Trigger Point (2022) s03e02 Episode Script

1
SIRENS WAIL
Armed police! Armed police!
What we got?
Witness saw the vehicle park,
driver get out, face covered,
and then he set something up.
Anyone else in the vehicle?
Do you not want a search team?
You might as well use us.
Plus, we need
to break in the new kid.
Hey. Richard Manning.
Bronze Command. It's a perimeter.
EXPO 1, are you OK?
Cat A, Cat A. Someone's in the cab.
Help!
What's your name? Ned.
He said he'd blow it up at midday,
if I don't
If you don't what? NED, GET OUT!
DR SONYA: I thought you said
you'd call me if you needed help.
The large amount of co-codamol
in your kit bag.
They help me sleep.
Isn't your re-licensing coming up?
I feel like my ability to do the job
is being called into question.
Why do you do it?
It's just who I am. It's all I know.
Unhinged as that is.
You need to speak to Ned Cole.
If he does know the bomber,
this is just a personal vendetta.
Yeah. You're talking about somebody
who prepared a complex weapon,
who has the means and patience
to create poisonous gas.
OK? He is going to do this again.
Tessa and her team
came in this morning,
and they came into contact
with a possible threat.
Positive result.
High chance it's explosives.
Hello? What the hell?
I will come back and get you out.
Please, don't go!
It's the same fucking bomber.
We don't know that.
He's here.
SCREAMING
Come on!
Help!
Lana!
Rich!
LANA GROANS
GRUNTS AND STRAINS
GRATE GROANS
PANTING
EXHALES
GASPS AND SPLUTTERS
COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING
Don't do that to me again.
There's something
something you should know.
COUGHING
What?
Rich said
that before Agnes Raffner died,
she told him
this was about Coldmarsh.
Right. Do we know what that is?
No, sir.
We searched, but we didn't find
anything substantial.
Is he sure that's what she said?
Whatever Coldmarsh is,
it's personal for the bomber.
It's all connected. It has to be.
Are you gonna ignore me on this
as well?
All right, listen, Lana.
I'm sorry, OK?
You were right and I was wrong.
Great.
Let me talk to Ned Cole.
He knows something.
No. Do not start thinking
it is your job to solve the case.
What is Ned Cole saying?
Er, still nothing.
He won't co-operate with us.
But we did find out that he had a
flight booked the day of the attack.
Where to? Thailand.
What? Said it was for a holiday.
Yeah, I bet he did.
I don't trust him.
It's all too convenient.
Yes, I agree,
the timing is suspicious.
Is he due to be discharged today?
Yeah, this morning.
Just hold him. It's like
We can't. He's not a suspect.
Well, you can make him one.
"Confess or die."
The evidence suggests Ned has
a connection with the bomber.
I was with him
when he started to confess.
I think I can get him to talk again.
No. Still no.
DS Morgan will go and talk to him,
and then we'll decide what to do
from there.
OK, well, then let me
search his address.
He's not been home yet.
What if the bomber's been there
to finish the job?
The explosive threat remains.
He's still a target.
OK, fine. I'll get you the address.
Good.
Helen, go to the hospital. OK.
We have to get him to talk. Yep.
Sarge. Wait out here.
Have you got someone coming
to pick you up?
No.
No-one at all?
Am I being discharged?
Erm, that's up to the doctors.
Her name's Agnes Raffner.
She's a university lecturer
in quantity surveying.
A doctor.
Do you know her? What?
Do you know her? No.
What are you doing?
I'm asking if you know her.
I've said all I have to say.
We believe that she was murdered
by the same person
who tried to kill you.
The same person asking
for a confession.
I'd like you to leave.
What about Coldmarsh?
Can you tell me what Coldmarsh is?
No.
I don't know what it is.
If you can tell me something
anything
that might help us protect others.
OK? That might help us
protect you.
I want to go home.
Why were you going to Bangkok, Ned?
I told you already. Mm-hm.
It was supposed to be a holiday.
For how long? What?
How long was the holiday?
It's a simple question.
STAMMERS A few
A few weeks. Ah.
That's strange. I
I couldn't find
the return flight booking.
Come on, Ned. Tell us the truth.
We can look after you.
We can put you
under police protection,
but only if you tell us
what's going on.
Danny, you got me?
DANNY: 'Yeah, I've got you.'
I'm in Ned's apartment.
Are we sure this is
the right address?
Feels like temporary accommodation.
'Yeah, confirmed.
It's the address we have for him.'
There's nothing here.
There's no possessions,
no decoration, nothing.
BOILER RATTLES AND WHIRRS
Wait up.
There's definitely something else
going on,
and I think he knows what Coldmarsh
is, but he's not gonna say.
Sir
'I think we need to arrest him.'
OK.
SIGHS
Where's the officer?
Er, he must have stepped away.
Where's Ned Cole?
Shit.
BOILER WHIRRS AND RATTLES
DANNY: 'Wash.
Ned Cole's gone missing.'
'He might be heading this way.'
RADIO BEEPS
WHISPERING: For fuck's sake.
'Morgan's in pursuit.'
RADIO BEEPS
SIREN WAILS
This doesn't make sense.
Danny, any update on Ned Cole?
'Checking.' RADIO BEEPS
Neil!
Can you see him? NEIL: No.
Wait. Stay up here. Call it in.
BOILER RATTLES AND WHIRRS
What the?
'Still no news on Ned Cole.'
ANNOUNCER: '..it is important
to report
'any random
or suspicious packages'
'The person you are trying to reach
is not available.'
Danny, can you just send me
DC Brenton's number quickly?
PHONE RINGS
DC Brenton.
Yeah, it's Lana Washington.
I need to speak to DS Morgan.
Yeah, she's underground
in pursuit of Ned Cole.
Right, OK. Thanks. Bye.
SIGHS
Danny. No device in the boiler.
'He was hiding an Irish passport.'
Ned's photo,
but the name is Declan O'Kelly.
'He might have another address.'
Copy that.
EXPO One-Bravo to Control.
CONTROL: 'Go ahead, EXPO One-Bravo.'
I need everything you have
on a Declan O'Kelly.
Matches ID to the one we have
for a Ned Cole, over.
'Copy that.'
Hey, hey! Stop!
Stop. Ned.
Don't. No! Ned!
DOORS BEEP
Shit. Shit.
SHIT!
'Control to EXPO One-Bravo.'
Go ahead.
'Declan O'Kelly,
currently of no fixed abode.
'He's the registered keeper
of a garage and vehicle,
'VRN
Juliet-six-Delta-Oscar-November.'
Copy that.
Control, I'm gonna need an address
on that garage.
'Let's go.'
Right. He's gonna be heading
for his car.
What about DS Morgan?
Well, she's fuck all use
underground. Let's go.
DOG BARKING
KEYS JANGLING
Oh, no.
No, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, my fucking car.
SIREN BLARES
MAN: You should have confessed.
No! No!
Hey, no!
SCREAMING: No! BANGING
MUFFLED SHOUTING
What number are we looking for,
Wash?
Er, number 50. Forty-six
Forty-eight
Forty-nine. Here. 50.
Hello?! Someone there?
I'm locked in.
Right, send Control our location.
Right. Hello? Are you there?
Control, this is EXPO One-Bravo.
Requesting support
to a Welbrough Court.
Sierra-Whiskey-one-seven
six-Tango-Charlie.
Hello? Can you hear me?
Yes, yes. Yes, of course I can.
Right, is it Ned or Declan?
I don't know what to call you.
STAMMERS
Declan.
Declan. That's my real name.
OK, what's happening in there?
He was waiting for me.
He's taken my fucking car.
He's locked me in. Who?
The same guy who trapped you
in the cab?
DECLAN SIGHS
Look, Declan, I can get you out,
but you've gotta start talking.
Fine. Fine! Yes.
So, what can you see?
Nothing. I can't see
It's pitch black. I'm trying
to find the fucking light switch.
No, no, no, no.
Don't touch a thing, OK?
Just stay where you are. I'm gonna
put a camera through the door.
I need to check
if there's a device in there.
LANA EXHALES, LANA SIGHS
Here. Cheers.
I'll take that.
I've had enough of this.
Yeah, nice one.
Yeah, you and me both, mate.
Just stand still, yeah?
Can you take a step back for me?
OK, OK. POLICE SIREN WAILS
Lana, I'm gonna set that cordon
at 50 metres. What do you reckon?
Perfect. Thanks, Danny.
All right.
Fucking Coldmarsh.
I knew one of them
would come for me eventually.
I thought I could get away.
Where is it? Where is it?
Ah! DECLAN GRUNTS
What are you doing with the phone?
I need to see!
You need to calm down.
OK, listen to me.
There's four bags
in the corner of the garage.
Do you know what they are?
Just a simple yes or no.
Do not approach.
It's flour.
Bags of flour.
Did you put them there? No.
But I know he did.
He wants me to confess,
but it wasn't my fault.
Listen. The flour could be
part of a device.
I want you to stay calm
whilst I work this out.
PHONE CHIMES
Declan, just stay where you are.
Declan!
SWITCH CLICKS, WHIRRING
BEEPING Oh, no.
DECLAN GRUNTS, HE COUGHS
Declan, talk to me.
What's happening?
BEEPING INTENSIFIES, HE GASPS
Fuck!
CAR ALARM BLARES
Lana, are you all right?
EXPO 1. Contact IED.
He's dead.
There's been a barrage of questions
from the higher-ups.
They're asking if you have the
competency to deal with this case,
or whether they need to replace her
to an entire unit within SO15.
What the hell happened?
Er, do you mind?
He was a flight risk.
How could you lose him?
An officer was watching him.
It was a miscommunication.
Do you not do fitness tests?
Surely you can run.
You shouldn't have gone without me.
If I hadn't have done, then what?
He would still be dead.
And it would still be my fault.
All right, so you accept that,
as senior officer at the hospital,
the responsibility was yours?
Sir. Right.
And you accept that you need
to wait for support
the next time
you want to follow up a lead.
Look, I want this department to do
better than it has in the past.
We are dealing with a serial killer
who uses bombs.
A man like that will only
capitalise on our mistakes.
If we are not across everything,
we will fail.
So now, come on.
What was found in his apartment?
Well, there was a passport
belonging to him
under the name of Declan O'Kelly.
We've confirmed its authenticity.
How long has he been operating
under Ned Cole? It's unclear.
Whoever created his new identity,
they did a pretty comprehensive job.
And there was nothing
in his apartment about Coldmarsh?
I seen him send a text message
before he died.
Well, are we on that? Mm-hm.
We're waiting for data
from the network provider.
OK, good. Still waiting.
Lana!
We're on the same side.
The plant room sump pump
had been sabotaged,
meaning the room was flooded
from below the door line.
That's what led
to Agnes Raffner's drowning.
What about the charges themselves?
Slurry explosives,
same as the cab bombing.
This particular type
is usually associated
with the construction industry -
demolition, that sort of thing.
Are you still taking the pills?
No. What's next?
The garage IED was designed to work
as a fuel air explosive.
And it WAS flour? Yeah.
Disperse it, ignite it.
The fireball acts as a vacuum.
His lungs would have collapsed
before he burnt to death.
Word is you and DS Morgan
had a falling out.
Hardly.
Well, you gave her both barrels,
apparently.
LANA CHUCKLES What?
She's all right. I like her.
Not saying I don't. Good.
Well, so far, he's given us chemical
weapons, drowning, and now this.
You were right.
These aren't random attacks.
It's calculated. Mmm.
Are you sensing a theme?
He wants to suffocate them.
What?
Well, the devices are designed
to kill,
but first, he wants them
to stop breathing.
Right. Why would he do that?
Don't know. That's why you're paid
the big bucks.
OK. Well, I've actually been
researching a possible connection
between Agnes Raffner
and Declan O'Kelly.
Seems that they worked
for the same company.
So, it's DBN Construction.
As the name suggests, they were
a construction and demolition firm,
a pretty big organisation.
The bomber uses
demolition explosives.
All right,
now we're onto something.
So, DBN Construction fell
into financial difficulty in 1995.
They were acquired by the
Akemark Group the following year.
Declan O'Kelly was senior management
for five years in the mid '90s.
Right, and Agnes Raffner?
Er, says here that she was
an executive consultant,
but there are no dates.
But it's still unclear
why they're targets.
We need to get hold of a list
of ex-employees.
If the victims are all linked,
we need to know
who could be next, so OK.
get the specific dates
of Raffner's employment,
then we can see who overlaps
with her and O'Kelly. OK.
That is good work, Lana. Thank you.
It's DS Morgan
you want to be thanking.
Yeah, of course. Good work.
Thanks.
COUGHS AND WHEEZES
COUGHS AND RETCHES
CAR BACKFIRES, TYRES SCREECH
ENGINE REVS
TYRES SCREECH
Twat.
I suppose
I guess what I like about it is
that it's a spiritual solution.
Not that I've ever been
particularly spiritual
not crystals or palm readings,
anyway.
Although I did have that aunt
that lived in Totnes
or near there.
Jeff?
What are you doing? There's things
to come out the back of the car.
What's wrong with you, love?
Nothing.
Been like this all day.
Have I done something? No.
Is it Lana?
She's fine. I think.
Then what?
Cos I thought we'd turned a corner.
I'm in a really good place now.
A lot of that is thanks to you.
Well, that's good.
What's going on, Jeff?
Just forget it. OK?
PHONE CHIMES
MEDITATION APP NARRATOR:
'Your trauma
'and your breath are connected,
'so let's begin
with some basic breath control.
'Breathe in through the nose'
EXHALES
'..and out through the mouth.
'Take a few deep breaths like this,
following this pattern.
'Breathe in through the nose,
and out through the mouth.'
PHONE CHIMES, SIGHS
'Breathe in through the nose
'..and out through the mouth.'
SIGHS
KNOCKS
Mum, I've got about ten minutes.
What's going on?
You all right, Dad?
Hello, stranger. Do you want a?
No, I'm good, ta. What's new?
So, you're not at work.
No.
What's going on? Nothing.
Come on, Dad, I'm not an idiot.
Right.
I have been laid off. What?
What do you mean?
They bankrupted the company,
so I've been laid off.
Love? What, no pay-out?
Well, there is a pay-out,
but it's not exactly a lot.
Why didn't you tell us?
I was looking at my options.
What about the pension?
That's gone.
It's not gonna be gone, Dad.
There'll be summat.
There'll be a process, I'm sure.
Aye. 25 years, and that's it.
Right, Dad,
so what are you gonna do?
Now? Yeah, now.
Not much I can do, is there?
It's at times like these you realise
you're just a piece on the board.
Someone, God knows where,
makes a decision.
They don't give a toss
how it affects your life.
So, I could get angry.
I could scream blue bloody murder.
Probably will after a few pints.
But you can't stay like that
otherwise you'll go mad.
It'll be all right.
Yeah, it'll be all right.
HASS LAUGHS
Morning, Wash.
What the hell, man?
RICH: Do you like it heaven
Call me heavenly. Ma'am.
The hell is going on?
You tell us.
I thought these were your idea.
No.
THEY LAUGH
It's a gift from us
for next time you get in the water.
I don't remember the water
being that cold. Oh, mate.
Here, Wash Whay!
What's wrong with him?
I'm OK to return to work, aren't I?
Huh, not like that you're not.
Come on, seriously.
SIGHS Rich, my hands are tied.
You've gotta go through
the return-to-work protocols.
You're joking? No.
Just, Rich, tell them what they
wanna hear and be done with it.
Right. I suppose if we all
told them the truth,
none of us would be working, eh?
Yeah. We've all got shit
to contend with.
Just get on with it. Understood.
Yeah, you'll find something
to occupy yourself.
Maybe I will moonlight
as a stripper.
Hmm. Well, I hope they don't pay
by the inch.
RICH LAUGHS
I hope not, or I'll be in debt.
LANA LAUGHS
DOOR SLAMS
So, you identified
that Declan O'Kelly sent a message
from his phone
while he was in the garage.
We found the service provider data.
This is the message that he sent.
Well, it's to the point,
and charming. Yeah.
So, he sent that message
to a man called Ewan Knox,
and Knox is an ex-soldier.
What unit? Royal Engineers.
EOD? Er
Twenty-seven. Two-seven.
Commando.
OK, so he'd have relevant
specialist training.
What's his connection
to DBN Construction?
Er, he worked for them
for three years,
and he specialised in demolition.
Explains his love for explosives.
Yeah.
And there's something else.
Knox has been detained
under Section 136
twice in the last ten years.
What does that mean?
It means he was arrested
in a public place
and needed immediate care
or control.
Care for what?
A mental health disorder.
Right. So, listen.
The work Danny did around
the PIRs has really paid off.
We cross-checked all
the London area addresses
that they were dispatched to
in the last year,
and one of the addresses
belonged to Ewan Knox.
He's our bomber.
LANA: SO15 have
Knox's house surrounded.
If he's in there,
they'll arrest him.
He's not our usual type of bomber.
We don't know what we're dealing
with, so we need to stay alert.
Knox's background means
that he might have access
to manufactured munitions,
possible chemical weapons.
HASS: He hasn't used anything
that powerful yet.
All the more reason
to be careful, then.
Which is why I'm not letting anyone
inside before me.
Got that? It could be another trap.
OK.
Let's go.
ENGINE STARTS, SIRENS BLARE
Is he in there?
We've spotted movement inside.
Are you able to make the arrest?
Yeah, but I don't wanna spook him.
We know what he's capable of.
Right, you do the door-knock first.
If there's no answer,
I'll move in with CTSFO.
You OK to lead?
Sir.
OVER RADIO: 'Bronze Command,
all call signs, stand by to move.'
'Bronze Command, Trojan One,
understood.
'Head to neighbouring property.
'Trojan Two and Overwatch moving
into position.'
You're sure about this?
Yeah. I need to see it through.
Well, I respect that.
You should have a respirator,
EpiPen, tape in your bag.
Yeah, it's all there.
If gas is released, what do you do?
I put on the resi,
I shut the front door,
I start taping around it
and the windows.
Yeah. Only if it feels safe
to do so. If not, just leave, OK?
Mm-hm. Good to go?
Yep.
Remember, Ewan Knox is priority.
When he opens the door,
you make the arrest.
If it isn't him,
or something doesn't feel right,
then you call it in by saying
Contact. I know.
And then we'll take it from there.
Knox is dangerous.
The place could be rigged,
so proceed with caution. OK.
Trojan Two, in position.
'Bronze Two, proceed to soft knock.'
As soon as he's out,
I'm heading in with CTSFO.
You run the ECM from here, OK?
Got it.
No-one's answering.
Try again.
I'm Detective Sergeant Morgan.
We have a warrant to
No. No, don't! Ah! Go, move!
Contact, contact. Go, move!
SHE GASPS Move, move.
Get her out of here.
Keep your head down. Move!
Phil, how many for support?
Follow me.
Be fucking careful.
Need to sweep for devices.
We're looking for smoke, gas,
anything that could be
a chemical weapon.
RADIO STATIC
RADIO STATIC STOPS
CUPBOARD DOOR CREAKS,
CANNISTERS RATTLE
PHIL: Wash, you need to see this.
What's going on?
Don't move.
It's oxygen.
We're OK, but it could be
components for a weapon.
Don't touch anything else. Got it?
BEEPING
BEEPING
Room clear.
Clear.
BEEPING
BEEPING
Clear.
I'm going in.
Bronze Command, this is EXPO 1.
'Go ahead, EXPO 1.'
I've found Ewan Knox.
MEDICAL MACHINE BEEPS
OVER RADIO: 'He's not our bomber.'