01x05 - What Needs To Be Done

[bunniefuu]

Tell Ultimae we're
ready to proceed.

Why is Claudia
calling shareholders?

We get back control and
drive out those two.

I want you to vote with me.

- You want me to go against my family?
- Our father called me.

He said someone was trying to hurt
the company, trying to hurt him.

Someone stole money
from the company.

How the hell did
he find that out?

On top of everything else, we
have a snitch in the family!

On the motion of whether to
accept the investment by Ultimae.

Against.

- For.
- And that's a win.

It's over, Gideon. I resign.

He'd been going to Zurich.

He was dying.

[woman] Ms Richards, your
father told us to expect you.

Here we are.

This was your father's
favourite suite.

He said that if you ever stayed,
we should put you in here.

We were all very sad
to hear of his passing.

Your father's usual driver
will be at your disposal.

If you need anything...

Thank you.

[sighs]

What am I missing?

[choir singing gospel music]

- Mrs Richards.
- Mm-hmm.

Thank you for the
generous donation.

You're welcome, Pastor Brown.

You know, you cannot have
a testimony without a test.

I hear you.

And you cannot have a
triumph without a tragedy.

Amen!

Sister Claudia, you have persevered
and you have triumphed...

in Jesus' name.

- Mum's happy.
- Hmm. God loves a winner.

Amen, Pastor Brown. Amen.

[Andre] Stunning.

A supple leather strap with an
Obsidian rock face, it's a classic

- How much?
- £16,600.

We've come a long
way since school.

Man's acting like
we can't afford it.

Yeah, and to be
fair, he's right.

We ain't got this kind of dough.

Hmm.

A watch like this will hold
its value, even increase.

Increase, is it?

There are websites that sell
used and "pre-loved" watches,

if that's your... situation.

I'll take it.

Excellent taste, sir.

Bruv! Are you mad?

We gotta celebrate our wins.

The deal ain't even closed yet.

It'll close. Claudia
Richards gets what she wants,

I get my ticket
to the next level.

- We're just wrapping up your purchase.
- Thanks.

You always said you was
gonna do it legit, you know,

the car, the house, the life...

To the hustle.

It never sleeps.

Your father came to me because he
required the utmost discretion.

[Nina] My father is dead and he left
behind a very complicated situation.

I'm trying to fulfil his
wishes, but I need your help.

I saw him once.

He wanted a second opinion.

Just once?

January last year.

And?

And I concurred with his British
doctors. The cancer was inoperable.

I urged him to
organise his affairs.

My father died of
a heart attack.

Could that be suspicious?

Without a post-mortem, I
can't say. But Ms Richards,

people with a cancer
diagnosis are twice as likely

to suffer a stroke
or a heart attack.

I'm sorry, if...

if he only came to see you once,

then why was he in Zurich seven
times in a five-month period?

I have no idea. I'm sorry,
I have no answers for you.

Okay.

[theme music playing]

Where you running to?

I have to go.

Nah, you really don't.

[laughs]

What time did you wake
up to do all this?

Do what?

Put your make-up on.

- Er, this is just my face.
- Yeah, right.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

Your skin's flawless.

What do you use?

Mm...

That ten-step Korean cleansing
mask, when I remember.

Hmm.

Most men don't wanna know
about my beauty regime.

Yeah, well, most men don't
own a cosmetics company.

Hmm! That's a flex.

Yeah.

[mobile vibrating]

[sighs]

I have to go.

I can drive you.

I have to go pick up my kid.

Kid?

[Maureen] I think that's
right. It's a great idea.

There you go.

[man] Thanks.

- Nice watch.
- Thank you.

You're very pleased
with yourself.

I brokered a huge deal for
this company. Everybody wins.

Just be careful, Andre.

You worry too much.

Don't ever underestimate
this family.

We're the ones that've
kept this business afloat,

not those spoilt little brats.

Loyalty's important
in life, you know?

What does loyalty do
for people like us, hmm?

You mean like the million
pounds he left me in his will?

You stink of ambition
and nobody trusts you.

That's not a safe place for you.

[bartender] Another?

Please, thank you.

Beautiful night.

Shall I order some champagne?

Listen, I'm not interested...

You are one of Shadow Suite?

Who?

My mistake.

[bartender] He said you
were from Shadow Suite.

It's an escort
service in the city.

Jesus!

Elite escorts.

Yay for me.

- Yeah.
- Cheque, please.

[line ringing]

Gideon, it's me.

Zurich was a bust.

I'm coming back to London.
We'll talk in the morning.

[driver] I used to
drive your father.

He was always generous to me.

I'm sure.

I often took him to, um, IAV.

What's IAV?

[buzzing]

[Nina] Listen, I know I
don't have a key, but...

The passport is sufficient.

Ms Nina Richards, you may
proceed to the vaults.

Who else has access?

Other than your father, you're
the only person approved to enter.

Thank you.

[Luke] Get to the shooters.
Nobody crosses the Walsh family.

The game's the game.

I don't go looking for
w*r, but if it comes to me,

then I got to...

I'm a trained actor.
For f*ck!

The script is sh*t. The
director's some hack...

- What's the point?
- Yeah, you're right.

Why do you even bother?

Babe?

I know who talked to that
journalist, the one who trashed us.

What? Who?

It was Alesha.

sh*t.

Why would she...

She's always been
the jealous type.

I'm sorry.

I've gotta go.
I've got CrossFit.

[Nina] Stephen had a vault
full of stuff in Zurich.

- Business and personal stuff.
- [Gideon] What have you found?

It looks like he discovered
the embezzlement.

He knew someone was
stealing from him.

Who? Who was it?

He was following
the money trail,

but I don't think he
got to the bottom of it.

Can a court order stop Ultimae?

[Gideon] Without any concrete evidence
of who it was embezzling, unlikely.

Listen, I'm coming
back to London, okay?

Find some obscure
legal precedent.

Do whatever you
can to stall them.

I'm on to something.

I can feel it.

[mobile vibrating]

Gideon, hi.

So the vaults in Zurich were
hiding a lot of Stephen's personal

and business files.

Did you know that Stephen
had Claudia investigated?

[Gideon] I didn't.

Anything to tie
her to the money?

Well, I'm still reading,

but Claudia paid a huge
deposit on Andre's flat.

[Gideon] Interesting.

I'll take a closer look
at Andre's financials.

If we can find further evidence
of money moving between them,

tie it to the
withdrawals from Flair,

we could have grounds for
a police investigation.

How could she steal
from her own children?

Look, you need to
buy me some time.

[Gideon] Leave it with
me. I'll stall them.

Wait! What?

[gasps]

[Andre] Joining the Ultimae
family is a major step for Flair.

We moved into this building
two years ago. Purpose-built.

Every aspect overseen
by Stephen and Claudia.

It's very impressive.

Wonderful attention to detail.

Could we go to the
Products Department next?

Yeah, sure. This way.

- Oh, he's loving this.
- Do you wanna be their tour guide?

Hey. We should start to think about
our priorities for the next quarter

- and beyond.
- Mm. Have you heard from Nina?

She wouldn't call me.

We did what we had to.

- I know. I just...
- [knocking on door]

Gus, Alesha, I just thought I'd
pop my head in and say hello.

It's Chloe.

- Hi.
- Good to meet you.

We are thrilled to be on board.

I just want to assure you that
nothing is going to change.

That's good to hear. Thank you.

Sheesh, they're serious

- about this partnership.
- Yeah.

We'll use their investment
to grow the company

and implement our strategies.

[Claudia] Hmm!

Very nice.

[line ringing]

- Andre.
- [Andre] We have a small problem.

What do they have?

[Andre] Nothing.
They're stalling.

I thought you said you
had this wrapped up?

- [Andre] It is. This will go away.
- It better. Keep this to yourself.

I don't want the kids
getting cold feet.

What are you doing?

Sasha has you
wearing face masks?

Er, actually, this is work.

[chuckles]

[Gus] Did you know everyone's
obsessed with Korean skincare?

Yeah. Old news.

No, like, skincare as a
sector is growing faster

than both hair and makeup.

Why aren't we in on that?

Well, you've worked at the company
longer than me. You tell me.

I know products is your
area, but hear the pitch.

Flair And Glory launch
a skincare range.

A collaboration with
the best Korean brands,

from UK and European warehouses.

No tracking from Hong Kong
like all our competitors.

What do you think?

It's actually
really interesting.

[Alisha] Come on,
I'll buy you a drink.

[Nina] Mum has been lying to us.

[Simon] Calm down.

All along, our father has
been paying for everything!

Mum said some rich cousin was
paying for school, for college.

All these cheques from
Las Gidi Industries!

Okay, we need to talk to Mom.

[Nina] So she can
tell us more lies?

Nina, you haven't spoken
to her since the vote.

We've already lost
one parent this year.

We need to hear her out.

[Simon whispering] Sorry, babe.

I just hate not knowing why
he called, who took the money,

what else Mom is
hiding. I just...

I wish you'd come home.

Take a step back
from all that sh*t.

You don't belong there.

Si, I have to go.

[sighs]

[Alisha] We should have
done this ages ago.

This skincare thing
could be amazing.

- What have you got?
- So, I reached out to a contact,

and he put me in touch with a VP

at an up-and-coming
skincare brand in Seoul

- who wanna collaborate and expand.
- Nice!

The VP messaged me
back within 20 minutes.

- Let's... let's talk to the Ultimae team.
- Yeah.

Well, this is an
interesting proposal, um...

Now's not really the
time for new ventures.

What do you mean?

Well, our partnership
is still new,

and, obviously, there are some
financial issues with Flair

that must still be overcome.

Our mandate is to focus on growing
F&G's existing business and brands

But a skincare range
could strengthen

and increase our market reach.

Well, Ultimae are already heavily
invested in the skincare sector.

We'd love to see F&G
continue their inroads

in the diverse
segment of the market.

The... diverse segment?

So we should stay in our lane?

I'm suggesting that
now is not the time.

As CEOs, we decide what business
interests Flair And Glory pursues.

Well, as members of
the Ultimae family,

you've agreed to a
non-compete clause.

Launching a skincare brand that
could affect other products

in our stable is
something I could veto.

Veto?

So you're saying we have
to ask your permission

before we can do anything?

Well, I'm saying that...

I want us to work together.

[scoffs]

The deal was supposed
to give us power.

You do have power.

Mm, I don't know about that.

Chloe seemed to have all
the power in that room.

[Claudia] It's early
days. Calm down.

You children carry on like

everything's gonna
be built in a day.

They're investing £150 million.

The ink isn't dry yet.

Give them a chance.

[Alisha] Maybe Nina was right.

Some white company isn't gonna
get what we're trying to do.

[Wanda] Trouble in paradise?

Already?

So, what's happening?

Nothing.

Hmm. Doesn't sound like nothing.

Where's Luke?

Um, he's busy.

So, we're celebrating selling
off the family legacy?

[sighs]

She insists on a family dinner and
she's on the phone the whole time.

- Who is she?
- Don't know.

Gus, who's the girl?

[Alisha] Not the girl that
shamed you in the office?

Another gold digger?

Definitely.

[Gus] Mind your own
business and eat your food.

I know it wasn't you who
talked to the journalist.

Oh, really?

I'm sorry.

It was Luke.

What?

Yeah, he got paid.

I saw his bank statement.

Piece of shi...

I can't say I'm surprised. He's
been leeching from day one.

So, what are you
gonna do about it?

You are gonna do
something about it?

I'm not like you.

I'm not okay being
alone all the time.

[scoffs]

You know what, enjoy being used.

Um, why are you
lurking out here?

- Did Mum invite you?
- Not exactly.

Okay.

What?

Thank you, for voting with me.

It didn't make any
difference, did it?

You were on the phone for


I'm tired of her attitude.

First she votes against us,
now she's trying to act like...

[door opens]

What the hell?

You don't lock
doors around here?

Is everything okay?

Shouldn't you be
packing your bags?

We need to talk.

[Claudia] You have some nerve.

Trust me, you'll
wanna hear this.

You lost. There's
nothing to discuss.

The battle.

What?

I lost the battle,

but the w*r's still on.

[dance music playing]

[girl 1] Just sh**t
your shot already.

[girl 2] This unrequited
thirst is tragic.

[girl 1] Yeah, but Luke
doesn't even know I exist.

[girl 2] I mean, she's
not even that pretty.

[girl 1] You can't say that!

Some Black girls are
actually beautiful.

[girl 2] She's not one of them.

[girl 1] Luke told Adrian that
she used her money to track them.

[girl 2] Yeah.
It's like grooming.

You know, like, always paying
for things, covering holidays.

She moved him into her big house,
rent-free, and now he's stuck.

I mean, like, how can he go back to
some flat-share in, like, Deptford?

Oh, God. Um...

Wanda.

- Hey.
- Hey!

You know, if you want my sloppy
seconds, you can have him.

'Cause you know what, you're
just about basic enough for him.

- Wait a minute, we weren't even...
- "Wait a minute, we weren't even..."

Ooh!

[Wanda laughs]

Oh! Silly b*tches.

[Nina] Here.

Did you know Stephen
had you investigated?

Your father was a paranoid fool.

He carried out DNA tests
on all of his children.

And?

The will was very specific.

Stephen left his money to
his "genetic bloodline".

What would it do to Wanda...

to find out that he isn't
her biological father?

That's not true. It can't be.

It says so right there.

Oh, God!

Tell me where the
money is, Claudia...

or Wanda sees that.

[softly] Oh, my God.

I didn't...

It was one time.

I don't give a damn about
your dirty dealings.

I want that money back in
the company where it belongs.

That's not on me. I
don't have the money.

Then who? Andre?

So you wanna protect Andre
over your own daughter?

How do I know you
didn't fake this paper?

Oh, you think I'm
playing games with you?

Oh, okay.

Wait!

Please don't tell her.

[whispers] Watch me.

It would destroy her!

And you will have
yourself to blame.

I didn't steal the money.

Still lying.

- Wait!
- Why?

Why?

Wh... What if I stop the sale?

I say I was wrong,
that Andre lied to me.

You can have the company back.
I'll convince the shareholders.

Just don't tell her, please.

Get me back my company,
then we can talk.

[Nina] Good chat.

Everything's a
mess, Dad. I just...

I just don't know how to...

[text alert]

[sighs]

Oh, for God's sake!

Bye, Dad.

[Gideon] This is an
unexpected turn of events.

Mrs Richards, you
called this meeting.

[Claudia] I'm aware.

Am I late?

I have some new
information about Ultimae,

and I'm withdrawing my
support for the deal.

- [Andre] What?
- Excuse me? What?

What information?

What new information, Claudia?

This investment will
ruin the company.

But... but we agreed...

You said it yourself, they're
already blocking your ideas.

[Gus] We agreed to their investment
of cash in exchange of shares.

[Nina] The deal
wasn't finalised.

So if several key shareholders
withdraw their consent,

the vote no longer carries.

- I don't believe this.
- [Nina] Believe it.

But without that money, we still
have a big hole in our finances.

Alesha, we'll find
another way. We have to.

[Claudia] Ultimae
can't be trusted.

It's about what's best for the
family, what's best for us.

Nina should retain
her position as CEO.

She has the experience to
act to stabilise the company.

- Mum, what is happening?
- [Gus] What aren't you telling us?

It's what your father wanted.

I shouldn't have gone
against his wishes.

[Andre] Claudia, this is
what you wanted, I delivered.

There are more
important things than...

- It doesn't matter.
- It matters to me.

Nina will fire me, not
your shareholder kids.

We can still fix this.

Dre, we lost.

Deal with it.

I didn't lose anything.

What's going on, Claud, huh?

Do you ever think about
anyone but yourself?

It's done.

You can't do me like this.

You'll pay for this, Claudia.

I'm already paying.

[winces in pain]

I'm confused.

[Nina] Your mum wants
what's best for the company,

and as shareholders,
you should, too.

Yeah, right.

[Nina] Andre has no place here.

[Gus] What aren't
you telling us?

Ultimae is not the right move.
This is the right decision.

The transaction won't be
complete without your mum's vote.

Well, obviously, we're not
getting the full story.

Flair And Glory is back
under my leadership.

I'd like your support,

but at the end of the
day, I don't need it.

I have work to do.

Gideon?

Are you gonna tell me what
you have over Claudia?

What makes you think
I have anything?

That woman never goes
down without a fight.

Well, I made it clear to her
that I could pin the embezzlement

on either her or Andre.

And she didn't call your bluff?

Do we have tangible proof?

Let's say that the Zurich papers
threw up a few more surprises.

Andre's been ahead of
us right from the start.

I'm starting to
think he acted alone.

He had access, he had opportunity.
He took money from Claudia.

It's him. What do you think?

It's a strong possibility.

Yeah, well, I got access
to all of his financials.

He's careful, but
between the lines,

there are a few too
many high-value items.

I'm having Thomas cross-reference
Andre's personal accounts

with the money drain
from Flair And Glory.

Good thinking.

We have to track the money.

Without that investment coming
in, the company is floundering.

I know.

But I'm not giving up.

Understood.

Let's focus on Andre.

[Alisha] How did she
get Mum to budge?

[Gus] Maybe Mum had
a change of heart.

Do you know your mother at all?

Nina comes to the house and suddenly
Mum's ducked out of a fight.

A fight with money at stake?

Uh-uh. Something
definitely went down.

[Wanda] Hmm. Something isn't
right in the state of Denmark.

You two are moving mad!
This isn't a conspiracy.

That's exactly what it is.

Seeing the back of Ultimae
makes me feel better, but...

[sighs]

this family has
too many secrets.

Yeah, Nina definitely
has something.

- That is the only explanation.
- Yeah?

Something like what?

I came to see you.

And?

I hear you've somehow
seen off Ultimae.

I did what was best
for my company.

I hope you're right.

Volatile times out there.

Bigger companies are struggling.

- Thanks for the unsolicited advice.
- I've been meaning to talk.

You can set an appointment
with my office.

Nina... I want to talk about us.

Look, we concluded
that... situation, Rishi.

Look, I get why you would
be suspicious of me,

but I swear I had no
idea of our connection.

sh*t, I barely knew I
had shares in Flair.

Great. I'm glad we
cleared that up.

Just stop, Nina.

You give off all these
cold, keep away vibes.

What were you expecting?

If you find me cold...

then I'm glad we're done.

'Cause I'm not
changing for any man.

Good night, Rishi.

Something's happened.

That video of me trash talking the
script, somebody put it online.

I'm screwed.

[Luke on mobile] I'm a trained actor.
For f*ck! The script is sh*t.

The director's some
hack. What's the point?

Yeah, that looks bad.

They're gonna drop me.

Wait, you filmed it?

I did.

You put it online?

What the f*ck? Why
would you do this to me?

How much did that journalist
pay you to sell us out?

- I didn't...
- Yeah, but you did, though.

If you needed money,
you only had to ask.

But I guess hurting me
was the real attraction.

You b*tch!

So I gave him a
couple of quotes, and?

This is my career!

After everything
I've done for you!

Okay, first, you
don't have a career.

Second, what have you done?
Lived rent-free in my house.

Spent my money, slept in my
bed and then sold us out,

like a cheap little snitch.

Security!

These guys will see you out.

You called security on me.

I wouldn't hurt you.

Let's talk this out.

Get out.

Wanda, please.

You can't just turn
me out like this.

Yeah.

Yeah, you're right.

You know what, um...

Get a cab to wherever
you're going.

[Luke] Wanda...

[scoffs]

- [Gideon] You were right.
- About?

Look at the dates.

- This is the proof.
- This is Andre's account?

It all tracks exactly.

We were looking in
the wrong places.

I can see that.

I'm sorry, Nina.

So am I.

Thank you, Gideon.

What are you gonna do?

I can see myself out. You don't
need to stand there and watch me.

We're past that now.

What the hell?

I'm Detective Sergeant Christie.

Andre Scott-Clarke, I'm arresting
you on suspicion of offences

- under the Fraud and Theft Acts.
- Nina, what the f*ck?

You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence

if you fail to mention
when questioned

something you later
rely on in court.

Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.

What are you talking about? This
is bullshit and you know it.

- I'm being set up. This is Claudia.
- You're coming with us, sir.

Get off me.

[Christie] Please don't
make this hard on yourself.

It's a set-up.

- You found the money?
- It was him?

Hey, hey! This is
our company, too.

We should have been given
a heads-up about this.

You're keeping us in the dark
because we voted against you.

You have to be out of your mind
if you think I'm gonna trust you.

One watch. Brown leather strap.
Black face. Stainless steel.

Designer.

Nice piece. Is it real?

I get a phone call, right?

First time?

That's a surprise.

[female guard] You have the right
to have someone known to you

or who's likely to show an
interest in your welfare

informed of your
arrest and whereabouts.

[locking the door]

[doorbell rings]

Finish with the bags.

[Nina] Going somewhere?

I need a break.

Good plan. You've
had a difficult year.

- You're not here about my welfare.
- You're right.

We've had a situation at the
office. Andre's been arrested.

- Arrested for what?
- I need you to stay out of it.

- What are you doing over there?
- Claudia, for once, just back off.

Fine.

You're in charge.

A deal's a deal.

Here are the DNA
test results I found.

Wanda won't find out from me.

How can I even trust you?

My mother used to cry
herself to sleep at night,

worrying about visas
and where we'd live

and who we'd have to borrow
money from so we could survive...

So if this keeps you
up at night, then good.

[guard] You're being released,

pending further investigations
of the allegation.

Did Wanda text you, too?

Yeah, but Mum's not here.

Yeah, Mum's at the lighthouse.

Whose car is that in the drive?

[Wanda] I'm in here!

[man] Sir?

Mr Scott-Clarke.

I could f*cking
k*ll you right now.

You could. But it wouldn't
help your situation.

[snorts]

You wanna clear your name,
you better sit your a*s down.

Back to my flat, please.

- Who set me up?
- Do you want to go to jail?

If you're screwing
me, I'll retaliate.

You wanna act like a
bad man, yeah? Go ahead.

Doesn't matter. I baited
the hook for a bigger fish.

And I'm the only one
standing between you

and a long stretch at
Her Majesty's pleasure,

so I suggest you show me
some f*cking gratitude.

Did you know about this?

[Alisha] How long
has this been here?

- Did you know about this?
- No.

What's in it?

I don't know. I found
it after the funeral.

- Mum said to keep it quiet.
- More secrets.

[Wanda] Yeah, well, I found
someone who can open it.

Hey, Frank!

We're in here.

It's time for all
the secrets to stop.

Hey.

Cheers.

- Hey, man.
- Dre.

What is all this?
What's she doing here?

It's time to catch a thief.

Yeah? And who's that?