Jonathan Pine, a night manager at a luxury hotel, has a tense first encounter with the dangerous arms dealer Richard Roper. While maintaining a professional facade, Pine must navigate Roper's probing questions and intimidating presence under the cover of a quiet night in Switzerland.
ROPER: Glimpse of the infinite.
PINE: Yes. It’s reassuring.
ROPER: Up to a point. You work here all year?
PINE: Yes.
ROPER: Couldn’t do it. Too bloody quiet for me.
PINE: You get used to it.
ROPER: Like to keep away from the world do we? Got a girl here?
PINE: No.
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