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I am a spy, obviously.

And your life work is espionage?

Not exactly.

But I have spent a lot of my

life preparing for this day.

No spy in history has ever been

paid 20,000 pound for any information.

No spy in history has had

to sell what I have to sell.

Besides, spies are notoriously

poor businessmen.

They are patriots, frustrated

liberals or victims of blackmail...

...whose emotional

involvement weakens...

...their bargaining position and

destroys sound business judgements.

Would you consider it sound business

for the German Government...

...to pay 20,000 pounds

to an unidentified amateur...

...for a set of so-called

'secret' documents?

Not so-called. Not secret.

Most secret. Top secret.

I am sure they are.

And now I have more

serious matters to attend to.

I'll have an attendant show you out.

Moyzisch.

It appears I must think

for both of us.

Inform von Papen of my offer.

Naturally, he'll check with Berlin.

I'll give you 3 days to

consider my proposition.

On March, 7, at three

in the afternoon...

...I'll telephone you and ask if

you've received a letter for me.

I'll call myself Pierre.

If you say no, you'll

never see me again.

If you say yes, it'll mean

you have accepted my offer.

But I must have more information.

- Lf you accept...

...I'll return at ten

o'clock that evening.

You'll then receive two rolls of film,

with photographs of the documents.

I will receive from you the

sum of 20,000 pounds...

...in English bank notes

of small denominations.

Should you approve

of my first delivery...

...you can have more.

For each subsequent film the

price will be 15,000 pounds.

Is this all clear?

- It is not at all clear.

What are the documents?

What do they contain?

I hadn't thought to bring samples

with me. But, for one thing...

...the Turks are considering...

...entering the war.

- A matter of pure supposition.

I have the minutes of their talks.

Von Papen would be enlightened...

...and frightened.

- What else?

The latest Allied time-table of the

shuttle-bombing of Balkan targets.

Where, when, by whom

and by how many.

The minutes of the Teheran Conference.

- What else?

Don't be greedy. What do you

expect for 20,000 pounds?

How did you obtain such information?

That is not concern of

yours. Nor is my identity.

And please do not have me followed.

You have no talent for it...

...you keep getting ahead

of those you follow.

Destiny has held out its

hand to you tonight.

Take it and hold on.

Goodnight, Moyzisch.

Good evening, Diello.

- A pleasant reception, sir?

Diplomatic receptions

are never pleasant.

Necessary or not necessary

successful and unsuccessful...

...or non-committal.

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