The Lost Son

Mmm. I love you.

- Taxi! Edgerton crescent. - Okay.

Hup! Mrs. Carlton? Excuse me.

Yes? What?

You made my job easy. You always take the same room.

How much is my husband paying you?

Not enough.

This is blackmail.

Business.

Here. You're not a very nice man, are you, Mr. Lombard?

I just saved your marriage, Mrs. Carlton. Thanks.

Buongiorno.

Um, I would like some olives, please.

So you've been well? Very well. And you?

I am well, thank you. Oh, okay.

- Tutti va bene, eh? - Ah.

I'll take it. Thank you.

Good-bye. Good-bye, sir.

Hi, kids. I can beat you.

You're losing it, Xavier.

You think so? I know so.

What happened to that Gallic flair? Went up in smoke.

You want to have a drink? I'd love to.

Wife and kid are waiting.

Hello?

Carlos.

Oh, uh-- uh, oui. How are you?

10:15. Okay. To the Ritz? Oh.

Hey, Carlos! Carlos! Hey, Xavier!

How are you? Ca va?

You look great. You too. But they made you chief of police or what?

No. I'm not a cop anymore.

Since when? Uh, since this.

Oh-ho-ho. Big changes, eh? Big changes.

I left Brazil. I live here now. How long?

Uh, three years. Uh, I should've called before.

No. I understand. No. I should've called.

You did, no?

London's the last place I thought you'd end up. It's okay. I like it here.

No one knows me. Can't be too good for business.

I thought this was pleasure. Well, it is,

But, um... I might have something for you.

It's a family matter. They're waiting upstairs.

Oh.

That is your third. Since when do you drink so much?

Since this morning, I think.

Just around the time your plane touched down, mother.

You taught her well-- too well.

And this is Xavier Lombard.

Uh, Mr. And Mrs. Spitz and my wife, Deborah.

Mrs. De Moraes.

Thank you for coming, Mr. Lombard. Uh, please.

Um, may I smoke?

If you must.

Uh, how much has Mr. De Moraes told you?

- That your son is missing. - It's not the first time. It won't be the last.

Our daughter does not share our concern for Leon's well-being.

My brother's always had a long and meaningful relationship with heroin.

- That is in the past. - That is what you want to believe.

I apologize, Mr. Lombard. This is a very difficult time for us.

I understand. Maybe Deborah can explain more.

A month ago, Leon came to me wanting to borrow some money, a thousand pounds.

Something to do with a deposit on exhibition space for his photos.

Ah. He's a photographer?

My, you're some detective, Mr. Lombard.

Deborah, please.

The truth is,

Leon has not been seen since.

He'll surface when he's blown my money.

If he's still an addict, the thousand pounds is already gone. He wouldn't last a month.

So, where is he?

Will you take the case, Mr. Lombard? We are very worried about leon.

I normally charge 350 pounds a day... Plus expenses.

I doubt you charge anything like that much normally.

Three hundred fifty pounds a day, plus expenses.

And a bonus of, uh, 5,000 pounds when you find him.

We have prepared a package.

It contains a down payment on your fees.

You can always contact us here or at my daughter's in Hampstead.

My husband and I will be staying in london for as long as it takes.

What do you think? I think deborah is right.

Leon's done this kind of thing before. Just take the money. They can afford it.

Where does it come from, their money? Shoes.

The old man supplies the leather for a quarter of all the shoes made in europe.

You work for him? Yeah.

Hey, it's not as boring as it sounds. No, no.

Eh, I'll call you, huh? Pleasure, not business.

I hope. Ciao. Ciao.

Nathalie.

Oh.

Non.

New messages.

You have no new messages.

Sorry. The number you have called is not available.

B. T. Customer accounts. How may I help you? Yes.

I have a problem with my phone bill.

May I have your phone number please? 0171...

727 6865.

Right. How may I help you, sir? The phone was disconnected.

We disconnected the phone, but we never got the final bill.

Right. It was sent on the 16th of last month.

It never arrived. Maybe you sent it to the wrong address, no?

Well, it went to the forwarding address at Landguard point,

Felixstowe, in suffolk.

Hello?

- Hello? - This is private property.

Public footpath's over there.

I'm looking for leon spitz.

Right. Get down on the ground.

Now! Get your hands up above your head where I can see 'em.

Who are you?

Uh, xavier lombard. I'm a private investigator.

I've been hired to find leon spitz. I have--

Uh-uh! Take your jacket off very slowly.

Okay. Okay. Don't shoot.

Chuck it over here.

"xavier lombard. Private investigator. " you see?

"xavier lombard. Insurance loss adjuster. "

"Xavier Lombard. Floral tributes. "

For my work. I need them for my work.

- Do you know where leon is? - Why do you wanna know?

His parents hired me to find him. They are worried about him.

- Expect me to believe that? - I can only tell you what I know.

Shiva, come here.

- Is this the austrian? - I am french.

Shut up! Is this man the austrian?

All right. Back inside.

Look, uh, I don't want any trouble.

Just give leon my card and tell him to call me. I can't.

I don't know where he is.

Haven't seen him for a month.

If you want to talk, uh, I'll listen,

But not with that thing pointing at me.

That's my old number. I was moving up here the night that leon called.

- What did he want? - A favor.

To look after shiva for a few days,

Bring him up here with me.

He gave me some money.

How much? About a thousand pounds.

Thank you.

Who is the austrian?

Someone who deals in kids.

Kids?

Yeah. Sex.

Sex with kids. Quoi?

Shiva was being held somewhere in london, and leon got him out.

That's all I know.

He said I wasn't to contact him.

I was to guard shiva with my life and--

And trust no one.

Does he understand english?

Yeah. A few words, I think.

But he doesn't speak, so--

He cries a lot at night.

Come here. I want to show you something.

Leon gave me this.

I don't have anywhere to play it here.

He said I wasn't to give it to anyone. Thank you.

How long have you known each other? Why?

His family didn't mention you. Hmm.

Almost two years.

I've never met them.

Probably think he's still on drugs, do they?

Could he be?

They've never understood him.

They didn't even visit him once in the clinic. Paid the bills, though.

I'll be in touch. There isn't a phone.

Ah. I'll be in touch anyway.

Smile, emily. We'll find him.

Hello.

Hello, lovely, pretty fish. Hello.

This is roger carlton.

I received your report on my wife's movements.

Needless to say, I feel somewhat foolish.

I'll be sending you a check for your services. Good-bye, mr. Lombard.

Uh, hello. It's paul here.

Uh, look, I got too many players for next week's game,

And I thought you might want a break 'cause of your knee.

Uh, just give me a call sometime, all right?

Mr. Lombard, this is mr. Spitz.

We were hoping for a progress report.

I'd appreciate it if you gave us a call.

Once upon a time, in a beautiful castle, lived a king and a queen...

Who were very happy because a baby princess had just been born to them.

But a small, black messenger flew to the 13th fairy,

Who had not been invited to the feast,

And told her what was going on.

- The 13th fairy was a wicked-- - Look at me.

Get him to look at me.

Come on. Get his trousers off. Here. Let me help.

Oh, he's just wonderful.

Oh, look at how young he is.

His skin. The color of his skin, the softness of it.

Nathalie.

Keep the change.

What do you mean, someone had beaten you to it?

Leon's flat-- someone had been there before me.

How do you know? There were no messages on his answering machine.

So? So, the last call leon made from his phone was a month ago.

- How do you know? - Because I know.