Red Election (2021) s01e05 Episode Script

Katrine Poulsen.
She's Danish Secret Service.
Go back to the office.
You need me there.
Get out or we lose him.
And that's on you.
Arguments over Scottish
Independence rage.
Scotland's share of the oil revenues
has been far too high for too long.
Stop it!
- That's not me.
- Certainly looks like you.
It's a fake. That's a fake.
Redback has got
to be bigger than this.
They came within a ball hair
of killing the Prime Minister.
Drop the gun!
We believe the attempt on your life
was funded by a group
who are also
backing Scottish terrorists.
I've been brought
into the inner sanctum.
Pub on the Borders
in two or three days.
Localised explosion.
Maximum publicity.
Tell Laird it's on.
This could cost us the union.
And it's scheduled already, is it,
for tomorrow afternoon, this action?
Once you approve it, yes.
You see, the difficulty
is that it's not in my hands
because the pub is Danish-owned.
So, I've had to run this
past Michael Jespersen,
who has delegated the decision
to his deputy.
Poulsen?
Oh, God.
I've been on this for two years.
What, now I've got to bring
in someone who I don't even trust?
Temple Laird.
Scottish nationalist terrorist.
Intel has him behind three attacks
on English-owned properties
and two on European businesses
this year.
He's been arrested four times.
Police can never find
the evidence to charge him.
And no fatalities?
No. So far he's always called it in,
but narratives like his
always end in murder.
I thought you were gonna concentrate
on Redback.
We believe that Laird
is funded by Russian money.
- You believe?
- Can we just concentrate on Laird?
You think that Russia
would fund a terror attack in the UK?
I've seen a Russian terror attack
in the middle of London.
I watched the agonising deaths
of two men, so
Listen, what you're talking about,
those were isolated attacks.
What we're trying to assess
is whether this lunatic is capable
of a mass-fatality event.
Sorry. Do you think
we're winging this?
We've been tracking him
for two years.
All of our reports are verified
by forensic psychologists.
He is dangerous.
And in 24 hours we can lock him up.
OK, Laird's cell.
Do you have an agent
embedded with them?
Yes.
Well, then I need to speak to them.
Look, as soon as we've won
the referendum,
I will of course renegotiate
the Continental Shelf Act.
I mean, it's obvious.
Scotland's share of the oil revenues
has been far too high
for far too long.
How are they getting away with it?
How do people not realise?
I think they do.
I think people know it's a fake.
Really?
That's not what we're getting.
Tell me.
Private polling Forget
Forget what the papers are saying.
Private polling has support for
Scottish independence at 53 percent.
Do you still think most people
believe the film's a fake?
The revolt against reason continues.
Idiocrasy in your own party
fans the flames.
People choose to believe the film
because of your honesty,
which is a drum
you're very fond of beating.
Makes them feel bad about themselves.
The film gives them an opportunity
to tell you to fuck off.
I should kill the referendum.
Resign.
No.
Mr. Ogilvy
thinks it's the best option.
I think it's the only option.
Absolutely not. Adam
We're gonna win this.
I didn't agree to this!
Hey.
Katrine Poulsen. DSIS.
And I didn't agree to you planting
a bomb in a pub, but here we are.
Because the pub is Danish-owned
we had to run it past DSIS.
So?
Why doesn't Laird
plant the bomb himself?
Laird's a strategist, all right?
He never handles explosives.
His dad's old SNLA mate,
Deke McAllister,
assembles the devices.
Laird's father blew himself up
when Laird was ten.
When the device is operational,
Laird gets one of his soldiers
to do the rest.
OK. Talk me through it.
Right, so tomorrow
I pick up the package.
I drive out to The Skanda pub.
I head into the gents
where I disable the bomb.
Slide it into a cupboard space
and then call in the warning.
But the bomb
has never been touched by Laird.
Kelvin will have car trouble.
He'll call Laird.
Laird will pick him up.
The police will follow Laird.
I'm wearing a wire.
No, no, no. No wire.
No, we went through this.
- It's a risk we can't take.
- OK, OK. No wire.
As soon as Laird drops me off,
the police pull him over.
And then the TNT residue from Kelvin
links Laird to the bomb.
GPS for Laird's croft.
And just in case
The transmitter's in Laird's lighter.
I didn't tell you to do that.
Nobody saw me.
How dangerous is Temple Laird?
Jesus Christ.
He's insane! All right?
He's sourced AK-47s
and suicide vests.
And if independence doesn't happen,
he will carry out
a mass-casualty attack.
Have you seen anything like that?
You're planting a live bomb
in a crowded pub!
It won't be live.
Look, I was yodi for three years
in Afghanistan
and I dealt with 100 roadside bombs.
I know what I'm
doing!
Is this happening or not?
I don't know.
Just leave it with me,
all right? Just
What's that on your phone?
When I was asleep,
Theo wanted to tell me
that he loved me, so my wife said,
"Let's leave a message
on Daddy's phone."
Aw, that's the sweetest.
He left you a message.
What age is he?
Twenty-seven.
No, he'll be six next month.
I love you.
You know, if we lose Scotland,
they become
the seventh richest nation.
We drop to sixteenth.
Seventeenth.
God.
Adam's taking a massive risk.
There is a solution.
But I can't suggest it to Adam.
What is it?
This solution?
The referendum's
going to be a digital vote.
I know people, who if needs be,
can tweak the results.
Look, I know.
I can't believe I'm saying it, but
if we lose, the economic impact
Like, people will die.
If I made that suggestion
He'd fire you.
I'd lose my oldest friend.
What if it came from me?
What's happened?
Fucking spy.
Infiltrator.
Betrayal.
Nothing worse. Nothing fucking worse.
Who is it?
Come here.
Deke?
I knew somebody was at it.
Took me a while.
I got proof.
Both knees.
No, don't do it. No!
Do it.
No, no.
No!
No!
No!
Do it!
No, no, no.
No
You were gonna shoot me.
This little psycho
was gonna fucking kneecap me.
Who's my little fucking psycho now,
you wee beauty?
You passed the test, son.
You're on for tomorrow.
Right, give me that.
Right, yous pricks.
Let's have a fucking drink!
Aye!
He's shite-ing himself.
I would have done it for the cause.
Hey.
So, my office sent information
on your guy.
Kelvin Cruickshanks.
Orphaned at four.
Seven failed attempts at fostering.
On the plus side, he has a pretty
impressive list of petty crimes.
Right, as a kid,
he took the blame for others.
He's passed every security clearance.
He's 29 years old.
No relationships.
His motives are adolescent.
I don't agree.
I want to make my mark.
I mean, come on. Loneliness
and the need to be recognised.
Well, he's vulnerable
to manipulation.
He's a grown man.
A grown man
that would do anything for you.
I think it gives you a kick.
So, do you ever think
before you speak?
But the agent handler thing.
That's more intense
than any love affair.
When a lover
says, "I'll die for you,"
they never mean it.
But in our world, it's real.
Are you gonna OK
this operation or not?
No, I'm not going to OK it.
I don't trust your agent.
I don't trust you.
But sometimes
you have to take a chance.
Not with people's lives.
Yes?
Latest MORI,
Gallup and Harris Interactive.
- Is there a consensus?
- We all think you're safe.
Yea, well, they only register
the opinion of the polite.
Zac says if we lose Scotland,
people will die.
Yeah, well, Zac will probably
tell you exactly how many.
It's avoidable.
It is, if we win.
We don't have to lose.
How?
Theoretically, the voting system
could be hacked.
How would you do that?
Digital voting.
There are people who can manipulate.
Really?
It would save lives.
"It would save lives."
Nicky, I hope that was a joke
because if it's not,
and I'd have to check with Etta, but.
I think what you just said
could put you in prison.
Have you stood your agent down?
Not yet.
Look on the positive side.
Now you can concentrate on Redback.
Do you know that the redback
is a type of spider?
You know what the female does
after sex?
Has a fag and a douche.
- Uh, no, she
- Yeah, I know what she does.
Michael. Hi.
Yes.
Yes. Great. Thanks.
Your boss has overruled you.
- It's on.
- No, I don't believe you.
Call him.
CCTV is disabled inside
and outside The Skanda.
Now, you press this button.
Starts the timer.
That gives them one hour.
From Mr. Laird.
You're like a son to him,
you know that?
He was in the Black Watch?
Belonged to his old fella.
Independence
People think it's about politics.
It's about blood.
Good luck.
Holly! It's Eva!
Go away.
Open the door!
- Coming!
- Open the door!
You forgot, haven't you?
Forgotten what?
Pub grub, cocktails.
All free. No cash required.
Right. Yeah. 'Cause the honey monster
wants back in your knacks.
Don't be horrible. He's a nice guy.
I'm not in the mood.
Oh, come on.
You've not been out for time.
I don't like Danish food.
Fuck's sake, Holly.
Look at the state of you.
Get some fresh air in your lungs.
Doesn't it ever bother you?
What?
You don't fancy the guy.
You're using him for free drinks.
Holly, man, where's this coming from?
I don't like
taking advantage of folk.
Chill out. It cuts both ways.
Yeah? What's he get?
Hope. He can fantasise about,
you know?
What?
I don't know. A nice life.
What if that's all you've got,
it doesn't work out
and you're left with nothing?
I think
you need a drink.
I can stretch
to a half-bottle of Bucky
or we can jump on a bus
to a land of free cocktails.
I don't like Bucky.
Ah-ha! Yes!
Come on! Get your face on!
The stage coach leaves at noon.
- Come on. Move!
- Yeah, all right! I'm coming!
Yeah. Beatrice. Good morning.
Levi has some concerns
about the Scottish operation.
The timing's not good.
The timing?
My agent's
on his way there right now.
We can't afford another fuck-up.
Not while we're contending
with Redback.
We've had our funding cut
for the third year in a row.
Look, we're facing multiple threats.
This costs nothing and we take out
one of those threats for good.
We're under scrutiny
from the Home Secretary.
I'm under scrutiny
from the Home Secretary.
All right. Pull the whole thing.
I'll reel Kelvin in.
Laird will know we're on to him,
and the next time he's on our radar
he'll be wearing a suicide vest.
Don't worry about Zac Clark.
No fuck-ups.
Yeah.
Listen, Laird.
Yeah, I've got a problem.
No, I'm outside the pub.
But I had to walk the last half mile.
Something wrong with my car.
Fuck! Get the job done.
I'll get Deke to come for you.
All right.
I made a professional judgement!
Which I disagreed with. Deal with it.
Michael agreed with me
and then you got Daddy to intervene.
Do you ever wonder where you would be
if it wasn't for your father?
- Yes?
- Fucking supply teacher!
I'm about to go in.
- Laird bought it. We're all good.
- OK.
Call me when you're done.
Wait were we agreed.
All right. I'm on my way.
What is it?
I'm fine.
You're welcome.
No, I don't have a spare.
I know. I
I know.
I fucked up.
- Katrine? Are you?
- What?
Can you just go to Scotland and meet
your guy and do your job, OK?
Cheers! Cheers!
Listen very carefully.
This is Amy Brescin.
We've planted a bomb
in The Skanda pub.
Get in!
Kelvin, get fucking in!
No!
Did you lose it?
I don't know.
You should go.
No, I'm gonna take you
to hospital first.
No. I'll be fine on my own. It's OK.
No! Wait!
The bomb went off.
This is on you.
Fuck.
Kelvin, you set the timer?
Yes.
Could anybody have touched it?
No.
Could Deke?
I don't know.
Flat fucking tire, eh?
You're the only one I trust now.
I'm ten years old.
My dad's in a locked ward.
There's blood on his pillow.
His face is half gone.
I made him a promise.
Scotland was gonna be free.
Never gonna happen now, is it?
Thanks.
Have you been inside?
They pulled us.
The building is unsafe.
The fire chief's assessing
when we can go back in.
Was it TNT?
Yes. It was.
Did you pick up anything else?
Sorry?
Did your spectrometer pick up
anything other than TNT?
TNT tends to get the job done.
He's not there?
He's not in hospital.
He hasn't contacted me.
There's no witnesses.
There's no CCTV, in or out.
It was disabled this morning.
The manager and the chef
are among the dead, apparently.
They were Danish.
You go to your meeting place
and, uh, I'll handle it here.
It's OK.
Just hold it together, all right?
It's OK.
Hey. Wait.
- Holly.
- What happened? We just got here.
I don't have any details.
What are you doing here?
My friend's ex works there.
I can't tell you anything.
What's your friend's name?
Niels
Niels Vilfort. He's the chef.
Well, I've got Holly's number,
so if I hear anything, I'll call you.
What if I need to call you?
I'll send you my number.
God.
Police have confirmed
that the bomb blast at The Skanda pub
in the Scottish Borders
has left a number of people suffering
life-changing injuries
and multiple fatalities.
But so far the exact death toll
is yet to be confirmed.
The bomb is thought to be the work
of the Scottish
nationalist terrorist organisation,
Amy Brescin.
A member of the group
called the police security number
claiming responsibility
just seconds before the blast.
This group
has been linked with attacks
Right, well, I'll put a fire on.
No!
You fucker!
- Who are you fucking working for?
- I don't know.
Who are you fucking working for?
I trusted you!
I fucking trusted you!
I fucking trusted you!
Little brat!
Do it.
Do it, then!
Do it!
You all right?
It's OK, Kelvin. It's OK.
You all right?
Talk to me. It's all right.
Hey.
Hi.
Something's odd?
Yes. Odd.
I found it in the gents.
It's the detonator.
They used an AAL.
It's the rubber seal
that holds the shot tube in place.
So So what's odd?
Why is there two?
Look,
you have to talk to me, Kelvin.
OK? I need to know what happened.
No.
No. You can have that
when you tell me that went wrong.
I don't know what went wrong.
I did what I was supposed to do.
You couldn't have done!
Eleven people died!
Somebody sabotaged it.
Who could that have been?
Too many knew.
Who?
That Danish bint, huh?
Her department.
How many in your office knew?
You used me!
Don't blame the people I work with
for your screw-up!
I
I killed 'em. Fuck.
I killed all those people.
There was a girl in there.
And she smiled.
She smiled at me.
Come on.
It's not your fault, Kelvin.
I know. I didn't
I didn't mean to
I didn't I didn't mean
What are you doing?
Kelvin, get off of me.
Get off. What are you doing?
Please help.
What are you doing?
- Please help me.
- Get off me. Kelvin!
Help me.
Don't ever do that to me ever again!
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Wait.
No!
No!
The guy I talked to thinks
they used two detonators.
Most of the evidence has been
formerly given to us to look at.
And what when we can see
from what we have in front of us
Who benefits from this?
The British government.
What can I do?
You decide.
Now, Kelvin, the ambulance
will be here in a minute.
This is on Laird.
All right? Nobody else.
You don't take the blame
anymore, Kelvin.
Do you hear me?
All right? You don't take the blame.
And as the standard death roll
rises to 11,
we ask what does that mean
for Scottish independence?
I think we know what it means
for Scottish independence.
Don't let anyone outside this room
hear you say that.
Our official line,
this is an absolute tragedy.
We don't want it
to affect the way people vote.
Right.
The funerals.
- I think we should consider
- Do not say the optics.
Should you attend the funerals?
That's all I'm asking.
Or is it not better
we organise a service?
Involve all the first responders.
I'm going to the funerals.
All of them.
- The ones in Denmark?
- All of them.
It'll be spun. Made to look
like it's about political capital.
So, we put a poll in the field.
Somebody we trust.
I don't need a bloody poll!
I'm going
because it's the right thing to do.
Well
I'm guessing you flirted an idea.
Oh, he loved it.
Said I could go to prison.
No?
Another day and there would've been
no need to mention it.
Well, you always find
the silver lining.
That's why you hired me.
Kelvin's been sent
to Chatham Military Hospital. OK?
I want an armed guard on the door
and I want
round-the-clock suicide watch.
And what am I supposed to tell
the Home Secretary?
Tell him he'll have the answers
when we have them.
And what about Laird? This whole
thing was about bringing him in.
Yeah. I don't know.
This is an unmitigated fuck-up,
Beatrice!
This could bring us all down.
I'm gonna fix it, all right?
I said I'll fix it,
and that's what I'm gonna do.
Fuck!
Morning.
Good morning.
Are you all done in Scotland?
Yeah. Finished last night.
Yeah.
What I told you yesterday, I
I I made a mistake.
I was wrong
about there being two seals.
OK.
The
The force of the blast
made it split along the seam.
Better to know the truth.
Sure.
Have a good day.
Yeah, you too.
I get it. I get it.
What happened?
What do you mean what happened?
To your head?
Oh. Yeah.
It was nothing.
The baby's fine, by the way.
OK, yeah.
Right. Result.
Home Secretary's guaranteed
they'll be no enquiry.
The public have a madman
with a history of violence
and terrorist
still under lock and key.
Motive evidence. No CCTV.
From now on, we can sign this
to history and move on.
No more diversions.
Tattoo Redback on your eyeballs!
From now on, it's all you're
gonna see until we have cracked it,
killed it
and pissed merrily on its corpse.
Evil English bastards.
Eleven dead
'cause you need our fucking oil.
I know you need to believe that,
but the truth
is one of our agents made a mistake.
No.
Your agent was EOD.
That was sabotage.
And you are some other bastard.
That was no mistake.
You don't like that, do you?
Can't be having me in court.
You wanna play the grownups' games,
you need to know the rules.
I know the rules.
I know who betrayed me.
Who betrayed you?
We've been
over Kutiev's online comms.
Maybe he was bluffing about Redback.
Then why did Adamov kill him?
The coroner forged the report
from the bombing.
Our intel
has Torben Jensen in London.
He's in contact
with the bias linked to Daesh.
You only care about yourself!
I sacrificed every principle I have
to protect you,
so don't fucking go there!
I know about tweaking
the referendum results.
You got it all wrong.
It was a joke.
Laird isn't the man I saw
and you can't make me say he is!
I just had a message from Holly.
Someone she knows died in that bomb.
Katrine said you know him.
When I say no diversions,
I mean no diversions.
Whoa, whoa! Redback? Who is it?
This is an indication
that Redback is an individual.
I have information
you're going to be interested in.
Who is Redback?
You know I can't allow that
to happen.
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