Spooks s03e05 Episode Script
Love and Death
You know I don't want anybody else? That's why I think we should get married.
This weekend, just think about who you really want.
- My brother, Andy.
Meet Zoe.
- I'm the black sheep of the family.
'RUTH: Danny, our newspaper stringer's been offered some photos.
' He obtained them from Will North's brother.
- Do nothing.
I'll deal with this.
- WILL: You and Danny were a thing? - I think he thinks he'd like to.
- Oh.
It's something for me to deal with.
He's had a really bad week.
- 'ZOE: Nobody could have foreseen this.
- DANNY: You probably know.
' Whatever happens, there'll still be you and me.
I never had you down as a weekends weapons handler.
Sorry, Colin, what? I never had you down as a weekends weapons handler.
- Same goes for you.
- Well, I'm quite into ballistics.
You're drifting.
- Am I? - Looks like it.
I guess you know why you're drifting.
I guess I probably do.
May I? I used to do a bit of biathlon.
You know, the skiing, and Yeah, I know what it is.
That's the thing about guns - you can't train for the real thing.
I've got friends in the army who tell me that.
Yeah? Has it changed them, you know, as people? A little.
Not surprising really.
They've just seen a bullet they've fired hit another living person.
Once you've seen that, can you ever look at anything the same? - No going back.
- Tell me about it.
Thanks for giving up your Saturday mornings to be here.
Believe me, it won't be the last time in this job.
Working with secrecy means you're living with secrecy to the end of your careers, maybe even the end of your lives.
And the effect on relationships outside of this building is not to be underestimated.
No, sorry.
I'm sorry.
- Must teach new spies.
Must.
- Must Go on, then.
Got to go SHE SQUEALS We thought we'd put together a workshop to talk to you about this because people feel very affected by it when they're working, and no-one's ever spoken to recruits about it before.
Well, I had asked one of our senior colleagues from Section B to talk to you on this very subject, but, er DOOR OPENS Hi.
Ah, Zoe.
Sorry.
Hello.
Zoe, would you mind just giving a few words of advice to our new recruits Um get an overdraft.
- .
.
on the subject of relationships? - Yes, of course, um Right, well having a relationship outside of these walls is well, it's almost impossible.
The only people that can fully understand, or appreciate, or support you in your life are the people that you share this job with.
Or at least that's what the people here will try and tell you.
And I used to think that too.
But you know what, it's just not true.
It is possible to find happiness outside the "knowledge circle", or whatever it is they call it now.
I know it sounds stupid, but it's just about meeting the right person.
And to do that you're going to need to set the bar very, very high because they are going to need to be fabulous.
They are going to need to be someone completely and utterly fabulous.
DOORBELL RINGS - Ruth! - It's open.
Just make sure it's Back in Registry first thing Monday.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
MACHINE BEEPS - Thank you.
- Thank you.
HARRY: Eric Newland - do you know him? Yeah - blackballed, effectively, by the UK scientific community.
Ran off during the apartheid era to help the South Africans get up to speed with the rest of the world on chem-bio research.
He's freelance.
Penchant for Gucci loafers, I seem to remember.
Funny how the brain works.
Why? He's back in the market, for funding and a long-term partner.
- Isn't everyone? - A research partner, so we understand.
A little bird at GCHQ.
Can we request a deeper look? Danny and Zoe can play scarecrow, pay Newland a visit.
Warn him off the idea.
- What's wrong with that? - The people you're suggesting.
We haven't had a problem tasking them before.
Zoe and Danny together? At the moment, they're so entwined in each other's personal lives - A mission together could be fractious.
- Bit of tension keeps the nerves working.
- Um, Danny? - Ruth.
- I take it everything's all right now.
- Everything in the entire world? With you and Zoe.
And Will.
The whole photos business.
- It's fine, Ruth.
Don't worry about it.
- Good, because I was worried.
Now, obviously, I'm not.
Hello, can I talk to somebody about ordering flowers, please? - It's for a wedding.
- That was quick.
Oh! Um, listen, I'm going to call back.
Thank you.
- These from Will again? - Yes.
Very nice.
Mind you, he's digging himself a hole - you'll start expecting it.
HARRY: Dr Newland will board an overnight ferry to Harwich tomorrow.
Departing 1500 hours, arriving Kristiansand, Norway, 1 1 .
30 the next day.
Now, it's an import-routed ferry, so will be empty on its way out but full coming back.
- HARRY: Why? - GCHQ intercepted a phone conversation.
He's meeting a contact who's keen to fund his research on plague bacteria.
We need you to travel with him and explain the error of his ways - in the strongest fashion.
- That words will allow.
Operation Scare The Scientist.
A night on a North Sea ferry - surely that's punishment enough? Pneumonic plague has a rapid onset and most untreated patients die within 48 hours.
It's zoomorphic - passed from human to animal and animal to human.
It's been around for a while.
Black Death etc, it's not breaking news.
But Newland is perfecting a process that could mass-produce and deliver it to a large population.
From what we know, Newland is going to Norway to meet a fixer for North Korean technology transfer.
From what we understand, the North Koreans want to fund his research.
- Getting himself a sugar daddy.
- Exactly.
- DANNY: What a prick.
- He's a free agent.
As far as we can tell he's become so entwined in his work, he's not paying attention to the consequences.
I'm normally cautious about bandying around the phrase "renegade scientist", but in this case I'll make an exception.
Giving North Korea Newland's expertise is simply hitting fast-forward to a potentially Biblical catastrophe.
We need this worm turned.
You two will be working together.
Any objections? 'John, come on, you shouldn't be so down on yourself.
'I leave the radio on, Rachel, when I'm at the office, so when I get home to an empty house at least there's some shred of human warmth there to greet me.
' Ruth.
- What you working on? - Uh It's so embarrassing.
Why? We're digging around in everybody's lives.
Stands to reason we're going to come across someone we actually like.
So, what's he done? Anything appalling? - No! - Shame.
No, it's not because he's done something, it's in case someone does something to him.
It's housekeeping.
He's on various committees and boards in the City.
- All kinds of people cross his path.
- He sounds important.
- Oh, he is.
- Is he just really nice? He has a PhD in economics.
He was an athlete at university but he hurt his knee playing tennis in Spain in '92 - a ligament.
Very painful.
And he's a singer.
I don't know why that should make a difference to me.
I just really like singers.
You have been busy.
It's not as if I'm doing anything wrong really.
Just looking at them.
Of course not.
Not like you're taking them home at the weekends.
Please don't tell anyone.
Photos, background, pictures of his parents, his brother.
Reminders of what he's putting on the line by working with these people.
- We don't normally take paperwork.
- Consider it ammunition.
- Enjoy the trip.
- What's not to enjoy? - I don't like this one bit.
- Yes, you do.
And it's exactly why I asked you to look into Ruth for me.
What did she tell you? I saw her in the computer room.
She's been reading Source Karl transcripts.
I get the feeling she's been doing it for a while.
I asked her about removing them from the building and she more or less confessed.
- You didn't confront her? - God, no, I was playing around.
She's not got a clue we're on to her.
- What's your assessment? - I think she's really fallen for him.
Oh, Ruth.
Well, just keep watching her for now.
'JOHN: I don't think I will, to be honest.
'I have a lot of things to catch up on tonight.
'- MAN: Burning the candle, John? - JOHN: The candle melted long ago.
'See you for lunch tomorrow? '- MAN: Julie's, one o'clock? - JOHN: I'll be there, and awake.
Bye, Bill.
' He doesn't hate you, I promise.
It's just his way.
Oh, come on.
I'd hate me.
Coming here, taking his "friend" away from him.
You're reading too much into it.
Couldn't you just bring it up subtly when you go away? Please? Maybe.
You can't put ketchup on a piece of bread.
Why? Are you the food police? SHE SQUEALS I'm gonna miss you.
I'll miss you, too.
If you promise never to do that again.
Listen.
How do I know this is a legitimate work expedition? How do I know you're not heading off on some male stripper tour of Italy? Because I'm not a male stripper.
Rubbish.
WILL AND ZOE GIGGLING WILL: No, they're not real.
'ADAM: Checkpoint four.
Newland in Mercedes proceeding north-east, Mark.
'No spark.
All clear.
' Pringle? 'Checkpoint six.
Target arriving Harwich.
All clear.
'- This is Adam with your wake-up call.
- DANNY: Ah, so nice to hear your voice.
'- Sorry? Who am I speaking to? - Danny.
ADAM: Legend, please.
'DANNY: Life assurance salesman Michael James here with my old friend Rachel.
'ADAM: I know you've been enjoying yourselves in the Land Rover, but let me reiterate, this man is not the Dalai Lama.
He's dangerous.
'Amoral, a professional traitor to the human race.
'That ferry is empty.
You're highly visible.
Keep your focus.
Got it? '- DANNY: Got it! - ZOE: Got it!' Newland's in berth 9406.
Confirm the passenger manifest.
Avoids a spark if we knock on his door from the get-go.
- MAN: Do you have a reservation? - RUTH: Yes, for Smith.
Just for one.
No problem.
This way.
- Why should it be? - Sorry? - Why should it be a problem? - Um it isn't.
You said it wouldn't be a problem.
Is eating on your own a problem? I certainly didn't mean any offence.
I have a lovely table for you.
Number seven, by the window.
I'd like the table I booked, please.
It's table 1 4.
Of course.
I'll just get you a menu.
SHIP'S HORN SOUNDS - How are you? - Very well, thank you.
- Something to drink? - Water.
Um sparkling, please, with with lemon.
- Something to drink, sir? - Sparkling water with lemon, please.
Right.
- Sorry.
- Sorry.
What a clumsy oaf.
You can't take me anywhere.
Sorry, John.
Bloody fire alarm.
They wouldn't let us go without ticking us off a list.
JOHN: No problem.
So I've put you down for the scratch Requiem tonight.
- No, you haven't.
- Actually, John, I have.
Louise and I have decided you're working too hard, and some pro-am Mozart is just the sort of thing to take your mind off.
Usual story, turn up, sing some Mozart, drink some wine.
JOHN: When and where? - St Martin's.
Very nice.
- We went last year and had a blast.
There's hardly any rehearsal.
Black tie.
Turn up and belt out.
Go on.
Say yes.
- All right.
- Excellent.
I can always do with a good scratch, especially where Wolfgang's concerned.
- Right, see, standard berths this way.
- So we're not in the Commodore Suites? No, because it's twice as expensive, and then all you get is a chocolate and a bunch of flowers.
I like chocolate.
Yeah, and just think about all that taxpayers' money we'll be saving.
- Which number is it, Danny? - 81 43.
HE GROANS It's like the Hindenburg but without the frills.
You should come here on your honeymoon.
Newland's berth's on the other side of the ship.
On the starboard? On the other side of the ship, anyway.
Might look a bit obvious if we move in next door.
What's wrong? I think it might have been those crisps.
Yeah, and the chocolates.
Or that breakfast.
Or those pasties too, if I'm not mistaken.
Oh, look you're in luck, the Rhombus Cafeteria serves prawn cocktail.
SHE COUGHS Zoe? HARRY: Why didn't we know this before? GCHQ had some problems looking into the accounts.
There were a lot.
- So money transfer's already occurring.
- Yes.
- We know this? - Perhaps is what I meant to say, - not yes.
- A big difference.
All we know is the extent of the financial content of his secure emails.
Luckily the North Korean fixer's side aren't great at encryption.
If he's been paid he won't negotiate, he'll do the bloody work.
We're jumping ahead.
Let's confirm it.
You're working on the bank accounts? Is that a yes or a perhaps? It's a yes! Hi! Have you got anything to settle my friend's stomach? She's suffering from really bad sea sickness.
- These should do the trick.
- Thanks.
- Can I help? - Can you make sure I'm paged if any GCHQ communications come in with this reference, please? Sure.
- How was your lunch? - My lunch? What lunch? The lunch you ate.
You missed a good lasagne.
Sam, can you keep something to yourself? Mm.
I had lunch with HIM.
And? Unfeasibly handsome.
So what's the next step? Why is there a next step? - Why ISN'T there? - Newland's bank accounts.
What about them? Newland's UK accounts have zeroed.
Everything's headed for Switzerland.
Are these the actions of a man who intends returning to this country? Perhaps a visit to his flat? I can get a team in there in half an hour.
- It's Adam Carter.
- He's going to do it.
We thought this meeting was just about paying for more research.
But from the amounts of money, one must assume the plague research is completed.
We need an upstairs opinion.
Zoe! Here.
Oh, no, no, no.
Oh.
No? - Ah, fresh air.
- It helps? Not really.
"In the light of new developments, we would prefer it if this individual was no longer a problem.
" The DG's recommendation memos are starting to sound like Papal bulls.
I'd like clarification on this.
- Oh.
No.
- Yes! No, this isn't what I had in mind.
- Really.
- What DID you have in mind? Just to see him.
Is he not exactly the sort of person you've been waiting for? - He is, but - No buts.
When someone extraordinary comes along, however that is, you've got to go for it.
I'm scared.
I've just spoken to the DG.
You were right to plan ahead.
- What did he say? - Newland now presents a clear and present danger to the safety of this country.
Extreme measures, Adam.
Extreme times.
We have a black flag.
- So what are we doing? - Get Zoe on the phone.
- Say that again.
- 'ADAM: The operation has changed.
' - In what way? - Newland intends to deliver on this trip.
- 'OK.
So we'll bring him in.
' - Do you have a GPS? Not on me, no.
I think Danny does.
- Danny, have you got a GPS on you? - In my bag, yeah.
- 'Yeah, Danny's got one.
' - What's your position? - What is this about exactly? - 57 degrees north, 2 degrees east.
- 'Did you get that?' - OK, you're in international waters.
Yeah, so what? We're not trawling for haddock.
What's going on? I want you to know this is a Papal bull.
This is a decision made at the very top that won't go any further than you or me.
You have to give me specifics, Adam.
Please.
The case I gave you.
Open it.
Will you pass that over here a sec? The case.
- Yeah, now what? - False bottom.
Take it out.
There's just foam underneath.
- Lift the foam.
- Not until you tell me what the hell this is.
Lift the foam, please.
'Harry? Harry, are you on line?' Do as he says, Zoe.
Do you realise what you're asking us to do? I appreciate how angry you must feel.
- Yeah.
You planned this.
- 'HARRY: Zoe, I give you my word.
' The case was a precaution for extreme circumstances, which is where we now reside.
- The decision's made, we must act.
- How can this be sanctioned? Newland is involved in the sale of weapons of mass destruction and has been classified as a combatant.
As such, threatening UK interests, we are within our rights to take whatever actions we deem necessary.
Well, say it.
At least have the guts to say it.
We are within our rights to kill him.
We are nowhere near our rights.
We've come to realise we're living in a far more dangerous world.
It's not within our policy to do that.
Deadly force is authorised in extreme circumstances.
So one minute we have a chat with him, the next we're gonna kill him? We did not anticipate the depth and progress of his actions.
'Look, I feel sick.
' I know it's a shock.
No, I feel sick.
I need air.
Adam? I've got her.
Zoe! Zoe.
Adam.
Adam.
Is this confirmed? - This is confirmed.
- You paused.
Zoe, we're sure.
Your position's clear.
The task falls to the senior officer present - you.
This isn't self-defence training.
It isn't protection.
This is clinical wet-work, Adam.
It's assassination.
You both have medical training and can use a syringe.
- And I know you use a firearm.
- No, I really don't know I appreciate your feelings on this.
No, I've never had seasickness like this before.
I don't feel well.
Put Danny on.
Danny! Get someone to Kristiansand.
Someone from Special Forces increment can follow him and take them both out.
Newland AND the courier.
This'll be hard enough as it is without proceeding on foreign soil.
What you're asking is more than we've ever been asked.
Is Zoe really unwell? She doesn't look great.
Then I'm sorry to have to say it like this, but we have no option.
'Zoe and I have no option.
' If we're a team, Danny, the two things are the same.
I need you to do this.
Give me a minute.
You're not doing this.
I am.
I'm all right.
I'll be all right if I can see the horizon.
No, no.
It's gotta be me.
You go and have a lie-down, all right? MOBILE RINGS - He's gone.
Ring him on his mobile.
- No.
Give him five minutes.
Then get him back.
I want you there when I'm talking to him.
I can do this, Adam.
- 'He said you're unwell.
' - I am.
I am.
No, Danny is.
That's my decision.
So get him back and stick with him.
- Why? - Pressure, Zoe.
Why else? - I can't do it.
- Of course you can.
Malcolm, tell her.
I could be your brother, Giles.
I knew about the concert, I invited you.
- You won't have to raise a finger.
- When is it? Nine o'clock? Plenty of time to make up your mind.
Do you remember Mary Kane? Pro-Life terrorist.
Yeah, I do.
I listened to the interrogation tapes.
Tom made them.
He said something that's always stayed with me: "Murder in the name of life is the stupidest thing I've ever come across.
" - It's nothing to do with our needs here.
- Isn't it? The taking of human life.
"Thou shalt not kill" seems pretty immediate to me.
Look, I've never had a problem before.
I really haven't.
Not if I've been around it or involved in targeting it.
- It's different if you pull the trigger.
- We both know that's true.
Of course.
At least you've got experience in this.
At least this won't be your first time.
You have to focus on what would happen if you let this man live.
- What WOULD happen? - North Korea would possess the means to inflict large-scale casualties and mayhem on any country in missile range.
Look, we can talk him out of it.
I didn't tell you this, but we've been down that road with him.
Many times.
It would have been a good idea to tell us that.
We tell you when you need to know.
- So we do it again.
- He's made his position clear.
We have no choice but to act.
If it's not Newland, it'll be someone else.
Maybe.
But we're concerned with him, our focus is him.
Your focus needs to be on him now.
DANNY GROANS 'Danny?' What do I have to do? - We know he's a diabetic.
- 'Yeah.
' So I'll walk you through it.
'The important thing is to make sure he gets to bed.
'Spike his drink.
The drugs are long-lasting and mild, so he'll have time to get to bed.
'As soon as he's under, asleep, unconscious, get on with it.
'Don't give yourself any time to get anxious.
'Make yourself at home.
'You want the ankle.
Prime the syringe before you go in.
'Swab.
'Needle in the vein.
'Softly press the plunger.
'The full contents.
'And gone.
'Job done.
' Sam? - You look gorgeous.
- What do I say? - To who? - Him.
Ruth, you've been on a date before, haven't you? Not for a long time.
Not like this.
I've defended myself and others, Danny.
I shot a man once.
But that was in self-defence.
I've I've never sought out another human being and killed them in cold blood.
I don't think I could.
I've never done it before.
- I've never killed anyone before.
- Of course you have.
No.
No, Zoe, I haven't.
Yes, Danny, you have.
We both have.
You've killed more than you know.
You're in this job and do this work.
You may not have had your finger on the trigger.
You may not have even been in the chain of decisions that led to it.
Jesus, Danny, you and I have killed people and there's no escaping it.
Never this close to pulling the trigger.
But we should be prepared for it.
If the end justifies the means.
But the means, Zoe, I mean, God help me! I'm always putting you through it.
No.
No.
No, Zoe.
- If I could - You would, you would.
I know.
Get some rest.
DOOR SHUTS Owen I'll have the same again.
Another whisky.
DOORBELL RINGS - You're all right? - Mm-hm.
- So, how did you hear about tonight? - My brother Giles dragged me along.
Good.
- Good evening, Giles.
- Susan.
Another whisky? Two whiskies.
Thank you.
Slainte mhath.
- Cheers.
- Good health.
HE LAUGHS Not that you care about that, being in life assurance! Owen, another one for my friend here.
- He's on the road to oblivion, I think.
- Aren't we all? That's your company talking.
Yeah, we trade on fear, I know.
What can you do? It's why we reproduce, I suppose.
Human beings.
We simply can't cope with the idea that one day we're not going to be here any longer.
Two more.
Don't worry, sis.
You look lovely.
This is stupid.
Stupid, stupid Right now, Susan, all we're going to do is do some singing.
Singing.
Yes.
Thank you, Giles.
'ADAM: Listen to me.
Listen to me.
'DANNY: You have to understand what this means.
- 'I do, Danny.
- 'You don't.
You're a veteran at this.
'Danny, just listen to my voice for a second.
' I was asked to do the same as you on October 4th 1995 at eight o'clock in the evening.
'Where were you then?' I was, er I don't have a clue.
- What day of the week was it? - 'Wednesday.
' Wednesday.
I was probably training five-a-side.
OK.
OK.
You were playing football and I was having a similar conversation to this one.
And the man was telling me what it's like to move to a point in your life where you've killed a man.
'Do you want to know what he said to me?' OK.
He said, "If you think you're capable of it, if you can even comprehend it, you'll be all right.
" 'lt seems to me that you comprehend what's at stake here if we do nothing.
' If we do nothing, he delivers.
- And the consequences are unknown? - Correct.
We stop him right now, we know for certain we are safer.
'The only person we should be worried about right now is Danny Hunter.
OK?' Me? You should be thinking about you, that's absolutely right.
What about me? Well, inside you, things'll happen.
'lt only really kicks in when you when you get home.
'First, your legs.
They just go from under you.
'Then you puke.
'Then you cry like a baby.
And after all that, what I finally realised was, if I could look myself in the eyes, in the mirror '.
.
if I could do that, I'd be OK.
' "If you can do that," I said to myself, "'chances are you'll be all right.
"' So I had a little puke, a little cry, I looked at my reflection .
.
and here I am.
'Does that help, Danny? - 'Please speak to me.
' - Yeah, er, sort of.
- Sort of? - 'Yeah.
' It does help.
Um er - 'Tell me what to do again.
' - You know what to do.
Tell me again.
'Please.
' You will administer an overdose of insulin to his ankle.
He won't feel a thing.
I've never killed before.
'I know.
'lt's OK.
' - You know? - Course I know, Danny.
'Are we OK?' I have to go now.
CHOIR SINGS MOZART'S REQUIEM DOOR OPENS, VOICES Keep talking.
Just keep talking.
- I must say, I found that very enjoyable.
- What a blast! - Wonderful! - Have you been before? - No.
- No, neither have I.
- I'm sorry.
John Fortescue.
- Susan Hepburn.
My brother, Giles.
- I heard you belting it out with the tenors.
- One tries one's best.
Excuse me.
Wait a minute.
- Didn't we have lunch together today? - Oh, my goodness, you're right.
At Julie's I dropped my knife.
How funny.
I didn't think you were coming to this.
I mean, I overheard you say you were going to sing in a scratch Requiem, but until Giles dragged me along I didn't know what one was.
How extraordinary.
Would you like a drink? Yes.
Your knee? Oh, dear, how painful.
- Have you played much tennis since? - Unfortunately not.
- Bit of a workload on at the moment.
- Oh, I know.
I mean, it's the season for it.
Or something.
I'm swamped.
- So what's it like, playing tennis in Spain? - What's it like? Is it hot? Er yes, very.
I'm amazed you find the time for anything on your schedule.
You hit the nail on the head.
That's why my friends put me up to all that warbling.
- You sounded terrific.
- So did you.
So, are you glad you came warbling? Very much so.
- It's lovely, isn't it? - It is.
I never come down here.
I live in the city, but I never really take time to appreciate it.
So true.
There's no time for culture.
No time for exercise.
No time for love.
It's appalling.
There's always time for love.
One should make time.
I suppose so.
Though with my innings so far Well, anyway Any major disappointments? Sorry to be so personal, I didn't mean to be Oh, don't worry.
Major ones? Not really.
- I tried marriage.
That didn't work.
- Another woman? No, actually, another man.
My wife looked elsewhere.
- I'm sorry.
- She's still with him, actually.
She feels happier, I'm sure.
He had the passion to make her feel wanted, I think.
I wonder where mine went.
- I expect it never left you.
- Maybe you're right.
Are you Is everything all right? - I'm fine.
- Well, that's good.
- And you? - Me? Are you fine? Oh, yes.
- This is nice.
- It is, yes.
- Do you fancy some air? - Yes.
- It's a nice dress you have on.
- It's quite old, actually.
But your suit is nice.
It's my father's, actually.
Bit tight round the middle these days.
- I think you have a - Do I? - On your shoulder.
- Where? It's a feather or something.
Oh, it's it's so late.
I didn't realise.
Yes, gosh, look at that.
We've been talking - A long time.
- Yeah.
-Well, it's been lovely.
- Yes, it it has.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
We're disembarking soon.
Hurry up.
We need to make sure we're down there.
I didn't hear you come in.
You were passed out.
I was very quiet.
Is everything OK? It's not too far to the airport.
Adam's sending a car for us at the other end.
I asked you a question, Danny.
- I guess you did.
- So are you all right? Do you want a window or an aisle seat, by the way? Danny Will's brother knows you're a spy.
He sent photos of the Ashworth op to a newspaper.
Luckily, we had a stringer from the section working there.
I would imagine Will told his idiot brother what you do for a living.
He he told him? Yeah.
He told him.
And his pics rocked up on the picture desk of a major newspaper.
Sorry.
See you down there.
CHOIR SINGS MOZART'S REQUIEM We need to do an audit of all registry housekeeping surveillance.
I'll do it right now.
There are holes in background checks on all blue- and green-tagged assets.
I'll draw up a list for you.
- Good.
- Ruth.
Whatever you do in your spare time is your business, as long as it doesn't cross over with our business.
- I understand.
- I'm sure you do.
I mean we can't let that sort of thing get in the way of work, can we? Of course we can't.
BUZZER RINGS Hi.
What the hell happened to you? I need to know something.
- Yeah, name it.
- Did you tell your brother? Did you tell your brother what I do for a living? Zoe I would never do that.
- You promised me.
- Listen to me.
- You vowed to me.
- And I meant it.
You knew what you were getting into, how hard this could be.
Yeah, very hard.
Very hard, OK? And I've done it.
I didn't tell him.
Of course you did.
I know what he's like.
Why would I do that? Because you had to tell someone, Will.
We all do.
It's only natural, it's only human to want to tell someone.
Jesus, Will, we did talk about it, didn't we? Yes, and I did not tell him.
OK? D'you know what would've happened if those pictures hadn't been found? Do you have any conception? Will, this is my job.
Do you understand? Do you understand? I could have been sacked! - Why won't you just believe me? - Because it's what just happened! I don't know what's happened, but Will, my whole life, everything I've dreamt of and worked towards, depends on people I trust not telling things.
- You! I can't ever trust you again.
- Come on, we can work through this.
- No! - Yes.
- No.
- Yes! - Will - Zoe, don't even think it.
Will, everything we had was built on that foundation.
- My promise to you, your promise to me.
- Yes.
You just destroyed everything our future was built on.
No! Don't you ever contact me again.
Zoe! Danny? Danny! 'Hi, this is Marcus from Marchmont Florists.
'I need to talk to you about ideas I had for your wedding bouquet' Where have you been? I took a walk.
You told him, then.
Yes.
Yeah, it's over.
I'm sorry.
Is that it? That's it.
Danny, what happened last night? Just tell me.
'ADAM: Inside you, things will change.
'lt only really kicks in when you get home.
'First, your legs.
They just go from under you.
HE SOBS HE RETCHES 'And after all that what I finally realised was, if I could look myself in the eyes, in the mirror, if I could do that, I'd be OK.
' "'lf you can do that", I said to myself, "chances are, you'll be all right.
"' Today is the first day in the trial of the MI5 officer known only as Officer X.
You used Ozal's sexual jealousy to turn him into your weapon, didn't you? I messed up a mission.
You have to live with the consequences of your choices.
Do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?
This weekend, just think about who you really want.
- My brother, Andy.
Meet Zoe.
- I'm the black sheep of the family.
'RUTH: Danny, our newspaper stringer's been offered some photos.
' He obtained them from Will North's brother.
- Do nothing.
I'll deal with this.
- WILL: You and Danny were a thing? - I think he thinks he'd like to.
- Oh.
It's something for me to deal with.
He's had a really bad week.
- 'ZOE: Nobody could have foreseen this.
- DANNY: You probably know.
' Whatever happens, there'll still be you and me.
I never had you down as a weekends weapons handler.
Sorry, Colin, what? I never had you down as a weekends weapons handler.
- Same goes for you.
- Well, I'm quite into ballistics.
You're drifting.
- Am I? - Looks like it.
I guess you know why you're drifting.
I guess I probably do.
May I? I used to do a bit of biathlon.
You know, the skiing, and Yeah, I know what it is.
That's the thing about guns - you can't train for the real thing.
I've got friends in the army who tell me that.
Yeah? Has it changed them, you know, as people? A little.
Not surprising really.
They've just seen a bullet they've fired hit another living person.
Once you've seen that, can you ever look at anything the same? - No going back.
- Tell me about it.
Thanks for giving up your Saturday mornings to be here.
Believe me, it won't be the last time in this job.
Working with secrecy means you're living with secrecy to the end of your careers, maybe even the end of your lives.
And the effect on relationships outside of this building is not to be underestimated.
No, sorry.
I'm sorry.
- Must teach new spies.
Must.
- Must Go on, then.
Got to go SHE SQUEALS We thought we'd put together a workshop to talk to you about this because people feel very affected by it when they're working, and no-one's ever spoken to recruits about it before.
Well, I had asked one of our senior colleagues from Section B to talk to you on this very subject, but, er DOOR OPENS Hi.
Ah, Zoe.
Sorry.
Hello.
Zoe, would you mind just giving a few words of advice to our new recruits Um get an overdraft.
- .
.
on the subject of relationships? - Yes, of course, um Right, well having a relationship outside of these walls is well, it's almost impossible.
The only people that can fully understand, or appreciate, or support you in your life are the people that you share this job with.
Or at least that's what the people here will try and tell you.
And I used to think that too.
But you know what, it's just not true.
It is possible to find happiness outside the "knowledge circle", or whatever it is they call it now.
I know it sounds stupid, but it's just about meeting the right person.
And to do that you're going to need to set the bar very, very high because they are going to need to be fabulous.
They are going to need to be someone completely and utterly fabulous.
DOORBELL RINGS - Ruth! - It's open.
Just make sure it's Back in Registry first thing Monday.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
MACHINE BEEPS - Thank you.
- Thank you.
HARRY: Eric Newland - do you know him? Yeah - blackballed, effectively, by the UK scientific community.
Ran off during the apartheid era to help the South Africans get up to speed with the rest of the world on chem-bio research.
He's freelance.
Penchant for Gucci loafers, I seem to remember.
Funny how the brain works.
Why? He's back in the market, for funding and a long-term partner.
- Isn't everyone? - A research partner, so we understand.
A little bird at GCHQ.
Can we request a deeper look? Danny and Zoe can play scarecrow, pay Newland a visit.
Warn him off the idea.
- What's wrong with that? - The people you're suggesting.
We haven't had a problem tasking them before.
Zoe and Danny together? At the moment, they're so entwined in each other's personal lives - A mission together could be fractious.
- Bit of tension keeps the nerves working.
- Um, Danny? - Ruth.
- I take it everything's all right now.
- Everything in the entire world? With you and Zoe.
And Will.
The whole photos business.
- It's fine, Ruth.
Don't worry about it.
- Good, because I was worried.
Now, obviously, I'm not.
Hello, can I talk to somebody about ordering flowers, please? - It's for a wedding.
- That was quick.
Oh! Um, listen, I'm going to call back.
Thank you.
- These from Will again? - Yes.
Very nice.
Mind you, he's digging himself a hole - you'll start expecting it.
HARRY: Dr Newland will board an overnight ferry to Harwich tomorrow.
Departing 1500 hours, arriving Kristiansand, Norway, 1 1 .
30 the next day.
Now, it's an import-routed ferry, so will be empty on its way out but full coming back.
- HARRY: Why? - GCHQ intercepted a phone conversation.
He's meeting a contact who's keen to fund his research on plague bacteria.
We need you to travel with him and explain the error of his ways - in the strongest fashion.
- That words will allow.
Operation Scare The Scientist.
A night on a North Sea ferry - surely that's punishment enough? Pneumonic plague has a rapid onset and most untreated patients die within 48 hours.
It's zoomorphic - passed from human to animal and animal to human.
It's been around for a while.
Black Death etc, it's not breaking news.
But Newland is perfecting a process that could mass-produce and deliver it to a large population.
From what we know, Newland is going to Norway to meet a fixer for North Korean technology transfer.
From what we understand, the North Koreans want to fund his research.
- Getting himself a sugar daddy.
- Exactly.
- DANNY: What a prick.
- He's a free agent.
As far as we can tell he's become so entwined in his work, he's not paying attention to the consequences.
I'm normally cautious about bandying around the phrase "renegade scientist", but in this case I'll make an exception.
Giving North Korea Newland's expertise is simply hitting fast-forward to a potentially Biblical catastrophe.
We need this worm turned.
You two will be working together.
Any objections? 'John, come on, you shouldn't be so down on yourself.
'I leave the radio on, Rachel, when I'm at the office, so when I get home to an empty house at least there's some shred of human warmth there to greet me.
' Ruth.
- What you working on? - Uh It's so embarrassing.
Why? We're digging around in everybody's lives.
Stands to reason we're going to come across someone we actually like.
So, what's he done? Anything appalling? - No! - Shame.
No, it's not because he's done something, it's in case someone does something to him.
It's housekeeping.
He's on various committees and boards in the City.
- All kinds of people cross his path.
- He sounds important.
- Oh, he is.
- Is he just really nice? He has a PhD in economics.
He was an athlete at university but he hurt his knee playing tennis in Spain in '92 - a ligament.
Very painful.
And he's a singer.
I don't know why that should make a difference to me.
I just really like singers.
You have been busy.
It's not as if I'm doing anything wrong really.
Just looking at them.
Of course not.
Not like you're taking them home at the weekends.
Please don't tell anyone.
Photos, background, pictures of his parents, his brother.
Reminders of what he's putting on the line by working with these people.
- We don't normally take paperwork.
- Consider it ammunition.
- Enjoy the trip.
- What's not to enjoy? - I don't like this one bit.
- Yes, you do.
And it's exactly why I asked you to look into Ruth for me.
What did she tell you? I saw her in the computer room.
She's been reading Source Karl transcripts.
I get the feeling she's been doing it for a while.
I asked her about removing them from the building and she more or less confessed.
- You didn't confront her? - God, no, I was playing around.
She's not got a clue we're on to her.
- What's your assessment? - I think she's really fallen for him.
Oh, Ruth.
Well, just keep watching her for now.
'JOHN: I don't think I will, to be honest.
'I have a lot of things to catch up on tonight.
'- MAN: Burning the candle, John? - JOHN: The candle melted long ago.
'See you for lunch tomorrow? '- MAN: Julie's, one o'clock? - JOHN: I'll be there, and awake.
Bye, Bill.
' He doesn't hate you, I promise.
It's just his way.
Oh, come on.
I'd hate me.
Coming here, taking his "friend" away from him.
You're reading too much into it.
Couldn't you just bring it up subtly when you go away? Please? Maybe.
You can't put ketchup on a piece of bread.
Why? Are you the food police? SHE SQUEALS I'm gonna miss you.
I'll miss you, too.
If you promise never to do that again.
Listen.
How do I know this is a legitimate work expedition? How do I know you're not heading off on some male stripper tour of Italy? Because I'm not a male stripper.
Rubbish.
WILL AND ZOE GIGGLING WILL: No, they're not real.
'ADAM: Checkpoint four.
Newland in Mercedes proceeding north-east, Mark.
'No spark.
All clear.
' Pringle? 'Checkpoint six.
Target arriving Harwich.
All clear.
'- This is Adam with your wake-up call.
- DANNY: Ah, so nice to hear your voice.
'- Sorry? Who am I speaking to? - Danny.
ADAM: Legend, please.
'DANNY: Life assurance salesman Michael James here with my old friend Rachel.
'ADAM: I know you've been enjoying yourselves in the Land Rover, but let me reiterate, this man is not the Dalai Lama.
He's dangerous.
'Amoral, a professional traitor to the human race.
'That ferry is empty.
You're highly visible.
Keep your focus.
Got it? '- DANNY: Got it! - ZOE: Got it!' Newland's in berth 9406.
Confirm the passenger manifest.
Avoids a spark if we knock on his door from the get-go.
- MAN: Do you have a reservation? - RUTH: Yes, for Smith.
Just for one.
No problem.
This way.
- Why should it be? - Sorry? - Why should it be a problem? - Um it isn't.
You said it wouldn't be a problem.
Is eating on your own a problem? I certainly didn't mean any offence.
I have a lovely table for you.
Number seven, by the window.
I'd like the table I booked, please.
It's table 1 4.
Of course.
I'll just get you a menu.
SHIP'S HORN SOUNDS - How are you? - Very well, thank you.
- Something to drink? - Water.
Um sparkling, please, with with lemon.
- Something to drink, sir? - Sparkling water with lemon, please.
Right.
- Sorry.
- Sorry.
What a clumsy oaf.
You can't take me anywhere.
Sorry, John.
Bloody fire alarm.
They wouldn't let us go without ticking us off a list.
JOHN: No problem.
So I've put you down for the scratch Requiem tonight.
- No, you haven't.
- Actually, John, I have.
Louise and I have decided you're working too hard, and some pro-am Mozart is just the sort of thing to take your mind off.
Usual story, turn up, sing some Mozart, drink some wine.
JOHN: When and where? - St Martin's.
Very nice.
- We went last year and had a blast.
There's hardly any rehearsal.
Black tie.
Turn up and belt out.
Go on.
Say yes.
- All right.
- Excellent.
I can always do with a good scratch, especially where Wolfgang's concerned.
- Right, see, standard berths this way.
- So we're not in the Commodore Suites? No, because it's twice as expensive, and then all you get is a chocolate and a bunch of flowers.
I like chocolate.
Yeah, and just think about all that taxpayers' money we'll be saving.
- Which number is it, Danny? - 81 43.
HE GROANS It's like the Hindenburg but without the frills.
You should come here on your honeymoon.
Newland's berth's on the other side of the ship.
On the starboard? On the other side of the ship, anyway.
Might look a bit obvious if we move in next door.
What's wrong? I think it might have been those crisps.
Yeah, and the chocolates.
Or that breakfast.
Or those pasties too, if I'm not mistaken.
Oh, look you're in luck, the Rhombus Cafeteria serves prawn cocktail.
SHE COUGHS Zoe? HARRY: Why didn't we know this before? GCHQ had some problems looking into the accounts.
There were a lot.
- So money transfer's already occurring.
- Yes.
- We know this? - Perhaps is what I meant to say, - not yes.
- A big difference.
All we know is the extent of the financial content of his secure emails.
Luckily the North Korean fixer's side aren't great at encryption.
If he's been paid he won't negotiate, he'll do the bloody work.
We're jumping ahead.
Let's confirm it.
You're working on the bank accounts? Is that a yes or a perhaps? It's a yes! Hi! Have you got anything to settle my friend's stomach? She's suffering from really bad sea sickness.
- These should do the trick.
- Thanks.
- Can I help? - Can you make sure I'm paged if any GCHQ communications come in with this reference, please? Sure.
- How was your lunch? - My lunch? What lunch? The lunch you ate.
You missed a good lasagne.
Sam, can you keep something to yourself? Mm.
I had lunch with HIM.
And? Unfeasibly handsome.
So what's the next step? Why is there a next step? - Why ISN'T there? - Newland's bank accounts.
What about them? Newland's UK accounts have zeroed.
Everything's headed for Switzerland.
Are these the actions of a man who intends returning to this country? Perhaps a visit to his flat? I can get a team in there in half an hour.
- It's Adam Carter.
- He's going to do it.
We thought this meeting was just about paying for more research.
But from the amounts of money, one must assume the plague research is completed.
We need an upstairs opinion.
Zoe! Here.
Oh, no, no, no.
Oh.
No? - Ah, fresh air.
- It helps? Not really.
"In the light of new developments, we would prefer it if this individual was no longer a problem.
" The DG's recommendation memos are starting to sound like Papal bulls.
I'd like clarification on this.
- Oh.
No.
- Yes! No, this isn't what I had in mind.
- Really.
- What DID you have in mind? Just to see him.
Is he not exactly the sort of person you've been waiting for? - He is, but - No buts.
When someone extraordinary comes along, however that is, you've got to go for it.
I'm scared.
I've just spoken to the DG.
You were right to plan ahead.
- What did he say? - Newland now presents a clear and present danger to the safety of this country.
Extreme measures, Adam.
Extreme times.
We have a black flag.
- So what are we doing? - Get Zoe on the phone.
- Say that again.
- 'ADAM: The operation has changed.
' - In what way? - Newland intends to deliver on this trip.
- 'OK.
So we'll bring him in.
' - Do you have a GPS? Not on me, no.
I think Danny does.
- Danny, have you got a GPS on you? - In my bag, yeah.
- 'Yeah, Danny's got one.
' - What's your position? - What is this about exactly? - 57 degrees north, 2 degrees east.
- 'Did you get that?' - OK, you're in international waters.
Yeah, so what? We're not trawling for haddock.
What's going on? I want you to know this is a Papal bull.
This is a decision made at the very top that won't go any further than you or me.
You have to give me specifics, Adam.
Please.
The case I gave you.
Open it.
Will you pass that over here a sec? The case.
- Yeah, now what? - False bottom.
Take it out.
There's just foam underneath.
- Lift the foam.
- Not until you tell me what the hell this is.
Lift the foam, please.
'Harry? Harry, are you on line?' Do as he says, Zoe.
Do you realise what you're asking us to do? I appreciate how angry you must feel.
- Yeah.
You planned this.
- 'HARRY: Zoe, I give you my word.
' The case was a precaution for extreme circumstances, which is where we now reside.
- The decision's made, we must act.
- How can this be sanctioned? Newland is involved in the sale of weapons of mass destruction and has been classified as a combatant.
As such, threatening UK interests, we are within our rights to take whatever actions we deem necessary.
Well, say it.
At least have the guts to say it.
We are within our rights to kill him.
We are nowhere near our rights.
We've come to realise we're living in a far more dangerous world.
It's not within our policy to do that.
Deadly force is authorised in extreme circumstances.
So one minute we have a chat with him, the next we're gonna kill him? We did not anticipate the depth and progress of his actions.
'Look, I feel sick.
' I know it's a shock.
No, I feel sick.
I need air.
Adam? I've got her.
Zoe! Zoe.
Adam.
Adam.
Is this confirmed? - This is confirmed.
- You paused.
Zoe, we're sure.
Your position's clear.
The task falls to the senior officer present - you.
This isn't self-defence training.
It isn't protection.
This is clinical wet-work, Adam.
It's assassination.
You both have medical training and can use a syringe.
- And I know you use a firearm.
- No, I really don't know I appreciate your feelings on this.
No, I've never had seasickness like this before.
I don't feel well.
Put Danny on.
Danny! Get someone to Kristiansand.
Someone from Special Forces increment can follow him and take them both out.
Newland AND the courier.
This'll be hard enough as it is without proceeding on foreign soil.
What you're asking is more than we've ever been asked.
Is Zoe really unwell? She doesn't look great.
Then I'm sorry to have to say it like this, but we have no option.
'Zoe and I have no option.
' If we're a team, Danny, the two things are the same.
I need you to do this.
Give me a minute.
You're not doing this.
I am.
I'm all right.
I'll be all right if I can see the horizon.
No, no.
It's gotta be me.
You go and have a lie-down, all right? MOBILE RINGS - He's gone.
Ring him on his mobile.
- No.
Give him five minutes.
Then get him back.
I want you there when I'm talking to him.
I can do this, Adam.
- 'He said you're unwell.
' - I am.
I am.
No, Danny is.
That's my decision.
So get him back and stick with him.
- Why? - Pressure, Zoe.
Why else? - I can't do it.
- Of course you can.
Malcolm, tell her.
I could be your brother, Giles.
I knew about the concert, I invited you.
- You won't have to raise a finger.
- When is it? Nine o'clock? Plenty of time to make up your mind.
Do you remember Mary Kane? Pro-Life terrorist.
Yeah, I do.
I listened to the interrogation tapes.
Tom made them.
He said something that's always stayed with me: "Murder in the name of life is the stupidest thing I've ever come across.
" - It's nothing to do with our needs here.
- Isn't it? The taking of human life.
"Thou shalt not kill" seems pretty immediate to me.
Look, I've never had a problem before.
I really haven't.
Not if I've been around it or involved in targeting it.
- It's different if you pull the trigger.
- We both know that's true.
Of course.
At least you've got experience in this.
At least this won't be your first time.
You have to focus on what would happen if you let this man live.
- What WOULD happen? - North Korea would possess the means to inflict large-scale casualties and mayhem on any country in missile range.
Look, we can talk him out of it.
I didn't tell you this, but we've been down that road with him.
Many times.
It would have been a good idea to tell us that.
We tell you when you need to know.
- So we do it again.
- He's made his position clear.
We have no choice but to act.
If it's not Newland, it'll be someone else.
Maybe.
But we're concerned with him, our focus is him.
Your focus needs to be on him now.
DANNY GROANS 'Danny?' What do I have to do? - We know he's a diabetic.
- 'Yeah.
' So I'll walk you through it.
'The important thing is to make sure he gets to bed.
'Spike his drink.
The drugs are long-lasting and mild, so he'll have time to get to bed.
'As soon as he's under, asleep, unconscious, get on with it.
'Don't give yourself any time to get anxious.
'Make yourself at home.
'You want the ankle.
Prime the syringe before you go in.
'Swab.
'Needle in the vein.
'Softly press the plunger.
'The full contents.
'And gone.
'Job done.
' Sam? - You look gorgeous.
- What do I say? - To who? - Him.
Ruth, you've been on a date before, haven't you? Not for a long time.
Not like this.
I've defended myself and others, Danny.
I shot a man once.
But that was in self-defence.
I've I've never sought out another human being and killed them in cold blood.
I don't think I could.
I've never done it before.
- I've never killed anyone before.
- Of course you have.
No.
No, Zoe, I haven't.
Yes, Danny, you have.
We both have.
You've killed more than you know.
You're in this job and do this work.
You may not have had your finger on the trigger.
You may not have even been in the chain of decisions that led to it.
Jesus, Danny, you and I have killed people and there's no escaping it.
Never this close to pulling the trigger.
But we should be prepared for it.
If the end justifies the means.
But the means, Zoe, I mean, God help me! I'm always putting you through it.
No.
No.
No, Zoe.
- If I could - You would, you would.
I know.
Get some rest.
DOOR SHUTS Owen I'll have the same again.
Another whisky.
DOORBELL RINGS - You're all right? - Mm-hm.
- So, how did you hear about tonight? - My brother Giles dragged me along.
Good.
- Good evening, Giles.
- Susan.
Another whisky? Two whiskies.
Thank you.
Slainte mhath.
- Cheers.
- Good health.
HE LAUGHS Not that you care about that, being in life assurance! Owen, another one for my friend here.
- He's on the road to oblivion, I think.
- Aren't we all? That's your company talking.
Yeah, we trade on fear, I know.
What can you do? It's why we reproduce, I suppose.
Human beings.
We simply can't cope with the idea that one day we're not going to be here any longer.
Two more.
Don't worry, sis.
You look lovely.
This is stupid.
Stupid, stupid Right now, Susan, all we're going to do is do some singing.
Singing.
Yes.
Thank you, Giles.
'ADAM: Listen to me.
Listen to me.
'DANNY: You have to understand what this means.
- 'I do, Danny.
- 'You don't.
You're a veteran at this.
'Danny, just listen to my voice for a second.
' I was asked to do the same as you on October 4th 1995 at eight o'clock in the evening.
'Where were you then?' I was, er I don't have a clue.
- What day of the week was it? - 'Wednesday.
' Wednesday.
I was probably training five-a-side.
OK.
OK.
You were playing football and I was having a similar conversation to this one.
And the man was telling me what it's like to move to a point in your life where you've killed a man.
'Do you want to know what he said to me?' OK.
He said, "If you think you're capable of it, if you can even comprehend it, you'll be all right.
" 'lt seems to me that you comprehend what's at stake here if we do nothing.
' If we do nothing, he delivers.
- And the consequences are unknown? - Correct.
We stop him right now, we know for certain we are safer.
'The only person we should be worried about right now is Danny Hunter.
OK?' Me? You should be thinking about you, that's absolutely right.
What about me? Well, inside you, things'll happen.
'lt only really kicks in when you when you get home.
'First, your legs.
They just go from under you.
'Then you puke.
'Then you cry like a baby.
And after all that, what I finally realised was, if I could look myself in the eyes, in the mirror '.
.
if I could do that, I'd be OK.
' "If you can do that," I said to myself, "'chances are you'll be all right.
"' So I had a little puke, a little cry, I looked at my reflection .
.
and here I am.
'Does that help, Danny? - 'Please speak to me.
' - Yeah, er, sort of.
- Sort of? - 'Yeah.
' It does help.
Um er - 'Tell me what to do again.
' - You know what to do.
Tell me again.
'Please.
' You will administer an overdose of insulin to his ankle.
He won't feel a thing.
I've never killed before.
'I know.
'lt's OK.
' - You know? - Course I know, Danny.
'Are we OK?' I have to go now.
CHOIR SINGS MOZART'S REQUIEM DOOR OPENS, VOICES Keep talking.
Just keep talking.
- I must say, I found that very enjoyable.
- What a blast! - Wonderful! - Have you been before? - No.
- No, neither have I.
- I'm sorry.
John Fortescue.
- Susan Hepburn.
My brother, Giles.
- I heard you belting it out with the tenors.
- One tries one's best.
Excuse me.
Wait a minute.
- Didn't we have lunch together today? - Oh, my goodness, you're right.
At Julie's I dropped my knife.
How funny.
I didn't think you were coming to this.
I mean, I overheard you say you were going to sing in a scratch Requiem, but until Giles dragged me along I didn't know what one was.
How extraordinary.
Would you like a drink? Yes.
Your knee? Oh, dear, how painful.
- Have you played much tennis since? - Unfortunately not.
- Bit of a workload on at the moment.
- Oh, I know.
I mean, it's the season for it.
Or something.
I'm swamped.
- So what's it like, playing tennis in Spain? - What's it like? Is it hot? Er yes, very.
I'm amazed you find the time for anything on your schedule.
You hit the nail on the head.
That's why my friends put me up to all that warbling.
- You sounded terrific.
- So did you.
So, are you glad you came warbling? Very much so.
- It's lovely, isn't it? - It is.
I never come down here.
I live in the city, but I never really take time to appreciate it.
So true.
There's no time for culture.
No time for exercise.
No time for love.
It's appalling.
There's always time for love.
One should make time.
I suppose so.
Though with my innings so far Well, anyway Any major disappointments? Sorry to be so personal, I didn't mean to be Oh, don't worry.
Major ones? Not really.
- I tried marriage.
That didn't work.
- Another woman? No, actually, another man.
My wife looked elsewhere.
- I'm sorry.
- She's still with him, actually.
She feels happier, I'm sure.
He had the passion to make her feel wanted, I think.
I wonder where mine went.
- I expect it never left you.
- Maybe you're right.
Are you Is everything all right? - I'm fine.
- Well, that's good.
- And you? - Me? Are you fine? Oh, yes.
- This is nice.
- It is, yes.
- Do you fancy some air? - Yes.
- It's a nice dress you have on.
- It's quite old, actually.
But your suit is nice.
It's my father's, actually.
Bit tight round the middle these days.
- I think you have a - Do I? - On your shoulder.
- Where? It's a feather or something.
Oh, it's it's so late.
I didn't realise.
Yes, gosh, look at that.
We've been talking - A long time.
- Yeah.
-Well, it's been lovely.
- Yes, it it has.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
We're disembarking soon.
Hurry up.
We need to make sure we're down there.
I didn't hear you come in.
You were passed out.
I was very quiet.
Is everything OK? It's not too far to the airport.
Adam's sending a car for us at the other end.
I asked you a question, Danny.
- I guess you did.
- So are you all right? Do you want a window or an aisle seat, by the way? Danny Will's brother knows you're a spy.
He sent photos of the Ashworth op to a newspaper.
Luckily, we had a stringer from the section working there.
I would imagine Will told his idiot brother what you do for a living.
He he told him? Yeah.
He told him.
And his pics rocked up on the picture desk of a major newspaper.
Sorry.
See you down there.
CHOIR SINGS MOZART'S REQUIEM We need to do an audit of all registry housekeeping surveillance.
I'll do it right now.
There are holes in background checks on all blue- and green-tagged assets.
I'll draw up a list for you.
- Good.
- Ruth.
Whatever you do in your spare time is your business, as long as it doesn't cross over with our business.
- I understand.
- I'm sure you do.
I mean we can't let that sort of thing get in the way of work, can we? Of course we can't.
BUZZER RINGS Hi.
What the hell happened to you? I need to know something.
- Yeah, name it.
- Did you tell your brother? Did you tell your brother what I do for a living? Zoe I would never do that.
- You promised me.
- Listen to me.
- You vowed to me.
- And I meant it.
You knew what you were getting into, how hard this could be.
Yeah, very hard.
Very hard, OK? And I've done it.
I didn't tell him.
Of course you did.
I know what he's like.
Why would I do that? Because you had to tell someone, Will.
We all do.
It's only natural, it's only human to want to tell someone.
Jesus, Will, we did talk about it, didn't we? Yes, and I did not tell him.
OK? D'you know what would've happened if those pictures hadn't been found? Do you have any conception? Will, this is my job.
Do you understand? Do you understand? I could have been sacked! - Why won't you just believe me? - Because it's what just happened! I don't know what's happened, but Will, my whole life, everything I've dreamt of and worked towards, depends on people I trust not telling things.
- You! I can't ever trust you again.
- Come on, we can work through this.
- No! - Yes.
- No.
- Yes! - Will - Zoe, don't even think it.
Will, everything we had was built on that foundation.
- My promise to you, your promise to me.
- Yes.
You just destroyed everything our future was built on.
No! Don't you ever contact me again.
Zoe! Danny? Danny! 'Hi, this is Marcus from Marchmont Florists.
'I need to talk to you about ideas I had for your wedding bouquet' Where have you been? I took a walk.
You told him, then.
Yes.
Yeah, it's over.
I'm sorry.
Is that it? That's it.
Danny, what happened last night? Just tell me.
'ADAM: Inside you, things will change.
'lt only really kicks in when you get home.
'First, your legs.
They just go from under you.
HE SOBS HE RETCHES 'And after all that what I finally realised was, if I could look myself in the eyes, in the mirror, if I could do that, I'd be OK.
' "'lf you can do that", I said to myself, "chances are, you'll be all right.
"' Today is the first day in the trial of the MI5 officer known only as Officer X.
You used Ozal's sexual jealousy to turn him into your weapon, didn't you? I messed up a mission.
You have to live with the consequences of your choices.
Do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?