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Fuck. Come in, Roddy. Come in, Roddy. It's good to see you.

Good to see you again, Roddy.

Roddy! Roddy! I don't want all this. No, I'm not ready.

I don't want all this.

I'm not ready. I'm not ready. I'm just not ready.

No, mate, I don't want this. Get rid of them, Jack.

Now, get rid of them.

What's wrong with you? Get rid of them!

You ungrateful bastard. He spent a lot of time on this.

George, all right, no, take it easy, George. Come here, mate.

Don't take it personally. All right, he put in a lot of time, didn't he?

Yeah, 25 years. All right, so hit something.

It's not so hot.

The Moors, Parkhurst, Exeter. You know, I used to dream about that view.

It's not so hot.

I don't miss it.

What are you going to do, going away? Well, that's

what we promised ourselves, wouldn't it, Jack?

I remember.

Waiting by the tracks, waiting for that train.

Remember?

You, me, Benny, poor Terry.

South America, we promised ourselves.

Benny made it.

Lucky Benny.

Kept his share, too.

Us, you at 20, and me at 25.

Poor young Terry, knifed and dead in a prison yard brawl.

It's not a cent to show between us.

They owe us jack.

Not good talk, Roddy. It's the only thing that's kept me sane. Listen to me.

I'm telling you, you so much as sniff at another train,

or a bank, or a payroll... No, no, no, no, no.

New line of business.

Something they can't trace back to us. No, Roddy, no. Not us.

I did 20 years...

And I'm not going to do another week.

As a matter of fact, I couldn't do another hour. It'd kill me. But, Jack,

this one is certain. Oh, yeah.

So was the train.

No, no. Sorry, Rob. It's all right, Jack.

I understand.

No old contacts, eh?

Nothing they can trace back to me.

But you watch the headlines, Jack.

You're going to see me walk away with a cool million.

Yeah.

And you're going to say to yourself, this could have been me.

You watch.

The RAF asking CI5 for assistance.

Look, 845 and 37, they're stood down at the moment.

A break-in at an armory.

It must have been an inside job.

An operation as smooth as that, they need help.

Right.

So what do we do, just go through the list?

You must be joking. There's about 2,000 names here.

That's excluding civvy staff and training wing.

And about 30,000 people must get through this place every year.

What have we got, a box of grenades plus launches?

I've got a list here somewhere.

Yeah, launcher, two SLRs, four pistols, one Sterling,

one general-purpose machine gun. How much ammo? A lot.

You know, what mystifies me is how they didn't take more weapons.

The size of the lorry they nicked.

I mean, they left lots in the armoury, you know.

Yeah, unless there were two enough for one specific job.

Sandbags. How about the sandbags?

Yeah, they're up there. I nearly crippled myself carrying

them up the stairs. All covered up? Yeah.

Lots of debris and some old tarpaulin.

Dunstan, you all set? Yes.

New paint job? It's in hand.

Jammer, good for about a mile radius.

Transceiver.

You find a radio frequency? Yes, it's channel 30,

but they're both on the same frequency. Right. Now, one code call.

That's all we use. One code call. Jackpot. That's it.

Jackpot.

Now, as soon as you hear that, you... Come running, figuratively speaking.

That's right.

Tomorrow.

That's when we hit it.

Tomorrow morning.

Jackpot.

¶¶

What is it? Shh.

Bob? Shh.

Keep quiet.

Don't forget we're trespassing.

Four-five.

Four-five, there's a gunman at the Chamber Street warehouse. Please attend at once.

Yeah, understood. Four-five out.

What's wrong, Ace? Gunman, Chamber Street.

Mr. Cowley?

Inspector, you say the gunman? He'll tell you.

Well, about an hour ago...

Me and Sal were asleep. Illegally trespassing in the building. We didn't break in.

Several windows busted in round the back. But you didn't bust them. No.

I told you we should have just split and run.

What did you see? There was a man on the roof.

I only got a glimpse, but he was carrying a gun. Are you sure?

Well, there wouldn't have been, except... He found this on the stairs.

Aha.

What are you? Yeah, that's the last one. Carrying

a rifle, was it? Yeah, it looked like a rifle.

Have you been up there? It's eight floors, but yes, we've been up there.

As far as the door to the roof.

It's shut.

A steel door.

And you left it at that, did you? The small print.

You boys are always quoting the small print in your authority.

Leave it to CI5. So I did. I am. And in this case, I'm glad to.

Doyle, get our flak jackets on and go on up there.

Bodie.

I'd like to find out what weapons he's using, what sort of arc of fire he's got.

So would I. And Will? Well, he doesn't overlook Buckingham Palace,

if that's what you mean. More warehouses, hospital, playing fields, more houses.

Nothing to write home about. Let's get on with it, shall we?

You're out of condition. Makes sense.

There's a guy up there. We don't want to be breathless, do we?

You secure?

It's like Fort Knox up here.

Let's get this show on the road.

It's just time to try and shoot the lockout.

Oh, yeah, and ourselves as well.

Yeah, there's probably a couple of bolts in there

as well. What else can we do? Four or five.

Come in.

We're going to try and shoot out the lock. The door's jammed solid.

Ready? Yeah.

Right.

Okay.

Ready. All right. Go.

No chance.

Doyle, Odie.

Yeah, we're all right. The door's still jammed solid.

There's nothing short of a bomb going to move that. He's up here to stay.

Trapped.

Come on down.

Seal off the area, evacuate everyone till we know what this is all about. Right.

It looks as though he's hit the hospital.

Come back. I can't. Back. I'm ordering you to come back.

Keep low.

Low.

The patients, they're all post-op. There won't be any more shooting.

Not unless you try to get to them. I must.

I know post-op, they need constant care.

How long have we got? I don't know.

Not long.

Listen to me, listen. My name is Cowley.

I'm from CI5.

I need your help.

There's a man across the street with a gun. He doesn't mean to harm you. If he did,

he could have done that already.

He wants to shock us, and unfortunately, you too.

Meanwhile, listen carefully to the doctor here.

I'm all doing something. Anything.

Now, listen to me, everybody. I want you to keep quite calm.

You're going to be perfectly all right.

One man on each side. You, you, across the street. Keep a beat on that roof there.

Any activity down there?

Let's ginger them up a bit.

You two, get back, back, right up to the top of that building there. The boat in.

You, you'd better cover the entrance, quick.

What's happening? Madmen on the roof.

Here's the building. We're here.

Over here, empty factories, derelict buildings.

What's he after? The hospital, post-op ward.

Got them clearly in his sights.

He's taken the windows out already, shot the place up.

Nobody hurt yet, but nobody can get to those patients either.

Doctor tried and damn nearly got his head blown off.

There are six people in that ward,

all of them needing constant attention and no one can get near them.

He's got us.

Got us by the short and curly.

Right. The area's sealed off, but the media's got hold of it.

We interrupt this program for a news flash.

Early this morning, a gunman took over the roof of a Thames-side warehouse.

It is reported that shots have been fired at a nearby hospital,

but so far we have no reports of any casualties.

Men from CI5 have already been rushed to the scene.

We'll bring you a fuller report on this later. That's the end of the newsflash.

Bud to Cowley.

Come in.

I'm as high as I can go, and I'm not high enough. Can you see anyone?

Any sign of movement? No.

I haven't got enough elevation. He's got 15, 20 feet on me.

Stay on watch. Roger.

He's chosen well. That roof, nothing higher.

Nothing overlooks it.

I want to know his strength.

We'll need a chopper.

Nothing higher?

You're mad.

Go up that ladder and you're a clear target.

Who's talking about going up the ladder?

Go round the other side, straight up the brick wall, no problem.

Can't do it. I know.

You can, though, can't you?

Come on, Murph, you're the best climber we've got. Climbed the Eiger, didn't you?

I had guides, and nobody was shooting at me.

Yeah.

Look, you could peg in right up to those iron rings, tie off there, wait a bit,

and then climb the rest of the 30 feet. But

if that breaks old, anything could happen.

You can't do it alone, Murphy.

You're crazy.

We're both crazy.

Isn't it about time we radioed them?

Not yet.

We still have to play our ace.

Get to it!

Thanks, Ariel. Stand by.

Chopper, sir. TV is wired. Right.

Come in, Ariel.

Ariel to Cowley. Roof coming up.

Don't get too close. Remember, he's got a machine gun.

Understood. We'll stand off and keep moving. Over.

Good God.

It's got a right little fortress up there, hasn't it?

There's someone.

It's a girl. Her hands are tied. A hostage. The word hostage.

She has the word hostage on her back.

Well, get on with it.

Give us a kiss. I just love a gas grenade down there.

No good. Wind up there will take it away.

Well, now we've played our ice.

Well, now it's time to go away.

Stand off, way off.

You're making him nervous.

Me too. I wonder where the hell he got hold of her.

I don't know.

Cowley to Newton.

He's got a hostage on the roof with him, a young girl brunette.

I don't know who, but we've got pictures.

What's he up to?

Face to.

Face to?

Not yet.

Not just yet.

We'll give him half an hour to sweat it out a bit.

At least there's no snow and ice, Murph.

Could be weak brickwork.

We're having enough pegs to go all the way.

So I'll go up as high as I can and be late.

As you come up, take the pegs out.

We'll make a base camp, shall we?

Listen, Bodie, you're a better shot than me.

Yeah, come on, man. If you're a Class A marksman, same as me.

Besides, you're going fast. Come on, son.

Keeping a discreet distance.

Phase two.

Here are your photographs, sir. Oh, thanks quite a lot.

This is the layout. He's dug in up there, and that's

a paradox if ever I saw one. Means to stay, then?

Been through a few of these before, but never one so organised. Yeah,

and what's it all about, though?

Sir, we've got something coming in on Channel 25.

A man on the roof asking for man in charge.

Here.

This is Cowley.

This is the man on the roof.

I expect you wonder what I'm doing up here, don't you?

But by now, you know just what a position I'm in.

Well, just in case, I'll spell it out.

I'm up here with a very good view.

A good view of the hospital. And food.

Food will last for a month.

Not that it's going to take you that long to come to your senses.

But just in case.

And if you think of bursting in at that door behind me, well,

you've seen the sandbagging. Just in case, I've taken out another insurance.

I've got a hostage.

Who is she? Never mind who she is.

That's my insurance. That's all. Against what?

Against you not meeting my terms.

What are they?

One million pounds.

That's it.

One million.

In small bills.

Nothing higher than a £10 note and in two strong suitcases.

Got it?

That'll take time to raise.

I've got plenty of time.

All the time in the world.

But those patients down there, I don't know how much time they've got.

All right if we agree.

What's the system? You get the money first.

Listen, the hostage... That's all I'm going to say now.

You get the money. I'm not going to talk any more.

Call the Home Secretary, the hospital board, get that money here. A million pounds?

Have you got a better idea?

We know him.

He's wearing gloves, and that voice, we know him.

He's on record somewhere.

Ideas? Yeah?

Guns, ammo.

The armory break-in. Starting to put two and two together. But not making four.

You didn't get a single lead in that break-in.

Well, it's a long shot. Try me.

Merton at forensics thinks he's got a partial thumbprint on the ammo clip. I mean,

somebody's got to pack it, right?

Good thought, Doyle. It's in your court.

Jack! What are you doing? We're supposed to be going out.

You're supposed to be ready.

I can't go out now, can I?

What's it to do with you? George Cowley, head of CI5,

has so far refused to comment on the situation here.

I think that's Roddy.

He's very serious.

How are you, Doctor? I've got to do something.

We're doing all we can. Give us a deadline.

I'll give you mine now. We're doing all we can, Doctor!

It's not enough!

It's not enough! Come back!

Covered in prints.

Copper, the hippie who found it. Yeah, what about the partial thumbprint?

I wouldn't go into court with it.

But I've narrowed it down to these possibilities.

Paul Stacey. GBH, petty larceny, small-time hoodlum.

Yeah, I know. I've got his record.

Sergeant Armorer, joined the army at 17. Well, he must know about weapons.

Paul Stacey. Can I keep this?

Any sign of movement?

Nothing.

Not a damn thing.

It's been half an hour.

It'll take time.

Rushing up that kind of money takes time.

Still half an hour.

Let's give them another half an hour, and then we'll liven things up a bit.

It's crazy.

An anonymous gunman, anonymous hostage.

It's crazy.

Not that crazy.

Unless we come up with something,

that anonymous gunman's going to be a million pounds richer.

But he can't spend it up there, can he?

He's got to come down sometime.

Shut up and keep still. Where is he?

Who are you?

CI5. I'm looking for Paul Stacey. Where is he?

I don't know. I haven't seen him in months.

Come here.

Here, hold on a minute.

Halfway down the corridor.

Smell it.

Well, it's none of your business.

You're busted, love.

Busted for one lousy joint? No. Come on, and don't do that. What is your game?

For a kilo of hash, I'm going to find that, and

if you don't cooperate... Oh, God, no kilos.

Leave my stuff.

Leave my stuff.

Where is he? I don't know! I haven't seen him! You know, come on.

I don't know!

For God's sake, leave me alone! Get out of my place!

Gun oil! No, I don't know anything about it!

That drug buster's gonna be peanuts compared with murder and extortion!

Oh, well, wait a minute! Come on, move, move! Wait a minute!

I don't know anything about it!

About what?

The job.

It's gonna make him a lot of money.

What job? Who's he working with?

I don't know. I don't know anything about it.

Honest, I don't. You don't tell me anything.

I smoke, I get a bit high, and it makes me talk too much.

Yeah, I tell you what, you better go right back

in there and roll yourself another one.

Oh, come on. And you better savour it, because where you're going,

you're not going to get another one for a long time.

All right.

He made a couple of phone calls.

Who to?

Not good enough.

I don't know.

I have seen him. I saw him through the window.

In a car?

No, a cab.

He's average, about 20. He's got dark hair.

What's he look like?

Not good enough!

Oh, Dunstan! That's his name?

Yeah.

It was stenciled on the side of his kit bag. T. Dunstan.

Ariel to Cowley.

Returning to base to refuel.

We'll cope.

4-5 to base, over.

Come in, Doyle. Contacted Stacy's girlfriend. She came up with a name.

Dunstan, over. Oh, there's probably half a thousand

of them scattered across the country.

Yeah, but this Dunstan had his name stenciled on the side of a kit bag. Servicemen?

Yeah, exactly.

And I keep thinking of that armoury break-in,

so I'm going to start with RAF records, OK? Over.

Let's change the room up a bit.

This is your friendly man on the roof again.

See that empty warehouse to the west?

Well, keep watching it.

There's plenty more where that came from. For now, I've got you over two barrels.

The hospital, and every damn building I can see from up here.

For God's sake, man, we've sent for the money. It's on its way.

Just make sure it doesn't take too long.

It won't be long now. Won't be long, please, go on.

I've had long enough.

It's long enough.

I've loaded another grenade.

No, no, we're doing all we can. We're sent for

the money. No, no, it's here. The money's here.

It's all right.

You did it! You damn well did it!

Not yet, not yet!

We've got the money.

Two strong suitcases, like I said.

What now?

One man, repeat, one man comes out and attaches those cases to the hooks.

And you better make sure they're secure, because if there's any foul up,

I'm still aiming at that ward.

You think we're too late?

They're never too late, Murph.

25 years. 25 years I've waited for this.

From now on, I'm a shadow, do you understand? And you do everything I say.

Everything.

We understand. I want the area clear.

I want all your men cleared away as far as the eye can see.

Right? I want a car.

I want that car with a full tank.

And I want that car parked...

No, no, that was outside of my orders. Don't shoot.

We're going to go along. Don't shoot. There's a man up there, and he's got a rifle.

Cody, get rid of that rifle.

Get rid of it. Throw it down.

He shot Murph! For God's sake, man, we've got

a deal going here! A deal, did you hear that?

You're gonna foul up the whole thing!

And I've got a wounded man!

I'm ordering you to throw down that rifle!

Bodhi!

Well, that's better.

Now we can start again.

See you, Arthur.

Four-five.

Come in, four-five.

Thomas Henry Dunstan, ex-RAF flight lieutenant, cashiered 1978,

stationed RAF Regiment Ferbright.

Last known address, the Pines, Needle Lane, Camberley, Surrey. I'm on my way. Out.

¶¶ The man on the roof, listen.

We just heard from the hospital. Patients there are in a bad way.

Soon as we're on our way.

But we've met your demands. Not yet.

Not until I'm home and clear.

These are sick people. They never did you any

harm. They're part of society, aren't they?

They pay their rates and taxes. They sit on juries. They're your problem.

What's he on to now?

Sooner you get us away, sooner you can get at them.

Pass me your gun! I can't use my arm! Well, use your right one, then.

Come on!

Come on!

Oh, mate!

Here's the deal. A car with a full tank, like I said.

Then I'm coming down the stairs with my hostage.

All right, I'll be carrying a gun. You know, in fact, there'll be hand grenades,

and it'll be all ready, I'll tell you.

If I see anybody on the stairs, anybody at all... There won't be anybody.

There better not be, or there'll be a big bang.

Where's the car taking you to?

You never mind about that. You just get the car here.

On its way. It's fine.

Just fine.

All right.

I'll give you final instructions later.

He's won.

Not yet.

Can't we stall him? This man?

You're joking.

All right.

Another five minutes. We'll be ready to do as he says.

Well, there it is. Your carriage awaits.

Is it there?

Yeah.

Right.

Everybody back.

I don't want to see a living thing. If I do, they won't be living long,

and neither will my hostage.

It's all right.

We'll call Dunstan.

Right.

Jackpot.

Jackpot.

Jackpot, come and get us.

One thing more.

The chopper.

Get rid of it.

But we don't make a move until it's well out of sight.

Cowley to aerial. Return to base. Acknowledge.

Wilco, returning to base.

A few minutes more, just till we see that chopper go out of sight.

Then we're coming down the stairs.

And all of you down there can get back to normal.

Look, do you think Dunstan's heard?

He heard all right.

He's got nothing else to do but listen for us.

He should be here.

Any minute.

It's gonna work out perfect. What do you think our chances? Perfect.

They're expecting us because we conned them into expecting us.

They're waiting down there to cut us down.

And by then, we will be long gone.

Listen.

Now, let's see if Dunstan's jammer works.

What the hell are they doing? Cowley to Ariel.

Cowley to Ariel, come in, come in.

Ariel, come in, come in, damn you.

Ariel, come in, Ariel.

Do you read me? Withdraw. Stand off, stand off.

We'll give them 30 seconds, and then they'll find out they've been hit.

We've been had. We've been conned!

Well, come on up!

The helicopter's circling now.

There's a great deal of police activity and some... some confusion on the ground.

As yet, of course, we...

What's he doing?

What are you doing? Go the other way!

Starting to descend. Getting lower.

Major Cowley, head of CI5,

and his team are moving out to meet the man on the ladder. From what I can see,

the authorities are just as surprised as...

Terrible.

Horrifying. The man has fallen.

Fallen to the ground.

Police are rushing towards him.

He just... Could have been me, Maisie.

Could have been me.

The hospital!

Never thought I'd ever see one of these again.

Certainly not within the City of London.