03x04 - Episode 4

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Nate told me in the cave

there was one device.

- Where is Nate?

- Polly might know where he is.

- And where is she now?

- Hi, Dad.

The people responsible

for this must, and will,

be prosecuted to the fullest extent.

That does include my daughter.

Your place in history.

And what I was trying to do,

what Planet Resistance do,

is make sure there's a future.

But whatever happened at Godley Common,

it wasn't us, I swear.

I suggest the Commissioner

focuses resources on policing

the UK Defence Expo.

This is exactly what the

Civil Disturbance Bill is for.

Police the exhibition to the full

extent granted under the Bill.

- Are you OK?

- I'm OK.

But I'll tell you who's not OK.

My friend Polly, who got

beaten up by one of your cops.

I'm sure you were a good dad.

I wasn't. We have footage.

It seems to show the Princess coerced

against her wishes by three men.

They're employees of

Rhombus Strategic Services.

We analyse risks.

We don't take them.

Nate's escaped. He's missing.

Missing or exfiltrated.

Nathan let's get you home, shall we?

- You are a good man.

- So why are all the people I love

so angry with me?

I'm not angry with you.

What are you doing?

- I have to go home.

- It's the middle of the night.

Yeah and there's no-one about.

I can't go to work in

yesterday's clothes.

What?

Seriously?

Do you think anyone's gonna notice?

That's flattering

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe a fresh shirt first thing.

Just

don't go.

Do you wish this hadn't happened?

No.

God, no.

I want this Anna.

So do I.

But we just have to be so careful

I know. I know.

And we will.

Just

please don't go.

Thank you.

Strange, isn't it.

How un-strange this feels.

Hmmm.

They're planning a vigil,

for Polly, tomorrow night.

We need to get ahead of it.

Agreed.

PC Gilbert seen here,

arresting protestors

using brute force on the alleged victim.

He looks pretty gung-h* there,

doesn't he? This PC Gilbert.

Let's see what Eleanor

has to say about it.

Polly Wright wanted to take

part in a peaceful protest

- actually, a protest FOR peace.

- Of course,

- But this government's determination

- Francine bloody Bridge has an opinion!

to crush any peaceful

protest, using Robert Sutherland's

draconian legislation

Are you saying this

young woman's tragic death

- is a result of

- I'm saying that forcing the police

to carry out their orders in

this heavy-handed manner

But not all the police

were heavy-handed.

This terrible tragedy cannot

be lain solely at the door

of a single officer, who was enforcing

Robert Sutherland's hard-line, anti-

democratic Civil Disturbance Bill

It's awful.

But you didn't k*ll her.

I know.

m*rder*r.

- Hello?

- Hello, Cal.

It's been a while, Dan.

Lost in good times.

I heard what happened

to Polly I'm sorry.

You still have friends in the desert?

What do you need?

A favour.

A f*cking big one and fast.

Look, my favours aren't free, Dan

Don't worry

Everyone gets paid in full.

The campaign to suspend Matthew Gilbert

- has reached 100,000 signatures

- OK.

Funny sort of walk of shame.

Nothing shameful about it.

Morning.

Polly Wright is dead,

and the man who k*lled her is

still out there living his life,

scot-free.

He's under siege by

both press and public,

since his identity got leaked.

But he's still showing

up to work as a policeman.

What kind of a message does that send?

He's been placed on restricted duties.

He should be suspended, today.

And if it turns out he

used excessive force,

it'll have to be a

Criminal Investigation.

No.

Matthew Gilbert has won

multiple awards for bravery

and service to the

community, refused promotion

because he's happy on the

street, not behind a desk.

And the only reason his

face fits the thug narrative

is because he bears

the scars of rescuing

an 8 year-old boy, who was having

his scalp torn off by a pit-bull.

He does seem like one of the good guys.

There's not a single smear against him.

Well, Eleanor's looking into that.

If we throw him under the bus,

we'll incur the resentment

of the entire police force.

They'll think they're risking

prison by just doing their jobs.

Nonetheless.

A young woman is dead.

We need to make a clear statement

that someone will be held

to account, and soon.

I want Matthew Gilbert

suspended from duty immediately.

And I want an official

announcement about the investigation

into Polly Wright's death

by the end of the day

made by the Home Secretary.

How was it, for you?

Painful and frustrating.

Labour are in full attack

against the Disturbance Bill

and you personally, over the

government's lack of response

to Polly Wright's death.

Strange how she's transformed

overnight, from t*rror1st to martyr.

I'm making an announcement later.

What will you be saying?

I'll be lining up

their sacrificial lamb.

Is it you?

Ellie still won't pick up.

I'd leave her a few days

Yes?

I thought you'd want to

know they're releasing

Henry Wicks on bail.

We've no evidence linking him

to the Godley Common expl*si*n,

and under the present circumstances

What about the man who was with Ellie.

Nate Stevens.

I'm putting together a report.

But you still haven't found him?

The manhunt is ongoing.

No need to hurry.

Robert

We'll find him, Prime Minister.

No, this isn't about a job.

I was wondering if

you were free tomorrow?

Thought we could go for dinner.

Maybe talk a little shop.

Francine

I wasn't expecting you to be

on the welcome home committee.

Yeah sorry to barge in.

Are you alright?

I'm er

What's going on?

Different cause,

different woman, same guy.

And now he's disappeared

off the face of the earth

having appeared on Earth

five years ago, like an alien.

So who the f*ck is he?

Henry Wicks, defacto leader

of the Planet Resistance movement

has been released on bail,

and the investigation continues

into the deadly catastrophe

at Godley Common.

Mr Wicks was swift to speak

out regarding the death

of his fellow activist, Polly Wright.

Polly Wright was a fearless young woman,

whose life was brutally cut short.

Police must be held fully to

account for her tragic loss.

What the f*ck, Ray? I've

been trying to call you.

I know. 37 times. I've

been on assignment.

Well I'm on my own in the

middle of f*cking nowhere

and I want out. You understand?

- You said you'd take care of it.

- We will, Nathan.

So why don't I feel taken care of?

Just getting some ducks

in a row. It won't be long.

It's already taking

too f*cking long, Ray.

I'd hate to have to

consider my other options.

I'd hate to have to consider

my other options, too.

I just want out.

Trust me. I'll be

there tomorrow morning.

I'll even drive you

to the airfield myself.

Matthew Gilbert has been a serving

Police Officer for 17 years,

and during that time he has

maintained a spotless career.

Except one major blot on his copy-book,

a Common as*ault charge

which should really have been

for Grievous Bodily Harm, and which

went away with unusual alacrity.

Covered up?

I can't find any

evidence to support that.

Nobody at Croydon is

prepared to break ranks.

But

he struck the victim

across the back of the head

with a wooden kendo stick.

Jesus Christ. The same kind

of injury that k*lled Polly.

Exactly.

The victim, Daniel Hayes, pressed

charges, it came to court

then all of a sudden

the charges were dropped.

Is it corruption?

As I said, there are no

clear conclusions to be drawn

until we get more answers.

We can't suggest corruption

until we know for sure.

Is he suspended yet?

No.

I'll be announcing it later,

along with the investigation.

I want him off the police force.

If it comes out that this has

been hushed up, it turns toxic.

Because if he'd been

charged and found guilty,

he might not have been at that demo,

and Polly might still be alive now.

All of which is pure

speculation at this point.

But there's a vigil for Polly tonight,

fuelled by a massive public outcry,

which his force are

going to be in charge of.

Tell Commissioner Millar to

suspend this guy immediately.

And tell him you'll be announcing

it as a Criminal Investigation.

It's the right thing to do.

Thought I might go for a

15th rejected call to Ellie.

Nice round number.

Let her be, Rob. The dust will settle.

Stop calling me, or I'm

blocking your number.

- Ellie.

- Leave me alone.

Ellie, please.

You're angry. I understand that

you're grieving for your friend.

I know how much that must hurt you

Oh f*ck off, Dad. Save

it for the cameras.

I-I-I mean it!

I don't know what else to say.

She's dead, Dad.

Darling, I know

And now you want to silence me,

like everyone else who gets in your way.

No, no, no, no. I wanna

hear it, I mean it.

I wanna know how you feel. Always.

I'm ashamed.

That's what I feel.

Sweetheart, you have

nothing to be ashamed of.

I have you.

Mr Sutherland, this is Yadira Al-Bilal,

I'm being held prisoner by my

brother, nobody here can help me.

I'm afraid they're going to k*ll me.

Please, please I have no-one to turn to.

Please, please help me to escape.

What are our options here?

Um nil?

You're not seriously

suggesting we try and intervene?

I want to know how we might

possibly help this young woman,

who's appealed personally to me,

and whose life is under threat.

I'm sorry, just to be clear Help how?

- Diplomatically, or ?

- I feel instinctively

that Prince Samir won't take

kindly to any recommendations

for family therapy, on your part.

Is there any way we

can help Yadira escape,

without her family

detecting our involvement?

No! No!

- It would be a diplomatic disaster

- Catastrophic

Well this much we know already

and the chances of avoiding

detection, are extremely slim.

OK, well let's find

out how slim, to within

a fraction of a millimetre.

I'd like to know what

these hypotheticals are.

What a clandestine extraction

would look like, who would do it,

and how we can avoid it

being traced back to us.

As foreign secretary, I have to restate

I am absolutely against this,

even as an investigation.

And this, on the day we

launch Samir's multi-billion

carbon-capture site.

Fine, I grant you full

plausible deniability.

But I want you both working on this.

Respectfully Prime Minister, as

I am from a military background

And present the report

to me within 24 hours.

Understood, sir.

FYI.

Since the horrific events that

shut the Defence Expo down early,

I've been helping to facilitate

some private viewings,

so that any exciting "new opportunities"

can remain behind closed doors.

How public-spirited of you, Archie.

It is, isn't it?

And since there are billions at

stake, I'd be extremely grateful

if you could avoid doing anything else

beyond the highly dangerous

game you're currently initiating,

that would blow them up too.

Noted, Archie.

So what do you think? Honestly.

Well I think you're all agreed

that rescuing Princess Yadira

is a very long shot,

but that doesn't mean you

shouldn't investigate it further.

Make an informed decision.

Very diplomatic.

But honest.

It wouldn't be an

entirely irrational move.

How was Ellie?

Angry. Hates me.

Didn't you hate your parents

sometimes, growing up?

Yeah, but I respected them.

The Police Officer in question has

already been suspended from duty.

Alright guys,

we're all gutted about this, but we

still need to answer the phones

I'm going home. I'm sick.

and after due

examination of the facts

the Independent Office for

Police Conduct will be launching

a Criminal Investigation

into Polly Wright's death.

You can see it's through gritted teeth.

Meanwhile, you get to announce our

wonderful new green initiative

Funded by kidnappers.

And by 2030, by the time

this new facility is complete,

that figure will rise to

80,000 tonnes of CO2 per year,

captured across the region.

Now that is a massive

milestone for both the climate,

and the environment.

This project has already created

over four thousand new jobs

for the region, and once

we reach peak capacity here,

that figure is likely to double.

Thank you very much I can

take one or two questions.

Prime Minister, as you're aware,

Yadira Al-Bilal has gone

missing from her London home,

and her family are

suspected of kidnap

Obviously I'm extremely concerned

for Princess Yadira's safety,

which through the UK's

close ties to her family,

we are already seeking to ascertain.

Prime Minister, what's

your response to reports

of an unofficial Police

strike in Croydon?

Well, I was hoping for some questions

about this wonderful new technology,

but my response to that is um,

any police strike, official or not,

is entirely ill*gal in this country.

It's apparently in response

to the Home Secretary's

announcement of a

Criminal Investigation,

into P.C. Matthew Gilbert

Obviously I cannot comment

on an ongoing investigation,

but what I will is say

that no-one with a history

of thug violence, has any place

on the British police force.

But this particular officer

was involved in the death

I'm sorry that's all

I have time for, thank you.

The man who claimed Matthew Gilbert

attacked him with a Kendo stick

It's his sister's boyfriend, who'd

been beating her up for years.

How did we miss this?

Because Gilbert's

sister just came forward

and explained that actually she

knocked the bloke unconscious,

with her brother's weapon.

Gilbert was prepared to take the rap

for his sister, but he hushed it up

to spare her further trauma.

And I've just called

him a violent thug on TV.

Yeah

and it's already out there.

I need to stop thinking.

Just for an hour.

Casablanca, nice bottle of Malbec

The whole pipe-and-slippers, is it?

- Evening.

- Evening, sir.

I've wanted to do that all day.

I've waited 30 years.

They're calling it the "blue flu".

The unofficial police strike

started last night in Croydon,

with Matthew Gilbert's colleagues

calling in sick en masse

Officers from neighbouring

areas were drafted in

to cover the night shift

but word of the strike spread overnight

and now those areas have been left

short-staffed, with their officers

- calling in sick this morning

- All within London?

So far, yes. Sorry no,

it's now spread to Surrey

and Thames Valley Police.

Normally Police are keen to do overtime,

but in this case they care

prepared to forego the extra cash,

to stand by their

colleague, Matthew Gilbert.

Then how do we police

the striking areas?

Sorry, I've just mobilised

all Special Police units

transport, M.O.D. and

nuclear constabulary,

to cover the regional shortfalls.

But obviously that takes them,

and all officers not on strike,

away from any extra duties.

We need to make contingency plans

for cancelling major public events,

pop concerts, festivals,

football matches

I've made a list of all policed

events over the next two weeks,

it's in your inboxes.

And there's also the vigil

for Polly Wright tonight.

Well we can't cancel that.

No, but I'll be attending.

I can report back to Mr Obasi.

Thank you, Audrey.

The strike is mainly out on Socials,

but it's gaining news coverage.

We need to shut that down, avoid panic.

And riots, and looting,

and t*rror1st attacks

That's your house gone up in flames.

Is there some kind of

conciliatory gesture we can make?

Not unless you're prepared to

either reinstate Matthew Gilbert,

or downgrade the investigation.

Which you announced in

person only yesterday.

Under extreme duress.

We scramble as many

officers as we can

And call in the army.

I'd be happy to facilitate

I'm not doing that.

We can't back down so

we have to stand firm.

This is an ill*gal strike by the

very people who are being paid,

by the public, to keep them safe.

You can let it be known

that any striking officer

will be duly suspended,

and will face being sacked.

And the Home Secretary

you can announce that to the public.

He's wheeling me out there like

a hate-figure for both police

and public

And don't forget the press.

Yeah, hiding behind me, while

I defend his braindead policies,

which I told him from the

start would spell disaster.

While he shows off his lovely

new green-washing project.

You're his decoy. The patsy.

You should really get the

police to move that lot on.

Must be hard to concentrate.

Most police stations are now

operating on a skeleton staff,

but some have had to

shut up shop completely.

Guildford are down to three

officers, reporting for duty.

Seems like an unlikely spot for a riot.

Except we've got raves

popping up in the vicinity,

And in other communities, we

have vigilante groups forming,

to protect businesses from being looted.

So the public are now fully

aware of the police strike.

The evening editions are

just hitting the newsstands,

but it's spreading like

wildfire online and on Socials.

Where's Obasi with his statement?

They're ready for you.

He'll be carrying out his

duties in a manner described

by the Government

I've been consulting with Mr Obasi

about the logistics of deploying

the army to uphold the law.

I'm here to offer my input.

I told you that's off the table.

It doesn't have to mean tanks

rolling in, we can be very discreet.

We did it for the Olympics, I suppose.

If the army were deployed,

you'd have to consider

giving them powers of arrest

Where the f*ck's Obasi?

So we can end this chaos?

The Home Secretary, Obasi,

will no longer be joining us,

- as in the last few minutes

- sh*t.

has issued a statement

announcing his resignation

from the cabinet, with immediate effect.

Nobody wants you here mate.

Go home. Go on, go home.

- Calm down.

- Go home, go home. Stay back!

What are you doing?

Why don't you just f*ck off? m*rder*r!

Can you get a message

to Eleanor James, please?

We're going to need a

lot more police here.

Hey, come on. Stand back, stand back.

You need to put that

away. Just move back OK?

Can everyone please

start heading home now.

Shame on you. Shame

on you. Shame on you.

- I need Obasi's office

- m*rder*r.

Hey! Stop stop!

You see that thing

there that's his bodycam,

that is filming everything you

do. And if anything happens to him

then it's already uploaded. OK?

So can everybody please, calm

down and remember why we're here.

Please disperse from the area now!

Yadira Al-Bilal is here,

in her cousin's palace.

It's extremely remote, heavily defended.

Our only option would be to

use proxies to get her out.

Victoria's already spoken to a couple

who might be prepared to do it.

They'd need to get

Yadira through here

which is treacherous terrain, out to sea

and into international

waters, where a separate crew

could potentially pick her up.

Their chances of success?

Non-existent.

Minimal.

Military, proxies and my highest

naval contacts have all said so.

And of doing it without detection?

Delusional.

Even smaller.

While the repercussions

if we are detected,

are vast and devastating,

financially and diplomatically

And more importantly, in

terms of counterterrorism

we'll get nothing from the

Al-Bilal dynasty, after this.

You've made your opinions quite clear.

What about you Anna?

I don't think you can.

m*rder*r!

Excuse me!

Ellie

- Aren't you ?

- Francine Bridge.

We need to go! Come with me.

Excuse me!

I don't know about you,

but eyeing up lethal weapons

always leaves me ravenous.

That's your insatiable appetite

for compliant drones, Archie.

Preferably ones you can operate

with deadly precision.

That's why I keep you around, Mottie.

After you, your Highness.

Final guests leaving. Going

to check the perimeter now.

I've got some biscuits in my

bag. I nicked 'em from work.

And you're only telling me now?

Scuse fingers, I don't

want that lot to see.

I thought you were a Socialist.

Not when it comes to Rich Tea.

You must have gotten pretty

hungry, in the sink hole.

Or did you have supplies down there?

Some.

- I never want to see an energy bar again!

- Mmm.

What was he like, the bloke

you were down there with?

Why are you asking me that?

Because I'm pretty certain

he worked undercover,

infiltrating protest groups.

What?

- Nate's a f*cking spy?

- Yes.

And he was illegally

spying on your movement.

I'm trying to find out who

for. And where he is now.

D'you want to start another?

Are you trying to

seduce me, Mrs Robinson?

What if I am?

Honeytrap me

I'd forgotten how much fun we used

to have together. Our little games.

You remember my favourite?

Interrogation.

But always the passive role.

Hmm. Well you were so good at the other.

D'you wanna play now?

What? Here?

What's this about, Len?

I asked you a question about

Nate Stevens, aka Nathan Scott.

- And I answered.

- You gave an answer.

It turns out that Nathan

Scott's been a member

of all sorts of activist groups,

different identity every time.

He was involved with anti-coal

protestors in Copenhagen

till he suddenly disappeared.

And the young woman that he

was involved with ended up

with what sounds to me

like a chunk of hush money

from a Dutch subsidiary,

via several shell companies,

from Rhombus Strategic Services.

Correlation is not causation.

You know that, Len.

Listen to me, Zelda.

I do not want to discover

that Nathan Scott is your man.

That what happened at Godley

Common was in your book.

And you won't.

Good.

Because this is a f*cking mess.

And if your broom can't

sweep this clean

then mine will have to.

Thank you.

Four MOD Cops at the front,

two at the rear entrance,

and five Condor Security

spaced around the perimeter.

Ten more Condor guys inside, eight

of which should be leaving now.

Two on the inside, ten on the

outside, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

And that's as good as it gets.

Of course I understand their grievances,

but this ill*gal strike has to end,

or they will face disciplinary action.

Yes, I've passed that

message down the ranks,

but to be honest, it feels

like more of the same.

You've just made their jobs

harder with this Disturbance Bill,

you're prosecuting their

colleague for enforcing it,

and now you're threatening to

sack them for standing by him.

You mean they need more

carrot, less stick

I mean this is a situation

entirely of your own creation,

and they're extremely unhappy that

they're being made the scapegoats.

The Civil Disturbance Bill

did not include clubbing

a young woman to death.

They were under attack themselves!

93 of my officers have been

assaulted in the last 24 hours

that's the ones who are

still showing up to work,

to maintain public safety.

And while most of those assaults

were no doubt by bad elements

acting opportunistically,

I said from the start this

bill would set a large section

- of the public against us.

- Well, we are where we are.

- How do we fix this?

- You need to get us back onside.

You need to demonstrate control.

We cannot withdraw the

Criminal Investigation

too drastic a U-turn.

But, we can look for a way

to downgrade it, later on.

But that would obviously have

to remain entirely unofficial,

and police trust in the

government is at rock bottom.

They won't believe you.

What if we reinstate P.C.

Gilbert to Restricted Duties?

That won't be enough.

With an assurance there'll

be no punitive measures

taken against the strikers.

So long as they return to work today.

I think I can probably swing that

IF I can rely on your assurance.

You can.

And we can claim Obasi broke legal

protocol, in suspending Gilbert.

He jumped the g*n.

But now it's over.

Come in.

- Do sit down.

- Cheers.

- I just ran into

- Me, sorry.

Victoria had some salient thoughts

on Robert's recent policy making.

I didn't call it making.

Imploding, maybe.

I felt we all shared some

common ground, on that score

What's your actual point?

That's a genuine question.

Well. Mottie and I were just discussing

Sutherland's latest U-turn.

To what end?

To sow further discord

within Robert's government,

just because that's your whole schtick?

He's weak.

While we welcome the news

of a Criminal investigation

into the death of Polly Wright,

we demand the same level of transparency

for the victims of Godley

Common. We demand the truth.

Whoever

Ray.

Regarding the asset

Change of plan.

The lights are on but nobody's home

Where the f*ck are you?

Trust me, you said. Take me

to the airfield, you said

Don't f*ck with me, Nathan.

You've f*cked with me, you prick.

I'm gonna take care of myself.

Nathan!

f*ck!

Hey! Bet you're glad to see us! Hey!

What the f*ck lads?

What the f

Oi! What's going on?

The Police are returning

to their duties en masse.

And the story is that Obasi

screwed up, and he's gone?

- Yeah!

- Well, he may have borne the brunt

But we're damaged.

You've survived worse.

What?

I'm afraid we've picked up

chatter that Princess Yadira

tried to escape, and was captured.

There's no further intel.

Whereabouts unknown.

No proof of life.

There's nothing you could have done.

Well I keep saying that in my head,

but it's Ellie I'm saying it to.

And she's calling me a spineless coward.

Robert

Ellie may think she hates you

right now, but it won't last.

Whatever needs fixing, however

long it takes, she isn't lost.

I promise.

Meanwhile

we're down a Home Secretary.

Any contenders?

Round up the usual suspects.

Why did this take us so long?

Real life, got in the way.

Mmmm!

This is real.

Eleanor, can it wait?

I doubt it.

There's been an armed

robbery at the Defence Expo.

They've stolen a military

grade ballistic weapon.

And we've just received

a ransom demand

or else they start firing.