All language subtitles for Hotel Babylon s04e04.eng

When you invite a group
of gamblers into your hotel

for a poker tournament,

it's bound to have an effect
on the staff.

And there's always a chance
that things can get out of hand.

What cards do you have?
She's been cheating.

But life is full of risk.

Getting to a meeting on time...

Hmm!

..or eating in the staff canteen...

Two breakfasts, please.

Ugh!
..can be full of hidden dangers.

HE SNEEZES

And even the simplest human
transaction

carries the possibility
of misunderstanding.

- Oh, thanks.
- Thank you very much.

I've got something for you, big shot.

Here's your 200.

Next time we meet on the green baize,
I taking you down, my friend.

Most of us have learnt to manage
risk...

Well, this place is totally weird.

There's some really big names here -

good players from the gambling
circuit.

'..but life can deal you
an unexpected card.'

Damien Rushby?

What?

One of the biggest hoteliers in
Europe.

Well, make sure it clears.
A hundred million.

Damien Rushby's my father.

Seriously?

Well, that makes you hotel royalty.

Actually, it makes me feel pretty
sick.

Sorry, I need to get some air.

It's exhilarating out there today.
Yeah.

Almost as cool as when we had

the Swedish striptease team
come for the Sex Olympics.

Did we?
No. But a man can dream.

Here she is, the girl that brought
us the biggest game in town.

GINO: Hey, hey.
JULIET: Why are you so excited today?

Well, gamblers are my kind of
people.

We're not afraid to put
our balls on the line.

Thanks for the visuals, Sam,
but try to control yourself today. Control myself?

I know you like to gamble,
but sometimes you get carried away.

Don't worry. Emily and I
are hosting. I'll just be an expert onlooker.

OK. Where's Tony?

I saw him in the corridor.
No, you didn't.

He just phoned me to say
he's had an incident in the lift and he's gonna be late.

Emily, what do we need to know?
Sorry? What? About the tournament.

Oh! Um...yes. The Texas hold 'em
is a popular poker variant,

and the Hold 'Em 50 sees 50 players
each paying ten grand a seat.

It's a survival of the fittest
knockout,

so the last man standing walks away
with half a million pounds.

You know a lot about it.

You get more than a basic education
at a girls' private school.

Emily and Sam
are the tournament directors,

so they'll be busy all day,
as the poker is our main event.

I'd like to remind everybody

that the restaurant will be closed
after lunch for the reading.

What? This bloke Bobby Mack?

Yes. He's one of my favourite
neorealists, actually.

You know, his latest opus
is a staggering...

"..story of authenticity and genius."
yeah.

I tried to read it.
A bit too stodgy for me.

- Is there anything else?
- There is one last thing.

Arianna Adams is booked in
to stay today.

The shipping heiress. Sorry
I'm late, one of those mornings.

You do realise that Arianna Adams
is not going to show? She's a phantom guest.

She always books the Hanging Garden
Suite every summer. Always pays, never comes.

Well, her people e-mailed me
last night, detailing her demands.

She never comes.
She is DEFINITELY coming.

So, Sam, I need you to vacate
the Hanging Garden Suite.

Of course. Straight away.

JULIET: And everybody else,
I need you to be fully prepared.

I'll bet you 50 she never comes.

You may want to hang on
to your money today, Gino.

TONY: So, what did I miss?

Oh, there's some big beasts here
for the poker, Tony.

There's bound to be
a few rabbits as well.

Maybe we could skin a few, eh?
Gambling's bad for your health.

Speaking of which,
the 200 you owe me?

Very funny, pretty boy.

It's great to be in London,
isn't it?

I know I'm not gonna have
a chance to see any of the sights while we're here,

so I'm gonna spend the day
channelling what it would be like

to eat cucumber sandwiches
on a double-decker bus, next to freaky dudes in bowler hats.

You're pale. Have you eaten?

I'll get you some breakfast.
Keep those blood sugars up.

It's not bad here. The maitre d's
got the funniest accent.

I nearly lost it when I
heard him say, "Black pudding and grilled tomatoes."

I'll go find the concierge.

OK, thank you.
Emily.

Here's ten grand. I wanna play.

Sneak me in.

Sam, I don't think I'm gonna be able
to host this tournament today.

What? It's personal.

I, um...I can't do it
with my father here.

Emily, this is your baby.

You know all the details.
I can't do this without you.

Er...no. I asked for 39mm clay.

These are too heavy.

I want 8.5 to 10 gram.
No problem.

Look, I'm gonna have to go.
He's on his way. I'm really sorry.

What's going on?

We haven't seen each other
in over a year.

He's arrogant and he's difficult

and we haven't had much of
a relationship since my mum died.

Your mum died?
Five years ago.

Sorry, I didn't know.

We never really dealt with it,

and then he went and got rid
of all her stuff without asking me.

So having him here...

Is your chance to put things right.
MAN: Good morning, Mr Rushby.

It's not the time or the place.

DAMIEN: Emily!

Shit.

I'll take this.

Hello, darling. Hi.

Sorry I missed your birthday.
And Christmas.

"Emily James"?

Using your mum's name, not mine?

Well, it's just for work,
it's nothing personal. Isn't it?

You're such a big figure
on the hotel scene,

anything I achieve
I want to do it on my own merit.

Quite right.
So you're here for the tournament?

Yeah, well, I wanted to talk to you,
and when I heard the game was here,

it seemed like the perfect
opportunity. Yes.

I thought we could have a chat.

Well, I'm very busy.

But I hope you have a wonderful stay
at Hotel Babylon.

Well, that's what I like to see,
a friendly face at reception.

Always sets the right tone.

Mr Rushby, this is such a thrill.

Your hotels are fabulous.

An inspiration.
Oh, thank you.

Would you ask Mr Franklin
to come up and see me, please?

OK. Thank you.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

I'd like the full English breakfast.

Oh, really, Tony?

SOUTHERN ACCENT:
And I'd like a pastrami on rye with the pickle on the side!

HE LAUGHS

Very funny. Who's Tony?
I haven't got time for this.

Oh.

Have a nice day.

Um...do you like this?

Oh, it's gorgeous.

And very expensive.
That's the whole point.

The Italian in 207 gave it to me.
Oh.

But it's not really my style. I was
wondering whether you'd like it.

No, I couldn't.
Oh, honestly. It's not a problem.

I want you to have it. Please.

Hey. Hey.

Your dad is lovely. He's so stylish.

Where would you like
these ghastly chicken wings?

Just pop them there.

Now, the e-mail from Arianna's people
specifically requested

that we get in some Old Tiger...
Saffron gin.

And some white winter truffles
to shave over her hot-buttered linguine?

Oh, have you got them?

Course we have.

You've laid on quite a welcome.

Here's to a long
and healthy relationship.

That's a very impressive watch.

This? It went up with Apollo 11.

Really? Yep. It's priceless.

How did you come by it?

I won it in a card game.

Are you a player? Not today.

Oh, shame.

I heard about you buying this place.

Very audacious.

It's a tight-knit community
in the hotel game.

Most of us grew up
on the shop floor together.

But you went straight in at the top.

I was fortunate
to be in a position to do so.

These are tough times.

Oil spike, dollar slump,
credit crunch.

People are finding it hard
to keep afloat.

Now, I've got 12 hotels
in my portfolio - I can absorb these fluctuations.

But what about you? I manage.

Word on the street says you're
making a decent fist of things,

but you have liquidity issues
and you're not a natural for the hotel game.

I'm sure you don't mean to be rude,
but that's how it's coming across.

I want to help you.
I can offer you a way out.

I'll take Babylon off your hands.

I'll give you what you paid for it,
plus 10% on top.

Not bad in a recession.

Babylon's not for sale.

You'd better be sure of that.

Things are only gonna get worse
from here.

And I'm not coming back
with a better offer.

You may have been in the hotel game
since time began...

but you've got no style.

This is just business.

It's not the way I do business.

DOOR SLAMS

Dry-cleaning!

Oh, my... God!

In German mythology, meeting
your double is a very bad omen.

Well, that's one more reason
why I'm glad I'm not German, then!

Yeah. Come in, come in.

Oh, you're the famous author.

Bobby Mack. Oh. Tony.

I'm glad to see one of us has
made something of himself.

It doesn't always feel that way.

I've been signing for the last two
hours.

It's been the same every day
for the last ten weeks.

Wow! Yeah.

This book tour's so long,
I sometimes lose track of who I am.

Yeah, I know how that feels.
Pint with the boys at lunchtime, that's what gets me through the day.

Oh, I miss that old scene.

I used to work in a department store,
three years, in New York City.

I used to feel like
all human life was there.

Now all I see is the inside
of a five-star hotel.

MOBILE BEEPS
How sad for you.

Yeah, I really have to go,
but it was nice to meet you.

Maybe I'll see you again
at your book signing. Sure.

Er, I want you to have this.

Thank you very much, sir.

OK.

Miss Adams.

I believe you've been expecting me.
I'm Arianna Adams.

Hi...MISS ADAMS!

My people should have sent you
an e-mail with my particular requests.

Miss Adams, it's a pleasure
to have you staying with us.

We received your e-mail
and everything's ready, so please come this way.

Tell Gino he owes me 50 quid.

Miss Adams, wait.

Tanya, I need your help.
SHE SHRIEKS

Step away from the lift.
Um...er...

Ben, there are people waiting.

Sorry.

I always keep several
hotel rooms booked.

I never know which one
will take my fancy.

Quickly.

Wonderful hotel. Lovely staff.

Excuse me.

We up the creek without a puddle.

Every year I've had
her wretched truffles flown in

and every year I've watched them rot
slowly and expensively

when she didn't show.

Me too, with the gin - I had
to sell it at discount to the Royal

to balance the balance sheet.

OK, OK, what are we gonna do?
Well, I in denial.

I'm going to light a big cigar,
listen to some Charles Aznavour

and kiss the roly-poly woman from
housekeeping and hope it goes away.

But it's Arianna Adams!
Don't panic.

I'll call in some favours.

Come on.

Ladies and gentlemen,
if you'd like to follow me,

the poker tournament is about
to begin.

- HMRC. Spot check on your returns.
What?

We're gonna need invoices, matching
receipts, payroll records, going back seven years. You're kidding.

I don't see anyone laughing.

You look troubled, my child.
Could I be of any assistance?

Oh, not unless Your Eminent
can use your Bible magic and turn water into Old Tiger saffron gin.

You get some very exotic types
in here, don't you?

We got a big poker game here today.
I always wished I'd learned to play.

Oh.
Had my chance when I was young.

Well, against the backdrop
of eternity, Your Magnificent,

we all still young.

Can you teach me, please?
Oh, no, no, no, no.

Holiness, no, no.

I don't wanna get in trouble
with your boss in heaven because I've taken all your money.

Please. No, no, no.

No. How much you want to play for?

I just met your father.
Lucky you.

Quite a character.

Can you help me find table five?

Hi. I'm Emily James.

I'm Crispin Lloyd.
But everyone calls me Justice.

I'll show you to your table.

Why does everyone call you Justice?

We all have aliases
to make us seem interesting.

I used to be a lawyer, human rights.
Oh. Oh.

SHE GIGGLES

Oh, not Justice again. I thought
I'd cleaned you out last time.

And I thought you'd changed
your name to Cashpoint, seeing as you're always giving your money away.

Today's game too rich for you,
Franklin?

Sam, Emily.

The Revenue are here,
they're doing a spot check.

I'll come up. What?!

Sam, we were going to do
our opening address together.

You'll be fine.

MICROPHONE FEEDS BACK

Welcome, everyone,
to Hold 'Em 50 at Hotel Babylon.

This is a massive inconvenience.

We're holding a major event today.

Can't we do it some other time?

It's a spot check,
you don't get to pick your time. The hotel was audited last year.

Your operating systems are slack
and your drawdown facilities are shocking.

But I had the place checked
before I bought it. Maybe that check wasn't thorough enough.

Two pairs. Oh.

Must be beginner's luck. Yeah.

You are surprisingly good at this.

I think the good Lord
is looking down on me,

protecting me.

The good Lord.
Do you want to raise the stakes?

Yeah, OK.
The game's starting, Billy.

Pick on someone your own size.
Oh, no, it's OK. I can handle it.

Don't mess with Billy the Beast.
Billy the Beast?

You're not a priest? I was...

till I gambled the church
roof funds and found something better to worship.

Come on, Billy.

BILLY LAUGHS

Moscow and Bombay are great cities.

So is London, Rome, Berlin,
but we never get to see any of them.

We wait at airports, get on planes,
check into hotels,

do a reading of the book,
do a signing of the book,

wait at an airport, get on a plane,
check into a hotel.

It's like Groundhog Day. I know.

Maybe after, we could
go for a drink or something.

Er... Er... Or not.

I'm going to, er...

go.

HE SIGHS

It's a catastrophe.
I know. I've tried everyone.

Nobody has any white truffles
or any Old Tiger saffron gin.

Not that. I just been mugged
by a man in a white collar.

Ben, can you lend me some money
till payday? Gino, don't let your mind wander.

It's far too small
to be let out on its own.

Arianna's booked into the restaurant
in an hour. What? Oh, God.

Have you guys seen
this American author?

He's my spitting image.
Lemonade, please.

Honestly, he and I are exactly
the same.

Yeah, except that he's been on
the bestseller list for 40 weeks.

Yeah, and he's sitting upstairs
in one of our most expensive suites.

While you're wondering if you can
afford the daily specials.

< Apart from that...
Thanks, guys.

You organised all this?
Very impressive.

How long have you worked here?
Just over a year.

Head of PR. It's a good job.

A lot of responsibility.
Yes, I enjoy it.

I think it's time
you stepped up a gear, though.

Manage one of the family hotels,
perhaps.

You don't want to be
a PR girl all your life.

You see, this is one
of our major problems.

You disappear for large periods
of my life

and you pop back in
at your convenience and expect me to listen to your advice.

I'm sorry,
I thought we could catch up.

Oh, right, in between card games.

Look, I have a really important job
supervising this today

and I could really do without
your cosy chats and career advice.

Emily, listen.
No, YOU listen.

Just concentrate on your game
and leave me alone.

Oi. Where's that taxi I ordered?

I'm just on hold now, sir.

You're about as useful
as an ejector seat in a helicopter.

BOBBY LAUGHS

This is not a spectator sport,
you know. Sorry, it was a cool phrase.

People say the most perceptive
things.

Er...404's luggage
is stuck at Terminal 5

and wants you to chase it up.
And this...

is Brutus. He's 19 and incontinent,

so if he's not walked every
40 minutes, things get very messy.

OK. Thank you, Ben.

Oh, Tony, er...after you've taken
care of the Roman dog,

could you come up and see me?

I've got a request of my own. Yeah.

DOG FARTS
Bloody hell.

Oh, you know he's doing
a reading here today.

Yes, I do know. That's why I'm here.

I'm his biggest fan.
I'm crazy for him.

I've bombarded him
with countless letters...

Oh, gosh. Well, enjoy your meal.

Get a move on! She's here!
She's here!

OK, where's the food dye?

Has anyone seen my Perigords?

Oh, my gosh, this is never gonna
work.

What do you need from me?

You get to meet a lot of people
during your day,

with their strange requests.

I thought maybe we could swap places
for the day. Cheers.

What, I become the famous author
and you become...?

Mm-hm, yeah.

I'd really love to do your job,
just for a few hours.

Seriously,
you wanna be a concierge?

I need some variety.

I need a change of rhythm.

You would get
to take a break up here.

Right now that is rather appealing.

Yeah. I mean,
afternoon in five-star luxury.

Get to put whatever you want
on my bill.

No. Nice try, but no.

You've gotta do your book reading
later on. I'm not a public speaker.

Tony, you're a natural. You deal
with the public all the time.

Come on. How's your American accent?

My British is pretty good.

"You were only supposed to blow
the bloody doors off." It's Michael Caine.

"I did not have sexual relations
with that woman."

Gene Wilder! That's brilliant.

Hey, hey, we could do this.
We can?

Yeah. Tony, come on, think about it.

What have we got to lose?
What do you say?

Watch this.

I soaked these ordinary
Perigord truffles in oil

and then glazed them with egg
to get just the right hue.

Old Tiger gin gets its colour
from being steeped with saffron for years,

but this is the perfect match.

OK, you guys are mad.

Arianna will never tell the
difference.

Service!

All right, come on.

Enjoy your meal, madam.

The moment of truth.

Come on, God. You let
your preacher take my money, now you're going to help me.

We did it. We bloody did it.

ALL: Yes!

I can't believe I'm doing this.

That is my book of secrets.

It's got every contact number

and every eventuality I've had
over the last 20 years.

But if you do have any problems,
I'm always on the end of the phone.

And if things get
out of control for you,

Paige, my PA, she's a great backstop.

Are you and her an item?

Oh, I see. You like her.

What's not to like?

She's young, intelligent,
hip, slick and beautiful.

If opposites attract,
I might stand a chance, though.

I'm afraid when she looks at me,
all she sees is a boring old grouch.

Speak for yourself.

Well, I got guests to attend to.

Come here.

Thank you. So I'll see you back here
for the swap-over at 6.30.

I must be mad.

OK, Tony, 6.30.

Ladies and gentlemen,
12 players have taken an early bath

and blinds are now going up
50 and 100 after the next hand.

Thank you.

Chicken wing?
SHE LAUGHS

Yeah, I'm only using them
as an excuse to talk to you.

I never realised they could be
deployed as a chat-up device.

You have to be highly skilled!

Do you think you'll win today?
Only if I can shake off Rushby.

Everyone's got a tell
when they're lying at cards -

a small thing that gives them away -

and I can usually spot it, except
with Damien. I can't read Damien.

Emily. Sorry. Can you cover for me?

Health and Safety have turned up.
What?!

Like a dog with a bone
once they get their teeth in.

Buggers to shake loose.

EXAGGERATED AMERICAN ACCENT
Room service, please.

I'd like a steak and chips...
oh, French fries.

Oh. Always a pleasure to see you,
Tony.

But I'm in a bit of a rush.

But please do send up the usual.

Oh, the usual?
You know what makes me happy.

Sam Franklin. Can I help you?
Health and Safety.

Here to do spot checks on your exits,
emergencies and extinguishers.

We were checked two weeks ago.

Who's your qualified first aider?
Emily James, head of PR.

I want to see her.
Well, you can't.

Sam, I'll deal with this.
I'm going to speak to Rushby.

EMILY: Chip leader at the moment
is Devil Fish.

Damien Rushby is second,
Justice third.

APPLAUSE

This is difficult for me,
because family is family and I don't want to intrude.

What? What has he done? Well,
as you know, we've had the Revenue crawling all over us all day,

and Health and Safety have turned up
with practically the same agenda.

And this morning your father tried
to buy the hotel from me. What?

I was just wondering
if these events were related.

I'm not saying he'd...
Of course they are.

It's just the kind of stunt
he would pull.

He doesn't even pause to think
about me.

I know this is tricky for you...
Sam, this is where I work.

This is my life, and he has
no respect for that. We have to get rid of him.

I didn't want to be the one
to say it, but, yes, we do.

Any ideas? Plenty.

KNOCK AT DOOR
Oh, come in.

Room service.
Yeah, just put it right there.

My God, Tony was right. Who?

No, I'm sorry, you just look
remarkably like a friend of mine.

Is he witty and intelligent?

No, not really.

Could you sign this? Sure.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, blimey. Excuse me?

You know, rub-a-dub-dub,
three men in a pub.

Apples and pears, I got big flares.

It's amazing what you pick up
on BBC America.

Absolutely.

Oh, this is for you.

Thank you, sir. You're welcome.

50,000.

I have a feeling
some of the problems I've been encountering today

with the authorities
might have something to do with you. No idea what you're talking about.

You're sabotaging my hotel. I said I
don't know what you're talking about.

You know you said
you didn't know Damien's tell.

SHE WHISPERS

I'll raise your 50,000.

I'm all in.

That's big money, Damien.

- Think you've got me beat?
- I KNOW I have.

You're bluffing.

I'll call.

APPLAUSE

"The usual, the usual."

Er...

I know that you want the usual
and that the usual makes you happy,

but I was thinking that
we've known each other for so long,

er...that maybe we could do
something unusual for a change.

This is an anthurium.
It's my favourite flower.

It's divine.

You know, I was thinking
of Iris Murdoch today,

and she said, "People from
a planet without flowers

"must think that we're mad
with joy the whole time

"to have such things about us."
I hope it makes you mad with joy.

Oh. Oh.

So much more interesting than the
evening paper you usually bring me.

Oh, lovely.

Evening paper.

It's just me.

Oh. Whoa.

Sorry.

Cute boxers.

I, er...I just came to say
you're on in ten.

Oh, OK.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

I'm sorry you felt
you had to do that.

It's nothing to do with me.

I could hardly miss you
whispering to Justice.

Are you leaving now?

Look, I didn't come
for us to get into a fight.

You hardly came in peace.
You tried to buy the hotel. Do you know why I wanted the hotel?

It was for you.

That is totally crass.
Is that your idea of trying...?

I thought it could bring us
back together. Just leave.

Is everything OK?
This is between me and my...

Your necklace.

You can't buy me.

I think you should go.

Are you OK?

Er, me? Yeah.

Sure, I'm fine.
You'll be wonderful.

You've done this a hundred times
before.

You see? Two Tonys.

< Can't be good for the world.

Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Mr Bobby Mack.

APPLAUSE

Pretty spineless of you to send
friends to do your dirty work.

No different from you
using my daughter to knock me out of the tournament.

You caused me a great deal
of inconvenience.

And you and Emily
have just cost me a lot of money.

You'd have lost it anyway.
Oh, really?

You're a big game tourist. You
shouldn't have been in that hand.

How much have you won
at the poker table this year?

Not as much as you've lost.

I've won half a million so far,
and I don't even need the money.

Whereas you're clinging to Babylon

after the shipwreck
of your business career.

And you haven't even got the balls
to join the big boys to play poker today.

Let's play now.

Heads up, no limit.

Sure you can handle it?

Follow me.

"As the sky snapped shut
like a broken bulb

"and the satanic storm gathered
to scorn them, his body split,

"and she reached deep within him

"and wept."

APPLAUSE

Mr Mack will now take a few
questions.

- Who's first?
- Ah, yes. Yes.

< Mr Mack, I've always
wanted to know,

when you write "three white mice
sit under a juniper tree",

what exactly is it
that you mean by that?

HE GROANS

Wh-what do I mean?

What is the symbolism in that phrase
that you repeat so often in your work?

What is it that you're trying
to indicate to us?

Um...

that's...

What I mean, when I wrote that,

um...I, um...

What I'm trying to...say...

..is that there's three white mice
and they're sitting...

..under a juniper tree.

Er, do you understand?

Yes, I think I do now.

I think I do finally.
Thank you so much.

Well, that's... Anyone else?

HUBBUB

How much are we playing for?
How much have you got? Enough.

BEN: Thanks.

Thank you so much.
Pleasure to meet you.

Thank you so much, Mr Mack.

That was such an honour.

I've been wanting to meet you
for such a long time.

Arianna Adams.
Did you receive all my letters?

Er...you know,
everybody's been so kind,

but I feel the creative muse
is upon me.

I'll get your things. Thank you.

I can feel the flames of inspiration
are licking at my heels.

I must go write.

Thank you.

Pleasure to be of assistance. Let me
know if I can help you in the future.

- Case is closed.
- Right.

Miss Miller, all done.

What's going on?

Oh, my father sent them in
to give us the squeeze

when Sam wouldn't sell Babylon.

He seemed so charming. Yeah.

Well, we don't have to worry
about him any more, he's gone.

Actually, I saw him playing cards
with Sam down in the canteen. What?!

Three jacks. I win.

What is he doing here?

We're playing cards.
I wasn't talking to you.

Fantastic, Sam.
Now you're playing poker.

Just sorting a few things out.
Sam, the whole point was to get him out of the hotel.

Relax, both of you.

I'm winning. He's much more fun now.

Raise.

600.

SHE SCREAMS

Look what they did to me.
Oh, my goodness.

What will Bobby Mack have thought?

I've never been so embarrassed in all
my life. I'll call a house doctor. It was the Old Tiger saffron gin.

Really? Does it always do that?

No, it never does that.

And I have never had a more
bizarre-tasting white winter truffle.

What are you saying exactly?

Well, you're the manager -
you tell me what's going on.

I'll investigate immediately.

Yes, do that.

But I'm leaving in the morning

and I will never set foot
in this hotel again...ever!

APPLAUSE

I couldn't have won without your
help, giving me Damien's tell.

Well, I'm just glad it's all over.

I'm extremely grateful.

And, look, I wanted
to ask you something.

Oh, you did?

Yeah, I don't know
if you're free tomorrow night.

I might be.

There's another tournament. I
thought you could come along. What?!

Well, there's this guy there
who bluffed a house, beat my flush,

and I thought maybe you could
watch him, spot his tell.

Congratulations. >
Thank you so much.

You want me to be your spotter?

Yeah, I really need to take him down.
You really need to get a life.

Hey, Paige.
I sharpened your pencils.

Why?
You said you wanted to write.

You like your pencils to be sharp.

Er...well, I could have
done that myself.

I like doing it for you.

Well, you needn't go
to all that trouble.

It's my job.

Um...

when was the last time...

HE UNLOCKS DOOR
..you and I had a drink together?

We've, um...

Never.

King Lear? It's awesome.
I saw it in Chicago.

It really captures the anguish
of a fond, foolish old man

trapped between obstinacy and pride.

You're gonna love it.
Oh, I'll book those tickets. 504?

Tea break.

Now? It's getting late.

Yes, if you're six years old
and getting ready for bed,

but you're Tony and you never miss
a cup of tea. Now, come on. You're buying.

Oh, shit.

Right, you lot, here.

I know what you did. I pulled the
same trick myself to fake foie gras

in a hotel in Harrogate once,
but I was young and stupid. What's your excuse?

We didn't have her requested items
in stock.

That is not good enough.

Juliet...

you look at us with the eyes
that would make a weak man die,

but you must believe.

I swear on the grave
of my beloved nonna.

We never believed that Arianna
would come here today.

And she hasn't for the past three
years. Look, it's not just us.

She has bookings all over town
that she never keeps.

Well, she's threatened
to cancel her entire booking.

This is serious. She buys our suite
for ten weeks every year.

That is guaranteed revenue.

Now, has anyone got an idea
of how to talk her round?

Tony, look, you're the brains here.

Think of something. This is Arianna
Adams, we cannot afford to lose her.

The shipping heiress?
Yes, Tony.

Oh, then we've lucked out.

I mean, I know what that's about,
yeah, sure, sure.

I can think of a plan.
I can think of a good plan.

Geezer.

So, um...

put something straight for me.

Why haven't we done this before?

I guess because I'm just a ditzy
gofer and you're this... incredible genius.

Well, I haven't been smart enough
to notice you, have I? Well, you're a busy man.

But you're smart, funny, beautiful.

If I had real brains, I'd wanna
hang out with you the whole time.

I worry I'm...a little
out of my depth with you.

And I think I'm a little
out of my league with you.

What?

I'm worried that when you look at me
all you see is a boring, middle-aged grouch.

That's not at all true.

Well, maybe if opposites attract,
then I might have a chance with you.

A chance for what?

To kiss you.

You have every chance.

Oh, um...

You know, I'm gonna be back
in a sec.

What?

Tony, this is very high-risk.
Are you sure you're up to it?

Well, you just introduce me as
the author and let me do my thing.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Bobby? 6.30.
Things are kicking off.

Oh, yes...
I'm a little bit busy right now.

I could really do
without you being late.

Well, yes, madam.

I'll have those...clothes
with you very soon, OK?

Bobby... Yeah. Bye.

OK? Yeah, yeah.

OK. Here we go.

- Good luck.
- Thank you.

Should I do that up, do you think?

We'd like to make amends
for our foolish mistake,

um...so there's someone here
I think you'd like to meet.

Do it.

Oh, my God. At last.
I don't believe it.

I understand from your letters,

all your letters,
that you're my biggest fan.

Your books are extraordinary.

Well, you know,
some critics find them diffuse,

but they're really just intended
as a response to the resurgent atavism of cultural structures.

You know, it's always been
my ambition to elevate the language of schematic loss.

Do you think that loss can be
schematic?

Oh, yeah.
We'll just leave you to it.

Thank you so much.
I can't tell you how happy I am.

Yes!

Where were we? Oh, um...

I don't remember.
SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

Well...I was just saying how
you had every chance to kiss me.

But if you're not gonna take
that chance...

..do you mind if I kiss you?

PHONE BEEPS

Uh...you know...

..um...could you, um...

You...

Put you here. Now, just stay there.

Hold that thought.
I'm gonna be right back.

Oh-h!

You are gonna be very popular
with your boss.

Why?

Well, I impersonated you
impersonating me.

It's quite complicated.

Are you wearing lipstick? Mmm?

OK, look, don't be upset,
but I noticed that you and Paige

liked each other,
so I laid a bit of groundwork.

You kissed Paige? No.
Strictly speaking, she kissed me.

But the good news is
she thought she was kissing you.

It's quite complicated.
What? What does it mean?

She definitely likes you.

Really? And you like her.

Thank you. You're welcome.

HE UNLOCKS DOOR

BOBBY AND PAIGE CHATTER

DAMIEN: I'll raise you 500.

You.

You are a genius.

How did you know Arianna
was such a big fan of Bobby Mack's?

Yeah, all your "regurgent activism",
eh,

and your "schemy loss", eh, Yankee
boy?

Now, I don't know what you
were talking about up there,

but I've just spoken to Arianna,
and she thinks she's met

her literary hero
and she's keeping her booking.

ALL: Yes!

Can you be quiet?
We're trying to play some cards here.

What's going on?

Your bet, Franklin.

You've got no money.
I'm not walking away.

I'll write an IOU that will match
any bet you make.

OK, let's raise the stakes.

All this...plus Babylon.

ALL GASP

..for any one of your hotels.

Sam, you can't.
Keep out of this.

You came here to take my hotel,
now I'm gonna take one of yours.

Don't you dare accept this bet.

Are you gonna name one?
No, he's not, are you, Damien?

The Crawford.

Bit pompous for my taste,
but it'll do.

Tanya, the river.

Full house.
ALL SIGH

That's a very good hand...

..but not as good as four kings.

THEY GROAN

Uh...my solicitor will be
contacting you with the paperwork.

What the hell just happened
in there?

Sam?

I thought it was my way back.

A pissing contest with Damien?
It's not...

He tried to walk all over me. I had
to show him he couldn't do that.

It was a calculated gamble.
There's no such thing.

But if I'd have won,
I'd have doubled my assets.

You lost.

It was bad luck, Juliet.

You can't build a life on luck, Sam.

EMILY: Give Sam his hotel back.

That's...not how gambling works.

This wasn't gambling.

You came here specifically
to get Babylon.

Yes, that's what I wanted.

Didn't you think about me?
This is ALL about you.

Well...answer these things
about me, then.

Who's my best friend?
Where's my favourite place?

Why does Chinese food
make me sneeze?

We certainly drifted apart.

You don't know me, and you came
here to buy Babylon so that you could give it to someone

who doesn't even want to be
a hotel manager!

Look, let's not talk out here,
please. SHE SIGHS

I thought it was a way that we
could spend more time together.

If you want to spend more time with
me, don't buy a hotel as an excuse.

I'm sorry, I got it wrong.
Give Sam back his hotel.

You don't understand.
He's a proud man. It would crush him, being in my debt.

Believe me, there is nothing
I can do.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

How'd it go?

He doesn't know how
to give it back to Sam.

Sorry, does any of this
macho posturing make sense to any of the men in the room?

Stop the funeral, I think
I can save the hotel. Sam...

You're not gonna like it,
but it's the best we've got.

OK, this is what we're gonna do.

Hold the doors.

You're leaving us?
I've got what I came for.

Title deeds to the hotel.

I was gonna get myself a drink
before I left. Can I buy you one?

It looks like we could both do
with one.

LIFT CLUNKS

ALARM RINGS
They're playing my song.

Hi.

I've called the mechanic, but he'll
be a while at this time of night, so I'll bring you some drinks, OK?

The booze is in.
Stage one complete.

Played my first game when I was ten.
My father cleaned me out.

Told me I should learn
that poker doesn't pay.

Shame I didn't listen to him.

I've achieved quite a lot in my life,

but I've never been
a successful father.

Not that it's my place,
or anything, but...

she's a very special girl. You
should take time to get to know her.

I wish I had time.

Bad news, I'm afraid.
The engineer's delayed, so you're gonna be stuck a while longer.

I've brought you some magazines,
playing cards, radio.

I'll let you know when they arrive.

JULIET: How's it going up there?
They've got the cards.

The rest is up to Sam.

Hold this for me, will you?
I'm gonna try and get these doors open further.

We can't just wait all night,
sitting on our hands.

We could play cards.
Not a good idea.

Wouldn't you like to win back
Babylon?

Yes. Well, now's your chance.

I'll bet you one hand -
the hotel for this watch.

You wanna take everything I've got.
I've already got 12 hotels.

If I want another I can buy another.
But this watch...went to the moon.

OK.

We're gonna play Indian.
You get one card...blind.

Highest card wins.
You get one change.

OK.

On three.

One, two, three.

Do you want to change?
No. You?

Mmm.

HE GROANS

Help. Help me!

ALARM RINGS

Was there supposed to be a second
alarm? I don't think so.

No, there wasn't.

Hurry up. Hurry up!

Oh, my God, Sam, what's happened?

I think he's had a heart attack.
Call an ambulance. Get these doors open!

ALL SHOUT AT ONCE

Ambulance, please.
Oh, God! Pull. Pull, guys.

He's stopped breathing.
He's stopped breathing.

ALL SHOUT AT ONCE

Tanya, pass the defibrillator.

It's in a red box.
The red one!

Sam, I'm gonna pass this to you.
Open it and I'll tell you what to do.

Pull where it says "pull". Where?

The plastic thing. And rip it off.
This? Yes. OK, there's two pads.

Put them on his chest. OK.

Can we turn it on?
OK, turn it on.

MACHINE POWERS UP
OK, it's charging.

OK, here we go. Here we go.

MACHINE BEEPS

Anything?

He's not breathing.

He's not breathing.
OTHERS TALK AT ONCE

Tanya, I need the adrenalin.
It's in a long plastic thing.

It's blue. Looks like a blue pen.
Come on.

That's it.
Here it is! Here it is!

Get it in, get it in!

Oh, God! OK, just slowly.

You're gonna be OK.
You're gonna be OK.

One, two, three.

He's not breathing.

HE GASPS

EMILY SOBS

Dad?

Daddy. Daddy, you're gonna be OK!

So that was a heart attack.

It...it wasn't unexpected.
I had one four months ago.

You didn't tell me.
I didn't know how.

I could hardly tell you
on the telephone or in an e-mail.

That's why I came here. I'm sorry.

Apparently I have a chronic
condition.

But I won't waste
the last months of my life

without us ever getting
to know each other.

I just...could never find
the words to say...

To say what?

That I...love you.

You just said it.

It's very simple, really, isn't it?

I mean, it's much cheaper
than buying me a hotel.

Wait.

Want to know what card I had?

Welcome back to the hotel business.

OK.

The best risks we take in life

are not when we gamble with money
or possessions,

but when we're brave enough
to risk our feelings.

BOBBY: What's happened?
PAIGE: Will he be all right?

Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be OK.
Hmm.

Can I get you anything?
Taxi? Tickets for a show?

Oh, no, no. I think
we're fine, thanks.

Well, let me know if you need
my help.

I suspect you've helped us
enough already.

SIREN WAILS

I think I've got it from here,
thanks.

Because if we win that gamble...

..we get the biggest prize of all.

I need to collect all his stuff and
bring it to the hospital for him.

Is he all right? I don't know.

I have to wait and see.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

And you're gonna be all right
together? I hope so.

I really hope so.

Maybe you'd like to come to my room.

Your room?

We're hosting an entire convention
with a skeleton staff.

The Captain Stranger
Appreciation Society.

Oh, no. Not geeks.

This is Meredith Sutton, she's gonna
be working with us for a few days.

- You're Michael...
- Martin.

- Anderson.
- Armstrong!

BOTH GASP

Who is this Meredith, anyway,

and has she facilitated your
sleeping with her, by any chance?

- Morning.
- Good morning.

Oh! Oh.

Ahoy.

This is never gonna happen between
us. There's too much history.

I resign.

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