"People in the UK work longer and harder than anyone in Europe." "Racking up, on average, at least a 45-hour working week." "Sorry, can you repeat that please?" "That's a lot of hours and a lot of pressure." "...and a lot of stress." "Sorry." "And if you don't know how to deal with it..." "Arsehole." " I was meant to be meeting..." " Gone." "...things can get ugly." "Which is where we come in." "Cheer up, mate." "Because when the busy day is done, people who work hard deserve a break." "Sometimes they just need to party." "And it's our job to ensure that they have a good time so they can let off steam in whatever way they want." "But what about us?" "We work harder than anyone." "But for us, there is no work, rest and play." "No difference between night and day." "Which is why we learn to protect ourselves in our own special ways." "Taking relaxation and stimulation wherever we can find it." "Yeah!" "You have to be careful not to get in too deep otherwise this job will burn you out." "It'll take everything you've got and still ask for more." "And just when you think things can't get any worse..." "What?" "They do." " Have you seen it?" " Seen what?" "Check your emails." "Our quarterly figures are through." "Yeah." "Mr Yamamoto." "Ned is just..." "Oh, he's perfect." "He's so handsome." "And he's very gentlemanly and so clever." "Is he rich?" " Who cares?" " You do." "Come on, we all know your style." "No romance without the finance, eh?" "Strictly pay and play." "There are more important things to life than money, James, such as love." "Unfortunately, you love money." "Your total misunderstanding of my character if applied to women as a whole, would explain why you're growing old." " And lonely and stinking of bachelor." " Ouch." "Right, come on, let's get down to business." " Hutch is in town." " Hey, hey!" " Diamond dealer to the stars." " And all-around good sport." "But what you really need to know is, he's the biggest tipper in town." "That's right, he throw money around like a teenage boy at the blonde titty bar." " Is he a billionaire?" " No, he's a pretty regular guy actually." "Yeah, but, you know, the fattest goose doesn't always lay the biggest egg." " Is he single?" " Why?" "Are you still on the market?" " No." " Shame." "Hutch is basically one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet." "And he's also become a mate over the years so let's make his stay comfortable." " Why is he here?" " He's here for this." ""Bonnington's Auction House. "" "It's an exclusive outfit dealing in the top end of the market." " They're coming here?" " Bringing their priceless jewels." "with them, if you lot can keep it a secret." "The sales are invitation-only events strictly under the radar for security reasons." "All at mystery venues." "Just like Edith Piaf at the One Two Two in '44." "Or when Girls Aloud played the Bluewater Shopping Centre." "Why have I not been told about this?" "Sorry, but some of these stones are priceless." "You can imagine every crime gang on Interpol's wall of shame." "will want to get their hands on them, so we've kept it a need-to-know." "Anna, all the information I've given you has to stay in this room." "...until the auction on Friday." "Understood?" "Let's get busy." "Can I have a word, boss?" "At the concierge conflab this month, the word on the wire is that." "...one of the big hotels is going to get hit by thieves." "Yeah." "That word's always on the wire, isn't it?" "Yeah." "That's as maybe." "But with us playing host to these gemstones..." " There might be a bit more to it." " We're not the target, mate." "Well, how can you be sure?" "I'm not going to pull the auction on the strength of rumours." "If you've got anything concrete, then let me know." "Could you check?" "Give me a second." "You're getting picked up..." " Oh." "I bet they're from Ned." ""Had a wonderful time last night." ""I love her so much." "Seb. "" " Seb?" "Who the hell's Seb?" " He's my boyfriend." "They're so beautiful." "He's so sweet." "Oh, thank you." "Such a sweetheart." " Hello." " Hi." "Okay, you two should really stop now." "Or get a room." "So I was thinking, there are two ways we could go with this." "We could play it cool and cautious, be all metrosexual and neurotic." "...and make sure that we never mention the word love and commitment..." " in case we scare each other away." " Sounds horribly familiar." "Or I could just come right out and say that I'm crazy about you." "Well, that's much better." "There you are." "This is for you." "Go on." " Oh!" "Wow!" " I'm hoping you'll wear it this Friday." " Friday?" "What's happening on Friday?" " I'll pick you up at 6:30." " Oh, gosh." " Wow!" "It's the same in any proper hotel." "The food and beverage manager manages the cellar." "We need to be open to new initiatives, James." "This isn't an initiative." "It's a violation." "It's a demotion." "Listen, mate, the truth is, you'd be doing me a huge favour." "Our profit margin is drastically down and I've got head office all over me." "Oh, but head office..." "The better the wine is, the better the mark-up." "Now, this woman, she's got access to expensive wines at fantastic prices." "She's also really easy on the eye." "What have we got to lose, eh?" "Hi." "You must be James?" "Nadine Crawford." "It's a privilege to be working with you." "Are we working together?" "Well, I'm an independent sommelier and Charlie's asked me and Mike to..." "Look at your cellar." "See what you got and whether we can get you some better earnings." "I did a review myself two months ago and presented ideas of my own..." "The bottom line is, we're not shifting enough top-end gear." "Look, this is all my fault." "I came to Charlie and persuaded him to let me in." "I can be very persuasive." "And if you let me buy you dinner tonight." "...to apologise for the way this has been handled..." "I reckon we could start a pretty good relationship of our own." "Sorry." "Sorry." "What's going on?" "What's going on?" "She has no money." "None of us got our money." "Hotel is very bad to us." "My staff haven't been paid." "Come on, none of them." "How come?" "I don't know, but it's the end of the month." "...and their pay hasn't showed up in their bank account and that's really bad news for people on £5.35 an hour." "It must be some admin cock-up." "I'll get on to it straight away." "Good. 'Cause quite seriously some of my staff are one bounced cheque away from becoming lap dancers." "Thank you." " Thanks." " What?" "You said you'd get on it straight away." "Jack." "Welcome, sir." "Good to see you." "Thank you very much, sir." "Thank you." "Now I've booked you tickets for the Jazz Cafe the Hammersmith Apollo and the Brixton Academy." "And I hear that your daughter had a birthday." " Get her something nice for me, okay?" " Absolutely." "Your favourite Diplomat cigars are waiting for you in your suite, sir." "And I've made your bed personally with double-hundred Egyptian cotton." "Oh, thank you." "I have a personal shopper waiting to visit you." "...at your earliest convenience, sir." "You guys are the best." "It's great to be back." "Look and learn from the master." "Mr Hutch, pleasure of seeing you again." "It's like seeing the morning sun rise above the plains of Salamanca." "...and kiss the beautiful fruit that is this Earth." "That's bullshit." "But I like your style." " Welcome back, Mr Hutchinson." " Good to be back, Mr Edwards." "Come on." "Whoo!" "It's a Baby Bluthner." "I got it especially for you for 48 hours." "I don't know how much they're paying you here." "But whatever it is, it ain't enough." "This is fantastic." "Oh, man, I've been on the road in Africa for three weeks." "I need a drink." "Let's go hug the town." "I don't think my liver could keep up the pace." "I'll buy you a new one." "What's going on?" "You're bouncing off the walls." " Like you've had about 25 Mars bars." " Okay, you're right." "Here's the thing." "There's a diamond in this auction on Thursday, a blue one, a real beaut." "I'm going to get it." "I've got a buyer already lined up." "If I can turn this around in three days, I can make five million big ones." "Excuse me." "Better deal with this." "Hey, I'm really, really pleased for you." " Tomorrow, right?" " Absolutely." "Enjoy." "Excuse me." "They say that all a woman needs to do to make a man want to kiss her." "...is stand right up close next to him for about five seconds." "Well, I don't want you to kiss me, though, so..." "Yeah, you do." "See?" "What are you smiling for?" "Nothing." " You?" " Nothing." "Stop it." "It's annoying." " After you." " Thank you." " Charlie." " Any news on accounts?" "They sent this memo around two months ago saying they were going to change the domestics' payday." "...from the last to the first of the month." "Did you speak to them yourself?" "Yeah." "The money that should be in their accounts today will be there tomorrow." " And tomorrow's the best they can do?" " Yeah." "All right, thanks, Jack." "I'll take care of this now." "It will sort itself out by the morning." "The morning's no good if you're on minimum wage in this city." "It's my fault." "Ah, Mr Edwards." "Are you absolutely sure you're ready to host my auction?" "How nice to see you again, Mr Murray." "I've hosted gem sales in hotels all over the world but I don't feel very comfortable about hosting my event here." " Well, I can assure you there's no risk." " I've had a tip-off from Scotland Yard." "They know about this gang planning a robbery in London." "Do you know anything about this?" "I know that almost all rumours never come to fruition." "So you're just going to wing it?" "We haven't had a major robbery in my time here." "I've been wandering about your hotel unchallenged all morning." "I made it to your spa, your backstage areas and a major suite, which was very nice." "I even stole this lovely pencil from your very office." " Thank you." " Now, your security is a shambles." "And unless you are prepared to significantly bolster it." "...to counter this new threat, I shall be walking away." "Hi, hi." " Are you okay?" " All part of the job." "I'll call around, see how much it costs to get some extra security get Mr Murray back on side." " Do that." "Thanks, thanks, Jack." " Yeah." "If you want, I could speak to my friend Rosa." "She make a voodoo doll on this Murray's body." "We stick pins in it and it bursts with boils." "And then he beg for his apology." "No disrespect, Gino, but you and voodoo aren't the most reliable combination." "I'll give that one a miss." "I do need some cash, though." "How much have you got in your float?" "How much do you want?" "Apologies for the mistake that's left you all without your pay packets." "I do know how difficult that is and I promise you it won't happen again." "When do we get our money?" "Head office has assured me you'll have it tomorrow." " What?" " Tomorrow, no." "I know it's not ideal and some of you have probably got." "...pressing financial commitments." "So, I've got together what I could just to help tide you over." "Take it." "Can I get fifty pounds, please?" "Oh, look, it's ebony and ivory!" "# Ebony and ivory." "# Live together in perfect harmony #" "Can we help you?" "We are staying two nights to celebrate our very generous annual bonus." "And what we need to know, is your bar any good?" "Well, it isn't very good at ice-skating or astrophysics..." " But, yes, it does serve alcohol." " No." "No, no, very good." "Now run along." "Beer's through there." "Ah, beer!" "Beer!" "Beer, beer, beer!" "Oh, I can get you all the old French beginners but I think you should build a list around the New World wines." "That's where the action is now." "And they seem to match your customer profile far better." " Really?" " Mmm-hmm." "They're dynamic, profitable and sexy." "Just like me." "And once you've tasted them, I promise you'll be back for more." "Come in." "Okay, well, this should be the bit where I say..." ""Do you want the good news or the bad news?"" "But because there is no good news..." "I will just tell you that I called round the security firms." "...and they can lock down the auction, but it's going to cost us 20 grand." "We haven't got 20 grand." "Exactly." "And because head office are monitoring expenditure they've frozen access to our contingency account, too." "Oh, and they also phoned to say they can't guarantee that the domestics' pay." " will be issued by tomorrow." " They can't put the squeeze on me." "...for being financially inefficient and then not my pay my staff." " These people need their cash." " We didn't sign the memo in time." "So what do you want me to do?" "Shall I cancel the auction?" "No." "Leave it with me." "I'll have some answers in the morning." "Okay." "Excuse me, boys." "Do you think you could keep the noise down?" "There are other guests staying in this hotel." "Look, I'm sorry, guys." "If you could just keep the noise down..." "No, no, no." "I'm sorry, that is totally inappropriate language." " Jesus." " Emily." "#..." "She's a bloody delight." "# I'll shag her by day and I'll shag her by night #" "This auction is shaping up to be more trouble than it's worth." "Don't say that, mate." "The guy in charge is a complete dickhead." "There's rumours that a gang are going to rob us and..." "To be honest with you, I'm so fed up and knackered." "I feel like pulling the plug on the lot of it." "No, no, no, no, no." "This auction has to go ahead, mate." " You know, it really has to happen." " What's going on?" "You know me, I'm a proud man." "I don't like to beg, especially not a mate." "But my whole livelihood is dependent on this." "You know, I put everything into this, Charlie." "You need to help me, mate." " How?" " By making sure the auction goes ahead." "The diamond world is not a nice place the people you have to deal with, the things you see." "That's why I don't want any more of this." "You want to quit?" "I already have." "I borrowed four million so I could bid on this stone." "I've sold my car, my house, my savings." "You know, and I still can't pay the interest on the loan." " if I don't get this diamond." " That's a huge risk." "Yes, of course it's a big gamble." "But what do we always say?" ""You can't wait for life to happen to you." "You've gotta roll the dice. "" "I've got a client in New York, my potential buyer." "She had a blue diamond stolen from her family during the war." "She's always been willing to pay double to get it back." " Now it's turned up at my auction." " It's once-in-a-lifetime stuff." "If I can win this for five, she will give me ten." "She'll get a significant part of her family history back." "And me, I get to start a whole new adventure." " What happens if you don't get it?" " Make sure the auction happens, Charlie." "Hey, Jackie, what you still doing here?" "What's going on?" " What's she saying?" " She wants to stay the night." "She's scared." "She doesn't want to go home without her full pay cheque." "Why can't she go home?" "'Cause if she doesn't go home with her full pay cheque her husband's going to beat the crap out of her." "Babylon owes my staff 30 grand." "They all need their money." "She really needs her money." "I'm sorry, but the buck stops with you, Charlie." " Okay." " What?" " Are they going to get their money?" " Yeah." " When?" " I don't know." "I'll work something out." "In the meantime, get her out of here." "We've got plenty of spare rooms in the hotel." "Make sure she's in the best." "On page one, paragraph one ofthe Good Management Handbook it says, "Keep your distance. "" "Apparently the best way to stay on top of the pile." "...is not to get too involved." "Brick a wall around yourself and don't let your personal feelings out." "Well, it's a nice theory, but some people aren't built like that." "Some of us can't walk away when we see people's livelihoods are at stake." "And we know that when it comes down to being a good manager." "...or being a good person, there's really no choice at all." "You have to give all of yourself." "Take a risk." "Go the extra mile." "Terry, it's Charlie Edwards." "I need a favour." "And hope to hell you've done the right thing." "Book the extra security." "The auction's on." "You found some money?" "Charlie Edwards." "You've really come up the ranks." "Look at this." " I had a second chance." " You deserved it." "How long did you do in the end?" "And who did they put you in with after I left?" "I heard it was Jags." "I bet he's a right pig." "I didn't ask you here to talk about the good old days, Tel." "Be a wasted journey for me if you did." "Okay, I can tell you're a busy man." "Don't, uh, be nervous." "I can see you're good for it." "It's not for me." "It's head office." "They made a clerical error that's left my staff and security." "without any pay." "They've assured me I can take it out of the account." "...first thing in the morning." "Well, that's a good fit with me because I need it back pretty sharp." " 50 grand, you said." "That right?" " Yeah." "Plus the 100/0 for my trouble?" " Now, who will be taking care of that?" " I'll be covering that." " Who's that?" " New financial advisor." "What kind of advice?" "Hand over all your readies or I'll break your jaw?" "Charlie, Tony." "Animals, toads, rats." " Looks like you've had a good night." " How much did you make in tips?" "Nothing." "They were as tight as a bull's ass on fight night." "And totally obnoxious." "Loathsome toads." "They tried to put ice down my top all night." "And they offered me a spit roast." "Smashed glasses everywhere." "It was like a bad Greek wedding." "We must make them pay, eh?" "There's not that much damage and we don't want to get a reputation." "...as a hotel that bills you every time you smash a glass." "But we mustn't make them think." "...that we are wolves in sheep clothing." "We must get revenge." "What have you got in mind?" "Well, they're here tonight." "We could have some fun." "A little trick I picked up in Singapore." "Really?" "Care to be more specific?" "Oh, no." "Not in front of senior management." "He's up for a bit of fun." "You're all right with this, ain't you?" "Regrettably, I'm too busy." "And as your GM, I don't want to know anything about it." "Go." "Get going." "Okay, so..." "Maria." "Tanya." "It's just a loan." "When you get your pay packet..." " You give me it back, okay?" " I know, Charlie." "I know what you do for us is very nice." "None of us will ever forget it." "James." "Can I have a word?" "What?" "How much has she talked you into buying?" " She's a very sweet talker." " Jesus." "The idea was to freshen up our list, not blow your wad." " It's all within budget." " Well, it better be." "I'm sorry." "Wasn't it you who told me to order in some more expensive wine?" "Yeah, all right." "I just don't want her taking advantage of you, that's all." "Uh, Charlie, are you gonna keep that handsome man all to yourself." "...or can I have him back now please?" "Gotta go." "Monsieur." "My office will be used to host the event on the day." "It's the safest place in the hotel." "There's only one point of entry and we'll have that." " Heavily guarded by the extra security." " You're yet to reassure me of that." "Alongside our usual personnel, we have a specialist security firm..." "Redstone, coming in to bolster our protection." "They're highly experienced military police and ex-SAS so very tough hombres." " But they're not cheap." " Nor are the items they're guarding." "Both of us stand to benefit if this auction goes ahead." "Yes, indeed." "Truth is, though, the hotel really doesn't need." "...the extra bother or expense." "...half as much as you need your hefty commission." "What are you saying?" "Well, I'm happy to cancel the auction as you suggested." "This auction has to go ahead." " Does it?" " I insist." "Well, if you feel that strongly about it, I'll press ahead." "...and engage the extra security on your behalf." "On the condition that if the auction does go ahead without incident you bear the cost in full." "Do we have a deal?" "Your tee time is booked and the chauffeur will bring you back." " As soon as you're finished." " How very splendid, my good man." "I hope we'll be seeing you again in the bar later." "Down boy!" "Yes, and I have one or two things you might enjoy." "Mmm." "I do like a bit of a take-away." " Hi." "Redstone Security?" " Yeah, that's right." "Thanks for coming." "Um, if you'd like to follow me." " Hey." "What is that?" "That is the strongest beer in the world." "Normal retail price, £65." "Tonight it goes for £150." "Nice work, but not as good as this." "Oh!" "The strongest bottled single malt whisky." "60 percent proof." "Very tasty." "Absolutely." "And let's see how they cope with this little beast." "55 percent alcohol and if you're stupid enough." "...to mix it with peppermint liqueur, Baileys and butterscotch schnapps you'll end up with a lovely little cocktail." "...called the Acid Cookie from whose shores very few travellers return." "Emily, are you trying to get your customers drunk?" "No." "I'm trying to get them arseholed." "Oh, my God, we're going to have so much fun tonight." " The auction's on." " Phew!" "Thanks, mate." "Thanks." "Come on." "Come on." "Let's party." " No." "I've got a hotel to run." " And?" "Go on, then." "Whoo!" "Ooh, man." "You just hit some bum notes." "You never do that." "Everything okay?" "I've just got a lot on my mind." "I've not been sleeping much recently." "You're not to get stuck in the same job forever, you know?" "There's a whole other life out there for you." "You just gotta go out there and get it." "I'm happy here." "There's some bumps in the road, but I'm fine." "There's a hunted look behind your eyes." "You're not sleeping." "None of this is good." " It's just part of the job, mate." " Exactly." "Vodka?" " Lots of ice." " All right!" "Now, let's see how much you can really drink." "Oi, oi!" "Ooh." "Can I interest you in some voodoo gin?" "Voodoo." " Does Pinocchio have wooden balls?" " To the drink!" " Drink!" "We want more!" "More, more, more!" "What?" " It's 8:20." " Oh, shit." "Um, there's a guy called Terry McCaffrey." "waiting for you in the restaurant." "Said he's got a meeting." "Yeah." "Tell him I'll be there in a sec." "Oh, and the auction staff are coming in to set up your office." "I also spoke to a couple of the Redstone boys." "...and, uh, yeah, they've heard the rumours, too." "It looks like they're taking the threat of a robbery pretty seriously." "Oh, and seeing as it's a good day for bad news head office called through at 6:00 to say that they can't clear the wages." " Till this evening." " What?" "Yeah." "The cleaners won't get their cash till tonight." "Is there a problem?" "I haven't got your money." "I need another eight hours." "Head office promised it me this morning." "I always hoped we could get into business together." "...because I can tell you're a winner." "But I can't afford to look easygoing, not in my line of work." " And I've seen this road before." " Well, this is different." "According to the old school rules, if you threaten to break someone's legs you have to break their legs." "I'm speaking metaphorically, of course, but you understand." " You've put me in an awkward situation." " I just need another eight hours." "I've got a reputation to consider." "If I'm seen to be a soft touch..." "That's..." "That's not going to happen." "This is between me and you." "Nobody else needs to know." " Oh, what, like it's our little secret?" " Just another eight hours, Terry." "What else can I do?" "I can hardly turn the place over to teach you a lesson, not on my own." "I'd need a small army." "Okay, you're suggesting I put two guys..." "Oh, uh, good luck with the auction, by the way." "I heard you could be in for a very exciting afternoon." "You know how some people get so rich that they lose all sense of reality." " Tell me about it." " Well, that's how rich I wanted to be but then I met Ned." "Good morning!" "Hello." "So are you checking out?" "And how would you like to pay?" "Reluctantly." "10,700?" "For two nights?" "There are some interesting extras added to your bill." "And you did cause some damage to the bar, so..." " That is not our problem." " Yep, nothing to do with us." "Write us a proper bill." "Uh, I'm afraid I'm going to have to insist it has everything to do with you." " Really." "Prove it." " Oh, I'm so glad you said that." "Do you see that camera over there?" "We don't usually have them, but the place is riddled." "with security at the moment." "Well, that has you getting up to all sorts of things." " What sort of things?" " What, you really don't remember?" "It was pretty embarrassing." " Tsk, tsk, tsk." " That stuff with the toasting fork." "...and the picture of the Queen." "That's treason." "We could get the Beefeaters put you in the Tower." "...and get the blackbirds to peck on your nuts." "Shall I send the footage to your bosses." "...and some tabloid editors or would you like to settle the bill?" "Oh, no, keep going." "Here's your share after I've taken off the cost of the damage." "Don't spend it all at once." "I might require some time before we have such revolting guests again." "Oh, um, we won some money on the dogs." "Absolutely." " I'm really glad for you." "Listen, guys, get to your posts." "We've got a really busy day ahead." "Come on." "Actually, Charlie, can you sign off on this purchase order from Nadine?" " It's too much." "We can't afford that." " Don't be so worried." "She has sold me 12 crates of Amber Grange '98 at £30 a bottle." " I can see that makes you happy." " I can get £200 a time for it." " Sign." " Excellent, James." "I knew you'd turn us around." "I have to admit, I do like her, though." "She's very exciting." "And she's delivering today, and I've decided." "I'm going to invite her to the Associated Hoteliers." " Cheese and wine evening." " Mmm." " You really are very smooth." " Hmm." "Yeah." "I do have my moments." "You will give me that money." "Give me the money!" "Excuse me." "I think I left my laptop in there." "Thank you." "Be a good girl." "Tanya." "What's wrong?" "Room 103." "Bastard!" "I take a knife!" "I cut him!" "I cut!" "No, no, no, no." "I'll take care of it, Tanya." "I promise you, I'll take care of it." "Shh." " Mr Murray." " Mr Hutchinson." "How wonderful of you to arrive on time." "Good to see you." "Are you sure we're okay to proceed?" "Everything's gonna be fine." "Right, babes." "Ready?" "Let's do it." "Who are you and what did you do to Tanya?" " Do you want me to show you?" " Stop right there." "I mean it." "Tell me who you are or I'm calling the police." "You know a bloke called Charlie Edwards?" "Charlie." " Yeah." " Bad lad." "Don't pay his debts." "What?" "Charlie owes you money?" "So what?" "Okay, let's just talk this through." "Charlie owes you money." "It's got nothing to do with me or my girls." "My boss wants his money back." "Your girls have got it." "That means it's got everything to do with you." "Okay, well, then, let's just get Charlie." "Can't be bothered." "Oh, Jesus." "So, he's just about to..." "Yeah, I think that's scheduled." "Can you just come with me for a sec?" " Hello." " Hi." "Nadine Crawford, we're delivering wine to James..." " The restaurant manager." " Yep, you're in the book." "Super." "It's fine." "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Hotel Babylon." "...for this prestigious event." "Hello, my favourite new supplier." "Naughty girl." "The first item is a magnificent oval brilliant." "...cut by William Goldberg." "Starting at £50,000." "Oh, but then there was the time." "...the Swedish volleyball team lost their mascot." "Now, that was a funny story." "You see, what happened was that..." "We are now ready for the next item, and the highlight of the day." "A flawless, natural blue diamond of 63 carat." "And if you look in your brochures, ladies and gentlemen you'll see that this..." "Where's his security pass?" "Come on, the auction's started." "Right." "Let's get moving." "Go." "Come on, go." "And a lot of interest in this beautiful stone." "Who will start at £1,000,000?" "£1,000,000. 1.6." "And 1.8." "And a new bidder on the telephone." "2.4 million." "A fresh bidder again." "2.8. 3,000,000 with you, sir?" "And 3.8." "And fresh bidder again in the room." "4,000,000. 4.4. 4.6." "4.6." "Can we get any more?" "4.7. 4.8. 4.8. 4.9." "Any advance on 4,900,000?" "It's with you, sir, at the back for 4 million and 9." "Are we all done, ladies and gentlemen?" "Going, going, going and gone." " To the gentleman on the back row." " Yes!" "Thank you." "I need your help now." "Jesus." "Who is he, Charlie?" "I don't know." "You lying bastard." "Tell me the truth!" "Who is he?" "I don't know him." "I've never seen him before." "Well, he knew you!" "He said you owed him money." "So he attacked me and my girls and now he's dead." "And I know it's your fault!" "What am I gonna do?" "What am I gonna do?" "I don't know." "Give me a second." "What do you mean, you don't know?" "He was looking for you." " How am I involved in this?" " Jackie, calm down." "I'm trying to think." "What do you mean, calm down?" " It's gonna be all right." "I'm gonna..." " How?" "How is this gonna be all right?" " Jackie, come here." " No." "Get away!" "Get away from me!" "I'm gonna sort this out." "Yeah." "Our wine cellar has been stolen and it's all your bloody fault." " What's been stolen?" " My wine." "My vintage wine, built up over a decade... worth half a million pounds and almost all gone." "Are you still there?" "Charlie, are you listening to any of this?" "Yeah." " Hang on, mate." "I..." " Do you wanna know the best bit?" "It was your saucy new supplier that did it." "Nadine?" "Jesus, James, I'm sorry." "Listen, I'm a bit caught up." "Could you deal with the police, please?" "What, you're not going to sort this out?" "I'll get there as soon as I can." "I can't believe this." "We have just lost half a million pounds worth of wine." "...and you're not going to do a thing about it?" "I can't." "Brilliant." "Thank you very much." "Listen, if you knew what was going on here, you'd give it a rest." "So, you go and do what I've asked you." "You get Jack to help you." "...and I'll be there as soon as I can!" "Charlie." "What are we gonna do?" "What are we gonna do?" "Is Tanya still working?" " Good evening." " Evening." "Where is she?" "Serbian cleaners very professional." "Never leave a trace." "What have we done?" "Listen to me." "No one's gonna find out about this." "Guys like that, they don't pay their taxes." "They're not on the electoral register." "They do not exist." "Someone knew he was here, Charlie, 'cause someone sent him." "You can't just sweep this under the carpet." "I'm gonna help you." "No, you can't." "You're in way over your head." "These kind of people don't just give up." "First they're gonna come after you and then they're gonna come after me." "Jackie, we're in this together." "You are not alone." "Yes, I am." "And so are you." "I can't stay here, Charlie." "I gotta think of my son." "I'm sorry." "Bichon Louvet." "The Château Mont Rose." "The 1990 Haut-Brion." "Gone." "All gone." "You knew." "You knew there was gonna be a robbery but instead of doing anything about it, you invited the thieves." "...to have a stroll around my cellar." " I know." "I'm sorry I messed up." " Messed up?" "This is half a million pounds worth of wine." "Have you any idea what that means to us?" "To our reputation?" "James, I'm sorry." "What more can I say?" "Charlie, I loved those wines!" "Château Petrus?" "The '95." "It's the '95." "Le Père." "This is ours." "This is our wine!" "Thank you!" " I thought we got cleaned out." " Yeah." "I had it all under control." " What do you mean?" " What, Nadine and Mike?" "Yeah, they, uh..." "They weren't fooling me." " Super." "I spent a year in Australia." "I never heard an accent or a vocabulary like hers." "I mean, she said, "Super. "" "Have you ever heard an Australian say "Super"?" "So I asked Redstone to stop them when they left." "And, well, here we are." "Good as new." " It's all sorted?" " Yeah, it was no big deal." "No big deal." "You obviously haven't spent the last three years." "...on the Internet dating scene." "I'm sorry, what are you talking about?" "I..." "I..." "I think that he liked Nadine." "Oh." "Oh..." "Absolutely typical." "I find the perfect woman and she turns out to be a bloody thief." "Oh, wait." "Excuse me, please." "Tony, Tony." " What?" " Have you seen Charlie?" "I owe that man a drink." " He's a little bit busy at the moment." " He's always working, that guy, huh?" "I might just have to drag him away." "Hmm." "Good luck." "What are you doing in my office?" "You owe me money." "Charlie, come on, man." "Come and join the party." " Who are you?" " Friend of Charlie's." "Yeah, well, why don't you just trot along?" "That wouldn't be very friendly, would it?" "Suit yourself." "Charlie, give me my money." "55 grand right now." "I said, tonight." "Charlie, I've got some friends outside I'd like you to meet." "Now do you want to come with me or shall I ask them in?" "They're big boys." "They might make a bit of a mess if they do come in." "There's your money." "Well, this doesn't end here." "And this is for your inconvenience." "It's dated nine months from now." "If you don't cause any trouble..." "I'll make sure that it's not cancelled when you go to cash it." "Well, why couldn't it have been this easy all along?" "Oh, Charlie, I seem to have lost an associate." "He told me he was gonna wander round your hotel this afternoon." "You know what's happened to him?" "No." "So he's just disappeared?" "I haven't got a clue what you're talking about." "Oh, hey!" "Oh, how amazing does this dress look on me?" "God, he's got such great taste." "Sorry, can you do me up, please?" "Isn't it great that we've both met men who treat us like how we deserve." " To be treated?" " Yes." "They were so worth the money." "I should give you my surgeon's number." "Right, then." "Okay." "Wish me luck." "I'll see you tomorrow." "How much do they pay you here?" "Too much, it seems." "Well, take too much." "Double it." "Come work with me." "I'm gonna build some clubs." "You know, cool places, members only." "San Francisco, Ibiza, Prague, Barcelona." "I need someone to help me pull it all together." "Music, style, atmosphere." "Yeah, well, there's..." "There's loads of people who could do that for you." "But you're an expert in this field." "You know all the little details that make a difference." "That's why I want you." "You're a specialist in this field." "I haven't exactly covered myself in medals." " whilst I've been managing this place." " You need to do what you're good at." "Come on." "You put all this effort into doing things for others." "Charlie, it is time to do something for yourself." " I think you should take it." " Take what?" " Hutch's job." " How do you know about that?" " Good job, guys." "Thank you." " Thanks." "He's not bad." "We'll be in safe hands." "And I'll always be here to look after the old place for you." " You were right about the robbery." " Yeah, well, I'm always right." "Doesn't that ever get boring?" "So, what do you think you'll do?" "You gonna take the job?" "Hang on a second, mate." "You look incredible." "Really?" "I'm a bag of nerves." "And when I get nervous, I talk too much and then when I talk too much, men run away screaming." "Just be yourself." "No one could resist that." " That was a compliment, wasn't it?" " Yes." "I'm seconds away from seeing my dream date stood here in the most unbelievably divine dress." "...that my dream date just turned up and gave me... which was probably one of the best moments of my life." "And you've just said the nicest thing you've ever said to me." "I think we had a chance for something special." "You ever think that?" "Yes." "And I messed it up." "Yeah." "I won't mess it up again if you give me another chance." " Charlie." " Listen..." " I know that you've got a boyfriend..." " Yeah, I have, and he's lovely." "Please..." "All I've wanted is for you to do this." "But it has taken you such a long time." "If I say to you right now..." "I want you, I need you and I want to be with you." "Now?" "What, you want this now?" " What about in two months' time?" " I just know how I feel now." "See, I want the next step." "And I want the one after that." "And then the one after that." "And I think maybe I've found someone who can give me that." "I'm sorry." "Hello." " Hi." " Hi." " You look fantastic." " Thank you." " Hi, how are you?" " Hi." "Are you, uh, going somewhere nice tonight?" "La Traviata at Covent Garden." "Always makes me cry." "Well, I hope you both have a lovely evening." "Thanks." " You ready?" " Yeah." "Anna?" "I'm sorry." "Could you come to my office?" "I've got an emergency staff meeting." "It'll only take a couple of minutes." "Thanks for coming in." "I wouldn't call you in here." "...unless it was something significant." "Uh, but I'll keep it brief all the same." "Jackie's handed me her notice." "She got an urgent call from Australia and she's left for the airport." "She's..." "She's not coming back." "She didn't have time to say goodbye." "Go." "Be very happy." "Go now." "She wanted me to tell you how much she's enjoyed her time here." "Loved it, in fact." "More than any of you might realise." "Which is the way I feel, too." "Babylon's a special place." "I feel I've spent half my life here." "Married to the job, if you like, with you guys as my family." "And some of you, I've been able to confide in." "Others I've never got that close to." "Nevertheless, the bonds are there." "Making it a very difficult decision for me..." "I'm sorry, what are you saying?" "You're leaving, too, aren't you?" "Yes." "In this job, like any other job if you work hard and keep your head down eight hours a day you eventually get to be a boss and work 16 hours a day." "But I'm not cut out for the corporate life spreadsheets, financial presentations, board meetings." "It's really just not who I am." "So, New York on Thursday?" "And I need a new challenge." "I've had three fantastic years." "And I'm leaving with a bag full of memories and laughter." "I'm gonna miss you all." "You take care of yourself." "Don't be a stranger." "If you dare say anything nice..." "I'll miss you." "You won't." "But there are good times and new adventures ahead for all of us." "And I can't wait to meet them." "Here's Johnny!" "I need my actors focused." "Cut!" "Why are you staring at Tom's forehead?" " There's Botox leaking out of it." " Bitch!" " You have till the end of the day." " I will make your actors happy." "That boy have a big cork up his ass." "She's got the best suite!" "Tom has the best suite." "You just torpedoed a $20,000,000 movie." "We'll sue you." "It's just everything's moving quite quickly." " I should go." " I really don't need you to defend me." "You're crocodile meat."