Treason (2022) s01e03 Episode Script

1
- [tense music playing]
- [panting]
[grunts]
[menacing music playing]
[Kara in Russian]
You're making a mistake, Belova.
[Belova] Someone poisoned the head of MI6.
Russia is the prime suspect.
Is there something
you want to tell me, Kara?
What makes you think
it's got anything to do with me?
I'm retired. You threw me out, remember?
Then what are you doing in London, Kara?
These men were on your team in Baku,
where you first met Adam Lawrence.
[in English] You were lovers.
Do you still have feelings for him?
[in Russian] Stay away from him, Kara.
If you do anything
that the British can lay at our door,
we'll make sure
you disappear without a trace.
It's not as if anyone will miss you.
[upbeat music playing on radio]
- [Adam in English] I love you so much.
- [Ella] I love you too.
[somber music playing]
[knock on door]
Hey.
Um, where were you last night?
Oh, I was, uh, briefing Rosanno.
Just tying up some loose ends.
You okay?
Um, Ella woke up
screaming for you last night.
She said she felt like
they were taking her all over again.
She's putting on a brave face for you.
What else did she say?
That it was a woman who found her.
Yeah, I told you.
One of my undercover agents.
How long have you been running her?
Maddy
Long enough to trust her
with our daughter's life, I suppose?
We got her back. It's over.
Is it?
What do you feel about
taking off for a few days, the four of us?
We need some time together.
And I feel like you and I have to talk.
- There might be things to say.
- What kind of things?
I'm gonna resign, Maddy.
We got so lucky getting Ella back.
I just can't take that chance again
with any of you.
You and the kids are
God, I'm nothing without you three.
Why don't we just go now?
Listen, I need to
take care of some things first.
When we're away, I'll explain everything.
Just let me make things right, okay?
[bittersweet music playing]
Thank you for coming, Minister.
I would have met you at your office.
It's all right.
I was on my way back from a hustings.
Good news about your daughter, C.
I hear it was down to your team.
[Adam] Thank you.
Right. I'm on LBC in 30 minutes
for my sins.
So, why did you want to see me?
Is there a break in the Angelis case?
We've uncovered a blackmail plot.
- I'm afraid you're the target, Minister.
- What do they have on me?
Evidence from last September
regarding your mother.
You used a government plane
to fly in a palliative care doctor.
She begged me.
It's inhuman.
To see someone you love
suffering like that.
You can understand that, can't you,
after everything
you went through with your first wife?
It is. I know.
Sir Martin assured me this had gone away.
You spoke to him about it?
He promised to contain it.
What did he ask for in return?
Nothing.
He's been a good friend to me.
He's been a loyal supporter
while I've been foreign secretary.
I mean, how did this intel
leak in the first place?
[clears throat]
We are trying to ascertain the specifics,
but, uh, it is out there for now.
Will you help me?
I would need to know
who would want to blackmail you.
Oh, take your pick.
There's plenty of people
who don't want me in Number 10.
But if I were you,
I'd start with my leadership rival.
- [whistle blowing]
- [players clamoring]
[cameras clicking]
- [whistle blowing]
- [players cheering]
Lord Melnikov, a few words?
This new initiative uses sport
to encourage greater social mobility.
And that's what Robert Kirby's
here to support today.
He gets what it takes
to unlock people's potential.
And as our next prime minister,
I know he's best placed
to unlock this country's potential.
[Kirby] Thank you.
- Thanks very much.
- [man] Thank you.
[Kirby] That's very kind. Thank you.
If you have any questions, please.
[reporter] Mr. Kirby,
what's your position on the NHS?
[tense music playing]
- [in Russian] Where's the file?
- In my bag.
- You've checked it out?
- Yes.
It's pretty damning.
Gives you all the leverage you need.
Keep it.
You need to make the approach to Gratz.
No. The SVR threatened me.
They sent Belova.
I got what you asked for.
Now I need to complete my own mission.
Don't be like that, Little Bee.
It's not much good to me
unless you finish the job.
I can buy you more time with Belova,
but you have to do this for me.
Make sure Gratz gets it today.
Hey.
[in English] Yes, I'm delighted
by the result today
and humbled and honored by the faith
my fellow MPs have shown in me.
- Hey, you wanted to see me?
- Tell me about Robert Kirby.
Jesus, buy a girl a drink, why don't you?
No small talk. All right, nope. Okay, um
Well, he was a late starter.
He's only been in the Common seven years.
Business background.
He is a darling of the libertarian right.
- Who's funding his campaign?
- Anton Melnikov.
Made his fortune acquiring former
state properties at bargain-bucket prices.
The usual story.
He was lucky not to be sanctioned
over the invasion of Ukraine.
How'd he get away with that?
He severed all ties with Russia
and doubled down
on his philanthropic agendas.
Housing developments, food banks,
and a mental health charity.
Your Five Eyes meeting
starts in three minutes.
I need to see Anton Melnikov.
Call his office immediately.
- What about your two o'clock?
- Patty can deputize.
Yes, sir.
- Why are you looking into Anton Melnikov?
- I can't tell you that.
Really? Jesus, Adam, Russia is my desk.
If you're about to do something
It might be your desk, but it's my agency.
I can't tell you because
I can't trust anyone with this right now.
Not even me.
After 20 years of friendship.
[Patrick scoffs]
You are a bloody idiot.
I'm the only one
trying to help you navigate this shit.
Everyone else thinks
you can't handle the pressure.
I don't know. Maybe they're right.
But if you won't let me help you,
then maybe I'm done too.
You wanna handle this alone?
It's all yours.
Sir.
[menacing music playing]
[officer] Arms up, please.
Thank you.
- [woman] Address?
- 6 Benton Drive.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [woman] Lovely, please take a seat.
- [man] Thank you.
- [Audrey] Thank you.
Ms. Seymour, you're welcome to come up.
Take a seat.
Ms. Seymour, how can I help you?
It's a little delicate.
I hope you don't mind, but I brought
some paperwork with me to help.
Oh. Sure.
[Kara] It's about my mother, you see.
She's not been well.
I just wanna help her, but it's so hard
to know what to do for the best.
You can understand that.
[sinister music playing]
Where did you get this?
Pull out of the race or we go public.
People hate it when politicians act
like there's one rule for them
and another for the rest of us.
Have a good day.
[woman] Miss, this way. Come on up.
Mr. Lawrence.
- Lord Melnikov.
- Oh, Anton, please.
They stopped serving, but I asked them
to keep the kitchen open if you're hungry.
- That's very kind of them.
- Not really.
I own the place.
I'm fine, thank you.
As soon as your office called,
I cleared my afternoon.
So whatever you need,
I'm your humble servant.
I'm very grateful.
No, I'm the grateful one.
I feel a debt to this country.
The kindness I've been shown
is overwhelming.
And it doesn't hurt when you have
an asset portfolio like yours.
I'm not talking about
the political classes.
I mean the ordinary people
I meet through my charities.
- They are the real heartbeat.
- Mm.
Anton, we've received intelligence
concerning a blackmail plot
against a senior minister.
Well, that's very worrying.
I need to warn you to be
on the lookout for similar approaches.
I'm grateful for your protection.
Are you telling every peer,
or do you have reason to believe
that I might somehow be a target?
Your name has come up.
Now, I can't say too much
for obvious reasons, but, uh,
a former associate of yours
might be involved.
Kara Yusova.
Kara Yusova? I don't recall.
She was your personal protection officer
eight years ago.
Oh, those people tend to come and go.
Well, if she makes contact,
you need to report it
to the police immediately.
We'll find who's behind this threat
and expose them.
The police, the security services,
they're gonna come down hard.
I'm sure the victim
of this blackmail attempt
would be very reassured to know that.
[phone vibrating]
- Would you excuse me?
- Absolutely.
[Adam] Adam Lawrence.
There was a woman. She threatened me.
Minister?
- Which woman?
- [Audrey] She has proof.
She has copies of original documents.
She said if I don't drop out
of the leadership race, it'll leak.
Who the fuck are these people, Adam?
Don't drop out. If you do that, they win.
How did they get hold of this information?
You can weather this, Audrey.
Ask the PM to support you.
[laughing] Are you kidding?
He'll run a mile. He's a fucking coward.
What am I gonna do?
I've gotta go.
[line drops]
[grave music playing]
[lock buzzing]
[door opening and closing]
[Dede] Hey.
Where is this place?
Come with me.
[intriguing music playing]
Guys, I need the room.
Okay, so show me.
The Maddy I remember
would've got some proof of them together.
I can't make out her face.
Is this the best you've got?
It was dark.
- [Dede] What is he giving her?
- I don't know.
I'm glad last night
changed your mind about him.
It didn't.
It's over.
He's resigning.
That's what I came here to tell you.
- You can leave us alone now.
- What?
He wants to do the right thing.
Maddy, if this started in Baku,
then this woman has spent 15 years
getting him into position.
She's stolen intel
from every agency on the globe
to make him Angelis's deputy.
That has to be for a reason.
I'm here to bring her in and find out why.
We'll leave Adam out of it.
We won't touch him.
- I don't believe you.
- We just need him to lead us to Kara.
How will you even know when they meet?
We can't track his phone,
but you can help us trace his movements.
No.
It's the only way
you keep him out of prison.
This started with Kara.
Once I have her,
it's over.
[elevator dings]
[automated voice] Elevator C going down.
[knife rustles]
[indistinct clatter]
[Anton in Russian] You said
you delivered the message to Gratz.
[in Russian] Of course I delivered it.
Then you must be losing your touch.
She hasn't pulled out of the race.
I need you to talk to her again.
I did what you asked.
If you want Gratz out of the running,
then take this to a journalist.
I'm sure you know a few hundred.
Did you talk to Belova?
Lawrence has connected us.
He came to see me, asking about you.
He told me to call the police
if you approached me.
[scoffs] He's warning you off.
If he had anything concrete on us
You don't understand, Kara.
This has to work.
And I can't make it happen
if I'm getting heat from MI6.
What are you talking about?
What is this?
You're full of shit.
You don't have any sway in Moscow, do you?
My money is frozen.
I'm persona non grata in Russia.
Once Kirby is prime minister,
then I'll gift wrap him to the Kremlin.
When this succeeds,
all is forgiven.
No more looking over our shoulders, Kara.
You used me.
I can't help you, Anton.
Then you leave me no choice.
I'll have to turn you in for
the attempted murder of Martin Angelis.
But I'm not done yet.
Yes, you are, Kara.
[dramatic music playing]
[in English] Am I dead?
Very.
You can't be very dead, Cal.
[Adam chuckling] Okay. Very dead.
- Did I live in this country?
- You lived in Egypt.
- You can't tell him that.
- [Adam] Egypt.
[laughing] I love
playing this game with Cal.
Okay, um
Ah! Ah, I see you trying to read it
on the reflection of the TV.
- What?
- Cheater!
- Dad!
- That is an outrageous accusation!
How dare you?
I promise you I'm not cheating.
Okay, um, first question.
Um, am I fictional?
- Maybe.
- You can't say maybe.
- [phone vibrating]
- It's yes or no answers only.
[Ella] Okay. Am I
[menacing music playing]
Dad?
Yeah, just, uh I won't be long.
You take my go.
[Kara] Hello.
[Adam] I know
you're working with Melnikov.
I don't want anything
to do with you anymore.
[Kara] This isn't just about us.
It's more serious than you think.
You don't have the whole picture.
[phone chiming]
[doorbell ringing]
[door opens and closes]
- Popcorn?
- Uh, I'll pass, thanks.
- This just came for you.
- Oh.
Hope I haven't spoiled the wrapping,
but we have to be careful with packages.
Oh! I forgot about this.
Um
Yeah, got it for Adam. It's a surprise.
It's not very imaginative.
- But it's the thought that counts.
- That's what I tell my wife.
[tense music playing]
[dog barking in distance]
- [Kara] Adam, we need to meet.
- [laughs] What for?
I know who had Ella kidnapped.
Southbank Skate Park, 1:00 a.m.
[tense music building]
[softly] Ah, fuck.
[suspenseful music playing]
[door closes in distance]
Let me guess. Ella's picked some obscure
Instagram influencer I've never heard of.
[chuckling]
This feels like we're normal, right?
Yeah.
- [Adam] Okay, how many guesses you got?
- [Callum] Nineteen.
[phone ringing]
Yeah.
[Dede] He's on the move. Are you ready?
Once you ID her, it's all over.
Okay, I'm coming.
[tense music playing]
[siren wailing in distance]
Lawrence is here. No eyes on the target.
He's headed for the skate park.
Stand by.
[tense music continues]
[knock on wall]
[Dede] Hey.
Here.
Is this live?
[Dede] We've been tracking him
for 20 minutes now.
Any sign of the target?
[Gore] Negative.
Lawrence is alone.
[tense music continues]
- I need a feed from that north side.
- [Tao] North side is a blind spot.
This is all we have.
Okay.
Get me audio. Anything. We're blind here.
- [Gore] Ears are on.
- [device beeps]
[Adam] Did Melnikov take my daughter
to force my hand over the Gratz file?
[Kara on radio] It wasn't him.
He just took advantage of the situation.
He wants to go home.
But he knows he's a dead man
if he sets his foot
back in Moscow with nothing.
That's her. That's her voice.
[Kara] He's trying
to get Kirby into Number 10
so he can flip him back to the Kremlin.
It's his ticket back.
Then tell me who took my daughter
if it wasn't Melnikov.
Only once you help me find out
what happened in Baku.
I had five local men working for me.
Interpreters, drivers, an ex-cop.
I guaranteed their safety.
They were tortured.
Strung up on the street
where their own kids could see them.
You wanna know who killed them?
[Kara] I made a promise to their families.
- The truth is in MI6, somewhere.
- I looked!
I told you,
there's nothing about your men.
[Kara] You said the same about Gratz.
Where did you get the file on her?
[Adam] At Angelis's house.
Then he might have a file on Baku too.
Adam, you
- You have to help me get it.
- First, you have to tell me who took Ella.
[Kara] When I found your daughter,
I saw a blood pressure cuff.
[Adam] They were monitoring
Ella's blood pressure?
Jesus.
That's standard US procedure
post-Guantanamo.
[Kara] The CIA took your daughter.
[Adam] What do they want?
[Kara] I don't know,
but if they're willing to kidnap Ella
to try and flush us out,
they're capable of anything.
Look at me, Kara. Walk away.
If the CIA find you, they will take you,
and your government
won't lift a finger to get you back.
Ugh.
[Adam] What?
They're already here.
They must have followed you.
- What's happening?
- [Adam] Go. Go.
[suspenseful music playing]
All units, move! Go!
- [knife slicing]
- [Gore shrieks]
[man on radio] Agent Gore is down.
- We lost the target.
- [slams table]
[Dede] Get me her body cam.
Tell me you have something.
- [typing]
- [Gore screams on video]
Is this the woman you saw?
Did Adam meet her
in the market last night?
Tell me.
Maddy, it wasn't me.
They went over my head! Ella's safe now!
She wasn't
You're out of your mind. She's a child.
She's my child.
Is she the one he gave the file to?
What?
Answer me!
They're not your blood, Maddy.
What? What did you just say to me?
I saved your life in a fucking war zone.
It is my blood in your veins. Not theirs.
[dramatic music playing]
And this is what,
you trying to protect me?
Yes.
You are a fucking monster.
[dramatic music continues]
[music fading]
[wistful music playing]
[phone vibrating]
Yeah?
[Kara] Why didn't you turn me over
to the CIA when you had the chance?
Because right now
I don't know who to trust.
We're in this together.
[Kara] I want
whatever Angelis has on Baku.
And you need his intel to stop Melnikov.
So, why are we fucking around?
We need to move now.
Where are you?
[Kara] I'm standing
outside Angelis's house.
You can either help me,
or I'm going in alone.
It's your call.
Ella, sweetie.
Hey.
Can you get dressed for me, love?
We need to go.
All right. Here, put these on.
- I'll see you downstairs, all right?
- Okay.
[door closes]
[whispers] Oh, God.
[doorbell ringing]
[Mary] Oh, hi.
What a nice surprise. Come through.
- Hi, Ella. How are you?
- Yeah, I'm good, thanks.
- Take your coats off through there.
- Okay.
Sorry.
- Uh, Mads and I had a nasty fight.
- Right.
Well, Martin will
be thrilled to see you all.
- A welcome home party.
- Oh, of course. When are you, uh
Any minute.
Great!
- [phone vibrating]
- Oh, sorry, that's me.
Ah, that's Mads now.
Right. Um, who can play the piano?
- [Maddy] Adam, what the hell is going on?
- I saw you in the South Bank with Dede.
Um
Come home.
We need to talk about this in person.
Please? I need to see the kids.
Our home isn't safe. My kids are not safe.
- Not now. How am I to trust you again?
- [Maddy] Trust?
You wanna talk to me about trust?
Who is she, Adam?
How come you've never talked about her?
- I have to go.
- [Maddy] Adam!
[line drops]
- Angelis is on his way home. You gotta go.
- No.
It's our last chance to get the files.
[exhales deeply]
[simple piano melody playing]
- [clapping]
- That's it. That's all I've got.
- Can you teach me?
- Sure!
So, two fingers, six beats here.
Then six beats on the next one there.
[piano melody playing]
[Mary] Yep, brilliant.
[Adam] You have to go
all the way around this corridor,
but there's another door beyond this one.
It's a wine rack.
It slides to the right, okay?
You take whatever you want on Baku.
Melnikov file is mine.
Okay.
[door opens]
[grave music playing]
Go on.
- Dad, what's she doing here?
- There's something down here I need, okay?
You're stealing it?
I have to, Ella, and no one can know.
That's why we came?
This isn't right. Mary was Mom's friend.
I understand.
It's more complicated than that.
Can you keep this a secret?
- Okay.
- Thank you. Let's go.
[playing piano tune]
- [Adam] Well done, Cal.
- [Mary] Brilliant, that was amazing.
[door opens]
He's here.
[phone vibrates]
[tense music playing]
- [Martin] Thank you, Frank.
- Morning, sir.
Hello, darling.
Adam's here.
[tense music continues]
[phone vibrates]
[car door closes and alarm chirps]
[Martin in distance]
Well, this is a nice surprise.
I'd hardly recognize you two.
Honey, look at Callum.
Well, hold on a moment.
Oh, yes, I can see your old man
in those eyes.
Welcome home, sir.
Richebourg Grand Cru, 2009.
Do you know what that is, Cal?
- Wine?
- [Martin chuckles]
It's nectar, my boy.
They're staying for lunch, I'm sure.
Open a bottle now, Mary, let it breathe.
Oh, no, we really mustn't, sir.
Really, we mustn't.
- Indulge an old man.
- [laughs]
[Mary] I'll be back.
Come on, Cal. Let's go and help.
[footsteps clacking]
Aunt Mary, can we see the garden?
- [Mary] Um
- Please?
I haven't seen it in years,
and Callum doesn't remember.
Okay.
[device beeping]
[Martin] Mary told me you dropped in.
I understand
she showed you my wine collection.
They're not here.
My files.
- You won't find them.
- That's not why I came.
Oh, you're such a horrible liar, Adam.
And using your kids as cover.
What kind of father does that?
What is it you want?
To stop Melnikov.
He's trying to put Kirby in Number 10.
Hmm.
You knew.
After the CIA came to me
with their suspicions about you,
I did some digging.
I came across a transcript
of a call we'd intercepted
between two SVR agents.
They were talking about a British agent
that they'd used to kill five men in Baku.
They used a code name.
"Dorian."
But I knew it could only be you.
The death of those local men
provoked the uprising.
We pulled out. You stayed.
Saved the embassy.
Made your name with MI6.
But you let the Russians take the city.
I've kept you close ever since.
So I could control this.
Understand what you were up to.
I am not a double agent.
I know damn well
you gave Yusova the intel on Gratz.
She used to work for Melnikov.
Melnikov is bankrolling Kirby.
Now, the three of you have been
in this together since the beginning,
and you have come here today to try
and cover up your part.
I came here to stop Kirby
becoming prime minister.
I'm not going to stop him.
This country has forgotten
how much it needs us.
As soon as Kirby is in Number 10,
I'll bring the roof in on him.
Remind people why they need a strong MI6.
If your transcript is correct,
then there's a double agent at MI6!
[shouts] Give it up, will you?
You made your choice, Adam.
[grave music playing]
I'll make sure the entire world
knows you're a Russian asset.
You're going to jail for a very long time.
And I promise you this,
your family won't just be devastated.
They'll be destroyed.
Crushed by the inordinate shame
your children will have to carry
for the rest of their lives.
[dramatic music playing]
[Adam] Ella! Callum! Let's go!
[dramatic music continues]