The Fixer (2008) s01e06 Episode Script

This is for emergencies.
He can be our piggy bank.
Yes! - I'm sorry.
- What for? I don't know, cos I haven't done anything wrong.
Oh, really? Most people would consider knocking me back to be a catastrophic error.
You won't get another chance.
- You were never gonna set me fee, were you? - This is freedom, isn't it? You just think think you can turn up send the killing machine into action, do you? At least with Lenny it's someone who probably deserves it.
Don't damage him.
Why would I want to damage one of my favourite possessions? Destroy the lives of innocent people just to keep me your slave.
That thing we discussed it's on.
And do you want Mercer kept in the loop on that? No.
They have these pork pies, but they were like tiny little pork pies.
And fish finger sandwiches but they like tiny little fish finger sandwiches And beefburgers but I think I can spot the emerging pattern, thank you, Calum.
But why? That's the question on your lips, right? Good to see my expression of total indifference didn't fool you.
The club was called Liliput.
Ahhhhh.
- Liliput.
- Yeah.
That where all the midgets come from? You're starting to like it here, aren't you? Admit it.
You get to see your sister whenever you want, got your little mind games with Lenny and the whole number thing with Rose.
What number thing with Rose? "Oh, I want you "I want you too, John " "Then why?" "Because we can't.
" "But why?" "We just can't.
" "But I want you.
" "Oh, the cruel fate " "Can we, will we, should we? Oh, Rose darling, mwah, mwah, mwah " Know I'd be doing her if that was me.
And there's the first huge bunker of implausibility.
Mate, I'd have that ponytail in my hands, I'd be ripping her knickers off with me teeth and there'd only be one kind of push and pull routine going on.
Chocolate raisins? Why? Come on.
Lenny's got a job for us.
Oh Never again.
From now on, my body is my temple.
Did you just clock Georgie passing him that package? Yeah, I've got him.
John.
It's gonna kick off.
You not gonna do anything.
There's nothing we can do, Calum.
We get involved and we give ourselves away.
Anybody want to say anything before I shoot this piece of shit? - John? - Watch the game, Calum.
Pay for what you buy next time.
Safety catch was on the whole time.
You're snookered.
Well, you said you wanted all the information? Now you've told me about Georgie, which leads me to his boss, Mr Richard Blakeney.
He's the single biggest obstacle to justice in this country.
A man who thinks a bottle of good Claret is worth more than a human life.
And with powerful establishment figures in his pocket.
he's bee protected from me.
Until now.
This guy's pretty brutal.
Mm-hm, mainly witnesses, a few jurors, it's pretty elite stuff.
Cost you a lot of money to get Blakeney to fix a trial.
I'm assuming that Blakeney doesn't know that his top lieutenant is administering beatings and selling drugs as a sideline.
If he didn't know, it's bad news for Georgie and great news for us.
When the time's right, we threaten Georgie with telling Blakeney what he's doing and then we flip him like a pancake.
That's assuming that fear will outweigh loyalty to the master.
- Well, in my experience - You're not my master.
What do we want from Georgie in the end? Well Blakeney obviously.
But if we get Blakeney, then we get all those corrupt judges and all those bent coppers.
And when do you wanna make a move? Soon.
Anything else you want to know? - No.
That's fine.
- Good.
- Happy? - Very happy.
Oh, excellent.
If you're happy, I'm happy.
And vice versa, Lenny.
Well, everybody's happy.
Listen, I might be going home soon.
- How long for? - I don't know.
- For a while.
- How come? My student visa runs out after my exams.
I want to see my mum.
Come on, this wasn't ever really serious.
We've been having fun but I thought I cleared out the special drawer for you and I need some sunshine and my flatmates are really annoying me as well.
Come and move in here.
John won't mind.
His middle name's sunshine.
And the visa, we can sort all that.
We could get married! Mrs Calum.
Just for the papers.
Indefinite leave to remain.
Come on You're nothing without it these days.
Yeah! Look, I said no, all right? You can beg and plead all you want but I'm engaged to be married, my body's a temple So put them bad boys away and sit nice.
Hey, mate.
Just checking out some wedding tracks.
What do you think of that one, Rosamundo? No point in asking me, Calum.
The latest Travis CD is about as hardcore as I get.
Thought this was just for Manuela's papers, Calum.
Photos, mate.
Evidence.
In case Immigration come knocking.
Sniffing toothbrushes and all that.
Not so you can pretend it's a real wedding? No.
Will you be my best man? What? My best man.
I want you to be him.
Aww! That's a smart choice as well.
Who better than Mr Funny Bones here to make a speech that will have everyone in stitches? All right, all right.
So What brings you here then? Well, this is gonna sound completely insane but I actually missed you guys.
- Ah, Rose - Well, there you are, male bonding, playing snooker and sniffing each other's armpits and the girl gets left out of all the fun, as usual.
Ohh, you stink! Saw Lenny before.
Spoke about the whole Blakeney thing.
He is the untouchable's untouchable.
Yeah? Well, he'd best watch his arse now cos he's messing with the big boys.
Lenny wants him badly.
You know if we actually win this one he might even buy us a beer.
We? Like, what is it exactly you do? Apart from hanging out here and making the place look very nice? What, and that's not enough? Have you got anything to eat - I skipped breakfast.
That's a bad idea.
It's the most important meal of the day.
Yeah, yeah, most important meal of the day.
I'm starving, mate.
I'm Hank Marvin, plus all the Shadows.
Listen, tell us what you think of this track for the last dance? Absolutely love this tune.
Oh, I love you babe.
I'm so glad we got married.
She left this.
Put it under your pillow.
Oh, right.
I could go and drop it off for her, couldn't I? - Now? - Yeah, now.
Just drop it off for her.
Right.
She probably can't sleep without it.
Best not wait till morning.
Well, I'm busy in the morning, so now's a good time.
John, mate.
If you need an excuse to pop round late at night it's fine with me.
What, you think it'll look weird? Think it'll look like you're trying to slip her the move, which you are.
I wouldn't go with the scarf excuse but that's a confidence that comes with experience.
You seriously think it will look weird? Mm Hello, Georgie! What do you want me to say, huh? It was a two-pronged attack and I didn't think it opportune to tell the second prong.
- That's all.
- Everything Everything about you is a lie.
Everything! Even she You've got her backing you up.
If she hadn't gotten close to him, we wouldn't be this close to turning Georgie.
He's the key to everything here.
And a man like that only knows one way to get close to a woman.
And it's not playing footsie in a fancy restaurant.
Apart from anything else, the guy's dangerous.
Did you even stop to think about that? Dangerous Do you know how she came to work for me? Did she ever tell you how she came to work for me? No? OK, let me tell you.
There was a big case.
A serial rapist and murderer, killing and torturing young teenage girls.
I knew who he was.
Rose went after him and there was only one way to get close to that man.
Well, it all went wrong and he walked free and before you know it the tabloids have got stories about lustful nights and undercover cops.
Nobody will touch her after that, she's toxic.
She did that with a really dangerous man, to save lives.
Now you think that she wouldn't know how to deal with someone of Georgie's calibre? Please! She suggested it, John.
And now she is out there, doing her bit.
Now why aren't you out there, doing yours? Do it yourself.
I'm done.
You're done when I say you're done.
- Let's put that to the test, shall we? - I wouldn't try if I were you.
Well, I'm done.
I'm finished.
The only dirt around here is coming from you, Lenny.
Now you try and come anywhere near me or my sister and I'll kill you.
You and your slut.
John.
John, mate? Where are you? I've left a ton of messages now.
We're supposed to be watching Georgie.
John? Where's Mercer? I- I don't know.
What's up? Georgie's dead.
Somebody shot him outside the pool hall.
Did John do it? Now, why would you say that? I dunno, I've just woken up.
Oh, your wake-up call's still to come, Calum.
- I haven't done anything.
- Have any idea what this means? Have you any idea, you moronic little prick? Georgie was a reel for bringing down Blakeney.
Now he's dead, Blakeney's gonna come after us.
- I'm sorry, if I'd known I would have - You tell Mercer when you see him No.
No, I'll give him the message personally.
Navarone 4631.
I want a complete shutdown on the unit.
Everything with immediate effect.
Look out, John boy, here comes your freedom.
Yeah? What? Shit, shit! - What have you done, John? - What do you mean, what have I done? Where've you been? Lenny's going mad, mobile's saying "connection error".
I look outside, the car's disappeared.
- Where you going now? - I'm leaving.
Bastards have lied to me too many times.
- John, what has happened? - Pack your stuff and get out.
I can't.
Don't be stupid.
You can sort things out with Lenny and Rose.
Go and talk to him.
Say something, John, this is my life! Georgie's dead.
Shit! It's like the water going away before the big wave.
Lenny's never done anything like this before.
You can't just leave me, John.
Hola! Don't say anything to her, nothing.
We're in here, babe.
The town hall say you can pick up the papers for the wedding.
Nice one.
What happened to the electricity? The fish are swimming in the dark.
The fish, the poor little fish.
I'll have to take 'em to Moody Steve's to look after for a bit.
I need to know if my sister and her children are in any danger, Rose.
- I don't know anything.
- Stop lying to me.
Stop siding with Lenny and just answer the question.
"I'll kill you and your slut"? Well, you both lied to me so Well, I hope it was worth it.
Innocent people will now die because Blakeney is still in business.
And guilty men will walk free because of your stupid jealousy.
I didn't kill Georgie.
You can think what you like but I really don't care.
No, because you're stupid, frigid, arrogant and self-obsessed.
And you're a whore, which I've known from the very beginning.
We can stand all day trading insults if you like.
No, we can't.
Get the hell out of my house.
Is anybody in any danger here? That's all I want to know.
Was Lenny turning the off the lights just the start, or I think this is the end, John.
And neither my sister nor Calum are in any kind of danger? Right.
John? I came to see you and Calum that evening because I missed being around you.
And because I wanted to be with people who I liked before I Before you came home and changed your dress, went to a casino, drank champagne and fucked a gangster.
Yeah.
How could I possibly tell you How, how could I And I said I'd never justify myself again.
I'm not judging you, Rose.
I just don't know how you can be so cold.
Oh, says the man whose finger is still warm from the trigger.
You have to keep it still, Robbie, so You're meant to be helping Mummy.
Oh, look, it's your favourite uncle.
Hello, Uncle John.
Mummy's got a new boyfriend.
Ahh! It's a third date, which by my standards is like we're married.
His name's Matthew, he works in a nursery.
At first I thought he was gay but We need to have a talk, Jess.
OK OK.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
You're not safe here.
No.
- No way.
- Yeah.
I'm not disrupting their lives, I'm not running away.
No, you have to, Jess.
Because I can't leave if you won't.
And I can't leave you knowing that Lenny Douglas is still around.
I'm not changing a single thing.
You have to stop this, John, you have to make it go away.
You have to make him go away.
Fix this.
What are you gonna do, John? Where are you gonna go? I can't go anywhere until I know for sure my sister's safe.
You have to get out of here, Calum, things are getting nasty.
Where to? With what? Well Take your little mate.
And everything that comes with him.
- Don't you need some? - No.
See my half as a wedding present, just don't spend it on drugs.
D'you want some of my beer? All right.
- John Mercer.
- Stop it.
What will I do? What will I do? What will I do without you? You'll get married, help Manuela out, yeah? Stick to your plan and everything will be all right.
John Mercer I have something I'd like to discuss with you.
My name is Richard Blakeney.
Are you a religious man - No, nor am I.
- Why the church, then? I like the smell of a church.
Would you like to work for me? Now Lenny Douglas has kicked you to the kerb.
What, by killing innocent people? I've seen the photographs.
That's my line of work, I make no excuses for it.
Somebody somewhere suffers for every advantage we have.
Innocent and guilty have lost much of their meaning today, don't you think? Unlike your previous boss, though, I don't tell lies or dress up my activities.
He told me you killed Georgie, by the way.
- Told? - Indirectly.
He hoped I'd kill you in revenge.
Oh, well, I didn't kill Georgie.
But if you thought I did, then why are we having I knew what Georgie was doing.
I also knew he was seen as my weak link.
So it was you who took him out.
Well, I had plenty of reason to do so.
Put it like this - his demise, while sad, is not the end of my world.
If you work for me, the terms and conditions would be absolutely clear.
There'd be no hypocrisy, no game-playing, no lies.
Couple of jobs a year, you'd make a lot of money and lead whatever life you wanted.
- I don't need that much.
- However you wanted to play it.
You could do just one job and then decide.
Nah.
Sorry, I don't think so.
Not even if that one job were to kill Lenny Douglas? Lenny has a Napoleon complex.
"L'état, c'est moi.
" But there are plenty of people in the state who would be happy to see the back of him and his incorruptible little terrier routine.
Besides, what better way of getting him off your back once and for all? He threatened my family.
Then he'll always be a threat to your family.
Use the money from getting rid of him to take them somewhere safe and warm.
Did he try and tie you in knots with that attractive wife of his? - What? - His wife.
The disgraced cop.
I understand he uses her sometimes in the most underhand ways.
- They're - Married? I believe so.
Not surprised he didn't tell you though.
It seems to me, you and I have a mutual interest in removing Lenny Douglas.
And after that you're a free man and your destiny is in your hands.
- Did you know? - John, John, please - Did you know? - Know what? - Were you laughing with them the entire time? - I swear, I don't know what you're on about.
I ain't got a clue mate, please.
I don't know what you're going on about.
What do I know? Nobody tells me a thing, all you do is just treat me like an idiot.
I'm the one who's been treated like an idiot.
Now you come sticking a gun in my face, screaming what do I know, what do I know? I know nothing! Go on, shoot me! Do it, I don't care any more! You didn't know that Lenny and Rose were married, did you? Oh, man.
Her? Married to him? Oh, man.
Oh, man.
Oh, Rose? Leave us for a second, Calum.
You've seen Blakeney, then.
So? What did he offer you, John? No more lies.
What are you doing here? You turn on me, you turn on all of us.
That includes Calum and Rose.
You'll take everybody down with you.
You and Blakeney are just two sides of the same coin, Lenny.
You've said many, many stupid things during our acquaintance.
But that has to be the stupidest.
With him at least it's straightforward.
An honest transaction.
You think so? He only wants one job from me anyway.
You're not meant to work for Richard Blakeney.
Everything he offers you is paid for with suffering.
Finish him, and I'll give you your freedom.
So what? So you want me to kill him? Look, why don't I take you to your sister's? You do your best thinking there.
Well, how do I know it's not a set-up? As a gesture of goodwill I shall restore the power while we're gone.
And God said Let there be light.
And what about Mrs God? Won't she be coming along too? We're not married.
Not any more, ancient history.
Yeah, well, if she was mine I'd never have put her in any danger like you do.
Perhaps that's why she'll never be yours, John.
It was a marriage of mutual admiration more than anything else.
She was young, bright, energetic.
I think you know her appeal.
Anyway, I allowed her awe for an admittedly brilliant and charismatic boss to go to my head.
But I let her go.
I had to let her go.
- Can I come in? - Yeah.
I can't say what you do is acceptable, John.
And isn't Is Rose part of all this as well? Yeah, yeah.
I like her.
Well I can't help it.
I like her a lot.
I couldn't make up me mind whether I liked her or not.
But, er Do you remember Mum and Dad? A bit.
I remember that holiday.
The smell of the car deck of the ferry.
I had a flowery sleeping bag.
Mum made ratatouille and I hated the aubergine.
I don't mind them now though.
Don't cry, John.
Please don't cry.
What am I gonna do, Jess? Just protect yourself.
And those that you love.
It's all you can do.
Yeah.
Hello.
Yes, I have thought it through and yes, I've come to a decision.
I'll set up a meeting with Blakeney.
You go, give me a signal, and I'll kill him.
Hello? I've come to a decision.
And you'll kill Lenny Douglas for me? Yes.
Lights are working.
And the TV's back on! Listen Fridge is humming, hey hey! You do not realise how much stuff needs electricity.
Back in business? - Get out of my face, Calum.
- John - I'm not in the mood right now.
- John mate, no need to be like that! It's over.
Oh, John, you don't mean that.
Do your job, or every remnant of your life, this shit that you live in, even that, I'll flush away.
He threatened my family.
Then he'll always be a threat.
Use the money to take them somewhere warm You were never gonna set me free, were you? I'm not gonna talk about this any more, Rose, I have to go.
And what if he kills you? Where will we be then? I won't be anywhere.
No, it's too risky.
We've caused havoc in him and now we're gonna act as if everything's back to normal.
Nothing's normal.
This is the last chance we're gonna get.
If Mercer's gone over to the other side, then it's game over.
No, I don't think you should go, Lenny.
We could lose everything.
You're a survivor, Rose.
You've always been a survivor.
We've always survived together.
And without you I just can't imagine it.
I have to go.
Lenny Douglas.
Richard Blakeney.
Why didn't you kill Mercer? I saw no reason to do so.
You told him that I had given you the information on Georgie.
Well, of course you did.
You knew the ship was leaking and if you released that information, somebody would steer it my way.
Well, he had seriously annoyed me.
Thank you.
What better way to flush out one of your contacts.
Your ego will ruin you in the end.
It's made you too many enemies and now you've lost your boy.
You think I've lost him? You played too many of your little games with him.
Pimping out your ex-wife.
Hardly subtle stuff.
You made a big mistake telling him that, Richard.
Wanna know why? Oh, do tell me.
You've involved his emotions - took his eye off your chequebook and the delusions of the quiet life, helped me refocus him.
And you think you've done that.
I think he has hatred for you running through every fibre of his body.
Do you know what I think? I think, when I give him the signal, he's gonna take you down.
He set you up.
I knew it was you who was coming here.
He wanted it done this way.
You're a dead man.
Mr Incorruptible.
Who will bring flowers to your funeral? Who will mourn your passing? The world is corrupt and violent.
The human race feeds on itself.
Come on John, do it.
You turn on me, you turn on all of us You'll take everybody down with you.
You know I never had a proper family.
Me and you, Manuela, Rose, even Lenny You're like a family to me.
Hello? You could have shot me.
Don't flatter yourself, Lenny.
Not everything's about you.
I'm glad to hear it.
Did you tell Blakeney that I killed Georgie? No.
And did you? No.
You, Rose, Calum I'd be sad to see our little unit break up.
And I think Rose would be glad to get into some kind of Normality? Mm.
Is that meant to be a gift or is it meant to be bait? - What? - Talking about Rose.
Don't know, mate.
Bit of both, I guess.
Am I free now to walk away? Yes.
So long, my little spirit.
You'll come running every time I whistle.
Smile! Tune! It's not all sweetness and light either - poor girl is absolutely gutted cos her baby's chipped off somewhere.
She wants him back and he won't but what else can she do about it except feel blue and sing amazing disco song? Come on girls, tops off! No room in the inn for the cold and frigid.
Even John Mercer will be dancing soon.
Very funny.
Mate! The door! Moody Steve's gonna be here with some tunes.
Hey! I know.
Si! Si! Heh-hey! - Hey.
- Hey.
- Sounds like the party's in full swing.
- It is.
Well, Calum said to er No, come in.
More people in the photographs the better.
You silver-tongued charmer.
- Let me take your jacket.
- Thank you.
Cheers.
Yay! My favourite flower girl.
I'm only getting married for the papers, so tonight could be your lucky night.
Thanks, Calum.
Congratulations, I'll put this in the fridge.
Yeah - Well now.
- Well now.
You've really stamped your personality in here.
Didn't expect to be staying this long.
Maybe you should invest in some home comforts now.
Who says I'm sticking around? I hope you will.
Your scarf.
- I'm sorry.
- What for? I don't know really because I haven't done anything wrong.
No.
So you going to just sit here all night or It was you.
Ay morena morena! No, no, no, I ain't no sailor You're beautiful and you're gorgeous.
And I think you should get married as well.
Get lost, Calum.
Come and dance with me.
Ay arriba, ay arriba Ay, arriba arriba Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere Yo no soy marinero Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan Soy capitan, soy capitan Bamba, bamba Bamba, bamba Bamba, bamba, bamba Para bailar, La Bamba Para bailar, La Bamba Se necessita una poca de gracia Una poca de gracia Pa' mi, pa' ti, ay arriba, ay arriba