Just caught up. No one has mentioned that the gift that Tony Andreae gave them was wine from the company that has supplied the palace since 1760. Sounds like someone at BP is trolling H & M. Looks like they didn't, thank God, give Tony a bottle of that As Ever wine.
I am viewing this as a meeting of the lieutenants of two organized crime families (no offense to the RF. If you ever watched "You've Got Mail" you will know that Tom Hanks's character sees everything through the lens of the first two Godfather movies. I'm adopting that mindset). It's Tony's private club. He knows the inside is secure. It's just him, in this secure position, meeting with 2 of H's latest flunkies.
The balcony meeting could have been a test. Will H's people pull in the press, the same way H ran to the press right after he last saw Charles? If they did tip off the press, then they obviously haven't changed, and BP now knows it.
Charles has three choices.
- Treat Harry like Fredo in Vegas, where he is watched and controlled and essentially babied.
- Completely cut Harry off and treat him as though he were dead. No contact, no money, just greyrock. Let Harry face the consequences of his actions.
- Dump everything onto William.
Let's see what happens.
Edited for typos.