Hidden Assets (2021) s01e06 Episode Script

If it's gonna be
corporate headquarters
in Europe,
it's gotta be big.
It's perfect.
You want to push paper now?
Stop a bomber and another
will take his place.
But find the money and you
topple the whole regime.
There's dozens of companies
and hundreds of policies here.
-Culain sounds Irish?
-Look.
It's the entrance
to Fionn Brannigan's house.
Well, tomorrow might be too late
to prevent more deaths.
Can we have a minute
to grapple with this one?
Bibi, all you need
to do right now
is give me a good reason
not to give this to CAB.
Every detail of your
and Fionn's entire system.
According to her Alpha pass,
Bibi Melnick was
in the port the night
before the Brussels bomb
as well as the Antwerp one.
It's her. Oh, my God!
She's the one bringing
the bombers in.
Come on.
You're being followed,
Mevrouw Melnick.
By police.
Get rid of them!
That's what you're paid for.
Get out of the car!
Raise your hands!
Where is he?
Any news on the black
SUV that got in my way?
Nothing.
No trace, but CCTV shows
this is the route
Bibi Melnick took the night
Sana disappeared.
She leaves work
late.
Then drives through
the dock area,
through a security point
before
turning into Boosestraat,
which is a black spot.
There are no street cameras.
After 15 minutes,
she reappears,
and then drives straight home.
That must be where
the handover was.
Yeah, probably.
What is on this Boosestraat?
Not much. It's very quiet.
It's maybe why she chose it.
I've sent uniforms down there,
to knock on doors,
see what they can find.
Okay. Good.
We need to put pressure on her
if we want to find this bomber.
Diver found this at the spot
where a port worker saw
Mevrouw Melnick throw something
in the water.
So, uh
whatever's on that hard disk
must be pretty incriminating.
Let's hope so.
What damage will the water
have done?
It may've affected
the electronics,
but that's about it.
The data should be still on it
whether it got wet or not.
Okay. The platter is fine.
This is all that's on it.
These are all company
financial accounts.
We're already on to Culain,
but send all those to Norah,
see if there's
anything new in there.
Sure.
What's in VTL?
Is that it?
Is that all there is?
Yeah, that's all.
Hold on.
That's all there's on this disk?
Nothing that could be linked
to the attacks?
No. This is it.
Fuck.
What does VTL mean?
"Virtual tape library"?
It's data storage technology
for backing up data
and information
If she went to the trouble
of trying
to destroy this hard disk,
these numbers
must mean something.
So stay on it, see if you can
find out what they mean.
Wait here.
-Police! Turn around!
-Okay. Okay.
Turn around!
Move forward.
-Okay.
-Get down!
-Get down!
-Okay. Okay.
What is this about?
Can you tell me?
-Shut up!
-You're under arrest.
They're questioning Koshinen,
the captain of the tanker
who brought in the bombers.
First impressions are he knows
nothing about any of this.
What about her husband?
On his way here now.
Is she still insisting
she doesn't want a lawyer?
I think she hopes she can
handle this herself
without anyone else finding out.
Let's go put her straight.
Follow me.
Sit down.
Isn't this all
a little excessive?
I must inform you this interview
is being recorded,
and remind you you have been
arrested on suspicion of crimes
contravening the 2003 Law
on Terrorist Offenses.
Anything you say may be used
as evidence in court.
Will this take long?
My husband will be expecting me.
He has been arrested too
as part of our investigation.
James has noth--
He has never broken the law.
Ever.
Do you still wish
to be interviewed
without a lawyer present?
Sit down, please.
You already know
Detective Sergeant Berry.
She is here representing the
Irish Criminal Assets Bureau.
One minute, please.
If this is something to do with
what Fionn has been up to --
It's not. You're the one
we're interested in.
Thanks, Mila.
Recommencing the interview
with Mevrouw Melnick
at 21:46.
We are investigating the
terrorist attacks in Brussels
and here in Antwerp,
and I'm offering you the chance
to tell us what you know.
I don't know anything.
We believe this next attack
is very imminent.
You can help us stop it.
So I'm asking you to help us
save many citizens' lives.
I would help, if I could.
You searched my car,
you found nothing.
I don't know why you think
I'm involved.
Okay. Fine.
I have some photographs
I'd like you to take a look at.
Do you recognize
this vehicle?
Of course. It's mine.
Does anybody else
drive this car?
No. Just me.
Can you identify the person
driving in this image?
Yes. It's me.
Can you identify the person
in this image?
It's me.
We have identified the man
getting out of your car
as Luis Spinola.
The man who carried out
the Antwerp bombing.
Can you identify the two
other men in this photo?
If it helps jog your memory,
these images
were taken the night
before the bombing.
We believe you used
your company's access
to the port to bring these men
into the country
so they could carry out
terrorist attacks.
You must understand you're
facing terrorist charges
and life in prison.
Silence will not help you,
Mevrouw Melnick.
You're right.
There is another attack.
It's scheduled
for tomorrow morning.
I can help you prevent it,
but I want to see James first.
Like I already told you,
Mr. Melnick is currently
under arrest,
as part of our investigation.
And like I told you,
he has nothing to do with this.
If you want to stop this attack,
then go get him for me.
Come.
Come on, we're going.
-¿Qué?
-We have to leave.
-¿Qué?
-Muevete.
Move.
Chief Inspector.
Look, I don't -- I don't know
what I'm doing here.
And I --
I don't know what's happening,
but I do know my rights.
We have conclusive evidence
that your wife helped the man
who carried out
last week's bombing.
No, that's
You made a mistake.
There's absolutely no mistake.
Whatever you have
to say to him, make it quick.
I'm so sorry.
About all of this.
All of what?
What have you done?
It's okay, they can't record us
in here.
Bibi
Tell me.
The police have photos of me
with --
with the man
who carried out the bombing.
When you say "with" him,
what do you mean?
Getting out of the boot
of my car.
They threatened to kill me
if I didn't do it.
And Arthur too, and you.
Who?
This is all about your father's
fucking money, isn't it?
The money that I told you from
the very beginning not to take.
It was Daddy's money.
He earned it, no one else.
And they hounded him
into his grave.
I had every right to keep it.
It belongs to us.
Hm.
And Fionn?
Getting thrown out of a plane,
how does that fit in?
We underestimated the people
we were dealing with.
Yeah, I'd say.
I'm sorry, James, I'm sorry.
Uh, that's too late, too late.
I did it for us.
Will you stop lying to me!
We have more money
than we can ever spend.
All of this has never been
about anything except you!
You and your father,
and your father's
fucking legacy.
I need your help.
If not for me
then to protect Arthur.
I'm going to send you a copy
of this too,
and we split the load.
Got it.
I take the first half,
you take the second.
Thank you.
This isn't just Culain stuff.
What else is there?
I don't know exactly.
But it looks like accounts
for a company registered in
Angola?
There's a list of
companies there.
Let's go through them first
and see if we can
cross-reference with
Hey?
I heard
you got new evidence.
We have CCTV footage
of Bibi Melnick
handing over Luis Spinola
to two men.
-Jesus!
-Yeah.
And you should have seen
her snooty face
when she saw the evidence.
You reckon those two lads are
the ones that shot Darren Reid?
You'd have to think.
How are you getting on?
Ha, it's all data this
and gigabytes that.
So you're making the coffees
and trying to look busy?
-No.
-And here again.
No, I have stuff to do.
Look.
Emer, they're ready for us.
I have to go, Sean.
I'll talk to you later.
Before this interview
officially resumes,
we would like to discuss
the possibility
of a regret settlement.
Go on.
My wife is willing to admit that
she did assist the attackers,
transporting them from the port.
But that she did so
only after threats
were made against her life
and the lives of her family.
And given that we believe
that the men who threatened her
subsequently killed her brother,
it was prudent to take
those threats seriously.
Who are these people
who threatened her?
After the death of her father,
my wife and her brother
entered into
an illegal agreement
with some associates to hide
and launder a large quantity
of her father's overseas assets.
Her brother never revealed
the identities
of these associates,
but, um, my wife suspects them
to have links
with organized crime.
Bullshit.
Article 326 of
the Belgium Criminal Code
provides a mechanism by which
a sentence can be excluded
in a case of a guilty party
who confesses to everything
at the planning stage
of an attack.
My wife is prepared
to plead guilty to
money laundering charges
and to help you prevent
an imminent terrorist attack.
In return for immunity
from all other charges.
Are you fucking joking?
Emer.
I think you're overestimating
your bargaining position.
We have enough evidence
to bring charges as it is.
There's a general election
tomorrow.
Imagine how it'll play
in the media
if you turn down a chance to
stop an attack on election day.
To reiterate, my wife's help
is dependent
on an official Regret Settlement
stating that she will face
no criminal charges
beyond money laundering.
That will need to be approved
by OCAD,
signed off by a Magistrate.
We'll need you to identify
the men you handed Spinola to.
All I know is they were employed
by the criminals
that my brother engaged
to launder our father's assets.
Those men are accused
of carrying out
at least three murders,
including Sana Retz
and your brother Fionn.
That's all I know.
Why are they organizing
a bombing campaign made
to look like it is was carried
out by Muslim fundamentalists?
I told you, my brother dealt
with them, not me.
Our evidence suggests
that Sana was killed by them
because she saw you
leaving the warehouse
with Spinola in your car.
Now who tipped them off
about that?
-Did you tell them about Sana?
-No.
Did you warn them about
the danger Fionn posed too?
Of course not.
He came here to tell you
he was handing himself in,
which put you
in a very tricky situation.
And then he's murdered?
How did the killers even know
he was in that hangar?
Did you tell them that?
Did you?
The attack is in less
than 12 hours.
You're wasting your time.
She is lying.
Do you really think
that Fionn Brannigan
is the brains behind all this
and she's some innocent victim?
Probably not.
Then why are you thinking
of giving her a free pass?
To save people's lives and stop
another terrorist attack.
What about the people killed
in the previous attacks?
Don't they deserve justice?
What about Sana?
And Fionn Brannigan
and Darren Reid?
Hey! I agree.
Okay? Yeah?
It's not fair.
But if there's a chance
of stopping this attack,
I have to act on it.
We could issue a terror alert,
warn the public instead.
What if that only spooks Rivera
and he detonates
the bomb somewhere else?
What you and I feel
doesn't matter.
People much higher up this food
chain will decide what happens.
James
If you knew the whole story,
you'd see this differently.
Okay.
Okay, tell me the whole story.
Come on.
Lay it on me.
'Cause I would love to see
this differently right now.
I think I would give everything
I have
to see you differently
right now.
I can't.
It would put you and Arthur
in danger.
Don't you dare use Arthur
to get your way.
Yeah?
We found something off
the hard drive.
Go on.
We found a company called
TUXZ Ltd, registered in Angola,
that was set up
to trade rough diamonds.
Now, from what I can work out,
Fionn and Bibi were receiving
illegal payments
for their father's assets
they signed away.
These payments will be filtered
through a series
of shell companies,
all controlled by Culain.
And then Culain pays millions
to this TUXZ Ltd
for "unspecified services."
How many millions?
TUXZ Ltd is holding assets
worth over 40 million
in diamonds.
Wow!
How much were their father's
assets worth
before they signed them over?
Depending on who you ask,
around 600 million.
Yeah, but they wouldn't
be getting
anywhere near market value
for them now, would they?
No.
With an arrangement like this,
they may have had to accept as
little as 40 cent in every euro.
Still. That's almost
250 million?
Where's the rest of it?
We're looking.
Well, keep looking.
I'll call you back.
This Regret Settlement
will depend on you
handing over the money
that you received
from the illegal sale
of your father's assets --
money that was stolen
from the Irish State.
You have no jurisdiction here.
You cannot be here
without Christian.
You can't talk
to Mevrouw Melnick.
Wait, that's okay.
This is a private matter.
We're happy to talk to her.
If you don't agree to return
the money that was stolen,
I will ask the Irish government
to make a formal objection
to this Regret Settlement.
Agreed.
The money will be returned.
I want a list of where the money
is, bank accounts.
How much is there?
Around 40 million
in diamonds.
That's even less than 10%
of the value of the assets.
That's what Fionn negotiated.
Regardless of what else happens,
I'll be taking possession
of those diamonds tomorrow.
She just gave up the 40 million
without a fight.
Now, she wouldn't have done that
unless she has
lots more hidden away.
We need to find it.
We're working on it.
We need to find it soon,
while we have her in custody.
'Cause if she gets a chance,
she's gonna start burying
that even deeper.
-No pressure then!
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Hey. Let's go to my office.
Do you know what really bugs me?
A lot of things, I imagine.
All the "whys."
Why make it look like
Muslim fundamentalists?
Why now and here?
Why use Colombians?
I mean, she gives us this
bomber, nothing else,
and she walks away
and we are none the wiser.
We're saving lives.
Are we, though?
Or is letting her and the people
behind this get away
going to cost us even more?
It's in order.
Where is this attack happening?
Viktor Maes is holding
an election day press conference
at the Museum aan de Stroom
tomorrow morning.
They want to assassinate
Viktor Maes?
No.
The attack will target
his supporters
planning to gather outside.
Do you know what time exactly?
No.
How is he getting there?
I wasn't told that.
This is a photo
we have of Rivera.
Does he look like this?
He's a little older.
Grayer.
Okay.
You will remain here in custody
until the bomber
has been apprehended.
What about me?
Am I free to go?
My son is at home.
I would like to be with him.
Come with me.
I'll arrange your release.
But we may need
to question you again.
Of course.
Thank you.
I haven't got long, Norah.
When I was going back
through all
the Culain and TUXZ accounts,
I noticed that
they'd both been set up
at the same time 15 months ago.
-And?
-Well, it's odd.
The father died 10 years ago.
That's when they signed away
all his assets.
But they're only setting up
these laundering companies now?
Why do I sense that you already
know the answer to this?
Not the entire answer.
But maybe part of it.
Go on.
These five VTL numbers
made me think
what if they had done this
four times before.
Set up a system
like Culain and TUXZ,
used it to launder the money
they were receiving
for their father's assets.
Then after a period
of about two years,
shut it down,
set up another one.
Yeah, so if they ever
get caught,
it would only be
the most recent scheme
-and not the whole thing.
-Exactly.
It's very simple, very clever.
So where's the rest
of the money?
That bit I don't know.
But if we can trace
the storage devices
these VTL numbers are linked to,
I'm sure we'll find the answers.
-Good job. And um --
-Okay, boss, we're ready.
Oh! I have to go now.
Talk to you soon.
Okay, listen up, everybody.
We travel to the MAS Museum
in ones and twos.
No large groups or marked cars.
Everyone remains in plain
clothes, weapons concealed.
We don't want to alert
this bomber
or give him any reason
to detonate his bomb early.
At all times, be discreet.
And know that Rivera may well
be in disguise
or have changed his appearance,
so keep a keen watch
on any men who are alone.
Viktor Maes's office
has been informed?
We haven't given details,
but we told him
that we are concerned
for his safety and requested
that he doesn't attend
the Museum press conference.
His team knows to be discreet
with this information?
Yeah, absolutely.
Everyone, go.
Be safe.
Okay.
Well, uh
-See you later.
-Oh, hey.
I-I want to be there too.
At the MAS.
Can't have an unarmed
officer present.
Well then, arm me.
This has been a joint
investigative unit
between your team and mine.
You can't just cut me out now.
Vamos.
Come.
Amigo.
¿Tienes dinero?
Hey. Give me some money.
Sign there.
-I take it you know how --
-Yup. I know how.
You're ready?
Yeah, I was thinking, the area
outside is big enough
that we could isolate Rivera.
Why would we do that?
To negotiate a surrender, not go
straight to lethal force.
He's wearing an IED with who
knows what kind of explosives.
Rivera is not a fanatic.
He's not doing it
for God or culture.
We can talk him out of this.
You don't know his motives.
Ah, I know that
he's a Catholic Colombian,
not a jihadist.
I can't take that risk.
If we kill him, there's nothing
that can lead us
to the people
behind these attacks.
We don't know who they are
or why they're doing it.
Luca Rivera alive
can help us catch them.
My orders are to stop
this attack
and neutralize the threat
that Rivera presents.
Don't you want to find out
who's really behind this?
I want to save lives
and keep my job.
And that's enough for today.
Yeah.
Um, can we sit here?
-No, no, no.
-Por favor.
No, it's not necessary.
Por favor.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
We should probably split up.
Cover more ground.
Possible target
on the Bonapartdock --
male, gray puffer jacket.
Thank you.
I'm going to check that one,
you stay here.
Mm-hmm.
Okay. Negative.
Bonapartdock is not the target.
Copy that.
Target still at large.
Adios.
Are you going to the MAS?
Because we are going there too.
-We can --
-No.
-We can walk with you.
-No.
No, it's okay,
we can go together.
Where are you from?
No further sightings
of suspicious lone males.
Police!
Put your hands in the air!
Hands in the air!
Luca!
Luca!
Luca!
iManos arriba! iManos arriba!
Put the detonator down
or we will shoot!
Luca! ¿Hablas Ingles?
No. No.
Baja la bomba.
Piensa en la familia.
Piensa en la familia.
-Okay.
-Emer, stand down.
He doesn't want to do it.
We can talk him out of it.
Luca.
Luca!
Podemos protejarte.
No. No.
Luca.
Podemos protejarte.
Luca.
¿Habla con tu esposa?
Luca.
Luca!
¿Habla con tu esposa?
Sí.Okay. Okay. Okay.
Luca.
Luca.
Habla con tu
mujer.
Alo!
I had to do it, Emer.
I have a responsibility
for the safety
of the officers
under my command.
-He didn't pose a threat.
-But he had a bomb.
He wanted to talk to his wife.
You don't know
what his intentions were.
We've nothing now.
We failed.
How many people would have been
killed today
if we didn't do what we did?
That's not failure.
What about the people behind
all this, get away scot-free?
We have nothing on those two men
who probably killed Sana,
Darren Reid,
and Fionn Brannigan.
We have their images.
We will find them.
It's Mila.
Where are we with those VTLs?
Nowhere.
We haven't been able to work
out what those numbers mean.
Have you spoken to Norah
and Josh about them?
Yes.
They are working on it too,
but no luck.
Okay, thanks.
Looks like Bibi Melnick
will get away scot-free too.
Minus the 40 million in diamonds
she'll be handing over to you.
Do you have a cigarette?
You keep them.
Now that Rivera is dead,
Emer really wants us
to crack this thing.
Maybe those codes are
serial numbers for the VTLs?
Yeah.
You know what a VTL is, right?
Yeah, it's a Virtual
Tape Library,
used to store data
and back it up.
The clue's in the name --
"Virtual."
They aren't actual tapes,
they are virtual storage
and backup facilities,
created by software packages.
Okay, so, maybe
they're serial numbers
for the software packages?
I'm pretty sure
software companies
haven't used four-digit
serial numbers since the 1980s.
Do you mind, lads?
This is an office,
not a shortcut, yeah?
Uh, sorry.
So how do we trace
these numbers?
I don't know.
There are dozens, maybe hundreds
of companies
providing VTL services.
Each could have thousands
of customers
with multiple accounts.
Without understanding what
these numbers are or mean,
there is absolutely
no way of tracing them.
He should've been here by now.
Relax.
If Aubrey said he'll be here,
he will be here.
I told you.
You're late.
They killed Rivera before
he could detonate the bomb.
-When?
-About an hour ago.
At the museum.
It's a fuck up.
Fuck.
What about the documentation?
The valuation papers
are in the envelope.
I'm seizing these on behalf
of the Belgium Government,
as they are
in this jurisdiction.
I request you hold them for us
until we have arranged
their transport and hand
over to the Irish Authorities.
Of course.
Thank you.
It's a typo.
What?
VTL, it's a typo.
It should be VLT -- for vault.
0685 was her safety box number.
It's also one of
the VTL numbers.
What are the other ones?
It's, uh
3099, 4987, 6103, 7348.
Have you any safety boxes
-matching those numbers?
-Yes.
Check if they're owned
by Mevrouw Melnick
or members of her family.
And if they are, I need
to see inside them now.
Okay.
James?
housing
and economic growth
were the key political issues.
They were the battlefields
upon which this election
would be fought
and won or lost.
But it's clear now that
the terrorist attacks
in Brussels and Antwerp
have completely moved the dial.
Arthur?
Immigration
and national security
are the issues that
Belgians are most
-James!
-concerned with,
as they go to cast their votes.
Long before these
recent attacks,
the National Reform Party
had adopted a hard line
stand on both immigration
and national security,
and many believe they will be
the beneficiaries
of this political sea change.
Johane, you've been
monitoring the exit polls?
-James.
-Yes, Nick.
Call me when you get this.
a substantial
victory and majority
I just want to speak to Arthur.
He's my son.
I'm entitled to him.
Aided of course by
the recent terrorist attacks?
-Absolutely.
-Please?
Only today
an attempted attack
on Maes himself
was foiled by police
at the Museum aan de Stroom.
These atrocities have
strengthened Maes's hand,
as his party are for tightening
immigration controls
and closing our borders,
which presumably
would put Belgium on
a collision course with the EU.
Maes's vision is of Belgium
leaving the EU
and lowering its corporate
tax rates
to make it a haven for business
and foreign investments.
I've even been hearing rumors
from party insiders
that Maes intends
to sell Antwerp Port
to a consortium of
private business interests
and hedge funds
and use the money
to fund his policies.
Sláinte.
Sláinte.
Sean!
Have a look at this.
Fuck!
-Yeah! Fuck!
-Yes.
-All in diamonds?
-Yeah.
Not bad.
So
are you the one coming back
to collect the diamonds?
I don't suppose they'll be
trusting me.
There might be a lot
of paperwork
that requires your presence, no?
I doubt that.
Revenue will be taking care
of all that from now.
Maybe you'll have another reason
to come back for.
And then, uh, I can take
you out for dinner.
Yeah.
Maybe.
Thanks for everything.
Did your wife pick the suit
out for you?
You know why I know?
Or a politician.
-I'll be right back.
-Yeah. Yeah.
Bibi.
You shouldn't be here.
Well, I tried calling.
I need to speak to James.
Do you know
where he and Arthur are?
Yes. They're on their way
to Vancouver
to stay with James' mother.
I need to see them.
So can you arrange it?
Can you speak to James?
James doesn't want you
anywhere near him or Arthur.
And I have to agree.
I think it's wise
you put a little space
between you and them.
And you and I.
I did everything you asked.
Everything.
I even gave up Fionn.
And I still haven't said a word
about any of it to anyone,
including James.
Yes, and your discretion
was greatly appreciated.
You said you'd protect me.
And I did.
And I still am.
That's why you're still here.
Just be patient.
You should have come to me
for that fucking apartment --
not Fionn.
Yeah, well, what's done is done.
I'm going to lose my family,
my business.
They've already taken my assets.
I'm going to get charged
with money laundering.
Keep your voice down.
You're gonna be fine.
Trust me.
A bit early to celebrate,
isn't it?
Exit polls rarely lie.
You know that.
I see Maes is going
to privatize the port.
Is that what this is all about?
You know, I really think
you should be leaving.
You helped him get elected
and he sells Antwerp Port
to your company.
Goodbye, Bibi.
Leaving my spot.
Mister Melnick would like you
to leave now.
-Hey, hey!
-Hey!
-Aye! Welcome home, boss.
-Welcome home, boss.
-Did you see Gately on the news?
-No.
Ah, she was announcing
our diamond haul,
and, boy, did she look happy!
-Did she mention us?
-Well, she wasn't that happy.
-What you're having?
-Oh, I'm driving, so
Get her a large whiskey.
No one is driving tonight.
-My round.
-Okay.
You helped stop that attack,
and we got 200 million
in the state coffers.
-You should be pleased.
-I am.
Well, you might want
to tell your face that.
We caught no one, Norah.
No one important.
We've no real idea who carried
out that bombing or why.
And I'll be shocked
if Bibi Melnick
serves a day in prison.
Let's just enjoy
our win tonight.
And tomorrow we'll pick
our next target.
-Here. There you go.
-Thank you.
What are you two smiling about?
A job well done by a great team!
-Sláinte.
-Sláinte.
Well done.
-Yooh!
-Another great job!
-Yaow!
-Hoo-hooo!
Your round.