The Gold (2023) s02e02 Episode Script

1
We can't chase the
gold again, Sir.
We don't have the time, and
it's probably gone already.
This time, it's only about the
money. Right from the start.
You buy a time-share,
and one week a year, you come
here and you live like a king.
You are the only cowboy in town.
But that money
will bring others.
I don't want to see you again.
The Times Rich List.
And there he is - John
Palmer - next to the Queen.
This is a national
embarrassment.
You will ensure, the next
time that John Palmer
is in the newspapers, he'll be
appearing at the Old Bailey.
We have solid intelligence
that Charlie Miller
was on the Brink's-Mat job.
I heard you can clean money.
Did you now?
I gave you my money
because I believed you knew
what to do with it.
Then tell me, very clearly,
where every penny of
my dough is, right now.
This programme contains
some strong language
It is the time to talk
honestly about Tortola.
This island has become
a story of two halves.
There is great wealth.
Our finance industry,
liberated by my deregulation,
is free to attract investment
from around the world,
and free to build
houses like this.
LAUGHTER
But for too many of our people,
life is a long way from this.
It is my job as Governor
to bring those two halves
of this island together.
Today, with thanks
to our generous host,
Mr Logan Campbell,
we launch a fundraising campaign
for a new school in Road Town.
It is an ambitious target,
but ambition is what is needed
if the children of this
island are to share
in the opportunities that
have brought so many of you
here to Tortola.
Summer in the city
where the air is still
A baby being born
to the overkill
Well, who cares
what people say?
We walk down love's motorway
Ambition and love
wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers
But somewhere in my heart
There is a star
that shines for you
Silver splits the blue
Love will see you through
And somewhere in my heart
There is the will to set ♪
MUSIC STOPS
ROTOR BLADES WHIR
PHONE RINGS
Hello? Logan.
It's Douglas.
Doug Douglas Baxter.
Dougie, how did you
get this number?
Oh, you gave me a
brochure, at the reunion.
I'm a little busy
right now, Dougie.
Er
It's a business call, Logan.
An opportunity.
Things are going pretty
well my end, too.
So much so, I think we
can finally do something
really big together, just
like we always dreamed of.
Did we? Let me give
you some figures
that will blow your
bloody socks off.
Dougie, I'm, er, going
to call you back.
Well, I wouldn't I
wouldn't dilly-dally, Logan,
this is a situation
of no little urgency.
LINE DISCONNECTS
Hmm.
We have two jobs -
find Charlie Miller and the
money from his half of the gold,
and get enough on John
Palmer to bring him down.
We're on Miller's money, Sir.
He has the contacts
to fence the gold,
but he'll need help to
launder the proceeds.
So we went through his
files and we picked out
all of his criminal associates
who at least pretend
not to be criminals.
The ones with businesses.
And we ran those business
names through Companies House,
and every one of them was
registered on the Isle of Man.
Which means Miller's criminal
associates have someone
on the Isle of Man
laundering their money.
Which means, right about now,
we reckon Miller will be
knocking on their door.
The Isle of Man is a
self-governing Crown Dependency.
We have no authority there.
I picked up a suspect
on the Isle of Man once.
I stuck a blindfold on him,
whipped him back in a speedboat
in the middle of the night.
How have you still got a job?
I'm as surprised as you are.
The Isle of Man also shelters
vast amounts of offshore money.
It's not a place that
welcomes scrutiny.
We won't even leave
footprints, Sir.
Make sure you don't.
Lundy, Miller. Yes.
Give me a week.
The intelligence
points to Spain.
I've heard he's on
the Costa Blanca, Sir,
along with half the
crooks from South London.
It's just about finding
the chatty ones.
I've requested Bowman
back from Flying Squad.
He'll co-ordinate things here
while we're all on our travels.
Where are you off to, then, Sir?
I've spent a long time
on Brink's-Mat, Jennings,
and working with you two has
made it feel even longer.
I've booked a holiday.
Nice flight?
This wasn't the arrangement.
I'll buy a safe.
I could buy a safe!
I was led to believe you could
offer a little more than that.
I can offer a lot
more than that.
I can clean every penny.
Why's it sitting
on a fucking table?
What were you doing, Mr Miller,
when you were eight years old?
A bit of light pickpocketing,
then home for jellied eels
and a knees-up round
the old Joanna?
When I was eight years old,
I was accepted into Mensa.
I would later resign,
after an unsavoury
incident at the AGM,
but the point is, I
am highly intelligent.
And certainly intelligent
enough to consider
the combination of South
London, Hatton Garden
and a great deal of money
seeking safe harbour
and conclude that I
have become involved
in a rather infamous
criminal endeavour.
Or half of it, anyway.
You don't have to concern
yourself with that.
Oh, but I do.
You see, if this is
the partial proceeds
of the Brink's-Mat robbery -
and let us agree without
rigmarole that it is -
then the level of discretion
required is substantial.
What's the plan?
I've registered the
first batch of companies,
and funds will be
deposited shortly.
But we must move at a pace
unlikely to attract attention.
I thought the Isle of Man didn't
pay these things much attention.
Less than the
mainland, certainly,
but on the spectrum of tax havens,
we are at the conservative end.
And what happened to that
world of international finance
you talked about?
I tried.
What do you mean, you tried?
I
They'll only get me off this island
if I'm in handcuffs or in a box.
So why you're leaving
us voluntarily, love,
is beyond me.
Then again, I come from
the rough end of England,
so maybe France
is a bit prettier.
Mm.
Good luck to you, Lena,
and thanks for all your graft.
Thank you, John.
Hey, Shirl, give them
whatever's in petty cash.
Let them see her off in style.
Thank you. LAUGHTER
Oh, I'll miss you, too.
Oh, take care.
Senor Palmer, I heard about
the British newspaper.
How rich it says you are.
I'm not giving you a raise, son,
but I appreciate the effort.
No.
You do not have the
money they say. Not yet.
But you could.
Oh, yeah?
I know the accounts
better than anyone -
better than Shirley -
which is lucky for you.
What's your game, then?
The business is
successful, but
..it is not honest.
You pay bribes and
take more deposits
than you have
time-shares to sell.
But th-that is not
interesting to me.
What is interesting
to me is that
..I think you are a clever man
who is pretending not to be.
The way that you use Shirley
and hide the truth from her,
hide the fact that you
are laundering money.
But there are better ways
to launder money than that.
And I can show you them.
What did he do?
He pitched me some
bloody tax dodge.
You see, John, this
is what happens.
I know.
If you don't play it by the
book, why would anyone else?
You're right, Shirl. Mm-hm.
From now on, this place
runs completely legit.
Check his bloody pockets, too.
HE SCOFFS
Governor, this is
Gabriella Lunez.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
From the DEA.
How long are you visiting?
It's a permanent posting.
I'll be working
at the consulate.
I don't remember being
consulted on that.
Well, we don't have to consult
you, but I'm here to say hi.
I'm just surprised it's merited.
We are a small island.
We have an epidemic of
South American cocaine
in Florida, with a
lot of the proceeds
being laundered
in the Caribbean,
through small islands like this.
Not this one.
Then I won't be here long.
Let us give you an office
here, and some support staff
I'm all set at the
consulate, thanks.
Then enjoy your time on Tortola.
It is a special place.
So I've heard.
So, do the Colombians
still use the
ERRICO WHISTLES ..whirlybird
for their drops?
I wouldn't know
anything about that.
Man, that would be easier.
But my people like
the personal touch.
I tell you, Florida
to here on a speedboat
is not great on the back.
Still, this is helping.
You can leave me to count it.
I'll let you know if
there's a problem.
What happens to it now?
Er, well, this money
that your associates made
in the construction
industry in Florida
will be legally banked in a number
of countries around the world.
Hmm.
You're very careful, Campbell.
That's why I'm a bagman,
and that's why you're
..well, whatever it is you are.
Enjoy your time on the island.
MACHINE BEEPS I always do.
Ah, good morning,
JP. Beautiful day.
What happened to "Mr Palmer"?
Oh, I am sorry, Mr Palmer.
I'm only joking, son.
What's the DEA's authority here?
LAURETTA: That depends.
If she sees evidence of a
crime punishable in the States,
she can pursue it.
So I would hope that
there is nothing to see.
There's nothing to see.
Glad to hear it.
This is not the time
to attract attention.
It doesn't look like much.
Well, this is the
address in the brochure.
Let me do the talking.
KNOCKING
And that's when Mr Baxter told
me about you, and this island,
and what you and this island
could do for me and my money.
What a curious
decision that was.
It's an opportunity, Logan.
As always, Douglas, what
you deem an opportunity
falls well below my standards.
In this case, I think we may
find a temporary alignment.
I heard you got banged up.
A business deal gone wrong.
I heard you got caught
doing coke in a Wimpey.
It was a Berni Inn.
Is that better?
What a lot of people
don't appreciate is that
Berni Inns are
technically restaurants.
I think we're straying from the
point a bit here, gentlemen. Ah
He's struck off, you're a crook,
and I run a
respectable business.
That's very much the point.
What I am, Mr Campbell,
is an international businessman
with an eye for an opportunity -
and £10 million looking
for somewhere to go.
CAMPBELL LAUGHS
I'm afraid I'm running
at full capacity
with my corporate clients.
And I'd very much like to be
one of your corporate clients.
Life doesn't work like that.
Life can work any
way you want it to.
Boarding school.
Grammar school.
Borstal.
Life is pre-destined, gentlemen,
and I have work to do.
Then I'll see you tomorrow.
And the day after that.
And the day after that.
Then I hope you
enjoy the sunshine.
If you were local police,
you'd have a nicer office.
If you were here officially,
then you wouldn't be alone.
You're from the mainland?
Madrid.
We are National Police looking
into corruption on Tenerife,
which means we are
looking into Mr Palmer,
which means it is nice
to meet you, Mr Boyce.
You failed to convict him once.
Are you here to try again?
Yes.
We need intelligence
from inside his business,
and his senior team
are all English.
We can't get near him.
Then you keep watching,
I'll get near him.
And I know where to
find you when I do.
So, what do you think?
I think that there
are no windows.
Well, the thing about windows is
that you can see through them.
Not so good for keeping secrets.
Secrets like this, Senor
Palmer, they are expensive.
What do you want?
I want the people of Tenerife
to stop cleaning hotels,
washing plates in restaurants
and serving drinks in bars.
I want them to own the
hotels, and the restaurants,
and the bars.
You know, this island,
it makes everybody rich,
apart from us.
Maybe this room is
where that changes.
How much?
Ten million pesetas.
Five million.
Yes, five million now, and
five million when it's done.
How would it work?
Well, I give you a set of, er
How do you say?
Dummy accounts to
give to Shirley,
with all the details
that she wants.
But here, I create another set.
I will build you a
machine, Senor Palmer,
through which you can put as
much dirty money as you can find,
and it will come out clean.
It will be easy.
You know, son,
what I've found is
that PHONE RINGS
..when people think
something's going to be easy
RINGING CONTINUES
..they can't believe
how hard it can get.
Hello?
Mr Palmer, there are some
Russians here to see you.
Some what?
We would like to buy your
businesses, Mr Palmer.
HE CHUCKLES
I'm sure you would, but
they're not for sale.
We would pay a fair price.
Listen, mate,
I've spent a long time
building what I've got here.
I'm a long way from finished.
Things are different now.
How's that, then?
We are here.
Well, then,
I'm sorry you've come
all this way for nothing.
Tomorrow, the price
will be lower.
You shouldn't have let them in.
I think they're KGB.
Yeah, well
..doesn't matter who you are
before you come to this island.
It's who you are
here that matters.
And if you can't do your job
..then I'll find
someone else who can.
Are you OK?
Just tired.
Must be exhausting, sitting
behind your desk Mm!
..moving money around the world.
You know, it's harder
than you think.
And some of the money
stays right here.
I wanted to talk
to you about that.
About the school.
It's going to take years
to raise the funds.
That's another generation
of kids sitting in huts.
So why don't you pay for it?
The whole thing?
Well, at least enough
to get construction started.
Jesus Christ, where does it end?
What? Donations, sponsorships,
campaign contributions.
I've done a lot for this island.
This island has
done a lot for you.
Hosting Lauretta's endless
bloody fundraisers.
You and Lauretta are
a two-way street.
What does that mean? I mean,
having the Governor in your corner
helps bring in the corporate
clients that buys you all this.
Us.
My clients buy us all this.
None of this is mine, Logan.
You know that.
Aren't you a lawyer?
Charity should
involve sacrifice.
Otherwise, it is something else.
Please excuse me,
I have a meeting.
Campbell! This is an honour.
I need you to do me a favour.
In my world
..favours don't come for free.
I know.
I must say, I find the people of
Tortola absolutely entrancing.
You have the most
wonderful joie de vivre.
It's refreshing, frankly.
You've no idea of the inherent
misery of the English.
I don't know if either
of you have ever been
to the Isle of Man, for example,
a place which almost seems
to revel in its bleakness
with a sort of Dickensian
devotion to despair.
A gift from Campbell.
A farewell gift.
Or?
Or
..we have another
type of conversation.
With less talking.
You know, son, I don't
drink with villains anymore.
But for you, I'll
make an exception.
Because I've spent
a lot of time alone,
and a lot of time
with that twat,
and neither are much fun.
You're interesting.
Because you're a villain
who knows Campbell,
and you're a villain
who hasn't been caught.
How do you know I
haven't been caught?
That cigarette was
only half done.
It don't matter if you're
as rich as they come -
if you've done time,
you don't ever treat
tobacco like that.
So let's drink Mr
Campbell's beer,
you tell me what you've
not been caught for,
and let's see if we haven't got
more in common than we think.
Do you read the
newspapers, Mr Palmer?
Not really.
In the newspapers, they say things
are happening in my country.
What they don't know is that those
things have already happened.
The Cold War is over.
Wasn't something I paid much
attention to, to be fair.
Well, now you should.
The Soviet Union will collapse.
And for those who are quick,
there are opportunities.
I thought you lot
were, er, dirt-poor?
No offence, like.
Ah, the people are poor
because the state is rich.
And the state cannot give
that money to the people
or they will know
we had it all along.
So the money must
find an escape.
So who are you,
then, in all of that?
I am a scout,
looking for somewhere
for a lot of money to go.
Well, I know a
little about that.
I know.
Because I do read
the newspapers,
about Brink's-Mat,
about Goldfinger.
I need your business, Mr Palmer.
It is the biggest on the island.
The best place for
our money to hide.
You're wrong.
You don't need my business.
And buying it would give you
attention you don't need.
Give me your money.
I'll clean it, take a
fair cut and give it back.
And the newspapers can
write about me all day long.
They won't ever know about you.
You're going to clean my
money, then give it to him,
starting with 1.5 million.
I'll pay back double
in a couple of weeks.
Take a cut for yourself,
and your pal here,
send the profits somewhere safe.
Then we go again.
You see, I'm still
learning about money,
but what I do know is money
like this should be put to work.
That's what this is.
An investment strategy.
Investment strategy is
a rather grandiose term
for running drugs into Florida.
Tell me something, Campbell.
All that money I bring you,
that the Colombians
bring to you,
where do you think
it comes from?
Construction. LAUGHTER
Does a lot of construction
money fall out of the sky?
No, no, no. You see,
there's a system
..about how much I know.
And this is not the system.
I don't want to be
a bagman anymore.
Are you part of this,
er, insanity, Douglas?
The returns are hard
to ignore, Logan.
They are hard to ignore.
That's that, then.
It was a good meeting.
Huh.
Oh, er
..thanks for the intro.
Do you ever hear from Sarah?
The old gang?
I live here so that I don't
have to see the old gang.
Do you know what I think about,
Logan, when I think of you?
The Roller.
You fly over for the reunion,
then it's, what, two hours
from Heathrow to Cambridge?
And you hire a Roller -
a '72 Silver Shadow, no less -
for a two-hour drive.
But it wasn't about
the journey, was it?
It was about the arrival.
Nice Rolex. DOUGLAS LAUGHS
Oh, I'm a scholarship
kid with rejection issues
and lifestyle choices that have
crippled my self-confidence.
I need as much armour
as I can afford.
But you? The golden
boy of Cambridge?
Why did you need
the Roller, Logan?
Good luck, Dougie.
Good luck, Logan.
He wants to start with a
million dollars a week,
then he'll double it when
he sees it's working.
HE SCOFFS
We are not ready.
This is the whole point, isn't it,
of this machine you're building?
Only if we are in
control of the machine.
I'm in control.
You know, Senor Palmer,
Tenerife has always
been conquered.
The Arabs, the
Africans, the Europeans.
And then they all thought that
the island was theirs forever.
Then someone else came
along and took it from them.
An island is easy to conquer
..and hard to defend.
You'd be surprised
where I've come from
to get what's mine.
And you'd be surprised what
I'd do to hold on to it.
Anyway, I've got
a plane waiting.
You've got work to do.
Uh
Where are you
going, Senor Palmer?
To hold on to what's mine.
Good afternoon. I'm dropping
off a time-share deposit
to your accounts department.
I can take that for
you, sir. HE SCOFFS
This is my life savings.
I-I'd like to deliver it myself.
If you could just give me a
name for someone in accounts
and point me in the
right direction?
Can I help you?
No, thanks. I've
got what I need.
I was thinking about the school,
and how you should name
it after your mother.
Mothers, they're
they're important.
They should be remembered.
You'll pay for the school?
I'll pay for the school.
Why?
The money that passes
through this island
should do some
good along the way.
Every time I think I
know you a little more,
I realise that I know
you a little less.
You know me better than anyone.
I don't think
that's saying much.
I remember the first
time that I met you,
with Lauretta.
I couldn't stop looking at you.
Really?
I can't say I noticed you.
Ah, yet here you are.
For now. Now's good.
HE SIGHS
Right.
PHONE RINGS
Task Force.
Hello, Bowman. I thought
you'd be in the pub by now,
with the Guvnor away.
What do you want, Lundy?
Go to the Coach and Horses in
Greek Street in half an hour.
A bloke will give
you something for me.
Call me when you've got it,
and don't tell Boyce.
What a joke!
A cooked breakfast needs to
follow some basic rules, Nic,
or the whole thing collapses.
I can't hear this again.
Look, a tattie scone
should be served in
addition to a black pudding.
The idea that it's some sort of
replacement is frankly illogical.
Tone!
Two rooms booked
by the Met Police.
If it's a honeymoon,
it isn't very romantic.
It ain't an honeymoon, I
can tell you that for free.
Seconded.
Then, what are you doing here?
We're not making any arrests, we're
not interviewing under caution,
so you can't stop us.
This is a small island.
And the people that live
here make it even smaller.
I've had three phone calls
to say that you're here,
and two about the scene
you caused at breakfast.
It wasn't a scene.
We're not telling
you what we're doing
just so you can get on your phone
and tell whoever you answer to
round here.
You know, I worked the beat
in Glasgow for 20 years.
Took this job for
the quiet life.
Turns out I hate the quiet life.
I'm three ranks above you,
I'm bored out my skull,
and I answer to
the fucking Queen.
So tell me why you're here.
We're on the
Brink's-Mat Task Force.
Christ, is that still going? Mm.
We think some of the money's
being laundered here.
And we're here to
ask some questions.
There are around 100 financial
advisers on the Isle of Man.
And outside every office is a
board where they are required to
post the names of the companies
registered through their office.
Look at the size of the offices,
look at the size of the boards
..and that's the
Isle of Man all over.
What's this? You're
now temporary
Special Constables of the
Isle of Man police force.
Which means? Fuck all.
But it'll stop them phoning me.
PHONE RINGS That's for me.
HE CLEARS TROA
Lundy.
Don't do that again.
Er, you know, Sir,
usually a South London
villain with a
with a few quid in his
pocket, he comes over here,
he spends his time
falling out of pubs and
shooting his mouth off, but
..Miller's as
careful as they come.
I've been here a week
and I've got nothing.
I needed some help to
narrow things down.
Help from whom? LUNDY CHUCKLES
Oh, I don't think you
want to know that, sir.
Lundy, do you understand the basic
concept of a chain of command?
I know a bloke in the
telephone business
who doesn't have much
time for villains,
but he does have a list
of all the phone calls
made in the last month from the
Isle of Man to the Costa Blanca,
which I need Bowman
to fax to my hotel
so I can start
knocking on doors.
It's a bad line, Lundy.
I'm afraid I didn't
catch any of that.
Thank you, Sir.
MUSIC: Ceremony by New Order
DOORBELL RINGS
THEY LAUGH
You're going to have to tell
me where we're going soon.
No. We're getting lower.
I told you, it's a surprise.
Two more?
Absolutely. You and
your bloody surprises.
I didn't know what to wear.
Yeah, well, you
scrubbed up not too bad.
This is going right to my head.
How about this, then, eh?
You know this thing can, er, get
us to the Bahamas for Christmas?
We have Christmas at home, John.
I'm just saying.
You know, who would have thought
we'd ever have our own plane
..be able to go
anywhere we want
..be anyone we want?
I don't want to be
anyone else, John.
You know, I just want
us to have a nice life.
And a safe life
..together.
Oh, yeah? Mm.
And if that nice, safe life
comes with champagne at 30,000ft?
Yeah, well, I can
live with that!
Well, that's good, lucky,
because this is just
the start of it.
Where are we going, John?
We're going somewhere good.
Somewhere better.
I thought it would
be better-hidden,
what types like
this do with money.
But it's not, it's
bold as brass.
It's legal, Nic.
Otherwise they'd have
to answer our questions.
Yeah, well, someone on this
island knows where Miller is,
and where his money is, and I
ain't leaving until we find them.
We'll find them when
Miller makes a mistake.
And he will.
Before this, all Miller
did was bounce between
South London and the Scrubs.
This isn't his world, no matter
how much he wants it to be.
Sooner or later,
he'll come unstuck.
I just hope it's sooner.
I don't know how much more
of this place I can take.
That's it, Tone.
What is?
It's South London.
It's always bloody South London.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Wow!
Oh!
I can't believe you remembered!
1972 Olympics.
Some bird with red hair
got a perfect round
and I said, "She must
have put in the graft,"
and you said it was the,
er, the horse that won it.
Some, erm
It was a French type.
"Best in the world," you said.
Selle Francais. Ah.
And I sat in our
shitty little flat
SHE CHUCKLES
..and I told you, one
day, I'd buy you one.
What, they'll not sell you one?
No. They train them
together, the French.
Yeah. They're a family, and
you don't split up a family.
Yeah, you're right.
Which is why I bought
all bloody six of them.
You didn't!
They'll train them here,
and then they'll send them
to any tournament, or whatever you
call it, anywhere in the world.
And you can take the plane
and you can come see them
when you want. I'll
drop in when I can.
I'll be flying right over.
Ah!
I can't believe this!
You deserve it.
With everything you do,
and everything I don't.
Madame.
Would you like to ride?
Can I? Of course.
Oui. They're yours.
You have fun, love.
And take your time.
I'm going to, er, have
a little wander about.
You're a good man, John.
Ain't you supposed
to be a detective?
You're milking it,
pal. Just tell me.
Silwood, Hawkstone,
Silverlock, St Mary's.
They're all South
London council estates.
That's Miller's money,
and this bloke has it.
And he ain't at work.
It's a small island.
There can't be many Douglas
Baxters in the phone book.
Come on, then, mate.
Let me get you a proper drink.
We've got all the British beers
if you want a taste of home.
Oh, just just another
lemonade, please.
Dear, oh, dear.
I won't be getting rich off
the likes of you, will I?
HE EXHALES, KNOCKS
Come in, John.
Thanks for seeing me.
You left Tenerife a
little quick, Lena.
I didn't get to say some things.
John Look
..it was my fault.
Things got
Things got out of hand.
Too much partying.
And I should know better.
I'm older, I'm the boss.
That's not true.
And that is not what it was.
It was more than just that.
It's cruel to tell me
that it was just that.
You're right.
You're right, I'm sorry.
It was more than that.
And, look
anything you need, any time
..I'll sort you out.
There's no limit on that.
But what happened,
can't happen again.
It's not right.
It was, er
I don't know.
That island
it does things to you.
Well, it does things
to me, anyway.
I'm pregnant.
And I'm a Catholic.
So I'm pregnant.
PHONE RINGS
Well?
She's got a record, sir.
Glad to hear it.
It took a bit of digging, but I
think you'll like what I found.
Go on, then.
No!
Oh, behave!
Nic,
we are recently sworn-in
Special Constables
of the Isle of Man police force,
which is a situation we should
treat with the utmost respec
Oh, for fuck's sake!
Hurry up.
If he's got Miller's money,
then he's hiding it well.
Not that well.
Good evening.
No, thanks, love.
You're on holiday.
Bit of sun, bit of booze,
and now you're looking
for a bit of the other.
No, thanks.
There is something about
islands, is there not?
Yeah, there is.
They feel safe.
Remote.
Forgotten, hidden.
A place where
consequences do not apply
to what we do now, and
to what we did before.
The period between being
convicted of a crime
and being sentenced for that
crime is a difficult place to be.
If you're held on remand,
it's simple enough,
but if you're out on bail,
then that's more complicated.
Do you stay and take your
punishment, or do you run?
Those that run
make the wrong calculation.
They look at what they're
facing - a year, two years,
three in your case -
and they think, "I can't do three
years, I don't have it in me.
"I'm just an accountant
from Lewisham
"who embezzled a bit of money."
So they run.
They find an escape.
An island.
But, over time, they
realise their mistake.
They've swapped three
years for a life sentence.
And they're trapped.
And whatever that
island turns them into,
and whatever that island
makes them do to survive,
that's who they have to be.
Forever.
You ain't on holiday.
No.
And neither are you.
You're just another lost
soul hiding on an island,
looking for refuge.
And, instead, you found me.
And?
Who are you, then?
You know who I am,
you know who I want, and
you know it's not you.
So, now there is just
me, you and John Palmer
on an island.
And there is something
about islands.