Treason (2022) s01e02 Episode Script

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- [vehicle accelerating]
- [breathing shakily]
[thump]
[thump]
[brakes squeak]
[handbrake engages]
[seatbelts jangle]
[doors open]
[doors slam]
[footsteps echoing]
[gasping]
[whimpering, panting]
No, no! No!
[door opens]
Where is she?
What are they doing to find her?
The police are focusing
on the area she called me from.
They're appealing to witnesses.
- Searching CCTV from buses and shops.
- [gasps]
Hey. Hey! We will find her.
[dog barking outside]
Why Ella?
It's aimed at MI6. All right?
They attacked Angelis too.
It's not personal.
- Christ, Adam!
- Sorry. I don't mean
- She's our daughter. It's personal.
- I realize that. I'm just saying
- Well, is Callum at risk as well?
- No. I
[sighs] I don't know. I
[gasping] Why didn't they
Why didn't they come for you?
This is them coming for me!
[sighs]
Adam, who is this? Who's doing this?
And don't give me any shit about
official secrets. I need to know now.
- I
- [phone vibrating]
[Maddy breathing shakily]
Sorry, I have to take this.
[gasps]
Where is she, Kara?
- What the fuck kind of game is this?
- Hey, hey, hey.
- I don't have her.
- I don't believe you.
I've never lied to you, Adam.
If I'd taken your kid, you'd know why.
[ominous music playing]
Look, I'm in the police server right now
and looking at all the CCTV I can get.
There's no sign of her.
This was a professional job.
There's someone else at play here.
- Bullshit. Who?
- [sighs] I don't know yet.
But I can help you find Ella.
[sighs]
I don't I don't trust you, Kara.
Right now, you need me.
What, so you can keep
working me as an asset?
No, thanks.
I'm coming after you.
[siren wailing]
[phone rings]
Yeah, go ahead.
[man] This is Black Guard zero-zero.
We've located her boat. Team's in place.
Area's secure.
Say the word. Over.
[Adam] This is off the books.
- No records.
- [Black Guard 00] Copy that, sir.
You have a green light.
[bleeping]
Engaging now. Stand by.
[jingling]
[gasping]
[tense music playing]
[Adam] Is my daughter there?
[Black Guard 00] Negative. Stand by.
- Oh fuck
- We're on it, sir.
- Someone is definitely living here.
- So find her.
[clattering]
[creaking]
[gasps]
[Black Guard 00] There's no one on board.
They've gone, sir.
[whispers] Fuck.
[cartoon playing]
Come on, love. Just a few bites.
When's Ella coming home?
She does know
we're trying to find her, doesn't she?
Oh, sweetheart.
Of course she does.
Oh
[kisses]
Eat. Make you feel good.
[sniffs] Whew.
[gasps]
Sorry, ma'am. Do you mind if I
Yeah, sure. Please, help yourself.
Thanks.
- Milk?
- Uh, yeah.
[switches kettle on]
He's holding up pretty well
considering the circumstances.
Yeah.
I have some laundry to do. Do you mind
keeping an eye on him for a second?
No problem.
[suspenseful music playing]
[static crackling]
[Kara] This was a professional job.
There's someone else at play here.
[Adam] Bullshit. Who?
[Kara] I don't know yet.
But I can help you find Ella.
[Adam] I don't trust you, Kara.
[Kara] Right now, you need me.
Dede, someone's taken Ella.
[Dede] What? When?
Last night.
[sighs] And then Adam got a call,
but he wouldn't answer it in front of me.
He took it outside. It was a woman.
[Dede] You recorded him?
[Maddy] I can't trust anything
he's telling me now.
Something's going on.
Uh, she had an accent.
Eastern European, maybe Russian.
[sighs] He called her Kara.
What did they talk about?
Just getting Ella back.
He's caught up in something, Dede.
I know it.
I don't know what the fuck to do.
And I'm just so worried about our girl.
I need your help.
Maddy, I'm not here on vacation.
What do you mean?
[sighs]
I volunteered for this assignment
because you're my friend, and I love you.
Assignment?
[tense music playing]
I was worried about you.
The CIA has been watching Adam's rise.
It's meteoric. A string of intel wins,
our best agents are missing.
And now he's
the youngest-ever head of MI6.
Dede, what the hell is this?
We think Adam's been compromised.
Ever since Baku,
when he saved the embassy.
We think that's where he met his contact,
that they've been feeding him intel ever
since, and now they've come to collect.
No. You know Adam.
No!
Maddy, your family are in danger because
of something Adam might be caught up in.
Tell me that you're not using
what happened in Helmand
to manipulate me right now.
You saved my life, and I'm very grateful.
There's nothing I could do to repay you.
But I'm not your fucking asset.
I'm just trying to save you again.
We gotta meet.
I need that recording.
[tires screech]
Sir, I've made some changes
to your security detail.
- PS Peter Barnes.
- Good to meet you.
- Likewise.
- I poached him from Clarence House.
- We need to talk about the schedule.
- I've cleared your diary.
Let me take everything
that isn't essential.
- Concentrate on finding your daughter.
- Thanks. I appreciate that.
[Olamide] The foreign secretary's
waiting for you.
She insisted on a face-to-face briefing.
Adam, I'm so sorry.
I can't imagine what you're going through.
Thank you, Minister.
I've asked the assistant commissioner
to brief us both.
I need to know what implications
this situation might have
for national security, so
- You have any witnesses?
- A few sightings prior to the abduction.
Of course, I know better than to ask
if this is connected
to an ongoing MI6 operation.
But given Sir Martin and now this,
there are limits as to how much we can
intrude on your official communications.
So as soon as the kidnapper makes contact,
you have to inform us.
[Adam] That's understood.
We'll let you get on, Rebecca.
I think you need
to consider stepping aside.
- That's not gonna happen.
- Adam.
Whoever took Ella
will want something for her safe return.
You think I'd negotiate?
You may have to
if you want her back alive.
Look, this is no slight on you.
- I'd do anything to get my kids back.
- I can handle this.
No, you're emotionally involved.
That could compromise your objectivity.
I'm not going anywhere
until I get my daughter back.
If you want me gone, you have to fire me,
which, in the middle of a leadership
campaign, is a hell of a roll of the dice.
It's your call, ma'am.
[man] It's uplifting to see
the compassion of ordinary people
helping their fellow citizens.
I support that.
And a government led by me
would recognize
that charity begins at home
- and ends at home.
- [phone vibrating]
We should be cutting up
the foreign aid credit card
and rewriting our deals
with NATO and the like.
Let's stop frittering away
your hard-earned money abroad
when it could be spent
more usefully at home.
Thank you.
How was that? All right?
[in Russian] Five years
working your protection detail,
and I never once stepped foot in here.
[chuckles]
[in Russian] Little Bee, what do you want?
I've got a campaign meeting
in five minutes. Talk fast.
[Kara] You said
I could always come to you for help.
I was being polite, Kara.
I've lost everything. Money, hardware.
I need somewhere to lie low.
And cash. A clean vehicle.
I can't be seen talking to you.
Not with everything I'm into.
I'm funding Robert Kirby's campaign
to be PM.
Now is not the time.
I'm fond of you, Kara, but
I have to go now.
Fuck your fondness!
It took me years to work myself
into this position,
and I don't have anything to show for it.
I need to stay in the game. You got it?
What game?
What have you got yourself into?
I poisoned Martin Angelis
to use his deputy and gain some intel.
His daughter has been kidnapped.
If I can get her back,
he'll give me anything I want.
[in English] Excuse me,
is the Father around? I'd like a word.
[cleaner, in Russian]
I don't speak English.
[in English] There's a rumor about
the foreign secretary.
Audrey Gratz, Kirby's opponent.
I've tried to get evidence,
but I can't substantiate it.
But if anyone knows, it will be MI6.
[distant siren wailing]
I'll stake you.
But I need anything they have on her.
And then what?
You're gonna put your pal Kirby
into Number 10?
He's a good man.
And he knows how to repay loyalty.
[in Russian] So, do we have a deal or not?
Come on, love.
[Frank] Ma'am.
He needs some fresh air
and a walk to the shops.
I promised him a comic and sweets.
Maybe we could send someone.
A bit of normality's what he needs
right now, Frank, please.
We'll just be ten minutes.
[radio chatter]
We're leaving the house.
Could you give him a hand
while I grab some things for dinner?
- Please stay close, ma'am.
- Yeah. I understand.
[till bleeping]
Just 'cause I'm here, it doesn't mean
I believe what you say about Adam.
Give me the recording.
I need you to help us find Ella.
I got strict orders to observe Adam.
- I'm operating on foreign soil.
- Just use the contacts you have.
I can't lose her.
[sighs]
All right.
Okay.
Here.
Find out anything you can
about the woman he spoke to on the phone.
- [Callum] Mum.
- Hi.
This one has a free robot toy in it.
Oh God, look at that. Yeah, looks good.
- Do you want it?
- Yeah. Cool.
[tense music playing]
[sighs]
[opens and closes drawers]
[sighs]
- What have you got?
- A new witness.
A jogger saw a blue van
in the vicinity of Ella's abduction.
There was a passenger
they couldn't make out,
but they gave a good description
of the driver.
Put the e-fit up.
We've gone out with this.
We're working our informants for a name.
[phone vibrating]
Yes, hello?
[Kara] Sorry I wasn't home
when your boys came to visit.
Where are you? Where's my daughter?
I've got an ID
on the man who kidnapped Ella.
I ran the e-fit through the SVR server.
Tell me. I'm in the control room.
I'll feed it in.
And when they ask you
where you got it from, what will you say?
It doesn't matter. Give it to me.
It matters to me, Adam.
We have to meet.
But it must be like we used to do it.
House rules.
Your club. One hour.
[hangs up]
[sighs]
I, uh, have a ministerial meeting
I have to attend.
[vibrating]
[call ringing]
[sighs]
- Yeah?
- I've got a lead.
- I'm on my way to find Ella.
- Oh, thank God.
I'm gonna bring her home.
It's nearly over, love.
[hangs up]
[distant siren blaring]
[radio chatter]
I need to deal with this one-on-one.
Might take a few hours.
I'll wait here, sir.
- I need complete discretion.
- Understood.
- Hi. Can I help you?
- Hi.
Thank you.
[suspenseful music playing]
[starts engine]
I'm clean. Who's got her?
Buckle up.
[video game music]
[breathing shakily]
[phone rings]
Yeah?
Right.
Time to move the girl.
[tense music playing]
- [Adam] Is this it?
- Yep. But wait. Wait, wait.
You don't know what you're dealing with.
The man who took her is Kyle Mills.
He works for Joanne Allinson.
[Joanne] Bring the car round the front.
[Kara] Joanne Allinson runs a haulage
company with a lucrative sideline
bringing people
in and out of the country illegally.
She was hired to take Ella?
Somebody wanted the job done right,
and they were willing to pay for it.
Joanne's company
leases the unit on the fourth floor.
- I'll stay with the car, keep a lookout.
- Yep.
- [alarm beeping]
- [man] Understood.
Ma'am, we've got CCTV
confirming the suspect is at the address.
This is Control. I'm giving an order
for an urgent response unit.
Suspect in Lawrence kidnapping
located at Devoncroft Row, E18 1JD.
[Kyle] Can I help you?
Where is she?
- Who the fuck are you?
- Give her to me, Joanne.
Please help me.
[men grunting]
[groaning, grunting]
[both grunting]
[grunting]
[yells]
[gasping] Come with me. Come on.
- Be careful of the steps.
- [whimpers]
It's okay. It's okay.
Ella?
Kara?
[echoing thump]
You're safe with me. Don't worry.
- We have to do this quickly, okay?
- [sirens approaching]
I want my dad.
[dramatic music playing]
[tires squeal]
Oh
[yells] Fuck!
[phone vibrates]
- Sir?
- Pete, I'm in Devoncroft Row, East London.
- Get over here.
- [sirens wailing]
[knocking at door]
[Frank] Ma'am.
[radio chatter]
It's Uh, it's okay.
It's my friend, Dede.
Ma'am, she isn't on the list.
Sorry, Frank. It won't happen again.
Thanks.
Okay. Tell me. What is it?
The police tracked Ella
to a location in East London.
When they got there, she was gone.
[phone vibrates]
It's Adam. It's okay.
It's all right. Adam?
- Mads.
- Have you got her?
I didn't get to her.
Someone else took her.
What do you mean?
What do you mean, someone else took her?
I don't understand.
You you tracked her down.
- I saw her.
- Well, then you saw who took her!
- Not clearly.
- [gasps]
[sighs]
[distant siren wailing]
Come on. It's okay. Come here.
[Dede] If he found Ella before
the police did, he must've had help.
I just wish I could see her more clearly.
He's really never mentioned her?
[sighs] No.
Look at them together.
[sighs]
Maddy everybody has secrets.
The only difference is the damage they do
when the truth comes out. And
it has to come out.
You know that.
- This isn't who he really is.
- [scoffs] You fought for your country.
You were willing
to protect it with your life. That
It has to mean something.
It doesn't matter how Adam got here.
He's crossed over now.
You gotta think of yourself.
And the kids, what's best for them.
That's all I think about.
[sighs] Okay?
Who are you?
I work with your dad. We go way back.
Where is he? Will you take me to him?
We have to lie low until it's safe.
[sobbing] No, I want to go home.
- Shh, shh.
- Please just take me home.
Don't worry. Katyonak, look.
- You see? We're safe here.
- [distant siren wailing]
All right?
Here. You hungry?
I think
Here it is.
You like chocolate?
It's gonna be all right.
- What's your name?
- Kara.
You can ask your dad
all about me when you see him.
Who's that?
This girl is actually your age.
Fariha. She's got a brother, Kush,
who's a Chelsea fan.
I just sent him a football shirt.
Are they your kids?
No.
My friends'.
But I'd do anything for them.
And their families.
[phone vibrates]
Eat your chocolate.
I need to take this, okay?
- Hello?
- Where the fuck are you?
I'm having a nice chat with your daughter.
She's a great girl.
What are you playing at?
Why take me with you
if you were planning to snatch her?
I needed to prove to you
that I didn't take her in the first place.
You should've believed me.
You are not my priority here.
I told you. Where is she?
Safe.
You'll get her back
after I get what I need.
This is what I was talking about, Adam.
I help you. You help me.
I told you,
there's nothing in the Baku files.
There's something else I need.
Intel on Audrey Gratz.
No, she's clean. We don't have anything.
Maybe it's not in the official records.
But you can get it for me.
One file on Gratz, then you get Ella back.
It's a small price.
It might not even exist.
It exists.
[hangs up]
[suspenseful music playing]
[dog barking]
- You're lucky you caught me.
- [dog panting]
I only popped back
for a change of clothes.
I'm about to head back to the hospital.
- [Adam] How is he?
- He's worried about you.
He's heard about Ella.
I'm so sorry, Adam.
It's awful.
Is there any news?
You know who has her?
And I know what I need to do
to get her back.
A piece of intel.
Something I think Martin might have kept
here at home in a file like this one.
He never talked to me about work.
Never?
Maddy must be beside herself.
And Callum.
Mary, when Martin was poisoned,
he was having lunch with the President
of the Supreme Court, Lord Lambert.
He had this file with him.
It's full of compromising intel.
It's got a serial number on the front
in Martin's handwriting.
I have reason to believe
he kept similar files here at home.
I'm sorry to ask,
but I do need to see those files.
And I think you know where they are.
[sighs]
Don't you?
I knew this day would come.
It's Pandora's box, you know.
I only need one.
If there was any other way,
I wouldn't be asking.
- I'll have to call Martin.
- If you call him, he will say no.
[kettle whistling]
And then my daughter's life is
in your hands.
[sighs]
[kettle stops whistling]
Nothing good can come of this.
[lightbulb buzzing]
You need to pull this across.
It's too heavy for me.
[grunts]
He keeps them in here.
You've got five minutes.
Thank you.
[creaking]
[call ringing]
I've got the file.
[Kara] Borough Market, 9:00 p.m.
Come alone.
Any sign of your security,
and you don't get Ella back.
[hangs up]
What the fuck?
[sighs]
- [Adam] Mads?
- [gasps]
Where is she?
Did you bring her? Where is she?
One of my agents is
helping me secure her release.
- When?
- Sit down.
- [Maddy gasps]
- We have a time and a place.
- Why isn't this happening now?
- Maddy. Please, sit down. Listen to me.
They're undercover,
so I can't risk exposing them,
which means I can't take
my security detail with me.
I need them to think
that I'm here at home with you
so I can slip out alone.
[ominous music playing]
I'm gonna come with you.
Okay. Wait here.
- Why?
- It might not be safe.
You said it was one of your agents.
Mads, I don't wanna spook them.
I won't be long.
[train passing]
[sighs]
[shutters clattering]
Keep the meter running.
I'll be right back.
- [sighs]
- [clattering]
[train passing]
[train rumbling overhead]
Where's Ella?
Close. Give me the Gratz file first.
[distant siren wailing]
What are you gonna do with it?
That's not your concern.
[sighs]
You know she's running for office.
She's the front-runner for prime minister.
[Kara] You know what you have to do
if you want Ella back.
[dramatic music playing]
I'll drop her near Southwark Bridge.
You don't need to worry.
[mouths]
- Is it done?
- Yeah.
Southwark Bridge, please.
Ella?
Dad!
- [Ella sobbing]
- [Maddy] Thank goodness.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you for coming.
What the hell is this, Adam?
I'm in court first thing.
- I value your advice.
- At three in the morning?
I don't have many people I can trust, Kit.
Please.
My daughter was kidnapped 36 hours ago.
I don't know who by.
I handed over intelligence
on the foreign secretary to get her back.
I obtained it from Sir Martin Angelis,
who has a cache of compromising intel
on everyone in the British establishment,
myself included.
The agent I handed it to
is a former Russian spy.
I imagine it'll be used to affect
the outcome of the leadership election.
My letter of resignation.
I haven't signed it yet.
- Do you intend to go public?
- I don't wanna do that to my family.
I have to protect them.
It's a little late for that.
Treason carries a life sentence.
Does your wife know?
Of course not.
Good, because if she did,
she could be guilty of conspiracy.
[ominous music playing]
I'm hoping a deal can be made.
What kind of deal?
Immunity from prosecution
in exchange for information.
- Are you in possession of Angelis's files?
- No.
- Do you know where the Russian agent is?
- She's gone to ground.
Then you've got to find her
and expose her.
[phone vibrates]
[in Russian] I've got your file.
You're all set.
[man, in Russian] Nice to see
you haven't lost your touch, Little Bee.
Get Angelis on the hook
and then get the files.
It's the only way to protect your family.
[suspenseful music playing]