All language subtitles for 11.Harrowhouse.1974.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG 2_English

[AIRPLANE RADIO CHATTER]

Man, voice-over:
MY NAME IS CHESSER,

H.R. CHESSER.

I WAS FROM
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

I LIVED IN NEW YORK,
AND I CAME TO LONDON

ABOUT 6 TIMES EVERY YEAR
TO BUY DIAMONDS

FROM THE WORLD'S LARGEST
DIAMOND EXCHANGE,

WHICH IS LOCATED HERE
ON HARROWHOUSE STREET,

11 HARROWHOUSE,

A PLACE WHICH ACTUALLY,
FOR REASONS YOU'LL SEE, I HATED.

THIS IS A STORY
ABOUT SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL

THAT HAPPENED TO ME
ON ONE OF THOSE TRIPS,

MY LAST TRIP TO 11 HARROWHOUSE.

I WAS REASONABLY HONEST.

I CHEATED AS MUCH AS I COULD
ON MY INCOME TAX,

BUT, ASIDE FROM THAT,
WAS A RELATIVELY DECENT GUY

AS GUYS GO.

I'D NEVER DONE ANYTHING
REALLY SERIOUSLY WRONG,

BUT THEN AGAIN, I WAS
NEVER GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

CAPTAIN SHELLY HAS BEEN
IN COMMUNICATION

WITH GROUND CONTROL,
DOCTOR.

CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION

HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE EMERGENCY.

THERE SHOULDN'T BE
MUCH DELAY.

THANK YOU, MISS.

YOU'VE BEEN
VERY HELPFUL.

Chesser, voice-over: I USED
TO COME ON A PLANE LIKE THIS,

BUT I WOULD NEVER
HAVE TRIED ANYTHING

LIKE WHAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING.

IT'S NOT THAT
I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT.

LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I THOUGHT
ABOUT DOING A LOT OF THINGS

AND ALWAYS FOUND A WAY NOT TO.

NEVER HAD A STRONG DESIRE
TO BE RICH OR FAMOUS.

MAYBE I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT,
OR MAYBE I WAS JUST WAITING

FOR SOME REALLY GOOD REASON
TO COME ALONG.

IN ANY CASE, AT THAT TIME,

I THOUGHT OF MYSELF
AS A TRULY DEDICATED SPECTATOR.

HA HA HA!
FEELING BETTER?

COME ON. OPEN UP.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

I'D SAY THAT
ESTABLISHES THE FACT

THAT THERE'S AT LEAST
ONE WAY TO BEAT THE SYSTEM.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Chesser, voice-over: A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T GET ALONG TOO WELL

WITH THE FOLKS
AT 11 HARROWHOUSE.

MR. MEECHAM.

MORNING, COGLIN.

MORNING, SIR.

ABOUT THAT
LITTLE MATTER,

IT'S ALL BEEN
TAKEN CARE OF.

WELL DONE, COGLIN.

Man: MORNING,
MR. MEECHAM.

MORNING, MILLER.

GOOD MORNING,
MR. MEECHAM.

MORNING,
FITZMAURICE.

Chesser, voice-over: I ALWAYS
STAYED PRETTY MUCH TO MYSELF

AND THIS VERY PRETTY LADY HERE.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

I GENERALLY MET HER IN LONDON.

I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT LOVED
ONES SHOULD TRAVEL SEPARATELY.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[BEEP]

GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.

CHESSER WILL
BE IN AT 3:00

I HAVE HIS PACKET, SIR.
IT WAS READY YESTERDAY.

THIN THE VALUE
BY 20%.

KEEP THE PRICE
THE SAME.

SIR?

TARDINESS IS TO BE
DISCOURAGED, WATTS,

BEFORE IT
BECOMES A HABIT.

YES, SIR.

WE REALLY CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE
LIKE CHESSER TELLING US,

NOT A SALESPERSON
LIKE CHESSER.

WE MUST TEACH HIM
THAT NOTHING COMES

TO THOSE WHO
KEEP US WAITING.

HIS FATHER WAS SUCH
A RELIABLE MAN.

HE ALWAYS
KNEW HIS PLACE.

YES, SIR.
OF COURSE, SIR.

Chesser, voice-over:
THAT'S ME THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OBVIOUS,
BUT I'M PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE.

IT'S ACTUALLY MY NORMAL STATE,

BUT IN THIS PLACE,
IT'S A LOT WORSE.

WE'VE NEVER HAD A LOT
TO SAY TO EACH OTHER.

[MEN LAUGHING]

Man: YES, CERTAINLY,
WHATEVER YOU WISH.

I'M SURE MEECHAM
WILL BE LOOKING AFTER YOU.

OH, I CAN ALWAYS
COUNT ON THAT.

IT'S BEEN
A PLEASURE, AS ALWAYS.

Meecham: WHATEVER YOU SHALL
REQUIRE, OF COURSE, SIR.

AND I'M COUNTING ON THAT
CASE OF SWEET SHERRY.

YOU WON'T LET ME DOWN.
I'M EXPECTING IT TONIGHT.

UH-HUH.

Chesser, voice-over:
THEY LOVE ME HERE.

Meecham: TAKE CARE
OF THAT COLD.

WE WANT YOU
TO KEEP FIT.

I'M VERY WELL.
IT'S ALL MENTAL.

YOU KEEP YOURSELF BUNDLED UP
IN CASE YOU'RE WRONG.

GOOD TO HAVE SEEN
YOU, SIR HAROLD.

MY PLEASURE, SIR.

GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE.

I'LL SEE
TO ALL THAT, SIR,

AND, SIR,
OUR CURRENT REPORTS

ARE BEYOND OUR
EXPECTATIONS.

Harold: EXCELLENT.

THE REPORT WILL BE ON
YOUR DESK THIS AFTERNOON, SIR.

GOOD.

REMARKABLE MAN,
THE CHAIRMAN.

YOU KNOW SIR HAROLD,
OF COURSE.

NO.
OH. WHAT A PITY.

SHALL WE
GO UPSTAIRS?

Chesser, voice-over:
11 HARROWHOUSE IS NOT

THE KIND OF PLACE
YOU WANT TO HANG OUT.

YOUR FATHER
WAS SUCH A PUNCTUAL,

RELIABLE MAN.

Chesser, voice-over: I BUY
THESE DIAMONDS AND SELL THEM

FOR A DECENT PROFIT
TO DEALERS IN NEW YORK

WHO SELL THEM FOR A HUGE PROFIT

TO SOME BRIGHT BUT A LOT
OF MOSTLY SILLY PEOPLE.

SIZE OF THE PACKET THEY SELL YOU

DEPENDS ON
HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE.

I'M GETTING TO BE
A REALLY LITTLE GUY.

£12,000.
THAT'S $30,000, 5,000 TOO MUCH.

I TRUST
YOU'RE SATISFIED.

OF COURSE.

SPLENDID.

MR. WATTS WILL COMPLETE
THE TRANSACTION,

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

£12,000.

REGULAR FIRE SALE.

I'M SORRY, SIR?

STEAL,
A REAL STEAL.

OH, YES. YES, SIR.

WELL...
I'M SORRY, SIR.

Woman: WHY'D YOU GET UP?
IT'S FREEZING.

I GOT HUNGRY.

YOU COULD'VE ASKED ME
IF I WAS HUNGRY.

I WANTED IT ALL
FOR MYSELF.

I DROVE UP,
YOU KNOW?

WHAT TIME?
VERY FAST.

MM-HMM.

ARE YOU GOING
TO EAT THAT NOW?

NO.
WHY NOT?

YOU COME
WHEN THEY CALL YOU.

YOU BUY WHAT THEY
GIVE YOU.

YOU CAN'T
QUESTION THEM

OR EVEN LOOK
THE WRONG WAY,

AND YOU SELL IT
FOR WHAT?

CAR FARE.

MY MONEY
IS YOUR MONEY.

IF YOU HAVE
TO BE HUMILIATED,

BE HUMILIATED
WITH ME.

AT LEAST I LOVE YOU.

CERTAINLY IS COMPLICATED
IN YOUR MIND, ISN'T IT?

WHAT'LL WE DO, THEN?

Chesser, voice-over: THIS WAS
ONE OF THE FEW TIMES IN MY LIFE

I HAD A PLAN.

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

Woman: DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I DREAMED TODAY?

Chesser: WAIT A MINUTE.
IS THIS LONG?

NO. JUST FASCINATING.

AM I IN IT?

I SAID
IT WAS FASCINATING.

SO THERE WAS
A GIVENCHY MODEL

WITH A VERY LONG NECK.

SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS
MARIE ANTOINETTE.

SHE WAS SUCKING
COUGH DROPS.

YOU WERE IN
THE OTHER BED

EATING PEANUT BUTTER
SANDWICHES.

THAT MAN HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING US.

HOW COULD HE BE?
HE'S IN FRONT OF US.

I HOPE YOU'VE GOT
A WITTY LINE

IF HE SHOOTS US.

Woman: WHAT DO YOU
THINK HE WANTS?

I'LL GO ASK HIM.

Chesser, voice-over:
THIS, I REALLY NEED,

BUT YOU NEVER WANT TO LOOK LIKE
A COWARD RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU FOLLOWING US?

WHAT'S THAT,
A SUMMONS?

I DON'T HAVE
TO TAKE THAT, YOU KNOW?

WHOA, WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HEY!
YEAH. RIGHT.

YEAH. THAT'S ME,
ALL RIGHT.

Chesser, voice-over:
LUCKY FOR HIM HE LET ME GO.

IN ANOTHER MINUTE,
I WOULD'VE HAD HIM.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.

WELL, WHAT WAS THAT?

THAT WAS A BULLY.

I THINK YOU
SHOULD'VE SLUGGED HIM.

RIGHT.

THAT COULD BE
A BOMB, YOU KNOW?

YOU OPEN IT.

MY HERO.

[OPENS ENVELOPE]

IT'S A LETTER.

COULD'VE
JUST MAILED IT.

IT'S PROBABLY
IMPORTANT.

"DEAR MR. CHESSER,
I WOULD LIKE

"TO SEE YOU REGARDING
A BUSINESS MATTER.

"MY MAN WILL CALL
FOR YOU AT YOUR HOTEL

"TOMORROW AT 10 A.M.

CLYDE MASSEY."

Woman: HE'S STATIONS THEM
AT REGULAR INTERVALS

JUST IN CASE ANY OF HIS CARS
SHOULD RUN OUT OF GAS.

Chesser, voice-over:
IF I SEEM QUIET, IT'S BECAUSE

THE DRIVER IS THE SAME GUY
WHO GRABBED ME BY THE NECK,

AND IT STILL HURTS,
SO I DECIDED TO BE VERY NICE

AND GIVE NO HINT OF BEING

THE SMART-ASS
I CAN BE ON OCCASION.

MUST BE A LONG WAY.

Chesser, voice-over:
I WAS SURE INTERESTED TO SEE

WHAT THIS GUY MASSEY
WANTED WITH ME,

BUT I WASN'T TOO CRAZY ABOUT HOW
HE HAD HIS MESSAGE DELIVERED.

GETTING HIS DRIVER
TO TWIST MY NECK LIKE THAT

INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE PHONE CALL
SEEMED A LITTLE STRANGE TO ME,

BUT BECAUSE HE WAS ONE OF
THE RICHEST GUYS IN THE COUNTRY,

I WAS GONNA LET IT GO.

I DON'T LIKE THAT ABOUT MYSELF,

BUT I WAS GONNA LET IT GO,
AT LEAST FOR NOW.

TO HAVE A PLACE LIKE THIS,

YOU'VE GOT TO START WITH IT
OR GET IT.

IN EITHER CASE, YOU GOT TO KNOW
OR BE A REALLY BIG CROOK,

WHICH IS WHAT
THIS GUY MASSEY IS.

THE WORLD KNOWS HIM
AS AN INDUSTRIALIST

AND A FAMOUS WAR HERO...

BUT HE'S A BIG CROOK.

NICE ROOM FOR A DANCE.

COZY.

[CHATTERING]

Chesser, voice-over:
I WAS WONDERING IF HE WAS GONNA

HAVE ONE OF HIS DOGS BITE ME

AS ANOTHER STRANGE
FORM OF COMMUNICATION.

[CLAPS]

THAT. THAT ONE.
THAT'S MY BOY.

AH, MR. CHESSER...
HELLO.

HOW KIND OF YOU
TO COME

AT SUCH
SHORT NOTICE.

[BARKING AND GROWLING]

PET HIM.
HE'LL LIKE YOU.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS MAREN.

HELLO.

YES. OF COURSE.

THOSE ARE
SPLENDID DOGS.

YOU GETTING THEM
READY FOR A SHOW?

THAT WAS A SHOW.

BUT ALL THE DOGS
ARE YOURS, AREN'T THEY?

CERTAINLY.

AND YOU WERE
THE ONLY JUDGE.

I AVOID COMPETITION
WHEN IT COMES

TO SUCH
UNIMPORTANT THINGS.

IT WAS SO GOOD OF YOU
TO COME HERE TODAY

TO SPEND THIS
LOVELY TIME WITH ME.

I SELDOM SEE ATTRACTIVE
PEOPLE ANYMORE.

I FIND THEY'RE
A DYING RACE.

WOULD YOU CARE
FOR MORE CHAMPAGNE?

NO, THANK YOU.
NO.

NO? AH.
DO YOU PLAY?

NO. I DON'T.

I DON'T
PLAY ANYMORE,

EXCEPT I TAKE A FEW
SWINGS BEFORE LUNCH.

I FIND THAT IT
STRETCHES THE BODY.

Chesser, voice-over: WEALTHY
GUYS CAN GET GUYS LIKE ME

TO STAND AROUND
AND WATCH THIS STUFF

AND EVEN PRETEND TO LIKE IT.

AHH.

I READ SOMEWHERE
THAT MORE

AMERICAN MEN OVER
THE AGE OF 40

DROP DEAD
ON GOLF COURSES

THAN THEY DO
IN BED.

THAT'S
UNFORTUNATE.

MM-HMM.
HE'S A DEAF MUTE.

MOST OF MY SERVANTS ARE.
THEY READ LIPS.

SAVES A LOT OF BABBLING AROUND,
LISTENING IN AT KEYHOLES,

AND GOSSIPING
WITH THE PRESS.

I EXPECT YOU READ MY COVER STORY
IN "TIME" MAGAZINE.

NO. I HAVEN'T.

I HAVEN'T, EITHER,
BUT LADY BOLDING

GAVE ME SOME EXTRACTS.

OH, SHE'S LUNCHING WITH US,
BY THE WAY.

WHO'S LADY BOLDING?

OH, SHE'S AN ASSOCIATE,

MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT,
YOU MIGHT SAY.

IS THERE
A LORD BOLDING?

SIR. SIR HARRY,

NOTHING TOO GRAND,
JUST A BARONET.

I THINK HIS FATHER
BOUGHT THE TITLE

FROM LLOYD GEORGE.

THEY DID THINGS MUCH
MORE SENSIBLY YEARS AGO.

WHAT DOES
SIR HARRY DO?

EXECUTIVE AT ONE
OF MY COMPANIES.

THINKS LIKE AN ARAB.

SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME
IN THE MIDDLE EAST

ACCEPTING SHEEP'S EYES
ON MY BEHALF,

MY PERSONAL LAWRENCE
OF ARABIA, YOU MIGHT SAY.

AH, MY DEAR,
PERFECT TIMING.

THIS IS MAREN
AND MR. CHESSER.

LADY BOLDING.
ANNE.

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
DON'T DO YOU JUSTICE.

HAS CLYDE
BEEN OUTRAGEOUS?

USUALLY IS IF I'M NOT HERE
TO KEEP HIM IN CHECK.

NO. HE'S BEEN
VERY ENTERTAINING.

WE'VE HAD
3 HOLES OF GOLF

AND LOTS
OF INNUENDO.

HOW CLEVER.

Clyde: WHICH ONE
OF THESE IS GENUINE?

CAN YOU TELL?

WELL?

Chesser, voice-over:
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IMPRESSED.

TELL HIM,
SWEETHEART.

I'D LIKE SOME CRÈME DE MENTHE
IN A LARGE GLASS, PLEASE.

A TALL GLASS
OF CRÈME DE MENTHE.

CLEAR, PLEASE.
CLEAR.

Chesser, voice-over: I ALWAYS
GET THIS LOOK ON MY FACE

WHEN I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE IMPRESSED.

THANK YOU.

Chesser, voice-over:
THE OLD "DIAMOND

IN THE CRÈME DE MENTHE" TEST.

GOOD.

HOW CAN I TELL?

THIS IS MAN-MADE.

ITS GRAVITY IS ABOUT 1/3
GREATER THAN A DIAMOND.

THAT'S THE REASON
THE DIAMOND

GOT TO
THE BOTTOM LAST.

Clyde: IMPRESSIVE,
BUT SUPPOSE

I TOLD YOU THEY
WERE BOTH DIAMONDS?

YOU'D BE WRONG.

CAN YOU PROVE IT?

SCRATCH THAT ONE
WITH THIS ONE.

IF THEY'RE BOTH DIAMONDS,
YOU'LL RUIN ONE OR THE OTHER

OR BOTH.

I CONGRATULATE YOU,
MR. CHESSER.

WASN'T IT FUN,
THOUGH?

HEH HEH.
STYLISH, I'D SAY.

YES.

WOULD YOU LADIES
EXCUSE US?

Chesser, voice-over: LATER, I
WISHED I'D GOTTEN UP RIGHT THEN

AND LEFT WITH THE LADIES.

I WANT YOU TO ACQUIRE
A DIAMOND FOR ME,

A NEW STONE,
PERFECTLY CUT,

TOP QUALITY.

HOW MUCH
YOU WANT TO SPEND?

A MILLION.

DOLLARS?
DOLLARS,

AND I WANT IT
IN A WEEK.

IF I FOUND ONE, IT WOULD
TAKE A WEEK TO CUT IT.

CAN YOU DO IT?

YES.

I SHALL WANT A STONE
LARGE ENOUGH

TO BE KNOWN
AS THE MASSEY.

THE MASSEY.

HAS A NICE
SOUND TO IT.

I THOUGHT SO.

YOU'LL HAVE A CERTIFIED CHECK
FOR THE FULL AMOUNT

IN YOUR NAME
BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
IN THE MILLION

FOR SOME PROFIT
TO YOU.

HOW LARGE
IS "LARGE," CHESSER?

AROUND 100 CARATS.

YOU EQUIPPED TO HANDLE
A STONE OF THAT SIZE?

YES.

WELL, I'M VERY HAPPY
FOR YOU, CHESSER.

THANK YOU, SIR.
I APPRECIATE THAT.

WHY NOT GO INTO
THE SIGHTING ROOM,

LET WATTS
HAVE A GO AT IT?

SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE
THAN 20 MINUTES.

OH, AND CHESSER,

WE'D ALL APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU'D WEAR SOMETHING

A LITTLE MORE CORRECT
NEXT TIME.

PRECISELY.

THERE'S
A GOOD FELLOW.

Chesser, voice-over:
AND THE FUNNY THING WAS,

AT THAT POINT,
I THOUGHT ALL I WAS DOING

WAS BUYING A DIAMOND.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Coglin: WE HAVEN'T
BEEN ON HIM.

Meecham:
APPARENTLY.

THERE'S
NO REASON TO BE.

HE'S SMALL STUFF,
ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

WELL, HE'S GOT
INTO SOMETHING BIG

WHILE YOU
WEREN'T LOOKING.

HIS GIRL. COULD
BE HER, YOU KNOW?

SHE'S RICH ENOUGH
TO BUY HERSELF A TREAT.

WHY DOESN'T HE
MARRY HER?

HER HUSBAND WAS
JEAN MARC SOREL,

KILLED
IN A CAR CRASH.

THE WHOLE ESTATE
WENT TO HER.

IF SHE REMARRIES,
SHE'S DISINHERITED.

AH. HMM.

Chesser, voice-over:
I WAS IN WAY OVER MY HEAD.

THESE STONES ARE WORTH
AT LEAST $1/2 MILLION APIECE,

AND I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THEM IN THIS FORM.

I'M TRYING THE BEST I CAN
TO COME OFF

LIKE I REALLY KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING.

LIKE ANYONE ELSE,
I'M NOT THAT CRAZY

ABOUT MAKING A FOOL
OUT OF MYSELF.

EXCELLENT COLOR.

107.8 CARATS, SIR.

HOW DO YOU THINK
IT WOULD CUT?

THE GRAIN IS RIGHT
FOR AN OVAL, SIR,

IF YOU'LL PARDON MY
MAKING A SUGGESTION.

WHAT'S THE PRICE?

800,000.

Chesser, voice-over:
MAIN THING NOW IS NOT TO JUMP UP

AND SAY, "WOW."

MAY I COMPLETE
THE TRANSACTION, SIR?

WHY DON'T YOU
COME BY MY HOTEL

THIS AFTERNOON
AROUND 5:00?

I'LL HAVE A CERTIFIED
CHECK READY FOR YOU.

THAT'LL BE
MY PLEASURE, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. WATTS.

Chesser, voice-over: I WAS
HEADING FOR THE NEAREST BAR.

Chesser: I DON'T LIKE
THOSE PEOPLE AT ALL.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE
TO GET USED

TO THE WAY THE SYSTEM
DOES THINGS.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS
AS FAIR AS THEY COULD BE,

BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE
REGULATIONS.

STILL, THERE'S SOMETHING
TO BEING HUMAN.

TAKE THIS FRIEND
OF MINE.

HE'D BEEN WITH THE SYSTEM
FOR JUST SHORT OF 30 YEARS.

JANUARY LAST,
THE DOCTORS

OF SAINT GEORGE'S HOSPITAL
TOLD HIM HE HAD CANCER,

TERMINAL, NOTHING
TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.

HE'S DUE TO DIE
WITHIN THE YEAR.

[SLURP]

AHH.

MAY I?

YES. THANK YOU.

NOW, THE SYSTEM HAS A 30-YEAR
DEATH-OR-RETIREMENT BENEFIT

FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

MY FRIEND WILL DIE
AT JUST ABOUT A YEAR SHORT

OF THE REQUIRED
30 YEARS, BUT...

THE SYSTEM WON'T MAKE
AN EXCEPTION...

AND MY FRIEND'S FAMILY
NEEDS LOOKING AFTER.

THE WIFE IS NOT WELL,

AND THERE'S ALSO A DAUGHTER
DEPENDING ON HIM.

HE EXPLAINED
ALL THAT TO THEM?

OH, YES, SIR.
OF COURSE.

THEY WERE SYMPATHETIC.

"A GENEROUS COMPROMISE"
IS WHAT THEY CALLED IT.

20% IS WHAT THEY'LL HAVE.

ALL THOSE YEARS FOR 20%

OF THE BENEFITS
HE WAS COUNTING ON.

STILL, I SUPPOSE THINGS
MUST RUN TO FORM.

WHO ARE YOU GETTING
TO CUT THE STONE, SIR?

WHO WOULD
YOU SUGGEST?

WILDENSTEIN
IN ANTWERP.

VERY BEAUTIFUL.

Chesser:
YOU THINK IT HAS

ENOUGH DEPTH
FOR AN OVAL?

IS THAT
WHAT YOU WANT?

WHATEVER IS BEST.

WE'LL SEE.

WHAT'S THE FASTEST
I CAN HAVE IT?

NOT LESS
THAN A MONTH.

I NEED IT BY THURSDAY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

IMPOSSIBLE.

I'LL PAY $100,000.

Chesser, voice-over:
THIS MAN IS A LIVING LEGEND.

COME BACK
ON THURSDAY.

Chesser, voice-over:
ALSO ONE OF YOUR REGULAR GUYS.

SO WHAT DO WE DO
TILL THURSDAY?

TILL THURSDAY?

LET'S TAKE A LITTLE WALK.
THAT'S GOOD FOR US, TOO.

ALWAYS COMING ON.
ALWAYS COMING ON.

GIVE A GUY A BREAK.

YOU GOT TO GIVE
A GUY A BREAK.

Chesser, voice-over:
I NEVER EVEN SAW HIM.

Wildenstein:
72.4 CARATS.

Chesser:
LOOKS FLAWLESS.

IT IS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

Chesser, voice-over:
I MAY BE TOO SENSITIVE,

BUT I'M TRYING TO BE
NICE AND APPRECIATIVE,

AND I THINK HE'S
LOOKING AT ME FUNNY.

SLOW DOWN.
YOU'RE RECKLESS.

I'M NOT RECKLESS.
I'M SKILLFUL.

THAT'S PROBABLY
WHAT JEAN MARC SAID

BEFORE HE DROVE HIMSELF
OFF THE CLIFF.

"I'M NOT RECKLESS.
I'M SKILLFUL."

Chesser: SLOW DOWN.
NOW SLOW DOWN.

SLOW DOWN. COME ON.

[MAN SPEAKING FRENCH ON RADIO]

Peters and Lee: * YOU SAY
YOU'LL ALWAYS LOVE ME *

* HOW CAN YOU? *

* I ONLY KNOW I LOVE YOU... *

CAN'T FIND IT.

LOOK SOMEWHERE
ELSE, THEN.

BUT YOU SAID HE'D HAVE
IT IN HIS COAT POCKET.

SO WHAT?
LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE.

HEY, HOLD ON
A MINUTE.

MAYBE SHE'S
GOT IT ON HER.

YEAH. YEAH.
I'LL LOOK.

WELL, WHY
CAN'T I LOOK?

CHECK THE CAR.

WELL, YOU SAID HE'D
HAVE IT ON HIM.

YOU CHECK THE CAR.

THE CAR.

YOU FOUND
ANYTHING?

HOOD.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

HOOD.

HE CALLED ME A HOOD.

HOOD.

HE MEANT BONNET.

IT'S UNDER
THE BLOODY BONNET.

HEY.

LET'S GO.

Peters and Lee:
* LONG LIVE LOVE *

* LONG LIVE LOVE *

* HERE'S TO OUR *

* REMEMBERED SIGHS... *

Chesser, voice-over:
THIS DIDN'T FEEL TERRIFIC,

BUT IF I'D HAVE KNOWN
WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN

IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
I WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY

JUST SITTING THERE IN BELGIUM
WITH A DART IN MY ARM.

Clyde: NO INSURANCE?

Chesser: NO.

I'D SAY THAT WAS
PRETTY STUPID, WOULDN'T YOU?

WELL, AS IT
TURNS OUT, YES.

YOU WERE ADVANCED
A MILLION IN GOOD FAITH.

NOW YOU CAN'T DELIVER.

I CAN DELIVER.

WHEN?
SOON.

I'M UNBENDING ABOUT
COMMITMENTS, MR. CHESSER.

YOU CAN RETURN THE MONEY,
AND THAT WILL BE THAT.

NO.

YOU THINK I'M
BEING UNREASONABLE?

YES.

BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T
GOT THE MONEY?

YOUR THEORY IS,

THESE MEN ON THE ROAD
WERE PROFESSIONALS

AND SOMEONE IN ANTWERP
PROVIDED THEM WITH INFORMATION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHO IN ANTWERP?

SOMEONE
AT WILDENSTEIN'S.

HA HA! I'M SORRY,
MR. CHESSER.

A VERY CONVENTIONAL
PREMISE.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SWIM,
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHY, OF COURSE,
MY DEAR.

THANK YOU.

Anne:
SPLENDID NOTION.

I'LL JOIN YOU.

Chesser, voice-over:
I FELT LIKE A SWIM MYSELF,

BUT NO ONE WAS ASKING ME.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I ADMIRE A MAN WITH
PRIDE, MR. CHESSER,

BUT NOT WHEN
IT'S AT MY EXPENSE.

HOW WOULD THIEVES

DISPOSE OF
SUCH A DIAMOND?

THEY'D HAVE IT RECUT
SO IT COULDN'T BE IDENTIFIED.

THEN THEY'D TRY
TO SELL IT PRIVATELY.

WHY SHOULD THEY WORRY
ABOUT IDENTIFICATION?

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO'S SEEN IT.

AND WILDENSTEIN
THE CUTTER.

HARDLY A MULTITUDE.

DID YOU HAVE
THE FINISHED STONE

PHOTOGRAPHED?

NO.

YOU CERTAINLY KNOW

HOW TO PROTECT
YOURSELF, DON'T YOU?

OH, HOW LOVELY.
HOW VERY LOVELY.

TELL YOU WHAT,
CHESSER.

TO BE FAIR, I SUPPOSE
IT'S POSSIBLE

YOU'RE A VICTIM
OF CIRCUMSTANCES,

AND AT LEAST SOME EFFORT
SHOULD BE MADE

TO RECOVER THE DIAMOND.

THERE'S AN INVESTIGATING
FIRM IN LONDON,

A GOOD ONE--VERY FAST,

VERY EFFICIENT,
VERY QUIET.

I'LL PUT THEM
ONTO IT AT ONCE

AND SEE WHAT THEY
CAN COME UP WITH.

IN THE MEANTIME,
I SUGGEST

YOU AND YOUR MAREN
STAY ON HERE

UNTIL THE MATTER
IS SETTLED

ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER.

Chesser, voice-over:
I WANTED TO KICK HIS NAKED ASS

ALL OVER HIS ESTATE,

BUT MY NECK WASN'T
REALLY RIGHT YET, ANYWAY.

Clyde: IDENTIFIED AS MAX TOLAND,
ALIAS MARTY TOLL,

MANNY LANDERS,
ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

POLICE RECORD--1958,

CONVICTED OF CUSTOMS
AND EXCISE OFFENSES,

SERVED ONE YEAR,
6 MONTHS AT BUDNEY PRISON;

1961, CONVICTED OF
ROBBERY WITH FIREARMS;

1969, CHARGED
WITH MURDER.

BECAUSE OF LACK OF EVIDENCE,
THE MAGISTRATE

HELD THERE WAS
NO CASE TO ANSWER.

WAIT.

THAT'S HIM.

HMM. YES.

YOU'RE NOT
SURPRISED, ARE YOU?

NO.

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS,
MAX TOLAND IS KNOWN

TO HAVE BEEN IN THE PAY
OF THE SECURITY SECTION

OF THE CONSOLIDATED
SELLING SYSTEM,

ENGAGED AS
A SPECIAL INFORMANT.

THE SYSTEM.

MY DEAR CHESSER,

IT WASN'T COINCIDENCE
THAT MY INVESTIGATORS

FOUND YOUR MAN
SO SWIFTLY.

I PERSONALLY SUGGESTED
THE DIRECTION

IN WHICH THEY LOOK.

Chesser, voice-over:
I SURE DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT THAT LADY BOLDING
WAS UP TO.

NO SWIM, AND THEY DIDN'T ASK ME

TO RIDE HORSES
WITH THEM, EITHER,

BUT IT TURNED OUT,
I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED

WHAT ANYONE WAS UP TO.

Clyde: HOW MANY DIAMONDS
DO YOU THINK THE SYSTEM

HAS TAKEN
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS?

Chesser:
MILLIONS OF CARATS.

80 MILLION,
AND DURING THAT TIME,

THEY'VE ONLY RELEASED
60 MILLION ON THE MARKET.

WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT
4 TONS OF GEM-QUALITY STONES,

$12 BILLION WORTH
OF DIAMONDS,

ARE JUST
SITTING SOMEWHERE

TO CONTROL
THE DEMAND AND PRICE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY
ARE AT THIS VERY MINUTE?

JOHANNESBURG.
UH-UH.

YOU'VE WALKED RIGHT
OVER THEM DOZENS OF TIMES.

11 HARROWHOUSE.

SHALL WE HAVE
A CUP OF TEA?

PEOPLE GET KILLED
STEALING.

I BET IT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST
ROBBERY IN HISTORY.

$12 BILLION
WORTH OF DIAMONDS.

WE'LL BEAT
THE SYSTEM.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

NO, REALLY.
YOU ARE CRAZY.

NOBODY BEATS
THE SYSTEM.

HOW CAN YOU
SAY THAT?

NOBODY HAS
EVER TRIED IT.

Clyde:
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL

ABOUT $10 MILLION
CASH FOR YOU?

GOOD.

YOU DON'T TAKE THIS
VERY SERIOUSLY, DO YOU?

NOT YET.

ONE OF MY COMPANIES
HAS OFFICES ON HARROWHOUSE,

RIGHT NEXT DOOR
TO NUMBER 11.

Chesser, voice-over: NO SWIM,
NO HORSES, NO CIGAR, NO DRINK.

MAKE IT 15.

15.

Chesser, voice-over:
I OWED HIM A MILLION DOLLARS,

AND THE WAY
I HAD MY LIFE WORKED OUT,

I FIGURED I COULD
CLEAR UP THE WHOLE DEBT

IF I DID MY OWN LAUNDRY
AND NEVER ATE AGAIN

BY THE TIME I WAS 417 YEARS OLD.

[CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]

JEAN MARC TAUGHT ME,

EXCEPT I'M NOT SO HOT
FROM THE HIP, YOU KNOW?

IT'S NOT AS ACCURATE.

SEE? IT'S NOT A GOOD,
TIGHT PATTERN.

THIS IS A PPK.
I GOT ONE FOR YOU, TOO.

THEY'RE
MATCHING PAIRS.

THAT'S SWEET.

I'M TELLING YOU, PPK
CAN STOP JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

FROM WHAT?
LIVING.

LOOK. THE BEST WAY
TO GET SHOT

IS TO HAVE A GUN.

OH, THAT'S
REALLY STUPID.

MAYBE IT'S, THE BEST WAY
TO SHOOT YOURSELF

IS TO HAVE A GUN.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING.

IN EITHER CASE,
YOU GET SHOT.

I JUST WANT YOU
TO TRY IT.

TRY IT FOR ME.

I'LL TAKE THE BOOK.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE GUN?

NOW WE'RE TALKING
SHOOTING.

THIS IS
WHERE THE GUY

IS SUPPOSED
TO LOOK TERRIFIC.

[BULLET RICOCHETS]

WE WON'T
BE NEEDING GUNS.

BOOKS, NOT GUNS,
BOOKS.

Chesser, voice-over: THE WAY IT
TURNED OUT, I WAS VERY WRONG.

I HAVE A FAVOR
TO ASK YOU.

YES, SIR?

NO. TWO FAVORS,
REALLY.

PLEASE DON'T
CALL ME SIR.

OH.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID

ABOUT, UM...

HOW LITTLE TIME
YOU HAVE.

I THINK THAT MAYBE
WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.

HOW CAN
I HELP YOU, SIR?

I NEED SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT NUMBER 11.

WHAT SORT
OF INFORMATION, SIR?

I NEED TO KNOW
ALL YOU KNOW...

ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE
ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS

BELOW THE GROUND FLOOR.

I KNOW ALL
ABOUT THAT, SIR.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY
ALL THIS FOR THAT.

WHAT IF THEY'RE
WATCHING US NOW?

WHO?

THEY DO THAT, SIR,
SURVEILLANCE...

OF DEALERS MOSTLY.

WE'LL KNOW
SOON ENOUGH.

[JACKHAMMER POUNDING]

Woman: YES, SIR?

WHAT IS GOING ON
NEXT DOOR?

I BELIEVE THEY'RE
COMPLETELY REDOING IT, SIR.

YOU'D THINK THEY'D
HAVE THE DECENCY

AND RESPECT TO WORK
AT NIGHT.

YES, SIR.
ONE WOULD THINK SO.

Maren: WHAT'S THAT?

Chesser: THE REPORT
FROM WATTS.

READ IT TO ME.

"THERE ARE TWO
SUBTERRANEAN LEVELS.

"THE LOWEST LEVEL
CONSISTS OF ONE OBLONG ROOM

"RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH
AND WIDTH OF THE BUILDING

"AND IS ACCESSIBLE
ONLY BY THE ELEVATOR.

"THIS IS THE VAULT WHERE
THE INVENTORY IS KEPT.

"THE VAULT IS ENCLOSED
ON ALL SIDES

"AS WELL AS
ABOVE AND BELOW

"BY 4-INCH ARMOR PLATE
TESTED TO BE

"IMPERVIOUS TO
A 75-MILLIMETER SHELL.

"THE VAULT DOOR ITSELF
IS PROTECTED

"BY HORIZONTAL PATTERNS OF
UNAVOIDABLE ELECTRONIC BEAMS

"TO SET OFF AN ALARM
IF INTERRUPTED BY ANYTHING,

"A COMPLEX
HEAT-SENSITIVE DEVICE

"TO DETECT
ANY LIVING PRESENCE.

"AS AN ADDITIONAL
PRECAUTION, THERE EXISTS

"AN ARRANGEMENT
OF 8 SMALL MIRRORS

"PERMANENTLY AND EXACTLY
SET AT CONGRUENT ANGLES

"TO REFLECT A NETWORK...

OF LASER BEAMS."

SEE? I TOLD YOU
IT WOULD BE EASY.

THEY'VE GOT 7 PYTHONS,
9 ALLIGATORS,

AND A RHINOCEROS
DOWN THERE.

OK. I'LL DISTRACT
THE PYTHONS

AND THE ALLIGATORS,
AND YOU GET THE RHINO.

YOU GET THE RHINO
AND DROP ME A CARD

AND TELL ME HOW
IT ALL TURNS OUT.

Watts, voice-over:
THE VENTILATION

AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM
IS SIMILARLY PROTECTED.

THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
FOR NUMBER 11

IS CONNECTED
TO A JUNCTION BOX ON THE ROOF.

THE CONDUIT PIPING
CARRIES THE WIRING

THROUGHOUT THE FRAMEWORK
OF THE BUILDING.

THERE IS NO ACCESS
TO THE BUILDING FROM THE ROOF,

WHICH IS COMPLETELY SEALED.

I'M GONNA
TAKE A LOOK.

Watts, voice-over: ALL ALARMS
REFERRING TO THE VARIOUS DEVICES

FITTED TO THE OUTSIDE
OF THE BUILDING

ARE CONNECTED
TO A CENTRAL CONTROL

MANNED DAY AND NIGHT BY GUARDS
OF THE SYSTEM'S SECURITY SECTION

INSIDE NUMBER 11 ITSELF.

DON'T TOUCH THE FENCE.

THAT'S IT.

Watts, voice-over:
THE ROOF SURFACE OF NUMBER 11

IS FITTED WITH A PRESSURE ALARM
THAT IS ACTIVATED

BY ANYTHING WEIGHING
IN EXCESS OF 10 POUNDS,

THE 10-POUND LIMIT TO PREVENT
ACTIVATION BY PIGEONS.

THE ONLY SECTIONS OF NUMBER 11
NOT CONNECTED TO THESE ALARMS

ARE THE CHIMNEY STACKS,

VENTILATION HOUSINGS,
AND THE GUTTERS.

Chesser, voice-over: I HAD
BOUGHT THIS TERRIFIC OUTFIT

AND EVERYTHING.

I THINK
I CAN DO IT.

Chesser, voice-over: IT PROBABLY
SEEMED COWARDLY OF ME

TO HAVE LET HER DO THAT.

IN A WAY, I GUESS IT WAS,

BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY
MADE MY MOVE YET.

15 MILLION IS 15 MILLION.

SHE LOVES TO SHOW OFF, ANYWAY.

SHE WAS A FINE PERSON
IN SO MANY WAYS.

[DOOR OPENS]

I WAS RIGHT
TO HAVE LET HER DO IT.

IF THAT HAD BEEN ME OUT THERE,
I'D HAVE PANICKED BY NOW.

[BEEPING]

Man: LIVERPOOL.

STOKE CITY.

[DOG BARKS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Chesser, voice-over: THAT'S
A LONG WAY FOR SOMEBODY TO FALL,

ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY YOU LOVE.

SO FAR, I'M NOT
HAVING A GOOD TIME.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO GET
INTO THE SPIRIT OF IT.

UH!

Chesser, voice-over:
I'M ABOUT TO MAKE MY MOVE.

YOU KNOW HOW THEY GET
MARRIED IN BORA BORA?

NO. HOW?

TO BE MARRIED
IN BORA BORA,

THE WOMAN BUILDS
A HUGE FIRE,

AND THEN SHE
RUNS AWAY AND HIDES.

THAT'S IT?
NO.

THEN WHEN THE FIRE
BURNS DOWN TO A GLOW,

THE GUY PICKS UP
THE RED-HOT COALS

IN HIS BARE HANDS

AND GOES LOOKING
FOR THE WOMAN.

IF HE FINDS HER BEFORE
HE DROPS THE COALS,

THEY'RE
AUTOMATICALLY MARRIED.

OTHERWISE, THEY JUST
FORGET THE WHOLE IDEA.

AND CUT OFF
HIS POOR BURNED HANDS.

I READ ABOUT THIS.

HOW DO THEY
GET DIVORCED?

MAYBE THEY
JUST NEVER DO.

MAYBE IT'S TOO AWFUL
TO TALK ABOUT.

Chesser, voice-over: I HAD
TO TRY IT THIS TIME MYSELF.

[BEEPING]

IF WE PULLED IT OFF,
I NEVER WANTED HER

TO BE ABLE TO CALL ME A SISSY.

[BEEPING]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Woman: HELLO?

Chesser:
MR. WATTS, PLEASE.

IT'S A CALL
FOR YOU, CHARLIE.

Watts: HELLO?

IT'S CHESSER.

OH, HELLO.

WAS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
WITH THE INFORMATION, SIR?

YES. THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT.

GOOD.
MR. WATTS...

YES?

WOULD YOU ADD A SLICE
OF CHOCOLATE CAKE

TO YOUR LUNCH TOMORROW?

A SLICE
OF CHOCOLATE CAKE?

YES, CERTAINLY.

AND WOULD YOU KEEP
AN EYE OPEN

FOR A HAND-PAINTED
COCKROACH?

YES, CERTAINLY, SIR.

Chesser, voice-over: I'LL NEVER
FORGET HOW CASUALLY WATTS SAID,

YES, CERTAINLY,
HE'D KEEP AN EYE OUT

FOR A HAND-PAINTED COCKROACH.

GOOD MORNING.
MORNING, SIR.

Chesser, voice-over:
MADE ME WONDER

HOW HE SPENT HIS SPARE TIME.

CAN I TAKE
YOUR COAT, SIR?

UH, YES. YES, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.

AND THE HAT. THANK YOU.

Watts, on phone:
MR. CHESSER?

Chesser: YES?

WATTS. I'VE FOUND
A COCKROACH.

REALLY? WHAT COLOR?

RED.
GREAT.

WE'RE TO
PROCEED, THEN?

TONIGHT.

I'LL BE READY.

YOU FOUND A WAY
TO GET OUT SAFELY?

OH, YES. GETTING OUT

IS ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT
EASIER THAN GETTING IN.

ARMSTRONG.

YES, MR.--
YES?

MR. GREGG.

MR. GREGG. YES.

GRIFFITHS.

GRIFFITHS. YES.

GOOD NIGHT, MILLER.

GOOD NIGHT,
MR. WATTS.

WEATHERALL.

YOU'RE NEW HERE,
ARE YOU MR.--

YES.
ONE MOMENT.

YES. OK.
GOOD NIGHT.

MARTIN.

MARTIN. YES.

MISS NELSON.

MISS NELSON,
GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

BATEMAN.

MAJOR BATEMAN.
GOOD NIGHT, MAJOR.

GOOD NIGHT.

MRS. PETERS. YES.
GOOD NIGHT, MRS. PETERS.

MISS McNULTY.

ALL ABSENT
AND CORRECT.

MM-HMM.

WELL, WITH
A BIT OF LUCK

AND A BITE TO EAT,

I'M OFF TO WATCH
THE FOOTBALL.

Chesser, voice-over:
I HAD THOUGHT FROM TIME TO TIME

ALL MY LIFE ABOUT DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

AND NOW THAT THE TIME
HAD COME, I REALLY FELT

LIKE TURNING THE TRUCK AROUND
AND HEADING SOUTH...

OR NORTH OR ANYWHERE
BUT WHERE I WAS GOING.

THAT IS ONE SCARED TRUCK.

[WIRE RATTLING]

[CANDY CLATTERS
DOWN CONDUIT PIPE]

Chesser, voice-over:
A HOPEFUL START.

I WAS HOPING THE OTHERS
WERE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN I WAS.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

[WHIRRING]

[DIAMONDS RATTLING THROUGH HOSE]

Chesser, voice-over:
I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE

THE HOURLY RATE
FOR THIS LINE OF WORK.

[FOOTSTEPS]

[WHIRRING STOPS]

[BEEP BEEP BEEP]

WHAT'S UP?

YOU HAD A REPORT
ON THEM DECORATORS

WORKING
IN NUMBER 13.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

WELL, THEY'RE HERE.

SO?

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU
SHOULD KNOW, THAT'S ALL.

SO NOW I KNOW.

LIVERPOOL.

JUST A MINUTE.

WHAT'S "WAS A ROBBER"?

HOW MANY LETTERS?

8. LAST ONE IS "S."

BARABBAS.

THAT'S RIGHT.
THANKS.

LIVERPOOL.

STOKE CITY.

[WHIRRING]

[CLANG]

[DING]

[SIGH]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[BUZZING]

Chesser, voice-over:
AT THIS POINT,

I OPTIMISTICALLY THOUGHT
WE HAD IT MADE,

AND I WAS ONE HAPPY GUY.

[SIGH]

AHH.

YOU THINK THIS WAS THE WAY
KING SOLOMON STARTED?

Chesser, voice-over:
THERE WAS ONE GUY'S FACE

I WAS DYING TO SEE.

MORNING,
MR. MEECHAM.

MORNING, MILLER.

GOOD MORNING,
MR. MEECHAM.

MORNING,
FITZMAURICE.

IT SEEMS WE MIGHT
HAVE A WARM DAY.

I'D SAY SO.

[BEEP]

[BEEP]

[BUZZ]

AHH.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU
DOING HERE, WATTS?

I'VE BEEN
EATING, SIR.

EATING?

[CLANG]

I'VE BEEN EATING
THE INVENTORY.

HA HA!
OH.

YES, SIR,
BUT I ASSURE YOU

THAT OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

WHAT? OH, QUITE, SIR.

YES. WE'LL GOT THROUGH
THE USUAL CHANNELS,

I ASSURE YOU,
BUT YOU SEE, SIR...

YOU KNOW WHAT'S
AT STAKE HERE!

WHERE HAVE YOU
HIDDEN THEM?

NOW COME ON...

BY THE TIME
I'M DONE WITH YOU,

YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET A JOB

GUARDING THE PRIME
MINISTER'S SHEEPDOG.

MEECHAM HERE.

I WANT YOU TO START
SHIPPING RESERVES

TO LONDON
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NO! IMMEDIATELY.

WHO ARE
THE OTHERS?

NO. NEVER MIND
ABOUT EXPLANATIONS.

WE'LL HAVE FULL
BOARD AUTHORIZATION

BY TOMORROW MIDDAY.

NO. NOW!

START SHIPPING NOW!

THE POLICE HAVEN'T
BEEN INFORMED?

CERTAINLY
NOT, SIR.

WELL, KEEP IT
THAT WAY.

WE'LL HAVE A FULL BOARD MEETING
BY 4 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT, SIR, TWO
OF THE DIRECTORS

ARE ON HOLIDAY.

I DON'T CARE
IF THEY'RE ON POT!

GET THEM HERE AT ONCE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

WHAT'S THAT, SIR?

Fitzmaurice: WHAT? OH, NO.
NOT ON THE POT, SIR.

OH, IT'S JUST
A LITTLE SAYING.

TELL ME ABOUT IT, WATTS.

SIR?

AM I NOT
SPEAKING ENGLISH?

I SAID,
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
THERE IS TO TELL, SIR.

GOOD GOD, MAN,

I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE
THE IMPLICATIONS HERE.

I'M QUITE SURE
YOU'RE RIGHT, SIR.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME
CAREFULLY, WATTS.

THE ANNUAL WORLD MARKET
DEMAND FOR DIAMONDS

IS 3 MILLION CARATS,
3 MILLION.

WE--YOUR FIRM,
THE SYSTEM--

VERY CAREFULLY
AND VERY CONSIDERATELY

MAINTAIN THAT SCARCITY
FOR GOOD REASON.

YOU MUST REALIZE, THEN,
THAT IF 20 MILLION CARATS,

£5 BILLION WORTH
OF DIAMONDS,

THE DIAMONDS YOU AND YOUR
FELLOW CONSPIRATORS STOLE,

ARE SUDDENLY SCATTERED
AROUND THE GLOBE,

THE VALUE OF ALL DIAMONDS
WILL PLUNGE

WITH THE SPEED
OF LIGHTNING.

HUGE FORTUNES WILL BE
WIPED OUT IN AN INSTANT.

PANIC WILL REIGN.

RUIN WILL BE
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.

GOOD GOD, MAN,
DO YOU MEAN TO SIT THERE

AND TELL ME THAT YOU WANT TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DISASTER?

DO YOU THINK I MIGHT HAVE
A GLASS OF WATER, PLEASE?

OH, FOR
GOD'S SAKE, WATTS.

THANK YOU, MILLER.

EXCUSE ME, SIR,
BUT AS YOU KNOW,

THE STATE OF MY HEALTH
IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

OF COURSE.

THERE.

NOW, ABOUT
THESE DIAMONDS,

YOU SEE, SIR, I'M NOT
A VERY ARTICULATE MAN.

I CAN
SPEAK FLUENTLY

ABOUT DIAMONDS,
OF COURSE,

BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
INCLINED TO THINK

THAT THEY
MEANT SOMETHING

QUITE DIFFERENT TO ME

THAN THEY DID
TO YOU, SIR.

WHERE ARE THEY,
WATTS?

TELL ME
WHERE THEY ARE.

YES, SIR.

DURING MY LONG

AND, I MIGHT SAY,
FAITHFUL SERVICE HERE,

I'VE OBSERVED ONE THING
ABOVE ALL ELSE.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

YOU DON'T CARE
FOR ME, SIR.

I WHAT?

DON'T CARE
FOR ME, SIR,

I MEAN,
NOT AS A PERSON,

NOT AS A FELLOW HUMAN.

YOU'RE TRYING
MY PATIENCE, WATTS.

YES, SIR...

AS YOU'VE
TRIED MINE.

OH...

UHH...

WHAT ON EARTH
IS THE MATTER WITH HIM?

HE'S DEAD, SIR.

DEAD?

CAN'T BE DEAD...

NOT NOW...

NOT IN MY OFFICE.

PASSED.

I'M AFRAID SO, SIR.

STRYCHNINE,
I'D SAY,

AND A PRETTY UNDENIABLE
ADMISSION OF GUILT,

I MIGHT ADD.

[SIGH]

Chesser, voice-over:
WE HAD REACHED THE FINAL STAGE.

Maren: WHAT'S
THE PLAN NOW?

WE GIVE HIM
THE SAMPLE BACK.

WE COLLECT
THE 15 MILLION.

WE TELL HIM WHERE HE
CAN FIND THE REST.

15 MILLION.

FIGURE HE'S GONNA
HAVE THAT ON HIM?

WHAT?
15 MILLION IN CASH?

I'M NOT
TAKING IT IN CASH.

I COULDN'T
CARRY IT IN CASH.

I'D HELP YOU.
THANKS.

I'LL TAKE IT
IN STOCKS.

HUH.

OH, BOY.

HELLO, DARLING.

[GUNSHOT]

AAH!

WAAH!

[GUNSHOT]

YOU'RE LUCKY
I'M A NICE GUY.

Chesser:
YOU, I NEVER LIKED.

Chesser, voice-over:
I HAD THOUGHT

WE'D HAVE A COUPLE OF DRINKS
AND BE ON OUR WAY.

THEY ALL SEEMED SO ANGRY.

I CERTAINLY HAD MY PROBLEMS
IN LIFE, TOO,

AND SOMETIMES I'D EVEN BEEN
A BIT QUICK-TEMPERED,

BUT NOTHING LIKE THAT.

Maren: YOU GET THE FEELING
MASSEY IS NOT THAT NICE A GUY?

I GOT THAT FEELING.

Maren: I THINK
I CAN MAKE IT.

I DON'T
THINK YOU CAN.

NO. I CAN MAKE IT.

NO. I DON'T
THINK YOU CAN.

I'M GONNA TRY.
NOW LISTEN.

YOU CAN'T. THIS IS
NO TIME TO ARGUE.

HIT THE BRAKES.

AGH!

AH!

Chesser, voice-over:
THERE WAS MY LAST SHOT

AT TRYING SOMETHING HEROIC.

I GOT IT. OK.

Anne: YOU'RE
GOING TO KILL THEM?

AFTER THEY TELL ME
WHERE THE DIAMONDS ARE.

LET THEM GO,
CLYDE.

CERTAINLY NOT.

IT PLEASES YOU THAT MUCH
TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE RUINED?

OF COURSE IT DOES.

IT'S HUMAN NATURE
TO BE PLEASED

AT OTHER PEOPLE'S
MISFORTUNE.

THE DARK SIDE
OF HUMAN NATURE, CLYDE.

HA HA!

A SIDE NOT TOTALLY

UNFAMILIAR TO YOU,
MY DEAR.

IT'S ALL GONE MAD,
EVERYONE.

YES--MEECHAM, CHESSER,
THE SYSTEM...

[CHUCKLES]

BUT THEN, WE'RE ALL MAD,
REALLY, AREN'T WE?

GO AFTER THEM.
AFTER THEM.

Chesser, voice-over:
GUNS, I UNDERSTOOD,

BUT WERE THEY TRYING TO GET
THE DOGS TO BITE THE TIRES?

COME ON, THEN!
WHOO!

Chesser, voice-over:
IF THAT PLANE TOOK OFF AFTER US,

I WAS PLANNING TO GIVE UP.

[CLYDE SHOUTS]

AH!

[GUNSHOTS]

COME ON, LADS.

WE'LL CUT THEM OFF
AT FROGGY BOTTOM.

Chesser, voice-over:
WHO WERE ALL THESE PEOPLE?

WHERE DID THEY ALL COME FROM?

THIS GUY STARTED WITH TWO
DEAF-AND-DUMB SERVANTS,

AND NOW HE HAD AN ARMY.

[ALL WHOOPING]

Clyde: GOOD LORD! LADY BOLDING!

Chesser, voice-over: MY THEORY
WAS THAT THEY'D ALL BEEN LEADING

PRETTY BORING LIVES
AND AT THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE

FOR SOME ACTION, WENT CRAZY.

WHOO!
COME ON!

[CAR HORN HONKING]

[BAA]

IT'S LADY BOLDING.

FOLLOW ME.

HI,
LADY BOLDING.

Chesser:
CAN WE TRUST HER?

I CAN. SHE LOVES ME.

I WISH I'D BEEN
NICER TO HER.

Clyde: ONCE MORE, LADS,
INTO THE BREACH.

INTO THE BREACH, LADS.

[HORSE WHINNIES]

Maren: ACE DRIVER.

SHE'S RECKLESS.

SHE'S NOT RECKLESS.
SHE'S SKILLFUL.

Chesser, voice-over:
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE

THAT LADY BOLDING
WAS LEADING US TO.

I WAS SURE HOPING IT WASN'T

TO ANOTHER ONE
OF HER SWIMMING PARTIES.

WHOO!

Chesser, voice-over:
I'VE GOT A PAIN

GOING DOWN THE SMALL OF MY BACK

THAT'S EITHER
FROM LIFTING SOMETHING

OR TENSION.

QUITE HONESTLY,
I THINK IT'S TENSION.

Clyde: AHA!

WHOA! HA HA HA!

Chesser, voice-over:
THIS IS A HELL OF A WAY

TO SEE THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.

MY MIND WAS RACING
TO THINK OF WHAT I HAD DONE

TO CAUSE ALL THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, I HAD OFFENDED THEM
IN SOME WAY,

BUT WHATEVER IT WAS, I DID FEEL
THEY WERE OVERREACTING.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?

GET THEM.

Chesser, voice-over:
THIS WAS NOT A FUN PLACE.

OH, THEY HAD A POOL
AND EVERYTHING,

BUT IT HAD NEVER BEEN
A FUN PLACE.

[GUNSHOTS]

THIS POINT, I REALLY FELT
IT WAS ALL OVER.

THEN I DECIDED, "WAIT A MINUTE.

THESE GUYS DIDN'T SEEM
ALL THAT MUCH SMARTER THAN ME."

I MEAN, A LOT OF THEM
WERE CHASING A MOTOR VEHICLE

WITH A BUNCH OF HORSES.

[BAA]

THE PEOPLE AT THE SYSTEM
WERE STARTING TO SEEM

LIKE A BUNCH OF TERRIFIC GUYS.

[GUNSHOT]

THEY WERE ONLY WORRIED
ABOUT HOW I DRESSED

AND THAT I SHOW UP ON TIME.

I WAS BEGINNING TO LOVE THEM.

TAKE THAT.

TALLY HO!

TALLY HO!

UGH!

GOD.

WE'VE GOT THEM NOW.

Chesser, voice-over:
IF WE GOT OUT OF THIS,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH
THEY APOLOGIZED,

I WASN'T COMING BACK.

GET THEM! GRR!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, I THINK SO.

TAKE MY CAR.
GO STRAIGHT DOWN THERE.

THERE'S AN OPENING TO THE LEFT
THAT LEADS TO THE ROAD.

THAT'S VERY KIND
OF YOU.

I'LL DRIVE.

IT'S NOT FAR.

AND HERE
I WAS WORRYING.

PITY.

[ENGINE STARTS]

OH, NO! NO!

[GUNSHOTS]

[MEN WHOOPING]

Anne: STOP HIM! NO!

[GRUMBLING]

FASTER!

OH, GOD!
OH, NO, NO.

NO!

NO, NO.

MM-HMM.

Chesser, voice-over:
WHAT A SWEETIE.

AFTER THEM, LADS!

[CLYDE CHUCKLES]

WHEW.

WELL, WIN SOME.
LOSE SOME.

THAT WASN'T NICE.

HA HA!

WELL, ANYWAY,
WE GOT THE GOODS.

HOW MUCH IS IN HERE?

ABOUT 20 MILLION.

OK. THIS, WE KEEP.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WHAT DO WE DO
WITH THE REST?

YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT BAG
WORTH 20 MILLION,

WE DO WHAT
THE SYSTEM DID.

UH, WHAT'S THAT
YOU'RE SITTING ON?

Chesser, voice-over:
THE SYSTEM HAD THEIR WAY

OF KEEPING DIAMONDS
OFF THE MARKET, AND WE HAD OURS.

I NEVER REALLY LIKED
THE STUFF, ANYWAY.

THAT FOUNTAIN IS TO MAKE IT LOOK

LIKE THE DECORATORS
WERE DECORATING.

I WANTED TO USE THAT FAMOUS
STATUE OF A LITTLE BOY PEEING

FOR A LITTLE SYMBOLISM THERE,
BUT SHE TALKED ME OUT OF IT.

I STILL THINK I WAS RIGHT.

YOU SEE, THE FOUNTAIN
IS SITTING ON TOP

OF $12 BILLION WORTH
OF DIAMONDS

RIGHT IN THE SYSTEM'S
OWN BACK YARD.

I SAY, "LET THEM EAT CAKE."

WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER,

I COULDN'T HELP
BUT THINK OF WATTS,

WATTS, WHO HAD SPENT
HIS WHOLE LIFE IN THE SYSTEM

AND HAD SAID TO ME, "YES.
THERE MUST BE RULES,

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING
TO BEING HUMAN, AFTER ALL."

THERE IS SOMETHING
TO BEING HUMAN.

[CAR HORNS HONKING]

AND NOW, SINCE I COULD FINALLY
AFFORD TO BUY THE RING

AND PROVIDE FOR HER
IN THE MODEST WAY

TO WHICH SHE'D
BECOME ACCUSTOMED...

Maren: MMHHH...

DO YOU FEEL MARRIED?

WHEN I THINK
ABOUT IT.

WHEN DO YOU?

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT NOW
IF YOU WANT ME TO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I DON'T MIND.

WELL, WHAT DOES
IT FEEL LIKE, THEN?

WARM, SAFE, SECURE.

HMM, YOU'RE LYING.

WHAT DOES IT
FEEL LIKE TO YOU?

COLD, DANGEROUS,
EXPOSED.

COME HERE.
COME HERE.

HA! OH, HOWIE.

IT'S HOWARD,

AND I TOLD YOU NEVER
TO CALL ME THAT.

HA HA HA!

ARE YOU SURE?

HOWIE, HOWARD...

[MUMBLING]

Peters and Lee:
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* HERE'S TO YOU *

* AND LONG LIVE LOVE *

* LONG LIVE LOVE *

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* HERE'S TO OUR *

* REMEMBERED SIGHS *

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