01x04 - A King from the East

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Tell me the truth.
Were you sent here by New Level?

No.

-Have you ever written for New Level?
-Not one word.

That's not her phone.

Well, anyone with two phones
is hiding something.

-You can't just walk in here!
-Where is she?

Toni!
I need it now, Toni.

What is this about?

Maybe we should talk about this
outside the office.

Dinner, maybe?

Don't run away.

I just want to talk.

Nina's gone.

She got a phone call around seven.

I heard the name Katya and then
something that sounded like "vanish".

Vanags, proper scumbag. Faceless
women would be right up his alley.

A tiny fly being chased
by a spider from a million years.

The spider never catch it,
but the fly will never... escape.

Any word from your dad?

No.

Seventh of July,
Arthur Fried marries Suzie Hawkins.

Why would you go to all that trouble
to obliterate a marriage

from twenty years ago?

Find and ask the first Mrs Fried,
Suzie Hawkins.

Are we the only ones who can see,
that our social landscape...

has been sullied by years...

of unchecked immigration?

Government after government...

Mr Fried, does Fair Rule
take responsibility for the death

of poor little Amjad Latif?

Absolutely not.
No more questions now.

Government after government...

Conservative,
Labour, Lib-Dems alike...

I was sent a video of your campaign
manager Toni Gallagher

allegedly paying off a member of a
far-right organisation called A.X.E.

-Security! Remove this woman!
-His name is Thompson

and he is also wanted
by the police for questioning

in connection with the riot
after your rally

-which caused Amjad's death...
-These are malicious and unfounded

allegations, and I will not dignify
them with a comment at this time.

No comment.

There's no trace of Nina and
nothing on the Faceless Woman.

It's like none of it ever happened.

Yeah. Wall to wall Fried, I'm afraid.

Anyway,
this one scrambles your location.

This changes your voice.

You won't hear any difference,
but they will hear Darth Vader.

Or a chipmunk.

Yeah, great. It's perfect, thanks.

Okay, So...

that's it.

Oh. Um...

Does Marie know?

Absolutely.

And she's okay with this?

Yes, of course.

Okay.

-Good luck.
-Thanks, Rico.

So,
what do you want me to call you?

Darth is fine.

Okay, Darth.

You said you had some information
on the Faceless Woman.

I hate that name.

She was a real person.

Yeah, I hate that name too.

Were you friends?

No. I just...

Never mind.

So, who was she?

I'm not sure.

So, what do you know?

She was from the Baltic.
I think Latvian.

And how do you know that?

Highbury.

No, Euston. Brixton.

It's hopping all over the place.

Phone blocker. Whoever it is
knows what they're doing.

Forget about that.
Let's work on this recording.

-Look for speech patterns.

Probably some nut job
who bought a gizmo on the dark web.

But we're the only ones
with the DNA results.

Eastern European. Baltic.

Probably Latvia.

Do you want a drink?

Can I get you a drink, Miss?

Vodka, please.

Excuse me.
Hi, do you speak English?

I'm looking for a friend. Nina.
I think she comes here...to work.

I've never seen her
and neither has she.

Hey. Let's go somewhere
more intimate. Now.

But our drink...?

Yeah, but it's now or never.

Look...

I'm sorry, you seem like a nice guy,
but I don't want to give you an STD.

So... ask the redhead.

Were you following me?

Please not feel like you need
to thank me for saving your arse.

Were you following me?

Don't flatter yourself. I was
following Vanags and his pet ape.

Hadn't you better carry on
following him then?

I can't now, can I?

Come on.

Vanags is Latvian.

Supermarkets and hookers.

Pendants and prostit*tes.

Buckle up.

I've been following them
for a while now.

I'm sure he's headed
for the girl's house.

He usually goes there
this time of night.

Did Mari tell you I was a copper?

She did mention it.

And that I got...

six years for a wages snatch
that went pear-shaped?

No.

She left out that part.

Served two and a half years.

Still on parole.

Mari found me dossing on the street.

You don't have many friends
if you're an ex-con and ex-copper.

I'd do anything for Mari.

Anything.

Do you understand?

So, this is where she lived?

The Faceless Woman.

God, I hate that name.

Yalda.

We thought you'd run.

Katya called me about Little Anya.

We have to get her
away from them. Soon.

Take me too.
Please.

Or we all end up like Daiga.

-What's he saying?
-The usual.

All the big news channels
have picked up on the riot story.

And I think Gallagher
went underground.

Where's he taking you?

-Le Chateau D'or.
-Le Chateau D'or.

Nice one.

Take that one.

Oh, and I'll call you at half ten.

If you need to get away from him,
just say that it's an emergency.

My mom did that to me
when I was sixteen.

Out on my first date.

Did it work?

Hi, Gran.

Where?

Which hospital?

Tell him I'll come
on the next flight.

We're alone here.

Yes. I bought it out.

For me?

Partly.

At this stage in the campaign.
Everybody wants a photograph.

Preferably one of me with a very
beautiful woman who is not my wife.

I just want to be able to talk

without worrying about our picture
ending up in the press.

I'd be happy to pose with you.

Annabelle wanted to join us,
but uh...

I'm afraid she's not very well.

All this unpleasantness in the press
has made her a bit upset.

The closer we get to polling day, the
more desperate the opposition gets.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

I'm sorry about Toni.

I know you've been close.

Well...

Toni was always a little bit flaky,
but uh...

I never thought she'd be stupid
enough to risk everything...

because a bunch of Neanderthals.

Yes, some people
have to be kept at a distance.

People need borders...

just like countries.

They also need trust.

The day Thompson
came into the office...

you went outside.

Yeah.

I had to make a phone call.
It was my mum's birthday and...

People in the office get a bit funny
when I speak Finnish so...

Somebody filmed Toni outside...

paying off that yob.

Did you see anybody else out there?

No.
No one suspicious.

David?

Thank you.

Thank you.

I hope you're hungry.

Yeah, I kind of am.

Thank you,
this was wonderful.

There's a very important conference
coming up.

Parties from various countries
with the same aim as ours.

There will be a lot
of big donors there.

You're a very smart,
very attractive woman.

And I know what this country needs.

You can help me.

You want me to...

to work for you?

No.
I want you to work with me.

I'll ask David to step up
as acting campaign head.

But I'd like you to be beside me
at the conference.

What do you say?

Well...

I say yes.

That is wonderful news.

Look, I...
Thank you so much for...

for a lovely dinner.

My pleasure.

-The first of many, I hope.
-Yeah.

You might want to leave
through the back.

Sorry?

I have to make
a statement to the press.

Good night.

Good night.

Short statement. No questions.

Within the last hour
an arrest has been made.

Connected to the riot which led
to the death of Amjad Latif.

The arrest of Toni Gallagher.

In light of this,

Ms. Gallagher has been
expelled from Fair Rule...

with immediate effect.

We are a party
or law and order.

We represent British people
of all creeds and colours...

and we will not let them down.

We will create
an outward looking Britain.

With like-minded people,
from France...

to Finland.

People who share our values
of patriotism...

order and justice.

Thank you.

Why are you here in the first place?

Come for reconciliation
for something in the past?

I was supposed to have lunch
with your father.

To talk about divorce.

Should've done that years ago, too.

I thought I'd sell the house.

Of course.

All the meat to the market.

Like a butcher.

We'll get you well.

Find out what's
the matter with you.

I need you.

Yes, Suzie Hawkins.
I'll text you the address.

Okay. Do it tomorrow. I'm going to
some kind of reception with Fried.

-Okay. Talk to you later. Bye.
-Bye.

-Lia, join us.
-Hi.

Lia works for that terrible
lefty mob, New Level.

But, what they don't know is
that she's really Team Fried.

Mind you, we have
our own mole problems.

I mean, which of us really know
who we can trust?

Present company excepted, of course.

Annabelle, would you do me a favour?
Would you look after Lia for me?

Duty calls. Excuse me.

-I've heard so much about you.
-Yes, you too.

I hope you're well.
Mr. Fried said you weren't well.

Sick? Well, sick of this election.

But I know Arthur will win.

And he wants you to meet his backers.

Rule number one...
Never keep Arthur waiting.

Nice meeting you, Annabelle.

Lia, come and meet my friends.

Niklas and Jakob.

-Nice to meet you.
-Oh. You speak Finnish?

We speak the universal language.

Yeah, what's that?

Your friend wasn't very clear
on the phone.

Who are you exactly?

Someone who wants to know
why you divorced Arthur Fried.

Oh, journalist.

I wondered when you lot
would come sniffing around.

-Did you say milk?
-Yes, please.

-Where you from?
-Finland.

-Finland?
-Yeah.

Come all this way
to talk about Arthur?

-Have you met him?
-Yeah.

And?

Intelligent...

he's charming...

great smile.

Yeah, that smile.

That's what got me.

Shame he's a tosser.

People could know the truth
from you, before they vote.

Why would they care about me?
Have you met his new wife?

Yeah, I did. The other day.

Young, slim,
perfect teeth, fake t*ts.

I almost feel sorry for him. She's
going to take him to the cleaners.

What was she wearing?

Let me guess.
Clingy little number...

just above the knee, sleeveless.

-Mid-thigh, actually.
-Wow.

Used to be me.

One day you're on your own, wearing
long sleeves, looking like sh*t.

Please...

People deserve to know the truth
about Fried, good or bad.

People done bugger all for me, love.

What you said about long sleeves? It
wasn't about getting older, was it?

I had a boyfriend in Finland.

Possessive.

Quite liked it.

Showed he cared.

And then it changed.

How long did it go on?

Till the day I left.

Good for you.

Oh, I'm not sure about that.

I'll only use it
if you give permission, okay?

Promise.

Screw it.
Arthur deserves it.

We was only married six months.

It started the day
we came back from our honeymoon.

I had to wear
dark glasses for a week.

Sorry, for the record...

What did he do?

Two black eyes,
choked the life out of me.

It became normal after that.
Every week, every two.

I was hospitalised a few times.

Always said I fell, you know.

Or banged into a door.

World must be full
of k*ller doors, eh?

What finally made you leave?

I didn't.

It was him did the leaving.

If it was up to me.
I'd still be there.

Or dead.

Nothing beyond Eastern European.

-She had an STD.
-Could be a hooker.

Some of those Eastern European gangs,
they're up for this kind of stuff.

-And who runs that part of town?
-Albanians.

Latvians.
Vanags, maybe?

Let's check with our C.I.s.

See if there's any talk
about missing Eastern European "Tom".

If it was Vanags, they'll all
be too sh*t scared to talk.

Yeah, well...
We'll enjoy the silence.

Mikael breathes better already.

Gran, you're totally exhausted.

Go to the hotel
and try and sleep a bit.

I promise to let you know
if the situation changes.

I don't know if I should.

Come back in the morning.
We'll change places for a while.

Try to get some sleep.

It's me, Vong.

Hi, Vong. Come in.
I just got home.

Ah, Lia. You asked me about
the man in the street.

-Okay?
-Yes.

Man with a scarf
on the other side of the street.

When I walk over, he walk away.

Maybe it's nothing.

Yeah.

-You want me to stay?
-Thanks, Vong. I'm...

No, I'm okay.
I have your number.

-I will sit in chair out front for...
-Sorry. Sorry. Sorry, Vong.

Nina!

Stay there.

You need to tell me
what you've seen.

No.
I saw what he do.

He'll do the same to me. To little
girl. We go. Never come back.

We can protect you.

Who? Your friends?

Police? No one protect.

I need money.

You need to tell the whole story.

What's her name?

So, you want to hear the whole story?

Yes, I do.

My friend...

She was from Latvia.

She wanted a good life
for her daughter Anya.

So she came here
with her sister Katya.

But her pimp...

gave her to a man
we call the Monster.

Each time he beat her
worse than before.

Get in.

She knew the next time she would die.

So she ran.

All of you...

please, listen.

You run away. You die.

No face. No family.

No grave.

One.

Two.

It's Vanags, isn't it?

And her name?

The woman he k*lled?

Daiga Mednis.

Anya was her daughter.

I do this for Anya.

I take her with me.

Please, please. I want to help.

Stay safe.

You work late.

Yeah, sorry.
Just got some bad news.

What? Fried?
They've k*lled him off?

The investigation just cleared him.

Found he knew nothing
about rent-a-riot.

All Toni's idea.

How convenient for Fried.

And his big stand sacking her.

And expelling all the A.X.E. people
has his rating five points up.

He's favourite to win now.

Why do we do this?

Sometimes I feel
we just make things worse.

Yeah.

That's what humans do...

mostly.

Make things worse.

But we'll keep on trying...

hopefully.

I'll keep on trying.

As long as you do.

Berg?

How's Mikael?

Sleeping. But we think
he's much better now.

He's...

Mari?

Run!

Run!