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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ST. JOHN SMALLWOOD: You know who used to walk in this park at night?

Churchill, during the Blitz.

Took a perambulation. All round here, all by himself,

as the bombs came raining down.

MORGAN HENDERSON: And you're saying what, that you...

admire that, in some way?

Admire it? No. And you don't either.

It's suicidal. It just came to mind, that's all.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I do love it, the way you talk to me with such disdain.

- (SCOFFS) - It's so refreshing.

Flora doesn't matter. Not legally, anyway.

Optically, it's appalling. A judge would hate it.

You certainly wouldn't want it made public.

Damage to your reputation could be considerable.

- ? (LOW PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ? - So, if I was your lawyer,

Morgan, you know what I'd be doing right now?

I'd be meeting you somewhere discreet,

a park, perhaps, and double checking.

Asking if there were any other nasty surprises

coming down the line.

Asking if Flora was the only one.

Asking whether it was over.

Of course it's over.

Whether you were planning on seeing her again?

No.

No.

(CHUCKLING) No.

No.

And if that was the answer I got,

I'd be relieved to hear it.

Important to know the risks.

Whether any other bombs might drop out of the sky.

? (MUSIC FADES) ?

? (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) ?

? (THEME MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

- BELLA CROFT: (MOANING) Fuck. - (JOHNNY WARREN PANTING)

- (PANTS) - (PANTS, GRUNTS)

- (CHUCKLES, PANTS) - (PANTS, KISSES)

- ? ("TROUBLE ON DOUBLE TIME" BY FREE PLAYING) ? - (PANTING)

- JOHNNY: Get off me. - BELLA: Just stay.

(GRUNTS) We gotta go. We gotta go.

BELLA: First day.

- First proper one, yeah. - What are they called again?

Taylor and Byrne.

- What? - (CHUCKLES)

Just be yourself.

- You know? That's all it needs. - Yeah.

Just show them the real you.

Oh. Well, no one needs to see that.

- Have fun, Johnny. - I will.

? I've been a bad, bad boy ?

? And I know I should be good ?

? A bad boy so long That it must be in my blood ?

? Oh! Oh, yeah ?

? Oh, oh! ?

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

- ? Let me tell you this ? - (CELL PHONE BUZZES)

? I've been feelin' my way ?

? Every chance I get ?

? You know I love every woman ?

- ? Every woman you can bet ? - (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

? Trouble on double time... ?

- Morning, Antonia. - ANTONIA: Morning.

- JOHNNY: Hi. - BOTH: Morning.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

- Morning. - JOHNNY: Morning.

Uh, you're just there, Johnny.

Which... Which means you're gonna have to look

- at my ugly mug every day. - (CHUCKLES)

So, sorry! (CHUCKLES)

I know what you're doing.

"Oh, gosh, Johnny, you're gonna have

to look at my ugly mug every day."

And then, he's meant to be like,

"Molly, you don't have an ugly mug."

But he didn't say that though, did he?

(WHISPERING) He didn't have to say that though.

- Sure. Let's go with that. - (MOLLY GIORDANO CHUCKLES)

? (SONG CONCLUDES) ?

JOY "BUDGIE" BUDGE: Cathcarts must have seen this photo.

Why would Carla be meeting you in Paris

without telling Morgan

were it not for something like this?

So, he's decided to beat her to it.

SERENA BYRNE: Oh, come on. Please!

(CHEWS) We're barely in that photo.

Okay.

So, he could just tell it was coming.

Most couples, even those who are at each other's throats,

can sense what the other one's feeling.

- NICHOLAS TAYLOR: Mm. Agreed. - Not necessarily.

(KNOCKING ON GLASS DOOR)

- BUDGIE: Oh, loathe him. - NICHOLAS: We know.

- (CHIP BAG RUSTLING) - The problem is Carla.

She'll want to know how far ahead they are.

They're not.

Yeah, but that's what she'll think.

NICHOLAS: We're actually in a good position...

- (SIGHS) - ...if you think about it.

They've no idea how much work we've done,

what a good team we have,

and they have no way of knowing.

- (MUNCHES) - ? (RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ?

- ? (MUSIC RISES) ? - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(DOOR OPENS)

Hmm!

- We'll be here all day. - I don't think we will.

- (SCOFFS) - ? (MUSIC FALLS) ?

The first stage of this whole process is mediation.

Three whole days of pretending to be against

the better instincts of everyone at this table,

perfectly reasonable to deal with.

Now, let me be clear, nobody actually wants mediation.

The last thing any client wants

is for their lawyers to be reasonable.

But mediation is a mandatory legal requirement.

So now we enter the fun and games of, St. John...?

Pretending that we want it.

- We don't just want mediation... - We love it.

We come to the table willingly. Eager to work this out.

We don't have a problem with Carla.

We never have.

We regret that things have come to this point,

but it is,

as less educated people say, what it is,

and now that they have,

- we intend... - Fully intend.

...to resolve things as quickly...

- And amicably. - ...as humanly possible.

SUZIE LEVITNIK: Yes.

Think of what this is doing to our friends and family.

Think of our mental health.

- Think of the legal fees. - BEATRICE UBOSI: Good.

So, while we use mediation to show our willingness

to cooperate, we really use it

to get a better view of the other side.

What they know. What they intend to do next.

SUZIE: And just to be clear,

there is no such thing as an amicable outcome?

Not at this price point.

? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

Cathcarts will be sitting in a war room

just like we are, talking about how mediation is a three-day,

pain-in-the-arse pantomime we all have to endure.

What they'll be wondering

is why we were about to serve them.

- They don't know that. - But why now?

After ten years of marriage. What did we know?

Okay, to be clear, they did not know we were about to serve.

Yeah, but you don't just serve someone divorce papers

five minutes before they're about to serve you.

This is Michael's theory.

Well, not at their own premiere.

Not after you've been married that long.

Too much of a coincidence.

MICHAEL STEFANOU: Well, that's what I'm thinking.

And you don't just serve your wife divorce papers

because she's been photographed with her lawyers. (CHUCKLES)

Yeah, there must be something else.

SERENA: Okay.

So, let's use mediation as a fishing trip.

Big smiles, best intentions,

whilst we try and work out what they know.

- What time's the first session? - MICHAEL: It's at 2:00.

SERENA: Yeah, but you stay here with Saeed and Nora, please.

And get that forensic accountant in.

Let's prove that Morgan Henderson

is twice the man that Carla Duval married.

- ? (RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ? - (FAINT CHATTER)

- (DOOR OPENS) - SERENA: Flora Monroe.

That's how they knew.

Forget all this, "Married couples have

an innate understanding" bullshit.

What if he's worked out she was a setup?

Men like Morgan never think that.

(SCOFFS) Not in the moment.

But when he woke up and she was gone?

What if Flora goes to Cathcarts? Or the press?

We need to protect Carla from all that.

So we have Flora sign an NDA?

Before this whole thing finds its shoes and socks.

MORGAN: "I want, first, to thank Carla.

- ? (MUSIC FADES) ? - That we've arrived at this point is regrettable,

and not something that either of us could have envisaged.

But now that we're here,

I'm sure that we can both work hard

to resolve this promptly

and in good spirits, and without...

without..."

What was the next bit?

You're not allowed to quote his actual words.

(MORGAN SIGHS)

"And without rancor."

Which would not be in keeping with the...

happy years we've enjoyed.

Eh.

MORGAN: "Rancor." Such a St. John word.

I'm going to change it to "spite."

Also, he suggested a tie.

- ? (LOW RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ? - I'm not wearing a tie.

Ah, he says, quote...

"Without one,

you'll look like a man who's been made redundant."

(LAUGHS)

I have been made redundant. By my wife.

Yeah, that's why I always carry a spare.

? (TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ?

WOMAN: Good morning.

BEATRICE: First session is just the two of you,

without any kind of comment about your wealth,

your earnings.

You are nothing if not accommodating.

Famously.

BEATRICE: And you give nothing away.

From the looks of things, you're the first to arrive. So that's an early win.

The mediator's name is Alanda.

- Amanda? - Alanda. With an L.

Sounds like an airline.

- Maybe don't say that. - Yeah, he's not gonna say that.

We're on this floor. Enemy on the third floor.

You and Carla in this room here.

BEATRICE: Good luck.

- (FOOTSTEPS RECEDING) - ? (MUSIC SOFTENS) ?

(BIRDS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE)

? (MUSIC FADES) ?

(CLOCK TICKING)

? (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(SIGHS)

? (MUSIC FADES) ?

SERENA: So, if you think about it, it actually puts us

in the stronger position because...

they have no idea just how ready we are.

Well, that's one way of spinning it.

Oh, no. The mediator's female.

So, wear a "no-makeup" makeup.

We want the woman, not the actress.

That's the role.

You okay?

Am I okay?

Well, my husband just fucked someone

and served me divorce papers on my own red carpet.

(SIGHS)

I wanna know how the fuck they got there first.

And how the fuck you let that happen?

Because you give this whole speech

about being the best law firm out there,

but you couldn't see what was under your fucking noses.

- Carla- - No.

Now I've gotta go out there and pretend

like everything is fucking fine.

? (LOW SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(SIGHS)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

MORGAN: Well, I want, first, to thank Carla.

That we've arrived at this point is regrettable,

but I want it on record that, at least from my side,

there's still a lot of love here.

Uh, we... we've shared so much.

Uh, it's the marriage itself which...

Well, I'm... It seems we've grown apart.

I think that's fair?

Um, which I fear is something that can befall any couple,

irrespective of wealth.

Thank you, Morgan,

for arriving here today in this way.

Of course.

CARLA DUVAL: And this is how I want to do things.

- Me too. - To be honest,

this is the kind of dialogue I've been craving. (CHUCKLES)

Me too.

And there are lawyers involved, of course.

With jobs to do, let's not be naive.

The main thing-

Is to stay civilized.

Civilized. Open.

If we do that, this whole thing should not take long.

Should not take long at all.

- I agree. - ALANDA BROWN: Sure.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

It's important, in this first session,

to understand what each of you wants

from the settlement.

Your expectations, broadly speaking.

There is a prenuptial agreement in place.

Where you both agreed not

to make any financial claims against the other,

and you both walk away with what you have already.

- MORGAN: Correct. - It was made a lifetime ago.

Well, it was... (CHUCKLES) It was ten years ago.

I mean, if that's a lifetime, then fine, but...

This was before your business, "Zephyr,"

- was established, yes? - Yes.

Well, not quite. Um...

No, it was already registered then.

I mean, I don't know the exact dates, but-

But it was not the business it is today.

- Its turnover was- - MORGAN: Oh.

What, you're gonna tell me what its turnover was?

(CHUCKLING) No.

- But it was tiny. - (PEN SCRAWLING)

Be honest.

I'm always honest.

You had a dream of what you wanted to build.

And we went to the cottage, in Normandy,

and we talked and talked. Remember?

And you told me how you wanted to put something good

into the world.

And I realized in that moment

that I wanted to be there for you.

To be a constant support for you.

It was beautiful.

- (PEN SCRAWLING) - (CLEARS THROAT)

See, this is what I mean by, um, being civilized.

I acknowledge my earnings have grown.

? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

ALANDA: Since the prenup? That's what you're saying?

Yes. I mean... (SCOFFS)

...we live a completely different life now.

Don't we?

And I don't want anyone to think that, um,

I don't see that, or I'm trying to hide that.

This is me telling you

that I would like to make this work.

Thank you.

I appreciate your honesty, Morgan.

While your earnings, Carla, have dropped slightly?

- Would that be fair? - Mm-hmm.

Ten years ago, you were based in Los Angeles,

working on a film called...

- Uh, The Rising. - ALANDA: And...

- The Rising II: Up Again. - (BREATHES DEEPLY)

ALANDA: And then we have your latest film,

The Milliner. And now, you're about to do a play.

- You are? - CARLA: Yes.

I didn't know you did those.

The pay is low but the work,

the character, that's what drives me.

It's never been about money.

You should come.

I would like that.

- CARLA: Hm. - ALANDA: You know...

there's something I say to every wealthy couple

who sits on that sofa and pretends to get along.

Divorce, like marriage, is all about commitment.

? (SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

Secretly, privately, in your own minds,

and no one else can do this for you,

especially not those expensive lawyers upstairs,

you must each pick a number.

An outcome that works best for you.

Not the best possible outcome. Not the worst.

The sort of number that stops just short

of this whole thing being unbearable.

That is what you need to commit to.

That is your settle point. Okay?

If you do not have that figure at the front of your minds,

trust me, I have this song on repeat,

then this is going to get mighty fucking painful,

- mighty fucking quickly. - ? (MUSIC FADES) ?

(CLOCK TICKING)

Morgan?

Seems like strong advice.

? (MUSIC RESUMES) ?

Carla, can you commit to that?

I can commit.

For me, that's... never been an issue.

(SIGHS)

She knows, about Flora.

- She fucking knows. - ? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

I could see it in her eyes. She was telling me.

- With her eyes? - Yes, with her eyes.

That was her letting me know.

Morgan, there's no infidelity clause.

- A judge would hate it. - He would.

- That's what you said. - If it goes to court...

- Your exact words. - ...which it won't.

(SIGHS) So, how does she know? Is the next question.

If you've got this inside track,

then find out what she knows about the girl.

- ? (TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ? - (CROW CAWING)

- I'm seeing him tonight. - Good.

? (MUSIC CONTINUES) ?

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (TELEPHONE RINGING)

Tell them what you just told me.

Oh, he said his earnings had grown.

That we live a completely different life now

to what we did at the time of the prenup.

And that he didn't want anyone thinking

that he couldn't see that.

- That's useful, isn't it? - Useful? It's huge!

Morgan's admitting he's worth more now than then.

Meaning, if we go by what the prenup states then...

You can't maintain your current lifestyle.

MICHAEL: "The life to which you've become accustomed."

And there's no rowing back from that either.

It'll all be in the minutes.

So either he's been badly briefed.

- Unlikely, let's face it... - NORA OKAFOR: Hmm.

...as much as we wish that were the case.

Or it was a slip.

Or maybe he has a heart.

Let's not sink to that.

Nick is right.

It is a huge error on his part and it is a huge win for us.

Means we can set about unpicking

- that prenup. - Mm.

That's what we'll use the second session to do.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

Second session will be a shuttle.

Separate rooms, we offer, they counter,

we counter, so on.

Now, usually, it's just for show,

no lawyer wants to resolve anything in mediation.

They'd rather fight for something more substantial

- down the line. - But if he's made a gaffe...

We could close this right now.

There's holidays, clothes, cars, hotels, the house.

- ...ses. - Houses.

- MICHAEL: Plural. - And also Carla's son, Gabriel,

to consider, from the first marriage.

How old is he now?

LUCY COSTIGAN: Sixteen.

Sixteen. Sixteen's good.

Sixteen means he's still a child.

And we want it to come across like he is a very spoilt child.

- (SCOFFS) Shouldn't be hard. - (SERENA CHUCKLES)

That gives us a plan and some ballpark figures.

Then we go back tomorrow and we make him pay.

- Your car's waiting, Carla. - Great. See you tomorrow.

- SERENA: See you tomorrow. - NICHOLAS: See you tomorrow.

So, everyone knows exactly what they're doing now, yes?

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - ? (MUSIC FADES) ?

Flora's address. The NDA's inside.

Saeed tracked her down.

- No one else even knows her name. - Okay.

- CO-WORKER: Night. - Night.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

- (ELEVATOR DOORS SLIDE SHUT) - Want me to come?

(SIGHS) It's probably better if I just go.

- It's better one to one? Yeah. - Yeah.

Just make sure no one sees you or, you know, recognizes you.

In Merton?

See, this is what I was worried about.

Don't be. The sooner we do it, the sooner it's done,

then it all goes away.

Hmm.

- There's lasagna in the fridge. - Oh, thank you.

If you could heat some up for me, that would be great.

- (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) - (ELEVATOR DOORS SLIDE OPEN)

? (TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(JOHNNY GROANS)

- (DOOR SLAMS SHUT) - (SIGHS)

My wife's got her 21-week scan.

- ? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ? - Congratulations.

Nobody here has anything to do with the case.

And if they do, they've got bigger shit to worry about.

So this place is perfect.

Okay, so...

We're valuing Morgan's shares of Zephyr at around 700 million.

Now, they're thinking

his little slip-up in mediation invalidates the prenup.

- (SIGHS) - So, they'll want assets,

a retainer.

They want this settled.

Over before it's even started?

? (LOW RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ?

- ? (MUSIC RISES) ? - JOHNNY: Who's that?

DAVID SCHILL: Find out if they know about her.

And if they do, exactly what they know.

Without them knowing you're looking. Yes?

And you're hoping they know nothing.

Nothing is absolutely ideal.

- Right. Flora Monroe. - Flora Monroe.

Off you go.

- What's this? - DAVID: It's your money.

- Now fuck off. - JOHNNY: Yeah. Thank you.

- (DOOR OPENS) - (HEAVY RAIN POURING)

BEATRICE: I like a scrap as much as you,

but there is a version of this where we settle.

Early. Take the hit.

Who are you and what have you done with Beatrice Ubosi?

We cannot trust our own client.

- In terms of... - Keeping his gob shut.

They'll be looking to prove

a change in circumstance tomorrow.

That's what we'd do, in their shoes,

and we'd be confident of winning, wouldn't we?

- We're not settling. - Not only has he blurted,

but they were in Paris.

They'll have been planning this.

They know that Flora is not the problem

right now, but-

But if it comes to court, a judge will hate it, I know.

- I know. - (SIGHS)

He still cheated, St. John.

(SIGHS)

I'm saying think about it.

- We're the better lawyers. - They have the better case.

- Goodnight. - Bonsoir.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(HEAVY RAIN POURING)

Hi. I was hoping to speak to Flora.

MELINDA "MUMSY" MONROE: Yeah, come in.

- Flora! - ? (MUSIC FADES) ?

MUMSY: Flora! Visitor!

(LAUGHTER OVER TV)

Yeah, that conservatory.

That was built by a fella I met at my line dancing class.

- An actual cowboy builder. - ? (SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(CHUCKLES)

Flora.

Hi, I'm Serena.

I'm here because we have a friend in common.

Peter?

Peter. Exactly.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (CLICKS TONGUE)

Um, Carla did wanna be here in person.

? (MUSIC FADES) ?

She kept saying that, in between telling me

what an amazing actress she thinks you'll become.

But I'm afraid I had to insist, Flora,

for everyone's sake 'cause we just

need to get this done.

The worry is, if what she claims happened

between you and Morgan really did,

and that becomes public knowledge,

that could be very damaging.

FLORA MONROE: The worry for who?

Uh, for you.

This is what's known as an NDA. Non-Disclosure Agreement.

- I know what it stands for. - Uh... good.

Then you'll know that once it's signed,

it prevents any of this from going anywhere.

Even online.

It stops me saying anything.

She doesn't trust me not to say anything as it is?

It's not that. It protects you from being leant on. Extorted.

I mean, honestly, the things that go on. (CHUCKLES)

- It was her idea. - It was a bad idea.

(SIGHS)

She was hurting.

She said he'd done it before

and she was sure he was doing it again,

but she had no way of proving it.

Furthermore, he's an attractive man.

I wouldn't have done it if I didn't want to.

? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

Don't sign it now.

Read it.

Call me, if you need.

We just wanna make sure you're protected. Okay?

(DOOR CREAKS, SLAMS SHUT)

? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

- (KEYBOARD CLACKING) - (INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER TV)

BELLA: Johnny. You know Camilla Cameron-Doyle?

- Who? - She does PR for Simon Standish.

Also who?

The theater producer.

Well, she thinks you're working with Carla Duval.

And that Carla's getting a divorce

and that's why she's still in London.

Doing one of his wanky plays

people only see so they can say they've seen it.

Is that the theory?

- It's not a no, then? - JOHNNY: I don't know what you're talking about.

And even if I did, I probably wouldn't be allowed

to talk about it.

BELLA: God, you'd make a bad spy!

- (KEYBOARD CLACKING) - (WATER RUNNING)

BELLA: She looks good. (SIGHS) I mean, not good good,

but, you know, good for 49 or whatever she is.

- ? (LOW RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ? - Forty-four.

BELLA: She's probably only doing it now

'cause her career's tanking.

- What, the play? - No, the divorce. (CHUCKLES)

She's meant to be an ice-bitch anyway.

Can you imagine being married to that?

(SIGHS)

Oh, come on, you're no fun anymore.

Oh, I'm being fun tomorrow. That's what it says in my diary.

? (MUSIC RISES) ?

? (TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

? (MUSIC FALLS) ?

ST. JOHN: Did you see her?

- BEATRICE: I did. - Did you blank her?

- I did. - Did you let her see you

long enough for her to know she was being blanked?

- Absolutely. - It's an art form.

It really is.

WOMAN: Good morning.

(FAINT CHATTER)

No, I'm all right, thanks.

? (MUSIC FADES) ?

BEATRICE: It should be clear by now that Mr. Henderson

is the one pushing for a prompt resolution.

(CLOCK TICKING)

I took on board what you said and thought of a number.

(CUP CLINKING)

Well, I must say, this represents

a very good start to my morning.

Is there a message you want me to pass on with this offer?

(SCOFFS, SLURPS)

? (RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

I've not read it myself,

but, at the very least, it shows willing.

(SIGHS)

? (MUSIC TURNS TENSE) ?

- (FOOTSTEPS RECEDING) - (DOOR OPENS)

? (RIVETING MUSIC RESUMES) ?

ALANDA: They wanted you to know

they are very grateful for the offer,

but they are choosing not to share it with their client

- at this stage. - ? (MUSIC FADES) ?

Say that again?

They too wish to get this done.

But what nobody's looking for here is a false start.

So, it's probably a case of "once more, with feeling."

- (CLOCK TICKING) - (CHAIR CREAKS)

We don't have to.

There was the figure we discussed in the car.

We should insist on a counter.

How do you feel about that, Morgan?

- (DOOR SHUTS) - ? (RIVETING MUSIC RESUMES) ?

If only because we can't keep this

from our client any longer,

uh, we should discuss it as a team.

Okay, they offer a total sum

- of 17 million pounds sterling. - (SCOFFS) God.

A 50 percent share of all assets,

excluding the apartment on the Upper East Side,

and a payment of 40,000 pounds sterling

each month until Morgan reaches his intended retirement age.

- Which is? - NICHOLAS: Sixty.

Six- Sixty?

We won't have finished this meeting

by the time he's 60.

Like I said yesterday, there's a version of this

- that takes years. - ? (SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

We could do this now.

- Genuinely. - (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

SERENA: Hmm.

(CLEARS THROAT)

- (SCOFFS) - ? (MUSIC RISES) ?

? (RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ?

- (KNOCKING ON DOOR) - (DOOR OPENS)

- ? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ? - (INHALES DEEPLY, SCOFFS)

(CLOCK TICKING)

(CHAIR CREAKS)

Hmm.

The counteroffer is 195 million.

(WHISPERING) Fuck off.

Half of all assets, including the Upper East Side,

with the additional note that any attempt

to exclude that property is nonsensical.

She's never been there.

And 50 grand a month

until Morgan reaches a retirement age

of 75.

Morgan, how confident are you of making 75?

You asked us before you went up

whether we had a message for them.

Did they have one for us?

- ? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ? - I can't remember it verbatim.

But it begins with "F" and ends in "You."

(ST. JOHN CHUCKLES)

- (KEYBOARD CLACKING) - (COMPUTER MOUSE CLICKS)

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

(CELL PHONE BUZZES)

(RINGING STOPS)

(CLEARS THROAT)

Right, we're gonna need the names of everyone

connected to the case.

Witnesses for us, them, sources, experts.

Every single name, all in one place.

(HESITATES) Why are you looking at me like that?

- What, we can't do that? - No, we can. I...

I just didn't know we'd been asked.

We don't just do what we're asked, Saeed.

You know, we've got minds of our own.

Thank you, Molly.

Yeah, well, some of us do, anyway.

- Yeah. Filthy minds. - (CHUCKLES)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - JOHNNY: Hi.

? (MUSIC CONTINUES) ?

(CLEARS THROAT)

(KEYBOARD KEY CLACKS)

- (COMPUTER MOUSE CLICKS) - (FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

- CLEO HYLAND: Everything okay? - (GASPS)

? (MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY) ?

Sorry, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- It's Johnny, yeah? - JOHNNY: Yeah.

Something you're looking for, Johnny?

Sorry, yeah. No, I was, um...

I still don't know where to get coffee.

And, you know, without coffee, I'm just like... (GROANS)

- I'm no good to anyone. - There's no coffee on my desk though, is there?

No. No, there isn't, but I did see this.

I thought, "There's my answer," you know, so...

There's shit coffee here. I'll show you.

JOHNNY: Shit coffee'll do. (CLEARS THROAT)

? (LOW TENSE MUSIC RESUMES) ?

- ? (MUSIC FADES) ? - The more I think about this, the more certain I am

we have to act. Something we know she'll take.

- (SIGHS) - Carla?

- Serena. - Why?

Because you said your fortunes had changed.

- MORGAN: They have. - But that's because of Zephyr.

So, it's solely down to you. Important addendum.

But they know all that. They know it's my company.

Just like her acting career is her business.

They? As in your wife's divorce lawyers?

You'd be amazed what they don't know

when it doesn't suit them.

The success of your business is down to the both of you.

Yeah, I don't think that's true.

Well, it doesn't matter what's true.

You and Carla built it together.

(HESITATES) Will she really try to say that?

Serena will,

because Serena used to work for us

and that is what we would say.

Carla was your inspiration, your muse,

your crutch, the rock by your side.

Unbelievable.

- (CROW CAWING) - (SCOFFS)

I don't think I even wanna continue-

You can't divorce your divorce, Morgan.

That's not happening.

Unless we find a number that convinces them

to settle today, Serena will take this long.

Keep pushing the numbers up

as the worth of your business continues to grow.

SERENA: We settle for 100.

- ? (LOW RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ? - One hundred million,

half of all assets, and 50K a month until he's 70.

They'll ask for 100, if only for the round figure.

But they'll settle, in the end, for 80.

Depending on how weak he's being.

- "He"? - Nicholas.

We offer 100, but we take 75.

Eighty million, half of all assets, 50K a month

until you're 70.

Fuck you.

(SCOFFS) No, no. Piss off.

No. No, no, no, no, no. That's utterly bloody insane.

He's coming round. You can tell.

The expletives are diminishing.

At 80, they'll try and noodle, 85 gets it done.

- Yes. I agree. - Clean.

Oh, you agree, do you? Well, thank Christ for that.

Just another five million to get us over the line.

Fifty K a month until he's 70, but we put a clock on it.

So either they agree by 5:00 p.m.

or we take this long,

which they know as well as we do, suits us anyway.

Any objections, raise your hand.

Hmm. There we were thinking mediation never works.

? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

I'm saying, if you don't have an appointment,

there's nothing I can do.

But I can try them again.

Oh, you tell her who it is,

and trust me, she's gonna wanna see me.

- (TELEPHONE BEEPS) - Are these free?

What was your name again, sorry?

JOHNNY: I'm just on a mission to read everything.

Every document related to the case, its auspices-

Of course. You're playing catch up.

Yeah, exactly. So if there's anything

you think I should have eyes on-

Um, Serena wasn't expecting anyone today was she?

CLEO: Why?

'Cause there's a lady in leopard print

at main reception.

Melinda something.

Monroe.

- No. - ANTONIA: Didn't think so.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

I'll go and check it out, just in case.

Gives me an excuse to get some coffee.

Some good coffee.

? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

(PANTS)

- (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) - ? (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ?

BEATRICE: We're going to offer 85.

Anyone sitting on anything that might dissuade us

from that, now is your chance.

Morgan?

(SIGHS)

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

(SCANNER BEEPS)

(SHOES SCRAPE, SQUEAK)

Uh, you haven't seen a lady in leopard print, have you?

Left about 30 seconds ago.

Thank you!

(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

? (MUSIC CONTINUES) ?

? (TENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ?

We're going to want a clock on this.

They'll be wanting the same so we might as well go first.

- (CAR HORNS HONKING) - DRIVER 1: Watch out, mate.

- (TIRES SCREECHING) - (CAR HORN BLARING)

DRIVER 2: What the fuck are you doing?

It stands for an hour

and cannot be quoted in any future negotiation.

? (MUSIC CONTINUES) ?

- (JOHNNY PANTS, GRUNTS) - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hi. Uh, excuse me?

You one of them?

- The lawyers? - Yes. Yeah.

You tell her, Flora's not signing nothing.

Not unless she gets 20 grand.

Twenty grand or we go to the fucking papers.

? (MUSIC RISES) ?

- ? (MUSIC FALLS) ? - (CELL PHONE BUZZING)

- (CELL PHONE BEEPS) - Yes?

- ? (MUSIC RISES, INTENSIFIES) ? - Right.

(PANTING)

- Stop! - ? (MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY) ?

DAVID: (PANTING) Thank you, Alanda. Thank you.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

They're saying they're very grateful for your efforts,

but today's session has run its course.

? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

SERENA: What?

- (SIGHS) - (DOOR CLOSES)

Fuck!

SERENA: This can't be happening.

They know perfectly well it suits us,

- not them, to drag this out. - ? (MUSIC FADES) ?

Exactly. So what the fuck changed? Come.

- (DOOR OPENS) - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SIGHS)

- How are we all? - (MICHAEL GROANS)

You have Carla on her way up. Send her in or ask her to wait?

- She's not a waiting sort of woman. - Yeah.

? (SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

DAVID: This is Flora Monroe.

And this...

is her mother.

Earlier today, Mumsy here, her nickname not ours,

turned up at the offices of Taylor and Byrne

with an ultimatum.

"Flora's not signing nothing.

Not unless you pay her 20 grand."

- (SIGHS) - (DOOR OPENS)

You have Morgan waiting.

BEATRICE: He can keep waiting.

"Not signing nothing," as in an NDA.

"Unless she gets 20 grand."

Unless they pay her 20 grand.

Meaning they don't just know her...

- They owe her. - For her silence?

- Over shagging him. - Surely.

But we're the ones who'd want that hushed up,

- not them, unless... - Unless they...

ST. JOHN: Yes. Unless they...

Who wants to be the one to say it out loud?

- Unless they set it up in the first place. - (BEATRICE SIGHS)

- Begins with an "F..." - And ends in "Me."

- ? (MUSIC FADES) ? - (BEATRICE SCOFFS)

This is all from your mole?

This undermines everything.

This shows premeditated, reputation-damaging,

- underhand dealing. - No, it's better than that.

It comes with an in-built logical fallacy,

i.e. if Morgan really is such an habitual cheat,

- why the need to entrap him? - Stop.

This is one of those moments when you think you're up,

but you need to be sure.

We need to ask ourselves, check ourselves,

what's the danger here?

And come on. Think.

What if...

What if they trace it back to us?

Mumsy speaks to the mole.

Two minutes later, we change our strategy?

- Isn't that the risk? - Won't happen.

ST. JOHN: Go on.

They don't know about the ultimatum.

- The mole hasn't told them yet. - ? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

He or she has only told us.

So the two things cannot be connected.

If they want to pay Flora,

- that's even better. - He's right.

DAVID: They'll think it suits them

- to give her some hush money. - ST. JOHN: Brilliant.

DAVID: But it lands them in even deeper shit.

What began as a honeytrap,

now becomes prostitution.

(BREATHES DEEPLY) Delicious.

? (MUSIC CONTINUES) ?

JOHNNY: Well, I literally had seconds with her

before the bus pulled away.

SAEED MASOOD: And that's what she said?

Right, well, we can't sit on that.

- We need to go tell them. - Do you think so? Is...

Of course I bloody think so. We need to go tell them now.

(JOHNNY CLEARS THROAT)

- (KNOCKING ON DOOR) - (DOOR OPENS)

? (MUSIC FADES) ?

JOHNNY: Well, she kept asking to see you,

but you weren't here, and they weren't letting her in,

so I ended up going down there and, um...

Uh, do you want this said in front of the whole room?

Okay. Let's reduce this, please.

Michael. Nora. Thank you for today. Um, okay?

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

NICHOLAS: Thanks, Budgie. Thank you.

Whatever it is, I wanna hear it.

Okay.

If it is what I think it is, then I think she should.

Yeah.

She said it's 20 grand, or they go to the papers.

- Who would? Flora would? - We cannot do that.

- CARLA: That's not Flora. - We might have to.

I agree. Before she tells, um...

- Shit, what are they called again? - Cathcarts.

- JOHNNY: Yes. - What if she's already told them?

That's not the impression I got.

This is why I should've talked to her.

I took it that you asked her to sign an NDA,

because of something to do with her daughter.

This Flora, right? And this is her mum's way

of trying to make that worth their while.

She sounded determined?

JOHNNY: She sounded on edge.

For someone from a background like that,

coming into an office like this

and trying to be taken seriously,

let me tell you, that's not... it's not easy.

So, I calmed her down.

Made sure that she felt heard and...

yeah, I said I'd do my best, so...

You should do it.

- Pay her. - ? (LOW TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

If that's what they wanna turn this into.

(WHISPERING) I don't know.

If you have this connection,

you should be the one to make it go away.

- Shouldn't he? - (INHALES DEEPLY)

Johnny, this girl, Flora, she slept with Morgan.

It was a test, designed by Carla.

But it was a mistake.

It was a bad idea. Everyone regrets it.

I think you should go, um,

- draw a line under this. - Okay.

(HESITATES) Are you sure you're okay with me taking this?

Well, if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't even know about it.

Okay.

? (LOW RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ?

I know I don't need to say this, but...

this stays between us. Yeah?

Of course.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(CHILDREN PLAYING IN DISTANCE)

LUCY: Car arrives in ten minutes.

Session three will be over by...

- ? (MUSIC FADES) ? - Uh, it's the shortest.

Half hour, tops.

Last chance to mediate before we begin arbitration.

Okay. So the driver will wait, then take you on to rehearsals.

CARLA: Okay.

SERENA: What's the play you're doing?

- It's new writing. - NICHOLAS: Oh.

- Does it have a title? - LUCY: Not yet.

The director wants every actor to bring a letter

to rehearsal based on their lived experiences

and will create a title from the resulting anagram.

CARLA: Do we want that?

Arbitration?

We will, when Johnny comes good with the NDA.

And then you will take Morgan for far more

than the offer he turned down yesterday.

? (SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ?

SERENA: Look, mediation was always a long shot,

but we'll go into arbitration with the stronger case.

(SIGHS)

Carla?

He slept with Flora

within five minutes of meeting her.

(CHUCKLES)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

(SIGHS)

- ? (MUSIC FADES) ? - MUMSY: I don't care who she is,

- the fact is, she used her. - FLORA: Mum.

Just like you're using her now. And I'm sorry,

but if what happened benefits all of you lot,

then Flora needs to benefit too.

I knew what I was doing.

- Irrelevant. - Carla's my friend.

- We did a scene together. - Also irrelevant.

People like them, Johnny, they fuck us over.

- I think you're right, Mumsy. - People like us.

- And you're not having it. - MUMSY: No, nor is Flora.

- I've not said anything yet. - Whatever she says.

JOHNNY: You're right. You're right.

So I went back, I talked to them,

and I got them to agree. Flora signs this form,

and you get that money, the full 20 grand.

Money first, and then she signs.

- JOHNNY: No problem. - I don't want that money.

- I've told you this before. - You take that money.

It makes me something I'm not.

I don't think Morgan Henderson's after

a long-term relationship,

if that makes things any easier.

That doesn't mean I wanna get paid.

Okay, look. There's a slight problem here anyway.

- (CHUCKLES) Here we go. - ? (RIVETING MUSIC PLAYING) ?

Taylor and Byrne cannot be seen to be buying people's silence,

and Flora doesn't want money at all-

- If you think I'm gonna sit here and- - Let him finish, Mum.

So, we do this another way.

Flora signs that form.

- Uh- - Hold on. Hold on.

But not before that same amount of money finds its way

to you indirectly. Okay?

Via a friend or a relative, or something else.

Now, look, is there anything that you can think of

that might represent that same value?

(WATER DRIPPING GENTLY)

Perfect.

? (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ?

? (MUSIC FALLS) ?

You okay?

Don't want to run through it one last time?

I'm an actress. I know my lines.

JOHNNY: Hi, Serena. I did what you asked me.

Um, Flora took the money and then signed the NDA,

just like we wanted.

- (SIGHS) - (SIGHS)

This is only gonna get more insane and more stressful.

But we can win this.

We can, we can win it our way, before the baby comes.

- ? (MUSIC CONTINUES) ? - (CAR ENGINE RUMBLING)

(NICHOLAS CLEARS THROAT)

Blanked me again.

My take on that is that it's you forcing her

- to avert her eyes. (CHUCKLES) - (CHUCKLES)

(ST. JOHN SCOFFS)

- BEATRICE: You know what you're saying... - MORGAN: Yes.

- ...and not saying this time? - MORGAN: Yes.

Sound like you actually mean it, and get out.

And put on a tie.

So that's where you get it from. The disdain.

So reassuring. (CHUCKLES)

? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

This is our third and final session

in the mediation process.

Unless an outcome is settled here today,

you will proceed to arbitration.

I want you both to know that that will take longer

and cost you both a lot more money.

It will be an emotional drain on both of you,

not simply financial.

So if there is anything,

anything, that either of you want to say or offer

at this very late stage,

then now is the time.

? (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ?

You definitely have it? Because if you don't,

this is suicide.

JOHNNY: Hi, Serena. I did what you asked me.

Um, Flora took the money

and then signed the NDA, just like we wanted.

We will win this, you know. (CHUCKLES)

We will win this, and they have no idea.

(SIGHS IN CONTENTMENT)

I think we're both very reasonable people.

I would second that.

And we regret that our marriage

has reached the point that it has.

But if we can't work this out,

with regret, I suppose what we're both saying...

Is that we, uh, would like to put this

in the hands of an expert, so that we can...

so that we can both get a fair and proper outcome.

You definitely think that's best?

To go to arbitration?

Morgan?

I do.

ALANDA: And Carla?

I do.

? (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ?

? ("ALWAYS ON MY MIND" BY PET SHOP BOYS PLAYING) ?

- ? (SONG PLAYING OVER TV) ? - ? Maybe I didn't treat you ?

? Quite as good as I should ?

? (MUMSY HUMMING ALONG) ?

? Maybe I didn't love you ?

? Quite as often as I could ?

? Little things I should have said and done ?

? I never took the time ?

? You were always on my mind ?

- ? You were always on my mind ? - ? (SONG RISES) ?

? Maybe I didn't hold you ?

? All those lonely Lonely times ?

? And I guess I never told you ?

? I'm so happy That you're mine ?

? If I made you Feel second best ?

? I'm so sorry I was blind ?

? You were always on my mind ?

- ? You were always on my mind ? - ? (SONG CONCLUDES) ?

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