No Man's Land (2020) s01e06 Episode Script

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There's an
exhibition of mineral samples here,
this is the meeting room,
Gunther's office, George's office
Let me introduce you to the team.
They're very nice.
- Hi, everyone!
- Good morning!
This is Anna
Anna, it's Antoine.
I'm calling to say happy birthday.
I miss you a lot.
So do Mom and Dad.
We love you. Well
I'll keep calling you, then.
Hopefully, someday
you'll pick up the phone.
Happy birthday to you, sister.
This is the birthday girl, Anna.
Sit, sit!
- Hi. Stuart.
- Anna.
Hi. Nice to meet you, Anna.
Oh, is that baba ganoush?
I am on a constant search
for the perfect baba ganoush.
- Do you mind if I
- Yeah, go, sure.
Oh, thank you.
Now
Oh, that's good.
That's really good.
Thank you.
Happy birthday to you.
Thank you.
They made me join them.
They have this kind
of birthday tradition at work, so
- I had to come.
- Oh, dear. I'm sorry.
No, but I
I didn't mean to be moody.
- Do you live in Cairo?
- No. It's just
I'm doing a quick work visit.
- What do you do?
- I'll tell you,
but as long as you promise
not to be too sarcastic about it.
But now, you know, I'm intrigued.
I just work
for a human rights organization.
So, why would I be sarcastic about it?
'Cause so many people think
that humanitarian work
is a fucking hobby, that's why.
- But I don't.
- Good.
But to be honest,
you don't look like you work
for a human rights organization.
- Why not?
- I don't know.
You don't seem like the type.
You know what they say, don't you?
If you're mean on your birthday,
you're gonna be mean
all year long. Watch out.
And which organization?
It's not one of the big ones,
but essentially,
we support grassroots movements
in the Middle East.
Liberal forces, democratic elements.
Basically anyone who wants to make
their country a better place.
- And here in Egypt?
- All over the region, really.
We have good friends
in Tunisia, and Libya,
Yemen, Iran, too.
Incredibly brave people.
Do you work
with the Green Movement in Iran?
Yeah, well various groups.
Can't really talk about it
too much in detail though.
Our concern is always our friends
and counterparts in those countries,
so, you know, if they were exposed,
serious harm could come to them, so,
So, we don't like to get into
too many specifics about it.
That's all.
This is just off the charts.
Really delicious.
- But what do you do exactly?
- Mostly finance.
Donor relations, that kind of shit.
- So, you're-- you're the money man?
- Yeah.
That makes sense.
Now, are you gonna be mean
for 364 days from now on?
At least.
- Anna!
- I'm here!
The project in Hamadan
The Iranians have finally agreed.
- Oh, yeah?
- It's huge.
- That's great.
- I didn't believe it would happen.
You have to come.
You don't have a choice.
I kind of believed it would
happen but I like working here.
You haven't been
out of your lab for six months!
You'll be deputy-director.
We'll cosign the articles.
- You can't decline.
- I don't want to go to Iran.
But congrats. It's great.
I'm very happy.
- This one is your type, right?
- You're kidding? He's, like, 20.
Really. It's never gonna happen.
- No, you didn't.
- Optimism, Stu.
You have to be optimistic.
- But it's a nice app. Handy!
- Yeah, it is
Is everything okay?
It's-- it's fine, just
Just give me a moment?
I'll come back.
I'll try to figure it out.
Shit.
- What happened?
- It's a work thing.
Tell me. What's wrong?
We've been
We've been working with this activist
for about a year now,
and recently, the authorities
had started to harass us, so
it looks like
she might've been exposed.
And if that is the case,
then they'll arrest her, and
- And who's they?
- She lives in Tehran, and
We're taking the unusual step
of trying to get her out.
So, we found a fake German passport
and convinced this European diplomat
to deliver it to her,
but I've just been told
his trip has now been canceled,
so it looks like we are
now really up shit creek
without a paddle, as it were.
Don't you have someone else?
To go to Iran
with this kind of short notice
and do something
incredibly risky? No
No, trusted names are not exactly
popping into my head right now.
I am sorry,
I gotta go deal with this really.
So lovely to see you again,
Anna. Really.
And if that Adonis gets in touch,
I'm gonna blame you.
Sorry. Okay, ciao. Bye.
- Stuart! Stuart!
- Yeah?
I was thinking.
You know Thomas?
He keeps asking me to go to Iran.
No, no, no. Absolutely not--
No, but he can arrange a visa
for me in no time.
- It might be the best solution.
- No, Anna, I don't think you understand.
A diplomat has immunity.
If he gets caught,
he just gets chucked out
of the country.
- You're a civilian. If you get caught--
- Yeah, I understand the risk.
But you'll never find
someone else on time.
Well, gimme-- gimme 24 hours
to see if I can find a solution, okay?
And then maybe, just maybe,
we'll talk about it then.
Thank you, Anna.
God, you are a star. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we are approaching the destination.
The airplane will land
at Imam Khomeini airport
of Tehran in 20 minutes.
Here is our palace!
The excavation site is 20 minutes away.
I'll take you over there tomorrow.
Meanwhile, get some rest and tomorrow
I'll pick you up.
Well, this place
isn't exactly glamorous but
It's fine.
- I'm only staying for one week.
- So, here you are.
- Thanks.
- See you tomorrow.
Shall I put it here?
- Yes. You can give it to me.
- I haven't dug since my PhD.
I wish I could stay a bit longer.
- You're leaving?
- I'm going to Tehran for the weekend.
I've never been over there.
I want to see how it is.
It's a great city.
Your accent is different.
Where are you from?
I was born in Syria but I'm a Kurd.
I went to Iran last year
to get married.
- You like it here?
- Yes. But I kind of miss my family.
We didn't present ourselves.
My name's Anna.
Nice to meet you. I'm Helan.
- Hi. Welcome.
- Thanks.
- And I need to wash my hands.
- Yes.
I have the passport for Zahra.
I hope it will help her.
I have a letter from Zahra
to send back with you.
It's okay?
- Hey!
- Sorry I'm late.
No, no, it's fine.
We're just about
to have some supper.
- We?
- Yeah, we. Go on through.
Hey, everybody! Wanna introduce you
to the famous Anna.
- That there's Jenny.
- Welcome!
That's Benji, and Alex, and--
Jacob, you there?
- I'm here.
- Yeah?
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hi. Hello.
- Nice to meet you.
- Come on over!
- Yeah, food's on the table, so
- Yeah. Hey, come in, come in.
I was so glad when you called
and said you wanted to come.
- I brought you something.
- Yeah?
- Yes.
- What, a little gift?
- Does he deserve it? I'm not sure.
- Yes, I deserve a gift.
Oh, baba ganoush!
- No. Is it called mirza ghassemi.
- Yeah?
- It's quite similar.
- Oh, great!
Lemme try this. What have we got?
This is-- Boy, it's a lot of garlic!
And some cumin
and some something else. What is it?
- Coriander.
- Coriander. Right. No, it's nice!
- It's good. I mean, not as good as
- Baba ganoush. God, no!
That was amazing
what you did back there.
I don't have enough words to express
our gratitude for your help.
- Really appreciate it.
- It went very well.
Okay! Help yourself.
Can I have the tomatoes?
An obsession of mine,
maybe more than that.
- Yes, can I have
- All right.
Thank you very much.
Anna.
- Did you open that?
- I did.
Why?
Because something wasn't
right about it.
You know I'm not stupid.
The man at the restaurant.
I gave him the passport for Zahra.
But he didn't even take it out of the
envelope, like it didn't matter to him.
All he wanted to do was
to give me this letter.
- That's very careless of him.
- What's in it?
I couldn't find anything unusual.
- Just drop it, Anna--
- No, I did something.
I want to know what.
Come with me.
You were right. We are working
with the Green Movement.
About a year ago,
one of the activists there was arrested.
And then, three months ago
he was diagnosed with blood cancer.
We believe that the regime
poisoned him.
They exposed him
to some kind of radioactive material.
His friends managed to get him
to lick this envelope, so
we're gonna get the saliva tested
to see if it has any radiation.
That doesn't sound like the work
of a human rights organization.
Who are you?
You sure you really wanna know?
'Cause if I tell you
everything's gonna change for you.
Yes.
Okay
- I work for a government.
- Which government?
I'm Israeli, and I work for the Mossad.
So, you used me?
You knew that I would
never help a spy agency.
And I want nothing to do
with the Mossad.
We are not the bad guys here.
Yeah, but you're not
the good guys either.
We didn't hang Navid.
- How do you know him?
- I didn't know him, but I knew of him.
And I know you, Anna.
And I know what you're made of.
So you've planned it?
Since the beginning?
- It was a test.
- A test?
It was a test
that you passed spectacularly.
You're sharp and observant, Anna.
You have great intuition, good logic.
And yet, when I told you
the highly dubious tale
of an activist in distress,
you simply said you'd do it.
You didn't bat an eyelid.
Why would you do something like that?
You did it 'cause deep down
inside, right in here,
you knew it was the right thing to do.
Now, Thomas has asked you to stay on
at the dig, right?
If you were to accept his offer--
No, are you insane?
I'm not gonna do it again!
- I'm not gonna spy for Israel.
- I'm not asking you to spy for Israel.
I'm asking you to work
with liberal forces
against the people
who murdered Navid.
Now, you can go back
to your little apartment in Cairo,
mourn Navid and cry yourself
to sleep,
or you could just join us
and make a change.
I can promise you this.
If you say yes,
it will be the most meaningful thing
you've ever done in your life.
Okay, so we've installed
encrypted messenger on your laptop.
So what you do is click
on this combination right here,
and then you type in a sequence.
You don't wait for a password box
to appear. You just type it in.
0-2-Q-T-98. There you go.
Moving in hostile territory
is a bit like chess.
You have to anticipate
both the moves of the enemy
and what the enemy thinks
you're going to do.
And you move accordingly.
I'll explain your evac plan
after lunch.
We have to know what to do if you
need to be urgently exfiltrated.
- Okay.
- Don't worry, it won't happen
but we always plan
the worst-case scenario.
- It's part of the job. Okay?
- The food is ready!
- Barbecue.
- I'm starving.
- That looks good. I want that.
- Hey, no. Keep your hands off.
Anna first.
Get phones and hand them out.
We're planning to bring at least 1,000
students for this demonstration.
- It's not a lot, but it will be a start.
- Okay.
So to build momentum, we need videos
and photos. Are you being careful?
Yes. We know who's working for the
regime, so we stay away from them.
Good. It's not worth it
if one of you gets hurt.
We're prepared to take risk,
even though as long as we know
it will change something.
Will your government
continue to support us?
Do we have France's support?
You have the support of all
countries that value freedom.
What are your plans for the next days?
My husband's mother is inviting you
for the weekend.
Unless you have other plans.
That's very sweet
but I don't want to bother her.
- I've already been there three times.
- You counted?
My family would be very happy
to see you again.
So would I.
I'm always happy to see them.
Anna? Helan?
April 14th, 2012.
Hamadan expedition, Iran.
Site C-7.
Guys, how is the digging going?
We're on the second layer,
so it's the most boring part.
But the accommodations
are "great,"
and the conditions of the site
are great, too,
so no complaints, right, guys?
Voilà. Sorry. Stop filming.
Come on, stop.
and early years services
will receive the largest amounts.
At least 70 people were wounded during
last Friday's demonstrations in Tehran,
according to state media.
However, unofficial sources say that
government forces used deadly force
against protesters,
killing at least eight
and wounding nearly 300.
Over 200 students were arrested
as a result of this harsh crackdown
- Something's wrong?
- Everything's fine.
And now to sports.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish
referred yesterday to the decision
Glass of wine under the tree?
We're following the latest
events in Iran.
We're gonna avoid dealing
with civil protests for a while.
It's too dangerous.
So, that's it?
We're not going to support
them anymore?
It was never about taking the regime
down with one massive tsunami.
The way to do it is to just keep
hitting them over, over, over
Small, powerful tidal waves.
So, what's next?
We want to move our focus
to the military nuclear program.
Iran has just entered into negotiations.
We wanna make sure they really mean it.
That they're not bluffing.
But we never talked about
something like that.
These negotiations took us
something by surprise.
But, if you're uncomfortable
with a mission like this,
then you don't have to do it.
I mean, it's no more dangerous
than what you've already done.
We have a list of suspicious sites
in Tehran.
All you'd have to do is drive by them.
We'll send you
the specialist equipment for the car,
sensors, and what have you.
And what if it turns out
they're lying about the program?
We'll notify whoever we need
to notify.
Bit of luck,
there'll be a diplomatic solution.
But it will be another tidal wave.
And a strong one.
Okay.
Good.
Now might be a good time for you
to build up your network.
Find people who you can trust,
cultivate them.
By cultivate, you mean finding
a weakness and exploiting it?
No, not a weakness, no.
A vulnerability perhaps.
No, weakness is just weak.
Simple as that.
Don't ever wanna work
with a weak person.
Whereas vulnerability
is a powerful engine.
Once you acknowledge
your vulnerability,
you can become stronger.
Navid was
still is, to a certain extent,
your vulnerability.
Once you faced it,
look where it took you.
So, meetings all day long?
You didn't miss dust?
They did. Every single day.
But fortunately, I have a colleague
who handles everything.
Seriously, you're doing a good job.
Thanks for trusting me.
And for the pay raise.
It's really helpful.
You deserve it.
Nobody knows this site
as well as you do.
I have to tell you something.
- It's my sister.
- Gilia. I know.
I hear she's amazing.
YPG and YPJ
You know what they are?
You've heard of them?
Yes but I don't understand. What do
you know? How did you get the photo?
Via some friends
who have the same goals
as your sister.
We're fighting for freedom
for justice, like Gilia.
That's why I'm here.
The dig is just a pretext.
I'm putting my life on the line
by telling you, you know.
- If you tell anyone
- I won't.
I need your help.
I won't lie to you.
It's a dangerous, stressful game.
But I'm sure your help would
be invaluable in this fight.
Take your time.
I don't need an answer straight away.
I know that's a lot to ask.
No.
I don't need time.
I'll do it. I want to help.
I talked to my Mom yesterday.
She's worried.
Because of this group? ISIS?
Yes. Because of them.
They're the worst.
If they don't deem you as a good
Muslim, they punish you.
And they don't deem us
as good Muslims.
You think your family's in danger?
For now, they're pretty far. We're okay.
But someday, the jihadists
will attack our homeland too.
Your sister won't let them.
- I know. We'll be fine.
- Next time, you'll drive by yourself.
We shouldn't leave the dig
at the same time.
- It could arouse suspicions.
- Okay.
What do you want to eat?
There's a place nearby where they have
excellent vegetarian dishes.
- But what will I eat?
- They also have meat.
Take a left.
These are all the radioactive isotopes
the sensors in the car
have picked up on.
- It could be miniature uranium labs.
- They could also be dental clinics.
Except we know that they have
miniature labs all over the city.
Well, we also know
they have dental clinics.
Hey. Get a message to Anna.
Ask her to do a drive by
these on a weekly basis.
Then circulate a report
with the addresses of them
'cause we need to identify
the people who work there.
Okay, sure.
You did a phenomenal job on the dig.
The analysts are thrilled.
So, does it mean we can finally stop?
- 'Cause we've been doing it for months.
- Yeah. As a matter of fact, yes.
- You can. We have everything we need.
- Okay. And what's the conclusion?
We're gonna have a discussion
about it here next week.
We're gonna evaluate
and analyze the info.
- I'd love for you to be here.
- Okay. Sure.
- Can you get here by Wednesday?
- Yeah. Okay. Can't wait.
- That would be great.
- See you on Wednesday then.
- Okay. Bye-bye.
- Bye-bye.
Tehran underwent a bloody morning,
at least six people were killed
in what appears to be
a coordinated attack
against Iranian nuclear scientists.
We don't know all the details yet,
but unofficial sources in Tehran
told us that three scientists
were killed, as well as the
- Hello?
- It's me.
- Where are you?
- On the dig.
- Was your trip okay?
- Yes.
Listen, Helan, I forgot to put
the bottle of milk back in the fridge.
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
Can you please throw it out?
Otherwise, it's gonna stink
in the whole flat.
- Sure.
- Can you go now?
Do it now because
it's gonna be hot today.
Got it. I'm on this.
Excellent.
I'm sorry.
Fuck!
Stuart!
- Stuart!
- Just outside!
We selected only
the strategic targets.
- It was aggressive.
- Aggressive?
- A woman was in the car.
- Yes, I know. It was all we could do.
We expected to have delayed
their progress by two years,
maybe more, so it's a win.
- No! The plan was to share the intel!
- We tried.
The Americans wanted to go down
the diplomatic route
where we felt we had
no choice but to go it alone.
Now, I wanted to tell you,
but it wasn't my decision.
How stupid do you think I am?
Of course it was your
decision not to tell me.
And it was never about the sanction!
You knew from the beginning
how it was going to end!
No. It was one of many options,
and you knew that.
What about Helan?
We should've told her.
- She's my friend. She has been loyal.
- Yes.
Yes, she is. She is all of that,
but my objective was just
to get you out of there.
Helan is she's an asset.
She's a source. Yes, it was
my decision not to warn her,
and you know exactly why.
I called her. I told her to run.
Yes. I assumed you would,
and I'm fine with that.
She's got plenty of time
to get to the border.
No, she doesn't. You know it's too late.
- You betrayed me, Stuart.
- Oh, grow up, Anna!
You made your decision
a long time ago!
You could've walked away
from all of this.
No one would've stopped you,
but you chose to stay.
Don't blame me.
And you're gonna have to stay here,
at least until
we figure out what to do next.
It has been more
than a week since the assassination
of the nuclear scientists,
and the investigation continues.
Iran blames the Israeli Mossad
for the attack
and vows to find and punish
the responsible parties.
It has all
the signs of an Israeli operation.
It is very sophisticated.
Iran has a lot experience
in terrorist attacks like this.
Yes?
This is not over. It is just beginning.
We had a call
from our source
within the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
Helan and her husband
were arrested five days ago.
And I'm afraid that Helan did
not survive the interrogations.
I'm so sorry, Anna.
She told them all about you.
Told them your name.
Iranians aren't gonna talk about it
'cause it'll be
too embarrassing for them.
But they will be looking for you.
They'll want revenge.
So, Israel will be the safest
place for you right now.
We can protect you there.
You know, when I
When I first recruited you
I never imagined
that you'd go as far as you have.
You're a natural, Anna.
I wanna fix you up
with a job at headquarters--
Never.
If you go back to Cairo,
we can't guarantee your safety.
I don't care.
I'm out.
What it's used for is
you can allow yourself
to go on the research
and to understand these facilities.
So, it means that in the field,
you have from going back here
to the animal mummification.
Okay?
So then, about the experience,
and the mud trace
The target
is approaching the vehicle.
Wait until she gets in.
I lost visual on the car.
Can you see her?
The truck is in between.
I can’t see.
Can I press the button?
Wait! We need to be sure.
Cross the street!
Tell me if you see her.
Get ready.
She's in the car.
It's over. The Iranian team
have reported you dead.
Did you take care of everything?
Dental records?
Cyber's already hacked
into your dentist's server
- and switched the records.
- And DNA?
We'll handle the pathology
tests after the autopsy.
The corpse's DNA will match yours.
- Who was she?
- Young woman,
found dead on the street
four days ago.
No ID, no records, so
Everything's taken care of, Anna.
Here. Just to be clear.
This is what you wanted, alright?
Anna Habert is dead.
You can't go back to France,
you can't contact your family.
We're good.
Welcome, Anna. Come.
Open up! New recruits!
You know the story
of the queen of the snakes?
It's a Kurdish legend
She's half woman, half snake.
- Gross.
- No.
She's a beautiful creature.
For Western people,
the "queen of the snakes" must be evil.
But to us, she's good.
She's the keeper
of the secrets of wisdom.
You make me think of her.
Shamaran, queen of the snakes.
Shamaran.
I like Shamaran.