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The people who took ill at The Maltings yesterday

are Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Sergei was a high-level MI6 agent.

Since you're Director of Public Health for Wiltshire, we need you at the heart of this. Understood.

Do not go in that house. Repeat, do not go in that house.

Our goal here is to find the source of the contamination.

Ground zero.

What's up with your eyes?

Your pupils are tiny.

As soon as I make this phone call,

everything changes. Yeah.

Novichok?

It was developed by the USSR during the Cold War.

Mum!

It's one of the deadliest synthetic substances on Earth.

In terms of protecting citizens, this is about as bad as it gets.

Getting my own place would really mean

I could spend a lot more time with Gracie.

For the 46,500 people in Salisbury,

we are their only line of defence.

Well, I'm glad you're in charge.

Well, I'm not.

Investigators are now retracing the victims' steps

to get a better idea. How did they deploy it?

It would have been somewhere like the ventilation system of their car

So, it was contained within that shell.

Find that needle in the haystack.

The most likely route is that someone,

during his walk through Salisbury,

has rushed past him, wiped this on his skin.

It could have been a poison or a toxin that was ingested in.

They are fast-acting. Was it ingested? Was it airborne?

It only requires the tiniest of doses.

Experts point out the Russians have a long history

of developing and using undetectable poisons.

But officials are not directly blaming Russia so far.

For the first time, a weapon of mass destruction,

by a state sponsor of terrorism,

has been employed against one of our allies.

..an absolutely enormous convoy

heading toward this cathedral city.

It's quite an extraordinary list

we've been sent by the Ministry of Defence.

Specialists from the Balkans Squadron,

Royal Tank Regiment,

specialists from the Royal Logistic Corps,

40 Commando Royal Marine,

Force Protection Wing instructors from the chemical...

I'm an hour early. I know, I'm sorry, love.

Breakfast club's open, isn't it?

Just get yourself a hot chocolate or summat.

Please, sweetheart. I really need to be somewhere.

What Scotland Yard need people to understand is,

they shouldn't be alarmed, because this is all about precautionary measures.

Nick, Nick.

It's OK, it's OK!

I'm here. Hey, hey, sh, sh.

What's happening to him?

Nick! Calm down.

Let's just pop this back.

You're doing well. Just breathe, OK?

Just try and calm down.

Just breathe in and out.

Dr Haslam.

He's getting worse.

Look, Sarah,

we are thinking about putting Nick into an induced coma.

We don't do it lightly.

It carries its own risks.

And he is young and fit.

If he could fight this himself, I would prefer that.

Just keep doing what you're doing.

OK?

OK.

Lovely. Thank you.

Ms Daszkiewicz. Hiya. That's fine.

Nobody will tell us anything.

Can somebody tell us something?

Let's get another one.

How many hits so far? 15. And counting.

All potentially lethal doses, 50 micrograms or more.

A wide contamination radius upstairs, downstairs.

Light switches, drawers, debris... Shit!

Every dot is a Novichok deposit,

but we've still no idea where they first came into contact with it.

There's no obvious source deposit?

None of this makes any sense to me.

If it's any consolation, I've been working with chemical weapons

for 20 years, doesn't make any sense to me, either.

If we don't find the source, we can't track the contamination.

Is it here, or is it in town?

Or are there multiple sources, all over Salisbury?

The truth is, we just don't know yet.

Sorry, but you need to show your ID every time you enter the zone.

The zone? That's my bloody street you're talking about!

It's OK. She can pass.

Look at this place!

You said you'd let me know what was going on. Jayne...

That's what you said. And then this lot arrive this morning.

My kids are terrified. I understand.

No, no, no, you do not understand.

You move your kids onto this street and then maybe, just maybe,

you will understand.

It's a bloody nightmare is what it is!

Hey. Sh, relax. OK?

Daddy!

Sarah. I'm here.

I'm here. I'm not going to leave you, OK?

It's OK.

It's all right.

Hey.

I brought Tim's map back with me.

What are we looking at?

It's a video of Nick Bailey searching the Skripals' house.

Turns out they recorded the whole thing on police body cam.

What does it show? Nothing much - yet. Let's watch it backwards.

Sometimes you spot things you didn't see the other way round.

OK, yeah.

Light switch, dining room. Yes.

Picture. Yes.

Light switch, living room. Yes.

Light switch, kitchen. Yes.

And the hall, light switch.

So, he touched ALL the contaminated points?

No, he contaminated the house.

Picked it up on his way in. On the door handle.

Oh, my God.

This must be it.

Oh, hang on, hang on. Mr Cassidy? Mr Cassidy?

Excuse me? Mr Cassidy, could we just have a second with you now?

No bloody comment.

Well, I'm not interested in a fee.

Because I don't want to make money out of my sick bloody mate.

That's why. All right? Do not call again.

All right.

Let's get today's grilling under way. Sorry, love.

Interview number four with Ross Cassidy,

Friday, March the 9th, 2018, at 12.30pm.

When did you discover Sergei's background?

We googled him the day we met him.

It's all there for the world to see.

Like Mo says, why they never gave him a new name is beyond me.

He was retired, though.

Where'd you pick him up?

We never discussed it, but he travelled.

A lot.

Weeks at a time.

Never told anyone where he was going.

Who knows what he was up to,

but he must have pissed somebody off.

Thanks to everyone for coming in at such short notice.

Something of a breakthrough. Tracy.

Yes, we now have good reason to believe we found a source deposit

on the Skripals' front door handle.

This could be where it all started.

The door is being removed for testing at Porton Down.

Stephen Kemp, Cabinet Office, Whitehall.

What's the contamination radius so far?

Yes, there are 11 confirmed deposits at Zizzi's,

six at the Mill, 14 in the Skripal car,

15 in the Skripal house, all potentially lethal doses.

And we get a positive new result approximately every hour.

If we hadn't shut down the primary sites so quickly,

then, without doubt, we would have been looking

at multiple casualty situation.

And we still may be.

We've been working under the assumption that the Skripals

and Nick Bailey ingested the poison minutes before they were sick

and that the Skripals were attacked in the town centre.

But they didn't eat or drink it.

It wasn't sprayed on them.

They got it on their skin.

And then, over the course of the next few hours,

they slowly absorbed it.

Which explains why it took so long

for Nick Bailey to get properly sick.

Yes, they all touched the front door,

and then they went about their business.

During all of that time, the Skripals and Nick Bailey

were moving around with Novichok on their skin,

spreading it as they went.

We have to track their movements and close down anywhere else

they might have been immediately.

That's what we're facing now.

Thank you.

Please remember that no folder is to leave this room.

It's not clear why the police activity at Sergei Skripal's house

has increased so markedly today.

Clearly, there are many sites of interest and objects of interest

still the police are examining.

Six days after the attack here in Salisbury,

about 118 military personnel,

specially trained in chemical warfare

have joined police and forensic experts.

Their job - to help secure key locations,

recover evidence and remove contaminated vehicles.

Experts say this is a highly unusual operation.

But such is the threat from anything that may have come

into contact with the nerve agent,

that the gathering of evidence and recovery of vehicles requires...

A requisition order.

Hey.

Sarah. Yeah, I'm here.

Did I hurt someone?

What?

Did I hurt someone? No, no.

No, no, Nick, you haven't hurt someone.

Someone's hurt you! Where's the girls? Where's the girls?

Where's the girls? Are the girls OK? Just relax...

I'm going to go and get the girls. No, no, no, no.

It's my fault. No, please just stay here...

Nick, Nick... It's my fault! I need some help in here!

The girls... Please, just lie down. Please, darling, just lie down.

Please, just help him.

..grams, please.

Back down, back down.

It's OK, back down. So he's going into the next stage, Sarah.

It's OK. Paranoia is a side effect of the toxin,

and we hope it won't last much longer. OK?

So sorry I'm late.

Gents. Thank you.

And this is YOUR plan? Yes.

I'm sorry, we haven't been introduced.

Hannah Mitchell.

Hannah's advising us in Whitehall, on the public health front.

So far, you've requisitioned 24 vehicles,

at a cost of £422,000 for testing. 27.

At a cost of 488,000. That list is from this morning.

I've added a few more since. Right.

And you're now suggesting that we close Bourne Hill Police Station?

Yes.

Well, why do you believe it's contaminated?

Because Nick Bailey went there to file his report,

carrying a deposit or deposits of Novichok somewhere on his body.

But he'd already removed the contaminated glove at the scene,

which we've located, and he didn't become ill for 36 hours,

which suggests that he got a very low dose.

Nick Bailey is in ICU. He's fighting for his life.

But there's no evidence that he's transferred...

No, no, no. With respect, we're not prosecuting a crime here.

We're assessing a risk. And I believe there is a risk.

There's risk enough to close it.

DCC Mills, closing down a police station will cause panic.

Well, let's try to work out a way to avoid that.

We can't close it, but we can still test there in limited areas.

Well, I really... Do the tests,

we keep a lid on the panic.

Fine.

Hello? May I speak with Mrs Bailey?

Yeah, this is Sarah Bailey.

This is DC Rogers. Just calling to let you know,

there's going to be a press conference.

So, what do you... what do you mean? You're going to do what?

Wiltshire Police are going to release your husband's name to the media.

When? In about 15 minutes. 15 minutes?! I'm afraid so.

OK. Thank you for letting me know.

OK, I'm just going to bring you some breaking news

coming in from police investigating the attack on the Russian spy.

We're just hearing they've given a name for the police officer,

who's being treated in hospital. He's Police Sergeant Nick Bailey.

He's been confirmed as the Wiltshire police officer injured...

There's more on that to come in the next half hour,

but now let's catch up with the weather...

Oi, oi!

What's going on? Ross Cassidy? Yeah.

I've a requisition order here for your vehicle.

You're joking! We're taking it for testing at Porton Down.

I don't think so! Hey, hey, hey!

How long are you taking it for?

If you have any questions, call this number.

I don't think you'll get it back.

Sorry! Let's go.

Bring her back, let's go. Keep clear, everyone. Stand back!

Our thoughts in particular are with Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey,

who remains in a serious, but stable condition.

It is now clear that Mr Skripal and his daughter were poisoned

with a military grade nerve agent of a type developed...

So, listen, um...

This is part of a group of nerve agents...

I got offered my own flat.

Based on the positive identification... What?

Yeah, it's in Amesbury.

Wow! That's amazing.

You get any word?

Well, I, um... No, not this time round.

Next time, maybe. I'm sorry, Dawn.

It's highly likely that Russia was responsible for the act against Sergei...

You can come and stay with me as much as you want.

We just have to be careful the social don't find out.

Gracie can come and visit you there, yeah? Not like here.

Hey, hon, hey. Hold it together, yeah?

Hold it together.

Hey. Things are going to get better now, right?

I promise you, they are.

Hey, turn that shit off, will you?

..precautionary fines.

But as Public Health England have made clear,

the risk to public health is low.

I didn't know you were on site.

Thank you.

I wanted to see it for myself.

It's a mistake not to shut it down.

We're doing the tests, aren't we?

You're putting people's lives at risk.

The government has given us a very clear line on this.

They just don't want to scare the public unnecessarily.

With a good night's sleep behind you, you'll see things differently.

Wash clothing if you haven't already.

Ideally in the washing machine.

Any items which cannot be washed and would normally be dry-cleaned

should be double-bagged in plastic

until further information is available.

Wipe personal items such as phones, handbags,

and other electronic items with baby wipes

and dispose of them in plastic bags in the bin...

People don't feel safe in Salisbury.

And I know that shops and things like that, they're really troubled.

It doesn't really matter.

If somebody gets ill after two months, who is going to be blamed?

Hey, darling.

What are you doing?

I have to get back.

You're going back to work? Now?

Tracy, think about this.

You're exhausted!

It's 11.20 on a Friday night, and you're going back to work?!

Look, I know what you're doing is important...

You don't know what I'm doing, and I'm not allowed to tell you.

But it is important. It's more important than us.

It's more important than anything right now.

And it breaks my heart to say that.

But it really is.

I'm sleeping there tonight.

And probably quite a lot more from now on.

I'm sorry.

Hey, Tobes.

Tobes?

I've got to go. Love you. Love you, too.

Hi. They're still up, I'm afraid. Uh-oh.

Thanks so much. Night.

Hi.

Is Daddy all right? Yeah, he's, uh...

He's good. Don't lie to us.

Everybody talks about it in school.

Someone even said Dad's going to die.

OK, OK. Come here.

Look, Daddy was at work, OK?

Doing what he does, helping people.

And, um... He had to go into a house

to see if there was anyone in there who needed his help.

And, um, there was a...

..a thing in there,

a bad thing, a poison.

And he got some on him, and it made him sick.

And that's why he's in the hospital. OK?

Hey, come here, come here.

It's all right, it's all right.

Hey, it's OK. It's OK.

It's going to be OK. OK.

She's asleep.

What are you doing?

Is he really going to be OK?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Dave.

Everything OK? Oh, you know,

hanging on to my job by my fingernails. You?

They've, uh, they've found it.

Bourne Hill. It's everywhere.

You were right.

We're going to have to close it down.

And probably everywhere else he went afterwards, too.

Either way, Whitehall are going to freak out even more.

They're going to take over, aren't they?

Maybe. Boss asked to see you upstairs.

You might want to change out of those pyjamas.

Thank you.

Hi.

Come in.

Hi. Hi, Tracy, have a seat. It'll be one sec.

Look, Paul, I understand, it's nothing personal.

Poison? Me stepping aside.

The other agency's taken over.

I've just had Hannah recalled to London,

so you can do your job properly.

Right.

So, let's crack on, eh?

Keep doing what you're doing.

Whoa.

Oh!

It's brand-new. No-one's ever lived here before.

It's amazing.

You're going to love it here, Charlie.

We're going to love it here.

Will you just have a look at the pictures again? OK?

Yeah?

OK?

Yes, let me see. I don't want to look at those pictures.

I don't like them.

We have to look at the pictures of Daddy

because this is what he's going to look like when we see him, OK?

He's in a big bed like this, see?

And, he has some wires, they're full of medicine that can help him.

Can we just go and see him, please?

Yeah. Yeah.

OK, let's go.

OK.

Hi, Sarah. Hi, girls. Hi.

I'm afraid we're not quite ready for you yet.

What?

What's...?

Er, when can we see him?

It won't be long. Where's Dr Haslam?

If you'd just like to wait in the family room.

The family room? Why? It's just this way.

Yeah, I know where it is. Yeah, OK, yeah.

We'll do that and then we'll go and see him in a sec, OK?

There we go.

Listen, I just thought I'd come here today

to explain things to you myself.

What kind of maniac puts that stuff on a door on a street like this?

What if one of our kids had touched it? Exactly!

No, I understand. I completely understand.

Good thing is, we're starting to work out how this all happened.

Downside of that is we're going to have to continue the work

here for some time. How long? What does some time mean?

Months.

I'm sorry. I am. I'm really, really sorry.

That's what it will take to make it safe.

What I'm going to do is, I'm going to set up a WhatsApp group,

and if you have any problems, you just let me know.

Now, where's that printer?

There they are. That's all of them.

So no more ID checks, OK?

Back in a minute, OK?

When can I see my husband?

Where's Dr Haslam? Sarah,

someone will be with you soon, I promise.

Dad, I, er, need you to come and pick up the girls.

Yeah. Now, Dad.

I think there's something really wrong here.

Mum?

Dad?

Mum? Dad?

Hey, Ben.

Bloody hell. Bourne Hill?

Have we got enough? Yeah, just about,

but this is killing us!

I mean, you know, footfall's down 75%, business is on its knees,

tourism's practically dead.

I know, I know. I can't see any other way.

Look, look, look! We'll get on it. Of course we will.

I'm just saying that we have to do something to fight back.

I mean, have public meetings, reassure people.

It's too soon to start telling the public we've got it under control.

We can't say that, but we can at least reassure them.

Tracy? Just had a call for you, young lad. Very upset.

Toby? Oh, shit! Tobes!

Sorry!

You're looking well.

Thanks.

Much better than last time.

I'm so sorry about that.

Yeah, well, it was a year ago.

You have to move on, don't you?

Look, Claire,

I really want to make amends with you and with Dad.

I am changing, slowly.

I am.

Still drinking, though?

It's true. I haven't stopped,

but I'm going in the right direction.

Right.

Will you... will you give this to Dad for me?

What is it?

It's a painting. I found it.

I thought he might like it.

I couldn't afford to get it framed or anything.

He'll love it.

Do you want to meet up again next week, then?

I'd love that!

Yeah. I'd LOVE that.

Heya, Sarah.

Janet? What are you doing here?

This is my colleague, DS Izzy Rawlings.

Well, he can't take visitors just now.

So we're not here to visit Nick.

We've been assigned as family liaison officers.

What?

OK, what the hell is going on? Where is he?

Where's Nick? Is he dead?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. He's all right.

He's all right, Sarah.

OK.

Then what are you doing here?

Thanks! No problem.

Tobes. I'm so sorry. Give me my key!

I'll come back with you.

Give me my key!

Toby! DON'T follow me!

Hey.

I know this is difficult for you to understand...

Why I'm not here,

why things are so different...

Why I can't even tell you what I'm doing.

But I miss you.

I miss you. I miss you. I miss you.

Jesus!

Dave, yeah? Tracy, hi, listen, we need you back at Gold Command.

What, now?

Yep, yeah, 'fraid so.

What's it about? Alistair is insisting on a public meeting.

I'm on my way.

Tobes, mate...

I've got to go.

I have to go.

I HAVE to.

Love you. Boom!

No boom.

I'm sorry, Tobes.

What're you doing?

What're you doing? Why are you...?

Why are you dressed like that?

What's happening?

Why are you dressed like...?

Why is he dressed...? Thank you. Thank you.

Why is he dressed like that?

We've been told you might be spreading nerve agent...

..so they want us to wear protective gear.

Why are you...? Why aren't you wearing it?

Because I know you've already metabolised it.

And I find those suits very uncomfortable.

Where have they found it?

They found it in your police station...

..and I'm told they're going to start looking in your house.

I need you to put the mask back on, Nick.

OK. Just for a little bit.

No. No.

Well, they have to test in there, Sarah.

This stuff could be inside, on Nick's clothes.

Yeah, we've been living there for a week.

We're making arrangements. Hotel for tonight.

Pippin.

Sorry?

It's the cat. I have to get her.

No, look, I'm sorry, you can't... I am going into my house...

..and I'm going to go and get our cat.

And I'm going to see my husband.

No, Sarah, seriously! You can't go in there!

I'm going. I can't let... You can't go in there! Sarah!

Sarah!

No! Sarah!

Sarah. Don't come in! Don't come in!

Don't touch me! Don't bring the girls in, all right?

Don't bring the girls in cos I've spread it...

No! I've spread it! Don't touch me!

Thank God!

Thank God you're OK!

She's doing her best, Stan.

She just wants to see you.

Think about Gracie.

How many times we've been here, eh?

How many promises?

How many disappointments?

I told her I couldn't take it any more, and I meant it.

"I'll do this, and I'll do that," she says...

..and next thing, she's at it again.

I can't watch it, love. Stan, I know. I can't.

I know how you feel.

But I made a decision about Dawn a long time ago.

You don't have to save her,

you just have to see her.

Let's get this over with.

Actually, we're not allowed to go in.

Only you.

Course.

Don't forget the gloves.

Once the cat's in the basket, we'll have to have her washed.

Quick as you can, yeah?

Get a grip!

Pippin?

Pippin?

Pippin?

Pippin?

Shit!

Pippin!

Shit.

Pippin?

Sarah, how're you getting on?

I just need a couple of minutes! Pippin!

Really can't be in there too long. Just wait, will you? Pippin?

Just... Pippin?

Sarah! You REALLY need to be coming out now!

It's not safe in there!

Why don't you just piss off?!

What?

You ready?

No.

Copy that.

You'll be fine.

Drink?

Not on the job.

We're all set up in there.

What else can you possibly want to know?

There's just a few more facts that we need to go over.

No, love. I've answered all your questions.

We want to see Sergei and Yulia.

They're our friends.

And all it's been from you lot is take, take, take.

WE'VE done nothing wrong

and we want to see our friends!

You watch the news and it's... spy this and secret agent that and...

..to us, they're just people, you know?

And Yulia, well...

She was like a daughter to me, really,

after her mum died.

Please, can we see them?

Just once?

So then what are you actually doing?

We are doing everything we can to get back to business as usual!

I have a question about the cordons.

I own a clothes shop in Salisbury city centre.

My takings are down 95%.

Whose going to shop in the shadow of one of those dreadful barriers?

I understand. And we are doing everything we can.

What about safety?

You told us from the beginning that the risk to the public was low.

Now we look around, there are soldiers everywhere,

sites are closing every day...

Clearly, it's an evolving situation.

It's a very simple question.

Is Salisbury safe?

Well, that went well, I thought.

Fuck off, Dave. Mm-hm.

You can't blame them, I suppose.

I mean, last week, we were telling people

to wipe their clothes down with baby wipes.

Fucking baby wipes! Mm.

Well, we had another call come in

while we were up there, enjoying ourselves.

This sounds like a wind up, but a swan has been behaving strangely,

falling over. Where?

The river, near The Maltings.

Shit!

Oh, Charlie, you really know how to show a girl a good time.

You never know what you might find in here.

This'll cheer the place up!

Oh, yeah, that's nice.

That's amazing. Yeah.

There's a chair there, you know!

What, all of them? Yeah, all of them.

And what do we do with them after we've caught them all?

Keep them in a secure place until we get the test results back.

But this is a report about one bird, Trace.

This is a water course, Dave.

If it's contaminated, we can't control it.

It'll be a full evacuation of the city.

OK...

Dave?

Tracy. Can you come to the river, right now?

Why? What's happened? Have you had the results?

I'll show you when you're here.

Yeah. OK. I'm on my way.

I'll keep you posted. OK.

Just Yulia, yes?

Sergei's not well enough.

How do you feel today, Nick?

Better.

Do you know why you're here?

Yeah. It might be a little overwhelming

trying to remember what happened,

but it will come back to you.

Bumblefoot, it's called. OK.

It's a bacterial infection they get on their feet.

The vet's sorted him out.

Already back in the water.

These guys passed their medical, too.

Thanks.

It's not all bad news, is it?

You still want to get it dredged, don't you?

Well, I didn't say that, but... No, we don't need to, Tracy.

I got you down here so you can see for yourself.

Got to draw a line.

Your fast response contained every site

in this...

..bloody mess.

Now, you have done your job with bells on.

You really have.

But we can't follow this trial forever.

Somewhere, it's got to stop.

You think doing something like dredging all these rivers

will show that we're in control? It doesn't show we're in control.

Shows we're losing control.

Tim?

I've got the results from the Bailey house.

Tell me, how many hits?

It was found in almost every room in the house -

kitchen, the bathroom, living room,

bedrooms...

It was even on the light switches.

We found it in the family car, too.

But...

..his wife and children haven't been affected.

I like to think of myself as a man of science, but...

..the only word for that is miracle.

Can we get a pass on this with CID? This just feels a bit off.

This is DS Nick Bailey at Bourne Hill. Come in?

OK?

I can't. Yes, you can.

The girls are waiting for you.

You can do this, Nick. You're ready.

Behave yourselves, yeah?

Well done, Nick.

Take care. Take care.

Well done, Nick. Well done, Nick.

Dad! Daddy!

This evening, Salisbury Hospital

said the police officer, who was also exposed

to the deadly nerve agent after responding to the incident,

Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, has now been discharged.

Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police Kier Pritchard

read out the statement on his colleague's behalf.

"As to what happens now, we are just taking each day

"as it comes, at the moment."

"I recognise that normal life for me will probably never be the same."

At Stanstead, the Russian ambassador, shook the hands

of the departing officials' spouses and children as they boarded

the aircraft home.

His embassy said, in all, about 80 people were leaving

in what is the biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats

from Britain since the Cold War.

We're now moving into long-term decontamination

led by military teams,

stripping back affected buildings,

overseeing the burial of vehicles.

We will be monitoring the long-term health of the many dozens of people

exposed to the toxin who showed no symptoms,

all of which will take months, in some cases, years.

There will be people out there who ask us, "Is it safe now"

"to go about our business, to live our lives?"

To answer that with any certainty,

we need to know exactly what happened here,

and I'm not sure that we ever will.

Short of finding the delivery mechanism, which could be anywhere

in the world now,

it will be safe as we can possibly make it.

That's all we can say for now.

Thank you, Tracy.

Nice.

Night, Tobes.

Goodnight, Mum.

You OK? Yeah.