Hidden Assets (2021) s02e05 Episode Script

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- Your consortium was so close
to securing that bid.
- Niskus Group,
or at least Trestford,
has plenty of friends
in high places.
- Liar! Tell them the truth!
She's lying!
Tell them the truth!
Murderer!
- The Mayor left.
He's requesting a formal review
of Trestford's finances.
- It was Richard who helped
launder my father's assets.
- How?
- He introduced me
to a man, Gordon Hearst.
- Thank you, Stefanie.
- Once we have Hearst on the
record, we can question him
on Richard Melnick's
past involvement.
- Pleasure doing
business with you.
- Money's been transferred.
- Police! Drop down
on your knees!
- The police came, Europol.
They arrested Mr. Hearst.
- Stefanie, I want you to do
exactly what I tell you.
- I think you're
a good man, James,
and I need your help
to find and stop these men.
- When they released his body
to the funeral home,
I was able to get
his personal effects.
- James Melnick brought in
his father's phone.
- I'm sending someone to you.
We have a problem.
Hello, Henry.
- The deal is slipping away.
- I can assure you
everything is under control.
- With our financial records
under this kind of scrutiny
and our stability
in question?
You know who our investors are.
Let me be clear:
they cannot be exposed.
- Are you questioning
my management?
- You promised
a smooth transition.
So far, it's been anything but.
- With respect, I'm cleaning up
someone else's mess.
- What are you
talking about?
- You kept me
out of the loop.
Rojas' death was necessary,
but Richard's?
And that attempt on Bibi,
a bomb, for Christ's sake!
- There's another player
in the game.
We didn't sanction
Richard's killing.
Or a car bomb.
- I'll deal with it.
- You better.
- I don't appreciate
being kept waiting.
- Hold all calls for the next
10 minutes, please.
- Victor, you need
to convince the Mayor
to forego this review
of Trestford.
- It's a simple process.
I will guide you through it.
We need to be wary
of the appearance of political
impropriety and favouritism.
- Trestford is
financially stable.
- You should have nothing
to worry about.
- This belongs to you.
- Are you going to tell
me what's on it?
- Details of an offshore
bank account in your name.
Richard made several
transfers of monies to it
in the run-up to your
election campaign.
- How
- Uncovered during
an internal audit
in preparation for
the Mayor's review.
For the sake of our
investors, we dug deeper
and we were shocked to uncover
evidence connecting Richard
to the Belgian
bombing campaign.
- What are you talking about?
- Did you and Richard
orchestrate
the bombing campaign to ensure
your election victory?
- This has nothing
to do with me.
I had no idea what
Richard was up to.
- That's not what these files
appear to indicate.
I intend on going
to the authorities
with this information,
get out ahead of it.
That way Trestford and
our investors are protected
from scandal and liability,
and I can walk away
from the deal
with a clear conscience.
- You can't just
- If however
you convince the Mayor
to halt this review
and sign the contracts
as per the agreed schedule,
I won't feel the need
to go public
and your dirty little secret
can remain buried.
This is not personal,
it's business.
You have until
the end of the day
Deputy Prime Minister.
- We had a good day yesterday
and a great result,
but the clock is against us.
Sean's landed in Dublin.
In a couple of hours,
he'll be in Shannon on standby
to question Bibi,
should Hearst's interview
contradict hers.
Josh, what have you got?
- We're running diagnostics
on the machines we seized.
- And Hearst's files?
- Still working
on getting access to them.
I tried using brute force,
but no joy.
Now, I'm running
a dictionary attack program.
When I get a result,
I'll let you know.
- OK. Norah.
- No red flags so far.
Everything seems legit.
I know that's not
what you want to hear.
- The search of Hearst's house
didn't turn up anything.
- We need physical evidence
tying Richard Melnick to Hearst.
Incontestable proof
that they're linked.
Let's dig deep,
give this everything we have.
- We can't stall Hearst's
interview much longer.
- OK.
I'll read the rest
of this later.
Thank you.
Christian.
- I need to sit in on
the interview with Hearst.
- That's not going to happen.
- Seriously?
- It's not
a good idea.
- This is my jurisdiction.
- With respect,
this is a CAB case.
- Come on, Claire, there's
more to it than that.
- Our warrant is limited
to Hearst's involvement
in Bibi and Fionn Brannigan's
money laundering.
But if we can convince
him to play ball,
he could connect us
to Richard Melnick.
- Melnick is dead.
I need to know who's
running the show now.
- If Hearst admits
to Melnick's involvement,
I can expand the scope
of the CAB investigation
into his finances.
We can follow that lead
to his co-conspirators.
You just need to give me time.
- Yeah, well,
we don't have time.
Come on, we both know
this all ties back to the port,
a multibillion-euro deal.
If this goes through,
my investigation will
be stopped immediately.
These are powerful
people, Claire,
with deep pockets.
Don't cut me out.
- If I go in there with CTU,
Hearst is gonna shut down
and we're gonna be back
where we started.
You need to leave this to me.
- I'll go after
Trestford, then.
- You don't have
any evidence.
- Yeah, I'll get it.
- Detective Blanchet from the
European Criminal Assets Bureau,
and DS Claire Wallace from the
Irish Criminal Assets Bureau.
Gordon Hearst and his attorney,
Wilfried Lippens, present.
- You've been arrested
on suspected facilitation
of money laundering:
that through various
schemes, you assisted
Ms. Bronagh Brannigan, formerly
Melnick, in tax evasion
and the transfer
of illegally obtained funds.
Is there anything you wish
to say in relation to that?
- No comment.
- Let's not waste
each other's time.
We know that Brannigan
is your client.
- I suggest the strategy
in tax avoidance.
It's what smart people do.
- Forty cents on the euro
doesn't sound very smart.
If the arrangement
is above board,
then why return
the investment in diamonds
instead of a bank transfer?
- Ms. Brannigan insisted
her funds would be released
with immediate effect
and diamonds were
what I had at hand.
- So, it's not because
they're easy to transport
and difficult to trace?
- What Ms. Brannigan does
with her funds is
of no concern to me.
- How were you introduced
to Ms. Brannigan?
- I don't recall.
- Isn't it a fact that you were
introduced by Richard Melnick?
- As I said, I don't recall.
- But you know him?
- I know of him, yes.
- Have you ever
conducted business
with Richard Melnick?
- I advise my client
to answer no comment.
- Did you ever transfer funds
on behalf of Richard Melnick
to, say, Fionn Brannigan for
the purchase of an apartment?
Ms. Brannigan has stated
that she was introduced to you
by Richard Melnick.
- No, no, no, no.
Ms. Brannigan approached
me directly.
- I thought you said
you don't recall.
- Look, you have
all her assets now.
There's nothing more
I'm holding for her.
- Then, you won't mind
granting us to your files
to confirm that.
- This is not a fishing
expedition, Detective.
Limit the scope
of your warrant
to files relating
to Ms. Brannigan alone
and we'll consider your request.
- You could be looking
at 10 years.
- My client is looking
at a suspended
sentence at worst.
Mr. Hearst has been
very patient.
Enough is enough.
- was rescued just
after 10:30 this morning
from a popular hiking
and cycling trail
at the Wicklow Mountains.
The man native, who sustained
a fractured arm
- You can go in.
- Any word from Antwerp?
- Not yet, but I expect
we'll hear soon enough.
On a positive note,
your new Regret Settlement
has been approved.
- That's a relief.
- Is this really necessary?
- We've already talked
about this.
I can't put my life
on hold any longer.
- You understand the only
people you are to contact are
DS Wallace and myself.
That's for your
own safety, Bibi.
- Phone.
I want you to put my mother's
house on the market.
- Are you sure?
You were always quite firm
about holding onto Whitethorn.
- Well, it's hardly my safe
refuge anymore, is it?
Any word of Siobhan?
- CAB still haven't located
her or the children.
- Let me know when
there's any news.
- Of course.
I'll be in touch.
- Ah! I'm in! I'm in!
- About the time.
I was beginning to think
you'd lost your touch.
- As if.
- Let's have a look, then.
What have you got?
- It looks like a register
of client companies
Hearst managed funds for.
- Great work, Josh.
- Sorry, I couldn't
give you more notice.
- No worries.
- Not a care in the world.
No, no, no, no, no.
This needs to be
off the record.
- Ms. Delvey,
what's this about?
- Level playing field
or lack thereof.
I'm hearing rumours
that Maes has used
his influence on the Mayor
to hold the financial
review of Trestford.
- Why would he do that?
- What you have
to ask yourself is
who does it benefit
if the review doesn't happen.
- Niskus Group Limited?
- So, that should
tell you something
about the power
Trestford wields over Maes.
Do you remember
when it looked like
Maes wasn't going
to win the election?
- Yeah.
But he did.
- Exactly.
By a landslide.
So
what was it that ensured
his victory, hmm?
- I got you a coffee.
I didn't know
how you took it.
- Why am I here?
- Aren't you gonna
sit down?
We hit a wall
with Hearst.
- He didn't give you anything
on Richard Melnick?
- He denies ever
meeting him.
The reaction on his face
when I mentioned the name
He was scared.
- You could have just
phoned me about that.
So, why am I really here?
- There was an allegation
that Richard Melnick had
a mole in CTU.
- That's bullshit.
Who told you that?
- Bibi Brannigan.
- She's a liar.
- She's had two attempts
on her life.
At this point, I have to trust
that she's telling the truth.
- Wait a minute.
You thought it was me.
That's why you locked me out
of your investigation.
- I couldn't take any chances.
I haven't even
told my team.
Bibi was our only witness.
She gave us
Richard Melnick,
led us to Hearst.
Without her, we have no case.
You would have done the same
thing in my position.
All the evidence pointed
to someone leaking
information from CTU.
Every time you got a lead,
it was snuffed out.
Rojas, Ortiz
- Information was leaked
during the IT security breach.
- And after that?
What about Daniel Katz?
How do you explain that?
I needed Hearst alive.
- I know my team.
- Are you sure about that?
This is a
multibillion-euro deal.
Who do you trust
that can't be bought?
- If there is a mole
it would have to be
someone under Maes' influence,
someone who could manipulate
the investigation from above.
- And if it's not?
If it's someone
on the floor?
If you wanna work
with me on this,
I need you to limit
the information
you share with your team.
- OK.
- Chief Inspector.
- Hi.
- Anything, Josh?
- Still cross-referencing
the computer files
we've managed to access
against the paperwork.
- I managed to uncover
27 companies
all with the same address.
- Shell companies?
- Exactly.
- A bit of an anticlimax,
if I'm honest.
- What do you mean?
- I expect a lot more
data than this.
I mean, if Hearst has the kind
of operation Bibi claims
- Those files must be
somewhere else.
- I reckon he has
a remote server.
- So, you have nothing?
- Not quite.
I'm heading to check
company registries
in the Chamber
of Commerce
to see if Richard Melnick
is mentioned
in any of the paperwork.
- And we're
gonna check out
the address of those companies.
This is what we do,
Christian.
- Blanchet, I'm gonna
text you a home address.
We need to get ECAB
over there ASAP.
- We provide clients
with a mailing address
without the cost
of a physical office.
There's nothing illegal
going on here.
- Then, you have
nothing to worry about.
- The same account pays
for all of these.
- Open them, please.
- Norah?
- No links to Melnick.
But 23 of the companies have
Stefanie Courtois listed
as company secretary.
- Hearst's assistant?
- Either she got paid
for her signature
or she knows more
than we thought.
- Ask Matis to bring
her back in.
- Already on it.
ECAB are en route as we speak.
- Good job, Norah.
- Can I disturb?
- Mila!
Ah!
- Welcome to Belgium.
- Good to finally
meet you in person.
- Yeah, we can finally
compare notes on the hack.
- Ah! I have nothing
new to report.
This takes priority.
Sorry if that's why you're
- Oh, no.
Richard Melnick's phone.
- Ah, of course.
- Yeah, I examined it,
but I couldn't find
anything of interest.
Christian wants you to check it
against your records.
- OK.
- Have you made
any progress on Hearst?
- One step forward,
two steps back.
I'm still going
through local files,
but so far, everything
seems legitimate.
My thinking is that
Hearst has a remote server.
- Locating that won't be easy.
- Tell me about it.
Thankfully, we've got
other avenues of investigation.
The lead that DS Wallace and
Christian are following up on.
Oh, sorry, I better
get back to this.
- Absolutely.
- There you go, sir.
- Thank you.
- Josh.
The phone is a dead end.
Don't waste your time on it.
- OK.
- Explain why the first I heard
that CTU's search warrant has
been extended to include me
was from our legal team
and not you?
- Something's wrong.
I think the Chief suspects.
- If that was the case,
you'd be in handcuffs.
- He's keeping
information from me.
It is too dangerous.
- Mila, you're jumping
to conclusions.
Is this your way of asking
for more money?
- No.
I can't do this anymore.
- You don't make decisions,
you do as you're told.
You're going to stay put
and keep me informed.
You wouldn't want anything
to happen to your mother.
I need you to take care
of something.
- It's under control.
- Not Hearst.
Something else.
And this takes priority.
- So, how was it?
- I messed up
a few bits.
He said I have
to practise more.
- Well, yeah, practice makes
- Perfect.
- Correct.
You know, it's not all
about being perfect.
- Can we have pizza
for dinner?
- Take a look at this.
- So, we have a Thomas Fellaini
who wanted to purchase
a warehouse
from a company called
Branx Industries.
Either on your radar?
- No.
This is exactly the same,
only a different date.
Twenty-seven mailboxes
and this is all we get.
- These may all be
shell companies.
- So, it's a waste of time.
- Branx Industries
own properties.
This is bricks and mortar.
It's a lead we can follow.
- OK. Let's see how far
Fellaini got with his enquiry.
- It's done.
- Boss.
- What are you doing here?
- The officers
called me.
They said a SUV
came out of nowhere.
There was nothing
they could do,
it happened
too fast.
- They should have been
following a security protocol.
What the fuck were they
doing on a walkabout?
- They were under protection,
not arrest.
- And the vehicle?
- A dark red SUV.
We ran a check
on the license plates.
It matches with a car
that was stolen three weeks ago.
- Hi.
- How's the boy?
- OK. I want someone posted
outside Melnick's room.
You follow up on the SUV.
- OK, boss.
- It doesn't look good.
- And what about the boy?
- They're keeping him
overnight for observation.
He's lucky.
James took the brunt
of the impact.
- But this wasn't an accident.
I convinced James against
his better judgment
to get involved
in the investigation.
Now this.
- You don't know for sure
it's connected.
- We can't rule it out.
What if he knew something?
What if they were trying to take
him out before he told me?
- Sean.
I'm at the hospital now.
Put her onto me.
- How could you let
this happen?
- Bibi
- I told you to bring
Arthur to Ireland!
I told you these people
were dangerous
and you didn't believe me!
If you had done as I asked,
none of this would
have happened!
I will never forgive
you for this!
- I understand you're upset.
- Don't tell me
how I'm feeling,
you have no idea
what I'm going through!
They nearly killed my son!
I'm coming to Antwerp.
- That's not a good idea.
- I need to be with my son!
- I can't guarantee
your safety.
- Did Hearst give up Richard?
Answer me.
- No.
- So, you got nothing,
and now they know I've talked.
You put my family
at risk for nothing!
You are responsible
for this!
- It's me.
- She's not coming to Antwerp.
- She's determined.
- And you need to make
her see sense.
It's too dangerous.
- I'll do my best.
- No sign of Stefanie Courtois
at her home.
We searched the premises,
it's clear she left in a hurry.
- Was there any sign
of a struggle?
- No.
- Any indication of where
she might be going?
- Your guess is
as good as mine.
I've issued a red notice.
If she attempts to flee
the country, we will get her.
- James.
- Clear?
- Clear!
Clear?
- Clear.
- What's wrong?
- That was the hospital.
James Melnick is dead.
We can't think
about that now,
we need to stay focussed.
- Well, you're gonna have
to give me a minute.
We need to let Bibi know.
- Yeah.
See you inside.
- Come in.
Have they made the arrangements
to get me to Antwerp?
What's wrong?
- Is there anyone
I can call for you?
- Sean, I need to be
with my son.
I'm going to Antwerp,
protection or not.
And there's nothing
you can do to stop me.
- Mr. Fellaini,
a little over a year ago,
you sent this letter
to Branx Industries.
Correct?
- Yes, I sent this.
In fact, I sent
two letters.
There was this
derelict warehouse
in the outskirts
of Liege.
I wanted to develop
the land.
When I heard nothing back,
I decided to drive out there,
make him an offer face to face.
- What happened?
- Well, they made it quite clear
they weren't interested.
- My colleague,
DS Wallace.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- And who made it clear?
- The guy managing the place.
He wasn't even interested in
how much money I was offering.
He lost patience with me
when a van turned up,
so I cleared off.
- Do you see that man
in this photo?
Take a close look,
he would be older now.
- Yeah, that's him.
And I'm pretty sure
this guy was there as well.
He was driving the van.
- Can you give us the address
of the warehouse?
- Yeah, absolutely.
- You can't let that happen.
- There's no way of stopping
Bibi short of arresting her.
- Then call Gately.
We need the journey to be
as secure as possible.
Alright. Thanks, Sean.
Norah just texted to confirm
that Stefanie Courtois is
listed as company secretary
for Branx Industries as well.
- So, if we find evidence
linking this warehouse
to the bombings
- That means we have a confirmed
connection to Hearst.
Enough to push him to give up
Richard Melnick.
- Alright.
We'll let you know
when the building's clear.
- You're good to go?
- Yeah.
- Alright, guys, go.
- Police!
- Police!
- Police!
- Police!
- Police!
- Clear!
- Clear!
- Clear!
- OK, the building is clear.
We will now check
the adjacent buildings.
Alright?
- OK.
The building is secured.
Seal off the perimeter.
Send in the forensics.
Claire, I found something.
Breacher tape.
The same type
the bombers used.
Let's dust for explosives.
- Whoever it is,
they won't stop
unless you answer.
- Anything I need to know?
- We're running out of time.
- It's reading positive
for trace elements
of pentaerythritol
tetranitrate.
- PENT?
- Yes.
- Same as Antwerp.
- It's a bomb-making factory.
We have them.
- All we have is evidence
connecting Hearst, Bibi
and Fionn to the bombings.
There's nothing directly
linking this building
to Richard Melnick
or Trestford.
- Yeah, we need to find another
way of breaking Hearst.
If we threaten him with terror
offences, that could push him,
but that means handing him
over to CTU.
- Absolutely not.
- It's the only way.
- You want me to hand over
my witness to CTU?
- Hearst will never
fold for CAB.
The threat of 20 years
behind bars,
that will scare the shit
out of him.
- And if it doesn't?
- Trust me, he'll break.
I can always get a warrant,
but the clock is ticking.
You just have to trust me.
- Sir, please follow us.
- About time.
Get my belongings
immediately, please.
- Gordon Hearst.
You're being transferred
to the Counterterrorist Unit
pending charges
under article 135
of the Criminal Code
covering terrorist offences.
- Woah! What are
you talking about?
This is bullshit.
I'm not going anywhere
until I speak to my lawyer.
- You can talk
to your lawyer at CTU.
- No, please. Take your hands
off me. Please.
I said take your hands off me!
Hey, get off me!
Get off!
You're hurting me!
I'm not a fucking
terrorist!
- You'd better
hope this works.
- It's the only move
we have left.
We're on our way to CTU
to question him.
Any update at your end?
- Josh found a link
to the remote server.
- That's great.
- Not exactly.
It's protected by
a 24-character password.
Plus, we have no idea
where it's hosted,
so we can't get
physical access.
- Anything else?
- Sean called.
They're on their way.
- Already?
- Dorgan organized
a private plane for Bibi.
- Of course, he did.
As soon as we get
something from Hearst,
I'll be in touch.
- What are we supposed
to do in the meantime?
- Wait.
- Pfff! OK.
- Yeah.
- Well?
- They're not giving me
a time for questioning.
They'll take you
to a high security prison.
- That's ridiculous.
How long can they just
keep me locked up?
- For suspicion of involvement
in terrorism,
you can be held 20 days.
- What?!
That can't be right!
How can they lock me up
without a charge?!
- Because it's terrorism.
Gordon
I'll be honest with you,
terrorism is not
my area of expertise.
You need somebody experienced
in this kind of law.
- So, when everyone has arrived,
Mayor Peeters will say
some introductory words
about how momentous and
historic this agreement is,
and then talk about how much
Antwerp is looking forward
to a long and fruitful
partnership with Niskus Group.
That's your cue
to get ready.
Then, the Mayor will invite you
out to say a few words.
Did you get the draft
speech I sent?
- Yes. I've highlighted
some edits.
I'll send them to you.
- OK.
- Just a moment.
This is what
you're going to do.
- Hi, Chessa.
Does he know?
Good.
Why don't you take a break?
I'll sit with him.
- What happens
if Hearst refuses
to give up Melnick?
- That's not an option.
I need to get to
the bottom of this.
I have to find out
who's responsible.
- I get it.
- No, you don't.
You haven't seen what
a bomb does to a body
or watched a man bleed out
on the street.
Every time I close my eyes,
I see their faces
the victims, Ortiz.
If it's not theirs,
it's Rivera's.
Now, even James.
All collateral damage.
- I can't be linked to terrorism.
- You will keep your mouth shut.
- I can't do it!
I can't do time!
- For what?
Greed,
control of a port.
- They can get to anyone.
Do not force their hand.
As long as you don't talk,
our families will be safe.
- You're right,
James was collateral damage.
The hit-and-run was a ploy
to show Bibi that you can't
keep Arthur safe.
This was all to get her to Antwerp.
- It's a trap.
- Hi.
Everything is going
to be fine, Arthur.
Mom is on her way.
- Hearst has to wait.