h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*In the meantime, a small crowd of people gather arond the table where Bond is, just to stare at him and make appropriate gasping noises*

Croupier: Mademoiselle, do you want another card?

Bond: *Looks at the Croupier left hand there is a small tattoo of an acorn between his ring and little finger*

*The man in the dark suit pushes his way to the front of the crowd, and stands, unnoiticed, behind James Bond*

*Un-noticed except by the waiter, who appears at his shoulder*

Monsieur, there is a telephone call for you.

*Pointing to a door marked Telephone*

*DD catches a glimpse of an diamond encrusted Acorn signet ring on the Dark Suited gentleman's little finger*

*The waiter nods imperceptibly at JB as he attempts to encourage the Dark Suited gentleman towards the telephones.*

*E decides that she'd like another card, and say's so...*

*The man walks towards the telephone, and when the waiter has stopped watching him, ignores it, and returns to the table.*

*E looks up briefly from her cards and sees the man...she doesn't know if he notices...*

*He notices, and nods silently. If you're thinking that you can't nod loudly, you should have met the headteacher at my old school. Man - he knew how to NOD. Whenever he nodded, he let you know that he was nodding on purpose, and not accidentally. When he nodded, you trembled. But the man nodded not like that, but silently.*

*E quickly looked away...trying to pretend she hadn't noticed.*

Croupier: Jeu madamoiselle.

*He pushes a load of chip towards, Eomando*

JB:Darling do you see that curtain near those phones, I believe there is somone back there who wants to have a word with us

*He tips the croupier with a $5000 chip, and takes Eomando's arm*

Shall we?

Certainly James. Lead the way.
*E gets up and follows JB*

*JB and E pass the telephones and approach the red satin curtain wirth a gold fringe*

*E whispers quietly to JB*
Valentino?

*whispers* I don't know let's see

*Pulls back the curtain*

*Strings start to play in background*

*E starts to walk through the curtain, but the dim light makes her hesitate.*

*A voice booms out from speakers beside them*
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...

*This makes Bond more determined to find out why*

*The man behind the curtains looks very nervous.*