RECEPTIONIST: What's your name, please?

HARRY: My name's Harry Carter.

RECEPT: What's your nationality, Mr Carter?

HARRY: I'm British.

RECEPT: What's your address, please, Mr Carter?

HARRY: In Paris?

RECEPT: Yes, your address in Paris, please.

HARRY: I'm in a hotel.

RECEPT: Which hotel?

HARRY: The Kennedy Hotel.

RECEPT: Thank you, Mr Carter. This is your card.

CARLOS: Hello.

H: Hello, my name's Harry Carter. How do you do.

C: My name's Carlos Miranda. How do you do.

H: Are you Spanish?

C: No, I’m Colombian. Are you American?

HARRY: No. I'm British.

CARLOS: Oh, you're British.

HARRY: Yes, I am.

CARLOS: Are you a detective?

HARRY: Yes, I am. Are you?

CARLOS: Yes. This is my wife Elena

HARRY: How do you do.

ELENA: How do you do.

CARLOS: She's a detective.

HARRY: Oh, she's a detective too.

ELENA: Yes, I am.

HARRY: Oh. Excuse me!

EKATERINA: Excuse me: Mr Harry Carter?

HARRY: Yes?

EKATERINA: My name's Ekaterina Markova. I'm Russian.

HARRY: Are you a detective?

EKATERINA: No; my husband is a detective. He's a detective in Moscow.

HARRY: Oh! What's your job, Mrs. Markova?

EKATERINA: I'm a secretary in the Embassy.

HARRY: The Russian Embassy?

EKATERINA: Yes, the Russian Embassy in Paris.

HARRY: Ah. You're in Paris, and your husband is in Moscow.

EKATERINA: Yes. Listen, Mr Carter.... (whispering)

HARRY: Stop, Mrs Markova!

HARRY: British Embassy... British Embassy. Ah! The British Embassy. Rue St. Georges, 5. What's the phone number? 4-6-1-2-8-0-3-7. Hello? British Embassy? My name's Harry Carter. I'm a detective. Listen...