1 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:48,641 Now it had become the still center 2 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:53,049 of that spinning wheel of misfortune. 3 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:54,844 The world turned round him, 4 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,363 leaving him miraculously untouched. 5 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,802 The croupier had reached his goal. 6 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,288 He no longer heard the sound of the ball. 7 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,086 To begin with, he was Jack Manfred. 8 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:16,961 - Now, then. - I want a job, Giles. 9 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,367 I see. Well... 10 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,723 Let me tell you a little bit about our operation. 11 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,729 We like personality authors. 12 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,763 People the public recognizes. 13 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,087 Celebrity's what sells books. 14 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,248 You can always find somebody to do the writing. 15 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,887 What we need is the face... then the concept. 16 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,368 Right now I'm looking for a soccer novel. 17 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,201 Something where a tycoon buys a lousy team 18 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:43,765 and takes it to the top. 19 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,166 Seven-figure transfer fees. 20 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,760 Corruption all down the line. 21 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,406 Violence on and off the pitch. 22 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,761 Steroids. 23 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,491 You got any concepts? 24 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,400 It could be a thug story. 25 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,967 I'll tell you what, why don't you think about it? 26 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,487 Hmm? Couple of pages. 27 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,728 With plenty of sex, of course. 28 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,882 Fiona! 29 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,282 Interesting, Giles. 30 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,768 I will think about it. 31 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,406 Let me give you three words of advice, Jack. 32 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,363 Don't give up. 33 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,164 Stick with it. 34 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,284 Who persists, wins, that's my motto. 35 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,920 Write, write, write. 36 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,805 And Jack had three words for Giles. 37 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,127 Go fuck yourself. 38 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,480 Jack knew something was wrong. 39 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,281 He'd forgotten Giles' advice. Giles said three words. 40 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,445 Nobody around, leave a message after the beep. 41 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,285 Jacko. 42 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,448 If you're there, pick up, would ya. 43 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,689 I want to talk to you, it's important. 44 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,371 Jacko, I've got some news for you. 45 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,006 Come on, Jacko. 46 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:37,690 Yeah, Dad, it's me. 47 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:40,127 - How's it going? - Good, yeah. 48 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,449 - Found a job yet? - No. 49 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,689 Well I've got something for you, in London I mean. 50 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,768 I've been chatting with some friends. Now... 51 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,611 Do you know the Golden Lion Casino? 52 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,290 They're looking for a dealer. 53 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,683 Yeah, that's not what I wanna do, Dad. 54 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,723 Now, I know you don't like taking my advice... 55 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:00,410 No, it's not that. 56 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,490 Listen, I've set this up for you. 57 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,171 Now you call the Golden Lion, and you ask to speak 58 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:09,011 to Mr. Reynolds. That's the manager. 59 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,243 Now I don't know him personally, but I have spoken to his boss. 60 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,601 Now, don't say no, Jacko. 61 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,291 Give yourself a break. 62 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,971 All right, Dad. Yeah, I'll think about it. 63 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,481 Reynolds at the Golden Lion. 64 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,285 - Yeah. All right, Dad. - Yes. I'll call him. 65 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,244 - You do that. - That's my boy. 66 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,844 So how are you doing, Dad? 67 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,325 Great. 68 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,687 Yeah, just started a new company. 69 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,450 Solid financing. 70 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,211 It's good. 71 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,126 Jacko, you know I love you, don't you? 72 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:46,601 Yeah. I know that. 73 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,449 Don't let yourself down. 74 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,164 I won't. 75 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:52,886 I'll keep in touch. 76 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,482 Goodbye, Dad. 77 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:04,571 - It was unbelievable. - I was in the room. 78 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,081 500. 79 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,249 Uh-huh. Blackjack. 80 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,045 See you then, bye. 81 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,845 - Sorry to have kept you. - What'll you have? 82 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,521 Nope. Jack knew it still wasn't quite right. 83 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,126 I wanna fuck the whole world over! 84 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:52,682 He had just one word for Giles. 85 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,682 - David Reynolds. - I'm the manager. 86 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,121 - Sit down, John. - Jack. 87 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,211 You've been recommended by the management here. 88 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,527 They know your father. 89 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,802 He's a bit of a reputation, hasn't he? 90 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:23,849 Has he? 91 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,176 In any case, I understand you've had some 92 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,363 previous experience in South Africa. 93 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,007 You'll find the rules here just a little bit different. 94 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:33,856 Before we start, you haven't got a police record, have you? 95 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,848 No. 96 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,327 - What school did you go to? - I was at Bedales. 97 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,649 Oh. I don't think I know that one. 98 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,081 Private, I suppose. 99 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,680 There's three types of casino in the UK. 100 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,848 High volume, small action, and middle of the road. 101 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,962 That's us. Okay, Charlie. 102 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,366 Do you have a salon prive? 103 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,165 - We tried. - Wasn't enough business. 104 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,329 - Punters like company. - Welcome back, Jack... 105 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,002 ...to the house of addiction. 106 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,963 Thanks, Charlie. 107 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,927 Right. Let's see you handle the chips. 108 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,416 I have to assume the serial numbers 109 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,602 on the bowl and wheel correspond. 110 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,361 - We check every two days. - Why not every day? 111 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,409 Procedure here. 112 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,802 Right, sort the chips. 113 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,689 Go. 114 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,369 Good. 115 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,163 All right, now pay me out $1,800 in 25s. 116 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,604 Very good. Okay, let's have a look at your blackjack. 117 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:20,850 Fourteen. 118 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,567 Too many. 119 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:26,284 Nineteen, Sixteen. 120 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,404 Too many. 121 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,124 Thirteen. 122 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,004 Eighteen, Fourteen. 123 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:34,121 Nineteen. 124 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,129 Twenty. 125 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,364 - What's the count? - Minus nine. 126 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,569 - I make it minus eight. - Minus nine. 127 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:48,763 - What makes you so sure? - It's the rule. 128 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,096 Always stand by your first count. 129 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,885 The odds are you're right. 130 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,128 - Good call. - You want me to check? 131 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,682 I said, good call. 132 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,485 It had taken him 45 minutes, 133 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,080 but Jack now had Mr. Reynolds' number. 134 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:05,725 The man couldn't count. 135 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,128 Right, just let me run through a few things. 136 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,322 As a dealer, you never gamble. 137 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,444 Not anywhere. And we'll need your picture. 138 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:17,325 - What for? - For the database. 139 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,966 It can be accessed by every casino in the country. 140 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:21,456 We have the same system for punters. 141 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,369 - I don't gamble. - Ever? 142 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,768 I don't gamble, Mr. Reynolds. 143 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,842 Next point. 144 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:32,450 Friendships between croupiers inside 145 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:36,087 or outside the casino are discouraged. 146 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,971 Relationships with females working here... 147 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,128 - are expressly forbidden. - We had the same rule 148 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,720 in Sun City, but it was impossible to check. 149 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,002 Well this isn't South Africa. 150 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,283 We'd know, because someone would report it. 151 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:50,890 Believe me, someone always does. 152 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,571 - Does know, or does report? - What would happen 153 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:55,842 if I knew something like that and didn't report it? 154 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,849 We'd know. 155 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,406 There are no secrets in this casino. 156 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,808 - And you'd be punished. - How? 157 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,049 - First offense, verbal warning. - Second offense, written warning. 158 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,243 That one's filed and sometimes copied to the gaming board. 159 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,886 My discretion. 160 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,924 Third offense, you'd be sacked on the spot. 161 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,761 You'd never work in a casino in this country again. 162 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,882 And there's another rule. 163 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,243 You're forbidden to talk to or recognize a punter 164 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,409 outside the casino. If you see someone who's gambled here, 165 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,841 even if it's just casually on the street, 166 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,571 you must ignore him or her. 167 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,803 Not married, are you? 168 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:38,888 Girlfriend? 169 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,765 - Yeah. - She's not in the... 170 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:43,928 she's not in the gaming business, is she? 171 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:45,644 No. 172 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,525 Good. 173 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,403 This is our Crow's nest. 174 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,376 I'm showing you it now, but you'll never see it again. 175 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,368 Very impressive. 176 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,527 We have tapes here that go back six months. 177 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,325 Here, let me show you something. 178 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,928 See that? 179 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,202 Six weeks ago. 180 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,403 Dealer missed it. Guy up here missed it. 181 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,682 I watch these tapes after hours. 182 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,087 Nothing gets by me. 183 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,851 Lady's in jail now. 184 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,804 It's easier to take ten million pounds from a bank, 185 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,730 than to take one penny from this casino. 186 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:40,167 Right. Well, as soon as you get your license, you can start. 187 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:41,606 Fine. 188 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,210 So... 189 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,449 Are you planning to make a career in casino work? 190 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:47,800 And end up like you? 191 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,649 L- I just want a job. 192 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,808 You're not the usual type we get in here, Jack. 193 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,207 Mr. Reynolds was right, it was true. 194 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,084 Excuse me. 195 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,043 Jack was up above the world. 196 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,004 A writer looking down on his subject. 197 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:02,804 A detached... 198 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,763 I can't talk about that just now. 199 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,611 - Voyeur. - I'm with somebody. 200 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,929 Well, they can wait. 201 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,611 I'll be home at the usual time. 202 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,362 Don't get married, Jack. 203 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,962 Casino work doesn't mix with house and garden. 204 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:23,445 Any questions? 205 00:13:23,560 --> 00:13:26,211 Yeah. What's the salary? 206 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,209 The Casino paid its staff monthly in arrears. 207 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,802 He would have to wait six weeks for his first check. 208 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,281 - He needed money now. - So, what kind of deal 209 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,448 are you looking for? 210 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:42,130 What's the book price? 211 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,969 That's not relevant. 212 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,766 Old car like this, depends on the condition. 213 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,288 The car was a gift from Jack's father. 214 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,164 That's to say, Jack Sr. Had given it to him 215 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,363 before the bailiffs arrived. 216 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,241 And this ain't exactly what you call "mint." 217 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,482 How about $1,500? 218 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,126 - How about $500? - What? 219 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,011 How about we split the difference? 220 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,844 $750. 221 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,247 Is that your idea of arithmetic? 222 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,091 - I'm not a mathematician. - I'm in business. 223 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,806 - $850. - $750. 224 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,050 He suddenly wanted to be rid of it. 225 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,403 Hang on tightly, let go lightly. 226 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,965 Jack imagined people reading his book. 227 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,321 One day he would get into their heads. 228 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,403 Play with their imaginations. 229 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,091 Test their feelings. 230 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,523 He would tell them, you have to make the choice in life. 231 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,120 Be a gambler, or a croupier. 232 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,806 And then live with your decision, come what may. 233 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,011 Marion saw life differently. 234 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,084 She was a romantic... 235 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,043 and thought he was, too. 236 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,207 I couldn't resist them. 237 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,727 You mean I won't resist them. 238 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,490 No. 239 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,525 I'm not ready for you. 240 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,802 There's some vodka in the freezer. 241 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,651 - You want me drunk? - I won't take that long! 242 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,083 Jack. 243 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,643 Wow. 244 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,003 You really are a beautiful woman. 245 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,690 It's not just inner beauty, is it? 246 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,802 Turn around. 247 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,362 You're all I desire. 248 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,448 - Where did you get it? - I sold the car. 249 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,856 You shouldn't have done that, I know what it meant to you. 250 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,848 I owe you for the rent. 251 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,440 It's only a car, I can get another. 252 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,050 - Take it back. - No. 253 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,409 - Till you sell your book. - Marion, let's face the truth. 254 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,409 Nobody is gonna publish it. 255 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,525 - Of course, they are. - You just have to be patient. 256 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,409 - I'm betting on you. - I'm not much of a bet. 257 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,841 You are to me. 258 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,447 Come into my world. 259 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:29,561 You're my prisoner. 260 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,523 I've got something to tell you. 261 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,246 - I wanna hear it. - I've got a job. 262 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,485 - What job? - In a Casino. 263 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,207 As a croupier. Dealer. 264 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,085 - How did you land that? - It came my way. 265 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,771 450 a week. 266 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,366 450? 267 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:53,960 What did you do? Just walk in and say, 268 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,930 - I want to be a croupier? - Don't you need training? 269 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,203 - I had training. - In the republic. 270 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,846 You were a croupier there? 271 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,042 You never told me that. 272 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,288 I thought you just knew some gamblers. 273 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,488 I start Monday week. 274 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,568 450 a week? 275 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,160 I've never earned that in my life. 276 00:18:16,360 --> 00:18:18,089 You're an enigma, you are. 277 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,163 A fucking enigma. 278 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,363 - I'm not an enigma. - Just a contradiction. 279 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,801 You sold the car. 280 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,930 You've got a job. 281 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,327 What's the third thing? 282 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,441 Tell me. 283 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,363 There's no third thing. 284 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,847 Don't be superstitious. 285 00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:48,043 - I love you, Jack. - You know that. 286 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,801 And he half-loved Marion, and she knew that, too. 287 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,962 You trying to read my palm? 288 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,883 You've got such beautiful hands. 289 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,402 The hands of a Conjurer, a woman told him once. 290 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,602 Or a cardsharp. 291 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,885 - Do you work around here? - My office is in Shanghai. 292 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,571 - What do you do? - I'm an arms dealer. 293 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,289 So, what line of work are you in, then? 294 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,641 I'm an undertaker. 295 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,047 Really? 296 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,127 Now place your bets, please. 297 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,011 - Jack Manfred. - Jack Manfred. Table three. 298 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,890 And you have a new dealer. Thank you. 299 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,843 Usual bunch. 300 00:19:57,960 --> 00:19:59,564 They didn't know Jack, but he knew them. 301 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,927 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 302 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,000 Where's the other fellow? Where's Jeff? 303 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:08,120 - Where's Jeff? - Jeff. 304 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,686 He's been re-assigned, sir. 305 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,689 Well let's hope you know how to do your job. 306 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,486 - In fives. - Change. 307 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,444 - What aftershave are you using? - Never converse 308 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,131 with the punters. Slows things down. 309 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,681 Money down. 310 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,201 Speed is volume. Volume is profit for the casino. 311 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,608 Aim at 40 spins an hour. Place your bets, please. 312 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,842 No more bets, thank you. 313 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,010 10 black. 314 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:10,771 Ooh, the scam. 315 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,281 Come in with three grand cash, no questions asked. 316 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,483 Launder it by getting a casino check when you cash in. 317 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,887 Jack wondered why Mr. Reynolds permitted it. 318 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,446 After all, there was no profit in it for the casino. 319 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,928 Place your bets, please. 320 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,281 Or was there? 321 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:30,886 13. 322 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,968 Too many. 323 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:34,923 16. 324 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:36,804 Too many. 325 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,410 15. 326 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,602 Too many. 327 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,290 12. 328 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,323 Too many. 329 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,283 11, Double. 330 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,211 21. 331 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,482 Black jack. 332 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,531 A wave of elation Came over him. 333 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,610 He was hooked again. Place your bets, please. 334 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,127 Watching people lose. 335 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,882 New dealer. 336 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,445 - Evening, gentlemen. - Good evening. 337 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,411 Jack. 338 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,410 Good work. Keep it up. 339 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,248 Color change. 340 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,169 100. 341 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,248 Place your bets, please. 342 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,166 Don't give me that sob story. 343 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,811 That's a lie, Ben. 344 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,041 You've been secretly seeing Charlie for years. 345 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,766 - Stop it! - No I won't. 346 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,606 - I'm Bella. - Jack Manfred. 347 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,690 Hi, Jack. 348 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,280 Welcome to the cesspit. 349 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:14,890 Is it that bad? 350 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,045 How do I look? 351 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:32,685 Like trouble, Bella. 352 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,246 You look fine. 353 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:38,728 - Tits in a uniform. - Punters love it. 354 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,882 Your usual, sir. 355 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,176 Thank you, sir. Enjoy your game. 356 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,248 50 quid for a Diet Coke. 357 00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:58,045 Waitresses were the true winners in a casino. 358 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,731 The only members of staff allowed to accept tips. 359 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,410 Thank you, Jack. 360 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,488 Enjoy yourself, Mr. Tchai. 361 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:05,328 On a good night they could get 362 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,922 - between 200 or 300 quid. - Good evening, Mr. Tchai. 363 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,088 Evening. 364 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,680 Mr. Tchai always loves to sit at that table. 365 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,565 - And only with Bella. - Does he win? 366 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,364 He's a good customer. 367 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,285 A good customer is a consistent loser. 368 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,647 But is that what he meant? 369 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,211 - Where do you live, Jack? - Over the river. 370 00:24:28,360 --> 00:24:30,966 - You got transport? - No. 371 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:31,967 - I'm going over the river. - I'll give you a lift 372 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,243 - if you like. - Nice one, thanks. 373 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:01,647 - So how do you feel? - Your first night on the job? 374 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,604 Bet you're on a high. 375 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,405 - Nice car. - She's my baby. 376 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,682 So how long have you worked at the casino? 377 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,962 Coming up to two years now. 378 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,481 But I was away for six months. 379 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,602 Looks like you've done pretty well. 380 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,883 Not bad. I have other interests, of course. 381 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,088 Listen, I'm off to a little watering hole. 382 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,567 Have a few drinks, relax. Want to join me? 383 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,330 No thanks. 384 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,887 I'm gonna go home. I need my eight hours. 385 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,321 I bet you five to one you won't get any sleep. 386 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,488 You've got to unwind in this job, Jack... 387 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,206 Or it'll kill you. I mean that. 388 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,971 Some other time. 389 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,128 What time is it? 390 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,447 No idea. 391 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,841 - How did it go? - Yeah, fine. 392 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,840 - You're shaking. - What is it? 393 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,645 - It's just tension. - It'll go. 394 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,765 Poor baby. 395 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,043 This'll relax you. 396 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,003 - I loved it blonde. - Oh look, it's only hair. 397 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,441 I haven't changed. 398 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,404 When you come home, I'm asleep. 399 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,124 When I leave home, you're asleep. 400 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,089 Bye. 401 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,885 I'll see you in my dreams. 402 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:43,848 20 fives. 403 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:45,724 Change. 404 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:49,689 500. 405 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,770 Money down. 406 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:58,291 Place your bets, please. 407 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,643 Two, six, 13. 408 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:04,760 Jack could see this woman 409 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,764 was an experienced gambler. Professionals always place 410 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:09,689 their bets through the croupier. 411 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,121 That way there are no comebacks. 412 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,369 One, five, 16, and the neighbors. 413 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,721 No more bets. Thank you. 414 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,563 13 black. 415 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,243 Eight seven five. 416 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,566 Place your bets, please. 417 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:47,890 - Two, six, 13. - Two, six, 13. 418 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,163 - Orphans. - Orphans by 25.125 the bet. 419 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,045 - Orphans. - Orphans by five. 420 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:58,085 One, five, 16 and the neighbors. 421 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,771 No more bets. Thank you. 422 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,644 - 34 red. No, I'm sorry, sir. - That's a late bet. 423 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,321 - What are you talking about? - 34, I won with this lady. 424 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,681 No. You've won with the chips you placed earlier, 425 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,643 But the bet on 34 was a late bet. 426 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:16,286 - I put it all together. - I'm afraid that's not so, sir. 427 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,841 - Now look here, I... - Is there a problem? 428 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,009 Yes! This croupier is accusing me of cheating. 429 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,600 Do you think I cheated? 430 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,564 In my opinion, it was a late bet. 431 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,170 I think we should talk about this... 432 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:30,280 away from the table. 433 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:34,206 - No, I won. - I want to be paid. 434 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:38,086 - Pay the gentleman. - In full. Now. 435 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:51,456 We'd better talk in my office sir. 436 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,209 - Why? - We paid you out this time, 437 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,209 but I'm afraid you won't be welcome here again. 438 00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:02,571 - You bastard! - On your way, please, sir. 439 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,889 1300. 440 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,320 I'm sorry, madam. We're not allowed 441 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,006 to accept gratuities in the UK. 442 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,009 It's different in South Africa. 443 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,521 - You know where I'm from. - I've lived there. 444 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,041 Well, thank you anyway. 445 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:27,400 Bright woman, he thought. 446 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,808 She knew the rule of gold. Place your bets, please. 447 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,049 Quit when you're ahead. 448 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,806 Matt, listen. 449 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,486 There's something I've got to say to you. 450 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:02,523 - I saw you cheating. - What the fuck 451 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,847 - are you talking about? - That Greek guy at the end. 452 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,167 You paid him out 253, not 103. 453 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,089 - You got it wrong, Jack. - I don't cheat. 454 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,089 I'm not gonna report it. 455 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:20,416 - What are you, a fucking cop? - But if I see you 456 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,681 doing it again, I will. 457 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,406 I don't get you. Even if it was true, which it isn't, 458 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,329 what the fuck difference would it make to you? 459 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,096 Because if the supervisor knew that I'd seen it 460 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,963 and didn't report it, then I'd lose my job, 461 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:34,527 - and I can't afford that. - Oh, so it's Mr. Clean. 462 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,405 Wise up, Jack. This whole business is bent. 463 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:40,046 The Casino's nothing but legal theft, and that's okay. 464 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,447 It's the system. Half the punters 465 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,689 who come in here are using stolen money. Drugs money. 466 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,126 They haven't even earned it. 467 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:50,005 We earn our money. 468 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,044 I'm on your side, Jack. I don't need an enemy. 469 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,766 You're talking about complicity. 470 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:57,564 I don't even know what that means. 471 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,729 I'm talking about not rocking the boat. 472 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:02,922 Matt was an escape artist. 473 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,371 - Like Jack's father. - Okay. 474 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,370 Now, let's unwind. 475 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:29,090 Hey, Andros. 476 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,850 - This is Jack. - Hello. 477 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:32,849 How you doing? 478 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,242 - Blackjack. - One blackjack and... drink? 479 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,084 Vodka, straight on the rocks. 480 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,283 Vodka straight coming up. 481 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,402 - Who are these guys? - A few drug dealers. 482 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,841 Mostly people that work In the casino business. 483 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,407 - And the girls? - Just girls. 484 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:05,364 Blackjack, and vodka straight. 485 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,801 - Does Bella come here? - The bitch? No. 486 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,810 - Matt, you want in? - Yeah, why not? 487 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,403 Jack, join us? 488 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:24,800 No thanks. 489 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,160 I won't report you. 490 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:29,523 I don't gamble. 491 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:34,009 - You don't gamble? - But do you smoke? 492 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:36,441 Sometimes. 493 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:39,450 How about now? 494 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,291 - Same again, yeah? - Coming up. 495 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:04,329 Marion, I'm on my way. 496 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,526 - All right, lads. - Divvy up. 497 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,007 - Listen, I'm gonna get off. - I need to sleep. 498 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,566 Loosen up, Jack. If you don't, this job will get to you. 499 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,921 Pressure's too much. Believe me, It'll break you. 500 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:23,811 The world breaks everyone. 501 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:27,288 And afterwards many are strong at the broken places. 502 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,242 Ernest Hemingway. 503 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,287 Wasn't he the one who shot himself? 504 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,490 Where have you been? 505 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,126 I've got to give evidence In court at nine. 506 00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:12,686 Don't play the policewoman with me, Marion. 507 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:18,331 - Take that back! - Fucking take that back! 508 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:22,001 Yeah, I take it back. You're not in the police anymore. 509 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,851 You're a store detective. 510 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:26,803 Are you drunk? 511 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:29,526 Probably. 512 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:31,563 This fucking job's getting to you. 513 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:33,656 You haven't written a fucking word since it started. 514 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,056 Do you have to swear all the time? 515 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,606 Well, that's my poor upbringing. 516 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,768 I didn't go to private school. 517 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,521 I haven't got any class. 518 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:45,688 I wanna live with a writer. 519 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:48,167 Not a fucking croupier. 520 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,442 I don't even know what the word means. 521 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,404 - Croupier. - Marion, stop this. 522 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,807 What do I mean to you? 523 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,202 I want to know. 524 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:05,086 Tell me. 525 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,771 You're my conscience. 526 00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:14,891 Haven't you got a conscience of your own? 527 00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:33,641 Fuck. Shit! 528 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,050 Fancy a drink after work? 529 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,731 - What are you doing here? - You know the rules. 530 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,329 I don't finish till 9:00. 531 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:20,410 Shit. I'm on at 9:00. 532 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:25,440 That's our life now, isn't it? 533 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,691 Thinking of going back? 534 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,009 Oh, my god. Hello. 535 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:57,522 - You know what? - I'd like to buy you a drink. 536 00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,483 It's against the rules. 537 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,841 Dealers are forbidden to talk to punters. 538 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,361 What are the odds of you being seen with me? 539 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:07,723 Impossible to calculate. 540 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:09,649 It's a coincidence. 541 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:16,442 You know, there's a casino in this hotel. 542 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,006 I'm not really much of a gambler. 543 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,566 I just like this bar. 544 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:23,569 First visit to London? 545 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:26,445 No. No, I come every couple of years. 546 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,484 I always plan to stay, but... 547 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:32,684 I'm from Cape Town originally. 548 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,963 - I was born in the Transkei. - On the wild coast. 549 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:37,684 Near the casino. 550 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,643 In the casino. 551 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:41,091 Now there's a coincidence. 552 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,850 My father used to gamble there. 553 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:44,564 Your father? 554 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:46,523 I loved the atmosphere. 555 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:49,962 But it destroyed my mother. 556 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:53,163 - The debts? - And the lies. 557 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:57,001 - Gamblers are born liars. - And superstitious too. 558 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:02,324 - It's like witchcraft. - That's Africa. 559 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,410 There's an African in all of us, isn't there? 560 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:09,047 We all came from Africa supposedly. 561 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,761 - Do you believe in astrology? - Absolutely not. 562 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:15,843 But then I'm a Gemini, and Geminis don't 563 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,368 believe in astrology. 564 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,882 You know, you don't strike me as a typical croupier. 565 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:27,761 Ah, I'm not married. 566 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:29,016 I just wear it to keep the flies off. 567 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:32,965 Look, I have to go. 568 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,166 - Let me pay for this. - Absolutely not. 569 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,521 - Toss you for it. - I don't gamble. 570 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,843 I know this is verboten, but... 571 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,485 if you feel like a chat, 572 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:51,047 or maybe dinner, give me a call. 573 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,481 I'll understand if you don't. 574 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:59,490 But I hope that you do. 575 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,202 Jack started to dress for the casino at home. 576 00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:11,766 A man in love with his uniform. 577 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,690 Like a musician in his tuxedo going to the concert hall 578 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:17,770 on public transport. Eager to perform. 579 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,003 - No more bets. - Thank you. 580 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:27,880 19 red. 581 00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:33,324 Animal! 582 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:36,364 The croupier registered disgust. 583 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,006 This gentleman's accidentally coughed on the chips. 584 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:41,805 - The writer made a note. - Good scene for the book. 585 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:44,281 Agnes, take these chips off the table for me. 586 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:49,484 I can't give you a lift back tonight. 587 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:51,409 Don't worry about it. 588 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:05,565 - See you, Jack. - Yeah, see you. 589 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:11,842 Jack, do you want a lift? 590 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:15,043 No. I'm okay, thanks. 591 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,841 - Maybe some other time. - I'll take you up on that. 592 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:27,846 Hey, you don't recognize me? 593 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:29,883 You had me barred, you fucking little worm. 594 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,776 If I remember rightly, you got yourself barred. 595 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:34,007 No, it was you, you shit. 596 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:05,408 Jack! Jack! 597 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,091 Come on, leave him. 598 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:11,124 Jack, you don't want the police here, come on. 599 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:22,043 Jack! 600 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:26,960 He won't cheat again. 601 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:43,127 You're shaking. 602 00:42:43,240 --> 00:42:46,483 - It's nothing. - It's just tension. 603 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,206 Oh... Fuck! 604 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:06,527 Oh, shit! 605 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:25,406 It's funny, isn't it? 606 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:28,569 If that bloke hadn't have come over, you wouldn't be here now. 607 00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:36,761 I hate cheats. 608 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:39,486 All men are cheats. 609 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:42,285 Are they? 610 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,880 Fools. 611 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,723 I spent a year on the game. 612 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:52,969 Don't worry. I'm clean as a whistle. 613 00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:54,844 I only did S and M. 614 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:58,123 No blowjobs. No screwing. 615 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,442 Why did You stop? 616 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:04,730 Got scared. 617 00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:08,481 - Yeah. I can imagine. - Can you? 618 00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:14,406 Anyway, I'm happy being a dealer now. 619 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:16,216 At least the punters keep their hands to themselves, 620 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:19,767 even if the other dealers don't. 621 00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:22,884 You called the casino a cesspit. 622 00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:25,651 Well, it is. 623 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:29,048 But at least I know where I am. 624 00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:32,084 I've been watching you work. You're good. 625 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:34,726 Too fucking good for that place. 626 00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:38,886 I despise the job. 627 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:41,446 If you hate it so much, why do you do it? 628 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:42,696 Jack suddenly had the feeling that 629 00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:45,564 he was transparent, that Bella could see right through him. 630 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,684 - You've got a guilty look. - We broke the rules. 631 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:50,056 Shit, he hadn't meant to say that. 632 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:51,241 She'd caught him unawares. 633 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:52,936 You're certainly different from the others. 634 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:53,961 Careful. 635 00:44:54,080 --> 00:44:57,209 This liaison, forbidden in the casino family, was incest. 636 00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:01,211 - Not like Matt, you mean. - Now there's a real shit. 637 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:04,889 Don't get friendly with him. 638 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:07,048 Do you know what he said to me once? 639 00:45:07,160 --> 00:45:10,881 I wanna fuck the whole world over, that's my mission. 640 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:15,005 Stupid little shit. 641 00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:17,122 Thank you, Bella. 642 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:24,807 Jack could hear Matt saying it. 643 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:28,288 I want to fuck the whole world over, it's my mission. 644 00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:34,522 Eureka. Jack had struck gold. 645 00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:37,849 He'd found a protagonist for his book. 646 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:40,566 Little Matt. 647 00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:43,411 - Chapter one. - I look like shit. 648 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:45,409 - Rough day? - Rough life, Jack. 649 00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:47,329 Rough life. 650 00:45:52,120 --> 00:45:55,044 - Hi. I'm Pat. - Hello. 651 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,049 - See you, boys. - What happened to Bella? 652 00:45:57,160 --> 00:45:59,322 I'll tell you later. 653 00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,729 Change. 654 00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:06,525 $5,000. 655 00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:09,849 - What has happened to Bella? - What's happened to Bella? 656 00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:11,246 She's been re-assigned. 657 00:46:11,360 --> 00:46:14,682 Not re-assigned, just written out of the story. 658 00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:17,280 Good evening. 659 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:19,164 Hundreds. 660 00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:22,170 Change. 1,000. 661 00:46:24,120 --> 00:46:26,361 Now this was no coincidence. 662 00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:38,803 Fifteen, 663 00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:41,400 Too many. 664 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,490 20,18,19,17... 665 00:46:45,800 --> 00:46:47,245 Nineteen. 666 00:46:47,360 --> 00:46:49,806 Did she think he'd bring her luck? 667 00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:53,568 Can I get anything for you? 668 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:00,244 - 14. - Why had she come? 669 00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:01,361 Too many. 670 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:03,050 Did she want him to help her win? 671 00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:05,162 Eleven double. 672 00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:06,327 Twenty one. 673 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:10,126 18,17,17... 674 00:47:10,240 --> 00:47:14,211 13, 20. 675 00:47:21,160 --> 00:47:21,968 Change. 676 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:23,136 He knew how to fix it for her. 677 00:47:23,160 --> 00:47:24,844 $1,000. 678 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:27,088 His father had taught him the trick. 679 00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:32,841 The casino wouldn't spot it, 680 00:47:32,960 --> 00:47:36,521 but Jack was wary of the punters. 681 00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:38,768 11 double. 682 00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:42,041 He could see Mr. Tchai was counting. 683 00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:44,208 He couldn't risk it. 684 00:47:47,840 --> 00:47:50,491 12. 685 00:47:50,600 --> 00:47:51,726 20. 686 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:55,003 18, 18, 17... 687 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,245 19. 688 00:47:58,360 --> 00:47:59,930 She wasn't wearing her ring. 689 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,486 Odds on she'd sold it. 690 00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:10,648 - Thank you. - Good night. 691 00:48:10,760 --> 00:48:12,171 Good night. 692 00:48:12,280 --> 00:48:15,921 Thank you, she said. For what, Jack thought. 693 00:48:16,080 --> 00:48:19,163 He ought to thank her. 694 00:48:19,280 --> 00:48:20,805 Pretty woman. 695 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:23,201 Jani De Villiers had just entered his book. 696 00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:25,721 Place your bets, please. 697 00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:40,650 - Yeah. - How's it going, Jacko? 698 00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:43,570 - Fine. I took that job. - Good for you. 699 00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:44,816 I was wondering what was happening. 700 00:48:44,840 --> 00:48:45,896 Yeah, well, I tried to call you, 701 00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:47,843 but they said your line was disconnected. 702 00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:49,610 Ah, yes. 703 00:48:49,720 --> 00:48:52,883 I moved house. I needed a bigger place. 704 00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:54,525 How's that book of yours coming on? 705 00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:57,405 Yeah. I'm getting there. 706 00:48:57,520 --> 00:48:58,536 Well, it's a good job you've got the job 707 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:00,528 to fall back on, isn't it? Huh? 708 00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:03,723 Oh, there's my other line. Ciao. 709 00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,008 I don't like it. 710 00:49:24,280 --> 00:49:26,248 Why not? 711 00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:29,529 I don't like it at all. 712 00:49:29,640 --> 00:49:32,610 It had a wonderful character before. 713 00:49:32,720 --> 00:49:34,688 The gambler was so romantic. 714 00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:37,246 He was a loser. 715 00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:41,081 This guy's a croupier, he can't lose. 716 00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:42,725 People have shat on him all his life, 717 00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:45,969 and now he's in control. He's a winner. 718 00:49:46,080 --> 00:49:48,845 Is that your idea of a winner? 719 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:51,406 He couldn't give a shit about anyone. He uses people- 720 00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:52,931 - It's because of the sex, isn't it? 721 00:49:53,040 --> 00:49:55,281 You don't like the sex in it. 722 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:57,846 I couldn't give a fuck about the sex. 723 00:49:57,960 --> 00:49:59,803 Most men'll fuck a lamppost. 724 00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:03,527 He's just a miserable zombie. 725 00:50:03,640 --> 00:50:07,122 Is that the way you feel now? 726 00:50:07,240 --> 00:50:08,890 Is that what's happened to you? 727 00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:11,844 Marion, it's a book. 728 00:50:11,960 --> 00:50:14,566 Really? Then why is he called Jake? 729 00:50:14,680 --> 00:50:17,524 Why don't you come clean, and call him Jack? 730 00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:23,200 There's no hope in it. 731 00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:25,846 It's the truth. 732 00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:28,207 Without hope, there's no point to anything. 733 00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:31,449 What is so fucking hopeful about your job? 734 00:50:31,560 --> 00:50:34,245 Spending the day catching poor people stealing? 735 00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:36,601 You said yourself the organized gangs get away with it. 736 00:50:36,760 --> 00:50:38,569 At least in the casino everyone gets caught. 737 00:50:38,720 --> 00:50:41,690 Rich or poor, the odds are the same, it's all relative. 738 00:50:41,800 --> 00:50:45,600 Crap! It is not relative. It's unfair. 739 00:50:45,720 --> 00:50:48,690 It's designed unfair, like your casino, and your 740 00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:51,485 croupier's a little shit, because he goes along with it. 741 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:54,206 Yeah? What about the lottery? 742 00:50:54,360 --> 00:50:56,203 Look at this, you're just like 743 00:50:56,320 --> 00:50:57,765 all the other suckers out there. 744 00:50:57,880 --> 00:51:00,804 14 and a half million to one, is that your idea of hope? 745 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:02,285 - The door, Jack. - Leave it. 746 00:51:02,400 --> 00:51:04,801 No. Answer it. 747 00:51:14,760 --> 00:51:17,445 Just called round to say thanks for shopping me, Jack. 748 00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:21,807 What are you talking about? 749 00:51:21,920 --> 00:51:24,491 Reynolds got a doctor in. They forced me to do a dope test 750 00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:26,768 which was positive, as you knew. 751 00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:28,644 I don't know anything about it. 752 00:51:29,840 --> 00:51:31,763 - Hiya. - Hi. 753 00:51:31,880 --> 00:51:33,609 Your boyfriend fucked me, smoked my dope, 754 00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:36,769 and then shopped me. What do you think about that? 755 00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:40,771 I can't get a job now. You're no different from Matt. 756 00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:43,486 Pair of vicious little shits, that's what you are. 757 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:45,409 Bella, I don't know anything about this. 758 00:51:45,520 --> 00:51:48,171 - All men are scumbags. - I agree. 759 00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:59,164 Go on. Go after her. 760 00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:06,970 - He was Jack... - and he was Jake. 761 00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:08,816 And he had discovered there was a price to pay 762 00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:11,207 for this double life of his. 763 00:52:13,880 --> 00:52:17,930 He had no idea where Marion was staying, or with whom. 764 00:52:18,040 --> 00:52:21,249 He realized he knew little about her life, but then... 765 00:52:21,360 --> 00:52:23,362 He had never asked about it. 766 00:52:34,040 --> 00:52:35,405 For the first time in along while, 767 00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:37,522 Jack thought about his mother. 768 00:52:37,640 --> 00:52:39,768 She'd left when she couldn't take it any more. 769 00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:43,566 His father had said, don't worry Jack, oh, she'll come back. 770 00:52:43,720 --> 00:52:46,291 She didn't. 771 00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:48,880 But Marion wasn't his mother. 772 00:52:51,120 --> 00:52:53,566 He's paying out twenty-fives, not tens. 773 00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:56,445 I see that. 774 00:52:56,560 --> 00:52:58,324 Little shit, Matt. 775 00:52:58,440 --> 00:53:00,329 Chapter three: His existence was forming 776 00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:02,442 an interesting pattern of betrayals. 777 00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:03,891 Sometimes he was unsure whether 778 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:05,604 he was the betrayer or the betrayed. 779 00:53:05,720 --> 00:53:07,131 Thanks for the information. 780 00:53:07,240 --> 00:53:09,288 Pleasure. 781 00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:11,607 Pity about Bella. 782 00:53:11,720 --> 00:53:14,564 She was a real asset. 783 00:53:14,680 --> 00:53:16,682 What could I do? 784 00:53:19,120 --> 00:53:22,203 Sorry, Jack. No smoking in the nest. 785 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:31,528 Thank you, sir. 786 00:53:31,640 --> 00:53:34,484 - Fantastic, brilliant. - Just down the side. 787 00:53:35,800 --> 00:53:38,371 Jack? 788 00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:40,608 I thought it was you, It's the hair. 789 00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:42,563 Listen, I'm working on that soccer story. 790 00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:45,206 Right. Look, I must get back to Habib. 791 00:53:45,320 --> 00:53:48,244 - Habib? - He's my author. 792 00:53:48,360 --> 00:53:50,840 He's a terrorist. He's written a kill-and-tell book. 793 00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:53,850 Take care. 794 00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:57,529 - That's 4.99, sir. - Thank you. 795 00:53:57,640 --> 00:53:59,529 Jack... 796 00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:02,610 Look, next weekend I'm having a house party. 797 00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:07,523 Here. It's just near Oxford. 798 00:54:08,680 --> 00:54:10,250 Why don't you come? 799 00:54:10,360 --> 00:54:12,601 It'll just be social, no business. 800 00:54:12,720 --> 00:54:15,371 Bring a friend, I've got plenty of room. 801 00:54:15,520 --> 00:54:17,284 - I'll try and make it. - Good. 802 00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:19,647 Looking forward. 803 00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:21,728 Right! 804 00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:26,322 - Your change, sir. - Thanks. 805 00:54:29,320 --> 00:54:31,084 Books piled like chips. 806 00:54:31,200 --> 00:54:34,249 Stack 'em high, sell 'em fast, make a killing. 807 00:54:34,360 --> 00:54:36,488 No dumb soccer novel for Jack. 808 00:54:36,600 --> 00:54:38,887 He would write about the world he knew. 809 00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:41,082 From the inside. 810 00:54:43,080 --> 00:54:45,048 Chapter four. 811 00:54:53,840 --> 00:54:56,525 I don't know how you can drive at night in those glasses. 812 00:55:00,520 --> 00:55:02,329 How'd you hurt your hand? 813 00:55:02,440 --> 00:55:05,250 - Oh, it was just an accident. - It's nothing. 814 00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:08,926 Should be the next on the right. 815 00:55:11,560 --> 00:55:14,564 Jani, there's something I want to say before we get there. 816 00:55:14,680 --> 00:55:17,524 I don't know what the sleeping arrangements are. 817 00:55:17,640 --> 00:55:20,723 Giles probably expects us to share a room. 818 00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:23,087 That's fine. 819 00:55:37,280 --> 00:55:40,727 Look. 820 00:55:40,840 --> 00:55:43,684 It's no use pretending it was an accident. 821 00:55:43,800 --> 00:55:46,963 I had a fight with someone. That's all. 822 00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:01,886 She's a dab hand with the racket, your friend. 823 00:56:03,160 --> 00:56:04,969 South African women are very sporty. 824 00:56:05,080 --> 00:56:07,242 So I see. 825 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:13,490 Nice serve. 826 00:56:13,640 --> 00:56:15,881 14-15. 827 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:19,322 How did she get that Shiner? 828 00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:22,245 I found her in bed with someone. 829 00:56:22,400 --> 00:56:25,244 - Who was he? - She. 830 00:56:27,360 --> 00:56:29,044 I say, you're a dark horse, Jack. 831 00:56:29,160 --> 00:56:31,766 - Lovely shot. - Nice game. 832 00:56:34,840 --> 00:56:37,446 - Come on, Jack. - I don't gamble. 833 00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:39,881 - Don't be a spoil-sport. - It's only a few quid. 834 00:56:40,040 --> 00:56:42,281 It's nothing to do with money. I don't gamble. 835 00:56:42,400 --> 00:56:44,368 He doesn't gamble. 836 00:56:52,920 --> 00:56:54,331 I'll watch. 837 00:56:54,440 --> 00:56:57,284 Jack likes to watch. 838 00:56:57,400 --> 00:56:59,289 Does he like to watch? 839 00:56:59,400 --> 00:57:02,768 One more remark like that, and I'll break your balls. 840 00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:08,169 I bet she could too. 841 00:57:08,320 --> 00:57:11,642 I'll deal, but I won't play. 842 00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:14,001 Sure you know how? 843 00:57:17,280 --> 00:57:20,250 The hands of a conjurer. 844 00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:26,006 Or a cardsharp. 845 00:57:44,560 --> 00:57:48,360 - Okay, last hand. - I've got an idea. 846 00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:50,369 No. No stripping. 847 00:57:50,480 --> 00:57:54,201 Right, we're not having that again. Although... 848 00:57:55,800 --> 00:57:57,768 I'll stick to bluffing. 849 00:57:57,880 --> 00:58:00,042 That's what I'm best at. 850 00:58:01,320 --> 00:58:02,765 Stick. 851 00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:04,962 Stick. 852 00:58:05,080 --> 00:58:08,004 - I don't know. - Two cards. 853 00:58:08,120 --> 00:58:09,929 - Two cards. - Two cards. 854 00:58:10,040 --> 00:58:11,565 Two cards. 855 00:58:11,680 --> 00:58:14,524 One card. 856 00:58:14,640 --> 00:58:16,642 One card. 857 00:58:16,760 --> 00:58:19,491 - Three cards. - Three. 858 00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:25,611 I'll start with... 859 00:58:25,720 --> 00:58:29,281 a tenner. 860 00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:32,569 I'll see your ten and I'll raise you ten. 861 00:58:32,680 --> 00:58:35,650 I'll see your 20 and raise you ten. 862 00:58:41,360 --> 00:58:43,601 Thirty, raise ten. 863 00:58:46,040 --> 00:58:48,247 Forty- 864 00:58:48,360 --> 00:58:51,648 Raise you by 20. 865 00:58:51,800 --> 00:58:55,202 I'll match that, and raise you a tenner. 866 00:59:01,080 --> 00:59:03,924 I'm in. 867 00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:07,283 Yes, that's it. I haven't got any more cash. 868 00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:09,970 Yeah. 869 00:59:10,080 --> 00:59:12,082 I call. 870 00:59:12,200 --> 00:59:14,168 See you. 871 00:59:16,760 --> 00:59:19,809 - A straight. - Beat that. 872 00:59:19,920 --> 00:59:22,321 A flush. 873 00:59:22,440 --> 00:59:23,930 Oh Shit. 874 00:59:24,080 --> 00:59:28,529 - Not so fast, darling. - A full house. 875 00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:31,291 Hang on, chaps, that's impossible. 876 00:59:32,280 --> 00:59:35,011 Well how's about this for impossible? 877 00:59:35,120 --> 00:59:36,770 Four of a kind. 878 00:59:36,880 --> 00:59:38,120 What's going on? 879 00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:41,562 No. 880 00:59:41,720 --> 00:59:43,722 Straight flush. 881 00:59:43,840 --> 00:59:45,320 What are the odds of this happening? 882 00:59:45,360 --> 00:59:49,126 - Thousands to one. - 42,300,000 to one. 883 00:59:49,240 --> 00:59:50,685 Approximately. 884 00:59:50,800 --> 00:59:53,167 Could have won if I'd been able to bluff. 885 00:59:54,720 --> 00:59:57,530 I get it. 886 00:59:57,640 --> 00:59:59,802 Get what? 887 01:00:01,040 --> 01:00:02,963 Are you accusing me of cheating? 888 01:00:03,120 --> 01:00:05,122 Good god, no. 889 01:00:05,240 --> 01:00:07,891 With a skill like that, why do you want a job for? 890 01:00:08,040 --> 01:00:10,327 You don't need to work. 891 01:00:12,400 --> 01:00:14,687 Here was an interesting question. 892 01:00:14,840 --> 01:00:17,491 Was writing work? 893 01:00:17,600 --> 01:00:19,728 Or play? 894 01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:24,250 What happened? 895 01:00:24,360 --> 01:00:27,409 Remember that guy who cheated at the table? 896 01:00:27,560 --> 01:00:29,927 You don't like cheats, do you? 897 01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:49,004 So, which side do you like? 898 01:00:50,440 --> 01:00:53,171 You choose. 899 01:01:09,360 --> 01:01:10,885 That trick tonight. 900 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,002 I don't think I've ever seen that done before. 901 01:01:13,120 --> 01:01:14,849 It can only work with amateurs. 902 01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:17,486 - A pro would have spotted it. - I didn't. 903 01:01:17,600 --> 01:01:19,762 Then you're not a pro. 904 01:01:25,480 --> 01:01:27,323 Good night. 905 01:01:34,600 --> 01:01:36,489 Jack. 906 01:01:40,920 --> 01:01:42,206 - Jack. - What? 907 01:01:42,320 --> 01:01:44,243 I need your help. 908 01:01:45,480 --> 01:01:47,289 I'm in a lot of trouble. 909 01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:52,844 What kind of trouble? 910 01:01:52,960 --> 01:01:55,725 I owe a lot of money. 911 01:01:55,840 --> 01:01:58,047 Was that why you did that two grand? 912 01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:01,050 - I couldn't help you. - I know that. 913 01:02:01,160 --> 01:02:02,889 But you can now. 914 01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:05,970 I'm sorry, I don't have any money. 915 01:02:06,080 --> 01:02:08,242 Some people I know. 916 01:02:08,360 --> 01:02:10,761 They're planning to rob the Golden Lion. 917 01:02:14,080 --> 01:02:15,730 - You don't mean that. - They mean it. 918 01:02:15,840 --> 01:02:18,207 - Who's they? - My creditors. 919 01:02:18,320 --> 01:02:20,561 One night, around 3:00 in the morning, 920 01:02:20,680 --> 01:02:23,160 - they'll come into the casino... - Forget it Jani. 921 01:02:23,280 --> 01:02:24,770 It'll never work. 922 01:02:27,360 --> 01:02:29,886 The point is, they want a man inside. 923 01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:31,684 And I took you for a bright woman. 924 01:02:31,800 --> 01:02:34,724 Just listen, You don't have to do anything criminal. 925 01:02:34,840 --> 01:02:38,287 - Robbery's not criminal? - You don't have to be criminal. 926 01:02:38,440 --> 01:02:40,576 A guy will come up to your table and deliberately cheat. 927 01:02:40,600 --> 01:02:42,284 You'll see him, stop him. 928 01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:43,976 The guy will make a big scene. There'll be chaos 929 01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:47,288 and that's when it'll happen. 930 01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:49,971 You're serious. 931 01:02:50,120 --> 01:02:51,963 You won't be committing a crime. 932 01:02:52,120 --> 01:02:53,776 The man will cheat, you'll just be doing your job. 933 01:02:53,800 --> 01:02:55,086 That's all. 934 01:02:55,200 --> 01:02:57,168 Shit. 935 01:02:57,280 --> 01:03:00,250 And I thought you were only after my body. 936 01:03:02,440 --> 01:03:04,522 I've come to know you. 937 01:03:04,640 --> 01:03:08,486 You're honest, I can trust you. 938 01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:11,120 So what will you do when it all goes wrong? 939 01:03:11,240 --> 01:03:13,208 - It won't. - But if it does. 940 01:03:14,920 --> 01:03:17,127 You'll keep the 10,000 pounds. 941 01:03:19,480 --> 01:03:22,245 What 10,000 pounds? 942 01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:24,880 These people will pay you 10,000 before, 943 01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:27,890 and 10,000 after. 944 01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:30,480 They want someone they can be sure of. 945 01:03:30,600 --> 01:03:34,810 An honest dealer. That's the point. 946 01:03:34,920 --> 01:03:38,208 Not all dealers are honest. 947 01:03:38,320 --> 01:03:40,368 Mr. Reynolds will never suspect you. 948 01:03:40,480 --> 01:03:44,371 Reynolds. You've done your research. 949 01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:48,280 There was nothing else I could do. 950 01:03:48,400 --> 01:03:50,767 You're my last chance. 951 01:03:52,800 --> 01:03:55,121 Next time it'll be my neck. 952 01:03:55,240 --> 01:03:58,130 What about my neck? 953 01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:00,925 I want to go back to Cape Town. 954 01:04:01,040 --> 01:04:04,044 I want to start again, clean. 955 01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:10,243 Can't do it, Jani. 956 01:04:10,360 --> 01:04:13,762 I'm asking you as a friend. 957 01:04:15,640 --> 01:04:18,849 You'd be saving the life of a friend. 958 01:04:47,080 --> 01:04:50,766 Jack wondered why he was even considering it. 959 01:04:50,880 --> 01:04:54,248 Ten grand... In cash. That was why. 960 01:04:55,800 --> 01:04:58,406 But Jack didn't need the money. 961 01:04:58,520 --> 01:05:00,200 His father would have taken it like a shot, 962 01:05:00,280 --> 01:05:02,248 but his father was a gambler. 963 01:05:02,360 --> 01:05:06,285 He was always broke. 964 01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:09,006 Jack suddenly realized: 965 01:05:09,120 --> 01:05:12,442 It was Jake who was considering it. 966 01:05:15,840 --> 01:05:17,649 How much do you owe? 967 01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:20,491 Let it go. 968 01:05:26,280 --> 01:05:28,521 Did they tell you to sleep with me? 969 01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:30,802 I told you, all bets are off. 970 01:05:46,320 --> 01:05:49,563 - I'm sorry. - What for? 971 01:05:49,680 --> 01:05:52,286 I have to take the car. 972 01:06:05,040 --> 01:06:08,965 Hang on tightly, let go lightly. 973 01:06:09,080 --> 01:06:11,162 Chapter five... 974 01:06:22,240 --> 01:06:26,040 - Good night? - Not particularly. 975 01:06:26,160 --> 01:06:28,003 And your lady? 976 01:06:28,120 --> 01:06:31,727 - She had to leave early. - She asked me to thank you. 977 01:06:31,880 --> 01:06:34,850 - Bit unexpected, wasn't it? - Not really, no. 978 01:06:38,800 --> 01:06:40,404 How's that soccer story coming along? 979 01:06:40,560 --> 01:06:44,007 You said it was gonna be social, Giles. No business. 980 01:06:44,120 --> 01:06:46,361 He was overcome with a sense of urgency. 981 01:06:46,520 --> 01:06:49,205 He had to get it down. Get on with the writing. 982 01:07:26,720 --> 01:07:29,530 It's beautiful, Thank you. 983 01:07:31,640 --> 01:07:34,883 - I hope it brings you luck. - It will. 984 01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:40,925 I haven't brought you much luck, have I? 985 01:07:41,040 --> 01:07:42,880 Marion, that girl who worked at the casino... 986 01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:45,531 I don't care about her. 987 01:07:45,640 --> 01:07:48,484 I was wrong what I said about the book. 988 01:07:48,600 --> 01:07:51,365 I hurt you, didn't I? 989 01:07:57,320 --> 01:08:00,688 I'm gonna leave the casino soon, I promise. 990 01:08:00,800 --> 01:08:02,689 You will? 991 01:08:02,800 --> 01:08:05,485 Within a month. 992 01:08:07,200 --> 01:08:10,807 Believe me. I'm gonna quit. 993 01:08:16,560 --> 01:08:19,530 Then you can dye your hair blonde again. 994 01:08:32,480 --> 01:08:35,643 Nobody around. Leave a message after the beep. 995 01:08:38,400 --> 01:08:41,051 - I need to see you. - I've moved. 996 01:08:41,160 --> 01:08:42,810 I have a new number. 997 01:08:42,920 --> 01:08:46,049 It's 4753275. 998 01:08:46,160 --> 01:08:48,766 Please call me. 999 01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:52,930 - Chapter seven. - Jake had decided to see her. 1000 01:08:53,040 --> 01:08:55,930 The challenge was essential. 1001 01:09:03,320 --> 01:09:05,448 Come in. 1002 01:09:13,680 --> 01:09:15,967 It's not the ritz, I'm afraid. 1003 01:09:18,040 --> 01:09:21,044 Is it yes? 1004 01:09:21,160 --> 01:09:24,004 Yes. 1005 01:09:24,120 --> 01:09:26,122 Thank you. 1006 01:09:37,880 --> 01:09:40,690 It doesn't seem fair. 1007 01:09:40,800 --> 01:09:42,768 You're offering me ten grand in cash. 1008 01:09:42,880 --> 01:09:44,723 You can't afford a decent place. 1009 01:09:44,840 --> 01:09:46,808 - Life's not fair. - We both know that. 1010 01:09:46,920 --> 01:09:48,809 It's all relative, I need money, too. 1011 01:09:48,920 --> 01:09:51,207 - Do you? - Yes. 1012 01:09:51,320 --> 01:09:52,970 Look, the date's not set yet. 1013 01:09:53,080 --> 01:09:55,651 But I'll call you. One last thing. 1014 01:09:55,760 --> 01:09:59,481 The man you're going to catch cheating, he may get violent. 1015 01:09:59,600 --> 01:10:02,206 But... you know how to deal with cheats. 1016 01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:06,764 That bruise has cleared up nicely. 1017 01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:09,087 Bruise? 1018 01:10:09,200 --> 01:10:11,362 Yes. Yes, it's better. 1019 01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:15,047 - I've still got mine. - And your hand, too. 1020 01:10:16,280 --> 01:10:18,726 I took the bandage off yesterday. 1021 01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:21,161 - You want a drink? - No, thank you. 1022 01:10:23,160 --> 01:10:27,210 I don't think we should meet again. 1023 01:10:27,320 --> 01:10:30,290 It's a shame there aren't more men in the world like you. 1024 01:10:49,640 --> 01:10:52,928 Question: Was he gambling, taking Jani's money? 1025 01:10:53,040 --> 01:10:55,611 Answer: No. 1026 01:10:55,720 --> 01:10:58,610 Because he wasn't betting with his own money. 1027 01:10:58,720 --> 01:11:01,246 He was being paid in advance for a service. 1028 01:11:05,360 --> 01:11:06,776 In reality, there were two clear elements 1029 01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:09,929 of risk in this exchange. 1030 01:11:10,040 --> 01:11:13,886 One, the possibility the cash was counterfeit. 1031 01:11:14,040 --> 01:11:16,725 Two, the possibility Jani or her creditors 1032 01:11:16,840 --> 01:11:19,207 would want the money back if the plan failed. 1033 01:11:22,920 --> 01:11:26,367 To begin with, he put the odds at two against, seven for. 1034 01:11:26,480 --> 01:11:28,801 He checked a random selection of bills at the bank. 1035 01:11:28,920 --> 01:11:30,888 They were all good. 1036 01:11:31,000 --> 01:11:33,970 Bring me some luck, darling. 1037 01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:35,640 So now his odds were decidedly better. 1038 01:11:35,720 --> 01:11:37,290 He put them at eight to one. 1039 01:11:37,440 --> 01:11:38,576 The fact that the notes were good gave 1040 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:40,409 him one less negative, two minus one. 1041 01:11:40,520 --> 01:11:41,806 At the same time, mathematically, 1042 01:11:41,920 --> 01:11:45,129 he had one more positive. Seven plus one. 1043 01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:46,611 Next stage. 1044 01:11:46,720 --> 01:11:48,324 He had to be secure at eight to one. 1045 01:11:48,440 --> 01:11:49,776 Against having to give the money back, 1046 01:11:49,800 --> 01:11:52,565 So he wouldn't spend it. 1047 01:11:54,200 --> 01:11:56,487 If after one month no one had approached him, 1048 01:11:56,600 --> 01:11:59,843 He calculated the odds of keeping it at 20 to one. 1049 01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:02,048 No more bets. Thank you. 1050 01:12:03,200 --> 01:12:06,682 After three months, he figured 100 to one 1051 01:12:06,840 --> 01:12:08,729 no one would turn up. 1052 01:12:13,800 --> 01:12:16,246 36. Red. 1053 01:12:27,520 --> 01:12:29,409 80 pound. 1054 01:12:38,160 --> 01:12:40,686 Cash me in. 1055 01:12:40,800 --> 01:12:43,121 How about a little drink to celebrate? 1056 01:12:53,160 --> 01:12:56,482 Jake's experiment with the man would prove his point. 1057 01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:58,802 People don't change. 1058 01:13:08,760 --> 01:13:10,569 Damn. 1059 01:13:36,400 --> 01:13:38,926 Money down. 1060 01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:41,407 - Chapter ten. - He watched their faces 1061 01:13:41,560 --> 01:13:43,369 as they lost. 1062 01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:46,285 Hour after hour, night after night. 1063 01:13:46,440 --> 01:13:48,727 Relentlessly. 1064 01:13:48,840 --> 01:13:50,569 He questioned the conventional wisdom 1065 01:13:50,680 --> 01:13:53,286 that gamblers are self-destructive. 1066 01:13:53,400 --> 01:13:55,084 He had come to believe that in reality, 1067 01:13:55,240 --> 01:13:57,891 they want to destroy everyone else. 1068 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:01,482 Their families, loved ones, everyone. 1069 01:14:02,640 --> 01:14:06,565 Fuck over the whole world. 1070 01:14:06,680 --> 01:14:09,286 Without emotion, he watched them go. 1071 01:14:11,440 --> 01:14:13,647 Jake stayed. 1072 01:14:19,720 --> 01:14:22,803 - Nobody around. - Leave a message. 1073 01:14:25,040 --> 01:14:27,327 It's set. The day after tomorrow. 1074 01:14:27,480 --> 01:14:30,484 The 24th. Good luck. 1075 01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:43,567 It's set. The day after tomorrow. 1076 01:14:43,680 --> 01:14:46,570 The 24th. Good luck. 1077 01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:53,888 Are you ever tempted to gamble? 1078 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:55,764 Never. 1079 01:14:55,880 --> 01:14:58,008 Why do you ask? 1080 01:14:58,120 --> 01:14:59,960 I can just imagine being around so much money 1081 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:02,970 - all the time. - Gambling's not about money. 1082 01:15:03,080 --> 01:15:04,080 Really? 1083 01:15:04,160 --> 01:15:06,208 Gambling's about not facing reality, 1084 01:15:06,320 --> 01:15:10,211 - ignoring the odds. - I must be a fool. 1085 01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:13,041 I never think about the odds. 1086 01:15:26,320 --> 01:15:28,288 Chapter 12. 1087 01:15:47,880 --> 01:15:49,962 Change. 1088 01:15:50,080 --> 01:15:52,924 $2,500. 1089 01:16:02,840 --> 01:16:04,763 Money down. 1090 01:16:33,480 --> 01:16:35,482 Two seven five. 1091 01:16:38,320 --> 01:16:40,288 New dealer. 1092 01:16:40,400 --> 01:16:41,840 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 1093 01:16:43,800 --> 01:16:45,689 Can I help you? 1094 01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:52,922 18,18,17... 12. 1095 01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:54,280 17, 20. 1096 01:16:54,400 --> 01:16:55,606 No more cards. 1097 01:16:55,720 --> 01:16:57,563 Larger than ten. 1098 01:17:04,520 --> 01:17:07,000 Place your bets, please. 1099 01:17:10,640 --> 01:17:11,243 50. 1100 01:17:11,360 --> 01:17:12,566 In tens. 1101 01:17:12,680 --> 01:17:13,442 Change. 1102 01:17:13,560 --> 01:17:15,449 50 pound. 1103 01:17:19,320 --> 01:17:21,322 Money down. 1104 01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:25,128 No more bets. Thank you. 1105 01:17:35,640 --> 01:17:37,165 23 red. 1106 01:17:37,280 --> 01:17:39,089 No, I'm sorry, sir. Th... 1107 01:17:41,600 --> 01:17:43,807 That was a late bet. 1108 01:17:43,920 --> 01:17:46,651 - You calling me a cheat? - You are a cheat. 1109 01:17:46,760 --> 01:17:49,604 - I saw you. - I'm talking to you. 1110 01:17:49,720 --> 01:17:51,404 It was a la- 1111 01:17:59,640 --> 01:18:01,881 - Come on! 1112 01:18:24,480 --> 01:18:26,801 Ladies and gentlemen, please be calm. 1113 01:18:26,920 --> 01:18:28,809 There is no cause for alarm. 1114 01:18:28,920 --> 01:18:31,764 Enjoy yourselves. It's Christmas. 1115 01:18:52,320 --> 01:18:55,483 How did you know I was here? 1116 01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:57,216 I thought you wouldn't want to spend Christmas Day 1117 01:18:57,240 --> 01:18:59,720 alone in here. 1118 01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:06,247 Did you go to the casino? 1119 01:19:20,160 --> 01:19:22,401 Happy Christmas. 1120 01:19:24,160 --> 01:19:26,367 Now... 1121 01:19:28,760 --> 01:19:31,969 Noodles or rice? 1122 01:19:42,280 --> 01:19:45,170 I don't want a criminal for a boyfriend. 1123 01:19:47,920 --> 01:19:50,810 There was a message, wasn't there? 1124 01:19:54,400 --> 01:19:56,482 It's probably easier for you to eat the rice. 1125 01:19:56,600 --> 01:20:00,321 Marion. What did you tell the police? 1126 01:20:03,120 --> 01:20:04,804 Nothing about you. 1127 01:20:04,920 --> 01:20:07,002 But then, what? 1128 01:20:08,480 --> 01:20:12,166 Give up being a croupier, Jack, or I'll shop you. 1129 01:20:12,840 --> 01:20:16,049 All you have to do is keep your promise. 1130 01:20:16,160 --> 01:20:18,640 Simple. 1131 01:20:18,760 --> 01:20:21,047 Here, use a spoon. 1132 01:20:21,160 --> 01:20:24,562 Leave me alone, Marion! 1133 01:20:24,680 --> 01:20:27,763 You're already alone. 1134 01:20:27,880 --> 01:20:30,121 Marion! Marion! 1135 01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:34,529 Come here. 1136 01:20:34,680 --> 01:20:37,081 Come here. Listen. 1137 01:20:39,800 --> 01:20:42,963 I really don't want to lose you. 1138 01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:45,367 I'll quit. 1139 01:20:45,480 --> 01:20:47,881 I swear to you. 1140 01:20:58,120 --> 01:21:01,806 Why did you take the money? 1141 01:21:01,960 --> 01:21:04,645 I hate public transport. 1142 01:21:04,760 --> 01:21:06,728 What? 1143 01:21:06,880 --> 01:21:08,882 I want to buy a car. 1144 01:21:13,160 --> 01:21:14,889 How can anyone be that naive? 1145 01:21:15,000 --> 01:21:18,163 - So... how you feeling? - Bruised. 1146 01:21:20,600 --> 01:21:22,364 Take as long as you like. 1147 01:21:22,520 --> 01:21:24,966 Couple of weeks. Three if you need it. 1148 01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:27,811 We'll pay you sick leave. 1149 01:21:27,920 --> 01:21:29,843 Don't wanna lose you, Jack. 1150 01:21:29,960 --> 01:21:33,806 You're a good man. 1151 01:21:33,920 --> 01:21:35,809 - What's this? - Happy New Year. 1152 01:21:38,320 --> 01:21:40,641 Have a drink on the company. 1153 01:21:40,760 --> 01:21:42,091 You've earned it. 1154 01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:44,202 Chapter 13. 1155 01:21:46,680 --> 01:21:50,127 It's all numbers, the croupier thought. 1156 01:21:50,240 --> 01:21:53,608 Spin of the wheel, turn of the card, 1157 01:21:53,760 --> 01:21:56,127 Time of your life, date of your birth, 1158 01:21:56,240 --> 01:22:00,040 Year of your death. In the book of numbers, the Lord said... 1159 01:22:00,160 --> 01:22:01,969 Thou shalt count thy steps. 1160 01:22:05,080 --> 01:22:06,969 Jack thought, this is it. 1161 01:22:07,080 --> 01:22:09,731 The famous two-in-the-morning knock at the door. 1162 01:22:09,840 --> 01:22:11,444 It was payback time. 1163 01:22:11,560 --> 01:22:14,484 But he wasn't afraid. 1164 01:22:14,600 --> 01:22:18,161 He hadn't spent one penny of the ten grand. 1165 01:22:18,280 --> 01:22:21,489 He'd covered himself. He knew the odds. 1166 01:22:21,600 --> 01:22:24,763 Mr. Manfred? 1167 01:22:48,000 --> 01:22:50,401 She was on her way home. 1168 01:22:50,520 --> 01:22:52,204 - To you. - No, she wasn't. 1169 01:22:52,360 --> 01:22:54,488 Marion had been visiting his mother. No, no, no. 1170 01:22:54,600 --> 01:22:56,443 Not his mother, her mother. 1171 01:22:56,560 --> 01:22:58,961 Her mother. She was visiting her mother. 1172 01:22:59,120 --> 01:23:00,610 Who are you? 1173 01:23:00,720 --> 01:23:03,451 - Detective Inspector Ross. - Who? 1174 01:23:04,680 --> 01:23:07,126 Ross. 1175 01:23:07,240 --> 01:23:09,971 - Who did it? - Tell me. 1176 01:23:11,600 --> 01:23:13,682 We think it's a hit and run. 1177 01:23:13,840 --> 01:23:16,730 A drunk driver, probably. 1178 01:23:16,840 --> 01:23:20,049 There is the possibility of a revenge killing. 1179 01:23:21,400 --> 01:23:24,370 - Revenge? For what? - Whose revenge? 1180 01:23:24,520 --> 01:23:27,251 As you know, she was a WPC with the met. 1181 01:23:27,360 --> 01:23:29,966 Up until two years ago. 1182 01:23:30,080 --> 01:23:32,890 She called me last week. 1183 01:23:33,000 --> 01:23:36,846 She got wind of a planned robbery at your casino. 1184 01:23:36,960 --> 01:23:39,531 What had that got to do with her death? 1185 01:23:42,080 --> 01:23:43,896 You didn't recognize the man who attacked you, did you? 1186 01:23:43,920 --> 01:23:46,002 Of course I fucking recognized him. 1187 01:23:46,120 --> 01:23:48,327 You did? 1188 01:23:48,440 --> 01:23:51,250 I know a cheat when I see one. 1189 01:23:53,880 --> 01:23:56,326 The man was a cheat. 1190 01:24:00,360 --> 01:24:04,081 If anything occurs to you, call me, will you? 1191 01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:14,521 Do you gamble? 1192 01:24:14,640 --> 01:24:17,723 I was in love with her, you know. 1193 01:24:22,400 --> 01:24:25,290 The world breaks everyone. 1194 01:24:25,400 --> 01:24:29,086 And afterwards, many are strong at the broken places. 1195 01:24:29,200 --> 01:24:32,363 But those that will not break, it kills. 1196 01:24:32,480 --> 01:24:35,211 It kills the very good and the very gentle 1197 01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:37,687 and the very brave impartially. 1198 01:24:37,840 --> 01:24:39,444 If you are none of these, you can be sure 1199 01:24:39,560 --> 01:24:41,324 it will kill you, too. 1200 01:24:41,440 --> 01:24:44,284 But there will be no special hurry. 1201 01:25:15,440 --> 01:25:17,204 Hey! 1202 01:25:17,320 --> 01:25:19,402 Jacko, how you doing? 1203 01:25:19,520 --> 01:25:21,204 I heard what happened to the casino. 1204 01:25:21,320 --> 01:25:23,243 Pity they didn't get away with it. 1205 01:25:23,360 --> 01:25:25,362 I wish I'd been there. 1206 01:25:25,480 --> 01:25:28,165 - You were there, mate. - What? 1207 01:25:28,280 --> 01:25:29,776 You know what happened to me, don't you? 1208 01:25:29,800 --> 01:25:31,211 That bitch Bella shopped me... 1209 01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:35,696 Bitch Bella shopped me and you know what I had to do? 1210 01:25:35,720 --> 01:25:37,802 I had to beat the shit out of her. 1211 01:25:37,920 --> 01:25:40,241 You know what I'd like Matt? 1212 01:25:40,360 --> 01:25:42,203 I'd like to buy you a drink. 1213 01:25:42,320 --> 01:25:45,961 - Cheers! Congratulations. - Happy New Year. 1214 01:25:46,120 --> 01:25:49,169 I like you, Jacko. You're so fucking straight. 1215 01:25:50,400 --> 01:25:52,767 Here, You haven't changed your clothes. 1216 01:25:57,400 --> 01:25:59,562 The music stopped. 1217 01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:03,048 Jack was drunk. Hallucinating. 1218 01:26:03,160 --> 01:26:05,162 He was back. 1219 01:26:05,280 --> 01:26:08,762 A child in the wild coast casino. 1220 01:26:08,880 --> 01:26:12,168 You've been avoiding me. 1221 01:26:12,280 --> 01:26:15,727 Have I? 1222 01:26:15,840 --> 01:26:17,365 I'm Lucy. 1223 01:26:20,480 --> 01:26:23,563 So, what do you do, Lucy? 1224 01:26:23,680 --> 01:26:26,365 I'm a witch. 1225 01:26:26,480 --> 01:26:30,121 A white witch. 1226 01:26:30,240 --> 01:26:32,402 Are you gonna put a spell on me? 1227 01:26:34,360 --> 01:26:37,807 I might. 1228 01:26:37,960 --> 01:26:40,645 That's mine. 1229 01:26:42,880 --> 01:26:44,803 Fuckin' hell. 1230 01:26:44,920 --> 01:26:48,447 That's a nice car. 1231 01:26:50,120 --> 01:26:51,281 How much did you pay for it? 1232 01:26:51,400 --> 01:26:53,243 Too much. 1800. 1233 01:27:09,720 --> 01:27:11,688 I saw her! 1234 01:27:13,480 --> 01:27:16,290 You don't trust women drivers, do you? 1235 01:27:16,400 --> 01:27:19,131 Jack didn't trust anyone... 1236 01:27:19,240 --> 01:27:21,368 Except himself. 1237 01:27:27,120 --> 01:27:28,884 It was finally finished. 1238 01:27:29,000 --> 01:27:30,764 He thought of sending it to Giles, 1239 01:27:30,880 --> 01:27:32,962 But that wouldn't be right. 1240 01:27:33,080 --> 01:27:35,811 He would select a publisher at random. 1241 01:27:35,920 --> 01:27:38,002 Like a number. 1242 01:27:50,720 --> 01:27:52,848 21, 19, 13. 1243 01:27:52,960 --> 01:27:54,200 - Here, please. - 20. 1244 01:27:54,320 --> 01:27:57,244 16, 20. 1245 01:27:57,360 --> 01:27:59,522 Blackjack. 1246 01:28:04,040 --> 01:28:05,690 You're wasting yourself. 1247 01:28:05,840 --> 01:28:08,923 With your luck, you ought to come over to our side. 1248 01:28:14,240 --> 01:28:15,810 Even his publisher had no idea 1249 01:28:15,920 --> 01:28:17,206 who the author was. 1250 01:28:17,320 --> 01:28:19,641 He had done the deal through a lawyer. 1251 01:28:19,760 --> 01:28:23,651 It gave him a good feeling, no one knowing. 1252 01:28:23,760 --> 01:28:25,603 It never occurred to anyone at the casino 1253 01:28:25,720 --> 01:28:27,484 that the Golden Lion had been his model. 1254 01:28:27,600 --> 01:28:30,809 Why should it? Weren't all casinos the same? 1255 01:28:32,600 --> 01:28:34,284 It gave him an exquisite pleasure 1256 01:28:34,400 --> 01:28:36,880 being an underground man. 1257 01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:40,408 With all his money, he hadn't even bought a car. 1258 01:28:40,520 --> 01:28:43,410 Jack knew the truth about himself. 1259 01:28:43,520 --> 01:28:45,841 He was a one-book writer. 1260 01:28:45,960 --> 01:28:49,282 A one-time winner who had quit while he was ahead. 1261 01:28:51,960 --> 01:28:53,291 He changed nothing in the flat. 1262 01:28:53,400 --> 01:28:56,483 Bought nothing, spent nothing. 1263 01:28:56,640 --> 01:28:58,216 The only thing he did was to remove the bars 1264 01:28:58,240 --> 01:28:59,321 outside the window. 1265 01:28:59,480 --> 01:29:02,404 Nobody around. Leave a message after the beep. 1266 01:29:08,360 --> 01:29:10,249 - Hello? - Jack, it's Jani. 1267 01:29:10,360 --> 01:29:13,284 Jani. Where are you? 1268 01:29:13,400 --> 01:29:15,209 Sun City. 1269 01:29:15,320 --> 01:29:18,164 I've been meaning to call you for months. 1270 01:29:18,280 --> 01:29:20,487 - So how are you doing? - Great. 1271 01:29:20,600 --> 01:29:23,001 Listen, I'm getting married. 1272 01:29:23,120 --> 01:29:26,408 - At least, I think I am. - Did you solve your problems? 1273 01:29:26,520 --> 01:29:29,091 Yeah, yeah. I'm all over that now. 1274 01:29:29,200 --> 01:29:31,487 Jack, hold on a minute, there's someone here 1275 01:29:31,600 --> 01:29:35,082 who wants to talk to you. 1276 01:29:35,200 --> 01:29:37,726 - Jacko. - Dad. 1277 01:29:37,840 --> 01:29:40,650 I never thanked you properly for your help. 1278 01:29:40,760 --> 01:29:43,889 Jani tells me you behaved like the perfect gentleman. 1279 01:29:44,000 --> 01:29:47,800 I knew you would, I know my son. 1280 01:29:47,920 --> 01:29:50,730 The woman thinks I'm gonna marry her. 1281 01:29:50,840 --> 01:29:53,127 But you know me. 1282 01:29:53,280 --> 01:29:54,896 Well, it's a shame that things never worked out, 1283 01:29:54,920 --> 01:29:57,924 but we saw you all right. 1284 01:29:58,080 --> 01:30:01,084 You didn't gamble the ten grand, did you? 1285 01:30:01,200 --> 01:30:04,807 As a matter of fact, I did. 1286 01:30:04,960 --> 01:30:08,407 - But I won. - That's my boy. 1287 01:30:08,520 --> 01:30:10,409 How's that novel of yours coming... 1288 01:30:10,520 --> 01:30:12,761 So that was it. 1289 01:30:12,880 --> 01:30:14,723 Final card. 1290 01:30:14,840 --> 01:30:17,810 Blackjack. 1291 01:30:17,920 --> 01:30:22,084 His father, 8,000 miles and 27 years away 1292 01:30:22,200 --> 01:30:24,248 was still dealing to his son, Jack, 1293 01:30:24,360 --> 01:30:28,888 from the bottom of the deck. 1294 01:30:29,000 --> 01:30:32,721 But Jake the croupier had a sense of humor. 1295 01:30:41,760 --> 01:30:44,650 Here's to you. 1296 01:30:44,760 --> 01:30:47,127 To both of you. 1297 01:30:52,680 --> 01:30:55,445 Who was that on the phone? 1298 01:30:55,560 --> 01:30:59,281 Couple I know are getting married. 1299 01:30:59,400 --> 01:31:01,402 Fools. 1300 01:31:17,320 --> 01:31:19,800 Now he had reached the point 1301 01:31:19,920 --> 01:31:23,811 where he no longer heard the sound of the ball. 1302 01:31:23,920 --> 01:31:27,288 The spin of the wheel had brought him home 1303 01:31:27,400 --> 01:31:30,882 to the place where he was born. 1304 01:31:33,240 --> 01:31:36,210 The croupier's mission was accomplished. 1305 01:31:37,920 --> 01:31:41,845 He was master of the game. 1306 01:31:41,960 --> 01:31:46,045 He had acquired the power to make you... 1307 01:31:46,160 --> 01:31:50,085 lose.