1 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:30,680 Shake him. 2 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,136 Shit. 3 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,176 Hey. 4 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,880 - Just call me later, yeah? - Yes. Yeah. 5 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,560 - What's going on? - We need to talk. 6 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:34,160 Prime minister. 7 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,080 General Livingston. 8 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,416 As chief of the defence staff, 9 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,456 you should know that I ordered MI6 to locate four doctors 10 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,696 being held hostage in French Guiana. 11 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,136 … I know that breaks normal protocol, 12 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,856 but president to us saint authorized and then aborted a French rescue mission. 13 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,816 I gave our agent on the ground permission 14 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,576 to pursue the two jeeps that the doctors were loaded into. 15 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,840 - I've kept it close. - May I ask why? 16 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,760 One of the hostages is my husband. 17 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,136 I'm being blackmailed. 18 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,040 Someone sent me a video of us in Washington. 19 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,616 - Did you share it with anyone? - Are you really asking me that? 20 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,160 No. Listen, I'm… I'm sorry. 21 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:18,800 Fuck. 22 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:22,240 What do they even want? 23 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,016 - They're demanding Dalton's resignation. - Jesus. 24 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,696 I know we don't have a significant presence in the area, 25 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,576 but there must be other rescue scenarios. 26 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:33,976 Black ops team? 27 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,216 Air support for any kind of British mission would take 48 hours to mobilize, 28 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,336 and even then, sending our military into a French territory 29 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,040 would be impossible to hide. 30 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,400 You'd need toussaint's clearance. 31 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,616 What made her pull the mission? 32 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,616 We were about to send in a rescue team, 33 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,296 but they threatened to go public with the video, so I… I called it off. 34 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,896 Get secret service to trace the message. Shut them down. 35 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,976 I can't have anyone who works for me know about us. 36 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,336 They have her husband. For Christ's sake, you have to do something. 37 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,096 They took him on French soil. 38 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,200 They're controlling my response, so I can't help her. 39 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,976 Right now, I… I don't even know who to trust. 40 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,480 Then you shouldn't have come here. It's too much of a risk. 41 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,000 I don't have anyone else to talk to about this. I… 42 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,760 You know what's at stake here if desmaris and his far-right thugs take power. 43 00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:25,960 I have to win the election. 44 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,360 You cannot let them do this to you. 45 00:04:34,280 --> 00:04:35,280 Help me. 46 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,256 Even if you were able to buy us the two days we need, 47 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:46,880 I can't promise that we can keep this mission a secret from the French. 48 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,360 Then I have to convince to us saint to change her mind. 49 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,536 There's someone I know, they could take a look at your phone. 50 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,080 One of the people you protest with? 51 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,440 They wanna see me buried. 52 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,920 But I don't. Vivienne, listen to me. 53 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,720 I'm on that video too. 54 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:17,880 Give me a few hours. 55 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:28,840 Vivienne, it's Abigail. 56 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,336 We've been over all the rescue scenarios. 57 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,000 There's no way of bringing them back alive without your help. 58 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,976 Whatever's happened, whatever's going on, we need to keep talking. 59 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,000 I'm… I'm running out of time. 60 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:16,920 Slow him down. 61 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:32,640 Stop! 62 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,440 Why didn't you kill him? 63 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,400 In French, for fuck's sake. 64 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,416 Carol from Birmingham. 65 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,016 Carol, you're live on air. Tell us your story. 66 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,696 My husband was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma in January. 67 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,496 He's been responding well to the chemo, but three weeks ago 68 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,360 they told us they couldn't source a supply of medication for him. 69 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,456 He's been going downhill ever since. 70 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:16,736 We've been trying everywhere, 71 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,056 but all the patient liaison officers we speak to say they're out of stock. 72 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,936 And he can't wait any longer. He's just getting worse. 73 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,696 He's 48 years old, and without chemo, he's gonna die. 74 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,536 You know, I voted for this government, for Abigail Dalton, 75 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:35,400 because she said she was gonna put the nhs first. 76 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,576 But what's the use of more nurses if they don't have enough drugs? 77 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,560 Morning, all. Shall we? 78 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:52,840 Would you mind? 79 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,000 Where the fuck is to us saint? She's ignoring my calls. 80 00:08:57,680 --> 00:08:58,760 Mercer is missing. 81 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,176 MI6 located his truck via satellite. 82 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,336 They found blood but no body. 83 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,000 - Even so, we have to assume he's dead. - So what do we do now? 84 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,256 The kidnappers will reach out again. The deadline is 1:00 pm. 85 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,216 And that's it? We just… we just wait? 86 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,296 We can attempt to de-escalate the situation 87 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,536 and appeal for a peaceful release, but you cannot negotiate. 88 00:09:18,560 --> 00:09:20,976 You need to neutralize the power they have over you. 89 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,760 By letting Alex die? 90 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,296 By choosing your country over your family. 91 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:27,560 That's the job. 92 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,936 Tell the cabinet. They need to know. 93 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,936 No. It will undermine my authority in the middle of a national crisis. 94 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,496 The longer you keep this a secret, the worse it'll be when the news gets out. 95 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,200 You have to tell your ministers. 96 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,216 Is the deal possible with president to us saint? 97 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,136 Not unless we're willing to let the French immigration officers 98 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,776 enforce UK borders. 99 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,936 She's trying to secure a deal that appeals to the hard right. 100 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,016 We're a sovereign nation. 101 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,456 - We police our own borders. - That's exactly what I told her. 102 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,216 - If she's immovable... - prime minister. 103 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,016 You simply can't allow the French to dictate terms. 104 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,096 We're already getting it in the neck from the mail for taking in the migrants 105 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:04,120 refugees. 106 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,600 - Right. Look, I'm simply saying... - it's noted, Dan. Thank you. 107 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,376 There's, rumors circling white hall 108 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,696 that to us saint left the reception rather abruptly last night. 109 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,040 Is there something else going on we should know, prime minister? 110 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,880 Nothing that's relevant to this conversation. 111 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:30,560 What's next? 112 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,536 Sylvie, you shouldn't. That's classified. 113 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:44,600 You shouldn't even be in here. 114 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,256 I know about the deadline. 115 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:48,736 That they're going to kill someone. 116 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:53,216 - I'm so sorry. I didn't know she was here. - It's not ayesha's fault. You lied to me. 117 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,656 You said as soon as you knew anything, you'd tell me. 118 00:10:55,680 --> 00:10:58,416 - We were just trying to verify a location. - Bullshit! 119 00:10:58,440 --> 00:10:59,840 Don't talk to me like that. 120 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,960 - Ayesha… -just give me a second. - Yeah, of course. 121 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,080 What happened? 122 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,496 There was a French rescue team en route, 123 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,256 and then president to us saint changed her mind about sending them 124 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,360 - why would she do that? - I… I don't know. 125 00:11:21,560 --> 00:11:22,960 What do they want from you? 126 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,600 They want me to stand down. 127 00:11:27,680 --> 00:11:29,496 So you're gonna have to do that. 128 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,136 They took him because they think that I will give in 129 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,696 if it comes down to a choice between this job and my family. 130 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,480 But they don't know who I am, who we are. 131 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,496 Your dad was with me every step of the way to get here. 132 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,536 He wouldn't want me to surrender. 133 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:45,600 Not until we were out of options. 134 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,536 You can put any kind of spin on it you want, 135 00:11:50,560 --> 00:11:53,440 but if anything happens to dad, I'll never forgive you. 136 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:55,416 Who is he? 137 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:56,560 Must be MI6. 138 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:58,880 He came to rescue us. 139 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,040 I need your help. 140 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,120 Okay. He's lost quite a bit of blood front and back. 141 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:21,280 Trace, search the med kit for celox, hemcon, and an iv. 142 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,720 Hey. Hey, I'm Alex. 143 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,840 We're doctors. Can you tell us your name? 144 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:31,000 - It's Tom. Tom. - Hey, Tom. 145 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:33,336 - Yeah. - Right. We're gonna help you, okay? 146 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,440 I've got celox, but no fluids though. 147 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,416 Find the exit wound on the back, right? 148 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,496 - Apply as much pressure as you can. - Got it. 149 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:41,936 Celox. 150 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:43,880 Tom, this is gonna hurt, okay? 151 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:53,656 - Stay with us, Tom. - You're all right. 152 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,496 Did you hear them? They're British. What does that mean? 153 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:02,240 It means that someone's gone to a lot of trouble to get rid of my wife. 154 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:07,800 Bonjour. 155 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:11,896 What are you doing?! 156 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:36,280 Hey. 157 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,360 - Someone's following me. - What? 158 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,840 The men from last night. 159 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,256 - Wh… what? Which men? What, sas? - When I left your place. 160 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,336 Your… your step mum's security. 161 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,376 I see one of them now. 162 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,216 - Why is she doing this to me? - No… it's all right. You're okay. 163 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:58,800 No, no, no. It's not all right. 164 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,440 First she comes to your flat at fucking 3:00 A.M., and now this. 165 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,376 There's something you're not telling me, isn't there? 166 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,760 Who is this woman? 167 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,120 Me and Vivienne were in a relationship. 168 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:19,456 - What? - It didn't last long, but it… it was real. 169 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,960 She's your fucking step mum. 170 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,040 How? 171 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,096 I worked for a few weeks on her campaign, and, … 172 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,896 It was… it was crazy and intense, 173 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:34,416 and I think, in a weird way, we maybe needed each other. 174 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,496 This is some fucked-up thing to do with your dad, right? 175 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,256 Look, I'm not making any excuses, 176 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,640 and I did feel something, but it's in the past. 177 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:45,440 Sas. 178 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:47,560 I love you. 179 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:51,760 And I really need you. 180 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:54,920 You have to believe that. 181 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,320 Prime minister. 182 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:02,840 I'll be in the car. 183 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,896 Look, I couldn't tell the cabinet, not yet. I need more time. 184 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:11,696 - To do what? - To make a deal with to us saint. 185 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,440 I'm going to speak to her at this event. 186 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:15,656 I have to convince her to change her mind. 187 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,376 The mission was set, then she backed out, and I wanna know why. 188 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,096 She's playing hardball to try and win an election. 189 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,816 If I give her what she wants, maybe she'll help me bring Alex back. 190 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,776 You heard ogilvy. The knives will be out 191 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,096 the moment you make a concession on our border security. 192 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,456 - It's all she's interested in discussing. - I'll negotiate. 193 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,256 You are badly compromised. This is why you have to tell your ministers. 194 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,720 - No one in your position... - no one is in my position. 195 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:41,240 Prime minister. 196 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,176 I cannot serve you if you won't take my advice. 197 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,256 For Christ's sake, kofi. How many fronts do you want me to be fighting on? 198 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:49,880 I am not fighting you. 199 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,800 I have been trying to help you. 200 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:59,176 But by continuing down this path, you leave me no alternative. 201 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,176 You're going to quit in the middle of all of this? 202 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,520 I have 22 years on the clock and a reputation I am damn proud of, 203 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:09,080 but it's clear my counsel is of no use to you. 204 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,256 I know you've been shopping around for my replacement, 205 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,600 so maybe you'd like to expedite that process. 206 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,560 Has the French president outplayed you, prime minister? 207 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,120 Prime minister! 208 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,936 It's day two of the crucial anglo-French summit, 209 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,536 and pm Abigail Dalton and French president Vivienne to us saint 210 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,936 are attending the electric vehicle exhibit in central London, 211 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:46,456 one of several public appearances they will be making over the coming days. 212 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,496 Prime minister Dalton is set to negotiate a number of issues 213 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:50,776 with president to us saint… 214 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:56,080 A collaboration that transcends borders, driving us towards a sustainable future. 215 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,136 This aircraft is powered entirely by electric motors… 216 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,696 I've been calling your people all morning. We need to talk. 217 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,256 Not here. 218 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,360 It has to be now. I'm out of time. 219 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,976 Now, these are a fairly fascinating piece of kit. 220 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,440 Basically, you're charging from one battery to another. 221 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,456 If I allow you to put your border forces on UK soil, 222 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,456 it will ruin me politically. 223 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:24,416 …technology is that it can be deployed absolutely anywhere. 224 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:25,536 Isn't that right? 225 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,080 - But I have no choice. - Also fantastic is its focus. 226 00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:30,800 It's wonderful. Now… 227 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,456 - I'll do it. - When you consider 95%… 228 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,936 I'll give you what you want, if that's what it takes. 229 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,280 …normal charging, but you are right… 230 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,096 I can't. 231 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,496 - What do you mean? - …The bigger problems… 232 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:46,936 It's what you came here for. 233 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,096 - You want the bloody deal. Take it. - …and logistics, not technology. 234 00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:53,376 How do you address the challenge of reducing the charging time? 235 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,736 The efficiency of the process is Paramount for its widespread adoption, no? 236 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,280 Indeed, that is a crucial aspect of our electric revolution. 237 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:05,696 If you want to humiliate me and score points back home, that's fine. 238 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:06,720 Just 239 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,456 help me bring him home. 240 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:10,960 …plenty of time for charging… 241 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,680 I'm begging you. 242 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:20,856 No. Bigger problems around charging are political and logistical… 243 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:25,840 If this isn't a negotiation tactic, then… why did you stop the mission? 244 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,976 Madam president, how's your trip in London? 245 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,840 I want you in that situation room with me when the deadline expires, 246 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,760 because if any of those doctors die, then their blood will be on your hands. 247 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,936 That is going to be a problem we are hoping to address in the future. 248 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,816 - Thank you so much. It has been… - thank you. 249 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,296 …such a pleasure to meet you both. 250 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:46,896 - Thank you very much. - Pleasure. 251 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,160 Madam president! 252 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,776 That dress with the pockets hasn't fitted her for two years. 253 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,120 Because you never throw anything out. 254 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,720 I need to see her. 255 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,680 Tell me that having saskia followed wasn't your idea. 256 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,880 You might trust her. I don't even know her. 257 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,400 You came to me, and I offered you help, so here it is. 258 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,256 Whoever sent that video used a dark-web sms gateway, 259 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,376 so they were able to hide their location. 260 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:30,400 Okay, we're done. 261 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:33,680 You're on your own now. 262 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,760 I'm sorry. For all of it. 263 00:20:38,120 --> 00:20:41,080 If I let them take me down, then my enemies win. 264 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:43,800 You used to believe in me. 265 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,600 I'm not the one who changed. 266 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:50,520 Stay away from us. 267 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,040 Keep your head in the game, sylvie. 268 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,880 - Sorry. - I'm joking. 269 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,696 Can I ask you something about mum? 270 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:19,760 Of course. 271 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:22,400 Do you trust her? 272 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,120 Where's this coming from? 273 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,600 If there's something you want to tell me, sweetheart, 274 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:43,960 you can. 275 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,240 It's just you and me. 276 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,680 Whatever it is, 277 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:55,920 you can tell me. 278 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:58,880 And we'll fix it. 279 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,480 They're gonna kill dad! 280 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,880 What? 281 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,480 Who is? 282 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:14,680 Wh… 283 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:16,360 Sylvie. 284 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:32,200 Prime minister. 285 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,696 - How long? - Expecting to hear from them any time. 286 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:48,696 I have a foreign office negotiator waiting. 287 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,720 - I'd like to bring them in. - I'll do the talking. 288 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,240 Are you sure it's wise to give them that kind of access? 289 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:56,936 I don't have any cards left. 290 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,496 - They've sent a link. - Accessing it now. 291 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,856 Thank god. 292 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,576 Abi… hey. 293 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,560 They've got agent Mercer. He's still alive. 294 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,496 "Now we have another hostage." 295 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,640 "You really shouldn't be fucking with us." 296 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,200 "So what's it going to be?" 297 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,880 I need to know who these people are. 298 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,720 Tell me who you are and why you're doing this. 299 00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:24,816 "No more time. Say goodbye." 300 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,376 Wait. Stop. 301 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,736 Look, don't do this. I… I 302 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,576 - let me help you. I can help. - Prime minister. 303 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,376 You said wanted my attention. You have it. 304 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,160 I'm here. Just tell me what your grievance is, 305 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,200 and we can talk about it, just you and me, no intermediaries. 306 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:44,320 I'm listening. 307 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,760 "Resign and it's over." 308 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,160 "You can make us all safe. It's up to you." 309 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,440 Give me more time. Please. 310 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:25,560 Alex. 311 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:31,120 I love you. 312 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,120 I love you, and I trust you. 313 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,080 Whoever these people are, 314 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,520 okay, it's their betrayal, not yours. 315 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,336 - I know about the deadline. Get off me! - Move away from the door. 316 00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:01,936 - I need to speak to my mum. - She can't talk right now. 317 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:03,856 - Let me... - you can't be here right now. 318 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,176 Why don't you go back upstairs? 319 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,440 I'll be with you in two minutes, okay? Yeah? 320 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:11,640 "Time's up." 321 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:17,720 - Dad? - Sylvie. 322 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,200 No! 323 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:27,696 Bring him back. 324 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,656 - Sylvie. - Sylvie. Go upstairs. 325 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,680 - Get away from me! - Sylvie. 326 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:36,560 - Sylvie. - Get away from me. 327 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,880 This is your fault. 328 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:41,800 You're killing him! 329 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:19,120 No! No! 330 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,760 You need to stop this. 331 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,400 These people haven't done anything to you. This is about my wife, not them. 332 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,280 Please. We have families. 333 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,360 I have a daughter. 334 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:38,616 So did I. 335 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:49,120 Noah! 336 00:28:58,400 --> 00:28:59,720 Noah! 337 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,480 We need to start being honest with each other, 338 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,360 or every single one of those hostages are dead. 339 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:22,960 Someone's threatening me. 340 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,936 They sent a video during last night's reception 341 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:27,936 when we were in the room together. 342 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,560 It appeared on my phone, and then it was gone. No trace. 343 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:33,280 A video of what? 344 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:36,760 I can't say. 345 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,200 There are people dying. That's my husband. What do you mean you can't say? 346 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,480 If you tell me, then I… I can help you. 347 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,920 So that's why you pulled the mission? 348 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,040 We're both being blackmailed. 349 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,760 If I help you get Alex back, 350 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,720 they'll go public with what they have on me, 351 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,720 and that will be the end of my presidency. 352 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:16,480 "Whoever these people are, it's their betrayal, not yours." 353 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:19,160 What did he mean by that? 354 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,280 That you can only betray someone who you have an allegiance to. 355 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,240 I think the kidnappers are British. 356 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,960 If we stand together, then we are a force. 357 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:38,320 If I help you, they'll destroy me, 358 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,296 and there's too much at stake for my country. 359 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,096 People I care about will get hurt. 360 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,200 Either way, I lose everything, and 361 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:47,880 you have no part in it? 362 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,720 It's my choice to save myself and my family. 363 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:55,800 You need to make your own. 364 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:16,520 We have a leak. 365 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,040 I have a source 366 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,640 that has given me information related to your husband. 367 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,376 I understand that Alex has been taken hostage 368 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,640 with a group of British doctors. 369 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,096 I also know from my source that you've been given certain demands 370 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:39,960 in order to secure his safe release. 371 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,296 A military operation was orchestrated with the French and then shelved. 372 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,440 - Is that true? And if so, why? - Who's your source? 373 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:51,896 - I can't say. - What is it you want? 374 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,640 A closer relationship with the press office? 375 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,560 Better access to me? 376 00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,216 That… that doesn't seem to be my problem. 377 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,736 Any situation like the one you describe would be classified. 378 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,336 - It's an issue of national security. - Our lawyers don't see it that way. 379 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,696 It's in the public interest. 380 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,736 Even if it risks the loss of innocent lives? 381 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:12,640 Is that confirmation? 382 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,640 According to my source, if it's left up to you, they're all going to die. 383 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:20,400 They've shot two already, haven't they? 384 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,336 Our legal team are clearing this for print, 385 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,336 and the story will be on tomorrow's front page. 386 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,920 You are, of course, entitled to give your side of the story. 387 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,936 Would you like to address the allegation, prime minister, 388 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,856 of your husband being used as leverage to force your resignation? 389 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,240 - No comment. - You kept this secret from everyone. 390 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,536 You were meant to be the politician people could trust. 391 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,160 Zadie, Mr. Kingsley's leaving now. 392 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:54,120 Yeah. 393 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:04,760 Okay. 394 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,880 Okay. … 395 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:12,016 We'll issue a d-notice to the times, tell them it's a matter of national security. 396 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,856 They'll find a way round it. They'll publish online outside of the UK. 397 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,000 You can't stop him. 398 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,680 But we could get ahead of him. Make an announcement tonight. Just 399 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:24,536 put an end to it. 400 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,856 When you say "an end to it," what are we ending, exactly? 401 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,280 What are you going to say? 402 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,040 The only thing that I can say. 403 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,520 Abigail, you cannot resign. 404 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:36,656 You cannot give them what they want. 405 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:41,120 Set it up. 406 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:44,480 Thank you. 407 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:49,136 - Okay, on air in five… - I'm going to stand. 408 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,280 Thank you. Four, three 409 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,736 let's go live now to downing street. 410 00:33:57,760 --> 00:33:59,016 Good evening, prime minister. 411 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:00,016 Good evening. 412 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,816 We received a call from your office 413 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:06,160 requesting the opportunity for you to address the British public directly. 414 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:18,000 Hi, it's Abigail. Leave me a message, and I'll get back to you when I can. 415 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:31,320 …to apologize for the haste of all of this. 416 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:34,216 I hope as I explain the past 36 hours, 417 00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:37,440 you'll understand why I've been forced into this position. 418 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:42,576 As some of you may know, my husband, Alex Anderson, 419 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:45,640 is part of the charitable organization médecins sans frontières. 420 00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:50,136 Change the channel. Put the news on. 421 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:51,160 What's going on? 422 00:34:53,240 --> 00:34:55,376 He recently flew to French Guiana 423 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,616 alongside a team of British doctors. 424 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:59,896 I last spoke with him on Thursday morning, 425 00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:02,536 after which time I received president to us saint… 426 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,016 What is she doing? Were we told about this? 427 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,816 No. The press officer caught it. 428 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:10,976 This invitation was made with the intention of negotiating a deal 429 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,176 that would see France help supply the UK with drugs 430 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:17,256 to alleviate the acute shortage we're facing… 431 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,816 We have to stop her. Call adomako. 432 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:21,896 …a deal with president to us saint? 433 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:22,920 Precisely. 434 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,776 Negotiations had begun when we received the news 435 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,720 that my husband and three other doctors had been kidnapped. 436 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:35,480 We received a video on sylvie's… on my daughter's phone. 437 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:39,120 Alex reading out a message from his captors. 438 00:35:39,720 --> 00:35:42,640 My daughter saw the look on her father's face, and I… 439 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,520 I don't think she'll ever forget that. 440 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:49,720 The video was a demand for me to resign the office of prime minister 441 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:54,280 in return for the safe release of Alex and his fellow doctors. 442 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:56,960 They are targeting me. 443 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:59,440 They have weaponized my family, 444 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,680 my husband and my daughter. 445 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,080 Everything in my body, 446 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:10,360 every instinct as a human, 447 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,440 is telling me to give them what they want. 448 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,120 I want my husband back, and my daughter wants her father back. 449 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,840 But I cannot give in to them for the sake of my country. 450 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,160 I will not be threatened. 451 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:30,920 I will not negotiate. 452 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,240 And I will not resign. 453 00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:39,016 Some people might struggle to understand that. 454 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,360 They might think that I'm cold or unfeeling. 455 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,600 But these people will stop at nothing. 456 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:52,976 If I resign, no one in a position of authority is safe. 457 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:56,160 No family member, no child, no loved one. 458 00:36:57,200 --> 00:36:58,560 They're all fair game. 459 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:05,056 And I know that because these individuals have been bold enough 460 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,016 to blackmail president to us saint. 461 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:12,416 She offered military support to retrieve the doctors from French territory, 462 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,936 but her offer was rescinded when the captors contacted her. 463 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,736 They made threats. 464 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,136 And do you know what the kidnappers are using 465 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,216 to try and influence president to us saint? 466 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,376 Are any of her family in danger? 467 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:26,856 At this moment in time, I don't know the details, 468 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,840 except that they have been tying the hands of the French 469 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:32,856 to frustrate our attempts to bring the doctors back home. 470 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,816 As a result, two of Alex's team… fuck. 471 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:38,016 - …have now been murdered. - What's she doing? 472 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,496 - …British doctor and a local translator. - Fighting back. 473 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:43,280 I've informed both of their families. 474 00:37:45,720 --> 00:37:48,600 This isn't just about forcing me to stand down. 475 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,736 This is a direct attack on our democracy, 476 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,536 an attempt to hinder us, to destabilize us, and to silence our… 477 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:57,776 - Hello. - What is this? 478 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,296 I honestly have no idea. 479 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,976 …than anyone, if… 480 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:07,480 You're on the ground for this express reason. No surprises. 481 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,680 - We misjudged Dalton. - You misjudged her. 482 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,640 If she won't leave, then it's time to up the ante. 483 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:18,896 I'm coming home. 484 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:21,280 …and to me, that is not an option. 485 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:25,040 But your husband could also be a casualty. 486 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:28,560 That's surely an impossible situation you find yourself in. 487 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:33,000 I want more than anything to have my husband home 488 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:36,840 and to get the two remaining doctors back to their families. 489 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,800 But my loyalties are to this country. 490 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:44,280 I will not allow it to be held to ransom. 491 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:47,160 And anyone who thinks that I would 492 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:50,000 has badly underestimated me.