Liaison (2023) s01e04 Episode Script

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[PHONE VIBRATING]
- You have to leave.
- [GABRIEL] What?
- I'm really sorry, but my son's
- No problem, I'll leave.
[PHONE CONTINUES VIBRATING]
[SABINE LAUGHS]
Hello.
[EU ASSISTANT] Mark Bolton is dead.
He hanged himself in the bathroom.
- What?
- It just happened.
- That's impossible.
- I can't believe it either.
- What's wrong?
- Can you come over?
- On my way.
- I'm sorry about this.
- I'll see you soon.
- I'll be right there.
What is it?
Mark Bolton, a British guy,
killed himself in our office.
- I'm so sorry.
- [SIGHS]
- Did you know him?
- No. Yes.
It's just I'm the one
who's been working with him.
- I am truly sorry, my love.
- Jean-Marc, I have to leave.
- Everything will be fine. Stay calm.
- I'm really sorry about this.
I need to get ready.
I'll just be a minute.
Okay, I'll wait right here.
Oh, I can't believe this.
- I'll I'll be fast.
- No worries.
If I can help, let me know.
- [SABINE] Okay.
- [DEVICE CLICKS]
I'm free all day.
So if you get tied up with work and
need me to grab some groceries
Anything at all, Sabine, don't hesitate.
[TOILET FLUSHES]
[BLEEPS]
Okay?
Turn up the sound.
[SABINE] Yes, yes, thank you.
[DOOR OPENS]
Shh. Please.
Okay, sorry.
- You'll let yourself out?
- Hey.
- Call me if you need me, okay?
- Okay.
Good luck. Good luck.
["YOU ARE THE ONE" PLAYING]
Miss Rowdy, when you saw these
two men, where were you standing?
Near the sink. Right over there.
[OFFICER] Mm-hmm.
Like I said, I felt
sick. I was leaning over.
[OFFICER] Mmm. I see.
And you would be able to identify them,
even though you had your back turned?
Listen, um
I don't believe Mark committed suicide.
I think he was murdered.
Murdered? Here? At the commission?
You don't find it suspicious that I saw
two strangers at the scene of a crime?
They wanted to scare me.
Gentlemen, Miss Rowdy
is rather distressed.
You can finish asking
your questions later.
Okay, Mr. Vandermeer.
You got it. Let's go.
This is a conspiracy. It's obvious.
Come, Miss Rowdy.
[LINE RINGING]
- Didier?
- Yeah?
Bolton is dead.
Calm down. None of this is your fault.
[SIGHS]
I heard he was getting
payoffs from private companies.
Did you know that?
Alison saw two men at the scene.
She believes he was murdered.
Really? And did she
say that to the cops?
Well, of course.
Listen, ignore that woman.
You're beyond reproach.
Now that I told you
Bolton was taking bribes,
well, you have to report
it to the Anti-Fraud Office.
It's your obligation, isn't it?
If Anti-Fraud gets involved,
we won't sign the deal.
Yeah, too bad for the British, right?
But good news for Antropa.
[SIGHS]
Miss Rowdy!
I think you forgot this.
- Not mine, sorry.
- You're right.
Bolton was murdered.
Why are you telling me this?
Because they're using me.
They want his murder to lead
to an Anti-Fraud inquiry.
That would take years. You'll
get no deal with Europe.
Only with them.
Who is it? Who are these people?
No, please, leave
Brussels. Leave right away.
And the crash too,
they were behind that?
You have proof? Documents?
They're monitoring
digital communications.
Any contact with you, I'm dead.
Sabine.
I'm sorry.
I was wrong about you, obviously.
Gabriel.
- Be careful with him.
- Who?
The guy you were with yesterday.
He works for Antropa?
Antropa?
No, I I just meant
It's very dangerous water you're in.
[IN ARABIC] Samir. Get up, get up.
- Here's your phone.
- And the credit card?
It's in my pocket.
Follow me.
- Should I take it out?
- Give me the card.
I'll watch. Okay?
I'll watch. Go ahead.
Be quick.
Go ahead.
INSERT YOUR BANK CARD.
[KRIMO] Is it working?
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
Huh? What?
Did you withdraw the money? Huh?
What a con! [LAUGHS]
- Then, see you later.
- See you later.
- [LINE RINGING]
- [SIGHS]
[PHONE RINGING]
Samir.
How are you, honey?
Gabriel, the man who
came to pick us up
He's with the French government.
He wants to help us.
Why? What did he say to you?
You stole You stole
information from people
and they are looking for us. To kill us.
If they find us, they'll
kill all three of us.
Okay.
This man, can we trust him?
He's not alone. There's
a woman with him.
She works for the English government.
They're taking good care of us.
Samir, we won't get
out of this on our own.
It may be a mistake but
tell me where you are.
I'm very close to you now.
[SAMIR BREATHING HEAVILY]
I'm in Dunkirk.
Dunkirk.
that back to your girlfriend.
What the fuck are you doing with her?
[BOTTLES CLINK]
I planted a bug on her laptop.
Did you know she was
blocking our signing?
She's being controlled by
someone outside the commission.
[SNIFFS]
What is it?
The guy I was working with, Mark Bolton.
I was there when they killed him.
[GABRIEL SIGHS]
You saw them? Really saw them?
Go back to London right away.
[SCOFFS, CHUCKLES]
I know they're planning an
attack and Samir is the key,
and you just want me to run?
What do you think? I'm
one of your bitches?
What are you talking
about? You mean Sabine?
Stay and you'll get killed.
There's no two ways about it.
[SIGHS]
[SPITS]
Anyway, I'm leaving too.
Samir called. He's in Dunkirk.
[IN ARABIC] Myriam, get ready.
We're leaving in the morning.
[MYRIAM] Okay, fine.
- No, you're dreaming.
- If I stay here, I'm dead.
I'd rather be murdered with you.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Alison Rowdy, I want everything
you have on that bitch,
because if we don't
stop her, we're fucked.
Alison Rowdy. I have her profiled.
I figured she'd be
trouble from the start.
- [KEYPAD BEEPING]
- [DOOR UNLOCKS]
Here.
I even have a copy of her cell
phone, if you're interested.
Can I ask you a question?
Okay.
Why didn't you ever say
anything about Antropa?
Why would I mention Antropa?
Because they have a
reputation in this business.
Selling hypersonic missiles,
satellite imagery, cybersecurity.
So I'm interested.
And?
I wanna know their involvement.
Or I'll kill the mission.
That information is classified.
Did they promise you something?
All right, I'll explain.
The president thinks Antropa has the
potential to become a major player
in the industrial
complex of the military.
My mission is to make sure the company
wins the contract with Great Britain.
Which is totally illegal
according to every law in Europe.
- Yeah, whatever you wanna think.
- Mm-hmm.
No one can know that France is
favoring one of its companies.
Right, sure.
Thank you for the explanation.
No charge.
This'll make Alison Rowdy
your new best friend.
I don't work for Antropa.
Whatever you're insinuating,
I work for my country,
who's doing something they shouldn't be.
- [GRUNTS]
- [DOOR CLOSES]
[CONTROLLER] Jetline 731, do you read?
Jetline 731, this is
London Control. Do you read?
Jetline 731, if you read this
transmission, squawk 7600.
And they've lost all comms?
[AIDE] Yes. Nothing on the
radio or the transponder.
- When did this happen?
- Ten minutes ago.
How many passengers?
250, give or take.
Jesus Christ.
[AIDE] We don't have much time.
It's already three miles off course
and losing height over the city.
Where exactly?
On current trajectory, traffic
control has it coming down in EC4.
- More or less on top of Saint Paul's.
- [SHUTTER CLICKS]
That's a code 37.
[JET ENGINES ROARING]
- [PILOT] Mayday. Mayday.
- [ELECTRONIC VOICE] Pull up.
Jetline 731. Do you read?
[PILOT] Air traffic
control, we've lost control.
- Mayday. Can you read me?
- [CONTROLLER] Jetline 731, do you read?
- [ELECTRONIC VOICE] Pull up.
- [PILOT] Mayday.
Air traffic control, we're
about to crash. Can you read me?
- [ELECTRONIC VOICE] Pull up.
- [PILOT] Mayday, mayday.
- Can you read me?
- That's enough.
- [CONTROLLER] Jetline 7
- [ELECTRONIC VOICE] Pull up. Pull up.
Increase height.
[PILOT] London Control,
we are reading you.
Climbing back up to 2,000 feet.
No idea what the fuck just happened.
[SIGHS]
[PILOT] The plane pretty
much just went nuts.
[SIRENS BLARING IN DISTANCE]
I've instructed the Air
Accident Investigation Branch
to begin immediately an
inquiry into these events.
And we'd respectfully ask
the media to refrain from
[RICHARD] You getting this, Alison?
- [ALISON] Yes.
- until we have the AAIB's report.
[REPORTER] Minister. Can
you confirm, Minister,
whether there's any suspicion of
a link between today's incident
and the recent cyberattacks
on the Thames Barrier,
Network Rail and the National Grid?
And that is exactly the kind of
question that I've just spoken about.
No, there is no evidence of any
People are scared.
[RICHARD, ON TV] Thank you.
And beginning to understand
just how powerless we are.
What's the PM saying?
Bugger all. PM.
Covering his arse.
[COMPUTER CHIMES]
Toby. Nice of you to join us.
Richard, what the fuck?
I don't know what you think you're
playing at, but enough is enough.
People need to feel protected.
You should have more
faith in the public, Toby.
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [GLEASON] What world are you living in?
Room service.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [CHUCKLES] Darling.
[ALBERT SIGHS]
You're decent?
Come.
[ROOM SERVICE ATTENDANT]
Excuse me, miss.
[PEOPLE SHOUTING, CLAMORING]
My God.
I wonder why they didn't
go through with it.
Because they're not actual terrorists.
[SCOFFS]
Of course you know more.
You okay?
Mm-hmm.
Thank you for being here for me.
What's up with you?
Hobbs is downstairs.
You traveled together?
Well, she was coming to
deal with the Belgians
over Bolton's death, and, uh
[CLICKS TONGUE]
Well, she needed to speak
to you about something.
What's going on here, Albert?
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
I'll be out of the room in ten minutes.
So what is it?
Darling, you need to speak to her.
Glad you came.
[BABY CRYING]
[BABY CONTINUES CRYING]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Gleason is ordering me
to sign a cybersecurity
contract with a private company.
They're talking to a
firm called Antropa.
[ALISON] Antropa?
Well, I spoke to someone this
morning who implied a link
between them and the attacks.
[RICHARD] Who?
I can't say, but it's
worth looking into.
Okay, I'll try and buy you some
time. We don't have much left.
Our only hope is the Syrian,
so I'm counting on you.
Okay. Great.
- So you wanted to talk to me?
- Yes.
The two men you saw when Bolton
was killed, was one Delage?
No, I would have recognized Delage.
[TYPING ON PHONE]
And have you had any contact
with him since you've been here?
Why on earth would I have
had any contact with him?
[PHONE VIBRATING]
CCTV from the hospital
on the day of the crash
shows you in Walid
Hamza's room with Delage.
What?
[PHONE CONTINUES VIBRATING]
Hang on? Um, I, uh
I was on a call with Richard and,
yes, there was a man
in the room, a nurse.
- Doing what?
- Changing Hamza's IV bag.
That was Delage?
Do you know the odds of you
running into him by accident?
- So what are you saying?
- Alison.
Hold on. What is it you're
accusing me of, Detective?
[PHONE VIBRATING]
GABRIEL You coming?
Noon. Place du Congrès.
You know what? I need
to go to the morgue.
I have to get Bolton's autopsy results.
[CHILD LAUGHING]
Wow. Look at the sports
car. It's so fast.
And see? It's a fire truck.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [TOY TRUCK SIREN]
- Oh! It's a sheriff's badge!
- Pierre?
- Mommy's here.
- [SABINE] Oh, wow. What is that?
- Show your truck to Mommy. Go ahead.
[SABINE CHUCKLES]
It's really cool.
It's amazing.
[KISSES]
You could have called first.
I got stuck in Brussels
with a last-minute meeting.
It was a chance to see him.
Right, buddy?
Helena.
Let's play more.
Hey, let's sit here
and play quietly, okay?
- How are you feeling?
- Mmm.
[DIDIER] Hmm.
You know what you're gonna do?
You're gonna go to HR
and say you have PTSD.
And then you'll put in a request
to be transferred to another unit.
You want me to transfer?
You should be moving up in your
career, especially after all this.
What's your security
clearance? Level one?
Yeah, the maximum.
Well, with that kind of
clearance to top secret documents,
you deserve a high-level position.
You should be making a lot more
money with that kind of access.
Are you serious? That's
enough, Didier. Enough, really.
You're using me, using
your child. Disgusting.
- I'm not forcing you to do anything.
- You are forcing me.
You're the father of my child
and you're important to me.
But keep your shady
business away from me.
You should get some
rest. We'll talk tonight.
[TEXT SENT CHIME]
- [TEXT RECEIVED CHIME]
- [BABY CRYING]
[IN ARABIC] You good?
Yes.
- Thanks be to God.
- [PHONE RINGING]
[DUMAS] The people looking
for Samir want him dead.
We have to fake his death,
or this'll never end.
I leave it to you to figure
out something credible.
I'm counting on you.
Okay. Sure.
Let me out here, up on the left, please.
[TAXI DRIVER] Okay.
- Thanks. Keep the change.
- Thank you.
[DUMAS] Tell me, you're not in
contact with Alison anymore, are you?
No.
She might try to communicate
or meet with you.
If she does, don't respond
or go near her. Understood?
Got it. Sure.
[PHONE BEEPS]
- What's that?
- Scrambler.
How do we reach Samir?
Simple. We'll disconnect
it when we call him.
[ELEVATOR VOICE, IN
FRENCH] Welcome to Antropa.
[ELEVATOR VOICE, IN
What the fuck happened, Bob?
It's nearly finished.
The Brits are so panicked,
they're desperate to sign.
Except Alison Rowdy saw your men.
- So she's got a pretty good idea.
- She has no power.
[DIDIER] No, but plenty of influence,
so she could fuck this all up.
- We'll have her silenced.
- Like Bolton?
That's nice. Worked out well.
Do you know her father?
General Jack Rowdy.
Spent a career with the SAS and
ten years with the head of NATO.
He retired after Iraq, moved
to France. Now he writes books.
He's a mentor and
friend to Richard Banks.
They say without Rowdy's influence,
Banks would have never got his position.
You can imagine what they would do
if anything ever happened to Alison.
You got another plan?
[DIDIER] This.
[HICHAM CRYING]
[GABRIEL SIGHS]
You good?
[GABRIEL CLEARS THROAT]
What'll we do once we find Samir?
[GABRIEL SIGHS]
I just want him to open
that damn thumb drive,
give it to Banks and avoid a massacre.
And along the way I can also
prove I didn't betray my country.
Okay.
And you? Are you working with me or not?
Against you.
All up against you.
You love giving me a hard time.
What? Not at all.
[ALISON CHUCKLES]
[WHISTLING "LA MARSEILLAISE"]
[HICHAM COOING]
DUNKIRK STATION
[GABRIEL SIGHS]
- [GABRIEL SIGHS]
- [HICHAM COOING]
[GABRIEL] Look, over there.
That must be Samir's guy.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Yeah.
- Richard, I think I found Samir.
Got him with you?
I will in about two minutes.
Krimo.
- [IN ARABIC] Krimo. What happened?
- You can come out.
You can come out. Don't worry.
- Be careful, okay?
- Okay, okay.
- Dunkirk.
Can you make it to your father's?
- Yes.
- Okay.
Okay, then. You Go to your dad's.
And I'll get a team
there right away, okay?
Richard.
Samir is on Antropa's kill list.
And I'm pretty sure I am too.
Just Just go to your
father's, all right?
I'll phone and say you're on your way.
Okay.
- [HICHAM CRYING]
- Aha!
[GASPS]
[SAMIR] Myriam!
- Myriam!
- [GASPS, CRYING]
[HICHAM CONTINUES CRYING]
[SAMIR, IN ARABIC] Am I dreaming?
Thank God you're okay.
[GABRIEL] Myriam.
Hurry up.
- [HICHAM CONTINUES CRYING]
- [WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]
Samir. How are you? Let's go.
[MYRIAM WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]
[GABRIEL] Come on.
- Come, come.
- Where?
Just come. Come, come.
- Who is this guy?
- Come here!
- Do you know him?
- Yes, I know him. Come.
doing? Come on, quick, quick, quick.
- Who is this guy?
- It's fine.
- Hello, darling.
- Hello, Dad.
Ah. Still alive.
And this must be Samir.
Hi.
- Oh.
- Jack, huh?
Beautiful house.
You're very welcome.
A little too exposed.
Samir won't be safe here.
How safe does he need?
So, how's Banks? Still
a grouchy old git?
- Pretty much.
- He ever gives you a hard time
- Nobody gives me a hard time, Dad.
- [SCOFFS]
Here we go.
This way.
Thank you, darling.
[HYDRAULICS HISSING]
Everything you need.
Bed, shower, lavatory.
- Make yourself at home.
- No, no, sir. I can't stay here.
[IN ARABIC] You want to
leave? Give us back the money.
want to get out, you can.
If you need anything, call me.
[HYDRAULICS HISSING]
So what's he got you
involved in this time?
- Dad
- Oh, come on, sweetheart.
One minute he's an eco-warrior.
The next, he's some
sort of government agent.
Is Jack unhappy?
20 years on, he's still
hanging around like a bad smell.
Okay, can we not?
Dad, call Richard.
Tell him everything is fine,
we've got Samir and we're
waiting for his team.
- All right?
- [SNIFFS]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
["TEARDROP" PLAYING ON STEREO]
[SIGHS]
[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING IN DISTANCE]
[DOORS CREAK OPEN]
[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
[MUSIC STOPS]
[LINE RINGING]
- [ALBERT] Hello?
- Hey.
[ALBERT] Alison.
What number is this?
Where the hell are you?
I just wanted to let you know I'm okay.
[ALBERT] Why did you run off?
Hobbs is convinced you're a suspect.
- What do you think?
- [ALBERT] I
Listen, just tell me where you are.
- Alison?
- Yes.
Alison.
[JACK] Evening.
Rather late, don't you think?
For me? Are you sure?
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
FRENCH REPUBLIC DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
FOR EXTERNAL SECURITY
[PROTESTORS CHANTING] No
more nukes! No more nukes!
[CHANTING CONTINUES]
Hurry up. They're coming. Take your bag.
[CHANTING CONTINUES]
[CHANTING CONTINUES]
Come on, now, guys! No
more nukes! No more nukes!
[INDISTINCT]
[GABRIEL] Fight! Fight them!
Push forward! Fight back!
What are you gonna do,
huh? Get out of our way!
- [ALISON] What's wrong with you?
- Don't fucking touch me!
Fuck off, Alison.
[GLASS SMASHES]
[TV STATIC BUZZING]
[VIDEO RECORDER WHIRS]
[SIGHS]
[PHONE RINGING]
[JACK] Hello?
Yes, I understand. Who
are you bastards anyway?
Listen.
Any idea who I am?
You think you can call me in
my own home and blackmail me?
I'll tell you what will happen
now. I'm going to call
[CALLER HANGS UP]
[SIGHS]
Dad, I was won
What are you doing?
I'm not senile.
And I'm not relying on
that pathetic war dog.
- He's on our side.
- He's on his own bloody side.
[CLIP SLIDES INTO GUN]
I don't want you
getting shot for nothing.
[SIGHS]
That's not Samir in there.
He's a migrant.
We paid him to be a decoy.
So where's the real Samir?
On a boat near Dunkirk.
Gabriel knows some people there.
Hmm. And you trust this man?
After what you did to him?
I'm trying to make up for what I
did. Don't take that away from me.
Thank you.
Mmm. That smells good.
Here.
Give this to Samir.
So, come on, what's the
real reason you're here?
Revenge?
Redemption?
- Show us who we sacrificed?
- [INHALES]
So you admit that's what you did?
Actually, it was Alison
who made the accusation.
- It was your idea.
- Still, you defend her.
You knew it wasn't me.
I was nowhere near
Nathalie when this happened.
- And still you
- What?
I protected my daughter
like any father would.
Her happiness is the only
thing that matters to me.
Does she really look happy to you?
Did you know she was pregnant
when I took her back to England?
He loves it. Compliments to the chef.
Dad, come and have something to eat.
So, tell me, is it
true you were pregnant
the last time we were together?
I thought he knew.
Why would he?
It's nobody's business but mine.
[PHONE RINGING]
Uh, back in a minute.
What's he doing?
What did you tell him?
Gabriel.
[JACK] I told you,
the Syrian's not here.
Leave my daughter out of this.
- Do you hear me?
- They weren't sent by Banks.
Go check on Krimo and make sure
he stays put. Go! Go, go, go!
[JACK] I'm warning you.
I am a former deputy supreme
commander of NATO and I am armed!
[KNOCKING]
Come on. Come on. Look. Your father.
- Look.
- [JACK] Fuck off, Delage.
- I can handle this.
- [KRIMO] What just happened?
- [GABRIEL] General.
- Oh, shit.
Hey! Alison!
Hey, come
- General. General.
- [HORN BLARES]
- Don't go there. Come back.
- They know who I am.
They don't give a fuck about
who you are. Come, I said.
Delage, don't push me.
Listen, I know those
guys more than you do.
- They're going to slaughter us. Come!
- [ALISON] Dad!
[JACK] You got us
into this mess, Delage.
- Now you mind your own fucking business.
- [ALISON] Dad!
[GUNSHOTS]
No! No!
[TIRES SCREECH]
[ALISON] No! No!
- [AGENT 1] Go, go, go!
- [AGENT 2] Behind you.
- [AGENT 1] Come on, come on.
- [ALISON] Let me go!
[KRIMO, IN ARABIC] Hurry up!
[IN ARABIC] Come in!
Come in!
[GABRIEL] Close the fucking door!
[KRIMO] What's going on?