:13:01
Miss Smallbone.
:13:03
What can l say, Moneypenny? Except that
she is as attractive and as charming...
:13:08
- As l used to be?
- l didn't say that.
:13:11
You're such a flatterer, James.
:13:13
Moneypenny, you know there never has
been and never will be anybody but you.
:13:18
So you've told me.
:13:21
- Welcome to Universal Exports.
- Take it, dear.
:13:24
- That's all you'll ever get from him.
- Thank you, Commander Bond.
:13:28
- Do you know me?
- Miss Moneypenny described you.
:13:32
ln nauseating detail.
:13:34
Really?
:13:36
l can see you're going
to fit in here very nicely.
:13:44
- Good morning, 007.
- Morning, sir.
:13:47
- Minister.
- Commander.
:13:48
l think you know Jim Fanning,
our art expert.
:13:51
- Yes. Hello, Jim.
- James.
:13:53
- Do you know what this is?
- lt looks like a Fabergé egg, sir.
:13:57
One of the jewelled eggs by Carl Fabergé
as a gift for the Russian royal family.
:14:02
They're priceless and very rare.
:14:06
This one contains a model
of the imperial state coach.
:14:09
- Top marks, 007.
- Thank you, sir.
:14:11
Except it's a fake.
:14:13
There's the real thing. lt's being
auctioned at Sotheby's this afternoon.
:14:17
This is the fourth egg
to turn up at auction this year.
:14:20
lt's from none of the usual sources.
Anonymous seller, Swiss bank account.
:14:25
l'd say that the vendor was a Russian.
:14:28
And now this turns up.
A near-perfect forgery.
:14:33
l think Commander Bond
should accompany you to the sale.
:14:36
Splendid. l could use
an extra pair of eyes.
:14:39
We could try and spot the seller.
:14:41
They usually turn up out of interest
or perhaps just to bump up the price.
:14:46
Thank you, Fanning.
:14:48
Not at all.
:14:52
lf it is the Russians,
it may be an effort to raise currency
:14:55
for covert operations abroad
or for payoffs.
:14:58
Either way,
we'd better find out what they're up to.