Skyfall Page #4

Temporary suspension

from field work.

Really? Mmm.

Something to do

with killing 007.

Well, you gave it

your best shot.

That was hardly my best shot.

I'm not sure I could

survive your best.

I doubt you'll get the chance.

Well, do me a favor, will you? If

they do ever let you back out there,

warn me first.

I'm assisting Gareth

Mallory in the transition,

and then I'll be

back in the field.

That's what you want?

Yes, of course.

It's not for everyone.

Ah, 007. It's this way.

. In your defense, a moving

target is much harder to hit.

Then you better keep moving.

The whole office

goes up in smoke

and that bloody

thing survives.

Your interior decorating tips have

always been appreciated, 007.

I hope I haven't

missed anything.

The PM does prattle

on in a crisis.

Bond.

Mallory.

I've just been reviewing

Bond's tests.

It seems you've passed...

by the skin of your teeth.

You're back on active service.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I'll, um...

I'll be outside.

I only have one question.

Why not stay dead?

You have the perfect way out.

Go and live quietly somewhere.

Not many field agents get

to leav e this cleanly.

Do you get out in

the field much?

. You don't need to be an

operative to see the obvious.

It's a young man's game.

Look, you've been

seriously injured.

There's no shame in saying

you've lost a step.

The only shame would be not

admitting it until it's too late.

Hire me or fire me. It's

entirely up to you.

If he says he's

ready, he's ready.

Perhaps you can't see

it, or maybe you won't.

What exactly are you implying?

You're sentimental about him.

As long as I'm head of this department,

I'll choose my own operatives.

Fair enough.

Good luck, 007.

Don't cock it up.

. We've analyzed the

shrapnel fragments

t You're lucky it

wasn't a direct hi

or it would have

cut you in half.

It's a depleted uranium shell.

Military grade.

Hard to get,

extremely expensive,

and only used by a select few.

Recognize anyone?

Him.

TANNER:
Okay. Name's Patrice.

He's a ghost. No known residence

or country of origin.

So how do we find him?

Well, luckily, we still have one

or two friends left in the CIA.

They're after him for the

Yemeni ambassador' s murder,

and they're getting close.

Intel is he's going

to be in Shanghai

in two days time,

probably on a job.

You're to go there and await

further instructions.

If he turns up, he's yours.

Find out who he works for

and who has the list.

Then terminate

him, for Ronson.

With pleasure.

Is there anything else

you want to tell me?

No.

Report to the new Quartermaster

for your documentation.

He hasn't set up shop

yet, but Tanner will

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