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Your consortium was so close to securing that bid.

Niskus Group, or at least Trestford,

has plenty of friends in high places.

Liar! Tell them the truth!

She's lying! Tell them the truth!

Murderer!

The Mayor left.

He's requesting a formal review of Trestford's finances.

It was Richard who helped launder my father's assets.

How?

He introduced me to a man, Gordon Hearst.

Thank you, Stefanie.

Once we have Hearst on the record, we can question him

on Richard Melnick's past involvement.

Pleasure doing business with you.

Money's been transferred.

Police! Drop down on your knees!

The police came, Europol.

They arrested Mr Hearst.

Stefanie, I want you to do exactly what I tell you.

I think you're a good man, James,

and I need your help to find and stop these men.

When they released his body to the funeral home,

I was able to get his personal effects.

James Melnick brought in his father's phone.

I'm sending someone to you.

We have a problem.

Hello, Henry.

The deal is slipping away.

I can assure you everything is under control.

With our financial records under this kind of scrutiny

and our stability in question?

You know who our investors are.

Let me be clear.

They cannot be exposed.

Are you questioning my management?

You promised a smooth transition.

So far, it's been anything but.

With respect, I'm cleaning up someone else's mess.

What are you talking about?

You kept me out of the loop.

Rojas' death was necessary, but Richard's?

And that attempt on Bibi - a bomb, for Christ's sake!

There's another player in the game.

We didn't sanction Richard's killing.

Or a car bomb.

I'll deal with it.

You better.

CAR DOOR CLOSES

BEEP

HE CLEARS THROAT

I don't appreciate being kept waiting.

Hold all calls for the next ten minutes, please.

Victor, you need to convince the Mayor

to forego this review of Trestford.

It's a simple process.

I will guide you through it.

We need to be wary

of the appearance of political impropriety and favouritism.

Trestford is financially stable.

You should have nothing to worry about.

This belongs to you.

Are you going to tell me what's on it?

Details of an offshore bank account in your name.

Richard made several transfers of monies to it

in the run-up to your election campaign.

How...? Uncovered during an internal audit

in preparation for the Mayor's review.

For the sake of our investors, we dug deeper

and we were shocked to uncover evidence connecting Richard

to the Belgian bombing campaign.

What are you talking about?

Did you and Richard orchestrate

the bombing campaign to ensure your election victory?

This has nothing to do with me.

I had no idea what Richard was up to.

That's not what these files appear to indicate.

I intend on going to the authorities with this information,

get out ahead of it.

That way Trestford and our investors are protected

from scandal and liability,

and I can walk away from the deal

with a clear conscience. You can't just...

If, however,

you convince the Mayor

to halt this review and sign the contracts,

as per the agreed schedule,

I won't feel the need to go public,

and your dirty little secret can remain buried.

This is not personal, it's business.

You have until the end of the day...

..Deputy Prime Minister.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

We had a good day yesterday, and a great result,

but the clock is against us.

Sean's landed in Dublin.

In a couple of hours,

he'll be in Shannon on standby to question Bibi,

should Hearst's interview contradict hers.

Josh, what have you got?

We're running diagnostics on the machines we seized.

And Hearst's files? Still working on getting access to them.

I tried using brute force, but no joy.

Now I'm running a dictionary attack programme.

When I get a result, I'll let you know.

OK. Norah?

No red flags so far.

Everything seems legit.

I know that's not what you want to hear.

The search of Hearst's house didn't turn up anything.

We need physical evidence tying Richard Melnick to Hearst.

Incontestable proof that they're linked.

Let's dig deep,

give this everything we have.

We can't stall Hearst's interview much longer.

OK.

I'll read the rest of this later. Thank you.

Christian.

I need to sit in on the interview with Hearst.

That's not going to happen.

Seriously? It's not a good idea.

This is my jurisdiction.

With respect, this is a CAB case.

Come on, Claire, there's more to it than that.

Our warrant is limited to Hearst's involvement

in Bibi and Fionn Brannigan's money laundering.

But if we can convince him to play ball,

he could connect us to Richard Melnick. Melnick is dead.

I need to know who's running the show now.

If Hearst admits to Melnick's involvement,

I can expand the scope of the CAB investigation into his finances.

We can follow that lead to his co-conspirators.

You just need to give me time.

Yeah, well, we don't have time.

Come on, we both know this all ties back to the port,

a multibillion-euro deal.

If this goes through, my investigation will be

stopped immediately. These are powerful people, Claire,

with deep pockets. Don't cut me out.

If I go in there with CTU, Hearst is going to shut down

and we're going to be back where we started.

You need to leave this to me.

I'll go after Trestford, then. You don't have any evidence.

Yeah, I'll get it.

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Detective Blanchet from the European Criminal Assets Bureau,

and DS Claire Wallace from the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau.

Gordon Hearst and his attorney, Wilfried Lippens, present.

You've been arrested

on suspected facilitation of money laundering,

that through various schemes you assisted

Ms Bronagh Brannigan, formerly Melnick, in tax evasion

and the transfer of illegally obtained funds.

Is there anything you wish to say in relation to that?

No comment.

Let's not waste each other's time.

We know that Brannigan is your client.

I suggest the strategy in tax avoidance.

It's what smart people do.

40 cents on the euro doesn't sound very smart.

If the arrangement is above board, then why return

the investment in diamonds instead of a bank transfer?

Ms Brannigan insisted her funds would be released

with immediate effect,

and diamonds were what I had at hand.

So it's not because they're easy to transport

and difficult to trace?

What Ms Brannigan does with her funds is

of no concern to me.

How were you introduced to Ms Brannigan?

I don't recall.

Isn't it a fact that you were introduced by Richard Melnick?

As I said, I don't recall.

But you know him?

I know of him, yes.

Have you ever conducted business

with Richard Melnick?

I advise my client to answer no comment.

Did you ever transfer funds on behalf of Richard Melnick

to, say, Fionn Brannigan for the purchase of an apartment?

Ms Brannigan has stated that she was introduced to you

by Richard Melnick. No, no, no, no.

Ms Brannigan approached me directly.

I thought you said you don't recall.

Look, you have all her assets now.

There's nothing more I'm holding for her.

Then you won't mind granting us access to your files

to confirm that.

This is not a fishing expedition, Detective.

Limit the scope of your warrant to files relating

to Ms Brannigan alone and we'll consider your request.

You could be looking at ten years.

My client is looking at a suspended sentence at worst.

Mr Hearst has been very patient.

Enough is enough.

TV: ..was rescued just after 10:30 this morning

from a popular hiking and cycling trail

at the Wicklow Mountains.

The male native, who sustained a fractured arm...

You can go in.

Any word from Antwerp?

Not yet, but I expect we'll hear soon enough.

On a positive note, your new Regret Settlement

has been approved.

That's a relief.

Is this really necessary?

We've already talked about this.

I can't put my life on hold any longer.

You understand the only people you are to contact are

DS Wallace and myself.

That's for your own safety, Bibi.

Phone.

I want you to put my mother's house on the market.

Are you sure?

You were always quite firm about holding on to Whitethorn.

Well, it's hardly my safe refuge any more, is it?

Any word on Siobhan?

CAB still haven't located her or the children.

Let me know when there's any news.

Of course.

I'll be in touch.

Yas! I'm in! I'm in!

HE SIGHS

About time. I was beginning to think you'd lost your touch.

As if!

Let's have a look, then. What have you got?

It looks like a register of client companies

Hearst managed funds for.

Great work, Josh.

Sorry, I couldn't give you more notice.

No worries.

Not a care in the world.

No, no, no, no, no.

This needs to be off the record.

Ms Delvey, what's this about?

Level playing field,

or lack thereof.

I'm hearing rumours

that Maes has used his influence on the Mayor

to hold the financial review of Trestford.

Why would he do that?

What you have to ask yourself is,

who does it benefit if the review doesn't happen?

Niskus Group Limited?

So, that should tell you something

about the power Trestford wields over Maes.

Do you remember when it looked like

Maes wasn't going to win the election?

Yeah. But he did.

Exactly. By a landslide.

So...

..what was it that ensured his victory, hmm?

I got you a coffee.

I didn't know how you took it.

Why am I here?

Aren't you going to sit down?

We hit a wall with Hearst.

He didn't give you anything on Richard Melnick?

He denies ever meeting him.

The reaction on his face when I mentioned the name...

He was scared.

You could have just phoned me about that.

So, why am I really here?

There was an allegation that Richard Melnick had

a mole in CTU.

That's bullshit.

Who told you that?

Bibi Brannigan. She's a liar.

She's had two attempts on her life.

At this point, I have to trust that she's telling the truth.

Wait a minute.

You thought it was me?

That's why you locked me out of your investigation.

I couldn't take any chances.

I haven't even told my team.

Bibi was our only witness.

She gave us Richard Melnick, led us to Hearst.

Without her, we have no case.

You would have done the same thing in my position.

All the evidence pointed

to someone leaking information from CTU.

Every time you got a lead, it was snuffed out.

Rojas, Ortiz...

Information was leaked during the IT security breach.

And after that?

What about Daniel Katz?

How do you explain that?

I needed Hearst alive.

I know my team.

Are you sure about that?

This is a multibillion-euro deal.

Who do you trust that can't be bought?

If there is a mole...

..it would have to be someone under Maes' influence,

someone who could manipulate the investigation from above.

And if it's not?

If it's someone on the floor?

If you want to work with me on this,

I need you to limit the information

you share with your team.

OK.

Chief Inspector. Hi. Anything, Josh?

Still cross-referencing the computer files

we've managed to access against the paperwork.

I managed to uncover 27 companies

all with the same address. Shell companies? Exactly.

A bit of an anti-climax, if I'm honest.

What do you mean?

I expect a lot more data than this.

I mean, if Hearst has the kind of operation Bibi claims...

Those files must be somewhere else.

I reckon he has a remote server.

So, you have nothing?

Not quite.

I'm heading to check company registries

in the Chamber of Commerce to see if Richard Melnick

is mentioned in any of the paperwork.

And we're going to check out

the address of those companies.

This is what we do, Christian.

Blanchet, I'm going to text you a home address.

We need to get ECAB over there ASAP.

We provide clients with a mailing address

without the cost of a physical office.

There's nothing illegal

going on here.

PHONE VIBRATES

Then you have nothing to worry about.

Um, the same account pays for all of these.

Norah? Open them, please.

No links to Melnick.

But 23 of the companies have

Stefanie Courtois listed as company secretary.

Hearst's assistant?

Either she got paid for her signature

or she knows more than we thought.

Ask Matis to bring her back in.

Already on it.

ECAB are en route as we speak.

Good job, Norah.

Can I disturb?

Mila!

Ah!

Welcome to Belgium.

Good to finally meet you in person.

Yeah, we can finally

compare notes on the hack.

Oh, I have nothing new to report.

This takes priority.

Sorry if that's why you're... Oh, no.

Richard Melnick's phone.

Ah, of course.

Yeah, I examined it,

but I couldn't find anything of interest.

Christian wants you to check it

against your records. OK.

Have you made any progress on Hearst?

One step forward, two steps back.

I'm still going through local files,

but so far, everything seems legitimate.

My thinking is that Hearst has a remote server.

Locating that won't be easy.

Tell me about it.

Thankfully, we've got other avenues of investigation.

The lead that DS Wallace and Christian are following up on?

Oh, sorry, I better get back to this. Absolutely.

There you go, sir. Thank you.

Josh.

The phone is a dead end.

Don't waste your time on it.

OK.

Explain why the first I heard

that CTU's search warrant has been extended to include me

was from our legal team and not you.

Something's wrong.

I think the Chief suspects.

If that was the case, you'd be in handcuffs.

He's keeping information from me.

It is too dangerous.

Mila, you're jumping to conclusions.

Is this your way of asking for more money?

No.

I can't do this any more.

You don't make decisions.

You do as you're told.

You're going to stay put

and keep me informed.

You wouldn't want anything to happen to your mother.

SHE BREATHES DEEPLY

RADIO CHATTER

PHONE VIBRATES

I need you to take care of something.

It's under control. Not Hearst.

Something else.

And this takes priority.

So, how was it?

I messed up a few bits.

He said I have to practise more.

Well, yeah, practice makes...

Perfect. Correct.

You know, it's not all about being perfect.

Can we have pizza for dinner?

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ENGINE ROARS

CAR HORN BLARES, TYRES SCREECH

Take a look at this.

So we have a Thomas Fellaini

who wanted to purchase a warehouse

from a company called Branx Industries.

Either on your radar? No.

This is exactly the same,

only a different date.

27 mailboxes

and this is all we get.

These may all be shell companies.

So it's a waste of time.

Branx Industries own properties.

This is bricks and mortar.

It's a lead we can follow.

OK. Let's see how far Fellaini got with his enquiry.

PHONE RINGS

It's done.

Boss. What are you doing here?

The officers called me.

They said a SUV came out of nowhere.

There was nothing they could do, it happened too fast.

They should have been following a security protocol.

What the fuck were they

doing on a walkabout?

PHONE RINGS

They were under protection, not arrest.

And the vehicle?

Um, a dark red SUV.

We ran a check on the license plates.

It matches with a car that was stolen three weeks ago.

Hi. How's the boy? We're keeping him overnight...

OK. I want someone posted outside Melnick's room.

You follow up on the SUV. OK, boss.

MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY

It doesn't look good.

And what about the boy?

They're keeping him overnight for observation.

He's lucky.

James took the brunt of the impact.

But this wasn't an accident.

I convinced James against his better judgment

to get involved in the investigation. Now this.

You don't know for sure it's connected.

We can't rule it out.

What if he knew something?

What if they were trying to take him out before he told me?

PHONE VIBRATES

Sean?

I'm at the hospital now.

Put her on to me.

How could you let this happen?

Bibi...

I told you to bring Arthur to Ireland!

I told you these people were dangerous

and you didn't believe me!

If you had done as I asked,

none of this would have happened!

I will never forgive you for this!

I understand you're upset...

Don't tell me how I'm feeling!

You have no idea what I'm going through!

They nearly killed my son!

I'm coming to Antwerp.

That's not a good idea.

I need to be with my son!

I can't guarantee your safety.

Did Hearst give up Richard?

Answer me.

No.

So you got nothing,

and now they know I've talked.

You put my family at risk for nothing!

You are responsible for this!

It's me.

She is not coming to Antwerp.

She's determined.

And you need to make her see sense.

It's too dangerous.

I'll do my best.

No sign of Stefanie Courtois at her home.

We searched the premises. It's clear she left in a hurry.

Was there any sign of a struggle? No.

Any indication of where she might be going?

Your guess is as good as mine.

I've issued a red notice.

If she attempts to flee the country, we'll get her.

STEADY BEEPING

BEEPING ACCELERATES

EMERGENCY TONE

James?

BEEPING

BEEPING

Clear? Clear!

BEEPING

SUSTAINED BEEP

Clear? Clear.

PHONE RINGS

What's wrong?

That was the hospital.

James Melnick is dead.

We can't think about that now,

we need to stay focused.

Well, you're going to have to give me a minute.

We need to let Bibi know.

Yeah.

See you inside.

PHONE CHIRPS

KNOCKING

Come in.

Have they made the arrangements to get me to Antwerp?

What's wrong?

BOILING KETTLE WHISTLES

Is there anyone I can call for you?

Sean, I need to be with my son.

I'm going to Antwerp, protection or not.

And there's nothing you can do to stop me.

Mr Fellaini, a little over a year ago,

you sent this letter to Branx Industries.

Correct?

Yes, I sent this.

In fact, I sent two letters.

There was this derelict warehouse in the outskirts of Liege, and

I wanted to develop the land.

When I heard nothing back, I decided to drive out there,

make him an offer face-to-face.

And what happened?

Well, they made it quite clear they weren't interested.

My colleague, DS Wallace.

Hi. Hi.

And who made it clear?

The guy managing the place.

He wasn't even interested in how much money I was offering.

He lost patience with me when a van turned up,

so I cleared off.

Do you see that man

in this photo?

Take a close look. He would be older now.

Yeah, that's him.

And I'm pretty sure this guy was there as well.

He was driving the van.

PHONE RINGS

Can you give us the address of the warehouse?

Yeah, absolutely.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

You can't let that happen.

There's no way of stopping Bibi, short of arresting her.

Then call Gately.

We need the journey to be as secure as possible.

All right. Thanks, Sean.

PHONE CHIMES, BUZZES

Norah just texted to confirm

that Stefanie Courtois is listed as company secretary

for Branx Industries as well.

So, if we find evidence linking this warehouse

to the bombings...

That means we have a confirmed connection to Hearst.

Enough to push him to give up Richard Melnick.

All right.

We'll let you know when the building's clear.

You're good to go? Yeah. All right, let's go.

Police! Police!

Police!

Police! Police!

Clear! Clear!

Clear!

OK, the building is clear.

We will now check the adjacent buildings.

All right? OK.

The building is secured.

Seal off the perimeter.

Send in the forensics.

Claire, I found something.

Breacher tape.

The same type the bombers used.

PHONE RINGS

Let's dust for explosives.

RINGING CONTINUES

Whoever it is,

they won't stop unless you answer.

RINGING CONTINUES

LINE BEEPS

Anything I need to know?

We're running out of time.

It's reading positive for trace elements

of pentaerythritol tetranitrate.

PENT? Yes.

Same as Antwerp.

It's a bomb-making factory. We have them.

All we have is evidence

connecting Hearst, Bibi and Fionn to the bombings.

There's nothing directly linking this building

to Richard Melnick or Trestford.

Then we need to find another way of breaking Hearst.

If we threaten him with terror offences, that could push him,

but that means handing him over to CTU.

Absolutely not. It's the only way.

You want me to hand over my witness to CTU?

Hearst will never fold for CAB.

The threat of 20 years behind bars,

that will scare the shit out of him.

And if it doesn't? Trust me, he'll break.

I can always get a warrant, but the clock is ticking.

You'll just have to trust me.

DOOR LOCK BUZZES

Sir, please, follow us.

About time.

Get my belongings immediately, please.

Gordon Hearst?

You're being transferred to the Counterterrorist Unit

pending charges under article 135

of the Criminal Code covering terrorist offences.

Whoa! What are you talking about? This is bullshit.

I'm not going anywhere until I speak to my lawyer.

You can talk to your lawyer at CTU.

No, please. Take your hands off me. Please.

I said take your hands off me! Hey, get off me!

Get off! You're hurting me!

I'm not a fucking terrorist!

NORAH: You'd better hope this works.

It's the only move we have left.

We're on our way to CTU to question him.

Any update, your end?

Josh found a link to the remote server.

That's great.

Yeah, not exactly.

It's protected by a 24-character password.

Plus, we have no idea where it's hosted,

so we can't get physical access.

Anything else?

Sean called. They're on their way.

Already?

Dorgan organised a private plane for Bibi.

Of course he did.

As soon as we get something from Hearst,

I'll be in touch.

BOTH SIGH

What are we supposed to do in the meantime?

Wait.

Pfff! OK. Yeah.

DOOR CLOSES

Well?

They're not giving me a time for questioning.

They'll take you to a high-security prison.

That's ridiculous.

How long can they just keep me locked up?

For suspicion of involvement in terrorism,

you can be held 20 days. What?!

That can't be right!

How can they lock me up without a charge?!

Because it's terrorism.

Gordon...

..I'll be honest with you,

terrorism is not my area of expertise.

You need somebody experienced in this kind of law.

So, when everyone has arrived,

Mayor Peeters will say some introductory words

about how momentous and historic this agreement is,

and then talk about how much Antwerp is looking forward to

a long and fruitful partnership with Niskus Group.

That's your cue to get ready.

Then the Mayor will invite you out to say a few words.

Did you get the draft speech I sent?

Yes. I've highlighted some edits.

I'll send them to you. OK.

CAMERA APP CLICKS

PHONE VIBRATES

Just a moment.

SHE PRESSES PHONE KEYS

PHONE VIBRATES

This is what you're going to do.

ENGINE STARTS

SIRENS WAIL

Hi, Chessa.

Does he know?

Good.

SIRENS WAIL

Why don't you take a break?

I'll sit with him.

DOOR OPENS

What happens if Hearst refuses to give up Melnick?

That's not an option.

I need to get to the bottom of this.

I have to find out who's responsible.

I get it. No, you don't.

You haven't seen what a bomb does to a body

or watched a man bleed out on the street.

Every time I close my eyes,

I see their faces.

The victims. Ortiz.

If it's not theirs, it's Rivera's.

And now even James.

All collateral damage.

I can't be linked to terrorism.

You will keep your mouth shut.

I can't do it! I can't do time!

CHRISTIAN: For what?

Greed,

control of a port.

They can get to anyone.

Do not force their hand.

As long as you don't talk,

our families will be safe.

You're right.

James was collateral damage.

The hit-and-run was a ploy

to show Bibi that you can't keep Arthur safe.

This was all to get her to Antwerp.

It's a trap.

Hi.

Everything is going to be fine, Arthur.

Mum's on her way.

Hearst has to wait.

SIREN WAILS

TYRES SCREECH