03x09 - Rag Trade

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03x09 - Rag Trade

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What do you want, Alfie?

Uh, just one thing.

I think we should get married.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

- No.
- I just... sorry, what?

I won't marry you.

Right. No, I get it.

You're, um, you're annoyed
about this morning.

And you've every right to be.

I'm ashamed about how I reacted.

That's not it.

No... not entirely.

Look the point is,

this isn't what either
of us was expecting.

But I mean to do right by you.

You and the baby.

- Thank you, Alfie.
- You're welcome.

I still won't marry you.

What?

Are you having me on?

- Fucksake.
- Well, I thought that you...

- I mean, I thought you loved me.
- I do love you, Alfie.

I always have, probably always will.

- Well, then...
- I'm not gonna be somebody's duty.

Hey, wait, should you be
drinking in your condition?

Ugh, f*ck!

I don't need this right now,
Alfie, I really don't!

Look, Sand, I'm trying
to do the right thing.

- Please stop saying that.
- We can make this work, yeah?

- You... me... us.
- Do you love me?

What sort of question is that?

I mean, yeah, sure. Lots.

Oh, my God. I think I'm gonna scream.

I gotta say, this is not how
I thought this was gonna go.

Alfie, listen.

- I'm keeping the baby.
- Yeah.

You'll still be the father,
but I'm doing it on me own.

You're serious.

Yeah.

[ALFIE SCOFFS]

I don't f*ckin' believe this.

- I'm doing you a favor.
- How's that?

Because you don't want this!

- [STAMMERS]
- You don't want me!

And you don't want to be father!

Well, no, 'course I don't want it!

What the f*ck's wanting it
got to do with anything?

I'm here to do the right thing!

You need to leave.

- What? Sand...
- Get out!

- f*ck off! Leave!
- No, look, I'm sorry...

- Yeah, all right.
- Now!

All right, all right.

But if I walk out that door,
I'm not coming back.

Fine.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

♪ ♪

[ADVENTUROUS MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Just a minute, George.

Hold still, little mouse.

There.

[CHUCKLES]

That's probably good enough.

*** brush actually.

What's the last time
you brushed your hair?

[LAUGHS]

Mary, I put some money in the
bag for a treat at the park!

Thank you!

- [GASPS PLAYFULLY]
- Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!

Oh, lovebug! Oh! Oh, I've missed you!

Hey, look at this guy!

- Is he for me?
- Yeah.

But you have to promise to
take good care of him, okay?

- I promise.
- Oh, it's good to see you.

Hello, Martha.

- Mr. Wayne.
- Mary.

Deepest condolences for your loss.

Thank you.

Sam, honey, you and Mrs. P.
go have some fun at the park.

Daddy and I are gonna
stay here and talk.

That's right, but, um,
I'll see you tonight,

and we'll have spaghetti!

- Spaghetti?
- Yeah!

- Bye!
- Bye, Mommy.

- I love you, sweetheart!
- [DOOR CLOSES]

- So.
- So.

[SIREN WAILING]

Stop or we'll sh**t!

[TENSE MUSIC]

Don't move!

[g*ns COCKING]

I've had enough of this.

[g*nshots]

♪ ♪

It's up to you.

♪ ♪

- [SOBBING]
- [BUZZING]

Hey! Where are you going?

Wait! Come back! Help!

Help us, please...

Oh, no.

Lucius?

Cecilia?

- You okay?
- I, uh...

they're torturing us, Lucius.

Don't worry. I'm gonna get you out.

I'm gonna get you all out.

[MACHINE CHIRPING]

- [MACHINE BUZZES]
- Fudge!

Lucius, what is it?

Um.

I'm gonna need to find a key.

I'll be back.

I promise.

♪ ♪

[SNORING]

Daveboy.

- Daveboy, wake up!
- Hey!

Sally?

I need your help.

- I'm not interested.
- No, you don't understand.

That was the problem, wasn't it?

I was too thick to understand
you and your poncy friend.

Please. Francis drugged
everyone at the party.

They went crazy, and
there was a k*lling.

Please. Help me.

Fine. Let's go.

What you have to know is, the
whole time I was in Gotham,

every minute... all I wanted to do
was to come home to you and Sam.

So why didn't you?

Why didn't you at least call?

You know why.

Oh, my God.

You did it.

You k*lled your father.

I knew that you knew.

And I knew that we would have
to have this conversation.

- Martha...
- How could you, Thomas?

How could I?

He tried to get me to k*ll you!

Here! In our family home!

And then what, he just... he just
walks away like nothing happened?

Can you imagine what would have
happened if you went to jail?

What that would have done to us...

what that would have done to Sam?

- I made sure that didn't happen.
- You made sure that...

[GROANS]

Okay...

[SIGHS]

Here's the thing, Thomas.

The fact that you k*lled your father?

I'm okay with that. But that
you put your family at risk

so you could what?

Feel better about yourself?

I'm not okay with that.

Oh, really?

That's where you draw the line?

How long did you lie
about your work with MI ?

Putting our family at risk so
you could play secret agent.

That's completely different.

What was I supposed to do, Martha?

Let him get away with it?

I couldn't live with that.
Neither could you.

- That's not true.
- Oh, like hell.

Before I left, you could
barely look at me.

Oh, so is that why you k*lled
your father, Thomas?

So that I would think
you were more of a man?

Maybe!

Maybe part of being a man

is protecting the people you love.

By putting them all at risk?

Is that what you call love?

And you wonder why I couldn't come home?

I love you, Martha.

I love Sam. I love our life.

Tell me how I can fix this!

Honestly, I don't know.

[DOOR OPENS]

Sorry I'm late. Hello, Mr. Wayne.

I didn't realize you were back.

I was so sorry to hear
about your father.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Uh, thanks. Um, where's Sam?

I don't know.

You left with her half an hour ago.

I most certainly didn't.

What's the matter? What's wrong?

♪ ♪

He's gone.

He... he was sitting right there

with all these knives
sticking out of him,

and there was blood everywhere.

There is quite a lot of blood here.

But it makes no sense.

We didn't go around stabbin'
folk when we were drugged.

- I know what I saw.
- All right.

Then why didn't you join in?

Are you serious?

Well, you said everyone was havin' a go.

I didn't drink the tea.

- I wasn't in the mood.
- Why not?

I was upset about us. Weren't you?

Oh! Or maybe you don't even
care that I was almost k*lled.

I think you're being
a wee bit dramatic...

Dramatic?

We were trapped here for hours!

What "we"?

Me and this woman.

I don't know what happened to her.

I escaped when they all
crowded around the doctor.

- What doctor?
- The dead man.

That's what Francis called him.

Been hanging around for a while.

This wouldn't be Dr. Glubb, would it?

You know him?

Bloody f*ckin' hell.

I need to find Alfie.

For the umpteenth time,
I've just got here.

I haven't seen Sam today.

Mary, are you feeling okay?

Any headaches, blurred vision,

- confusion...
- I'm not bloody senile!

- Your coat's different.
- My coat?

You were wearing a
different coat earlie...

- Okay, I'm calling the police...
- [PHONE RINGING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- Hello?
- Daddy?

Sam, are you okay? W-where are you?

Hello, Mr. Wayne.

Who is this?

It's the woman whose got your daughter.

Whatever it is you want, you'll get it.

Just pleas... please don't hurt her.

I want £ , , cash.

- One hundre...
- Stand by the phone,

and if you call the police, you'll
never see your daughter again.

You've got an hour.

- I need more time!
- No.

Welcome home, Thomas.

♪ ♪

- She has Sam.
- Oh, my God.

She wants £ , . I have to hurry.

Wait, wait, Thomas, who is she?

I have to get to the bank!

- Thomas, who is she?
- She didn't say!

We have an hour... wait
here, don't call the police.

- Wait, Thomas!
- Don't call the police!

I don't understand.
Why did anyone do that to Sam?

Oh, Lord.

He said not to call the police.

I'm not.

Daveboy, what is going on?

[SOFT THUMPING]

[WHISPERING] You stay back.

♪ ♪

- Don't! Don't!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

- They've gone?
- Oh, God!

- Oh, my God.
- What happened? Are you okay?

No...

Prime minister has summoned me, has he?

Some nerve. Very well.

Let's see what it is he wants.

Yes, sir. Very good, sir.

Right.

One of these must open cells.

[PATRIOTIC MUSIC PLAYS LOUDLY]

[MUSIC STOPS]

So not that.

Oh, come on. One of these must...

[PANELS GRINDING]

[PERSON SCREAMING]

- Oh, no.
- Somebody help me!

Stop! No!

♪ ♪

No.

No! Stop please!

Oh, no.

Stop! Please! Please, just stop!

Don't worry.

- Please!
- You'll be fine.

You're saying the kidnapper
looked like my mum?

No, not like your mum...

she... she was identical, like a twin!

I've heard about people like that.

Has to be a PWE.

Well, that's the only
thing that makes sense.

Which means that they could be anyone,

and now they have Sam, so who know...

- they could be anywhere...
- Hey, I promise,

we're gonna get her back. Okay? Promise.

- Thanks.
- [DOOR OPENS]

I've got the money! Has she called?

Alfie. What are you doing here?

Well, I called him, Thomas.
We need help.

She's right. You're Sam's mum and dad.

You need someone with a clear head.

Uh-huh.

Now, can you think of any reason

someone might want to
have a go at you two?

I'm holding a small fortune.

I'd say the motive's pretty
clear, wouldn't you?

Maybe. Maybe not.

Could be someone with a
grudge looking to get even.

Make a bit of dosh in the process.

Get even for what?
We've done nothing wrong.

Really, Thomas? You're
completely innocent?

You're blaming me for this? You serious?

The jury's still out.

[PHONE RINGS]

Yes?

Yes, I have the money.

Yes.

Okay, well, let me talk to Sam...

♪ ♪

Martha and I gotta take the
money to the northeast corner

of Hyde Park and await instruction.

Right, they try anything, I'll
follow the money. Let's go.

Mum, you stay here in
case she calls again.

- Bring her back, Alfie.
- Hey. Hey. It's all right.

I will.

- I promise.
- Yeah.

Are you truly going to
sit there and tell me

that no English citizen's
rights have been violated?

Prime Minister... when
soldiers in the Great w*r

were being ordered into the
teeth of German machine g*ns,

were their rights violated?

- We are not at w*r.
- Poppycock!

The Americans, the Soviets, the Chinese,

they all have PWE programs.

Oh, yes, we are very much at w*r.

I want full access to
your facility immediately.

- No.
- Excuse me?

My mandate from Parliament
allows me full responsibility

to run Level as I see fit.

Provided you break no laws.

Which we have not.

Unless, of course, you have
proof otherwise? Hmm?

I thought not.

Now, I have work to do.

Good day, sir.

♪ ♪

What are you doing?

- Just some tests.
- Please!

Somebody!

What's that? Get away from me!

[YELLING]

Stand by.

- Please! Please!
- Three...

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

- Please!
- Two...

- No, no!
- One.

- [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
- [PRISONER SCREAMING]

[MACHINE POWERS DOWN]

Damn it.

Back to the drawing board.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[PANTING]

Okay, so there are screens...

levels...

- [BUTTON CLICKS]
- Cells not secured.

That was it. That's it.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Repent! The end is upon us.

There will be frogs...
giant, massive frogs!

- Protein is passion!
- _

- Nuts are the source of all evil!
- Resist!

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

f*ck him where he eats! All right?

- _
- f*ck him! Who's that... sir!

Sir, you have a choice!
You have a choice!

You could be a sl*ve, you could
keep buying all of his cars...

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Come on, show yourself.

- [g*n COCKS]
- Don't try anything...

♪ Or I'll have to sh**t you ♪

♪ And you know who'll go to jail ♪

[TENSE MUSIC]

Your dear mother.

Nah.

I don't see it.

You don't say.

No, my mum's got a certain sparkle.

You just look like a thug.

I suspected they'd call on you.

It won't do any good.

Well, maybe.

Who are you, anyway?
And why are you doing this?

'Cause it's not about the money.

Well, it's partly about the money.

A girl got to eat!

Fine.

But you got a personal angle here.

A grudge against the Waynes.

I mean, why bring the kid into it?

Because, Mister Pennyworth,
as you surmise,

I really want to hurt the Wayne Family.

To take from them
everything they hold dear.

Their child, their money,
even their good name.

You tell your man, not one more step.

You tell him.

Ah, bugger.

[GRUNTS]

Put him in the car.

[CROWD CLAMORING]

Thomas.

♪ ♪

_

Okay.

No, Thomas, Thomas,
we need to talk about this...

There's nothing to talk about.

She has Sam. She wants me
to confess. I'll confess.

My name is Thomas Wayne.

And I sh*t and k*lled my father.

[CROWD MURMURING]

The truth is...

I'm glad that he's gone.

The world will be a
better place without him.

But I think I've destroyed my family.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I've done what you've asked!

Where's my daughter?

Where is she?

My name is Thomas Wayne,

and I k*lled my father!

My name is Thomas Wayne,
and I k*lled my father!

Where is my daughter!

- Where is she!
- Thomas, Thomas, look.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

That was lovely, Thomas.

Get in.

- Where's Sam?
- Get in!

♪ ♪

- Is it all there?
- Yes. Where is she?

We've done everything you asked.

But you haven't.

- Not yet.
- Who are you?

Later.

Now... nighty-night.

Shouldn't we take her to hospital?

Ah, she's not hurt.

She's just got a wee bit of shock.

So who is Dr. Glubb?

You remember Jessica Thistle?

It was a CIA drug that made
her hack her parents up.

Doctor Glubb invented it.

What your "Francis" is doing...

Francis is gonna drug all of London.

How's that?

He was heading off when
I got there last night...

said he was "gonna set free the city."

- What else could that mean?
- Well, did he say how?

Nope.

[GLASS THUMPS TABLE]

Well.

Thanks for rescuing me. Bye.

You're leaving?

What about Francis drugging
the whole of London?

Aye, we have to do something.

I am. I am getting the f*ck out.

I saw what happened when fifty
people took that stuff...

an entire city on it?

Hell no.

I am off to the airport.

You make a cute couple, by the way.

Oh, no, we're not...

So...

Now what?

- We wait for Alfie.
- Are you joking?

Oh, he'll know what to do.

This is way above my pay grade...

The f*ck was that for?

Stop acting like you're not smart.

You were the one that
figured out about the drug,

- about Dr. Glubb and Jessica.
- Ah, that was nothing...

Also, do you really think
I would have been with you

if you were stupid?

I was the stupid one
not to see what was...

[SOFT ROMANTIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Sorry I took so long...

Celia? No.

[SIREN BLARING]

[FOOTSTEPS POUNDING]

Fudge.

[GUARDS SHOUTING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

That'll show ya, ya bastard.

- Hey...
- Come on!

Oi, you!

- What... is going?
- Come here.

- What the hell?
- f*ckin' assholes.

w*nk*r.

- Bet Sykes?
- Aah!

It's you, is it? Hmm?

You part of all this? f*ckin' work here?

No, I'm just here to rescue them.

Oh.

Sorry, then.

What are you doing here?

Bastards got to me when
they went for Salt's lab.

Thought they were bloody doctors.

Some f*cking doctors!

f*ck 'em all.

- They made you into a P-Dub.
- Suppose so.

I've been drugged up to
me gills since I got here.

We need to get everyone
out of here, now.

- Yeah.
- I'm afraid that's not going to happen.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Wakey, wakey.

Welcome back, Thomas.

What is this?

Unfinished business.

- Where's Samantha?
- Samantha's fine.

I've no interest in harming a child.

Unless I absolutely have to.

Now, I thought we'd
have a nice little chat

before things get underway.

But first...

[GROANING]

Surprise.

Holy sh*t.

- Virginia...
- In the flesh.

This is my first mission as the new me.

You're telling me the CIA
told you to kidnap my family

- and t*rture them?
- No, no.

I'm here for something else.

Top secret.

But I figured, I'm in London,

why not tie up some loose ends?

You see, Thomas,

before you, I was an agency star.

Had a perfect record.

But then you don't k*ll Martha.

You and your friend, Pennyworth,
go and expose my operation,

and then to top it all off, you
go and k*ll your own father!

My most valuable asset.

The agency were gonna fire me.

Why'd you think I let them
experiment on me?

It was my only way back in!

Whatever it is you want, more money,

control of Wayne Enterprises, fine.

Just let my wife and daughter go.

Oh, I will take your money,
but what I want is justice.

You want to save your daughter?

Do what you were supposed to do

the night everything went wrong.

k*ll Martha.

♪ ♪

Mum.

[WHISPERING] Oh.

Finally. You're awake.

And you've got Samantha.

That's good. How are you two?

We're both fine.

Little bit shaken up.

Where are we?

In the basement at the Wayne's.

Any idea on Thomas and Martha?

[LIGHTER CLICKS]

We heard voices when
they brought you in.

Could be they're upstairs.

My mum and dad are here?

I think so, love.

And I'm sure they're perfectly fine.

[SIGHS]

You like stories, Samantha?

Have you heard one about
a lion and a mouse?

Well, there was this lion
what got netted by hunters.

Can't move a muscle.

Now he sees this little mouse run past,

and he asks the mouse for help.

But the mouse says, "I can't help you.

I'm too small."

And the lion says, "Yes, you can.

You've got sharp little teeth."

A bit like the mouse on your hairpin.

- Ah, shut up!
- Stop!

You just leave him alone!

[YELPS]

No!

Stay there.

- Brat.
- Touch that girl,

and I'll k*ll you.

- [GRUNTS]
- No!

♪ ♪

- I won't do it.
- That's your choice.

But it just means that
instead of Martha dying,

you, Martha, and Sam will all die.

As well as Pennyworth and
his mother, obviously.

You can't be this insane.

Even the CIA won't
turn a blind eye to you

murdering our entire family.

Well, with Thomas gone,

Wayne Enterprises, with
its advanced weapons

and pharma divisions will be
ripe for an agency takeover.

I think my bosses will be just fine.

I said I won't do it.

Just tell me this.

Do you really think that she will
ever look at you the same again?

Knowing that you're a k*ller?

Be honest.

No.

No.

I don't.

I'm offering you a fresh start
for you and your daughter.

Blame me! Say you were drugged.

It's enough for me to know
that you know what you did

and have to live with that.

Thomas, you can't.

♪ ♪

I went to Gotham,
intending to k*ll my father.

But I didn't think I'd
ever actually do it.

Not until I pulled the trigger.

I didn't think I was that person.

But I am.

No.

Thomas, you're not a k*ller.

You're a good person.

I'm sorry, Martha.

♪ ♪

You can't listen to her

- because she's gonna k*ll us all anyway.
- Maybe.

Would you ever have forgiven me?

- What?
- For what I did.

For putting our family at risk,

would you ever have forgiven me?

I need to know.

Misguided as what you did was,

I think you were trying to protect us.

I think you're always
trying to protect us.

I am.

Are you sure?

There's no other way.

I love you, Martha.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[GLASS SHATTERING]

How were you ever a CIA officer?

I'd have failed your ass day one!

♪ ♪

[GUARD GRUNTING]

[THOMAS YELLS]

Alfie!

I bet you got a rich boy pass.

Just like you did your
whole soft, stupid life!

You know, I was gonna enjoy
watching you k*ll your beloved wife.

But you know, this is
also very satisfying.

Stop!

Drop it. Now.

[VASE SHARD CLATTERS]

You got me.

I suggest you call your prime minister.

I'm sure he'll want to
work something out.

[g*nsh*t]

Thomas! Thomas, Thomas...

- You okay?
- Yeah.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[DAVEBOY SNORING]

- Daveboy. Daveboy.
- [DAVEBOY GRUMBLES]

Someone's here.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Peg Sykes.

- How do?
- [BABY COOING]

Hello, I'll, um... uh, make tea.

[CHUCKLES]

- So, you gettin' on?
- Ah, well, you know...

What brings you to London?

What d'you think?

Me mad sister.

I don't suppose you've seen her.

Got something of her's to return.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

You did good, Alfie.

Thanks, Mum.

Perhaps now you'll tell
me what's going on.

Sandra's pregnant.

I'm gonna be a father.

Oh.

Crikey.

I've asked her to marry me,

said I wanted to do the right thing.

You didn't ask her like that, I hope.

Well...

She said no anyway,

said I didn't want it...
marriage, children.

Do you?

Actually, yeah.

Yeah, I do.

Then it's your job to make her see that.

I'm happy for you, son.

- Hey.
- [BOTH LAUGH]

Cheers.

Hey, what's Roger gonna say?

His girlfriend's a granny.

- Oh, shut up.
- [BOTH LAUGH]

You.

And she didn't say
why she was in London?


No. But knowing her,

I'm guessing it had something
to do with Lullaby.

Hmm.

As it happens, Dr. Glubb's body

was found in Holland
Park this afternoon.

Stabbed. Multiple times.
Which raises several questions.

Who has Lullaby now?

Hmm.

What do they plan to do with it?

[CHEERFUL MUSIC]

_

♪ ♪

My friends!

It is the dawn of a new day.

Let's do the rounds!

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[NEKTAR'S "GOOD DAY"]

_

♪ ♪

♪ Looked into the morning ♪

♪ What did I see? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ A face, another place,
another way to be free ♪


♪ A good day, good day ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I wish you good day ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪
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