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03x04 - Episode 4

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Hidden Assets". Aired: May 10, 2022 – present.*
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The first series is set in present day Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, its Free Zone and airport, and the port of Antwerp, Belgium. It focuses on the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and the Belgian Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU).

03x04 - Episode 4

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[Both grunt in pain.]

[fire alarm]

Is that the best image we have?

[security guard]:
From these cameras? Yes.

So, this was the trend he noted.

These migrants were getting sick.

Someone was transporting migrants

in trucks that contained
medical waste.

Olatz made her
last phone call here,

an industrial area right by
this company that processes

medical waste, Sanihaz.

[Norah]: We've IDed the guy Nick
was meeting as Anthony Pearse.

And you won't believe
where he's based.

Bilbao.

That can't be a coincidence.

[Pearse]: Your lot will always
see me as a criminal, won't you?

[Bruno, in Basque]

I'll tell you exactly
what you need to do.

Otherwise, your son?
Gonna end up like this.

Have you ever seen this man?

[monitor beeping]

[in Spanish]

Claire.

[Pearse]: If she IDs you,
that could lead to me.

[O'Neill]:
I'll take care of her.

[car approaches]

[Jon, in Spanish]

[man, in Spanish]

[machines whirring and clanking]

We're investigating a m*rder.

We placed the victim
at this facility

several times in the weeks
preceding her death.

Olatz Alzola.

I read about what happened
to her and her family.

I couldn't believe it.

We'd only spoken weeks before.

What about?

She was working on a story
about people trafficking

and got it into her head
that this plant

was somehow involved.

I assured her that
it was impossible.

And she was happy
to take your word for that?

Not at first.

But I let her watch CCTV
of the trucks unloading

and go through the manifest
with the compliance manager.

I showed her we have
nothing to hide.

So, you won't mind
if we take a look around.

Of course not.
Is that manager working today?

Sorry, you are?

Detective Sergeant Claire
Wallace, with the Irish police.

What does the Irish police
have to do with this?

We're going to need to speak
with that compliance manager.

Bruno Torres.

He should be on the floor.

Follow me. This way, please.

He should be here.

[in Spanish]

We spoke to a Tomas Torres
at the immigration centre.

He's by the lockers.

Bruno!

He's making a run for it!

Is there another way out? Yes,
out the door, up the stairs.

Bruno, no!

There is no criminal record
for his cousin Tomas Torres,

and all I could find
on Bruno Torres

were just filings in family court
for access to his son.

Also spoke to the ex wife.

Not Bruno's biggest fan.

And he's been
with Sanihaz for four years.

Worked his way up to compliance
manager two years ago.

And there's nothing off
in his file? No.

No warnings?
He's a model employee.

Bruno Torres' legal aid is here.

Your notebook and the photos.

You good?
Yeah.

Translator app, ready to go.
OK.

Let's go.

Bruno Torres.

I think you expected
someone to come asking about her.

That's why you ran

when you saw us.

[Both speak at the same time.]

But, you only see Diego
every second weekend.

Must be difficult.

Same age as Olatz Alzola's son.

Did you get the warrant
for Tomas Torres?

We're about to pick him up.

What the hell was
Claire doing in there?

It's a joint investigation.

Which allows her to observe.

Well, Torres' legal aid
hasn't complained.

No, why would he?
Just by letting her in there,

you've jeopardised
any case against his client.

Look, if I can get Bruno
to talk about the murders...

This helps his case. Not yours.

I know what I'm doing.
Do you?

Did Jon also tell you that
it doesn't matter

what Torres says in there,

if he's not willing to repeat it
in front of a judge?

If his lawyer
decides to shut this down,

you have nothing to tie him
to your case and Heaslip.

[Pearse, over the phone]: I'll
get you the girl's room number.

I need this done today.

[dial tone]

[O'Neill gasps in pain.]

How far have you got, Norah?

...1, 7, 9, 2.

Getting there.

I trawled Nick's emails

and found several communications

detailing gold certs
issued on his behalf.

That list accounts for 23 million
of the missing money.

Well, it's there
in black and white.

Good work, Norah.

I'm glad you approve.

But we still need to find out

how Nick paid for the certs and,

more importantly,
where they are now.

Several of the emails
mention payments

being made through
the usual channels.

Meaning...

Well, I don't know yet.

The answer is in there somewhere.

I don't know why you think
you can keep us waiting,

but do that again
and this interview is over.

I believe that you were telling
the truth, Bruno.

You were going to get Diego.

You were desperate to get to him.

I'm just not sure why.

Unless you were scared for him.

You were trying to keep him safe.

Who are you afraid of, Bruno?

Tell us who and
we can keep your son safe.

Sean.

There have been no sightings
of Tomás today or yesterday.

Which is a worry,

given his apartment is here
above the migrant centre.

sh*t.

Do you think he ran
after you talked to him?

Well, I did.

Until we found his passport
and some cash.

How much?



Too much to leave behind.

Unless he was in a hurry.

Anything relating to Nick
Heaslip?

No.

We found the address
of a Hawallah merchant

and some bank statements.

I'll get Norah
to run some checks her end.

Whatever Tomas spent
the money on,

it wasn't a lavish lifestyle.

Bruno implicated a driver,
Rafa Carlos.

We need to bring him in.

I'll text you the address.

Hang on, Claire. Well?

They don't know anything.

Or, if they do, they're too
scared to admit it. But...

We found a burner.

Open it. Now.

Olatz found out about the
trafficking.

But she didn't stop calling?

But she wouldn't stop
calling, right?

And you told Tomas.

That's why he threatened her?

We found Tomas' burner.

With the message to Olatz.

And what did he say?

Tomas is missing.

He could be anywhere.

If you want us
to keep Diego safe,

and not end up like Olatz' son,

you need to tell us the truth.

And it was all Tomas?

Because you needed
the calls to stop.

Do you know this man?

Nick Heaslip. My client's not
saying another word.

Liam? I'm sending you photos
of Bruno and Tomas Torres.

I need to know if Alice Heaslip
recognises either of them.

I need Bruno back in here.

And I need to file the paperwork

for the protection
order for Diego.

You went too hard in there.

With his son in
protective custody,

he will be more willing
to talk to us.

Any sign of Rafa Carlos?

No. The apartment was empty.

Didn't seem like he
spent too much time there.

Did Bruno give up Heaslip?
No.

His lawyer pulled the plug
before we got that far.

It's done. Let's move on.

When you met with Tomas,
what was your impression of him?

He seemed a decent enough sort.

He was protective
of the people in that centre.

Maybe a bit too protective.

Makes sense, if he didn't want
you talking to them.

Do you think
he was capable of this?

I don't know.

He seemed genuinely shocked
when we told him Adama was dead.

But wait, we're talking
about the person

who crammed women
and children into trucks

carrying medical waste.

Plus, Olatz
was about to expose him.

If Tomas was the one
who did all of this,

Bruno gave him up too easy.

[Norah]: You're right.

Tomas had several bank accounts.
I'll need time to look into them.

Bruno's bank account,
on the other hand,

shows one deposit,
wages every month,

and the only large debits
are utilities and rent.

His ex told us he paid his
backdated child support

with cash.

Makes sense.

I'll keep digging, see if I can
find any connection to Heaslip.

I'll be glad when you're back,
by the way.

I can't be held
responsible for my actions

if I'm left alone
with himself much longer.

You all right, Sean?

Sean?

Sorry, Norah. Was miles away.

Yeah.

See you soon.

[door knocker banging]

[door opening]

Detective Boylan,
Criminal Assets Bureau.

I remember you, Detective.

Now is not a good time.

I need to speak
with Mrs Heaslip.

Not today.

Dr Bennett.
Please.

Dr Bennett, I tried to call
your sister several times,

but her phone's switched off.

Alice's phone is switched off
because we were at a funeral.

She buried her husband today.

I'm sorry, but this can't wait.

Do you recognise this man?

No.

What about him?

No.

You think Nick was involved
with one of these men?

Which one?
I can't tell you that.

What can you tell me, Detective?

Basque police arrested a suspect

while investigating
a separate matter.

We believe that man
to be a person of interest

in your husband's case.

What other matter?

I can't discuss that.

I'm really sorry for your loss.

I'll let myself out.

IT found a secure messaging app
on Tomas' burner phone.

He used word of mouth
to find new "clients".

So, recently arrived migrants
passed around his number

for everyone looking
for a way out

through North Africa
and then crossing to Spain.

Once Tomas received payments,
he sent coordinates

where they'd meet Rafa Carlos.

A cottage industry
built on desperation.

Did any of the residents
at the hostel

confirm they were
trafficked by Tomas?

No, or that they spoke to Adama.

Or they don't know anything,
or they're too afraid to talk.

Or they've moved on.

Makes sense.

A lot of them
are from former French colonies,

so they want to cross the border
to France as soon as they can.

Any mention of Nick Heaslip?

Ask IT to keep pushing.

And if you could send on
anything they find to Dublin.

OK.

We've done the maths, Claire.

Three migrants a month,
at seven grand each.

Over a year, that's 252,000.


who we can't locate,


soon as he got it...

...leaving 84,000 for Tomas.

You don't need someone like
Nick Heaslip to launder that.

[phone rings]

Aidan?

Look, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have hung up on you.

Aiden, I can't.
And I understand

if you feel like you
can't talk to me.

But I spoke to Dr Mulloway
about what happened,

about what you saw,
and she agrees.

You did what?

You can't keep avoiding it,
Claire.

You spoke to her
about an active investigation?

What were you thinking?

It's confidential.

Um, I can't do this right now.
I have to go.

Any joy with Alice?

No.

I've not found a connection
between Tomas and Nick, either.

Thanks for calling
to see if I wanted anything.

You all right?

He had everything
and he blew it.

For what?

And now his family's dealing
with the fallout.

Maybe he couldn't see
any other way out.

Nah, he was selfish.

He didn't care who he hurt
or whose life he ruined.

Sean, can I...
Something was bugging me.

And then what you said
about Bruno giving up

everything too easily,
so I went back to the CCTV.

Similar height, similar weight.

But it's not the same guy.

You sure?
I spoke with him, Claire.

This isn't Tomas.

So, Bruno was lying.

We need to question him again.

What's the point?
We can't trust him now.

Well, that's exactly the point.

We need to speak with
Idoia Garate.

Have her confirm if Tomas was the
person who shot her family.

This isn't our case, Claire.

Then we can confront Bruno,

tell him we know he's lying
about Tomas k*lling the Garates.

And then what?
And then we push him.

Get him to admit that he's lying
about Nick Heaslip.

We haven't found any connection

between Bruno or
Tomas and Nick Heaslip.

And neither has Norah.
There has to be a connection.

Otherwise, how do you explain
Adama being k*lled in that house?

You heard what Alice said,

they hadn't stayed there in over
a year.

Maybe the sh**ter came across
an empty house, took advantage.

Dunlop gave us until tomorrow
to hand this case over.

Our flights are booked
for the morning.

We still have time.

Let's go see Idoia.

[O'Neill grunts in pain.]

We're going round in circles.

Look.

Something you said
about Nick made me think.

I've been trying to find
his usual route for passing

money to the gold trader.
And?

And I expanded my
search to Tar Le.

Well, it's public record
that Nick is on the board.

What if he used his position
to access their bank accounts?

What did you find?

Nick's listed as a signatory
of the Tar Le bank accounts.

So he could have used the
charity to move the 27 million.

Mm-hmm.
[Dunlop]: Boylan!

I'm just off a call
with Alice Heaslip's solicitor.

And she claims Alice was
interviewed without her present.

We needed to know if she could
ID the Torres cousins.

And you had to do it today?

The day she buried her husband?

In fairness, I...

I had no idea until I got there.

But you still insisted
on interviewing her.

It was urgent.
And did you get a result?

I told you not to talk to Alice

without clearing it
with me first.

Christ, can any of you
follow an order!

Chief, I think I've had
a bit of a breakthrough.

It's...

possible Heaslip used
his sister in law's charity

to move the 27 million.

Where's this coming from?

[phone buzzes]

Now is not the time
to start investigating Tar Le.

And stay away from
Alice Heaslip and her sister

until I sort this out.

Chief.

[Dunlop, in distance]: Ah, just
the man I was looking for.

Is that the best you could do?

You're wearing a tracksuit,
for Christ's sake.

Are you just here
to take the piss out of me?

I'm here to make sure
you get where you're going.

That you don't f*ck this up.

Are we really going
back to this?

Well, thanks to your bright idea
of telling Dunlop,

we can't look at Tar Le.

So, yes,
we're going back to this.

Anything you find, highlight it
and add it to the board.

Where are you going?

Boylan.

I'm in a bit of
a predicament, Chief.

You made it very clear
we're to stay away from Tar Le.

And? Well, when I was updating
Norah on the gold traders,

something on her monitor
caught my attention.

She's looking into Tar Le.

I thought you should know.

She's not there.

Send her in to me
the minute she gets back.

Chief.

So tell me, Boylan.

What is the update with
the gold traders?

I have arranged it
with the lawyer.

If the girl confirms
Tomas isn't the sh**ter,

we can reinterview Bruno
this evening.

Claire?

Sorry, Jon.

I was miles away.

No problem.
You have a lot on your mind.

Jesus, don't you start.

You didn't deserve that.

Do you want to talk?

About what happened with Sean?

It's hard when people
second guess you, eh?

It's not just that.

I feel like everyone's
watching me.

Waiting for me to
either f*ck up or fall apart

after what happened with Heaslip.

Maybe Sean is just concerned.

I don't need anyone's concern.

I just need them to trust
that I can do my job.

[Niamh]: Grace,
I know it's not ideal.

But just ask Tim Ferrel
how he feels about postponing.

Yeah. OK.

We'll talk in the morning.

[Niamh sighs.]

Was that about the loans?

Didn't Mum ever tell you
it's rude to eavesdrop?

Niamh.

We're just rescheduling.

You've worked too hard for this.

For God's sake,
you're at the finish line!

It'll be fine.

I wouldn't have gotten through
the last few days without you.

I don't want this
to affect your life.

[Dunlop]: I asked you to wait.

Chief...
Why didn't you?

You know what'll happen
if you change the focus

of this investigation to Tar Le
and the press get wind of it.

I understand it's
a delicate situation,

but we can't ignore this.

How sure are you?

Heaslip's a signatory
on their accounts.

It's possible Niamh could be
another one of his victims.

Is there any other way
they could've moved the money?

I've looked at every possible
avenue.

This is the only one left.

You have to be damned sure
about this, Norah.

No matter what we find,
even if we find nothing,

it'll be the end for Tar Le.

You know what the
public are like.

No smoke without fire.

Thanks, Chief.

[Norah exhales sharply.]

We're opening an
investigation into Tar Le.

[calling tone]

[buzzing]

f*ck's sake!

[lift ding]

[intercom, in Spanish]

Where's the officer?

[Miren]: Oficial Beitia?

It's okay. She went with
the officer for a scan.

[Broken up words
coming through radio.]

[lift intercom]

[Idoia whimpers.]

[security guard]

[grunting, groaning]

[Jon]

[Miren]: Oficial!

Stairs!

[lift ding]

[Miren screams.]

[O'Neill grunts in pain.]

[car alarm]

[car alarm continues]

Police! Stop!

[Idoia screams.]

Let her go.

[Idoia]: No!

It's going to be OK, Idoia.

Go.

[Idoia whimpers.]
EXIT

Go!

[Idoia whimpers.]
It's OK, Idoia.

[O'Neill grunts in pain.]

[police sirens in distance]