01x03 - Allegory of the Catholic Faith

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Und was ist das da?

If you do confess and confess in full,

every secret you ever passed,

every death you caused

If you do that, then you'll

be allowed to return home

to live out your days

in peace and anonymity.

Nice country cottage, village

cricket team, friendly local pub

where no-one, not even your family,

and especially not your children,

will ever have the slightest idea

of the things you've done.

However, anything less

than a full confession

and you will be tried for treason,

where they will scream for

your blood until they get it

because, as I am sure you are aware,

by far your biggest sin was

to make a mockery of them.

We're having some friends

for dinner tomorrow night.

You remember d*ck

Beeston from The Times,

and Miles Copeland from the CIA?

This isn't a f*cking game, Kim.

Now that you've come all this way,

Eleanor would be most

upset not to see you.

To say that patience in

London is wearing thin

would be a huge understatement.

Put it this way:

if you don't come,

eyebrows will be raised

and questions will be asked.

Unless of course London's already

briefed Washington about all this.

For the last time, the

Americans know nothing.

Well, then.

And no-one even knows I'm here.

Don't be absurd, this is Beirut.

You've got 24 more hours.

After that, my hands are tied.

That's settled, then.

Seven-thirty for eight.

Bring that appetite of yours.

Arise, shine, for thy light has come.

And the glory of the

Lord is risen upon thee.

It appears the Americans

are now involved.

Yesterday afternoon in Ohio, this man,

Michael Whitney Straight,

date of birth, 09/01/16,

he appeared of his own free will at

the FBI field office in Cincinnati

to confess that he was recruited

by the Russian Intelligence Service

some time in the '30s,

whilst at Cambridge with

Subject claims all contact with

RIS terminated November 1945.

As far as we know, he's yet to

give them any further information.

Maybe he has something to trade.

Moments after he turned himself in,

this Telex, alerting

the US Embassy in London,

was delivered to a basement

flat in Westminster,

which happens to be just

around the corner from

From Nicholas Elliott's house.

Very good.

Interesting that this man decides

to turn himself in to the FBI

right now, of all times.

He obviously got wind

of Philby's defection.

Most likely from the very same people

he claims to have terminated

all contact with in '45.

Either way, the Americans

are on to Elliott.

They know Philby gave

him something in Beirut

and we have to find out

what that is before they do.

Mark my words, Nicholas

Elliott is up to something.

Are you going to buy us a drink?

Where are you taking us?

Everything all right, Erich?

We need to go - now!

Erich!

Hello.

Anyone home?

Where were you, Beirut again?

Istanbul.

During the w*r.

Back in the days

when I was considered rather

good at this kind of thing.

Go! Go.

Let's go.

Elizabeth. Darling?

Careful, don't flood it.

- Wait!

- Start the car! Drive!

They will k*ll everyone. The

Gestapo will round everyone up

What are you doing? Start the car.

As far as they know,

you've been kidnapped.

- We don't have time for this.

- We've been over this, Erich,

there is no chance

I'm risking the lives of everyone

I know, my family, my friends

The only way they'll find

out that you've defected

is if one of us here in this

car gets caught and talks.

We have to go. Come on!

That horse-faced woman

you play bridge with

who works at Buckingham Palace?

- Suzie?

- Hm.

She doesn't have a horse face.

You're the one who said

Never mind.

Do you think she might be able

to get us on the guest list

for a private view at the

Queen's Gallery this afternoon?

- This afternoon?

- Hm.

Cutting it a bit close, aren't you?

A private view?

You detest that kind of thing.

Art? I think I take umbrage at that.

What's going on?

What are you up to?

Any more toast?

A gift from Mother Russia.

Try it.

I'm not very hungry.

The coat.

Ah.

Lovely. Thank you.

Today you become a real Russian.

Speaking of Americans,

what have they been told?

Nothing. Yet. Which is why the

sooner you tell me everything,

the sooner we can take care of them,

and any others that might be out there.

Your septic. In the basement.

Do you think it would be possible

to rustle up some marmalade?

You don't like kasha?

I imagine it could be sent from London

in the diplomatic pouch.

Or is it Comrade Galina you don't like?

And some decent tobacco and The

Times crosswords wouldn't go amiss.

It's the little things.

For what it's worth, I don't

think you could cope with a trial,

much less with everything

the press will throw at you.

Frankly, I would never

want it to come to that

because all I care about now,

and you know me well

enough to know this is true,

is salvaging something

useful out of this mess.

First the stick and then the

carrot. I taught you that.

You may well have managed

to convince yourself

that you betrayed your country,

your friends, your family,

in the service of a principle -

a core belief in a greater good,

or some such rubbish,

but deep down, Kim,

deep down, I know you know you're wrong.

I can see it, as I look

at you now, wrong, immoral,

politically naive, delusional.

Don't turn your back on me!

As a matter of interest, have

you ever given a moment's thought

to all the people that have

been k*lled because of you?

Comrade Philby.

"A Master of Men was the Goodly Fere,

"a mate of the wind and sea."

Come again?

"If they think they ha'

slain our Goodly Fere,

they are fools eternally."

It's about Jesus on the cross.

You're drunk.

Yes, indeed.

Do you even believe in God?

Do you mean to tell me

Are you

Are you seriously suggesting there's

a similarity between you and

Well

Oh, that takes the f*cking

biscuit. It really does!

Ah. It's moments like this

I joined the service for.

The belly laughs! Oh, the belly laughs.

Bloody marvellous, Kim. You and Jesus!

- " wind and sea "

- Come again?

"If they think they ha'

slain our Goodly Fere,

they are fools eternally."

You understand, Mr

Straight, that we need

a whole lot more than

just a simple mea culpa.

We need the names of your comrades.

This one, you don't get points

for. We already know about Philby.

And Burgess.

And Maclean.

Take your time, sir.

Didn't know you were

an art lover, Elliott.

Aren't we all?

No Elizabeth?

Fashionably late, as usual.

Sausage on a stick?

It's a frightful cock-up,

this Philby business.

Do you know, I had no idea until

somebody told me the other day

that you two were so close.

Nick, my dear fellow,

how good of you to come.

Hello, Tony.

Don't be a c**t, Jack,

there's a good chap.

Little bird tells me we may

all be having a jolly good laugh

at your expense in the

not too distant future.

Everything all right?

Well, you know. Profumo being Profumo.

Oh!

I just wanted to let you know

how dreadfully sorry

I am about everything.

Life goes on.

What do you think?

I was rather hoping you'd tell me.

Ah, they're my cue.

Kim had us all fooled, you know.

Not just you.

Thanks, Tony. Very

kind of you to say so.

And I hope you don't mind me

pulling strings to come to this.

No, not a bit, not a

bit. Delighted to see you.

Your Majesty, allow me to

introduce you to Sir Roger Hollis,

Director General of MI5.

Povernityes' nalevo.

"Turn to your left."

Vash pasport, pozhaluysta.

For use in Soviet Union and the

German Democratic Republic only.

"He cried no cry when

they drove the nails

and the blood gushed hot and free."

"He cried no cry

when they drove the nails.

And the blood gushed hot and free."

Good kip?

This is your house?

My parents'.

A romantic notion of my father's.

It's just that little

bit too far from London

and the ballet for my mother.

Oh, that's odd, where's the key?

Ah. Dr Watson, not a moment too soon.

What are you doing here?

Hello.

Kim Philby.

You must be Herr

Vermehren. Well done, you.

It's all right. He's one of us.

C's orders. There's a w*r on, you

know. Walls have ears and all that.

Kettle's on. Hope you

like squashed flies.

Squashed flies?

An English biscuit that might make

you wish you were still a n*zi.

I was never a n*zi.

Wish I could paint.

How did you get in here?

Tradesman's entrance.

Why are you here?

Is that the Secretary of

w*r with Prince Philip?

Act like we're talking about him.

Why?

For fun.

Blah de blah de blah

That's very good.

I have a question about

James Jesus Angleton.

I think he dropped the Jesus.

He a friend of yours?

He was always much more a

friend of Kim's than mine.

Gonna need it in writing, gentlemen.

We don't do that.

My client's told you he's

prepared to name names

Name. Singular.

I have only one name.

Total immunity, in writing. Call

J Edgar himself if you have to.

And so we're clear,

the name I have isn't in any of

the photographs you've shown me.

Darling?

- This is Mrs Thomas I was telling you about.

- Right.

- Yes, of course.

- Hello.

And may I introduce Sir Anthony Blunt,

Purveyor of the Queen's Pictures?

Surveyor.

- What?

- Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures.

- What did I say?

- Purveyor.

Mrs Thomas is from Newcastle.

- Durham.

- She's one of your old mob.

- MI5?

- Mm-hm.

Counter-intelligence, no less.

How do you do, Sir Anthony?

We're a dying breed, old boy.

We were hoping you

might have a few moments

to tell us about the new Vermehren.

What?

The Vermeer.

You said Vermehren.

Vermeer.

I meant Vermeer.

Well, er, Vermeer as

I'm sure I don't need to

is such an important artist

and this particular painting

that in actual fact belongs to

I I'm so sorry, will

you please forgive me?

Heavens, don't worry about us.

Duty calls.

Who's Vermehren?

He meant Vermeer.

Well, I think that's quite enough

culture for one day, don't you?

Lovely to finally meet you.

You, too.

Lovely.

Are you all right?

Come on.

For you.

Order of The Red Banner for

services to the Soviet people.

Lovely, thank you.

Thank you.

It's a step up from that frightful

diesel they serve at the palace.

What does Erich Vermehren

have to do with Tony Blunt?

- What lovely weather we're having!

- Don't be an arse, darling.

It was a slip of the

tongue. Nothing more.

You wanted to go to that thing tonight

just so you could drop

Vermehren's name to Tony.

- All right.

- Don't you dare try to deny it, not to me.

- Look

- And don't do that, either.

I'm not some f*cking secretary

chasing office gossip.

And all I wanted was a nice

quiet supper with my wife.

Bit on the elaborate

side, don't you think?

What?

Mistaking Vermehren for Vermeer.

Shall we talk about something else?

Kim told you something,

didn't he? In Beirut.

- Darling

- Something about Tony Blunt.

- Which one is penne?

- And you wanted to test if it was

You almost gave Tony a heart att*ck.

It's true, isn't it,

whatever Kim told you?

If it isn't, I'm a goner.

Penne's the little tubey ones.

Everything hangs on

what Blunt does next.

Yes, that was the whole

purpose of the exercise today.

Elaborate but effective.

So thank you, darling, as always,

for your help, but could we

now please change the subject?

This Mrs Thomas person

friend or foe?

Not sure yet. Definitely

some promise there, though.

You used to say that about me.

I know. But that was just

to get in your knickers.

You beast!

- I dare you!

Silly arse!

Ogon' yest'? Ogon'.

Ogon', ogon' yest'?

I sigaret?

Huh?

Spasibo.

So, he says to her

"My name is Dr Brown

and the other day I went

on the train to Exeter

where I had scones and

strawberry jam for tea.

And on the way, the train

stopped just outside Taunton

where I saw a lovely rainbow over

a field of black and white cows."

And then he checks her eyes

and ears and reflexes and so on,

and after he had finished

with all that he asked her,

"Where did I travel to on

the train?" And Mother says

- Exeter.

- Exeter.

Very good. "And what

did I have for tea?"

And Mother says

Scones and strawberry jam.

"Excellent! Excellent!" says the doctor,

and then he asks her,

"What's my name again?"

And Mother thinks to

herself and she says,

"Er, Johnson, Dr Johnson."

And the doctor pauses and he tells her,

"No. No, Brown, Dr Brown."

To which Mother replies,

"Oh, yes, that's right.

That's right, I knew it

was something common."

You silly arse!

What's funny?

Nothing.

I was just thinking about my mother.

Vashe zdorov'ye.

Bottoms up.

Tell me about your mother.

She's dead now.

Did she know about your work?

No.

You were close?

Very.

Evening, sir.

- Ooh.

- What?

Damp.

Mould.

Erm Before you start,

you should know that,

officially, I'm not here.

Start what?

OK.

Oh, do you mean the CIA don't

officially know you're here,

or your mission here hasn't

been officially rubber stamped?

Mission?

When the man from your embassy

dropped off an envelope

this morning, was that official?

And while you're unofficially here,

are you by chance working on

anything of an intelligence

or counter-intelligence nature

that under normal circumstances

you'd tell us about?

- Who sent you?

- No-one.

Young lady

This is just between us.

Then I am sorry to say

you've wasted your time.

It's definitely mould.

I'd ask for my money back if I were you.

Ah, there you are, Nanny.

What?

- Mrs Thomas?

- Who's Vermehren?

This really isn't the time or place.

Do you know, er

My husband, he's a man

who works incredibly hard,

day in and day out

No, this'll only take a minute.

doing everything he can

to make people's lives better,

while I stand here, trying to

nail down what on earth it is

that you chaps have been

playing at for 20 years.

And when I get home tonight,

because he knows that I'm not

allowed to talk about my work,

he'll pretend to be asleep

to make my life easier.

So do you know what?

I couldn't care less about

the time and the place.

- She's in there

- Ssh!

Come on, then.

What does he do, your husband?

A doctor. GP.

Drinks are in there. Hands off the

silver, I'll be back in a jiffy.

Message received.

And so, old friend, one day

it'll just be you and me

You and I? You and me?

Finish the sentence first.

against the Soviets.

You and me.

We sweat and strain.

What's this?

Open it.

For the day when you and I can

only afford to trust each other

and the West depends on us.

"The hounds of the

crimson sky gave tongue,

but never a cry cried he."

Where's this taken?

Istanbul.

During the w*r?

Hm. '43.

Our wedding day.

You got married in Istanbul?

We were both posted there.

Your wife's SIS?

She was my secretary.

Oh!

Do you drink whisky?

Oh, if I must.

You have that.

After you.

What?

My wife wants to know

whether you're friend or foe.

It's funny, MI5 have a

similar question about you.

Mud in your eye.

Erich Vermehren

is a devout Catholic

who hated the Nazis

and thought the best way

to fight them was from within.

Until I came along.

And Philby.

The truth is, had it not

been for Kim's innate ability

to be able to befriend almost

anyone under any circumstances,

all my efforts to get

Vermehren to defect to England

may have come to nought,

and he may never have

given us the identities

of the hundreds of Abwehr officers

and their sources all across Europe,

which, it's no exaggeration to say,

changed the course of the w*r

all the way to D-Day.

To us.

And getting away with it.

Thank you.

- Yeah.

- Thank you.

All he ever asked in return was

we do what we could for his

friends in the German resistance,

and we did, we did with intelligence,

and weapons drops and radio equipment.

It's about to rain.

Oh!

Come on.

What?

What?

Hindsight.

Just as Vermehren and his

friends in the Catholic resistance

were anti-n*zi, they were

also fiercely anti-Bolshevik

and determined that after the w*r,

no part of Germany would ever fall

into the hands of the Russians.

So when Churchill and

Roosevelt and Stalin

agreed how to carve up Germany

Vermehren's friends who

were faced with being marooned

in the Russian sector

tried to make a break

for it to the British sector.

Philby betrayed them to the Russians?

That's who Vermehren is.

No. Only I, and now you,

know anything about

what I've just told you.

And the Russians.

And the Russians.

And Sir Anthony Blunt.

That's what that was about.

He knows about Vermehren because

he works for the Russians.

Which is what Philby told you in Beirut.

So

what do I tell my wife?

Friend or foe?

Who else knows about Blunt?

No-one.

Just us.

Sorry for the late hour.

- Is this it?

- Yes, sir.

Good night.

Jesus f*cking

Christ.

Ey, prosnis'.

Hey, wake up!

"The hounds

of the

crimson

sky

gave

tongue.

But

never

a cry

cried he."

We're in business.