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Are you all set, Ed?

The all -frequency sweep shows negative.

The infrared sensor net's in place around the entrance.

No one's going to get through there with any kind of weapon, believe me.

Good. Listen, did we really have to wear the fancy dress for this gig?

Mark Schumann's a city hotshot.

Julia Fairchild's the daughter of a government minister.

You can't dress as if you were on Bondi Beach.

Is Fairchild's life really in danger?

Well, the last time I saw the minister on television, he was being pelted with

eggs. He does have a way of upsetting people.

That's why I wanted you here.

Right, it's nearly time.

Try not to scare any of the guests, will you?

I'll go and check the scanner.

Hey, I suppose the next wedding we go to will be Ros's.

Ross and Channing, are you sure?

Yeah, well, she's thinking about going to the States with him.

Yeah, but I thought that was just a job offer.

Maybe that's why she's not here.

She doesn't want to risk catching the bride's bouquet, eh?

Hello,

love.

It's like we were worrying you over nothing.

Better safe than sorry.

How's my tie looking? I hate these things.

Julia insisted.

Just because it was all cheesecloth and velvet suits at your wedding.

Darling, you look absolutely wonderful.

Thank you, Barbara.

I'm so glad you came.

Barbara?

You didn't hear that.

Darling. The photographer's waiting.

Coming.

Right, now you can swap secret gossip on your own.

See you later.

Is this one of your lads?

In a manner of speaking, Beckett, this is Anthony Fairchild.

A pleasure to meet you. I don't think anyone will have a go at me here, do

Still, like your boss said, I don't afford to take chances.

The director was right, sir.

She normally is, in my experience.

I know some of the braids on her own.

Oh, not without you, Mark. No, no, go on, go on. What about over there, by the

church? It's a beautiful location.

OK.

You two go back a long way.

Long enough.

Jan's been like a second mother to Julia.

Julia's my goddaughter.

Thank you.

Digitized video from the kidnappers, sent by email.

Just came in.

Julia looks terrified.

God, if they heard her.

Why do they have to take her, not me?

Try not to worry, we'll get her back.

Yeah, but what will they do with her in the meantime?

God, if I could just get my hands on those thugs.

Jan's team is the best there is, Mark.

They'll get these people, they'll make sure they're dealt with. Shh!

Stop the National Water Grid scheme.

Or you'll never see your daughter again.

We are nature first.

Nature first?

Who the hell are they? Some kind of eco -warrior.

Damn modern technology.

Hardly get fingerprints off an email ransom note.

We don't need to.

We can trace that email to its point of origin.

You can?

Ross has a program that does exactly that. I'll get right on to it.

It was this water scheme that started off the death threats in the first

wasn't it, Minister? Yes.

Some people seem to think it's...

Perversion of nature.

Well, what is it, exactly?

It's a means of ensuring we never have water shortages again.

We're pumping water from places where they've got plenty and distributing it

drier areas via a national water grid. And this has upset the environmental

lobby. Environmental protesters don't usually use kidnapping as a weapon.

Another unusual tactic, wouldn't you say? Look, what does it matter?

I mean, some madmen have got hold of Julia. They could hurt her, kill her, do

anything. Look, we've just got married.

You can't let her die.

Why don't you just abandon the water grid scheme? At this stage, the grid's

to come online in two weeks' time.

Isn't your daughter more important than money or some water pipe?

Julia means everything to me. I'd do anything to get her out of this, but I'm

minister in the government as well. I have other responsibilities.

We can't give in to blackmail.

Look, I want my daughter back as much as you.

We've got to put our trust in Jan's team, all right?

Was the flight delayed?

Took off an hour late.

I got this for you while I was waiting.

There's not much cricket to watch in Los Angeles, so I thought if you're going

to live there, you should get into the local game.

Such a weedy little bat. No wonder they don't score any runs. It's none of this

rain -stop -play nonsense.

I bought us a season ticket for the Dodgers. We can go every week.

Have you made a decision yet?

No, not yet.

Come on, send it to me again.

Exactly how big is the office in England?

I've managed to get Roz's software searching for an address for the email,

can't get an answer out of it.

Beckett, where is Roz?

Still no sign of her?

No, no.

Oh.

Beckett, Roz is irreplaceable. I can't agree to her leaving the Bureau.

No, neither can I.

I've got the address.

Guys, it's Roz.

Give Roz the address and tell her to meet us there.

Guys, are you sure this is the right place?

Battle for the planet?

Well, it sounds like they're environmentally concerned.

This is definitely the address the email came from.

We're not going to find out anything standing here, are we?

Sounds like gunfire.

Everybody stop!

So what is going on here? Laser games. This is a leisure centre.

Hey, you, come here.

Send me to your leader.

This is what you're looking for?

What is this place, anyway?

It's a cyber cafe.

Sort of a modern opening, Dan.

Do you mind?

This is an access road to the information superhighway. Yeah? Well,

of us as a roadblock.

Any idea who might have been using this console at 2 .30 this afternoon?

No idea.

Hunters pay for a half -hour service, and that's what they get.

No names, no addresses, no membership, no hassle.

Just the occasional government raid, of course, but no hassle.

We're trying to trace a kidnapper.

Well, that's all right, then.

Shame about the money I lose today, but, hey, who needs to eat anyway?

Well, it's not a complete disaster.

No, the ransom message was sent from that console, and we know at what time.

So? Well, there are security cameras all over this part of town.

Whoever's walked through their front door, they're going to be on video.

Let's check it out.

on the southbound carriageway.

Wow. Hey, guys.

Come and have a look at this.

2 .43pm. This stuff's from the security camera nearest battle for the planet.

Here they are.

Can I get a still of that?

Now what?

We run an ID check on these two.

Roz? Are you really thinking of leaving the Bureau?

Maybe.

I hope you don't.

Alex, I'm trying to compensate.

It wouldn't be the same without you around.

And besides, you've still got so much to teach me.

Like when to drop a subject, perhaps.

Positive IDs.

Ed, look at this.

Wow.

No shortage of convictions.

But there's one important thing missing.

They're meant to be ecological campaigners, so I'd expect them to be

of... Greenpeace, at least.

Yet neither of them shows the slightest interest in the environment, apart from

the location of the nearest bank to Rob.

She's right.

Just regular crims.

You see?

Maybe I don't have as much to teach you as you think.

Well, whatever their motives, we need to track them down. Now, I've traced their

journey on these videos.

They head west out of town. Look at the old bypass.

They've turned off just over the river. Now, if they were going any distance,

they would have taken the motorway.

Which means they must be somewhere in this sector here.

That's mostly farmland, isn't it?

Exactly. It shouldn't be too hard to search.

Alex, wait here for Beckett.

Good news.

We've identified the kidnappers.

Oh, well done, lad.

And what good will that do if they've already killed Julia?

Ed and Roz are on their way and I'm going straight over.

Where?

The kidnappers used a cyber cafe to send the email. We've traced the car from

there. Good work.

That's great, isn't it, Mark? Brilliant, yes.

Look, can I come with you?

Mark, I'm sorry.

I can't put the groom in danger as well.

I'd better get going.

Good luck, Beckett.

Well, looks as if it could be all over very soon, eh?

Wrong, there's the vehicle.

Be careful with this fiber optic, it's delicate.

Okay.

How long do we have to wait here?

Until we hear word from the boss.

I don't like this waiting.

She's definitely there.

Better believe it.

We're right beneath them. Right.

We'll be with you in... Ten minutes?

Eight minutes.

I'm going to go around the back, see how many exits there are.

What do you hope to get out of all of this?

Wages. It's just a job to us.

The person who's paying you, what does he want?

We'll just do what we're told.

Hello?

Yeah.

Right.

Okay, straight away.

Get out of town.

Yes, they're clearing out.

The National Water Grid will wreck the ecology

of this country forever.

But you don't seem to be taking us seriously.

The only reply we've had since our first message was your attempted... Physical

attack.

Abandon this scheme, or we'll stop it for you.

You've got 12 hours to decide.

Then we take action.

And your daughter's life.

End of message.

Looks like your abortive raid has only made matters worse.

I wish you and that girl hadn't jumped in with both feet.

Mr. Schumann, we did what we had to do. If the kidnappers hadn't been tipped

off, we'd have got them and rescued Julia.

And that girl, as you call her, was hit by a bullet.

She was very lucky to escape with a flesh wound. Who could possibly have

them off?

Won't find many Greens sympathisers in Whitehall.

More for pity, I sometimes think.

Suppose it's not Greens or environmentalists who have kidnapped

Who else could it be?

While we were at the farmhouse, the kidnappers talked about money, how they

just doing a job.

They didn't seem particularly committed to any cause.

We think the politics is just a cover. So what do they really want?

There's been no demand for money.

Could anybody make any money out of shutting the water grid system down?

I don't see how.

What about landowners who are having their property flooded for new

They're getting good compensation.

Isn't anybody suffering because of the river diversion scheme?

No one's suffering at all.

It's a major benefit to the whole nation.

For God's sake, Julia's still in danger. Why are you worrying about compensation

and businesses?

I'm convinced we're not dealing with eco -terrorists.

If we can find the real reason for the kidnap, we'll be that much closer to

finding Julia.

Ed, you and Alex go and see where you can dig up.

See if you can find anyone with any sort of financial motive.

Ed?

Yeah? Come and look at this.

Here's a company with a grievance. Curtis Drilling. Here.

You know, a large proportion of tap water in the south is obtained by

groundwater from deep wells.

I didn't know that.

Year four geography.

With a receding water table and demographic changes, there's a constant

new boreholes.

But not if the new water scheme comes into operation.

They stand to lose millions.

You see, the drier than average weather made our business boom.

Then plans were announced for the new water grid, and our share price

You weren't eligible for compensation?

I'm afraid not.

Unless it's a miracle, we'll be out of business before the end of the year.

To tell you the truth, I don't know where young Mr Curtis gets his optimism

from. Mr Curtis?

Our chairman.

It's an old family firm, and he's the last on the line.

Can I talk to him? Oh, he never comes into the office, just calls in from time

to time and tells me not to panic.

Right. So how do I contact him?

You could write... Oh, Mr Hayes.

Come on, surely you, um... Surely you must have a phone number.

Confidential, I'm afraid.

Company's on its last legs. I suppose that would give our mysterious Mr Curtis

motive. Why mysterious?

Well... It's funny.

Apparently he never comes into the office.

Never?

Thank you.

We'll have dinner at seven.

Channing?

This isn't a hotel.

Isn't it? I'm paying it up.

For which I'm grateful.

They've treated me very well.

If I believed in fate, omens and superstition, I would say this was

sign. Yeah.

A sign of my carelessness.

No, a sign that working for the Bureau is bad for your health.

Oh, please, this is hardly more than a grave.

Ros, you're lucky to be alive.

Don't take any more chances.

You've got so much to contribute, so many good ideas, a resource that's

been tapped.

Please don't talk about me like I'm some sort of new oil well.

You know what I'm saying.

There are so many projects you want to work on.

What if something happened and you never got the chance?

You can get killed crossing the road.

Statistically, the odds are against it.

Whereas working for the Bureau, it's time to put all this behind you and move

into something safer.

What, to California?

Home of fire, flood, riots, and on average 85 earthquakes a year.

Hello, cheerful.

Well, I'm pleased to see you're receiving guests.

I'm sorry I didn't bring you any grapes. The doctor advised only one visitor at

a time.

OK. Goodbye.

What? Well, I thought you were just leaving.

No, what I meant was... I need to speak to Ros in private.

What? The confidential bureau business, which I need to discuss with one of my

staff. Well, can't this wait?

No.

All right.

I'll give you five minutes, Beckett. It's the least I can do.

After all, I can talk to Ros any time.

Who the heck are you?

I'm with the Treasury, that's all you need to know. I have an urgent message

Mr Curtis.

What message?

Tell him we know about him and Julia.

We're prepared to negotiate.

We have to meet if the details are in here.

But this doesn't make any sense.

Not to you, but it will to Mr Curtis.

Just tell him and get him here.

He's hoping he's intrigued enough to come and pick up the envelope. What was

it, anyway?

Your motorcycle mag.

Oh, nice one. I was going to read that while we waited.

Well, I couldn't give him an empty envelope, could I?

You just have to find something else to do.

Are you going to the States with Channing, then?

Nothing's been decided yet.

So... What?

This business you wanted to discuss with me.

Yeah.

I just wanted to say that you can claim for compensation.

Industrial injury in the line of duty, that type of thing.

I don't need any compensation.

Is that it? Is that all you wanted to say?

Yeah.

I've been thinking about you and Channing and going to the States.

And?

I think you should go.

I know you care for him, but it's work you care for most.

And it's an offer you can't refuse.

You must go for the work, if nothing else.

You've done some great work at the Bureau, Ros.

Work to be really proud of.

Going seems the only thing to do.

The logical decision.

Wow.

Can't argue with logic, eh?

Don't say it.

Don't say what?

Something corny about me making a wonderful wife.

Nothing would be further from my mind. You're making a right pig's ear of that.

Give it to me.

Do you cook as well?

You'll just have to come over to my place and find out.

What the hell is he doing here?

Is he looking for us?

No. He's got the package.

I don't believe it.

Mark is Curtis.

Mark! What a coincidence seeing you here.

Those digits were quiet, thank goodness.

That's how many got away.

No. Got a tracker on his car.

Mark? It's a desperate attempt to save his company from going under.

Yeah, but kidnapping your own wife.

I'd better get back to the bureau.

Oh.

Stay where you are.

What? You're in no fit state to go back to work.

Look, we may know who's behind this, but we haven't managed to locate the

kidnapped girl. If Ros can help... Ros, what have we been saying? I thought you

were going to put all this behind you. And besides, you're not well enough.

I'm sorry, Beckett. I do feel a bit... Right, well, I've got to get

back to the Bureau.

Goodbye, Ros.

Beckett?

Take care.

You all right?

I hope he didn't say anything to upset you.

No, not at all.

Soon you'll be able to put all these secret agent games behind you for good.

Yeah.

What is this place?

A kind of office block or something?

It looks pretty empty.

But there's definitely some activity on the top floor.

Well, we could have come to meet the kidnappers.

And if that's the case, Julie is there too.

I think we'd better take a look around.

Where are you going?

I thought the plan was you'd stay well away.

There's been a change of plan.

They know I'm involved.

So that's it?

End of the game?

No.

It doesn't have to be.

Hey! The sewing was great.

You didn't have to do anything else to impress me.

Oh, I needed the exercise.

Besides, I don't think they were going to let me through the front door.

We threatened to destroy the water bridge scheme ourselves.

We can still do that.

Okay. But you haven't paid us yet, don't forget.

I won't forget.

Get Julia ready to travel.

You'd better blindfold her. She mustn't see me.

Alex, Julie is here.

Oh, good.

How are we going to get out?

Same way I came.

Down there?

Oh, the guy from the wedding.

Mark, what's going on?

Have they captured you too?

Julia, he's involved.

What?

He's the one who arranged to have you kidnapped.

I... I don't understand.

His name is Mark Curtis, not Schumann.

And this is about saving his family firm by forcing your father to abandon the

water grid scheme.

Is this true?

Mark?

You know, it's interesting.

I thought you promised to love and cherish, not kidnap and terrify.

Shut it.

Shoot one of them!

Hey!

Well, you could just leave her hanging there.

You're right.

Alex!

Get them both in the car.

Come on, you've got to move on.

Hurry.

If you'd only gone along with my previous demands, none of this would

necessary.

But you forced me into this.

I want ten million, or I'll destroy the water grid scheme.

If you make any attempt to stop me, I'll kill Julia.

End of message.

Talk about people who'd sell their own mother. What sort of man plots to kidnap

his own wife?

If you wanted to cause maximum destruction, why would you attack the

This is the nerve centre of the whole system.

It's not online yet, of course.

Surely it's secure.

Yes, but it's so high -tech and modern, it's all automated, completely

unstaffed. Progress, eh? Fewer jobs.

We'd better get there right away.

You and Donaldson wait in the car.

I'll take that.

So how did you know about this place?

It was all down to her father.

He welcomed me into the family, told me to use his house as my own.

I took him, literally. My father was here at the opening ceremony.

Got pelted with eggs by the real environmentalist, poor daddy.

Why did you let those two in the car?

They'd done what I needed.

Paid them off.

With what?

We'll see.

I've got the tickets. L .A., here we come.

You're going to be fit enough to fly. I heal quickly.

Are you sure you don't need me out there?

No, we're fine. Wrapping things up at the bureau.

Ros, you just concentrate on getting better.

Now, you do have the right access codes to get into that water station.

Of course.

Okay, now feel free to use any of my gizmos. You know where they are. They're

the second... We've got them.

Look, Ros, stop worrying, okay?

If we need you, we'll call you.

What are we going to do without Ros?

They need me.

That's not what I heard.

He didn't want to say, but I could hear it in his voice.

For God's sake, Ros, think of yourself for a change.

What do I have to do to make you see sense?

Tie you down?

If you discharge yourself from here, you're making a big mistake.

OK, you win, bully.

Have a snooze.

I'll go and get a coffee.

You really expect the government to pay?

It'd be worse for you if they don't.

Letting us won't help you. Kill me, the Bureau will track you down that much

quicker. Kill your wife, they'll never let you out of prison. How long have you

been planning this?

Ever since you met me?

Or before?

Was getting me to fall in love with you all part of the plan?

Sorry.

Is that all you can say?

If it hadn't been me, someone else would have taken advantage.

Faith, you're stunning to look at, but totally naive.

We're out of here. Let's go.

Okay, this one. We're going down.

This bomb will devastate the area.

Oh, they'll be flooded.

It'll destroy the water grid scheme forever.

Mark! Goodbye, Julia.

I believe he actually wants to kill me.

Mark!

Having fun?

Ross.

This is devotion to duty.

Does this mean you've decided to stay with us?

You never miss an opportunity, do you?

That's...

I don't think so.

I'm here because I care about my friends.

My ticket for Los Angeles is in my bag.

So why are you here?

I have to keep in touch.

My goddaughter Julia's... Well, she's the nearest thing to family I have.

Along with you, Beckett, and the others.

Well, if you care so much about us, I presume you're paying the money Mark

demanded.

You know that money never solved anything.

No, I'm relying on you all to save her.

I'll bear that in mind.

Barbara.

I'm disappointed in Beckett.

Please don't ever call me that again.

I can't move it.

How long have we got before it explodes?

Well, there is a timer, but it's not running yet.

Mark must be using the remote control to detonate it.

I was going to be swimming in the Caribbean today.

That's where the honeymoon was booked.

All the time he was planning this.

Julia, I'm... I'm really sorry this isn't the Caribbean.

I know you must feel...

Well, I can't imagine, really.

If you don't want to feel a whole lot worse and you want a chance of staying

alive, you've got to help me help you, OK?

OK. OK.

Put your arms there.

Careful. I'm imagining Mark's head or some more painful part.

Great.

Well, let's try and find a way out of here.

Is this the place?

Well, we're not too late.

There's Mark.

What's he done with Ed and Tindy?

Maybe if we open one of these, we can find a pipe we can escape through.

But we may just let in millions of gallons of water.

But the plant doesn't come online for another two weeks, so hopefully with a

of luck, not all these are working yet.

Well, we can't stay here.

Okay.

Well, I don't know about you, but I kind of get the feeling we chose the wrong

one.

Okay, which one next?

Brian's choice.

This one.

All righty.

I hate this.

Didn't get paid.

I wouldn't think so.

Probably highly dangerous, but better than hanging around here.

Let's go.

Don't come any closer.

Have you brought the money?

Now, why would I want to do a thing like that?

Oh, to save massive destruction and flooding.

Not to mention the lives of two people.

This is a remote trigger for a bomb.

No,

Julia, you're doing fine.

That only counts as a dripping tap in this place.

to Ed and Julia and disarm the bomb before we can make any kind of deal?

No.

I'm telling you what the deal is.

I hold all the power.

Do what I say or I'll detonate that bomb.

At least put the remote trigger down, then we can talk.

The detonator.

You can't stop.

I'll be in there and I'll be...

You

triggered it.

We need Rugg.

What was that?

I'm not sure.

Someone's filling a swimming pool. We're going to be the defense. Go! Go!

I bet you're glad I didn't take Channing's advice and stay in hospital.

Okay, okay.

What do you make of it?

Tell Alex to zoom right in. Go to micro.

The clock's ticking, Roz. I know, I know.

There's another door!

Roz, Roz, Roz!

That was a close call.

I think we're safe here, Julia.

Julia?

Julia? Julia?

Shall I take out some of these memory chips? Give you a closer look.

Beckett, no, not that one.

We're running out of time, Roz.

OK,

got it. You need to pull out the central control chip. It's in the... Top left

-hand corner.

I hope you're right about this.

Holy shit!

All we have to do now is find Ed and Julia.

Give the hand back, will you?

Everything ready? Good.

I bought some things for the journey. I got this for you.

It was 84 in Silicon Valley yesterday. I can't wait.

That'll be the taxi.

Let's get your cases in.

This is how you see me, isn't it?

What?

Glossy outside, high -tech inside.

No.

Channing, if I come with you, you'll be disappointed.

I'll be disappointed.

What do you mean?

I want more than logic and technology and science. I want...

I need passion and excitement, uncertainty.

You don't.

It's my intellect you want, not my passion.

Rose.

You better get going or you'll miss your flight.

The logical decision?

Not this time, no.