Hostage (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

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-In an unprecedented…
-…Médecins…
They are targeting me.
They have weaponized my family,
my husband and my daughter.
Tonight,
in an unprecedented national address,
Prime Minister Abigail Dalton announced
live on television
that her husband, Dr. Alex Anderson,
has been kidnapped
while on a medical mission
in French Guiana.
And valor wakes ♪
-And so it begins… ♪
-There's been no official word.
But sources close
to President Toussaint's campaign
have suggested her husband
is now en route to London to be with her.
Paris has yet to confirm the accusation
that President Toussaint was blackmailed
to withdraw the rescue mission…
Okay, listen up!
Zadie's dealing with all UK press,
so all inquiries goes to her.
Foreign governments goes to Kofi.
G7 comes to me.
And so it begins… ♪
It's from POTUS.
…my daughter…
Get me Ben Simon
at The Guardian straight away.
-We'll take it all… ♪
-Order. Order.
Emergency statement, Prime Minister.
Hear, hear!
-So it begins ♪
-Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Following my statement
on television tonight,
the intelligence services have elevated
the threat level across the United Kingdom
to critical.
This decision follows the abduction
of my husband,
which has significantly heightened
the threat to our national security.
My priority remains the safety
of the British people.
Will the right honorable lady give way?
Oliver Bahrami.
The prime minister is making a statement
on national security.
That means the security
of the British people.
The prime minister has other things
on her mind…
-Oh, come on!
-Order, order, order, order!
…but is she aware
of a video circulating on social media
showing five-year-old Attaf Diwala?
His mother took him to a 24-hour pharmacy
for medication to treat
an acute asthma attack,
but it was closed
as the shelves were empty.
Attaf died in the street
in his mother's arms.
She can see for herself.
Order, order, order!
The right honorable member knows
that the use of props,
including mobile phones,
is not permitted in this House.
I apologize, Mr. Speaker.
The prime minister says
her priority is the British people,
but while she has kept the truth
from this country about her husband,
a child like Attaf Diwala
has paid the ultimate price.
Are you really playing politics
with a dead child?
I wasn't aware of this video,
and I can't imagine
what that mother is going through.
I will be reaching out to her.
But she doesn't need to be dragged
into this for your political advantage.
The very fact that innocent lives
are being affected by our drug shortages
is exactly why I refuse to yield
to the threats against my family.
I will not resign.
It is my job to fix this drug crisis,
and I will.
Prime Minister, it's one thing
taking risks with your husband's life.
It's quite another gambling the lives
of the rest of the country.
Shame!
Your husband is here.
Do you want me to sit in?
Keep things civil?
No, thank you.
I'll be outside.
Is what Dalton said true?
Yes.
What do they have on you?
Proof of a former relationship.
And you always say you're the careful one.
I need to know
you're going to stand by me.
Otherwise the election is lost.
You just have to tell me who he is.
It happened on my trip to Washington.
I should've been stronger.
That's very sweet,
but I'm not hearing a name.
It was Matheo.
Matheo?
My son?
-Is it still going on?
-Of course not.
-Who else knows?
-Matheo's girlfriend, I think.
And the people blackmailing you,
and Dalton and her team.
She doesn't know what they have.
Only that it's personal.
If she can help us to find out who's
behind this, we can cover up the issue.
It's the only solution.
I'm going to do a deal with her.
Sylvie?
Sylvie, can you hear me?
Darling, please let me in.
Sylvie, answer me.
Darling, just let me in.
I thought that if everybody knew,
then you'd have no choice.
I do… I don't know
what you're talking about.
Sylvie, just please open the door.
Do you understand
what I'm saying?
I was the one that told that journalist,
and now the people that have Dad
are going to kill him
because you care more about your job
than you do about us.
Sylvie, listen to me.
Darling, I don't give a shit about
journalists or what you've told them.
I just care about you right now,
so please just… please let me in.
No. No.
-We need to escape.
-That's insane.
We have no idea where we are.
No one else is coming.
Dalton isn't in control of this. Huh?
We need to take matters
into our own hands, or…
or we're all gonna die here.
He's right.
The leader of the opposition,
Oliver Bahrami, has accused Dalton…
…of being distracted from her duties.
And there are questions mounting
as to whether she can remain impartial
when her husband's safe release is offered
in return for her resignation.
At present,
Abigail Dalton is refusing to resi--
Ahem.
-Mmm?
-Sorry to have to wake you.
-What time is it?
-1:45 a.m.
Toussaint wants to meet.
She's on her way over.
Would you like some coffee?
Going on television
and baring your soul that way,
I don't know whether that was reckless
or incredibly brave,
but no one can doubt
you put your country first tonight.
I know you don't always agree
with my decisions,
and I know you wanna quit, but--
Prime Minister, I'm not going anywhere.
They've gone quiet.
I thought we might have heard something
from them after the broadcast.
You changed the game.
They don't know how to react.
I'd better get changed.
You should go home, Kofi.
I'm done for the night.
Let's hope so.
May I?
It was insanity going on TV like that.
You have no idea the trouble
you made for me.
I tried every other way
to get you to listen.
And now you enlist the Americans
to put pressure on me?
The president called.
Judgmental prick.
Everyone assumes it's a sex scandal.
Is it?
Look, I don't know what you've done
or what the kidnappers have on you.
And really, I don't care.
Just let the Americans launch the rescue.
I could do that, potentially.
Or I could go one better
and launch a French team.
My troops are ready to go
at a moment's notice.
But you have to help me find out
who's trying to destroy me and my family.
Do you have someone you completely trust
that can look into both of our staffs?
I need to find out who's behind this
before they go public.
What would I get in return?
I allow the rescue mission to go ahead.
That's not good enough.
I'll need Alex rescued
and a supply of drugs.
I always thought you were a little bit…
What's the phrase?
Goody Two-shoes?
But I was wrong about you.
Find out which member of our teams
betrayed us,
and you get Alex and the drugs you need.
Bonne chance.
I need this medication.
-Why aren't you helping?
-I'm sorry. We don't have it.
-You're not sorry.
-I can't help you.
You're not listening. Please, I need it.
You keep blaming the government,
but I'm here.
-Please--
-Get out the queue.
-They haven't got anything.
-Mind your fucking business.
-Who are you talking to like that?
-What?
-Lower your voice.
-Prime Minister.
I just sent you a list of names.
This is insane.
-It's negotiating teams for the summit.
-Your prescription.
-Ah, thanks.
-French and British.
I'm gonna need a full background check
on each person.
Financial history, employment records.
This has to stay between us.
No one on our team can know.
We've run out…
I'm so sorry, Ayesha.
I wouldn't ask if there was another way.
No, we need
to pull absolutely everyone in.
-Oui, très bien…
-Oui.
We need to guarantee no delays at customs.
I appreciate that.
The press is waiting for a response
on Dalton's broadcast.
-I don't know what to tell them.
-Nothing.
-Who was on the phone?
-Philippe Arnault.
You're talking
to the pharmaceutical suppliers?
So we're helping the British now?
I'm liaising with the Americans.
It's totally confidential.
They're sending a rescue team in
after dark.
Ready?
What is it?
The Americans are
launching a rescue.
I'd like to start by apologizing.
You shouldn't have had to find out
about my husband's abduction on the news.
I'm sorry to have put you all
in that position.
I'm sure I speak for everyone
when I say that we are all praying
for Alex's safe return.
Thank you, Kathy.
The footage of the little boy that died
in Leeds has gone viral.
There are a number of vigils being planned
for tonight across the country.
What's your point?
On the last day of this summit,
if we could even reach an interim deal
on the supply of drugs--
President Toussaint and I had
a constructive chat
in the early hours of the morning.
There's an agreement?
We're close
to finalizing a deal.
Back to the agenda.
Okay?
Dad?
What you doing here?
Uh… you discharged yourself?
Mmm.
When I get done here, I'll go right back.
But this has to be done face-to-face.
I'm so sorry
I didn't tell you about Alex.
I… I was worried about you. I spoke to--
Oh, so you let me watch it
on the news instead.
It was going to leak,
so we had to get ahead of it.
Oh.
Sylvie told me what she did,
and, uh… to my mind,
you… you left her with no choice.
Have the people that have taken Alex
been in contact since you went public?
No.
But he's still alive?
Would you, uh…
give your mum and I a minute?
Hmm?
Go on. Go on.
It's all right.
Have you any idea what you're up against?
Hmm?
-Dad--
-How many people have they killed so far?
Two?
How many more before they get to Alex?
You're not in control of this.
You have no idea what it is like
to be in this situation.
No. No, I… I don't.
What I do know is nothing
is more important than your family.
All of my life, you have taught me
public service over personal interest.
This is different.
Is it? Why?
Because if you get this wrong,
you're gonna lose Sylvie.
If you haven't already.
You need to get out of this,
get Alex back,
and the three of you can recover
and have a life.
-And someone else can take up the fight.
-I need to get you back to hospital.
-Let me call you a cab.
-I can call my own bloody cab.
Dad, I know what I'm doing. I have a plan.
-You have to trust me on this.
-Well, I don't.
No, of course you don't,
because all of my career,
you always thought that you knew best.
-You know, if Mum was here--
-Don't you bring your mother into this.
She saw what she wanted to see.
No one knows you better than I do,
and I can see you're out of your depth.
And you're a fucking coward.
Because giving up
is exactly what they want.
Getting Alex back
is the only thing that matters.
I have other priorities to consider.
Then I don't know who you are.
Glad you stayed.
I bet.
Hey, why don't we go
for a walk in the park?
Watch a cheeky afternoon movie?
That sounds awful.
Ah!
Yeah, I could be persuaded.
Please. Be my guest.
Ahem.
Ah, Dad, this is Saskia.
It's nice to meet you.
She needs to leave.
She's part of my life,
and I want her here for this.
Does she know
about you and your stepmother?
Yeah, I know everything.
And you trust her?
Not everyone has an agenda.
Fine, then no more secrets.
Vivienne and I, we are staying together,
and we're going to fight,
but after Dalton's intervention
last night,
it's gonna require us all
to, uh… hold our nerve.
We need to stand strong now.
Together, as a family.
A family?
We need to project strength and unity.
Vivienne's voters,
the people who buy my papers,
they expect that from their first family,
so we're gonna give it to them.
All of us, together,
a visit… to the church.
This is a joke, right?
If no one has the news,
do you really wanna create speculation?
What is there to speculate
about a family going to church together?
You know I can't do that. It goes against
the separation of church and state.
You were raised
as a Catholic,
and you have an electorate to think about.
They wanna see you
proud, respectful, devout.
The pictures we'll give them
will run all day
on every news channel, including our own,
and it will stop them
running Dalton's clip over and over again.
I know what I'm doing.
But… we need you there too.
I know you're used
to everyone else in your life just…
falling in line
because you own them, right?
But you don't own me. I don't take
your money, I don't use your name,
and if you hadn't noticed, I really
don't want anything to do with you.
And you shouldn't either.
We're on the move.
What are they doing?
I think they're gettin' ready
to move us again.
Then this is
our best chance to escape.
How many paces to the truck?
I was too out of it when they dragged me
here to grasp any intel.
Maybe… 30.
Why?
When you get outside, uh… we need
to create some distance between us,
take slow steps to spread out.
They always lead with me.
Right. When you reach the SUV,
pretend to stumble.
As soon as you feel them grab you,
go for your handler.
It's too dangerous.
Not if you get his gun.
Okay.
When you hear me call out,
pull your blindfolds down
and run.
Yeah, each of us in a different direction.
Make a hard target.
Jesus. Are we really doing this?
Any of you know how to use a gun?
-No.
-You think you could if you had to?
Ayesha, tell me you've got something.
How soon can you be here?
-Yes?
-I don't know what's happened.
But the French delegation are inbound.
Thought they'd canceled everything.
It's good to see you. This way.
-What's going on?
-Well, I was hoping you would tell me.
Do you have a name for us?
Two days ago,
they couldn't see eye to eye on anything.
Then your boss goes on TV,
calls Toussaint out in front of everyone,
and now they're meeting alone.
I ran a check on individuals in both
the British and French delegations.
Former employers, directorships,
revenue streams,
anything that might throw up a red flag.
There was nothing until, um…
Kofi Adomako opened a new bank account
six months ago.
He set it up
under a shell company offshore.
A payment of £72,000 was made
and then immediately withdrawn.
It's been dormant ever since.
It could be nothing, but, um…
the very fact that he went to so much
trouble to hide it seems strange.
I don't buy it.
This is hardly a smoking gun.
Were you really expecting one?
They covered their tracks so far.
He's in the perfect position
to influence the summit.
Hello, General.
That's good enough for me.
Launch the operation. Good luck.
One of our satellites
found a vehicle
that matches the description of the SUV
about ten miles away from
where your agent's truck was shot up.
My special ops team is five minutes out.
Yes.
We'll be right there.
The prime minister and President Toussaint
have entered the situation room.
Is it…
But I thought it was three hours
until the Americans go in.
We'll have a live link
to a special ops team any second.
-Prime Minister, what is this?
-We're going in.
-But I thought the Americans--
-It's a French team. It was need to know.
We're live.
-What is it?
-There's a French team on their way.
You have to get your people out.
You said we had three more hours
before the Americans arrived.
I… I know.
Toussaint lied to me.
They lied to everybody.
-Then they know there's a mole.
-Okay, listen to me.
Pull them out now.
We cannot risk any more loss of life.
-It's the price that has to be paid.
-You never said you'd be killing doctors.
And I never signed up for that.
This is Kofi Adomako.
I need a Special Branch officer
right away.
The intel was bad.
-French special forces are inbound. Move.
-Sir.
Thirty-two…
Now!
Alex! Run!
Maya!
Maya!
Maya. Maya.
That's a positive ID
on Lambert and Mercer.
Do they have Alex?
Allez, allez. Come.
On y va. On y va.
Get up. On y va.
Dr. Odari has been fatally shot.
Enemy fire. Over.
Confirming Dr. Lambert and Agent Mercer
have been recovered, over.
-We've got him.
-Oh my God!
That is confirmation on Dr. Anderson.
I repeat, Dr. Anderson is confirmed. Over.
Where's Maya?
No.
No.
Sir.
Alex.
-Uh, can… can you hear me? Alex?
-Yes.
Hey. Hi.
Are you okay? I love you.
I love you too.
Sylvie?
-It's Dad.
-Is he…
He's safe.
Dad!
Yeah.
Sweetheart, it's me.
Mum got me out.
I'm coming home.
Hey.
-What's happening?
-What's going on? Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
My guess is you kept
the French rescue mission a secret
because you were worried
one of us was compromised.
-Well, you were right.
-Are you sure?
-He's lying.
-I know what I heard.
Madam President, please.
You can't let them do this to me.
We'll need MI6
to analyze that.
If what you say is true,
we need to know who she's working for.
You don't believe me?
I know about the offshore account.
I have to suspend you from your post.
There'll need to be a full investigation.
Prime Minister,
you are making a big mistake.
Look how close they got to you.
Both of you.
Your pass.
This is not over.
O Allah,
forgive him and have mercy on him.
Grant him well-being, and pardon him.
Honor his resting place,
and make his entrance spacious.
Wash him with water, snow, and hail,
and cleanse him of sins
as you cleansed
the white garment from dirt,
and replace his abode with a better home
and his family with a better family,
and his spouse with a better spouse.
Admit him into Paradise, and protect…
This is unlawful. We'll take it from here.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is an unlawful gathering.
-I must ask you to disperse immediately.
-What?
Please stay calm.
Leave peacefully.
Failure to do so will result
in enforcement action…
-We have every right to be here.
-…being taken against you.
-Yes! Yes!
-So we can't be here?
What do you mean, she can't be here?
We have every right to be here.
Please. Please, it's my son.
-Fuck off!
-Move back!
Move back!
-Get back!
-What you doing?
Stop that!
We've lost control of the crowd.
-We need backup now.
-Get off!
Don't move!
Alexis, come closer.
That's enough.
That's enough!
How did I let you talk me into this?
It's a mistake.
I'm trying to save your political career.
No. This is about your pride.
You want me looking broken and small
beside you.
-So that if this ever comes out--
-It's coming out.
And I will not be made a fool of
by my fuckup of a son
or my liar of a wife.
What have you done?
In 30 minutes,
my network will break the story.
I will issue a statement
and try to limit the damage.
If I can forgive you,
then the French people can forgive you.
What about everything you've done?
All your secrets?
If you go public with this,
it all comes out.
I'll tell them
all your dirty little secrets.
You wouldn't dare.
Go ahead. Try me.
And what
are you going to say? Vivienne!
Are you still being
blackmailed, Madam President?
Anything to say
to your people, Madam President?
In the past hour,
my former chief of staff,
Adrienne Pelletier,
was arrested by British police
under suspicion
of blackmail and extortion.
As you'll appreciate,
I cannot get into the circumstances
surrounding her arrest,
but it brings an end
to a difficult chapter for my family
and for Prime Minister Dalton,
whose husband has been rescued
by French Special Forces
after what has been a horrific ordeal.
Both Britain and France stand united
against this threat.
We are resolved in hunting down
the people that have done this.
-We will not forgive those people.
-Yes?
Is everything all right?
Seven people were taken
to hospital. There was one fatality.
My God.
What the fuck were they thinking?
Sas!
Sas?
Huh.
It's Pelletier's phone.
NO CALLER ID
Answer it.
-Hello?
-Put Dalton on.
They want to speak to you.
Who is this?
I admired your honesty
on the news, Abigail.
It's a breath of fresh air
in a politician, I must say.
-We're onto you.
-I doubt that.
We know about Pelletier.
She's one of many.
Loyal, dedicated.
You've played
a fantastic game so far, though.
And now Alex is free too. Congratulations.
It's a shame the country has to burn now.
This is over. You've lost.
We're not done playing yet.