[call ringing]
-[horn honks] -[bicycle bell rings]
[phone picks up]
You and I need to talk. Can you meet me?
[Malik] I'm not sure that's a good idea.
There's a food truck over the bridge. Five minutes.
[suspenseful music playing]
[clamoring]
-Oh! I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. No problem.
[phone vibrating]
[Kara] He's here.
[Adam] Okay, go get him.
-And if he is Dorian? -Then you've found your man.
[distant siren blaring]
-[man] Next, please. -Order something.
Yes?
-Chicken shish. -Yes.
Who the hell are you? Where's Adam?
I'll take you to him.
[reporters clamoring]
-[door closes] -God's sake.
[sighs]
Christ, don't they get bored?
Not till they've got the photo they want.
Which is exactly what we're not gonna give them.
-Hmm? -They don't deserve you, you know.
You're better off out of it.
They haven't beaten me yet.
Biscuits in there.
What's this?
Hmm?
[phone ringing]
[beep]
Who is this?
My name is Maddy DaCosta. I'm Adam Lawrence's wife.
I need to see you.
What's going on? Where's Adam?
He's in danger. Will you meet me?
No. No, of course not.
I know who tried to blackmail you.
What's this got to do with Adam?
Look, we need your help.
Robert Kirby's a part of this.
Will you meet me?
Where?
-[man] Minister! -[all] Lydia! Lydia!
[man] Do you have any comment?
No biscuits, I'm afraid. We're not that friendly.
-How about-- -Lydia, are the allegations true?
[suspenseful music playing]
[plane passing overhead]
[Maddy] Thank you for coming.
I thought if it was in a public space, you might feel safer.
Funny, that's not exactly the word I'd use right now.
-Were you followed? -You've got two minutes.
If you do anything to suggest I'm in danger, I'll call the police.
-Is that clear? -Yeah.
[Gratz] Right.
What is it that you know about Kirby?
And how did my file get into that woman's hands?
Adam gave it to her, but he didn't have a choice.
It was the only way to get Ella back.
He's cost me the leadership.
If you had won, Angelis would have used it as leverage.
He has hundreds of files like this, hundreds, on everyone,
and they also contain evidence of a Russian plot
-to install Kirby in Number 10. -What?
-He's bought and paid for. -Wait.
-Adam is getting the files now. -Just a second--
But you…
[sighs] In return, you need to promise him immunity from prosecution.
No! I have to run a clean campaign.
I have to be better than this.
Well, then Kirby wins.
And everything that you've worked for, everything, comes to an end.
All right.
All right, just get me the file.
[tense music playing]
Arms up.
He's clean.
What is all this? You called me.
-I have to be sure I can trust you. -Trust me?
Adam, you're out. Angelis is back in his post.
Give me one good reason why I should believe a word you say.
Because this could be your chance to run MI6.
Angelis has intel on me given to him by the CIA.
That's why he made me his deputy. So he could control me.
The day he was poisoned,
he was blackmailing the president of the Supreme Court.
He has a secret stash of kompromat. I found out about it.
He came after me and my family. He sent someone to kill me.
Why don't you go to Patrick? You two are close. Why me?
Patrick might be a friend,
but he doesn't see the service the way you do.
And this is a chance to save its soul.
You're right. I'm out. I'm discredited. But I'll deliver those files to Gratz.
And when I do, Angelis is finished.
She'll be the next prime minister,
and you'll be her appointment as the new C.
What is it you want?
I need to know where Olamide is. He's moved the files.
He's not in the office. I haven't seen him.
But you can activate the emergency location flag on his phone.
[call ringing]
[Maddy] Adam?
Okay, we've located Olamide. He's at a builders' yard in Silvertown.
I think he's taken the files there. We're on our way now.
-How are you getting on? -[sighs]
Gratz will give you immunity. You just need to get her the files.
That's great. Okay, head back to Kit's, and sit tight.
I'll call you as soon as I can.
I'm so proud of you.
Adam, be careful.
I love you.
I love you too.
Yeah.
[plane passing overhead]
[Kara sighs]
Have a look.
[tense music playing]
I only see two people.
So we take it by force, right?
They're digitizing the files. We have to wait till they're done.
[sighs] Every second we sit here, we're exposed.
One portable drive and we have everything.
[sighs] We have to be patient.
Don't you dare lecture me about patience.
[chuckles]
[sighs]
What?
You spent 15 years
trying to find the truth about the five men in your team
and get justice for their families.
And I couldn't even keep my promise to get you out of Baku safely,
despite what we meant to each other.
I know you risked your career and your life
to warn me about the siege.
I'm sorry, Kara.
I really am.
[clattering]
What is it?
-There's someone there. -I'll go. I'll go.
Wait. Wait…
-[gasps] -Oh!
-Maddy. What are you doing here? -I thought you might need some help.
[suspenseful music playing]
[car doors slamming]
[phone vibrating]
[breathing heavily] Yes.
[Adam] Someone's here. I think it's the CIA. Where are you?
Adam, I found the file. It's right here in front of me.
You're right. They think you're Dorian, and you killed my men.
Get the drive. Get out now.
[sighs]
Give that to me.
Do you know what's on here?
Everything on this drive only exists so Angelis can manipulate people.
-That's the kind of man you work for. -I know what he is.
So, what about you? Is that why you joined the service?
To be a part of something like this?
I joined to serve my country.
So did I.
But somewhere along the way,
they take that and weaponize it against you.
I'm not letting you leave with that.
You're not someone I wanna hurt, but I will.
-[yelps] -[Olamide growls]
[both grunting]
Go!
[Kara yells]
-[tires squeal] -Go. Go, go.
-Stop there! -[yelps]
[both yelp]
[all grunting]
Get out of here. Now. Go.
[Kara groans]
[Olamide spluttering]
-Oh. Fuck… -[Kara grunts]
[Olamide choking]
[Kara gasps]
[groans]
[gunshot outside]
-[Adam] Mads? Behind me. Behind me. -[gasps]
[man groans]
We can't leave Kara. Get somewhere safe.
Don't let that out of your sight. I'll cover you.
-Go. -Okay.
Go.
Drop it.
-[sighs] -[gun clatters]
[plane passing low overhead]
[grunts]
[Dede] Angelis told me you'd clean up after yourself.
Where are his files?
-[both gasp] -Oh God. Where's Adam?
Hands.
Tell Maddy to give me the drive, and I'll let her walk away.
Maddy doesn't trust you any more than I do.
Let's find out.
He's a traitor to his country, Maddy!
He has to face justice for what he's done! You know that!
But if you give me Kara and the drive,
I'll make sure they're not too rough on him!
You have my word.
It's up to you now!
I'll give you 30 seconds!
It's your choice!
-[gasps] -Just let me go to him.
She won't pull the trigger. It's okay.
You don't know her.
[chuckles]
She finally realized.
You're not worth the trade.
You must know he's using you.
It's what Angelis does.
And when he's finished,
he'll hold it over you until he wants something.
I got what I want.
I'm not the person you're looking for, Dede.
He's wrong about me, and so are you.
I know what you are.
No more lies.
No more running.
Time's up, Maddy!
-No! Where are you going? -Maddy, do not give it to her!
No! No! No! No!
-[gasping] No! -Sh! Come on.
-No! -We have to go!
He's gone! He's gone!
-He's gone. He's gone. -[hyperventilating]
You can't help him. He's gone. Let's go.
[distant siren blaring]
I wanted you to hear it from me first.
Adam Lawrence has been shot and killed by the Russian agent he was involved with.
Now, tomorrow will be a day to answer hard questions,
but tonight, we need to focus
on finding Kara Yusova and eliminating her.
Patrick, speak to the Russians.
Make it clear I expect a statement totally distancing themselves from Yusova.
Anything that falls short of a complete character assassination,
and I will recommend to the PM that we start expelling Russian diplomats.
Sir, with respect, that's a dangerous escalation.
-We've no idea who Yusova was working for. -She works for Melnikov and the Kremlin.
Right, but without definitive proof, I--
The proof is a dead deputy chief of MI6.
Your friend.
There's a bird called a fairy wren.
It teaches its chicks a secret code before they even hatch.
An incubation call that contains a special note,
like a password.
After the chicks break free from their shells,
the first thing they do is beg for food using that note.
If the parent hears a wrong note,
they know there's a cuckoo in the nest, and they kill it
before it has a chance to push the other wrens out.
Now, I should have listened harder.
It was wrong to appoint Adam as my deputy.
I want you both to come with me to the committee tomorrow morning.
Let's show them what the future of this organization will look like.
An MI6 fit for purpose
with two viable candidates for C
ready to step up and lead it.
[pensive music playing]
[sighs]
We'll be safe here.
You can make the call.
The CIA wouldn't assassinate someone on UK soil without authorization.
That means Angelis will be looking for us. We don't have long.
-…doing, just… -[phone vibrating]
-I'd say-- -Just… Sorry. Can I just take this?
Okay. Bye.
-Hello? -[Maddy] I have what we discussed.
-Maddy. -I'm gonna send someone to deliver it.
-Where are you? -I'm at a campaign event.
What the hell's happened?
I've been summoned to an emergency meeting
of the Commons Intelligence Committee first thing tomorrow.
Angelis is making a statement about Adam. Where is he?
He's-- he's dead.
[sighs]
The CIA took him out, and, uh… Angelis ordered the hit.
He wants the files. And if I have them, my family's in danger.
[sighs]
Give them back to him.
But we had a deal.
If Angelis goes public with everything Adam's done, it's over for Kirby.
He'll be discredited.
But so will Adam.
The world will think he's a double agent. Our children will have to live with that.
We can't let Angelis put his version of this out into the world.
When I become PM, I can fire Angelis
-and find his replacement. -Look, Audrey, listen to me!
He's one step ahead of you.
The files are the only way to take his power away.
Otherwise, he'll always be in control.
Adam died to get you these fucking files!
Show some courage, and help me!
I have a family too.
Now, you give those files back to Angelis. This has cost you enough.
-[call ends] -[sighs]
[door opens]
The kids and I can be on the first flight to Madrid in the morning.
I've got family there.
What are you talking about?
If Gratz isn't gonna help,
I have no choice, I have to protect Ella and Callum.
There's nowhere you can run that Angelis won't find you.
What the fuck am I supposed to do?
Tell me.
Stay and fight.
Use the files to expose Angelis
so he isn't a threat to you and the kids anymore, and…
Adam's reputation is saved.
Easy as that?
[train passing by]
Why would Angelis even think that Adam was working for the Russians?
Before the CIA showed up,
I read the transcript of a phone call in Adam's file.
Two SVR officers talking about a British double agent code-named Dorian
who was active in Baku.
He killed my men to provoke the uprising.
The city fell to the Russians.
Angelis is convinced that Adam was Dorian.
But you know he's not.
How?
I just know.
[sighs] Adam was with me the night my men were killed.
So, what are you gonna do to find Dorian?
Doesn't matter now.
You've been trying to find justice for these men for what, 15 years?
Yeah. But there's nothing else in the files, just the code name.
The trail has run cold.
Well, maybe we put some blood in the water.
[siren wailing]
[in Russian] We're releasing a statement distancing ourselves from you.
It's the only way to avoid this getting out of control.
[in Russian] I swear to you, I'm innocent.
Then what the fuck happened?
I told you to stay away from Adam Lawrence.
I was trying to save him.
Angelis will be looking for me now. I need an exit strategy.
They'll kill me if they find me. You know that.
I can't help you, Kara. Don't call this number again.
Wait!
I have something to trade.
Maddy Lawrence thinks that I killed her husband.
She's on a crusade to try and clear his name.
She's got hold of a stash of Angelis' kompromat.
What's she planning to do?
She stole a silver Volvo. Registration G28 1XPL.
I need more than that.
[sighs] Look, take it or leave it.
But I wouldn’t want to be you
when the Kremlin finds out you missed a secret stash of MI6 intel
on every head of state in the world.
I'll make a call.
See if it's worth a ticket home.
-[in English] Did she take the bait? -[sighs]
Once she passes it up the chain,
the Kremlin will contact Dorian.
He'll trace the car and work out what you're doing.
-And if another SVR agent-- -No. They're terrified of being expelled.
They can't take the risk. Dorian is the only one with cover.
He'll find you.
But you'll have to go in alone.
I won't be able to go through security.
And if he intercepts me before I can get to Gratz?
[tense music playing]
It's a risk. Um…
But look, uh… I've seen what you can do.
Besides, I'll be in your ear the whole way.
[engine starts]
Ready?
Yeah.
[tires squeal]
[siren blares]
[reporters clamoring]
[dramatic music playing]
Good morning.
[woman] Would you please take your seats?
[Maddy] I'm approaching security.
[Sir Martin] I'd like to begin by thanking the chair of the committee
for this opportunity to address some serious allegations
which have only very recently come to light.
[clears throat]
Eight days ago, I suffered a cardiac arrest.
I'm in.
[Kara] You're looking for the committee chamber.
Just breathe. I'm right here.
Yeah.
Okay.
[Sir Martin] My deputy, Adam Lawrence,
assumed the day-to-day operational command of MI6,
a position that I have subsequently discovered
was only made possible by a Russian agent
who had been supporting his career for over 15 years.
[murmuring]
Adam Lawrence committed an act of treason,
sharing intelligence with a Russian agent, Kara Yusova,
who had been grooming him.
And it is the belief of the Secret Intelligence Service
that Lawrence, in conjunction with Lord Anton Melnikov,
was working with Kara Yusova
to influence the election
to appoint the next prime minister of this country.
[murmuring]
But when she thought their plot was about to be discovered,
Yusova turned first on Melnikov,
killing him and his driver,
before going after Lawrence and murdering him.
In bringing this plot to light,
it is my belief that MI6 has succeeded in blunting a grave threat
to this country's democracy.
Maddy.
Well, thank God you're okay. [laughs]
It's all right. It's me. It's, um… it's Patrick.
Yeah, Patrick.
I-- Look, I tried calling, but it's been so… I mean…
[sighs] I'm so, so sorry about Adam.
It's just… horrific.
I can't even begin to-- I mean, you must be going out of your mind.
[whispers] Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Are those the files?
You got them.
That's terrific. That's--
That's really good work. Adam promised he'd give them to me.
So, well, at least now, we can finish what he started.
Sorry. What-- When did he promise?
He didn't say anything to me.
He, um…
He called me, yesterday.
So, um…
-Yeah. -You're lying.
-What? -You're lying.
No. Maddy. Maddy, seriously. We don't have time for this.
-You have to hand those to me. -Oh my God.
-We don't have any more time. -It's you.
[tense music playing]
You're Dorian.
You killed those five men.
[exhales] Okay, Maddy, I understand you are going through a lot right now,
and I can help you, but you have to give me those files,
and then… all this will end.
-I swear. -[Kara] Maddy, get out of there.
[both grunting]
[Kara] Maddy, talk to me. Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I'm heading in. He's all yours.
I want to thank the committee for their responsiveness
in letting me bring this matter
-to their attention so quickly. -[door opens]
And, of course, I'm happy to take any questions.
[tense music playing]
[whispering]
Madam Chair, I wonder if I might be permitted to speak?
[chair] The Chair recognizes the Right Honorable Member for Harrow South.
[Gratz] I'd like to present some… material.
Adam Lawrence is being offered up as a traitor,
and the members of this committee will no doubt rush to condemn him
and to thank Sir Martin Angelis for his sterling service.
But I fear the truth is more difficult to grasp.
A few days ago, I was made aware of a private cache of intel
that had been amassed by Sir Martin.
Files that he used
to blackmail people in positions of power
to ensure his tenure
as the longest-serving and most powerful intelligence chief
in the history of this nation.
Politicians,
the aristocracy,
judges.
The information that was leaked about my mother
would, I believe, have been used by Martin Angelis
to control me, were I to become prime minister.
What? That is preposterous.
None of this information would have seen the light of day
were it not for Adam Lawrence.
I'm not prepared to sit and listen to this.
Far from being a traitor,
I believe he lost his life
rooting out treachery at the heart of the establishment.
[murmuring]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sighs]
[tense music continues]
You killed an innocent man.
-You have no idea what you just did! -You were wrong about Adam.
It's there in the files.
Well, you read the intel wrong!
Adam was a loyal deputy to you and a friend.
You'd have seen that if you hadn't been obsessing about people's weaknesses
that you could use to exploit them.
[breathing shakily]
Patrick is Dorian.
And you let the real enemy get away.
Yeah.
[police radio chatter]
[coughs]
[phone alert]
-Oh, sorry! -God's sake.
Okay, I gotta make a quick call. Will you just, um…
Will you just give me a second?
[call ringing]
[man answers in Russian]
[in Russian] I lost the files.
But at least they've done us some good.
Angelis is finished. And Maddy Lawrence can't prove anything.
She hasn't got a single piece of evidence against me.
The situation is salvageable.
Yes.
Goodbye.
[sighs]
Oh f-- Oh fuck. Fuck.
No! No! No…
[choking]
[dramatic music playing]
[gagging, retching]
[BBC radio pips]
[newsreader] Good afternoon.
In the last few minutes, the head of MI6, Sir Martin Angelis,
has been arrested and detained
following a dramatic appearance before the Intelligence Select Committee.
-Evidence has been handed to the police… -[phone vibrating]
…of what appears to be a stash of secret files
used by the spy chief to blackmail and coerce
hundreds of members of the British establishment.
[breathing shakily]
You destroyed my family.
Maddy, I trusted our intel.
I was only ever trying to protect you.
Protect me from my husband…
and the father of my children?
You listen to me.
I don't care how long it takes.
I don't care how many of your people try and stop me.
I will make sure that everybody knows…
everybody knows the truth about what you did.
And I will take that shiny career of yours
and smash it into tiny fucking pieces!
[hangs up]
[breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[gulls calling]
[Maddy] So, what are you gonna do?
Belova will put me on a plane.
-To Russia? -Yeah.
Will you be safe?
[laughs] It's my home.
Ah, your kids are waiting.
[gasps]
They're lucky to have you.
[gasps] How am I gonna do this?
Just be there for them.
Do you want me to come with you?
No.
I can do it.
[sighs]
[dramatic music playing]
[Ella sobbing]
I'm here.
[sighs]