The Ghost Writer Page #2

For God's sake, Rick, I'm in shock.

Well, here's another shock for you.

For one month's work

on a manuscript that's already written,

Rhinehart Inc. Is willing

to pay you $250,000, plus expenses.

Window seat or aisle?

...Islam has

issued a statement claiming responsibility.

We hope to bring you more on that

later in the bulletin.

Meanwhile, former British Prime Minister

Adam Lang is back in the news tonight.

According to leaked documents,

Mr. Lang authorized

the illegal use of British special forces

to seize four suspected al-Qaeda terrorists

in Pakistan

and then hand them over

for interrogation by the CIA.

The men, Nasir Ashraf, Marwat Sayed,

Salim Khan and Faruk Ahmed,

all British citizens, were seized in the

Pakistani city of Peshawar five years ago.

All four were allegedly transferred

out of the country

to a secret location and tortured.

Mr. Ashraf is reported to have died

under interrogation.

Such an operation

would have been illegal under...

- Yeah?

- Where are you?

Heathrow, like you.

Waiting for my flight to New York.

Can you see the news?

The Lang story? Yeah, I'm watching it now.

What have you gotten me into?

I got you into a quarter of a million bucks,

pal, that's what I got you into.

They're calling my flight. I gotta go.

Listen, I just realized

Sidney Kroll could have given me

that manuscript deliberately

so it would look like

I was carrying Lang's book.

Why the hell would he do that?

I don't know. To use me as a tethered goat?

Get some sleep on the plane.

You're sounding weird.

"A tethered goat."

I'll call you next week.

...and long-term psychological trauma.

In other words, torture.

Hello, sir.

Would you like a newspaper to read?

- Have you got the Evening Standard?

- We do, yes.

Thanks. Thank you.

Hello, madam.

Would you like a newspaper to read?

Yes, please. Thank you.

Passport?

This is an absolute scandal!

Amelia Bly. Welcome.

I'm Adam's assistant.

Adam's in New York, unfortunately,

and won't be back until later this afternoon.

Actually, forget I said that,

it's bloody ridiculous!

Oh, dear. I'm so sorry.

I'm afraid Ruth's having one of those days.

If this isn't a good time, I could go to...

No, no. She's keen to meet you.

- Right. Shall we make a start?

- Right.

- How was your journey?

- Long.

- We're a small team.

- Thanks.

This is Alice.

Lucy's traveling with Adam.

We need another pair of hands, but Adam

couldn't bring himself to replace Mike.

- They were together so long.

- How long were you with him?

Eight years.

I'm an attachment from Number 10.

Ah. Poor Number 10.

Before I show you the manuscript,

I need you to sign

this confidentiality agreement.

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