Original subtitles

Doctor Cassandra Bryce?

I have some intelligence

that needs your particular nuclear expertise.

You told me it was a quick job, in and out.

[Antonio] The metal in the boxes... is uranium.

What do you want to return it to me?

I want £1,000,000.

-They're carrying something. -They're keeping apart.

If there was two pieces of uranium,

you would have to keep them apart to stop them reacting.

They might explode.

[Antonio] Go to a location I will send you.

There will be consequences if you don’t deliver.

Max! Do what they say! No!

[Daniel] We're gonna make her suffer.

Chop her to pieces.

-[gunshot] -[thud]

[Antonio] Get to Syria, Max.

I will arrange transport to Marrakesh.

Your girlfriend will be here when you arrive.

[Max] We're going to Syria.

[eerie stillness]

[speaking Arabic]

[indistinct Arabic chatter]

[clears throat]

[woman laughs gently]

What’s your name?

[soft intriguing music]

Janat.

[soft rhythmic music]

[suspenseful music intensifies]

["Bodysnatchers" by Radiohead playing]

♪ I do not ♪

♪ Understand ♪

♪ What it is ♪

♪ I've done wrong ♪

♪ Full of holes ♪

♪ Check for pulse ♪

♪ It's the 21st century ♪

♪ It is the 21st century ♪

♪ Oh, the lines Wrapped 'round my face ♪

♪ Oh, the lines Wrapped 'round my face ♪

♪ Are for anyone else to see ♪

♪ Are for anyone else to see ♪

♪ I'm a lie ♪

[music fades]

You’re not saying much.

I’m driving.

Usually, can’t shut you up.

I thought you wouldn’t wanna talk on a come-down.

I feel fine.

[phone buzzes]

Alam.

He wants us to go to an airfield to catch a plane to Morocco

to deliver the uranium.

We’re here because of Baal. That’s why we came here.

But after, we go to the plane.

We have to take the uranium to them.

-You killed one of them last night. -So what?

Alam doesn’t know that. All he knows is

that people showed up, and we had to run.

Okay. Okay, calm down.

[suspenseful music]

[Cassie] That’s him.

Mohamed Aziz.

"Destroyer of worlds."

And he quoted the Gita?

Misquoted. Oppenheimer was paraphrasing.

[Mark] Did he strike you as the literary type?

No. But he seems like a textbook case.

Hardcore jihadi.

He went to Syria after his release from jail.

And according to the Brits,

he hasn’t been seen for seven years.

-Hm. -There was something about him, Mark.

I saw something.

-He's dangerous. -We still don’t know if they have real uranium.

-Khaled’s source said they do. -Fifty kilos. In two pieces.

I struggle to see how a Venezuelan drug cartel fits into this

when we have a known jihadist involved.

The cartels control Highway Ten.

The smuggling route between the Mediterranean and West Africa.

They can move the uranium through the desert for the jihadis.

-Okay. -But where to?

So it could be going to Mali.

The insurgents there have practically taken over the country.

-[phone buzzes] -Although...

with this Aziz guy involved,

I... think it’s much more likely a group in this area.

We think we’ve identified a car they’re in

which has crossed the border into Syria.

[suspenseful music]

[Max] Who are they?

[JJ] They're soldiers.

The new government. Or militia.

We have to be careful.

We need to turn off.

We need petrol.

[music fades]

Yeah, anything that's available. I'm standing by.

-I need to get on the ground. -We need to get on the ground.

I don’t wanna jeopardise your cover here in Beirut.

You're doing vital work.

There is nothing more vital

than trying to prevent a terrorist group

getting a nuclear bomb, Mark. That's the reason I'm here.

Whoever this Mohamed Aziz is, or however dangerous he may be,

he’s not gonna be assembling a bomb.

Not even when he quoted the Gita to you?

There has to be somebody building the bomb.

Okay? Someone that knows how to do it.

I got a name for you: Sayed Ahman.

He’s a physicist.

He went missing a couple of years ago.

I actually reported him.

Erm, he disappeared a little bit after that.

I’m sure it was followed up.

Maybe I should check into that.

[Khaled] Yeah. You weren’t expecting him, were you?

You know him well?

-[Mark] Where? -I know him.

[Mark] I’m on my way.

I got us a plane, but we need to leave right now.

I thought you didn't want me to come.

You told me, I need you.

If you wanna catch this jihadi, we need to leave right now.

It was great to meet you.

[Khaled] Yeah. Erm, hey...

Take care of yourself.

Let me know where they’re headed.

No one interferes with their journey

until I am on the ground. That is imperative.

They're on the move again.

Going further north.

And the Brits are sending someone to liaise with us

-about Mohamed Aziz. -So he must mean something to them.

[Mark] We'll find out.

D’you mention the uranium?

No, I did not. If they hold out on me,

I’m gonna hold out on them.

You're not holding out on me, right, Mark?

What do you mean?

You’re telling me everything I need to know?

Of course. You think not?

No. I- I- I just wondered

why you’re here in Beirut at this moment in time?

It's-- It's a... it's a happy coincidence.

[intriguing music]

[dog barking]

[man] Hello. Bonjour.

English? Français?

-[Max] English. -You need petrol, sir?

Yes, please.

Journalist?

Where are you from?

Where are you going, sir?

My friend.

Do you have a map?

A map?

I can't even read that.

That’s where Alam wants us to go.

[JJ] That's here.

We’re down here. That’s Palmyra.

So, we go there, then go to the air base.

We have to go there to get back to Marrakesh.

It’s the only way...

It’s the only way we get paid.

I don't know.

Is that where you were when you were here before?

No.

Caliphate was in the east.

Fine.

No problem. Everything's alright.

[suspenseful music]

Get in the car.

Slow.

Don't rush.

[engine stops]

[intensified suspenseful music]

Start the engine.

[engine starts, stops]

[engine starts]

[intensified suspenseful music continuing]

-[music stops] -That was close.

I told you those soldiers were government soldiers.

We have to avoid them. Heading to Palmyra takes us

out of their territory. Listen to what I'm telling you.

-I was here. -Okay.

I hear you.

That bloke back there at the petrol place.

He only had one hand.

D’you reckon he got that chopped off by your lot?

In the caliphate?

That only happened if you’re a thief.

Or dishonest to people.

Did you ever do it?

You know, like, chop...

chop people?

Or were you a suicide bomber?

A shit one, obviously.

Whatever you lot did,

the cartel are worse.

That's why we have to deliver the uranium.

And to get paid.

Of course.

[lingering suspenseful music]

[lingering suspenseful music continuing]

[intriguing music]

This it?

Why are we here?

This is Baal’s temple.

It's blown up when I was here.

There'd been people here for thousands of years.

Phoenicians,

Greeks, Romans,

Muslims.

Baths, temples, libraries.

Thousand of years,

and everyone built something.

And we destroyed it.

What, you think bringing that statue back here

makes up for it?

Nothing makes up for it.

But I’m trying to be honest.

We can be honest with each other, can’t we?

Yeah.

Of course.

[phone rings]

I have to take this.

[Antonio] Where are you, Max?

Palmyra. We’re on our way north.

So, you’re making progress?

En route.

Make sure you don’t miss your plane, Max.

Your girlfriend will be here, too.

And I look forward to showing her my hospitality.

Is Laetitia okay?

-[bleep] -Hello?

You don't want to mess this up, Max.

Hm?

Hello?

Hello?

[Max] We gotta go!

[eerie music]

[shouting] JJ, we gotta go. Come on!

Max... I need to tell you something.

-[click] -I have to--

What?

Don't move.

-Why? -I stepped on something.

I think it's a mine.

[suspenseful music intensifies]

I stepped on something metal. There was a click.

If it’s a mine, there might be more.

Come back here. You’ll need to see what it is.

-I need to see? -Yeah.

I can't.

If I shift my weight, it might explode.

What if I stand on one?

Follow my footprints.

Follow my footprints.

There's one.

Hurry up.

I'm hurrying, mate.

Over here.

[JJ] Okay.

Now, feel under my foot.

See what's there.

What if it goes off?

Well, if it's big, we'll both die.

If it's small, you'll lose your hand... or your face.

My face?

Depends on the blast.

If it goes up in front, could be your face gets it.

-I don’t see anything, mate. -Have a feel under my foot.

Just be careful.

I am.

[Max] This is fucking insane.

[groans]

Come on... come on.

I don't feel anything.

Fuck off.

[intensified suspenseful music]

[music plateaus]

Max.

Stop.

Get right back.

I'm gonna lift my foot.

No, you can't.

I know what this is.

Allah used Baal to bring me back here.

To die.

He didn't bring you here, I did.

This was meant to happen.

It's written.

I knew the moment I saw him in Beirut.

Bollocks. We’re here in Syria so we can get to the air base,

so we can get a flight to Marrakesh...

so we can get the money he promised us.

Get back.

Get back!

[Max] Fuck.

Further.

[speaking Arabic]

[hyper-intense music]

[exhales]

[scoffs]

What is it?!

It’s the top of a can!

Can we go now, please?!

You didn’t come here to die!

[exhales deeply]

Yeah, you're right.

Not here.

[dog barking]

[intense suspenseful music]

-[music stops] -[plane flying]

[Cassie] This is who I was talking about earlier.

The Turkish scientist who went missing.

Sayed Ahman. The one I filed the report on.

You think he was radicalised?

I thought he was a person of interest.

He’d been at the university a few times.

We met on conferences.

Just couldn’t figure out who he might be working for.

Even though I’m sure he knew who I was, he never made a move.

Why do you think that was?

I would hope it was because he liked me.

But I’m not that naive.

I liked him, though.

Then he was definitely an agent.

People in your line of work

only ever connect with people who do the same thing.

I don’t know how undercovers do it.

Satellite latest

is they’re heading for Deir Ez-Zor province.

Where the caliphate was.

Our jihadi’s going home.

[gentle intriguing music]

We are going the right way?

Yeah.

[Max] The air base, you said it was in the north?

[JJ] Yes.

[Max] So, why is the sun behind us?

If we were going north, the sun would be to the side.

I drive for a living.

I know where the sun is in the sky .

We have to stay out of government territory

for as long as possible.

[children playing]

[Max] Really fucking hope we’re en route.

Turn left.

-[Max tuts] -[intriguing music continuing]

You better not be lying to me.

Stop there.

Where are you going?

This is where I'm supposed to be,

[bird tweeting]

Go on with your journey, Max.

This is where mine ends.

No.

You have to take me to the air base.

JJ, you can't just leave me here.

My name's not JJ.

[sighs]

Where the fuck did he point to?

[suspenseful music]

[music fades]

[children playing]

[intriguing music playing softly]

[baby giggles]

[gentle splashing]

This is for Kamal.

[contented baby's breathing]

[JJ] Mh.

-[explosion] -[rumbling]

[baby crying]

[baby crying]

I can get us out of here.

How?

[baby crying intensifying]

How?

-[baby crying] -[unsettling rumbling]

[planes overhead]

[hyper intense music]

-[missile incoming] -[explosion]

[high-pitched ear ringing]

[inhales]

-[laboured breathing] -[beep continuing, muffled]

-[intense, intriguing music] -[ear ringing subsides]

[no audible dialogue]

[emotive music continuing]

-[music fades] -[car door slams]

[soldiers speaking Arabic]

[suspenseful music]

[inhales]

[Max] What the fuck are you doing?

This is where I was supposed to die. Always was.

This is what God wants.

It was written.

This is Janat's grave.

That’s not my boy’s.

Where is it?

We have to go to the air base.

I'm running out of time.

It must be here somewhere.

-I have to find Kamal's grave. -No!

JJ, please. I’m begging you.

They've got my girl.

I lied to you.

The cartel have Laetitia.

They kidnapped her.

They're going to kill her

if I don't take the uranium to them.

What?

I've got no choice.

I have to go. You have to come with me.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't think you'd help me.

Why would you help me?

You should have told me.

Just put it down, mate.

-I knew you were lying. -Just put it down!

You should've told me the truth.

[helicopter downwash]

-[tyres screech] -Drop your weapons!

[man] Drop your weapons!

-Put your guns down! -Get the fuck away from them!

I’d like to go and see

the scientific side of our project.

You don't trust me.

I'm just very hands-on.

As my father wishes.

I'd like to go now.

-[suspenseful music] -[footsteps leaving]

Dr Ahman.

Please, call me Sayed.

Oksana Shirokova.

What do you think?

It’s exactly to my specifications.

All it needs now is the uranium. When will it arrive?

It’s the real deal.

Khaled’s source was right.

I’m almost certain it comes

from the Miazov facility in Russia.

Stolen?

I don’t see how it could be stolen.

Not with the security measures

the Russians have in place. It’s impossible.

You think they released it?

I don’t see any other way to explain it.

It's all ready to be put into the casing tube.

Which means whoever is doing this

is at an advanced state of readiness.

[dripping]

Where did the uranium come from?

Was it Russia?

Is that why it was in Syria?

Came from one of their bases there, right?

If you don’t cooperate, we’ll take you to Jordan,

and they’ll put a diaper on you and go to work.

You’ll break very quickly.

Mohamed. Look at me.

You’re gonna speak to me...

asshole.

You’re gonna do exactly what I tell you to do.

I'll do whatever you want.

Max! Do what they say! No!

Anything, but I have to get in touch with the cartel.

If I don’t speak to Alam, she dies.

She's my girlfriend, you know? I--

Slow down, slow down.

Now just... just tell us what you know.

Where did it come from?

All right, we know you picked it up

from Rifaat Atallah in Beirut.

[Max sighs]

-Who did he get it from? -I don't know.

I need to get in touch with him.

I need to get in touch with them and tell them I'm on my way.

First off, you need to tell us about your friend, Mohamed.

I’m not a Muslim, mate. I ain’t religious.

[Cassie] He’s not talking about the prophet.

He’s talking about your friend, Mohamed.

You partner? The jihadi?

[Max] JJ?

You don’t know his name?

You know who he is though, right?

I call him JJ.

[scoffs in disbelief]

Like Jihadi John.

Because he was a jihadi.

You're gonna have a different life if you help us.

[suspenseful music]

That's what I want.

A new life.

A new identity.

We can do that.

Then you have to help me save Laetitia.

Of course.

[Mark] What would you say if I told you

that I wanna let them continue with their mission?

I'd say that's madness.

If we stop this now, we miss out on vital intel

about who is really behind this.

We get the two assholes we got in there.

That's it. No Russians. No Islamists.

Nothing. This is an opportunity

to roll up the whole of this conspiracy.

From the source of the HEU, to the jihadist group

who are buying the bomb.

We’ll be on top of them every step of the way.

The moment the HEU reaches the buyer,

we intervene. It’s over.

They need to realise it’s in their interest to help us.

And we need to move fast.

[music intensifies, stops]

[Mark] We need to get this guy to cooperate.

-Still no word from the Brits? -No.

We're running out of time.

I wanna speak to him alone.

Mohamed Aziz. Destroyer of worlds.

Is that what you wanna do?

You wanna destroy the world?

To you, I'm just a bad guy.

I’m a nuclear physicist.

I don’t see anyone as a bad guy.

You’re a CIA Agent. Why else would you be here?

-[chair rattles] -[suspenseful music intensifies]

You must have a family...

back in England.

What if this bomb ended up where they are?

Do you ever think about that?

The people who use this uranium, they’re gonna send it somewhere.

What if it ended up killing someone you love?

[door creaks open]

The Brits have sent their guy.

[door slams]

[Rab] Al Bukamal, 2018.

One of the last holdouts of Islamic State.

Mark 80, laser guided, 200 pounds.

Fuck knows how he survived.

You used a 200-pound bomb

when there were women and children there?

Are you fucking kidding me?

The Yanks worried about collateral damage?

The apple dusnae fall far from the tree,

so you might as well take care of the next generation

while you have the chance, eh?

Hey, you can look at me like that all you want, hen,

but he’s on the list. Kill or capture.

But you don’t wanna capture, you wanna kill?

Capture bit's for human rights people. You know that.

Well, it’s a miracle he survived.

Do you think he’s still a jihadi?

Definitely.

He’s a piece of shit, this one.

He's evil.

There’s no reforming him.

You don’t think people have the capacity to change?

Do you?

Of course.

He'll never change.

A lead sleeping tablet’s what he needs.

Listen, I'm 100% with you on that.

But in this case, we need him for something.

For what?

Well, I can’t say that, but if you could find a way

to help us make him cooperate, we would be very grateful.

-He’ll no help you with nothing. -That's a double negative.

-You know what I mean. -Well, I think I do, but if I'm being honest,

I’m having a little trouble with your accent.

It's 'cause youse Americans don’t hear folk like me

on your tellies, do youse?

You think it’s all Pride and Prejudice in Britain.

Paddington Bear and Hugh fucking Grant. But it's no.

It’s cunts like me, and it’s cunts like him.

[chuckles]

I get him when you’re done, then?

He's all yours.

Here we go.

[children playing]

What is this?

It's his son.

Oh, and I’ve got something else for ya.

[Cassie] If you help us...

if you let this plan play out,

we will find a way for you to see him.

He’s in Italy. In a refugee camp.

He’s being looked after. He’s safe.

That’s a fake. That could be anyone’s kid.

It’s your boy. It’s Kamal. I had it checked out.

You made it out of there alive. That’s a miracle.

Why shouldn’t he have done the same?

[splashing]

He was found in the rubble a few hours after.

Where were you?

[exhales shakily]

[Cassie] He's alive.

That's fake. That's fake.

It's fucking fake!

[chains rattle]

[banging]

[sobbing]

[sobbing continuing]

[Mark] Great work.

This isn't what I do.

No, but you do it very well.

I need to be in Marrakesh.

I have to see this through.

I wanna know who’s behind this.

I have done everything you’ve asked of me, Mark.

You owe me this.

[phone line ringing]

[phone ringing]

Max, where are you?

We hit trouble.

Car broke down, and the phone ran out of battery.

It was a fuck-up.

Do you have the uranium?

Yeah, we got it.

And I think I’ve found a way to get back.

[upbeat suspenseful music]

[engines running]

[music intensifies]

♪ You ain't got no backbone ♪

["Backbone" by Chase & Status & Stormzy playing]

[JJ] What did they promise you? A new identity?

You and Laetitia riding off into the sunset?

[Max] Something like that.

[Cassie] We are gonna try to get them out?

We’re talking about a drug trafficker

and a jihadi here. Who’s gonna miss them?

-[Max] I have to go there. -Max!

- They've got Laetitia. -Tell them!

[JJ] I’m not doing it. I know how

the betrayal happens. It's happened to me.

[Cassie] This is about your chance to do the right thing.

-This is for you. -And the other one?

- [Max] I’ll take you to it. -He’s supposed to be here.

-I’m not going to the riad. -You have to.

Fuck. He's on the move.

-Don't follow me. -[Oksana] Americans.

Perhaps this might be a good time to leave.

[Cassie] Sayed.

Thought it might be you.

I hoped it wouldn't.

Where are they taking us now?

I don't know.

[ "Backbone" by Chase & Status & Stormzy playing]

♪ This is drum and bass ♪

♪ This ain't all that fucking house shit ♪

♪ I score a goal and I do my dance ♪

♪ I Peter Crouch it ♪

♪ Heard them brothers wanna do me somethin' ♪

♪ But I doubt it ♪

♪ Do me something, then Do me something if you're bad ♪

♪ My mother calls me Mike But I think I'm Jack the Lad ♪

♪ Tell us what you're working with ♪

♪ Don't tell us what you had ♪

♪ I need to start my sentences With, "Sorry, may I add?" ♪

♪ You ain't got no backbone ♪

♪ Do me somethin', then Do me somethin' if you're lit ♪

♪ My mother calls me Mike But I think I'm a shit ♪

♪ Don't tell us how it used to be ♪

♪ Just tell us what it is ♪

♪ They never gave me nothin' ♪

♪ So it's fair I take the piss ♪

♪ Pussy ♪