Sleuth Page #2
Couldn't be bothered to pick them up.
They're worth thousands.
Thousands.
This leather coat alone
is worth 5000 quid.
So you see, the thing is this.
Sit down.
The thing is this,
my wife spends money like water.
So if you're not careful,
she'll eat you out of house and home.
She was born to luxury, you know.
Jamaica, the Ritz, the Swiss Alps.
What are you?
Out-of-work actor, part-time chauffeur.
You're out of your depth, old boy.
You're on a hiding to nothing.
If you think you're broke now...
...you'll be 10 times broker
by the time she's finished with you.
She'll have your guts for garters.
- She's in love with me.
- Oh, never trust in love, chum.
Love will kick you up the arse
as soon as look at you.
One minute, it's love,
That's your own experience, is it?
Oh, no, no, no, that's observation.
Don't forget, I'm a novelist.
I observe people.
What I'm getting at is you won't
be able to give her what she wants.
come back to me.
I don't want her near me.
That's the last thing I want.
I've had her up to here.
Anyway, I've got this lovely mistress.
She runs a sauna in Swindon.
She's my girl.
So you see,
I want Maggie to stay with you.
I want you two
to be together forever.
But unless you listen to me...
...the whole thing
will be a f***ing disaster...
...with catastrophic consequences
all round.
But I have a solution.
You won't believe
what I'm gonna say.
What are you gonna say?
I'm all ears.
You know something?
I'm beginning to respond
to your charm.
- Get away.
- No, it's true.
- I'm really touched.
- You should be.
Tell me, I bet you didn't expect me
to be so intelligent.
So quick-witted, did you?
Oh, I did.
Quite.
Maggie told you, did she?
What's your solution?
It's a close fit, isn't it?
For two.
Listen, I'm going
to make you a proposition.
A few years ago,
I gave her some jewels.
Amazingly expensive.
I didn't give them to her, I own them.
They're insured in my name.
But I let her use them
on special occasions.
They're worth 1 million pounds.
They spend half the time in the bank,
half the time in the safe.
At the moment, they're here
in the house, in the safe.
And I want you to steal them.
- Steal them?
- That's right.
- What the hell do you mean?
- I want you to steal the jewels.
You want me to steal the jewels?
I don't get it.
It's simple. You steal the jewels,
sell them abroad...
...and you live happily ever after
with Maggie.
I get rid of my wife
and I'll be like a pig in sh*t.
You can keep Maggie in the manner
to which she's become accustomed.
You want me to take part
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