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01x05 - Betrayal

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Prisoner". Aired: April 30, 2026.*
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Follows a young prison officer transporting a high-value prisoner to testify against his crime syndicate, with their relationship evolving throughout the dangerous journey.

01x05 - Betrayal

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The following programme contains
strong language and violent scenes.

[CHAIN SNAPPING]

TIBOR: My guess was that
her father had done serious time.

I don't think it's anything
to do with her father.

Her mother's incarcerated
for armed robbery.

If O'Neill is the mole,
breaking him might be

the only way to get Amber back.
We prove his connection to Pegasus

by getting into his phone.

This is the future
of absolute power.

MIKHAIL:How many have you
manufactured and will they be ready

for the Day of Action?
OLLY:It's all right. It's the NCU.

I called O'Neill. We're safe.

[g*nf*re, CLATTERING]

[SPEAKS FRENCH]

[PANTING]

[g*nshots]

[TIBOR AND CARLA IN FRENCH]

[THUDDING, BABY CRYING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Olly?! Olly?!

Oh, my God! Olly! Olly! [SOBBING]

Oh, f*ck! Baby, can you hear me?

[OLLY MUMBLES]
Olly? OK, Olly?

OK, I'm gonna sit you up, yeah?

Up you go. There you are!
[GROANING]

[SOBS] OK.

[GRUNTS] Don't f*cking touch him!

I told him to ditch his phone.
Why didn't he listen?

Why did you run?!

[FAINT] Where's Mia? Where's Mia?

I just need you to stand up, OK?

One, two, three...

[GRUNTS] There you go!

We need to get him to a hospital.

Look at me. Look at me, Olly!

He's losing consciousness, go!

[ENGINE REVVING]

Why would they take Mia?
Why would they take a baby?

[OLLY GROANS, GASPS]
Oh, my...! Olly?

Oh, jeez...!

[WHISPERS] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

How much further?!
[CONTINUES GROANING]

[TYRES SCREECHING]

Sir! Sir, can you help us?

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]
There's been an accident.

OK. [GRUNTS]

Just go. We'll be right behind you.

[BACKGROUND RADIO CHATTER]

We have to leave him.
Just let me get him inside!

They've got cameras inside.

You have to think
about your daughter.

I am thinking about my daughter!

Then let me finish this.
[SIREN WAILING]

We can get Mia back
if we offer an exchange.

Her for me.

Trust me!
[RADIO CHATTER CONTINUES]

♪ Hmm, hmm-hm-hmm

♪ Hmm, hmm

♪ Mm-mm, mm-mm...

♪ Fall into my arms

♪ Like you trust me

♪ And keep my bloodstained hands

♪ Off your body

♪ Hmm, hmm...

♪ I feel rage

♪ I feel rage! ♪

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

[BABY FUSSING]

MAN:Yeah! Ah, little tickle...

Aw!

NINA: Where are the g*ns?

DECLAN:The European
shipment is ready.

The UK weapons are
waiting at the factory.

Once the case collapses, we move.
Our cut's 5 million.

[BABY CRYING]
It's enough to set us up.

[CRYING CONTINUES]
Guys? Yeah, do you mind, just...

[BABY WAILS]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

We need to talk to your father.
Yeah. After he walks.

We're in a stronger negotiating
position right now. He needs us.

He told me himself.
"The things we'll do together"

What?
Yeah, that's what he said.

He's trying to buy my loyalty.
Keep me on side.

So, we should leverage that.

Unless you've changed your mind.

No.

But once he's free.
What about my freedom?

I'm not his asset.
I'm done pretending I owe him.

If you want me and this
opportunity, then it has to be now.

No more waiting.
All right, all right, yes.

We'll talk to him. Together.

But we still need Stone.
If the old man doesn't walk...

...then we lose the weapons.
And the money.

Don't worry, they'll come to us.

She'll do anything
to get her daughter back.

And Tibor wants to face me.
Why?

What did you do?

Incentivised him.

I need you focused.

We need to make contact with Nina.

O'Neill's the mole,
we go through him.

Pegasus thinks they're getting me.
You get your daughter back.

But we'll need back-up.

Call your team.

No. No, they're not trained for this
and we need to protect them.

Anyone I call will sell me out.
We don't have another option.

My mum...

What's she in for?
Armed robbery.

You think she still has
people on the outside?

I'm sure of it.
Will she help you?

Your mum helped you.

Sorry.

I'm going to rip Nina apart
for what she did to her.

TEBBIT: O'Neill's phone
is a goldmine.

This is perfect. You did good.

Now we've got to direct links
to his handler. Emails, texts...

JAZ:But who is she?
That's O'Neill's daughter. Saffron.

These videos were sent to his phone.

They're f*cking stalking her, mate.
Yeah, it's terrible.

But this is the proof I need.

[COMPUTER BEEPS]
Sorry, what about Amber?

The best way to protect her
is to make sure the NCU

know what they're dealing with. You
did what I asked and I'm grateful.

But now, you just leave it to me.
[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?
[DOOR OPENING]

Amber? Oh, thank God!

Are you OK? Everyone's here,
and Alex Tebbit. Where are you?

Heading to London.
Amber, where's Stone?

[ON PHONE] He's right
beside me. He's driving.

Right, listen to me.
You need to avoid traffic cameras.

The car is clean.
[ON PHONE] But O'Neill could be using

facial recognition software.
I'm going to try

and shut him down right now.
No. No, I need him. They've got Mia.

Babe, just tell us
what you need us to do.

Yeah. We're here, Amber.
Just give us the word, babe.

I need O'Neill's address.
We're going to use him

to set up an exchange with Pegasus.
Mia for Tibor.

No, that's not f*cking happening.
Stone got to be in

court tomorrow morning.
You hand him over, and you're dead.

Just get to London and lie low
and I'm gonna shut O'Neill down now.

No! That does not help me
get my daughter back.

I'm sorry for you. But this is
bigger than just your family.

Pegasus are planning something big.
All the signs are there.

I know it. They designed
the weapons on the drone

that attacked the convoy, and
I think they've got more like it.

We've seen them. They have
a factory. 3-D printers.

Thousands of weapons.

Jesus Christ, that's
why they needed Ivanov.

It's a day of action
and they're arming them.

Arming who?

What are you doing?

I'm going to Campbell, head of NCU.
This has got to stop right now.

No. Not before
I get my daughter back!

Your only job is
to get Stone to court.

We'll get your daughter back
when all this is over.

No! Do not do this! Tebbit!
Mate! Phil?

Let him go.

[SIGHS]

You can still make it to O'Neill.

Not unless I know where he is.
[ON PHONE] We cloned his phone.

I'm checking his live location.

OK, where is he?

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

He's just texted his daughter.

He's picking her up
from uni and heading home.

I'll send you his address.
Thank you. Phil?

[ON PHONE] Yeah?
There's one more thing I need.

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

[PHONE BUZZING]

TEBBIT: [ON PHONE] Jo! Don't hang up.

I can't talk to you. There's an
official procedure to be followed.

You've got to meet me.
Not a chance.

O'Neill is in bed with Pegasus.
I can prove it.

Just give me three minutes. If
you don't like what I've gotta say,

you never have to see me again.

Dad, this doesn't makes any sense.

When we get moving,
I'll explain everything.

Just, er... You know,
grab some stuff. One bag.

But I have a uni presentation on
Friday. My friends said that we...

[YELLS] Saffron, please!
We are leaving.

Dad, you're scaring me.

Sweetheart, I just
need you to trust me.

OK? Now, get packed.

I'll speak to Mum. Yeah?

Yeah.

[DOOR OPENING, CLOSING]

[HURRIED FOOTSTEPS]

O'NEILL: Anita?

[WATER RUNNING]

[WATER STOPS]

[BREATHES NERVOUSLY]

I don't know what they've told you,
darling. But it's not...

My daughter has been taken.
And my husband is in hospital.

Because you gave
Pegasus our location.

ANITA:Is it true?

Will?

We couldn't afford the treatment.

I was scared I was gonna lose you.

Who's your handler at Pegasus?

Miles Zahidi.

But I, I think they k*lled him.

It's Dempsey's son now.

Declan?
Yeah.

Call him. Tell him Amber has me
and we'll make the trade.

But it has to be tonight.

No.

I'm out. We're leaving,
all three of us.

ANITA:Where?
I don't know where,

but somewhere where we'll be safe.
There's nowhere to hide from them.

I know that because
I'm the one they used to send.

Either you're with them...

...or you're dead.

Will...

Please!

[DOOR SLAMMING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[CAR DOOR OPENING]

You weren't followed?
You've got three minutes.

Two weeks before Harrison Dempsey
was arrested by the NCU,

he met with a man
called Mikhail Kovalev.

He trained as a lawyer,
but now he brokers deals

for anyone who can afford him.
Notably far right groups

across Europe.
He's on a UK flight ban list,

but Will O'Neill helped get him
into the country four days ago.

Everything I have is on here.

Along with proof that O'Neill
is Pegasus' man inside the NCU.

Pegasus are using Mikhail Kovalev
to broker a deal.

- What kind of a deal?
- g*ns. And
I think it's all about March 16th.

It's being called a "day of action"
on dark web message boards

in at least six countries.
Those are rumours.

Our intel says it's
going to be a political rally.

No, that's just a cover.
Some of the protestors

will be armed with plastic weapons.
Manufactured by Pavel Ivanov.

He was Tibor Stone's
final assignment.

He kidnapped him out of Belarus
but he had no reason why.

I think Ivanov is on UK soil,
manufacturing weapons

on an industrial scale,
with a military-grade

synthetic material that he developed.

Thousands of g*ns in the
hands of bigots and racists.

In six major European capitals,
including London.

If we don't stop Dempsey from
walking, the deal goes through.

Then the death toll will be...

...horrific.

Do you know where the g*ns are?
No. But I know how to find out.

I shouldn't have doubted you, Alex.

Yeah. Well, now you know the truth.
Use it.

I wish I could do that.

Jo?

MAN:All right...
Jesus Christ!

Out!
Jo?! Jo?

Get your f*cking hands off me!
[THUD]

[GROANING]

[YELLS] Help!

[PUNCHES LANDING]

Please!

Christ' sake, Jo!
[MAN GRUNTING]

[GRUNTING CONTINUES]

TEBBIT: Jo!
He knows everything.

[GRUNTING CONTINUES]

No, no, no! You pulled this all
together, you deserve to be here.

Get your f*cking hands off me!
Get your f*cking hands off me!

Jo, for f*ck's sake?!

Who have you shown this to?

[PANTS]

Last chance.

Who did you tell?

f*ck you, little man!

[PATTING]

All yours.

Jo! Jo, for God...

For f*ck's sake, don't... f*ck!

[CAR DOOR CLOSING, ENGINE REVVING]

How long since you spoke to her?



This belongs to you.

[VAN DOORS CLOSING]

[CAR DOOR CLOSING]

I didn't know if I was
gonna see you again, mate!

What did the hospital say?
Er, concussion.

Stitches, but he's responsive
and he's gonna be all right.

He's OK?
- Yeah, he's gonna be all right.
- OK?

- Yeah.
- Hi.

So... That's him.

Yeah, that's him.

JADE:God, he looks so normal.
That's the trick.

What have you told her?
Nothing.

O'Neill handled the paperwork.
Says she's helping the NCU

with an ongoing investigation.
You better make it quick.

We have to get her
back to Westhorne.

Are you ready?

[DOOR SLAMS]

I thought maybe I'd imagined
your voice out there.

It's been a long time.
I'm not here to talk about us.

[KEY JANGLING, LOCK CLICKING]

You look tired.

I am.

So after Dad died,
I left Fife and I moved to London.

And that's where
I met my husband working in a bar,

paying my way through college.
His name is Olly.

And that's your granddaughter, Mia.
She's six months old.

[EXHALES]

She was taken yesterday.
And Olly is in hospital

because he tried to stop
the people who have her.

What people? What the hell have
you got yourself involved with?

Listen to me. The only way they'll
give Mia back is if I trade her

for a prisoner in my care.

In your care?

Yeah, I'm a prison
transport officer.

Only the prisoner is a witness.

So if he doesn't
give evidence tomorrow

at the Old Bailey, they walk.
If I make the trade, they k*ll me.

And Mia isn't safe either way.

What do you need?

I need back-up.

Someone to help extract Mia and the
prisoner after the exchange is done.

Can you help?

Mum?

The people that I used to work with,
the ones that went down with me,

they're out now.

Some of them still owe me favours.

Just need a number.

I haven't even seen
your face in 12 years.

They don't know you.
They won't talk to strangers.

But if they see me...

No.

They have my granddaughter,
and I can protect her.

But not from in here.

[DOOR BEEPING, OPENING]

WOMAN:[SOBBING] I can't believe it!

I mean, have they told his family?

[DOOR CLOSING]
Nancy. What's happened?

It's Tebbit. They found
his body in the river.

[SNIFFS] Looks like he jumped.

Jesus Christ!

Where's Campbell?

[DOOR CLOSES]

You've done a stellar job, Will.

But you have to be smarter.

Um, I'm not sure I'm following you.

You let Tebbit gather intel on you.

And on Pegasus.

You gave them no choice.

[SIGHS]

You?

They asked me for a name.
Someone to do the grunt work.

And I knew you and your
wife could use the money.

[SCOFFS]

If you take out Pegasus,
then you just create a vacuum.

Someone new comes in,
someone we can't control.

You can't control these animals!
You have to try.

Now, find me who else
Tebbit was working with.

Who might have been helping him.

Give me something
to take to Dempsey.

Whatever you know, Will,
you need to tell me.

Todd and Stone approached me.
They wanna make an exchange.

Stone for Todd's kid.

They want me to broker it.
Todd trusts you?

She trusts me enough.

Well, set it up.

[TRAIN CREAKING]

[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

[DOOR OPENING, CLOSING]

[BACKGROUND RADIO MUSIC PLAYING]

WOMAN:She's mates with...
Appreciate this, yeah.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[HANDCUFFS CLICKING]

Hello, Amber!

You probably don't
remember me, do you?

No.
This is Tara. She's gonna help us.

TIBOR:One woman.
Pegasus won't know what's hit them!

Who's the f*cking charmer, then?
My friends know how

to handle themselves. Trust me.

I hope so.

You lot look hungry. I'll
rustle something up while we wait.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Yeah.

[LOCK CLICKING]

[DOOR CLOSING]
Did you set up the exchange?

Uh, yeah. Three hours.

What is it, what's wrong?

Tebbit's dead.

Told Campbell what he knew.
She gave him up.

Campbell? What?
What, the head of the NCU?

She's... compromised.

Households across the country
could soon see changes

to their water bills,
as the water...

They've chosen a patch of
wasteland for the exchange.

There's no cameras, no...
No witnesses.

Orders will be simple.
None of us leaves alive.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Can you get them to change location?

Not unless Declan thinks
it's been compromised.

So compromise it. Send
the police to an address nearby.

Tell Pegasus it's
too hot to risk it.

[SCOFFS]

If you make the call last minute,
they might go for a switch.

To where?

- Somewhere public.
- They'll
come armed. It's too dangerous.

We can get their g*ns off them if
we can control the venue security.

I think I might know
someone who can help.

TARA: Simon? I'll try him.

[NEWS REPORT CONTINUING ON TV]

Right, where's the remote?
MARCUS:The what?

The remote! Turn it up!
Oh.

NEWSREADER:..co-ordinated series
of far right protests is being

planned for March 16th
in six major European capitals.

Including London and Madrid.

The so called "day of action"
was announced today at a London

news conference by Charles Canning.

Millionaire founder of
the logistics platform...

"Day of Action".
That's what Tebbit said.

...who'll lead the UK demonstration.

Hard-working British people
are waking up to the truth.

We've been pushed aside, forgotten
in favour of those who don't belong.

On March 16th, I'm calling half
a million patriots onto the streets.

A day of action, to stand up
for the values we're losing...

Who is he?
O'NEILL:Charles Canning.

Used to be a tech entrepreneur.
Now plays politician.

Podcasts, marches, "British values".
And he's dangerous.

Not just because people listen,
but because they follow.

Handlers say the protests draw
from the same nationalist currents

behind recent unrest.

Authorities in all
six cities say there...

PHIL: What if Harrison's
arming these guys?

Tebbit said this was
bigger than just your family.

My evidence can take Harrison down.

But only if I'm in that dock.
No. First, we get Mia back

and then we stop this.

TARA:OK, so...

[SIGHS] My friend can help.
We're on for tonight.

Then I'll need help
getting this inside.

[TV REPORT CONTINUES]
...European Union officials

have condemned the
planned protest...

How public is this place?
Pretty f*cking public.

[ANNOUNCER SHOUTING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[THUD, CROWD GASPING]

ANNOUNCER:I wanna hear you!

[BACKGROUND CHATTER,
DISTANT CROWD CHEERING]

GUARD:Keys, metal items
in the tray please, sir.

Keep your arms up for me.

[DETECTOR BEEPING]

All good to go, sir.

[CHATTER AND CHEERING CONTINUES]

Declan... It's a change of plan.

The original exchange site
is crawling with police.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?
OLLY: [ON PHONE] Amber?

How are you? Olly,
I'm sorry that I left you.

I, I didn't know what to do.
Have you got Mia?

Is she safe? Is she with you?
[MONITOR BEEPING]

Yes. I've got her.

[ON PHONE] She's OK.
You, you've got her back?

Yeah, she's OK.

And we're coming to you.

OK? So, you just rest.

I'm so, so sorry!

I was just trying to keep us safe.
I know.

Listen to me, you have
nothing to be sorry about.

OK? You did so great.

I love you.

I love you.

[LINE CLICKS]

[INHALES] You lied to him.

It's what he needed to hear.

And I will have her back,
so as long as you stick to the plan.

Tibor, you do not take a shot at
Nina until I have Mia in my arms.

Do you understand me?

You don't need to worry about me.

[KNOCKING]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

How's he doing?

Better.

Pegasus will come armed.
We'll be your eyes and ears.

There's 4,000 people in there,
so watch your back.

[GATES OPENING, CLOSING]

[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

[BABY MIA FUSSING]

Raise your arms.

All good to go.

[DISTANT CHEERING CONTINUES]

SIMON:They're through security.

[CROWD CHEERING, AIR HORN BLASTS]

[WHOOPING]

[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING]

[DOOR LOCK CLICKS]

[g*n CLICKING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[g*ns CLICKING]

[DOOR OPENS]

[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

Oh, come on!

[DRUMS BANGING, CHEERING]

This was the best alternative
you could come up with.

I don't want any more death.

She gets her kid, you get Stone.

Where are they?
Down by the ice.

I don't see Stone.

Middle security guard.
Had to get him past the cameras.

When there's five minutes
left in the first period,

they're gonna make their way to the
service corridor behind the stands.

You make the swap there
and everyone can walk away.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Are you in position on all exits?

Standing by.
[OVER RADIO] They'll be
coming out any moment.

Be ready to intercept.

Copy that.

We can do this cleanly,
but Todd is leaving with me

and Stone, not the baby.
I hope that's not going to be

a problem for you.

[THUD, CROWD GASPS]

[THUD, CROWD GASPS]

[GRUNTS]

Get off me!
[CROWD JEERING]

[MEN GRUNTING]

Be ready. They're on the move.

I'm ready.

SIMON:Door two, go!

[CHOKES, GRUNTS]

[CROWD CHEERING]

SIMON:[OVER RADIO] Door four. Go!

[KELLY WHISTLES]

[GRUNTING, BODY THUDDING]

SIMON:[OVER RADIO] Go door three.

[GRUNTS]

[DRUMS BANGING]

No. Don't!
[CROWD GASPING]

[CROWD CHEERING, AIR HORNS BLARING]

[g*nsh*t]
Ugh!

He's heading to Door three!

Does anybody read me?

[CROWD CHEERING IN THE DISTANCE]

[BABY MIA COOING]

[PANTING]

[WHISPER] Oh, God!

[WHISPERS] She's OK.

She's OK.

[GASPS]

[WHISPERS] OK...

Go! Take Mia now.

Tibor isn't safe. Where's Tibor?
I'll find him!

I'll get him out.
But you need to leave.

Come on!

No, I can't ask you to do this.
You've done enough already.

You take her to her dad.
I trust you to keep her safe.

People will die
if I don't get him to court.

OK? I'll deal with Tibor,
I'll finish this.

[SCREAMS]

[WOMEN CHATTERING]

[DOOR SLAMMING OPEN]

[g*n CLICKING]

[GRUNTS]

[g*nsh*t]

[GRUNTS]

Agh!

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

PA:Attention! It is necessary
to evacuate the stadium.

[ALARM BLARING]
Please make your way
to the nearest exit.

Agh!

Go! The police are here!

[YELLS] Go! Go!

Or it was all for nothing!

Agh!

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

[GRUNTS, SCREAMS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[CHOKES]

[AIR HORN BLARES]
[SCREAMS]

[EARS RINGING]
PA:Attention.

It is necessary to
evacuate the stadium.

Please make your way
to the nearest exit...

[ALARM BLARING, PEOPLE SCREAMING]

OFFICER:Armed police! Armed police!

Drop the g*n! Drop the g*n!

Drop the g*n right now!
Down on the floor!

- OFFICER 2:
- On the floor!

Get down! Get down!

You do not have to say anything
but it may harm your defence

if you do not mention
when questioned something

you later rely on in court...