01x02 - Episode 2

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WILL: A newsflash.

WILL: A newsflash.

Plane's gone down.

Murray Guthrie. Jim Swire.

Full disclosure,
I'm a journalist.

They say in the press it may
have been Iran, revenge attack.

They say in the press it may
have been Iran, revenge attack.

Anonymous phone call
made to the US Embassy.

Embassy dismissed it as a hoax.

Your government
knew. They all knew.

JANE: I have nightmares.

JANE: I have nightmares.

Was our daughter conscious
as she fell through the sky?

How did a b*mb get through airport
security and onto Flight 103?

How did a b*mb get through airport
security and onto Flight 103?

Why is there so much
secrecy around this?

Are we ever going to know
what really happened?

I will never stop. Not until we
know the answer to everything.

I will never stop. Not until we
know the answer to everything.

JIM: [ON VOICEMAIL] You've
reached the Swire household.

We're not home to take
your call at the moment.

We're not home to take
your call at the moment.

Please leave a message after the beep
and we'll get back to you. [BEEP]

Oh, hi, Jim. Murray here.

I hope you're sitting down,

I hope you're sitting down,

because I've just heard Thatcher's
ordered an independent inquiry...

..into the Strangeways
Prison riot.

..into the Strangeways
Prison riot.

Sum total of deaths, two.

So we now have inquiries into

the Clapham Junction
crash, 35 deaths,

the Clapham Junction
crash, 35 deaths,

the King's Cross
fire, 31 deaths,

and the Piper Alpha
disaster, 167 deaths.

But bugger all for Lockerbie.

But bugger all for Lockerbie.

Bugger all for 270 dead.

I mean... [CHUCKLES
INCREDULOUSLY]

..what is it with these people?

..what is it with these people?

What the hell do you have to do to
make them sit up and take notice?

Actually get off their
arses and do something?

What is it they're hiding?

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT
ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER PA]

What's going on?

Security spot checks on luggage.

Am I OK to look inside? Yes.

Am I OK to look inside? Yes.

Where are you flying to, sir?

Boston, via JFK.

Have you taken the
batteries out, sir?

We have new safety rules.

We have new safety rules.

Yes. Yeah, I have. Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Have a safe flight.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Sorry. Sorry, the
traffic. Hello, darling.

Don't worry. How are
you? Good. How are you?

[CHUCKLES] Good.

[CHUCKLES] Good.

Oh, it was a gift.

Oh, it was a gift.

Flora's boyfriend's father painted
it and sent it over for us.

He's really caught
her, don't you think?

He's really caught
her, don't you think?

You don't think there's
enough reminders?

It's not Flora.

Dad made it to the
airport alright?

Dad made it to the
airport alright?

Oh-Oh, yeah.

Did you get any
sleep last night?

[SNIFFLES] Hey,
hey. Hey, hey, hey.

[SNIFFLES] Hey,
hey. Hey, hey, hey.

Sit down and put your feet up.

I'll take those bags upstairs,
then I'll make us some tea.

OK?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

[expl*si*n] [ALL SCREAMING]

[WIND RUSHING]

[SCREAMS, PANTS]

You OK?

Mum, please. Will you
go and speak to someone?

It's OK. I'm fine.

It's OK. I'm fine.

I'm fine, Cathy. I'm fine.

It's fine.

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[INDISTINCT
ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER PA]

[INDISTINCT
ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER PA]

[INDISTINCT
ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUE]

[DOG SNIFFS]

[DOG SNIFFS]

Hello, Jim.

It's good to see you.

Everyone's excited to
finally meet you in person.

Everyone's excited to
finally meet you in person.

My very own homemade version...

..of the b*mb

which blew up Flight 103.

You brought that
with you on a plane?

Is that Semtex?

A very pliable, odourless
plastic expl*sive

favoured by paramilitary
groups and t*rrorists.

I used marzipan.

Jim, I'm sorry. Are
you out of your mind?

Jim, I'm sorry. Are
you out of your mind?

How many times have we been told
airport security has improved,

that a b*mb would never get onto
a plane nowadays? Yeah, sure.

But is this the way
to call them out?

A security officer at Heathrow
picked it up, looked at it,

A security officer at Heathrow
picked it up, looked at it,

and wished me a safe onward
journey. I got through three sets

of security checks to get here
via JFK. I wasn't stopped once.

Of security checks to get here
via JFK. I wasn't stopped once.

Now, I'm sorry if this
upsets some of you.

I wanted it to be impossible
for me to do this, believe me.

I wanted it to be impossible
for me to do this, believe me.

The fact is, it wasn't.

And people need to know.

And people need to know.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[ALL CLAMOURING]

[ALL CLAMOURING]

REPORTER: Did you know
about the fake b*mb?

Do you agree with what
your father's done?

Incredible, audacious,

an act of gross stupidity.

Just some of the
reactions to Dr Jim Swire,

spokesman for UK
Families Flight 103.

Spokesman for UK
Families Flight 103.

Why? Because he built
a fake b*mb in his home

and carried it in a suitcase-
Did you know about this?

And carried it in a suitcase-
Did you know about this?

..on a flight from
London to New York.No.

The same route on which his
daughter, Flora, was k*lled.

If I was a t*rror1st, another plane
would have been blown out of the sky.

If I was a t*rror1st, another plane
would have been blown out of the sky.

Hundreds more innocent people
would have been m*rder*d.

NEWSCASTER: 24 hours since touching
down in the US, Dr Swire has-

The Midlands doctor, whose daughter
died in the Lockerbie plane b*mb-

The Midlands doctor, whose daughter
died in the Lockerbie plane b*mb-

I cannot stress strongly enough
this government's determination

to enforce the highest
standards of aviation security.

To enforce the highest
standards of aviation security.

And we will be speaking to Dr
Swire on his return to the UK.

[INDISTINCT
ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER PA]

[INDISTINCT
ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER PA]

[INAUDIBLE]

[INAUDIBLE]

Finally.

Questioned. Given
a verbal warning.

"Bad boy, don't do it again."

[SIGHS]

I'm sorry.

What hurts the most is
being kept in the dark.

What hurts the most is
being kept in the dark.

I didn't want to
get you involved.

[SIGHS]

There were press people
outside, Jim, dozens of them.

There were press people
outside, Jim, dozens of them.

We hadn't a clue
what was going on.

And what if you
had been arrested,

here or in America?
Wh-Wh-What would I have done?

Here or in America?
Wh-Wh-What would I have done?

And the kids.

Did you think about any of us?

Did Murray put you
up to this? No.

No, all my own doing.

Is that why you've been shut
up in your study all this time?

You've barely
spoken a word to us.

Spineless government
hiding behind secrets,

Spineless government
hiding behind secrets,

criminal investigation
taking forever.

I just wanted to
make some noise.

Do something. You
are doing something.

Do something. You
are doing something.

You're constantly giving
interviews, writing letters.

Howling at the moon. No.
No, Jim. That's not true.

This will cause consternation
and tutting for a few days,

This will cause consternation
and tutting for a few days,

then it will all go quiet again.

I should have told you.
It was wrong of me.

It's all for her.

It's all for her.

You haven't stopped
since she died.

What else can I do?

For now...

..take a step back.

..take a step back.

You have me...

you have two other children.

Be with us.

[GENTLE VIOLIN MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SOMBRE VIOLIN MUSIC]

Good to be back.

[CHUCKLES]

[JIM CLEARS THROAT]

[JIM CLEARS THROAT]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER
AND LAUGHTER]

Here it goes.

Thanks, darling.
You're going down.

Thanks, darling.
You're going down.

Ready? Steady. Go!

What? No! [LAUGHTER]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTS]

No, no! No, no!

Get behind me.

Get behind me.

[LAUGHTER]

[CAMERA REEL WHIRRING]

[MELANCHOLIC PIANO MUSIC]

[PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES]

[MUSIC FADES]

[MUSIC FADES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Thanks, Dad.

Thanks, Dad.

[DISTANT PATRONS APPLAUDING]

[INAUDIBLE TV CHATTER]

NEWSCASTER: Now,
three years later,

two suspects have
finally been identified.

Their names announced
earlier today

Their names announced
earlier today

by Scotland's Lord
Advocate, Peter Fraser.

FRASER: And yesterday,
Mr McDougall obtained

from him the grant of warrants

from him the grant of warrants

for the arrest of two
Libyan nationals...

Libya? I thought Iran did it?
..on charges of conspiracy,

Libya? I thought Iran did it?
..on charges of conspiracy,

m*rder and contravention

of the Aviation
Security Act of 1982.

The two accused are...

Abdelbaset Ali
Mohamed al-Megrahi...

and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah.

Both accused are believed-
They did it... to be in Libya.

Both accused are believed-
They did it... to be in Libya.

The warrants will be circulated
to Interpol... They got them.

But it is considered unlikely
that they will be arrested.

But it is considered unlikely
that they will be arrested.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[HORN HONKING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[DOG BARKING]

[LOCK CLICKS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[INDISTINCT TV CHATTER]

[INDISTINCT TV CHATTER]

[DISHES CLATTERING]

[SPEAKING ARABIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SOFT MUSIC]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

So I've gone through the indictment
and set it out in layman's terms,

together with some of the
other information that we have.

Together with some of the
other information that we have.

As we know, the b*mb...

..hand-built presumably,

was hidden inside a Toshiba
BomBeat radio-cassette recorder

was hidden inside a Toshiba
BomBeat radio-cassette recorder

and placed amongst
articles of clothing...

..inside a brown
Samsonite suitcase.

..inside a brown
Samsonite suitcase.

Now, we know this because
blast-charred fragments

of clothing and suitcase were
found by search teams in Lockerbie

of clothing and suitcase were
found by search teams in Lockerbie

and forensically examined

by the Royal Armament Research
and Development Establishment.

Now at the same time, a
baggage record from Frankfurt

Now at the same time, a
baggage record from Frankfurt

was turned over to
Scottish police.

It flagged one unattended
piece of luggage,

a suitcase not connected
with anybody on the flight.

A suitcase not connected
with anybody on the flight.

That suitcase was
destined for Pan Am 103.

Via Frankfurt,

it had originated... in Malta.

It had originated... in Malta.

Forensic experts then looked more
closely at the damaged clothing,

finding a pair of
Yorkie trousers,

finding a pair of
Yorkie trousers,

which Scottish police traced
to a clothing manufacturer,

also on Malta.

That manufacturer then led
them to one of their buyers.

A shop called Mary's
House, again on Malta.

A shop called Mary's
House, again on Malta.

Now, Mary's House is
owned by the Gauci family.

Tony Gauci has positively
identified one of the suspects,

Tony Gauci has positively
identified one of the suspects,

Megrahi, to Scottish police

as the man he sold
the clothing to

on December 7th, 1988.

On December 7th, 1988.

And then, amazingly...

..found lodged
inside the remnants

of one of the shirts
that Gauci sold...

of one of the shirts
that Gauci sold...

..was this.

Tiny piece of electronic
circuit board.

This... is absolutely central

to the Crown's prosecution case.

To the Crown's prosecution case.

Both British and American
forensic experts agree...

[PROJECTOR WHIRS]

..this is part of the timer...

..attached to the
b*mb's detonator.

It was made by a Swiss
firm based in Zurich, MEBO,

owned by Edwin Bollier

and Erwin Meister.

And Erwin Meister.

MEBO supplied 20 of the timers

exclusively to Libya.

Not only this, but Megrahi
established a front company

Not only this, but Megrahi
established a front company

under the name ABH,

used as a cover for Libyan
intelligence operations.

This business was established

in the same office building

as MEBO.

And here are our suspects.

[OMINOUS MUSIC STING]

Both men live in Tripoli.

Both are said to be Libyan
intelligence agents...

..with Megrahi owning
a second passport

..with Megrahi owning
a second passport

given to him by the Libyan
Intelligence Agency, the JSO.

Both men worked for
Libyan-Arab airlines,

Both men worked for
Libyan-Arab airlines,

with Megrahi as Head of
Airline Security until 1986.

Fhimah, as Station Manager
at Malta airport until 1988.

Fhimah, as Station Manager
at Malta airport until 1988.

Police believe the b*mb was put
onto the plane at Malta airport,

using Fhimah's old security pass

to gain airside access,
using Air Malta baggage tags

to gain airside access,
using Air Malta baggage tags

to allow unaccompanied
baggage on board.

That is how Fhimah and Megrahi

That is how Fhimah and Megrahi

were able to get the
suitcase airside.

That is how they were able to get
the b*mb straight through customs,

and bypass airport security.

And bypass airport security.

That is how these men
k*lled 270 people.

[PHONE RINGING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello? MURRAY: So let
me get this straight.

For almost three
years, we've been told

that Flight 103 was a
revenge attack by Iran

that Flight 103 was a
revenge attack by Iran

for the US sh**ting down its
Airbus, k*lling 290 people.

They paid a Palestinian
terror group, the PFLP-GC,

who are based in Syria,

who are based in Syria,

to carry out the
bombing. So, we've got...

motives, named suspects.

But then everything changes.

But then everything changes.

We got it all
wrong. It was Libya.

Murray, have you actually
read the indictment?

The evidence against them is pretty
damning. It's a remarkable piece

The evidence against them is pretty
damning. It's a remarkable piece

of detective work. You know, I heard
an interesting rumour this morning.

President Bush rang Thatcher
three months after Lockerbie

and told her, "Lay off Iran."

and told her, "Lay off Iran."

And then, on top of that,

a year later, Iraq
invades Kuwait.

So now, we need Syria's help...

So now, we need Syria's help...

..to liberate Kuwait, keep
Iran sweet and out of the way.

That's how you defeat S*ddam.

Can you not accept that the
Scottish investigators and the CIA

Can you not accept that the
Scottish investigators and the CIA

might have got this right? I'm
just asking the question, Jim.

The West kicks the Middle
East around like a football

to suit its needs,
always has done.

To suit its needs,
always has done.

I think that's what we're seeing
here. Now it's Libya's turn.

Rogue state ruled
by Colonel Gaddafi,

a murderous nutjob with a history
of funding terrorism.Exactly.

A murderous nutjob with a history
of funding terrorism.Exactly.

They have a history
of this kind of thing.

And we've been trying to topple
Gaddafi for nearly a decade.

I mean, what better
excuse? Murray, I'm sorry.

I don't have time to listen
to your madcap theories.

I don't have time to listen
to your madcap theories.

You mark my words,
Jim. If you think...

Gaddafi is going to let
the West railroad Libya,

you've got another thing coming.

You've got another thing coming.

REPORTER: You going to do
anything about Gaddafi?

NEWSCASTER 1: The United
States carried out the attack

in retaliation for what it
said were t*rror1st acts...

in retaliation for what it
said were t*rror1st acts...

REAGAN: Under the direct
orders of the Libyan regime.

NEWSCASTER 2: A noted 100 Libyans
were k*lled, 30 in Benghazi-

NEWSCASTER 3: The defiance of
Libyans in the street was apparent.

NEWSCASTER 3: The defiance of
Libyans in the street was apparent.

NEWSCASTER 4: Suicide squads will
be sent to attack American targets.

Renewed anti-American
feeling within Libya.

NEWSCASTER 5: Syrian leader President
Assad pledging support for Gaddafi.

NEWSCASTER 5: Syrian leader President
Assad pledging support for Gaddafi.

NEWSCASTER 6: Almost every
major t*rror1st incident

has been attributed
to Libya and Gaddafi.

NEWSCASTER 7: Libya implemented
the hijacking of a Pan Am jumbo jet

NEWSCASTER 7: Libya implemented
the hijacking of a Pan Am jumbo jet

carried out by
four Palestinians.

NEWSCASTER 8: The b*llet which
k*lled WPC Yvonne Fletcher

came from Libyans
inside the embassy.

NEWSCASTER 9: Supported
the Irish Republican Army.

This mad dog of the
Middle East referred to

the slaughter in Rome and
Vienna airports as a noble act.

The slaughter in Rome and
Vienna airports as a noble act.

Iran and Libya are two of
the most dangerous supporters

of terrorism in the world.

America is a powerful country.

Will not intimidate us

Will not intimidate us

to accept a responsibility
that is not ours.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES AND LOCKS]

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

My apologies.

I did not mean to frighten you.

Who the hell are you?

My name is Nabil Nagameldin.

I work for the Al-Ahram
newspaper in Cairo.

I have come to tell you that

Gaddafi will never release
these two suspects.

That isn't possible. Oh,
no, I'm afraid it is.

Libya is under immense international
pressure to hand them over.

Libya is under immense international
pressure to hand them over.

Which would make most
countries capitulate.

But Libya is not most countries.

Libya is ruled by
Muammar Gaddafi,

Libya is ruled by
Muammar Gaddafi,

who loves nothing more than
thumbing his nose at the West.

He will stall and
obstruct at every turn.

He will stall and
obstruct at every turn.

But he's not stupid. He
knows that he has to assuage

the other Middle Eastern
and African countries.

So there are rumours...

So there are rumours...

..these men will stand trial.

But in Libya.

No, they cannot
be tried in Libya.

No, they cannot
be tried in Libya.

It is imperative these men
stand trial in Scotland.

I agree. That is why I have
come here with a request,

or, more appropriately,
an offer...

or, more appropriately,
an offer...

[CLEARS THROAT]

..to take you to Libya to
meet with Colonel Gaddafi.

[SCOFFS]I have contacts
in the Libyan government.

I will write the
article and you will...

you will grant me an
interview after your meeting.

You will grant me an
interview after your meeting.

Why on Earth would I
do something like that?

Look, Gaddafi is-is- is
impetuous and impatient.

Look, Gaddafi is-is- is
impetuous and impatient.

He has to be approached
with-with certain,

shall we say,
unconventional ways.

An approach like this from you,

An approach like this from you,

that is one of those
ways, I'm convinced.

Gaddafi doesn't have
the first idea who I am.

You are wrong, Dr Swire.

In the Middle East,
you have standing,

In the Middle East,
you have standing,

you are known.

You are admired.

People respect you. Truly.

People respect you. Truly.

They have seen you stand
up against your government.

Look, next month in New York,

the UN Security Council will be
meeting to discuss Resolution 731,

the UN Security Council will be
meeting to discuss Resolution 731,

compelling Libya to hand
over the two suspects.

Gaddafi will not comply.

Gaddafi will not comply.

Your country and America's next
move will be to impose sanctions.

The moment that happens,

Libya will become even
more of a pariah state.

Gaddafi's position
will harden...

Gaddafi's position
will harden...

..and your-your Lockerbie
trial will be...

..will be dead, finished.

..will be dead, finished.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Tell me this is a bad joke.

Are you sure he's not making it
all up? Oh, no, he seems genuine.

Are you sure he's not making it
all up? Oh, no, he seems genuine.

He writes for a
newspaper in Cairo.

Dad, you're not going.

I didn't want to decide anything
until I'd spoken to all of you.

I didn't want to decide anything
until I'd spoken to all of you.

He's right, though.

If the UN do impose
sanctions on Libya,

those two men will never
stand trial in Scotland.

Those two men will never
stand trial in Scotland.

It's crazy, I know-Crazy?

Terry Waite went to Beirut to
negotiate the release of hostages,

and they locked him in a
basement for four years.

And they locked him in a
basement for four years.

Do I have any choice?

If there's no trial, we will
never find out the truth.

Do you know what
they call Gaddafi?

Do you know what
they call Gaddafi?

The Mad Dog. He's a dictator.
His regime murders people.

I'm completely aware of that.

I'm sure he's happy to
sit down with Jim Swire,

I'm sure he's happy to
sit down with Jim Swire,

a GP from Bromsgrove, and
give him whatever he wants[!]

Mum, are you gonna
say anything? I have.

I didn't want it to descend
into this. What did you expect?

I didn't want it to descend
into this. What did you expect?

That we're all behind you?

No, please... Will,
please come back.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

Well, Gaddafi's popularity stems
from his nationalist achievements.

Demanding higher
prices for Libyan oil,

Demanding higher
prices for Libyan oil,

expelling foreign
military bases,

support for Palestine and
other anti-imperialist causes.

Gaddafi has also had
dozens of his critics

Gaddafi has also had
dozens of his critics

around the world...
assassinated.

The moral support you wanted?

I have to do this. I
can't tell you what to do.

You would go. Like a shot.

But I don't have a family.

But I don't have a family.

I'm not a spokesman for
UK Families Flight 103.

Have you told them
about this? Not yet.

Have you told them
about this? Not yet.

But I'm hoping
they'll be in support.

The group...

The family's not
exactly happy about it.

The family's not
exactly happy about it.

[GROANS]

What?

Just make sure they don't
say anything to anyone.

Just make sure they don't
say anything to anyone.

Why? Jim, are you kiddin'?

[CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]

You took a fake b*mb
on a passenger plane.

You've pissed off Thatcher's
government God knows how many times.

They'll be watching
your every move. No.

You really think so? They'll
get every fax before you do.

Tap every phone call.

They've probably been listening
in for years. From now on,

They've probably been listening
in for years. From now on,

you need to be
careful what you say.

But I promised Jane I'd
phone her every day.

[SIGHS]

Will they try to
stop me, you think?

Libya's been on the
state-sponsored terrorism list

since 1979. So yeah,

since 1979. So yeah,

they might. You watch yourself.

You're no good to anyone dead.

If I call you and say, "Tell the
family everything's alright,"

that means what it says.

I'm safe.

I'm safe.

Bye, darling.

If I say, "Tell the family
everything's fine..."

If I say, "Tell the family
everything's fine..."

That means things are not going as
planned, but they're not critical.

If I say, "Tell EVERY-one
everything's alright."

If I say, "Tell EVERY-one
everything's alright."

That means I'm in danger.

Phone the Foreign Office
and tell them to get me out.

Phone the Foreign Office
and tell them to get me out.

And what if you
can't get to a phone?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[PLANE ENGINE ROARING]

[PLANE ENGINE ROARING]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TYRES SCREECH]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES]

[MUSIC SOFTENS]

[MUSIC FADES]

[MUSIC FADES]

[QUIETLY] It's OK. We wait here.

Who's this?

It's, uh, the 1986 attack,

when Reagan ordered
the bombing of Tripoli.

When Reagan ordered
the bombing of Tripoli.

Gaddafi's adoptive daughter,
Hannah, was k*lled instantly.

She was 15 months old.

She was 15 months old.

He has never forgotten.

Please.

Please.

[SPEAKING ARABIC]

Um, I will wait for you here.

Good luck, Dr Swire.

Good luck, Dr Swire.

[FOREBODING MUSIC]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR OPENS]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

Thank you for
meeting with me, sir.

You have come to talk with me.

So, talk.

So, talk.

We, um, myself...

..and the families and
relatives of those who died,

..and the families and
relatives of those who died,

our utmost desire is, uh,

to see justice done.

So tell me, how will
justice be done?

Already the West
has convicted them.

Already the West
has convicted them.

They are the Lockerbie bombers.

The Libyan mass murderers.
Is that justice?

No, sir. It is not.

If I may...

I brought...

I brought...

some photographs...

of my daughter. Flora.

I ask only that the two men accused
of this crime be made to stand trial.

I ask only that the two men accused
of this crime be made to stand trial.

I assure you, they
will be treated fairly.

When has Libya ever
been treated fairly?

When has Libya ever
been treated fairly?

Can you tell me? My country
is being blackmailed

and bullied into compliance
by the Americans,

by the UN, and your country.

By the UN, and your country.

If you do as they wish-Why should I
agree to a trial here or anywhere?

Did the cowardly American pilot
who dropped the m*ssile on my home

Did the cowardly American pilot
who dropped the m*ssile on my home

ever stand a trial? No.

He was commended
for his bravery.

This meeting is over.

This meeting is over.

[BRIEFCASE THUDS, LOCK CLOCKS]

[BRIEFCASE THUDS, LOCK CLOCKS]

Sir, we both lost daughters.

I'm asking you,
father to father.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

This is not about revenge.

Pan Am 103.

The truth must be known.

I only want to know
who k*lled my daughter.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CONTINUES]

[MUSIC FLOURISHES, ENDS]

A British man who lost his
daughter in the Pan Am 103 bombing

is being criticized for meeting
with Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

Is being criticized for meeting
with Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

I fully understand the repugnance
at anyone shaking the hand

of Colonel Gaddafi, a man
who may have known about,

of Colonel Gaddafi, a man
who may have known about,

or even ordered
the Lockerbie plot.

But let them also ask themselves

if they want to see these
two men stand trial or not.

I'm angry because the British
perception of Jim Swire

I'm angry because the British
perception of Jim Swire

is that he speaks for all of us.

BERT: Well, Jim's heart
was in the right place,

BERT: Well, Jim's heart
was in the right place,

but, uh, he left
his brain at home.

The Libyans have won a
propaganda coup with this trip.

Jim Swire has been
duped by Gaddafi.

Jim Swire has become
Gaddafi's poodle.

MOSEY: We're glad as a group
to have someone like Jim,

someone who is as active

and committed and dedicated.

And committed and dedicated.

Although it has, and...

it will cost him a great deal.

[SPEAKING ARABIC]

[SPEAKING ARABIC]

Pierre Salinger, ABC
News. Hello, sir.

Pierre Salinger, ABC
News. Hello, sir.

I'm very grateful you've agreed
to speak with me, Mr Megrahi.

America is very interested in what
you have to say about these charges.

According to the indictment, you
travelled with a special suitcase

from Tripoli to Malta Airport

on the 20th of December, 1988.

On the 20th of December, 1988.

What you mean special suitcase?

A Samsonite suitcase.

No, that is wrong. Uh...

No, that is wrong. Uh...

Whenever I go to Malta,

which is a lot, because
of my job, I... I...

I carry what I...
what I carry in a...

I carry what I...
what I carry in a...

a clothing case.

It's a small case, a small case.

A small case. Nev...
Never big case.

You keep a diary, Mr
Fhimah, do you not?

Yes, a personal diary. Hmm.

They say you wrote a reminder to
take some Air Malta baggage tags,

They say you wrote a reminder to
take some Air Malta baggage tags,

the kind that get bags onto planes
unaccompanied from the airport.

Now, why would you
have written that?

Now, why would you
have written that?

If I could, uh,
look at my diary,

I could tell you why.

The indictment also says
that when you went to Malta

on the 20th of December,

on the 20th of December,

you did so on a false
passport, using a false name.

If I had written something
important in my diary,

I wouldn't have
just left it there.

I wouldn't have
just left it there.

In other words, if you felt
there was something in there

that might implicate you in
some crime? Exactly. Exactly.

[CHUCKLES] I'm, uh,
surprised they tell me this.

[CHUCKLES] I'm, uh,
surprised they tell me this.

I'm here in Tripoli.

My family know I was here. I
was here. They know I was here.

Well, the indictment
says you were in Malta.

Well, the indictment
says you were in Malta.

That you stayed at the Holiday
Inn on the night of the 20th,

into the 21st of December,


My friend, I tell you, I'm...
I'm not on Malta on the day.

My friend, I tell you, I'm...
I'm not on Malta on the day.

I was here. You were
here, in Tripoli,

on the 21st of December? Yes.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[ENGINE STARTS UP]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[SPEAKING ARABIC]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello? NABIL: Hello, Jim.

Hello? NABIL: Hello, Jim.

Nabil. It's exactly
as I feared.

The UN Security Council
have passed the resolution.

And now Gaddafi is refusing
to release the two suspects,

And now Gaddafi is refusing
to release the two suspects,

despite the sanctions. No.

We've reached a stalemate, Jim.

A standoff has begun.

COUNCIL MEMBER: The international
community will not tolerate

COUNCIL MEMBER: The international
community will not tolerate

such threats to international
peace and security.

It is prepared to take
concerted political action

It is prepared to take
concerted political action

against the continuing defiance

represented by Libya's
state-supported t*rrorists.

NEWSCASTER 1: At a
five-year memorial service,

NEWSCASTER 1: At a
five-year memorial service,

President Clinton had appeared
to throw down the gauntlet

for the Pan Am bombing.

It was an attack on America.

NEWSCASTER 2: The next logical
punitive step by the United Nations

NEWSCASTER 2: The next logical
punitive step by the United Nations

would be to order
a naval blockade.

Libyan anger over United
Nations' sanction vote

has apparently come to a boil.

Has apparently come to a boil.

Demonstrators attacked foreign
embassies in Tripoli today.

NEWSCASTER 4: took to
the streets to protest-

NEWSCASTER 5: US sanctions
have cost nearly $2.5 billion.

NEWSCASTER 5: US sanctions
have cost nearly $2.5 billion.

RUBINO: My clients have advised me
that they cannot get a fair trial

in the United States where people
believe they're already guilty.

NEWSCASTER 6: Under no circumstances
will they be extradited

NEWSCASTER 6: Under no circumstances
will they be extradited

to face trial in the
West. Sorry, we cannot.

It is unacceptable to say
justice in Scotland is not fair.

About time all sides stop shouting
at each other from the touchline.

About time all sides stop shouting
at each other from the touchline.

I'm not here to talk politics. I'm
here to talk truth and justice.

LIBYAN MINISTER: We have the
same interest like Jim Swire.

We want the truth to be
revealed and to be found.

We want the truth to be
revealed and to be found.

Have we done
everything we could do?

Well, uh, if that's so,
it hasn't been enough.

NEWSCASTER 7: Eight years after Pan
Am 103 was blown out of the sky,

NEWSCASTER 7: Eight years after Pan
Am 103 was blown out of the sky,

the case against the
suspected t*rror1st bombers

is an international
standoff going nowhere.

Libya's leader refuses
to hand the men over.

Libya's leader refuses
to hand the men over.

Resolving the case of Pan
Am 103 in a court of law

seems as distant as ever.

My latest proposal
will be my last.

My latest proposal
will be my last.

If this doesn't work, it
may be the end of the line.

There is a slight chance
it will be accepted,

and any chance is
better than no chance.

And any chance is
better than no chance.

Thank you for meeting
me, Professor Black.

Thank you for meeting
me, Professor Black.

Oh, please, Jim.
It's, uh, Robert.

I feel like I already know you.

Please.

After four long years,

After four long years,

this is where we stand.

We are proposing the trial
be held in a neutral country.

The Netherlands? Uh, it's the only
way we'll get the Libyans on board.

The Netherlands? Uh, it's the only
way we'll get the Libyans on board.

It's the same with the jury.

Their lawyers are arguing
that any jury will be biased.

So we're proposing a
panel of Scottish judges,

So we're proposing a
panel of Scottish judges,

which Libya are still...

[SIGHS] ..mulling over.

You've had quite a battle of it.

We are making
legal history here.

We are making
legal history here.

Nothing like this on this scale
has ever been done before.

The only problem is the
US and the UK don't want

The only problem is the
US and the UK don't want

to be seen making
concessions to Gaddafi.

And Gaddafi wants the Arab
world to see him standing up

to the imperialistic
dogs of the West.

To the imperialistic
dogs of the West.

Behind closed doors, of course,
both sides are desperate to agree.

The UK and the US for
the sake of the families,

and Libya because UN sanctions
are slowly k*lling the country.

Right now, it's Gaddafi
that worries me.

I think he's about to walk away,

I think he's about to walk away,

whether his country collapses
or not. You can't give up.

I don't want to. I was born
and raised in Lockerbie, Jim.

We will do all we
can. Believe me.

We will do all we
can. Believe me.

But unless we can
get Gaddafi on board,

it's game over.

I'll help you.

I'll help you.

I have Gaddafi on speed dial.

[KEYPAD BEEPING]

[KEYPAD BEEPING]

Last traces of my sense
of humour, Robert.

Ah. [CHUCKLES]

Ah. [CHUCKLES]

But I'm serious.

We should go and
pay him a visit.

We should go and
pay him a visit.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[MUSIC FADES]

[MUSIC FADES]

Don't take waiting this
long as a bad sign.

[SPEAKS ARABIC]

[BOTH SPEAKING ARABIC]

[BOTH SPEAKING ARABIC]

[IN ENGLISH] This is
Professor Robert Black,

the legal expert who
first proposed the idea.

The legal expert who
first proposed the idea.

[SPEAKS ARABIC]

[IN ENGLISH] Have a seat.

My patience is being tested.

My patience is being tested.

My legal experts has
been in a discussion

with yours for many years.

We are impatient also,
but we must persevere.

Uh... Uh, the tide
is turning, sir.

I note that the Arab League
have signalled their displeasure

at the current sanctions.

At the current sanctions.

The whole world wants to
see this trial happen.

The one thing they
aren't expecting

is for you to take the
lead. Send the suspects.

The... The trial will be
fair, your reputation intact.

The... The trial will be
fair, your reputation intact.

And they will have no choice but
to lift the sanctions. You win.

On every count, sir.

A victory for both
you and your country.

The way you lead,

others will follow.

NEWSCASTER 1: The Libyan
government has finally agreed

NEWSCASTER 1: The Libyan
government has finally agreed

to allow the
suspects to be tried

in neutral territory
under Scottish law.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

NEWSCASTER 2: The trial masterminded
by Professor Robert Black,

will be held at a former
airbase in the Netherlands,

will be held at a former
airbase in the Netherlands,

a first in international
legal history.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

NEWSCASTER 3: Some people said
there was never going to be

a criminal trial into the
mass m*rder over Lockerbie.

A criminal trial into the
mass m*rder over Lockerbie.

There now is going to
be a criminal trial.

And best of all, the
relatives will now have

the chance to hear the
evidence that we hold

the chance to hear the
evidence that we hold

brought out in a local court.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

I know you want to
go to the trial.

But after it's over,

I want you to
promise me something.

I want you to
promise me something.

What?

That that's the end of it.

You stop.

You accept the verdict,
whatever it is.

[HANDCUFFS CLICK]

And we get you back.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[MUSIC BUILDING]

I promise.

[MUSIC STOPS]