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There's a spy in our school? I'm not with the Nameless. I'm being set up.

My father staged a conversation to put me off the scent.

They don't want us working together. They're scared of what we'll find.

Grandma, what do you know about my birth parents?

I have no idea.

You think she lied to you?

You all get to go home for three days.

Lockett is doing everything to stop me finding their names.

Found it.

Where are you taking me, Avery?

This had better be quick.

OVER SPEAKER: The first wave of Crooxeat transport stands ready...

They're outside right now, ready to whisk you away.

Three blissful days without your face.

Trust me, I can't wait to escape.

But you need to see this first.

Here's what they're hiding.

Velasquez and your dad.

My parents.

Here's proof this is all a massive cover-up.

I'm going to use Crooxeat to finally get the truth from my father.

Yeah, good luck with that.

The truth means nothing here.

But I'm going to get it from my grandma.

The same gran that lied to you about the coin, and your parents?

She won't lie to my face.

Your dad, though...

This place'll be empty.

I'll have him all to myself.

He'll have nowhere to hide.

Final call for Crooklings.

Your chariots await.

Come on.

Everyone's going home. If I left now, no-one would question it.

You can't leave yet.

All the heat's on Amira.

No-one suspects me, but the longer I stay...

Your mission's not complete. There's one last piece of the puzzle.

A special request from the Chameleon.

Anything.

The Trials are coming up. They're quite particular about who

they let into Crookhaven.

So she'll need an identity and a biometric pass.

And if I succeed? I can come home?

Get Chameleon into Crookhaven and she'll get you out.

Gabriel!

Transport is leaving.

This is your last chance to leave the island.

Amira. Seem to be heading in the wrong direction.

No, actually, I've decided to stay.

Oh? Any particular reason?

Yeah. I'm going to prove who set me up -

that's why I need to find Gabriel.

You were set up.

That's right, course you were.

Assume you have compelling evidence.

I'm working on it. Good. Good.

Have a good Crooxeat.

LIVELY CHATTER

Ah-h-h!

Reunited. And it feels so good.

Gabester! Hand me your phone, man.

Let's swap digits. Well, I don't have one, remember?

How do you even function?

What if we want to call you over Crooxeat?

Why would you? I thought the whole point of Crooxeat

was so we can get a break from each other.

JIA SCOFFS Well, some of us aren't so lucky.

I'm stuck with the idiot twins.

Here.

Give me your arm.

Give him your number.

If you have any mercy at all, call it.

I'm going to need rescuing.

Or a lawyer.

Before you take off, a word of warning.

Merits must maintain their cover story at all times.

Remember, you're at St Jude's Academy.

Under no circumstances are Crooklings to use their

Crooked skills in the outside world.

Cos trust me, we WILL know.

Enjoy.

Heading back to see Uncle Andrei?

Yeah.

How about you? Your grandma know you're coming?

It's going to be a surprise.

ENGINES REV

Listen up. Everyone else, go get changed for the next transport.

Feels a little reckless, no? Letting them run free.

They're our pupils, not our prisoners.

Well, at least facial recognition

means we can track 'em in real time.

I want constant surveillance on every Merit.

We can't take our eyes off them for a second.

Grandma?

Grandma?!

Ah, Penelope. Come in. Don't bother knocking.

I'm going to ask you some direct questions and I'd appreciate

some direct answers. Of course. But since we have company,

later, perhaps?

I was just explaining that,

during Crooxeat, this is no longer a school.

It is our home. Which means that Nicki and Amira are now our guests.

Why are they still here? My parents are both working

and your father said I could stay. Hope you don't mind.

And I realised this is the perfect chance to practise for the Trials.

You know us three Legacies have the whole place to ourselves -

it'll really give us an opportunity to get to know each other.

I know that you will do everything you can to make them both

feel welcome.

LINE RINGS

Yo! This is Ade. I'm either busy

with the hustle or my phone's out of juice cos Ede's nicked my charger.

You know what to do when you hear that be-e-e-e-p.

Yeah, answer your phone, Ade! My grandma's been cut off.

No heat, no light, no water.

And I need your help to fix her bills.

Look, if I can't sort this, there is no way I'm coming back.

DOOR OPENS And...

Hello? Someone there?

Gabriel!

Oh! What you doing here?

Oh!

Honestly, nothing for you to worry about.

It's just a little misunderstanding.

It's not a misunderstanding, though.

You've not paid your bills.

There... There might have been a week or so last month

when I was a bit poorly. I'm fine now.

But it meant that I couldn't work quite as hard as usual, so

Mr Mercier docked my wages a bit.

A bit? CHUCKLES: Honestly...

How much, Grandma?

The full month. A grand.

He stole a full grand from you cos you were sick?

It wasn't stealing, love. It's as good as.

And I had no idea you were even ill.

Why are you keeping all these secrets from me?

I'm not! That's it.

I've kept nothing else from you.

That's not true.

On the phone, when I asked you about my birth parents, you said you

had no idea who they were.

But you were lying.

Nicki, I don't mean to be rude but how can you be a Legacy and struggle

with a basic task? Did you never have a padlock

on your cot like the rest of us?

If I'm like this when it's the three of us, how am I going to be

at the Trials? I'm going to humiliate myself

in front of the entire Crooked Complex.

It's not the entire Crooked Complex.

It's only 20 people or so.

And who are these 20 people?

VIPs. Parents.

And Sisman vets every guest himself.

Will your parents be coming, Nicki?

My mother's hoping to.

If she can make it onto the guest list. How about you, Amira?

Oh, no. No, my family's not popular round here.

Given that everyone thinks my brother's with the Nameless.

And half the school think I am, too.

I still don't get why Sisman dragged you off like that.

Hmm. Someone is trying to frame me.

But Sisman must think you're innocent if he chose to let you go.

Oh, no. If Sisman had his way, I'd still be locked up right now.

It was your dad who overruled him.

I was a housekeeper back then, in this smart hotel.

One night, a couple check in with this baby.

You smile up at me with them big brown eyes and I'm a goner.

The woman says, "Oh, he must like you - he never smiles at strangers."

That night, they're going out,

would I mind you for a bit? Give me 50 quid.

50 quid?

Well, all right, thanks very much.

I sit with you all night

but they never come back.

So I take you home while they try to find your parents.

But it turns out that the names they checked in with weren't real.

Did you ever get their real names?

No.

Anyway, a day turns into a week and then a month and...

I thought that being a mum had passed me by.

I'd made my peace with that.

I try so hard not to fall in love with you.

VOICE BREAKS: But I fail, don't I? Miserably.

So you adopted me?

Well, eventually, this police officer

comes to take you away

and I'm in bits

and you were crying your little heart out and...

...well, this officer, she takes pity on the pair of us.

She says how she'd grown up in care, how it doesn't feel right

to split us up when she can see what a good mum I am, and...

...she says, "I could lose my job for this."

But, well, she deletes us from the system

and she gives you to me.

So you never legally adopted me?

You're mine, love.

Don't you ever, ever doubt that.

But not in the eyes of the law.

And that's why I've spent your whole life looking over my shoulder,

moving on when people get nosy.

Always waiting for the knock.

And that's why we have to be invisible.

Everything in cash.

No contracts.

So that's why you have to work for the Merciers.

Oh! I have dreaded this day for so long.

But now it's done. And the sky hasn't fallen in, has it?

It's me and you against the world.

Right, Grandma?

Excuse me. I need to speak to Mr Mercier.

He's made a serious mistake and he needs to put it right.

You think you're the first person to turn up here with a sob story?

It's a Saturday. Mr Mercier's not here.

And if he was, he's got better things to do

than be whinged at by the likes of you.

Clear off... out of it.

Finally, a chance to talk.

Why is the table laid for...?

Perfect timing, ladies. Five minutes late.

Nothing ruder than a punctual dinner guest.

Make yourselves comfortable.

As you can see, I have.

I've given Jackie the weekend off, so I'm afraid you'll have to

endure my cooking. Talk amongst yourselves.

I'll fetch your starters from the kitchen.

So... how have we spent our Crooxeat so far?

Revising for the Trials. Especially Infiltration.

Right, Amira?

Afraid I've got a lot of catching up to do.

You're too modest, Nicki.

I'm sure you have hidden talents.

Deception's where YOUR talents really lie, though,

isn't it? Like my mother.

She's able to just... disappear.

Right, Father?

She's a generational talent. We're very proud of her.

How's the trout? A tad under-seasoned?

It's wonderful, Mr Lockett. Where did you learn to cook like that?

Oh, well, I once shared a cell with a Sicilian arsonist.

He was a genius at grilling fish.

Though he did have a tendency to burn it.

Did you catch it yourself? In the lake?

Not this time. I left it to the gardeners.

You didn't ask them to let it off the hook?

Then we'd all be hungry.

I'm not a fan of the water.

Though I always fancied fishing.

There's something about setting the bait,

waiting for the little fish to bite

and then reeling it in.

Not sure I have the patience myself.

Rather let someone else catch it for me.

INDISTINCT VOICES

Grandma?

Gabester! We brought jollof!

Oh, it is cracking!

Your friends decided to pay you a surprise visit.

Isn't that lovely? Really missed you, bud.

Nicki, remind me why you didn't go home for the Crooxeat.

My parents are both working.

Where is home, actually? I never hear you talk about your family.

To be fair, no-one's family's talked about as much as yours.

Poor you. Can't be easy.

Any photos? In your room, perhaps?

You know I don't, Amira. How would I know that?

Cos you broke into my room earlier.

I wasn't going to say anything.

But you have a very distinctive scent.

Oud. I'm highly sensitive to smell.

You broke into her room? Why?

Practising infiltration.

Those training locks are fine but nothing beats the real thing.

That shows great initiative, Amira.

Thank you, Mr Lockett.

So why is your room so bare, Nicki?

There's not a single personal possession in sight.

My parents are both master Crooks.

There's almost no photos of them in existence.

It's too great a risk.

But my mum's a master Crook and I have photos of her.

Just as well, otherwise I'd barely remember what she looks like.

It hasn't been that long.

It's been months!

Shall we talk about something else?

Shall we not? How about for once we don't deflect

or deceive or cover things up?

How about for once we actually have an honest conversation?!

We're Crooks.

Honesty's overrated.

So please tell me about St Jude's.

Gabriel tells me nothing.

Erm, I mean, what's to tell?

It's just a totally standard school.

Right, Ede?

Erm, uh, yes.

Erm, our syllabus is totally normal and the emphasis

is arguably more on practical rather than theoretical.

Practical, like as...?

So how'd you even find me?

Wasn't easy.

We had a few breadcrumbs left from the deep dive we did into

you and your nan. Why didn't you just answer your phone?

No-one answers caller withheld.

Everyone knows that.

So do you think you can do it? Fix her bills?

Sorry, Gabester.

It'll take a week and look well sus.

So you came all this way just to say no.

You said you wouldn't come back.

But there's no crew without Gabester.

So what CAN we do?

Well, there is one way you could help.

But I just don't know if you'd be up for it.

I don't know what prompted that undignified little outburst

but I fear you embarrassed our guests.

How am I supposed to play happy families when you've been

lying to me about everything?

Mum. Amira. Gabriel.

And the closer I get to finding the truth, the quicker you run

in the opposite direction.

How am I supposed to trust a word you say?

How am I ever going to get a straight answer out of you?

HE SIGHS

You better come with me.

This looks like trouble.

Unquestionably.

I knew something like this would happen.

You'll need backup.

We break into the Mercier office. We access the pay roll.

We pay Grandma back her grand.

Then we get out.

They specifically warned us not to use our Crooked skills.

How are they going to find out?

Cos they've got eyes everywhere!

Plus there's a difference between doing a break-in at school

versus pulling off an actual heist.

Exactly, dude. This isn't just about points.

We get to right a major wrong.

And Gabriel gets to come back to Crookhaven.

I'm in.

Motive governs the means.

What's the play?

First up, we need to access their security monitors.

That shouldn't be too hard.

Just isolate the signal, clone the feed, and run a loop, just

like we did with the library.

There's one security guard.

Lovely bloke. Likes his food.

Food delivery!

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Hey, man. Can I get a name?

I didn't order anything.

Maybe, erm, someone else in the building?

There's no-one else here. So scram.

What the hell are you doing?!

We are... looped!

BEEPING

Look man, I've got one job.

To deliver this large scampi and chips to this address.

So that's what I'm doing.

Be a crime to waste quality scampi, eh?

So have it on me.

Out.

Welcome to Merciers. Right this way.

Accounts are on the sixth floor!

Sixth?! Surely we can take the lift, though, right?!

Where are we going?

BEEPING

Since when did you have a man cave?

Your age. And when I was pursuing your mother,

we used to come here, we used to...

No! Stop! Stop!

Way too much information.

I thought you wanted information.

Isn't that why we're here?

So that you can ask me about Amira?

She's a spy? No reason to think so.

But the evidence... Circumstantial.

The stolen gardener's pass? You stole a pass for the dossier vault.

Broke into the library. Hacked the Crooked Network.

So if anyone is a spy, Penelope...

Amira says she's been set up.

HE LAUGHS

This place breeds paranoia.

Or do you believe her?

Sounds hollow to me.

Like your fake call to Mum.

What made it fake? I know she's missing in action!

So how could you have just called her up?

And how did that conversation just happen to be the one thing

I pick up?

Because I meant for you to hear it.

Since you went to all that trouble of bugging me, I wanted to

give you something. I hoped it would put your conspiracy theories

to bed, but here we are.

Don't dismiss me.

If I wanted to dismiss you, we'd hardly be here.

She called me from a burner.

Her location is unlisted because the nature of her mission means

to do otherwise would put her life in danger...

The nature of her mission?

To capture the Leopard, you mean?

How long to get into the payroll?

About ten minutes. Maybe more.

KEYS CLACK

Go back to camera one.

They must have looped his monitor.

I'd be proud of them if it wasn't so misguided.

Caspian needs to see this.

BEEPING

So is this a conspiracy theory?

You ordered the raid on the Leopard and now he wants revenge.

You put every last Crook at risk...

You don't think we were at risk before? I have no regrets.

The world would be infinitely safer without him.

And how about Mum? Do you regret sending her?

SENDING her? You think this was my choice?

I did everything I could to dissuade her.

But you know your mother.

It took me nine years to get her to marry me.

She finally agreed - right here, in fact.

She's just as stubborn and infuriating as you are.

She went despite me, not because of me.

And if you want to know the truth, sometimes I sit here,

willing her boat to appear on the horizon because...

...because I miss her.

Just as much as you do.

Can I speak to her? Please?

I wish you could.

But for security reasons, I'm her only contact.

And if I wrote her a letter, can you get it to her?

How can a company this big only have three people on payroll?

This is one sketchy outfit.

We can't get your nan her money back if she's not on the system.

What? So this was all a waste of time?

No contracts.

Of course she's not on the system. That's the whole point.

That's why she has to work for them.

No paperwork. Cash only.

That's it! Everything's done in cash payment.

Which means somewhere in this building...

there's a shedload of cashola.

Mercier's office. 11th floor. Come.

Wait!

Where the heck is the cash?

Those little thieves. Right under the guard's nose.

Look. Fingermarks on the wall.

Why would they be there?

Whoa!

Yes, Jeeza! Can you crack it?

If I had a stethoscope. I'll just pop to A&E.

Ede, what about your phone? The earbuds.

If you turn the volume way up.

That's a 1936 Reynolds.

Jia should crack it in about six minutes.

Whose stupid idea was it to hold a Crooxeat?

Yours, and only yours.

What did you think would happen?

Not this.

What are they doing? Is that a safe?

I-Is that a heist? You can't be in here, Penelope.

What...?

What's that?

Is that...? They're the Nameless, aren't they?

Someone has to warn them!

Get out, now! Get out!

Penelope, out! Come on.

We have a code crimson.

I repeat, we have a code crimson.

Out!

Sisman, please respond.

Urgent backup required.

This is a code crimson. We have four Crooks in immediate danger.

Repeat, immediate danger.

Code crimson. Four Crooks in immediate danger.

Please respond!

ALARM BLARES

Wait.

Stop.

We came here to take what Mercier owes her.

Any more than that and we're the thieves.

Oh, man! Sometimes, it hurts to be righteous.

�1,000.

I couldn't have done it without you guys.

Duh!

PHONE RINGS

Caller withheld?

Reject!

The guard.

Goodbye, Violet.

Hello, Chameleon.

Where's the extraction team? Come on!

Go, go, go!

No!

PHONE RINGS

Penelope? Says it's her calling.

I guess it means it's for you.

Hey. You have to get out now!

Out of where?

I'm just chilling with my grandma.

I know exactly where you are, and you're in serious danger.

What do you mean? I mean RUN!

ALARM BLARES

Come on! Come on! Why aren't we moving?!

The door!

ALARM BLARES

PANICKED SHOUTS

NAMELESS GRUNTS

Get him off me!

What do they want?

Who are they?

PENELOPE: It's them, Gabriel.

It's... The Nameless.

Penelope, I told you to get out.

I need to see your screens.

One of them's waiting for you in reception, Gabriel.

She's talking to them.

The other one...

...I can't see.

We'll take the stairs. Go back the way we came.

No, wait! I don't have eyes on the stairs!

Gabriel, get out!

Gabriel!

Gabriel, listen to me when I say jab your left elbow back -

now!

There's a screen in front of you.

Grab it and swing!

What are you doing?

I know him. That's Amira's brother.

Ishaan Dhawan.

Did the others get out? Trying to find them.

Gabriel! It was a trap! Get out!

Gabriel, turn around! Gabriel, run! Run!

Let 'em go! I'm the one you want.

Get away from him.

Get off him!

Gabriel!

HORN BLARES

CAR ALARM BLARES

HIGH-PITCHED RECHARGE

Come on, this way! Let's go!

Get up!

Come on! Move it, move it!

NAMELESS GROWLS

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Ooh!

Crisis averted!

Well, that was a little too close for comfort, my...

HE SNIFFS ...beauty.

BEEPING

DOOR CLOSES

SHE EXHALES

BEEPING

Well, now.

I can't wait to tell Sisman about this.

I can explain.

Huh. I'll bet you can.

We warned you not to use your Crooked skills.

We were crystal clear.

I mean, this is what you trained us for.

The motive governs the mean, right?

You've barely started your training.

And missions need to be sanctioned.

We're not vigilantes! That's what the Crookhaven rules are for -

to keep you safe. This is what happens when you go rogue!

I couldn't just do nothing.

You could have come to us, Gabriel!

What if the Merciers had linked it back to you, huh?

You would have made things ten times worse for your grandmother.

We will make sure that they can't

trace this back to you or your grandmother.

But you put yourselves in serious danger - that can't go unpunished.

Cos a near kidnap attempt by the Nameless isn't punishment enough?

They came for me.

Why me? And how did they know where I'd be?

We can discuss it back at Crookhaven.

Yeah, but I'm not going back!

Not till I've seen my grandma.

Five minutes.

Hmm? Then we need to make a move.

You disobeyed me, went behind my back, interfered in an operation.

If I hadn't, Gabriel would be with the Nameless right now.

Without a doubt. Your mother would have done the same.

Like I say - stubborn and infuriating.

I'll see she gets this.

Why did they come for him?

All our students are targets.

Who is he?

And why did you hide his parents' names?

HE SIGHS

You have to understand.

It's not me. I only do what I'm told. They threatened my family!

Give me one reason why I should believe you.

Because Ishaan's the same.

They're using us against our will.

You don't know Ishaan. Cheap trick.

I get it. I wouldn't trust me either.

Prove it. What if you could talk to him?

I'm not stupid, Nicki.

This is how I communicate with them.

It's a direct line.

STATIC

There's no signal. We can't do it here.

Just popping out with friends, you said.

Two hours later, you come home looking like that.

Well, someone tried to mug me. No, they didn't.

You're up to your old tricks again.

Getting into trouble. Stealing.

How much this time?

1,000.

But I didn't steal it, I stole it back.

That's still stealing!

Oh, what have you done?

Mr Mercier will never know I had it.

I made sure of that. But I couldn't do nothing.

I couldn't just leave you like...

HORN BEEPS

I have to go.

SHE SIGHS

I-I didn't tell you the whole truth about your parents.

I wanted to protect you but you have to know.

Your parents were crooks.

The night they left, they were doing some kind of job, it went wrong.

What do you mean it went wrong?

I've always been so scared that you'd inherit the...

I-I thought, if I raised you right,

kept you on the straight and narrow.

I can't let the same thing happen to you.

I can't. Let what happen to me?

The police officer, she said they were killed, love.

Killed?

That's why I was so relieved the day that you got into St Jude's,

because I hoped that it would save you.

Save you from ending up like them.

But how did they...?

Who was it?

They were caught up in some kind of war.

A rival gang.

This?

The morning after they left, I found it by your cot and I don't

know why I kept it.

Just sentimental, I suppose.

Doesn't mean anything.

Uh, where are we going?

The lake. There's a spot in the middle.

What, you think I'm going to get on a boat with you?

It's the only place on the island they can't listen in.

So if you want to speak to Ishaan...

No. No, I'm not getting on a boat, so we can call him from here.

You can't swim.

In fact, you're terrified of open water.

It's in your file, which I have to say is extremely helpful.

It's funny how you only spray the blue one when you're in my room.

Just as well, cos when you spray them together, well...

WHISPERS: ..they may cause drowsiness.

What are you doing?

Get off me.

Nicki... I really didn't want to have to do this.

If only you'd played along like you were supposed to.

Do you know what it's like being stuck here with all you

sanctimonious little Crooks?

I'm getting out, at long last,

and I'm not going to let nice little Amira ruin everything.

Sleep well, Amira.

Na-night.

Look.

They were the best friends I ever had, huh?

The best Crooks I'll ever know.

But their talents, they burned too bright.

They, erm... they became a threat that the Nameless couldn't ignore.

They were my parents.

I had a right to know.

But you and Lockett... Look, we were trying to protect you.

We thought it would be safer if no-one knew who you were,

not even you. But you failed.

Why did they come for me?

The son of Adria and Luciano - you're unfinished business.

You know my whole life I thought this was lucky.

It was a warning.

Yes.

They'll come for me again. This isn't over.

No, my friend.

This is just the beginning.

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