The Waiting City

Fiona?

- Fiona? Carlisle.

- Can you hear me? - Yeah.

Okay, have you got everything?

I have all the documents with me.

I hope you know what you're doing.

Absolutely. I'm fine taking on both cases.

You have to cap this at three weeks, not a day longer.

Okay. Well, call me tomorrow.

No, you call me.

- Right, I'll call you. Okay. - Bye.

What's the problem, Madam?

Well, my suitcase isn't here.

There's - there's one box on the luggage thing, and it's not mine.

First of all, you'll have to complain to the airlines.

We can't complain to the airlines 'cause nothing is open.

It's 12:00 at night,

and these are the only clothes I'm wearing,

and you're telling me that's all you can do?

What?

I am just so glad I have her documents in my -

- Turn that off. - Welcome to India.

Seriously, can you turn it off?

So, what are you saying?

We're at the main entrance.

Yeah, well, if there's anything you can do

to locate the driver, that would be great.

Okay, well, we've been waiting half an hour.

Thanks.

You want some?

Where'd you get that?

I needed a snack.

Oh, hello.

Rupee, Madam.

It's 12:00 at night. Shouldn't you be sleeping?

Are you hungry?

Have you got any coin, Fee?

I don't think it's a good idea to give them money, Ben.

Good idea, good idea.

Ah, see? He thinks it's a good idea.

You know what? I'll tell you what.

If you can find my car, I'll give you 50 rupees.

- Okay, no problem. - Okay?

Find my car. Good luck.

Don't forget us.

Go on.

Mr. Bens and wife?

Yeah.

Uh, so glad you made it. My name's Fiona.

Hello...

Uh, from the Calcutta Grand, right?

Yes, sir. My name is Krishna.

Please be accepting my apology.

I lost my time track traveling from my village.

Only one bag, sir?

Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Yeah, they lost mine. - Okay, I'll just...

Okay, good work. Very good.

Okay, no, no, no. Can we go?

Nice tunes.

Enjoying, Mr. Bens and wife?

I have a name, actually.

My name's Fiona.

Calcutta - my favorite city in the world.

It's very nice.

Look, five people just sleeping on the side of the road.

Baa!

Krishna!

Fee, we're here.

This guy in there is giving Krishna a really hard time.

Shit. Did you bring the...?

What, the passports? I gave them to you, remember?

He's really tearing shreds off him. Look.

You all right, Krishna?

Yes. Uh... My uncle.

That was your uncle?

Is he always like that?

My wife - she just had a baby,

but my uncle is also needing me here for work at the hotel, so...

Baby?

Congratulations.

I can be assisting you with anything you'll be needing -

uh, tours, temples, nightclubs -

Anything.

I am trading in all of the jacks.

So you're a jack-of-all-trades.

That, too.

Okay, well, uh, we'll call you.

He needs a tip, Fee.

Is that enough?

Uh, thank you.

Nice to meet you.

No, I can't open the Debron file.

Well, can you just get him to resend it?

Well, and make sure that he does so before the board meeting.

Okay - no, it's all right. I've got so much to go through.

Okay, thanks, Pete. Bye.

You want a pakora?

What?

You're so... restless.

- I'm excited. - Me too.

Can you put the phone back?

Night.

Shine and rise!

Oh, great.

Thanks, Krishna.

Um, what brings you to my country, Mrs. Bens?

Um, my husband's sleeping.

Oh, so- Sorry. Sorry, Mrs. Bens.

It's okay. You can call me Fiona.

My husband and I have adopted a little girl,

and we're just waiting to take her back home to Australia.

You have adopted a little girl?

Yeah.

Morning!

I've already gone for a jog,

I've eaten a full breakfast down at the buffet,

I've contacted everybody at the office.

You are a machine.

Come on, they're expecting us.

Mnh-mnh!

You all right?

You okay?

I think there's something really nasty in that pool.

Come on, you ate about five tons of rich, greasy food last night.

It's not the food. It's the pool.

Don't interrogate me.

Drink - drink water, okay?

I'm wou- I'm wounded.

Oh, what's all this shit doing here?

I'm not cleaning up after you. Sorry, Jock.

Please don't turn the hotel into an office.

I think we should have turned left back here.

It's supposed to be - it's supposed to be walking distance.

Well, you didn't say anything back there, did you?

Well, I didn't think of it back then, did I, Ben?

All right.

Uh...

Yeah, sorry, mate.

Give me the map, Fee. Give me the map.

- No money. - Come here. Give it here.

Right, somewhere, I think, that we -

Do you know how to read a map?

Oh, man, I need a toilet bad.

- Now? Like right now? - Yeah, I can't hold it.

Excuse me. Sorry. Sorry.

Excuse me.

Uh, do - do you have anything for dysentery?

Chronic shitting?

Diarrhea?

Pbht!

Oh, running stool.

Ben!

Ben?

Ben?

Fee.

- Shit. - Block your nose.

Oh, my God.

That's disgusting.

Yeah, well, what do you reckon?

I'm just gonna - I'm - can you catch?

Yes.

- Oh, shit. - Oh, great.

Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

Run away! Run away!

Have you got the papers?

You're kidding, right? Oh, I'm so sweaty.

Yes, do you have an appointment?

Excuse me?

Do you have an appointment?

I'm Fiona. This is Ben Simmons.

And we're supposed to be here this morning.

We're here to make arrangements to pick up our daughter, Lakshmi.

Here's the visa and the paperwork.

Yes, yes.

You need an appointment with Didi Chatterjee.

Ask if we could see her now.

Um... Is it possible for us to - to see Didi now?

You will need to telephone Didi Chatterjee directly

to make an appointment.

She's your case manager.

It's just that we've come all the way from Australia.

Fee. Fee. It's just -

Mr. and Mrs. Simmons.

Do you have us in there somewhere?

It's just a phone call, Fee.

This is a circus.

Dhanyabad. Thank you.

I just wanted to check the pronunciation of your name.

It's Didi Chatterjee?

DIDl: Yes. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

We're looking forward to meeting you as well.

Sorry, I didn't catch that. Hello?

Didi?

I'm not quite sure what happened there.

Do we have an appointment?

Fiona.

Garth, Debron have finally agreed to negotiate.

So we need to get you on a plane this afternoon.

We've got to set up a conference with the elders.