"My name is Harry Fox" "and four months ago I didn't know things like that." "Back then I worked in international asset management." "I'm gonna tell you what happened" "when the company lost fourteen billion overnight" "That's a more interesting story." "That's Vernon Stynes on the day we were all told to clear out our desks." "He's got out-of-date software manuals" "and a personalized hole punch in that box." "Kevin wasn't." " Did you nick that from the office?" " Yeah." "I'm gonna use it to start up my own business." "I mean, they've, they've gone completely." " Oh no, no, no, no, thirteen and a half... max." "That I need 2.6 million to live for the rest of my life," "and that's giving me just above average male life expectancy." "Educated people do tend to have an above average life expectancy." "' Who?" " Ah, it's not a true story." " Chuck Difford, he sells everything he's got" "and he walks to Vegas," "goes in the first casino he sees," "and he puts everything on red." " Roulette?" " Yeah." " Fifty-fifty shot." " Well, slightly less than fifty-fifty, you see it's" " He doubles his money, he walks out," " And eh, how much did he win?" " 2.6 million." " Oh, really!" " No, Vernon." "The point is it's better to be a bum with nothing," "than a bum with not enough." " Vernon loved that story." "So in a way, everything that happened after that," "JU'" "Vernon was always saying that the Chinese word for crisis" "Maybe it's true, but for us" "opportunities were gonna be limited." " You have one new message" " Hi, Harry, it's Kevin." "Did you hear anything back from London?" "Apparently, we're all fucking toxic because of the 14 billion." "Someone said they're looking for people in Singapore?" "Did you hear that?" "Anyway, I-I, I'll, I'll talk to you." " We were toxic," "and they knew that in London and Singapore," "I was never going to start my own business." " Hi, Orla." " Never quit." " Women who quit smoking by thirty" "associated with smoking," "so you're probably not in any real danger yet." " That's not very responsible advice." " I'm not advising you to smoke," "I'm just pointing out that the risks aren't so serious yet." " Heard you moved home?" "I'm consolidating while I start my own business" "web consultancy, search engine optimization." " Sounds like a winner." " You back home now, too?" " No, I'm just down doing my shift, looking after Dad." " Oh, is that a regular thing?" " Yeah." "He's got cancer." "Listen, Vernon, I'll see you around." " No, no, no," "maybe we could go for lunch?" "My treat." " I'm looking after Dad." "We could, we could do lunch?" " Then I'm not down." " Oh yeah." "Yeah, yeah, course, yeah." " Do you know what new businesses do?" "They go fucking bust in less than a year," "nearly all of them." "He could afford to fail." "Me?" "I was handing back the company car." "Well, it made sense." "There was no company anymore." "They were sending some guy called Clive to repossess it." "I wasn't going to hang around for that." " Well?" "Yeah." "No, I'm on the bus." " Code for the canteen is 1212B." "Code for the supplies room is 1213B." " So there's a code for the codes?" "Standard data entry" "speed and accuracy, that's what we need." "It's not difficult." "The machines are split into three categories." "snacks." "sanitary items." "Fill in category, location, and amount." "Any problems, call my extension." "Don't start bothering anybody else." " Apparently, if you dream about drowning" "that means you've got money worries." "I figured any job that gave me some cash" "would slow down my sink to the bottom." " Well, you need both the male and the female plants together;" " Alright, Anthony." " Remember now, keep them nice and moist, especially the female." "Alright, English." "So, I heard you moved back in with your mammy and daddy?" " Yeah." "It's only temporary." "I'm consolidating while I start up my new business." "Did you look at my proposal?" "Now, I can guarantee you" "a significant increase in business." " That could be nothing." " Come on now, Anthony." " Housewives have always liked me," "and housewives buy plants." " Yeah." " We should talk again, Anthony." "I've got lots of ideas." " Really?" "Well, come back to me when you have a good one." " Hello Mr. Fox, this is Kim Ryan" "I'm your new Relationship Manager." " That was the first call from my bank in three years." "Friendly and civilized, but I knew that would change." "They were calling me for a reason." " Hello?" "Than your monthly mortgage repayments." " I hope so." "You do understand that this level of income" "is not sustainable." "If things don't change soon your apartment will be repossessed." " Kevin was forty-eight." "Two kids in college from his first marriage, three in private school from his second," "a big house, a villa in Spain," "He always said he was never more than" "one paycheck from going broke," "and it was a month since we lost our jobs." " Did you hear anything about how it happened?" "Head on into a tree." "DOA." "That it might not have been an accident." " Well, actually, that makes sense." "A man of his age recently made redundant." "Did you know for every 1% rise in unemployment," "there' s a .8% rise in suicide?" "Yeah." "It's called "econocide."" " Kevin wasn't poor." "He had money." " But did he have enough?" "I mean, I've worked out that I need 2.6 million to last my lifetime," "and he was married with kids." " Hi, Sally." "I'm so sorry." " Hi, Harry." " What did you say to the widow?" "Should I say something to her?" " Her name's Sally, Vernon." "Just say, "Sorry for your loss."" " Good." "Okay, yeah." "Good." "I'll-l'll say that." "Sorry for you- Sorry for your loss." "Sorry" " Men cause trouble." "That's a fact." "Maybe women are complicated and emotional," "but proper "Fuck the World Up" trouble," "that's all down to us." "No one could have seen that coming." " ...per cent, or the 99%?" "What are you worth?" "If you emptied your back accounts..." " How was the funeral?" " Yeah, yeah, really good, actually." "Alright, thank you." " Are you going to tell me anything about this" "business idea of yours?" " Huh-um, well, it's all a bit hush-hush at the moment, Mum." " Vernon?" " Looking for you." "To tell you about." "And I brought some beer." " Two months earlier if Vernon had called around" "to my apartment, I wouldn't have asked him in." " C'mon in." " But that day, well," "he had a business plan and some beer." "and I needed a plan." " Oh, what a cool place, Harry." "It must have cost a fortune." " You don't know the half of it." "Here." " I've been thinking about what you said, Harry, about Chuck Difford," "the guy who doubled his money in Vegas." " I'm pretty sure that's not a true story, Vernon." " Thanks." " Cheers." " Cheers." " It's just some router software that you're gonna need." "Now, don't worry, it's free." "One person empties their bank account" "and sells any expensive stuff they may have," "turns it all into cash, okay?" " okay" " Another person does the same." "And put into a green sports bag." " Why a green sports bag?" " It's just one of the rules." "I've been writing the rules for days." "Dig a grave, and fight to the death." "The winner buries the loser," "walks home with two bags of cash, double your money." "I've called it Trading." " Fight to the death?" " So this is your new business?" " Yep." " Murder?" " It's not murder." " It sounds a lot like murder." " Where one kills the other." " Yeah, but like a duel." " Jesus Christ!" " Do you remember that German guy" "who found someone online to come to his house and eat him?" " Yeah." " This isn't as mad as that." " Don't tell me, Vernon," " Course not!" "This is crypt layering," "deep web like what pedophiles use." " Alright." "Pitch is over." " Double your money, Harry." " Jesus, are those your winnings?" " NO" "No, this is my stake." " Did you expect to come here and, what, we'd kill each other?" " NO" "Only one of us would have to die." " Get out." "Trading is gonna be massive." "You can keep the rest of those beers." " Vernon was a guy I used to call" "for tech support at work." "Now he was suggesting we kill each other for cash." "It was fucking nuts." "But then again, if he was serious," "someone was gonna get that bag of money easily." " If you emptied your bank accounts" "and sold everything you own," "how much would your life be worth in hard cash?" "If you become a Trader," "you're seven trades away from a million." " Give me those." "Get a move on, pal." "You'll never get home at this rate." "Where are you?" "I don't have the new safe code." "So what do I do with the money?" "Just leave it here in the office?" "I don't know why you have to keep changing it all the time." "1142?" "JU'" "Outta here for the weekend." "See you Monday, dickheads." "Like a greater power saying," ""Here's four thousand eight hundred and twenty-three quid" "in condom and tampon sales." "Now what are you gonna do with it?"" " Find someone on the website with a similar sum to trade." "You're seven trades away from a million." " Hello?" " It's Harry." " Oh, hi, Harry." " I might be interested." " It has to be Saturday." " But that's tomorrow." " I know." " Oh, okay." "No-no, yeah-yeah, look um," "I'll PM you a location." " Fine." " Put the cash into the green sports bag." "9.8% of all sports bags are green," "so the bag will act as an identifier" "Arrange to meet in a quiet pub during the day." " What can I get you?" " Eh, a sparking mineral water, please." " And make sure you're happy" "with the bona fides of your fellow Trader." " Vernon had described Trading as a noble duel," "even though every trade started in a stinking toilet." " Where's your green bag?" " Oh, forget the bag." "I've got the money," "that's why we're here, isn't it?" " Did you write a suicide note?" " Is that really necessary?" " Yes." "If they think you've committed suicide." "Write one now." "Go on." "Good." "We don't want people looking for the loser, do we?" " Checking for guns." " I don't have a gun, Vernon." " Give me your phone." " Why?" " Why?" "GPS tracking, Harry, that's why." "And switch it off." " Travel together to an isolated location," "making sure to avoid any unnecessary attention." " Pick a number." "We cross the road and double back to that bus stop," "the first bus that comes we go for eight stops, then change." " Vernon was really proud of his rules." "he wanted to show me how to Trade properly." " This is good, isn't it?" " This isn't really gonna work." " Well, we could go somewhere else," "somewhere easier to dig?" " Look, I do need the money, but... this is murder, Vernon." " Harry, we can't go this far" " I can do anything I want," "and I've decided I don't want to do this." "Ah!" "Fucking hell, Vernon!" "I told you I don't want to do this." " It's too late..." "you've agreed to trade." "Knives are allowed." "It's in the rules." "Ah!" " You little fucker." "I told you I've changed my mind." " Ah..." "It wasn't supposed to go like this!" " Ah, my shoulder!" "My shoulder!" "No, no." "No, no, no, no, no, please don't kill me!" "Don't kill me!" "Take the money." "You win." "Ah!" " Hi, I'm Big John," "lead EMT on six tours, Tox Haz qualified," "Para Rescue and Med Evac trained." "and a knife wound, if not treated rapidly," "can be one of the worst ways to die..." " I really couldn't tell you." " ...as with any field injury, quick action is the key." "You're gonna need a cool head," "and a pair of nitrile or non-latex gloves." "If you don't have gloves," "improvise by using a plastic bag." "Remember, the dirtier the wound" "the greater the chance of infection." "If the victim is suffering from shock..." " Are you in shock?" " I think so." " If possible, elevate their feet to improve blood flow." "Shock can impair blood flow" "and lead to brain or organ damage." "Talk quietly and gently to the patient." "Turn their head to the side in case of any bleeding" "Do not remove the knife from the wound." " Too late." " Now, the first thing to do is stop the bleeding." "So apply pressure with a sterile bandage," "that's your best option." "But if it's bleeding bad," "and the emergency services aren't on their way," "you do have other options." " ls that glue, Harry?" "Is this gonna hurt?" " I imagine it will, yeah." "Half of it was borrowed and had to go back where it came from," "the other half was mine." "I just wasn't sure Vernon would see it that way." " Fuck." "Fuck it!" " Good morning." " I was just looking for you." " I was hoping that maybe we could" " Why is that out?" " Yeah, it was just sitting there when I came in."