"LINC." "YOU LOOK TERRIFIC." "THANK YOU." "WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME IN?" "SURE." "I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE GOING TO COME." "I MEAN, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD, BUT AFTER THIS MORNING..." "WHAT?" "I'M SORRY I WAS SUCH A TWIT." "BUT I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE." "SO AM I." "THERE." "COME LOOK AT THE VIEW." "IT'S BEAUTIFUL." "WE'RE 700 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL." "SOMETIMES WHEN IT RAINS AT NIGHT," "I LIKE TO STAND OUT HERE NAKED." "WELL, THAT'S A HAPPY THOUGHT, BUT YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL." "THAT'S A LONG WAY DOWN." "HEIGHTS DON'T BOTHER ME A BIT." "BUT I WAS REALLY TERRIFIED LAST NIGHT." "AND NOT TOO GRACEFULLY, EITHER." "WELL, LAST NIGHT WAS PRETTY SCARY." "YES, BUT IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU, I WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY LOST FACE." "YOU DID JUST FINE." "NO." "NO, I DIDN'T." "YOU SEE, FACE IS SOMETIMES MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE HERE." "I'M BEGINNING TO GET THAT IDEA." "WITH DUNROSS AND QUILLAN GORNT, THAT BATTLE'S MOSTLY OVER FACE." "THAT'S RIGHT." "AND THEY'RE BOTH FINE MEN IN ONE WAY," "BOTH DEVILS IN ANOTHER." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "THEY'RE BOTH RUTHLESS, BOTH VERY STRONG." "WELL, THE CHINESE HAVE A SAYING..." "[SPEAKING CANTONESE]" "IT MEANS, "WHEN PULLING WEEDS, MAKE SURE YOU GET RID OF THE ROOTS."" "THE ROOTS OF THOSE TWO GO VERY DEEP IN ASIA," "MAYBE TOO DEEP." "IT WOULD BE HARD TO GET RID OF THOSE ROOTS," "AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A VERY BAD IDEA." "WHY?" "PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY BALANCE EACH OTHER," "KEEP EACH OTHER FROM BECOMING TOO STRONG," "HAVING TOO MUCH CONTROL." "BUT DON'T LISTEN TO ME." "WHEN IT COMES TO BIG BUSINESS," "I'M OUT OF MY DEPTH." "I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT." "WHAT IS IT?" "I WAS JUST THINKING HOW LUCKY I WAS TO MEET YOU." "DO YOU ALWAYS COMPLIMENT A MAN?" "NO." "JUST THE ONES WHO PLEASE ME." "AND THEY'RE AS RARE AS A HEART OF A DRAGON." "ARE YOU HUNGRY?" "I'M STARVING." "YOU READY TO GO?" "DO YOU LIKE ITALIAN FOOD?" "I COULD KILL FOR IT." "HOW ABOUT FRESH PASTA WITH OIL AND GARLIC," "THEN A VEAL PICCATA, AND GREEN SALAD?" "LET'S GO." "WE DON'T HAVE TO." "LOOK!" "Man:" "HOLD THE LINES OUT!" "LET THEM COME THROUGH!" "GET THE BALES, HURRY!" "HURRY!" "JUST BELOW THE TEMPEST." "HOLD THE LINES UP!" "TIE THEM OFF!" "QUICKLY!" "VERY GOOD." "WHY DON'T YOU BRING THEM ABOARD, FATHER?" "YOU COULD LOSE THEM." "BETTER TO LEAVE THE HARVEST OF THE SEA TO THE SEA" "TILL IT'S SAFE TO BRING IT ASHORE." "AND SOMETIMES WE THROW SOME THINGS TO THE SEA" "THAT NEED NO HARVESTING, AIYAH?" "HA HA HA!" "WHY DID YOU KILL THAT MAN, FATHER?" "THE CAPTAIN DIDN'T KILL HIM." "YOU DID, SEVENTH SON." "YOU THREW HIM OVERBOARD." "I SAW IT CLEARLY." "BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO!" "TELL THAT TO A FINE FOREIGN DEVIL JUDGE." "SEE IF YOU CAN CONVINCE HIM." "YOUR SECRET IS SAFE, MY SON." "NEVER FEAR." "NOBODY ABOARD THIS BOAT SAW ANYTHING, DID THEY, GOODWEATHER POON?" "NO, NOTHING." "BUT YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THOSE BALES?" "NO." "OPIUM." "DELIVERED ON SHORE, THIS NIGHT'S WORK WILL BRING A GREAT PROFIT." "THE PROFIT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK," "NOT TO ME." "PROFIT IS PROFIT!" "I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH DRUGS!" "I REFUSE TO" "REFUSE?" "!" "YOU REFUSE NOTHING." "YOU ARE MY SON." "YOU WILL OBEY." "I THREW THAT MAN OVERBOARD BECAUSE YOU FORCED ME," "BUT I WILL NOT" "QUIET!" "YOU WILL DO WHATEVER I TELL YOU." "[SIREN]" "[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]" "OH, GOD, THOSE FOREIGN DEVILS!" "HALT!" "WE'RE COMING ABOARD!" "CUT THE BALES!" "LET THEM GO!" "HURRY!" "HURRY!" "Man:" "YOU'RE APPROACHING THE CHINESE INTERNATIONAL BORDER!" "STAND BACK!" "WHERE ARE YOU GOING, FATHER?" "INTO CHINESE WATERS." "THEY CANNOT FOLLOW US THERE." "THERE." "YOU SEE?" "[MAN SPEAKING CANTONESE]" "OH, GOOD EVENING, TAIPAN." "GOOD EVENING." "THERE'S A MESSAGE FROM YOUR OFFICE." "WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ON MR. WU IN ABERDEEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE?" "OH, THANKS." "YOU HAVEN'T SEEN BRIAN KWOK TONIGHT, HAVE YOU?" "OH, NO, SIR." "SUPERINTENDENT KWOK HAS NOT BEEN HERE." "OK, THANK YOU." "YES, SUPERINTENDENT KWOK, PLEASE." "THIS IS IAN DUNROSS OF STRUAN'S." "[RING RING]" "YES?" "OH, ALL RIGHT." "I'LL SPEAK TO HIM." "GOOD EVENING, TAIPAN." "IT'S ROBERT ARMSTRONG HERE." "YOU WERE CALLING BRIAN." "OH?" "HE DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT MEETING YOU," "BUT I'M AFRAID HE'S HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN." "JUST A QUICK TRIP." "YOU KNOW HOW IT IS." "CERTAINLY, TAIPAN." "I'LL GIVE HIM THE MESSAGE." "SORRY TO INCONVENIENCE YOU." "GOOD NIGHT." "Man:" "COME ON NOW." "CAN'T SLEEP ALL DAY." "HERE'S YOUR BREAKFAST." "THAT'S IT, BRIAN, OLD CHUM." "EAT YOUR BLOODY BREAKFAST NOW." "LUNCH IS IN 2 HOURS." "[MUSIC PLAYING]" "[PEOPLE TALKING INDISTINCTLY]" "REST FOR A MOMENT." "WHEN THE DANCE ENDS." "MY LEGS FEEL WEAK." "YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME TO FALL." "YOU CAN'T FALL." "YOU'RE IN MY ARMS." "PLEASE?" "OK." "BUT I SURE LIKE HOLDING YOU." "ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL?" "YEAH, THEY ALL ARE." "ARE THEY ALL FOR HIRE?" "FOR PILLOWING?" "YEAH, I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT I MEANT." "THEN THE ANSWER IS NO." "AND YES." "LIKE MOST THINGS IN ASIA." "YOU SEE, IT ALWAYS DEPENDS" "ON HER AVAILABILITY, ON THE MAN, THE MONEY," "AND THE AMOUNT SHE'S IN DEBT." "WHY IN DEBT?" "WHEN A GIRL FIRST COMES TO WORK HERE," "SHE HAS TO LOOK PRETTY." "CLOTHES, HAIRDRESSING-- EVERYTHING'S EXPENSIVE." "IF A GIRL IS BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH," "THE NIGHTCLUB OWNER ADVANCES HER MONEY TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS," "AND THE GIRLS GO OUT AND BUY AND BUY." "THEN THEY HAVE TO PAY IT ALL BACK." "THE LONGER THEY STAY, THE HARDER IT IS TO LOOK PRETTY," "AND SO MORE THE COST." "SOUNDS LIKE A TRAP." "IT IS." "INTEREST ON THE DEBT IS 20%, AT LEAST." "AND SO IT BUILDS AND BUILDS," "PLUS THE FINES IF THEY'RE LATE OR BADLY DRESSED" "OR UNPLEASANT TO THE CUSTOMERS." "PRETTY ROTTEN LIFE." "OH, NOT ROTTEN." "NOT ROTTEN AT ALL." "THEY THINK THEY'RE VERY LUCKY." "YOU SEE, FOR A SHORT TIME IN THEIR LIVES," "THEY LIVE WELL, EAT WELL, AND LAUGH A LOT." "NO TEARS?" "ALWAYS TEARS," "BUT TEARS ARE A WAY OF LIFE FOR A GIRL." "BUT NOT FOR YOU." "I'VE HAD MY SHARE," "BUT TONIGHT, YOU'VE MADE ME FORGET ALL THE TEARS I'VE EVER HAD." "WHICH GIRL WOULD YOU LIKE?" "WHAT?" "YOU CHOOSE, AND I'LL HAVE HER BROUGHT OVER HERE." "THEN IF YOU WANT" "ARE YOU SERIOUS?" "VERY SERIOUS." "I DON'T WANT ANY OF THEM." "I WANT YOU." "YES, I KNOW," "BUT I CAN'T GIVE ME TO YOU." "SO I OFFER YOU ONE OF THEM." "OFFER ME?" "LINC, THIS IS ASIA." "HERE, SEX IS NOT ANGLO-SAXON GUILT." "IT IS PLEASURE TO BE SOUGHT AFTER LIKE GREAT FOOD OR GREAT WINE." "WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ONE NIGHT TO A MAN WITH ONE OF THESE PLEASURE LADIES?" "A MOMENT OF PLEASURE?" "A MEMORY?" "NOTHING MORE." "IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REAL LOVE." "WELL, THEN, I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR" "THIS IS MY GIFT TO YOU," "AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG ABOUT PAYING." "THESE ARE PLEASURE LADIES WHO MAY" "MAY OFFER YOU THEIR YOUTH, WHICH HAS GREAT VALUE" "IN EXCHANGE FOR SOME OF YOUR MONEY," "WHICH HAS ALMOST NONE." "IT IS A FAIR EXCHANGE GIVEN AND RECEIVED WITH FACE ON BOTH SIDES." "I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT," "AND I RETURN IT TO YOU UNOPENED." "THE THOUGHT ALONE IS GIFT ENOUGH." "YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE THE KIND OF MAN TO BE CONTENT WITH ONLY A THOUGHT." "THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT." "IS THIS THE TAIPAN?" "YES, MISS." "THE TAIPAN IS WAITING." "HA HA!" "WHAT'S THIS?" "QUICK-FRIED PRAWNS WITH PEA PODS," "SHREDDED BEEF AND BLACK BEAN SAUCE." "SOME QUICK-FRIED DUMPLINGS, SHANGHAI STYLE." "QUICK-FRIED VEGETABLES SPICED WITH SZECHUAN CABBAGE," "AND TINY KUNG PAO CHICKEN." "IS THAT ALL?" "HA HA!" "OH, WHO COULD RESIST AN OFFER LIKE THAT?" "[ENGINE STARTS]" "AND MY FATHER HAD THIS LITTLE OPTICAL COMPANY." "SO A GOOD MAN FOR NEGOTIATING" "AND THE PROBLEM OF PROFIT." "MAYBE HAGGLING WAS IN MY BLOOD." "THERE WAS PROBABLY SOME ARMENIAN RUG MERCHANT BACK IN MY FAMILY." "HMM." "BUT I JUST HAD A KNACK FOR BUSINESS." "THEN BY THE TIME MY FATHER DIED," "I WAS PRACTICALLY RUNNING THE COMPANY." "SO YOU TOOK IT OVER." "MMM, A LITTLE SLICE OF THE MARKET." "BUT NO CAPITAL AND NO ROOM TO MANEUVER." "GOT BEHIND THE GOOD QUALITY OF OUR WORK." "THEN A YEAR LATER GEORGE TAFU--RAN RANDOLPH OPTICAL" "OFFERED ME A CHANCE TO SUBCONTRACT SOME OF HIS ORDERS." "I THOUGHT THAT WAS A BIG DEAL," "EXCEPT WHAT HE WAS REALLY DOING WAS STEALING MY CUSTOMERS." "ON TOP OF THAT, HE RENEGED ON THE DEAL." "HE NEVER PAID FOR THE WORK WE DID." "2 MONTHS LATER, MY COMPANY WENT UNDER." "WHAT DID YOU DO?" "WELL, FIRST I WENT OUT AND GOT ALL OF GEORGE TAFU'S BALANCE SHEETS," "AND THEN I FIGURED OUT HOW TO TAKE HIM AND RANDOLPH OPTICAL" "TO THE CLEANERS." "ONLY PROBLEM WAS, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO IT." "SO I STARTED LOOKING AROUND FOR SOMEONE WHO COULD." "PAR-CON." "THAT'S RIGHT." "I SAT DOWN AND WROTE A LETTER WITH ALL MY IDEAS" "TO THE HEAD OF PAR-CON, MR. LINCOLN BARTLETT." "AND 5 DAYS LATER, HE CALLED ME." "THAT'S HOW YOU MET?" "INCREDIBLE." "THE ADVANTAGE OF NOT KNOWING BETTER." "WHAT DID LINC DO?" "HE LISTENED TO MY PLAN, AND THEN HE SAID, "OK, GO AHEAD."" "JUST LIKE THAT?" "MM-HMM." "LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS LATER," "PAR-CON TOOK OVER RANDOLPH OPTICAL." "LINC ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO REORGANIZE IT, AND I DID." "TODAY, PAR-CON'S RANDOLPH DIVISION" "GROSSES $150 MILLION A YEAR." "SO THEN LINC OFFERED YOU A PERMANENT POSITION IN THE COMPANY." "WELL, HE WAITED FOR ME TO ASK FOR THE JOB." "AND WHEN I DID, HE JUST TOSSED ME A LITTLE BOX." "INSIDE WERE PAR-CON'S BUSINESS CARDS WITH MY NAME ON THEM." "LINC HAD THEM PRINTED WEEKS EARLIER," "BUT FIRST I HAD TO ASK." "AND THAT'S BEEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP?" "STRICTLY BUSINESS," "THOUGH PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT." "WHEN A MAN AND A WOMAN WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER," "EVERYONE ASSUMES IT'S SEXUAL." "NOT THAT WOMEN IN BUSINESS DON'T USE THEIR SEXUALITY." "I WAS READING THE NEWSPAPER TONIGHT" "ABOUT THE RACES ON SATURDAY." "MM-HMM." "BIG CONTEST." "IT'S BETWEEN YOU AND GORNT, AS USUAL." "WHAT'S YOUR HORSE'S NAME?" "NOBLE STAR." "GORNT'S IS CALLED PIRATE FISH." "I THINK I MAY PUT ALL MY MONEY ON NOBLE STAR." "I WOULDN'T DO THAT." "YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HEDGE YOUR BET." "SOME BETS YOU DON'T HEDGE." "SOME BETS YOU CAN'T HEDGE." "I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO NOW." "AND?" "BUT MAYBE I'M WRONG." "LET'S FIND OUT." "I WAS RIGHT." "SUDDENLY, I'M" "I WASN'T FINISHED." "OH, NO?" "WAIT." "PLEASE." "WHAT I SAID BEFORE ABOUT A MAN AND A WOMAN IN BUSINESS," "PEOPLE ASSUMING THAT IT'S SEXUAL." "OH, SOMETIMES IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP IT FROM BECOMING..." "SEXUAL." "SOMETIMES LIKE RIGHT NOW." "AND?" "RIGHT HERE." "AND?" "NOW AND..." "WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS." "IF WE MAKE LOVE, RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT," "THAT SEEMS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA." "I'M GONNA FEEL VERY FUNNY SITTING ACROSS" "A NEGOTIATING TABLE FROM YOU TOMORROW." "WE BOTH HAVE THE SAME DISADVANTAGE." "EXCEPT YOU'RE THE TAIPAN AND I WORK FOR LINC," "AND LINC WOULD KNOW." "OH, I JUST WISH I MET YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE." "BAD TIMING." "MMM." "THERE YOU GO." "PORTAL TO PORTAL SERVICE." "ALWAYS." "AREN'T YOU COMING?" "MY CAR'S JUST THERE." "IF THIS WEREN'T HONG KONG..." "AH, BUT IT IS HONG KONG." "NOTHING CAN CHANGE THAT." "GOOD NIGHT, IAN." "GOOD NIGHT, CASEY." "EVENING, TAIPAN." "MY UNCLE'S WAITING FOR YOU." "GOOD EVENING, PAUL." "YOUR UNCLE TELLS ME YOU'VE GOT A JOB." "YES, SIR." "AT ROCKWELL." "I START NEXT MONDAY." "HELLO, TAIPAN." "PLEASE." "I'M SORRY THAT I FAILED TO HELP JOHN CHEN AS YOU REQUESTED." "I APOLOGIZE FOR FAILING YOU." "JOSS." "WHY DID YOU WANT TO SEE ME?" "OUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN OLD FRIENDS FOR MANY YEARS," "VERY MANY YEARS." "YES." "THE SEABORNE WU AND STRUAN'S ARE LIKE BROTHERS." "THE PRESENT IS LIKE THE PAST." "THE PAST LIKE THE PRESENT." "THEY ARE THE SAME, YES." "AND WITH THE NOBLE HOUSE, THE WORD OF ONE TAIPAN IS THE WORD OF ALL TAIPANS," "ESPECIALLY THE WORD OF THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL." "IS THAT TRUE?" "IT IS [INDISTINCT] TO ASK SUCH QUESTIONS" "FROM AN OLD FRIEND WHEN YOU KNOW THE ANSWER." "WHAT DOES THE NAME WU FUNG CHOY" "MEAN TO THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "HE IS YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS ANCESTOR" "AND FRIEND OF MY ILLUSTRIOUS ANCESTOR." "YES." "BUT YOUR ANCESTOR KEPT HIS PROMISE TO MINE." "THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL KEPT HIS BARGAIN TO WU FUNG CHOY," "AND AFTER HIM, CALUM STRUAN ALSO KEPT THE BARGAIN." "WILL YOU KEEP HIS BARGAIN, TAIPAN?" "OR WILL YOU DISHONOR THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "PERHAPS IT IS REAL." "OF COURSE IT'S REAL." "WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?" "HOW MANY COINS WERE THERE AT FIRST?" "YOU TELL ME." "4, THERE WERE 4!" "ONE TO YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS ANCESTOR WU FUNG CHOY, PAID AND HONORED." "WHY WOULD YOUR FAMILY HAVE 2?" "THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE." "SO THIS HAS BEEN STOLEN." "FROM WHOM?" "STOLEN OR NOT, YOU MUST GRANT WHATEVER I ASK." "OR IS THE FACE OF THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL NO LONGER THE FACE OF THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "ONE COIN, ONE FAVOR TO WHOEVER ASKS." "I ASK." "IF, AND ONLY IF, THE FAVOR'S POSSIBLE" "AND IF THE COIN IS REAL." "LET ME TAKE IT AND I SHALL SEE IF IT MATCHES THE OTHER HALF." "YOU TAKE YOUR OLD FRIEND TO BE A FOOL." "HERE." "MATCH YOUR COIN WITH THIS." "YOUR HALF FITS, THEN MY COIN IS REAL." "IF IT IS REAL, YOU, TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE," "MUST DO AS THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL SWORE BY ALL HIS GODS" "YOU WOULD DO." "WHEN WILL I HAVE YOUR ANSWER?" "MONDAY." "THAT IS SOON ENOUGH." "YESTERDAY, I ASKED A FAVOR OF YOU," "AND YOU REFUSED." "THAT FAVOR WAS DIFFERENT, TAIPAN." "THAT WAS NOT THE SAME AS AN ANCIENT PROMISE COLLECTING AN ANCIENT DEBT." "THEN RECONSIDER IT, OLD FRIEND." "BECAUSE IF THERE IS NO NOBLE HOUSE," "THERE WILL BE NO NOBLE FAVOR." "AIYAH." "YOU'RE OUT LATE." "YOU'RE UP LATE." "I SLEPT ALL DAY WHEN I WASN'T RUNNING TO THE LOO." "SO I THOUGHT I'D VENTURE OUT." "HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER YOUR SWIM IN ABERDEEN'S FOUL HARBOR?" "NO ILL EFFECTS." "CHRISTIAN, YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THIS PLACE." "WHO WOULD YOU GO WITH?" "DUNROSS OR GORNT?" "IN BUSINESS, QUILLAN GORNT." "FOR THE FUTURE, IAN DUNROSS," "IF HE CAN WEATHER THIS STORM." "FROM WHAT I HEAR, THOUGH, THAT'S NOT LIKELY." "WHY DUNROSS FOR THE FUTURE?" "FACE." "GORNT HASN'T THE STYLE TO BE THE TAIPAN" "OR THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND." "IS THAT SO IMPORTANT?" "HERE, TOTALLY." "IF PAR-CON WANTS YEARS OF GROWTH--DUNROSS." "IF YOU'RE IN FOR A KILLING," "A QUICK IN-AND-OUT RAID, GO WITH GORNT." "WHY DO YOU ASK ME?" "I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO ASK." "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ORLANDA RAMOS?" "PROBABLY MORE THAN I SHOULD." "BUT KNOWING SCANDAL AND GOSSIP ABOUT A LIVING PERSON" "ISN'T THE SAME AS KNOWING LEGENDS OF ANCIENT TIMES, IS IT?" "IS GORNT USING HER WITH LINC?" "YOU SAW THEM AT THE PARTY LAST NIGHT." "I SAW ALL OF YOU." "IN FACT, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THAT," "EVERYONE WATCHING EVERYONE." "IS GORNT USING ORLANDA?" "I SUPPOSE SOMEONE COULD ASK, IS BARTLETT USING YOU?" "FORGIVE ME." "I'M AFRAID I'M A BIT OUT OF SORTS." "I THINK I BETTER GO HOME." "[BEEPING]" "OH, NO." "WHAT NOW?" "IS IT TRUE, TAIPAN, THAT OLD FRIENDS" "HAVE REFUSED TO HELP YOU FINANCIALLY?" "YES." "TERRIBLE." "TERRIBLE TIMES," "WHEN OLD FRIENDS FORSAKE OLD FRIENDS." "IT IS YOUR PLAY." "I'VE NEVER PLAYED THIS COURSE BEFORE." "YOU'VE HAD NO NEED TO." "YOU HAVE SHEI-GOH TO PLAY ON," "OR THE ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB." "THIS IS A PLACE FOR THE CHINESE." "IF HONG KONG IS PART OF CHINA, MR. TIP," "I WAS BORN IN CHINA." "CANTONESE WAS MY FIRST LANGUAGE." "IF I AM NOT CHINESE, THEN WHAT AM I?" "WHAT DO YOU WANT OF ME, TAIPAN?" "WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ASK?" "I ASK FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP." "I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT." "YOU ASK THE BANK OF CHINA" "TO RESCUE THE NOBLE HOUSE." "YES." "THAT IS WHAT I REQUEST." "IT IS YOUR PLAY, TAIPAN." "I ENVY YOUR SWING." "HAVE YOU CONSIDERED SELLING PART OF YOUR COMPANY," "PERHAPS EVEN 51%?" "I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT." "NO TAIPAN CAN DO THAT." "DIRK STRUAN-- OLD, GREEN-EYED DEVIL" "MADE SURE NONE OF US COULD SELL HIS COMPANY." "HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE NOBLE HOUSE REQUIRE?" "REVOLVING CREDIT OF 200 MILLION." "A SUBSTANTIAL SUM." "AND WITHOUT IT?" "OUR PLACE COULD BE TAKEN BY OTHERS..." "OTHERS WHO DON'T SHARE OUR FRIENDSHIP" "WITH THE MIDDLE KINGDOM." "I WILL PASS ON YOUR REQUEST, MR. DUNROSS." "THAT'S ALL I CAN DO." "IT'S ALSO A QUESTION OF TIME." "WHEN WILL BE TOO LATE?" "MONDAY." "FRANKLY, MR. DUNROSS," "I WOULD NOT HOLD OUT TOO MUCH HOPE" "THAT THE BANK OF CHINA WOULD APPROVE OF YOUR REQUEST," "BUT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINA GREAT WALL" "INTERNATIONAL TRUST CORPORATION IN BEIJING" "IS A MAN CALLED TSU-YAN." "I BELIEVE YOU KNOW HIM." "NOT EXACTLY." "LAST TIME I SAW TSU-YAN," "WE WERE BOTH 12 YEARS OLD." "OH, MR. DUNROSS," "WE MAY HOPE HE REMEMBERS YOU WITH KINDNESS." "I KNOW I'M RIGHT." "THE HELL YOU ARE." "IT'S OBVIOUS." "WHERE DID YOU MEET HER?" "AT GORNT'S, AND SHE WAS HIS MISTRESS FOR YEARS." "HE'S USING ORLANDA TO GET AT YOU, TO SOFTEN YOU UP." "I DID SOME CHECKING." "DID YOU KNOW THAT" "GORNT PAYS FOR HER APARTMENT?" "WE GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS DEAL" "AND YOU'RE GOING TO BLOW IT OVER" "WHAT?" "GO AHEAD." "SAY IT." "SHE'S JUST THE SAME AS GORNT." "THEY'RE BOTH AFTER YOUR MONEY." "THAT'S ALL." "IT'S MY MONEY AND IT'S MY COMPANY" "AND I'LL DO WHATEVER I WANT TO." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?" "PAR-CON'S NOT YOUR PERSONAL TOY." "I'VE GOT STOCK, TOO, REMEMBER?" "YOU WANT TO VOTE YOUR SHARES, I'LL VOTE MINE," "AND YOU KNOW WHO WINS THAT SPITTING CONTEST." "YOU WANT MY RESIGNATION, LINC?" "I JUST WANT YOU TO STAY THE HELL" "OUT OF MY PERSONAL LIFE." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "[BANGING ON DOOR]" "NO WATERS ALLOWED," "AND IF YOU BEAT DOWN THIS DOOR AGAIN, YOU'LL REGRET IT." "I HAVE TO DRINK SOMETHING." "NO WATER." "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" "HOW DARE YOU TREAT SUPERINTENDENT KWOK LIKE THIS." "IT'S COMMISSIONER CROSSE'S ORDER, SIR." "HE SAID" "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT HE SAID." "GET SOME WATER." "NOW." "YES, SIR." "COME ON." "COME HERE." "YOU'RE NOT TOO STEADY ON YOUR FEET." "YOU ALL RIGHT?" "WHAT--WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I'VE JUST HEARD." "THAT'S WHY I'M HERE." "I WAS TOLD YOU'D BEEN ON LEAVE FOR A FEW DAYS." "CROSSE HAS GONE MAD." "HE CLAIMS YOU'RE A COMMUNIST SPY." "ME?" "ME?" "THAT'S INSANE." "THIS IS ALL YOU CAN HAVE." "[DOOR LOCKS] HOW LONG HAVE THEY HAD YOU IN HERE?" "I DON'T KNOW." "WHAT'S THE DAY TODAY?" "FRIDAY THE 30th." "GOD." "IT'S BEEN OVER A WEEK." "LISTEN, ROBERT, IT'S ALL A MISTAKE." "YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME." "DON'T YOU SEE?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?" "I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, SIR." "YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS, SUPERINTENDENT ARMSTRONG." "THIS IS A SECURITY MATTER." "NOW, LISTEN, SPY." "I WANT THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES" "OF ALL YOUR CONTACTS RIGHT NOW." "WHO IS YOUR CONTROLLER?" "SIR, IT'S ALL A MISTAKE." "THERE'S NO CONTROLLER." "I'M NOT A SPY." "THEN EXPLAIN HOW YOU WERE PHOTOGRAPHED" "IN NING-TOK WITH YOUR MOTHER." "EXPLAIN HOW YOUR REAL NAME IS CHU-TOY." "I'M BRIAN KWOK." "YOU ARE A LIAR," "AND I'LL SEE TO IT THAT YOU SPEND" "THE REST OF YOUR DAYS IN THIS CELL" "UNLESS YOU CONFESS TO EVERYTHING." "AND YOU ARE FORBIDDEN TO COME IN HERE" "WITHOUT PERMISSION." "WHAT POSSESSED YOU TO DO IT, BRIAN?" "WHAT?" "I'M INNOCENT." "I'M SORRY, SIR." "YOU'VE GOT TO LEAVE." "ALL RIGHT." "BRIAN, I'LL DO WHAT I CAN." "[DOOR LOCKS]" "YOU DID VERY WELL, ROBERT." "DID YOU SEE HIS FACE" "WHEN HE HEARD HIS REAL NAME?" "NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT." "NO MISTAKE ABOUT HIS GUILT." "STEP UP SLEEP-WAKE SCHEDULE, DOCTOR." "EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR." "I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT" "WOULD BE MEDICALLY SAFE." "WELL, YOU'LL KEEP CLOSE TABS ON HIM." "IF IT'S TOO MUCH, THEN YOU'LL EASE BACK." "LEAVE AT 12 HOURS," "THEN YOU'LL INTERROGATE HIM AGAIN." "IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, PUT HIM IN THE RED ROOM." "NO." "NO, NOT BRIAN." "BRIAN KWOK IS DEAD" "AND THAT MAN KILLED HIM." "HE BETRAYED YOU, ROBERT." "HE BETRAYED US ALL." "A COMMUNIST AGENT SPYING IN HONG KONG." "GOD ONLY KNOWS THE DAMAGE." "WE'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT HE GAVE THEM," "WHO HIS CONTACTS ARE." "NO, ROBERT." "CHU-TOY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND." "[DOOR OPENS]" "[MOTOR RUNNING]" "WELCOME ABOARD THE SEA WITCH, MR. BARTLETT." "TAKE HER OUT." "IT'S QUITE A BOAT." "YES." "HOW MANY DOES SHE SLEEP?" "OH, 6 COMFORTABLY." "THERE'S A PERMANENT CREW OF 4." "I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND IF YOU LIKE." "NO, THIS IS FINE RIGHT HERE." "YOU SAY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING" "YOU WANTED TO ASK ME." "YEAH." "YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT STRUAN'S." "THEIR STOCK IS DOWN TO 9 1/2." "THAT MEANS WE ARE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 BILLION HONG KONG AHEAD." "YOU WILL DOUBLE YOUR MONEY IN LESS THAN A WEEK." "THAT'S NOT A BAD INVESTMENT." "WHAT DO YOU BUY BACK IN?" "OH, IT DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU DECIDE TO DUMP THEM." "HOW MANY SHARES DO YOU NEED FOR CONTROL?" "ENOUGH TO GIVE US 3 IMMEDIATE SEATS ON THE BOARD." "WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IAN'S THROUGH." "THEN, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS," "I MERGE STRUAN'S WITH ROTHWELL-GORNT." "YOU'RE A TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "HA HA HA." "IN THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, YES." "WHAT DID YOU WANT TO ASK ME?" "ABOUT ORLANDA." "AND ME?" "AND EVERYTHING." "VERY WELL." "THE FIRST TIME I SAW ORLANDA" "WAS WHEN SHE WAS 10." "IT WAS A SATURDAY AT THE RACES." "HER FATHER WAS A MANAGER IN MY SHIPPING DIVISION" "EDUARDO RAMOS, A GOOD FELLOW." "THIRD-GENERATION MACAO." "HER MOTHER WAS PURE SHANGHAINESE." "AND ORLANDA WAS THE PRETTIEST GIRL" "THAT I'VE EVER SEEN." "GO ON." "3 YEARS LATER..." "YOU SURE YOU WANT TO HEAR ALL THIS?" "OH, I'M VERY SURE." "VERY WELL." "3 YEARS LATER..." "EDUARDO RAMOS WAS IN" "SERIOUS FINANCIAL TROUBLE." "HAD BAD DEBTS, GAMBLING, WHATEVER." "HIS WIFE CAME TO ME AND OFFERED ORLANDA" "AS A MUI JAI." "AS A WHAT?" "A MUI JAI, MR. BARTLETT," "IS A DAUGHTER GIVEN BY A DEBTOR TO A CREDITOR" "FOREVER, IN SETTLEMENT OF DEBTS" "THAT COULD NOT OTHERWISE BE PAID." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN "GIVEN"?" "EXACTLY THAT-- GIVEN AS PROPERTY." "IT'S AN ANCIENT CHINESE CUSTOM." "DO YOU ACCEPT IT?" "OF COURSE." "I SETTLED HER FATHER'S DEBTS," "GAVE HIM A MODEST GUARANTEED PENSION," "AND PAID FOR ORLANDA'S SCHOOLING." "HMM." "IN RETURN, HER PARENTS" "GUARANTEED TO RETURN HER TO ME" "A VIRGIN AND SUITABLY ENAMORED" "ON OR BEFORE HER 18th BIRTHDAY." "I DIDN'T SEE HER AGAIN UNTIL THAT TIME." "YOU OWNED HER." "IN A WAY, FOR 5 YEARS." "BUT NO MORE THAN SHE OWNED ME." "I WAS VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH HER." "WHY'D IT END?" "AH." "WHY DOES ANY RELATIONSHIP END?" "ANY MARRIAGE." "THOUSAND REASONS AND NONE." "IF I COULD GIVE YOU THE ANSWER TO THAT," "I'D BE A FAR WISER MAN THAN I AM." "OH, THERE WERE ARGUMENTS," "UNPLEASANT MOMENTS, ANGRY WORDS." "BUT I'VE CHOSEN TO FORGET ALL THAT." "AFTER ALL, IT HAS BEEN 3 YEARS." "BUT YOU'RE STILL GOOD FRIENDS." "I WILL ALWAYS BE ORLANDA'S FRIEND" "AND SHE WILL ALWAYS BE MINE," "BUT THAT IS ALL." "I'M NOT USING ORLANDA, MR. BARTLETT." "SHE IS NOT A PRIZE." "SHE IS NOT BAIT." "I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE HER HURT." "NO." "YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?" "[CHUCKLES] THIS IS HONG KONG." "I'M OUT OF MY DEPTH." "DOES ORLANDA KNOW THAT HER MOTHER CAME TO YOU?" "ABOUT THE MUI JAI?" "NO." "THAT IS A PERPETUAL SECRET" "THAT I MUST ASK YOU TO HONOR." "WILL YOU?" "YEAH." "GOOD." "AND NOW YOU KNOW IT ALL." "WELL, WHAT'S YOUR DECISION?" "YOU SEE, MR. BARTLETT, TIME HAS COME" "FOR YOU TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND" "WHICH SIDE YOU ARE ON." "WHY DON'T WE LEAVE IT THIS WAY?" "NEXT TUESDAY, OLD DEBTS AND FRIENDSHIPS ARE CANCELED" "AND WE START FRESH." "ALL OF US." "AND MR. ALASTAIR CALLED TWICE." "ASKED THAT YOU CALL HIM THE MOMENT YOU CAME IN." "I'LL GET TO HIM LATER." "PHILIP HAS BEEN WAITING TO SEE YOU." "[PHONE BUZZES]" "YES?" "MR. MATA IS CALLING AGAIN." "I'LL TAKE IT." "LANDO." "HOW'S MACAO?" "CASINO IS CROWDED, AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS." "I HAD TO SELL YOU." "AT 21?" "NO. 20 AS WE AGREED." "I'M SORRY THINGS ARE GOING SO BADLY FOR YOU." "CAN YOU HOLD ON?" "I COULD USE YOUR HELP." "THEN COME AND TALK TO ME." "BESIDES, IT'LL DO YOU GOOD" "TO GET AWAY FROM HONG KONG." "ARE YOU FREE TONIGHT?" "I CAN BE." "THEN COME WHEN YOU CAN." "I SHALL EXPECT YOU." "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "I HAVEN'T BEEN MUCH USE TO YOU LATELY, TAIPAN." "PLEASE FORGIVE ME." "IT'S ALL RIGHT, PHILIP." "I UNDERSTAND." "I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT JOHN." "VERY SORRY INDEED." "WHEN'S THE FUNERAL?" "TOMORROW." "TOMORROW AT 10." "I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D SAY A FEW WORDS." "YES, OF COURSE I WILL." "OF COURSE I WILL." "IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?" "STAYING HOME WITH DIANNE," "THE TIME GOES BY VERY SLOWLY." "THERE IS SOMETHING I NEED YOUR ADVICE ON." "AHEM." "HERE." "THIS WAS" "B-BARTLETT GAVE THIS TO YOU ALREADY?" "BARTLETT?" "WHAT HAS BARTLETT GOT TO" "THIS IS YOUR COIN." "OF COURSE." "YOUR FAMILY WOULD HAVE ONE." "BUT WHY DO YOU THINK BARTLETT GAVE IT TO ME?" "TAI-- TELL THE TRUTH, COMPRADOR, NOW." "IT WAS JOHN." "HE STOLE THE COIN." "HE WAS GOING TO GIVE IT OR SELL IT TO BARTLETT'S." "WHY?" "JOHN WAS WORKING FOR HIM." "I FOUND PAPERS, CONTRACTS" "IN JOHN'S SAFE DEPOSIT BOX." "HE WAS BETRAYING US, BETRAYING THE NOBLE HOUSE," "GIVING BARTLETT ALL OUR SECRETS." "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" "I WAS AFRAID, TAIPAN." "I WAS AFRAID, ASHAMED." "AND WHEN I FOUND THE COIN GONE," "I KNEW JOHN HAD TAKEN IT." "FOUR FINGER WU." "HE GAVE THE COIN TO YOU." "WHY DO YOU THINK SO?" "WHEN I DELIVERED THE RANSOM, THE 500,000," "HE SENT HIS MEN TO PROTECT ME" "FROM THE WEREWOLF." "WAS IT HIM?" "HOW DID JOHN KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "WHERE DID HE GET THE INFORMATION" "HE GAVE TO BARTLETT?" "I DON'T-- YOU MUST HAVE TOLD JOHN." "THERE IS ONLY YOU, ALASTAIR, MY FATHER, deVILLE, AND ME" "WHO KNOW THE PRIVATE DETAILS!" "I DIDN'T TELL HIM." "I SWEAR I DIDN'T." "YOU KEPT RECORDS, PRIVATE RECORDS!" "THAT'S HOW JOHN FOUND OUT." "YES, I--I-- I KEPT RECORDS." "I HAD TO." "HAD TO?" "WHY?" "COME ON, DAMN IT!" "BECAUSE MY FATHER," "BEFORE HE PASSED THE HOUSE AND THE COIN OVER TO ME," "HE MADE ME SWEAR TO KEEP, TO RECORD" "THE PRIVATE DEALINGS OF THE NOBLE HOUSE," "TO PROTECT THE HOUSE OF CHEN." "IT WAS JUST THAT, TAIPAN," "NEVER TO USE AGAINST YOU OR THE HOUSE," "JUST A PROTECTION." "GET JACQUES IN HERE STRAIGHTAWAY." "SO, BARTLETT'S GOT OUR STRUCTURE." "OUR BALANCE SHEETS." "WHAT ELSE HAS HE GOT?" "I-- ANSWER ME!" "I DON'T KNOW." "I DON'T." "BUT THE COIN." "IT'S MINE." "IT BELONGS TO ME." "WHAT IS IT, TAIPAN?" "TAKE PHILIP HOME, PLEASE." "HE'S NOT FEELING TOO WELL." "AND THERE ARE PRIVATE PAPERS TO BRING BACK." "YOU GIVE JACQUES EVERYTHING." "THE LETTERS, THE CONTRACTS," "THE PRIVATE RECORDS, EVERYTHING." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "TAIPAN-- EVERYTHING." "YES." "COME ON, OLD MAN." "LET'S SEE YOU HOME." "COME ON." "MISS CASEY TCHOLOK'S ON THE LINE." "DO YOU WANT TO CALL HER BACK?" "NO." "I'LL TAKE IT." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "CASEY." "HI. [INDISTINCT]" "YES." "FINE." "THAT WOULD BE VERY NICE." "[INDISTINCT]" "WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE FERRY ACROSS AND I'LL MEET YOU?" "GOOD." "OH, AND CASEY..." "BRING YOUR PASSPORT." "OK." "[BOAT'S HORN BLOWING]" "Casey:" "HI." "GOOD TIMING." "I JUST GOT HERE." "WHY DO I NEED MY PASSPORT?" "WE'RE GOING TO MACAO." "PORTUGUESE TERRITORY." "WHAT'S IN MACAO?" "OH, THERE'S THE PORT OF THE CIRCLE." "THAT'S THE CHINESE PORT." "THE FACADE OF ST." "PAUL'S, THE BISHOP'S PURSE." "NO, I MEAN, WHY ARE YOU GOING?" "TO SEE LANDO MATA." "HE THOUGHT IT WOULD DO ME GOOD" "TO GET OUT OF HONG KONG." "IT'S ONLY AN HOUR'S TRIP." "I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT." "IN THAT?" "IN THAT." "YOURS?" "STRUAN'S." "HMM." "GOOD AFTERNOON, TAIPAN." "Casey:" "IS YOUR LIFE ALWAYS LIKE THIS, TAIPAN?" "I MEAN, YOUR HOUSE, CARS, THIS BOAT." "THE BEST OF EVERYTHING." "THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE LIVES WELL," "BUT THE TAIPAN LOANS IT." "HE CARRIES ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NOBLE HOUSE" "AND HE CAN'T SHARE IT, SO HE SWEATS." "DIRK STRUAN HAD HIS OWN PLANS AND RULES." "HE WANTED US TO SWEAT." "WHY?" "ONCE WHEN HE WAS BESET BY HIS ENEMIES," "TYLER BROCK AND HIS SCUM," "DIRK JUST LAUGHED AND SAID," "[SPEAKING CANTONESE]" ""AN ABLE MAN HAS MANY BURDENS." ""AND AS I AM ABLER THAN MOST," ""I SWEAT MORE THAN MOST."" "AND ARE YOU SWEATING NOW, TAIPAN?" "SHOULD I BE?" "IT SEEMS STRUAN'S IS WAY OUT ON A LIMB," "ABOUT TO GO UNDER." "SHALL WE GO INSIDE?" "IT MAY GET A LITTLE WET OUT HERE." "ARE YOU AVOIDING THE SUBJECT?" "NO." "JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOU DRY." "THE NOBLE HOUSE WILL SURVIVE, CASEY." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT." "DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY FROM THE OUTSIDE, IAN." "FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK" "THAT GORNT WILL MAKE THE RAID STICK." "WE HAVE A DEAL TILL TUESDAY." "THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED." "DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT?" "NO." "BUT IN YOUR PRESENT STATE," "IT'D BE CRAZY TO PROCEED." "SO, WE HAVE 2 ALTERNATIVES." "IT'S EITHER ROTHWELL-GORNT," "OR WE'VE GOT TO HELP YOU" "WITH SOME KIND OF BAILOUT OPERATION." "OH?" "YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?" "I THINK YOU'RE BEST FOR US, LONG TERM." "HUH." "THANK YOU." "[CLINK] HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO?" "I'M NOT SURE." "PAR-CON'S BANKERS ARE FIRST CENTRAL IN NEW YORK," "AND WE DO A LOT OF BUSINESS TOGETHER." "DAVE MURTAUGH IS THE VICE PRESIDENT" "AND HE'S A GOOD GUY." "AND I CALLED HIM A COUPLE HOURS AGO" "AND HE'D BE VERY INTERESTED" "IN BECOMING STRUAN'S NEW YORK BANKER." "IN RETURN FOR WHAT?" "THEY'D BECOME YOUR PRIME LEADING AMERICAN BANK" "AND YOU KEEP BETWEEN $10 MILLION AND $15 MILLION" "ON DEPOSIT AT ALL TIMES." "IF THAT WORKS, MURTAUGH SAID HE'D BE" "WILLING TO DISCUSS A REVOLVING $100 MILLION CREDIT LINE" "AGAINST THE VALUE OF THE UNISSUED SHARES" "YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR TREASURY." "HE SAID HE'D NEED YOUR PERSONAL GUARANTEE." "WELL, THAT'S THE TAIPAN PRIVILEGE." "UM, WHAT DOES PAR-CON WANT OUT OF THIS?" "WHAT DO YOU AND LINC WANT?" "A LONG-TERM DEAL WITH STRUAN'S" "AS OLD FRIENDS." "MM." "I'VE DISCOVERED WHAT "OLD FRIEND"" "MEANS HERE, CHINESE STYLE," "AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT." "NEXT." "IS THAT A YES?" "I'D LIKE TO KNOW ALL THE TERMS" "BEFORE I AGREE TO THEM." "WHAT DOES LINC WANT?" "LINC DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT YET." "DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD CONSULT HIM?" "I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PAR-CON," "AND STRUAN'S IS MY DEAL." "IT COST US NOTHING BUT OUR INFLUENCE" "TO GET YOU OUT OF YOUR TRAP," "AND THAT'S WHAT INFLUENCE IS FOR." "I WANT OUR DEAL TO GO THROUGH," "AND I DON'T WANT GORNT TO WIN." "WHY?" "I TOLD YOU." "I THINK YOU'RE BEST FOR US IN THE LONG RUN." "AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON?" "WHAT ELSE COULD THERE BE?" "AND SOME OF THE LITTLE FISH RESTAURANTS" "OUT HERE ARE WONDERFUL." "ONE OF THEM SPECIALIZES IN SEA SLUGS." "OH, GOD." "I'LL PASS." "HA HA." "THE CHINESE SAY IF ITS BACK FACES HEAVEN," "IT'S EDIBLE." "SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY IN HONG KONG" "SPENDS HALF THEIR TIME THINKING ABOUT EATING." "CHINESE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FOOD." "THEY'RE VERY SUSPICIOUS OF RESTAURANTS" "THAT WASTE MONEY ON DECORATIONS AND CANDLELIGHT." "THEY LIKE TO SEE THEIR FOOD." "THE CHINESE ARE AT THEIR BEST EATING, LIKE THE ITALIANS." "HA HA." "I REALLY LIKE BEING WITH YOU." "YES, BUT SOMETHING'S BOTHERING YOU, ISN'T IT?" "OH, YOU'RE A MIND READER, TOO." "I'VE BEEN TAUGHT TO USE MY EYES AND SENSES, LINC." "CERTAINLY I TRY TO READ YOUR MIND" "IN ORDER TO DO WHAT PLEASES YOU." "ISN'T THAT WHAT A WOMAN SHOULD DO FOR A MAN?" "NOT THE WOMEN I'VE KNOWN." "BUT NOW YOU KNOW ME." "IS THAT WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?" "I SAW QUILLAN TODAY." "WE TALKED ABOUT YOU." "YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME, LINC," "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK." "ALL RIGHT." "WHY DID YOU AND QUILLAN BREAK UP?" "I DIDN'T BREAK UP WITH HIM." "HE BROKE UP WITH ME." "AND HE WAS RIGHT." "WHY?" "IT'S NOT A STORY I'M PROUD OF." "WELL, I'D--I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT ANYWAY." "ALL RIGHT." "ONCE WHEN QUILLAN WAS AWAY," "I WENT TO MACAO WITH ANOTHER MAN." "WE SPENT THE NIGHT." "HE WAS A YOUNG MAN FROM LONDON." "MINOR EXECUTIVE AT ASIAN PROFITEERS." "AND I WAS BORED AND SPOILED." "GOD KNOWS I WASN'T IN LOVE WITH HIM," "BUT I WENT WITH HIM ANYWAY." "NATURALLY, SOMEONE TOLD QUILLAN." "WELL, THAT WAS THE END OF IT." "JUST LIKE THAT?" "I BEGGED FOR FORGIVENESS." "QUILLAN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING TO FORGIVE." "STILL, IT WAS A MATTER OF FACE." "AND HE LEFT ME." "AND IT ENDED THERE, JUST LIKE THAT." "NO." "NOT QUITE." "QUILLAN HAD THE YOUNG MAN FIRED" "AND SENT BACK TO ENGLAND." "HE SENT ME ON THE SAME FLIGHT." "HE GAVE ME MONEY TO BUY CLOTHES" "AND GO TO THE THEATER," "AND HE SAID, "HAVE A HAPPY TIME." "COME BACK WITHOUT PROBLEMS."" "BUT HE SAID IF I EVER SPOKE" "A SINGLE WORD TO THAT YOUNG MAN EVER AGAIN," "HE WOULD NEVER FORGIVE ME." "DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE." "I TOLD YOU IT WAS A MATTER OF FACE." "DID THIS YOUNG MAN TRY TO TALK TO YOU?" "YES." "DID YOU TALK TO HIM?" "NO." "NEVER?" "NEVER." "HE TRIED TO SPEAK TO ME ON THE PLANE." "HE PHONED ME IN LONDON." "I NEVER SPOKE A SINGLE WORD TO HIM." "AND AFTER I CAME BACK HERE," "I--I FOUND" "WHAT?" "HE KILLED HIMSELF THE DAY I LEFT LONDON." "I DIDN'T THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE" "I WOULDN'T TALK TO HIM." "DID HE KNOW ABOUT YOU AND GORNT?" "YES, OF COURSE HE KNEW." "IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT, OR GORNT'S, FOR THAT MATTER." "IT WAS JUST BAD JOSS, FOR HIM," "AND GOOD JOSS FOR ME." "WHAT?" "OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT STILL BE QUILLAN GORNT'S MISTRESS." "WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO BE, LINC?" "HOW ABOUT IF WE START WITH HONEST?" "THAT GORNT SET ME UP, DIDN'T HE, WITH YOU?" "DON'T LOOK AWAY." "JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH." "THE TRUTH IS" "[WHISPERING] Yes." "WHAT WERE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO, ORLANDA?" "I WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO DISTRACT YOU, THAT'S ALL." "[CHUCKLES] WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU SUCCEEDED." "YOU CAN TELL GORNT THAT, OR I WILL." "NO, LINC, PLEASE, I" "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU THEN." "I DIDN'T THINK THAT I'D" "WHAT?" "NO MORE LIES, ORLANDA, NOT NOW." "THE GAME YOU AGREE TO PLAY FOR GORNT IS OVER." "IT'S FINISHED." "[WHISPERING] Yes." "YES, IT IS." "GOOD." "WE COULD BEGIN AGAIN." "WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?" "I'D LIKE THAT VERY MUCH." "TO BE EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD DESIRE IN A WOMAN." "EVERYTHING." "GOOD AFTERNOON, TAIPAN." "IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN IN MACAO." "THANK YOU, ALVAREZ." "IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU TO MEET US, INDEED." "WELL, IT'S MR. MATA'S PLEASURE." "MAY I HAVE YOUR PASSPORTS, PLEASE?" "WHOLE DIFFERENT FEELING HERE." "YES." "MACAO IS VERY EUROPEAN." "IN FACT, THE PORTUGUESE HAVE BEEN HERE A VERY LONG TIME, 250 YEARS BEFORE HONG KONG WAS BORN." "WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 1997?" "I MEAN, DOES MACAO REVERT TO CHINA WHEN HONG KONG DOES?" "NO." "THAT HAPPENS TWO YEARS LATER, IN 1999." "IN FACT, THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT TRIED" "TO GIVE MACAO BACK TO CHINA IN 1974." "THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC REFUSED TO ACCEPT IT THEN." "OBRIGADO." "WE CAN GO NOW." "MM-HMM." "PLEASE." "THINK I'M IN LAS VEGAS." "[BOTH LAUGH]" "OH, I THINK THE GENTLEMEN IN LAS VEGAS" "COULD LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM HERE." "HELLO, IAN." "HELLO, LANDO." "HOW ARE YOU?" "AND WELCOME TO MY HOUSE, MISS CASEY." "HELLO." "THANK YOU." "WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE." "I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT ENJOY THE TRIP." "I'M DELIGHTED THAT YOU'RE HERE, BOTH OF YOU." "COME IN, PLEASE." "MINHA CASA, VOSSA CASA." "OH, THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL." "YES." "IT IS A PLEASANT HOUSE." "UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT HERE THAT OFTEN." "THERE'S A WONDERFUL VIEW ACROSS THE PEARL RIVER" "AND BEYOND-- MAINLAND CHINA." "HMM." "PERHAPS YOU WILL VISIT AGAIN." "I'D LOVE TO." "LISTEN." "I KNOW YOU AND THE TAIPAN HAVE THINGS" "YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, SO" "OH, I WILL NOT KEEP HIM LONG." "IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU'D CARE TO REFRESH YOURSELF..." "FINE." "MARIA?" "[SPEAKS PORTUGUESE]" "[SPEAKS PORTUGUESE]" "MARIA WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY." "THANK YOU." "VERY ATTRACTIVE WOMAN." "MM-HMM." "IS SHE ON YOUR SIDE?" "SHOULD SHE BE?" "I HOPE SO, TAIPAN." "THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS ABOUT MR. BARTLETT AND QUILLAN GORNT," "RUMORS ABOUT PRIVATE AGREEMENTS." "ARE THEY TRUE?" "BARTLETT IS A BUSINESSMAN." "IF I WERE IN HIS POSITION, I'D PROBABLY BE DOING THE SAME THING." "BY THE WAY, I ONLY GOT 17 1/2 FOR MY NOBLE HOUSE SHARES," "SO I KEPT MY WORD BETTER THAN I INTENDED," "BUT I SUPPOSE I WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT WHEN I DID." "CONSIDERING WHAT YOU PAID FOR THEM, YOU STILL MADE A PROFIT." "AH, YES, BUT THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO." "DO YOU STILL BELIEVE YOU WILL SURVIVE?" "I HAVE TO, DON'T I?" "I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SYNDICATE HERE." "THEY ALL AGREE YOU'D BE AN IDEAL CHOICE" "TO REPRESENT THE GAMBLING CONCESSION." "UNDER THOSE AND OTHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS," "THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO INVEST IN STRUAN'S." "WHAT OTHER CONDITIONS?" "YOU SELL THEM HALF THE TREASURY SHARES..." "I CAN'T SELL CONTROL OF STRUAN'S." "WITH OUR MONEY, YOU'LL SMASH GORNT." "I CAN'T PASS OVER CONTROL-- THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, LANDO-- EVEN IF I WANTED TO." "NO ONE HAS TO KNOW." "THE NEXT TAIPAN WOULD KNOW." "I CAN'T DO IT." "OH, YOU CAN, IAN." "YOU'RE THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WISH." "YOU COULD EVEN MOVE THE WHOLE HOUSE TO MACAO, IF YOU WANTED TO." "I'M SURE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PLEASED TO EXTEND YOU THE NECESSARY CONCESSIONS." "WOULDN'T THAT BE BETTER THAN LOSING TO GORNT AND WHOEVER IS BACKING HIM?" "I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE." "YES, YOU WILL, TAIPAN." "ON THIS, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE." "[CLOCK CHIMING]" "MEETING OVER?" "YES." "LANDO HAD TO GO OUT." "HOW DID IT GO?" "OH, AS EXPECTED." "IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?" "OH, YOU MIGHT SAY IT WAS DISAPPOINTING." "WASTED TRIP?" "OH, I'D HARDLY CALL IT THAT." "SO FAR, THE TRIP HAS BEEN THE BEST PART." "A VISIT TO MACAO IS NOT COMPLETE" "WITHOUT GOING TO A CASINO." "I'M NO GAMBLER." "I ALWAYS LOSE." "WELL, PERHAPS YOU HAVEN'T FOUND THE RIGHT GAME, HMM." "Ian:" "THIS IS THE OLDEST GAMBLING GAME IN CHINA," "PROBABLY FROM 1,000 YEARS AGO." "THE ODDS SOUND PRETTY LOUSY TO ME." "OH, IT TAKES A PRACTICED EYE TO PLAY FAN-TAN." "I WANT TO WATCH THIS." "SQUEEZE IN DOWN HERE." "EXCUSE ME, SIR." "CAN I JUST GET IN?" "THANK YOU." "YOU MEAN, YOU HAVE TO GUESS HOW MANY BUTTONS ARE IN THE CUP?" "NO." "IT'S HOW MANY ARE LEFT OVER AFTER HE LINES THEM UP 4 AT A TIME-- 1, 2, 3, OR 4." "THANK YOU." "THIS TIME, IT'S 3." "PRACTICED EYE, EXCEPT THIS TIME, IT'S TWO." "I THOUGHT YOU NEVER GAMBLED." "THIS ISN'T GAMBLING." "I CAN'T LOSE." "I'M AFRAID YOU WILL." "IT'S 3." "TWO." "COME ON, 3." "IT'S 3." "3." "COME ON, 3." "TWO." "3." "[ALL SHOUTING]" "COME ON, 3." "I'VE BEEN PLAYING THIS GAME SINCE I WAS A BOY." "YEAH?" "WELL, WHEN I WAS A KID," "THEY USED TO PUT A JAR OF JELLYBEANS IN RANKHART'S CANDY STORE," "AND WHOEVER GUESSED-- OH, I GOT IT RIGHT!" "[CHEERING]" "HERE." "HA HA HA!" "OH, DEAR ME, 10 OUT OF 12?" "YOU SHOULD BE BARRED FROM PLAYING THE GAME," "BANNED FROM THE CLUB." "IT'S JUST MY PRACTICED EYE." "WHAT'S BEHIND THE SMILE?" "OH, GENERAL SATISFACTION." "ALL IS WELL AT THIS POINT IN THE WORLD." "AT LEAST ALL THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS ARE IN THEIR COMPARTMENTS." "WHAT COMPARTMENTS?" "THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS IS THE ASIAN WAY." "YOU TAKE YOUR PROBLEMS, WHATEVER THEY ARE," "AND PUT THEM INTO INDIVIDUAL COMPARTMENTS." "THEN YOU TAKE THEM OUT WHEN YOU'RE MEANT TO DEAL WITH THEM," "PREFERABLY ONE AT A TIME." "THAT'S GOOD IF YOU CAN DO IT." "OH, BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT." "IF NOT, YOU GO UNDER." "TOMORROW WILL TAKE CARE OF TOMORROW'S PROBLEMS." "YOU MEAN, EVERYTHING CAN WAIT?" "NO..." "NOT EVERYTHING." "I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT IN HONG KONG." "THEN YOU'RE NOT IN A HURRY TO GO BACK?" "TOMORROW'S PROBLEM." "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HER?" "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WHO?" "YOU KNOW..." "THE FIRST ONE..." "HMM." "THE ONE YOUR UNCLE CHEN-CHEN SOLD YOU TO." "ELEGANT JADE." "MM-HMM." "DID YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH HER?" "MADLY." "FRAIL LOVE." "DURING SUMMER HOLIDAYS" "WHEN I WAS HOME IN BOARDING SCHOOL IN ENGLAND," "AND ON MY FIRST DAY BACK IN THE THIRD SUMMER," "I WENT TO FIND HER, BUT SHE WAS GONE." "WHERE?" "TRIED TO FIND HER EVERYWHERE." "THEN I WENT TO ASK UNCLE CHEN-CHEN." "HE'D BECOME VERY OLD." "DID HE KNOW?" "OH, YES, BUT..." "HE TOLD ME IT WAS TIME FOR HER TO GO." "IT WAS TOO EASY FOR A YOUNG MAN TO GIVE TOO MUCH TO A GIRL" "TOO MUCH TIME, TOO MUCH THOUGHT." "I HAD TO PUT MY MIND ON THE NOBLE HOUSE." "WHEN YOU WERE 17?" "TAIPANS ARE RAISED FROM AN EARLY AGE." "DID UNCLE CHEN-CHEN EVER TELL YOU WHERE SHE WAS?" "OH." "OH, YEAH." "IN TAIPEI." "HE MADE ME SWEAR THAT I WOULD NEVER TRY TO FIND HER." "WHY?" "WELL, IT WOULD TAKE AWAY HER FACE AND HER BEAUTY" "FOR BOTH OF US," "AND IT WOULD DESTROY THE MEMORY." "DID YOU EVER SEE HER AGAIN?" "NO." "I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, IAN DUNROSS." "YOU HAD ONE..." "HELL..." "OF A TEACHER." "[FOOTSTEPS]" "DID YOU SEND THE CABLE TO BANGKOK?" "YES, FATHER." "WHY ARE YOU ASKING THIS MR. LEE TO COME JOIN YOU?" "WHITE POWDER LEE IS A VERY GOOD CHEMIST." "HE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF MY NEW PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT." "YOU SEE HOW MANY SHIPS THE NOBLE HOUSE SAILS IN THESE WATERS?" "MY HALF-COIN WILL PAY FOR MANY CARGOES, SAFE CARGOES," "WITH GUARANTEED DELIVERY." "THE TAIPAN WILL NEVER AGREE TO CARRY OPIUM IN HIS SHIPS." "HE TOLD YOU." "I ALLOW YOU TO LISTEN TO MY CONVERSATIONS" "IN ORDER FOR YOU TO LEARN, AND STILL YOU LEARN NOTHING." "THIS GIVES ME POWER OVER THE TAIPAN," "ALL TAIPANS." "THIS GIVES ME CONTROL" "OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "OUR ANCESTOR WU FUNG CHOY USED HIS HALF-COIN" "TO DEMAND A CLIPPER SHIP FROM THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL," "BUT HE FORGOT TO DEMAND SAFE PASSAGE OF THE SHIP" "AS PART OF HIS BARGAIN." "WHAT HAPPENED TO WU FUNG CHOY'S SHIP?" "THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL'S SON, CALUM THE WEAK," "DELIVERED THE SHIP AS HE HAD TO," "AND HE SENT HIS OWN SHIPS OUT OF THE EAST" "LIKE ASSASSINS IN THE NIGHT." "THEY MURDERED OUR SHIP" "AND WU FUNG CHOY WITH HER." "THAT IS THE HONOR OF THE NOBLE HOUSE, MY SON." "NOW GET THE CAR." "VENUS POON IS EXPECTING ME AT 10:00." "THE CAR IS AT THE DOCK." "I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR FAMILY, FATHER," "THE HISTORY OF THE SEABORNE WU." "THEN WHEN I ALLOW YOU TO HEAR MY CONVERSATIONS, LISTEN WELL." "DID YOU GO TO KELLETT ISLAND" "TO THE FOREIGN DEVILS' YACHT CLUB?" "YES, BUT THE TAIPAN'S BOAT HADN'T RETURNED." "GOOD." "THEN HE'S SPENDING THE NIGHT IN MACAO." "[CHUCKLES]" "I AM PLEASED THAT THE TAIPAN IS DOING TO ONE AMERICAN" "WHAT THE OTHER IS TRYING TO DO TO HIM." "HA HA HA!" "OH, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL." "YOU SEE, LITTLE MEALY MOUTH?" "I PROMISED YOU'D HAVE IT ON FRIDAY." "YES, AND THIS ABJECT PERSON" "IS FILLED WITH SORROW FOR HAVING DOUBTED YOU." "THOUGH I SHOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU" "AFTER YOU SHAMED ME ALLOWING FOUR FINGER WU" "TO ESCORT YOU TO THE PARTY." "I ONLY DID THAT BECAUSE I WAS ANGRY." "[CHUCKLES] [BEEPING]" "WHAT IS IT?" "I'M DIZZY." "MY HEAD IS SPINNING." "IT'S TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT." "THEN LET'S GO TO BED." "NO!" "OH, NO." "MY HEAD HURTS." "I REALLY MUST LIE DOWN." "BUT I" "BUT I TOLD MY WIFE I'D BE IN TAIPEI." "WELL, THEN GO TO YOUR CLUB AND CALL ME TOMORROW." "BUT" "FOUR FINGER WU, PLEASE BE LATE TONIGHT." "YOU WAIT FOR ME HERE." "[THUNDER]" "[THUNDER]" "CASEY?" "YOU UP?" "JUST WANT TO SAY I'M SORRY." "MADAM NOT IN, SIR." "VERY SORRY." "[SIREN]" "AAH!" "AAH!" "Male voice:" "WHO'S IN CONTROL?" "NING-TOK." "WHO'S IN CONTROL?" "CHU-TOY." "NING-TOK." "WHO'S IN CONTROL?" "NING-TOK." "WHO'S IN CONTROL?" "CHU-TOY." "NING-TOK." "WHO'S IN CONTROL?" "CHU-TOY." "NING-TOK." "[SCREAMING]" "Male voice:" "NING-TOK." "NING-TOK." "NING-TOK." "NING-TOK, NING-TOK." "ALL RIGHT, BRIAN." "I'M HERE." "I'M PUTTING EVERYTHING RIGHT." "THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF NOW." "ROBERT?" "IT'S ME, OLD CHUM." "ROBERT." "LET'S GET YOU UP." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "OH, ROBERT, I'M SICK, VERY SICK." "THE DOCTOR SAID YOU'RE IN FINE SHAPE," "NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, JUST BAD DREAMS, BRIAN." "THAT'S ALL IT IS." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "I MUST LEAVE NOW." "STAY WITH ME, ROBERT." "PLEASE STAY WITH ME." "WE'LL TALK." "YES." "YOU WANTED TO TALK." "DON'T LEAVE ME." "ALL RIGHT, OLD FRIEND." "THEN TALK." "I WON'T GO WHILE WE TALK." "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME," "ABOUT NING-TOK?" "YES." "I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT NING-TOK." "I WENT THERE, ROBERT." "YES." "I WENT THERE WHEN MY FATHER DIED." "I HAD TO GO." "TELL ME HOW YOU WENT TO NING-TOK, AND I'LL STAY." "FRIENDS." "MY FRIENDS HELPED ME." "IT ONLY TOOK A DAY." "WHAT FRIENDS, BRIAN?" "WHO ARE THEY?" "DON'T REMEMBER." "THEN I MUST GO." "NEXT WEEK, I'LL COME BACK." "NO." "I'LL TELL YOU WHO IT WAS." "IT WAS--IT WAS" "WHO?" "CHUNG LI." "HE HELPED ME." "WHERE DOES HE LIVE, YOUR FRIEND CHUNG LI?" "HE" "FOURTH ALLEY IN ABERDEEN," "NUMBER 8, LUCKY 8, FIFTH FLOOR." "VERY GOOD, OLD CHUM." "NOW, WHO ELSE?" "WHO WERE YOUR OTHER FRIENDS WHO HELPED YOU GO TO NING-TOK?" "SENSIBLE TOK, WHO OWNS THE HU TOK RESTAURANT." "REMEMBER?" "TOOK YOU THERE." "YOU LIKED THE FOOD." "REMEMBER?" "YES, YES." "I REMEMBER." "WHO ELSE?" "TELL ME, BRIAN." "WHO ELSE HELPED YOU?" "DR. MENG IN THE PRINCESS BUILDING." "DR. MENG, HE MADE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS." "I'M TIRED." "IF YOU'RE TIRED, I'LL LEAVE." "NO, PLEASE." "IS DR. MENG YOUR CONTROLLER, BRIAN?" "GWEILO FOREIGN DEVILS" "HAVE RAPED MY COUNTRY FOR CENTURIES." "YOU KNOW THAT'S TRUE." "YES." "YES, BRIAN." "THAT'S TRUE." "WAS DR. MENG YOUR CONTROLLER?" "NO." "CONTROLLER WAS IN SHANGHAI." "GOD, HEAD ACHES." "I'M SO THIRSTY." "AND WHAT DID YOU GIVE TO YOUR CONTROLLER IN SHANGHAI, BRIAN?" "DOSSIERS, S.I. FILES, WHATEVER THEY ASKED FOR." "[KNOCKS ON DOOR]" "IAN?" "IAN?" "WHO'S THERE?" "Man:" "LIM CHU, MISS." "THE TAIPAN IS NOT HERE." "I KNOW, MISS." "THE TAIPAN HAD TO RETURN TO HONG KONG VERY EARLY, MISS." "HE LEFT THE BOAT FOR YOU." "HE TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE BACK IN TIME" "FOR THE RACES, SO WE HAVE TO LEAVE SOON." "OH." "HOW DID HE GO?" "HE TOOK THE DAWN JET, MISS." "I'LL BE DOWN IN A FEW MINUTES." "FROM THE TAIPAN, MISS." "THANK YOU." ""CONSIDERING THE VAST SUM OF MONEY YOU'VE WON," ""DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER TONIGHT?" "IAN."" "HA HA HA!" "[MAN SPEAKING CANTONESE]" "HAVE YOU COLLECTED PHILIP'S PAPERS?" "YES." "THEY'RE AT THE OFFICE." "CLAUDIA LOCKED THEM AWAY." "TAIPAN, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?" "NOTHING TERRIBLY PLEASANT, JACQUES." "I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU LATER." "THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS ABOUT JOHN, TAIPAN." "AGAIN, I'M SORRY." "SORRY IS SORRY," "BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T HELP EXTRICATE US" "FROM THE TRAP YOUR SON AND YOU PUT US INTO." "I KNOW." "I KNOW." "YOU'VE GOT THE WEEKEND, PHILIP." "YOU'LL CLAIM EVERY FAVOR YOU'RE OWED" "AND RAISE 14 MILLION." "BUT, TAIPAN-- IF I DON'T GET THAT" "BY SUNDAY MIDNIGHT, HAVE YOUR RESIGNATION" "ON MY DESK BY 9:00 A.M." "YOU AND YOUR FAMILY" "WILL BE OUT OF THE NOBLE HOUSE FOREVER." "YOU CAN'T." "THE LE-- I CAN." "THE HOUSE OF CHEN HAS MANY BRANCHES." "SUNDAY MIDNIGHT, PHILIP," "OR IT WILL BE TOO LATE." "GOOD DAY, MR. GORNT." "MORNING." "LOUIE, IF YOU WIN, YOU HAVE A $10,000 BONUS," "BUT IF YOU FINISH BEHIND NOBLE STAR, YOU'RE FIRED." "YES, GUV." "PIRATE FISH AND..." "IF NOBLE STAR WINS, YOU ARE FIRED." "BUT, MR. GORNT, WHAT DO YOU WANT?" "LOOK." "I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO ANYTHING." "I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT WILL HAPPEN," "AND, LOUIE, IF I FIRE YOU," "I'LL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER RIDE FOR ANYONE ELSE AGAIN." "TAIPAN..." "THESE ARE THE PAPERS THAT JACQUES SAID YOU WANTED." "THANK YOU, CLAUDIA." "BY THE WAY, DID YOU AND MISS TCHOLOK" "HAVE AN ENJOYABLE TIME IN MACAO?" "SINCE YOUR SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS SO GOOD, CLAUDIA," "WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME THE DETAILS" "ON THE AMERICAN SUPERFOODS MERGER WITH HONG KONG GENERAL STORES," "SAY, IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES?" "YES, SIR." "[BUZZ]" "Claudia:" "EXCUSE ME, TAIPAN, BUT IT'S ALEXEJ TRAVKIN." "HE SAYS IT'S URGENT." "ALL RIGHT." "YES, ALEXEJ?" "Alexej:" "JOCKEY IS SICK, TAIPAN, JOHNNY MOORE." "I HAD HIM UP ON NOBLE STAR." "HE SEEMED ALL RIGHT THIS MORNING." "HE'S RUNNING 103-DEGREE TEMPERATURE." "DOCTOR SAYS IT MIGHT BE FOOD POISON." "YOU MEAN, HE'S BEEN TAMPERED WITH?" "I DON'T KNOW, TAIPAN." "I ONLY KNOW HE'S NO GOOD FOR US TODAY." "WHO DO YOU WANT UP ON NOBLE STAR?" "WE'LL DECIDE BEFORE THE RACE." "I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE." "OK." "[DING]" "I STILL THINK YOU'RE WRONG." "DEAL GOES THE WAY I WANT IT." "END OF DISCUSSION." "LIKE HELL." "YOU JUST WANT TO GO WITH GORNT BECAUSE OF ORLANDA," "AND THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH REASON." "THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER." "DUNROSS IS IN A TRAP HE CAN'T GET OUT OF." "I WOULDN'T BE SO SURE." "WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, CASEY?" "I'M JUST TELLING YOU, THE NOBLE HOUSE" "IS THE RIGHT DEAL FOR US." "I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN ANYONE," "AND YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING." "I'M JUST TRYING TO STOP YOU FROM MAKING" "A BUSINESS MISTAKE FOR EMOTIONAL REASONS." "EMOTIONAL REASONS, HUH?" "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?" "YES!" "GOOD." "DID YOU HAVE IT?" "MM-HMM." "GOOD, GOOD." "THIS BOX IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO TO THE RACES." "YES." "STRUAN'S HAS ALWAYS HAD THE BEST POSITION," "RIGHT AT THE WINNING POST," "THANKS TO DIRK." "ANOTHER FAMILY LEGEND?" "Ian:" "DIRK STRUAN BEGAN THE TURF CLUB," "HE PUT UP ALL THE MONEY FOR THE FIRST MEETING," "SO HE WAS RATED THIS POSITION" "WHEN THE FIRST STANDS WERE BUILT." "SO FAR, WE'VE MANAGED TO HANG ON TO IT." "IT'S CERTAINLY WORTH HANGING ON TO." "REALLY LIKE IT-- THE TRACK, THE HORSES." "YES." "THERE'S A SPECIAL JOY," "A SPECIAL EXCITEMENT ABOUT RACING." "THAT MOMENT WHEN THE HORSES TURN FOR THE FINISH?" "OH, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT." "WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE NOBLE HOUSE." "OH, YES." "I WASN'T ALWAYS TAIPAN." "I WON'T ALWAYS BE TAIPAN." "YOU THINK ABOUT THAT TIME?" "OH, YEAH, EVERY NOW AND THEN." "BY THE WAY, YOU'RE ON FOR DINNER, MY TREAT." "OH, GOOD." "GOOD." "SHOULD CASH IN YOUR TICKET." "THE ODDS ARE 15:1." "NO, THANKS." "I'LL BE BACK." "AH, CASEY, DID YOU WIN, TOO?" "ONLY HAD 10 BUCKS ON HER." "IT'S NOT THE AMOUNT THAT MATTERS." "IT'S THE WINNING," "AND IT'S VERY LUCKY TO PICK THE FIRST WINNER FIRST TIME AT THE TRACK." "I DIDN'T PICK IT." "CHRISTIAN TOXE GAVE ME A TIP." "AH, TOXE." "WANT TO COME BOATING TOMORROW?" "SUPPOSED TO RAIN." "THEN WE'LL STAY INSIDE." "I'LL PHONE YOU IN THE MORNING." "WELL, WHICH IS YOUR BOX?" "I DON'T HAVE ONE." "I'M NOT A STEWARD YET, BUT I WILL BE." "THAT WAS THE WORST RACE I'VE EVER SEEN." "THAT JOCKEY OUGHT TO GET ARRESTED." "WHOSE JOCKEY WAS THAT, MR. BILTZMANN?" "TAIPAN." "THE CROOK RIDING, YOU KNOW, THE FAVORITE." "HE HELD HIS HORSE BACK, JUST REINED HIM TO A DEAD STOP." "IT WAS AN OUT AND OUT FIX." "NOW, NOW, MR. BILTZMANN," "IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IRREGULAR," "I'M SURE THE STEWARD WOULD BE ONTO IT AT ONCE." "OH." "YEAH?" "THEN HOW COME THEY'RE PAYING OFF?" "LISTEN." "I'M NO SUCKER," "AND I KNOW A FIX WHEN I SEE ONE." "DID YOU SEE THE JOCKEY DO ANYTHING UNTOWARD?" "I'M AFRAID I DIDN'T WATCH THE RACE." "QUILLAN?" "THE RACE WAS FINE." "THAT BERK'S MANNERS ARE APPALLING." "EXCUSE ME." "I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, HONEST." "OF COURSE, IF I HADN'T HAVE WON..." "UH-HUH." "FAN-TAN, HORSE RACES..." "IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DON'T WIN AT?" "I HOPE NOT." "THEN WOULD YOU BE PREPARED TO GAMBLE ALL YOUR PAR-CON STOCK" "AGAINST A POTENTIAL PROFIT OF $4 MILLION TO $8 MILLION WITHIN 30 DAYS?" "WHAT?" "THE ODDS ARE EXCELLENT." "YES OR NO?" "O-KAY." "OH, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HER TODAY." "WHAT?" "I BROUGHT HER FOR ME, NOT FOR YOU." "BUT, LITTLE TREASURE" "GO AWAY." "YOU'RE GIVING US INDIGESTION." "ALL GODS SPIT ON YOU, OLD MAN," "BUT EVEN SHE," "WITH ALL THE TECHNIQUE I'VE TAUGHT HER," "CANNOT TEACH A NOODLE TO DANCE." "THE FIRE IN ABERDEEN" "SEEMS LIKE IT WAS SUCH A LONG TIME AGO." "WHAT'S THAT BEEN, A COUPLE OF DAYS?" "THAT'S HONG KONG." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "IT'S A HONG KONG CHARACTERISTIC." "WHEN YOU LIVE HERE, THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH TIME," "WHATEVER YOUR WORK." "THERE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH GOING ON" "PEOPLE LEAVING, ARRIVING," "ONE CRISIS OR ANOTHER." "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FASTER HERE." "JUST LOOK WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE YOU'VE ARRIVED" "JOHN CHEN KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED," "THE FIRE, THE BANK RUN, STOCK MARKET DISASTER." "TAIPAN, HOW DO YOU THINK BUCCANEER IS GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT RACE?" "YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A FAVORITE?" "I'D SAY HE WAS WORTH A SMALL WAGER." "ARE YOU BETTING, LINC?" "NO." "I'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING THE TOTE." "THE LAST RACE WAS OVER 20 MILLION HONG KONG." "THIS ONE IS GONNA BE EVEN MORE." "THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE RICHEST TRACK" "IN THE WORLD, THE WAY THEY'RE BETTING." "I THINK I'LL PLACE THAT SMALL WAGER, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME." "HOW ABOUT A BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR YOU AND CASEY" "AS INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE PAR-CON-STRUAN DEAL?" "ARE YOU INTERESTED?" "I'M INTERESTED ENOUGH TO LISTEN." "BEFORE I LAY IT OUT, THERE ARE GROUND RULES." "IT'S MY GAME, AND YOU TWO ARE BYSTANDERS," "BUT YOU'RE IN FOR 49% OF THE PROFITS," "TO BE SHARED EQUALLY BETWEEN YOU, OK?" "WHAT DO WE DO FOR OUR 49%?" "YOU PUT 4 MILLION U.S. BY 9:00 MONDAY MORNING" "INTO A SWISS BANK OF MY CHOOSING." "AGAINST WHAT?" "WHATEVER GORNT GAVE YOU FOR THE 4 MILLION YOU GAVE HIM." "THAT WAS A VERY GOOD IDEA, BY THE WAY." "HA HA HA!" "HOW LONG YOU KNOWN ABOUT IT?" "I TOLD YOU, THERE ARE NO SECRETS HERE." "ARE YOU IN?" "CASEY, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?" "NO." "WHAT'S THE PROFIT POTENTIAL?" "4 TO 8 MILLION WITHIN 30 DAYS," "AS MUCH AS 24 WITHIN 6 MONTHS." "TOTAL OR OUR SHARE?" "YOUR SHARE." "THAT'S LOT OF PROFIT FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY LEGAL." "IN OR OUT?" "IF I PUT UP THE 4 MILLION," "WHY DOES CASEY GET CUT IN FOR HALF?" "WHAT'S HER RISK?" "SHE SIGNS OVER HER PAR-CON STOCK." "I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS." "I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN YOU DO." "YOU'RE WILLING TO GAMBLE YOUR STOCK BLIND?" "MAYBE YOU BETTER THINK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE." "I ALREADY HAVE," "AND I'LL TAKE THE CHANCE, OK?" "IT'S YOUR MONEY." "OK, TAIPAN." "WHO DO WE HAVE TO KILL?" "DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?" "INVITE THESE PEOPLE TO MY BOX AFTER THE SECOND RACE." "INTERESTING LIST." "ANY SPECIAL REASON?" "JUST IN CASE STRUAN SHOULD ASK." "I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT." "YOU CAN LEAVE IT AT THAT." "Announcer:" "YOU COME IN NOW." "ANDERSON, YOU COME IN NOW." "LAST HORSE COMING IN NOW, JOCKEYS." "AHEM." "PAUL." "AH, RICHARD." "YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME?" "UH, YES." "I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU." "I WAS GOING TO MAKE ONE TO YOU." "[BELL RINGS]" "Announcer:" "AND THEY'RE OFF!" "LISTEN, PAUL, IF ALL THE HO-PAK SECURITIES" "I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU THAT'S GOOD UNTIL 5:00 TODAY." "THE VICTORIA BANK WILL BAIL OUT THE HO-PAK" "AND GUARANTEE ALL YOUR DEPOSITORS." "IN RETURN, WE'LL BUY YOUR PERSONAL HOLDINGS AT PAR" "PAR?" "!" "THAT'S 1/15 OF THEIR VALUE!" "ACTUALLY, IT'S 5 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE WORTH." "THE HO-PAK'S IN BETTER SHAPE THAN" "THAN WHAT?" "THESE ARE HARD TIMES, AND BANKS MUST BE VERY CAREFUL." "EVEN THE NOBLE HOUSE IS DESPERATE FOR MONEY," "NOT THAT WE INTEND TO LEND THEM ANY MORE." "BUT THE HO-PAK" "KINDLY SHUT UP AND LISTEN." "THIS IS THE ONE CHANCE YOU HAVE." "5 CENTS IS RIDICULOUS!" "I'LL AGREE TO A MERGER," "A SEAT ON THE VICTORIA BANK'S BOARD" "PROVIDED YOU GIVE ME YOUR NOTARIZED RESIGNATION UNDATED IN ADVANCE" "AND THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS VOTE EXACTLY AS I WISH." "AS TO MONEY, I DON'T WANT TO PROTRACT THE NEGOTIATION." "IT WILL BE SETTLED NOW OR NOT AT ALL." "57 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR." "THAT'S THE VERY LEAST I'LL ACCEPT." "10, RICHARD." "30." "11." "YOU'RE TRYING TO DESTROY ME." "30 IS MORE THAN FAIR." "18, BUT THAT IS FINAL." "25, AND IT'S A DEAL." "20." "GOOD." "COME BACK HERE AFTER THE 4th RACE." "I'LL HAVE A PROVISIONAL LETTER OF AGREEMENT READY FOR YOUR SIGNATURE" "AND YOUR UNDATED RESIGNATION." "YES, YES, I'LL BE HERE." "[CROWD CHEERING]" "WHO WON?" "UH..." "BUCCANEER." "I NEED TO WIN, ALEXEJ." "I NEED NOBLE STAR TO WIN." "LET ME RIDE NOBLE STAR." "I'LL CONSIDER IT." "WE MUST DECIDE NOW, TAIPAN." "IT'S TIME." "I CAN WIN." "I KNOW I CAN WIN." "ALL RIGHT, ALEXEJ, YOU RIDE." "AND BY GOD, YOU BETTER WIN." "[PEOPLE TALKING INDISTINCTLY]" "WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT, IAN?" "YOU WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT?" "YES." "AS COURTESY, I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD ALL KNOW." "THE NOBLE HOUSE IS FORMALLY CONTESTING THE AMERICAN SUPERFOODS TAKEOVER" "OF YOUR HONG KONG GENERAL STORES." "WHAT?" "BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" "I ALREADY HAVE." "ALL YOU HAVE DONE, IAN, IS MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT." "HOW ARE YOU GONNA PAY?" "IN 30 OR 300 DAYS?" "THE BID'S PUBLIC." "WE COMPLETE IN 30 DAYS WITH A CASH DOWN PAYMENT" "AND SUBMIT THE TENDER BY 9:30 MONDAY MORNING." "THIS IS NONSENSE." "THINK YOU CAN INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN STRUAN'S" "WITH AN EMPTY SHOW OF STRENGTH?" "THE NOBLE HOUSE IS CRUMBLING, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT." "THE NOBLE HOUSE IS STILL THE NOBLE HOUSE." "I REPEAT, MONDAY MORNING." "9:30 IN CASH." "CAN I GO TO PRESS ON THIS, TAIPAN?" "Dunross:" "CERTAINLY." "WE HAVE A DEAL." "IT'S SET." "WE'RE CONTESTING YOUR OFFER, MR. BILTZMANN." "JUST AS IT'S DONE IN THE STATES." "I PRESUME YOU DON'T MIND THE CONTEST." "MY DEAL IS LOCKED." "ISN'T IT?" "WELL, THE DIRECTORS HAD AGREED," "BUT THE STOCKHOLDERS STILL HAVE TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT." "SO IT ISN'T LOCKED, MR. BILTZMANN." "YOUR OWN DEAL STANDS, EXCEPT THAT WE WOULD EXTEND BY 2 YEARS," "AND THERE'S A SEAT ON STRUAN'S BOARD FOR THE FULL PERIOD." "NOW, LISTEN" "YOU, OF COURSE, HAVE THE PERFECT RIGHT TO COUNTER." "LIKE HELL I DO." "I ALREADY MADE MY DEAL." "WELL, IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH." "HOW MUCH CASH?" "WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT ALL PUBLIC HERE?" "WHAT IS THE DOWN PAYMENT?" "4 MILLION." "U.S." "IAN, DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD EXAM" "DON'T WORRY." "I HAVE ALTERNATE FINANCING FOR THIS." "YOU BREAK THIS DEAL, AND I'LL" "I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE." "[ALL MURMURING]" "WHAT ALTERNATIVE FINANCING?" "FROM ABROAD." "FORTUNATELY, THE NOBLE HOUSE HAS FRIENDS ALL OVER THE WORLD." "THAT WAS FANTASTIC." "WHAT A PERFORMANCE." "AND HE'S GOING TO PULL IT OFF." "MAYBE, MAYBE NOT." "YOU KNOW WHAT WE JUST DID." "WE JUST BOUGHT THE NOBLE HOUSE ON A PROMISE OF 4 MILLION BUCKS." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN "PROMISE"?" "IF I DON'T COME UP WITH THE MONEY, DUNROSS IS FINISHED." "HE'S DOWN THE TUBES." "YOU GAVE YOUR WORD." "YOU AGREED TO PUT UP THE 4 MILLION," "AND I AGREED TO PUT UP THE STOCK." "LINC, DON'T YOU" "DON'T WORRY." "I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU." "THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT." "YOU CAN'T RENEGE NOW." "OH, WHY NOT?" "DIDN'T YOU SEE WHAT DUNROSS DID TO BILTZMANN?" "THAT POOR SLOB DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HIT HIM." "IF THEY CAN DO BUSINESS HONG-KONG STYLE, SO CAN I." "YOU THINK DUNROSS WOULDN'T DO THE SAME THING TO US?" "MMM." "[HORSES WHINNYING]" "MCMILLAN, YOU COME IN NOW." "ZY AND WILSON, YOU COME IN TOGETHER." "RIGHT, JOCKEYS." "[HORSE WHINNIES]" "GOOD LUCK." "MMM, DID YOU HEDGE YOUR BET?" "NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT." "[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "ONE WIN IS ENOUGH FOR YOU." "THIS ONE'S MINE." "ONLY IF YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE IN FRONT OF ME," "AND YOU WON'T." "YOU'RE NOT TO WIN." "WHO SAYS?" "YOU'RE NOT." "YOU'RE ALL LOCKED AWAY." "[BELL RINGS]" "STAY THERE, STAY THERE, STAY THERE." "PULL BACK, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON." "COME ON." "[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "COME ON!" "COME ON!" "YEAH!" "YEAH!" "[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]" "COME ON, COME ON!" "NOBLE STAR!" "YES!" "GET IN THERE!" "NOBLE STAR!" "[WHIP SNAPS]" "EXCUSE ME." "DOCTOR." "OH, DEAR GOD." "VICTORIA BANK MERGING WITH THE HO-PAK." "HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?" "I DIDN'T HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENT." "YOU JUST WEREN'T LISTENING." "PAUL HAVERGILL SAID HE'S GUARANTEEING ALL THE HO-PAK DEPOSITORS," "AND RICHARD KWANG WILL BE ON THE VICTORIA BOARD." "MUST HAVE BEEN ONE HELL OF A DEAL." "I GUESS." "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?" "OH, I DON'T KNOW." "I'M SORRY, LINC." "THAT ACCIDENT-- I JUST KEEP SEEING IT." "YEAH." "THAT WAS PRETTY AWFUL." "HOW MUCH DID YOU LOSE?" "PRETTY HEAVY BET." "SHOULD HAVE SPLIT IT AND PUT HALF YOUR MONEY ON PLACE." "SOME BETS YOU DON'T HEDGE." "OH?" "HA HA!" "YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR MONEY ON THE HORSE, DID YOU?" "YOU HAD YOUR MONEY ON DUNROSS." "OH, BE SMART." "LEARN FROM EXAMPLE." "ANYBODY CAN TRIP AND FALL." "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, LINC?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I GOT TILL 9:00 MONDAY MORNING TO DECIDE." "WE'LL JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN." "AND WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION?" "CHINESE HAVE A SAYING." ""WHEN PULLING WEEDS, MAKE SURE YOU GET RID OF THE ROOTS."" "HA HA HA!" "[DOOR OPENS]" "EXCUSE ME FOR INTRUDING, TAIPAN," "BUT WHEN I COULDN'T REACH YOU," "I FOUND PHILLIP AND HE SUGGESTED WE WAIT FOR YOU HERE." "I HOPE YOU'VE BEEN COMFORTABLE." "PLEASE, SIT DOWN, GENTLEMEN, SIT DOWN." "WE HEARD ABOUT ALEXEJ TRAVKIN." "TERRIBLE NEWS." "I HOPE YOU HAVE BETTER NEWS FOR ME, MR. TIP." "I'VE SPOKEN TO TSU-YAN AND HE REMEMBERS YOU WELL." "HE WILL BE WILLING TO SEE YOU FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING" "IN BEIJING." "CALL THE AIRPORT." "NO NEED." "TSU-YAN HAS SAID A PLANE AND A VISA WILL BE WAITING ON YOUR ARRIVAL." "DID HE GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION REGARDING MY REQUEST?" "THAT HE'S INVITED YOU IS A FAVORABLE SIGN." "BEYOND THAT, NO." "YOU EXPLAINED THE QUESTION OF TIME?" "I BELIEVE YOU'LL FIND TSU-YAN TO BE WELL-INFORMED IN MANY WAYS." "THE SITUATION HERE IS A MATTER OF SERIOUS DISCUSSION IN BEIJING." "THE MIDDLE KINGDOM WISHES TO PROTECT ITS INTERESTS." "OF COURSE." "MY GOVERNMENT IS VERY CONCERNED" "WITH THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG." "AFTER ALL, WE HAVE CONSIDERABLE INTERESTS HERE." "WELL?" "IT'S BEAUTIFUL." "I" "YOU EARNED IT." "AND I ALWAYS KEEP MY WORD, DON'T I?" "HERE." "NO." "NO?" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO?" "I PROMISED YOU A JAG." "I MEAN I DON'T WANT IT, QUILLAN." "THE HELL YOU DON'T." "I KNOW YOU, ORLANDA." "I DON'T WANT YOUR CAR." "I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM YOU." "NOT NOW." "NOT ANYMORE." "GOOD LORD, YOU'VE FALLEN FOR HIM, HAVEN'T YOU?" "YES." "I'M SORRY" "OH, NO, NO, NOT TO WORRY." "REAL OR PRETEND, THE END RESULT WILL STILL BE THE SAME." "IN FACT, THIS COULD WORK OUT BETTER." "HA HA HA!" "ORLANDA IN LOVE!" "HA HA!" "[THUNDER]" "Casey:" "YEAH, I'M UPSET." "NO, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT." "RIGHT." "WHEN I GET BACK." "ALL RIGHT." "BYE-BYE." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "HI." "COME ON IN." "I'M SORRY I'M NOT READY," "BUT I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE FOR THE PAST HOUR." "OH." "LISTEN, I MIGHT AS WELL GET THE BAD NEWS OVER WITH." "DOUG MURTAGH JUST CALLED FROM NEW YORK." "HE COULDN'T SELL IT." "NO FIRST CENTRAL." "I'M SORRY, IAN." "I GUESS TODAY'S NOT YOUR DAY." "UH, WHO KNOWS?" "WITH LUCK, I MAY SALVAGE IT YET." "LUCK RUNS PRETTY THIN SOMETIMES." "I'LL GO GET READY." "I'M AFRAID I HAVE TO BEG OFF TONIGHT." "HOW ABOUT TOMORROW AFTER JASON PLUMM'S PARTY?" "WHAT'S WRONG WITH TONIGHT?" "I HAVE TO GO OUT OF TOWN." "OH." "WANT SOME COMPANY?" "WELL, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE ON THIS TRIP." "WHY NOT?" "I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I GET BACK." "I'D LIKE TO KNOW NOW." "LAST NIGHT WAS NOT SOMETHING I DO CASUALLY," "AND I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE A FOOL." "LAST NIGHT WAS VERY SPECIAL." "BUT TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING OUT OF TOWN?" "ALONE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING." "I HAVE TO GO." "THEN GO." "I'LL CALL YOU AS SOON AS I CAN." "IF YOU WANT TO." "CASEY." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "I CAN'T TELL YOU." "THEN IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME..." "IT IS NO GAME." "NO?" "I'M SORRY, IAN." "I'M NOT SURE IF I BELIEVE YOU." "WELCOME TO BEIJING, MR. DUNROSS." "I HOPE YOUR TRIP WAS A PLEASANT ONE." "YES, IT WAS FINE, THANK YOU." "AND OUR OFFICES ARE CLOSED TODAY." "TSU-YAN IS EXPECTING YOU IN PAN-CHING." "IT IS LESS THAN HOUR'S DRIVE." "FINE." "YES." "YOU'RE JUST AS I IMAGINED YOU TO BE." "AND YOU AS WELL." "IT'S BEEN A WHILE, TSU-YAN." "ALMOST 25 YEARS." "WE'VE BECOME A LITTLE OLDER, IF NOT WISER." "SO MY OLD FRIEND HAS BECOME TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "AND MY OLD FRIEND HAS BECOME CHAIRMAN" "OF THE CHINA GREAT WALL INTERNATIONAL TRUST CORPORATION." "YES, BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS DESTINED." "YES." "AND YOU WERE ALWAYS SMARTER." "HA HA!" "NO, IAN." "I THINK WE WERE QUITE EQUAL." "THAT'S WHY WE WERE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS." "AND NOW YOU COME TO ME IN FRIENDSHIP." "AND IN NEED AS WELL." "YES, I KNOW." "WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE RECENT EVENTS IN HONG KONG CAREFULLY" "AND WITH LITTLE PLEASURE." "HOW STRANGE THE TURNS OF HISTORY." "I REMEMBER WHEN YOUR FATHER WAS TAIPAN," "AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE HIM ASKING CHINA FOR HELP." "THOSE WERE DIFFERENT TIMES," "AND I'M NOT MY FATHER." "YOU MUST REMEMBER," "NOBLE HOUSE HAS BEEN A FRIEND OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM FOR MANY YEARS." "FRIENDLY ACQUAINTANCE PERHAPS MIGHT BE A BETTER DESCRIPTION." "YOUR FAMOUS ANCESTOR, THE GREEN-EYED DEVIL," "WAS, AFTER ALL, AN OPIUM TRADER AND A PIRATE AS WELL." "THE NOBLE HOUSE WAS HARDLY BUILT ON NOBLE FOUNDATIONS." "I HAVE NEVER MADE THAT CLAIM." "WISELY." "UNFORTUNATELY, THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG" "IS NOT EQUALLY WISE." "NO?" "IN WHAT WAY DO YOU FIND THEM FOOLISH?" "THE ANSWER IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS THE QUESTION, IAN." "BUT OF COURSE YOU KNOW THAT." "SHALL I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE?" "PLEASE." "YOU WERE ALWAYS A GOOD TEACHER." "TWO DAYS AGO, THURSDAY," "THE HONG KONG POLICE MADE A SERIOUS ERROR." "MM-HMM?" "THEY MISTAKENLY ARRESTED A GOOD FRIEND OF YOURS" "BRIAN KWOK." "BRIAN?" "WHY?" "HE'S BEEN FALSELY ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE." "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE." "I QUITE AGREE." "WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST, IAN?" "HOW WOULD THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE" "DEAL WITH SUCH AN UNHAPPY SITUATION?" "AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE." "YES, SOME THINGS ARE BEST RESOLVED WITH HASTE." "BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE COME HERE TO DISCUSS." "OUR COMPANY MIGHT BE WILLING TO ISSUE A LINE OF CREDIT" "TO THE NOBLE HOUSE WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS." "HOW MUCH CREDIT?" "FIRST YOU MUST ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS." "FIRST YOU TELL ME THE AMOUNT." "YOU WERE A SCOUNDREL AS A BOY, IAN." "I SEE YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED." "VERY WELL. 300 MILLION HONG KONG DOLLARS ON A REVOLVING BASIS" "AT 10% INTEREST." "4." "8." "5." "7." "5.5." "ONLY FOR YOU." "HOW SOON?" "THAT WILL DEPEND ON THE CONDITIONS." "AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU NEED THE MONEY TOMORROW." "I NEED IT RIGHT NOW, BUT TOMORROW WILL HAVE TO DO." "THE FIRST CONDITION IS THAT TIP TOK-TOH" "BE MADE A DIRECTOR OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "AND BE GIVEN A SEAT ON YOUR EXECUTIVE BOARD." "CONSIDER IT DONE." "AND THE NEXT CONDITION?" "OLD FRIENDS SHOULD ASSIST OLD FRIENDS" "AND HELP CORRECT MISTAKES." "I'M SORRY, MISS, BUT MR. BARTLETT'S GONE OUT." "DID HE LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR ME?" "NO, NO MESSAGES FOR YOU TODAY." "OK, THANK YOU." "GOOD MORNING, CASEY!" "ARE YOU READY?" "FOR WHAT?" "WE'RE GOING BOATING." "DON'T YOU REMEMBER?" "I THOUGHT WE'D GO TO DEEP WATER BAY." "SEA SHOULD BE CALM THERE, LUNCHES ONBOARD." "I DIDN'T SAY" "AND YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU'D COME, I KNOW." "THAT'S WHY I'M HERE." "I SHALL PERSUADE YOU." "HOW?" "BY TELLING YOU ABOUT SUNDAYS IN HONG KONG" "WITH EVERYONE GONE AND NOTHING TO DO." "I SEE YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN FOR A WALK." "NOW YOU CAN GO AND SIT IN YOUR ROOM AND WATCH TELEVISION" "AND HEAR THE NEWS ABOUT THE LANDSLIDE ABOVE ABERDEEN," "AND THAT'S TODAY'S BIG STORY." "OR I COULD READ A BOOK." "MM-HMM." "AND AFTER AN HOUR, YOU'LL BE RESTLESS" "AND YOU'LL GO FOR ANOTHER WALK" "AND THEN BACK TO YOUR ROOM." "WHILE WITH ME, YOU CAN ENJOY SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE EXCITING." "SUCH AS?" "SUCH AS PERHAPS CATCHING ME OFF GUARD" "AND LEARNING SOME INFORMATION WHICH YOU CAN USE" "TO HELP YOUR FRIEND IAN DUNROSS." "I DON'T THINK YOU'RE EVER OFF GUARD," "AT LEAST NOT ABOUT THE NOBLE HOUSE." "COME AND FIND OUT." "AND IF I DON'T?" "A VERY FINE LUNCH WILL GO TO WASTE." "WELL?" "UM..." "WHY NOT?" "A MORE GRACIOUS ACCEPTANCE HAS NEVER PASSED MY EARS." "MAYBE ANOTHER WEEK, 10 DAYS AT THE MOST." "AND THEN?" "BACK TO CALIFORNIA." "GOT A HELL OF A HOUSE THERE, RIGHT ON TOP OF A HILL." "YOU'D REALLY LIKE IT." "I'M SURE I WOULD." "WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK WITH ME?" "TO CALIFORNIA?" "WHAT WOULD I DO?" "NO, LINC." "I CAN'T." "OH, WHY NOT?" "WHAT'S HOLDING YOU HERE?" "MY SELF-RESPECT." "I WANT TO BE EVERYTHING A WOMAN COULD BE FOR YOU..." "EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD DESIRE." "BUT I WON'T BE YOUR MISTRESS." "I WON'T BE KEPT BY YOU." "THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT." "THEN WHAT DID YOU MEAN?" "JUST..." "I WANT TO BE WITH YOU." "AND I WANT TO BE WITH YOU..." "ALWAYS." "AND WHEN I'M OLD AND YOU NO LONGER DESIRE ME," "I WILL FILL THAT PART OF YOUR LIFE WITH WHATEVER WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY..." "OPENLY AND FREELY." "ALL I ASK IS TO BE YOUR TAI-TAI." "WHAT'S THAT, A TAI-TAI?" "IT MEANS "SUPREME OF SUPREME."" "IT MEANS TO BE PART OF YOUR LIFE." "IT MEANS THAT I LOVE YOU." "ORLANDA..." "NO, WAIT." "THIS COMPLICATES THINGS TOO MUCH." "NO, IT MAKES EVERYTHING PERFECT." "I WANT YOU, ORLANDA." "I WANT YOU WITH ME." "ALWAYS?" "NOW, ALWAYS, CONSTANTLY." "THEN KEEP ME, LINC." "KEEP ME FOREVER." "[INDISTINCT P.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS]" "HELLO, ROBERT." "IT SEEMS AS IF YOU'RE ALWAYS ON DUTY." "I WAS JUST PASSING BY AND HEARD YOU WERE COMING THROUGH." "THOUGHT I'D LEND A HAND." "BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU DIDN'T NEED ANY HELP." "HAVE A GOOD TRIP?" "I HEAR YOU'VE ARRESTED BRIAN KWOK." "IS THAT TRUE?" "WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" "AN OLD FRIEND." "IN BEIJING?" "DAMN IT, ROBERT." "ANSWER ME." "I'M AFRAID I CAN'T, TAIPAN." "DON'T PLAY THAT GAME WITH ME." "IF BRIAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW." "THAT MAY BE SO, TAIPAN," "BUT I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL YOU." "[YAWNS]" "SORRY." "[CHUCKLES]" "IT'S THE SALT AIR." "IT'S VERY RELAXING." "AND ALL THAT WINE AT LUNCH." "WE'LL BE HEADING BACK SOON." "AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU CAME NOW?" "DELIGHTED." "ARE YOU OFF GUARD YET, OR WAS THAT JUST THE BAIT?" "TRY ME." "WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TOMORROW?" "OH, TOMORROW WILL TAKE CARE OF TOMORROW." "SERIOUSLY." "I WILL WIN, OR I WILL NOT WIN," "BUT WITH JOSS," "I WILL HAVE IAN DUNROSS WHERE I WANT HIM." "AND THEN?" "HAVE ANY DOUBT?" "I'LL TAKE HIM OVER LOCK, STOCK, AND BOX AT THE RACES." "AND YOU REALLY WANT THAT, DON'T YOU?" "OH, YES." "THAT REPRESENTS VICTORY." "HE AND HIS ANCESTORS HAVE DEPRIVED ME AND MINE LONG ENOUGH." "ISN'T THERE ENOUGH ROOM FOR BOTH OF YOU?" "OH, WELL, ONCE PERHAPS THERE WAS LONG AGO," "BUT NOT ANYMORE." "LOOK, I KNOW DUNROSS HAS IMPRESSED YOU" "WITH HIS GREAT HOUSE AND HIS GRAND MANOR," "BUT YOU'VE ONLY SEEN ONE SIDE TO HIM." "THERE IS ANOTHER SIDE WHICH IS FAR LESS ATTRACTIVE." "IN WHAT WAY?" "DIRK STRUAN WAS" "A GRASPING GREEDY BASTARD." "SO WAS ALL HIS LINE." "IAN DUNROSS IS NO BETTER." "ALTHOUGH I MUST ADMIT, HE HAS A CERTAIN CHARM." "NOW, THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED HIM," "HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?" "HA HA!" "[SIGHS]" "HOW YOU LADIES MANIPULATE US MEN." "IN TRUTH, MY DEAR, I CONFESS I AM NO BETTER." "I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT." "GOOD." "COME, LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND THE REST OF THE BOAT." "SHE SLEEPS 6 COMFORTABLY," "PLUS THE CREW QUARTERS, OF COURSE." "THIS IS THE MASTER CABIN." "COME ON, QUILLAN." "JUST DON'T." "DON'T WHAT?" "LET'S GO BACK UP ON THE DECK." "OK?" "WHY DON'T WE HAVE A DRINK?" "GO TO HELL." "OH, I WILL SOON ENOUGH." "NOW, CALM DOWN." "IF I REALLY WANTED TO RAPE YOU," "IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH OF A CONTEST, I'M AFRAID." "IF YOU WERE TO CALL BLOODY MURDER," "MY CREW WOULDN'T CARE A THING." "YOU BASTARD!" "I'M NOT, ACTUALLY." "I'M REALLY VERY LEGITIMATE." "LOOK, IT WAS A PRANK, THAT'S ALL." "NOTHING MORE." "WHAT CAN I DO TO APOLOGIZE?" "JUST OPEN THE DAMN DOOR." "TURN THE HANDLE THE OTHER WAY." "HA HA!" "HA HA..." "[BOTH SPEAKING CHINESE]" "DID TSU-YAN AGREE, TAIPAN..." "TSU-YAN HAS REQUESTED THAT BRIAN KWOK BE FREED FROM PRISON" "BEFORE THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED." "BRIAN'S IN PRISON?" "YES, I HEARD YESTERDAY." "WHY THE DEVIL DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" "YOU NO LONGER CONSIDER ME" "COMPRADORE OF THE NOBLE HOUSE" "AND FAVOR ME WITH YOUR TRUST." "CLAUDIA, GET ME CASEY TCHOLOK ON THE PHONE, WILL YOU?" "SHE'S ON THE SEA WITCH WITH QUILLAN GORNT." "WITH GORNT?" "YES." "I COULD LEAVE A MESSAGE AT THE HOTEL." "CALL THE GOVERNOR." "I NEED TO SEE HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." "SAY IT'S REGARDING BRIAN KWOK." "PHILLIP, YOU COME WITH ME." "YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TRUSTWORTHY?" "YES." "I'VE PROVED IT IN THE PAST MANY TIMES." "SO DID MY FATHER AND HIS." "EVEN SO, IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD HAVE ALREADY DECIDED" "THE WAYS AND MEANS OF MY DESTRUCTION." "PERHAPS I HAVE." "NOT YOU." "DIRK STRUAN, YES," "BUT NOT YOU." "AND THE MONEY?" "THE 40 MILLION YOU WERE TO RAISE?" "IT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION." "THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH." "IT IS STILL EARLY." "YOU HAVE GIVEN ME UNTIL MIDNIGHT." "AGAIN, I ASK FORGIVENESS." "BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE FINISHED." "BECAUSE I MIGHT BE FINISHED" "IF ONCE MORE I CANNOT PROVE MY WORTH." "HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO DO THAT?" "I PROMISE THAT I WILL DEAL WITH FOUR-FINGER WU" "LONG BEFORE HIS REQUEST MUST BE GRANTED." "HOW?" "THIS IS CHINA." "I WILL DEAL WITH IT IN CHINESE FASHION." "I SWEAR IT BY THE BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS." "I WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE NOBLE HOUSE AS I HAVE SWORN TO DO." "BUT WITHOUT MONEY, THERE WILL BE NO NOBLE HOUSE" "FOR YOU TO PROTECT." "MY RESIGNATION." "MAY I ASK THAT IT BE EXTENDED A WEEK?" "NO." "A DAY PERHAPS." "OTHER EXTENSIONS MAY BE DISCUSSED LATER." "I HAVE HEARD THAT TOMORROW MORNING," "GORNT AND BARTLETT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE OUR STOCK DOWN." "I EXPECT SO." "THEN YOU SHOULD WITHDRAW IT FROM TRADING." "I COULD HAVE A WORD" "WITH THE STOCK EXCHANGE COMMITTEE." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "THE GOVERNOR CAN SEE YOU IMMEDIATELY, TAIPAN." "HE'S WAITING IN HIS OFFICE." "WHATEVER YOU WANT, MY LOVE." "WHATEVER YOU WANT." "IN THIS UNHAPPY AFFAIR OF BRIAN KWOK," "IT WOULD SEEM TO ME MORE A MATTER FOR THE POLICE" "THAN THE CONCERN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE," "WHICH IS WHY I ASKED COMMISSIONER CROSSE TO JOIN US" "AT THIS MEETING." "EXACTLY WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT, MR. DUNROSS?" "I WOULD LIKE THIS SITUATION TO BE HANDLED WISELY." "BEIJING CONSIDERS BRIAN'S ARREST TO BE A SERIOUS ERROR." "OH?" "ON WHOSE PART?" "THEY SAY HE'S BEEN FALSELY ACCUSED." "THEY CAN SAY WHATEVER THEY DAMN PLEASE." "THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACTS." "AND WHAT ARE THE FACTS?" "THAT DOESN'T CONCERN YOU." "NOW, I MUST ADMIT, HAVING THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE" "ACTING AS A COMMUNIST EMISSARY" "IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE." "YES, THAT DOES STRIKE RATHER AN ODD NOTE." "WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION WITH THIS, IAN?" "AS AN OLD FRIEND WHO'S TRYING TO RECTIFY A MISTAKE" "BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE." "THERE IS NO MISTAKE." "IS THAT WHY YOU WENT TO BEIJING?" "NO, SIR." "I WENT TO MEET WITH TSU-YAN," "CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINA GREAT WALL INTERNATIONAL TRUST CORPORATION." "WOULD YOU GIVE ME THE REASON?" "TO ESTABLISH A LINE OF CREDIT." "BUT FREEING BRIAN KWOK IS THE PRICE, IS THAT IT?" "LET THE SPY GO TO SAVE THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR INTEREST, MR. DUNROSS." "UNFORTUNATELY, FOR YOU, HOWEVER, I FAIL TO SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM." "IF THE REDS WANT BRIAN KWOK," "LET THEM BLOODY WELL ASK FOR HIM." "THAT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF SUBLIME IGNORANCE, COMMISSIONER." "Governor:" "GENTLEMEN, PLEASE." "LET'S NOT BE PRECIPITOUS." "IF YOU'VE FORCED BEIJING INTO MAKING AN OFFICIAL REQUEST," "THEN YOU'VE FORCED THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAS HAPPENED." "BUT IF BRIAN IS SIMPLY RELEASED AND ALLOWED TO CROSS THE BORDER" "WE CAN ALL PRETEND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN." "THAT MIGHT BE YOUR STYLE, TAIPAN, BUT IT IS NOT MINE." "GOVERNOR, HOW MANY BANKS, HOW MANY BUSINESSES HAVE FAILED" "IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND WHO HAS COME TO THE RESCUE?" "CHINA." "THE ENTIRE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG DEPENDS" "ON BEIJING." "LONDON MAY NOT BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT THEY CANNOT DENY IT." "NO, BUT THEY REGARD IT AS BEIJING'S PROTECTION" "OF A FUTURE INVESTMENT." "AND IF BEIJING'S PROTECTION WERE TO BE WITHDRAWN" "FOR ALL OF HONG KONG, WHAT THEN?" "IS THE BANK OF ENGLAND PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY" "NOT JUST FOR THE NOBLE HOUSE, BUT FOR ALL OF HONG KONG." "ALL FOR BRIAN KWOK." "IS THAT A THREAT?" "THAT'S A POSSIBILITY," "IF BRIAN KWOK IS NOT RELEASED TOMORROW EVENING AT THE BORDER AT 6:00" "AND ALLOWED TO CROSS." "HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IS" "NOT SUBJECT TO BLACKMAIL." "IT IS NOT BLACKMAIL!" "IT IS SURVIVAL." "HA HA HA HA!" "TAKE HER BACK TO THE YACHT CLUB." "I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP." "I'M TOO HAPPY TO BE SLEEPING." "I WANT TO BE AWAKE TO ENJOY." "I'M HAPPY THAT I'VE PLEASED YOU." "YOU DID MORE THAN PLEASE ME." "THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING." "I'VE PUT MY SOUL INTO YOUR LIFE." "CLOSE YOUR EYES, MY DARLING." "EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE AS YOU DESIRE." "AND, YES, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEIR FACES" "WHEN I TOLD THEM HOW MUCH OPIUM I COULD SUPPLY." "HA HA HA!" "THAT IS WHY THEY ELECTED ME CHIEF OF THE NEW BROTHERHOOD," "WHICH WAS ONLY RIGHT." "THERE ARE BETTER USES FOR YOUR HALF-COIN, FATHER," "SAFER AND WITH GOOD PROFIT." "THE NOBLE HOUSE COULD PROVIDE INVESTMENTS AND" "OH, WHAT INVESTMENTS?" "WHAT PROFIT?" "NO, MY SON, THE WHITE POWDER IS THE MOST PROFITABLE INVESTMENT" "IN THE WHOLE WORLD." "AND NOW THAT WE HAVE THE SHIPS OF THE NOBLE HOUSE, HA HA!" "BUT TAIPAN HASN'T AGREED YET." "AYEEYAH!" "HOW COULD I HAVE A SON WITH SUCH A SMALL MIND?" "HE WILL AGREE." "OF COURSE HE WILL AGREE TO EVERYTHING." "OH, SECRETLY, WE WILL HAVE ACCESS" "TO THE NOBLE HOUSE BANK ACCOUNTS TO HIDE OUR PROFITS." "AND THE TAIPAN WILL INTERCEDE FOR ME WITH LANDO MATA" "SO THAT MY NAME WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE NEW GAMBLING SYNDICATE" "IN MACAO." "HA HA HA!" "AH, YES, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE." "EVERYTHING!" "YOU WILL WAIT FOR ME IN THE BACK." "[DOORBELL BUZZES]" "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE COMING TODAY." "WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO TELL YOU ANYTHING?" "WHO PAYS FOR THIS APARTMENT NOW, HMM?" "BUT BECAUSE I WAS FEELING GENEROUS," "I HAVE BROUGHT YOU A PRESENT." "AYEEYAH, IT IS BEAUTIFUL." "NOT NOW, LITTLE MEALY MOUTH." "HA HA HA HA." "FIRST YOU MUST EARN IT." "[THUNDER]" "[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]" "GRETCHEN, LOOK AT THAT." "IT'S RAINING AGAIN." "Woman:" "I COULD NEVER GET A CAB TONIGHT." "GOOD EVENING, CASEY." "YOU'RE NOT STILL UPSET WITH ME, ARE YOU?" "YES." "NO HARM DONE." "GO TO HELL, QUILLAN." "EXCUSE ME." "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" "CHINA." "CAN WE HAVE DINNER?" "WHEN?" "AS SOON AS WE LEAVE HERE." "I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET LINC." "HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?" "NO, NOT TONIGHT." "MAYBE HE'LL TURN UP." "WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT?" "LINC'S GOING WITH GORNT." "I'M SORRY." "IT WAS HIS CHOICE." "HAS HE TOLD YOU?" "NOT IN SO MANY WORDS, BUT..." "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" "WATCH." "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?" "Gornt:" "ARE YOU GOING TO ANNOUNCE YOUR RESIGNATION, IAN?" "NO, QUILLAN." "I'M ANNOUNCING THAT STRUAN STOCK HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM TRADING" "UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING" "AT WHICH TIME IT WILL OPEN AT 30." "30?" "YOUR STOCK'S AT 9.50 AND GOING DOWN." "THE STOCK EXCHANGE COMMITTEE HAVE AGREED UNANIMOUSLY." "IT'S FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE INVESTORS" "NOW THAT THE NOBLE HOUSE HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW REVOLVING CREDIT." "NOT BY THE VICTORIA." "NO." "WELL, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO IDENTIFY" "THIS MYSTERY BANK?" "YOU'LL FIND THAT OUT IN GOOD TIME." "I THINK YOU'RE LYING, IAN." "GOOD." "HOW MANY SHARES HAVE YOU SOLD SHORT?" "700,000?" "YOU'RE IN THE RINGER, QUILLAN." "NOT BLOODY LIKELY." "30 WILL BE THE PRICE ON TUESDAY." "A POX ON YOU, TUESDAY, AND YOUR PARTY." "[GUESTS MUTTERING]" "NOW, CAN WE HAVE DINNER?" "THERE YOU GO." "THANKS." "ALL RIGHT?" "MMM." "ALL RIGHT, IAN, THIS OTHER BANK," "IS IT TRUE?" "ALMOST." "THAT'S WHY YOU WENT TO CHINA." "[LANDSLIDE]" "LET'S GO!" "Man:" "QUICK!" "[SIREN]" "THEY'RE OVER THERE." "HELP!" "HELP!" "ORLANDA?" "ORLANDA?" "I WENT OUT TO GET SOME FOOD." "OH, MY GOD." "LINC'S THERE." "WHERE?" "WHERE WAS HE?" "MY APARTMENT." "HE'S THERE." "Casey:" "OH, MY GOD." "LOOK AFTER HER." "I'M GONNA LOOK AROUND." "NO." "IT'S TOO DARK." "I'LL GET A FLASHLIGHT." "WAIT FOR ME." "Man:" "WE'RE ON OUR WAY!" "Orlanda:" "WILL HE BE ALL RIGHT?" "HOW THE HELL DO I KNOW?" "WHAT'S HE DOING IN YOUR APARTMENT?" "THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION." "I LOVE HIM, AND HE LOVES ME." "I'M GOING BACK TO CALIFORNIA WITH HIM." "OH, GOD, PLEASE LET HIM BE ALIVE." "YEAH." "PLEASE." "[AMBULANCE SIREN]" "JUST HANG ON." "[WOMAN SCREAMS]" "Man:" "THERE'S HELP ON ITS WAY, HONESTLY." "STAY BEHIND THIS..." "[PEOPLE SPEAKING EXCITEDLY]" "Man:" "I'LL TRY AND GET UP THERE!" "FATHER!" "FATHER!" "Woman:" "JIMMY!" "Man:" "THERE'S ONE OVER HERE!" "COME ON AND HELP ME FIND..." "JIMMY?" "!" "Third man:" "UP HERE!" "COME ON!" "THERE'S SOMEBODY UP HERE." "Fourth man:" "I CAN'T NOW, SIR." "THEY'LL BE HERE IN THE NEXT ROUND." "[SIRENS]" "Man:" "COME ON!" "HURRY, NOW!" "Second man:" "KEEP SPEAKING." "Third man:" "WE'RE OVER HERE." "Man:" "RIGHT." "THERE ARE TWO MORE OVER HERE." "TWO MORE!" "Man:" "SOMEBODY, COME AND HELP ME." "WE NEED SOME HELP." "Man:" "COME ON!" "COME ON!" "WE NEED HELP!" "HAVE YOU SEEN DUNROSS?" "HAVE YOU SEEN IAN DUNROSS?" "WHO?" "THE TAIPAN." "NO, I HAVEN'T." "HEY, I'M SORRY, SIR." "YOU CAN'T." "Man:" "ALL RIGHT." "COME IN HERE WITH THE LIGHT." "GET SOME LIGHT OVER HERE ON THE LEFT." "MR. GORNT." "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" "PAUL CHOY." "MY UNCLE'S UP THERE." "FOUR FINGERS IN ROSE COURT?" "YES, SIR." "HE WAS VISITING." "BAD TIMING." "IT'S QUILLAN." "[OVERLAPPING RADIO TRANSMISSIONS IN CHINESE]" "QUILLAN!" "WHERE'S IAN?" "HE'S UP THERE..." "LOOKING FOR LINC." "BARTLETT?" "WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING THERE?" "HE WAS IN MY APARTMENT." "YOU'VE GOT TO FIND HIM." "OH, GOD, QUILLAN, PLEASE HELP." "IN YOUR APARTMENT." "STAY THERE." "QUILLAN WILL FIND HIM." "I KNOW QUILLAN WILL FIND HIM." "[MEN SPEAKING COMMANDS IN CHINESE]" "[P.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS IN CHINESE]" "[MAN YELLING INDISTINCTLY]" "DUNROSS?" "IAN BLOODY DUNROSS, WHERE ARE YOU?" "[ALL SPEAKING CHINESE]" "[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS AND RADIO TRANSMISSIONS]" "[SPEAKING CHINESE]" "WE NEED THAT STRETCHER." "THE TAIPAN, HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?" "HE'S UP THERE." "YOU'D BETTER GET TO A DOCTOR." "NO, NO, NO, NO." "I'M ALL RIGHT." "I'M ALL RIGHT." "I--I MUST FIND THE TAIPAN." "OH, HE'S NOT HURT." "HE'S SEARCHING FOR LINC." "YOU'RE BLEEDING." "YOUR FACE." "OH?" "OH." "YES." "WELL, I'D BETTER..." "YES." "Woman:" "MY HEAD!" "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE, QUILLAN?" "I'M LOOKING FOR YOU." "CASEY SAID YOU WERE PLAYING HIDE-AND-SEEK." "OH?" "SORRY I'M NOT DEAD?" "YES." "JOSS." "HA HA." "BUT YOU'LL BE DEAD SOON ENOUGH." "SOONER IF WE DON'T GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE." "BARTLETT?" "!" "LINC BARTLETT..." "CAN YOU HEAR ME?" "AH, HE MUST BE DEAD." "HE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THERE." "HE COULD BE ALIVE." "YES, YOU NEED HIM FOR YOUR DEAL, DON'T YOU?" "NOT NOW." "NOT ANYMORE." "I THINK YOU'RE LYING, IAN, ABOUT EVERYTHING." "WELL, I'M GOING UP." "ALL RIGHT, GUNGA DIN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY THE HERO, LET'S DO IT RIGHT." "I LEAD." "Man on bullhorn:" "ALL THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES, PARK THEM RIGHT HERE." "[SIREN]" "EVERYBODY, BACK!" "REALLY, I TELL YOU!" "WE NEED MORE CORPSMEN TO RUSH UP HERE." "[OVERLAPPING RADIO TRANSMISSIONS]" "I'M AFRAID." "I'M SO AFRAID." "COME ALONG, LADIES." "YOU'LL HAVE TO MOVE." "IT'S NOT SAFE." "WE'RE EXPECTING MORE TROUBLE." "PLEASE." "BEHIND THE BARRICADE." "YOU ALL RIGHT?" "YES, I'M FINE." "LISTEN, LISTEN..." "LISTEN." "I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING." "IS ANYONE THERE?" "CAN YOU HEAR ME?" "YEAH, IN HERE!" "BARTLETT?" "IS THAT YOU?" "YEAH." "WHO'S THERE?" "QUILLAN GORNT AND IAN DUNROSS." "WE'RE BOTH HERE." "ARE YOU HURT?" "NO." "LINC, CAN YOU SEE MY FLASHLIGHT?" "NO." "GET ME OUT OF HERE, WILL YOU?" "OK." "DON'T WORRY." "WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT." "WE'RE GONNA GET SOME HELP." "I'LL STAY." "YOU GO ON BACK DOWN." "OK." "HEY, YOU MIGHT NEED THIS." "[METAL CREAKING]" "Gornt:" "DICEY, THAT." "Dunross:" "ALL RIGHT." "I'LL GO BACK." "OK." "LINC?" "QUILLAN'S GONE TO GET SOME HELP." "WHERE ARE YOU?" "HOW THE HELL DO I KNOW?" "ALL RIGHT." "WAIT THERE." "I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET CLOSER TO YOU." "GIVE US A SHOUT WHEN YOU SEE MY FLASHLIGHT." "OK." "NOTHING." "NOT YET." "NOT YET." "NOTHING." "NO, NOT YET." "NOTHING." "THERE." "I SEE IT." "HOLD IT THERE." "ALL RIGHT." "I'M COMING UP." "OK." "WHERE ARE YOU?" "HERE." "WHERE ARE YOU?" "DOWN HERE." "YEAH?" "OH." "WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DIG YOU OUT." "IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME." "CAN YOU HOLD ON?" "SURE." "WHAT HAPPENED, ANYWAY?" "EARTHQUAKE?" "LANDSLIDE." "THE ENTIRE BUILDING CAME DOWN." "WHERE'S ORLANDA?" "SHE'S FINE." "SHE'S DOWN BELOW WITH CASEY." "THAT'S GOOD." "SHE WASN'T IN THE APARTMENT WHEN IT HIT." "YES, I KNOW." "HOW ARE YOU FEELING?" "WELL, I COULD USE A COLD BEER." "I WAS STANDING IN THE KITCHEN," "AND THE WHOLE WORLD HIT THE FAN." "GUESS I GOT KNOCKED OUT." "THE NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS HERE." "WHAT'S ON TOP OF ME?" "MOST OF ROSE COURT." "[THUD]" "Man:" "IS ANYBODY THERE?" "Dunross:" "YES, YES." "YOU OK?" "YEAH." "I THINK I'D LIKE TO GO HOME NOW." "[PEOPLE SPEAKING EXCITEDLY]" "RIGHT." "I NEED SOME HELP." "I'VE GOT A MAN TRAPPED UP THERE." "I WANT 4 MEN IMMEDIATELY." "ALL RIGHT." "WELL, WE PEGGED HIM--BARTLETT." "IS--IS HE DEAD?" "NO." "HE'S FINE." "HE'S JUST TRAPPED UNDER SOME BEAMS." "WILL HE BE OK?" "HE WILL AS SOON AS WE CAN GET HIM OUT." "HE'S ALIVE." "HE'S ALIVE." "I WAS SO SURE." "SO SURE." "YEAH." "YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE OK." "[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]" "Man:" "ALL RIGHT." "ANOTHER ONE FOR THE AMBULANCE HERE." "Man:" "HEY, ARE YOU OK?" "FATHER." "LET ME JUST GET CLOSER." "LET ME GET CLOSER." "AAH." "IAN, ARE YOU OK?" "YES." "YES." "YES, I'M FINE." "I'M OK." "YOU CAME IN HERE JUST TO FIND ME?" "THAT'S RIGHT." "WHY?" "IT'S PRETTY FUNNY." "OH." "WE THOUGHT IT WAS RATHER NICE OF US, ACTUALLY." "HOLD ON." "I THINK I SEE SOME LIGHT." "Linc:" "IT'S ABOUT TIME." "WHO'S GOING TO WIN TOMORROW, YOU OR QUILLAN?" "ME." "THE BEIJING COMPANY'S GOING TO FINANCE THE NOBLE HOUSE." "ON TUESDAY, STRUAN STOCK OPENS AT 30." "I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE YOUR 4 MILLION, LINC." "BUT QUILLAN GORNT IS GOING TO LOSE A DAMN SIGHT MORE." "HA HA!" "OW." "WHAT'S WRONG?" "WHAT IS IT?" "WHAT?" "GEE." "I JUST BUMPED MY HEAD." "[LINC LAUGHING]" "LISTEN, IAN, HOW TOUGH IS IT TO GET MARRIED HERE?" "WHAT?" "HOW TOUGH IS IT TO GET MARRIED IN HONG KONG?" "HOLD ON." "I THINK I SEE THEM COMING." "HO!" "QUILLAN GORNT'S HERE." "[MEN SCREAMING]" "OH, MY GOD!" "HOLD ON!" "LINC!" "LINC!" "LINC!" "IAN!" "LINC!" "AAH!" "FOR GOD'S SAKES," "SOMEBODY COME UP HERE!" "LINC BARTLETT!" "Dunross:" "LINC!" "LINC!" "COME ON!" "FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET UP HERE!" "COME ON." "COME ON." "COME ON!" "IAN!" "[GROWLS]" "OH, NO." "WHAT?" "WHAT IS IT?" "OH..." "I'M SORRY, ORLANDA." "NO!" "[CRYING]" "NO." "NO." "YES." "YES, OF COURSE." "I'LL TELL HER." "THANK YOU, SIR." "THANK YOU." "THE GOVERNOR EXTENDS HIS SYMPATHIES." "DID THEY FIND HIM?" "YES." "I'LL TAKE..." "I'LL TAKE LINC'S BODY BACK TO CALIFORNIA." "HE WANTED TO BE CREMATED." "IT'S IN HIS WILL." "I'LL MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS." "I KEEP THINKING, IF HE HADN'T BEEN IN ORLANDA'S APARTMENT," "AND TO THAT YOU SAY JOSS, RIGHT?" "IT IS JOSS, CASEY." "IT'S SOMETHING NO ONE CAN CHANGE OR MAKE LESS PAINFUL OR WISH AWAY." "IT'S WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN." "NO, IT DIDN'T HAVE TO..." "BUT IT DID." "OH, I DON'T KNOW." "YOU SHOULD GET SOME SLEEP." "WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY HERE?" "NO." "I BETTER GET BACK TO THE HOTEL." "THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO." "I'M TAIPAN AT PAR-CON NOW." "LINC AND I HAD A DEAL." "I WILLED HIM VOTING POWER OF ALL MY STOCK FOR 10 YEARS," "AND HE DID THE SAME FOR ME." "FOR 10 YEARS?" "YES, I'LL SEND YOU A FORMAL VERIFICATION WHEN IT'S OFFICIAL." "IT'S AWFULLY BUSINESS-LIKE, ISN'T IT?" "OH, GOD, IAN." "IT'S OK, IT'S OK." "COME ON, COME ON." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "IT'S OK." "NO, IT'S NOT." "[SOBBING]" "NOT YET." "BUT IT WILL BE." "WHEN YOU WERE WITH LINC," "BEFORE IT HAPPENED, WAS HE" "HE WAS FINE." "HE ASKED FOR A COLD BEER." "[LAUGHING] YEAH?" "THAT SOUNDS LIKE LINC." "THE LAST THING HE ASKED ME WAS" "WHETHER IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET MARRIED IN HONG KONG." "ORLANDA?" "HE WAS GOING TO MARRY ORLANDA?" "I DON'T KNOW." "YOU'RE RIGHT." "IT IS JOSS." "OH, TAKE ME BACK TO THE HOTEL, IAN." "CASEY, CASEY" "DON'T SAY ANYTHING." "LET'S NOT TALK ANYMORE, OK?" "I NEED TO THINK ABOUT ALL THIS, ABOUT EVERYTHING." "I'VE GOT TO GET IT STRAIGHT IN MY HEAD." "JUST DON'T SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE." "Gornt:" "I TOLD YOU TO BUY STRUAN'S." "700,000 SHARES TO COVER MY SHORT-SELLING." "YES, MR. GORNT, BUT I CAN'T." "WELL, THE GOVERNOR'S CLOSED ALL THE BANKS IN THE MARKET" "BECAUSE OF THE CATASTROPHE LAST NIGHT." "AND YOU WERE LUCKY YOU WEREN'T HURT." "YOU-- HURT?" "!" "I'LL BE A DAMN SIGHT MORE THAN HURT" "IF STRUAN'S OPENS AT 30 TOMORROW." "NOW TALK TO THE OTHER BROKERS." "SOMEBODY'S GOT TO HAVE STRUAN'S STOCK." "I'VE TRIED, MR. GORNT." "PERHAPS IF YOU HAD A REASONABLE CONVERSATION WITH MR. DUNROSS" "DAMN IAN DUNROSS!" "DAMN HIS MISERABLE LUCK!" "Woman, on intercom:" "EXCUSE ME, MR. GORNT." "MR. PAUL CHOY IS HERE." "HE SAID YOU WERE EXPECTING HIM." "WHO THE HELL'S PAUL CHOY?" "HE SAID HE WAS MR. WU'S NEPHEW." "WU?" "OH, FOUR FINGER!" "YES, I'D FORGOTTEN." "ALL RIGHT." "SEND HIM IN." "BUY STRUAN'S." "I'LL TRY, MR. GORNT." "COME IN, MR. CHOY." "I'M SORRY TO BE LATE, SIR," "BUT THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS." "MY UNCLE-- UH, YES." "YES." "I'M SORRY." "STILL, I AGREED TO GIVE YOU A JOB," "AND MY WORD IS BETTER THAN MOST." "I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. GORNT," "BUT I'VE COME TO TELL YOU THAT I CAN'T GO TO WORK FOR YOU NOW." "AH, YES, I UNDERSTAND." "TAKE A FEW WEEKS." "TAKE AS LONG AS YOU NEED." "NO, SIR, THAT'S NOT IT." "I WON'T BE WORKING FOR YOU AT ALL." "NO?" "WELL, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE?" "I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY." "YOU GOT YOUR HANDS ON THE OLD MAN'S MONEY, DIDN'T YOU?" "HA HA HA HA!" "YES." "OLD FOUR FINGERS MUST HAVE TUCKED AWAY QUITE A BIT." "WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU HAVE IN MIND, MR. CHOY?" "[BUZZ]" "MY GOD." "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" "I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU EVER SINCE I HEARD." "I SPOKE TO L.A. THEY SAID THEY'D ALREADY HEARD FROM YOU." "NOW, LOOK, CASEY, DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING." "I'LL MAKE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS" "IT'S DONE." "EVERYTHING IS DONE." "OH." "WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED ME." "I DIDN'T NEED YOUR HELP, SEYMOUR, AND I'M BUSY NOW." "WE'VE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT." "THERE'S THE WILL," "THE STRUAN DEAL, NOT TO MENTION THE MESS BACK HOME." "THE VULTURES ARE ALREADY CIRCLING." "IT CAN WAIT." "I'LL SEE YOU BACK IN L.A. NEXT MONDAY." "MONDAY?" "THERE'S A MILLION THINGS TO DO." "LINC'S AFFAIRS ARE GOING TO TAKE A YEAR TO UNTANGLE." "NO, THEY WON'T." "I READ THE WILL, REMEMBER?" "YEAH." "I GUESS YOU'RE THE BOSS NOW." "UH..." "COUPLE OF THE STOCKHOLDERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE TOO THRILLED ABOUT THAT." "GOING TO BE A COUPLE OF LAWSUITS." "SOMEBODY'S BOUND TO SUE" "WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER." "YEAH." "IN THE MEANTIME..." "[PEN TAPS PAPER] I FIGURE WE OUGHT TO DELAY THE STRUAN DEAL." "NOW, I CAN PICK UP A FEW EXTRA POINTS" "SEYMOUR, YOU'RE FIRED." "AS OF THIS MOMENT." "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?" "NOW GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE." "YOU CAN'T FIRE ME." "I'VE GOT A CONTRACT." "I JUST DID," "AND IF YOU WANT YOUR CONTRACT SETTLED, YOU'LL GO QUIETLY." "OPEN YOUR MOUTH ONCE MORE AND YOU WON'T GET A PENNY." "OUT." "[DOOR SLAMS]" "THAT'S IT, SEYMOUR." "I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT." "THE GOVERNOR'S SECRETARY SAID HE WOULD CALL BACK," "BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL TOMORROW." "PRESSURE OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND ALL THAT." "BUT LINBAR STRUAN CALLED FROM SYDNEY." "PLEASE CALL HIM WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT." "HE THINKS HE'S GOT THE SITUATION THERE BACK IN LINE." "HMM." "I'LL BE DAMNED." "IS MY NEXT APPOINTMENT HERE YET?" "OH, YES." "HE'S BEEN WAITING." "SEND HIM IN, PLEASE." "[CLEARS THROAT]" "MR. CHOY?" "MR. CHOY, TAIPAN." "COME IN, PAUL." "I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR FATHER." "THANK YOU." "YOU KNEW HE WASN'T MY UNCLE ALL ALONG, DIDN'T YOU?" "I WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED HE SEND YOU TO THE UNITED STATES." "PLEASE SIT DOWN." "I GUESS YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE." "THE HALF-COIN." "YES, SIR." "FIRST LET ME ASK YOU WHO HAS THE COIN," "NOW THAT FOUR FINGERS IS AN ANCESTOR?" "THE FAMILY WU, SIR-- WHO IN THE FAMILY WU?" "THE COIN WAS GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL, WHO WOULD PASS IT ON TO AN INDIVIDUAL." "WHO?" "ME, SIR." "SHOW IT TO ME." "YOU'LL HAVE TO PROVE FOUR FINGERS GAVE IT TO YOU." "SORRY, TAIPAN," "BUT I DON'T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING." "I JUST HAVE TO PRESENT THE COIN" "AND ASK THE FAVOR..." "IN SECRET." "THAT'S THE DEAL." "AND IF IT'S THE REAL COIN," "THEN YOUR HONOR" "AND THE FACE OF THE NOBLE HOUSE ARE AT STAKE AND THE" "I KNOW WHAT I HAVE AT STAKE!" "DO YOU?" "THIS IS CHINA." "LOTS OF CURIOUS THINGS HAPPEN IN CHINA." "DO YOU THINK I CAN BE FOOLED BY AN ANCIENT LEGEND?" "NO, SIR," "BUT I HAVE PRESENTED THE COIN." "NOW YOU MUST GRANT THE FAVOR." "YOU KNOW THE COIN WAS STOLEN FROM PHILIP CHEN?" "NO, SIR." "IT CAME FROM MY FATHER." "IT'S PHILIP CHEN'S COIN." "THERE WERE 4 COINS, TAIPAN." "MR. CHEN'S COIN MUST BE ONE OF THE OTHERS." "THIS ONE BELONGED TO MY FATHER," "AND NOW IT BELONGS TO ME." "HE GAVE IT TO YOU?" "I INHERITED IT..." "BUT HIS REQUEST IS NOT MY REQUEST." "NO?" "THEN WHAT IS YOUR REQUEST?" "FIRST I MUST KNOW IF YOU WILL GRANT IT." "AND IF NOT, WILL YOU SELL THE COIN TO QUILLAN GORNT?" "RETURN THE COIN FREELY AND I'LL GRANT ALL SORTS OF FAVORS." "NO, TAIPAN." "I CAN'T DO THAT." "THE COIN CAN ONLY BE RETURNED LIKE THIS." "I ASK A FAVOR IN JIN-QUA'S NAME" "FROM THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE." "WELL?" "FIRST," "I WANT OLD-FRIEND STATUS, EQUAL TO MY FATHER'S," "WITH ALL THAT THAT IMPLIES." "SECOND, I WANT TO BE APPOINTED A DIRECTOR OF STRUAN'S," "AT A SALARY EQUAL TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS." "AGREED?" "IS THAT ALL?" "NO." "NEXT," "I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE ME TO LANDO MATA," "AND TELL HIM THAT YOU'RE BACKING ME" "TO BID FOR THE MACAO GAMBLING SYNDICATE." "AND LAST," "I WANT A STEWARDSHIP AT THE TURF CLUB 3 YEARS FROM NOW." "THAT'S ALL OF IT." "IF THE COIN IS REAL, I'LL AGREE TO EVERYTHING" "EXCEPT THE PART ABOUT LANDO MATA." "THAT'S PART OF THE DEAL." "I DON'T AGREE." "I'VE ASKED FOR NOTHING ILLEGAL" "LANDO MATA IS OUT!" "IF THAT'S OUT, THEN THE WHOLE DEAL'S OFF," "AND I'LL PUT MY FATHER'S REQUEST IN ITS PLACE OR CONSIDER" "SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES, NONE OF WHICH WILL MAKE YOU VERY HAPPY." "BELIEVE ME," "MY REQUEST IS THE EASIEST ONE TO HONOR..." "BUT IT'S YOUR CHOICE." "ALL RIGHT." "I AGREE TO GRANT YOUR FAVOR..." "BUT I'LL HAVE TO ASK LANDO." "I CAN'T TELL HIM ANYTHING." "DO YOU ACCEPT?" "YES, SIR," "AND THANK YOU, TAIPAN." "YOU WON'T REGRET IT." "YOU'RE VERY SURE OF YOURSELF." "JUST TRYING TO KEEP AHEAD OF THE GAME, SIR." "HE'S GOT SOMEONE IN THERE." "THEY'VE FOUND HIM." "I FINALLY TRACKED DOWN MR. TIP." "WHERE IS HE?" "HE'S ON HIS WAY TO THE BORDER." "LEFT HALF AN HOUR AGO." "TAIPAN?" "MR. TIP." "I'M DELIGHTED YOU'RE ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS." "I'M CERTAIN YOUR GUIDANCE WILL BENEFIT US ALL." "OH, YOU'LL FIND MY VOICE TO BE ONLY AN OCCASIONAL WHISPER, I ASSURE YOU." "A WISE WHISPER, MR. TIP, IS MORE VALUABLE THAN A LOUD VOICE." "WE SHALL SEE, TAIPAN, WE SHALL SEE." "[CAR HORN HONKS]" "Crosse:" "HELLO, ROBERT." "HELLO, SIR." "SORRY TO BE LATE." "ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES." "ANYONE ELSE COMING?" "I DON'T THINK SO, NOT OFFICIALLY." "YOU CAN GET ON WITH IT." ""CHU-TOY, ALIAS BRIAN KWOK," ""YOU ARE FORMALLY CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT," ""ON BEHALF OF A FOREIGN POWER." ""UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPORTATION ORDINANCE OF HONG KONG," ""YOU ARE FORMALLY ORDERED OUT OF THE CROWN COLONY." ""IF YOU RETURN," ""YOU ARE FORMALLY WARNED YOU DO SO AT YOUR PERIL" ""AND ARE LIABLE FOR ARRAIGNMENT AND IMPRISONMENT" "AT HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE."" "NOW..." "NOW WHAT HAPPENS?" "YOU WALK ACROSS THAT BLOODY BRIDGE AND GET BACK TO YOUR PALS." "YOU THINK I'M A FOOL?" "YOU THINK I BELIEVE YOU'RE REALLY LETTING ME GO?" "THEY'RE PLAYING WITH ME, ROBERT." "THEY'LL NEVER LET ME GO FREE." "YOU KNOW THAT." "YOU KNOW THAT, ROBERT." "YOU'RE FREE, BRIAN." "NO." "NO." "NOW I UNDERSTAND." "THE MOMENT I'M ALMOST DEAD, THEY'LL PULL ME BACK" "AND TORTURE ME WITH THE HOPE OF FREEDOM." "THAT'S IT, ROBERT." "THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO!" "I TOLD YOU YOU'RE FREE." "YOU'RE FREE TO GO." "DON'T ASK ME WHY THEY'RE LETTING YOU GO, BUT THEY ARE." "GO." "NO." "IT'S A LIE." "IT HAS TO BE." "GO!" "YOU REALLY MEAN IT?" "YES." "THANK YOU, SIR." "IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D HAVE YOU SHOT." "NOW GET THE HELL ACROSS THAT BRIDGE, CHU-TOY," "BEFORE I WHIP YOU ACROSS IT." "ROBERT?" "THAT'S JUST FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE..." "FOR THE BRIAN I USED TO KNOW." "YES." "THANKS." "CONGRATULATIONS, TAIPAN." "I'M SURE TSU-YAN WILL BE VERY PLEASED." "YES." "PAPERS WILL BE READY FOR YOUR SIGNATURE TOMORROW MORNING." "TILL THEN, TAIPAN." "[ENGINE TURNING OVER]" "COMMISSIONER?" "SATISFIED?" "QUITE." "THIS WAS NOT ON MY RECOMMENDATION, YOU KNOW." "WELL, THEN I SUGGEST YOU TAKE CREDIT FOR IT ANYWAY." "YOU'VE GOT GALL, TAIPAN." "I'LL SAY THAT FOR YOU." "PURE GALL." "I'M AFRAID IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY." "COULD I GIVE YOU A LIFT BACK TO TOWN?" "MR. DUNROSS," "ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT," "GET STUFFED." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "Casey:" "ORLANDA?" "IT'S CASEY." "MAY I COME IN?" "HOW DID YOU FIND ME?" "I CALLED QUILLAN." "HE TOLD ME HE BROUGHT YOU HERE." "YES, FOR A FEW DAYS." "I CAN'T STAY LONGER THAN THAT." "IT'S SO EXPENSIVE." "PLEASE, SIT DOWN, CASEY." "DID YOU HAVE ANY INSURANCE FOR YOUR APARTMENT?" "INSURANCE?" "NO, I DON'T THINK SO." "I'VE LOST EVERYTHING." "I'VE GOT LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK." "CASEY, ABOUT LINC, I LOVED HIM." "I WASN'T TRYING TO TRAP HIM." "NO." "HERE'S A CHECK." "IT'S FOR" "I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY." "I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM YOU." "IT'S NOT FROM ME." "IT'S FROM LINC." "HE WANTED YOU TO HAVE SOME PROTECTION." "REALLY?" "BUT HOW" "THE LAST THING LINC SAID TO IAN DUNROSS" "WAS TO ASK HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO GET MARRIED IN HONG KONG." "MARRIED?" "DID THE TAIPAN-- DID HE TELL YOU THAT'S WHAT LINC SAID?" "YES, HE TOLD ME." "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, ORLANDA?" "WILL YOU STAY IN HONG KONG?" "WHERE ELSE CAN I GO?" "WHY NOT TRY THE STATES?" "I COULD HELP YOU FIND A JOB." "YOU'D HELP ME?" "WHY?" "BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY LINC WOULD HAVE WANTED IT." "AND MAYBE WE COULD BE FRIENDS?" "YEAH." "MAYBE WE COULD." "OH." "HELLO." "I KNOW." "YOU JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD." "OH." "[CHUCKLING]" "HOW ARE YOU FEELING?" "LOUSY, BUT BETTER." "GOOD." "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" "OH, I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THE LAST DETAILS ON THE CHINA LOAN." "IT'S SET?" "THEN YOU DID IT?" "I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT YOU DID IT." "YOU WON." "THAT'S MY JOB." "THAT'S WHAT THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE IS SUPPOSED TO DO." "AND WHAT DOES THE TAIPAN OF THE NOBLE HOUSE DO" "IN 1997 WHEN CHINA ABSORBS HONG KONG?" "WHO KNOWS?" "PERHAPS IT'LL BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND," "AND HONG KONG WILL ABSORB CHINA." "HERE ARE THE PAPERS ON MY GENERAL STORES DEAL." "BUT LINC NEVER PUT UP THE 4 MILLION." "OH, BUT HE DID." "HE CABLED IT SATURDAY NIGHT." "MY SWISS BANK CONFIRMED IT THIS MORNING," "AND I SENT A CHECK TO THE BOARD OF GENERAL STORES." "THEY ACCEPTED." "BUSINESS AS USUAL?" "YOU'RE LIKE THE POST OFFICE." "DON'T YOU EVER TAKE A BREAK?" "WHEN THERE'S TIME." "BUT THERE NEVER IS." "I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD LIVE THAT WAY." "WHY DON'T YOU TRY?" "WHY DON'T YOU STAY HERE IN HONG KONG?" "WE COULD TAKE SOME TIME OFF TOGETHER." "IT'S NOT AN OFFER I MAKE EVERY DAY." "NO, IT ISN'T." "HMM?" "BUT..." "I'VE GOT WORK TO DO." "I'M TAIPAN OF PAR-CON, REMEMBER?" "I CAN'T STAY HERE," "ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN COME WITH ME TO CALIFORNIA." "YOU'RE LEAVING?" "THE MORNING." "EVERYTHING'S ARRANGED." "ALL RIGHT." "[INHALES DEEPLY, EXHALES]" "I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE AIRPORT." "I'VE GOT TO PACK." "I BET YOU'VE NEVER KISSED A TAIPAN BEFORE." "CERTAINLY NOT IN THE LOBBY OF THIS HOTEL." "[VEHICLE APPROACHING]" "[TIRES SQUEALING]" "NEW CAR?" "YES," "AND KINDLY DON'T BUGGER THE BRAKES ON THIS ONE." "YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, QUILLAN," "BEFORE THE STOCK EXCHANGE OPENED." "DID YOU ASK ME TO COME HERE JUST TO GLOAT?" "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" "IF YOUR STOCK OPENS AT 30, I'LL BE RUINED." "YES, I KNOW." "THEN NAME YOUR TERMS." "WHY SHOULD I?" "WELL, LIFE WOULD BE DULL WITHOUT ME, IAN." "YOU KNOW THAT." "NO ONE ELSE CAN GIVE YOU AN EVEN FIGHT." "NO, I SUPPOSE NOT." "I'LL LET YOU BUY BACK IN AT 18," "AND I'LL TAKE ALL ASIA AIRLINES AS THE PRICE." "I ACCEPT." "DON'T YOU WANT TO BARGAIN?" "I WANT NO QUARREL FROM YOU..." "AS YOU'LL EXPECT NONE FROM ME." "YOU'LL HAVE THE ALL ASIA PAPERS BY NOON." "DAMN YOU, IAN DUNROSS," "AND PERDITION TO THE NOBLE HOUSE." "[ENGINE ROARING, TIRES SQUEALING]" "Casey:" "WHERE'S THE LUGGAGE?" "I HAD IT SENT ON AHEAD." "HERE'S A PRESENT." "OH?" "THOSE ARE ALL THE PAPERS JOHN CHEN GAVE US," "EVERYTHING ABOUT STRUAN'S." "THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER COPIES." "THANKS." "I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT." "WELL, I FIGURED WE OUGHT TO START FRESH." "THANK YOU." "THAT OFFER YOU MADE LAST NIGHT" "HOW LONG IS IT GOOD FOR?" "WHY?" "I'M THINKING ABOUT IT." "AND?" "HOW ABOUT 30 DAYS?" "IT'LL TAKE ME ABOUT THAT TIME TO REORGANIZE PAR-CON" "THE WAY LINC WOULD HAVE WANTED IT," "AND THEN I THINK..." "I'LL COME BACK." "THANK YOU." "UM, NO." "DON'T COME IN." "LET'S JUST SAY IT HERE." "30 DAYS." "IT WILL FEEL LIKE A LONG TIME." "VERY LONG." "WHEN LINC AND I CAME HERE," "THE PLAN WAS TO RAID NOBLE HOUSE." "HE WANTED TO TAKE YOU OVER, WANTED TO BE TAIPAN." "YOU KNEW THAT, DIDN'T YOU?" "I HAD A REASONABLY GOOD IDEA." "HE ALMOST MADE IT." "[CHUCKLES]" "IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN 30 DAYS" "MOUNT YOUR OWN ATTACK ON THE NOBLE HOUSE?" "[GIGGLES]" "IT'S WORTH A TRY, ISN'T IT?" "OH, IT'S WORTH A TRY, CASEY." "IT'S CERTAINLY WORTH A TRY."