▶ Attorny : Michael, I don't think we should get our hopes up here. Kidnapping, extortion, assault on this man Brown here, as well as your previous problems with the law--I mean, you could be looking at 10 to 20 years for this.
▷ Michael : I don't think so. I am smarter and better protected than white thinks.
▶ Man A : seems Michael X has managed to keep himself out of jail by threatening to release damning photographs of a certain royal personage. Until we get our hands on these snaps, the police can't move. The public prosecutor won't move, and the Home Office doesn't want to know.
▷ Tim : Has anyone actually seen these photographs?
▶ Man A : Yes, but at the moment, I'm not at liberty to say who that person is.
▶ Man B : We've had Michael X under surveillance for quite a while. He keeps a safe deposit box at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone. We believe that's where the photos are located.
▷ Tim : Seems straightforward enough. I'll send a team into this bank. And take whatever he's got in the safe deposit box.
▶ Man A : That would have to be sanctioned at the highest level, and that's not going to happen. Do you see our problem? There can be no connection to 506.
▷ Tim : So, you want me to come up with something that avoids any accountability for anyone.
▶ Man A : we'd welcome suggenstions, Tim.
▷ Tim : And if it all goes pear-shaped, I assume it's my ass on the line.
▶ Man A : You're young and ambitious, Tim. Chance to make a name for yourself.
