The following programme contains strong language and violent scenes.
Two British Intelligence officers
arrived last night from Budapest.
I was wondering if your people might be able to do something about them?
Are you asking me for my help?
Get down! Get down!
Someone is going out of their way to try and kill me.
You're in my house! Tell me everything I need to know.
Or you die.
George Hands. He runs a sniper WhatsApp group.
Text me the address. I'll go myself. I'm not the mole, you know.
Could you have made that shot?
There is one guy. Alexander Duggan.
From 1800 the entire building is locked down.
No one gets in or out.
River is gonna change everything.
Fuck you, you tyrant!
He's in here somewhere. Lock all the exits.
Peter?
You've got a good man face, Rasmus.
Target inside compound.
Range 1,400.
1,400.
Wind...
0.5.
Send it.
That's not him.
Send it and let's get the fuck - out of here. - No, his beard's white.
No one cares, Duggan. No one gives a fuck!
Just drop him so we can get out of this fucking-
That's not him, Gary.
Target out of view. It wasn't the target.
He's fucking gone.
How long are we gonna have to wait?
As long as it takes.
# Some flowers
♪ Never get to bloom and see the day
♪ Some flowers
♪ Are content to wish their lives away
♪ Some may rise
♪ And some may fall
♪ But only
♪ You may
♪ Ever
♪ See me true
♪ So, only
♪ You can tell them
♪ This is who I am
♪ This is who I am!
♪ No lie
♪ Know that
♪ This is who I am ♪
'Details are still murky following what appeared to be
an assassination attempt on Ulle Dag Charles...'
It's Leonora. Well, put her on speaker phone.
What in God's name happened?
'All I know is, the man who pulled that stunt wasn't our guy.'
Teddy, is it true that the gunman was one of UDC's own security staff?
UDC is safe. He wants to assure the world...
Leonora, are you seeing - what we're seeing? - I am.
'He'll not allow sinister forces
to prevent the launch of River on the 28th.'
'Is it true even the Dag Haus board believes River
will be a disaster for the world economy?
River will flow. Thank you.
Good night.
The board! Gutless, spineless, bunch of arselickers.
Of course they're going ahead if Saint Suleiman tells them to.
How could you let that happen? It's not fucking good enough.
'So, what are our options? Hm?'
Because if this thing launches, I may as well open a stall in a farmer's market.
Leonora, is our guy still active? Zina's trying to determine that now.
Is she? Tell her to make the determination fast, would ya?
Tallinn was our one chance and he missed!
We're on it.
He still has a week until they release River.
As soon as the Jackal breaks cover, I'll find out what's going on.
You don't know Winthrop like I do, Zina.
Failure threatens these men.
And anyone associated with that failure is expendable.
He must have hidden down there before the lockdown.
Two days. That is some patience.
Yep.
Ah, that'll be the gun Norman printed up.
The ports, airports and border crossings have all got the e-fit.
Look at all the planning the Jackal put into all this.
Yeah, then that fucking weirdo Chris ruined it for him.
He's one of those manifesto nutters.
Posted it on Facebook just before he took the shot.
God, what's it say? It's long.
Lots of random capital letters.
He wanted everyone to think that River was for their own good.
Liar, liar, liar. He wanted information...
I still don't understand
how you didn't know this guy was a conspiracy fantasist?!
He posted under different handles. Nothing in his own name.
You allowed a fanatic to come this close to killing Ulle.
They need to go. Now!
I fully understand, but the Jackal is still on the loose.
The Jackal is no longer my only concern.
I am worried about the people literally in my own house!
What do you mean, nothing?!
Well, nothing matches the e-fit yet.
We know he was there so he's gotta be one of these people!
He's not a fucking ghost, he can't just disappear!
This guy's... just like us.
He has needs.
He eats, he gets sick.
Where does he go to rest?
Who does he turn to? Who takes care of him?
Where's your report on Alexander Duggan?
Sending you the updated version now.
It's a bit thin, no?
Well, the file on Duggan and his unit is STRAP 2, so.
What? That doesn't make any sense.
STRAP 2 is two levels higher than top secret.
So Duggan and his unit must've done some things that the Army
and MoD...wanna keep covered up.
Six hours we've been here, Duggan.
Bravo Two. Vehicles in transit.
Target coming out of the compound.
Range 1,400.
1,400.
Wind.
0.4. Left to right.
0.4.
Send it.
♪ Hey, ho, hey
♪ It's the acid test
♪ Got a busy day not wearing a vest
♪ Hey, ho, hey
♪ Got a busy day not wearing a vest
♪ Hey, hey
♪ It's all in a day... ♪
Tackle him!
Yeah! Get in!
Can't even tackle a different swing.
You're gonna have to convert that, Duggan. Don't let us down.
Yeah.
That's very kind. I hope you're sharing that, Duggan.
Always, Gaz.
Go on, then, boss, stick it on.
No, not me. There's only one man who should do this.
Go for it, Gary.
Dugs! Dugs!
Dugs! Dugs! Dugs! Dugs! Dugs! Dugs!
So, I don't suppose any of you chaps fancy a couple of days R&R?
Quick trip to Cyprus?
Aki Arms? Come on!
Result!
Good job, man.
1400 metres!
Fucking... How do you do that, Duggan?
Fuckin' best sniper in the entire British Army.
But I love ya.
Couldn't do it without me, though.
Admit it. I'm the best spotter in the world.
I make you great.
Hey...
Woah! Excuse me. Woah, woah, woah.
Hey, hey, hey! Wait, Gary. Sorry, sorry.
Gaz. Gaz. I meant no offence, OK.
I'm sorry. Can I buy you gentlemen a drink?
Mate, the answer to that question
is always gonna be yes, buy away!
OK. Another round here, and one for me.
Keep it calm, buddy.
You guys have been in... in Helmand?
What's it like there?
Helmand? Fucking... horrible, mate.
Two of our boys last month got their legs blown off.
IED.
Wow, the Army must be paying you a fortune
to take those kinds of risks?
Mate, I'd make more money emptying bins back in Lancashire.
But you're highly trained men.
You should be making a lot more money.
You reckon?
What if I told you a friend of mine
would pay ten thousand British pounds...
maybe even fifteen...
for you to take care of a problem he has.
What kind of problem?
He wants someone killed, Gaz. Is that right?
Well. You kill people for the Army, what's the difference?
Except you'd be getting a lot more money.
You don't go to prison killing people for the Army.
My friend is a... is a very important man.
There would be no risk. There's always risk.
My friend might go up to twenty.
For each of you.
That's my card.
My glasses suit you.
Naked bar!
♪ BLUR: Song 2
♪ Whoo-hoo!
♪ Whoo-hoo! ♪
Do we really still have no idea who this man is?
We have his fingerprints and DNA. There's no record of him.
- Anywhere. - So, the e-fit is basically all we've got?
No. We have Alexander Duggan.
The dead sniper?
Something is not right about Duggan and his unit.
First off, Duggan's army files are STRAP 2.
That must be a mistake. No mistake.
I need to see the file on Duggan and his unit.
That'll be a very bureaucratic, which is to say, tiresome, process.
Duggan was an outstanding sniper. The best.
Yes. Was. He's the only man on record
capable of making that shot. But he's dead!
He went to Afghanistan and never came back.
But there's no body.
There could be information in that file that will help us.
Let me see what I can do.
Bianca, are you free at six this evening for ten minutes,
to meet with the Foreign Secretary? Yep.
Carver's doing his best with his inquiries
but the whole thing's just getting in the way.
Which is... rather tiresome.
Ah! Bianca. Great pleasure to meet you.
And you.
Please. Thank you.
So, erm, I received a WhatsApp message from the PM this morning
with a link to the clip of you in Tallinn.
And he wrote, "Best of British!"
Hm... So, it seems that there are still some things
in which we are world class,
and importantly the world knows it.
So, Isabel was telling me you want to have a look at a STRAP 2 file?
That's right.
Because you think it'll help you find the Jackal?
- Yes. - Rumour has it that you can be charming.
Ah!
I thought you might like to use those charms on the MoD?
Did you indeed.
Well, it would mean owing Nick a favour, and that's not...
Well it's not an ideal situation to be in.
No.
Though perhaps a better situation than if UDC were killed
by an assassin who turns out to be ex-British Army,
and it's later revealed we had information we didn't act on.
Those internal inquiries are always such a bore.
Quite.
OK, yup. All right, I'll talk to Nick.
Right, I've got to get to the theatre so um...
Anything else? That's it for now. I think.
Good.
OK, well, enjoy your play. Thank you.
It's David Hare. Of course I'm not gonna bloody enjoy it.
My friend is very pleased with your work.
Barzani was a big troublemaker.
Always telling lies in his newspaper.
You know, frankly,
my friend wasn't sure if you'd be able to do it.
Now Barzani was a very paranoid man. Always lots of guards.
He hardly ever showed his face. But you did it.
You are the best.
My friend is hoping you might be available
to look at something else for him.
How much? He's a very generous man.
He also has... a lot of enemies.
And we'd provide all the logistics of course, travel, equipment,
housing, expenses, documentation, everything.
Sounds fucking great. Hm.
But I've still got six years to serve.
Duggan's got three.
If we go AWOL, the military police will be looking everywhere for us.
Those fuckers don't fuck about.
Well, if you change your mind. You have my number.
Yeah. Thank you.
Nuri? 'River will flow.'
'Hey!' Are you still in Tallinn?
'No, no. I managed to get out.
It was absolute carnage there, though. Are you alright?'
There's a picture on TV here in Spain.
A man the police are looking for.
'Yeah, I think I've seen the same one.'
Alvaro thinks it's you.
OK.
You must tell your brother that he cannot repeat that to anyone.
'Do you hear me? This is important.
You tell Alvaro that he cannot repeat
what you just said to anybody, am I clear?'
Will the police come here?
'No, they have absolutely no reason to come.
You listen to me, Nuria, OK. You are completely safe.
No one knows who I am. They don't know where I live.
You, Carlito, the family. You're all safe.
But you tell your brother that he must not say a word.'
What the fuck, Charles? 'No, this is important.
You tell your brother he can't say a word.'
Are you still coming tomorrow?
'Yes, I am.
I'll be there in the afternoon.' You'd better be here.
KEVIN McCLOUD ON TV: 'Heating firm manager, Gary, and his wife, Jess,
bought this plot of land two years ago.
After overcoming several planning obstacles,
work began on this extraordinary project...
...began to take shape.'
Mum?
Jaz?
Oh!
Er, I didn't know you were...
Just stand back a second.
Hi. Come in.
Can we just talk out here?
There's no one here. It's just me.
Look, we can't stand in the cold, my love.
Can you just come in, please?
God, I've missed you so much.
Do you want a tea or something?
You know, it's really cold. I'm good.
Did you save UDC's life?
I...was part of a team.
All my friends think he's gonna change the world.
Oh? Do you?
Well, he does a lot for our generation so... maybe.
Mm. Maybe.
Are you really leaving us?
What?
I am not leaving. I wouldn't. I would never do that.
Then why aren't we back here? Together?
I...need to work out how best to protect you and our family.
OK.
I need to... I need to...
make sure I get that right.
So what happened to the man who came here that night?
He's in prison. He can't hurt you.
I don't think he really wanted to hurt me.
He was just upset about his daughter. And I feel sorry for him.
Oh, don't. Don't Jaz, honestly.
He's not a good man. But, Mum. His daughter died.
Did you have something to do with her death?
No.
I know you save people. And that's a good thing.
Sometimes...
...you might have to... do some other things
that you might not want to do.
No, Jaz.
I...I only do good things, no bad things.
OK?
Are you sure?
Mum, just look at me.
Yes.
Najib Khan is a Taliban field commander.
A very dangerous individual.
He's come down from the hills to attend the wedding of a cousin.
It's too good an opportunity to miss.
But we need to tread carefully, no fireworks.
We need him alive.
Duggan and Gary will be watching over.
Prepare the vehicles to move.
Duggan, Gary and er... Ronnie, you're in the first vehicle.
I'll be in the second one with Conrad and Jason.
Remember this is a soft knock. Let's take him alive.
Yes, sir. Good luck.
Oh, no. What am I gonna do without my right arm?
You can start by getting yourself a girlfriend, buddy.
Fuck you, Duggan.
Or a goat.
I've seen some fetching goats out there.
Yeah. Seen 'em! Yeah, you've seen 'em.
Simple extraction. In and out, no messing, yeah?
Overwatch in position, we've got you covered.
'Copy that.
Entering now.'
Calm but firm, boys.
Alsalam ealaykum.
Friend.
We don't want any trouble, but you have to lower your weapons.
Easy does it
Important chief. Big man. Inside...
Yeah, that's who we're here for. Friend of British.
I am not gonna tell you again!
They don't look happy.
Put your fucking weapons down, now!
Shooter above compound. Seen.
He's lining up. What do we do?
Do we wait? See if he opens fire? No, it's on us.
Put your fucking weapons down now!
Contact!
Shit!
RPG!
Walter's fucking lost it again!
Cease fire!
It was a wedding.
Move!
Go!
Well, that went a bit fucking west.
We need to make this look proper.
Hello, Hammer fourteen, this is Phantom One Zero Alpha.
Grid location three,
seven, five, six, five,
six, seven, nine.
One, eight, six degrees. We are pinned down and under fire.
Request one joint direct attack munitions JDAM. On my smoke.
Over.
'Copy Phantom.'Ready up the cars! Let's get out of here!
You all saw the RPGs.
Right? No one says anything about what happened here today.
'Weapons away inbound five mikes.
Exfil that position fast. Over.'
From Phantom One Zero Alpha.
Copy that, withdrawing from contact now.
Get in there, you fucker! Come on, you fucker.
That wasn't clean. That was a mess.
Thank you for agreeing to see me.
My pleasure. Bianca.
How you doing, Larry?
No. Genuine question.
- How you holding up? - Yeah, see when you made me those promises,
did you actually mean them? You know even for a minute?
I can understand that. It's what you do.
You used my daughter to get to my wife.
Used my wife to get to me, used me to get to my brother.
Fair play.
Except all those people are dead now.
That's some trail of woe you've left behind, Bianca.
Larry, I didn't kill Alison. You did.
Yeah, I killed Alison.
I've killed a lot of people.
Most of them deserved it.
And I've used people to get what I want.
Which is exactly the same as what you do.
Now, I'm bad.
I'm rotten. But so are you.
Tell me I'm a liar.
Listen...
I think about Emma and Alison every single day.
And I'm truly, genuinely sorry.
That's why I wanted to see you.
To tell you that I am sorry.
You don't know what sorry means.
You're more twisted than what I am, Bianca.
Medic!
Medic now!
Call an ambulance! Move back, please.
Back!
That man probably killed 20-odd people,
including his wife.
I've literally got blood on my hands.
Come here. I don't see anything.
Bianca...
Everyone in this building has done stuff
they never thought they would ever do.
Yep! Look.
If you're told that some guy down the street
is a clear and present danger and has to be neutralised,
it's easy, isn't it? You don't know him, you just do it.
Yes.
If it's your next-door neighbour, it's a bit harder.
But we do what has to be done.
But what if it's... I...I don't know. Your mum.
Bad example.
OK, fair enough.
But you get my point. This job is complicated.
We have to remember why it is we do it.
Remind me. To protect people.
Huh.
Would it help cheer you up if I told you they had Alexander Duggan's file
waiting for you in Conference Room 2?
Seriously?
Yes, yes, it would help.
Courtesy of the Foreign Secretary.
Whatever you and Isabel said to him, it worked.
Thank you.
I'm afraid not. What?
You and Vince are authorised to read. There are conditions.
This file doesn't leave this room, and neither do I.
Ha-ha-ha, ha...
Starting now. And you have to sign this.
This is fucking mad.
Sign at the bottom, please. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Thank you. Thanks very much.
Thank you.
Alexander James Gordon Duggan
joins Sandhurst as an officer cadet
and is tipped to win the Sword of Honour
until he walks out and joins the Paras as a private.
His depot instructor notes on his appraisal,
Duggan displays a ruthless determination
to become a paratrooper.
He does the sniper course at Pirbright HDPRCC.
Attends the sniper commander's course
at the Sniper Wing at Warminster.
Joins the Pathfinder Platoon as their top sniper.
Deploys to Northern Ireland, Norway, Kosovo,
Sierra Leone, Iraq.
And then Afghanistan.
He was part of a covert Special Forces unit.
They carried out raids, arrests
and assassinations of Taliban leaders.
On April 23rd, 2013, the unit was on an operation
in Helmand.
They were on their way to eliminate a notorious Taliban leader when...
...the entire unit was wiped out by a massive explosion.
So...
Duggan's dead?
I just...
I don't know.
Something's not right.
Wait. Stop!
Stop, stop, stop!
Up on the right. Yep.
What's going on?
You see that mound, there's something on the top of it.
IED?
Let's have a look.
Yeah, that does not look proper.
Movement at four o'clock!
360 cover!
I'll take the file, Osi.
This way, Mr Halcrow. We need to talk.
Anything?
No.
There's fuck all there, you dickhead.
I'm telling you, I saw something.
What'd you reckon?
Well, we can't just stand around here like a bunch of knobheads.
We've got a job. We have to move.
I'm happy to take a look. Yeah, OK.
Conrad, go with Duggan.
No, I'll take Gary with me.
Come on, Gary.
Oi, you wanna check for IEDs, I'm happy for you, mate.
Why the fuck do I have to come with you?
Oi! Come on.
Thanks for fuck all, mate.
Will you cover me?
Careful, mate.
Think it's a come-on?
What you doing, you fucking loon?
I'm gonna feel my way from here.
Fucking tricycle!
Oh, what the fuck.
Mount up.
Come on, mate, let's go.
Duggan.
Argh! Argh! Argh!
Arrghh!
What the fuck!
What the fuck just happened?
We need to go. Go where?
Where they can't find us.
♪ You may run on for a long time
♪ Let me tell you that God's gonna cut you down
♪ My God spoke, he spoke so sweet
♪ I thought I heard the shuffle of angel's feet
♪ He put one hand upon my head
♪ Great God Almighty, let me tell you what he said
♪ You may run on for a long time
♪ Run on for a long time
♪ Let me tell you that God's gonna cut him down
♪ Go tell that long tongue liar
♪ Go and tell that midnight rider
♪ Tell the God that looked around at the back biter
♪ Tell him that God's cut him down
♪ Tell him that God's cut him down ♪
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