Original subtitles

My name's Piine.

Richard Roper is selling

iin the miiddle of the Arab Spriing.

Why doesJonathan Pine, respected

by snitching on his guests?

If there's a man selling a private

a lot of pain to a lot of people,

Anyone would do it.

I want to put you

We'll contact you.

LOUD SCREAM

He saved me.

THOmas Quince.

Thank you very much, siir,

You're very welcome, Danny.

Angela Burr is clOser

tO cracking RicHard ROper's

EXPLOSIONS

PHONE BEEPS, EXPLOSION

I want my mOney back, Mr ROper.

If yOu dO nOt psy,

You have to commit.

LOUD MUSIC PLAYS

Shukran.

So, shallwe talk about tomorrow?

Yeah.

There'll be no official autopsy,

no photos,

no record of death.

We'lljust identify the body,

No-one gets the ashes.

No-one wiill know.

What about Danny?

No, not even Danny.

Riichard Roper wiill remaiin

and you, Jonathan Piine.

You never came to

Are you all right?

Yeah. I didn't sleep last night.

Just last night?

Don't worry,

SOLDIER SHOUTS ORDERS

NO. Just One Of yOu will

Who says?

I say.

Now, listen here, I've had enough

Angela, it's all right. It's not all

She'll do it.

We've both waited so long for this.

You've waited longer.

Yalla.

Yalla!

Ready? Yeah.

Can yOu cOnfirm tHis

Yeah, iit's hiim.

Sure?

Yeah.

RADIO:

HE GROANS

KNOCK ON DOOR

Alex?

Alex? One second.

Theresa. Hii. Hi.

Corky escaped again. Aha!

Did he wake you? Well, nO, becsuse

Of course it is, of course it is.

You, sir, are a flirt.

What are you doing disturbing

You wOrk st night, dOn't yOu?

I do, yes.

Yeah. Whst dO yOu dO? Are yOu,

HE LAUGHS

I work iin a bank, so.

SO. So, yes,

All rigHt.

if yOu dsre tO jOurney

Erm.

Yes, maybe, one day.

Yeah. Sorry agaiin.

YeaH, bye. Bye. Bye.

Corky.

Getting me into trouble.

This is the MI6 quarterly

director of the Night Owls unit.

Shallwe begin?

Sure.

So, Alex, is there anything

No. Erm.

No.

And how's your famiily?

And romantically,

Yeah.

Actually, I've started going out

I see you've requested to

for another three years. Yes. Yep.

How do you feel about that?

I feel good. Erm.

I love workiing for Rex Mayhew.

I love my team.

FrOm a central Ops pOint Of view,

we've learned mOre frOm

led by Alex GOOdwin thsn

NOcturnsl surveillsnce Of the

tO Our clesn up OperstiOn

LOUD MUSIC, SHOUTING

THe NigHt Owls' patience

Has allOwed us, at MI6,

and avert terrOr tHreats

The Night Owls, that's

That's riight, yeah.

HE CHUCKLES

No, but.

Hey, man.

Viisiitor from the Riiver.

Thanks, Graham.

It's quiet wOrk.

It's nOt tHe mOst dramatic.

. but whO needs herOes?

Basil.

Well, as head of the River House

I am formally sanctioning

for the Night Owl Unit under

and the continued supervision

Thank you very much.

I've taken a look at your file.

Six years.

You've refused all promotions,

all offers for posts abroad.

I love being at home.

Sorry to. disappoint you.

You don't disappoint me, Alex.

If I'm honest, you friighten me.

Just a reminder,

nOtHing abOve tHe parapet.

Thst fsce is tOO pretty tO IOse.

A lot of intelligence officers

Some of them shout,

some of them scream at me,

some even throw things,

but the ones I really worry about

turn up every three months,

they sit there and they smile,

just like you.

They say nothing, like you.

And then, one day.

. they explode.

You need to talk to me, Alex.

Tell me who you really are.

I am the man.

. who will not explode.

DOOR OPENS

Hii, Miike.

When you're settled, do a trawl

through hotel switchboards. I've

Basil Karapetian delivered

Sorry I'm late.

St Albans traffic is a disgrace.

How was your day, Alex?

Fine, thank you, Waleed.

Did you manage some sleep?

A little.

Ah, Kadarov's moviing agaiin.

Miike, follow hiim.

For reference,

Liinks to Bulgariian Mafiia wiith a biit

Where are you running to,

I worked at the Mumbai Carlton

That sort of antic tended

with the boy on reception.

Or he'sjust getting a paper.

That's for the Whiite Room.

Sally, party in the

COpy thst. En rOute.

Here we go.

Oh, a busy room for a school night.

Sally, are you there yet?

Just arriving. HOw dO I IOOk?

JONATHAN LAUGHS

Impeccable.

Eyes only, please.

I prOmise, nO tOucHing.

KNOCKING

Hi.

Number 12, your ten o'clock.

Whiisky on the rocks.

Sally, don't win too much.

You're not the show here.

Never am.

Mike, all angles.

So, who else is on

Somethiing wrong?

Miike, zoom iin on that

Just do it now.

ROPER:

LAUGHTER

CHEERING

RADIO: Everlastiing Love

Alex! Hello, Celia. Hi.

It's a bit early.

I'm sorry. I was hopiing to

Well, you can't.

He's workiing on hiis

And she's far too

Willyou do me a favour? Yes.

. and go in there and tellthose

we need more glasses. Glasses?

Yes, OK. Thank you.

No, sorry, but that table.

No, you can't go there.

Can you get someone to help you?

THe taxi's waiting and I Have tO gO.

ROxana, yOu Hear anytHing mOre

And yOu

Alex! Where are those glasses?

PIANO PLAYS

I gOt yOur message.

Taken last night.

Old Roper field man.

What's he doing coming to

Are yOu sure it's Him?

You tslk tO snyOne else sbOut this?

How could I? I'm Alex Goodwiin now.

And yOu sHOuld stay tHat way.

Rex, I'd like to talk to Burr.

Angela's retired.

Fully detsched.

She bsrely lesves her French retrest

snd wOn't wsnt tO be disturbed

Who is the woman you

You.

SHe was a friend.

What kiind of friiend?

THe kind yOu never saw.

. if I'd Had my way,

yOur stste pensiOn in yOur pOcket,

yOgs tescher in yOur bed.

You chOse tO stsy.

I gsve yOu One cOnditiOn.

JOnatHan Pine never existed.

NObOdy in thst gsrden

Alex GOOdwin stsnds befOre me nOw

and, it sO Happens,

Well, he's fond of you, too.

ROper is dead, tHe past is tHe past.

We've spent five years

Let's nOt ruin it fOr One

May I keep tHis?

OH, I Have, erm.

. a new number.

Best use tHis. frOm nOw On.

MemOrise and eat.

You knOw the drill.

Alex!

What on earth are you doing here?

Don't you know it's bad luck

Rex said that this owl needs

Wiise man.

You know, I'm so gratefulto Rex.

He's made me feelwelcome

from the moment I took the reins

He's a good man.

Yeah. He recruited you, didn't he?

Yes, he diid. Was iit Niigeriia?

That's riight. Port Harcourt.

Priivate contractor? IT, maiinly.

We met, he was there, and.

. there was an opportunity.

I put my hand up and. Good.

Why. Why do you ask?

I'm worriied about hiim.

He didn't mention anything to you?

No. No, no, no.

Have a lovely time.

SPF. Yes, OK. No less than 50!

You sre in trOuble.

CHEERING

CHeers. THank yOu.

OK, tHank yOu fOr cOming tO

After tHis, it's just tHe funeral,

NO, nO, I am genuinely grateful

tO be sble tO celebrste my 60 yesrs

surrOunded by cOllesgues,

peOple whO hsve the

and wHat tHat cOuntry

Or shOuld.

You knOw, a natiOn's

is tHe truest expressiOn Of itself.

You knOw, we are its sOldiers

and its priests,

and, as sucH, we Have a cHOice.

We csn serve blindly,

. we can take a view.

"KnOw tHyself."

SO, indulge sn Old trOOper

And nOw fuck Off and get pissed.

Have fun.

ROPER:

May I keep tHis?

If I'm honest, you friighten me.

His name isJaco Brouwer.

42 years old.

South African, but he's

as a fixer for cartels

He arrived at Heathrow under

name of Michel Hebert.

And he's staying at a small hotel

My hunch is he was told to

but went off-piste.

I want to know what

HOw dO yOu knOw Him?

From a previious liife.

I can't say,

And I have no official authority

so, up to you.

I've never been tO RicHmOnd.

Guys, cancelyour plans.

We're goiing fiishiing tomorrow.

It will be nice to see some light.

Thank you.

Our gambler's on the move.

Stay on his tail, Graham.

Copy that.

Travelling east on the towpath.

Sally, take position on the bridge.

In pOsitiOn.

He's heading up towards the cafe.

Waleed, move in. Got it. On my way.

LOOks like he's gOt s dste.

A pHOtO is incOming.

Who's that?

No.

OK.

FEEDBACK CRACKLES

THe sHipment arrives in

Once it's thrOugh custOms,

And you'll make the Anniiversary?

NO prOblem. We're On schedule.

But my cHief wants

Full spec, gOvernment stsmped,

I'll speak to my client, but they

for obvious reasons.

THis isn't yOur average gun run.

THink Of it as His insurance pOlicy.

He knows hiis miind, your chiief.

He learned frOm tHe best.

Mike, Mike, can you please

Well, I'll be in touch. You lay low.

Go and feed the ducks.

And no goiing iinto London.

There's too many eyes.

How are we doiing?

He knows hiis miind, your chiief.

He lesrned frOm the best.

Calls Himself RicHard ROper's

ROPER:

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No.

No.

Calls Himself RicHard ROper's

All rigHt, Alex,

OK, Adam HOlywell is a middle...man.

He cOnnects dOzens Of UK cOmpsnies

Often in tHe sHadOws.

He calls Himself

THe questiOn is,

Hamley Street, Holland Park. OK.

Just here on the left

MOBILE PHONE BUZZES

Sally.

OK, we knOw wHO Owns tHe HOuse.

Who?

We dO.

I'll callyou back.

PHONE RINGS

Rex. Alex.

I'm driiviing down tomorrow.

We need to talk. We dO.

When yOu get here,

Use tHe side entrance. Library.

I Have sOmetHing tO sHOw yOu.

SIREN

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Celiia. Alex. Alex, somethiing

Celia, whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down,

Rex is dead. He's dead.

Alex.

Alex, somethiing. I don't know.

Basil's here, and the police.

You've got to come, please.

You've got to come.

Alex Goodwiin, wiith the Riiver.

THUMPING HEARTBEAT

INAUDIBLE

Celia called me.

Asked me to come as soon as I could.

Hmm.

No.

To Celia more than anyone.

Celia, what happened?

He was agitated.

He. He said he'd found something,

wanted to talk to you.

It was about your man.

Erm, and then I got

saying that the dog's

When I got back.

. the shed door was open.

I just knew.

What have you got hiim iinvolved iin?

REX: MemOrise and eat.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

REX: We've spent five years

Let's nOt ruin it fOr One.

. cHance sigHting in Mayfair.

LAPTOP BEEPS

HOLYWELL:

JACO: Calls Himself

REX'S MOBILE RINGS

Rex, you said you'd call

Rex?

Hello?

CALL END TONE

OK, I've trsced the number

It belOngs tO ROxana BOlanOs.

She's COIOmbisn, but wOrks

Hsven't been sble tO link her

All riight.

All rigHt.

What? We're watcHers, Alex.

We're nOt tHe sHOw, remember?

Rex Mayhew

. was murdered.

. and the River House are involved,

so I need to talk to Roxana Bolanos.

SO sOrry tO disturb yOu.

THere's a gentleman waiting

He ssys he needs tO tslk tO yOu.

Sorry. Excuse me, guys,

to the restroom real quick. Sorry.

Thank you.

Excuse me, did you get a name? NO.

Just tHis way.

Roxana Bolanos?

Yes.

I'm here on Rex Mayhew's behalf.

Oh, yeah, you were at his house

Yes, and we need to talk.

Erm, so, where's Rex?

Get your things, make your excuses,

In the car?

Excuse me. Sorry, I'm not

I need to talk to Rex.

This is ridiculous.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Trust me, Rex won't answer.

He's dead.

He left this phone for me.

You and I are the only two numbers

Your life could be in danger.

Get your things.

ROOm bOOked st the

I've called in a favOur

It's room 122.

Thank you.

Come iin.

DISTANT SIREN

Driink?

Sure.

Have a seat.

Thank you.

CARNAL GROANS FROM NEXT ROOM

OK, liisten.

. all I need is to

How do you know Rex?

How diid you know hiim?

Start at the beginning.

Take your time.

I have a small

I.

. met Rex at one of those, erm.

. Ciity of London diinners, just.

. schmooziing, and we've.

. been in contact ever since.

Why were you there on the day

Because I've been working

In Colombia? Yes.

An iimport company iin Cartagena iis.

. buyiing UK machiine

I grew up there,

they trusted me to broker the deal.

We used a London intermediary.

Adsm HOlywell.

Name of the import company?

It's Barquero Commerce.

So what happened?

Some things started to feel.

. wrong. What do you mean?

Liike I wasn't beiing

About what was in the shipment? Yes.

So, I.

I took it to Rex.

He said that he would look into it

and that's why I was calling him.

Who knows you met hiim? No-one.

Ever heard of a man

No. Why?

What about.

. thiis man?

No. No, I don't thiink so.

Liisten, untiilwe know

you should stay here tonight.

I have a flight booked to Miami

We'll dealwith that.

No, I actually have to go.

Thiis has everythiing you miight need.

Tony will stay with you,

It's for your own safety, OK?

I'll be back soon. Well.

. how long are you going to be?

I promise you're in safe hands.

Waiit! What's your name!

THe sHip is called THe Alcestis.

It left FelixstOwe s mOnth sgO

and it dOcks in Cartagena,

We slsO fOund Out whO

I'm sending tHat tO yOu nOw, Alex.

His name is Teddy DOs SantOs.

He lives in Medellin.

NOw, I can find nOtHing

WhOever clesned his bsckgrOund

All I've gOt is s very sudden entry

abOut six years agO ...

tHe fOrmatiOn Of BarquerO COmmerce

and a cHarity fOundatiOn.

What charity foundation?

It's cslled.

. tHe AurOra.

Based in Medellin.

Sally, I need to know

is really sending to Colombia.

When the ship docks,

we need to stop the cargo

Fiind a way.

Buy me some time.

And tell Graham to stay

OK.

And wHere are yOu, Alex?

Some of the stuff we've started

So, we've got attics,

interior sculptures, documents.

Through there? Through there.

Richard Roper - terrible man,

Let me know iif you need anythiing.

Thank you.

FOOTSTEPS

SO, yOu're s friend Of

Well, I've been abroad

NO running!

I'm hiis unoffiiciial godfather,

so I thought I'd pop

Well, apart frOm His mOtHer,

sO I'm sure he'll

Good.

Mr ROper, a guest fOr yOu.

Hii, Danny.

Michael Oakes.

Remember me?

I'll lesve yOu tO it. I'll be

DOOR CLOSES

Look.

. I'm sorry I diidn't come before.

There were rules I had

Miine or yours? Both.

So, what's changed?

Cos something tells me

OK.

I just need to know.

. do you know thiis man? Why?

Because I think

Why diid he have thiis photograph?

Who iis he? Never seen hiim.

Danny, please, just look again.

Sorry. Just take one more look.

Michael, is it?

Yeah.

You're a fuckiing liiar.

You destroyed my family.

You never once were honest with me.

So. So, why should I

Huh?

OK.

I shouldn't have come.

Sorry.

See you in another ten years.

There's something

. about your father.

He was.

. executed by his captors.

When?

Six years ago.

That's fucked.

Why wasn't I told!

HE GRUNTS IN ANGER

BANGING

DANNY CRIES

I'm sorry you had to

I'm sorry, Danny.

Excuse me, but when is

Look.

. I've got people

I have to get back. Please.

He's been gone since last night.

Can I at least have my phone?

I thiink I'm goiing to be siick.

I'm going to be sick.

SHE RETCHES

JscO BrOuwerjust received

A diplOmatic briefcase.

He's bOOked On s flight tO

OK, tellthe team

HANGS UP

I'll cover the entrance.

Graham says you've

We're Night Owls, not operatives.

It'sjust a precaution.

Thiis previious liife of

. you want to tell me about it?

I was someone else once,

but he had to go away.

Who was he?

I'lltellyou when this is over.

I mightjust hold you to that.

That's hiim.

Taxi! Can yOu HOld tHat?

Taxi!

Excuse me! OH, sHit!

NO!

WrOng blOOdy terminal. YeaH,

Taxi!

Let's go.

He's taking tHe N...II nOrtH,

Copy that. We're on hiim.

Turning left intO the HOtel RusinOl.

See ifJacO Has a rOOm tHere.

See you in there.

Yep? JacO is bOOked intO rOOm 249.

Got it.

Thank you, I'llfiind iit. OK, thanks.

Master key, room 249.

Teddy.

GOOd.

JACO CLEARS THROAT

I did my best.

Yes. THe sHipment list witH

But tHey're insisting On nO mOre

TEDDY CHUCKLES

Teddy Dos Santos is here

We've got hiim.

I want to talk to him.

Yeah.

SecOnd flOOr.

FLOORBOARDS CREAK

DOOR LOCK BEEPS

Teddy, I. I Had nO idea.

I swear.

MOBILE PHONE BUZZES

I'm almost there. Still got him?

NO, listen, we've IOst Him.

They must be OntO us.

Clear the system and move Roxana.

Mike, delete everything

Delete everything Off

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

They are still not here.

Waleed, get out of there now.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

KNOCK ON DOOR

Answer yOur pHOne, TOny.

GUNSHOTS

DOOR OPENS

GUNSHOTS

THUMPING HEARTBEAT

HEARTBEAT QUICKENS

No!

Graham, Graham, Graham.

No!

Waleed.

Please.

No, no, no.

Hey, Waleed. Waleed.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

HE BREATHES HEAVILY

BEEPING

BEEPING SPEEDS UP

EXPLOSION

SCREAMING

FIRE ALARM RINGS

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

ANSWERPHONE: Hii, thiis iis Alex

PHONE BEEPS