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Hi.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

There he is.

Let's go.

Hi. This is Dr. Nathoo.

Please leave a message.

Hi, it's Andi.

Listen, I couldn't just sit there so I'm on my way, Charan.

I'll see you in Baghdad in about eight hours.

Bye.

I just don't understand. Why don't you go to Kaplar

to find Safiya's missing work?

I mean, it's all we've got to go on right now.

No.

No. Not a chance. I'm not insane.

And what do you think is gonna happen to you?

- They're gonna shoot me. - My God.

- Or suicide me. - I mean...

Okay.

Just don't tell them what your actual research is.

Plus you're not doing any of this alone.

This is my job. This is what I do. I watch you.

Yeah, and how well did that work out for Robert Mallinder?

Okay.

So you're happy to just walk away?

And what about Robert? Since you just graciously brought him up.

His life ends without any question? What about his wife?

- Widow. - Okay. Widow, correct.

So none of that touches you?

Of course it touches me.

But why should I be the one to fix it?

Because like it or not, you're on their radar now.

You think you can just walk away and act like nothing ever happened?

There's no chance.

I know you're scared, but you need to go to Kaplar

so we can find out who's behind all of this.

Look, I'm not gonna let anything happen to you.

That's not a fact.

That's a hypothesis.

Right hand.

Just step back.

Sign at the bottom.

Thank you.

- Good morning, Mr. Brooks. - Hi.

Welcome to Kaplar.

If you'd like to follow me.

Have you got your fob?

Great, so you're gonna pop it on here.

So, this is our lounge area.

Researcher there working on a formula to predict voter behavior.

This way.

The building is open 24 hours.

Always someone staffing the front desk.

We're aware that creative research doesn't always run to a timetable.

This is you.

So, everyone keeps a precise digital record of their work, an archive.

I'll give you a PIN so you can access what you're working on.

Takes a while to come through.

We prefer you to work in here, not at home,

so none of our systems can be accessed remotely.

Just safer.

And orientation meeting midday with Mr. Nield.

Thoughts so far?

I feel like a kid in a sweet shop.

That's the general idea.

Enjoy the feast.

- Hi, Nicki. - Hi, Poppy.

Hey.

Here he is.

It's an honor to have you with us, Ed. Really.

So, look, this is fairly informal.

We just need to get a rough idea in which way you're headed.

Yeah. You mean what I intend to focus on while I'm here?

Yeah.

You set out your stall for us.

So this is your area of research?

Yeah. Algebraic number theory is.

That's what really fascinates me.

- I'm on camera. - Yeah.

Standard practice here, don't worry about it.

Ideas need protecting.

And listen, if you've got any relevant material at home, disks, files...

No, I do everything by hand.

Traditionalist.

Even more reason to keep a safe record.

Bring it in.

Good.

He's with me.

- Feel all right? - Yeah, just

those guys who arrested me...

Wasn't an arrest.

They jumped me and threw me into a car.

You're probably alive because of them.

Alex, right?

Yeah.

Trained at Fort Meade.

Posted to Chicago.

A lot of great bars in that town.

Good barbecue too.

You ever had a Red Hot?

It says here this is your first field assignment.

You arrive, five days later one of your colleagues is shot dead.

That's tough.

Alex, you know what Syracuse is, right?

Well, we've been running it quietly for decades

and now all of a sudden it's caught fire, and we need to know why.

You have any ideas?

What about Taylah Sanders?

Did you talk to her before any of this happened?

One of the mathematicians she was watching,

Mallinder, Cambridge, killed himself.

It kind of hit her hard.

Where is she now?

I don't know.

Thanks, Alex. You can wait outside.

What are you gonna do?

She'll call.

I know her.

She'll call.

Then she'll come in.

Andrea, I want to tell you, we were so very sad when we heard about Robert.

Thank you, Akram.

I can't imagine.

You're kind, but honestly, it would be nice to not think about it for a while.

Of course.

Where's Charan? I tried calling him, but

I think Dr. Nathoo must be unwell.

Do you want to see it?

Are you ready?

No.

Come on, let's go.

Come on. Careful.

- Are you okay? - Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

All the centuries between now and then.

Civilizations fall.

People die, but they aren't lost.

Something remains.

The finest astronomers and mathematicians of the medieval world.

This is where civilization was forged.

Bayt al-Hikmah.

We found you at last.

Okay. So what have you discovered?

They've been paying Mallinder for 30 years since 1994,

when he and Safiya Zamil were in love.

When she killed herself.

And her work was taken by Kaplar.

Okay. What else?

They film everything.

They keep everything you write, and everything we put on our boards

they somehow capture on their system

and keep it in a digital archive.

Wait. So did you get access?

No, not yet.

Well, get it.

If they've been doing this for 30 years, then what we need is definitely inside.

Get it how?

Ed, figure it out.

We need to get access and we need to do it fast.

Am I late?

A little.

I brought dinner.

British tapas.

And champagne to toast your first day.

Nice. Classy.

So, how was it?

Are you gonna tell me or...

It was... Yeah, it was brilliant.

- Yeah. - All right. Come on, give me details.

It's... I mean, it's kind of swanky.

I have a desk.

Okay? So, not unlike a proper job then.

Yeah.

But the big bucks, I mean, must add to the appeal, right?

I mean, they're not that big. Let's not get too carried away.

But still, it's a stepping stone.

You're a lucky boy.

Landed on your feet, Ed.

And, you know, if you're going to be, like, all

rich and famous now,

I guess I'd better stick around?

Well, that would be nice.

You know, I stood outside your door for ten minutes like a demented super fan.

This whole thing would be so much easier if you had a phone.

Especially since we're

you know.

Are we?

I mean.

I don't... I'm not sure it still works but...

- Hello. - Good evening.

Professor Andrea Lavin.

I believe you have a guest staying, Dr. Charan Nathoo.

Could I leave him a message please?

There are some people upstairs in his room, Professor Lavin.

I will get my manager.

Can I help you?

I'm looking for Dr. Nathoo.

We explained to the lady that you were in here.

Is she family?

Where is he?

Andrea?

He's not ill, Akram.

You said he was unwell.

What?

I shouldn't have let him come out here. I shouldn't have asked him.

I went to his room, the police were there. I just spoke to them.

Andrea, calm down. What is it?

It's Charan, he's dead.

And they won't tell me anything.

Okay. Stay where you are.

I will meet you at the hotel. Okay?

Okay.

Hi?

Hi.

- Hi. - What you doing?

Sorry.

It's my first day... second day

and I'm just being neighborly, I guess.

Nicki.

Ed.

What work are you researching here?

Algebraic number theory.

- You? - Four-dimensional networks.

Hyperbolic geometry.

Is that the archive?

Where we keep our work logged.

- Can I take a look? - No.

Protocol.

Grown-ups would kill me.

Yeah. Grown-ups.

Walls have ears, right?

I mean, who's funding all this anyway?

Or are you not meant to ask?

That work on your...

- Booth. - Booth.

What is that? Is that some prime geodesics?

That's old from weeks ago.

You did that?

That was my area of research.

But?

But they persuaded me to move on. So that's what I did.

Persuaded? By what?

Let's just say I like my funding.

Yeah, you and me both.

We've got a secure call from an unknown number. I think it's her.

- Patch it through. - Already on it.

Give me the room.

- Jane Torres. - Hey, it's me.

Taylah. Thank God, I've been losing my mind here.

Yeah, I know. I should have checked in.

But you're okay, right? You're not hurt?

- Yes, I'm fine. - You're sure?

Look, I think I'd know. Right, Jane?

That's my girl.

How's the rest of the unit?

Is everyone secure?

What about the new guy, Alex?

Yeah, our agents brought him in.

You did a great job disappearing.

- Where the hell have you been? - England.

- Cambridge. - What's in Cambridge?

There's a research mathematician here who worked with Robert Mallinder.

We need to bring you in. We need to debrief you.

No, Jane, listen,

I alerted Syracuse to Robert Mallinder for the work that he was doing.

Okay? And that's what got him killed.

And it wasn't even Mallinder's work. It was this guy that I'm with.

Edward Brooks.

Yeah? What's his field?

Prime numbers.

But he used the words prime finder.

And primes are the basis of all digi...

Digital security.

Okay.

Listen, have you ever heard of this place called the Kaplar Institute?

It's a research institute here in Cambridge.

Taylah...

They reached out to him and they're trying to recruit him.

I... Look, I just need a few more days to figure all of this stuff out.

No, you're in no shape to handle this right now.

Especially not after what happened.

You need to get back here.

Look, Jane, just give me some time, okay?

Taylah.

Shit.

Tom.

- Is she all right? - She's safe. She's fine.

I gave her 24 hours stress leave.

The cavalry arrives tomorrow at Charles de Gaulle.

He was going to be brilliant.

He was.

He already was brilliant.

And then I sent him out here.

The police think he went to the wrong kind of bar.

Where men go to meet each other.

If some barbarians set on him, that is the fault of this place,

not yours.

No, it doesn't make sense because he was...

He was a very cautious person. He was...

Look, I can have a flight home arranged for you if you prefer.

Andrea.

No.

I've waited a lifetime for a discovery like this.

Let me check those out.

You need to show us any work you've done, just for security.

Okay.

The access code to the archive, do I get one of those?

Or is it more like a probation thing?

Like I said, it takes a few weeks. So, no.

Your pass, sir.

- Jane. - Andrew.

Welcome to Paris.

- Mr. Carter, sir. - Thank you.

Well, look at you.

Maybe I ought to move here too if you're anything to go by.

You look insanely good, Jane.

You look like a flight attendant.

So, to what do I owe this pleasure?

Same as always.

I am here to help.

You brought wine to France?

It's American wine.

Hundred Horses. Napa Valley Zinfandel.

And trust me, it's better than any of the crap they serve here.

I'm afraid I only have paper cups, Andrew.

What's your name, son?

Tom Grayson, sir.

Tom, will you fetch us some wine glasses?

We're not savages.

You find her yet?

She's in Cambridge.

She's with a mathematician. A student of Mallinder's, Edward Brooks.

What, so you just let her wander into the field?

Some kid from surveillance?

She's not some kid.

I'm well aware of who this child is to you, Jane.

All the more reason to bring her in quickly and quietly.

Tom, come in.

No glass for yourself?

Please.

Okay. You've got my number now.

So steal the access pass to the archives

and call me when you're set.

We'll be all right.

Well, if we're in this together, I need to show you something.

This whole thing started when I saw these.

What is it?

Baghdad.

A place called Bayt al-Hikmah.

What happened to Robert is somehow connected to this place.

Why are you showing me this now?

How is it significant?

It's about primes.

The maths is similar.

It's all connected. My work, Safiya's, Bayt al-Hikmah.

It's out there.

In Baghdad. That's where we need to be.

Okay, Ed. But, for now, let's just focus on Kaplar.

Take this.

It should give me control once you have access.

Will it work?

It's worth a shot.

That's reassuring.

Here.

You leaving?

Just finished for today.

- What's with the chess games? - No, please don't touch that.

I'm playing with a colleague in Düsseldorf. We play online.

Wow, two games at once. Nice.

Yeah, I know. It's a bit, you know, full-on.

Candidate master.

Well, bishop to G4.

I would.

Are you high?

I'd walk right into his Lewis counter.

Yeah, I'm just testing.

- Hey. You ready? - All done.

Thanks for the lift, by the way.

- Are you there? - I'm here.

You good?

I don't know what I'm doing if that's what you mean by good.

I guess.

Did you get the log in for the archives?

Yeah, I memorized it.

Good.

Okay. I'm looking at it. It's a list of names.

Is there a file for Safiya?

I can't see one. No.

Okay, I'll need access to the primary drive.

What's the primary drive?

Use the thing that I gave you.

Okay.

Nice.

Okay.

Okay.

Shit.

What's going on?

Still nothing.

The system's more robust than I thought.

I've got access here, but I can't see your screen.

You'll need to be my eyes.

We'll just have to do this by first principles.

- - Meaning what? - Meaning

I'll type the instructions and you have to copy and paste them.

Okay.

Open the hard drive icon on the desktop

and select the command line. Paste my code into there.

Go ahead and try this.

Well?

Okay, yeah. I'm in.

Good.

There's a folder here called "Primes."

Okay. Try that.

It won't let me open.

So if it's locked, there's probably something important hiding inside of it.

Here.

No, it's not happening, Taylah.

Okay. What's the operating system?

Is there a logo, an extension?

Anything?

Go to the top left and open system settings.

It says AXI.

I know that system, but it's US government only.

The software's designed by Axiorn.

They're a private security firm.

It's a long shot, but if it's AXI, try this.

- Well? - Hold on.

I'm in.

What?

I think it's a list of people who have looked into primes.

Safiya's here.

Says she signed a contract too.

Signed it in 1994. The same year as Mallinder.

It says...

It says her work was deleted.

Deleted?

There's other stuff here too.

- What stuff? - Surveillance footage.

Jesus.

Her whole life is in here.

Send me a screenshot.

How do I do that?

Alt, Print Screen.

Now drag it from the desktop into the black window.

That's Syracuse.

What?

This is my project.

Surveilling mathematicians.

Safiya had the exact same treatment.

How the hell does Kaplar have access to any of this?

Wait.

What?

We're fine.

What's happening?

Ed, what's going on?

Ed?

Hi.

Working late?

Yeah, just checking up on some stuff.

Nield gave me access privileges, so I... Yeah.

Right.

Okay.

Can you just wait here a second?

- Shit. - Ed, what's going on?

- She saw me. - What happened?

My manager, she saw what I was doing. What do I do?

You need to take the drive and get out of there as quick as possible.

Now. Go.

Shit.

Ed? Hold on!

Ed, stop!

Go after him.

Come back here!

- Stop right now! - Where you going?

We gotta get out of here fast.

Whoever was watching you was using the exact same systems we do.

What are you saying? That Kaplar's NSA?

I don't know what it is. Where's your research?

You saw, Mallinder destroyed it.

And you haven't tried to recreate it?

Well, I have. I've tried but it doesn't work like that.

You can't...

If you wrote War and Peace and someone ripped it up,

you can't just crank a handle.

Passport, it's in the drawer.

They're hunting us.

We leave Cambridge. We follow the maths.

What? To Baghdad?

Yeah. That'll be where the answers are.

- Ed, what are you doing? - I'm just texting someone.

- No. Who? - Adam.

No. Leave it. They'll track it. Let's go.

Taylah.

I have Brooks with me. We're leaving Cambridge now.

Okay. Just wait. I'll send one of my team over.

No, Jane, don't do that. Don't tell anyone.

- Taylah, what is it? - They had everything.

- What? - All of the Syracuse data.

They had access to all of our work, Jane.

They?

Kaplar.

They're using the Axiorn system.

There's someone on the inside sharing Syracuse data.

Someone responsible for all of these deaths.

Jane, we wait on...

Come here. Close the...

Look, Jane, we gotta get to Baghdad.

Wait. What?

Brooks says that there's some archaeological dig

that may be the key to all of this.

Taylah, I'm just trying to get you safe.

Look, we're at the airport.

I gotta go.

Taylah.

What?

We have a problem.

She's farther ahead than I thought.

She knows it's someone on the inside.