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I'm sorry. It was a national emergency |
That hardly makes up for the imposition. Now, for what I hope will be the very last time pay attention, 007. First, computer generated retrograde analysis map. Body here, meteorolog ical influences here, likely vector ing of the ship's coordinates here. |
Do you have any idea of what any of that means? In English? |
Not a clue. I didn't lose the ship. Next, your new personal communicator. Picturephone, fax, beeper. |
Do I have to dial '9' to get out? |
I don't care who you dial, so long as it's not me. Next |
Your new car. |
Four wheel drive? |
Yes. And do try to keep all four of them on the road. All the usual refinements: Smoke, missiles, machine guns Fully operational remote control. Drives forward, reverse Stop that! Plus infrared thermal imaging radar, heads up instrumentation, and 17 beverage cup holders. |
... 17 Beverage cup holders? |
Standard equipment. The world's automobile manufacturers seem to be in some kind of mad war to see who can provide the most beverage cup holders. |
I must say, Q, you seem to be doing rather well in your retirement. |
Don't even think about it. 007. They're my granddaughters. |
I'm sure she is, James. But I'm afraid you'll have to 'kiss off' the rest of your lessons this afternoon. |
Moneypenny... Here I was, finally getting a feel for a new tongue |
Four o'clock. M will meet you in the conference room. |
4:30. It may take me a little longer to wrap things up here. |
Four o'clock. Don't be late. |
Tsi tien, Chienpenny. |
Ah, James. You always were a cunning linguist... Au revoir, mon cher. |
Moneypenny! We've got to stop meeting like this. They may be on to us. |
Hello, James. Enjoy your meeting? |
In the darkest moments, it's what I live for. Especially since I've heard how much you like to watch... On the hidden camera. |
By the way, James: Ordinarily I would never ask, but... Weren't you and that Colonel once stranded on a raft for two weeks in the Sargasso Sea? |
Moneypenny! How indiscreet! Have you ever known me to kiss and tell? |
Actually, I've never known you to do either... But |
We all want what we can't have? |
Not all of us, 007. |
What no lust for adventure? |
No, 007. It's just that I've learned from personal experience that when we get what we want Somehow the reality is never as... Satisfying as the fantasy. |
In the Strait of Malacca, when a boat is even five minutes late, one begins to worry, Mr. Bond. |
I know. Pirates from Sumatra want the cargo; smugglers from Thailand and Burma want the ships. |
Sometimes kill the crew; other times Torture them. |
I'm sorry. |
The Kuala Lumpur ferry was 35 miles offcourse that night. Captain blamed the autopilot; I suspected he was drunk until the Sumatra ferry captain had same problem. |
Did you test the autopilots? The satellite positioning receiver? |
Next morning. Both boats. Nothing wrong. My 90 year old grandfather thinks 'Ghost in the computer Silicon Dragon.' |
I appreciate your time |
Maybe you should talk to Sidney Winch. Owns a marine salvage company. Nobody knows more about the Strait. |
Where can I find him? |
Him? He, is a she at the bar. |
Always nice to meet one of her Majesty's fellow subjects... Especially one with such distinguished friends. |
You might say I've always been one of Mr. Valentin's biggest followers. |
It's a beautiful boat, Sir Elliot. Practically glows in the dark. |
I can tell you're a man with an eye for exquisite possessions, Mr. Bond. Darling! Come here. I want you to meet my wife. |
I hope you've enjoyed this little charade. |
Which part? The Colonel's? Or yours? |
A piece of advice, Mr. Bond: Don't screw with a man who buys ink by the ton. It's deadlier than uranium. |
We'll see about that. |
How did you get this number? |
Oh, please, Mr. Bond. We live in the information age! Information is currency and with the right currency, you can have any piece of information. Besides I own the phone company. What do you say? Twenty minutes? |
I'm on my way. |
Mr. Bond! Nice to see you. |
Sir Elliot. |
Come. Let's get out of the noise. I'll give you a tour of the building, then we'll talk. |
Before I became involved with Paris, she was always involved with the most inappropriate' men... Playboys. Thrill seekers. Middle aged Peter Pans who only brought out the worst in her. |
I see. |
I tried to save her. But she remained a manic depressive: Fits, inappropriate behavior... Delusions of grandeur. |
I wonder if it runs in the family. |
The only difference between a psychopath and a genius, Mr. Bond, is the degree of success. |
Still, I do miss her. I only wish she could have lived to see all this. |
I can feel your pain. |
By the way what is it that brings you to Kuala Lumpur, Mister Bond? |
Sightseeing. |
I call this the Rogue's gallery. |
Yes. I can see: You've hung the rest of your relatives. |
My third great Uncle the Earl of Aberdeen negotiated the purchase of Hong Kong from the Chinese. His soninlaw George Harmsway made the first family fortune, running opium into Shanghai... His son, Thomas, who lost it, smoking the opium... And my grandfather Henry, who opened the first telegraph station, and published the colony's first English newspaper. It was a city of unlimited possibility. |
So why did you leave? |
Because it's a dying city. Since the Chinese takeover, who knows what can happen tomorrow? In any case, this is my father, Charles: A royal bastard who started the first radio and television stations. Said I'd never amount to anything, but... I turned it into this |
Welcome to the new world order, Mr. Bond. Churchill had his armies; Caesar had his legions; I have my divisions: News, sports, business, entertainment. And these are my foot soldiers: 2000 people working on 14 floors to feed 300 newspapers, 4 cable news networks, 87 magazines, and 29 different cable TV channels in 35 languages. |
And still not a thing to watch. |
...Although it must be fun to have all those satellites. |
They're merely tools to disseminate information. |
Or disinformation... If you wanted to, say, beam down a signal to send a ship off course? Maybe one degree a minute? |
Fantastic idea Mr. Bond! Perhaps I should buy it for a book! It's totally preposterous, but You amuse me. ...And now perhaps I can amuse you. |
You see, Mr. Bond, you and I are both men of action. But your era is passing. Words are the new weapons; satellites the new artillery. And make no mistake about it: In the right hands, they can be as deadly as your Walther PPK. |
...Words to live by? |
Your choice. Look at the time! Come. There's someone I want you meet about a story I'm thinking of publishing. |
Briefly. |
Don't pout, Sidney. I invited him here hoping he might shed some light on your story. He's from 'Lloyd's of London.' ...Aren't you, Mr. Bond? |
...And what's that, my dear? |
Sidney, perhaps we should leave this to |
I'm sure they will. |
Goodbye, Mister Bond. |
Are your guards really going to kill a helpless girl? |
My guards are from South Africa, Mr. Bond. This is their chance to get even with the formerly 'Great' Britain. Now both of you. Put your hands on your heads, and step forward. |
...So that's what the weapons grade uranium was for. |
Precisely, Mr. Bond. In a matter of minutes, the boring device will arrive at the core of the reactor... And when the radioactive blades cut into the plutonium |
Instant meltdown. |
Chernobyl will look like a campfire. |
...As the advertising says: Tomorrow never lies. |
What about the gold? |
I'd rather die alone. |
Take the girl. Leave the handcuffs. We'll drown her at sea. |
Good evening. I've just spoken with the Prime Minister at the economic summit in Tokyo; he's expecting a full update within the hour. For those of you still unaware, some forty minutes ago |
Excuse me, but I must formally protest this meeting. Given the nature of what's occurred and the need for secrecy I see no reason to involve the air force, the army, or MI6. This is an internal affair that should be handled strictly by the officers of her Majesty's Royal Navy. |
Admiral, are you suggesting |
Why wasn't the ship protected?!?! Why was it sailing without radar? |
I resent your tone, sir. I have men who are missing |
And I have the entire British economy to worry about. |
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