The Interpreter Page #4

- [phone rings]

- Woods.

[Caller indistinct]

[Dot] Zuwanie's head of security's arrived.

He wants a meeting right away.

[Tobin] He'll have to wait

till we get back from Washington.

- He's white. He was a Dutch mercenary.

- He'll still have to wait.

[Jon] It's hard to remember

that Zuwanie was once a good man.

That's not unusual for these guys.

They begin as liberators. 20 minutes later,

they're as corrupt as the tyrants they topple.

He liberated the country from one of

the most corrupt governments on earth,

gave the people hope, and was a hero.

They need another name for what he is now.

- Man likes his gun.

- He'll have it with him.

He knows he won't be scanned.

Who are his enemies?

Aside from the thousands of victims' relatives?

These two.

Both his opponents, both want his job.

On the right, Ajene Xola.

Son of a doctor, Paris-educated,

pacifist to begin with.

- Aren't they all?

- He managed longer than most.

- And the other?

- He has two names, he's always in the Post.

One name, twice. Kuman-Kuman.

He's been yelling about Zuwanie being

a madman and the UN not doing enough.

He's in exile in Brooklyn.

A socialist and a capitalist,

both gaining strength with the people,

both with the motivation to see Zuwanie gone.

- Gone?

- Dead.

But not just dead.

Dead in front of the delegates of 191 countries

and every news service with a camera.

- In front of the world.

- Nobody needs to be that dead.

In my opinion,

we're wasting tax dollars staying late.

It's a con.

- This is the interpreter?

- I need everything CIA has on her.

[Phone ringing]

[Answer machine:
Male French voice]

[Speaks French]

[Lud] So what do we make of this interpreter?

Is she making it up? Is she imagining things?

I'm looking for Mr. Lud.

- Is she pretty?

- I brought you a copy of her UN file.

Dr Zuwanie won't cancel his speech,

you know.

That's up to the GA President,

but you might want to think about it.

- Ms Broome has a Matoban passport.

- Excuse me?

She was born here, she was raised there,

so she has dual citizenship.

Are you serious?

Black or white?

No, thank you.

- Is she black or white?

- White.

- [Lud] Did you give her a polygraph test?

- [Tobin] Not yet, no.

Well, shouldn't you?

[Cell phone]

Hi, Ma.

Back off, you're too close. Way too close.

What are you, on a date?

Hey, you got the Kellers. We're out

having a good time, so leave a message.

[Female voice] Hey, you there?

Maybe I made a mistake.

Are you there?

Sh*t.

I told him I want to come back.

He's dropping me off at the airport now,

and I was wondering...

Anyway, you don't have to meet me.

Unless you want to.

I hope you haven't changed the locks.

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