01x05 - Episode 5

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LENA: 'I was right about Mikhail.

'He's got something going on
with Matti.'

The PA?

You need to find out if your
friend Cyclops has been playing you,

inadvertently or not.

'Could you have been set up?'

You're gonna have
to trust my judgment on this.

Unless you think I'd lie to you?
Of course I don't.

I'll drop the petition

if you agree to respect
my personal life.

I'm sure you'll handle whatever
blows you might have to take,

just like I did.

Have you had chance
to think about this loan, yet?

Because I'm running out of time.

Oh, your comrades
won't bail you out?

The Foreign Secretary's decision

to meet with
the Russian Foreign Minister

is part of a wider pattern
of questionable judgements.

She deserves
everything she's gonna get.

Agreed.

Looks like the Swiss lawyer
owns an offshore.

Like a middle man for Ryan?

If we really wanna find out,
I need to go fishing in Geneva.

If we can place Igor and any
Cabinet ministers OR SIS staff

in the same place at the same time,
then we might have something.

I won't have long.

I'll need dates.
When was his special unit set up?

I'm working on it.

RAV: 'Ryan Walker took payments
from Igor Borodin.

'Sauverre brokered the entire deal
through his offshore.'

Game over, Ryan.

Kate had concerns
about your personal security.

I'm the Foreign f*cking Secretary.

I don't need
any covert surveillance!

Do not meddle
with the democratic process.

SHE INHALES

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

KEYS JANGLE

Kate?

Rose called me.

Where is he?

DOOR CLOSES

What did he find out?

Did they take anything?

Have you got his phone, laptop?

That's gone.
You're sure?

Yeah.

Leave it.

The Counter Terror Team
are on their way.

I'll deal with them.
You don't have the authority.

I'm not giving them
classified material.

I said leave it!

DOOR RATTLES,
OPENS

You got here quick.
I was at the office.

I'll take it from here.

Wait outside. Stall the Met.

I'm sorry.

SHE SIGHS SOFTLY

You told him?
I have to follow protocol.

I need to lock these files down.

When was the last time
you spoke to Rav?

Erm... an hour ago.

He went to Geneva.

He met Ryan's middleman.

We've got copies of wire transfers
Moscow made to Ryan.

How did he get blown?
I don't know.

Our mole in SIS tracked his phone,

or the lawyer suspected Rav
and told Moscow

and they realised
that Rav was getting too close,

so they had to shut him down?

But to k*ll him in London.

Have you told the Chief?

Yes.

I always thought
he was unshockable.

He'll see you first thing.

CAR APPROACHES

SHE SIGHS
That'll be the Met.

SHE SIGHS

Let's get this over with.

CAR DOOR OPENS,
CLOSES

KEYS JANGLE

My love... I'm so sorry, darling.

SHE SIGHS
If I'd have gotten there sooner...

Well, then it could have been you,
couldn't it?

You can't carry on like this.

You can't.

SHOUTING ON TV

Why the hell
hasn't this finished him?

HE SCOFFS

You'll win because you're a woman
of infinite class.

SHE CHUCKLES
Crawler. What do you want?

PHONE RINGS

This is Imogen Conrad.

INDISTINCT
WHISPERS: It's the Mail.

Yes, Caroline.
What can I do for you?

'..material emerging...'
Erm...

ON PHONE: 'I was wondering
if you have any comment?'

I have no comment.

What's happened?

PHONE CHIMES,
HE EXHALES SHARPLY

INCESSANT CHIMES

sh*t.

Everything OK?

It's over.
What's over?

Everything's over.

Imogen's career, our campaign,
it's done.

No, I don't wanna watch it. Please.
Well, don't look, then.

sh*t!

Who is he?
No idea.

I'm not watching it again, OK?
Did you know about it?

Yeah, I mean, we knew they had
something, but not this, no.

So, it's real, then?
It doesn't really matter.

The real question is,

why the hell has that ended up
in Ryan Walker's hands?

Yeah.

CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK

HE SIGHS

I'm gonna make a move
before any more vultures descend.

Sorry.

This isn't your mess.

PHONE RINGS

HE CLEARS THROAT
I don't know what to say, Harry.

You could say it didn't happen.

It's another bit of fake news.

That'd be a start.

"No comment."

PAPARAZZI CLAMOUR
Imogen!

ANTHONY: I'm very sorry
about your colleague.

It's unthinkable.

Thank you, Sir.

You're sure it was Moscow? It...
It seems like a huge provocation.

We'll wait for the official verdict
from Counter Terror,

but there's no real doubt our end.

And, yes,
a British agent on home turf

is an alarming step change.

Rav got proof that Ryan Walker
was paid by Moscow Centre.

Paid for what?

A piece of land
he wanted to develop,

his old union car park.

A Swiss lawyer brokered the deal,

most likely a contact
from Lev Amatov. Right.

I see you went against my express
request not to investigate.

Rav confirmed the cash originated
from a Moscow Centre bank account.

We advise you suspend Ryan,
Prime Minister,

and then he'd have to withdraw
from the leadership race.

It's not that simple.

I understand how serious this is,
but...

...if I'm seen to be interfering
in the democratic process

without concrete proof...
I've just showed you the proof.

Yes, of dishonesty and greed,
but not espionage.

Well, surely,
you can postpone the vote

until we've investigated further?

It also looks
like Moscow's responsible

for the Home Secretary's sex tape,
which we think Ryan knew about.

We all know how keen the Russians
are to help out pliable politicians.

In my view, Ryan Walker
is undeniably compromised

by this evidence.

But it isn't evidence.

I was a lawyer
before I entered politics.

You've given me
"balance of probability",

and that is not the same
as "beyond reasonable doubt".

The country's already in chaos.

Unproven rumours
of Russian collusion

will only escalate things further.

With respect, surely that's a risk
you'll have to take.

I'm sorry.

But I'll do more damage in the
long-run if I call off the election.

The answer's no. Thank you.

SHE EXHALES

He thinks Moscow Centre
paid a British minister

several million quid
in exchange for f*ck-all?

Party before country.

We should have known that
would be his last job in office.

What do we have left on the table?
Mikhail Borodin.

I've got an agent on the ground in
Moscow with an "in" to Igor's unit,

but I need Mikhail to play ball.

In exchange for an "out"
from the Kremlin?

Will you authorise an approach?
I'm already tracking him in Finland.

You've ignored your orders so far,
as Anthony pointed out.

You might as well try
and finish what you started.

Report direct to me.

Does that mean
you're not telling Zak?

Not telling Zak what?

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

'Mrs Henderson.
This is Ryan Walker.'

THEY SPEAK RUSSIAN

Kate.

Thanks for coming.

Can I get you anything?
No, I'm good, thanks.

Is this where you do
your unofficial business?

Ah, I used to come here
as a junior minister.

All-day breakfast for under a fiver
and no Whitehall spies around.

What can I do for you,
Foreign Secretary?

Well, I wanted to offer
my condolences about Ravindra.

Rav.
Mm.

Thank you, but a phone call
would have been fine.

No, it happened on my watch
as Foreign Secretary.

While I understand
that we suspect Moscow...

do we know why they targeted him?

Perhaps your friend Dmitri Krimsov
could shed some light.

I take the threat of
Russian interference in this country

very seriously.

We'll need to work together to
make sure this doesn't happen again.

What do you want, Mr Walker?

I want to shake things up, Kate...
in the Cabinet and in SIS.

Now, Anthony is unfortunately going,
Sir Alan's headed for retirement.

You seem pretty close
to Zak Hussein.

Zak.
HE LAUGHS

Zak's an arse-kisser, and a surname
like Hussein is a hard sell.

There's no point
pretending otherwise.

Well, you were responsible
for his promotion.

Don't get me wrong,
we need desk jockeys like Zak,

but... you take no prisoners.

We have that in common.
So why did you get me suspended?

Let's just call that
an overreaction, OK?

And I think it's time we gave
a bright young talent the top job.

Here's your full English
and your toast.

In return for what?

Look, let's not play games. OK?

This is hard politics.

Let's help each other.

PHONE BUZZES

I've gotta go.
Don't let your eggs get cold.

BUZZING CONTINUES

Hi, Rose.

I've run the sex tape
through diagnostics.

It's definitely been modified.

If it's a deepfake,
why wouldn't Imogen just say so?

Then she'd be off the hook
and back in the race.

Well, perhaps it was altered
to protect the man, whoever he is.

I'll go there now
and see if I can talk to her.

There's something else.

So, I checked
the internal phone logs.

Zak and Julie talk a lot
out of office hours.

Right.

Neighbourhood Watch.

I'm not here to tell you off.

That makes you the exception.

Stuart tried
to talk me out of running.

I should have listened to him.
Really?

I thought Stuart wanted you
in Downing Street as much as I do.

Mm, politically, yeah,

but he did warn me
about the personal cost.

I have to ask...

...is the video real or not?

You're not the first MP to be
honey-trapped by a Russian spy

if that's what happened?

We know the tape was tampered with.
What are you fishing for?

Who's the man, Imogen?

Nobody.

Some local guy I met
on that bloody trip to Montenegro.

Are you sure he wasn't Russian?

What was his name?
Honestly, I... don't remember.

It was in a bar, I was drunk,
I've buried the whole thing.

Harry and I...
were having a difficult time.

I screwed up.

Can we just leave it at that, please?

How well do you know Zak Hussein?

We cross paths every now and then.

Did you get to know him better
in Montenegro?

Am I under investigation?

We know you were there
at the same time.

The hotel conference?
I didn't see him there.

I was too busy working Lev.

Harry's charity
was about to go under.

Lev had just dangled a big donation.

You went to a c*ck party
with a man named Kyril Markov?

God knows.

I met a bunch of men who wanted
to have their picture taken with me.

Lev said they were hotel investors.

Well, he forgot to mention

that Kyril is one of Moscow's
most senior intelligence officers.

IMOGEN SIGHS
Kate, is this why you're here?

To bury me, after this tape
has just k*lled me off?

There's a lot of public support
out there for you already.

Yes, well...
no other MP has had a million tweets

about the size of their t*ts,
have they? I'm f*cked.

And if I call the critics out,
I'm an angry Black woman.

The story's already written.
By who? Ryan Walker?

The man you're about
to let become Prime Minister?

Do you know something I don't?

Are you investigating him?

If I said yes...
would you stay in the race?

I knew it.

Look, I don't know what really
happened in Portonovi - yet.

But I do know
that you're not working for Moscow.

If you drop out now...

...you're handing Ryan
the keys to Number 10.

LAUGHTER

Sorry to interrupt.

Finished with the picture-hanging?

Yeah, the Matisse went
into Lev's office.

Do you wanna have a look?
Another time.

Amanda, the car's waiting for you
outside.

Lev, got a minute?
Yeah.

All right, bye.

Is everything all right?

No, it's not.

You've heard the Mylar project's
about to collapse?

I did. Unfortunate.
Unfortunate?

It's a f*cking disaster.

If the company's dissolved,
I'll be named and shamed.

I understand.

What sort of figure
are we looking at?

RYAN SIGHS

I need a million
to protect my investment.

Then I'm good for it
when the flats sell.

That's a considerable amount
of money.

Ah, trust me,
I wouldn't ask unless I had to.

You can rely on us.

The funds through the same channel
as before. OK.

Thank you.
LEV CHUCKLES

We've always felt any investment
in Ryan Walker

was bound to be a sound one.

We backed the right man.

Leave it with me.

Yeah.

Sorry, I don't understand.

How can you just, erm,
"overturn" a suspension?

It's complicated.

Well, where are you going?
What are you gonna tell the kids?

Well, you know I can't tell you
where I'm going.

I've told them it's a final
work trip to tie up loose ends.

I'll be back by tomorrow.
Jesus Christ, Katie.

Your agent has been k*lled.

Your deputy has been k*lled.

Our daughter
has just almost been kidnapped.

Haven't you had enough?
Yes, I have had enough.

But I have no choice.

There's always a choice.
SHE SIGHS

We can't keep going on like this.
Surely you understand that?

Look, Jim's here.
He'll look after you.

When I get back, we'll take a break.

Do you promise?
I promise.

Please be careful. Please.
I will.

I always am.

I thought you were gonna wear
the dark grey?

It's not a funeral.

It will be for Imogen
if she doesn't show up.

Here.
It's fine.

Do you still want me to come?

Aren't you too busy
with other affairs?

Please don't jump to conclusions.

Please don't treat me like an idiot.

You've got your career, Ryan.

I need something...
To hurt me with?

No, something to make me feel alive.
HE SNORTS

LAUGHING: You chose Lev?

The art expert?

The humanitarian
with bottomless pockets?

Did he tell you he's just
bailed me out for a million quid

when Daddy didn't come through?

Oh, he can afford it.
Well, I can't. Nor can you.

Where do you think the loan
for the union land came from?

A British building society?
HE LAUGHS

Well, you said...
I thought your dad...

Nah, I lied.

If either loan gets traced back,
my career's over.

So is yours.

So, there you go.

Lev's f*cked us both.

I hope you enjoyed it
more than I have.

BUZZING

CHIME

Hi, it's Kate.
'Hi. Come up to the sixth floor.'

OK. Thank you.
BUZZING

Hi.

SOFTLY: Thank you.

It must be his regular spot.
The waiter knew him.

How secure is the cafe?

There are no street cams
and no minder.

Are you sure you're up to this?

Yeah.

Yeah, I just...

Rav.

I know.

Julie, does anyone else know
you're here?

Apart from me and Rose?

No, of course not.

OK. Let's go.

PHONE RINGS

SHE SIGHS,
RINGING CONTINUES

Hey.

STUART: 'f*cking hell,
I've been worried sick.'

What was there to say?

'Are you dropping out of the race?
If you are, I'd understand.'

Look, I made a mistake,
and I'm being punished for it.

I don't see why the public
should be too.

If Ryan wins, they will be.

I'll see you at HQ, all right?
'OK.'

Let's go. Before I change my mind.

HORNS HONKING

BIKE BELL DINGS

INDISTINCT CHATTER

HORNS HONK

Hi, can I take some sugar?
Clear.

Is this a safe neighbourhood,
Mikhail? I'm visiting from London.

It's a nice spot.

You must enjoy
being away from Moscow.

And your father.

How's Matti?

Did you know that Lena knew
about your affair with him?

She kept your secret for you.

She was as scared of your father
as you are.

If you're here to blackmail me...

You know that's not our style.

I'm here to offer you a way out.

In England?
You think they won't find me there?

I can hide you anywhere -
Europe, Canada, Australia.

I won't leave my son.

I understand.

You have no idea.
I have kids too, Mikhail.

I know what it's like
to lead a double life.

And it's better for Sandro
if you stay together.

We'll make it work.

When?
I can fast-track it,

but I'll need something
to set things in motion.

Such as?

The name of the asset your father
has in the British Cabinet.

Is that all?

And the identity of the agent
inside SIS who's helping you.

My father keeps those secrets
very close to his chest.

Well, I'll need
a decent down-payment

on your British passport.

And I'll need to be in London
before I empty my pockets for you.

My guess is that both
the Cabinet asset and the SIS agent

are run out of the same unit?

Somewhere on your father's floor?

The unit is his pride and joy.

And he brought in Kyril
to run logistics?

When was the unit set up?

You looking for the keys
to the safe here, Mrs Henderson?

Come on, Mikhail. I need a way in.

December '24.

You'll have the rest
when I'm in London.

My agent will contact you here.

PHONE RINGS

KATE: 'Igor set up the unit
in December 2024.

'Look for any foreign trips he took
that month or just before it.'

KEYPAD TONE

SPLASH

GUARD: Minutochku.

Pozhaluysta.

Prokhodite.

BEEPING

But I don't know.
If she's not gonna show up,

maybe she's withdrawn
her leadership bid.

That would be too easy, Ryan,
even for you.

IN RUSSIAN:

BEEPING

ALARMS BLARE

How long till the announcement?

Er, any minute now. Thank you.
PHONE BUZZES

Is there something
you wanna tell me, Julie?

It's just sex.

How long have you two been together?
We're not together.

It's not a big deal.
He's your boss.

And mine. You should have told me.

I knew you'd judge me for it.
Yeah, for your taste in men, maybe.

Does everyone know?

He said Rose was asking
about Dubrovnik.

So, you were there with him?

Well, he was there
for some intelligence pow-wow.

I just flew out for the weekend.

Did he mention any business
in Portonovi?

He said he'd gone to pitch for
an agent, but the guy didn't show.

Do you think he actually
could've been there

to meet Kyril Markov?

Could he be working for him?

Zak?

Somebody in the system
is feeding Moscow intelligence.

Lena's dead, Rav,

so that leaves us, Rose, C and Zak.

No. It's not him.

I mean, Zak is a lot of things,

but he would never betray
his country or the Service.

Wh-Who was he there to turn?
Did he mention anyone?

No, but he was in a foul mood
all weekend.

f*ck. Maybe Moscow set him up.

Dangled the prize of Kyril Markov
just to get him out there.

What, and confuse us?
Yeah.

To get us to ask questions
that we can't answer.

Like why Imogen, Kyril and Zak

were all in the same place
at the same time.

Mm. So, Zak got played?

Yeah, he'd definitely try
and hush that one up.

PHONE BUZZES

Sorry, erm, just a sec.

Yeah?
Igor Borodin was in Prague

from the 12th to the 14th
of December, 2024.

Are you there?

Yeah.

I hope it's enough
to catch your informer.

And the minister.

So do I.

I'm gonna take a long route out
and go dark for a while.

Thank you.

You're not on your own.
You know where to find me.

Take care of yourself.
'You too.'

WATER SPLASHES

Everything all right?

Er, yeah. I've got...
I've got some dates. Erm...

Check the office mainframe,
all government travel records,

including those
that cover members of our staff.

Prague, 12th to the 14th
of December, 2024.

Imogen Conrad received 46.9%
of the vote.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you.
Brilliant.

Ryan Walker received 53.1%.

RAUCOUS CHEERS

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Thank you.

Every effort that was made,
I'm so appreciative. Every effort!

Thank you so much.

Every effort, thank you so much.

KATE: Hi.
STUART: 'We lost.

'Ryan's in.'
I saw.

'It does makes you wonder
why we bother, doesn't it?'

Everything OK your end?
Not really.

'Why? What's happened?'

My work thing didn't play out.

I'm in Finland.

You OK, though?
'I'll explain when I see you.'

Why don't you come out
for a few days?

We can go back to that hotel.

What, the one by the lake?

Yeah, near Virolahti.

What about the kids?
'I've spoken to Rose.

'She said she'd stay over.'

We owe ourselves some time,
don't you think?

'Great.'

I'll book a flight.
'Today?'

Yeah. Tonight.

'Good.'

Bye.

JET ENGINE ROARS

Don't.

What's happening?

Why are we here?
I'm offering you an escape route.

Russian border's down there.
You can walk to it.

I've asked the Finns
to open it for you.

And then what?

Go and find Igor Borodin.

Like you did on our anniversary,
in Prague,

when he recruited you.

I know you had an affair
with Imogen in Montenegro.

HE SNIFFS

They erased you from the original
sex tape in return for information.

And all this time, I was looking
for a mole in my office.

It wasn't an affair.

It wasn't. It was a...
It was one time.

And it was... it was
a really stupid mistake,

but that was it, we were drunk.

Why didn't you just tell me
that you were being blackmailed?

Cos I knew you'd leave me.

And this is better?

Katie, they said to me all wanted
was... like, Cabinet gossip

and...

And then they wanted
more information -

about me, about my movements.

They had me by the f*cking ba*ls
by then.

People died!

I know they did!
HE SNIFFS

Stuart, people died!
I know.

You put our whole family at risk.

Look, they... they promised me
they would never hurt you.

They would never hurt the children,
that's what they said, OK?

That's what they said.

Kate, I am asking you to forgive me.

Please.
It's too late.

It's not too late. It's not.
It isn't. It isn't.

I love you, and I know a part of you
still loves me.

That's why I'm letting you go.

I don't want Fiona and Gus to see
you going on trial for treason.

Look, it can't end like this.
It can't. It can't.

HE SNIFFS
Mm-mm.

Bye, Stuart.
Katie... please.

Come on.

SHE INHALES,
SIGHS

HE SNIFFLES

SHE EXHALES

SHE INHALES DEEPLY

BELL TOLLS

SIR ALAN: How are the children
coping?

Confused. Angry.
You did the right thing.

A trial was unthinkable
for all of us.

I'd like
to secure visiting rights

once all of this has cooled off.

In a neutral country.
Of course.

Although,
who's to say they will cool

with Ryan Walker in Downing Street?

Yeah. You might as well
have copied a set of keys

and sent them to Moscow Centre.

And now he's got the power
to stop all lines of inquiry,

including ours.

Well... I'm sure
you'll find a way in.

You always do.

Does Zak know
about your plans to leave?

Not yet.

Now's your chance to tell him, Kate.

You've lost the battle,
but not the w*r.

You all right?

It was a lovely service.

Rav would have hated the attention.

Look...

...I wanted to clear the air
before I step back.

I should have trusted you.

I'm sorry.

"Step back"?

No-one's career survives
sleeping with the enemy.

I know what you've had to sacrifice.

That counts for something
in my book.

I got a lot of things wrong.
Oh, we both did.

But not the important ones.

Anyway, we've got plans for you.

We need you back, Kate...

before our new Prime Minister

starts changing the wallpaper
in Downing Street.

So, you do think
he's working for Moscow?

The one thing we do know...
is that they've created chaos here,

and that may be exactly
what Igor wanted.

You know their game better
than anyone...

...and our job is to work together
to beat them.

Let me think about it.

FIONA: I can't find my homework.

Is it done or undone?

Done, actually.
Mm.

Well, there's fresh juice,
no bits.

Found this in the bathroom.

I'll be late tonight, Mum,
I've got football. Oh, OK.

Do you want a croissant?
You don't have to do this, you know.

Do what?
Pretend that everything's perfect.

You're only human.
I'm working on it.

Mum.
Yeah?

Still frozen in the middle.
Really?

LAUGHING: Oh, yeah. Sorry.

It's a bit hard.
It's really bad. Don't eat that.

Before I walk in
through this famous door,

I just want to take a moment...

to make you all a promise.

I am here to listen to you.

It's no accident
that there were so many attempts

to stop me from being here -

civil servants, intelligence agents,

and the politicians
they can bend to their will

via misinformation and smears.

All the tools of the deep state.

Well, let me tell you something,

the days of the arrogant
ruling elite... are over.

Because despite them,
the party's chosen me to govern.

And my duty is and always will be
to you...

the people.

Thank you.

CLAMOURING
Care to comment?

Prime Minister!

Are you planning major changes,
Prime Minister?

CLAMOURING CONTINUES

MAN: Congratulations.
Thank you.

WOMAN: Congratulations.
Thank you very much.

Welcome to Downing Street,
Prime Minister.

Thank you.
Congratulations.

Thanks, Zak.
You already know Kate Henderson.

We've seconded her
to the Cabinet Office.

Oh, right.
What, to keep an eye on me?

To keep you safe
from any hostile influences.

I'll certainly do my best,
Prime Minister.

RYAN CHUCKLES SOFTLY