The Night Manager Page #4

They throw their guns on the floor.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Corks.

CORKORAN:

(to the other DINERS)

Quedate quieto y callado.

Almost at ROPER’S command, the tension drops an inch: THE

ALBANIANS regain some control, measuring the situation.

ALBANIAN 1

You are rich man.

ROPER:

Yes, I am rich man. Very rich man.

And I’m going to give you all the

money we have, all the jewelry. The

restaurant will give you everything

in the till. And then you’ll leave.

All right?

ALBANIAN 1

How much is in the till? No games.

ROPER:

Jorge go and get the man his money.

Danny stay still.

ALBANIAN 1

(realising)

Is your boy?

ROPER:

Yes. He’s my boy.

Another WAITER runs to the till.

ALBANIAN 1

No alarms. NO ALARMS!

ROPER:

Turn off the alarm Jorge. Do what

he says. I’ll reimburse you.

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Turns to stare at the ALBANIAN 1. The WAITER takes money from

the till. A few hundred Euros.

ALBANIAN 1

Is this all? That’s sh*t man!

Where’s the rest?

ROPER:

Credit cards. Hateful things.

Meanwhile ALBANIAN 2 walks down the table, grabbing women’s

bracelets, necklaces. He reaches JED. Gestures to her

necklace.

ALBANIAN 2

Give it to me.

She stares at him with contempt. ROPER helps her take it off,

hands it to him. He stares at her with a kind of lust. She

returns his gaze unflinchingly.

ALBANIAN 2 (CONT’D)

Ear-rings. NOW!

She takes them off. Left one. Right one.

ALBANIAN 2 (CONT’D)

Wallet.

ROPER slowly gets out his wallet. Hands them the wallet.

ALBANIAN 1 grabs it.

ALBANIAN 1

It’s not enough! Where’s the

money?!

He stares at ROPER.

ROPER:

I can send someone for money.

Hundred thousand. Just let the boy

go.

But the ALBANIAN is beginning to drag DANIEL back down the

path.

ALBANIAN 1

Le t. dal nga k.tu (Let’s go...) We

contact you. You bring money to us.

We give you the boy.

ROPER:

You don’t need to do that.

But the ALBANIANS are dragging DANIEL away down the path.

JED:

Let him go! Take me instead.

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No response.

JED (CONT’D)

Bring him back you bastards!

TABBY goes for his gun that’s on the floor. ROPER snarls.

ROPER:

Don’t be so bloody stupid!

The ALBANIANS are dragging DANIEL down the pine-needled path.

When they turn and see a small outhouse below the restaurant.

A dark window. Something about it.

ALBANIAN 1

What is it? WHAT IS IT?

HEAD WAITER:

It’s the wash-house.

10 EXT. MALLORCA. CLIFF-TOP RESTAURANT. WASH HOUSE. NIGHT. 10

And there’s just a flicker of movement from inside.

ALBANIAN 1

There’s someone in there. Who’s in

there?

HEAD WAITER:

I don’t know.

ALBANIAN 1

I told you to get everyone out!

WAITER:

It must be Thomas.

ALBANIAN 1

Who the hell is Thomas?

WAITER:

The new sous-chef. From England.

The ALBANIAN raises his gun, stares at the dark window. Walks

towards it.

ALBANIAN 1

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