The Night Manager Page #2

FRISKY:

Let’s go dream boy.

8 EXT. MALLORCA. ROPER’S VILLA. DAY. 8

PINE is being walked by FRISKY down the hall. He is still

slightly limping. He is hiding his fear in a face of stone

calm.

He passes ROPER and JED’s bedroom, glances in, sees the room,

rumpled sheets

And a door at the back leading to who knows what...

The Night Manager ep 3 final

INT. LONDON SAFE HOUSE. MONTHS EARLIER.

ANGELA BURR is staring across at PINE in the safe house last

seen in ep 2.

ANGELA:

He has an office. That’s where his

official business is done. Public.

Above board. But then there’s the

private study. Off the bedroom. The

inner sanctum. And that’s where the

truth lies.

INT. MALLORCA. ROPER’S VILLA. GARDENS DAY. CONT.

PINE walks on.

They walk out, across the emerald lawns of the luxury villa

towards a gate that leads into a whole other wing that he had

not seen before.

GUARDS at the gate let him and FRISKY through.

9 EXT. MALLORCA. ROPER’S VILLA. OFFICE/LIVING SPACE. DAY. 9

He walks through and into a remarkable new area we have not

seen before. A huge office/living space that is half-covered,

half-open to the sky. Fountains glisten, a small swimming

pool lies azure-blue in the sun, the huge windows open out on

to the bay that leads to the ocean, white sand and a

cloudless sky.

And seated in a wicker chair, is RICHARD ONSLOW ROPER. His

son DANIEL is seated close by, buried in his phone. ROPER

looks up from some papers, and surveys PINE.

ROPER:

Dans? You’re on.

DANIEL steps towards PINE and delivers an approved speech.

DANIEL:

Thank you very much, sir, for

protecting me from those criminals.

I hope you’re feeling better.

PINE:

You’re welcome. And yes, I am.

Man and boy shake hands. Formal, but touching.

ROPER:

Alright, now scram. Catch us some

mackerel for lunch, will you?

DANIEL takes his leave.

The Night Manager ep 3 final

ROPER (CONT’D)

No disturbances Frisky. Nobody on

the terrace. Who’s that ass on the

lawn?

FRISKY:

That’s Javier fixing the sprinkler

system.

ROPER:

Tell him to unfix it. Where’s

Chico?

Almost on cue a WAITER appears with champagne.

ROPER (CONT’D)

About bloody time. For a moment I

thought we were running a dry ship.

Well you deserve one.

He hands him a glass. PINE takes it, expecting the attack at

any minute. He does not drink.

ROPER (CONT’D)

So you’re fighting fit. What do you

want?

PINE:

I’d like to get back to the

restaurant if that’s all right.

ROPER:

I didn’t mean that. What do you

want? From life?

He eyeballs him.

PINE:

I haven’t got a plan. I’m taking

time out.

ROPER:

Don’t believe you. You’ve never

relaxed in your life.

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