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Look lively, Mr. Wright.

Coming up, sir.

Thank you.

Well, gentlemen, can we start?

Yes, sir.

You're fit.

Don't you think we could run to a spoon?

See what I can do, sir. I'm sure the nephew would like to oblige.

Right, gentlemen.

Mr. Wright, are the minutes up to date? Yes, sir.

Let's hear from you, then.

Don't stand up. Don't stand up. You make me nervous.

Minutes of Golden Fleece Fond held in Hut 42, Bloor Camp, Southern Claremont,

September 14th, 1963.

Meeting convened at 1 ,500 hours.

Members present.

Major Bruce, M .C., Captain Jason, and W .O .1 Wright.

Minutes of previous meeting were read, approved, and signed.

Matters arising from previous meeting. It was decided that Lieutenant Savage,

retired list, and ex -corporal Charlesworth be added to the

subsection B, needy. They both lost it. No, I know, I know, I know.

A meeting was hastily abandoned at 15 .30 hours by a round of G .O .C.'s car.

At all?

Yes, sir.

Well, we've got a lot of ground to cover, then. Oh, sir, I've heard of

deserving case. Point of order. Hold your horses. We haven't heard from the

treasurer yet. Mr.

Treasurer, how's the state of Denmark?

Healthy, sir.

Very healthy.

Time is going to press. The kitty stands at 56 ,000 pounds, 19 shillings and

sevenpence.

to have you visit us, brother.

No names, my dear.

Of course. Did you have a good trip?

America was as resistible as ever.

The whole country was existing and seeming hot dogs to one another.

The central heating affected my senescence.

I trust you'll find everything here to your satisfaction.

Show me, show me. Let's not stand here talking about it. Certainly.

I'm just a normal guest, remember.

Two hours on that plane, I could hardly move my neck.

As you can see, there's a magnificent view.

A trifle misty tonight.

I've been coming to London for 27 years.

It's always misty.

Do you think I've flown 10 ,000 miles just to look out the window?

I'm here to do business.

I'm most curious.

Never knew you when you weren't.

I'm expecting three guests whom I wish to entertain in utmost privacy.

How will I know them?

They will ask to see you personally.

They will then ask you to help them planning an anniversary dinner.

The guests should arrive at ten -minute intervals.

Understand? I understand.

Mrs. Guan, the power.

Who do they think I am? Do they know? Yes, I told them my brother was coming.

My poor brother.

And Mrs. Glenn.

I like another hitter.

I've learned from experience that whenever you've wined and dined me as

this, it's always been the prelude to some hideous adventure.

Well, you know what they say, when it's inevitable, sit back and enjoy it.

Do you like it?

Mm.

How did you discover this place?

In the course of duty.

They got the best pecan duck, the son of Singapore.

Mm, that I can believe. It was delicious.

Oh, Mrs. Kwan will be delighted. She's the taipan. She's the owner of all this.

Great man is sparing in words, but prodigal in deeds.

Steed, listen to this.

A steed is not praised for its might, but for its thoroughbred quality.

Oh, very discerning people.

Thank you, Mrs. Kwan.

Now, you don't want any more lye cheese, melon seeds, ginger?

No, thank you. Cha -cha? Mm -mm.

You enjoy your dinner, sir?

It was delightful, Mrs. Kwan.

Madam? Yes, it was very good. My pleasure.

A steed is not praised for its might, but for its... Thoroughbred qualities.

thoroughbred qualities.

Old Confucius, he knew a thing or two, eh? Yes, sir.

Mostly precepts for good life.

Few words, but much sense.

Confucius was a great teacher.

Yes, indeed.

Hope to see you again very soon, sir.

And you too, Mrs. Kwan. Thank you. Good night.

Good night.

May I have my coat, please?

No, not that one.

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night, sir.

Esther? Yes, Mrs. Pound? I have two more private guests coming later.

Perhaps you stay and help me look after them. I'll see you get home safely.

Thank you.

Coffee and brandy, I think.

Definitely. Do you know where everything is?

Oh.

There's a fine variety of coffee beans, but I'm afraid the electric grinder is

on the blink.

There's quite a lot to be said for the instant kind, don't you think?

Do you know what? This isn't my coat.

I don't know why I didn't notice that before.

If you paid a little more attention to the coat and left it to the girl, you

probably wouldn't get the wrong one.

Anyway, it's too late to take it back tonight.

Yeah, they'll all be flat out in their lawyer's.

On their what?

I'm not speaking Mandarin.

Ah, well, the coat can wait.

Brandy can't.

Look out for the number of the restaurant. We'd better let them know.

Hold on a minute.

We may be able to save them some trouble.

Apple claw.

Tobacco pouch.

Oh, and a knife with a small gadget for taking the stones out of all the food.

Go ahead.

George Jason, 5 ,000 pounds. Good for Mr. Jason.

Very.

Steve, you sure you collected this coat by mistake?

Of course, why not?

Well, it would be you to choose one with a check for 5 ,000 pounds in the

pocket.

Pure chance, nothing else.

Your scent is rather interesting.

Drawn on the Taiwan bank in Sing Lane.

Oh, nothing very sinister in there.

George Jason.

It hardly sounds oriental enough, does it, for the Yamsing?

Unlike those good old Oriental names, Steed and Gale.

We don't happen to have cheques drawn on the Taiwan Bank.

I wish I could read the signature.

If you think of business, a cheque would have been sent through the post,

wouldn't you? We might have put it in his pocket for one of a dozen reasons.

And now you've got me at it.

Surely the thing to do is to call the bank in the morning and see if they can

help. I don't think so.

Well, let Mr. Jason contact me.

How will he do that?

For 5 ,000 pounds, he'll find a way.

Ah, good evening.

Good evening.

Here's your coffee, sir.

Thank you.

Well, what's this then?

Party? I'm freed now.

Sorry to be so melodramatic.

You are the poor wolf.

Our little house of commerce.

So it grieves me to tell you that we have a Judas in the organization.

You mean sitting at this table?

No. But half of our last shipments was lost.

Where?

Hong Kong.

I can't believe it. It's impossible.

Why tell us? What can we do about it?

The man works for one of you.

And he's also in this country now.

How much is missing?

Ten thousand pounds worth.

He sold it to a rival concern and took the next plane to the UK.

You sure of your facts?

Quite sure.

Though I understand your reluctance to believe me.

Ten thousand. It's a lot of money.

The money is not of prime importance.

If you speculate often enough, eventually you expect to burn your

But then...

You start to think, especially at my age.

Is it worth it?

Will the same thing happen next time and the next?

That's the point I've reached.

Such silence.

I should have brought a pin.

The chain is broken.

You have to convince me that it can be reforged even stronger than before.

Well, how do we do that?

This Judas, at the moment, is a hero.

He goes unpunished.

Others will try to emulate him.

This is so?

Yes. Then this hero must be shrunk to size.

I know this man, don't I?

You do?

Part of my setup.

That's right.

Well, then I'm the obvious person to deal with him.

Good. You have a talk with him.

That does no good, then.

Then we may be forced to do more than talk.

Good morning.

It's a lovely day.

Oh, it's you.

Expecting someone?

No, no. To what do I owe the honour?

I've been trying to call you all morning.

Have you? I was in the bar.

For four hours?

Some people take longer than others.

Any word from the mysterious Mr. Jason?

No, no. I expect people in a few days. Anyway, it's not worrying me.

Yes. It's silly to lose any sleep, Oprah.

I'll go.

You can leave the door open.

I'm going to. Good.

Oh, good morning. Morning.

Steve?

Yes, what can I do for you? My name is Jason.

I believe you have my Macintosh.

How can you possibly have your Macintosh?

I believe you collected it by mistake at the Yansing restaurant.

Didn't I let you in, sir?

Last night.

Well, that's news to me. Are you sure?

Well, this is your Macintosh, isn't it?

So I do come in. Thank you.

We'd better find yours. Yeah.

Well, I can't think why I didn't know.

Well, they're pretty similar, aren't they? Yes.

Yes, well, this is mine, all right.

Right, it fitted you.

Oh, I didn't have to put it on. I put it over my arm. Otherwise, I'm sure I

would have noticed it.

You've come to trace me.

Through the label.

Baldwin's of German street. They're very helpful, you know.

Oh, they would be, yes.

Do you know they've got the best cutter in London?

Really? Now we settle this. Have a drink. Cup of coffee? No, thank you. I

be getting along. Oh, dear.

It's very strange, that mistake. You know, the Yansing, they're usually so

careful, aren't they? Are they?

Yes. You go there often. I haven't seen you there, have you? No, not often.

Thank you very much, Mr. Stephen. Well, not at all. And thank you very much for

being my coach.

So much for your art of criminal.

You'll bear watching.

Oh, you don't honestly think he'd come round here if there were anything fishy

going on, do you?

Well, for 5 ,000 pounds, why shouldn't he? He doesn't look the sort of fellow

carry that amount around with him. You know the smart thing about him is his

shoes. Did you notice them? Terrific high polish. You could have shaved them

quite nicely.

Well, I admit he didn't dress the part, but then some millionaires do.

Ah,

do you know a man called Lowe, Mr. Lowe?

L .O.? Isn't he the international gold smuggler, the one that they can never

their hands on?

That's right.

Well, what about him?

He's in London at the moment, staying at the Yansing.

What was that for?

You. Me?

And this ridiculous charade you always have to play.

What ridiculous charade? You can't just tell me in plain, straightforward

language that you're after a gold smuggler. We have to go through this

ridiculous whizzle of candlelight and wine and old Chinese proverbs.

Well, here's another old Chinese proverb.

He who does not tell truth... Gets cushion in eye.

Last year, over a quarter of a million pounds worth of gold was stolen in

Europe. None of it's been recovered.

Now, Mr. Lowe is involved.

And so are we.

Can I have a small brandy, please?

I'm looking for a friend of mine.

His name is Jason.

Do you know him?

Good evening. Oh, Mrs. Cron, how are you?

Alone today? No charming companion?

Yeah, I'm afraid all good things have come to an end. I wonder if you can help

me. I'm looking for a friend of mine, a fellow called Jason. I think he was in

here the other night.

Jason? Sorry, sir.

I don't know the name.

Well, that's surprising.

Not really.

Unless the customer's a regular or has an account here, then I probably

know his name.

From what he said, I think he was a regular.

Sorry, sir. I don't know anyone named Jason.

What a pity. I was going to give him a red -hot tip. 3 .30 at Kempton.

Mr. Lowe.

Keep it to yourself, sir. Then your odds won't shorten.

Here's a good one for you, too.

Honest man is completely at ease.

False man, slightly on edge.

Goodbye, Mrs. Quam.

Goodbye, sir.

It's a target room for my husband.

You think he'll like it?

Well, if it looks half as good on him as it does on you, I think he'll be

delighted.

You help me. Do you know if a friend of mine's been in here, a man called Jason?

Oh, Captain Jason, yes.

Captain? Yes, that's right. I don't think I've seen him today.

Well, there's no need to worry.

Look, you have those sleeves on me, eh?

Good night, love.

Good night.

You tell him it was urgent.

Go on.

This Anthony Flew's blocked up again.

Well, what did he say?

Not much.

He said, couldn't it wait?

Didn't he know I wouldn't call a meeting if it'd wait?

Yeah, you know, the Major.

I thought she was coming back this morning.

So I would have done if I hadn't been chasing half round London looking for

idiot who walked off with my Mac.

Oh, that one.

It had the cheque in the pocket.

The cheque for the last shipment?

Yeah.

All right, don't worry.

It's safe.

What the heck's all this about, then? It's important.

It better be.

I'm mounting the guard in ten minutes.

It won't take that long.

Well, don't let's sit on it, then.

Last night, I was summoned to meet our friend, Mr. Lowe. Was he in England,

then?

Half the last shipment of gold went for a Burton. He's dropped 10 ,000 pounds.

Well, that is hard luck. Well, nothing went wrong this end, sir. Wasn't this

end, Mr. Wright? This was Hong Kong.

Mr. Captain York and Corporal Jones were dealing with that? Yes.

Now, Corporal Jones has weeded the till to the tune of 10 ,000 quid.

Proceeds from the sale of our gold.

I don't believe it. Well, that's exactly what I said, sir. It's true. I was a

bit suspicious when Jones put off his demon.

Well, this is a fine time to say so.

It was only a suspicion. Anyway, he knew what he was doing with the money.

There's no point in arguing about what we should have done.

The money's gone. It's our responsibility.

No, I still can't believe it.

I'd take Jones's word against Lowe's any day.

He's a good man.

He came in as a boy entrant.

I don't know. They're all the same.

Today he can start passing the buck to anyone who'll take him.

You're finished.

What?

Lowe doesn't work like that. He checks his facts.

What's more, he's old, intolerant. You want this whole business to pack up just

because you can't credit that one of our own chaps would Welsh on us? Of course

not, but where's your proof? You can't condemn a man in his absence.

Corporal Jones had the gold.

Now Corporal Jones has disappeared and the girl with him. What more proof do

want? Well, he's out of the army now, sir.

We don't get that money back.

Lowe's going to start looking for a new escape room. You won't find that so

easy. He needs us.

Not a ten thousand pounds a throw, he doesn't. And what other ways are there

getting the stuff into Hong Kong without customs inspection?

You'll find one.

Nonsense. He found us, didn't he?

The truth is, it's us who need him.

He provides the gold and pays us well. Down well.

This system's been running like clockwork for three years. Well, it must

pack up now.

Too many people depending upon us.

Nothing is as important as the GF fund. Agreed.

What do we do now, sir?

Well, we've got two whole days to find Corporal Jones.

If we don't, we'd better start looking for a new source of income.

We'd better find him then.

Try and persuade him to return the money.

Tell him he's let us down.

Let the whole Corps down.

Have you finished with me now?

Yes.

What did you find out from the Taiwan bank?

Nothing.

Well, I've told that dog once. I've told her 30 times.

No, without a court order, you can't see a customer's account. So we still don't

know who gave Jason that check.

Can't your people get a court order?

It's like writing an advert in the paper.

Now, Goldwise, how did you get on with your bullion merchant?

John Thorpe?

Yes. I've made an appointment for you to see him on Saturdays in Geneva at the

moment.

Me? But he's your friend. I thought you meant him. I'm afraid I won't be able

to. Why not? I've got a job.

A job?

Yes.

You know, I'm very disappointed in you, Mrs. Dale.

Oddly enough, my rent doesn't pay itself.

I did suggest an alternative arrangement.

This won't take very long.

Boy, this is marvellous.

I'll call a truce in the underworld.

Well, they're very understanding fellas, you know. They won't mind.

Lay aside your jammies, boys, till after Christmas Mrs. Gale is taking a few

days' leave.

So what is the job, eh? I'm going to catalogue a museum.

Mummies and parcels? No, not that kind. A military museum.

Blore Camp near Aldershot.

Aldershot.

That's very fine.

Army country.

Cannons to the right of you.

Cannons to the left.

Oh, hey, don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes.

You make parting so much easier.

You know my number. If you're bored, which is unlikely, give me a ring.

Nice little place you've got here, Corporal.

Well, well, old shiny boots, Jason.

Captain Jason, if you please. Suit yourself.

Well, what can I do for you?

Want to buy a motor?

Have a nice little banger.

For you, a bit of discount.

Seeing as we're old colleagues.

You know what I've come for.

Do I?

Yes.

Your gratuity didn't pay for this lot, did it?

Didn't it?

Yeah.

I must have made a bit on the side then, mustn't I?

You nicked.

10 ,000 pounds worth of gold.

And sold it on the QT before you left Hong Kong.

What are you going to do about it, then?

Captain, I'll tell you what.

You go to the police and tell them all about it, eh?

understanding people.

I want that money, Jones.

You see, it doesn't belong to us.

They're families, men, old mates of yours, some of them.

Well, they're depending upon us. Oh, do leave off, will you?

What do you take me for, eh?

Look, I spent 20 years in your crummy army waiting for a break like this, and

don't intend to give it up to you or anybody else. Well, I can see it's a

of time trying to appeal to your finest sentiments.

I'm warning you, Jones, I want that money, and I intend to get it.

Look you don't scare me.

I don't give it back to you or anybody else

I think this will be the lightest room for you, Mrs. Gale.

Yes, this will do fine.

I'll have a desk and a chair moved in for you. And a phone, of course.

Thank you.

How long do you think it'll take? Any idea?

I really can't say.

Two or three weeks, I should think. There's a load of stuff in the next

more than I thought. Ah, that's the best room.

The corona.

I spent weeks in there myself.

Some fine things.

Very well preserved.

Yes.

Now, the Peninsular War really brought home the importance of the line of

supply. For the first time, the army became departmentalized.

That was in 1809?

January, 1809. Hard winter.

Moore defeated the French at Corona, but got himself killed during the battle.

A picture of Moore somewhere.

He was replaced by Welby.

Oh, you and I are going to get on famously.

I hope so.

I don't mind admitting all this is really rather alien to me. Well, I would

to have done the job myself.

I can imagine.

But it was an outside appointment from the committee of the Imperial War

Why is the catalogue being done? Any particular reason?

The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Dresden. That's when the Corps won its

colors. Proud moment.

Big landmark.

Yes. Big ceremonial parade, visiting dignitaries, inspection by the CIGS.

Top brass and commander coming. You know the form.

Trouble is, nobody's ever sat down and itemized exactly what we've got.

Nobody who could fit into any sort of historical perspective, you understand?

Yes, I understand.

An old EY rifle.

I think we used to have them in Kenya.

Yes, against the Mar -Mar.

Oh, these police actions.

Been the ruination of the army.

Were you out there?

Yes, I used to live out there. Oh, then you won't be lonely.

Quite a lot of the boys in the mess were out there.

George, a friend of mine, was... What was he now?

I see he supplies Nairobi, I think.

Nairobi? I must look him up. Do, you'll be delighted.

It's Captain Jason, George Jason.

What's the matter? Do you know him?

No, no.

Somehow the name seems vaguely familiar.

Well, I'd better turn the keys over to you then. Thank you.

You'll be very surprised when I'm coming.

Yes, Gina, do you?

Dirty blanket.

You fixed the whole thing up, didn't you?

Jason's down there.

George Jason?

Well, that is a coincidence, eh?

Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't just walk out of there, leave

them to catalogue their own museum?

You could go to all the trouble of explaining to them. After all, you got

to hire me.

I have to find you a good, effective cover.

So good and so effective that you couldn't even tell me.

I didn't quite know what to tell you. I mean, you could hardly wander around an

army camp without being noticed.

No, send you down unsuspecting, then trouble would run into you, and you

wouldn't run into trouble, eh?

Now, with all due respect to those worthy ladies, you wouldn't look quite

behind a theorem at the Nafi canteen.

What do you want me to do?

Carry on with your job.

Keep your eyes open.

And wait.

It's infinitely preferable to working in the dark. I'm keeping a 24 -hour

surveillance on the AMC.

I may hear something before you do.

How'd you get on with John Thorpe?

Very well.

Here are these notes he gave me.

A little overpowering, isn't it?

Apparently gold is very valuable in the East.

Why is that?

The Bretton Woods Monetary Agreement.

They set the value of gold at 35 American dollars an ounce.

But in the East, it's worth 50.

It's worth shipping, then.

Yeah, they're very keen to get it in the Orient.

Well, they don't trust paper money.

Yes, how do you know?

It's common knowledge.

Well, at least we've discovered one thing.

Why Mr. Lowe is interested in shipping gold to Hong Kong.

Now we've got to find out how.

All right, then. Come on, out. What do you think you're doing here?

Hey, you're trespassing, you know that?

I was waiting for you, corporal.

Well, you found me.

Lay off the corporal bit, will you? That's history.

You have something of mine.

Look, I don't know you. I don't want to know you. Now, come on, out.

I want my supper.

You owe me some money.

You mad?

Look, I don't owe you nothing.

When you left Hong Kong, you had 10 ,000 pounds of my money.

Now, where is it?

You'd better start remembering.

10 grand?

You got the wrong one, friend.

Look, I haven't got your money.

You see, I bought the garage. That took it all.

And all my savings.

You can't do nothing to me, mister.

You're off your manner.

Hello there.

How's it going, Mrs. Gale? Fine, thanks. I should be through in about a week.

Terrible business, wasn't it?

Did you know this Corporal Jones?

Sorry?

I said, did you know him?

Yes, he was out in Cyprus with me.

Why should anyone want to kill him?

I wouldn't know.

Jones? You're not in Hong Kong for the past two years.

Would you excuse me for a moment?

Chinaman must be slipping.

Well, no one's going to believe this is an accident.

They're not meant to.

It's a bit sticky, sir.

Well, I warn you, Jones, it's too damn quick -headed to... Hello.

Is there a way?

Yes.

I don't think I can go along with it, huh?

Just a moment, sir.

May I ask you a question?

What's the most important thing as far as we three are concerned? The farm,

Exactly. Exactly.

From the very beginning it was agreed this could only be conducted as a

operation. But we're soldiers, not gangsters. Yes, but as a soldier, sir.

you deal with a traitor in a military operation?

It's unfortunate, Bob.

We just have to live with it.

Well, don't let's sit on it, then.

Excuse me, sir, but do you think it's safe to carry on?

Why not?

I mean, that's China, man.

He might think that we're all in it together.

No, he doesn't.

I've spoken to him.

As long as we play it straight with him, we've got nothing to worry about.

Whatever happens, the fund mustn't pack up now. Yes, but we've got enough in the

kitty to lay off until this blows over. Look, the way they're handing out bowler

hats, we need to increase the fund, not cut it down.

Only today I came across another case.

Let's make a note of the details.

Yes, sir.

It's Major Benson.

Another victim of the 59 Purge. Major Benson, age 47, married two children,

Sandhurst and Staff College.

A doorman at the Alhambra, Catford.

Nine pounds a week for throwing out teds and drunks. He was a good man, sir.

Yes, but he was a bit foolish.

Invested all his savings with a property speculator, lost a lot.

You see, this shouldn't damn well happen.

There ought to be courses to wise you up to the dangers of Silly Street.

I mean, every day there are blokes coming up the services.

They're just a bunch of mugs.

Innocents! But they wouldn't let you ashore at Port Save without your jabs, a

lecture on the money sharks and the toms.

Well, this is exactly the same thing.

He'll be back, sir.

I know, I know.

Right, then.

Um, Major Davidson, sir, would you sign the cheque?

Ah, yes.

Five hundred pounds?

Hello, what are you doing here?

This was my husband's place.

Here you are, Mrs. Jones. I'm very sorry.

Do you have any idea why or how?

No. Jimmy didn't have any enemies.

At least I didn't think he had.

Maybe it was jealousy. Was there somebody fond of you?

Oh, no.

No, Jimmy was the first.

You met in Hong Kong, yes?

Yes.

I was a taxi girl at the Celestial.

A dance hall.

Taxi?

Yes, the hall to employ partners.

You just sit there and wait for somebody to hand you a ticket.

And you dance with them.

Eight dollars an hour.

Four for the girl and four for the management.

The next day he took me to the Tiger Bar in Petroda.

He must have saved up a good deal for all this.

Did he get a good gratuity?

Oh, no.

No, we'd never been able to have afforded this.

Unless...

What

is it?

It's a Hong Kong lottery ticket.

It won third prize.

A month before we left.

Very lucky.

Was it?

I had it framed and Jimmy kept it on his desk as a souvenir. What are you going

to do now?

I don't know. I'd strongly advise you to leave here.

Jimmy was a good man to me.

But I'll do as you say.

Good.

Why did you come here?

To find out why the corporal was murdered.

I'm sorry, I can't be of any more help.

Do you like the car to jump?

But the sleeves are too long.

Strict instructions to keep out of your way.

That's all right. Don't worry about me.

What did you do? Oh, Janko.

Paint the fire bucket.

Is that the girl? Yeah, me too.

But you know the army.

If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't, paint it.

Yeah, old Major Ruse found a scratch.

He can spot a dirty cap badge on the other side of the square.

How did you get on with him?

Friend of yours, miss?

No, I've only met him a couple of times.

Too keen for my liking.

Like this?

Waste of time, I say.

They look just the same when I'm finished.

Just the same.

Oh, thank you.

How about Captain Jason?

Oh, he's different.

Conscientious, but fair.

You know what I mean?

He'll give us a bit of time off tomorrow to make up for tonight.

Tonight? Yeah.

How the old man would never think of that.

You're working tonight as well, then? Yeah.

Special guard duty.

Oh, dear, oh, Lord.

Just my luck.

What's on?

Oh, consignment of small arms ammunition and K -rations.

Going to line them tomorrow, so we have to keep an eye on it.

Mustn't lose a lad's toffee.

That reminds me, I should have got some things from the napkin. It's too late

for me now. Would you be awfully kind and get them for me?

Oh, pleasure, miss. Thank you.

I'll just jot them down.

Would you get me a couple of bars of fruit and nut as well? All right.

There's a pint.

You're back in two shakes.

Oh, get yourself a bag of cigarettes.

Oh, thank you very much.

Eh? Oh, and how's the army treating you, hmm?

No, I...

I may give you something. There's a reason.

Even a topper.

Sir.

Keep alert, lad. Don't go drifting off to sleep.

Shut that door.

Yes, sir.

At times it wasn't.

Ordinance, Captain Jason.

Yes.

Right.

Stubbs here to the main gate.

Two men standing by to unload, sir.

Holmes. Yes, sir?

Cut along to the nappy now. Make sure you're back here 2100 sharp.

Yes, sir. Thank you very much, sir.

Idle man.

It's ideal for our purpose.

I hope nothing else goes wrong at the other end, sir. Aye, I've spoken to

Captain York.

Right, you lot.

Get that stuff moving.

You, do it, huh? You seem to have it yourself, huh?

Let's stop down at the table there.

Sir, pack this ammo for line -up. Good man.

All right, you lads, we've brought back Sergeant Cork as a double. That's right,

that's right, that's right.

Lovely, isn't it, sir?

You've got to hand it to that Chinaman.

But he doesn't make them himself, you know.

He's got two goldsmiths working full time.

Yes, sir.

When is this laptop, sir?

Tomorrow from Lynham.

ETA Hong Kong, 1200 Wednesday.

Thank you.

If anyone gets shot with one of these, it'll be some death, sir.

Ten pounds a round, it ought to be. Yeah, but they wouldn't fire. They're

soft. Imagine what the medics would say.

Cause of death.

Gold poisoning.

I'll just make sure there are five pickets not hanging around outside.

Gold poisoning.

I'm a five -ticket.

My eye up.

You ugly men, let's see you now. I'm the five -ticket.

What are you doing here?

Don't you know this is army property?

Well,

you'd better get the paperwork up.

You've got my pen.

Oh,

I gave it back, surely.

Did you?

Well, maybe it's in my coat.

His name is Steve. What does he want?

I'm making a small gold collection on behalf of the Wapes and Whippets Fund.

Are you from the police?

Near enough.

Oh, he's doing very well.

I warned you.

You won't shoot?

Count to three.

Bluffing one.

Mr. Steed, you can put your gun away. You have our word.

You're all right.

You're all right. Please pick up Mrs. Connick at the gate.

Good.

They've raided the Yamsing. Everybody's down before.

Except Mr. Lowe. He flew out of London Airport yesterday.

They're picking him up off the plane in Karachi.

Mr. Steed, may I ask you a favor? Go ahead.

We've got the three of us. Don't involve anyone else.

You mean the Hong Kong bride?

You know everything, don't you?

I don't mean them.

I mean the families.

The men we've been supporting.

We weren't doing this for ourselves, you know. No.

No.

It's for our friends.

Ex -officers. And MCOs.

Men who were victims of the army purge.

Suddenly kicked out. No jobs, no training, no future.

Have you got proof of this?

It's all right. Sir.

Names and addresses of the beneficiaries and accounts of the fund to date.

that you'd better get a car.

Not too good for discipline, seeing the Major being carted off at a poke -in.

Ordinance, yeah.

Ordinance. The Major's car round, right away.

How much money have you got?

About 56 ,000. Pounds?

56 ,000 pounds.

19 shillings and sevenpence, to be precise.

Half in building societies and a half in blue chips.

Capital appreciation last year counted for about 9 ,000 quid.

Last year.

Who's your broker?

Don't have one. I do it.

Did it all.

Put on this form, you could have been a tycoon.

Don't you regret wasting your time in the army?

Waste?

Everything I've ever had.

Everything we've ever had.

We owe it to the army.

Sped us.

And clothed us.

And paid us so nobody else would.

I was demobbed in 45.

I couldn't get a job even.

Making the brokers tea.

Same goes for all of us.

We were all misfits.

I wanted to teach history.

No degree, no diploma of education.

I wanted to go to grammar school.

But if this is so, why have you been using the army as a cover for your

smuggling?

A good soldier learns to improvise.

Seemed worthwhile if we could help the others.

Are these all the names and addresses?

Yes.

Oh, we'd better sign off with the message.

You know what I want.

I

think

you'd better look after... the dibs.