The Ghost Writer Page #6

- Barry! Barry!

- Yeah.

Would you please find Mrs. Lang

and get her back here as soon as you can?

- Right.

- Let's go.

- Rycart has made a statement.

- Yes, I know.

- He just called me.

- It's unbelievable.

He wanted very much to let me know

it was nothing personal.

He wanted very, very much to tell me

that it was only

because of his well-known stand

on human rights

that he couldn't keep quiet any longer.

"His well-known stand on human rights."

Dear God!

- Sorry to lose my temper earlier.

- Forget it.

And have you told her?

- Yes. Just called her.

- And how did she take it?

Sorry, Adam. This is running on AP.

"According to sources in The Hague,

"the prosecutor's office

of the International Criminal Court

"will issue a statement in the morning."

Oh, Adam.

Thank you, Alice.

Why weren't we given some warning

of this? Where's Downing Street?

The phones are disconnected.

Switch is probably

trying to get through now.

Now? What freaking use is now?

What are you people doing?

I mean, you're not telling me that

the Cabinet Office

didn't know this was coming?

The war crimes court doesn't warn

a suspect who's under investigation.

That's what Adam is now, a suspect?

You need to call Sid Kroll.

I think we should call London first.

Adam! If it suits them,

they will hang you out to dry.

You need a lawyer. Call Sid.

- Get Sid on the line.

- What about the media?

Issue a holding statement, something short.

This is when we need Mike.

I'll write something.

Let him do it.

He's supposed to be the writer.

- Hang on a minute.

- I should sound confident.

Not defensive, that'd be fatal.

But I shouldn't be cocky.

No bitterness, no anger, and don't say

I'm pleased at this opportunity

to clear my name or any balls like that.

So, you're not defensive,

but you're not cocky.

You're not angry, but you're not pleased?

- That's it.

- Then what exactly are you?

Told you he was funny.

I've always been a passionate supporter...

No, scrub that.

I've always been

a strong, no, committed supporter

of the work

of the International Criminal Court. Has he?

You're the writer.

The struggle against terror is too important

to be used for the purposes

of personal revenge.

Very good.

You could be the new Mike McAra.

- Hello?

- John Maddox.

This is gonna be big.

This can only be good for us.

- Could be.

- Here's the first chapter right here.

Okay.

What've you covered so far?

Um...

The early years, childhood, university.

All right, forget that crap.

Get him focused on the war crimes.

And he can't talk to anybody else, all right?

- Right.

- It's gotta be our exclusive.

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