01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

Go and have the
time of your life.

Plane's gone down.

Plane's gone down.

CHANNON: Who was it you lost?
JANE: Our daughter, Flora.

I have nightmares.

I have nightmares.

[SCREAMS]

Your government
knew, they all knew.

The arrest of two
Libyan nationals...

The arrest of two
Libyan nationals...

Libya? I thought Iran did it.

[BOTH SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

This is absolutely central to
the Crown's prosecution case.

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

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

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

JANE: You accept the
verdict, whatever it is,

..and we get you back.

I promise.

I promise.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[HELICOPTER HOVERING]

NEWSCASTER: The top
stories in Scotland today.

NEWSCASTER: The top
stories in Scotland today.

Trial of the century opens...

NEWSCASTER 2: It's being called
the trial of the century.

[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

..finally are standing trial...

REPORTER: Behind me is Camp
Zeist, a former military base

outside Utrecht, converted
at a cost of £12 million.

Outside Utrecht, converted
at a cost of £12 million.

REPORTER 2: On a tiny patch of
Dutch soil, designated as Scotland.

REPORTER 3: There is no jury.

Instead, four Scottish Law
Lords will pass judgment...

Instead, four Scottish Law
Lords will pass judgment...

REPORTER 4: 27 American
families are here,

along with a smaller group...
This is our daughter, Theo Cohen.

She was only 20 years
old when her plane

She was only 20 years
old when her plane

was blown up over Lockerbie.
BERT: It's going to be difficult

to prove the case against two Libyans,
but that is not important to me.

I'll just be happy
to see them in court.

I'll just be happy
to see them in court.

It's important that we live in
a society where the legal system

cannot be manipulated
for political ends.

My brother and the others
k*lled cannot demand the justice

My brother and the others
k*lled cannot demand the justice

they are due. So we
must speak for them.

The prosecution must prove
beyond all reasonable doubt

that they were responsible
for the bombing of Flight 103.

That they were responsible
for the bombing of Flight 103.

'I have every faith
that they will do so.'

[REPORTERS SHOUTING]
[HELICOPTER HOVERING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

So good to see you.

MURTAGH: Your attention
for a moment, folks.

MURTAGH: Your attention
for a moment, folks.

Uh, Brian Murtagh, US
Department of Justice.

Uh, my colleague Dana is right
now handing around copies

Uh, my colleague Dana is right
now handing around copies

of the prosecution witness list.

One thousand witnesses
to get through.

Any questions, we're right here.

Honour to meet
you, sir. Pleasure.

Um, how often will you
be coming to the trial?

John and I are here representing
the UK Families Group.

We'll be here every day until
the verdict is announced.

I admire your dedication.

How long do you think
the trial will take?

How long do you think
the trial will take?

It's hard to say, ma'am. Uh...

Six months... maybe more.

But be in no doubt, no
matter how long it takes,

But be in no doubt, no
matter how long it takes,

these men are guilty, and
we will get a conviction.

Excuse me. MAN:
Ladies and gentlemen,

the court will
shortly be convening.

The court will
shortly be convening.

The press gallery is to the
left, ladies and gentlemen.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DOOR OPENS]
[PEOPLE MURMURING]

WOMAN: Sick!

CLERK: Abdelbaset
Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi

and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah,

and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah,

you are both charged
with conspiring together

to place onboard
Pan Am Flight 103

a suitcase containing an
improvised expl*sive device.

A suitcase containing an
improvised expl*sive device.

Having tagged the suitcase
to travel unaccompanied

from Malta airport
to Frankfurt airport,

from Malta airport
to Frankfurt airport,

via London Heathrow to New York,

which exploded in mid-air
over Lockerbie, Scotland,

which exploded in mid-air
over Lockerbie, Scotland,

resulting in the m*rder of


and 11 people on the ground.

And 11 people on the ground.

My Lord, the accused
plead not guilty.

The witness schedule reads
as follows. Number one...

[DOG BARKING]

TAXI DRIVER: Well, enjoy
your stay. JANE: Thank you.

Alright.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Can I now take you
back to the events

Can I now take you
back to the events

of the 21st of December, 1988?

ROLAND: I-I saw a wing,
the whole of the wing.

ROLAND: I-I saw a wing,
the whole of the wing.

A silhouette against the
skies coming towards us.

I followed it all the
way until it, uh...

I followed it all the
way until it, uh...

disappeared behind the
buildings, and I saw the...

..expl*si*n of flames rise up.

ELLEN: It was like
the world was on fire.

Uh, thick smoke,
fire everywhere.

Uh, thick smoke,
fire everywhere.

The overpowering
smell of engine fuel.

The sound of
screaming and, uh...

..objects and...

..people falling out of the sky.

FERRIE: We had, first of all,
to look for any passengers

that might be in need
of medical attention.

There were none.

There were none.

Bodies were recovered
and... body parts.

Many.

STUART: If-If you
come out my house,

..you go down some steps, and...

..just to the left of it, four or
five feet away from the steps...

..just to the left of it, four or
five feet away from the steps...

..there was a young
lady lying there.

VALERIE: There were bodies...

..everywhere...

Men, women, children.

Men, women, children.

There was one
outside my house...

..a baby.

There were more...

..on the pavement...

..on the pavement...

on the golf course...

..in hedges.

They were unrecognizable.

They were unrecognizable.

The whole town was in
shock for a long time.

I know one young man
done away with himself.

I know one young man
done away with himself.

It affected a lot of people...

It affected a lot of people...

..for a long time.

ELLEN: People come from
across the world to...

..visit the memorial, to
remember their parent or...

..visit the memorial, to
remember their parent or...

Uh... [TEARFULLY] sister...

..or a child.

..or a child.

And some of them ask
to visit the place

where their loved one, um...

where their loved one, um...

where the body was found.

And so you find yourself taking
someone you don't know...

..a stranger...

..to show them the place.

But in a way, they're
not strangers.

But in a way, they're
not strangers.

It's our duty...

..to welcome them, to say...

"We know what it feels like."

"We know what it feels like."

[SOMBRE MUSIC]

[DISHES CLINKING]

[DISHES CLINKING]

[GRUNTS]

You alright?

Hearing all that today...

what she must have gone through.

And I still don't
know where she fell.

And I still don't
know where she fell.

Where she was found.

I'm not sure what
good it would do.

Why didn't I come to
the ice rink with you?

Why didn't I come to
the ice rink with you?

How cowardly was I?

Those poor people in Lockerbie.
They never asked for any of this.

Those poor people in Lockerbie.
They never asked for any of this.

Did they do it?

Did they do it?

I watched them so closely.

Not a flicker of anything.

Not a flicker of anything.

Yes, I think they did.

Everything points to them.

Everything points to them.

Thank you.

Give my love to
Catherine and William.

Why don't you do it yourself,
Jim? Just pick up the phone.

Why don't you do it yourself,
Jim? Just pick up the phone.

[CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

Look after yourself. You, too.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[KEYS JINGLE]

[KEYS JINGLE]

[SIGHS]

The press centre's
like a desert.

Thought I'd get
closer to the action.

Thought I'd get
closer to the action.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

He's looking mighty confident.

He's looking mighty confident.

HAYES: When a b*mb
explodes, it generates

intense heat and sends
out tiny shards...

intense heat and sends
out tiny shards...

..from whichever
housing it is lodged in.

That is what we were
initially searching for.

Parts of the expl*sive device lodged
in charred and damaged clothing

Parts of the expl*sive device lodged
in charred and damaged clothing

that would have been
near or around the b*mb.

After several months
examining debris,

I found a blast-damaged
electronic fragment

I found a blast-damaged
electronic fragment

lodged inside the charred
remains of a shirt.

My Lords, the fragment
is on the evidence table

but for the purposes of clarity,

we will now show an
enlarged image of it.

Dr Hayes, you identified this
fragment as being significant.

I understood it to
be significant. Yes.

I understood it to
be significant. Yes.

But I had left RARDE
before it was identified.

I was succeeded by my
colleague, Allen Feraday

with whom I published the
final forensic report.

With whom I published the
final forensic report.

This fragment seemed
to be the only part

of the circuit
board from the timer

of the circuit
board from the timer

which detonated the
b*mb aboard Flight 103.

Were you able to identify what
kind of timer it was from?

Not initially. No.

It was a bit of a
needle in a haystack.

There are thousands
of companies worldwide

which manufacture
circuit boards.

Which manufacture
circuit boards.

But finally, a year later,
another forensic colleague

in the United States,
Thomas Thurman of the FBI,

in the United States,
Thomas Thurman of the FBI,

found a match.

Can you tell the court how exactly
the circuit board was identified?

The fragment materials
and tracking pattern

The fragment materials
and tracking pattern

were extensively compared with
circuit boards within timers,

which the FBI had recovered
a few years previously,

which the FBI had recovered
a few years previously,

of a type called MST-13, which
was designed and manufactured

by a Swiss company called
MEBO, based in Zurich.

By a Swiss company called
MEBO, based in Zurich.

And from whom were
those timers seized?

Agents of the JSO.

Agents of the JSO.

The Libyan Intelligence agency.

And you were entirely satisfied

they were the exact same
model of circuit board?

They were the exact same
model of circuit board?

It was conclusively
established that the tracks

present on the
fragment are of copper,

present on the
fragment are of copper,

covered by a layer of pure tin.

Similar in all respects
to the sample boards

obtained from MEBO.

Obtained from MEBO.

It was truly amazing what
the police did, Jane,

to find something so critical

among millions and millions
of pieces of debris.

Among millions and millions
of pieces of debris.

JANE: That's amazing.
It's incredible.

That fragment of circuit board is
the first crucial link to Libya.

That fragment of circuit board is
the first crucial link to Libya.

The prosecution will
just have to prove

the fragment came from the same
batch of timers sold to Libya.

The fragment came from the same
batch of timers sold to Libya.

[DISTORTED] It's all
about joining the dots.

The prosecution have
to make a connection.

The prosecution have
to make a connection.

[MUFFLED POP MUSIC PLAYING]

[WIND HOWLING] Jim...

[RUMBLING] [STAMMERING] Jim...

[RUMBLING] [STAMMERING] Jim...

..and prove them.

Oh, yes, I see.

How are you?

Are the kids OK at uni?

Yeah. No, I'm fine.
Everyone's fine. Um...

So how's... Um, what's next?

Star witness number
one, Edwin Bollier.

He's basically an arms dealer.

He's basically an arms dealer.

The prosecution need
to get it on record

that the timers were
supplied by his company.

BOLLIER: I am the
co-owner of MEBO,

a company which
manufactures and sells

electronic and
electrical components.

Electronic and
electrical components.

Does that include timers such
as the MST-13 that we see here?

Yeah, that's correct. Yeah.

Yeah, that's correct. Yeah.

Did your company
manufacture and sell timers

such as these to the
Libyan Intelligence agency?

I am a legitimate businessman.

What I do is perfectly legal.

What I do is perfectly legal.

If you could just stick to
answering the question, Mr Bollier.

Yes, we supplied Libya
with 20 of these timers.

Yes, we supplied Libya
with 20 of these timers.

Libya are one of
our best customers.

Mr Bollier, do you recognise either
of the two men sitting in dock?

Mr Bollier, do you recognise either
of the two men sitting in dock?

I do not know the man on the
right, but the man on the left,

I do not know the man on the
right, but the man on the left,

I know he was a partner in ABH,

which is a Libyan
company based in Zurich.

Which is a Libyan
company based in Zurich.

I see.

And is it true Mr
Megrahi's company

was based in the same
building as your company?

Yeah. They rented
office space from us.

Yeah. They rented
office space from us.

We were on the same floor.

Mr Bollier, did Mr
Megrahi personally order

Mr Bollier, did Mr
Megrahi personally order

the MST-13 timers from you?

No. My dealings were
with friends of Megrahi.

But Megrahi had a...

But Megrahi had a...

had a high position,
I'm sure of it.

He was always moving, you know.

Zurich, Tripoli, Malta.

He was well-connected.

Can we bring up the timer fragment
image PT35-B again, please?

Can we bring up the timer fragment
image PT35-B again, please?

Mr Bollier?

LORD SUTHERLAND: Mr Bollier.
Could the Crown counsel

have your full
attention? What is this?

This is the fragment found
at the Lockerbie crash.

This is the fragment found
at the Lockerbie crash.

No, this is not
the same fragment.

Mr Bollier, it was confirmed
by two forensic scientists.

Mr Bollier, it was confirmed
by two forensic scientists.

One from RARDE, one from the
FBI. No, it looks similar,

but this is not
the same fragment.

My company did not sell
this, I can assure you.

My company did not sell
this, I can assure you.

So, maybe it's a counterfeit?

How can it be a counterfeit?

It's been in police custody
since it was discovered.

May I examine the actual
physical fragment?

May I examine the actual
physical fragment?

Hm?

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

There.

Well, Mr Bollier?

I am right.

I am right.

This is not the same fragment
that I was shown in Scotland.

What's he doing? He's
trying to distance himself.

Of course he is.
Clearly panicking.

Probably afraid he'll get sued.

All he's bothered about is
his company's reputation

and saving his own skin.

And saving his own skin.

..in 1999, as being
made by your company.

Bearing in mind...

that scientific tests were made,

can you confirm that this
fragment of circuit board

can you confirm that this
fragment of circuit board

was part of a batch of 20
timers bought by the Libyans?

A batch of timers you delivered
to Libyan Intelligence personally.

A batch of timers you delivered
to Libyan Intelligence personally.

I remind you, you're under oath.

Yes.

You travelled to Tripoli
with them in your possession?

Yes. You took them
to the headquarters

Yes. You took them
to the headquarters

of Libyan Intelligence
in Tripoli? Yes.

And whilst you were
there, you witnessed

trials involving
some of those timers.

Trials involving
some of those timers.

Correct, Mr Bollier?

Yes.

Hm. Thank you, Mr Bollier.

Hm. Thank you, Mr Bollier.

[SIGHS]

Big day tomorrow. Star
witness number two.

Yep.

Tony Gauci. Owns a clothes shop.

Tony Gauci. Owns a clothes shop.

Mary's House. Sliema, Malta.

The indictment states that the
clothes wrapped around the b*mb

The indictment states that the
clothes wrapped around the b*mb

which brought down Flight 103
were bought from his shop.

And in the collar of the
shirt, the forensics guy,

Hayes, found this.

When they interviewed him,

Gauci remembered the Libyan
customer he'd sold the clothes to.

The prosecution need
Tony Gauci to link

The prosecution need
Tony Gauci to link

one of the suspects to the b*mb.

CAMPBELL: Mr Gauci...

CAMPBELL: Mr Gauci...

at the beginning
of September, 1989,

did Scottish police visit
your shop in Sliema, Malta?

Yes. Detective Harry Bell
from Scotland came to see me.

Yes. Detective Harry Bell
from Scotland came to see me.

And were you asked about a
particular sale of clothing

you had made in December, 1988?

Yes, I told them about a man...

Yes, I told them about a man...

A customer who had bought
clothes from my shop.

And were you able
to remember when

that particular sale
had taken place?

That particular sale
had taken place?

Uh...

It was slightly
before Christmas.

It was raining.

I do not remember the exact
date. It was so long ago.

I do not remember the exact
date. It was so long ago.

Of course, I understand.

Now, this man to whom
you sold the clothing...

Now, this man to whom
you sold the clothing...

did you recognise
his nationality?

Oh.

To me, he was a Libyan.

Are you familiar from experience in
your shop and in Malta with Libyans?

Are you familiar from experience in
your shop and in Malta with Libyans?

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

Many Libyan men fly to Malta
for business and for pleasure.

Many Libyan men fly to Malta
for business and for pleasure.

They are able to do things in
Malta that are forbidden in Libya.

Mr Gauci, where do you
source these shirts from?

Mr Gauci, where do you
source these shirts from?

Malta. Only Malta.

I have dealt with Slalom, the
manufacturer, for many years.

I have dealt with Slalom, the
manufacturer, for many years.

Now, Mr Gauci, I want you to
take a moment to look around

the courtroom and tell
me if you see the man

the courtroom and tell
me if you see the man

who bought the clothes
from you in December, 1988.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

He is the man... on this side.

Which man are you pointing at?

Which man are you pointing at?

Uh, not that one.
The one on the left.

That is the man who resembles
the man who came to my shop.

That is the man who resembles
the man who came to my shop.

You're certain about this?

This man here on the left
is the man you identified

for Detective Harry Bell?

Yes, I identified this man from
photographs and in identity parades.

Yes, I identified this man from
photographs and in identity parades.

And I remember,

it did not seem important
to him what he was buying.

It did not seem important
to him what he was buying.

He said to me, "None of
these clothes are for me."

Thank you, Mr Gauci.

Thank you, Mr Gauci.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Four months in, and you
haven't missed a day.

Four months in, and you
haven't missed a day.

You're as good as
your word, Jim.

You don't think it's odd?

The DOJ is not part of the trial,
yet they're here every single day.

They have every right.

They dropped the indictment.

They dropped the indictment.

There are Libyan
officials here, too.

A bit too pally with the
prosecution, if you ask me.

Mr Gauci, I noticed during
the Crown's questioning,

Mr Campbell omitted to mention
exactly how many interviews

Mr Campbell omitted to mention
exactly how many interviews

you conducted with Detective Harry
Bell and the Scottish police.

Can you remember?

Uh... no, I cannot.

Uh... no, I cannot.

Eighteen interviews

and 19 statements,
Mr Gauci. Eighteen?

You gave 19 sworn statements.

In truth, Mr Gauci, you've
had considerable difficulty

In truth, Mr Gauci, you've
had considerable difficulty

identifying Mr Megrahi
before, haven't you?

No, I- In the statement
I have here...

..you described the clothes
purchaser as, I quote...

..you described the clothes
purchaser as, I quote...

"Around 50, and six feet tall."

Of course, Mr Megrahi is 48.

Of course, Mr Megrahi is 48.

Which means that
in December, 1988,

when you say you sold him
the clothes, he was...



And here you list the items

you claim the clothes
purchaser bought from you.

You claim the clothes
purchaser bought from you.

Trousers, pullover,
jacket, babygro...

..but no shirt.

..but no shirt.

No mention of a shirt,
Slalom or otherwise.

In fact, no mention of any
shirt until statement number 17.

In fact, no mention of any
shirt until statement number 17.

What are we to make of that?

Did the clothes purchaser
buy a shirt from you or not?

Did the clothes purchaser
buy a shirt from you or not?

It was a long time
ago to remember.

Of course. Mr Bell was
interviewing you a whole two years

after the tragedy happened.
Anyone would have difficulty

after the tragedy happened.
Anyone would have difficulty

remembering anything after
that long, would they not?

Yes, that is it. Exactly.

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

Thank you, my Lord.

'The man was nervous.

And clearly muddled.

And clearly muddled.

MURRAY: Yet there he was, billed
as a star witness. Christ!'

Eighteen interviews,


Did the police just keep going
back to him until they got

Did the police just keep going
back to him until they got

the story they wanted? I don't know what
the hell the prosecution were doing.

Did they just hope the defence
wouldn't bring all that up?

It just smacks of incompetence.

It just smacks of incompetence.

Yeah. Well, I did a bit more digging
when I went back to my hotel room.

It was not only Megrahi

that Gauci identified
to Detective Bell

that Gauci identified
to Detective Bell

as the man that he
sold the clothes to.

So, a year and a half before
he identified Megrahi...

[SCOFFS] ..Gauci mentioned
a Mr Mohammed Abu Talb,

[SCOFFS] ..Gauci mentioned
a Mr Mohammed Abu Talb,

..a convicted Palestinian t*rror1st
and one of the Scottish police's

initial suspects
for the bombing.

Initial suspects
for the bombing.

Now, is there an
Iranian connection?

A Syrian connection? A
Palestinian connection?

A Syrian connection? A
Palestinian connection?

Has there always been?

You need to get a picture of
Talb up there, by the way.

Look, I'm just asking the question, Jim, because
suddenly there's a whole lot more of them.

Look, I'm just asking the question, Jim, because
suddenly there's a whole lot more of them.

Megrahi, he's linked to
Bollier, and the MEBO timer.

Megrahi, he's linked to
Bollier, and the MEBO timer.

Timers are sold
to Libya by MEBO.

Megrahi's probably JSO.

Megrahi was Head of Airline
Security for Libyan Arab Airlines.

Megrahi was Head of Airline
Security for Libyan Arab Airlines.

Fhimah their station
manager on Malta.

Megrahi travelled to Malta, using
a passport under a false name

Megrahi travelled to Malta, using
a passport under a false name

issued to him by the
Libyan government.

And then he lied about
ever having been there.

Fhimah wrote in his diary
to procure Air Malta tags

Fhimah wrote in his diary
to procure Air Malta tags

for Megrahi on December 15th.

There's still a hell of a
lot stacked against them.

There's still a hell of a
lot stacked against them.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]
[CLOCK TICKING]

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

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.

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

[BEEP]

'Hello, Jane, it's me.

I suppose you must
be out somewhere.

I suppose you must
be out somewhere.

We are four months into
the trial now, and...

and things have...

Well, things could
be going better.'

[WIND HOWLING] [WOMAN SCREAMS]

[WIND HOWLING] [WOMAN SCREAMS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[DOG BARKING]

[DOG BARKING]

Mrs Walker, I'm Jane...

I know who you are.

I know who you are.

Then you'll know why I've come.

Here.

This is Beechgrove.

This is where they found Flora.

I'll let you...

I'll let you...

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING]

I love you so much.
I love you so much.

I love you. I love you, Flora.

I love you so much.

[CONTINUES SOBBING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[MURRAY SIGHS]

[GRUNTS]

Star witness number
three. The super grass.

My Lords, every precaution must be
taken to ensure Mr Giaka's safety.

My Lords, every precaution must be
taken to ensure Mr Giaka's safety.

Therefore, the recording of
his voice will be distorted,

so as to avoid recognition

and the operator of the closed
circuit television cameras

and the operator of the closed
circuit television cameras

has been directed not
to film at any time

whilst he is giving evidence.

I became a CIA informant,

I became a CIA informant,

because I no longer wanted to
work for the Libyan Intelligence.

Because of their
involvement in terrorism.

I wanted to get out of Libya
and live a normal life.

CAMPBELL: Mr Giaka,
in March 1986,

you were an employee of Libyan
Arab Airlines at Malta airport,

you were an employee of Libyan
Arab Airlines at Malta airport,

where you worked under Mr
Megrahi and Mr Fhimah. Yes?

Yes. Megrahi was the
head of security for LAA,

Yes. Megrahi was the
head of security for LAA,

and Fhimah was the
station manager.

Now, you told your CIA handler

that you wrote an intelligence
report for the JSO,

that you wrote an intelligence
report for the JSO,

the Libyan Intelligence
service, around that time.

Yes, I did.

What was this
intelligence report about?

What was this
intelligence report about?

Well, it outlined in detail
how a person could place

an unaccompanied bag
onboard an airline flight.

That was two to three months after
the US attack on Tripoli in 1986.

Many civilians and soldiers were
k*lled, and the JSO were furious.

Many civilians and soldiers were
k*lled, and the JSO were furious.

They declared that Libya
would have revenge.

They declared that Libya
would have revenge.

And what did your
report conclude?

It concluded that, yes,
it could be easily done.

To whom did you
submit this report?

To whom did you
submit this report?

To the Head of Airline
Security, Abdelbaset Megrahi.

You shared an office with
Mr Fhimah at Malta airport.

Is that correct? Yes. I did.

Could you tell the court
what Mr Fhimah showed you

Could you tell the court
what Mr Fhimah showed you

was hidden inside his
desk in March 1986?

Ten kilos of TNT, brought to the
airport office by Mr Megrahi.

Ten kilos of TNT, brought to the
airport office by Mr Megrahi.

And LAA rush tags.

Could you explain to the
court what rush tags are?

Could you explain to the
court what rush tags are?

Certainly. Rush tags
are used to allow

baggages onto planes
unaccompanied.

I see.

I see.

Now, if we could move forward to
the evening of December 20th, 1988,

the night before the crash.

The night before the crash.

I saw Megrahi with Fhimah

in the baggage arrival
area at Malta Airport.

And where did they
take this suitcase?

And where did they
take this suitcase?

Towards Customs.
And was the suitcase

opened for inspection?
No, it was not.

So they just walked through?

So they just walked through?

Yes. Thank you, Mr Giaka.

The JSO are a
merciless organization.

The JSO are a
merciless organization.

Would you agree? Oh, yes.

Are you in fear of your life
because of them, Mr Giaka?

Yes, I am.

Little wonder then you
wanted to get out of Libya

to live a normal life elsewhere.

In fact, you wanted to live a
normal life in America, did you not?

In fact, you wanted to live a
normal life in America, did you not?

Yes. You asked the
CIA several times

for money to help you emigrate.

Yes, I did.

What was their answer?

They said no.

But you were a valued informant.
Did you demand an explanation why?

Well, let me read to you what your
CIA case officer wrote about you.

It might explain their
heartless decision.

"Giaka will be advised
in no uncertain terms

on the 4th of September
that we will not provide

any additional financial
assistance to him.

Any additional financial
assistance to him.

We will only continue his
$1,000 per month salary

through to the end of 1989.

If Giaka is not
able to demonstrate

If Giaka is not
able to demonstrate

sustained and defined access to
information of intelligence value

by January of 1990,
the CIA will cease

by January of 1990,
the CIA will cease

all salary and
financial support."

It seems the standard of information
that you were giving them

It seems the standard of information
that you were giving them

just was not good enough.

You had to do better, otherwise
you were a waste of money.

I'm so sorry. Is something
amusing you, Mr Giaka?

I'm so sorry. Is something
amusing you, Mr Giaka?

You seem to be smiling.

Is it forbidden to smile?

[SCOFFS] That is
entirely up to you.

But I do notice you keep
looking to the back row

But I do notice you keep
looking to the back row

of the prosecution benches to
the two American gentlemen there.

Why is that?

There's a man sitting there
wearing spectacles. Do you know hm?

There's a man sitting there
wearing spectacles. Do you know hm?

What the hell is going on?

Brian Murtagh.

So, whose evidence have
we been hearing today?

So, whose evidence have
we been hearing today?

Yours or your friend's,
Brian Murtagh?

Holy sh*t.

Why is the CIA informant
on first name terms

Why is the CIA informant
on first name terms

with the Department of Justice?
Who's pulling Giaka's strings here?

f*cked up. See, I put
it to you, Mr Giaka,

that all this
security protection

that all this
security protection

is a charade to deceive us into
thinking that you are genuine.

Those screens around
you obscure the truth.

My Lords, Mr Keen is going too
far. You didn't come forward

My Lords, Mr Keen is going too
far. You didn't come forward

with this evidence after
Flight 103 came down, did you?

No. You came
forward years later,

after your friends at the CIA told
you to give them something bigger.

After your friends at the CIA told
you to give them something bigger.

TNT, rush tags, Fhimah
and Megrahi taking

a Samsonite suitcase
through security.

Every single word you
have said is made up.

Every single word you
have said is made up.

You are, in the CIA's own
words, a shirker and a fantasist

who is just not
worth investing in.

Who is just not
worth investing in.

You're a fake and a liar.

Thank you, my Lord.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

It was always
going to be a risk.

A risk?

This is a court of law. Giaka
was paid for his evidence.

This is a court of law. Giaka
was paid for his evidence.

Let's let the judges decide.

He lied under oath. This
will be declared a mistrial.

No, it won't. It
damn well should be.

No, it won't. It
damn well should be.

What do you want from
this, Jim? Justice.

We all want justice.
Everybody wants justice.

How are you gonna get
that without a fair trial?

How are you gonna get
that without a fair trial?

I don't call murdering 270 innocent people
fair. Do you? Doesn't matter how you get

a conviction as long as you get one. Is that it?
Those two men may be small cogs in a big machine,

a conviction as long as you get one. Is that it?
Those two men may be small cogs in a big machine,

but I am telling you,
they were part of this.

Because our governments
decided they were?

This trial only happens once.

We got one shot to take
down these Libyans.

Do you want to come away
from this with nothing?

Do you want to come away
from this with nothing?

REPORTER: There's no doubt that
the clothes in the suitcase

containing the b*mb
were bought at this shop

called Mary's House,
here in Malta.

The question is,
who bought them?

Mr Gauci won't talk to reporters,
but his identification of al-Megrahi

is anything but convincing.

Is anything but convincing.

REPORTER 2: The prosecution
case has taken a further blow

after the eyewitness testimony
of a former intelligence agent,

who was previously employed
by Libyan Arab Airlines,

who was previously employed
by Libyan Arab Airlines,

here at Malta airport.

Questions are now being asked
as to what he stands to gain

Questions are now being asked
as to what he stands to gain

by testifying, with
claims being circulated

that he could receive
up to $4 million.

The amount of the reward put
up by the American government

The amount of the reward put
up by the American government

for evidence which leads to a
conviction of Megrahi and Fhimah.

[ON VOICEMAIL] ..at the moment.
Please leave a message after the beep

and we'll get back
to you. [BEEP]

Hello, it's me.

I'm just calling to
see how you all are.

And, um...

..to let you know
how things are here.

[PHONE HANGS UP]

[OMINOUS WHOOSHING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

JOHN: First up today,
witness for the prosecution.

John Bedford, a baggage
handler from Heathrow.

The prosecution
believe that Bedford

loaded the unaccompanied
suitcase from Malta...

..containing the b*mb.

TURNBULL: Were you on
duty on the afternoon of

the 21st of December,


The 21st of December,


Yes, sir. And do you remember

if any luggage arrived that
was destined for Flight 103?

If any luggage arrived that
was destined for Flight 103?

Yes. Yeah, it did. But not till
later at the end of my shift.

I remember, cos I had
my tea break first.

And how long were you
away from the area?

And how long were you
away from the area?

No more than half an hour.

And then you returned
to resume work?

Yeah. Yeah. And that's
when I saw them.

Yeah. Yeah. And that's
when I saw them.

Them? What do you
mean, Mr Bedford?

There was two new suitcases

lying in the container when I...
when I got back from my tea break.

I didn't put them there.

Two other suitcases?

I don't understand.

Did the prosecution not
check this out before?

Did you see who put those two
other suitcases into the container?

Did you see who put those two
other suitcases into the container?

No. No, I didn't.

TAYLOR: Mr Bedford,
is it conceivable

that persons other than
you or your colleagues

could have put those
suitcases into that container?

Could have put those
suitcases into that container?

Yeah. I mean, anyone that
works at the airport.

Anyone? You are
saying that anyone

who was airside
could have done that?

Who was airside
could have done that?

Yeah. For the
avoidance of doubt,

these cases appeared before the
Malta-Frankfurt flight arrived.

Yes, sir.

Can you describe these
suitcases to the court? Yeah.

Can you describe these
suitcases to the court? Yeah.

One was a brown colour. The
other one, it was darker.

They were hard-shelled suitcases,
same type that Samsonite make.

They were hard-shelled suitcases,
same type that Samsonite make.

That's the same as
the Malta suitcase.

That's the same as
the Malta suitcase.

Bedford said his tea
break lasted half an hour.

Bedford said his tea
break lasted half an hour.

Which means there was no
one around that container.

No security guards.

No security guards.

For all that time.

For all that time.

How did those
cases get in there?

Who put them there?

Did Bedford maybe see
the actual suitcase?

Did Bedford maybe see
the actual suitcase?

He can't have done. The Frankfurt
flight hadn't arrived yet.

Unless there was no b*mb suitcase
on that Frankfurt flight.

Well, that would
destroy the whole case.

Well, that would
destroy the whole case.

The entire basis of the trial.

After you.

JOHN: Why are the Crown bringing
in a German expl*sives expert?

I thought that
was all done with?

So they can discredit
the defence's theory.

Palestinian t*rrorists.

Palestinian t*rrorists.

The Crown are running scared.
They've got to shut it down.

CAMPBELL: Mr Gobel...

In October 1988, you examined
some expl*sive devices

In October 1988, you examined
some expl*sive devices

that had been seized in a raid

on the Palestinian t*rror1st
organization PFLP-GC.

On the Palestinian t*rror1st
organization PFLP-GC.

Is that correct?
Yes, that is correct.

And it has been claimed
in various corners

that, in fact, one of those devices
may have brought down Flight 103.

That, in fact, one of those devices
may have brought down Flight 103.

Yes, this was an early theory
with the German police,

but we came to believe
that Flight 103

could not have been brought
down by a PFLP-GC device.

Could not have been brought
down by a PFLP-GC device.

Can you tell us why?

The PFLP-GC use air pressure
sensitive equipment.

The PFLP-GC use air pressure
sensitive equipment.

A combination of a
barometric switch...

In layman's terms, if
you could, Mr Gobel.

In layman's terms, if
you could, Mr Gobel.

Yeah. The PFLP-GC bombs were
made up of three components:

a switch, a timer,
and a detonator.

The switch's only job
is to turn the timer on.

The switch's only job
is to turn the timer on.

And what triggers this
is a fall in air pressure

as a plane gains altitude.

As a plane gains altitude.

It takes about seven minutes
to detect this change.

The PFLP-GC at this time were
known to use ice cube timers,

The PFLP-GC at this time were
known to use ice cube timers,

so called because they
resembled ice cubes.

Yeah. Once the
switch turns them on,

the timer has an approximate
run time of 30 minutes,

after which it
triggers the detonator,

after which it
triggers the detonator,

which then causes the Semtex
within the device to explode.

If a PFLP-GC device had been
used to destroy Flight 103,

If a PFLP-GC device had been
used to destroy Flight 103,

it would have exploded
between 35 and 45 minutes

into its first flight.

Into its first flight.

Flight 103 could only have been
brought down by this type of device

if it had been primed or
put on board at Heathrow.

If it had been primed or
put on board at Heathrow.

[PEN SCRIBBLING]

The plane left Heathrow at


It did explode 38
minutes into the flight.

It did explode 38
minutes into the flight.

It must have been put onto
the plane at Heathrow.

One of Bedford's suitcases?

Why is no one challenging this?

It's too much of a coincidence.

Surely it was an ice cube timer.

Surely it was an ice cube timer.

T-13 would be much more
accurate, because...

T-13 would be much more
accurate, because...

The plane exploded
after... [INAUDIBLE]

What on earth is going on?

What on earth is going on?

It must have been
an ice cube timer.

What about Bedford's suitcases?

Jim, Jim, sit down.

Come on.

Come on.

LORD SUTHERLAND: Will the
court please disregard

this unfortunate interruption?

Come back. Please continue.

CAMPBELL: Thank you, my Lord.

CAMPBELL: Thank you, my Lord.

You're OK.

[VACUUM WHIRRING]

[VACUUM STOPS]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

Thomas Thurman, FBI
forensic scientist...

Thomas Thurman, FBI
forensic scientist...

Similar in all respects. I clearly
remember Murtagh telling us

we will get a conviction. Abu Talb now in
prison in Sweden, for a bombing attempt.

We will get a conviction. Abu Talb now in
prison in Sweden, for a bombing attempt.

Found in the cover. Affiliated to
the PFLP-GC, who wanted revenge.

The b*mb would've exploded on the first
flight. Malta, Frankfurt, Heathrow.

The b*mb would've exploded on the first
flight. Malta, Frankfurt, Heathrow.

I keep coming back to
Heathrow. Two new suitcases.

Was it put on board
the plane at Heathrow?

What happened to meeting
me at the airport? Jane...

What's wrong? [CHUCKLES]

Where do I start?

They didn't do it. They didn't
put that b*mb on the plane.

They didn't do it. They didn't
put that b*mb on the plane.

Of course they did. What
are you talking about?

We've gone through the
whole case over and over.

We've torn it apart,
put it back together.

We've torn it apart,
put it back together.

Worked it all out.

They've been set up.

They've been framed.

The whole case against them
is a fiction. It's a lie.

They're innocent.