He could not believe that in a weekend all over the world that can come apart.
Harold Shand is a veil, but she lives in a penthouse, a world-class boat cruise on the Thames anchor, has a love of a lady smart and wise (Helen Mirren), and talk obsessively about ten years he helped negotiate peace in the London underground. Then a bomb blows up his Rolls Royce, killing the driver.
Another bomb destroyed a landmark that has been renovated pub has.
A third bomb was found inside Harold Mayfair casino, but failed to explode. Who is behind it? Who are his enemies? And why he chose the worst enemy of all time as possible to come after him - Easter weekend when American mafioso in town to consider investing in real estate projects of his millions?
"The Long Good Friday," which is a very difficult part of experts and film-making, ultimately does not answer this question. But the point of this movie is not to analyze the problem of Harold Shand. This is to present a portrait of this person.