TEXT: Danny: This is Alex. Policewoman: Your partner? Danny: Yeah. He's a genius. He went to university at the age of 15. Alex: The people I work with... are inscrutable. Danny: Alex? Policewoman: What kind of relationship did you have with him? Did it involve sadism? Danny: No. ( He gasps ) Alex: I could never hurt Danny... because he is the only friend I have. Policewoman: This man is called Alistair, his parents are alive. Is it possible you enjoyed extreme sexual encounters with someone who didn't want you to know their name? Scottie: He worked for MI6. He was a spy. The police were concerned you might have taken something from the crime scene - a personal item, something of sentimental value. You wouldn't have done that, would you? Danny: Of course not. Scottie: No, of course not. Radio: <unk>..All the love you can <unk> <unk> Stand by <unk> <unk> Your man <unk> <unk> Stand by your man <unk> <unk> And tell the world you love him <unk> <unk> Keep giving all the love you can <unk> <unk> Stand by your man. <unk> ( He pants ) ( He sighs ) ( He sobs ) Danny: Your newspaper has... reported a series of lies. It's not the truth. You need to tell them the truth. You need to listen to me! I'm here today... to tell you the truth. I'm here today to tell you the truth. I'm here today to tell you the truth. I'm here today to tell you the truth. You f*ck! ( He sobs ) I'm here today to tell you the TRUTH! [SCENE_BREAK] Journalist: In your phone call you asked how it all works. We took that as negotiating payment. Danny: Oh, no. Erm... I have never spoken to a journalist before. I don't want money. I'm here to tell you the truth. Journalist: You used the word "partners" to describe your relationship. Danny: Yeah, we were partners. Journalist: What do you mean by that? Danny: Erm,
SUMMARY:
Convinced that he is being followed, Danny hides the device he discovered. He contacts a newspaper to correct the news coverage about Alex/Alistair and report it was murder; instead it prints a story about his own drug taking, and he loses his job. Scottie tells Danny about his history with MI6 30 years ago and shows him where he attempted suicide at the time. Danny is invited to visit by a couple who claim to be Alex/Alistair's parents and who behave strangely distant. He refuses to believe them and is taken to a mansion belonging to Frances and her husband, where she informs him that Alistair, her son, was neither gay nor a virgin, but very experienced in sexual roleplay. When Danny does not believe her, Frances tells him to stop making a fuss. The next morning, the housekeeper reveals that his real name was Alistair but he preferred the name Alex. Danny returns to London and is approached by an American who tells him to look after his health. He leaves behind a sweet containing a tablet and a business card which Danny rips up.