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01x03 - Episode 3

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Before We Die". Aired: 26 May 2021 – present.*
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Veteran Detective Inspector Hannah Laing investigates the m*rder of her colleague and lover Sean, which leads to her being embroiled in a major plot by the powerful Mimicas crime family.

01x03 - Episode 3

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Bianca. Hi.

Has something happened?

No. I

I hoped we could talk?

Is Stefan with you?

Invite me in then.

Oh, do you want some?

No. Sorry.

I know they'd never sell crap like

this at Vino Modana.

No, no, it's nice to get away from

the restaurant sometimes.

I mean, we can talk properly for one

thing when we're not there, so

Um, I wanted to talk to you,

actually.

Sure.

Um, it's Stefan, it's

Oh, no, I understand.

No, um

I've known him since I was four.

Me, my mum, Davor, we're

we're all he's got. Yeah.

It's OK, you don't need to

explain anything.

No, um

we've been destined to be together

for as long as I can remember and

I really care for him.

Um

But he's not the person I wake up

and go to bed thinking about.

Bianca, it's

Bianca, I'm not

Hello, Sangita.

f*ck me, Billy, twice in a week?

Don't worry, you can be hacking the

Bank of England, for all I care.

So, what do you want this time?

I hacked this for you last week.

I need you to massively strengthen

its encryption,

make it nigh on impossible

for anyone to access.

Can you do that?

And one more thing

I need you to create me a new ID.

Christian. Mrs Mimica.

Dubravka, please.

Davor asked me to come.

Of course, he's on the terrace.

You have an amazing home.

Your first time here?

I hope the first of many.

What was that?

I think your mum dropped something.

Go and see if she needs help.

Ah, the kid thinks he's a gangster.

We have a job for you. Sure.

We need you to rent a boat,

a fast one,

big enough for four people.

Range of at least 600 miles.

And when do you need it?

Soon as possible.

Don't you have any questions?

If I need to know, you'll tell me.

600 miles?

That could be bloody anywhere.

And they didn't say anything else?

That was it.

They didn't say or you didn't ask?

I didn't want to raise suspicions.

You can't always play it safe.

That's his call, Billy, not yours.

Oh, I'm going to have to bug the

cabin.

Of course. Is that a good idea?

You know how this works.

We need hard evidence or we're

pissing in the wind.

Nah, it's too dangerous.

The whole f*cking shebang is

dangerous.

You don't have the monopoly on

risk-taking, Billy!

We all want to catch these f*ck,

just not at any cost.

I thought you said you weren't

going to be involved?

I'm going to head down to

the marina,

shop around, get some estimates.

Hey.

Hey. What? Have you got a cover

story?

A what?

You know, what you say if someone

sees you coming here.

Well? For f*ck's sake,

stop nagging me.

I'm just trying to protect you.

Well, you're behaving like my

mother.

Are you following me?

Huh, I was just messing around.

What are you doing in this

part of town?

I just had stuff to do.

What stuff?

Family sh*t, you know.

No, Christian, I don't know.

Sorry, I didn't mean

I'm kidding, forget it.

Come on.

Thanks.

So, what about you?

I've been meeting a guy

about my bet.

Your bet?

Yeah, you know,

the one I told you about.

Oh, the basketball game? Hm.

It's not just a game, Christian,

it's a European Cup match.

And if the Crusaders win by

three points or more

I'll make 80 grand.

What? Hm.

Well, who are they playing?

Last year's runners-up.

I thought us Brits weren't very good

at basketball. We're not.

It sounds like a long shot then.

Not if the game is rigged.

How the f*ck did you rig

a basketball game?

Are you in? Yeah.

Yeah, let me rustle up some cash.

We'll party after the game.

No-one's going to hear us, Mum.

You can speak English.

I wanted better for her.

Better than what?

Stefan.

He's about to become one of us.

He's a fool.

Do you want me to put a stop to it?

I should be happy.

At least one of my children

will be married.

I have to go.

Where are you meeting him?

The usual place.

Don't keep me waiting again.

You were right.

I need a cover story.

Why? Has something happened?

Stefan's acting weird.

Should we be worried?

Davor

somebody just happens

to leave the picture

of our restaurant lying on the

photocopier of the police station?

It's from

the previous investigation.

Or someone else has taken over

where the dead cop left off.

You heard it, the m*rder

investigation is going nowhere.

I heard also there may be

other teams working on it

that our source

doesn't know about.

I'll take care of it.

Good, you're all here.

I have something to tell you.

Go ahead.

I think someone is feeding

information to the police.

Why are you just telling us

this now?

I just found out.

Davor, please.

Yes, we're listening, Stefan.

OK, so

So what exactly are you looking for?

Something that can do 600 miles.

OK, well, they all come standard

with chart plotting, um,

bow and stern thrusters. Uh-huh.

So when are you looking to rent?

As soon as possible, really.

OK. Um, sorry, just one second.

Hey, Davor.

Where are you? At the marina.

Head back.

I want to see what you found.

I only just got here.

Doesn't matter, come - now.

Hey.

Hey.

Didn't hear you leave.

I needed to get back.

Is someone there with you?

Er, yeah.

Is something going on at the house?

No.

Nothing I should worry about?

I don't think so.

And Davor isn't acting weird?

Er, no, no,

I don't think we need anything.

Napkins.

Could you pick us up some napkins?

OK.

Yes, I guess I'll see you in a bit.

OK.

Davor's called me in.

What about? He didn't say.

Don't panic.

Hello?

In the kitchen.

You angel.

Davor's in the fitness room.

Stop.

Stop, stop, stop.

What's this about?

Do you recognise this place

or this woman?

Am I allowed to ask why

you're questioning me like this?

Don't act innocent.

Stefan says you've been

meeting with this woman.

And she's a f*cking cop.

Ms H Laing.

Helen Laing?

See? I told you.

So it's true?

Well, she's my mum.

Your mother is a cop?

No.

She's an accountant.

That's a f*cking lie. Show him.

Well, she has a friend

that works there. Bullshit.

She's just a receptionist.

Maybe they had lunch or something.

What's this woman's name?

What's her name?

Marianne.

Marianne Jackson.

Give me his phone.

Open it.

Chrissy?

Is that you?

Helen Laing? Yes.

Dubravka Mimica.

Yes?

Can I come in? Er, well, I

I was just on my way out.

Oh, it won't take a moment.

Oh Come on through.

Nice place. Do you live here?

Erm, no, Redland. Ah!

It must cost you a fortune.

I I got it in my divorce.

From Christian's father?

Sorry?

Oh. No, it's me who should be sorry.

I didn't introduce myself properly.

I'm Christian's boss.

Oh.

Oh Oh! What's he done now?

Nothing.

He's doing great.

So, has he recommended me?

Recommended you?

Well, you are looking

for an accountant?

God, no. I was in the neighbourhood

and thought I'd come

and introduce myself,

invite you for a meal.

Oh, that would be fantastic.

I've heard your restaurant

is amazing.

I mean at my home.

A family dinner.

That's very kind, erm, but I'll

need to check with Christian.

Of course.

Mm-hm.

OK.

You're just such a disappointment.

What?

No way. Zvono!

Anyone can fake a web page.

He also phoned the police station.

And guess who is working

on the switchboard?

Go and wait outside.

I owe you an apology.

You can't be too careful.

It's

I don't understand why Stefan

would point the finger at you.

Maybe he thinks I'm muscling in

on his place in the family.

Tell me the truth, Christian.

He thinks I'm in love with Bianca.

Are you?

Are you f*cking my sister?

I'm not that stupid.

Here you go, Chrissy.

Here you go.

Argh!

Take it like a man.

f*ck!

Argh!

Listen to me Listen to me!

Don't try to be smart.

You make it up with Christian,

you understand?

You dodged a b*llet today.

Thank God for Marianne Jackson.

Yeah, that was a nice touch.

We just have to be more careful.

I'm shutting you down. No!

We're starting to get somewhere.

Look, it's my neck on the line.

This isn't an officially sanctioned

investigation, Christian.

All our necks are on the line.

Please, just let it play out

a little longer.

I've already given you time.

Which he's used to acquire

admissible evidence

on a major criminal conspiracy.

Which I'm sure Superintendent Kane

will be hugely grateful for.

I'm not leaving the restaurant.

Christian. I'm not!

Not until we prove the link to Sean.

Look

I want to catch these scumbags

as much as you do. Then prove it.

Give us some time.

Look, we're really close.

Davor's letting me in.

72 hours

to find the link.

After that, I'm coming down there to

drag you out and arrest you myself.

Well, that calls for a beer.

What's taking so long?

I was only given it this morning.

We've been waiting almost a week.

And you might be waiting

a lot longer than that, mate.

How do you mean?

Level of encryption on this.

It's like the sodding Enigma code.

Welcome. Come in.

These are for you. Oh, thank you.

This is my son.

It's so nice to finally meet you.

I'm Davor. Very nice to

meet you, too. I'm Helen.

Jovan, my nephew.

Hello, Jovan, the nephew.

Hi. Hello.

This is my daughter, Bianca.

Oh, hello. Very nice to meet you.

Welcome. Thank you.

And Stefan, her fiance.

Hi. How are you? Welcome.

Jovan, take Helen's coat, please.

Thank you very much.

Can I get yours? Yeah, yeah.

It's a bit chilly out there.

This way.

Thank you. What a lovely house.

This looks delicious.

Have you been in the kitchen

all day? All day.

Always.

So, Christian tells me your

ex-husband is from Croatia.

Erm, yes, but he's lived here for

the best part of 30 years, so

You never stop being Croatian,

right?

Well, I'm not sure that

anyone's told Nick that.

Have you been there, Helen?

To Croatia? Yeah.

Yeah, a couple of times on holiday

when Christian was small.

Where did you go?

Oh, we went to an island. Havar.

It's pronounced Hvar.

Hvar? Hvar?

Yeah. Is that right? Perfect.

Hvar. We went to Hvar.

And did you like it? Yes, loved it.

Absolutely beautiful.

But there was one holiday

when Christian

got absolutely terrified.

Terrified?

Yeah. There were these wood pigeons

and Christian thought that

they sounded like wolves.

How adorable. Yeah.

I bet he was gorgeous at that age.

Yeah, he was, he was.

He was a real mummy's boy.

Mum, stop.

Really? Mummy's boy?

But you never visited him in jail.

Stefan, you are insulting our guest.

No.

No, no, no, it's OK.

Erm, I I don't mind admitting

I was ashamed of him.

But I'm not now.

Ever since he's been with you,

ever since he's been

in your restaurant, I

I can't tell you

how proud of him I am.

To family.

To family.

I'm sorry we doubted you.

There's really no need.

I shouldn't have listened to him.

I would have done the same.

We believe someone is supplying

information to the police about us.

Someone in the family?

Or close to it.

I suppose he hasn't been able to

resist boasting about Krajina.

He's told me a little.

Now you know why we need to be

extra vigilant. Paranoid even.

Of course.

It is going to make us very rich.

All of us.

You included.

Have you ever k*lled anyone?

But do you think you could?

I don't think so.

I think you're going to

surprise yourself.

All it takes is character

and you have plenty of that.

Look, it's just talk.

He's marking his card, that's all.

Letting him know they mean business.

Here, look at this.

Is that the boat they're hiring?

Aye.

Ex-fishing charter.

Done a few knots,

but still in good nick.

I should be able to plant

the listening device

behind that panel there.

Pretty high-tech.

Q has been busy. Aye.

Motion activated recording

and listening device.

None of your buy-one-get-one-free

standard issue police crap.

Well, you wouldn't be much

of a spook if you couldn't

get your mitts on a decent listening

device, Billy, would you now?

Anything?

It's clean.

So

we're cool?

Yeah, we're cool, Stefan.

Good, because I need your help.

You remember I stand to win 80 grand

on this basketball game?

It's not a number you forget.

Well, I thought maybe

we could use it to set up shop

together.

Me and you?

I need to start doing my own sh*t.

Davor is pissed with me.

He's going to be even more pissed

if we start dealing on his patch.

No, no, I'm not talking about

that sh*t. What, then?

Spread betting on sports.

You can make a fortune if you

find a way to fix the games.

Well, you never told me

how that's done.

Easy.

You cut the players in

and then you threaten to k*ll their

family if they don't come through.

Is that's what's happening

with this latest game? Yeah.

One of the players for the Wings

is my guy.

That's useful.

We really do know

where his wife lives.

You can help make sure

she gets the message.

Let me think about it, yeah?

Sure.

I get it.

You need to work out whether

you should trust me again.

Just like I've needed to work out

whether I should trust you.

I thought we sorted that.

Thanks.

Look, I've seen the way

you look at Bianca.

Stefan, I It's alright.

You don't have to say anything.

I'm not stupid.

But if you really are my friend

then you know how much I love her.

I wanted to write Bianca,

but it hurt too much.

You nutter! Keep your mouth shut.

You can't say this to anyone.

Oh, f*ck.

Cheers.

Cheers.

You dumb b*stard! What do you mean

it's not enough? Huh?

Well, I I could lose my career.

Or something more important.

You don't need to threaten me.

Look, this is just the start.

We're going to get rich together,

bop, bop, bop, which is cool.

They lose by three or more.

Three or more.

We should go.

Be cool.

I'll be watching. Sure.

Billy.

You knew they'd come back.

You know yourself, they're paranoid.

Davor trusts me.

He trusts no-one.

He's starting to tell me things.

Don't get complacent.

One false move

and you're dead meat.

Don't underestimate them

any of them

Zvonomir, Dubravka, Stefan.

Davor wants rid of Stefan.

Maybe we could give him a wee shove?

Shall I pretend I didn't see that?

Yeah.

Hey, thanks for that.

Ah, here they are!

What a great idea for a stag night.

It was Davor's, not mine.

More like a sad night

than a stag night. What's the joke?

What's the joke?

You are the joke.

Six points behind, already.

Oh, shut up.

Come on, man, I'm just teasing.

What do you reckon?

Come on, yeah.

Yeah! No!

I don't think your guys

have got the message, Stefan.

f*ck!

They better not screw with me.

Whatever happens What?

let's blow them off.

Let's go and party together,

just the two of us.

We'll see.

f*ck!

Yes.

f*ck!

I'm going down there.

Seriously?

I need to show I mean business.

Yeah!

What the f*ck?

Hey, are you still taking bets?

f*cking snitch

Stefan.

Do I know you from somewhere?

I'm a friend of Jamie's.

How much?

Can you do 500, pal?

What, they know each other?

Yeah, they know each other.

Je

Come on, come on.

You did it, you did it!

I f*cking did it!

Come on, limo is waiting.

Limo? Oh, oh, oh.

Woohoo!

Oh, I can't come to the phone

at the moment, so leave a message.

They're going to k*ll him.

80 f*cking grand!

Up, up, up, up.

Ah.

Hey.

Hey, where are you going?

It's OK, change of plan.

Huh? But this is my day.

Of course, of course.

We have something for you.

Ooh.

Oh, oh, Zvonomir!

Oh, oh, oh, private, private.

Davor!

I told you.

Today is your day.

We have a little surprise for you.

Where is she, huh?

Where is she, huh?

Where's Christian?

Emergency,

which service do you require?

The police.

Come.

Come, come.

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

What the f*ck?

What the f*ck? What the f*ck?

Davor?

Davor

what's happening?

There's our informer, Christian.

No way.

It can't be. Christian, no.

Zvonomir saw him

talking to a cop.

What?

Where?

He pointed the finger at you.

You should finish him.

No

All it takes is character.

Christian, no.

Jovan.

But it's Stefan. Jovan!

Jovan.

He's a rat, Jovan.

No, no, no, don't, please, no.

Davor, please. What cop?

The basketball arena.

You took his dirty money.

Your scam.

Hey, are you still taking bets?

Do I know you from somewhere?

That that guy is a cop?

Davor, please,

you have to believe me.

It's Christian, you can't trust him.

Not that again.

No, no, he's lied

about his family, about Bianca,

everything's a lie!

Please, Davor, listen to me.

I know now where

where I've seen that cop before.

Please, please, I can prove it.

Just give me

Let him go.