"[THUNDER]" "[THUNDER]" "GOOD EVENING, MR. DUNROSS." "TAIPAN SENT FOR ME." "YES, SIR." "[WOMAN SPEAKING CHINESE]" "[SPEAKS CHINESE]" "[THUNDER]" "WORKING LATE TONIGHT, CLAUDIA?" "MR. DUNROSS, THE TAIPAN SAY YOU SHOULD GO RIGHT IN." "[KNOCKS]" "[THUNDER]" "GOOD EVENING, TAIPAN." "[SCOTTISH ACCENT] YOU'RE EARLY." "5 MINUTES EARLY IS ON TIME, TAIPAN." "ISN'T THAT WHAT WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT?" "FILTHY NIGHT." "[BELL CHIMING]" "MIDNIGHT." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "COME IN." "AH, PHILIP." "ON TIME, AS USUAL." "THANK YOU, TAIPAN." "I BROUGHT MY SON JOHN AS YOU REQUESTED." "GOOD EVENING, SIR." "I AM HONORED TO BE HERE." "HERE IT IS OUR CUSTOM THAT THERE BE A WITNESS" "FOR THE HANDING OVER FROM TAIPAN..." "TO TAIPAN." "IT'S ALWAYS OUR CURRENT COMPRADOR," "AND ON THIS OCCASION, HIS SON AND HEIR." "WELL, LET US GET ON WITH IT." "IAN STRUAN DUNROSS, I ASK YOU FORMALLY," "DO YOU WANT TO BE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "YES, SIR." "HERE." "READ IT ALOUD." "30th OF AUGUST, 1841." "IS THIS DIRK STRUAN'S HANDWRITING?" "AYE, IT'S HIS HAND AND HIS WORDS." "READ THEM." ""MY LEGACY SHALL BIND EVERY TAIPAN THAT SUCCEEDETH ME" ""AND HE SHALL READ IT ALOUD AND SHALL SWEAR BEFORE GOD" ""IN FRONT OF WITNESSES IN THE MANNER SET FORTH" ""BY ME, DIRK STRUAN, FOUNDER OF STRUAN AND COMPANY," ""TO ACCEPT THEM AND TO EVER KEEP THEM SECRET" ""PRIOR TO TAKING TO HIMSELF MY MEDAL." ""THIS IS MY LEGACY." ""FIRST, THERE SHALL BE ONLY ONE TAIPAN AT ONE TIME," ""AND HE HATH TOTAL, ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY OVER THE COMPANY." ""WHATSOEVER HE ORDERS, IT SHALL BE OBEYED." ""HIS POWER IN THE COMPANY IS ABSOLUTE." ""SECOND:" "THE TAIPAN ALONE CHOOSES HIS SUCCESSOR," ""WHO MUST BE KINSMAN TO THE CLAN STRUAN BY BIRTH OR MARRIAGE." ""THIRD:" "AT EACH TAIPAN'S" ""RETIREMENT, WHICH WILL BE" ""SOLELY HIS OWN DECISION" ""AND BE AT A TIME WHEN IT PLEASURES HIM," ""HE SHALL TAKE NO MORE THAN 10 PARTS OF EVERY 100" ""OF ALL VALUE FOR HIMSELF." ""FOURTH:" "EACH TAIPAN SHALL APPROVE THE ELECTION OF THE COMPRADOR" ""WHO SHALL IN PERPETUITY BE FROM THE HOUSE OF CHEN." ""LAST, THE TAIPAN SHALL SWEAR HIS SUCCESSOR, WHOM HE ALONE" ""CHOOSES IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COMPRADOR," ""USING THE WORDS SET DOWN UNDER MY HAND IN OUR FAMILY BIBLE." ""HERE IN HONG KONG THIS 30th DAY OF AUGUST" ""IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1841." ""SIGNED AND SEALED." "DIRK STRUAN."" "[THUNDER]" "PUT YOUR HAND ON IT." "DO YOU, IAN STRUAN DUNROSS," "KINSMAN TO THE STRUANS, SWEAR BEFORE GOD" "THAT YOU WILL OBEY THE LEGACY OF DIRK STRUAN," "ASSUMING ALL HIS PROMISES, RESPONSIBILITIES," "AND OBLIGATIONS WITHOUT QUESTION?" "I SWEAR BEFORE GOD." "AND DO YOU SOLEMNLY VOW BEFORE GOD" "IN THE PRESENCE OF ALASTAIR McKENZIE DUNCAN STRUAN, 11th TAIPAN," "AND PHILIP CHUNG SHIN-CHEN, FOURTH COMPRADOR," "THAT YOU WILL ALSO BE BOUND BEFORE GOD" "TO ALL OF THIS LEGACY?" "I SOLEMNLY VOW, SO HELP ME GOD." "NOW..." "IT'S DONE." "[THUNDER]" "WELL, I'D LIKE TO BE THE FIRST TO WISH YOU WELL, TAIPAN." "ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP, YOU HAVE." "AND I AM HONORED TO BE SECOND." "CONGRATULATIONS, TAIPAN." "THANK YOU." "ALL OF YOU." "BY CUSTOM, I BECOME CHAIRMAN OF A LONDON SUBSIDIARY," "BUT YOU CAN TERMINATE THAT ANYTIME YOU WISH." "IT'S TERMINATED." "[THUNDER]" "WHATEVER YOU SAY." "YOU WILL BE MUCH MORE USEFUL TO STRUAN'S" "AS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST CENTRAL BANK OF EDINBURGH." "STRUAN'S GOES PUBLIC NEXT YEAR." "PUBLIC?" "NO." "WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PRIVATE COMPANY" "WITH NO STOCKHOLDERS PRYING INTO OUR PRIVATE AFFAIRS." "IAN, FOR GOD'S SAKE" "IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SURVIVE." "THE ONLY WAY WE CAN RAISE THE CAPITAL WE NEED." "ONCE YOU OPEN STRUAN'S TO THE PUBLIC, TAIPAN" "PLEASE FORGIVE MY SON, TAIPAN." "PERHAPS HIS AMERICAN EDUCATION WAS NOT THE WISEST DECISION I HAVE MADE FOR HIM." "OR PERHAPS HE SHOULD REMAIN HERE" "INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES." "WHAT DO YOU THINK, JOHN?" "I WOULD PREFER TO RETURN, SIR." "I'LL HAVE MY DOCTORATE IN A COUPLE YEARS" "AND I'VE WORKED VERY HARD." "THEN IT'S UP TO YOU, PHILIP." "[THUNDER]" "TYPHOON?" ""LASTING CLOUD" IS DUE TO DOCK TOMORROW NIGHT." "Struan:" "AYE, BUT SHE'LL BE HELD SOMEWHERE OFF THE PHILIPPINES." "CAPTAIN MOFFITT'S TOO CANNY TO GET CAUGHT IN A STORM LIKE THIS." "I DON'T AGREE." "MOFFITT LIKES HITTING SCHEDULES." "THIS TYPHOON'S ON SCHEDULE." "[THUNDER]" ""LASTING CLOUD" BETTER NOT GET CAUGHT." "WHY?" "WE'VE GOT A NEW COMPUTER ONBOARD" "AND £4 MILLION WORTH OF JET ENGINES." "UNINSURED." "OR AT LEAST WE'RE CARRYING THE PAPER." "WELL, IT WAS THAT OR LOSE THE CONTRACT," "AND IT'S A CHANCE TO DOUBLE OUR MONEY." "BESIDES, THE DECISION HAD TO BE MADE," "AND I MADE IT." "THAT WAS YOUR PRIVILEGE." "BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RISK IN ONE SHIP." "WELL, THERE'S DAMN LITTLE I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW." "PHILIP, THESE ARE SOME PRIVATE MATTERS." "WILL YOU EXCUSE US, PLEASE?" "CERTAINLY, TAI" "MR. STRUAN." "I SHALL BE WHEREVER YOU NEED ME, TAIPAN." "[THUNDER]" "SENDING JOHN TO AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WAS A TOTAL BLUNDER." "HE'LL NEVER BE AS GOOD AS HIS FATHER." "IF I WERE YOU, I'D HAVE PHILIP START TRAINING SOME OTHER RELATIVE." "THERE'S NO NEED." "PHILIP IS STRUAN'S LAST COMPRADOR." "WE LONGER NEED AN INTERMEDIARY" "BETWEEN THE NOBLE HOUSE AND THE CHINESE." "THE IDEA'S OUTDATED." "THE FORMAL SYSTEM ENDS WITH PHILIP." "IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE NOBLE HOUSE" "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE, TAIPAN?" "I'LL CHANGE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS CHANGING" "TO SAVE STRUAN'S," "AND THAT MAY BE QUITE A LOT AFTER THE MISTAKES YOU'VE MADE." "NOW, WHAT ARE THESE PRIVATE MATTERS?" "OPEN THE BIBLE AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT YOU'VE INHERITED." "[THUNDER]" "NOW READ YOUR DESTINY, TAIPAN." ""I SWEAR BY THE LORD GOD THAT WHOMSOEVER HAS" ""THE OTHER HALF OF ANY OF THESE COINS," ""I SHALL GRANT HIM WHATSOEVER HE ASKS." "DIRK STRUAN."" "SIGNED BY EVERY TAIPAN SINCE HIM." "ADD YOUR NAME AFTER MINE." "AND IF I DON'T?" "YOU'LL SIGN, BY GOD, OR ANOTHER MAN WILL." "THE CURSE GOES WITH THE BLESSING." "TAKE IT ALL... [PEN SLAMMING] OR TAKE NOTHING!" ""FANG-SHOI, PAID IN FULL 18 JUNE 1845." ""CALUM STRUAN." "SUN CHEN-YET, PAID IN FULL, OCTOBER 10, 1911, HAG STRUAN."" "WHO HAS THE OTHER TWO HALVES?" "YOU'LL SIGN BLIND LIKE ALL THE OTHER TAIPANS BEFORE YOU." "NOW, ANSWER MY QUESTION, DAMN YOU." "THE ANSWER, TAIPAN, IS THAT I DON'T KNOW." "AND NOW YOU CAN PRAY WITH ALL YOUR SOUL" "THAT YOU NEVER FIND OUT, BECAUSE YOU'RE BOUND BY DIRK'S PROMISE" "JUST AS I HAVE BEEN." "[TELEPHONE RINGING]" "IT'S YOUR PHONE NOW." "NOT MINE." "DUNROSS." "Man:" "TELEX FOR TAIPAN." "NO." "MR. ALASTAIR STRUAN HAS RETIRED." "I'M THE TAIPAN OF STRUAN'S NOW." "YES." "IAN DUNROSS." "WHAT DOES THE TELEX SAY?" "[THUNDER]" "YES." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "I UNDERSTAND." "[THUNDER]" "THAT WAS FROM OUR OFFICE IN TAIPEI." ""LASTING CLOUD" HAS FOUNDERED OFF THE COAST OF TAIWAN." "THEY FEAR SHE'S GONE DOWN WITH ALL HANDS." "HI." "IT'S A WONDERFUL PARTY." "[INDISTINCT]" "YES." "THANK YOU." "HELLO, JOHNJOHN." "QUITE A PARTY THIS YEAR, TAIPAN." "YES." "PHILIP OUTDID HIMSELF." "I CAN THINK OF BETTER WAYS FOR" "STRUAN'S TO SPEND THEIR MONEY." "MM. YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE A BANKER, PAUL." "WOULD THAT VICTORIA BANK COULD AFFORD A LITTLE TIME FOR A CELEBRATION." "OH, YES, WE CAN." "BUT FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, YOU CAN'T." "HMM." "YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO BELIEVE THE RUMORS." "ENJOY YOURSELVES." "DAMN SIGHT MORE THAN RUMORS." "EVEN WITH THE MARKET FLUCTUATING THE WAY IT HAS BEEN," "WE HAVEN'T DROPPED A POINT." "YOU KNOW WHAT, PHILIP?" "WHEN JOHN COMES HOME, YOU OUGHT TO PUT HIM WITH US FOR A WHILE." "SERIOUSLY." "IT'LL BE AN INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE." "I'M SURE IT WOULD BE." "MENTION THE IDEA TO HIM." "WHEN IS HE ARRIVING?" "PROBABLY NEXT WEEK." "HE HASN'T LET US KNOW EXACTLY." "IT WAS GOOD OF YOU TO COME, MR. TIPP." "I HOPE I CAN ASSUME THE BANK OF CHINA APPROVES OF THIS OCCASION." "YOU MAY ASSUME WHATEVER YOU PLEASE, TAIPAN." "SINCE YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO INVITE ME," "I COULD HARDLY REFUSE, COULD I?" "IN ANY EVENT, I'M ALWAYS PLEASED TO SEE YOU." "AFTER ALL, CHINA IS CHINA, THE MIDDLE KINGDOM." "WE OF THE NOBLE HOUSE HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED CHINA" "TO BE THE MOTHER AND FATHER OF OUR HOME HERE." "YOUR HOME." "OUR LAND." "TEMPORARILY ADMINISTERED BY THE BRITISH." "HONG KONG IS AND ALWAYS WAS EARTH OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM." "WHAT DO YOU FORECAST WILL HAPPEN IN 1997" "WHEN THE TREATY MAKING HONG KONG A BRITISH COLONY EXPIRES" "AND ALL THIS REVERTS TO US" "AND HONG KONG BECOMES TRULY PART OF CHINA ONCE AGAIN?" "1997 WILL TAKE CARE OF 1997." "OLD FRIENDS WILL STILL NEED OLD FRIENDS." "AS I AM YOUR GUEST TODAY, I WILL NOT DISAGREE..." "BUT..." "BUT SHOULD OLD FRIENDS FAIL YOU," "HOW WILL YOU REMAIN THE NOBLE HOUSE" "AND FOR HOW LONG?" "AND, UM, WHAT ABOUT NOBLE STAR?" "WELL, THAT'S THE TAIPAN'S BEST HORSE, IF YOU ASK ME." "BUT CAN SHE RUN AGAINST PILOT FISH?" "THAT STALLION'S GOOD, BUT NOT IN THE SAME CLASS," "UNLESS THERE'S AN ACT OF GOD OR THE DEVIL." "AND THERE'S ALWAYS THAT TO CONSIDER." "TELL ME, LINBAR, IS THERE ANY TRUTH" "IN THE GOSSIP THAT YOUR TAIPAN'S PULLED OFF A MARVELOUS DEAL," "YET ANOTHER RABBIT OUT OF THE BATTERED OLD HAT?" "WHO HAS PUT THAT INTO YOUR EAR?" "ONLY THE LAST 5 PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO TODAY." "I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE YOUR TURN." "THEN I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO KEEP WAITING." "RACE TIPS ARE THE BEST I CAN MANAGE," "AND NO ONE'S BEEN KNOWN TO WIN A BUNDLE ON MY EXPERT ADVICE." "THOUGH, BUCCANEER IS WORTH A BET." "HERE WE GO." "MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?" "[CHATTERING FADES]" "THANK YOU." "BELIEVE ME, I WON'T MAKE A VERY LONG SPEECH." "BUT, AS STRUAN AND COMPANY CELEBRATES ITS 150th YEAR," "THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY," "SOME OF WHICH MAY INTEREST SOME OF YOU." "FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HONG KONG-BASED COMPANY." "AND WE SHALL REMAIN A HONG KONG-BASED COMPANY." "AS A FIRM DEMONSTRATION OF THAT," "WHILE OTHER COMPANIES HAVE BEEN MAKING FOREIGN INVESTMENTS" "BECAUSE OF THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES," "STRUAN'S HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR AN INVESTOR TO COME HERE" "TO HONG KONG." "AND SO, I'M VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ON THIS OCCASION" "THAT STRUAN'S IS ABOUT TO EXPAND" "A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION" "WITH THE INVESTMENT OF PAR-CON INDUSTRIES OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA." "PAR-CON?" "THAT'S LINCOLN BARLETT." "THE MAN'S RAIDED A DOZEN COMPANIES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS" "AND TAKEN OVER MOST OF THEM." "DUNROSS CAN'T BE THAT BIG A FOOL." "[WOMAN ON P.A. INDISTINCT]" "HELLO, PHILIP." "HOW ARE THINGS?" "ROBERT." "I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE." "WELL, YOUR AIRPORT CONTACT MENTIONED" "TO IMMIGRATION THAT YOU WERE COMING TO MEET A SPECIAL PLANE." "YES, BUT THAT DOESN'T USUALLY BRING OUT" "THE HEAD OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT." "OH, I WAS JUST PASSING BY" "AND THOUGHT I'D LEND A HAND," "BYPASS ALL THE RED TAPE FOR YOU." "IT'S THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR THE NOBLE HOUSE." "I SENT A CONSTABLE TO TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE GATE." "IT'LL BE WAITING AT THE GANGWAY FOR YOU" "AND YOUR GUEST FROM PAR-CON." "[BEEPING]" "IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO UP AND GREET YOUR GUESTS." "THANK YOU." "NO TROUBLE AT ALL." "GOOD EVENING." "I'M PHILIP CHEN OF STRUAN'S." "I'VE COME TO MEET MR. BARTLETT." "AND ME." "I'M CASEY TCHOLOK." "LINC, PHILIP CHEN'S HERE." "MR. CHEN." "IT'S A REAL PLEASURE." "I'VE CERTAINLY HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU." "YOU HAVE?" "YEAH." "HEY, WE GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU." "RAN INTO HIM IN L.A. AND WE OFFERED HIM A LIFT." "HEY, JOHN." "YOUR FATHER'S HERE." "HI, DAD." "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?" "WHAT?" "I JUST WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU." "AND, INDEED, YOU HAVE." "BE IN MY OFFICE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING." "WELCOME TO HONG KONG." "IF I COULD HAVE YOUR PASSPORTS, PLEASE." "OF COURSE." "THANK YOU." "GET THESE STAMPED, SERGEANT LEE," "AND QUICKLY, PLEASE." "YES, SUPERINTENDENT." "SUPERINTENDENT?" "ARMSTRONG." "SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT ARMSTRONG," "CHIEF OF C.I.D." "DO YOU GREET ALL PRIVATE PLANES, SUPERINTENDENT?" "ONLY THE SPECIAL ONES." "YOU'RE VERY WELL INFORMED, MISS." "IT'S PART OF HER JOB." "THE CAR IS RIGHT OVER HERE." "PLEASE." "WHAT'S THAT SMELL?" "OH, THAT'S HONG KONG'S VERY OWN, MR. BARTLETT." "THAT'S THE SMELL OF MONEY." "[CHUCKLES]" "Chen:" "AND THE TAIPAN WONDERED IF 10:00 TOMORROW WOULD BE CONVENIENT." "IF THAT'S TOO EARLY?" "10:00 WILL BE FINE." "THIS IS YOUR FIRST TRIP TO HONG KONG, MISS TCHO--?" "PLEASE CALL ME CASEY." "IT'S EASIER." "AND YES." "FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG." "FIRST TIME IN ASIA." "AND FOR YOU, MR. BARTLETT?" "NEVER GOT PAST HAWAII BEFORE," "BUT I'M SURE I'LL ENJOY IT." "EXACTLY WHAT DOES TAIPAN MEAN, ANYWAY?" "TAIPAN MEANS "SUPREME LEADER" IN CANTONESE." "THE PERSON WITH THE ULTIMATE POWER." "THE EUROPEAN HEADS OF ALL THE OLD TRADING COMPANIES" "ARE ALL TAIPANS TO THE CHINESE." "BUT EVEN AMONG TAIPANS, THERE IS ALWAYS THE GREATEST" "THE TAIPAN." "AND THAT'S IAN DUNROSS?" "THAT IS THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "[INDISTINCT CHATTER, TELEPHONE RINGING]" "I HOPE YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE SATISFACTORY." "I'M SURE THEY'RE VERY NICE." "SHALL I SEND A CAR FOR YOU IN THE MORNING?" "SAY AT 9:45?" "DON'T BOTHER." "I THINK WE CAN FIND OUR OWN WAY." "THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, MR. CHEN." "HI." "THESE TWO IN HERE." "THE REST OVER THERE." "[CHUCKLES]" "OH, WAIT A SECOND." "HERE." "THANK YOU, SIR." "I HOPE YOU HAVE A PROFITABLE STAY." "IT WILL BE PROFITABLE, PAL." "TAKE MY WORD FOR IT." "AND I THOUGHT I HAD THE BRIDAL SUITE." "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" "I THINK OUR MR. DUNROSS KNOWS WHAT BRAND OF BEER YOU DRINK." "WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS?" "MORE THAN YOU WANT HIM TO," "BUT NOT EVERYTHING." "NOPE." "WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIM?" "WANT TO REVIEW HIS BIO?" "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN." "CHARMING, GOOD AT HIS JOB," "MAYBE EVEN BRILLIANT, AND TOUGH" "RUTHLESS IF HE WANTS TO BE." "I WOULDN'T LIKE HIM FOR AN ENEMY." "SOMETIMES AN ENEMY IS MORE VALUABLE THAN A FRIEND." "THIS IS HIS HOME TURF, LINC." "HE KNOWS THE GAME BETTER THAN WE DO." "YEAH." "WE LEARN FAST." "GO ON." "LET'S SEE..." "IAN STRUAN DUNROSS." "THAT MAKES HIM FAMILY." "BORN:" "HONG KONG." "OXFORD GRAD." "FLUENT IN CHINESE-- MANDARIN AND CANTONESE DIALECTS." "WIFE DIED 9 YEARS AGO." "HE LIKES FAST HORSES AND FAST CARS." "TAIPAN." "[CHUCKLES]" "SOUNDS A LOT BETTER THAN BOSS." "DON'T START GETTING IDEAS." "WE MAKE THIS DEAL, TURN IT AROUND A FEW TIMES, AND GO HOME." "ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU SAID?" "NOTHING LONG-TERM." "WHAT'S THE MATTER, CASEY?" "DON'T YOU LIKE HONG KONG?" "IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT," "BUT I WOULDN'T WANT MY MONEY HERE" "WHEN THE CHINESE COME KNOCKING AT THE DOOR WITH AN EVICTION NOTICE." "1997'S STILL A LONG WAYS AWAY." "FOLKS AROUND HERE DON'T THINK SO." "HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE CASH FLOW OUT OF THIS PLACE?" "WHAT DO YOU THINK BROUGHT ME HERE?" "DON'T WORRY." "I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING." "I HOPE SO." "HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE THIS 10:00 MEETING?" "I DON'T." "YOU HANDLE IT." "I'LL WANDER IN LATER." "LONG DAY." "YEAH." "HELLO, MR. DUNROSS." "HELLO." "WE'VE NEVER MET, HAVE WE?" "NO." "BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO." "I'M CASEY..." "MISS TCHOLOK." "OF COURSE." "I HAD A RATHER DERANGED CALL FROM PHILIP CHEN LAST NIGHT." "SOMETHING ABOUT REFUSING TO BE PICKED UP." "PHILIP WAS AFRAID THAT YOU AND MR. BARTLETT MIGHT GET LOST." "WHERE IS MR. BARTLETT, BY THE WAY?" "LINC WILL BE COMING LATER." "HE ASKED ME TO HANDLE THIS FIRST MEETING." "I HOPE THAT WON'T UPSET THINGS TOO MUCH." "IF IT DOES, WE'LL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROBLEM." "WOULD YOU AND MR. BARTLETT CARE TO BE MY GUESTS AT THE RACES ON SATURDAY?" "I THINK THAT WOULD BE LOVELY." "BUT I'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH LINC" "WHEN HE ARRIVES." "WHEN HE ARRIVES." "AFTER YOU, MISS TCHOLOK." "TRY CASEY." "IT'S EASIER ON THE JAW." "WHY IS THE FRONT DOOR AT AN ANGLE?" "SORRY?" "THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING." "IT SEEMS TO BE AT A SLIGHT TILT, NOT QUITE STRAIGHT." "I WAS WONDERING WHY." "YOU'RE VERY OBSERVANT." "THE ANSWER'S FENG SHUI." "WHEN THE BUILDING WAS PUT UP, SOMEONE FORGOT TO CONSULT OUR FENG SHUI MAN." "THAT'S THE MAN WHO MAKES SURE YOU'RE BUILDING" "ON THE EARTH DRAGON'S BACK AND NOT ON HIS HEAD." "WHAT?" "OH, YES." "YOU SEE, EVERY BUILDING IN ALL OF CHINA" "IS BUILT ON SOME PART OF THE EARTH DRAGON." "TO BE ON HIS BACK IS PERFECT." "BUT IF YOU'RE ON HIS HEAD, THAT'S VERY BAD." "AND IF YOU'RE ON THE DRAGON'S EYEBALL, THAT'S REALLY TERRIBLE." "WHEN THE FENG SHUI MAN WAS FINALLY CONSULTED," "HE SAID WE WERE JUST FINE." "RIGHT ON THE DRAGON'S BACK," "BUT THE DEVILS WERE GETTING IN THE FRONT DOOR." "SO WE SHIFTED THE ANGLE SLIGHTLY, AND NOW ALL THE DEVILS ARE DEFLECTED." "TELL ME THE REAL REASON." "THAT IS THE REAL REASON." "FENG SHUI." "YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?" "DEVILS AND DRAGONS?" "I BELIEVE NONE OF IT." "BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN CHINA, IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO ACT A LITTLE CHINESE." "[ELEVATOR DINGS]" "MORNING, TAIPAN." "MORNING." "MARIE, THIS IS MISS CASEY TCHOLOK." "WILL YOU PLEASE SHOW HER INTO THE BOARDROOM?" "YES, SIR." "SHALL I?" "NO." "THERE'S NO NEED TO ANNOUNCE HER." "I'LL SEE YOU LATER." "THIS WAY, MISS." "HELLO, TAIPAN." "[SPEAKS CHINESE]" "[SPEAKS CHINESE]" "AND WHAT DID YOU AND MISS CASEY TCHOLOK" "TALK ABOUT IN THE ELEVATOR?" "I'M SURPRISED YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW." "MY SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE NOT THAT GOOD." "BUT ALMOST." "WHAT'S SHE LIKE-- MISS CASEY TCHOLOK?" "ATTRACTIVE." "CONFIDENT." "VERY OBSERVANT." "PHILIP WASN'T TOO KEEN ON HER." "HE SAID SHE WAS LIKE CALIFORNIA FRUIT" "GREAT TO LOOK AT BUT NO TASTE." "PHILIP'S A SNOB." "OH." "AND HE ASKED WHETHER YOU'VE HEARD FROM JOHN." "JOHN?" "NO." "WHY?" "PHILIP SAID HE WAS DUE IN THE OFFICE FIRST THING THIS MORNING," "BUT THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM." "AND THERE'S NO ANSWER AT HIS FLAT." "YOU KNOW HOW JOHN CAME HOME." "YES, I KNOW." "PHILIP CALLED ME LAST NIGHT." "HE WAS VERY UPSET." "[SIGHS]" "CLAUDIA, LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS JOHN ARRIVES." "I'D LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY HE WAS ON BARTLETT'S PLANE." "Man:" "I REPEAT." "WE CAN BETTER ANY ARRANGEMENT YOU CAN MAKE WITH STRUAN'S, MR. BARTLETT." "ANY ARRANGEMENT." "DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, MR. GORNT." "PRECISELY." "NOW, IT'S NO SECRET THAT OUR COMPANIES ARE VERY SERIOUS RIVALS." "BUT WE CAN OUTBID STRUAN'S AND OUTMATCH THEM." "I CAN ARRANGE OUR SHARE OF THE FINANCING WITHIN THE WEEK." "AND I CAN SET UP OUR JOINT COMPANY UNDER HONG KONG LAW." "THAT MEANS A MAXIMUM TAX OF 16.5%." "THAT'S A LOT BETTER THAN THE UNITED STATES." "OH, MUCH BETTER." "WELL?" "HOW CAN WE SEAL OUR RELATIONSHIP?" "FIRST I HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT STRUAN'S ARE AFTER." "I STARTED NEGOTIATING WITH THEM, AND I DON'T LIKE" "CHANGING AIRPLANES IN MID OCEAN." "OH, I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE AFTER" "PROFIT FOR THEM AND TO HELL WITH ANYBODY ELSE." "THE DEAL WE'VE DISCUSSED IS VERY FAIR." "THEY INVENTED HONG KONG RULES." "DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE?" "NO." "TELL ME." "ANYTHING IS LEGAL, SO LONG AS YOU DON'T GO TO JAIL." "AND THEY'RE PUSHING THAT THESE DAYS." "AND YOU DON'T?" "OH, WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO." "ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'M GOING TO TAKE STRUAN'S DOWN." "IF YOU CAN, WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE IT BEFORE?" "OH." "IT'S BEEN MY COMPANY'S INTENT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, MR. BARTLETT." "I NEARLY HAD THEM 3 YEARS AGO" "WHEN THEIR PREVIOUS TAIPAN'S JOSS RAN OUT." "JOSS?" "WHAT'S JOSS?" "OH, JOSS IS A CHINESE WORD FOR LUCK OR FATE." "AND A BIT MORE." "YOU'LL FIND THAT WE ARE VERY SUPERSTITIOUS HERE." "JOSS IS TERRIBLY IMPORTANT." "IT'S LIKE TIMING." "ALASTAIR STRUAN'S JOSS RAN OUT." "HE HAD A DISASTROUS YEAR." "STRUAN'S NEARLY WENT UNDER THEN," "BUT DUNROSS SQUEEZED OUT." "HE WENT RIGHT TO THE VERY EDGE, BUT HE GOT AWAY WITH IT." "HE WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT AGAIN." "IF I WERE YOU AND WANTED TO TAKE STRUAN'S," "I'D JOIN WITH ANOTHER COMPANY HERE, SAY, ASIAN PROPERTIES." "GO IN STRONG." "[SHIP HORN BLOWS]" "IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?" "TAKE STRUAN'S?" "IS THAT POSSIBLE?" "YES." "BUT NOT WITH ASIAN PROPERTIES AS A PARTNER." "THEIR TAIPAN, JASON PLUMM, HE'S GOT NO GUTS." "YOU'D NEED ME." "NOW, IT'S NO SECRET THAT I DETEST STRUAN'S GENERALLY" "AND IAN DUNROSS PERSONALLY." "HOW SERIOUS ARE YOU?" "I'LL TELL YOU AFTER I'VE SEEN DUNROSS." "AND ARE YOU GOING TO SUGGEST TO HIM THAT THE TWO OF YOU" "CAN SWALLOW ROTHWELL-GORNT?" "[CHUCKLES]" "MY PURPOSE HERE IS TO MAKE PAR-CON INTERNATIONAL." "UP UNTIL A SHORT WHILE AGO, I'D NEVER HEARD OF STRUAN'S" "OR YOU." "VERY WELL, MR. BARTLETT." "WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT." "[CLEARS THROAT]" "WHATEVER YOU DO WILL BE INTERESTING." "BUT REMEMBER YOU'RE IN HONG KONG, MR. BARTLETT." "YOU'RE NOT IN LOS ANGELES OR CHICAGO OR NEW YORK." "WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY HERE." "WOULD YOU LIKE A SMALL DEMONSTRATION?" "VERY MUCH." "THERE'S A SMALL CHINESE BANK HERE-- THE HO-PAK." "IT'S RUN BY A MAN CALLED RICHARD KWANG." "OH, IT'S NOT LIKE THE VICTORIA." "IT IS SMALL BUT SOLID." "I'D PLACE IT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIST." "AND THERE ARE 125 LICENSED BANKS HERE IN HONG KONG." "NOW, I WILL START A RUN ON THE HO-PAK BY THIS AFTERNOON." "HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?" "YOU WEREN'T LISTENING, MR. BARTLETT." "THIS IS HONG KONG." "ONCE, ON A RAINY AFTERNOON," "THERE WAS A BUS QUEUE STANDING OUTSIDE A BANK." "SOMEBODY IN THE BUILDING OPPOSITE LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW" "AND HE THOUGHT THAT THE LINE WAS WAITING TO GET INTO THE BANK." "SO HE RANG A FEW FRIENDS, WARNED THEM TO GET THEIR MONEY OUT." "AND THEY RANG A FEW FRIENDS." "AND, IN A FEW HOURS," "WHAT WAS IMAGINED BECAME REAL." "[PUSHES BUTTON]" "Woman:" "YES, MR. GORNT?" "CALL MY STOCKBROKER." "TELL HIM TO START SELLING HO-PAK SHORT." "20,000 SHARES." "RIGHT AWAY, MR. GORNT." "THAT'S ALL IT TAKES?" "THAT AND A FEW PHONE CALLS." "THE RIGHT PHONE CALLS." "IS THIS JUST TO IMPRESS ME, MR. GORNT, OR IS THERE PROFIT" "HIDING BEHIND THE GESTURE?" "HA HA!" "OH, YES." "HERE IN HONG KONG, PROFIT IS OUR PLEASURE." "YOU'LL DISCOVER THAT SOON." "WHY NOT ANOTHER BANK?" "WHY PICK ON THE HO-PAK?" "BECAUSE IT IS VULNERABLE," "AND BECAUSE I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE RICHARD KWANG." "[INTERCOM BUZZES]" "Woman:" "EXCUSE ME, MR. GORNT." "MS. RAMOS IS HERE." "COULD YOU SPARE HER A FEW MINUTES?" "ARE WE CONCLUDED?" "YEAH." "SEND HER IN." "WELL, I HOPE WE CAN HAVE DINNER TOGETHER SOMETIME." "RIGHT." "HELLO, QUILLAN." "SORRY TO INTERRUPT." "BUT I JUST GOT BACK FROM BANGKOK." "I WANTED TO SAY HELLO." "I'M GLAD YOU DID." "THIS IS LINC BARTLETT FROM AMERICA." "ORLANDA RAMOS." "HELLO." "HI." "OH." "LINC BARTLETT." "THE AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE WITH HIS OWN JET." "WHAT?" "DON'T LOOK SO SURPRISED, MR. BARTLETT." "HONG KONG IS JUST A VILLAGE." "EVERYONE GOSSIPS." "AND IT'S MY BUSINESS TO KNOW THESE THINGS." "I'M THE SOCIETY REPORTER FOR ONE OF THE CHINESE TELEVISION STATIONS HERE." "PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO DO AN INTERVIEW." "NOT IN CHINESE." "THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE." "ORLANDA RAMOS." "SPANISH?" "PORTUGUESE." "FROM MACAU." "SORRY TO HAVE BROKEN INTO YOUR MEETING." "NO." "I WAS JUST LEAVING." "MR. GORNT, I'M SURE THAT WE'LL TALK SOON." "I'M SURE WE WILL." "MS. RAMOS." "BYE." "NICE-LOOKING MAN." "HE'S A COCKY AMERICAN BEGGAR WHO NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN A PEG." "IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO?" "NOT AT ALL." "I WANT YOU TO DISTRACT HIM." "I WANT YOU IN HIS THOUGHTS." "MAKE HIM FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU, ORLANDA." "IS THAT ALL?" "SUCCEED WITH BARTLETT, I'LL GIVE YOU A PRESENT" "A NEW JAG." "WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT LINC BARTLETT?" "WHY IS HE SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?" "SORRY." "I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED." "[INTERCOM BUZZES]" "Woman:" "MR. PLUMM IS HERE, SIR." "HERE." "GO AND BUY YOURSELF A NEW DRESS." "AND ORLANDA..." "I WOULDN'T LIKE BARTLETT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR ARRANGEMENT." "NOR WOULD I." "JASON, OLD BOY, DO COME IN." "SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING AND WORRYING." "WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?" "BARTLETT SUGGESTED A RAID." "ON STRUAN'S?" "THEN I'M IN." "PROVIDED I GET CONTROL OF STRUAN SHIPS," "THEIR HONG KONG PROPERTY OPERATION," "AND 40% OF THEIR HOLDINGS IN THAILAND AND SINGAPORE." "YOU MUST BE JOKING!" "[CHUCKLES]" "BUT YOU NEED ME." "YOU AND BARTLETT CAN'T PULL THIS OFF ON YOUR OWN." "BESIDES, YOU WON'T BE SATISFIED JUST WITH DESTROYING DUNROSS." "YOU WANT THE WHOLE PIE AND A STAKE IN THE AMERICAN MARKET." "AND YOU?" "NO." "WE KNOW WHERE OUR TOAST IS TOASTED." "WE'RE CONTENT TO TAIL ALONG BEHIND." "WE DON'T WANT TO BE A NOBLE ANYTHING." "IS IT A DEAL?" "NO." "THE OFFER'S GOOD FOR A WEEK." "THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU TIME TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND." "I'LL THINK ABOUT IT." "OH, BY THE WAY," "I WOULD UNLOAD MY HO-PAK STOCK IF I WERE YOU." "HO-PAK?" "BUT THAT'S A BLUE CHIP." "THAT HASN'T BEEN DOWN IN YEARS." "WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?" "IS RICHARD KWANG IN TROUBLE?" "JUST A LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING, JASON." "WILL I SEE YOU AT DUNROSS'S PARTY TONIGHT?" "GOOD GOD, QUILLAN." "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IN PERSON?" "OH, I WOULDN'T WANT TO MISS THE LAST GREAT PARTY" "OF STRUAN'S LAST TAIPAN." "TAIPAN?" "MR. LINBAR'S HERE." "ANY WORD FROM JOHN CHEN?" "NO." "BUT I JUST HAD ANOTHER INTERESTING CALL." "IT SEEMS THAT MR. BARTLETT WENT TO ROTHWELL-GORNT" "THIS MORNING FOR A PRIVATE MEETING WITH MR. GORNT." "ARE YOU SURE?" "OH, YES." "VERY SURE." "HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE RIGHT NOW." "SEND LINBAR IN, PLEASE." "MR. LINBAR." "YOU LOOK TOO HAPPY." "WHAT'S THE DEAL?" "PAR-CON WILL COMMIT UP TO 40 MILLION IN CASH," "ACCORDING TO THE LADY." "AND WHEN I ASKED HER WHEN BARTLETT WOULD CONFIRM THE DEAL," "THE LITTLE SCRUBBER HAD THE BLOODY CHEEK TO SAY," ""OH, IT'S CONFIRMED NOW." "I CAN COMMIT UP TO 40 MILLION WITHOUT CONSULTING HIM OR ANYONE."" "DO YOU THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE?" "I DON'T KNOW." "IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD." "TELL ME ABOUT CASEY." "WHAT'S SHE LIKE?" "WELL, SHE'S GOOD AT FIGURES." "FAST AND CONFIDENT." "AND, UM, SHE'S THE BEST-LOOKING BIRD" "I'VE SEEN IN YEARS." "[SIGHS]" "WHAT'S HER WEAK SPOT?" "IMPATIENCE." "SHE WANTS TO BELONG, TO BE ONE OF THE BOYS." "I'D SAY HER ACHILLES HEEL IS SHE DESPERATELY" "WANTS ACCEPTANCE IN A MAN'S WORLD." "NO HARM IN WANTING THAT." "LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL." "THIS WAY, PLEASE, SIR." "HELLO, MR. BARTLETT." "TAIPAN IS EXPECTING YOU." "STRAIGHT DOWN THE CORRIDOR." "THAT'S PRETTY GOOD SERVICE." "WE TRY, MR. BARTLETT." "WE ALWAYS TRY." "I CAN SEE THAT." "MR. BARTLETT." "MR. BARTLETT." "WELCOME TO STRUAN'S." "I'M IAN DUNROSS." "WON'T YOU COME IN, PLEASE?" "QUITE A VIEW FROM UP HERE." "MM-HMM." "HOW'S THE MEETING GOING?" "QUITE WELL, AS I UNDERSTAND IT." "MY FELLOWS SEEM TO BE VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR MS. TCHOLOK." "CASEY KNOWS HER FACTS AND FIGURES." "SHE SAID SHE CAN FINALIZE EVERYTHING HERSELF." "CAN SHE, MR. BARTLETT?" "YEAH." "SHE CAN NEGOTIATE AND SETTLE UP TO, UH, 40 MILLION." "WHY?" "NOTHING." "JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT YOUR FORM, THAT'S ALL." "PLEASE SIT DOWN." "LUNCH WON'T BEGIN TILL 12:40." "IS THAT, UM, TRADITION?" "YEAH." "I'M AFRAID SO." "WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM HERE." "SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF, MR. DUNROSS." "OH, COME NOW, MR. BARTLETT." "I'M SURE THERE'S NOTHING I CAN TELL YOU" "THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW." "[CHUCKLES] I DOUBT THAT." "YOUR FATHER WAS TAIPAN HERE ONCE." "YES." "HE WAS VERY GOOD." "AT FIRST." "AND THEN?" "AH, A SKELETON SO EARLY, MR. BARTLETT?" "WELL, BRIEFLY, WE HAD A RATHER LONG, TEDIOUS," "DRAWN-OUT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION." "EVENTUALLY, HE HANDED IT OVER TO ALASTAIR STRUAN," "MY PREDECESSOR." "WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EVENTUALLY THE JOB WOULD GO TO YOU?" "NO." "IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY." "THE TAIPAN CHOOSES HIS OWN SUCCESSOR." "WHY WERE YOU CHOSEN?" "I WAS WELL-TRAINED FOR THE JOB." "BY YOUR FATHER?" "MY FATHER WANTED ME TO BE WORTHY TO BECOME TAIPAN ONE DAY." "ALTHOUGH, HE NEVER THOUGHT I'D AMOUNT TO MUCH." "[CHUCKLES]" "SOUNDS LIKE MY OLD MAN." "SUCH ARE THE THINGS THAT SPUR US ON, MR. BARTLETT." "LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU CALL ME LINC," "AND WHY DON'T I CALL YOU IAN?" "WE JUST DROP THIS "MR." BUSINESS." "ALL RIGHT." "LINC." "THAT'S BETTER." "OK, IAN, LET'S PUT IT ON THE TABLE." "I WANT INTO ASIA, AND YOU NEED TO GET IN THE STATES," "IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT?" "I THINK THAT'S FAIR." "I GOT WHAT YOU LACK." "AND YOU GOT WHAT I LACK." "YES." "AND NOW WHAT WE BOTH LACK IS LUNCH." "WELL, I'M ALWAYS READY TO EAT." "THANK YOU." "AH, WHERE'S PHILIP?" "HE BEGGED OFF." "SOMETHING AT HOME." "OH." "GENTLEMEN, LINCOLN BARTLETT." "JACQUES DEVILLE." "LINBAR STRUAN." "PLEASURE." "HOW YOU DOING, CASEY?" "JUST FINE, THANKS." "WE'VE COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, MR. DUNROSS." "YES, I HAVE THE OUTLINE OF IT." "HOW DOES IT SOUND?" "IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU CAN PROCEED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT," "IN GENERAL TERMS, IT'S ACCEPTABLE." "THAT'S A PRETTY CAUTIOUS ANSWER, IAN." "THERE MAY BE A FEW LEGAL PROBLEMS TO BE IRONED OUT." "NO." "I ALREADY CHECKED WITH YOUR ATTORNEYS." "OUR ATTORNEYS?" "YES." "I HAD THEM REVIEW OUR JOINT HYPOTHETICAL NEEDS" "YOURS AS WELL AS OURS-- AND THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS." "ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?" "NO, NO." "NOT AT ALL." "IT'S JUST THAT IT'S VERY ADVENTUROUS OF YOU." "CASEY LIKES TO COVER ALL THE BASES." "EVIDENTLY." "MY COMPLIMENTS." "CAN YOU FINALIZE BY NEXT TUESDAY?" "I'LL LET YOU KNOW TOMORROW." "SHALL WE?" "THANK YOU." "MR. BARTLETT, WHY DON'T YOU SIT OPPOSITE MS. TCHOLOK?" "Bartlett:" "SOME PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED" "THAT I HAVE A WOMAN AS MY NEGOTIATOR." "ARE YOU?" "NO, ACTUALLY, THIS COMPANY WAS ONCE RUN BY A WOMAN" "THE HAG." "THE HAG?" "HAG STRUAN." "OUR ETERNAL BOOGIE MAN." "WHO WAS SHE?" "CALUM STRUAN'S WIFE." "HE WAS DIRK STRUAN'S SON." "HER REAL NAME WAS TESS." "SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF DIRK'S MOST HATED ENEMY--TYLER BROCK." "CALUM AND TESS ELOPED, THE STORY GOES," "WHEN SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL, SWEET 16," "AND HE HEIR TO THE NOBLE HOUSE." "LEGEND HAS IT THAT SHE RULED CALUM ALL HIS LIFE" "AND TYRANNIZED THE NOBLE HOUSE UNTIL THE DAY SHE DIED AT AGE 92." "TOOTHLESS, HAIRLESS, VICIOUS AND DREADFUL TO HER VERY LAST DAY." "SO YOU CALL HER THE HAG?" "EVERYONE DID." "SHE WENT ROUND IN" "A LONG, BLACK DRESS AND WORE A FUNNY HAT" "WITH A HUGE, MOTH-EATEN FEATHER" "AND CARRIED A BLACK WALKING STICK." "THERE WASN'T ANYONE WHO WASN'T TOTALLY TERRIFIED OF HER." "WHAT SHE WAS, LINBAR?" "YOUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER?" "OH, GOOD LORD, NO." "I'M NOT DESCENDED FROM DIRK'S LINE." "I'M DESCENDED FROM ROB STRUAN, DIRK'S HALF-BROTHER AND PARTNER." "ONLY THE TAIPAN IS DESCENDED DIRECTLY FROM DIRK." "YOU CAN SEE THE FAMILY'S RESEMBLANCE." "HOW?" "FROM THE FAMILY PORTRAITS." "IF YOU AND CASEY WOULD LIKE TO BE MY GUESTS TONIGHT," "I'LL SHOW YOU THE WHOLE GALLERY." "I'M HAVING A SMALL PARTY, AND I THINK YOU MAY ENJOY IT." "IT'S TERRIFIC." "WHAT TIME?" "I'LL HAVE A CAR FETCH YOU AT 8:30." "Bartlett:" "FINE." "I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT DIRK STRUAN." "IS THERE A PORTRAIT OF THE HAG?" "OH, TWO, IN FACT." "IF YOU LIKE-- [TELEPHONE RINGS]" "[RING]" "WHAT'S THE MATTER?" "THAT'S ONE OF OUR HOUSE RULES." "NO PHONE CALLS DURING LUNCH" "UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY." "IT'S FOR YOU, TAIPAN." "HELLO." "WHAT?" "NO." "NO." "NO." "I'LL BE RIGHT THERE." "UH, LINBAR, HAVE CLAUDIA CANCEL MY AFTERNOON BOARD MEETINGS, WILL YOU?" "YES, TAIPAN." "THAT WAS FROM PHILIP." "I'M AFRAID JOHN'S BEEN KIDNAPPED." "[RING]" "STRUAN AND COMPANY, MAY I HELP YOU?" "I'VE JUST SEEN DUNROSS'S CAR LEAVE." "DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE'S GOING?" "NO, SIR." "I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT." "BUT I CAN CERTAINLY TRY TO FIND OUT" "IF YOU CAN CALL BACK LATER." "FIND OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." "THANK YOU, SIR." "BYE-BYE." "TAIPAN, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US." "MY POOR JOHN." "I'M VERY SORRY, DIANE." "YOU KNOW WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN." "HAVE YOU CALLED THE POLICE?" "PHILIP DID." "YOU ALL RIGHT?" "I..." "YES." "WHERE'S THE LETTER?" "IN THERE." "THEY SENT JOHN'S WALLET AND HIS KEYS." "WHEN YOU CALLED THE POLICE, WHO DID YOU TALK TO?" "BRIAN KWOK." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, TAIPAN." "THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO." "PAY THE RANSOM." "THEY WANT $500,000." "THEY COULD HAVE ASKED FOR A MILLION." "YES." "YOU'RE RIGHT, OF COURSE." "STILL, IT IS A LOT OF MONEY." "IT'S JOHN WE MUST WORRY ABOUT, NOT THE MONEY." "MRS. CHEN." "YES." "COME IN, PLEASE." "BRIAN." "ROBERT." "THANK YOU FOR COMING SO QUICKLY." "BAD NEWS." "I'M VERY SORRY, PHILIP." "YES." "THANK YOU." "IS THAT THE BOX?" "HOW DID IT ARRIVE?" "IT WAS HAND-DELIVERED." "ONE OF THE SERVANTS ANSWERED THE DOOR." "THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE." "ALL HE SAID WAS, "THERE'S A PARCEL FOR MR. PHILIP CHEN"" "AND WENT AWAY." "THERE'S A RANSOM LETTER INSIDE." "WHO'S TOUCHED THIS?" "I OPENED IT, AND ONLY ME." "YOU DIDN'T REMOVE ANYTHING?" "NO, OF COURSE NOT." "WHY WOULD I REMOVE ANYTHING?" "THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, BRIAN." ""MR. PHILIP CHEN, I BEG TO INFORM YOU THAT I'M BADLY IN NEED" ""OF 500,000 HONG KONG CURRENCY, AND I HEREBY CONSULT YOU ABOUT IT." ""SO WEALTHY THAT IT IS LIKE PLUCKING ONE HAIR FROM 9 OXEN." ""BEING AFRAID THAT YOU MIGHT REFUSE," ""I, THEREFORE, HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO HOLD YOUR SON HOSTAGE." ""I SEND YOU YOUR SON'S WALLET AND KEYS AS PROOF OF HIS SITUATION." ""YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME VERY SOON, AND IF YOU SMOOTHLY PAY THE MONEY," ""THE SAFETY OF YOUR SON WILL BE ENSURED." ""IF YOU FAIL TO DO THIS, YOUR SON WILL LEARN" ""THE TRUE MEANING OF CRUELTY, PAIN, AND DEATH." "BY THE WEREWOLF."" "SOUNDS FAIRLY SERIOUS." "YOU HEARD OF THIS WEREWOLF?" "IT DOESN'T RING ANY BELLS." "WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER." "IF MR. WEREWOLF HAS A HISTORY, WE'LL FIND IT." "YOU DIDN'T SEE OR TALK TO JOHN AGAIN" "AFTER HIS ARRIVAL?" "NO." "TAIPAN?" "I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM AT ALL." "WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?" "OH, JUST THAT JOHN FLEW IN ON MR. BARTLETT'S PLANE." "AND WELL, I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY CONNECTION." "[SHIP HORNS]" "Casey:" "AND THEN NO ONE MENTIONS IT AGAIN?" "AS IF IT DIDN'T EVEN MATTER." "JOHN CHEN IS KIDNAPPED, AND IT'S [BRITISH ACCENT]..." ""OH, DEAR." "WELL, LET'S GET BACK TO BUSINESS."" "[NORMAL VOICE] THAT WAS THE MOST COLD-BLOODED DEMONSTRATION" "I HAVE EVER SEEN." "NOTHING COLD-BLOODED ABOUT DUNROSS." "DID YOU SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE?" "I DON'T KNOW." "BUT I GET THE FEELING THERE'S SOMETHING WE DON'T KNOW." "MAYBE BRINGING JOHN BACK WITH US WASN'T ONE OF MY BRIGHTER IDEAS." "IF DUNROSS SUSPECTS" "WE CAN KISS THIS DEAL GOOD-BYE." "NOT NECESSARILY." "HE NEEDS US MORE THAN WE NEED HIM." "NOW, IT'S JUST NOT GONNA BE AS EASY" "AS I THOUGHT IT'D BE." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "NOTHING." "FORGET IT." "LINC, IS THERE SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW?" "RELAX." "YOU HAD ALL THOSE MEETINGS WITH JOHN CHEN" "PRIVATELY." "I SAID RELAX." "[SHIP HORN]" "[CHUCKLES]" "IT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING PARTY TONIGHT." "[CHATTERING IN CHINESE]" "WAIT YOUR TURN, PLEASE." "I'M HERE TO SEE MR. KWANG." "NEVER MIND." "THERE HE IS." "PHILIP, WHAT A TERRIBLE THING TO HAPPEN." "POOR JOHN." "I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE THE NEWS WHEN YOU PHONED." "OH, NEVER MIND THIS." "JUST NERVOUS CUSTOMERS." "YOU KNOW HOW THESE DAMN RUMORS GET STARTED." "THIS IS TO JOHN'S SAFE DEPOSIT BOX." "YOU MUST LET ME OPEN IT AS A FAVOR." "THAT'S AGAINST-- YOU MUST!" "WELL..." "UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES." "HURRY!" "PLEASE." "BUT THIS WILL REMAIN..." "ABSOLUTELY PRIVATE, RICHARD." "I'LL--I'LL BE OUTSIDE." "THANK YOU." "MY GOD." "WHAT ON EARTH?" "BE QUIET AND LISTEN." "JOHN HAS BETRAYED US." "HE HAS BETRAYED THE FAMILY." "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?" "I TOOK JOHN'S SAFE DEPOSIT KEY FROM HIS KEY RING," "AND I PERSUADED RICHARD KWANG TO LET ME OPEN THE BOX." "LOOK." "WHAT IS THIS?" "A CONTRACT JOHN SIGNED WITH PAR-CON A YEAR AGO." "HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR THEM," "GIVING THEM PRIVATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOBLE HOUSE." "NO." "HERE'S A COPY OF A MEMO FROM JOHN TO LINCOLN BARTLETT" "WITH A LIST OF ALL THE IMPORTANT STOCKHOLDERS" "AND THEIR SECRET HOLDINGS, INCLUDING MINE." "NOW LISTEN TO THIS." ""I CAN GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE" ""IN ANY TAKEOVER PAR-CON CARES TO MOUNT" ""IF YOU AGREE TO GIVE ME 3%" "OF THE NEW PAR-CON ASIA TRADING COMPANY."" "OH, MY GOD, PHILIP," "IF THE TAIPAN FINDS OUT, HE WILL RUIN US." "YOU'VE GOT TO BURN EVERYTHING." "WHEN COULD JOHN HAVE" "OH, MY GOD," "HE CAME HOME FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY IN MARCH." "YES, AND THIS WAS HIS PRESENT." "MY SON IS A TRAITOR TO ALL HIS ANCESTORS," "TO THE HOUSE OF CHEN." "OH, NO." "WHAT?" "GET THE SERVANTS INTO THE BACK ROOM AND CLOSE THE CURTAINS." "BUT-- NOW!" "YES." "[SHOUTING]" "OH, MY SON, MY SON..." "ALL GODS CURSE YOU TO HELL." "FATHER..." "CURSE THOSE SEABIRDS THAT FLY OVER MY HEAD." "THE TAIPAN IS COMING NOW." "YOU HAVE GOOD EYES, SEVENTH SON," "BUT WHEN HE ARRIVES, YOU WILL CALL ME UNCLE," "JUST ONE OF MANY UNCLES, UNDERSTAND?" "YES, FATHER, BUT DON'T YOU" "WHY DO YOU THINK THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU YOUR NAME" "AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE YOU LEARN" "TO BE LIKE THE PEOPLE FROM THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN?" "TO HELP THE FAMILY, FATHER." "THEN GO AND GREET THE TAIPAN," "AND AFTER THAT, LISTEN..." "CAREFULLY." "GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR." "I'M PAUL CHOY, MR. WU'S NEPHEW." "MY UNCLE IS WAITING FOR YOU." "NICE TO MEET YOU, PAUL." "HELLO, TAIPAN." "IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU." "LONG TIME, NO?" "TOO LONG, OLD FRIEND." "PLEASE." "HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS ABOUT JOHN CHEN?" "OH, YES." "BAD CHARTS FOR THE HOUSE OF CHEN," "VERY BAD CHARTS." "RANSOM NOTE WAS SIGNED "THE WEREWOLF."" "HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF SUCH A NAME?" "WEREWOLF?" "THAT IS A NEW NAME FOR MY EARS." "PERHAPS IF YOU ASKED AMONG YOUR FRIENDS," "YOUR FRIENDS WHO HEAR ALMOST EVERYTHING." "HA HA HA!" "THAT IS A POSSIBILITY." "HOW MUCH IS THIS WEREWOLF ASKING?" "$500,000." "AIYAH!" "HOW NOBLE HOUSE CHEN MUST BE SUFFERING." "THIS HAS BEEN A BAD DAY." "TOMORROW COULD BE WORSE." "YES, FOR ALL OF US." "TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE HO-PAK BANK." "ARE THEY FINISHED?" "IS BANKER KWANG RUINED?" "THE HO-PAK HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOUND," "BUT I HEARD THE STOCK HAS BEEN SOLD SHORT." "CURSE ALL BANKS." "I WILL ASK MY FRIENDS ABOUT THIS WEREWOLF." "THANK YOU, OLD FRIEND." "COULD YOU GET THE BOAT, PLEASE?" "CERTAINLY, SIR." "ON REFLECTION, I SUGGEST" "YOU PUT YOUR NEPHEW WITH ROTHWELL-GORNT" "BETTER FOR HIM, BETTER FOR US." "I WANT YOU TO GATHER ALL MY CAPTAINS," "GOODWEATHER POON, AND TWO HATCHET TOK." "HAVE THEM HERE BY SUNSET" "AND THEN WRITE A LETTER TO THE NOBLE HOUSE CHEN." "TELL HIM THAT MY MEN WILL PROTECT HIM, IF HE LIKES," "WHEN HE GOES TO PAY THE WEREWOLF'S RANSOM." "YES, FATHER, BUT WHY SHOULD YOU" "CONCERN YOURSELF WITH THIS CHEN BUSINESS?" "IT'S NOT OUR FAMILY'S AFFAIR." "LISTEN, MY YOUNG FOOL." "EVERYTHING I DO IS FOR OUR FAMILY." "IT IS NOT JOHN CHEN I WANT TO FIND." "IT IS WHAT HE HAS." "THE HOUSE OF CHEN HAS NO SECRETS FROM ME, MY SON." "WHAT DOES JOHN CHEN HAVE?" "HMM, SOMETHING." "SOMETHING THAT WILL GIVE ME GREAT POWER," "POWER TO CONTROL THE NOBLE HOUSE." "HELLO, MARTIN." "HELLO, MIKO." "JUST A SMALL PARTY?" "OH, PUT ON YOUR BEST SMILE," "AND EVERYONE WILL THINK YOU'RE FRIENDLY." "A DRINK, MADAM?" "NO, THANK YOU." "LET'S GO DO IT." "DIVIDE AND CONQUER." "AH, CASEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU." "WHERE'S LINC?" "WORKING THE ROOM." "THIS IS QUITE A HOUSE." "WELL, IT GOES WITH THE JOB," "TAIPAN'S RESIDENCE." "IT SUITS YOU SOMEHOW." "THAT COULDN'T BE TRUE FOR MANY MEN." "IS THAT A COMPLIMENT?" "NO." "I'D SAY IT'S MORE IN THE AREA OF NAKED ADMIRATION." "HAVE YOU ANY NEWS ABOUT JOHN CHEN?" "NO, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO HEAR SOON." "THERE'S SOMEONE I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET." "CHRISTIAN..." "WERE YOU SUMMONING ME, TAIPAN?" "I'M GONNA DO YOU A VERY GREAT FAVOR, CHRISTIAN," "AND INTRODUCE YOU TO THIS LADY." "CHRISTIAN TOXE, EDITOR OF THE CHINA GUARDIAN," "MAY I PRESENT MISS CASEY TCHOLOK," "VICE PRESIDENT OF PAR-CON?" "OH, THIS IS A FAVOR." "MISS TCHOLOK, I'M ENCHANTED." "HOW VERY NICE TO MEET YOU." "IF THERE'S ANYTHING CHRISTIAN DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT HONG KONG," "IT ISN'T BECAUSE HE HASN'T TRIED TO FIND IT OUT," "SO I'M LEAVING YOU IN VERY GOOD HANDS." "SEE YOU LATER." "OH." "WELL, WHERE SHALL I BEGIN?" "WHOSE FAMILY TREE SHALL I REVEAL TO YOU?" "HOW ABOUT IAN DUNROSS?" "[SPEAKS CANTONESE]" "[SPEAKS CANTONESE]" "[SPEAKS CANTONESE]" "STILL CAN'T GET OVER THE FACT THAT YOU SPEAK BETTER CANTONESE THAN I DO." "STARTING TO THINK YOU'RE ALMOST CHINESE." "WELL, PART OF ME IS." "WELL, PART OF YOUR BRAIN, ANYWAY." "ANY WORD ON JOHN CHEN?" "OH, NOTHING." "IT'S A LITTLE ODD, DON'T YOU THINK," "HIS BEING KIDNAPPED JUST A FEW HOURS AFTER HIS RETURN?" "MAYBE, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER VICTIM" "THAN THE SON OF NOBLE HOUSE CHEN," "UNLESS, OF COURSE, SOMEONE DECIDES TO KIDNAP YOU." "WELL, DON'T THINK I'M WORTH MUCH OF A RANSOM THESE DAYS." "I THINK YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT TO FOOL THE COGS, IAN," "BUT I WOULDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT." "AFTER ALL, I KEEP MY EYE ON YOU." "OH, IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL SAFE OR NERVOUS?" "WHO KNOWS?" "PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH." "HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "WHITMORE." "AH, MR. BARTLETT." "HOW ARE YOU?" "LET ME INTRODUCE" "PAUL HAVERGILL OF VICTORIA BANK" "AND RICHARD KWANG OF THE HO-PAK," "ONE OF OUR FINEST CHINESE BANKS." "HELLO." "GENTLEMEN." "WE'VE JUST BEEN DISCUSSING" "A SMALL RUN ON THE HO-PAK TODAY." "PERHAPS YOU'VE HEARD." "YEAH." "NOTHING SERIOUS, I ASSURE YOU, MR. BARTLETT." "IS MISS TCHOLOK HERE?" "SHE'S INSIDE." "IT'S A NICE PARTY." "Havergill:" "YES, VERY." "IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE TO YOU WHILE YOU'RE HERE" "OR IF RICHARD CAN HELP YOU," "PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ON EITHER OF US." "YOU SEE, MR. BARTLETT, IN BANKING," "WE ARE ALL FRIENDLY COMPETITORS." "WHY DO THE GORNTS HATE THE STRUAN'S SO MUCH?" "NOT CERTAIN OF ALL THE REASONS-- THANK YOU" "BUT I SUSPECT IT GOES BACK ALL THE WAY TO TYLER BROCK." "HAVE YOU HEARD OF HIM?" "HE'S HAG STRUAN'S FATHER, RIGHT?" "YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW THE HISTORY." "RUMOR HAS IT-- AND IT IS ONLY A RUMOR" "THAT THE GORNT FAMILY ARE BROCK'S DESCENDANTS." "WHERE DID IT ALL START BETWEEN TYLER BROCK AND DIRK STRUAN?" "WHEN DIRK WAS A BOY," "HE WAS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON TYLER BROCK'S SHIP." "BROCK FLOGGED YOUNG STRUAN UNMERCIFULLY" "THEN LEFT HIM FOR DEAD SOMEWHERE ON THE CHINA COAST." "DIRK WAS 14, AND HE SWORE BEFORE GOD AND THE DEVIL" "THAT HE'D RETURN THE BEATING" "BUT WITH A CAT O' NINE TAILS." "AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE NEVER DID." "DIRK WAS KILLED IN A TYPHOON IN 1841." "BROCK LIVED FOR ANOTHER 22 YEARS," "THOUGH HE DIED PENNILESS, THANKS TO HIS OWN DAUGHTER." "THE HAG." "QUITE A LADY." "SHE PLOTTED AGAINST HER OWN FATHER" "AND BROUGHT HIM DOWN." "BROCK LOST EVERYTHING-- SHIPS, HIS PROPERTY, HIS WEALTH" "AND STRUAN'S POSITION AS NOBLE HOUSE WAS SAFE." "TYLER BROCK DIED SWEARING REVENGE." "SO, IF QUILLAN GORNT IS REALLY RELATED TO TYLER BROCK" "THAT WOULD EXPLAIN MANY THINGS." "Orlanda:" "BET YOU CAN'T DO THAT AGAIN." "HOW MUCH?" "IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MR. BARTLETT." "DON'T YOU LIKE THE PARTY?" "OH, THE PARTY IS FINE." "I JUST SAW THIS BEAUTIFUL TABLE, AND I COULDN'T RESIST." "I'M LINC BARTLETT." "I'M LANDO MATA." "ARE YOU A GAMBLER, MR. BARTLETT?" "NO." "I'M ONLY AN AMATEUR." "YOU PLAY?" "I'M AFRAID BILLIARDS IS NOT MY GAME." "ORLANDA, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME," "I MUST PAY MY RESPECTS TO THE TAIPAN." "MR. BARTLETT." "PLEASANT SURPRISE TO SEE YOU HERE." "HONG KONG IS VERY SMALL, MR. BARTLETT." "IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SEE FAMILIAR FACES." "YOU MEAN, BECAUSE I'M A FRIEND OF QUILLAN'S?" "I'M LANDO'S DATE TONIGHT." "JUST TONIGHT?" "HE'S AN OLD FAMILY FRIEND." "WE'RE BOTH ORIGINALLY FROM MACAU." "TOO BAD HE DOESN'T PLAY BILLIARDS." "I WORKED MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE SHOOTING POOL." "LANDO ONLY PLAYS GAMES HE KNOWS HE CAN WIN." "HE OWNS ONE OF THE LARGEST CASINOS IN MACAU." "IF YOU'RE A GAMBLER, YOU SHOULD GO SEE IT WHILE YOU'RE HERE." "IT'S ONLY A SHORT TRIP." "I ONLY PLAY GAMES I KNOW I CAN WIN, TOO." "I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF YOUR ASSOCIATE." "SHE'S VERY BEAUTIFUL." "IS SHE YOUR MISTRESS?" "CASEY IS MY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT." "EVERYONE IS SPECULATING ABOUT IT." "THE TWO OF YOU ARE QUITE THE TALK OF HONG KONG." "DON'T BELIEVE THE GOSSIP." "I'M VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE." "THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE OUT HERE." "FUNNY LITTLE MAN, BUT HIS SOURCES OF INFORMATION" "ARE REALLY FIRST-CLASS." "THE CHINA GUARDIAN IS A PRETTY RELIABLE MAGAZINE." "MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE CHRISTIAN TOXE HAS A CHINESE WIFE" "THAT HE'S SO WELL TAPPED IN." "IS SHE HERE?" "I'D LIKE TO MEET HER." "WELL, SHE'S ALWAYS INVITED, OF COURSE," "BUT SHE NEVER COMES." "IT'S FACE, TO SAVE HER HUSBAND'S FACE." "WHY, BECAUSE IT'S A MIXED MARRIAGE?" "GOD, WHAT'S THAT BASTARD DOING HERE?" "[CONVERSATIONS FALL SILENT] [PIANO STOPS PLAYING]" "EXCUSE ME." "I THOUGHT I'D DROP BY." "I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND." "NOT AT ALL." "BAD JOSS ABOUT JOHN CHEN." "YES." "YOU KNOW, I HAVE ALWAYS ENVIED YOU THIS HOUSE." "IT REALLY IS QUITE BEAUTIFUL," "QUITE BEAUTIFUL." "EXCUSE ME." "DID YOU WANT ME TO JOIN YOU?" "I BELIEVE YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER." "NO." "WE'VE NEVER MET," "BUT OF COURSE I KNOW WHO MR. GORNT IS." "AH, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU FORMALLY." "QUILLAN GORNT, TAIPAN OF ROTHWELL-GORNT," "MISS CASEY TCHOLOK OF PAR-CON INDUSTRIES." "I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU, MR. GORNT." "FROM THE WRONG SOURCES, I'M SURE." "PERHAPS, YOU'LL LET ME TELL YOU OUR SIDE OF THE LEGENDS ONE DAY." "HOW LONG ARE YOU STAYING, MISS TCHOLOK?" "THAT'S UP TO MY BOSS LINC BARTLETT." "OH, I KNOW MR. BARTLETT." "IN FACT, WE HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING." "YOU DID?" "HE DIDN'T MENTION IT TO ME." "OH." "WELL, I'M SURE HE WILL." "ONCE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, YOU'LL FIND" "THAT WE CAN BETTER ANY OFFER THAT STRUAN'S CAN MAKE," "ANY OFFER." "THAT DECISION IS UP TO LINC, NOT ME." "YES." "I KNOW." "I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU PERSONALLY, IAN," "THAT WE'RE IN THE SAME MARKET." "THEN WE SHALL SEE, WON'T WE?" "WE SHALL SEE WHO MAKES THE BEST DEAL." "IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME..." "YES." "DON'T WORRY ABOUT US." "WE CAN LOOK AFTER OURSELVES." "WHAT WAS THAT," "A FORMAL CHALLENGE TO BATTLE?" "ALL LIFE IS A GAME, MISS TCHOLOK," "ONLY HERE IN HONG KONG, WE PLAY BY DIFFERENT RULES." "LET'S GO AND FIND YOUR MR. BARTLETT, SHALL WE?" "I WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO HIM." "HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT, JACQUES?" "YOU'RE BETTER AT GUESSING THAN I AM," "BUT FOR GORNT TO SHOW HIS FACE IN THIS HOUSE?" "IF THE GHOSTS WERE ASLEEP, THEY'RE CERTAINLY AWAKE NOW." "AWAKE AND ANGRY." "MAKES IT $10." "I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO OWE IT TO YOU." "I THOUGHT A LADY HAD TO PAY HER GAMBLING DEBTS AT ONCE." "LINC, QUILLAN GORNT WANTED TO SAY HELLO." "EVENING, MR. BARTLETT." "HELLO, ORLANDA." "MR. GORNT, DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE TONIGHT." "OH, I'M ALWAYS INVITED TO IAN'S PARTIES," "JUST AS HE IS ALWAYS INVITED TO MINE." "OF COURSE, WE NEVER GO." "EXCEPT TONIGHT." "CASEY, THIS IS ORLANDA RAMOS." "I WAS JUST SHOWING HER THE FINER POINTS OF BILLIARDS." "HOW DO YOU DO?" "LANDO MUST BE WONDERING WHERE I AM." "SO NICE TO MEET YOU." "I THOUGHT IT ONLY FAIR TO NOTIFY DUNROSS" "OF OUR INTENTIONS." "I'M SURE HE KNEW ALREADY." "AND I'M SURE HE'LL APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION." "HARDLY, MR. BARTLETT, HARDLY." "IF YOU TWO ARE FREE AT THE WEEKEND," "PERHAPS YOU'D CARE TO COME OUT" "AND SPEND THE DAY ON MY BOAT SUNDAY, IF THE WEATHER IS FINE." "THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU." "[DOOR OPENS]" "I WON'T BE STAYING FOR DINNER-- THANK YOU, IAN" "BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY." "MISS TCHOLOK, MR. BARTLETT." "I'LL WALK OUT WITH YOU." "GENTLEMEN." "HAVE YOU MADE A DEAL WITH GORNT?" "NO, NOT YET." "BUT YOU HAVE EXAMINED THE POSSIBILITIES." "WELL, I'M IN BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY, SAME AS YOU." "YES, BUT THERE ARE ETHICS INVOLVED." "HONG KONG ETHICS?" "[CHUCKLES]" "HOW LONG YOU BEEN DEALING WITH GORNT?" "FEW WEEKS, BUT YOU CAN AGREE TO OUR PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW." "YOU SAID TUESDAY." "I'LL TELL YOU TUESDAY." "UNTIL THAT TIME, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEAL WITH GORNT" "OR ANYONE ELSE, FOR THAT MATTER," "BUT IF YOU ACCEPT OUR OFFER NOW," "THE DEAL IS CLOSED, AND, FRANKLY, I'D RATHER DEAL WITH YOU." "WHY?" "BECAUSE..." "YOU'RE THE NOBLE HOUSE." "GORNT ISN'T." "HE WANTS TO BE." "BUT YOU ARE, AT LEAST FOR NOW." "WE'VE MANAGED TO STAY ON TOP FOR THE PAST 150 YEARS." "WE PLAN TO STAY THERE." "AND I THINK YOU WILL..." "PROVIDED YOU CAN COME UP WITH THE 24 MILLION CASH YOU NEED" "TO PAY OFF YOUR 3 JANUARY NOTES" "TO ORLAND INTERNATIONAL." "HMM, YOU SEEM TO BE PARTICULARLY WELL-INFORMED." "WELL, I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT." "YOU'VE GOT 8.4 MILLION" "IN CONSOLIDATED CORPORATE LOSSES SO FAR THIS YEAR" "AGAINST A WRITTEN-UP PAPER PROFIT OF 15 LAST YEAR." "DO YOU WANT ME TO GO ON?" "NO." "THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY." "I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHO IN MY COMPANY IS YOUR INFORMANT." "WHY WOULD I NEED A SPY?" "ALL THAT INFORMATION'S AVAILABLE FROM BANKS," "IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DIG AND WHO TO ASK." "IS THAT--NOW, THAT HAS GOT TO BE DIRK STRUAN." "YES." "THERE'S A HELL OF A RESEMBLANCE." "HMM." "MY OFFER IS FIRM TILL TUESDAY." "MIDNIGHT TUESDAY." "MIDNIGHT TUESDAY." "ONE MINUTE INTO WEDNESDAY," "AND ALL DEBTS AND FRIENDSHIPS ARE CANCELLED," "AND YOU MAY NEED FRIENDSHIP MORE THAN YOU THINK." "MORE INSIDE INFORMATION?" "IF I WERE YOU, IAN, I'D CLOSE THIS DEAL TONIGHT." "I'D CLOSE IT RIGHT NOW." "RIGHT NOW?" "I WANT 14 MILLION U.S. ON SIGNING." "CASEY OFFERED 4, AND YOUR MAN DeVILLE" "SAID THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE." "IT ISN'T." "14 MILLION IS." "NO DEAL." "VERY WELL." "LET'S RETURN TO THE PARTY." "WAIT." "ALL RIGHT." "14 MILLION, CONTRACTS NEXT TUESDAY." "THAT'LL GIVE ME TIME TO GET MY TAX PEOPLE HERE." "WELL?" "I ACCEPT." "ARE WE AGREED?" "IT'S CASEY'S DEAL." "YOU MIND SHAKING WITH HER?" "A TAIPAN DEALS WITH A TAIPAN ON CLOSING." "IT'S AN OLD CHINESE CUSTOM." "IS SHE THE TAIPAN OF PAR-CON?" "NO." "I AM, BUT I WANT HER TO CLOSE IT." "I PROMISED." "I REPEAT..." "WHO'S THE TAIPAN OF PAR-CON?" "A PROMISE IS A PROMISE." "YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT." "YES." "TELL CASEY I'LL MEET HER HERE." "Ian:" "IT'S TYLER BROCK." "SORRY." "DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU JUMP." "I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN." "IT'S A BIT MELODRAMATIC, ISN'T IT," "LEAVING THE KNIFE LIKE THAT?" "HAG STRUAN DID IT." "SHE ORDERED IT LEFT THAT WAY." "SHE HAMMERED IT INTO THE WALL WITH A CRICKET BAT" "AND CURSED BEFORE GOD AND THE DEVIL" "ANYONE WHO TOOK HER KNIFE OUT OF HER WALL." "WHY?" "PLEASED HER." "SHE WAS TAIPAN." "SERIOUSLY, WHY?" "I WAS SERIOUS." "SHE HATED HER FATHER, AND SHE WANTED US ALL" "TO BE REMINDED ABOUT OUR HERITAGE." "THIS IS HER." "IT WAS DONE JUST AFTER SHE AND CULUM WERE MARRIED." "THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ONE DONE A COUPLE YEARS LATER." "WHAT ABOUT WHEN SHE WAS OLDER?" "NO PORTRAITS SURVIVED." "SHE DESTROYED THEM ALL." "IS THAT JADE?" "EMERALDS." "DIRK STRUAN WILLED HER THE NECKLACE" "ON THE CONDITION THAT IT NEVER LEFT ASIA" "AND WAS PASSED DOWN TO THE WIFE OF EACH TAIPAN." "HAG STRUAN KEPT THE NECKLACE ALL HER LIFE," "AND WHEN SHE DIED, SHE ORDERED IT BURIED WITH HER." "AND WAS IT?" "MUST'VE BEEN WORTH A FORTUNE." "WHAT A WASTE." "NO." "UH-UH." "SHE KEPT STRUAN AS THE NOBLE HOUSE OF ASIA" "FOR ALMOST 75 YEARS." "SHE WAS THE TAIPAN, THE REAL TAIPAN." "ALTHOUGH OTHERS HAD THE TITLE," "IT WAS HAG STRUAN WHO KEPT FAITH WITH DIRK'S LEGACY." "AN EMERALD NECKLACE ISN'T MUCH, COMPARED TO THAT." "BESIDES, IT WAS PROBABLY PIRATED FROM THE TREASURY" "OF SOME MANDARIN WHO STOLE IT FROM SOMEONE ELSE." "WE HAVE A DEAL TO SHAKE ON." "NO." "SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO CANCEL OUT." "WHAT?" "LINC AGREED TO THE 14 MILLION UP FRONT." "I DIDN'T, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO CLOSE WITH HIM." "HE'S WAITING IN THE BAR." "BESIDES, A TAIPAN SHOULD DEAL WITH A TAIPAN, NO?" "IS THIS YOUR IDEA OR HIS?" "DOES IT MATTER?" "VERY MUCH." "IF I SAY IT WAS LINC'S IDEA," "HE LOSES FACE," "AND IF I SAY IT WAS MINE," "HE STILL LOSES FACE IN A DIFFERENT WAY." "YOU'RE VERY GENEROUS, CASEY." "YES." "WE'RE ALL BOUND BY SAVING FACE," "ONE WAY OR THE OTHER." "[HUMMING]" "[CLANG]" "[TIRES SCREECH]" "COME ON." "STOP, DAMN YOU." "COME ON!" "[HORN BLASTING] AAH!" "AAH!" "[HORN BLASTING]" "BLOODY IAN DUNROSS." "OF COURSE, DUNROSS COULD'VE BUGGERED MY BRAKES." "AT A PARTY WITH ALL THOSE GUESTS AROUND?" "OH, COME ON, QUILLAN." "EVEN IAN BLOODY DUNROSS WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR." "YOU'RE WRONG." "FOR ALL HIS SCOTS CUNNING, HE'S AN ANIMAL" "OF SUDDEN, UNPREMEDITATED ACTION," "AND THAT'S HIS FAILING." "WHAT DID THE POLICE SAY?" "OH, ALL I TOLD THEM WAS THAT MY BRAKES HAD FAILED." "THERE WAS NO NEED TO INVOLVE THOSE NOSY BUGGERS," "AT LEAST NOT YET." "WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED THE POLICE TO WASH OUR LINEN," "HOWEVER DROLL, DO WE?" "NO." "THE PEAK IS NO ROAD TO LOSE YOUR BRAKES ON." "MUST'VE BEEN VERY UNPLEASANT." "DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THIS WHOLE PLAN?" "IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS, JASON," "YOU AND I ARE GOING TO PLUCK THE NOBLE HOUSE" "LIKE A DEAD DUCK." "IS BARTLETT IN, I MEAN, REALLY IN?" "HE WILL BE." "THE PRIZE IS TOO GREAT FOR HIM TO RESIST." "AND IF STRUAN'S MANAGES TO GET A DESPERATION LOAN," "BORROW ENOUGH MONEY, OR EXTEND THEIR LINE OF CREDIT, THEN WHAT?" "STRUAN'S WON'T BE INCREASING ANYTHING." "TAKE MY WORD FOR IT." "WITH MR. LINC BARTLETT'S MONEY TO BACK ME..." "QUILLAN, YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE." "IF DUNROSS WANTS TO EXTEND," "HE'LL ASK THE VICTORIA BANK," "AND PAUL HAVERGILL WILL HAVE NO CHOICE" "BUT TO PUT IT TO A VOTE OF THE BOARD," "AND YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO" "STRUAN'S HAS THE VOTES." "THIS TIME, THEY WON'T." "RICHARD KWANG WILL VOTE AGAINST THEM." "HAVE YOU GONE BONKERS?" "FOR GOD'S SAKE, RICHARD KWANG ISN'T EVEN ON VICTORIA BOARD." "HE WILL BE, AND DUNROSS" "WILL NEVER EXPECT AN ATTACK FROM THERE." "WHAT IN HELL ARE YOU UP TO?" "YOU'LL FIND OUT IN TIME." "OH, ONE OTHER THING-- VICTORIA DOESN'T HAVE" "A REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS." "I KNOW THAT, BUT ALL IT TAKES" "IS A PHONE CALL FROM DUNROSS," "AND HAVERGILL CALLS A SPECIAL MEETING." "HE WON'T." "TRUST ME." "THEN, BY GOD," "I THINK THIS TIME, YOU MAY HAVE DONE IT." "YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT, I'VE DONE IT." "I'M IN..." "FOR 25% AND A SEAT ON THE BOARD." "10." "15." "AGREED." "SHALL WE PUT THAT IN A MEMO?" "PERISH THE THOUGHT." "NOTHING IN WRITING TILL AFTER THE FUNERAL." "DOWN WITH THE NOBLE HOUSE." "STRAIGHT DOWN TO HELL." "HAVE YOU DECIDED ANYTHING?" "UH-UH." "WHY DO I FEEL SO UNEASY?" "MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING YOU ATE." "MM. LISTEN, LINC." "I KNOW YOU'RE THE BOSS AND YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS, BUT" "WOULD YOU RELAX?" "RELAX?" "SUPPOSE THE TAIPAN FINDS OUT JOHN WAS WORKING FOR US." "THE STRUAN DEAL IS CLOSED." "WE SHOOK ON IT." "BESIDES, HE NEEDS IT MORE THAN WE DO." "LINC, I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING, BUT" "THAT'S RIGHT." "BUT WHAT WAS JOHN CHEN GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT?" "A COIN." "WHAT?" "ACTUALLY, HALF A COIN." "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" "MAYBE I AM." "NOW FORGET ALL ABOUT IT." "GET SEYMOUR STEIGLER ON THE PHONE FOR ME, WILL YOU?" "YOU FORGET HOW TO DIAL?" "WHAT THE HELL IS EATING YOU?" "HAVE YOU MADE A DEAL, ANY DEAL, WITH QUILLAN GORNT?" "NO." "GORNT WANTS TO RAZE STRUAN'S" "AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO PLAY." "AND YOU SAID..." "I SAID--I SAID I'D THINK ABOUT IT." "BY ALL GODS, LET'S JUST GO" "IF THE BANK DOESN'T OPEN IN THE NEXT 10 SECONDS." "STOP." "GET BACK IN LINE, PLEASE." "QUEUE UP OR GO HOME." "IF YOU DON'T FORM A LINE, I WILL HAVE THE BANK CLOSED," "AND NONE OF YOU WILL GET INSIDE," "AND NONE OF YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY," "SO PLEASE GET BACK IN LINE." "COME ON." "MOVE!" "I HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY." "[SPEAKING CANTONESE]" "YOU WANT TO CLOSE ALL YOUR HO-PAK ACCOUNTS?" "YES." "NOW." "BUT WE HAVEN'T" "I WANT MY MONEY NOW, CASH OR BULLION NOW." "DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?" "YES, SIR." "I CAN GIVE YOU A CASHIER'S CHECK." "I WANT MONEY, UNDERSTAND?" "MONEY!" "YES, SIR, BUT THAT MUCH CASH" "MY CASH, YOU MISERABLE WORM." "NOW GIVE IT TO ME." "CASHIER'S CHECK IS JUST THE SAME, UNCLE." "WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE VICTORIA," "AND THEY WILL HONOR IT INSTANTLY." "I CAN GUARANTEE." "SHUT YOUR MEALY MOUTH!" "AND WHAT IF THIS-- THIS--THIS CASHIER'S CHECK IS NO GOOD?" "WHAT THEN, NEPHEW?" "IT IS GOOD, UNCLE, AND IT IS THE QUICKEST WAY" "FOR YOU TO REMOVE YOUR MONEY FROM THIS BANK," "AND WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO HAVE THE MONEY OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE?" "YES." "I WANT IT FAST." "WHAT?" "HMM." "ALL RIGHT." "MAKE THE CHECK..." "YES, SIR." "AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY LAST PENNY IS THERE." "YES, SIR." "$53,778,627.08." "HMM." "COME HERE, OLD WOMAN." "I WANT TO TALK TO YOU." "WHY?" "JUST COME HERE." "WHAT'S IN THE BAG?" "WHAT BAG?" "THIS BAG." "THIS?" "NOTHING." "JUST MY SHOPPING." "I SAW YOU COME OUT OF THE BANK." "HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU GOT IN THERE?" "NO!" "NO." "OH, PLEASE..." "$756." "WHAT ARE YOU, A BEGGAR?" "MY MONEY." "MY CUT NOW IS 20%." "5." "10." "6." "YOU ARE STRONG AND YOUNG." "THE STRONG MUST PROTECT THE OLD AND WEAK, AIYAH?" "TRUE, TRUE." "VERY WELL. 7%." "YOU OWE ME 8 CENTS OUT OF THAT." "YES." "I KNOW." "NOW RUN ALONG, OLD WOMAN." "I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO." "YOU MUST BE VERY IMPORTANT." "I CAN TELL." "MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK." "HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE WEREWOLF," "THE ONE WHO HAS KIDNAPPED THE SON OF NOBLE HOUSE CHEN?" "AIYAH!" "IS THAT YOU?" "THAT'S..." "A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE." "THE BRAVE HAVE GREAT FRIENDS," "AND IF YOU ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO WANT ANOTHER CUSTOMER," "I SEE A EASY ONE." "WHO?" "HE WAS IN THE QUEUE BEFORE ME," "AND THE MAN WITHDREW $8,000." "WHICH ONE?" "WHERE IS HE?" "15% SHARE?" "7 I TOOK FOR YOU." "7 I GIVE YOU." "NOW WHERE IS HE?" "YOU SEE THAT MAN IN A GRAY SUIT" "WITH A BIG, BLACK BAG?" "[DICE RATTLING]" "HAI, POON." "GOD OF GAMBLERS, COME SIT ON MY SHOULDER." "[KNOCKS ON DOOR]" "LET HIM IN." "DID YOU MAIL THE LETTER?" "I GOT EVERYTHING." "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, SMALLPOX KIN?" "I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE BUS, FATHER." "WATER." "I NEED WATER." "GIVE HIM A DRINK, DOG-EARED CHEN." "John:" "OH..." "OH, WATER." "[COUGHING]" "COME ON." "SIT UP." "HEY, WHAT'S THAT AROUND YOUR NECK?" "NOTHING." "LET ME SEE IT." "HUH!" "WHOA!" "WAIT!" "ENOUGH." "ONLY MEANT TO BEND HIS HEAD A LITTLE." "I THINK HE'S DEAD." "YOU KILLED HIM." "HIGH-BORN FELLAS MUST HAVE SOFT SKULLS." "WHAT'S HE HAVE AROUND HIS NECK?" "IT'S JUST AN OLD BROKEN COIN." "IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING." "HELLO, TAIPAN." "GOOD EVENING." "YOU'RE RIGHT ON TIME." "HOW HAS YOUR DAY BEEN?" "UP AND DOWN." "HOW WAS YOURS?" "IT'S BUSY, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE." "OUR HEAD COUNSEL AND TAX ATTORNEY SEYMOUR STEIGLER," "IS COMING ON THURSDAY." "WE WENT OVER SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THE PHONE." "HE DOESN'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY PROBLEM CLOSING IT." "GOOD." "WHAT TYPE OF FOOD WOULD YOU LIKE FOR DINNER?" "HOW ABOUT CHINESE?" "SORRY?" "YOU'VE GOT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC." "THAT'S LIKE SAYING YOU WANT EUROPEAN FOOD." "WELL, EGG ROLL, SWEET AND SOUR, CHOP SUEY, FRIED RICE." "JUST NO SNAKE OR DOG OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT." "SNAKE IS VERY GOOD IN SEASON," "ESPECIALLY THE BILE MIXED WITH TEA," "AND A LITTLE YOUNG CHOW DOG STEWED IN OYSTER SAUCE." "OH, NO." "HAVE YOU EATEN" "THEY TELL ME IT WAS TRUE." "BUT DON'T WORRY." "TONIGHT IT'LL BE EGG ROLLS AND CHOP SUEY," "IF WE CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT." "WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING FIRST" "SOMETHING I THINK MAY STIMULATE YOUR APPETITE?" "WHAT'S THAT?" "GOLD." "99.99% PURE..." "IN THE REGULATION 35-OUNCE BARS." "25 BARS PER CRATE." "6 CRATES TIMES..." "YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALMOST 2 1/2 MILLION BUCKS." "YES." "IN THE OLD DAYS, GOLD IN HONG KONG" "WAS MOSTLY IN WHAT THEY CALLED SMUGGLER BARS." "THEY WEIGHED JUST A LITTLE OVER 6 OUNCES," "AND A GOOD COURIER COULD CARRY OVER 200 OF THEM," "OR SO THEY TELL ME." "SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING HERE HAS A STORY ATTACHED TO IT." "WELL, HONG KONG MAY NOT HAVE A VERY LONG HISTORY" "COMPARED TO EUROPE OR THE STATES," "BUT IT'S ALL QUITE COLORFUL." "QUITE WONDERFUL, TOO." "THE CHARM OF HONG KONG MUST BE GETTING TO YOU." "EVERYTHING ABOUT IT." "OK IF I PICK IT UP?" "HELP YOURSELF." "REAL MONEY." "YES." "GOLD DOES HAVE QUALITY OF PERMANENCE." "THIS YOURS?" "NO." "ALL OF THIS BELONGS TO LANDO MATA'S MACAO GAMBLING CONCESSION." "HE'S SHIFTING IT FROM HERE TO VICTORIA BANK." "DOES THAT MEAN HO-PAK'S GOING BELLY UP?" "GOLD GETS MOVED AROUND ALL THE TIME." "I DON'T SUPPOSE STRUAN'S HAS MUCH MONEY TIED UP HERE." "THERE ARE MANY BANKS IN HONG KONG." "WE DEAL WITH QUITE A FEW OF THEM." "I COULD USE A BOTTLE OF BEER." "THIS MUCH MONEY MAKES ME REAL THIRSTY." "BUT YOU PROMISED YOU'D TAKE ME." "MY WIFE CHANGED HER MIND." "NOW SHE'S GOING, SO I CAN'T." "BUT EVERYONE WILL BE AT THE PARTY." "I HAVE TO GO." "TELL YOUR WIFE TO BE SICK." "OH, MY LITTLE FLOWER HEART" "YOU PROMISED." "I'LL SEE YOU AFTERWARDS." "AFTERWARDS I'LL BE TIRED." "FIRST YOU PROMISE ME A MINK COAT AND YOU NEVER GAVE IT TO ME," "AND NOW YOU WON'T TAKE ME TO TSU CHU TE'S PARTY?" "YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE." "OF COURSE I LOVE YOU." "DON'T I PAY FOR THIS APARTMENT, YOUR CLOTHES?" "I'LL ACCEPT FOUR FINGER WU'S INVITATION." "THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO." "WHAT?" "THAT FOUL OLD MAN?" "HAS HE BEEN" "AT LEAST HE DOESN'T BREAK HIS PROMISES." "AND HE INVITED ME TO TSU CHU TE'S PARTY." "YOU WON'T GO WITH HIM." "I FORBID IT." "WHERE'S MY MINK COAT?" "PROBABLY ON YOUR WIFE'S BACK." "I TOLD YOU." "IT'LL BE READY FRIDAY." "PROMISE ON ALL THE GODS?" "I PROMISE!" "THERE." "OH, NOW YOU'VE GIVEN ME A HEADACHE." "OH, YOU POOR MAN." "I'LL MAKE IT BETTER FOR YOU." "OH..." "[WHIMPERS]" "YOU'RE GETTING TO LIKE IT HERE." "MMM." "ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR CHANGE YOUR MIND?" "WHY?" "YOU'RE STARTING TO MAKE ME NERVOUS, CASEY." "HOW?" "JUST FOR THE WAY YOU LOOK AT IAN DUNROSS." "YOU COULD KEEP YOUR EYES ON HIM ALL NIGHT." "WHAT ARE YOU, MY FATHER ALL OF A SUDDEN?" "NO, YOUR BOSS." "YOU WORK FOR ME, REMEMBER?" "AND I DO A DAMN GOOD JOB." "AND THAT'S THE WAY I WANT TO KEEP IT." "THIS IS A BUSINESS TRIP." "IT'S NOT A ROMANTIC HOLIDAY." "I DON'T WANT YOUR EMOTIONS INTERFERING WITH MY PLANS." "KIND OF OVERREACTING, AREN'T YOU?" "YEAH." "MAYBE I AM." "BUT NO ROMANCE," "ESPECIALLY NOT WITH IAN DUNROSS." "PICK ANOTHER GUY, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE." "[BELL RINGS]" "YOU'RE THE BOSS." "YOU BET I AM." "HOW'S MY INVESTMENT THIS MORNING?" "SHE'S A FINE HORSE, MR. GORNT." "YEAH." "[HORSE NEIGHING]" "WHAT'S SO BLOODY IMPORTANT?" "DID YOU SEE THE WAY NOBLE STAR CHARGED THE WIRE?" "IT'S 6:30 IN THE MORNING, BRIAN." "I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT, ROBERT, WORKING FOR BOTH OF US," "SO I THOUGHT YOU COULD BUY ME SOME DIM SUM FOR BREAKFAST." "WORKING?" "WHEN?" "AT THE TAIPAN'S PARTY?" "I HEARD YOU WERE THERE THE OTHER NIGHT." "IT'S ALL WORK, ISN'T IT, WHATEVER WE DO?" "BESIDES, IAN'S A FRIEND." "OH, YOU AND YOUR BLOODY FRIENDS." "ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE IT." "WHAT DID YOU HEAR?" "THERE'S A $100,000 REWARD WAITING FOR WHOEVER FINDS JOHN CHEN." "OFFERED BY WHOM?" "THAT'S THE PART I DIDN'T GET," "BUT $100,000, ROBERT." "THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT JOHN," "OR JOHN'S GOT SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPECIAL TO SOMEONE ELSE." "IF IT'S TRUE." "AND YOU WOKE ME UP FOR THAT." "I WOKE YOU UP BECAUSE I WAS HUNGRY" "AND IT'S YOUR TURN TO BUY." "OH, YOU'RE A TERRIBLE MAN." "SHE'S A TRIER." "NOBLE STAR IS A REAL TRIER." "WHAT ABOUT SATURDAY?" "I'LL BE VERY UNHAPPY IF NOBLE STAR LOSES TO PILOT FISH." "MR. GORNT HAS A GOOD HORSE THERE" "A SERIOUS THREAT." "I WANT NOBLE STAR TO WIN, ALEXEJ." "IN THAT CASE, I SUGGEST" "YOU RIDE NOBLE STAR YOURSELF, TAIPAN." "MM-HMM." "I'M CONSIDERING IT." "I WOULD NOT ADVISE IT." "I KNOW." "I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW." "COME ON, GIRL." "Gornt:" "YOU CALLED THIS MEETING, MR. BARTLETT." "Bartlett:" "YOU CONVINCED ME, MR. GORNT." "I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW YOU PULLED IT OFF," "BUT THE HO-PAK IS LOOKING VERY DEAD." "AND THE NOBLE HOUSE IS STILL ALIVE, THANKS TO YOU." "YES, I HEARD YOU CLOSED YOUR DEAL WITH DUNROSS." "IN PRINCIPLE." "BUT NOT IN FACT?" "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, MR. BARTLETT?" "HOW'S YOUR CASH FLOW?" "I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU." "I'M 20 TIMES STRONGER THAN STRUAN'S." "IF YOU WERE 20 TIMES STRONGER, MR. GORNT," "YOU'D BE THE NOBLE HOUSE." "I ASKED YOU A SERIOUS QUESTION." "EITHER GIVE ME A SERIOUS ANSWER," "OR DROP ME OFF AT THE NEXT CORNER." "ALL RIGHT." "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?" "[JACKHAMMER]" "AND IF VICTORIA BANK WENT AGAINST HIM" "AND THERE WAS NOWHERE ELSE THAT DUNROSS COULD GET CREDIT," "IT WOULD ONLY BE A QUESTION OF TIMING." "THE RIGHT MOMENT," "AND NOBLE HOUSE WOULD BE WIDE OPEN FOR A TAKEOVER." "WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET ALL THIS INFORMATION?" "I GOT STRUAN'S BALANCE SHEETS FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS." "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE." "YOU WANT TO BET?" "NO." "NO, I DON'T." "WHERE IS YOUR EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT?" "SHOULDN'T" "CASEY'S NOT IN ON THIS, NOT YET." "BESIDES, I'M THE BOSS OF PAR-CON." "I NEVER DOUBTED THAT, MR. BARTLETT." "WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?" "A RAID ON THE NOBLE HOUSE." "IT'S BEEN TRIED BEFORE." "NOT BY ME." "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?" "THE SAME THING YOU DID WITH HO-PAK." "I WANT YOU TO START RUMORS." "AS SOON AS THE MARKET OPENS, YOU SELL STRUAN'S SHORT." "LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE PRICE OF THE NOBLE HOUSE" "STOCK IS GONNA DROP LIKE A SUPERMARKET SALE." "IT'LL MAKE STRUAN'S THE SPECIAL OF THE DAY," "MARKED DOWN $10 A SHARE." "AND WHAT WILL YOU DO?" "NOTHING." "SIMPLE AS THAT." "[CHUCKLES] FOR YOU, PERHAPS." "I'LL BE THE ONE THAT'LL BE EXPOSED." "IT'LL BE MY MONEY AT RISK." "NOW, I MAY DESPISE IAN DUNROSS," "BUT I DON'T THINK HE'S A FOOL," "AND I'D NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HIM." "IF I SELL STRUAN'S SHORT AND DUNROSS CAN KEEP THE STOCK FROM FALLING," "THEN I'M THE ONE THAT'S VULNERABLE." "NOT IF I COVER ALL YOUR LOSSES." "ALL?" "I PAY ALL THE LOSSES AND TAKE HALF THE PROFIT" "FOR TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FRIDAY." "IF WE DON'T HAVE HIM ON THE RUN BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS FRIDAY," "WE'VE FAILED, BUT IF DUNROSS IS READY TO GO," "I'LL PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER THE NOBLE HOUSE ON MONDAY," "AND IT'LL FALL." "IF YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THIS TO DUNROSS," "HOW DO I KNOW YOU WON'T DO IT TO ME?" "I'LL PUT 4 MILLION IN ANY SWISS BANK YOU NAME" "BY 10:00 THIS MORNING." "THAT'S 31 MILLION HONG KONG," "WHICH SURE AS HELL IS ENOUGH TO COVER ANY LOSSES." "4 MILLION." "NO STRINGS, NO PAPER, NO PROMISSORY NOTE." "JUST YOUR WORD." "MY WORD?" "HA HA!" "IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, MR. BARTLETT." "WHERE'S THE CATCH?" "FIRST YOU DO A DEAL WITH DUNROSS." "NOW YOU GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO DESTROY HIM." "IS IT SOMETHING PERSONAL?" "JUST BUSINESS, MR. GORNT." "I DON'T OWE DUNROSS ANYTHING," "AND HE DOESN'T OWE ME." "I'LL THINK OVER YOUR PROPOSITION" "AND GIVE YOU AN ANSWER BY NOON." "NOW, MR. GORNT." "RIGHT NOW OR NOT AT ALL." "THE BANK OF SWITZERLAND AND ZURICH." "ACCOUNT NUMBER 181819." "I'LL WRITE THAT DOWN FOR YOU." "NO NEED." "THE 4 MILLION WILL BE THERE BY 10:00." "AND IF WE FAIL?" "I'LL LOSE MY MONEY." "A RIG'S ALWAYS A GAMBLE." "BUT THE ODDS ARE RIGHT, AND SO IS THE TIMING," "AND I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF HONG KONG TO KNOW" "IT HAS ITS OWN SPECIAL RULES," "AND THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA LEARN THOSE IN A WEEK." "BUT WHY SHOULD I WHEN I GOT YOU?" "[CHATTER]" "LOOK OVER THERE, INSPECTOR." "THE OLD WOMAN." "THE OLD AMAH." "WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT, SERGEANT?" "I DON'T KNOW, SIR." "BUT IT'S THE THIRD TIME." "THE OLD AMAH POINTS TO SOMEONE WHO'S JUST COME OUT OF THE BANK," "AND HE GOES OFF." "THEN HE COMES BACK AGAIN AND SLIPS HER SOMETHING." "I THINK IT'S MONEY." "KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE OLD WOMAN." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "NOTHING." "NOTHING AT ALL." "WHY ARE YOU GIVING THIS MAN MONEY?" "IS HE ACCOSTING YOU?" "IS HE TRYING TO SQUEEZE YOU?" "HE--HE'S MY COUSIN, AND I OWE HIM $500, AND I PAID HIM." "YOU HAVE A LOT OF COUSINS, DON'T YOU?" "TURN OUT YOUR POCKET." "WHY?" "I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG." "YOU CAN'T SEARCH ME WITHOUT A WARRANT." "I KNOW THE LAW." "THEN WE'LL SEARCH YOU DOWN AT THE STATION." "COME ON." "I ONLY GET SOME MONEY FROM THE BANK." "I SAW THE OLD MAN RUN DOWN THE ALLEY, INSPECTOR." "IF I'D GONE AFTER HIM, THIS ONE WOULD HAVE RUN AWAY." "THAT'S A LIE." "WHY WOULD I RUN?" "I HAVE DONE NOTHING." "LET ME SEE YOUR I.D. CARD, PLEASE." "WHY?" "YOU THINK I AM AN ILLEGAL?" "I LIVED HERE FOR 3 YEARS." "YOU SEE?" "WHERE ARE YOU FROM, AH TAM?" "MY VILLAGE WAS NING-TOK." "THAT'S NEAR CANTON, SIR." "MY FAMILY LIVED THERE 10 YEARS AGO." "MY FATHER OWNED THE PHARMACY." "I KNOW THE PHARMACY." "I REMEMBER WHEN YOUR FAMILY MOVED AWAY." "YOU SEE?" "NING-TOK WAS A WONDERFUL VILLAGE," "NOT LIKE THIS FOUL PLACE." "WHY DID YOU LEAVE?" "BECAUSE YOUR SON WANTED TO COME HERE?" "MY SON?" "I HAVE NO SON." "THEN WHO WAS THAT YOUNG MAN YOU WERE TALKING TO?" "A FRIEND." "A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON." "WHY IS HE IMPORTANT?" "OH, HE KNOWS IMPORTANT PEOPLE." "WHO DOES HE KNOW, ELDER SISTER?" "HE KNOWS..." "THE WEREWOLF." "YOU ARE MAKING THIS UP." "WOULD I LIE TO SOMEONE FROM OUR OWN VILLAGE, HUH?" "HUH?" "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" "YOU TOLD DUNROSS YOU'D MEET HIM AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE 45 MINUTES AGO." "I HAD AN EARLY MEETING." "RAN A LITTLE LATE." "MEETING WITH WHO?" "QUILLAN GORNT." "YOUR COFFEE'S COLD." "GORNT." "WHAT FOR?" "INSURANCE." "AGAINST WHAT?" "THE STRUAN DEAL IS CLOSED." "YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT SIGNED." "WE KNOW THE NOBLE HOUSE HAS NO CASH RESERVES," "AND DUNROSS MAY NOT HAVE THE MONEY FLOW" "TO COME UP WITH HIS HALF OF THE DEAL." "AND GORNT WILL?" "WHAT IS IT, BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE MIDDLE TIME?" "IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN THAT." "GORNT IS GONNA START SELLING STRUAN SHORT." "I'VE BACKED HIM FOR 4 MILLION." "HE'S FEELING VERY BRAVE." "$4 MILLION?" "IT'S A BARGAIN." "THEY GO TO WAR." "WE OWN THE BATTLEFIELD." "ALL WE GOT TO DO IS WAIT TILL MONDAY." "IF GORNT WINS, WE WIN." "IF DUNROSS WINS, WE WIN." "I MEAN, EITHER WAY," "WE BECOME THE NOBLE HOUSE." "AH, MY OLD FRIEND." "IT IS A SAD TIME." "IF THE SON OF NOBLE HOUSE CHEN CAN BE KIDNAPPED," "THEN WHO OF US IS SAFE?" "I MUST FIND JOHN." "OF COURSE." "YOU HAVE A FATHER'S HEART." "COME." "WHEN DID YOU RECEIVE THIS NEW LETTER?" "THIS MORNING." "IT WAS POSTMARKED ABERDEEN." "[SPEAKS CHINESE]" "IT INSULTS MY HONOR THAT THIS WEREWOLF" "WOULD EVEN COME HERE TO MAIL HIS FILTHY LETTER." "WHAT DID IT SAY?" "TONIGHT." "HE WANTS THE MONEY TONIGHT." "500,000." "WHERE?" "MAN MO TEMPLE." "I'M TO TAKE A TAXI, THEN WALK ACROSS THE STREET" "AND GO DOWN THE STEPS." "THE WEREWOLF WILL BE WATCHING ME." "SO WILL MY MEN, TO PROTECT YOU." "THIS WEREWOLF COULD TAKE THE MONEY" "AND KIDNAP YOU AS WELL," "BUT MY MEN WILL MAKE SURE THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN." "WHAT TIME?" "9:00." "MY MEN WILL BE WAITING." "DON'T WORRY." "HOW CAN I REPAY YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS?" "BETWEEN US, OLD FRIEND," "THERE ARE NO DEBTS." "GOOD GOD." "LOOK AT THAT." "STRUAN'S ARE OFF 3 1/2 POINTS IN ONE DAY." "YES." "IT LOOKS AS IF THE RUMORS WERE RIGHT AGAIN." "YES, BUT EVERYONE'S HEARD ABOUT THE PAR-CON DEAL." "IT'S GOING TO FALL THROUGH." "SELL 100,000 STRUAN'S." "MR. GORNT, DON'T YOU THINK THAT YOUR" "NO." "NOW PLEASE DO WHAT I ASK." "YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT SELLING HO-PAK SHORT," "BUT HO-PAK'S NOT THE NOBLE HOUSE." "RICHARD KWANG WAS WITHOUT RESOURCES." "BUT THE TAIPAN WILL GET ALL THE SUPPORT HE NEEDS." "TIMES CHANGE." "PEOPLE CHANGE." "IF STRUAN'S HAVE EXTENDED THEMSELVES AND CAN'T PAY," "WELL, MY DEAR FELLOW, THIS IS HONG KONG," "AND I HOPE THE BUGGERS GO TO THE WALL." "MAKE IT 200,000." "YOU'RE WRONG THIS TIME." "THEN GO TO HELL." "I'M BRITISH." "I'M GOING TO HEAVEN, DIDN'T YOU KNOW?" "BUT IF YOU SAY SELL, THEN I SELL." "SORRY WE'RE LATE, TAIPAN." "MY FAULT." "SOMEBODY'S SELLING YOU SHORT." "MM-HMM." "AND GUESS WHO." "QUILLAN GORNT SEEMS TO BE ADVENTUROUS TODAY." "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?" "PLAY THE GAME." "ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO THAT PARTY TONIGHT," "THE ONE AT THE FLOATING RESTAURANT?" "THE FLOATING DRAGON, YES." "IT'S SHI-TEH T'CHUNG'S ANNUAL CHARITY BASH." "WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?" "WE'VE BEEN INVITED." "THEN WHY DON'T I SEND A CAR FOR YOU?" "WE CAN HAVE A DRINK AT THE GREAT HOUSE" "AND THEN GO DOWN TO ABERDEEN TOGETHER." "THEY LOOK PRETTY FRIENDLY." "SUPPOSE THE STRUAN PAR-CON DEAL DOESN'T FALL THROUGH." "I SAID IT WILL." "YOU COULD GET BADLY BURNED, MR. GORNT." "IF THE PRICE OF THE STOCK DOESN'T DROP," "IT'LL COST YOU A FORTUNE." "BUY OR SELL, THE BROKER MAKES 1/4 OF 1%." "YES, MR. GORNT, IF THE CLIENT PAYS." "ARE YOU SUGGESTING MY CREDIT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH?" "NO." "NO, OF COURSE NOT." "GOOD." "THEN KINDLY SELL ANOTHER 300,000 STRUAN'S." "NOW, MR. STERN." "I WANT TO SEE IT ON THE BOARD TODAY." "IF STRUAN'S GETS BROUGHT DOWN," "THE WHOLE MARKET COULD FALL." "THERE WOULD BE AN ADJUSTMENT, THAT'S ALL." "ADJUSTMENT?" "IT'LL BE A BLOODBATH." "THOUSANDS OF INVESTORS WILL BE WIPED OUT" "LOOK, I REALLY DON'T WANT A LECTURE ON HONG KONG ECONOMICS." "NOW, IF YOU WON'T CARRY OUT MY INSTRUCTIONS," "I WILL TAKE MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE." "IT'S YOUR MONEY, MR. GORNT." "BUT THERE'S NEVER BEEN 500,000 NOBLE HOUSE SHARES" "ON OFFER IN THE HISTORY OF THE EXCHANGE." "THEY COULD SUSPEND TRADING." "THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU HURRY UP." "I HAVE 300,000 STRUAN'S." "[CROWD SHOUTING]" "WE BUY!" "ALL MY SHARES?" "Dunross:" "YES." "YOURS AND ALL THE REST." "WITH WHAT?" "IT'S ALMOST $18 MILLION CASH." "THE NOBLE HOUSE IS GOOD FOR THAT AND MILLIONS MORE." "HAS ANYONE EVER DOUBTED IT?" "I DOUBT IT." "[CROWD CHATTER]" "I'LL SELL SHORT AGAIN TOMORROW." "[CROWD SHOUTING]" "IT'S A BAD DAY FOR THE NOBLE HOUSE, TAIPAN." "THERE HAVE BEEN WORSE." "THANK YOU FOR COMING." "YOU THINK MY BOAT HAS TOO MANY EARS?" "IT'S BEAUTIFUL HERE." "YOU WILL HELP PHILIP TONIGHT WHEN HE DELIVERS THE RANSOM?" "WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT HE RECEIVES WHAT HE PAYS FOR." "BUT YOU DID NOT ASK ME HERE TO TALK OF JOHN CHEN." "NO." "LISTEN, OLD FRIEND." "I HAVE NEVER SOUGHT A FAVOR FROM YOU BEFORE." "OH, A LONG LINE OF YOUR TAIPAN ANCESTORS" "HAVE SOUGHT PLENTY FAVORS AND MADE GREAT PROFITS" "FROM MY ANCESTORS." "I WANT TO BORROW $40 MILLION." "THEN YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE WRONG MAN, TAIPAN." "40 MILLION?" "HOW COULD A POOR OLD FISHERMAN LIKE ME HAVE SUCH CASH?" "MORE CAME OUT OF THE HO-PAK YESTERDAY, OLD FRIEND." "AIYAH!" "CURSE ON ALL THOSE WHO WHISPER FALSE INFORMATION." "AT WHAT INTEREST?" "HIGHEST INTEREST." "I WILL ASK AMONG MY FRIENDS." "PERHAPS THEY CAN HELP." "PERHAPS WE CAN HELP TOGETHER," "BUT PERHAPS MY FRIENDS WILL SEEK A FAVOR IN RETURN." "WHAT KIND OF FAVOR?" "THE NOBLE HOUSE HAS MANY SHIPS." "MY FRIENDS HAVE CARGO THAT NEEDS TO BE CARRIED PRIVATELY." "NOT THE WHITE POWDER." "PERHAPS THEY COULD EVEN RAISE 100 MILLION" "IF TAIPAN AGREED." "THE WHITE POWDER IS TERRIBLE JOSS." "ALL DRUGS ARE TERRIBLE JOSS." "MY ANCESTORS, OLD GREEN-EYED DEVIL AND THE TERRIBLE HAG," "BOTH PUT A CURSE ON THOSE WHO DEAL IN THE WHITE POWDER." "I DON'T FEAR CURSES, EVEN FROM THEM." "SHIPS OF THE NOBLE HOUSE WILL NEVER CARRY NARCOTICS, OLD FRIEND." "THERE CAN BE NO BARGAIN FOR THAT." "THEN, TAIPAN, DO NOT EXPECT WATER FROM AN EMPTY WELL." "[SPEAKING CHINESE]" "Dunross:" "THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT." "GORNT'S UP TO HIS TRICKS, THAT'S ALL." "IT'S NOT JUST GORNT, IAN." "IT'S THE HO-PAK AND THE WAY THE WHOLE MARKET IS REACTING." "I'VE STARTED TRANSFERRING MY ACCOUNTS TO NEW YORK." "Dunross:" "WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU HEARD?" "YOU KNOW ME." "I'M JUST MORE CAUTIOUS THAN YOU, TAIPAN." "THE COST OF MY MONEY COMES VERY HIGH." "NO MORE THAN MINE." "HAVE YOU HEARD SOMETHING?" "ANOTHER 600,000 NOBLE HOUSE SHARES" "WILL BE ON OFFER TOMORROW." "THE PRICE WILL FALL." "WHO'S SELLING?" "THE CHINESE." "THEY'RE VERY NERVOUS HERE." "YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED." "PREPARED?" "IN WHAT WAY?" "WHAT WOULD DIRK STRUAN DO?" "HE'S PERPETUAL." "I'M TEMPORARY." "WHAT ABOUT YOUR SHARES?" "YOU'VE GOT 300,000." "PLUS." "AND THEY'RE NOT ON OFFER." "I BOUGHT AT 16, REMEMBER?" "WHEN YOU FIRST WENT ON THE MARKET." "SO I'M NOT WORRIED YET." "PERHAPS ALASTAIR STRUAN WAS RIGHT" "WHEN HE ADVISED AGAINST GOING PUBLIC." "NOBLE HOUSE IS ONLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF THAT." "WITHOUT GOING PUBLIC," "WE COULD NEVER HAVE SURVIVED" "THE DISASTERS I INHERITED." "WE SHALL NEVER KNOW THAT, SHALL WE?" "NEVER KNOW IF YOUR DECISION WAS THE ONLY ONE POSSIBLE." "BUT IF YOU RESIGN, IT WILL NO LONGER BE YOUR PROBLEM." "NO." "I CAN'T." "COME NOW, TAIPAN." "BE SENSIBLE." "EVEN IF THE NOBLE HOUSE SURVIVES THIS ATTACK," "THERE WILL BE OTHERS." "YOUR PREDECESSORS RESIGNED WHEN THEY WERE IN LESS TROUBLE." "I'M SORRY, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE." "WHY?" "BECAUSE YOU SWORE AN OATH TO AN UNKNOWN, UNKNOWABLE GOD" "IN WHOM YOU DON'T BELIEVE?" "ON BEHALF OF A MURDERING PIRATE" "WHO'S BEEN DEAD OVER 100 YEARS?" "FOR WHATEVER THE REASON," "THE ANSWER IS THANK YOU..." "NO." "YOU COULD LOSE THE WHOLE COMPANY." "NO." "THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN." "IF JOSS IS AGAINST YOU AND YOU FAIL," "MY OFFER TO HEAD THE NEW SYNDICATE STANDS," "BUT ONLY FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS." "I SHALL HAVE TO SELL MY STOCK AT 21." "BELOW 20, NOT 21." "IT WILL GO THAT LOW?" "20 IS BETTER THAN 21." "HUH." "HA HA." "YES." "WE SHALL SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS." "HELLO, TAIPAN." "CASEY." "MR. MATA." "MS. CASEY." "I WISH YOU GOOD JOSS, IAN." "TAKE CARE." "WHERE'S LINC?" "OH, HE'S TIED UP ON THE PHONE," "TALKING TO THE STATES." "SAID HE'D MEET US LATER AT THE FLOATING DRAGON." "I HOPE YOUR OFFER STILL STANDS." "THERE'S A MODEST BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE WAITING ON ICE." "LEAD ME TO IT." "WHILE I THINK OF IT, LIM CHU," "IF I WANT SOME FOREIGN DEVIL'S CAR INTERFERED WITH," "I WILL ORDER IT." "YES, TAIPAN BOSS." "THAT MEANS NOW, TOMORROW," "AND EVERY TOMORROW AFTER THAT." "THE NOBLE HOUSE HAS ALWAYS SURVIVED" "BY HOLDING GREATER HONOR THAN ITS ENEMIES." "[SPEAKING CHINESE]" "[SPEAKING CHINESE]" "OK, THAT'S ENOUGH." "KILL THE MIC." "THAT WAS GREAT, WHATEVER YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT." "WHAT A NICE SURPRISE." "FOR BOTH OF US." "BEEN ON THE PHONE FOR HOURS," "JUST CAME OUT FOR A WALK AND LET MY EARS COOL OFF." "WHO WAS THAT YOU WERE INTERVIEWING?" "SIR SHI-TEH T'CHUNG." "HE'S GIVING HIS ANNUAL CHARITY PARTY" "AT THE FLOATING DRAGON IN ABERDEEN TONIGHT." "AREN'T YOU GOING?" "I DON'T KNOW." "CASEY'S GOING WITH IAN DUNROSS," "WHICH LEAVES ME WITHOUT A DATE." "UNLESS, UH..." "YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE FREE THIS EVENING?" "I'M GOING TO THE PARTY." "BUT I DON'T HAVE A DATE EITHER." "I KNEW SOMETHING WONDERFUL WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY." "HA HA!" "WELL?" "TELL ME THE REST OF IT." "OH, IT'S A LONG STORY." "BESIDES, LIM CHU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU THE STORY." "OH, IT WAS MY FAULT." "THERE WAS A PICTURE OF YOU WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER" "WITH AN OLD CHINESE MAN," "AND I JUST ASKED WHO HE WAS." "LIM CHU STARTED GRINNING" "AND SAID TO ASK YOU ABOUT..." "Both:" "UNCLE CHEN-CHEN." "WHO WAS HE AND WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT HIM?" "IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, CASEY." "HONG KONG WAS DIFFERENT THEN." "WHO IS UNCLE CHEN-CHEN?" "A FAMILY RETAINER." "HE SOLD ME." "WHAT?" "HE SOLD ME WHEN I WAS 14." "SOLD YOUR WHAT?" "MY VIRGINITY." "TO WHO?" "WELL, IT WAS SORT OF AN AUCTION." "EVERY PLEASURE HOUSE IN HONG KONG" "BID FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVICING THE FIRST PILLOW TIME" "OF A FUTURE TAIPAN, THE GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON" "OF THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL HIMSELF." "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING." "UNCLE CHEN-CHEN MADE 20,000 HONG KONG ON THE DEAL." "WHAT ABOUT YOU?" "I DIDN'T FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED FOR 10 YEARS." "WHAT WAS HER NAME, THE LUCKY GIRL?" "SHE WAS CALLED ELEGANT JADE." "WHY?" "JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU REMEMBERED." "GIVE ME THE BAG." "WHAT?" "WHO ARE YOU?" "I'M THE WEREWOLF." "NOW GIVE ME THE BAG." "HERE." "NOW, WHERE IS MY SON?" "JUST KEEP WALKING." "DON'T LOOK AROUND." "BUT MY SON!" "YOU PROMISED!" "HEY, HEY, WHERE'S THE BAG?" "THEY--THEY TOOK IT!" "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "OPEN IT." "[INDISTINCT CHATTER]" "IT WORKED, FATHER." "CHEN PAY." "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIS FACE." "HE WAS SO FRIGHTENED." "DID YOU LOOK INSIDE THE BAG?" "IS THE MONEY THERE?" "THERE WAS NO TIME." "WE COME BACK HERE FAST AS WE COULD." "AH!" "IN ONE STEP, WE HAVE REACHED HEAVEN." "AH!" "WHERE'S NUMBER ONE SON CHEN?" "WE DON'T KNOW ANY NUMBER ONE SON CHEN." "AH!" "WHERE IS NUMBER ONE SON CHEN?" "HE'S DEAD." "WE BURIED HIM." "I SWEAR." "WHERE?" "WHERE?" "NEAR THE OLD SHA TIN ROAD." "LISTEN, WE'LL SPLIT THE MONEY WITH YOU." "JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, YOU SON OF A WHORE," "OR I'LL SLIT YOUR TONGUE." "WHERE IS NUMBER ONE SON CHEN'S THINGS?" "THINGS HE HAD WITH HIM?" "WE SENT EVERYTHING TO NOBLE HOUSE CHEN." "EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE MONEY HE HAD, I SWEAR." "IT'S TRUE." "EVERYTHING HE TOLD YOU IS TRUE!" "WHO KILLED HIM?" "WHO KILLED NUMBER ONE SON CHEN?" "HE DID." "HE KILLED HIM!" "HIT HIM WITH A SHOVEL." "IT WASN'T OUR FAULT." "WHAT ELSE DID YOU TAKE FROM NUMBER ONE SON?" "HIS WATCH." "MY FATHER STOLE HIS WATCH." "THERE!" "THERE IT IS!" "NOTHING ELSE?" "NOTHING!" "SHALL WE CUT THESE ONES, TOO?" "NO." "NOT YET." "HERE, YOU TAKE THIS ONE." ""THIS NUMBER ONE SON CHEN" ""HAD THE STUPIDITY TO TRY TO ESCAPE." ""NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE WEREWOLF." "ALL HONG KONG BEWARE." "MY EYES ARE EVERYWHERE."" "WHAT IS THIS?" "MY FATHER WAS GONNA MAKE US DIG NUMBER ONE SON UP" "AND PUT THAT ON HIS CHEST," "AND PUT HIS BODY BESIDE THE OLD SHA TIN ROAD." "SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA." "AND WHEN YOU START TO DIG," "MAKE SURE YOU FIND HIM QUICKLY" "OR YOUR EYES WON'T BE ANYWHERE." "[LAUGHTER, CHATTER]" "WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT, TAIPAN?" "FOUR FINGER WU AND HIS NEW CRUMPET." "Ian:" "I'D SAY THERE WAS HOPE FOR ALL OF US." "SHE'S INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL." "VENUS POON." "SHE'S WHAT I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL A TV STARLET." "CASEY, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO RICHARD PUGMIRE" "OF HONG KONG GENERAL STORES" "AND CHARLES BILTZMANN OF AMERICAN SUPER FOODS." "GENTLEMEN, CASEY TCHOLOK." "PAR-CON, NICE TO MEET YOU." "I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU AND LINC BARTLETT BACK HOME." "ALL GOOD, I HOPE." "IS IT TRUE WHAT I'VE HEARD, RICHARD," "THAT GENERAL STORES AND SUPER FOODS ARE MERGING?" "THERE ARE NO SECRETS IN THIS BLOODY TOWN." "SHOULD BE FINALIZED BY THE END OF THE MONTH." "HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR HORSES ARE GONNA DO THIS SATURDAY?" "THINK YOUR NOBLE STAR CAN CATCH QUILLAN GORNT'S HORSE?" "WE'LL CERTAINLY BE TRYING." "I THOUGHT ALL THE RACES HERE WERE FIXED." "IF YOU CAN PROVE THAT, I'M SURE THE STEWARDS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW." "UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE IT, MR. BILTZMANN," "I'D ADVISE YOU TO BE SOMEWHAT MORE CAUTIOUS" "ABOUT MAKING SUCH COMMENTS." "CHARLES WAS ONLY JOKING, TAIPAN." "YES, I'M SURE HE WAS." "YOU WEREN'T VERY FRIENDLY." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FRIENDLY TO EVERYONE." "AND TOMORROW, EVERYTHING WILL SETTLE DOWN," "I GUARANTEE YOU." "THE HO-PAK'S AS SOLID TODAY AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN." "JUST CERTAIN FOUL PEOPLE SPREADING RUMORS." "OH, THERE ARE A LOT OF FOUL PEOPLE AROUND." "AND IF YOU WOULDN'T QUOTE AN ARTICLE EXPLAINING THAT" "IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE CHINA GUARDIAN" "OH, THERE WILL BE AN ARTICLE, RICHARD," "YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT." "FAVORABLE, I HOPE." "ACCURATE." "OR AT LEAST AS ACCURATE AS I CAN MAKE IT." "OF COURSE, WE CANNOT IGNORE" "WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT YOUR ABERDEEN BRANCH." "A FEW NOISY, IMPATIENT PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL." "MORE THAN A FEW." "I DROVE OUT THERE THIS MORNING." "THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 500." "WELL, I WASN'T THERE." "AND AT THE OTHER BRANCHES?" "SHA TIN?" "BANGKOK?" "WELL, I HAVEN'T GOT THE EXACT FIGURES," "BUT YOU KNOW HOW THESE THINGS GET EXAGGERATED." "WELL, I HEARD THERE WERE STILL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE" "WAITING AT CLOSING." "RICHARD, HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH VICTORIA ABOUT ASSISTANCE?" "I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE IS NO NEED." "THE HO-PAK CAN HANDLE..." "YES, THE HO-PAK CAN HANDLE WHAT, RICHARD?" "A POSITIVE ARTICLE IN THE GUARDIAN" "WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL, CHRISTIAN." "IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO PERSUADE YOU" "YOU CAN TELL ME THE TRUTH." "THESE PEOPLE ARE OUT TO RUIN ME." "WHICH PEOPLE EXACTLY?" "I DON'T KNOW." "GOD, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL EVER FEED US?" "LAST YEAR WAS A BORE," "BUT I THINK SIR SHI-TEH IS GONNA BREAK HIS OWN RECORD." "I HEAR THAT YOU AND DUNROSS" "WENT ON A BUYING AND SELLING SPREE." "PITY I MISSED IT." "WELL, YOU'LL GET ANOTHER CHANCE TOMORROW." "MMM. 500,000 OF HIS OWN STOCK." "CAN THE TAIPAN PAY FOR IT?" "DON'T ASK ME." "ASK HIS BANKER." "YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT, QUILLAN." "BANKERS ARE PLEDGED TO SECRECY." "DID YOU SEE THAT DARLING FOUR FINGER WU HAD ON HIS ARM?" "WASN'T THAT RICHARD KWANG'S PLAYTHING?" "LOOKS LIKE RICHARD'S LOSING MORE THAN HIS BANK." "HA HA." "OH, GOD, IF THEY DON'T FEED US SOON," "I'M LEAVING." "YOU MUST LEARN TO BE MORE PATIENT, JASON." "THAT'S QUITE A DRESS." "I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT." "IT'S NEW." "FOR THE OCCASION?" "YOU MIGHT SAY THAT." "MR. TIP, IT SEEMS TO BE YOUR WEEK FOR PARTIES." "I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, MR. DUNROSS." "TIP TOP-TOH REPRESENTS THE BANK OF CHINA HERE IN HONG KONG." "HOW DO YOU DO?" "I'M CASEY TCHOLOK." "VERY INTERESTING NAME." "TCHOLOK?" "ORIGINALLY IT WAS TCHOLOKIAN." "MY GRANDPARENTS CAME FROM ROMANIA." "DID YOU SAY THE BANK OF CHINA?" "MM-HMM." "DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?" "WHY, I DIDN'T REALIZE" "THAT THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAD A BANK?" "HERE, I MEAN." "IN HONG KONG." "WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS." "A BANK AND MUCH MORE." "AFTER ALL, HONG KONG IS CHINA, TOO." "I WAS TROUBLED TO LEARN OF YOUR DIFFICULTIES TODAY, TAIPAN." "OH, A TEMPORARY STORM." "I'M SURE THE NOBLE HOUSE WILL WEATHER IT." "HOPE SO." "IF THE NOBLE HOUSE TOTTERS," "THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG WILL BE STRAINED." "REALLY?" "WHY SHOULD THAT WORRY YOU?" "OH, IT DOES, MS. TCHOLOK." "IT WORRIES US VERY MUCH." "JUST AS A PARENT WORRIES ABOUT AN ABSENT CHILD." "THEY SHOULD HAVE A LOTTERY..." "GUESS WHAT TIME DINNER IS FINALLY SERVED AGAINST THE WHOLE BUNDLE." "WHERE IS YOUR SPIRIT OF CHARITY, BRUCE?" "AFTER ALL, THIS IS A CHARITABLE EVENT." "YES." "THIS YEAR, DINNER SEEMS TO BE TURNING INTO BREAKFAST." "SOME PEOPLE AREN'T WAITING." "THERE'S LINC." "AND ORLANDA RAMOS." "DO YOU KNOW HER?" "ONLY BY REPUTATION." "GOOD OR BAD?" "THAT DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW." "ORLANDA WAS QUILLAN GORNT'S FRIEND FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS." "YOU MEAN HIS MISTRESS?" "YES, I SUPPOSE THAT'S A WORD," "BUT IT WAS ALL VERY DISCREET." "DOES THE TAIPAN KNOW?" "HA HA!" "MY DEAR, THIS IS HONG KONG." "EVERYBODY KNOWS." "I WOULDN'T BE TOO SURE OF THAT." "EXCUSE ME." "HELLO, ORLANDA." "FANTASTIC DRESS." "RUNNING A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT, BOSS?" "ORLANDA SAID THERE WAS NO POINT IN GETTING HERE EARLY." "SHI-TEH'S PARTIES ARE FAMOUS FOR STARVING GUESTS." "IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, CASEY." "ARE YOU ENJOYING HONG KONG?" "I'M AFRAID I HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF IT YET." "WELL, I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU AROUND," "AND IF YOU WANT TO GO SHOPPING..." "CASEY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF FREE TIME." "I KEEP HER PRETTY BUSY." "NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT," "I COULD DO WITH SOME TIME OFF." "NOT ON THIS TRIP." "OH, THAT'S NOT FAIR, LINC." "AT LEAST LET ME HAVE CASEY FOR AN AFTERNOON." "WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS GO." "I'M STARVING." "I WARNED HIM TO EAT SOMETHING BEFORE WE CAME." "AAH!" "NO, MY ARM!" "[SCREAMING THROUGHOUT]" "AAH!" "Ian:" "GOOD NIGHT." "TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF." "GOOD NIGHT." "SAY HELLO TO CHONG FOR ME." "TAIPAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND," "I THINK I'LL FOREGO THE MEAL." "NO, NO, I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING." "I THINK A LITTLE INTERVENTION MIGHT BE IN ORDER." "AMERICANS ARE DREADFULLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO TEMPTATION." "YES, I'LL SEE TO THAT." "GOOD NIGHT, JACQUES." "GOOD NIGHT." "HELLO, TAIPAN." "ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT IT OUT?" "ORLANDA'S BEEN TELLING US ABOUT THIS FISH RESTAURANT HERE IN ABERDEEN." "YOU WANT TO JOIN US?" "NO." "I'M AFRAID I'M HERE FOR THE DURATION." "NOBLESSE OBLIGE?" "[SPEAKING FRENCH]" "IS THAT YOUR MOTTO, TAIPAN?" "WELL..." "WHAT IS IT?" "FRENCH." "OH, IT MEANS, "AT ANY COST," "I WILL DO MY DUTY."" "HA HA!" "I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN FRENCH," "BUT THEN ENGLISH, PORTUGUESE, MANDARIN, AND CANTONESE" "ARE ALL I CAN MANAGE." "WELL, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD." "I CAN ONLY SPEAK" "Man:" "FIRE!" "FIRE!" "GET OUT!" "HOLD ON, EVERYONE!" "PLEASE!" "DON'T PANIC!" "THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME!" "DON'T PUSH!" "THERE'S NO DANGER YET!" "[SCREAMING THROUGHOUT]" "LOOK FOR ANOTHER WAY OUT OF HERE." "OK, THERE MAY BE A DOOR TO THE HALF DECK DOWN THE BACK." "P.A.:" "REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE." "A BOAT WILL TAKE YOU OFF." "P.A.: [SPEAKING CHINESE]" "WE HAVE ROOM FOR EVERYONE!" "DO NOT PUSH!" "[SCREAMING]" "WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT, ORLANDA." "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!" "JUST GET A PHOTOGRAPHER HERE RIGHT NOW!" "THEN CALL FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!" "STUPID SOD." "THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE." "NOT A DAMN THING." "NO ROOFS, NO LADDERS, NOTHING." "WE CAN JUMP IF WE HAVE TO." "JUMP?" "YEAH." "NO SWEAT, KID." "I CAN'T SWIM." "STAY PUT." "CUT OFF!" "NO WAY DOWN!" "WHEW." "FINE TIME, MY FRIEND, TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" "I SHOULD RATHER THINK SO." "QUILLAN!" "HOW YOU DOING, CASEY?" "OK." "OUT YOU GO." "WHEN YOU GO." "TAKE ORLANDA." "COME ON." "EVERYONE, THIS WAY." "COME ON." "I'VE LOST MY PURSE." "YOU CAN GET ANOTHER ONE." "LET'S GO." "Man:" "ALL ON THE TOP DECK, ABANDON SHIP!" "NOW!" "THOSE LAST EXPLOSIONS" "COULD HAVE BLOWN OUR BOTTOM OUT!" "COME ON!" "AFTER YOU, TAIPAN." "[SIRENS]" "P.A.:" "PASSENGERS ON THE BOTTOM DECK," "WE WILL COME ALONGSIDE." "DO NOT JUMP." "[EXPLOSION]" "WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUMP, CHRISTIAN." "INTO ABERDEEN?" "YOU MUST BE BLOODY JOKING, OLD CHAP." "IF YOU DON'T BOUNCE OFF ALL THAT BLOODY EFLUVIA," "YOU'RE SURE TO CATCH THE BLOODY PLAGUE." "THERE'S NO CHOICE." "HOW DEEP'S THE WATER HERE?" "MUST BE 20 FEET OR MORE." "THAT'S ENOUGH." "[SIREN APPROACHING]" "[EXPLOSION]" "AAH!" "THIS LADY IS WITH CHILD." "HI." "CAN YOU SWIM?" "NO." "[EXPLOSION] WE'RE OUT OF TIME." "CASEY, YOU GO FIRST." "WAIT BELOW." "OK, READY." "JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH, HONEY." "[COUGHING]" "I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY HUSBAND IS." "WELL, WHEN EVERYONE STARTED RUNNING..." "HONEY, WHY DON'T WE JUST GO" "WHY DON'T WE JUST GO SEE IF WE CAN FIND HIM?" "AH!" "SAY, DID YOU SEE THE WAY" "THAT CASEY ZIPPED OUT OF HER DRESS?" "NOT A BAD FIGURE." "HA HA!" "NOT BAD AT ALL." "[EXPLOSION]" "AH!" "OOH!" "QUILLAN!" "COME ON, GET UP, QUICK!" "COME ON, LAD." "COME ON." "ARE YOU OK?" "YEAH." "YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT." "[INDISTINCT YELLING]" "YOU COULD HAVE LEFT ME THERE." "BUT SINCE YOU DIDN'T, I SELL AGAIN TOMORROW." "BY NEXT WEEK, YOU SHOULD BE FINISHED." "JOLLY GOOD LUCK." "THE IDEA OF BURNING TO DEATH OR DROWNING WITH YOU" "FILLS ME WITH EQUAL DISMAY." "[DOG BARKING]" "WHAT ELSE DID NUMBER ONE SON CHEN HAVE WITH HIM, HUH?" "NOTHING." "WE TELL EVERYTHING WE KNOW," "HOW CHEN WROTE FIRST LETTER." "ALL OF IT!" "TWO MOTHERLESS LIARS!" "WHICH ONE OF YOU HELPED THE OLD MAN KILL HIM, HUH?" "WE'RE INNOCENT!" "HE DID IT!" "DO YOU BELIEVE THESE TWO, HUH?" "YOU, GET IN THE HOLE." "PUT YOUR FACE IN THE DIRT." "I SPIT ON ALL YOUR GENERATIONS." "[SPITS]" "AND YOU..." "ON MY MOTHER'S HEAD, I'M INNOCENT." "YOU WOULDN'T KNOW YOUR MOTHER IF YOU" "WHAT IS THAT STRING AROUND YOUR NECK, HUH?" "AIYAH..." "ALL GODS BELCH IN TSAO TSAO'S FACE." "LOOK WHAT WE HAVE FOUND." "[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]" "[CAMERA CLICKING]" "[SIREN APPROACHING]" "MORNING, SUPERINTENDENT." "MORNING." "ARE YOU SURE IT'S HIM?" "OH, YES, SIR." "IT IS JOHN CHEN." "APPARENTLY THE BODY WAS LEFT HERE SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT." "THERE'S A NOTE ON HIS CHEST FROM THE WEREWOLF." "NOTHING HAS BEEN TOUCHED." "HAVE YOUR MEN SWEEP THE AREA 100 YARDS EITHER SIDE." "AND GET SOME MEN OVER TO THESE FARMS." "MAYBE SOMEONE SAW SOMETHING AND" "GET HIM THE HELL OUT OF HERE." "AND WE HAVE THE PAR-CON DEAL." "PERHAPS AFTER LAST NIGHT, GORNT WON'T CONTINUE TO SELL." "HMM." "HE'LL SELL." "WHAT DO WE DO?" "UNLESS WE CAN BUY EVERY SHARE OF NOBLE HOUSE STOCK," "WE'RE IN VERY GREAT TROUBLE." "YOU'RE ALMOST TWO MINUTES LATE." "OH?" "SORRY." "I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO YOU" "ABOUT PUNCTUALITY." "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO RUN THIS COMPANY" "WITHOUT EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY." "IF YOU'RE LATE ONE MORE TIME," "YOU LOSE YOUR YEARLY BONUS." "SORRY." "I WANT YOU TO TAKE OVER OUR AUSTRALIAN BRANCH FROM BILL FOSTER." "YES, CERTAINLY." "I'D LIKE THAT." "GOOD." "BE ON A FLIGHT TOMORROW." "TOMORROW?" "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE..." "I REALIZE THAT, BUT I WANT YOU TO GO TOMORROW." "STAY 2 WEEKS, THEN REPORT BACK TO ME." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "YES, I UNDERSTAND," "BUT WHAT ABOUT SATURDAY?" "I WANTED TO SEE NOBLE STAR RUN." "I WANT YOU IN AUSTRALIA." "TOMORROW." "FOSTER'S FAILED TO GET POSSESSION OF WOOLARA PROPERTIES." "WITHOUT WOOLARA, WE'VE NO CHARTERER FOR OUR SHIPS." "WITHOUT THE CHARTERER OF OUR SHIPS, OUR PRESENT BANKING ARRANGEMENTS" "ARE NULL AND VOID." "YOU HAVE 2 WEEKS TO CORRECT THAT FIASCO" "AND REPORT BACK TO ME." "AND IF I DON'T?" "IF YOU'RE NOT ON THAT FLIGHT TOMORROW," "YOU'RE OUT OF STRUAN'S AS LONG AS I'M TAIPAN." "GOOD." "IF YOU SUCCEED WITH WOOLARA," "YOUR SALARY'S DOUBLED." "ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?" "YES." "DON'T BE LATE FOR THE PLANE." "EVERYONE'S SO HAPPY YOU WEREN'T HURT LAST NIGHT, TAIPAN." "THANK YOU, MARY." "I'D SAY IT WAS GOOD JOSS." "BUT MR. GORNT WASN'T HURT, EITHER." "THE DRAFT OF THE PAR-CON CONTRACT IS ON TOP," "PLUS THE MOST PRESSING LETTERS" "AND A LIST OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY," "AT LEAST THE APPOINTMENTS I KNOW ABOUT." "CALL TIP TOK-TOH'S OFFICE AT THE BANK OF CHINA" "AND ASK IF I CAN MEET HIM FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING." "HE CAN NAME THE PLACE." "SAY IT'S URGENT." "USE A FAVOR IF YOU HAVE TO." "WERE YOU EXPECTING SUPERINTENDENT KWOK THIS MORNING?" "NO." "BRIAN." "CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT, TAIPAN?" "PRIVATELY." "IN MY OFFICE." "JOHN CHEN'S DEAD." "THEY FOUND HIM EARLY THIS MORNING AT SHA TIN." "HEAD BASHED IN." "OH, DEAR GOD." "OH." "POOR JOHN." "WEREWOLF LEFT A NOTE SAYING HE WAS KILLED" "BECAUSE HE TRIED TO ESCAPE." "NOT THAT THAT MEANS ANYTHING." "HAVE YOU TOLD PHILLIP AND DIANNE?" "RIGHT BEFORE I CAME HERE." "DO YOU KNOW, HE PAID THE RANSOM LAST NIGHT." "500,000." "YES." "YES, I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO." "AND STILL THEY KILLED JOHN?" "IS THERE ANY INFORMATION?" "I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS?" "OF WHO THIS WEREWOLF IS?" "NO." "NOTHING." "IF HE TAKES THE MONEY AND HIDES," "WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER FIND HIM." "NO." "NO, I SUPPOSE YOU WON'T." "SORRY TO BRING BAD NEWS," "BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW." "YES." "THANKS, CHUM." "WHY DON'T YOU MEET ME FOR A DRINK TONIGHT?" "I THINK WE BOTH COULD USE A LITTLE TIME OFF." "A GOOD IDEA." "BUT IT'D HAVE TO BE LATE." "HOW ABOUT THE REGENT AT 10:30?" "YOU'RE ON." "AND THANKS AGAIN." "OK." "POOR JOHN CHEN." "WHAT A BLOODY WASTE." "HERE YOU GO." "THANKS." "[BUZZES DOORBELL]" "COME IN, LINC." "[SPEAKING PORTUGUESE]" "MY HOUSE IS YOURS." "YOU SURE?" "OLD PORTUGUESE CUSTOM." "PLEASE." "THIS IS VERY NICE." "I LIKE IT." "AND QUITE A VIEW." "YOU COULD SEE ALL OF KOWLOON" "BEFORE SINCLAIR TOWERS WAS BUILT." "THAT'S THE BLOCK STRAIGHT AHEAD." "WE HAD THE BEST VIEW IN HONG KONG." "DID YOU KNOW STRUAN'S OWNS SINCLAIR TOWERS?" "NO." "I THINK HE AND DUNROSS HAD IT BUILT" "JUST TO SPITE QUILLAN." "HE USED TO OWN THE PENTHOUSE HERE." "GORNT?" "THAT'S A PRETTY EXPENSIVE GESTURE," "EVEN FOR DUNROSS." "HE PROBABLY MADE A PROFIT ON IT." "THE TAIPAN USUALLY DOES." "I'M GLAD YOU CALLED." "I'M GLAD YOU INVITED ME OVER." "I WON'T BE A MINUTE." "DO YOU LIVE HERE ALONE?" "I LIVE WITH MY MAID." "SHE'S OUT SHOPPING." "HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE?" "BLACK." "YOU LOOK HAPPY." "WE WERE." "DO YOU LEAVE THIS OUT FOR ANY PARTICULAR REASON?" "LEFT IT OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REASON TO HIDE IT." "QUILLAN WAS THE FIRST MAN IN MY LIFE." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN." "I KNOW I DON'T," "BUT I'D RATHER TELL YOU ABOUT IT" "THAN HAVE YOU WONDER." "I WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM FOR 5 YEARS..." "FROM THE TIME I WAS 17." "NOW?" "NOW I'M 25." "WE'VE BEEN APART FOR 3 YEARS." "I DON'T LOVE HIM ANYMORE," "BUT HE'S STILL MY FRIEND." "QUILLAN PAYS FOR THIS APARTMENT." "HE'S A GENEROUS FRIEND." "YES." "GENEROUS AND CARING" "AND ALL THE THINGS A FRIEND SHOULD BE." "LOOK, I--I WANT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, LINC." "I'M--I'M NOT ASHAMED ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH QUILLAN," "AND THERE ARE NO REGRETS," "BUT THIS IS HONG KONG." "I'D RATHER YOU HEARD IT FROM ME" "INSTEAD OF WHATEVER GOSSIP YOU'RE BOUND TO HEAR." "THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH." "IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN FAIR." "BESIDES..." "I'M YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOW." "HOW SO?" "ACCORDING TO CHINESE CUSTOM," "YOU'VE INTERFERED WITH JOSS, WITH FATE." "YOU INTERFERED WITH THE GODS LAST NIGHT" "BY SAVING MY LIFE." "WITHOUT YOU, I COULD'VE DIED," "BUT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN UP TO THE GODS TO DECIDE." "BUT BY SAVING ME, YOU TOOK OVER THEIR RESPONSIBILITY," "SO NOW YOU HAVE TO LOOK AFTER ME FOREVER." "THAT'S GOOD, WISE, CHINESE CUSTOM." "OK." "YOU'RE ON." "EXCEPT NOW I FORMALLY RELEASE YOU." "MY CHINESE HALF RELEASES YOU." "PERHAPS I DON'T WANT TO BE RELEASED." "LINC, WAIT." "PLEASE." "NOT NOW." "WHY?" "BECAUSE--BECAUSE I DON'T WANT AN AFFAIR." "ORLANDA." "IT'S THE FIRST KISS I'VE HAD IN 3 YEARS." "SORRY YOU DIDN'T ENJOY IT." "I DID." "THAT'S THE PROBLEM." "BUT AN ASIA GIRL," "ESPECIALLY A EURASIAN GIRL," "FINDS OUT VERY QUICKLY THAT MEN WANT HER PILLOW," "AND THAT'S ALL THEY REALLY WANT." "AND I CAN'T DO THAT." "I HAVE TO BE IN LOVE." "AND I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, LINC." "I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH ANYONE." "I THINK YOU'RE A VERY ATTRACTIVE MAN." "I--I LIKE YOU." "ABJECT APOLOGIES." "REFUSED." "YOU HAVE NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR." "MAYBE I DO." "ALSO REFUSED." "GOOD." "HOW ABOUT DINNER TONIGHT?" "IT'S BEST IF-- I'LL BE HERE AT 8." "YOU PICK THE RESTAURANT." "NO." "LET--LET'S JUST SAY GOOD-BYE NOW." "YEAH." "YOU JUST SAID HELLO." "I'LL SEE YOU AT 8." "IT'S BEST NOT." "MAYBE." "BUT WHY DON'T WE LET THE GODS DECIDE?" "[DOOR CLOSES]" "SORRY TO BE SO LONG." "BLOODY TRAFFIC'S JAMMED FOR BLOODY MILES." "THAT'S ALL RIGHT, SIR." "I'VE SENT SERGEANT MARK OVER TO WATCH HER FLAT." "THE OLD WOMAN IS STILL THERE." "AH, SHE'D BETTER BE." "SHE'S THE ONLY LEAD WE'VE GOT." "LUCKY YOU FOUND HER." "YES, IF YOU HAPPEN TO THINK" "THERE'S A GRAIN OF TRUTH IN WHAT SHE SAID." "YOU DON'T THINK SO." "YOU KNOW THE CHINESE, SIR, ESPECIALLY THE OLD AMAHS." "NOT THE MOST TRUTHFUL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD" "I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET." "HOW LONG YOU BEEN OUT HERE, INSPECTOR?" "4 1/2 YEARS, SIR." "LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU AN EXPERT ON CHINESE VERACITY." "COME ON." "WE'LL TAKE MY CAR." "I TAKE IT MY LADY'S STILL INSIDE, SIR." "YES, INSPECTOR." "THAT'S THE ONLY ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING." "HAS SHE GONE OUT AT ALL?" "YES, SIR." "SHE WALKED OVER TO THE HO-PAK BANK" "AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES" "BUT THE WEREWOLF SUSPECT DIDN'T ARRIVE," "SO SHE WALKED BACK HERE." "VERY GOOD, SERGEANT." "CARRY ON." "THAT'S ONE, SIR." "SORRY TO INTERRUPT, MADAM," "BUT WE HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT." "SEARCH?" "SEARCH WHAT?" "IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE GAMBLING DEN ON THE FOURTH FLOOR," "IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME." "ENOUGH." "IS THIS THE WOMAN?" "YES, SUPERINTENDENT." "AH TAM, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST." "ME?" "I'VE DONE NOTHING." "I'M NOT ILLEGAL." "I--I'M A LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN." "I HAVE PAPERS." "QUIET OR WE'LL TAKE YOU TO OUR HEADQUARTERS," "AND SURELY THE JUDGE WILL WANT YOU KEPT IN CUSTODY." "NOW..." "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WEREWOLF?" "ME?" "WEREWOLF?" "NOTHING." "WHY SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT THE FOUL KIDNAPPERS?" "AND WHAT HAS HE TO DO WITH ME?" "NOTHING." "NOTHING AT ALL." "I WANT THE TRUTH." "NOW." "I'M JUST A RESPECTABLE AMAH" "WHO DOES HER WORK AND NOTHING ELSE." "HOW COULD THIS OLD, POOR..." "ELDER SISTER, I SUGGEST YOU TALK" "QUICKLY AND OPENLY." "WE KNOW EVERYTHING ALREADY." "WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?" "THE TRUTH." "TAKE HER TO THE STATION." "SHE'LL TALK THERE." "TORTURE?" "YOU WANT TO TORTURE..." "COME ALONG." "NO." "PLEASE." "THEN WHEN WILL THE WEREWOLF COME BACK?" "THIS AFTERNOON?" "YOU WENT TO THE BANK TO MEET HIM AGAIN THIS MORNING." "NO." "I SAW YOU, ELDER SISTER." "I FOLLOWED YOU." "PEOPLE OF THE SAME VILLAGE SHOULD STICK TOGETHER, AIYAH?" "PEOPLE FROM THE SAME VILLAGE SHOULD NOT TELL EACH OTHER LIES." "TELL ME THE TRUTH, ELDER SISTER." "TELL ME THE TRUTH OR WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE STATION." "I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING." "HE WAS JUST SOMEONE I MET." "AND HE SAID THE WEREWOLF WAS HIS FRIEND." "BUT I KNEW HE WAS LYING." "HOW DID YOU KNOW?" "A FRIEND OF THE WEREWOLF WOULD BE VERY RICH." "A FRIEND OF THE WEREWOLF WOULD WEAR SILK CLOTHES" "AND HAVE A GOLD WATCH." "SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING, SIR." "SHE KNOWS MORE THAN SHE'LL EVER TELL US." "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?" "YOU WON'T FIND WEREWOLF THERE." "HEY." "YOU CAN'T." "WE HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT." "NOW BE QUIET." "WHERE'D YOU GET THIS PURSE?" "DID YOU STEAL IT?" "NO." "IT WAS A GIFT" "FROM MY MISTRESS IN NING-TOK." "SHE GAVE IT TO ME THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED." "NING-TOK?" "WHERE IS THAT?" "Brian:" "OUTSIDE CANTON, SIR." "HER FAMILY CAME FROM THE SAME VILLAGE MANY YEARS AGO." "OUTSIDE CANTON." "THIS PURSE LOOKS TOO EXPENSIVE" "TO HAVE COME FROM A SMALL VILLAGE" "IN MAINLAND CHINA." "BUT IT'S TRUE." "YOU CAN JUST OPEN IT AND SEE." "WHERE WERE THESE PHOTOS TAKEN?" "IN NING-TOK?" "OUTSIDE CANTON, IN CHINA?" "YES, YES." "IN MY VILLAGE." "IN NING-TOK." "BRIAN?" "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "CASEY, ARE YOU UP?" "UP AND READY." "HOW ARE YOU?" "I'M TERRIFIC." "LET'S GO OVER THAT PAPERWORK." "STEIGLER'S PLANE GETS IN AROUND NOON." "I WANTED TO GET THOSE CONTRACTS" "NICE AND LEGAL BY TOMORROW MORNING." "IT'S GOING TO BE LATE." "I ALREADY CHECKED WITH THE AIRLINE." "SHOULD BE HERE AROUND 4." "YOU DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING TO CHANCE, DO YOU?" "I'LL JUST GET MY NOTES." "OUR NAMES ARE IN THE PAPER." "I KNOW." "I READ IT EARLIER." "IAN CALLED." "SAID HE TRIED TO REACH YOU, BUT..." "THERE WAS NO ANSWER." "YEAH?" "WHAT'D HE HAVE TO SAY?" "JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE WERE ALL RIGHT." "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" "WOKE UP EARLY, SO I CALLED ORLANDA TO SEE HOW SHE WAS" "AND SHE INVITED ME TO BREAKFAST." "OH." "I TAKE IT SHE'S FINE." "YEAH." "DID YOU KNOW SHE USED TO BE" "QUILLAN GORNT'S MISTRESS?" "ORLANDA TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT." "AND?" "WHAT?" "FIRST YOU SHOW UP WITH HER LAST NIGHT, AND NOW A BREAKFAST." "WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH YOU, CASEY?" "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID THIS WAS A BUSINESS TRIP," "NOT A ROMANTIC HOLIDAY, REMEMBER?" "NO EMOTIONS INTERFERING WITH YOUR PLANS." "ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE." "RING A BELL?" "I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING." "FAMOUS LAST WORDS." "LINC..." "CASEY, ENOUGH." "SHE WAS GORNT'S MISTRESS." "DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S A LITTLE TOO CONVENIENT?" "SHOULD'VE SEEN THE WAY HE WAS WATCHING" "THE TWO OF YOU LAST NIGHT." "SO WHAT?" "RELAX." "IF I PLAY THE MUSIC, GORNT'LL DANCE." "IT'S NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT." "NO, I CAN THINK OF A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS." "SUPPOSE IAN FINDS OUT ABOUT" "THE 4 MILLION YOU WIRED TO GORNT'S SWISS BANK" "AND PULLS OUT OF THE DEAL." "RIGHT NOW, DUNROSS CAN'T AFFORD TO PULL OUT ANYTHING." "THE TAIPAN'S ALL GIFT-WRAPPED" "AND WAITING TO BE DELIVERED." "TO YOU OR TO GORNT?" "EITHER WAY, IT'S THE SAME THING." "IN THE END..." "WE'RE GONNA BE THE NOBLE HOUSE" "AND I'M GONNA BE THE TAIPAN." "TAIPAN LINC BARTLETT." "HOW ABOUT THAT?" "Robert:" "AND WHEN WERE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN?" "Ah Tam:" "I TOLD YOU." "6 YEARS AGO IN NING-TOK." "THE LADY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH?" "MY MISTRESS." "SHE GAVE ME THE PURSE ON HER DEATHBED." "LAST NIGHT, YOU SAID IT WAS" "THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED." "NOW, WHICH IS THE TRUTH?" "I--I DON'T REMEMBER." "AND THE MAN?" "WHO IS THE MAN STANDING BESIDE HER?" "HER SON." "HER SON WHO LIVES" "ACROSS THE SEA, IN THE NORTH." "THE NORTH OF THE LAND OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAINS." "YOU'RE LYING AGAIN." "NO." "THAT IS HER SON CHU-TOY." "HE WAS BORN IN NING-TOK." "I HELPED DELIVER HIM WITH MY OWN HANDS." "I REMEMBER WHEN THEY SEND HIM AWAY FROM NING-TOK" "TO THIS FOUL PLACE" "WHEN HE WAS JUST A BOY." "WHY?" "WHY WAS HE SENT HERE?" "TO GO TO SCHOOL." "THE GOVERNMENT SEND HIM." "CHU-TOY WAS VERY SMART." "WE DIDN'T SEE HIM AGAIN FOR, OH," "MANY, MANY YEARS." "UNTIL HIS FATHER WAS DYING." "CHU-TOY HAD BECOME A MAN." "BUT I STILL RECOGNIZED HIM." "YES." "6 YEARS AGO." "WAS THAT THE ONLY TIME CHU-TOY RETURNED?" "YES, IT WAS ONLY ONCE." "THE ONCE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH." "HIS MOTHER INSISTED." "SHE WEPT AND BEGGED HIM" "TO HAVE THE PICTURE TAKEN." "SO CHU-TOY LET HER HAVE HER WAY" "AS A DUTIFUL SON SHOULD." "AND AFTER THAT?" "AFTER THE PHOTOGRAPH?" "OH, HE WENT AWAY IN A BIG CAR" "AND WE NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN." "NOT EVEN WHEN HIS MOTHER DIED" "AND GAVE ME HER PURSE." "ARE YOU SURE THE MAN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH" "IS THE SAME CHU-TOY" "WHO WAS SENT AWAY TO SCHOOL IN HONG KONG?" "OF COURSE I'M SURE." "PLEASE, CAN I GO HOME NOW?" "I'VE TOLD YOU EVERYTHING." "[INDISTINCT CHATTER]" "17.50?" "STRUAN'S HAVE NEVER BEEN BELOW 25" "SINCE THEY WENT PUBLIC." "YOU WERE RIGHT, MR. GORNT." "ABSOLUTELY DEAD-ON RIGHT." "YES." "AND LOOK AT THAT." "ANOTHER 300,000 SHARES ON OFFER." "[TELEPHONE RINGING] WHAT A DAY." "YES?" "[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "ARE YOU SURE?" "YES...[INDISTINCT]" "THE HO-PAK'S FINISHED." "THEY CLOSED THEIR DOORS." "YES, I KNOW." "THE HEAD OFFICE IN CENTRAL IS STILL OPEN," "BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO LIQUIDATE." "GOD." "POOR RICHARD KWANG." "YES." "PITY." "ARE YOU GOING TO BUY, IAN," "OR JUST LET YOUR STOCK PLUMMET?" "[BELL RINGS]" "[CHEERING]" "OH, QUILLAN." "HOW'D YOU DO ON THE DAY?" "OH, VERY WELL, THANK YOU, IAN." "VERY WELL." "YES." "MY PARTNERS AND I ARE QUITE SATISFIED." "OH, YOU HAVE PARTNERS?" "OH, YES." "ONE DOESN'T MOUNT A RAID ON STRUAN'S LIGHTLY." "ONE NEEDS VERY SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL BACKING." "AND YOU DO?" "WELL, FORTUNATELY, STRUAN'S" "IS ROUNDLY DETESTED BY A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE." "WELL, YES, IAN, MY BACKING IS IMPRESSIVE." "I'M SURE IF YOU KNEW WHO IT WAS," "YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME." "YOU'RE FINISHED." "A MAN CAN GET BURNED BY SELLING SHORT" "IN SUCH A VOLATILE MARKET, QUILLAN." "DON'T YOU THINK SO?" "WELL, IT SURE AS HELL ISN'T LIKE" "THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE." "ARE YOU SELLING SHORT, MR. BARTLETT?" "NOT PERSONALLY." "NOT YET." "WELL, YOU SHOULD." "A LOT OF MONEY" "TO BE MADE IN A FALLING MARKET." "SO I HEAR." "AND A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY WILL CHANGE HANDS" "WITH CONTROL OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF A RAID, HONG KONG STYLE?" "A RAID IS A RAID WHEREVER," "BUT YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU'VE WON" "AND ALL THE VOTES ARE COUNTED." "AS IAN SAID, SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET BURNED." "Bartlett:" "SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT GORNT?" "Dunross:" "I'M GOING TO WAIT." "IT'S AN OLD CHINESE CUSTOM." "PATIENCE." "BUT IF GORNT WINS, WE HAVE NO DEAL." "I UNDERSTAND THAT QUITE CLEARLY." "COULD HE?" "I MEAN, CAN GORNT" "REALLY GET CONTROL OF THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "NO, NOT ACTUALLY." "BUT WITH ENOUGH STOCK," "HE CAN FORCE HIS WAY ONTO THE BOARD" "AND APPOINT OTHER DIRECTORS" "TO HELP HIM DISRUPT AND DESTROY." "AND HIS ONLY PURPOSE IS TO DESTROY." "BECAUSE OF THE PAST?" "PARTIALLY." "THE STAKES ARE HIGH." "FACE IS INVOLVED." "HUGE FACE." "AND THIS IS HONG KONG." "HERE, THE STRONG SURVIVE AND THE WEAK PERISH." "BUT YOU HAVE COME FOR PROFIT," "AND PROFIT YOU WILL HAVE," "ONE WAY OR THE OTHER." "YEAH." "I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT." "WE'LL TALK TO YOU LATER." "BYE." "CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH HE KNOWS." "OR DOESN'T KNOW." "NOPE." "WHAT'S THE POINT OF PLAYING GAMES," "THE WAY YOU AND GORNT WERE DOING?" "ISN'T THAT A LITTLE-- A LITTLE WHAT?" "TACKY." "I NEVER SAID I HAD A LOT OF CLASS." "[LAUGHS]" "[INDISTINCT VOICES ON POLICE RADIO]" "ROBERT." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "OH, I FEEL ROTTEN." "DRINKING ON DUTY." "I JUST HAD THEM SENT UP." "HERE." "WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?" "I DID A WHITE ROOM INTERROGATION OF AN OLD AMAH." "GIVE ME THE CREEPS." "CHEERS." "IT'S AS IF YOU'RE THIRSTY." "HMM." "WHAT OLD AMAH?" "OH, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HER" "KNOWING OUR FRIEND THE WEREWOLF." "IT WAS ALL A PACK OF LIES AT FIRST." "AND THEN?" "COME ON." "DRINK UP" "AND WE'LL GO AND HAVE A WHISKEY." "HUH." "BAD." "AHH." "ALL RIGHT." "LET'S GO." "THE OLD AMAH, SHE FINALLY TOLD THE TRUTH." "YOU KNOW HOW IT IS." "YOU CATCH THE LIES EVENTUALLY" "IF YOU'RE PATIENT." "I'M FED UP WITH LIES." "SHE'S FROM NING-TOK." "THAT'S A VILLAGE OUTSIDE CANTON" "IN MAINLAND CHINA." "YOU EVER HEAR OF IT?" "THERE ARE LOTS OF VILLAGES IN MAINLAND CHINA." "WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THAT ONE?" "NING-TOK?" "OH, THAT'S A NAME I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER." "IN A BAD WAY, OLD CHUM." "COME ON." "I'LL BUY." "OH, JUST A MINUTE." "I'VE GOT TO MAKE A CALL." "LOOK AT YOU, IN SUCH A BLOODY HURRY." "[DIALING]" "[GLASS SHATTERS]" "YOU DID VERY WELL, SUPERINTENDENT." "DID I, COMMISSIONER?" "YES." "VERY WELL." "NO." "NO, I DON'T THINK SO." "YOU MUST BE VERY TIRED." "VERY TIRED OF THESE SORT OF THINGS." "I THINK ABOUT IT AND IT STILL SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE." "BRIAN A COMMUNIST MOLE?" "IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE." "EXCEPT FOR THE EVIDENCE." "THEORETICALLY, BRIAN KWOK WAS BORN IN HONG KONG." "HIS PASSPORT HAS NO VISA TO MAINLAND CHINA," "NOR WAS HE EVER IN NING-TOK," "YET HERE HE IS." "BUT BRIAN'S BEEN MY FRIEND." "THERE IS NO BRIAN KWOK." "THERE IS ONLY CHU-TOY." "YOU MUST REALIZE THAT." "YES, I KNOW YOU BELIEVED HE WAS YOUR FRIEND," "BUT THE CHINESE ARE THE MOST" "PATIENT AND SECRETIVE PEOPLE ON EARTH." "AREN'T THEY?" "BRIAN WOULD'VE BECOME" "ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN A FEW YEARS." "PRECISELY, AND THINK WHAT THAT WOULD HAVE DONE TO US." "I KNOW HOW BETRAYED YOU FEEL, ROBERT." "PERSONALLY BETRAYED." "AND I'M DELIGHTED TO TELL YOU" "THAT YOU HAVE THE HONOR" "OF BEGINNING THE INTERROGATION." "NO." "I CAN'T." "WE'LL SET HIM UP FOR YOU," "BUT YOU'RE THE ONE FOR THE COUP DE GRÂCE." "I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING." "GET SOMEONE ELSE." "DON'T BE SO BLOODY BORING, ROBERT." "CHU-TOY, ALIAS BRIAN KWOK," "IS AN ENEMY AGENT WHO HAS ELUDED US FOR YEARS," "AND THAT IS ALL." "NO, NO, I CAN'T INTERROGATE." "DEAR FELLOW, YOU CAN AND YOU WILL." "YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN." "AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW HIM WELL," "AND BRIAN IS FAR TOO SMART" "TO BE CAUGHT LIKE AN AMATEUR." "BREAK HIM, ROBERT." "BREAK HIM" "AND DO IT VERY QUICKLY." "[SHIP'S HORN BLOWS]" "THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CLAUSES I WANT IN" "JUST TO PROTECT US." "I DON'T WANT THIS DEAL RENEGOTIATED, SEYMOUR." "I WANT IT WRAPPED BY TUESDAY." "NO COMPLICATIONS." "WHAT ABOUT ROTHWELL-GORNT?" "BEST I SHOULD FEEL HIM OUT, HUH?" "WHAT'D I JUST SAY?" "OK." "OK." "YOU LEAVE GORNT AND DUNROSS ALONE, SEYMOUR." "HONG KONG'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN WE THOUGHT." "LEAVE GORNT AND DUNROSS TO CASEY AND ME." "YOU JUST DEAL WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS." "YOU'LL SEE STRUAN'S ATTORNEYS IN THE MORNING." "THE TAIPANS TOLD THEM IT'S TOP PRIORITY." "I SHOULD BE." "MY DOWN PAYMENT" "GETS DUNROSS OFF THE MONEY HOOK." "IF HE SURVIVES." "HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW." "HEY, THAT MUST'VE BEEN SOME SCARE" "ON THAT BURNING BOAT." "STORY MADE THE NEW YORK PAPERS." "ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME?" "THAT'S IT FOR NOW." "OK." "I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER." "WASH SOME OF THE AIRPLANE OFF." "SURE." "GO AHEAD." "IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR DINNER" "I'M BUSY." "WHY DON'T YOU" "GIVE CASEY A CALL LATER?" "OK." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "THANKS A LOT." "OH, COME ON." "TAKE SEYMOUR OUT AND SHOW HIM AROUND." "HE CAN SHOW HIMSELF AROUND." "IT'S UP TO YOU." "I GOTTA CHANGE." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "I THINK I MAY HAVE A DATE." "OH?" "HAVE A SWELL TIME." "DAMN TRAMP." "I SHOULD'VE DROWNED HER" "WHILE I HAD THE CHANCE." "[DIALING]" "Woman:" "TAIPAN'S OFFICE." "IS HE IN, PLEASE?" "THIS IS CASEY TCHOLOK." "ONE MOMENT." "Ian:" "HELLO, CASEY." "HELLO, IAN." "IS THERE A PROBLEM?" "OH, NO, NO, NO." "I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE DINNER TONIGHT." "I'D LOVE TO." "IT WOULD HAVE TO BE LATE." "OH, LATE WOULD BE FINE FOR ME." "I'LL SEND A CAR." "I'LL WAIT FOR THE CAR." "I'LL SEE YOU THEN." "BYE." "[HANGS UP PHONE]" "WELL, THE CLIENT'S IN FINE SHAPE, SUPERINTENDENT." "PHYSICALLY." "HIS BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEARTBEAT" "ARE NICELY UP, BUT..." "THAT'S WHAT'S TO BE EXPECTED." "A 2-HOUR CYCLE?" "YES, ON THE HALF-HOUR." "WAKE, SLEEP, WAKE, SLEEP." "BY THIS TIME TOMORROW, HE'LL THINK HE'S BEEN" "IN THERE FOR 12 DAYS." "IF HE CAN STAND IT." "WHO'D HAVE IMAGINED BRIAN" "WOULD'VE TURNED OUT TO BE A SPY?" "HE WAS ALWAYS SO SMART." "LET'S HOPE THE POOR BUGGER'S NOT TOO SMART." "THE SOONER HE TALKS, THE BETTER." "ARE YOU DOING THE INTERVIEW YOURSELF?" "IT'S ON THE DAMN DOOR." "CAN'T YOU BLOODY READ?" "YES, SIR." "I'M SORRY." "I JUST--WELL, I KNEW HE WAS YOUR FRIEND AND" "YES, IT'S TIME FOR HIS SHOT ANYWAY." "DAMN YOU TO HELL, BRIAN KWOK." "DAMN YOU TO HELL." "LISTEN, WEREWOLF DUNG." "I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU GOT THE COIN FROM." "THE HALF COIN." "[SOBBING] I TOLD YOU." "MY FATHER GAVE IT TO ME." "I'M TIRED OF HIS LIES." "CUT OFF HIS EARS." "AAH!" "AAH!" "IT WAS NUMBER ONE SON CHEN." "I TOOK IT FROM HIM." "WHO KILLED NUMBER ONE SON CHEN?" "I DID." "I HIT HIM WITH A SHOVEL." "PLEASE." "DON'T HURT ME ANYMORE." "[SOBBING]" "DISGUSTING COWARD." "SILENCE HIM." "UHH!" "WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THIS WORTHLESS DOG?" "HE'S TOLD THE TRUTH AT LAST." "CALL MY SON." "YOUNG CHOY DOES NOT ENJOY THIS MATTER." "IT'S TIME HE GROW UP." "TIME HE KNEW HOW TO TREAT ENEMIES." "TIME HE KNEW REAL VALUES," "NOT ILL-OMENED, STINK-WIND, GOLDEN MOUNTAIN VALUES." "MY SON HAS FORGOTTEN WHO HE IS." "CALL HIM." "SEVENTH SON, YOUR FATHER WANTS YOU." "IS HE DEAD?" "NOT YET." "WHAT A DIRTY, MOTHERLESS WHORE." "TO KILL NUMBER ONE SON CHEN" "AND THEN TAKE THE RANSOM." "DISGUSTING." "MORE TERRIBLE TO GET CAUGHT, AIYAH?" "GIVE GOODWEATHER POON A HAND." "WHAT?" "YOU HAVE VOMIT IN YOUR EARS?" "GIVE HIM A HAND!" "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?" "TAKE HIS LEGS." "PUT HIM OVERBOARD." "FATHER, HE'S NOT DEAD." "PUT HIM OVER THE SIDE!"