks.

BARGHATI catches PINE’s expression.

BARGHATI:

I trust you are well Mr Birch?

ROPER on him like a hawk. Behave.

PINE:

Very well thank you.

BARGHATI:

Then shall we complete the second

half of the payment?

They look at each other. Does BARGHATI sense something? ROPER

stares at PINE. PINE nods.

PINE:

Of course.

LANGBOURNE moves quickly, setting up the account payment on

the computer.

ROPER signals to JASPER.

ROPER:

Start the trucks up.

JASPER signals. The trucks roar into life. They make their

way towards the gates.

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The gates open.

LANGBOURNE is calling on his cell phone.

LANGBOURNE:

Yes this is Sandy Langbourne.

Tradepass. For authorisation.

As the trucks make their way, we see PINE take out his own

phone and gently dial, unseen by everyone else.

ROPER takes LANGBOURNE’s phone.

ROPER:

Mr Birch will complete the

authorisation process.

He hands Langbourne’s phone to PINE. PINE stares at the

phone.

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