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01x02 - On the Run

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Prisoner". Aired: April 30, 2026.*
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Follows a young prison officer transporting a high-value prisoner to testify against his crime syndicate, with their relationship evolving throughout the dangerous journey.

01x02 - On the Run

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The following programme contains
strong language and violent scenes.

Today is he first day of the trial
we've all been fighting for.

Putting Harrison Dempsey away

is the only thing
anyone in this room cares about.

Tibor Stone is the most
precious asset we have.

Welcome Amber back into the fold.
[APPLAUSE, WHOOPING]

It's an overnight transfer
under armed guard.

Who is this guy?
You don't want to know.

How old is your baby?

I don't have kids.

We're all set.
Nothing you missed?

It's nearly over, Dad.

Something's off.
[RAPID g*nf*re]

Get down!
[SCREAMS]

What are you doing?
So you can't run!

The woman who's hunting you,
you said that you trained her.

You trained her to do what?
To k*ll people.

This is Amber, I can't
get to the phone right now,

but I'm all yours after the beep!

So unlock us.

Uh, I lost them
when we jumped. f*ck.

If the case
against Dempsey collapses,

I'll hold you responsible.

Hello, Nina.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TYRES SQUEALING]

[BREATHING SHAKILY]

[CAR DOORS CLOSE]

[GASPS]

[MACHINERY WHIRRING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[DOOR CLANGS]

MAN: Step.

[SPEAKING ROMANIAN]

You should have left him
to burn in that van.

Now you're part of this.

I've called it in.
[BREATHES HEAVILY]

The NCU know we're alive.

And they'll be looking for us.

How do you think we found you?

They knew you were being moved,

and they had our exact position
when they hit the van.

Pegasus have someone inside the NCU.

Oh, yeah?
Oh, f*ck.

Are they going to k*ll us?
Almost certainly.

But that's not really the question.

What is?

Why aren't we dead already?

[INTRIGUING THEME MUSIC]

[MELODIC HUMMING]

♪ Fall into my arms

♪ Like you trust me

♪ And keep my bloodstained hands

♪ Off your body

♪ I've been erased

♪ I've been erased. ♪

After what unfolded last night,

it's now clear to me
that this agency is compromised.

I'll make no mistake,

if I could shut
this entire team down

and interrogate
every single one of you

until I found out who gave
Pegasus Stone's location, I would.

But with Stone still out there,
I don't have that luxury.

So let me say this
slowly and very clearly:

I will find the mole...

...and when I do,
I will f*cking destroy them.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[PRINTER WHIRRING]

DECLAN: Oh, look,
it's the brain trust.

How are we, Doc?

Got everything you need? Yeah?

Everything on schedule?

Yes. Yes. We're good.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.

Course you are.

Look at you with your
little serious face.

Printing weapons is a bit different
to building wind turbines, isn't it?

Yeah?

Very different, yes.
Mmm.

Better paid though, right?
[HUSHED] Yeah.

Anyway, don't let me interrupt.

We've just got a little
pest control issue to take care of.

[DOOR OPENS]

Did you f*ck him up?

There'll be time for that.

What about the girl?
She's a nobody.

You know, I've been thinking,
let's just k*ll 'em both.

Right now.

Get it done, grab some food.

f*cking drive took forever.

That wasn't your father's plan.

Until Mr. Dempsey tells us otherwise,

we keep Stone alive.

Yeah. Only trouble is,

"Mr. Dempsey"
is indisposed right now,

what with juggling the multiple
criminal charges against him.

In his absence, he trusts me, so...

MILES: No, Declan, he doesn't.

That's why I'm here.

Sorry, what did you just say?
Declan.

I'll get him on the phone.

I tell you, heads are gonna roll
when we take over.

You can't let your anger
show so easily.

Men like Miles have a value.
Don't make enemies of them.

f*ck Miles. I'm done waiting.

Everything can be ours,

but only if you listen to me

and you don't f*ck it up
by being you.

Keep focused on locating Stone,
I want hourly updates.

And O'Neill,
speak to Amber Todd's team

and her family. See if
there's anything we're missing.

Oh, I can do that.
No, I want O'Neill on this one.

Right. The press are getting hot,

they wanna know Stone's identity.
Well, Tebbit can hold them off.

That's a mistake. We should
be getting his details out there.

And cause a national panic?
He's a k*ller, Alex.

We can activate the general public
to help look for them.

We don't give the press anything.

We have a leak, so we lock down.

No information leaves this building
until we find the mole.

In three days' time, Tibor Stone
will give evidence against Pegasus.

The world gets to meet him then,
not before.

[HUSHED] Will?!

Campbell's scared. The whole
thing's slipping away from her.

Well from all of us.
I mean, a f*cking mole.

We should stay close on this.

She might not trust our team,
but I do.

You keep me in the loop
on whatever you're doing, alright?

This is still my op,
regardless of what Campbell says.

Of course.

[PHONE BUZZING]
[INHALES DEEPLY]

Yeah?
[ON PHONE] Jade, it's Olly.

Olly? Hi, hon. You OK?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

Thanks for coming. Any news?

Phil's not picking up his phone.
Come on, we'll go find him together.

Oh, Marcus. Olly's here.

You alright?
Yeah.

OK. Olly, Olly mate, I'm so sorry.

Why mate? What have you heard?
No. Ignore... Ignore Jaz.

We don't know anything yet.

Phil's been in that office
since we first got here.

Oh, sh*t!

Now, where is she?

There you are, gorgeous.

Oh, it's my favourite age. I mean...

Olly.
OLLY: Where is she?

Where's Amber?
What the f*ck is going on?

Last night,
Joe and Amber were carrying out

an additional prisoner transfer.

High-value target. Police escort.

Their convoy was attacked.

sh*t. I'm glad I didn't take
that overtime.

Jaz.
Sorry, sorry.

Joe's dead.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

As to... And what about Amber?

Olly, hi.

Will O'Neill, National Crime unit.

Now, the last time
we had a call from Amber,

she was OK and with the prisoner.
Oh, my God, thank God.

Where were they?
I'm afraid we lost contact.

Now, we believe
that her and the detainee,

they may have been captured.

Captured?! By who?

I'm afraid I... I can't tell you.

Why not? I'm sorry, who is this guy?

I can't tell you that either.
The attack was on an armed convoy.

That means whoever did this
is a serious outfit, right?

You... You can't
tell me that either?

No. [CLEARS THROAT]

Right, I... I don't
understand any of this.

I mean, you put her on,

what did you call it,
"a high-value target."

Her first day back,
after a 12-hour shift.

And they were unarmed.

I mean, what the f*ck, Phil?

Olly, she did everything right.

She could have left the prisoner
for dead when the attack happened,

but she obviously got him
out of there and went to ground.

She did her job.
She's a f*cking pro, mate.

Until we get more information, Olly,

it's best you don't go home.

[BREATHES SHAKILY]

Why?

You think these people
are gonna come after us.

PHIL: I-I-It's better
to play it safe.

You can come and stay with me.
Just a precaution.

If something feels off,
anything at all...

...don't hesitate.

[BIRD SQUAWKING]

[TENSE, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[BREATHING RAGGEDLY]

The adrenaline is wearing off.

What you're feeling is delayed shock.

I'm fine.
No, you're not.

Take deep breaths.

Inhale to the count of four,

exhale to the count of four.
[INHALES DEEPLY]

Picture something calming.

[EXHALES HEAVILY]

What about your baby?

I told you I don't have kids.

Yeah, but you were lying.

I had a son.

He was seven.

The people I worked for, Pegasus...

...they use family against you...

...to keep you compliant.

And when I...

...chose not to be...

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

My daughter's name is Mia.

[SNIFFLES]

She's six months old.

This is the first time
I've ever been away from her.

[CRIES SOFTLY]

And now I'm never
gonna see her again. Am I?

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

MAN: On your feet.

Move!

FINANCIAL EXPERT:
Over the past three years,

Cinder Core Holdings have declared

over 50 million pounds
in annual revenues,

and yet there was
no corresponding business activity.

Funds were transferred

between this account

and offshore accounts in tax havens.

My Lady, I respectfully request
a brief adjournment due to

a personal matter that requires
my immediate attention.

I assure the court that this
will not unduly delay the case,

and I appreciate your
understanding in this matter.

Very well, these things happen.
We will adjourn for 30 minutes.

CLERK: All rise.

Oh, f*cking instant.

[SPOON CLATTERS INTO CUP]

Here he is.

God. Tough gig
being handcuffed to this one.

Proper psycho.

When you picked him up,
did they tell you what he's done?

Or is that a state secret

now that he's turned into
a f*cking rat?

This isn't gonna end well for you.

The old man is very disappointed.

If he's disappointed in me,

he must be devastated by you.

[CHUCKLES]

[PHONE BUZZING]

HARRISON: Is he there?

DECLAN: [ON PHONE]
I'm looking right at him, Dad.

Tibor.

Harrison.

What on earth am I gonna
do with you, my boy?

Slit my throat, if your son
has anything to do with it.

I must confess, I am a little hurt.

We've always done
rather well by one another.

So what changed?

I got caught.

I need to know exactly
what you told the prosecution.

Enough to keep them interested.

I'm saving the fun stuff for court.

And what might that fun stuff be?

Financials? Personnel?

How good a picture do they have?

I'm gonna give them everything.

Unless you want to make me
a counter proposal.

You betrayed me.

I can't let that go unanswered.

But the manner in which you die
will be your choice.

TIBOR: Tempting,

but the NCU is offering
witness protection, so...

on balance,
I think I'll go with that.

You're not leaving that room alive.

Who's gonna do it then?

You?

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

You?
Oh, it would be my pleasure.

I bet.

Gives you a chance to clean up
the mess you made in Belarus.

Declan, what's he talking about?

Nothing. He's making sh*t up.

For 20 years,
I was perfection for you.

You gave me a name,

I made them disappear.

No collateral damage. No trace.

I was a ghost.

Now the authorities know my face.

My career is over.

So I'm gonna use everything I know
to destroy your life

the way your pathetic excuse
for a son destroyed mine.

He's the reason I got caught.

He's why they have you in custody.

Don't listen to him, Dad.
It's bullshit.

I got your plastics expert
out of Belarus

without leaving a trail.
Just as you asked.

So? Something went wrong.
There must have been a wrinkle.

A wrinkle?

You gave me up
because you saw me as a threat.

[TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES]

Is that true, Declan?

Fine. Yes.

Yes, OK. But they...

They were supposed to k*ll him,
not arrest him.

Miles, I need to talk

to my son and Nina alone.

Please, please.
Please, I don't know anything.

I don't know anything,
just let me go.

Please, I have a daughter!

Please!

Get them out.
See you in court!

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

[DOOR CLOSES]
If we weren't blood,

you'd be dead where you stand.

You made this f*cking mess.

Dad, I can... I can fix it.

Nina will do it.

That won't be a problem
for you, Nina, will it?

Absolutely not, Mr. Dempsey.
And the woman?

Did she see your face?
NINA: Yes.

Then don't ask
stupid f*cking questions.

Get it done.

[SIGHS]

You keep something like that
from me again, you're on your own.

[FOREBODING MUSIC]

[PRINTERS WHIRRING]

[DRAMATIC BEAT]

[PRINTER BEEPS]

[WHIRRING CONTINUES]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[GRUNTING]

[YELPS]
[SCREAMS]

[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTS]

[YELLS, GROANS]

[GASPING]

Nina!

[GRUNTS]

[g*nshots FIRING]

[AMBER PANTING]

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[AIR HISSES]

[ENGINE STARTS, TYRES SQUEAL]

[g*nshots]

What the f*ck happened?

They took the car.

Well, trace it.

There's no point.
He'll dump it before we find them.

Besides, he already told us
where he's going. The Old Bailey.

Get his face out to our network;

drivers, dealers, bookies.

And find the
prison officer's family.

Now we know she has a daughter.

[TYRES SQUEALING]

f*ck, I told them about Mia.
Why would I do that?!

Yeah, not the smartest move.

Oh, thank God.

Don't use the phone.
I have to speak to Olly.

Hang up. Hang up!

Hang up!

[PHONE LINE TRILLING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?
Olly?

Amber? [SIGHS] Th-Thank God.

I didn't think I'd ever
hear your voice again.

I'm so sorry, baby.

Are you OK?

Where's Mia?
She's here with me. [SIGHS]

Amber, I heard about the attack.

What's going on, love?
Just come home. Please.

I'm trying. I'm trying, baby.
Where are you?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Phil's place.

OK, you need to get out of there.

What are you talking about?
You love Phil. We can trust him.

It's not about Phil, OK?
You just... You have to go.

Just trust me. Please.

Amber, who are these people?
[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLATTERS]
What's happening?

Olly, run! [GRUNTS]

Someone's trying to get in.
Oh, God. Someone's there.

Olly, hang up and call the police.

It's too late. Let me talk to him.

No.

I can save his life.

Olly, just go!
f*ck!

[CLATTERING ON PHONE]
[EXHALES SHAKILY]

Olly, listen to me. Can you drive?

Uh, yeah. Um, sorry, who is this?
Olly!

Where's Amber?
Olly, darling, I'm here,

but right now we just have to
listen to what he has to say, OK?

I need you to do exactly what I say.

Is your daughter close?
Uh, yeah, she's sleeping.

Pick her up. Strap her to you.
You're going to need both hands.

[GRUNTS]

Olly, get out!

Go to the window.
Tell me what you see.

A conservatory roof. A garden.

And a fence beyond that.

What's the roof made of?
Glass or plastic?

How the f*ck should I know, man?
Is it clear or stripy?

It's clear. Clear, I think.

Glass.

You're gonna need to drop onto it
carefully or it could crack.

I'm a stay at home dad, man.
This really isn't my world.

Well, it's your world now.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[GRUNTING]

[GLASS CRACKING]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTING]

Olly?! Olly?!

Olly?!

We're out!

OK. You're doing great, babe.
Just keep on moving.

OK? Head for the fence.

MAN: Stay down!

Is anyone following you?
[MIA WHIMPERS]

No. I don't think so.

Where does he go?
What does he do now?

I'll give you an address.
It's in Leytonstone.

Stay on public transport
and ditch your phone.

What's in Leytonstone?
An unmarked vehicle.

They need to disappear.

Flintshore Road.
E11 1KV. Unit three A.

You'll find a combination lock.

Eight-Seven-Five-Five.
Inside is a car.

The Sat Nav only has
one address programmed into it.

Go to the destination.

Say Tibor sent you
and you wanna see Sebastian.

Are you getting this, Olly?

Yeah. Uh...

Ditch phone. Eight-Seven-Five-Five.

Sat Nav. Sebastian.

He's good under pressure.

No!

[PHONE LINE DISCONNECTS]
Hello?

Eight-Seven-Five-Five.
Sat Nav. Sebastian.

You didn't let me say goodbye.

You'll see them again
after you get me to court.

Take me to them now.
Take me to them now!

I can't risk a detour.

You need to deliver me to London.

That's why you came back for me.

Finish the job.
This is not my f*cking job.

Being cuffed to you
and these people chasing us,

it's not my job.
My family are in danger.

The only way out of this alive,

for me, for you and your family,

is if Pegasus goes down.

My anonymity has been blown.

I need a way to reach
the Old Bailey without being seen.

Get me there.
Tell me where you sent Olly and Mia!

Get me there and I'll tell you.
I don't know how.

I don't know how!

Then think.

[CHUCKLES IN DISBELIEF]

Ah, f*ck.

My team. We can use my team.

We can use the prison
transport vans.

And would your team help you?

Yes. We'd do anything
for each other.

But we can't...
We can't put them at risk.

I'm afraid that ship has sailed.

Olly and Mia need you to do this.
f*ck you.

I want Stone run through every piece

of facial recognition
that we've got.

Every major city.
Every transport hub.

Will?

[DOOR CLOSES, LOCKS]
Yeah?

Phil Hawkins was
attacked in his home.

Amber Todd's husband and child
are with him. Are they...

When Hawkins came to they were gone.

Jesus Christ.
How did they know where to look?

You were the only one
with that information.

[TENSE MUSIC]

No, I wasn't.

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[MUSIC FADES]
[TRAIN RATTLES NEARBY]

[MIA WHIMPERS SOFTLY]

Eight-Seven-Five-Five.
[BUTTONS BEEPING]

[DOOR OPENING]

OK.

[TENSE MUSIC BUILDS]

sh*t.

[EXHALES]

You're OK.

OK.

OK.

[BELT BUCKLE CLICKS]

Let's go and find Sebastian.

Forensics recovered it
from the tunnel

after the attack on the convoy.

It's a weaponized drone.
But it's what the g*ns

are made of that's got them worried.

Um, most polymer-based weapons
degrade after a few rounds

due to heat or pressure.

It's as strong as steel,
way lighter,

and it doesn't warp under heat.

The firing mechanism's modular.

So if you mount it on a gimbal,
it's a drone, and...

put it on the stock...
It's a firearm.

Completely untraceable.

Alright, listen up.

The weapons from the drones
we recovered are untraceable.

There's no serials, no maker's mark.

But someone built it,

someone put it in play.

Ma'am.

Put it down, Alex.

I know what you've done.

You co-ordinated the attack
on the convoy from inside this room.

What are you talking about?

You assigned the prison transport
without proper clearance,

knowing they weren't
equipped for this.

You fed the route to Pegasus.

But when their hit on Stone failed,
you had to improvise.

So you went after Amber Todd's
husband and child as collateral.

[SCOFFS]

This is... This is insane.
I kept you in the loop, Alex.

Like you asked.
Like a f*cking idiot.

Where are Todd's family now?
What have you done with them?

I hope Pegasus
have paid you well, Alex,

because this is gonna
cost you everything.

You're suspended,
pending a formal investigation.

Meaning you haven't got
enough evidence to arrest me.

Oh, don't worry about that.

I'll find it.

And when I do,
I will rip you apart for this.

[LAUGHS]

This is just a big f*cking joke.

Get out of my f*cking way.

[DOOR CLOSES, LOCKS]

You're gonna have to step up now.
Lead the investigation.

What?
Find Tibor Stone and Amber Todd.

You have three days.

Yes, Ma'am.

We need to lose the car.
They'll be tracking it.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Good.
What?

We're gonna need cash
to make it to London.

I'm not stealing.

Don't tell me your moral code
extends to drug dealers, too?

[SCOFFS]

Fine. I'll do everything.
Just follow my lead.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Hey...

...happy birthday.
Get in!

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE STARTS]

[CAR DRIVES AWAY]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CONTINUES]

[GASPS]

- Why?
- Relax,
we're just here for the cash.

[BREATHES SHAKILY]

[METAL MUSIC BLARES]

[MUSIC CONTINUES ON HEADPHONES]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[WRENCH CLANGS]

[GROANING]

Help me.
No.

No. No.

Help me!
No!

[CHOKING]

Please, please, don't do this.

Stop it! No!

[DISTRESSED GASPING]

[PANTING]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God!

[LABOURED BREATHING]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

Come on.

I need somewhere to rest.

We only have a few hours
before Pegasus is onto us.

[MUMBLES]

Let's go.

[DOOR CLOSES]

RECEPTIONIST: There you are.
Room 105 with en suite.

Thank you.

We'd like to order some food, too.

Is that possible?
Absolutely.

I can call up to your room
when it gets here.

That's very kind.

Darling, what would you like?

Don't f*cking care.

[CHUCKLES]

She gets a bit hangry, you know?

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[DOOR OPENS]

[PHONE LINE TRILLING]

NINA: Declan.
Tell me his head is in a bag.

No one's seen them.
Right, I'll get Mile's looking

if he's en route to London.
Maybe not yet.

He's a diabetic but I took his meds.

He's carrying a shrapnel wound
and running on no sleep.

He needs to rest.

You really think with all
the heat on him he's just going to

crawl under a rock
to get some shut eye?

He needs to if he wants to survive.

Right, so he could be anywhere.

He'll be doing
exactly what he taught me.

Hiding in plain sight.

Some place unremarkable
that takes cash,

doesn't ask for ID,
and is a little too quiet.

[MUSIC POUNDING DISTANTLY]

[KEYS JANGLE]

I need the bathroom.

[EXHALES]

[BREATHING SHAKILY]
I... I can't do this.

Get away from me!
Shut...

Get away from me!
Shut up! Shut up!

Shhh.

Quiet.

You f*cking k*lled him.

We k*lled him.

And he'd have done the same to us.

You know what it takes to survive.
You've seen it.

People will have to die, Amber.

There's no other way.

If you want to get me to trial...

...and keep your family safe...

...you will have to decide
how much blood on your hands

you can live with.
[WHIMPERS]

Do you understand?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[CRIES SOFTLY]