02x03 - Episode 3

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- Are you excited about

your big day tomorrow?

- It's not that

big a day.

- I know you bought

that apartment.

Did you know what

it was used for?

- I had no idea, I promise.

- A guy like that was always

going to meet a bad ending.

- I want you to know

you and the kids

have nothing to worry about.

I know my dad would want that

for his grandkids.

- They k*lled Rivera before

he could detonate the b*mb.

- It's a f*ck-up.

Ah!

- f*ck!

- You should have come to me

for the f*cking apartment,

not Fionn!

- Mr. Melnick would

like you to leave now.

- I'm hearing rumblings

from the Mayor's office

that your competitors are

pushing for a review

of Trestford's finances

following his death.

- Could you arrange a private

meeting for me and the Mayor,

simply as a precaution?

- Is he aware of undue

political influence

being used to sway the outcome

of the Rivera enquiry?

- What influence?

- The Chief Inspector was

at Deputy Prime Minister

Maes' office today.

- Ms. Brannigan has information

which may be

of interest to CAB.

However, she has

reason to believe

that disclosing

this information

will put her life at risk.

- Richard had a mole in CTU.

That's how he stayed ahead

of the investigation.

- Passport.

Welcome to Ireland,

Mr. Van Gasse.

- The Mayor's office has

confirmed his attendance

at the launch.

I'll impress upon him our desire

to expedite the process.

I'm not overly concerned.

I'll be in touch.

- Frances Swann.

Acting CEO of Trestford Limited.

How can I assist you today

Officer Thijs?

- Yeah, I need to confirm

if this man ever worked

for your company.

His name is Aubrey Cline.

- This can be cleared up

very quickly.

We have no employment records

for this man.

- We know that he worked

for Richard Melnick, Ms. Swann.

- But in a private capacity.

Never employed by this firm.

If the Officer wants to see

the records to confirm this,

I'm happy to authorize that.

- Thanks for your time.

- My pleasure.

Is there some issue

with this man

we should be aware of?

- If he wasn't your employee,

there's nothing for you

to be concerned about,

Ms. Swann.

- Hem!

- Hiya.

There you go.

Any joy?

- Nothing so far.

Rebuilding the Brannigan

case files is gonna take time.

- We need to figure out

what they're trying to hide.

Something that was missed

in the first investigation.

I mean, something that didn't

seem relevant at the time.

- Yeah. Ah.

- You're OK?

- Yeah, fine.

They went to a hell of a lot

of effort, I'll give them that.

- OK.

What else have we got?

- Siobhan Brannigan.

- According to the files,

she had no knowledge

of her husband's activities.

- She did everything she could

to destroy evidence.

- Loyalty after the fact

doesn't necessarily mean

she was involved

in the day-to-day.

- True.

But given the

lifestyle she had,

she'd want to be

pretty naive

not to question where

the money was coming from.

- It's worth checking out.

Where is she now?

- Last we checked,

she had hightailed it

to Dubai with the kids.

The press had a field day

after Fionn's death.

Barry Brannigan's

son found dead

in suspicious

circumstances

- Right. Call her solicitor.

Tell him we want to arrange

a call with Siobhan.

Christian.

- There had to be some form

of communication between them.

- Phone calls, emails.

- We still got Brannigan's

devices in evidence.

I can start there.

- Fionn was getting

his instructions somehow.

Ah, Jesus!

Christ!

Niskus Group

is now facing uncertainty

following the death of Trestford's

CEO Richard Melnick.

Key figure in the formation

of the consortium

and his public face,

we spoke earlier

to Isobel Delvey,

spokesperson

to give us her reaction.

- All we've asked for

is a reasonable delay

in order to reassess

the financial stability

of Trestford and Niskus Group.

The sudden death of a CEO

this close

to signing contracts

should raise concerns

about the direction

of the new leadership.

This sale is not

a small thing.

It should concern

every citizen of Belgium.

- Expected

at today's launch

is Deputy Minister

Viktor Maes,

who's controversial decision

to privatize the port

faced initial resistance,

but soon gained both

- The conference room

has been set up

just as you instructed,

Ms. Swann.

- Yes.

See if there's any way

we can get them moved.

- Hello, Frances.

Fabulous event.

- Thank you for being here.

Hi.

- Hello.

- Let me take

your bag.

- Thank you.

Hi! So great to see you here.

- Hello!

- Thank you for coming.

- It's nice to be here.

- Thank you.

- You got a good turnout.

- All port-based businesses.

Yes, it's a good opportunity

to show them that they will

be in safe hands.

Something I'd also like

to discuss with the Mayor.

- Let's keep it light for now.

The meeting is arranged

for after the press conference.

Mr. Mayor.

May I introduce to you

Frances Swann?

- Such a pleasure

to finally meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- We have the best

view to discuss

everything we've planned

in terms of improvements

to the port

- It must be

difficult to watch.

Your consortium was so close

to securing that bid.

Passent Hussein,

Vandaag newspaper.

- Isobel Delvey.

You know that already.

- They look very friendly.

- Niskus Group,

or at least Trestford,

have plenty of friends

in high places.

- Hmm.

High enough places to influence

the sale of a port,

perhaps.

- We had to put together

an excellent proposal.

We had the support of the

environmental lobby, the unions.

The whole package.

- Yeah. But Trestford had

the political sway.

- Is that a

- Yes, exactly.

- Excuse me.

Can all members of

the press

please make their way

to the convention room?

The briefing

will start shortly.

Thank you.

- Yeah, I'm sending

you something.

- Who am I looking at?

- Aubrey Cline.

He worked for a private

military contractor

with Daniel Katz

and David Perez.

The company just confirmed

their identities.

- Jesus.

- Yeah.

We need Bibi to tell us how he's

connected to Richard Melnick.

Trestford is giving us

the runaround .

And we're also checking if he was

anywhere near Katz the day of the

m*rder.

- Is he a suspect?

- Well, more a person

of interest right now.

- Have you question the man?

- We haven't located him.

- You haven't located him?

- We just got

this information, OK?

The company doesn't have

a current location for him,

but we notified Interpol

and we're covering

every line of enquiry.

- If Cline knew

we were onto Katz,

than he knows that

Bibi's been talking to us.

He'll come for her again.

- What are you saying?

- We've both had our

IT systems breached.

- There's no leak on our end,

we've secured our systems.

If there's a list of witnesses

to be eliminated,

it makes sense Katz

would be on it.

- Cline's a soldier.

He's taking his orders

from someone.

- Yeah, I agree.

- Or if they needed Richard

out of the way to get to her?

- I'll look into that.

Have you told Bibi we need

to question her here in Antwerp?

- She's safer where she is,

at least until you've

located Cline.

- Claire, we need Bibi here.

- Let's see how

this plays out first.

We'll keep the lines

of communication open.

- It's a fair price.

You won't find better.

- The car's ready?

- This has been an open

and transparent process.

The sale of the port

ensures financial security

for Antwerp.

As I promised

in my campaign,

I will always put the interest

of the people first.

Yes, please.

- Minister, you're calling this

an open and transparent process.

What was the nature

of your relationship

with Trestforf's CEO

Richard Melnick

before his sudden death?

- A professional one.

A working relationship.

Yes, please.

- What do you say to the

concerned environmentalists

who claim you're sacrificing

protected nature reserves

around Antwerp Port?

- I can assure you the sale is

contingent on existing reserves

being protected

and even expanded.

- Thank you, Mayor.

- Did every CEO

bidding for the port

donate to your election

campaign last year?

Or was that just

Richard Melnick?

- As a journalist,

you know that by law,

all political donations are

a matter of public record.

I have nothing to hide

on that front.

Yes, please.

- Was Melnick's

donation in any way

an influencing factor

into the decision

to privatize the port?

- Richard Melnick positioned

Trestford's European

headquarters in Antwerp

because he saw

the huge potential

this city has to offer.

And like the rest of us,

heartbroken by last year's

horrific bombings,

his investment helped

reinvigorate the city.

He wanted to support people

who shared his vision.

And that's what motivated

everything Richard Melnick did

throughout his

career, vision.

And that what motivates us now.

- Thank you, Frances.

No, Richard Melnick's donation

had no impact whatsoever

on the decision toward

Niskus Group sale.

This only thing influencing

that decision is

what is in the best interest

for the Belgian people.

- Why is Niskus' name

- Thank you.

- Thank you, everyone.

That's all the time

we have for questions today.

Ms. Swann will be making

her presentation on behalf

of the Niskus Group

in approximately 30 minutes.

- Why was that journalist

asking questions

about Richard

and campaign donations?

They'll keep digging,

especially if they sniff

a potential scandal.

- Let them.

- This should worry

you, Frances.

The Mayor will not want

to be seen doing you

any special favours.

Not after what was said

at the press conference.

- Then, you should be the one

to convince him otherwise.

- I can't force the man

- I want my meeting

with the Mayor, Viktor,

as agreed today.

- What's that?

- Ginseng and lemon,

meant to boost

mental performance.

Antioxidants:

cleanse the mind.

It's good, honestly.

(Sniffs

- Thanks.

- Sure.

- Aubrey Cline, suspect

in the m*rder of Daniel Katz

and the man who can link

Richard Melnick

to the bombings.

But

- There's always

a but.

- CTU are still trying

to locate him.

- We need to move Bibi

to a safe house.

- I'll get the process started.

In the meantime, go talk to her.

See what she can tell you about

the Cline-Richard connection.

And Sean

stay with her.

- You might check

Later this afternoon,

maybe they'll send

something else.

- How upsetting

for you, Frances,

the press going after

Richard like that.

- It comes with the territory,

Isobel, as you well know.

- But still, so soon after

your mentor's passing

- Richard Melnick was

my business partner,

certainly not my mentor.

- Yeah, of course.

Yeah.

- Ah, f*ck!

f*ck!

- This moment is

the culmination of a dream

shared with my dear

friend and colleague,

the late Richard Melnick.

Shepherding Niskus Group

in his absence

is not a responsibility

I take lightly.

And my determination

to finalize this sale

is fuelled in his belief

in the unlimited potential

of Antwerp Port.

The whole focus is on

providing effective services

to meet the industry needs.

We are committed to

the development of Antwerp

as a green port,

as an example of how

market demands can be met

while protecting

the environment.

Liar!

Liar! Tell them the truth!

She's lying!

Tell them the truth!

m*rder*r! She's a m*rder*r!

Tell them the truth!

No! No!

Save our port!

Save the hundreds of species

that will be wiped out by this

expansion deal!

- Find out how he got in here.

Yeah.

- Save our port!

Save the hundreds of species

that will be wiped out

by this expansion deal! Liar!

- There's no doubting

their passion.

But this is a passion we share.

Which is why we have made

sustainability the cornerstone

of our proposal I am

presenting to you today.

- Yeah, yeah. I thought

that went pretty well.

Oh. Hey.

How are you?

How did the protestor even get in?

- I'm fine.

Security are

looking into it.

These things always bring out

the lunatic fringe.

- You held it together, though.

- Something I picked up

from your father.

I noticed the watch.

- Hmm.

- He'd be pleased to see

you wearing it,

especially today.

- Yeah, it's actually being

a welcome distraction

to be here after

the past few days.

- And how's Arthur?

- Yeah, Arthur's OK.

- Hmm.

- Bibi, on the other hand,

is being Bibi.

- Frances.

- Difficult.

- Frances.

- There's some people I want

to introduce you to.

- Ah, there's something

I need to attend to first.

- Sure.

- And James, I know

you two did not

always see eye to eye,

but Richard thought the world

of you and Arthur.

Not of this would be possible

without the sacrifices

your father made.

- Thank you.

- Hmm.

Where does he want

to do this?

- It's not happening, Frances.

- What do you mean,

it's not happening?

- The Mayor left.

I tried.

He's requesting formal review

of Trestford's finances.

- He wasn't prepared to discuss

this with me personally?

- It's not the end of the world.

The review will take

a few weeks maximum.

- Any delay at this stage

is a big deal.

If Richard's death didn't impact

Trestford's share price,

I don't see why it's impacting

the Mayor's decision now.

- Because he's a politician.

Politicians care

about allegations

that could affect

their reputation.

- I have my reputation

to uphold too.

I told my shareholders that

we're proceeding as planned.

I trust you're going

to put this right, Viktor.

Where are we

with our acquisition?

- I'm still waiting for

someone to send me a location.

- I want her dealt with.

No more waiting.

- Right.

- What's up?

- The solicitor can't get through

to Siobhan Brannigan.

He said the number's

been disconnected.

- Should we be worried?

- I'll call the Irish

consulate over there

and see if they have

a registered address for her.

- Ms. Brannigan.

- Is Arthur OK?

- Your son's safe,

Ms. Brannigan.

I just need to ask

a few questions.

Do you know of any connection

between this man, Aubrey Cline,

and Richard Melnick?

- He was Richard's driver.

- Do you recognize

any of the men

in this photograph?

- Cline was part of this,

he was working

with the bombers?

- Any of the others?

- This man with David.

They handled the bombers.

How was his driver involved?

- That's what we're

trying to establish.

- So, this corroborates what

I've been saying about Richard.

- It establishes a connection,

but we need more.

Excuse me.

Claire.

- Josh.

We've got a problem.

The Irish consulate in Dubai

just informed me

that Siobhan's no longer on the

register of foreign property owners.

- What? Why?

- Her solicitor spoke to her

three weeks ago and she never

said a word about selling up.

She did tell him she registered

the children in this

fancy private school.

- Did they start?

- Nope.

I can check and see if she entered

the country in the last three

weeks.

- I'll put a request for a

warrant to access her accounts

to see where the money from

the property sale was lodged.

- Is everything OK?

- Your sister-in-law,

have you been

in contact recently?

- I was going to make contact

when I moved back to Ireland,

but by then, she'd already left.

Why?

- We can't locate her.

It appears she sold

her properties in Dubai

and disappeared with the kids.

- What?

- How involved was Siobhan

in Fionn's business dealings?

- She wasn't.

- Mrs. Brannigan, there are two

children caught up in all this.

We need to know they're safe.

Would Siobhan know anything

that would put her in danger?

Anything that would

make her run?

- Fionn always said

that Siobhan knew nothing.

After he died,

she wanted a new start.

I swear to God,

that's all I know.

- Siobhan Brannigan?

- Nothing.

What's all this?

- We need something solid

to stay on this case.

I pulled every available

public record highlighting

Trestford investors

and shareholders,

and there's no sign of Fionn

investing in Richard's company.

- What we need is access

to Richard Melnick's

financial records,

but that would require

international cooperation.

- And we don't have enough

to go to ECAB.

- Fionn could have invested

through a third party.

- That would be like finding

a needle in a haystack.

Even if he did use

a smokescreen,

it could be any

of these companies.

- Then we start with

Irish based companies.

Here.

- Here's another promising one.

- Globexton Limited.

A logistics

and shipping company.

- And look at that,

it's in the same industrial

estate as Fionn Brannigan.

- You're a genius.

- Thank you.

CEO, Edward Molyneaux.

- Ah, great shot.

- That's how it's done,

gentlemen.

- Well done.

- Mr. Molyneaux.

I wondered if I could

have a word.

- If you're looking

for an interview, love,

you'll have to go through

my communications people.

- Following you on

the golf course now, ah?

- I just need a moment

of your time, Mr. Molyneaux.

- I'll catch up with you.

- Come on, lads,

let's go out.

- This is how the CAB conducts

its business these days?

- This is just

a friendly chat.

I thought you could help us

with some enquiries.

But if you prefer,

you and your solicitor can come

down to our offices and make it

official.

What led you to invest

in Trestford Limited?

- A recommendation

from an associate.

My adviser checked them out.

- Does this associate

have a name?

- Brannigan.

Fionn Brannigan.

I knew your lot were after him.

And when I saw how he died

and his possible dodgy dealings,

I told them I wanted out.

- But then you changed

your mind.

- I had a phone call

from Richard Melnick,

the CEO himself.

He told me I was making

a huge mistake,

that Brannigan was

a law onto himself,

that there was a big deal

on the horizon

that would triple my investment.

- This was the deal

for Antwerp Port?

- Yeah.

- Thank you for your time,

Mr. Molyneaux.

Ah, sorry, one more thing.

When did Richard Melnick

call you?

- I remember reading about

Brannigan's death in the paper.

It must have been

a few days after that.

- So, several months before the

port was actually privatized.

CTU has found evidence

that could corroborate

Bibi's statement

about Richard Melnick.

To be certain, we need access

to Melnick's financials.

CEO of Globexton,

Edward Molyneaux

invested in Trestford on

the advice of Fionn Brannigan.

This is proof of

a financial connection

between Fionn and Melnick.

I'd like to set up

a joint operation with ECAB

to investigate this connection

on the Melnick side,

to confirm that he funded

Fionn's participation

in the bombing.

- I thought we agreed that once

you'd interview Brannigan,

you'd hand this over.

- Yes, Chief, but this team

knows the case,

they know the players

and they have

the expertise necessary

for an investigation

this complex.

- Molyneaux invested

in a hedge fund

on the advice of

a fellow businessman.

That's proof of nothing.

If it was, we'd be arresting

half the business community.

- They're waiting

for you, Chief.

- It's not enough,

Claire, I'm sorry.

- And Bibi Brannigan?

- CTU's witness now.

The Brannigan case was

a big win for this team.

The results they got

were impressive,

career changing for some.

But we have enough of a backlog

without taking on cases

that are not just

outside our remit,

but our jurisdiction as well.

- Gately didn't bite.

- The Molyneaux connection's

not enough.

Bibi will be heading to Antwerp.

- Look, we tried.

- Right, let's go again

to see what else we have.

- We're waiting on a warrant

for Siobhan Brannigan’s

accounts.

Authorities in Dubai

confirmed that she paid

for a one-way ticket for her and the

children to Ireland two weeks ago.

They never made that flight.

Bibi hasn't heard from her either.

- I found something

on Fionn's phone.

It was built for dual SIM,

but we never found a second SIM.

Fionn's bank statements.

Fionn was buying

pay-as-you-go credit,

the same value each time,

dating back over two years.

Why buy pay-as-you-go credit?

- Because he didn't want

those calls showing up

on a itemized

phone bill.

- Yeah.

- So, if we can track down the

provider, we can get the number

and a record of the calls

from that second SIM.

- Yeah. I'll make some calls.

- If anything comes in on

Siobhan, call me straight away.

I'm gonna pay

Bibi Brannigan a visit.

- Yeah, boss?

- Josh, can you check

a plate for me?

- What's the number?

- 08D-129-581.

- Yeah.

- Silver BMW 3 Series.

- The BMW seems legit.

I'll follow up just to make sure.

- Thanks, Josh.

Christian?

- Yeah, I have Dr. Baert

here with me on speaker.

- Dr. Baert.

- Richard Melnick's

blood sample I have tested

came back with traces

of Taxus Baccata,

a poison.

- Christian.

- Yeah, we need to find out

who would benefit most

from Richard Melnick's death.

And for that, we need

Bibi Brannigan here in Antwerp.

- She says she knows nothing of

Siobhan's involvement in this.

She seems genuinely worried.

- Evidence is emerging

from Belgium

that your father-in-law

was m*rder*d.

- James said it was

a heart attack.

- If they launch

a m*rder investigation,

they're gonna want to question

you in Antwerp.

- I'm not going back

to Belgium! I can't!

- The goalposts have shifted.

- I want to keep you

in Ireland, Ms. Brannigan.

I really do.

But for that to happen,

you have to give us more.

Something I can investigate.

Something that will

keep you here.

Sana, Fionn,

now Richard.

All dead.

Your sister-in-law

and two children are missing.

- It was Richard who helped

launder my father's assets.

- How?

- He introduced me to a man,

Gordon Hearst,

a facilitator.

He helped Fionn and I liquidate

my father's assets.

He set up a series of companies,

offshore accounts.

If Richard had Fionn purchase

that apartment in Antwerp,

it was likely Hearst to arrange

the transfer of funds.

- Why the hell didn't you

tell us all this before?

- Because this facilitator

was hiding your nest egg.

We need to keep her talking.

Get timelines

if you can:

where Richard

introduced them,

when they met.

I'll update Gately,

let her know that

we have cause

to reopen the Brannigan

investigation.

I'll be right back.

- f*ck!

- Hiya.

- You could do

with this?

- Ah, cheers.

That's the service.

- Yeah, no worries.

- All good?

- Yeah. Give me a second.

Ah.

Christian. Bibi gave up

a facilitator.

- Claire, Cline is in Ireland.

He flew into Shannon

this morning.

You were right.

- He's coming for her.

I need to get

an armed team here.

We need to move her now.

I need you to get up

on the road,

keep a lookout

for a silver BMW!

And no one gets past that gate

unless I personally clear them.

- Got you.

- Yeah.

- Sean.

Bibi needs to be

prepped to leave.

I have an armed response

team on their way,

but I need you at her side

until they get here!

- What's going on, Claire?

- CTU tracked Cline

to Ireland.

And there's a possibility

I was followed.

- Ah!

- Bibi!

- Ah!

- f*ck!

- Sean! What happened?

- Bibi!

Bibi!

Are you shot?

Is he in the house?

- The window.

- Get down!