Bond resigns from the service to go away with Vesper, and they sail to Venice, Italy, where Vesper says she'll get the money and Bond will get the supplies for the trip. When M phones 007 about his resignation, she says that they need to talk about the money being returned to the British government first, which tips off 007 that Vesper was using him all along. 007 follows Vesper to a secret meeting where she turns the money over, in cash, to a man named Adolph Gettler.
However, he was confronted by Obanno and his henchman, demanding his money back. They threaten to cut off Valenka's arm; however, Le Chiffre doesn't acquiesce, even with this mutilation. He quickly grabs Vesper and they kiss in the stairway entrance to cover themselves. The fight takes them into the stairwell, where the henchman gets thrown off the stairwell to his death, and Bond and Obanno have a knock-down drag-out fight all the way down the stairwell. Obanno tries to reach for Bond's gun, but Vesper smashes it out of his hands.