It isn't some wicked Bolshie plot, is it, George, to lure us to our ultimate destruction?
I'm afraid we're no longer worth the candle, Saul.
So how [security] conscious is he?
George, he's Russian, okay? The Russians think the butterflies are spying on them.
So which way will he jump when we hit him?
Burning, George, that's always a hazard, know what I mean? Some guys get heroic and want to die for their countries suddenly. Other guys roll over and lie still the moment you put the arm on them. Burning, that touches the stubbornness in certain people.
Grigoriev has a salad. She has steak and chips, glass of beer, and a slice of cake. George, the guy will fold, believe me! You never had a wife like that.
No, I don't think I ever did.
You think he wants to be locked up in a two-room flat in Moscow with that bitch for the rest of his life? Ha-ha, don't worry.
You are Counselor Anton Grigoriev of the Soviet Embassy in Berne, yes?
AGAnton Grigoriov
Grigoriev? I am Grigoriev. Yes, well done! I am Grigoriev! And who are you, please? Al Capone? Who are you? And why do you rumble at me like a commissar?
(last lines)
PGPeter Guillam
George, you won.
Did I? Yes... yes, I suppose I did.
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