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01x05 - Episode 5

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Operation Buffalo". Aired: 31 May – 5 July 2020.*
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The series is inspired by the true events of British nuclear b*mb tests conducted in the 1950s at remote Maralinga, in outback South Australia.

01x05 - Episode 5

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Dad!

In 90 seconds, there'll be

a knock on the front door.

They're men I work with.

Oh, sh*t!

If you want a divorce,

I won't stand in your way.

That's not what I want.

You and the other girls

have to disappear, starting today.

Somewhere very remote.

Lenny can help with that as well.

It seems your secret truths

about the wandering

atomic clouds have been leaked.

Prof, have you been indiscreet?

I know it's you

who's been doing the leaking.

I want you to know

that I've seen things here

that I couldn't in conscience

stay silent about.

If you do find a note

and I'm mentioned in it,

it'll raise suspicion.

There's nothing we can do.

I didn't hear an expl*si*n.

Did anyone hear one?

You're Molly, right?

- Who are you?

- Is everything OK?

Molly! Molly?

- Oh!

- Lyds.

Oh!

Oh, sweetheart!

Who was that b*tch?

Someone ratted us out.

She's got to be ASIO or

hired by ASIO, whatever.

We need a hospital.

What are these symbols?!

This rubbish?!

This hieroglyphics?!

You call yourselves scientists?!

There is an unexploded

nuclear b*mb out there,

for Christ's sake!

It needs to explode!

The problem is that

we haven't yet determined

whether the b*mb itself

is fit for purpose

or whether it's a simple

detonation issue.

Leo?!

I can manage whatever contingency

they come up with, sir.

Six hours, 12 hours,

even a day if you need it.

Six hours.

Two days, to be sure.

And to do it properly.

- Sounds right.

- Oh, what would you know?

Two days?! Two days?!

We can't wait two days!

We have the press corps here!

We don't have enough booze

in the world!

Two days, Myer?

Two days.

Why don't we b*mb it?

What?!

Build another b*mb

to b*mb this one.

Build another b*mb

to b*mb a b*mb?

We're in enough trouble

with this one as it is.

I don't want them breeding!

We have to dismantle it

or blow it up. Which is it?

- Dismantle.

- Blow it up.

Right. We blow it up.

- You two run cable.

- Sir?

- Run the cable?

- Mmm.

You want me to run the cable?

You'll feel better in a few ticks,

Sam. I promise.

I'm a Scot,

so I'm not much for cricket.

Please tell me

what's going on, darling.

He's about to die.

You know that.

You know what I'm talking about.

I'm sorry.

Are you sorry

'cause you won't tell me?

Or are you sorry

for what you've done?

I can't

I'm so ashamed, Roy.

I didn't do it. It was

- It it was

- It was what?

It was what?

It was something

that was done to me.

It was something

that was done to you by a man?

- Against your will?

- I'm so ashamed.

Do you know who it was?

No.

It's all a blur.

I thought maybe it was an officer,

but I don't know.

An officer? Why?

Because he didn't sound

like a regular.

He was well spoken.

But, Roy, please don't go

smashing things.

If you show some forbearance,

I know I can trust you

and will only love you more.

I'm not renowned

for my forbearance, darling.

I'm so ashamed.

You've done nothing wrong.

You have nothing to be ashamed of.

Thank you.

Are you alright?

Yeah.

Is Corinne busy?

I need to have a word.

Corinne had to leave for

Adelaide. A few few hours ago.

Oh.

Adelaide. Um

Did she say why?

Uh, I didn't I didn't

get to speak to her.

OK. Thanks.

It seems to me

I've heard that song before

It's from an old, familiar score

I know it well, that melody ♪

Beautiful!

Please have them

play it again ♪

This is the Attorney-General,

d*ck Wilcox.

- These are two of my best.

- Gentlemen.

- Jones.

- Sir.

I heard that lovely song before. ♪

I love you!

You made me love you

I didn't want to do it

I didn't want to do it

You made me want you

And all the time, you knew it

I guess you always knew it

You made me happy sometimes

And you made me glad

But there were times too

You made me feel so mad

You made me sigh, for

I didn't want to tell you

I didn't want to tell you

I want some love

- Oh! f*ck!

It's true, yes, I do

Indeed I do, you know I do

Gimme, gimme what I cry for

You've got the brand of kisses

that I die for

You know you made me ♪

Problem?

Corinne's gone to Adelaide.

One more time!

Adelaide?

- Do you mean gone or gone?

- I don't know.

What did you do?

- What?

- Who did you tell?

You dobbed her in, didn't you?

- To your creepy little mates at MI6.

- I did no such thing.

Oh, if you couldn't get

a confession out of her,

may as well send her to ASIO

and see what the boys can do.

Do you really think I'd do that?

Lady, I have no idea

what to think about you.

Other than Corinne

clearly has something you want

I told no-one but you

about Quentin's confession.

and it's to do with

your dearly departed Quentin.

Oh, come on. You're

You're unbelievable.

You know what?

You've overstayed your welcome.

- I'm sorry?

- I'm revoking your visitor status.

- You can't do that.

- Yes, I can.

Both the general and I believe

you're a disruption to the camp

and potentially

a security threat.

I'll have the paperwork done

in 20 minutes,

you'll be on the next plane

out of here,

and there's not a damn thing

MI6 or whoever you work for

can do about it.

Alright, then, fine.

Put me on the next plane.

I'll happily go to Adelaide.

You made me love you

You know you made me

Love you. ♪

Oh oh, my God.

You're kidding me.

You're f*cking kidding me!

Why are you laughing?

Because they think

this is a f*cking boundary!

Look at it. There's

There's no boundary out here!

Isn't that the point of this place?

It's infinite!

Oh, this could be the end

of the world, Vonnie.

Mmm.

Why are you crying?

They're gonna k*ll us,

aren't they?

Probably.

Yeah.

Jesus.

Jesus!

I think it's Hilly.

Christ!

What are you two doing here?

- We were in trouble, Hilly.

- You can't be here!

Well, we are here.

Von, you know you can't be here!

Why is he being so rude?

Hey, Hilly.

Oh.

Hilly.

Hilly, what are you thinking?

Friends of ours. Very good friends,

and they need our help.

They also need as few people

as possible to know about it.

Understand?

I can't keep something

like this secret, Hilly.

She'll require surgery.

I understand that this is

a pretty delicate situation

I get that.

I'll see what I can do.

- Vonnie?

- I'm here, darling. I'm here.

She'll be OK.

It's just her shoulder.

Oh.

I'm counting on you. ♪

You'll be fine.

She says it was ASIO.

They came all that way for us.

They tracked us down to a place

you told Molly

only you and Lenny knew about.

What happened? Is it Lenny?

I I don't know.

Well, you'd better

f*cking find out! Jesus!

I know Molly got pissed

and made a stupid phone call.

But they're sending K*llers, Leo.

The government is sending K*llers.

You're the only one

who can make it stop!

- OK, I-I will go to Adelaide.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I will.

- Go to Adelaide.

And go to Canberra and see

the Prime Minister if you have to!

Get them, Leo.

We are two down,

and from what I can see,

this isn't f*cking over.

b*stard!

News?

I have to go to Adelaide, sir.

Family. My son's ill.

- Now?!

- Now is the perfect time, sir.

If they'll take two days

to sort out the b*mb,

I can go tonight

and come back tomorrow.

- What's wrong with your son?

- They don't know.

- Gravely ill?

- I hope not, sir.

I'd like to meet your family.

I'm sure they'd be honoured

to meet you, sir.

- You may pack.

- Thank you, sir.

It's not all here yet, Doc,

but we're close.

The government has been lying

through its teeth.

It's extraordinary.

And I'm told the next drop will

be the stake through the heart.

Devastating for Menzies.

The atomic plume definitely does

travel across the whole country,

which is what we surmised

but can now confirm.

- You can confirm it now?

- Yes.

After the next drop.

Look, Doc, Menzies is gonna call

an early election

the second he's sure

he's got us beaten.

We just wait till then

and then bam,

we drop the bucket on him!

Yeah.

What does this bucket

look like, Terry?

An election-winning bucket

of grade A atomic sh*t, Doc!

You understand

any of this stuff yourself?

- The science?

- Yeah.

The science.

MI6. I've never seen

one of these before.

- Oh. Really?

- Yeah.

Uh, so, this woman that

we're holding downstairs, um

- Syddell.

- C. Syddell. That's the one.

She's a known leftie.

We've got files on her already.

I'd be keen to see them, Colonel.

We suspect she's been

passing on crucial data.

Yeah, well, we have

surveillance photos of her

passing documents

to the shadow attorney-general.

Terry Ryan.

A real pain in the freckle.

S-sorry. Sorry.

- Have you seen these documents?

- Er, no.

Uh, yes. Yes. Uh

Yep. Uh, 757BC4.

Yes.

Yes. Uh, Lloyd-George.

Yes.

Thank you. Uh, of course.

Dr Lloyd-George

would like to have a word again.

Yep. Here you go.

Monroe.

Does that cover extradition?

Well, in case we have to.

I don't want to have to call again

and spend another

bloody half-hour here.

Time is of the essence.

Yes. Will you please tell

the capt sorry, colonel that?

Yes. Colonel Barrie again.

Right. Right.

Very well. Uh, thank you, sir.

Very well, Dr Lloyd-George.

Er, come with me.

Oh, and, um

and one last thing.

I presume you'll be sharing

whatever you may learn with us?

I do wish you'd asked that

before I ended the call.

You see, Colonel Barrie,

this operation is top-secret.

We'd have to get security clearances,

and that could take time

that we simply don't have.

But I'm cl-cleared

for top-secret, Doctor.

Not MI6 top-secret,

I'm afraid, Colonel.

No Australian is.

OK. Uh, excellent.

Uh yeah. Follow me.

Oh Yes.

In there.

I am not persuaded!

So you'll run scared because

I can't explain the science

Run scared?! How dare you?

The science is for f*cking

scientists! I'm a lawyer!

You don't get the point,

do you, Terry?

Menzies will have plenty

of scientists of his own

who people will believe in.

They're gonna say

these reports are bullshit!

Science may be truth,

but it's not reality anymore.

Oh, so, now we have a semantic gulf

between truth and reality?

And since when have we not?

You're asking me

to go to the people

and explain the inexplicable!

My source is solid!

Your source

is the Cambridge professor.

- Indirectly.

- How indirectly?

Two more pairs of hands.

Am I to infer from that

you've never met the professor

or indeed anyone from Maralinga?

The information is solid,

I promise you, Doc!

No, you can't even

understand the documents,

let alone verify them.

And you complain to me

about semantics?!

Now, it's not entirely

out of the question

that this 'solid source'

could be a false flag,

so that when we cry scandal

at Menzies,

the bucket of atomic sh*t

could well fall on our heads,

could it not?

Doc.

I think people are already dying.

Well, if they are,

you bring me names.

We'll review the situation.

Miss Syddell.

Give me a yell

when you're done, Doctor.

Thank you, Colonel.

How do you do?

My name is Eva.

My name is Catherine.

The strange truth of this

is that actually,

I didn't come here to see you.

I'm here to see someone

I can only guess or hope

is a relative of yours.

Corinne.

OK.

I'd like to talk to you

about documents

Corinne has been smuggling

out of the camp.

Documents concerning

the weather, the atomic plumes.

You're pretty.

I'm guessing you have something

to do with these documents.

Does she send them to you?

Do you then pass them on?

To someone in the Labor Party,

perhaps?

You do your hair

in a very European style.

It's flattering.

Oh, I'm done.

I'm spent.

That was barely 20 minutes!

Well, if I'm spent,

I'm sorry, I'm spent.

You can rat your way through

the next half an hour.

I beg your pardon?

- Rat my way?

- Yes, rat. Ferret.

Whatever. Search.

You know, it's a trope.

Oh, it's a trope, is it, Williams?

It is a trope! God!

Where did you school?

Oh, my God!

Lydia is dead.

sh*t.

They sent a sh**ter.

How did that happen?

I don't know. Did you tell

anyone where they were?

No, no-one. Jesus Christ!

Did you?

Mate!

Come on, mate.

Oh, you wouldn't believe

the amount of sh*t

I'm having to eat

at the moment, mate.

Where are you staying?

- The Croft.

- OK.

Well, what time

do you want to meet up?

I-I'll pick you up.

We'll head down the river.

Have a little smoke on the water.

It'll calm you down.

I'll meet you at nine.

OK.

See you then.

Cup of tea?

Hello. Um I presume

you have booze in the back?

A shilling a bottle.

Great. Uh, what is it, actually?

Shilling a bottle.

OK.

Just keep it coming, then.

Is she alive?

- I don't know.

- What do you mean?

I saw her aunt.

- Her aunt? What the hell?

- Her name's Catherine.

- And what does she say?

- Not much.

ASIO have photos of said Catherine

passing documents to a senior

Labor parliamentarian.

So, where's Corinne, do you think?

So, I've been to five lawyers today

to explain the situation,

and none of them will touch it.

They all told me to drop it

or I'll be the next to disappear.

- Official Secrets.

- But I can't drop it.

Our government

is betraying the nation.

Just a second.

Can you bring me a copy of

the Miller transcript, please?

Ta.

So, your aunt was picked up

on Tuesday

and you were contacted?

Wednesday afternoon.

There's someone in ASIO

who's sympathetic.

I don't know his name.

Have you considered

the possibility

they might be trying

to curry favour with you?

You could be useful to them.

No. Actually, I hadn't.

And no lawyer

will touch your aunt's case?

None that I could find.

Oh, they're f*ck' piss-weak,

lawyers!

Ooh. Excuse my French.

You should have come to us first,

sweetheart.

Lawyers are ASIO's

favourite breakfast food.

You want to scare the sh*t

out of the government,

you go to the press.

That's how you get things

done quickly.

So. Tell me what you know

about Maralinga.

So, what was it like k*lling Nazis?

Not fun.

I don't think many of them

were really Nazis.

I mean, most soldiers

are kids, you know?

Mmm.

Most of the ones I k*lled

were a lot younger than I was.

They're not old enough

to have a philosophy.

Let alone a plan for genocide.

I don't understand.

I thought you were

Well, you are an engineer.

Things will just go wrong sometimes.

It's all pretty shitty.

To sh*t.

Soldiers don't like to talk

about w*r, do they?

Well, does that surprise you?

Right now, there are 20 million

men roaming the planet

who've either k*lled young men

or seen them k*lled.

Most of us

don't like those memories.

So, there are two sets

of reports, then?

Yes. Bullshit and truth.

And the people don't get

to see the truth

because the truth is terrifying.

These clouds, they travel

all over the country.

They touch everything.

Come.

The Miller transcripts

you asked for, sir.

Thank you, Eunice.

Where the f*ck have you been?!

I've been listening to her bullshit

for f*cking decades

and I've got a f*cking

late edition to get out!

You know we always

look after you, Mungo.

Miss Syddell. We're from ASIO.

Would you please accompany us?

Welcome to the real world,

sweetheart.

I have a good memory of the w*r.

Good for you.

What's that?

My mother's name was also Eva.

- She was the Russian?

- She was the Russian, yes.

My father's name was Kenneth.

- Mm-hm.

- He flew Spitfires.

He crashed in a fireball

over Normandy.

He had seven surgeries.

Skin grafts.

Four on his face.

It was all experimental back then.

By the time my mother

was finally allowed to see him,

he was horribly d*sfigured.

And my father said to her

"I will understand

if you don't want to marry me.

"You're free to leave."

And my mother said

"You haven't changed one whit.

"You are so beautiful."

Mmm.

I think it would be better

if we joined forces at this point.

Don't you think?

I think that's a good idea.

Mmm. So

did you write

Quentin's suicide note?

Yes.

Did Corinne confess?

- Yes.

- Hmm.

You two were lovers?

Not recently.

We met in Paris

at the end of the w*r.

We spent a week together.

It was nice.

Oh, my God!

- Oh!

- Good?

I don't know

if that's gonna help.

Oh. You're not hungry, right?

- Mmm! No.

- Because

No, no, no. I rea

I just Well

Mmm!

This has got to be the worst soup

I have ever tasted.

Mm-hm.

I should, um

I should go to my hotel.

Freshen up.

I have a meeting at nine.

You have a room?

Do you not have somewhere to stay?

Uh-uh.

I'm sure we can

rustle you up something.

It was delicious. Thank you.

Leo?

Christ.

I know those guys.

They're not fond of me.

Well, I can handle it myself.

Yeah, I'm sure you can,

but I'd call first.

Call? Why?

It's Adelaide.

Right. Right. I understand.

Colonel Barrie's gone home.

So, who's in charge right now?

I see. Can I speak with him?

Well, how can he be in charge

if he's gone home too?

A birthday party. I see.

I see.

So, who is actually present

and in charge of the ASIO

Adelaide office as we speak?

Their official office hours

are 9:00 to 5:30.

Thank you very much.

First line of national

security and intelligence.

It's OK.

They won't k*ll her tonight.

They'll have locked away

all the b*ll*ts.

Come on.

It's Adelaide.

So, you have a wife and two kids?

And a dog.

Don't forget the dog. Major.

And you?

One kid. No dog.

But I do love dogs.

My ex-husband was the London

bureau chief for Pravda.

Now he works for Khrushchev.

Khrushchev?

- Seriously?

- Mmm.

I see my daughter three times a year

in a tea shop in Moscow.

There are certain rules

I must play by for her sake,

by which I mean my sake,

because I live to see her.

So not the happy, classic marriage?

Well, in Soviet terms, it is.

Yours?

I guess in Australian terms, it is.

So, you are a double agent?

Well, I wouldn't go so far

as to say that.

I do throw the KGB

an occasional bone.

Helps get access to my daughter.

But nothing major

Major.

I need to see a friend.

I thought you were meeting him

at nine.

It's only

Oh. Five past eight.

Is it far?

I need to get a cab.

And there's traffic.

At eight o'clock?

On a Wednesday evening?

It's Adelaide.

Of course. Yes, it is Adelaide.

Let's just sit here for a minute,

please, driver.

There's a shilling in it for you.

Your money, mate.

So, you reckon Menzies will call

another election soon?

Don't know.

I hope he does.

The rest of them are useless.

He likes to take a quiet punt,

you know, on the side.

I like that in a politician.

I like a punter.

Yeah.

Good man, Menzies.

Come October, we're gonna get

the b*mb and television.

Not much more to ask, is there?

Mm-hm.

Mate, we need to follow that one.

- Are you a cop?

- No.

And there's another shilling

in it for you.

Right you are, sir.

Hey.

You made it.

Yeah, I got caught up.

But since you mentioned it,

I figured you'd be here,

so I got a cab.

Come and share

this bad boy with me.

What happened with the girls, Len?

I don't understand, mate.

I don't know.

Things got really

very bloody heavy, alright?

And I just

It wasn't my fault.

Don't waste

my f*cking time, Len!

You were the only other one

who knew where they were.

- Do you have a g*n?

- Why did you do it?

- Do you have a f*cking g*n?!

- Why?!

- You have a f*cking g*n?!

- Why do I need a f*cking g*n?!

Nick got done on possession!

Alright?!

- He tried to cut a deal!

- Lydia is dead!

So he told the cops about

the ASIO bloke in the f*cking car!

- They k*lled her!

- And it all leads to me, Leo!

- They f*cking k*lled her, Lenny!

- That's on you!

You weren't there, Leo!

They f*cking threatened me

with death!

All they wanted to know was

whether I knew

where the girls were!

They f*cking k*lled Nick anyway!

You f*cking piece of sh*t!

You told ASIO where the girls were!

Don't you dare get on your

f*cking high and mighty horse!

The girls are dead because of you!

If you hadn't have f*cking

taken them to Maralinga,

none of this

would have happened!

Now, you tell me

if you've got a g*n, Leo.

Why?

Think about it.

Because if you reach for yours

and I have one,

you know you'll be dead

before it's even out of your pocket.

Do you have a g*n, Leo?

No, I don't.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

It's alright. Thank you.

Goodnight.

Good morning.

Welcome to the news today.

- Oh, you want the news?

- No, no.

- You want news?

- No, no, no, no, no, no.

I'll give you the news.

No!

Federal Labor Opposition shadow

attorney-general Terry Ryan

has died following a car accident

outside his home.

Mr Ryan was 45.

Police say there are no

suspicious circumstances

Never f*cking easy.

I'm MI6.

You may have already guessed that.

The thing is, my job

is to stop your leaks

and recover the documents,

because if they do see

the political light of day,

they'll take down two governments.

And what would be the problem

with that?

I mean, if a government

is prepared

to lie to and k*ll its own people,

it should be brought down.

You see, Corinne,

they're in a win-win situation.

By now, ASIO will have raided

Ryan's offices,

his home, his staff's home,

the Opposition leader's home,

his in-laws' home.

Anyone he might have

given the documents to.

And Ryan's colleagues

will have destroyed

anything he'd given them

on hearing of his death.

Corinne

whatever you've done,

it means it will all

have been for naught.

So, why are you still

talking to me?

I need to know if

there are any documents left

that you haven't given

to Catherine.

What are you offering?

The light of day.

For both you and your aunt.

- You can get us out of here?

- Mmm.

I have no interest

in seeing you shot.

I'm betting you held back

a couple of reports.

Insurance policy, right?

You're too smart to have

given away your whole hand.

Back at Maralinga, perhaps.

So, if there are more reports,

what's to stop you

from arresting us

after I give them to you?

- Two things.

- What two things?

Leo is number one.

He'd never let me hurt you.

Leo's here?

Yes.

And what's the other thing?

I'm a double agent.

And my Moscow masters

consider you a valuable asset.

They want you back at Maralinga,

fighting the good fight.

Are you kidding?

You're KGB?!

So you want me to place them

into your custody?

We're requesting extradition.

Well, when those proceedings

are completed

No, I need to take them

with me now.

There are urgent

intelligence issues.

- Which you won't tell me about.

- Which I can't tell you about.

You simply don't have

the clearance.

Colonel, I am terribly sorry,

I know this must dent your ego,

but I really don't care

what imaginary role

you think you play in this affair.

This is not a request.

I am here with you

merely as a courtesy.

I am leaving

with my prisoners now.

Do you trust her?

Not entirely,

but I think everything

she's told you is true.

She's MI6. The woman doesn't

have a Russian bone in her body!

I think she does.

But I know she's right

in one thing - I would protect you.

I can protect you

while you're in the camp.

- Here, not so much.

- Are you f*cking her?

- Of course you are!

- What about the trial?

There won't be a trial,

Catherine.

Why on earth not? How else

will people know why Terry died?

- I demand a trial.

- Excuse me.

I demand the people know!

It is our right to have a trial!

You want a trial?

I want a bloody circus

of a trial!

Catherine, even if you were

to have a trial,

it wouldn't be in public -

that's the point!

Oh, and why not?

Because the government

won't allow it.

None of it would be revealed

to the public.

- We can change that.

- It's state secrets!

If the press did get hold of it,

they couldn't publish anyway,

because the government

would de-notice it.

- Exactly!

- Again, state secrets.

- Poor Terry has been

- Too late, Catherine.

- Oh, shut up! Poor Terry

- Don't tell me to shut up!

- He has been m*rder*d!

- We're aware!

All he wanted was for people

to know the truth!

This is not a debate!

You are here in my custody!

There is no other deal

on the table!

There is no point asking

if the air is good

if there is nothing else

to breathe.

There'll be nothing left

to breathe!

Dr Lloyd-George,

may we have a word?

Why haven't you picked a side?

- Jesus Christ. Leo

- No, tell me.

Because life is more complicated

than blind loyalty.

Pick a side. Pick a god.

Pick a w*r

It's more complicated than that.

Come on, you're smart.

You know no one side

owns the market

when it comes to betrayal and evil.

You bloody know that.

OK, OK.

You want me to pick a side?

I pick my daughter's side.

Every single time.

My daughter is my life.

I have no notions

of national service.

Politics is a f*cking rabble.

And I don't pretend, as you do,

that what I do

is for the greater good.

Right now, I will

personally profit more

from saving Corinne's life

than taking it,

which I am thankful for,

because it makes my day

a whole lot easier.

I will be giving the reports

to Moscow.

Do you need Catherine to come back

to Maralinga with us?

No.

And I'd rather she didn't.

She's a pain in the arse.

OK.

It's back to Maralinga, then.

Surprise!

Happy birthday, Dad!

Wow!

Happy birthday, darling.

It's a present

from the Attorney-General.

Happy birthday, Dad.

Did you forget

it was your birthday?

I I

totally forgot

that it's my birthday.

Hey, mate.

Darling.

Hello. I'm Emma.

I'm Corinne.

What do you do, Corinne?

I'm a nurse at the camp.

So you know my dad, then?

Yes.

Hello, miss.

Miss.

I'm Emma.

What's your name?

Eva, Emma.

What's your surname?

Lloyd-George.

They're both boys' names.

Yes. But it's my surname.

Two names, Lloyd and George,

joined with a hyphen.

- It's called double-barrelled.

- Double-barrelled?

Eva Lloyd-George.

I like it. Sounds clever.

What did your father do?

He was a pilot. And a lawyer.

My mum's father is a lawyer.

He's what they call a QC.

Is your father a QC?

Yes, he is.

Maybe they've met.

Mum, Eva's dad is a QC too.

Really, darling?

How do you do?

How do you do?

Hey, Mum, can we get

a double-barrelled name?

What about shellfish?

I like shellfish.

Well, doesn't that mean

you're going to hell?

Or should I just k*ll you?

What in God's name

are you talking about?

Well, isn't it

in the Old Testament

that says you people

mustn't have shellfish?

Leviticus, I think.

And haircuts. Leviticus again.

You clearly have

regularly rounded your hair

against the will of your pagan god.

My pagan god? Oh, Jesus!

Settle down. That's my spiritual

guide you're referring to.

Taking him home, then, Dally?

Yes. It's time, sir.

It's what his mother wants,

and I think it'd be

in everyone's best interest.

Is he going to die soon?

Yes, sir.

Very well, then.

I think I'll come along with you.

I should like to be

of some assistance.

Oh, no

You're clearly needed here, sir.

Oh, come on, dear boy.

We both know Leo does everything.

When I first took the bloody job,

I knew then

it was for grace and favour.

My career is done.

I should like to end it

with some meaning.

That's the thing, sir.

You can go home now,

with the honour that you deserve,

and you can rest.

Home.

Fascinating concept, Dally.

I haven't really been home

since I was five.

Winchester. Sandhurst.

I don't really know home.

I go back between wars, of course.

Shag the wife.

Have a couple of sprogs.

Who I don't know.

The thing is

the shock of the new

can create such stimulation.

As fossilised as I may have become,

I now find myself

suddenly curious about life again.

I haven't been curious

about anything since I was 22.

It's all been army rules.

Told when and where to go.

Whom to k*ll.

Now, in my December,

I suddenly want to know more.

I want a voyage of discovery.

It's, uh

it's frustrating, isn't it?

To share a space

and not a language.

I'm fairly fluent in French,

a smattering of Swahili,

but I don't seem to be able

to learn one word of your language.

Something terribly wrong with that,

isn't there?

Given who I am meant to be.

I'm Cranky.

Cranky.

- Cranky.

- Yes!

There we go. Progress!

Ukara.

- U Ukara?

- Ukara.

Ukara. Ukara.

Ukara. How very charming.

And, may I say, becoming.

Ah. Looks like the sun

is about to brag. So

Are these as damaging

as you seem to think they are?

I need you to type some copies

of some documents.

There will inevitably be

nuclear w*r, Leo.

We are going to give the press

a nuclear expl*si*n.

This time.

- I only speak to you.

- Why me?

Whose ASIO d*ck can I cut off?

I don't think that's a good idea.

- No!

- Molly? Molly!

Arggh! Get me out of here!