Residue Page #4

Word is, Dickie Prince was

shooting his mouth off

about the bombings

a couple nights ago.

All nudge and wink

kind of stuff, of course.

But it's like he knows

more than he's saying.

But saying just enough

to keep you listening.

And you've seen

this nudging and winking?

Well,

a couple of my crew.

We do odd bits for the Silver

Streets from time to time.

Dickie thinks

my lads are too stupid

to know what

he's talking about.

Okay. This one's a pass.

But next time.

What?

What about my stash?

Go get Dickie.

Yeah, well, the bugs

Want the floor-wearin' shoes

Yeah, they're stompin'

On your feet and makin'...

So...

You some kind

of comedian?

Come on, Dickie.

I mean, we all know you're not

the tightest knot on the docks,

but a grungy nightclub?

New Year's Eve,

I mean, that's low, man,

even for a piece of sh*t

like you.

Now, do you think

I'm stupid, boy?

F***.

Just keep this

between me and him.

Leave it.

I said leave it!

You are stupid, Dickie.

Stupid and slow.

I'm gonna give you a couple

of days to think things over,

and then

I'm gonna come back.

You're gonna have the

information about that night.

Ain't that right,

Dickie?

Say yes, Dickie.

I don't know sh*t!

You f***ing will

when I come back, won't you?

I'd get a Band-Aid

for that if I were you.

[DOOR BEEPS, OPENS]

What's the plan?

Minister's

redevelopment speech

at the Omni tonight,

remember? Black tie.

Right.

So, what do you think

he should say when they ask?

When they ask what?

The usual.

"When are we going

to lift the quarantine?"

A little hope would go

a long way, you know.

I don't put much stock

in the bullshit

of hope these days.

[PHONE RINGING]

I need to take this.

In private, Jonas.

Yeah?

Mm-hm.

I saw

the press conference.

It's getting harder.

Is it?

There's a lot of pressure.

People's expectations.

Even my right-hand man

is proving difficult to manage.

You said

he was pliable.

You told us

he would follow your lead.

He's not a puppet, sir.

I have to show there's

progress going on in there.

Have we made a mistake?

I'm sorry?

No, I--

I just need

to know what's going on.

I need to know what to say.

There are very few people

we can trust,

but I thought

you were one of them.

So I'll ask you again.

Have we made a mistake?

No.

No, sir.

You can trust me.

I'll manage it.

MAN [THROUGH GLASSES]:

I think you should see this.

Blood toxicology

shows abnormally

elevated levels

of norepinephrine.

And we found

significant levels

of neuro-modulators

in the spinal fluid.

Manner of death is consistent

with all the others.

Was he given the antidote?

Yes.

And?

Made no difference

as far as we can see.

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