Thank you, captain.
Well?
The target is still in the same place.
Target is leaving the apartment. Ten seconds.
Start the engine.
Underwear or no underwear today?
Be a little more professional, guys.
She's turning left. She's going to her usual cafe.
May I take your order?
A tea with milk, an orange juice and--
And a croissant.
It's already ordered.
Thank you.
Do you have a visual?
We have a visual. She's drinking her tea.
Come again?
She's drinking her tea!
Did you ask for a tea, sir?
No, no. Thank you.
I'm looking for Ms. Elise Ward.
That's Ms. Ward over there.
Elise Ward?
-Yes, it's me. -I have an envelope for you.
Somebody is taIking to her. Looks like a courier.
-Yes? -She's at her usual cafe.
She's speaking with a man.
Looks like a messenger, you said to call if anything changed in her routine.
Stay on his face. His face.
Do you think it's Alexander Pearce?
I think everybody is Pearce.
No, no. It's okay. It's a gift.
Goodbye.
All right, grab him.
-Take him. -Let's get him.
Sir, stop! Police!
What's going on?
-You are under arrest. -Financial Crimes Division.
Division what?
Guys, l'm working!
Elise, you have no reason to trust me anymore...
...but give me a chance to explain myself.
I know the police are watching you. We have to throw them off the trail.
Board the 8:22 at the Gare de Lyon...
...pick someone my height and build and make them believe it is me.
Burn this letter.
It is important you follow my instructions precisely.
I love you. Alexander.
It's from him.
Save that letter. Go in now. Save that letter.
Daniel, get over there now.
Well?
The letter is burnt to shit.
Don't fucking touch it.
Take the ashes, take them to the van. I'll send you someone.
Drive around to the other side! Go!
Turn right at the end.
Faster!
Wednesday meeting.
Specialist pool.
So Alexander Pearce has a new face...
...just as you suspected.
Thought it must've taken a lot of the money...
...he stole from Reginald Shaw to finance this transformation.
Achmed Tchebali. Bicycle courier of Algerian descent.
Not only has Pearce acquired a wife and child...
...he's also 4 inches shorter than he used to be.
That must have been a big item of expenditure.
Congratulations, Acheson. You have, indeed, cracked this case.
Letter to Inspector Collins.
Sir, this morning, she received a note, we have strong reason to believe--
Alexander Pearce has 744 million in illegal assets...
...that, given he is a British subject, we might seize.
Fraud complaints.
This operation, so far, has cost me 8 million.
If I thought there were more than a one-in-a-hundred chance...
...you could be successful...
...it would be rational for me to continue this operation.
Money laundering.
I do not.
-Yes, that's an amendment. -Yes.
-There. -It needs redrafting.
Yes, sir.
-Everything after code seven. -Thank you, sir.
There's just one more. Home Office.
Yes, and that's it. Yes. That's it.
"Eight twenty-two."
-Projection for the pension plan fraud? -Not now.
"Eight twenty-two. Lyon."
Are they meeting in Lyon at 8:22?
-Gare de Lyon, perhaps? -Gare de Lyon.
That's it. Gare de Lyon. The train station.
She's getting on an 8:22 train. Go.
"Board the 8:22 at the Gare de Lyon."
"Pick someone my height and build, make them believe it is me."
-I'm sorry. -What for?
Mind me smoking? It's not a real cigarette.
-What? -It's electronic.
Delivers the same amount of nicotine, but the smoke is water vapor.
Yeah. Watch.
LED light.
That's somewhat disappointing.
Would you have me smoking for real?
I would rather you be a man who did exactly as he pleased.
-l'm Elise. -l'm Frank.
That's a terrible name.
It's the only one I've got.
-Maybe we can find you another. -Okay.
You're British.
I'm American.
What brings you to Venice?
You read spy novels.
I'm a mysterious woman on a train.
You tell me what my story is.
Okay.
I think you'd be a diplomatic attache.
Or maybe a girl from East Germany...
...whose father's been kidnapped...
...and they're blackmailing you into stealing something for them.
A microfilm. There's usually microfilm involved.
-What awaits me? -Trouble, certainly.
-Danger? -Oh, yeah.
You'll be shot at in less than two chapters.
Is there a man in my life?
Have to wait and see.
-Invite me to dinner, Frank. -What?
Would you like to have dinner?
Women don't like questions.
-Join me for dinner. -Too demanding.
Join me for dinner?
Another question.
I'm having dinner...
...if you'd care to join me.
Musician.
Bartender.
I give up.
Math. I teach math.
I would not have guessed that.
I'd imagine you're the cool math teacher.
Still a math teacher.
How about a photo?
Go right ahead.
Make me look good.
Could this be Pearce?
We still working on that?
Well, l only have the sketches to go by, so....
Ectomorph, yes.
Same basic phenotype.
-Bottom line, could be him. -Knew he couldn't leave her.
Run a worldwide blind check on that. I bet you 1 0 quid there's no match.
Okay, what case number do you want to book it under?
-Just run it. -Do you really think it's Pearce?
Run it.
Get me Italian Interpol.
I have a strange feeling...
...that those two people over there are watching us.
Do you know something?
I think you're right.
Really?
You're the paranoid math teacher.
Memorize his face.
The train arrives in ten minutes.
As soon as he steps off, arrest him.
So, what are you doing all alone in the city of lovers?
Is there no one in your life?
There was.
What happened?
She left me.
I'm sorry to hear that, Frank.
Arrival at train station Venezia Santa Lucia in 1 0 minutes.
End of the line.
Guess l should go get my suitcase and stuff.
Goodbye.
Thank you.
Oh, shit.
-Sir, I-- -Wait.
"Pick someone my height and build...
...and make them believe it's me."
We did get an exact match.
He's a math teacher from Madison Community College. Frank Tupelo.
Lost his wife in a car crash three years ago.
He's a tourist.
Thank you.
Get me Italian Interpol.
Understood.
The operation has been canceled.
Return to headquarters. Quickly.
On the other side.
What are you doing?
The Internet fraud report.
So this is what Alexander Pearce looks like.
That's above your clearance. Get back to your work.
He's fluttering his eyelids like a girl. That's his tell.
Go all in.
Yes?
I have a piece of information for Mr. Shaw.
It's concerning Alexander Pearce.
Alexander Pearce just arrived in Venice...
...with her.
-Valeriy? -Sir?
Change of course.
-Venice. -Yes, sir.
Now, what do I own in Venice?
Frank!
Hi.
-Do you want to come with me? -What?
Oh, yeah, sure. I mean, I could use a lift, yeah.
Thank you very-- That's very kind.
Welcome to Venezia, signora.
The bags.
Oh, my bags.
Are you coming?
Elise Clifton-Ward and husband.
Oh, we arranged for you a wonderful suite...
...with a bathroom and with....
-May I have your documents? -Yes.
Thank you.
It would be my pleasure to show you up personally.
-Please, this way. -Thank you.
Enjoy your stay, sir.
Thank you.
Everything was arranged according to the precise instructions.
I very much hope you will not be disappointed.
We are entering the Doge's Suite.
It is a room that has been a home away from home...
...for Marcel Proust and Honore de Balzac and others.
-Thank you. -Oh, thank you.
Have a nice stay, sir.
Thank you.
Make yourself at home.
This really is a very nice hotel, isn't it?
They think of everything, don't they?
We know he will be with her. They'll be staying at one of the hotels.
The Gritti, the Regina, the Danieli.
I want you to keep a watch on all of them.
You can kill the girl, but you can't kill him.
Not until I have my money, that is.
Understand?
Let's go.
Fuck.
-You're ravenous. -Do you mean ravishing?
I do.
You're ravenous.
I am.
Come on.
The scampi and champagne risotto, please.
Excellent choice. Excellent.
He didn't say that to me.
Did he not like my choice?
Your choice was excellent.
Who is he?
Hotels don't leave gifts like that, do they?
Who is he?
He's someone who used to be very important to me.
Used to?
Are you meeting him in Venice?
I hope so.
Part of me hopes l don't.
Why?
Because I don't like being told what to do.
I don't like being summoned.
But it felt even worse not hearing from him for two years.
It's the Roman god, Janus.
My mother gave it to me when l was little.
She wanted it to teach me that people have two sides.
A good side, a bad side.
A past, a future.
And that we must embrace both in someone we love.
And l tried.
What's he like?
He's different from anybody I know.
Different's good.
Where I come from...
...the highest compliment they can offer a person...
...is to say that they're down-to-earth.
Grounded. I hate it.
It drives me nuts.
Would you like another Americano?
I don't know.
Would I?
That really was a very nice restaurant, wasn't it?
A very nice wine.
I'm making us a nice little drink...
...which is very nice of me, isn't it?
Thank you.
Were those flowers here when we checked in?
It's an invitation to a ball two nights from now.
You've been summoned.
It appears I have.
May I pay you a compliment?
Another question you need never ask.
You are the least down-to-earth person...
...I've ever met.
It's been a long day.
I do hope the couch will be comfortable.
Good night.
Good morning. My name is Guido.
I'm your waiter.
I'm Frank.
What's this?
It's your breakfast, sir.
I didn't order any.
La signora order it for you when she left.
When she left?
Have a nice day, sir.
-Hi. -Alexander. Let's go see an old friend.
What?
-He doesn't look like Pearce. -Boss said he might not.
Grab him!
Hello? Please help.
Bon Jovi. I need help.
There are two men trying to break down the door.
I see. What problem do you have with the door?
Two men with guns trying to break in.
-Your Spanish is excellent, sir. -Thank you.
-l gotta go! -Sir?
Americans....
Boss wants him alive, you idiot!
She's coming back.
Frank!
Frank.
Prepare to intervene.
-Yes. -Commander Acheson...
...two armed men are chasing the American.
Shots have been fired.
-Request permission to intervene. -Do you still have Elise?
We still have a visual but the American is in imminent danger.
The mathematics teacher from Wisconsin?
I'd say not our mandate.
Sir, this man is in real peril.
This is exactly why she chose him.
To distract us.
Stay with her.
Do not move unless she moves.
Am l making myself crystal clear?
Sir, they will kill him.
Not our mandate.
Hello? Hello?
Hello?
Oh, God.
Headquarters!
Send me backup to the fruit market.
I have a nutcase who wants to jump.
Probably American.
Stop, stop! Please!
Don't do it!
Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
Bastard!
I'm so sorry.
Stop him!
I think you need it more than I.
Thank you.
You smoke?
No.
Now.
You wish to report a murder.
No.
Some people tried to kill me.
I was told you were reporting a murder.
Attempted murder.
That's not so serious.
No. Not when you downgrade it from murder.
But when you upgrade it from room service, it's serious.
So is assaulting a police officer.
-That was an accident. -The officer feels differently.
With all due respect, sir, I think maybe I should be talking with someone--
Someone not ltalian.
Like the embassy or Interpol.
Interpol.
I'm an American citizen.
-What does that mean? -l'm involved in something here...
...and no offense, this is not a local issue.
What is it you think you're involved in?
It all started when l met a woman on the train from Paris.
-This is already good. -No. No.
She took me to her hotel.
I don't know. No. She's involved with another man. She's in love.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I know.
Anyway, this man, whatever his story is...
...some people are trying to kill him.
How do you know?
They tried to kill me.
They tried to kill you?
Yes. Because they must have thought that I was him.
I like you, Mr. Tupelo.
I like you too, sir.
But surely you understand how strange this all sounds?
Come with me.
Where are you taking me?