The Night Manager Page #5

JED:

Can’t wait.

She smiles, kisses him. PINE watches.

ROPER:

Here are our other guests.

SANDY and CAROLINE LANGBOURNE are walking towards them.

CAROLINE we note is pale and scared, a shadow of her previous

defiance.

JED:

Caro? What’s she doing here?

ROPER:

Just flew in. Thought you might

want a bit of female company in

Cairo. Don’t worry, her naughty

days are over. From now on she’s

one of the good girls.

They walk towards the LANGBOURNES. CAROLINE smiles.

CAROLINE:

Look who’s back.

PINE stares at her. She is terrified. And he knows it.

Later:
mid-breakfast.

ROPER:

So I suggest three days in Cairo

for shopping and gambling and then

we’re off down the Nile to the

glorious temples of Luxor. Anyone

got a better idea?

CAROLINE:

You always have the best ideas

Dicky.

ROPER:

I’m glad you’ve learnt that

Caroline my love.

He smiles at her with an acid gleam. PINE watches.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Now ladies I have something to

discuss with my young business

associate. Why don’t you go

shopping? We shan’t be long.

JED:

I’ll see you later.

The Night Manager ep 6 final.

She says it to ROPER but she means PINE. CAROLINE stands. JED

stands also. They move away.

ROPER:

More coffee?

PINE:

Thanks.

ROPER pours.

ROPER:

I owe you an apology. Appears Corky

was the traitor.

PINE:

How do you know?

ROPER:

I make it my business to know.

Why do you think he did it?

PINE:

I don’t know. He was drinking,

making mistakes. Maybe he thought

his shelf life was coming to an

end.

ROPER:

Saw younger competition on the

scene. Didn’t he?

PINE:

Maybe.

ROPER:

Moving into his terrain. Wolf on

wolf.

Beat.

ROPER (CONT’D)

Unless of course. It wasn’t him at

all.

PINE says nothing. ROPER sips his coffee. Appears to relax.

ROPER (CONT’D)

You know what this reminds me of.

Winston Churchill and TE Lawrence

sitting in a Cairo Hotel and

dividing up The Middle East over a

glass of champagne and a cigar.

Drew a map on a napkin and shook

hands. Kings of Arabia.

He smiles at him.

The Night Manager ep 6 final.

PINE:

I’m guessing you’re Churchill.

ROPER:

Only thing is. Can’t stand cigars.

He laughs but PINE can sense the edge. Something not right.

Then ROPER leans in. Touches PINE’s hand. Speaks very

quietly.

ROPER (CONT’D)

So tell me one thing - as we enter

into our own special relationship.

Are you betraying me Andrew?

He looks at him. Almost needy. PINE stares at him.

PINE:

No Richard. I’m not.

ROPER:

Hand on heart?

And it MEANS something to ROPER here.

PINE:

Hand on heart? You’re the man I’ve

been looking for all my life.

Utterly believable. And possibly true. ROPER smiles.

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