Turks & Caicos

OK. There we are.

Well, what a great evening. Thank you.

If you want, I could come in, pour you a drink.

I'll tell you the problem… I'm not thirsty.

But I had a great time. Thank you.

Goodnight.

- Yeah? -No luck.

- Why? What happened? -I don't know why.

I have to try something else.

What's this?

-It's lobster. -I've never had it.

-OK. -I don't think my mom wants me to eat it.

Well, then, leave it.

-Yeah… Good, huh? -Hmm.

Brave man.

Don't touch me! No, I don't want to hear it!

Just stay away from me!

-Leave me alone! Stop! -No, we're supposed to be here together!

-Would you like another beer? -No, thanks.

Incredible. We have to go see your mum.

-How is he? -He's fine.

-Did you get a job? -Only two kinds of job on the island…

Hotel or bank.

Give rich people their lunch, or give rich people their money.

-Which? -Lunch.

-How was your lobster? -Rubbery.

It was kind of you.

Forget it. I'd rather be with Aldous than be on my own. I enjoy his company.

You saved my bacon.

If I can return the favour…

Don't worry, I'll think of something.

Bye, Aldous. Nice day, let's do it again.

Don't you have a car?

I left it in Cambridge.

Goodnight.

Hey, hey!

-We know each other. Who are you? -If you know me, you don't need to ask.

-I know you, don't I? -No, I don't think so.

-You're bluffing, aren't you? -I live nearby. Is that it?

I'd bet a lot of money you and I have met.

I'm sorry, I wish I could help.

-Yeah? - I found your number.

-So that means you must know my name. - Come and have a drink this evening.

There are some people I'd like you to meet.

-Are you still there? - I'm still here.

If you don't, you'll spend the evening worrying, "What did I miss?"

I don't worry. I never worry.

I'm at the Shelter, you must know it.

You have reached a machine.

Please leave your message, I will get back to you.

You said to get in touch if ever I was in trouble.

Well, that's it. I'm in trouble.

Bell me.

-Hi, Margot. -Morning.

Shares down 8% as closing price of $233…

Hello? Stirling Rogers?

-You're looking cheerful. -I just had a good workout. You should try it.

Don't think the Prime Minister wants to play squash with me.

-Well, if he met you… -No, my game's not good enough.

-Do you ever win? -Almost never.

He'll play with anyone as long as they give him a good game

and he can beat them.

That's Alec.

-What are you up to? -Nothing special. Fishing for clients. You?

-Oh, planning the future. -Mmm.

-Anything urgent? -Nothing.

OK.

-Tom, great you could make it. -Why wouldn't I?

Only problem with paradise, nothing to do!

You must find it boring after such an eventful life.

How do you know about my life?

Please don't insult my intelligence.

Keep cool, keep calm.

Don't say too much. OK.

And now, introductions.

No, you go first.

Gary, Frank, Dido,

this is Tom Eliot.

-He's English. -British.

Well, we can spend the next hour debating the difference.

In my book you're English.

Englishman!

So, now, perhaps you'll tell me what's your name.

- Who is this guy? -Are you serious?

He comes for a drink, he doesn't know who you are?

I'm Curtis Pelissier.

-Of course you are. -I'm the host.

Gary, remember, I can ask who I want.

# I fall in love too easily

# I fall in love too fast #

At the end of the day, go private, because you want to know something?

It works out cheaper.

Cross the Atlantic, say, by the time you buy tickets for the kids and the nanny

and the… Oh, Christ, just pay the 50 and travel in comfort.

Don't have to listen to other people, that's worth $50,000…

Dido, you're crazy.

-You've lost all sense of what's going on. -Oh, have I?

I don't notice you piling into JetBlue.

You know, people have this contempt for money

because nowadays nobody’s allowed to say what everyone knows…

That money is the best way of keeping score.

- Dido, you're full of shit. - I am not full of shit, I am telling you…

-I don't think we've met. -No, you're right. Hello.

-Welcome. -Thank you.

-How do you know Curtis? -Um… I don't.

Then why did he invite you?

Interesting, I've been asking that myself.

I take it you're a friend of his?

I'm a friend of everyone here.

So, who are they, exactly?

Entrepreneurs. They run a company called Gladstone.

-You must have heard of it. -Gladstone… Have I? What do you do?

-Are you asking me? -Yeah, I just asked.

-I'm a financial PR. -Meaning?

Well, if you haven't heard of Gladstone, then that's my fault.

Once upon a time, back in the old days,

it would take a whole lifetime to destroy the reputation of a politician or a banker…

But now, as we know, someone just hits "send" and it can happen overnight…

And usually does. So it's my job to keep the company’s good name.

Does Gladstone have a good name?

Good enough.

-Tom Eliot. -Melanie Fall.

Maybe it's a little classier idea.

It's about exclusivity. It's about grabbing the moment.

So, Tom, what do you think?

I'm sorry, I wasn't listening…

Clearly. Frank was saying…

I was just saying, we're in business, you know,

so we want to make something that's popular, but we also want it to be exclusive.

That's a paradox. That's a challenge.

-It's what Stirling always says… -Stirling?

-Stirling Rogers. -Rogers is a friend of yours?

-He's an associate. -Stirling says, by definition,

exclusivity means "for the few".

So, if we just catered for the few, we don't make any money.

Example. This is a nice hotel, but you build 200 of them…

All of a sudden, people say it's not so nice any more.

So, how do you solve this dilemma?

How do you solve it, Tom?

I'm not the man to ask. I'm retired.

What business were you in, Mr Eliot?

I was a civil servant.

-Where? -In London.

-Which ministry? -Agriculture and Fisheries.

I know a lot about cod. Salmon quotas, that sort of thing.

Answer me this. How can you afford to live here?

Oh, the answer is… I can't.

They probably gave him one of those socialised pensions. Lives off it for life.

It's modest, actually.

The rest of us poor bastards, we worked every minute on the clock.

-Turns out, we were in the wrong game. -Dido, calm down.

Big mistake, should have lived off other people like a socialistic left-wing dick.

This guy can live on the islands because he's got gold-plated security.

While we were out there, we were taking risks.

Tell you what happens to people who take risks…

They get screwed by people who never took a fucking risk in their lives.

That's the way it is. There are a few people who lead, who innovate…

And then there's the rest.

-I'm sorry. -There's no need to apologise, really.

Dido is a difficult man going through a difficult time.

-What sort of time? -Well, the recession.

Oh, the recession, I see.

No recession and he would have been pleasanter, would he?

I'd say, throw in Asperger's, and it's a dangerous mix, be-definitely.

-Are you gonna stay for dinner? -Funny, I think I might skip it, if that's OK.

I was thinking you and I could meet up tomorrow maybe

in a less pressured environment?

You mean less pressured than this?

-I enjoyed meeting you, Tom. -Yes, so did I.

I'd like to see you again.

- It's what Stirling always says… - Stirling?

- Stirling Rogers. - Rogers is a friend of yours?

- He's an associate. - Stirling says, by definition,

exclusivity means…

I don't want to be remembered as someone who just took things out,

I want to put something back.

That's why I'm financing my new foundation, The Bridge,

which will set to work solving some of the world's most intractable problems.

- Across the UK… - This is BBC Radio 5 Live.

Welcome to 5 Live News.

The Prime Minister, Alec Beasley, visiting his constituency today

spoke of the need for everyone in the country to keep their nerve.

This has been a global recession

and all the suffering and the sacrifices of the last few years is about to pay off.

And this is not the moment…

This is interesting, this is getting interesting.

Looks like I've lucked into some men we know about,

but it's dangerous. I need your help.

I need to know. Are you getting these calls?

It's urgent. I need to hear from you now.

Come quickly!

Help! Yo, Byron, help me!

-Do you know what's happening? -No idea.

Yo! Yo, what's going on?

Quick! Hurry!

Big mistake, should have lived off other people like a socialistic left-wing…

-Yes. - Hi, Tom. It's Melanie Fall.

Melanie.

Did you hear the news? I can't believe it.

We spent the whole evening telling Dido how offensive he was being.