Turks & Caicos Page #5

ever quite known what drew you

to us in the first place.

Haven't you?

You never actually told me

why you left Millbank.

We had you checked out,

of course we did, if not by the best

background checkers in England,

certainly the most expensive.

What did they say?

A personal issue. A man.

Well, then your money was

well spent.

Did they give you his name?

If so, I chose to forget it.

You do brilliant work for us,

Margot,

but remember your job is analysis.

On every project you're first in

and you're first out.

You stay back at HQ.

I'm not there for the rougher stuff,

is that what you're saying?

We believe that efficiency generates

prosperity. We lean companies.

We cut the fat.

That's what we do.

But we both know that

comes at a human cost.

Sackings.

Families out on the pavement.

That's why the Bridge is

important to me.

I like to believe there's

a contribution to the social

fabric at the end of all this.

Stirling, why only you?

You're trying to make some moral

sense of what we're doing.

Don't you think the rest of us

think about these things?

Of course you do. I know that.

Look...

There are only so many paper cup

companies I can turn around.

If the Bridge is doing something

to make a difference...

..I'd like to be part of it.

Silly, isn't it? You work with

people, you like them -

and you so easily forget

they're as complicated as you are.

Yes, you do.

I'll take you through

the Bridge tomorrow. Thank you.

Dinner? Yes, please.

Oh, one more question.

The man at M15,

you're over him, are you?

Oh, yes. Long over.

There you are, I was thinking

you might be overworked.

I am overworked.

I've been reading company reports.

I was wondering perhaps

if you'd like to take a trip

round the island.

This place is rather beyond my

pay grade. Do you have a car?

I have access to a car.

Do you want to have

a swim before we go?

I don't have any trunks.

Shame.

If you really want to know,

Frank was a friend of my father's.

So was Gary. I see.

They only half need me on this trip,

they more brought me

here as a reward.

A reward for what?

For being a good girl.

A glass of beer? I'd like that.

Two, please.

What happened on the night

that Dido was killed?

Why do you ask?

You rang me, remember,

you wanted to talk about it.

So I did.

But first, tell me why did you come

to Turks and Caicos?

Shitty little tax-dodge islands.

I went to an airport in London

and took the first flight.

Believe it or not, I'd never even

heard of them.

Frank's convinced

you're from Inland Revenue.

I wonder what makes him think that.

Oh, and about what happened that

night? Well, let me tell you...

Dido was in an obnoxious state.

I remember.

It got even more

so as the evening went on.

One thing I've

noticed about rich people is

they're angry most of the time.

Maybe they're frightened

someone's going to come

and take their money away.

Dido was an unusual man.

I'd known him my whole life.

We were sitting there saying

"It's a beautiful night,

"you've got a drink in your hand,

you've just bought a hotel,

how's life going to get better?"

He bought the hotel?

Yeah... Sure. They all had.

The one you're staying at?

Dido just kept complaining then sort

of staggered off into the distance.

Who with? Who did he go with?

Let's talk about something else,

shall we?

You have to eat.

You have to eat something.

Do I? Why?

Look, these men,

they're family friends,

if that's what you're asking.

I grew up in New Jersey,

people coming round, doing deals,

family business, shaking hands,

then disappearing.

There's always a hunt for advantage.

I was always alone.

I was an only child,

with only one parent...

..in a big, gloomy house on a hill.

Just me and my dad rattling around.

Is your father still alive?

No, he's dead.

So I got used to being on my own.

I was pretty...

..and my father's friends

liked to be with me.

Dad liked it too.

You understand what I'm saying?

Have you talked to

anyone about this?

I'm talking to you.

Have you ever known anyone who

didn't hurt you?

I need to go to the bathroom.

Too much beer.

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I've upset you, I'm sorry.

No, it's not your fault.

There's something wrong with me.

There's nothing wrong with you.

Trust me, there is... There is

something deeply wrong me.

I know more about it than you.

I've lived with it longer.

I won't tell anyone, I promise.

Thank you.

Shall we go for a walk?

You don't think I'm fooled, do you?

I'm sorry?

You and Pelissier.

Oh.

You don't fool me for a minute.

Is everyone in British

intelligence as charming as you?

I assume you're working with Curtis.

Well?

It's not quite as simple as that.

It never is.

But he has asked me

to help him, yes.

Help him get something

he can't get for himself?

Well, I've made a decision, Tom.

I don't want to spend the rest

of my life in witness protection.

I promise you it won't come to that.

And are all your promises made

so easily?

Yeah, well... I have an idea.

I have an idea how we might all get

out of this thing alive.

But there's a problem.

What's the problem?

You're going to have to trust me.

You're good at this.

It's a simple game.

You just got to be fast

and accurate.

And have a talent for display.

If you play like that, you're going

to get arrested.

Whose going to arrest ME?

And I'll see you and raise five...

Thank you, Tom. I enjoyed my day.

You're a nice man.

We'll talk again tomorrow.

Can't we talk tonight?

You ought to be careful,

because if you're not,

these people will kill you.

Six to you, Curtis.

Hello, baby. Hey.

Hey, Melanie. Nice day?

I'll see you.

You have GOT to be kidding me!

I'm happy to show you this,

but bear in mind, it's confidential.

The Bridge is a charitable

foundation.

We will file but we haven't filed

yet. We're not in that position.

I see. Any reason for that?

Money's always happiest

when it migrates.

There it is -

marching across the page.

There's nothing more beautiful,

is there, than money going to work?

See this? Consulting.

Consulting?

Exactly. We put it aside.

It's like a tithe.

Exactly. It's a tithe.

On everything we do.

Business doesn't interest me,

philosophy does.

That's why I have the colloquium.

It's for architects,

not plumbers.

It's for people who want to

re-design the system,

not just make it work.

You're one of those people?

Come to the colloquium.

Why don't you?

We can hang out on the islands.

Islands?

Turks and Caicos.

Remind me?

An hour away from Miami by air,

and a universe away in spirit.

Sir, the Prime Minister's waiting.

Don't worry. I'll put it away.

Stirling...

Alec, I'm sorry,

I had no idea you were early.

No problem,

I love being kept waiting by you.

So where are we going to go?

My shout, wherever you want.

Do you want Japanese?

No. There's

a good steak house in Hoxton.

You go to all these official

dinners, you never get

a decent piece of meat...

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