— I was a soldier. I killed people.
— You were a doctor!
— I had bad days!
— I said don't get clever!
— I can't just turn it on and off like a tap.
— What sort of case?
— Too big and dangerous for any sane individual to get involved in.
— Yo trying to put me off?
— God, no. Trying to recruit you.
— Punch me in the face,
— Punch you?
— Yes, punch me in the face. Didn't you hear me?
— I always hear "punch me" when you speak but it's usually sub-text.
— When did we agree that?
— We agreed it yesterday.
— I wasn't even at home yesterday. I was in Dublin!
— It's hardly my fault you weren't listening.
At Buckingham Palace. Right. I am seriously fighting an impulse to steal an ashtray.
— That... was amazing.
— Do you think so?
— Of course it was. It was extraordinary, quite extraordinary.
— That's not what people normally say.
— What do people norrnally say?
— Piss off!
— Is your friend quiet mad?
— Ho, he's an arsehole, but it's an easy mistake.
— It' primary school stuff. How can you not know that?
— Well, if I ever did, I've deleted it.
— Deleted it?
— Listen. [pointing to the head] This is my hard drive, and it only makes sense to put things in there that are useful. Really useful. Ordinary people fill their heads with all kinds of rubbish. That makes it hard to get at the stuff that matters.