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You never get scared, Claude

I wake up scared every day.

I never used to.

What happened

I had Jess. My baby girl.

Okay, we better get going.

You think we'll make it

Thank you.

Get on that plane,
then you can thank me.

Will you be okay

If your story makes it
to the front page,

they'll have much bigger
problems than me.

Goodbye.

Thank you, sir.

Welcome onboard.

Where the fuck is Josh

Go Find him Try at the back.

Have you seen Josh somewhere

Joshua, what the fuck
are you doing

Two minutes. Stall for me.

Tommy's gonna kill you. Come on.

Give me a second.

- Hello
- Hi.

Hey, are you finishing late
tonight as usual

I quit.

What, after ten weeks of
training

Social media's a cesspool,

and there is nothing
me or anyone can do about it.

-Well, must hurt to admit that.
-That's how you know it's true.

What's dodgy
about the plane crash

Look, I wanna tell you
in person.

When are you gonna be
back from Berlin

I'm actually flying in
this afternoon.

Look, I think we should
all get together.

I don't think the plane crash
was an accident.

Um, by the way,
I've got a surprise for you.

- You know I hate surprises.
- Josh

- Alright. Let's do this.
- Alright, look, I got to go.

Hey.

Look at you, you're so excited.

Well, aren't you
You're about to meet Aaron.

Yes, I am. Of course, I am.

- Hi, welcome. Hi, Aaron.
- Hi.

-Delia.
-Yeah. Please, come in.

-Hello.
-Hey.

-Nice to see you.
-You too.

- Got you a tiramisu, by the way.
- That's so nice.

You could have
at least cleaned up for us.

Yeah.

Did you decorate this place

No, no, it's, it's not mine.

Yeah, what did you
do with the owner

He's tied up in the
basement.

You're funnier in real life.

It's my dad's city apartment.

Brother.

Meet the surprise.

Delia's my girlfriend.

-Ta-da.
-Nice.

May I

-Etienne Hey
-Hey

-Hi.
-Aaron.

- Beautiful.
- Yeah.

A Robert Bertel
violin

Yeah, yeah.
It was a graduation gift.

Okay. Bertel Bertel

- It's my dad.
- Because I like him a lot.

Yeah, you do
He has a lot of fans.

-Josh
-Hi

What did I miss

-Hi.
-Not much. Not much.

Just the, just the best people
and the smartest people I know,

and the one that I love most,
are all in the same room.

And I'm having a beer.
Who wants one

-Great.
-Give me your...

Thank you.
Etienne. Mon ami.

I could only find
a few images online.

This is the best I-I could do.

The thing is, every picture

is from the Congolese
government. Every single one.

Look, they are all taken
from very far away.

So there is no details,
nothing...

Someone must've got it
on their phone somewhere.

Yeah, but I-I looked
everywhere, and...

My only theory is
because the plane

crashed in the
middle of nowhere.

Sorry, can I,
can I ask what this is

Yeah, Coltan mines.

It's a mineral used in batteries
and microprocessors.

And right now, it's one of the
most valuable minerals on Earth.

The workers usually live
close to those mines, no

I mean, if a plane crashes,

someone's going to take a
picture of that.

Or at least, what remains of it.

Unless they're too
afraid to do it.

Okay. Even if Steve Lush was
killed. And that is a big "if".

There's got to be a better
way to do it than

bringing down an entire
passenger plane.

That's gonna bring
international attention.

Yeah, there's lots
of better ways.

But it wouldn't be the first
time someone's done it.

Flight MH17,
from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Allegedly shot down by a Russian
made Buk missile in 2014.

Two hundred ninety eight dead.

Siberia Air Flight 18-12, shot
down over the Black Sea in 2001.

It was flying from Tel Aviv
to Novosibirsk.

All 78 passengers died.

Korean Air Flight 0-0-7,
from New York to Seoul,

through Anchorage, Alaska,
in 1983.

If drifted into Soviet airspace,
so the Soviets shot it down.

Two hundred and sixty nine dead,
including a US representative.

Wow. I had no idea
you were an air crash fetishist.

Josh, not a single one of those

were because of
a passenger on board.

Yeah, but if the
plane was shot down, if...

they must have used
a fragmentation missile

that exploded about 20 metres
before the plane,

and not into the plane.

So the shrapnel
takes down the plane,

but there's no combustion.

-So no trail in the sky.
-Yeah.

Holy shit, the world gets
more fucked up every day.

Guys, this isn't an accident.
It is a cover up.

The British government asked the
DCR for their black box.

And I just found
the committee handling it.

They might have the
information we need.

Great. Well, they'll release
their findings publicly.

I think we should wait till
then. Um, let's not...

jump to any conclusions.

We're not conspiracy theorists.

Okay. We'll see what they say.

Josh, we're gonna get
a group photo.

Okay. Coming.

Let's go.

Everybody gather round.

Table by the window.

Maya.

-Hello there.
-Hey.

You're looking more and more
like your father.

Steve Lush.

Your journalist.

Was it an accident

Josh, why are you asking me
about this

- Professional curiosity.
- No, no.

Don't even think about it.

I never dared think a
government...

I have been following
The Kollective

since you founded it a year ago.

I am a huge fan. Really.
It's great work.

And so I know that you have not
handled any cases like this one.

Yeah, not yet maybe.

But, Maya, you know why
this is so important to me.

Josh.

You were nine years old when
your father died.

There was nothing you
could have done about that.

Maya.

Please.

Look, I have one
anonymous source...

She doesn't wanna talk to me.

I mean, she doesn't wanna
talk to anyone

in the conventional
press in general.

But...

perhaps she would be willing
to talk to you.

Because you are the symbol
of a new kind of journalism.

Hello.

It's cold.

You can smoke upstairs
if you want.

It's a lie.

You're not the kind
of person who'd be okay

with me smoking inside.

Of course I am.

You don't smoke,
you don't like bad smells,

you're extremely tidy, and...

I'm guessing you have
a little asthma.

Three out of four.

-Very close. Yeah.
-Thank you.

Where were you from again,
originally

-Brighton. Born and bred.
-Brighton. Yeah.

And then I went to New York
for uni.

And now London

With your best friend.

You're different in person.

Yeah

-Yeah.
-How

Well, on Zoom, you didn't seem
like such a neat freak.

And you seemed outgoing
and confident.

I don't see that in person.

My Zoom background
was always very clean.

And, and you seemed to enjoy
my bad jokes, so...

But you're...

you're different too.

Yeah

A bit like... like a tsunami.

In a good way or in a bad way

I don't know yet.

-Hey
-Hey

Knew you two
would hit it off.

Yeah. No, she's she's great.

Even more in real life. Really.

She adores me.

She wouldn't trade me
for anyone in the world.

I definitely would.
I just...

I don't think Aaron
wants a smoker.

You are a little shit.

You're an idiot.

Do you know why she reached out

No, not really.

So, here are the new stars
of independent journalism.

The point of the Kollective
isn't to make us pop stars.

No, of course not.

But the work you guys are doing

it's vital for
a thriving civil society.

To this point,
I have something I think

may be of interest to you.

So, this is Steve Lush.

He was a colleague of mine
and also a dear friend.

He was in the Congo
investigating

the conditions of the mines.

Rina Air 5N-RAM, yeah

- Yeah.
- Yeah. We know.

And I know for a fact
that he was convinced

that he was being followed.

Whatever it was he found,

he could not tell me about
on the phone or via email.

He said he would show me
when he got back to London.

And I think that's why
he was killed.

I wanted to ask you guys
if you would help me

to find out what really
happened.

Paid, of course.

And you would work
the way you always work,

but with access to
all of our resources

and whatever support
we could offer.

I'm sorry to hear
about your friend.

But money doesn't
make the work more real,

and I'm not sure that
we're interested in

becoming part of
a big news organisation.

And, frankly, I don't...

I'm sorry,
but I don't believe you

when you say that you won't
change how we work.

Okay. Heard.

Lucas, what do you think

Staying independent
was our first principle.

Of course you'll stay
independent.

I have no interest
in changing you guys.

I mean, I worked with Anna
Politkovskaya

back when you guys
were in your nappies.

Well, maybe you had
already started school.

-No, of course.
-Moi

But, with all due respect,
you run a newspaper

that was recently purchased
by a multinational corporation.

So we didn't have to close down
like all the other newspapers.

Now we reach millions of people
all across the world.

Truly, I'm no different
to you guys.

I have been fighting for truth
every day of my life.

So, the point is,
I have a source,

who I think may be willing
to talk to you guys

because of your independence.

Is this source anonymous

Yes.

She's very exposed at the moment

because of her known association
with Steve Lush,

so she is worried
about a backlash.

Well, we don't speak to
anonymous sources.

If we talk to anonymous sources
that we can't quote,

we become just like
any other news organisation

that people dismiss as biased.

The reason people trust us

is that the work that we do
behind our screens,

anyone can do at home.

Okay. Um, Aaron,
what do you think

I think we shouldn't rush
anything.

But thank you very much
for your offer, Maya.

-Really appreciate that.
-Yeah.

I'm sorry. Bye.

Okay, um, it was
a pleasure to meet you.

Well, good luck.
Keep up the good work. Yeah

Yeah, thank you.
Goodbye.

We need to talk.

I'm gonna stay
behind for a second.

Thanks for coming.

Thank you.

So, I think that would've been

a lot easier if you had told
them about me.

They wouldn't have understood.

But now it's gonna be so
difficult to turn them around.

Maya.

I need to contact your source.

No. No, no, no, no.
No, you-you can't, um...

-Let's go get coffee.
-Maya.

-Let's talk about it.
-I don't think you understand.

This isn't only
about Steve Lush.

It's also for me.

Please.

Can I have the contact

Okay.

Is this a kind of self-portrait

No, it's a portrait of my
grandfather.

He, he died during the war.

Maybe-maybe you met him.
Where were you stationed

Do you both already know her

Yeah.

Why

We are fighting fake news.

Why are we lying to one another

I didn't lie.

I just had no idea
he hadn't told you.

Josh's dad was a journalist
who worked with Maya.

And after he died, she became
kind of close to the family,

and that's how I happen
to know her too, but I...

didn't lie.

He hasn't told me any of this.

You-you know, I spent
almost 12 years with my wife,

and there are still things
I don't know about her.

And I never will. Never.

I've spent almost
27 years with me,

still plenty of stuff
I don't know about myself.

- Hey.
- Hey. Hey, Josh.

I know I owe you an explanation.

September 14th, 2002.
Moscow to Perm. NA flight 821.

Eighty-eight dead, including my
father and a Russian general

who was a close advisor
to the president.

I was nine.

The official cause
was the captain's alcohol abuse.

But there were too many
anomalies.

And you don't believe
it was an accident

-Just like Rina Air 5N-RAM
-I know it wasn't.

What if Steve Lush was
silenced, just like my father

Maya gave me a contact in
Kinshasa, a woman who helped

-What if...
-Why... why haven't you...

told me any of this

I get it now. I understand
why you're so invested

in Steve's case,
but we can't do it.

We don't talk to
private sources.

And if we did, it would
undermine our credibility

as the Kollective.

And it won't bring justice
to your father.

It was 20 years ago.
It's not his case.

My father died
struggling for the truth.

Every case like this
is his case.

Josh, I totally understand
your reasoning. Really.

But I think Delia's right, too.

And the risk of losing
the credibility we,

we have gained over
the last year is, is real.

We have to take that seriously.

Josh, I-I think she's right.
Yeah.

Yeah.

Wow.

Hello

Show me your face.

Hi.

You look better in pictures.

Well, it's, it's been a long day.

What do you want

Well, first off,
it's nice to meet you.

Maya Jensen said
you might be able to help me.

I want to know what happened
to Rina Air flight 5N-RAM.

Okay, I can send you something
from another number.

But delete everything
after you see it. Okay

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Of course. Absolutely.

Have you ever heard of a plane
breaking in half

because of a technical problem

And nobody is
investigating this

-Have you sent this to anyone
-No.

You think I don't care
about the truth

No, No, no. I-I didn't,
I didn't say that.

So if the law says that
all information must go through

the Congolese authorities
to the British commission...

but guess what happens next

The Congolese authorities
never passed along the video.

Bingo

Listen, Mr. Joshua Moore.

Just stay home.

So forget about the plane
and the mines.

This country's doomed.
It will never change.

Yeah, but...

-Hey.
-Hey.

My head's been s-spinning
all afternoon, about...

about your father and...

Where're you going

On a trip.

A trip where

Look...

I don't want to be stuck
in the back of some restaurant

trying to secretly
connect dots online forever.

I want to be a reporter.

Like my dad, and I know
you think that means

that I'm going to be,
you know, I'll lose my freedom,

or be the enemy, or whatever,
but I'm sorry.

I'm sorry,
it's something I have to do.

Have you gone completely insane

A reporter has just died
in Kinshasa.

-Don't worry, don't worry
-Look, look, I understand.

I get it.

This hits a nerve.
Of course it does.

But are you sure that
your father would want you to

throw away your life
and all of our hard work

to chase this unsourced hunch
halfway across the world

I don't know what he would want,
but I have a feeling

that he'd be proud of me.

It's too personal.
You're clouded by emotion.

- Stop it
- It's too personal

Yes. You know what

Maybe you're right.

Maybe everything
you're saying is right.

But I'm going to do it anyway.

Ex-excuse me Excuse me.

Do you know where
La Terrasse is

-Pardon
-La Terrasse.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

-
Thank you.

You didn't follow my advice

My mother has the same
complaint.

Where did you get that video

You know, with my work,
I meet a lot of people.

Janine.

And some are like me.

Unhappy with the way things are
going in this country.

People who, like me, are more...

angry than afraid.

- Thanks.
- -

No worries, it's not the fish
that will have you killed here.

Do you have any other
information

That's a thousand dollars.

I thought you were doing this
because you cared

about the truth

The truth always has a price.

Can we do five hundred

This was shot on
May 11th.

Just one hour
after the plane got shot down.

-Wah, wah, wah
-Missiles.

And the location is close
to the site of the plane crash.

Yeah, but this isn't
enough to prove

that they will hit the plane.

- We need more evidence.
- I'm sure you do.

And I'm sure you'll find these.

-Wait, where are you going
-Enjoy the fish.

Hi, mum. Mum. Mum, mum, mum.
I can't really talk right now.

- Where are you
- I'm, I'm at work.

I've just got off a call
with Maya.

I'm quite cross with
her, to be honest with you.

Mum, I'm fine, alright
Just, don't worry.

Steve was
an experienced journalist.

- And you're just
- Yeah, I know.

I'm a dishwasher
in an Italian restaurant,

owned by some
Albanian blokes, I know.

What is that noise

Alright, mum. Mum, mum,
I got to go. Alright

I'll, I'll call you when I'm back.

- Be careful. Alright
- Alright, I love you.

- I love you.
- Bye.

-
Wah, wah, wah

So that missile truck on the day
of the crash

was only ten kilometres away
from the crash site.

Strange coincidence.

Strange indeed.
Here. Look at this.

Let's get a look
at the driver.

Thanks.

Yeah. Let me know
how it's going and take care.

Yeah, of course.

-Josh
-Yeah

I'm sorry for not having
your back at the meeting.

It's fine.
You're making up for it now.

Yeah. Well... And, just
call Delia, okay Like...

Look, I know shit about love,
and I know we technically only

met once, but I do kinda know
that you're both

too stubborn to call first,
so just do it.

I liked it better when we didn't
know anything about each other.

-Alright. Text you later.
-Yeah. Take care.

I'm sorry.
I'm okay. I'm okay.

No, I'm good, I'm good.

Do you know where Claude is

-Claude
-Claude: How did you find me

There's only one taxi
cooperative in Kinshasa

with a female president
named Claude.

The stairs are there.

Hi.

What do you want

I want to finish
what Steve Lush started.

I want to know what happens
in the coltan mines.

Please.

Are you going to help me or not

Because I'm doing this
either way.

You have a lot of Lusamba
posters for someone

who thinks their country
can't ever change.

Okay, I got one more video.
But you can't keep it.

Why not

'Cause it's the one who killed
Steve Lush.

Take a seat.

Eighty percent of all the
coltan mines on Earth are here.

In the DRC.

So all that money should be
ours, but it's not.

And then, you have foreign
countries fighting

to secure our most
raw materials.

Foreign powers filling up
the pockets

of a corrupt government
who sells our country.

Same as it has always been.

These are Lusamba supporters
who worked at the mines.

Are you sure you want to
open up that door

-Hi.
-Hi.

You're the person who filmed
the executions in the mine

It's okay. It's okay.
I'm not going to say anything.

Cedric. You've been very brave.

Why don't they want you
campaigning for Lusamba

Who were these people

The white men
that did this to you

Please. Please tell me.

Is this one of them

What is his name

Ivanov.

- Yes
- Wow, look at you.

- You're going on a date
- Yeah. I met someone online.

-And I have to be there in 25.
-Is it important

Is my sex life important Well,
that is a very good question.

I need you to find someone.
If you do it now,

I promise,
you'll find your soulmate.

Fuck you

I'm not looking for a soulmate,
I'm just looking for sex,

and, I don't know,
maybe some adventure.

Okay, well, you're lying,
and you know it.

Look. The bloke in the truck.

The one with the baseball cap.

Steve Lush tied him
to a video executing miners.

His name is Ivanov.

Can you find him

You have no idea
how long it took me

to find this fucking boot.

Thank you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I'm sorry.

I miss you.

Me too. I'm fucking tired.

Turns out,
I can't sleep without you.

Are you coming back soon

Yeah. Yeah, I...

I think so.

Look, I do get it now.

Just do what you gotta do
and come back, okay

Yeah. I will.

Promise

Well, actually, I was
thinking about moving here.

It's got the perfect blend
of sunshine and corruption.

What more could you want

Alright, well...

-I love you.
-I love you, too.

Bye.

Fuck.

Hey, Josh.

So this is your Boris Ivanov
with Jacques Le Maire.

He's a director of Le Doute
magazine.

Ivanov is credited as a
journalist, allegedly, but...

this is the man from the convoy.

It's a-it's a 100 percent match.

Why would a journalist
be driving

a truck full of missiles

Do you think Le Doute is fake

A fake publication Like some
elaborate cover story

Yes.

And that leads me to say
that I...

I think it's time for you to
come back.

Not yet.

Good luck, man.
Stay safe.

Yeah.

Hello

I have one last
gift for you.

Open the link. It was recorded
the night before Steve left.

- When did you get this How
- Just now.

From someone who loves
this country.

The day before the plane crash.

Wait, wait. There were
four missiles on the truck.

But the video of the truck
after the crash only had three.

You understand what that means
The last nail in the coffin.

But this is...

The most important
thing we have.

Here's your story.

Claude, what was that

Go to the airport now.
Get out now

How do I get out of the place
How do I get out

Tell me where's the exit is

I need to get out of here.
The exit. Where is it

-Hey

The exit

Sorry.

Sorry.

Come on.

What the fuck is going on

Hey Hey