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The Bank of England has today

ceased to prop up the financial markets,

sparking fears the reserves have reached a critical low.

Earlier, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gillian Calderwood,

vigorously defended Britain's financial prospects.

I believe Britain is weathering the storm,

that the worst of the credit crunch is now behind us.

There are no more losses to uncover,

no more grounds for runs on banks.

So my message to the British public

is to have confidence in us and confidence in themselves.

Together, we are putting Britain back on track.

The specter of rising inflation

is haunting the world's leading

economists and experts- - Companies that sent out

a consumer consensus- - predict a dissolute.

say that confidence is weak,

and there have been some statistics that have come out

showing that spending in the capital is now weak.

Economic growth is slowing,

fears of stagflation, stagnant growth

combined with accelerating inflation...

Inflation is now well above

the government's target of just 2%.

Chancellor, you've met Francis Denham,

chairman of Highland Life Bank.

Chancellor.

Thanks.

The reason we've asked you here today is this man,

Alexis Meynell, one of the richest financiers in the world.

City legend is he made his first big deal

with a huge bet against airline stocks, the morning of 9/11.

As the second plane plowed into its target,

Meynell made 15 billion pounds.

But since then, he's become the world's

biggest financial vulture.

If an economy is weak, he preys on it.

Higher inflation means bigger bills.

These are bad times.

And in this tough economy...

The banks have made unwise lending decisions

that were taken overseas...

And we're now in the downward part

of that boom-bust cycle that we can expect to see.

His method is to start runs on banks,

spreading rumors that a particular bank is in trouble,

and causing depositors to panic and withdraw their money.

He then places a bet

that the value of the bank's share price will collapse.

So while others lose everything,

he walks away with millions.

Insider trading.

On a vast scale.

We know his target's Francis's bank, Highland Life.

But he's too clever to leave a trail of evidence.

Which is why I've sent my section chief,

undercover, to find some.

Yes, but for what they will lend,

that's leading the falls in house and property prices.

Which makes us all feel a lot poorer.

How can we fight that?

Minister, this man is dangerous.

Meynell's bully tactics

could cause the whole economy to collapse.

Now he's here.

No mobiles, please.

It's the, it's the end of a super pool

that has lasted since the end of the Second World War.

We need you to trust us and do exactly what we say.

You need to freeze Meynell's assets now,

before he tries anything.

Can't do that without hard evidence.

This is the worst crisis for 80 years.

If Meynell starts a run on Highland Life

or on any other bank,

millions of people will lose everything.

Look,

I really think this is a- - Minister, my bank

holds a million and a half mortgages,

two million savings accounts.

I can't let Meynell threaten those.

We'll get you the evidence,

but you'll have to freeze Meynell's assets.

Jenny Hunter, Chandler Rouse.

Meynell is obsessively cautious.

But we were able to turn one of his managers.

Soon after that, Asset called to say that he needed to meet.

We never saw him alive again.

Your office always sends me Helen Webster.

Unfortunately Helen had to take personal leave,

but she's passed me the file,

I'm fully up to date with your tax situation.

Asa.

Get Miss Hunter a desk.

This belongs to us.

We see everything that goes in or out on it.

All UK tax issues are your responsibility.

You have any questions, don't talk to the other managers,

come straight to me or Alexis.

Glad to be on board.

Yeah.

He burnt out.

It's time.

Can I get some coffee?

Sure.

A double macchiato with skimmed milk

and a shot of hazelnut syrup.

Ben got a coded alert from Ros.

Meynell's about to do something.

This is it.

He's released a rumor to unsettle the market.

Call Gillian Calderwood, tell her we'll find proof it's him.

One of the High Street's leading banks

is rumored to be on the brink of collapse.

City workers arrived at their desks this morning

to find an anonymous email...

Minister, Lucas North.

I assume you've seen the latest?

Yes.

And I have Francis Denham with me.

We've just issued a statement denying the rumor.

This is classic Meynell.

An anonymous email containing untraceable allegations

against a major bank.

If you can steady the City's nerves,

our officer will prove that this is sabotage.

Then she'd better get on with it.

We've got 10 minutes before the market goes haywire.

We've got to freeze his assets.

Jo, I need you to get a message to Ros.

We need proof that that email came from Meynell.

He insisted his bank was not hiding bad debts

or sub prime losses and remained in good health.

Thanks.

Okay, everybody.

Here we go.

One of the High Street's (indistinct) banks-

Highland Life is dropping.

is on the brink of collapse.

City workers arrived at their desks this morning...

Chancellor, it's Harry Pearce,

my officer is working to prove

that Meynell is launching these rumors,

but you have to deal with what's happening now.

He's right.

We know what this is.

We know what he's trying to do.

But you have to calm the market,

show some confidence in Highland Life.

We need 10 billion,

10 billion to show the market

the economy's too strong to be hurt by rumors.

The Treasury has lent 150 billion

to High Street banks this year.

Anything more, we'll be shutting schools.

You have to do this, Chancellor.

It'll cost 10 times as much if the bank collapses.

Do the right thing, Gillian.

Unexpected relief

for Highland Life shareholders today

with the surprise announcement that the Treasury

is to back confidence in the troubled bank

with an extra 10 billion pounds.

The Treasury are attempting to quell rumors

that Highland Life are sitting on huge undeclared debts.

Those bastards.

Francis Denham, you have friends in high places.

Excuse me, Alexis.

Hm?

I need you to sign this authorization

so I can put together the return.

I'm assuming we don't share the government's confidence

that Highland Life's troubles are just rumors?

We don't, and we're right.

But if they're willing to match us,

we'll have to rethink.

We've already put 8 billion into this.

We didn't think they'd stretch to that.

But if you're sure Highland Life's in trouble,

it doesn't matter how far they're willing to go, does it?

They can't lie to the market indefinitely.

My thought exactly.

Double our position.

We can't do that!

You heard me.

They're willing to go to 10, we go to 16.

They go to 16, we go to 32.

We don't stop until they run out!

If the price keeps recovering, we are destroyed!

Come on, Asa, where are your balls, eh?

Where are all your balls?

Now, this is what we do.

We are the forces that drive this market.

This is us versus the establishment.

Our truth versus their lies!

Yes?

Put me through to the brokers.

Alexis would like you to double our position

against Highland Life.

That's right, 16 billion.

Just do it, please.

House prices could tumble

by as much as a third.

100, or even 200 billion.

What's happening now?

The price is crashing.

This is him again.

This is Meynell trying to show he's big enough

to move the market.

But you have to match him.

The only way to stop this is to show you're not scared.

You can't back down now, Gillian.

Not now we've come this far.

Gillian?

I'm sorry, Francis, there's nothing left.

You're abandoning me?

I can suspend trading in Highland Life shares

for 24 hours.

What good is that?

The whole thing will start again tomorrow.

My bank will be ruined.

I'm sorry, Francis, there's nothing else I can do.

I simply don't have the money.

Now, we wait.

There's fresh concern today

for the two million homeowners with Highland Life mortgages,

with news that the government has suspended trading shares

in the troubled High Street bank.

Comes to something when you leave for work in the morning

after 30 years in the service

and find yourself manhandled back by your own side.

If I suspect you

of being part of a possible security breach-

Security breach?

then I have to exclude you from the grid

and deny you access to communication.

Let's let theses men get on with their job.

I think we both know the outcome we're hoping for.

So far, everything about her seems fine.

She's got glowing references wherever she's been.

Almost too perfect.

So, where were you before Chandler Rouse?

Different places.

I spent quite a lot of time in the Cayman Islands.

The Caymans?

Then you must have come across Freddie Vincent

of the Equity Partnership?

Oh, yeah, everybody knows Freddie.

Great, why don't I email him?

I think he's in town.

He's due at a little event I'm holding later.

If you wanted to catch up with him,

you could come too.

Alexis?

Yes?

Sounds lovely.

Why don't you see if his partner's around?

Alexis!

They've blinked!

Quickly, turn it up.

It seems that despite their wish

not to be dictated to by what one insider

described as false and malicious rumor-mongering,

the Treasury decided it had no option

except to freeze all trading on the bank's shares.

This can only be a temporary measure however,

and pressure remains on Highland Life to open its accounts

and prove that it's not hiding undisclosed losses.

And that pressure will only intensify once trading resumes

in its shares tomorrow morning.

In other news...

So,

we were right.

Yes.

But I didn't have to put 8 billion on it.

All right, playtime's over.

Let's get back to work.

Alexis?

You forgot this.

Where are you going?

Guilty habit.

I'll come too.

Only be a minute.

It's these earrings.

The Governor of the Bank of England

has had to write a letter to the Chancellor,

explaining why inflation is so high

and what's being done about it.

Yeah, she's got Meynell with her,

we'll have to improvise.

So what's next?

We settle up, or stay in and hope the price keeps falling?

I've got them in sight.

You're very inquisitive, aren't you?

I am about tax, yes.

Well, what happens next

is that we watch Gillian Calderwood wriggle.

Allow me.

So you don't mind if Highland Life collapses,

taking half the banking system with it?

Are you seriously asking me to feel sorry for a politician

who would sell us all for 1,000 votes?

For fat cat board members raking in enormous salaries

for doing absolutely nothing?

Ah!

It's empty.

I never drop litter.

That's it, she's made the drop.

What's Francis Denham doing here?

Jo, be quick!

Jo, Jo make the drop!

Jo, get out, Denham's behind you!

Are you scared?

I've come to ask you to stop what you're doing.

Look at you,

you pathetic, self-interested little man.

You played the market, now you've lost.

Even if I've made mistakes,

millions will suffer if my bank collapses.

People who don't deserve to.

They were your responsibility, not mine.

Please,

I'll do anything. - Don't touch me!

Now,

I have work to do.

Shall we?

Malcolm, do a search.

Anything relating to Highland Life.

I just need something we can use to shut him down.

Jo, everything all right?

Fine.

We had to improvise, but Meynell didn't notice.

It's found nothing.

This software can trawl incoming, sent and deleted items

for keywords and related variations.

It's found nothing.

Whatever sabotage emails Meynell sent out,

he didn't do it from this email account.

Right, I think it's time I paid a visit

to Meynell's office.

Harry Pearce, please leave a message.

Harry, it's Francis, I need to see you.

Usual place.

The situation is worse than I admitted, a lot worse.

I'm afraid I may have destroyed everything.

No, we found nothing, sir.

Thank you.

So, is that it?

Is this over now?

Harry, I don't know what theory this is part of,

or what you've got on your mind.

Do you want to know what's on my mind, Connie?

You and Hugo Prince.

But then, you barely knew him, did you?

If I lied to you about Hugo Prince,

it was because it was private.

Then you don't deny

that you had a long-standing affair with him?

I know what you're implying.

But unlike you, Hugo knew when to stop.

Whatever time we had,

he didn't spend it talking about work.

How sweet.

It's true.

And I might even believe it,

if it weren't the case that there's no other explanation.

For what?

What did he tell you, Connie,

about operations he and I worked on together?

Nothing, Harry, nothing.

What did he pass to you?

Harry, I don't deserve to be talked to like this.

What did he pass to you?

- Harry. - Don't!

Because whatever it was, I will not allow you

to jeopardize the operation he and I worked on.

Fine.

Do you want to see it?

Do you want to see the only thing

Hugo Prince ever gave me?

I was summoned to his hospital bed.

I thought it might be for some declaration of love,

or a meaningful token by which I could remember what we had.

But, of course, that wasn't Hugo's way.

All I got was a pat on the bum and this tacky souvenir.

Harry!

I promise you, I've never seen that before in my life.

Hello, Harry, it's Hugo.

If you're listening to this,

it's because there's been a breach.

I think you'll know what I'm talking about.

And if that's happened,

then I know my relationship with Connie

will have placed her under suspicion.

That's why I've left you this message,

because I want you to be sure that at no time

did I ever mention to Connie, or pass on to her,

anything relating to the matters we worked on.

Though I never told her,

Connie was the most precious thing to me,

maybe the most precious thing of all.

And I know my selfishness

caused her enough harm while I was alive

and I couldn't bear to leave her vulnerable,

now that I'm going.

I hope you understand.

First new message.

Harry, it's Francis, I need to see you.

Usual place.

Message deleted, next new message.

Harry, are you there?

Please call me back, Harry.

I need to see you. - Message deleted.

Next new message. - Usual place.

Please, I need to speak to you.

Harry, are you there? - Message deleted.

New message - A situation...

If you get my message, call me back.

Harry, please return my call.

Harry?

Please, Harry, please!

Call me back, call me.

I need to speak to you.

End of messages.

Francis?

Francis!

Concern has been expressed today

that the apparent suicide of Highland Life president,

Francis Denham, may signal a tragic turning point

for Britain's economic outlook.

Lucas, we have a problem.

Francis Denham is dead, suicide.

There's something he wasn't telling us.

Get to Ros, fast.

Delivered in person.

Pete.

Thank you, darling.

There was nothing on the SIM card.

Treasury are going crazy.

People are trying to withdraw money from Highland Life

and Calderwood says

that they don't have enough funds left to save the bank.

We need to prove exactly what Meynell's up to,

so you're gonna have to get closer to him.

A lot closer.

Well, the last person you said that to

ended up face down in the Thames.

Well, that last person wasn't you.

Thanks for your concern, though I'm not sure

you pitching up here as my boyfriend is really gonna help.

Come on, Ros, you know what men are like.

It's all in the challenge.

Alexis, this is my partner, Pete.

Fiance Pete, hi.

Sorry, I'm still not used to saying that.

Hm, don't wear an engagement ring either.

Well, we haven't been out to choose one yet.

You know, I don't normally allow visitors

into my place of work.

Oh, I'm sorry, I just popped in

because I work around the corner.

Where would that be?

At what some might call a proper bank,

Zurich International.

Right.

Then you'll have received my invitation

to the little fundraiser later?

Well, my PA doesn't always pass on social stuff.

It's not social.

I'm launching the British arm of my charitable foundation.

And I know Zurich take philanthropy very seriously.

Well, in that case, how can I refuse?

Good.

Shall we?

See you later.

That guy who just came in, I recognize him.

I don't think it's from the City.

Dig.

Find out everything you can.

The close of yet another turbulent day

for the market, saw Highland Life share prices

at an all-time low,

amid concerns for the troubled bank's future.

We've got less in the basket,

we have to make basic cuts.

There are widespread reports that...

Inflation is up by 23%...

Withdraw their money.

The consumer has given it a blast

for the last 10 years.

You need to countersign the return.

No problem.

City shorthand.

Basically, Meynell's switching position on Highland Life.

This morning, he was betting that the value would go down

and now he's taking billions in options to buy back in.

Where's he getting so much capital from?

Who knows?

What if it's a trap?

Even it is, we have to walk into it

to find out what's going on.

Thank you.

Now, it's hard to sell charity to the City at the moment.

Most of you probably feel

we should be on the receiving end of it.

But it's easy to give during the good times.

It's now, in the uncertain ones,

that we can prove that we're serious about helping others.

I set up Freshwater many years ago

to help people in real need,

people who aren't going to be concerned

by the collapse of a bank.

They don't have bank accounts.

They don't have clean drinking water.

You have to give it to him, he's got something.

They don't have food on the table.

They don't have roofs over their heads.

They have none of the things that we take for granted.

Who's that?

Asa Darlek.

Meynell's right-hand man.

So, as someone once said-

There's something familiar about him.

sell a man a fish and he eats for the day.

Teach him how to catch it,

and you ruin a great business opportunity.

But as someone else more eloquently put it,

"Give me your effing money, now!"

Thank you.

Give me one minute with him.

- Jenny. - Very good.

Thank you.

"Sell a man a fish."

Hmm.

Why quote Karl Marx to a room full of bankers?

Well, nobody understood capitalism as well as Marx.

Because he wanted to destroy it?

Oh, no, because he knew it would destroy itself.

Pete, glad you could make it.

Oh, well, I'll go anywhere for a glass of champagne.

I love these events, the City pretending it cares.

I'm not sure everyone shares your cynicism, Pete.

Come on, this is just one big tax dodge for you, isn't it?

Whatever you say, Pete.

Champagne, sir?

I'm sure Jenny'll sort you out.

Allow me.

Erm, come and meet a few people.

What's going on?

I'm fine. I slipped.

Okay, I'm going to Meynell's office.

I'll call you once I'm in.

I think I know what happened.

And if there is a problem, you need to talk to Harry.

I'll return it.

- Hello? - It's Ben.

I'm looking at some of the stuff on Meynell's hard drive.

There seem to be a lot of loan agreements,

but they're between Highland Life and another bank.

Can you see which?

Ben, which bank?

Can you see a name?

Ben?

Ben?

Ben? - Lucas,

the bank's name is Salma.

Salma?

That's a Russian bank.

Where is he, by the way?

Pete.

He had to go back to the office,

he has a presentation tomorrow.

Goodness. How industrious.

And, erm, what are your plans, for after this?

Thanks for coming at such short notice.

It's okay.

Here's the FSB file you asked for on Salma.

Asa Darlek?

Youngest son of Vanya Darlek,

head of the Solsnetskaya crime syndicate.

So the Russian Mafia are behind Salma

and Meynell.

According to our information,

that's where he gets his money from, to trade.

Darlek was staring at me.

He must have recognized me from Moscow.

Thank you.

Lucas, I need to talk to you.

It's important.

I'm in the middle of an operation,

I can't do this now.

Don't use me, Lucas.

Unless you know you can give me everything.

Falls in house and property prices...

- Negative equity... - These really are bad times.

You should've put aside a service in order...

People like me,

who've earned enormous amounts of money

and should be safe in this downturn...

Lucas.

It's a demand, from Salma to Highland Life

for total repayment of their loans.

65 billion.

So Denham was lying.

Highland Life should have collapsed months ago.

The only thing keeping it afloat

were loans from a Mafia bank.

Lucas?

My office.

I have a confession to make.

I'm afraid that when I told you

I'd never heard of Sugar Horse, I was lying.

And I need you to remember everything that happened

at the time that it was mentioned.

Why?

All I can tell you is that Sugar Horse

is the most important network in the history of MI5.

And now, it's been compromised.

Do you know what they were doing to me

when it was mentioned?

Yes, and I still need you to put yourself back there.

Who was present?

Any details that might- - I was tortured

for 17 days continuously!

- Lucas- - Was Sugar Horse the reason?

I'm certain it was.

But now, you want me to just put myself back there

without telling me anything

about what I was tortured for?

- Lucas- - Don't you dare

try any of your sanctimonious

good of the nation crap on me!

There are limits to what you can ask of people, Harry,

even in our business.

I'm sorry.

And by the way, if I were you, I'd talk to Jo.

You probably haven't noticed,

but she's in trouble over what happened, a lot of trouble.

I think tomorrow could be a crucial day

for Highland Life. - The banking system

may collapse if there are any other financial scandals.

Well, this is it, I'm afraid.

I've never really done home.

The only place I ever liked living

was a squat I shared at the LSE.

Is that where you developed your taste for Karl Marx?

Oh, no, I knew about him a long time before that.

My father's real name was Menlasch.

He's Czech.

He smuggled us out of the country

when the Russian tanks moved in.

August 1968.

Now, it's your turn.

How did you become who you are, Jenny Hunter?

My father was an accountant.

It seemed like a sensible option.

Hmm.

But that's not true, is it?

I mean, you're not really sensible, are you?

How do you know?

There's a look you have.

Oh, I see it from time to time.

It's a look that tells me, you work inside a system,

but you're not part of it.

Is that how you were, at the LSE?

No, I was a hero,

a genuine relic of the Prague spring.

The campus Trotskyites adored me.

They must have been very disappointed

when you switched sides.

Yeah.

My father used to say that for five minutes,

everything seemed possible.

Real freedom,

real equality,

the Socialists' dream within their grasp.

And then the tanks rolled in.

Yes,

they did,

but that's not what broke his heart.

No, that was going back,

after all those years, after 1989,

and seeing that the famous liberation

had in some ways made things worse.

McDonald's in Wenceslas Square,

homeless beggars outside luxury hotels.

That's what killed him.

And that's what drives me now.

You never switched sides.

I have spent half my life

with people who think I'm exactly like them,

waiting for the moment when I can take them down.

How?

Tomorrow morning, I'm going to release information

that will either destroy the banking system,

or force the British Government

to admit publicly that it is bankrupt.

Either way,

Capitalism will be revealed as a busted flush.

And the debt-fueled consumer nightmare it's created

will finally,

finally come crashing down.

So...

Excuse me.

Hello? - Where are you?

In my hotel room.

Well, it took me 15 phone calls and a lot of sweeteners,

but I found out who Jenny Hunter's boyfriend is.

His name is Lucas North.

He works for MI5.

You're working against me.

Yes, but you're right, Alexis.

The system is rotten,

the system I work in, but am not a part of.

You do know what they did to the last man

who went against me, don't you?

You don't want to harm me, Alexis.

You need me.

You need someone on the inside,

to help you to achieve the things

you've been talking about.

Prove to me that I can trust you.

One of Meynell's mafia pals recognized me at his function.

- How? - Russia.

His name's Asa Darlek, son of Vanya Darlek,

head of the biggest crime syndicate in Moscow.

Highland Life owes him and their pet bank Salma 65 billion.

When the credit crunch hit,

Denham must have attempted to trade his way out of trouble

and got himself into deeper debt.

Unwilling to come clean,

he turned to Salma for illicit funding.

Which Meynell knows about

and is now using to bring down the bank.

What a mess.

Poor Francis.

How much did you know?

Francis told me he'd found emergency funding.

I had no idea it was the Russian mafia.

Ten minutes ago, I had a phone call from Asa Darlek.

If we don't repay the 65 billion

that Highland Life owes Salma,

as soon as the markets open tomorrow

he and Meynell will issue a statement

revealing the extent of the bank's debts.

Highland Life's share price will go through the floor,

ruining investors and destroying public confidence forever.

Our economy will be in tatters.

Your only choice is to come clean before they do.

Admit to how much trouble Highland Life is in

but say you'll guarantee

every deposit and mortgage they hold.

I can't do that.

If I try anything like that,

I will bankrupt the UK.

Our only hope is that you can find some way

to solve this without paying Salma.

- Yes? - Where are you?

Meynell's hotel room.

Are you all right?

Yup.

Can we continue with the operation?

I think so.

Put every penny you have into Highland Life.

And be ready with a statement

saying that you will step up and back the bank.

I'll tell Meynell you're gonna do the opposite

and he'll be forced to switch position.

It will ruin him.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Yeah.

In the office.

Is she insane?

No.

It's a fantastic bluff.

We catch him out and we ruin him.

And you make enough money

to rescue both the bank and all its depositors.

You are suggesting insider trading

to save the British economy?

Minister, you've already told us

you can't afford to pay Meynell

or come clean and face the consequences.

So, if he trusts Ros, he's ruined.

But if he doesn't, the country's ruined.

Do you have any other suggestions?

Then I think we have no choice

but to put ourselves in her hands.

The risk is far too big

and I can't- - You'll have to wait

until the markets open.

I suggest you record a public statement

explaining what's happened.

Ooh.

Good morning, it's six o'clock.

And we've got a crumbling housing market...

Speculators are driving up commodity prices...

This is a vicious downwards spiral.

Not long till the markets open.

Is everything set up?

Ros should be with Meynell any minute.

If he trusts what she tells him,

he'll give his brokers the orders to switch their position.

Then you can release your statement.

I don't suppose any of you

have thought about what happens

if Ros can't get him to do this?

She will.

I got the impression you could do with a hand.

What's she doing here?

Asa, I'd like you to leave us alone for a moment.

You know who she is.

You don't need to talk to her.

Just a minute.

Alexis, she's MI5.

Please.

No,

not this time.

I didn't think you'd come back.

I came to finish what we started,

to achieve the things you talked about last night.

What if I still don't trust you?

Well, if your FSB friends gave you my name,

they'll have told you how I joined the service.

How I've always had doubts.

I just thought you had an appetite for betrayal.

The system's failing, Alexis.

The change you want has to happen.

What's she talking about?

Don't worry, Asa.

You'll get your money.

But I'll get what I want, too.

See, it doesn't really matter why you're here.

Because I can't lose.

If the Treasury pay out,

then I bankrupt the country.

If they refuse, then I release information

that destroys Highland Life,

taking the British economy with it.

Look, I don't know what you're talking about

and I don't know what she's talking about,

but I have a business deal here and I want my money.

You told me that the Treasury would never refuse,

that they would have to pay out.

Whichever way it goes, I guarantee

that you will get your 65 billion pounds!

No, he won't.

Not if MI5 pre-empt you.

Right now, I know you're deep inside Highland Life

because you expect the Treasury to pay out.

But if they release a statement

explaining what happened,

then refuse to, you'll lose everything.

And they will, because they have no choice.

You have to switch position, Alexis,

you have to bet against the bank

and expose Highland Life's debts before they do.

Why should I believe you?

I've had enough of these games.

We're going to do this my way.

Call them.

You heard him.

Call MI5.

Five minutes till the markets open.

Hello?

Harry, this is Ros.

Ros, what's going on?

I'm with Alexis Meynell and Asa Darlek.

I hear you're intending not to pay out

and release a statement letting Highland Life go down.

I thought you might like to know,

I have a gun pointing at your officer's head.

If you do that, I will kill her.

Ros, are you there?

You have 30 seconds to make your choice.

The money's invested the way you said.

I have to release that statement!

Ros?

Ros, can you still hear me?

Ros, can you hear me?

You have 15 seconds to cancel the statement and pay out,

or I will kill your officer.

Ros, are you there?

You have ten seconds.

Ros, are you there?

Harry, there is no gun.

Release the statement because there is no gun.

You little bitch!

Release the statement, release it now!

Switch our position,

put everything against the bank!

Sell Highland Life.

The government's abandoning Highland Life.

That's it, you're out of time.

No!

- Ros! - Breaking news just in.

We're going over to our Westminster studio,

where I understand the Secretary of State

for the Treasury...

- You all right? - Fine.

Gillian Calderwood is about

to make a statement.

The Treasury feels it has no choice

but to offer the Highland Life bank

all possible financial assistance and support.

The bank and its depositors are safe.

- Ros! - So, my message to the public

is to have confidence in us

and confidence in the Highland Life bank.

Ros!

I'm fine, Harry.

The Highland Life price is rising,

Meynell must have lost everything.

You know this system is rotten.

It has to change.

I have a duty to the British state.

You have a duty to make things better.

You two should work out more.

Well done.

Going back to Meynell's hotel room without back-up.

I'm not sure many people could have done that.

For a non-existent gun, it made quite a bang.

Has anyone spoken to Jo yet?

No, I'm just about to.

I think I should do it.

That might be best.

How are you, Jo?

It's Boscard.

Wherever I go, Boscard's there.

That's impossible.

Adam realized that your memory of events was imperfect.

He took a decision in the interest of your recovery.

Who killed him?

You did.

He raped you, Jo, you killed him.

Lucas, come in.

Harry, I was angry last night.

That's understandable.

When I got home, I couldn't sleep,

so I wrote down a few things and it prompted a memory.

When I was meant to be out cold,

I kept hearing a word repeated,

Palomnik.

It's Russian for pilgrim.

I thought it might be the name of an operation

or an asset that betrayed me.

So I checked it out and the only link

seems to be to an MI5 officer.

He was quite senior but he's been retired for a while.

May I see the file?

I think he runs some sort of secondhand shop

in South London now.

Harry?

You all right?

The old team.

Harry?