Casino Royale Page #4

at Casino Royale in Montenegro.

Ten players, $10 million buy-in,

5 million re-buy.

Winner takes all.

Potentially 150 million.

Good.

Then well know where hell be.

Do you want a clean kill

or to send a message?

We want him alive. Le Chiffre

doesnt have 100 million to lose.

Has he been playing the stock market

with his clients funds?

Theyre not gonna be too happy

when they find out its gone.

We cant let him win this game.

If he loses,

hell have nowhere to run.

Well give him sanctuary

in return for everything he knows.

Im putting you in the game

replacing someone

whos playing for a syndicate.

According to Villiers,

youre the best player in the Service.

Trust me, I wish it wasnt the case.

I would ask you if you could remain

emotionally detached

but I dont think

thats your problem, is it, Bond?

No.

Dont worry about keeping in touch.

Well know where you are.

You can stop pretending.

You knew I wouldnt let this drop,

didnt you?

Well, I knew you were you.

Thank you.

Im the money.

Every penny of it.

The Treasury has agreed

to stake you in the game.

Vesper.

Well, I do hope you gave

your parents hell for that.

Thank you.

Your boss must be well-connected.

Ive never seen so much

go out the door so quickly.

Or quite so stylishly.

May I ask you where it is?

Ten million was wired

to your account in Montenegro

with a contingency for 5 more

if I deem it a prudent investment.

I suppose youve given some thought

to the notion that if you lose

our government

will have directly financed terrorism.

What looks good?

So youre telling me its a matter

of probability and odds.

I was worried there was

some chance involved.

Well, only if you assume the player

with the best hand wins.

So that would be

what you call bluffing?

Youve heard the term.

Then youll also know that in poker

you never play your hand.

You play the man across from you.

-And youre good at reading people?

-Yes, I am.

Which is why

Ive been able to detect

an undercurrent

of sarcasm in your voice.

Im now assured our money

is in good hands.

You dont think

this is a very good plan, do you?

So there is a plan?

I got the impression

we were risking millions of dollars

and hundreds of lives

on a game of luck.

What else can you surmise,

Mr. Bond?

About you, Miss Lynd?

Well, your beautys a problem.

You worry you wont

be taken seriously.

Which one can say of any

attractive woman with half a brain.

True, but this one

overcompensates

by wearing

slightly masculine clothing

being more aggressive

than her female colleagues

which gives her a somewhat

prickly demeanor

and ironically enough, makes it

less likely for her to be accepted

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