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It's possible that he was killed

because he was involved in Nick's operation.

- I don't know anything. - Alice.

I saw how scared Nick was just before he...

You were there.

Talk me through these symbols.

Can you keep her sources safe?

I'll do what I can.

Interview. That's it. Interview Adama Seidu.

Then why did Nick kill himself with your gun?

It was transferred straight to his original high-network clients.

Paid out to them as investment returns.

A Ponzi scheme.

PhD student at the University of the Basque Country.

How far is it to the university?

Police! Drop the gun now!

Oficial Beitia?

I think we could get further and faster if we work together.

Heaslip didn't take the money for himself, it was for someone else.

Someone he needed to pay. The question is, who?

Why would an investigative reporter call a PhD student?

It was Adama who reached out to Olatz.

He called her office first.

His university webpage is giving his supervisor as Dr Itziar Romero.

We need to figure out what Seidu learned. What got them both killed.

PROFESSOR ITZIAR ROMERO ROOM 302

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF GARRÍA

Great that Professor Romero can meet us at short notice.

Let's hope she can tell us more about Adama.

Hi, Maria.

Are you OK, love?

Yes, yes.

PRIVATE NUMBER

Are you OK, Professor?

I don't understand. Why him?

We think Adama's death may be connected to the murder of Olatz Alzola

through his research.

His thesis was on patterns of migration.

I'm not sure that would be of interest to a crime reporter.

Do you have a copy of his research?

I have his initial outline.

He was still in the early stages, collecting data.

This is a draft of the questionnaire he was using.

Can you tell us about Adama?

He was engaged.

Compassionate.

The perfect candidate for this study.

Because of his personal experience?

No.

Because of his skill.

Adama was born in Belgium.

His mother left Rwanda years earlier.

In the early 90s.

And his father was Congolese.

But I've no doubt that listening to them, their story,

gave him a certain insight.

So, he knew what questions to ask?

And, more importantly, how to ask them.

That helped him to spot trends that were previously overlook or ignored.

We believe that he posted something before he died.

Have you received anything from him?

Did Adama reach out to you in the last few days?

There was a missed call from him, but he didn't leave a message.

I'm an advisor on multiple thesis projects.

I have classes, my own research.

I should have checked in with him.

Nothing.

Sorry.

Olatz's notes referenced an Adama Seidu interview.

And I thought Olatz interviewed Adama.

But now I think she meant the questionnaires.

Lore. What do you have?

Adama rang multiple immigration centres

in the week leading up to his death.

A bunch of hostels and shelters, also.

That tracks with what Professor Romero just told us.

Follow up on that list, OK?

We need to question anyone Adama spoke to.

- OK. - On it.

Hey.

We need to set some parameters before we start.

We've never done that before.

- We've never had a reason to. - Parameters are a red rag to a bull.

Lydia'll just find her way around it.

Negative publicity could spook the foundation before we get this deal closed.

It'll be fine, Grace.

I know what I'm doing.

OK. Ready.

What you've achieved,

your work in conflict zones, it's remarkable.

It's a team effort.

Oh, but Tar Le was born out of your vision.

I spent years on the ground

where all we could offer was an emergency response.

And the limitations of that, just being a doctor...

it wasn't enough.

I needed to think in terms of continuity of care,

disease prevention, and the environmental impact of our work.

And your upcoming partnership with the Leeland-Bakshi Foundation.

What are you hoping will come from that?

Well, this new funding will allow us to make our model standard

and expand it into more conflict zones and refugee camps around the world.

REFUGEE RECEPTION CENTRE

Let me know if you need anything else.

- Yes. - Is everything OK?

Hello.

We're looking for the manager.

I'm the manager. Tomas Torres.

Do you speak English?

Yeah.

Do you know this man?

He's been in a couple of times.

Did you ever speak to him?

Not really. He was more interested in the residents.

They said he was doing some kind of research.

We need the names of the residents he spoke with.

I don't think so.

We're going to need a court order for that.

We can't force him.

We take civil liberties very seriously here.

Some people's more seriously than others.

We're not here to cause any problems for anyone.

We just want to know what Adama spoke to them about.

Can't you ask him?

He's dead.

Please.

We need those names.

I can ask.

If anyone is open to meeting you, I'll call.

Okay.

Here is my card.

Thank you.

We need to talk.

Could you run the image through facial recognition?

Do they know this request has come directly from Dunlop?

Well, tell them. It might light a fire under them!

These are all Nick's clients that we identified.

I thought we could go back through them, see if our mystery man is here.

Forensics are using facial recognition

to run the image against criminals in our database.

I'm going to reinterview Simon Kearns, see if he can give us a name.

Might be better if you focussed on working out where Nick hid that money.

Chumped up little shit!

Personal feelings aside...

he's not wrong.

Even if we identify this man,

we need to be able to link him to the money.

We know Nick didn't funnel it through his accounts.

There must have been another way.

What am I missing?

Earlier on, we were discussing how this new funding

will position Tar Le as the international standard in disaster response.

Raising its profile, but also putting you firmly in the spotlight.

It's not about me.

It's about the work.

The innocent victims.

Speaking of victims,

I do have to address the elephant in the room.

Nick Heaslip, your brother-in-law.

Do you have concerns that you, your work,

will be impacted by the damage to his reputation?

That has nothing to do with Tar Le.

It's claimed that he defrauded vulnerable people.

I mean, do those allegations alone not shock you?

Of course.

But these allegations only came to light

after an action by CAB led to Nick's death.

So you have concerns about how CAB handled the investigation?

This guy's a ghost.

And no one could ID him,

not Kearns or any of Heaslip's former staff.

We might have something here.

Some partial matches from facial recognition came in.

They're not great. Most of them are 30 years old.

But this one...

I thought you were going to stay on the money.

I have been. I couldn't see the wood from the trees.

I needed to focus on something else.

Anthony Pearse, arrested June 1991.

Anthony Pearse.

Released from Mount Joy in 1994.

Three years into an eight-year sentence.

There's nothing else here, no current address, nothing.

Well, he's got to be listed somewhere.

Pull up social welfare and revenue files.

Parole Board might be able to give us his last known address.

Parole Board weren't much use.

His last known residence is an office block, no...

Any luck?

No social welfare payments, no tax returns, no property, no payslips.

Nothing since Pearse was released.

Mother, deceased. Father, not listed on the birth cert.

No siblings, so we can't even find anything that way.

- I'll get started on social media. - Already done.

No digital footprint.

What else is there?

Death records?

No, I checked death records, there's no death records.

There's you banging on about how there's always a paper trail.

There is always a paper trail.

No matter how smart these guys think they are,

something always trips them up.

A hospital bill, a parking ticket.

You can't live in this country and hide your PPS number.

You can't live in this country and hide your PPS number.

He doesn't live here.

If Pearse flew in to meet Nick, then he came through an airport.

We just need to find out which one.

We've IDed the guy Nick was meeting as Anthony Pearse,

and you won't believe where he's based.

Bilbao.

We got a hit from Dublin Airport.

He flew in the day of the meeting from Bilbao,

flew back the next morning.

That can't be a coincidence.

We requested a list of properties he owns in Spain.

He bought a pub six months after leaving prison,

but now he owns businesses all around Spain:

bars, nightclubs, restaurants.

But the place in Bilbao is his main trading address.

Well done. Send me the details.

I want to follow up on this. It's my lead.

Well, let's think about this.

We're here on the ground, so we'll follow up.

And I'll let you know what we find.

Anthony "Anton" Pearse

was a getaway driver for a bank robber, Gerry McBride, in the late 80s.

He was arrested in 1991 at age 21 for car theft,

but the guards wanted his boss.

They offered him a deal.

Roll on McBride and walk, but he turned them down.

Pearse serves three years, then disappears.

Only to resurface in Bilbao. - What about McBride?

Is it possible Pearse is still working for him?

There was an active Interpol red notice on McBride for years.

He resurfaced in Dubai,

where he was gunned down outside a meeting in 2003.

Theory is, he was trying to set up an operation there.

His death didn't mean any of his money ended up back in Irish coffers, though.

They never found it.

He spent all that time on the run,

and he never left anything behind except a letter with his solicitor,

making sure that in the event of his death,

his body be repatriated back to Dublin.

Well, if this is your guy, it looks like he made a fresh start.

He's come a long way from Mount Joy.

Question is, how did he end up here?

Mr Pearse?

The police wish to speak to you.

Tony Pearse.

Pleasure to meet you.

Oficial Jon Beitia.

And this is...

DS Wallace and DS Prendergast.

From the Criminal Assets Bureau.

I'm familiar with your work.

Have a seat.

It's been a while since I had to deal with the Irish police.

Drinks. What will it be?

Coffee? Or tea? Or something a bit stronger?

Actually, we're grand.

Please, Miss Wallace.

Detective Sergeant Wallace.

Sure.

So, Detective Sergeant.

What can I assist you with?

Do you know Nick Heaslip?

I did, yeah.

Terrible, what happened.

How did you know him?

Thank you.

I've known the Bennett family for years.

Nick I met when he and Alice got married.

Sure, they've been coming over here nearly every summer since Ollie was born.

Have you ever met them outside of Bilbao?

Roasted and blended the beans myself.

Sure you don't want to try one?

Mr Pearse.

Tony, please.

You ditched Tonto.

Yeah, look, I made some stupid choices.

But I've served my time.

Must've been hard, coming out here with nothing.

No matter how much I toe the line,

your lot will always see me as a criminal, won't you?

But, to answer your question...

I met Nick in Dublin.

What for?

He said he had an investment opportunity for me.

Would you regularly fly to discuss investments?

Nick was a friend.

I went as a courtesy.

And did you invest money with him?

No, thank God.

Nick was a bit...

judgy of my past.

You know?

Something was wrong if he was asking me to invest.

I told him I don't do business with friends.

He didn't take it very well.

You never gave him a loan?

Helped him out as a mate?

You know, I wish he'd told me how bad it was.

I'm glad I didn't have any money tied up with him.

But... maybe I could have gotten him some help.

I can get the kitchen to fix you something up, if you like.

Hate to think of you guys coming all this way for nothing.

Thank you for your hospitality, Mr Pearse.

But we have a lot of work to do.

Fair enough.

I'll show you out.

And if there's anything else I can help you with,

just give me a call, yeah?

What do you think?

I think it's criminal.

Charging that much for a steak.

DS Wallace, please give my deepest sympathies to Alice, won't you?

Of course.

Damn, what's this?

Evacuate the arts block. The police are on their way.

I've spotted the suspect. I repeat, I've spotted the suspect.

He's headed towards the emergency exit.

Get out of the way!

The suspect has escaped east, in the direction of the car park.

Accounting companies we can connect to Heaslip

didn't show up anything in the 27 million.

I'm thinking we're looking for something not directly connected to him.

Sir, I'd like to speak with Alice Heaslip...

No one is to call Alice Heaslip.

In the course of an interview with Lydia Larken

due to broadcast this evening,

Niamh Bennett was asked about her brother-in-law's misdeeds.

In response, she accused CAB of persecuting her family.

But, as Heaslip's wife, Alice has to be considered a witness,

if not a potential suspect.

That's exactly what I told the Garda press office.

However, Larkin's producer was more interested

in why Alice had, in Niamh's words, "been interrogated by DS Wallace"

without her solicitor present.

I then received a call from Alice's solicitor asking the same thing.

Until this is sorted, no one is to approach Alice Heaslip.

Do you understand?

Sir, I understand this is a complicated situation,

but we need to ask Alice about Pearse.

Was what I just said in there not clear enough to you?

It was, sir, and I agree. Maybe Claire took the wrong approach.

Was too aggressive. But Alice knows we have to question her.

It's how Claire spoke to her that's the problem.

We need to regain her trust.

And you feel this is time sensitive?

Well, we know Nick was paying someone.

And my money's on Pearse, and that's a lead we can follow.

And if it's not Pearse, well, then we need to eliminate him

from our inquiries as soon as possible

and the only person who can confirm if his story holds up

is Alice.

OK.

I'll speak with her solicitor.

But I cannot stress enough the importance of convincing her

- this is not a witch hunt. - I will, sir.

Thank you.

Boylan.

You got a result this time.

But playing me against DS Wallace, questioning her capabilities...

it's not a good look.

So, we set up a perimeter as soon as we got here, but no luck so far.

Forensics only found bloody marks, no fingerprints.

Did you get anything from the victim?

Well, he didn't see the attacker's face, but he did manage to stab him.

We are checking all hospitals and clinics nearby to see if our guy shows up.

- Professor Romero? - She's inside.

She's sure that nothing was taken.

Forensics are sweeping the whole inside of the building right now.

Can you check up on CCTV?

I need to update Dunlop. - On it.

- Wallace. - Sir.

About time you called me with an update.

Sorry, sir.

The Adama Seidu investigation is progressing.

There was a break-in at the university.

I need you and DS Prendergast back in Dublin.

Sir?

You went to Bilbao for one reason, to search that house

and find evidence of Heaslip's missing millions.

- And when we did, we found a body. - And nothing else.

The murder is a matter for the Basque police.

You can liaise with them from here if necessary.

- What about Pearse? - What about him?

He admitted to the meeting. Liam's confirming that with Alice Heaslip.

Hand over the case to Oficial Beitia and get back to Dublin.

Understood?

Play it again.

How's the boss?

You got anything here?

Once more.

There.

Is that the best image we have?

From these cameras, yes.

OK, OK.

Yes... No. Anything else, call us first. Alright? Keep me posted.

The girl Idoia is awake.

Hey, Bruno.

Why are we meeting here?

We have a problem.

Yes, we do.

The police are asking questions.

He knows.

Shit.

Are you sure?

Fuck it. Then we cut him in.

He's a businessman.

You know him.

You can talk to him.

What's going on, Bruno?

Bruno, what the hell is going on?

I'm sorry.

What did you do, Bruno!

I'm sorry, Tomas.

I'm sorry.

You, too.

Now.

We only have one witness who's seen this person.

Rushing the girl to ID her family's killer

could shut her down completely.

What else do we have?

DNA from the blood sample.

We haven't got a hit on any of the other locations.

If this is the same killer, I don't think we will this time, either.

Did you get anything else from the phone records?

They are working on triangulating Olatz and Adama's movements

around the times they spoke.

Which will take time.

Claire.

I know you're concerned about your case.

They're all connected.

- Yes. - The girl has been through a lot.

But you know she won't be safe until we identify her family's killer.

I still think we need to take time. We need to build up her trust...

We don't have time.

Our CBO has ordered us back to Dublin.

OK.

We do it your way.

Maybe we should call it a night.

Right. See you tomorrow?

Claire?

We should discuss how we approach the interview with the girl.

That makes sense.

I'll stay.

Right.

See you in the morning.

Ciao.

I've gone back five years into Heaslip's emails,

and the only mention of family names

are in personal messages, birthdays, anniversaries, school pick-ups.

Not a mention of a shell company or a trust. Nothing.

But you were on the right track, though.

It's impossible to transfer that amount of cash

without leaving some kind of a trail.

Unless...

Commodities.

Like diamonds.

Or gold.

In Ras-Al-Khaimah.

Bruno, Bruno, Bruno...

I mean...

What were you thinking?

Please. Please.

Huh?

I'm in the middle of securing a plan worth...

millions.

Fucking millions.

And you put it in jeopardy for a couple of grand?

Heck...

You could have come to me.

Hm?

Explained your little operation.

Given me a chance to tell you what a fucking stupid idea it was.

I will do anything to fix it.

Oh, don't you worry.

I'll tell you exactly what you need to do.

Otherwise...

your son...

is going to end up like this.

Claire, can we...

I played with all my friends yesterday at school.

That sounds so fun, sweetheart.

Say goodbye to Mummy.

OK, Daddy says I have to go to school now.

OK. You tell Daddy bye-bye for me, OK?

Wait, Claire, can we talk?

- Can we... - Hey, look...

I know things have been hard on you.

I can call my mum, have her pick up Alana today.

Take the pressure off?

I've already made arrangements with my mum.

But I take it you're too busy, so I'll just let you go.

Eh, sorry, what were you saying?

Nothing.

I should have told you straight away.

About Dunlop's orders.

But you didn't.

I'll have to deal with the fallout, same as you.

I'm really sorry.

You look wrecked.

Late night, was it?

I've paracetamol, if you want.

Can we just focus on the girl, please.

CBD oil?

Hello, Idoia.

Look, I'm Jon.

And this is Claire.

We're here to ask you a few questions, OK?

OK.

You're very brave.

Do you know why you're here?

Do you remember anything that happened?

If this upsets you, at any point, you let us know and we'll stop, OK?

If at any point you're upset, Idoia,

just tell us and we'll stop.

Have you ever seen this man?

Have you ever seen this man?

No.

It's OK.

You're doing great, Idoia.

You're doing great.

Can I show you one more?

Can she show you one more?

It's OK. It's OK, Idoia. You're safe here.

No.

Get out!

You're OK. Don't worry. - Mama!

- It's OK. - Mama!

I'm here.

My solicitor's delayed.

That's no problem. We can wait.

That won't work.

My son will be home soon.

And after what happened in Bilbao,

you'd prefer I not be here when he gets home?

How my colleague handled that situation, I understand it was upsetting.

That's an understatement.

And I'd understand if you'd rather wait for your solicitor.

But I have one question, and then I'll be gone.

OK.

Do you know this man?

That's Tony Pearse.

How do you know him?

From holidays.

We've known him for years.

Were you aware your husband met with Mr Pearse in Dublin

about three weeks ago?

So, Nick met a friend.

It didn't look very friendly.

Pearse claims Nick tried to persuade him to invest.

Pearse said he turned him down.

He felt Nick was desperate.

How much do you really know about Anthony Pearse?

I know he wouldn't lie about Nick.

Pearse has a past.

That he's never hidden.

You've accused me, Simon, now Tony.

Who's next?

Is everyone we know a suspect?

- We have to ask these questions. - And you've got your answer.

If you think of anything else...

Jesus.

I didn't think you'd be in today.

I won't let some thug scare me away.

Listen.

I took this by mistake.

It's yours. I meant to give it back to you, but...

With all the commotion...

I've put out an alert on this suspect,

but we still need CCTV from streets around the university.

See if we can get a better image of him or ID his car.

OK, IT were able to triangulate the general area

where Olatz made her last phone call to Adama's burner.

We got a ping here near the tower.

That's an industrial area.

That's all pharmaceutical companies, car manufacturing...

- Oficial Beitia. - Yes?

An Itziar Romero is asking for you. She said you need to see this.

Bring her up.

Go ahead, open it.

Detective Sergeant Wallace, we have Professor Romero here.

Thank you for bringing Adama's envelope.

You said if we could get his research, that you could help us.

And where's the rest of it?

This is everything we have.

When I last spoke to Adama, he'd conducted over 200 interviews.

Maybe this was all he had on him.

Different dates, different hostels.

But if this is what he thought Professor Romero should see,

then this must be the important stuff.

Adama would have been looking for a pattern.

He found a link. That's what we need to look for.

How'd it go with Alice?

She confirmed what Pearse told us.

She doesn't seem to have any idea of what Nick was doing.

Oh, to never question where your money comes from.

- Did you find something? - I think so, in Nick's emails.

Boylan.

How was Dr Heaslip? - I think I built a rapport.

Good.

She confirmed what Pearse told us. He's a family friend.

Well, the Pearse lead is dead, then. Well, no, not necessarily.

She didn't know they met in Dublin.

And when I asked her, there was something off in her reaction.

I think Pearse could be our guy,

but Alice isn't ready to admit that Nick did anything wrong yet.

We need to come at this from a different angle.

These are emails between Nick and a gold trader in Ras-Al-Khaimah

from around the time he liquidated his offshore company.

I believe Nick used the 27 million to buy gold.

And that's how he moved it.

And I'd like to follow up.

Well done, Boylan.

Solid work.

I brought Ollie's suit from the dry cleaner's.

And I spoke to the florist.

They're going to put a little colour in the mix, like you wanted.

What are you doing?

Give me that.

You'll run yourself into the ground.

Has something else happened?

Did one of the neighbours say something?

The guards came by this morning.

Nick asked Tony for a loan.

Tony?

Jesus, Alice.

If he needed money that badly, why didn't he tell me?

You know what Nick was like.

He never wanted to worry you. - Worry me?

He lied to me. He asked our friends for money.

He brought a gun into the same house as Ollie.

Now he's gone and I'm left picking up the pieces.

It's OK.

All the subjects of these questionnaires are from Central Africa.

So, the point of origin must be significant.

You said Adama was focussed on the Western Mediterranean route.

Yes. On migrants travelling through the Sahel

to Morocco or Algeria by bus or truck,

then across the Mediterranean into southern Spain.

And from southern Spain to Bilbao?

By truck.

Yeah, I found several mentions of payments,

all different amounts, but all around 7,000 euros.

All via Hawalla.

It's a money transfer system.

You hand in a code at a predetermined location, and get cash in return.

So, most likely payments to traffickers.

Could that have been the trend that he noticed?

IT were able to access the files from Adama's USB.

Look at those numbers.

They match the codes on the questionnaires.

Ugh.

Hepatitis, chemical rashes,

MRSA infections.

So, this is the trend he noted.

These migrants were getting sick.

But wouldn't the health authorities have picked up on this?

Not necessarily.

Even when they're eligible for healthcare, a lot of them are too afraid to access it.

And if they did get treated,

the medics wouldn't be looking for a pattern.

We're missing something.

This isn't enough to prompt Adama to contact Olatz.

This might be.

Adama kept a log of when everyone arrived in Bilbao and when they got sick.

They were getting sick after they reached Bilbao?

They were getting sick while they travelled.

Different diseases, but...

same departure point, same route.

Same transport.

Something on the trucks was making them sick.

This symbol.

Where did you find it?

Olatz had it underlined in her notes.

Do you know what that is?

I think it could be the symbol for medical waste.

Olatz made her last phone call here, an industrial area.

Right by this company that processes medical waste.

Sanihaz.

That's what they found.

Someone was transporting migrants in trucks that contained medical waste.

Sanihaz Medical Waste.

I need all the info you can get on them.

PRIVATE NUMBER

OLATZ ALZOLA'S DAUGHTER SURVIVES FAMILY'S MURDER.

Leaving already?

Well, I must say, I love what you've done with the place.

So...

Have you seen the good news?

Sit.

You made a mistake. - You made a mistake.

You told me that house would be empty.

This was your mess.

Yes.

And I'm cleaning it up.

You see...

That girl?

She's your mess.

Now.

If she IDs you...

that could lead to me.

I can't really have that.

I'll take care of her.

Good man, yourself.