The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) s01e02 Episode Script

1
The people who took ill
at The Maltings yesterday
are Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
Sergei was a high-level MI6 agent.
Since you're Director of Public Health for Wiltshire,
we need you at the heart of this. Understood.
Do not go in that house.
Repeat, do not go in that house.
Our goal here is to find
the source of the contamination.
Ground zero.
What's up with your eyes?
Your pupils are tiny.
As soon as I make this phone call,
everything changes. Yeah.
Novichok?
It was developed by the USSR
during the Cold War.
Mum!
It's one of the deadliest
synthetic substances on Earth.
In terms of protecting citizens,
this is about as bad as it gets.
Getting my own place
would really mean
I could spend a lot more time
with Gracie.
For the 46,500 people in Salisbury,
we are their only line of defence.
Well, I'm glad you're in charge.
Well, I'm not.
Investigators are now
retracing the victims' steps
to get a better idea.
How did they deploy it?
It would have been somewhere
like the ventilation system of their car
So, it was contained
within that shell.
Find that needle in the haystack.
The most likely route
is that someone,
during his walk through Salisbury,
has rushed past him,
wiped this on his skin.
It could have been a poison
or a toxin that was ingested in.
They are fast-acting.
Was it ingested? Was it airborne?
It only requires the tiniest
of doses.
Experts point out the Russians
have a long history
of developing and using
undetectable poisons.
But officials are not directly
blaming Russia so far.
For the first time,
a weapon of mass destruction,
by a state sponsor of terrorism,
has been employed
against one of our allies.
..an absolutely
enormous convoy
heading toward this cathedral city.
It's quite an extraordinary list
we've been sent
by the Ministry of Defence.
Specialists from
the Balkans Squadron,
Royal Tank Regiment,
specialists from
the Royal Logistic Corps,
40 Commando Royal Marine,
Force Protection Wing instructors
from the chemical
I'm an hour early.
I know, I'm sorry, love.
Breakfast club's open, isn't it?
Just get yourself
a hot chocolate or summat.
Please, sweetheart.
I really need to be somewhere.
What Scotland Yard need
people to understand is,
they shouldn't be alarmed, because
this is all about precautionary measures.
Nick, Nick.
It's OK, it's OK!
I'm here. Hey, hey, sh, sh.
What's happening to him?
Nick! Calm down.
Let's just pop this back.
You're doing well. Just breathe, OK?
Just try and calm down.
Just breathe in and out.
Dr Haslam.
He's getting worse.
Look, Sarah,
we are thinking about putting Nick
into an induced coma.
We don't do it lightly.
It carries its own risks.
And he is young and fit.
If he could fight this himself,
I would prefer that.
Just keep doing what you're doing.
OK?
OK.
Lovely. Thank you.
Ms Daszkiewicz. Hiya. That's fine.
Nobody will tell us anything.
Can somebody tell us something?
Let's get another one.
How many hits so far?
15. And counting.
All potentially lethal doses,
50 micrograms or more.
A wide contamination radius
upstairs, downstairs.
Light switches, drawers, debris
Shit!
Every dot is a Novichok deposit,
but we've still no idea where they
first came into contact with it.
There's no obvious source deposit?
None of this makes any sense to me.
If it's any consolation, I've been
working with chemical weapons
for 20 years, doesn't make
any sense to me, either.
If we don't find the source,
we can't track the contamination.
Is it here, or is it in town?
Or are there multiple sources,
all over Salisbury?
The truth is,
we just don't know yet.
Sorry, but you need to show your ID
every time you enter the zone.
The zone? That's my bloody street
you're talking about!
It's OK. She can pass.
Look at this place!
You said you'd let me know
what was going on. Jayne
That's what you said. And then
this lot arrive this morning.
My kids are terrified.
I understand.
No, no, no, you do not understand.
You move your kids onto this street
and then maybe, just maybe,
you will understand.
It's a bloody nightmare
is what it is!
Hey. Sh, relax. OK?
Daddy!
Sarah. I'm here.
I'm here. I'm not going
to leave you, OK?
It's OK.
It's all right.
Hey.
I brought Tim's map back with me.
What are we looking at?
It's a video of Nick Bailey
searching the Skripals' house.
Turns out they recorded
the whole thing on police body cam.
What does it show? Nothing much -
yet. Let's watch it backwards.
Sometimes you spot things
you didn't see the other way round.
OK, yeah.
Light switch, dining room. Yes.
Picture. Yes.
Light switch, living room. Yes.
Light switch, kitchen. Yes.
And the hall, light switch.
So, he touched
ALL the contaminated points?
No, he contaminated the house.
Picked it up on his way in.
On the door handle.
Oh, my God.
This must be it.
Oh, hang on, hang on.
Mr Cassidy? Mr Cassidy?
Excuse me? Mr Cassidy, could we
just have a second with you now?
No bloody comment.
Well, I'm not interested in a fee.
Because I don't want to make money
out of my sick bloody mate.
That's why. All right?
Do not call again.
All right.
Let's get today's grilling
under way. Sorry, love.
Interview number four
with Ross Cassidy,
Friday, March the 9th, 2018,
at 12.30pm.
When did you discover
Sergei's background?
We googled him the day we met him.
It's all there for the world to see.
Like Mo says, why they never
gave him a new name is beyond me.
He was retired, though.
Where'd you pick him up?
We never discussed it,
but he travelled.
A lot.
Weeks at a time.
Never told anyone
where he was going.
Who knows what he was up to,
but he must have pissed
somebody off.
Thanks to everyone for coming in
at such short notice.
Something of a breakthrough. Tracy.
Yes, we now have good reason
to believe we found a source deposit
on the Skripals' front door handle.
This could be where it all started.
The door is being removed
for testing at Porton Down.
Stephen Kemp, Cabinet Office,
Whitehall.
What's the contamination radius
so far?
Yes, there are 11 confirmed deposits
at Zizzi's,
six at the Mill,
14 in the Skripal car,
15 in the Skripal house,
all potentially lethal doses.
And we get a positive new result
approximately every hour.
If we hadn't shut down
the primary sites so quickly,
then, without doubt,
we would have been looking
at multiple casualty situation.
And we still may be.
We've been working under
the assumption that the Skripals
and Nick Bailey ingested the poison
minutes before they were sick
and that the Skripals
were attacked in the town centre.
But they didn't eat or drink it.
It wasn't sprayed on them.
They got it on their skin.
And then, over the course
of the next few hours,
they slowly absorbed it.
Which explains why it took so long
for Nick Bailey
to get properly sick.
Yes, they all touched
the front door,
and then they went about
their business.
During all of that time,
the Skripals and Nick Bailey
were moving around with Novichok
on their skin,
spreading it as they went.
We have to track their movements
and close down anywhere else
they might have been immediately.
That's what we're facing now.
Thank you.
Please remember that
no folder is to leave this room.
It's not clear why the police
activity at Sergei Skripal's house
has increased so markedly today.
Clearly, there are many sites
of interest and objects of interest
still the police are examining.
Six days after the attack
here in Salisbury,
about 118 military personnel,
specially trained
in chemical warfare
have joined police
and forensic experts.
Their job - to help secure
key locations,
recover evidence and remove
contaminated vehicles.
Experts say this is
a highly unusual operation.
But such is the threat
from anything that may have come
into contact with the nerve agent,
that the gathering of evidence and
recovery of vehicles requires
A requisition order.
Hey.
Sarah. Yeah, I'm here.
Did I hurt someone?
What?
Did I hurt someone? No, no.
No, no, Nick,
you haven't hurt someone.
Someone's hurt you! Where's
the girls? Where's the girls?
Where's the girls? Are the girls OK?
Just relax
I'm going to go and get the girls.
No, no, no, no.
It's my fault.
No, please just stay here
Nick, Nick It's my fault!
I need some help in here!
The girls Please, just lie down.
Please, darling, just lie down.
Please, just help him.
..grams, please.
Back down, back down.
It's OK, back down. So he's going
into the next stage, Sarah.
It's OK. Paranoia is a side effect
of the toxin,
and we hope it won't last
much longer. OK?
So sorry I'm late.
Gents. Thank you.
And this is YOUR plan? Yes.
I'm sorry, we haven't
been introduced.
Hannah Mitchell.
Hannah's advising us in Whitehall,
on the public health front.
So far, you've requisitioned
24 vehicles,
at a cost of £422,000
for testing. 27.
At a cost of 488,000.
That list is from this morning.
I've added a few more since. Right.
And you're now suggesting that
we close Bourne Hill Police Station?
Yes.
Well, why do you believe
it's contaminated?
Because Nick Bailey went there
to file his report,
carrying a deposit or deposits
of Novichok somewhere on his body.
But he'd already removed
the contaminated glove at the scene,
which we've located, and he didn't
become ill for 36 hours,
which suggests that he got
a very low dose.
Nick Bailey is in ICU.
He's fighting for his life.
But there's no evidence
that he's transferred
No, no, no. With respect,
we're not prosecuting a crime here.
We're assessing a risk.
And I believe there is a risk.
There's risk enough to close it.
DCC Mills, closing down
a police station will cause panic.
Well, let's try to work out
a way to avoid that.
We can't close it, but we can still
test there in limited areas.
Well, I really Do the tests,
we keep a lid on the panic.
Fine.
Hello? May I speak with Mrs Bailey?
Yeah, this is Sarah Bailey.
This is DC Rogers.
Just calling to let you know,
there's going to be
a press conference.
So, what do you what do you mean?
You're going to do what?
Wiltshire Police are going to release
your husband's name to the media.
When? In about 15 minutes.
15 minutes?! I'm afraid so.
OK. Thank you for letting me know.
OK, I'm just going to bring you
some breaking news
coming in from police investigating
the attack on the Russian spy.
We're just hearing they've given
a name for the police officer,
who's being treated in hospital.
He's Police Sergeant Nick Bailey.
He's been confirmed as the
Wiltshire police officer injured
There's more on that to come
in the next half hour,
but now let's catch up
with the weather
Oi, oi!
What's going on? Ross Cassidy? Yeah.
I've a requisition order here
for your vehicle.
You're joking! We're taking it
for testing at Porton Down.
I don't think so! Hey, hey, hey!
How long are you taking it for?
If you have any questions,
call this number.
I don't think you'll get it back.
Sorry! Let's go.
Bring her back, let's go. Keep
clear, everyone. Stand back!
Our thoughts in particular are with
Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey,
who remains in a serious,
but stable condition.
It is now clear that Mr Skripal
and his daughter were poisoned
with a military grade nerve agent
of a type developed
So, listen, um
This is part of a group
of nerve agents
I got offered my own flat.
Based on the positive
identification What?
Yeah, it's in Amesbury.
Wow! That's amazing.
You get any word?
Well, I, um
No, not this time round.
Next time, maybe. I'm sorry, Dawn.
It's highly likely that Russia was
responsible for the act against Sergei
You can come and stay with me
as much as you want.
We just have to be careful
the social don't find out.
Gracie can come and visit you
there, yeah? Not like here.
Hey, hon, hey.
Hold it together, yeah?
Hold it together.
Hey. Things are going
to get better now, right?
I promise you, they are.
Hey, turn that shit off, will you?
..precautionary fines.
But as Public Health England
have made clear,
the risk to public health is low.
I didn't know you were on site.
Thank you.
I wanted to see it for myself.
It's a mistake not to shut it down.
We're doing the tests, aren't we?
You're putting people's lives
at risk.
The government has given us
a very clear line on this.
They just don't want to scare
the public unnecessarily.
With a good night's sleep behind
you, you'll see things differently.
Wash clothing
if you haven't already.
Ideally in the washing machine.
Any items which cannot be washed
and would normally be dry-cleaned
should be double-bagged in plastic
until further information
is available.
Wipe personal items
such as phones, handbags,
and other electronic items
with baby wipes
and dispose of them in plastic bags
in the bin
People don't feel safe
in Salisbury.
And I know that shops and things
like that, they're really troubled.
It doesn't really matter.
If somebody gets ill after two
months, who is going to be blamed?
Hey, darling.
What are you doing?
I have to get back.
You're going back to work? Now?
Tracy, think about this.
You're exhausted!
It's 11.20 on a Friday night,
and you're going back to work?!
Look, I know what you're doing
is important
You don't know what I'm doing,
and I'm not allowed to tell you.
But it is important.
It's more important than us.
It's more important
than anything right now.
And it breaks my heart to say that.
But it really is.
I'm sleeping there tonight.
And probably quite a lot more
from now on.
I'm sorry.
Hey, Tobes.
Tobes?
I've got to go. Love you.
Love you, too.
Hi. They're still up,
I'm afraid. Uh-oh.
Thanks so much. Night.
Hi.
Is Daddy all right?
Yeah, he's, uh
He's good. Don't lie to us.
Everybody talks about it in school.
Someone even said
Dad's going to die.
OK, OK. Come here.
Look, Daddy was at work, OK?
Doing what he does, helping people.
And, um
He had to go into a house
to see if there was anyone in there
who needed his help.
And, um, there was a
..a thing in there,
a bad thing, a poison.
And he got some on him,
and it made him sick.
And that's why
he's in the hospital. OK?
Hey, come here, come here.
It's all right, it's all right.
Hey, it's OK. It's OK.
It's going to be OK. OK.
She's asleep.
What are you doing?
Is he really going to be OK?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Dave.
Everything OK? Oh, you know,
hanging on to my job
by my fingernails. You?
They've, uh, they've found it.
Bourne Hill. It's everywhere.
You were right.
We're going to have
to close it down.
And probably everywhere else
he went afterwards, too.
Either way, Whitehall are going
to freak out even more.
They're going to take over,
aren't they?
Maybe. Boss asked to see
you upstairs.
You might want to change
out of those pyjamas.
Thank you.
Hi.
Come in.
Hi. Hi, Tracy, have a seat.
It'll be one sec.
Look, Paul, I understand,
it's nothing personal.
Poison? Me stepping aside.
The other agency's taken over.
I've just had Hannah recalled
to London,
so you can do your job properly.
Right.
So, let's crack on, eh?
Keep doing what you're doing.
Whoa.
Oh!
It's brand-new.
No-one's ever lived here before.
It's amazing.
You're going to love it here,
Charlie.
We're going to love it here.
Will you just have a look
at the pictures again? OK?
Yeah?
OK?
Yes, let me see. I don't want
to look at those pictures.
I don't like them.
We have to look at the pictures
of Daddy
because this is what he's going
to look like when we see him, OK?
He's in a big bed like this, see?
And, he has some wires, they're full
of medicine that can help him.
Can we just go and see him, please?
Yeah. Yeah.
OK, let's go.
OK.
Hi, Sarah. Hi, girls. Hi.
I'm afraid we're not quite ready
for you yet.
What?
What's?
Er, when can we see him?
It won't be long. Where's Dr Haslam?
If you'd just like to wait
in the family room.
The family room? Why?
It's just this way.
Yeah, I know where it is.
Yeah, OK, yeah.
We'll do that and then we'll go
and see him in a sec, OK?
There we go.
Listen, I just thought
I'd come here today
to explain things to you myself.
What kind of maniac puts that stuff
on a door on a street like this?
What if one of our kids
had touched it? Exactly!
No, I understand.
I completely understand.
Good thing is, we're starting
to work out how this all happened.
Downside of that is we're going
to have to continue the work
here for some time. How long?
What does some time mean?
Months.
I'm sorry. I am.
I'm really, really sorry.
That's what it will take
to make it safe.
What I'm going to do is, I'm going
to set up a WhatsApp group,
and if you have any problems,
you just let me know.
Now, where's that printer?
There they are. That's all of them.
So no more ID checks, OK?
Back in a minute, OK?
When can I see my husband?
Where's Dr Haslam? Sarah,
someone will be with you soon,
I promise.
Dad, I, er, need you to come
and pick up the girls.
Yeah. Now, Dad.
I think there's something
really wrong here.
Mum?
Dad?
Mum? Dad?
Hey, Ben.
Bloody hell. Bourne Hill?
Have we got enough?
Yeah, just about,
but this is killing us!
I mean, you know, footfall's down
75%, business is on its knees,
tourism's practically dead.
I know, I know.
I can't see any other way.
Look, look, look! We'll get on it.
Of course we will.
I'm just saying that we have to do
something to fight back.
I mean, have public meetings,
reassure people.
It's too soon to start telling the
public we've got it under control.
We can't say that, but we can
at least reassure them.
Tracy? Just had a call for you,
young lad. Very upset.
Toby? Oh, shit! Tobes!
Sorry!
You're looking well.
Thanks.
Much better than last time.
I'm so sorry about that.
Yeah, well, it was a year ago.
You have to move on, don't you?
Look, Claire,
I really want to make amends
with you and with Dad.
I am changing, slowly.
I am.
Still drinking, though?
It's true. I haven't stopped,
but I'm going in
the right direction.
Right.
Will you will you give this
to Dad for me?
What is it?
It's a painting. I found it.
I thought he might like it.
I couldn't afford to get it framed
or anything.
He'll love it.
Do you want to meet up again
next week, then?
I'd love that!
Yeah. I'd LOVE that.
Heya, Sarah.
Janet? What are you doing here?
This is my colleague,
DS Izzy Rawlings.
Well, he can't take visitors
just now.
So we're not here to visit Nick.
We've been assigned
as family liaison officers.
What?
OK, what the hell is going on?
Where is he?
Where's Nick? Is he dead?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
He's all right.
He's all right, Sarah.
OK.
Then what are you doing here?
Thanks! No problem.
Tobes. I'm so sorry. Give me my key!
I'll come back with you.
Give me my key!
Toby! DON'T follow me!
Hey.
I know this is difficult
for you to understand
Why I'm not here,
why things are so different
Why I can't even tell you
what I'm doing.
But I miss you.
I miss you. I miss you. I miss you.
Jesus!
Dave, yeah? Tracy, hi, listen,
we need you back at Gold Command.
What, now?
Yep, yeah, 'fraid so.
What's it about? Alistair is
insisting on a public meeting.
I'm on my way.
Tobes, mate
I've got to go.
I have to go.
I HAVE to.
Love you. Boom!
No boom.
I'm sorry, Tobes.
What're you doing?
What're you doing? Why are you?
Why are you dressed like that?
What's happening?
Why are you dressed like?
Why is he dressed?
Thank you. Thank you.
Why is he dressed like that?
We've been told you might
be spreading nerve agent
..so they want us
to wear protective gear.
Why are you?
Why aren't you wearing it?
Because I know
you've already metabolised it.
And I find those suits
very uncomfortable.
Where have they found it?
They found it
in your police station
..and I'm told they're going
to start looking in your house.
I need you to put the mask
back on, Nick.
OK. Just for a little bit.
No. No.
Well, they have to test
in there, Sarah.
This stuff could be inside,
on Nick's clothes.
Yeah, we've been living there
for a week.
We're making arrangements.
Hotel for tonight.
Pippin.
Sorry?
It's the cat. I have to get her.
No, look, I'm sorry, you can't
I am going into my house
..and I'm going to go
and get our cat.
And I'm going to see my husband.
No, Sarah, seriously!
You can't go in there!
I'm going. I can't let
You can't go in there! Sarah!
Sarah!
No! Sarah!
Sarah. Don't come in! Don't come in!
Don't touch me!
Don't bring the girls in, all right?
Don't bring the girls in
cos I've spread it
No! I've spread it! Don't touch me!
Thank God!
Thank God you're OK!
She's doing her best, Stan.
She just wants to see you.
Think about Gracie.
How many times we've been here, eh?
How many promises?
How many disappointments?
I told her I couldn't take it
any more, and I meant it.
"I'll do this,
and I'll do that," she says
..and next thing, she's at it again.
I can't watch it, love.
Stan, I know. I can't.
I know how you feel.
But I made a decision
about Dawn a long time ago.
You don't have to save her,
you just have to see her.
Let's get this over with.
Actually,
we're not allowed to go in.
Only you.
Course.
Don't forget the gloves.
Once the cat's in the basket,
we'll have to have her washed.
Quick as you can, yeah?
Get a grip!
Pippin?
Pippin?
Pippin?
Pippin?
Shit!
Pippin!
Shit.
Pippin?
Sarah, how're you getting on?
I just need a couple of minutes!
Pippin!
Really can't be in there too long.
Just wait, will you? Pippin?
Just Pippin?
Sarah! You REALLY
need to be coming out now!
It's not safe in there!
Why don't you just piss off?!
What?
You ready?
No.
Copy that.
You'll be fine.
Drink?
Not on the job.
We're all set up in there.
What else can you possibly
want to know?
There's just a few more facts
that we need to go over.
No, love. I've answered
all your questions.
We want to see Sergei and Yulia.
They're our friends.
And all it's been from you lot
is take, take, take.
WE'VE done nothing wrong
and we want to see our friends!
You watch the news and it's spy
this and secret agent that and
..to us, they're just people,
you know?
And Yulia, well
She was like a daughter to me,
really,
after her mum died.
Please, can we see them?
Just once?
So then what are you actually doing?
We are doing everything we can
to get back to business as usual!
I have a question about the cordons.
I own a clothes shop
in Salisbury city centre.
My takings are down 95%.
Whose going to shop in the shadow
of one of those dreadful barriers?
I understand. And we are doing
everything we can.
What about safety?
You told us from the beginning
that the risk to the public was low.
Now we look around,
there are soldiers everywhere,
sites are closing every day
Clearly, it's an evolving situation.
It's a very simple question.
Is Salisbury safe?
Well, that went well, I thought.
Fuck off, Dave. Mm-hm.
You can't blame them, I suppose.
I mean, last week,
we were telling people
to wipe their clothes down
with baby wipes.
Fucking baby wipes! Mm.
Well, we had another call come in
while we were up there,
enjoying ourselves.
This sounds like a wind up, but a
swan has been behaving strangely,
falling over. Where?
The river, near The Maltings.
Shit!
Oh, Charlie, you really know
how to show a girl a good time.
You never know
what you might find in here.
This'll cheer the place up!
Oh, yeah, that's nice.
That's amazing. Yeah.
There's a chair there, you know!
What, all of them?
Yeah, all of them.
And what do we do with them
after we've caught them all?
Keep them in a secure place
until we get the test results back.
But this is a report
about one bird, Trace.
This is a water course, Dave.
If it's contaminated,
we can't control it.
It'll be a full evacuation
of the city.
OK
Dave?
Tracy. Can you come to the river,
right now?
Why? What's happened?
Have you had the results?
I'll show you when you're here.
Yeah. OK. I'm on my way.
I'll keep you posted. OK.
Just Yulia, yes?
Sergei's not well enough.
How do you feel today, Nick?
Better.
Do you know why you're here?
Yeah. It might be
a little overwhelming
trying to remember what happened,
but it will come back to you.
Bumblefoot, it's called. OK.
It's a bacterial infection
they get on their feet.
The vet's sorted him out.
Already back in the water.
These guys passed their medical,
too.
Thanks.
It's not all bad news, is it?
You still want to get it dredged,
don't you?
Well, I didn't say that, but
No, we don't need to, Tracy.
I got you down here
so you can see for yourself.
Got to draw a line.
Your fast response
contained every site
in this
..bloody mess.
Now, you have done your job
with bells on.
You really have.
But we can't follow
this trial forever.
Somewhere, it's got to stop.
You think doing something
like dredging all these rivers
will show that we're in control?
It doesn't show we're in control.
Shows we're losing control.
Tim?
I've got the results
from the Bailey house.
Tell me, how many hits?
It was found in almost every room
in the house -
kitchen, the bathroom, living room,
bedrooms
It was even on the light switches.
We found it in the family car, too.
But
..his wife and children
haven't been affected.
I like to think of myself
as a man of science, but
..the only word for that
is miracle.
Can we get a pass on this
with CID? This just feels a bit off.
This is DS Nick Bailey
at Bourne Hill. Come in?
OK?
I can't. Yes, you can.
The girls are waiting for you.
You can do this, Nick. You're ready.
Behave yourselves, yeah?
Well done, Nick.
Take care. Take care.
Well done, Nick. Well done, Nick.
Dad! Daddy!
This evening, Salisbury Hospital
said the police officer,
who was also exposed
to the deadly nerve agent
after responding to the incident,
Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey,
has now been discharged.
Chief Constable of
Wiltshire Police Kier Pritchard
read out the statement
on his colleague's behalf.
"As to what happens now,
we are just taking each day
"as it comes, at the moment."
"I recognise that normal life for
me will probably never be the same."
At Stanstead, the Russian
ambassador, shook the hands
of the departing officials' spouses
and children as they boarded
the aircraft home.
His embassy said, in all,
about 80 people were leaving
in what is the biggest expulsion
of Russian diplomats
from Britain since the Cold War.
We're now moving
into long-term decontamination
led by military teams,
stripping back affected buildings,
overseeing the burial of vehicles.
We will be monitoring the long-term
health of the many dozens of people
exposed to the toxin
who showed no symptoms,
all of which will take months,
in some cases, years.
There will be people out there
who ask us, "Is it safe now"
"to go about our business,
to live our lives?"
To answer that with any certainty,
we need to know
exactly what happened here,
and I'm not sure that we ever will.
Short of finding the delivery
mechanism, which could be anywhere
in the world now,
it will be safe
as we can possibly make it.
That's all we can say for now.
Thank you, Tracy.
Nice.
Night, Tobes.
Goodnight, Mum.
You OK? Yeah.