Trigger Point (2022) s03e06 Episode Script

1
OK, so connect the wires
and bridge the circuit.
It won't reach!
Mate, you are seriously
off your game. It's the pills, yeah?
Look, that isn't
a long-term solution, Lana.
I can't let you end up like him.
RICH: Oh, please, please!
WYLES: The six people who ran the
Coldmarsh contract lied for money.
BATRA: We are dealing with
a serial killer who uses bombs.
"I regret to inform you
that we cannot pay any compensation"
"relating to
the Coldmarsh contract."
These are all signed
by Anders Larsson. Who's that?
He's the Akermark CEO.
Are we covered?
BATRA: What do you think he's doing?
LANA: Something that involves
80 kilos of missing explosives?
Well, they're targeting
the CEO of Akermark.
DS Morgan's gone to talk to him now.
What would your shareholders say
if they knew that your explosives
were being used by a serial bomber?
EXPLOSION, SHE EXCLAIMS
I'm the one who's been doing this.
Steven, calm down.
I'm not like DBN Construction
and Akermark.
I had to put things right.
You know that. I had to. For her.
We've made contact with the bomber.
You have 90 seconds
until detonation.
A bomb to stop a bomb?
LANA ON RADIO: 'Yeah,
we're rigging the MLVD now.'
Firing in three, two, one
'Device neutralised.
Building is safe to enter.'
GRUNTING, GROANING
PHONE BUZZES
'Anders.'
It's my brother.
He's the bomber,
and he's coming for you.
I thought you were ending it here.
Hey!
I was. What's changed?
You need to back off.
I need to get past you.
THEY GRUNT, GROAN
SHE GROANS
HE EXCLAIMS
HE ROARS, SHE SHRIEKS
SHE COUGHS, SPLUTTERS
Oh!
PHIL: Wash! Ah!
Hey. You're OK, Wash. Yeah.
Hey, you're OK. It's me, it's Phil.
Yeah. Was gas released?
No, it was a fire extinguisher.
He's gone that way.
Trojans 4 and 5, go, now. Move!
Have you got water in your kit?
Yeah.
Yeah? Front pocket?
Front pocket, yeah.
Here.
Are you OK?
Yeah. Ah
CTSFO ON RADIO: 'No sign of him,
Trojan 1. We lost him.'
Oh, shit. We lost him.
No, we haven't.
DOOR OPENS
SONYA: Wash?
DOOR SLAMS
Wash?
I can see your feet.
You're knackered. Thanks.
I mean it. You haven't stopped.
Well, I don't plan on
until this is done.
Yeah, well,
you need time for yourself.
LANA CHUCKLES
Well, I was trying to do that,
and then you turned up.
I'm not talking about
an evening off.
I'm talking about proper time
to grieve. You all do.
Not yet.
Look, I came on too strong before,
and I'm sorry. I was out of line.
Yeah, you were.
HASS CLEARS THROA
Look, Wash, er, Son and I have had
a conversation about the pills.
Right.
So this is what an intervention
looks like. No. No.
It's hardly Trainspotting, is it?
I mean, it's not like I'm an addict.
We do know that, but we still need
to talk about it. Oh, do we? OK.
Erm
Well, I haven't had any since the
factory. Yeah, that was today, Wash.
I mean LANA CHUCKLES
For all the bumps and bruises
I go through,
you'd think I'd be
well within my rights.
Yeah, but you know it's not the
physical stuff we're worried about.
Look, we're You're my mate.
I can see you're hurting.
I know you think the pills
are pushing it down, but
You're breaking my heart.
Just let me finish the job,
Sonya, and catch him.
You said to Batra
that you'd walk, right?
Yeah, I did, because he was
pushing me out, and you know that.
Yeah, but have you
thought about that before?
Look, you know your relicensing
is coming up, so
Is it? Fuck, I forgot about that.
What about you don't renew?
Yeah, OK, cool. I'll just quit.
I'm only saying it
cos you've been through so much.
We've all been through a lot.
We all lost Rich.
You know that I'm not just
talking about him.
I'm talking about all of it. You.
Especially you.
You've been in the middle of it.
And I just can't watch you
give everything to this job
until you've got nothing left,
and then what?
What then?
SIGHING: Oh, God
EXHALES SHARPLY
You two been practising this
at home, have you?
Wha?
She knows. What?
Ooh, awkward.
Is this your first domestic?
Oh, I was gonna tell you she knows.
But I didn't.
Sorry, I was gonna
Sorry. Yeah.
You don't need to apologise.
It's fine.
I mean, I don't think much
of your choice, like, but
SONYA EXHALES
Oh. Nice (!)
Hey, sorry. Wash, Jenny's here.
Just through here, OK?
Jenny. What's going on?
What? Do you know what this is?
No. No.
I-I don't know
where it's come from.
I've no idea what
Look, I haven't even had time to
The girls keep expecting their dad
to walk in and cuddle them.
And instead I get this.
I don't understand.
Yeah, you and me both.
I've never seen that envelope.
What's inside?
Hundred grand, in cash,
delivered by hand
to the widow of Rich Manning. Mm.
When?
Today, before the Akermark HQ
bombing. Right.
We've just found him, in the
DBN Construction employment records.
His name
is Steven Wyles.
Yeah, that's definitely him.
The Financial Intelligence Unit
confirmed that the cash is his, too.
His name was traced to two accounts,
handful of credit cards.
Hundred grand, all in.
So he's cleared out his accounts.
Has he left himself any money?
Not that the FIU could see.
Well, he planned on killing himself
inside Akermark.
Then why did he run?
I don't know.
His plans had obviously changed.
Unfinished business?
He'll go to ground,
but not for long.
JEFF: We're just worried
about you, love.
LARA: I'm fine. I told you.
Now all right, all right.
OK, listen.
Your mam has got a job
back in Nottingham.
We're moving up there. What?
Might be good to start afresh.
We were gonna wait,
but they want her up there soon.
That's a bit sudden.
There's no staying here
without money coming in.
Plus, the place is full
of bad memories.
Yeah. What's the job?
She's going back to the NHS.
A PA position's come up.
Good money, apparently.
It better be. I have high hopes
of being a lady of leisure.
Grab yourself a mug.
So, that it, then?
You're definitely going?
Unless you've had better luck
on the lottery than we have.
Look you've got
good mates here, right?
Don't need us.
And if you did, we'll just be
a couple of hours up the M1.
M40, M69 if the traffic's bad.
WATER FLOWS
You could always come home with us,
you know. Fresh start.
CTSFO ON RADIO: 'Approaching
Wyles' last known residence.'
Images have now been released
of the man
who is being called
the Construction Killer.
His name is Steven Wyles.
In the past week,
he has tracked down
six former managers
of DBN Construction
Armed police!
a company that went
out of business in the 1990s,
and allegedly murdered them.
We moved on his address
this morning.
Neighbours say no-one's lived there
in six months at least.
Armed police! Armed police!
Armed police! Move! Stay still!
Armed police!
What about family?
Widowed. No children.
MORGAN: Sir.
Steven Wyles has a brother.
He led the trade union that dealt
with DBN Construction employees.
Well, where is he?
LAUGHTER
ANYA: Come here, you!
You were brilliant!
How are you doing? All right?
BOY 1: Good. BOY 2: Good, yeah.
Are you both hungry?
Yes. Yeah, yeah.
No going in Granddad's office!
TV: 'The alleged actions
of Steven Wyles
'have, of course,
been widely condemned,
'but on social media,
'some users have come out
in support of the killer.
'They say Wyles has highlighted
the plight of the thousands
'who are now dealing
with the consequences
'of asbestos-related illness.
'The symptoms range from'
Oh, my God.
'..Breathing difficulties
to lung cancer.'
Oh, my God!
WYLES: Who are you calling?
Don't.
Hey. So, erm, is the brother
an accomplice, or?
LANA: We don't know yet.
Not risking it.
HASS: That's why
they're sending us in.
DANNY: Not us, you.
Batra says you're expendable.
No, he said "the best". "The best".
LANA CHUCKLES
Let's go, let's go.
SIREN BLARES
PHIL ON RADIO:
'Trojan 1 to Control.'
CONTROL: 'Go ahead, Trojan 1.'
'We are 13 minutes
from destination.'
'Received. Bronze Command
five minutes behind you. Over.'
So, are you gonna tell me
what plans you and Carla have got?
What's that?
Well, come on.
You've been keeping me in suspense.
Bigger house, maybe some kids.
Just life stuff.
What, am I boring you?
SHE CHUCKLES No.
Not at all.
You're right to go after it.
Hm.
It's what most people want, innit?
Guess so.
You're gonna make
a great detective, Danny.
Maybe.
What's that supposed to mean?
When I think about our unit,
you know, what we've built
just the stuff we've been through,
I think I'd be stupid
to turn my back on all that.
You won't be turning your back
on anything.
You've gotta challenge yourself.
Every day with you is a challenge.
SHE LAUGHS Piss off.
But seriously
I mean, I'm staying
if you're staying.
Word gets around.
ON RADIO: 'EXPO 1, this is Control.
Send me your ETA. Over.'
Control, EXPO 1.
Anya!
Is Steven here? Are you?
Where is she? Calm down.
Where are the boys?
They're safe.
Steven
You know, I never gave
this place much thought.
I mean it. You'd better tell me.
I mean, it's nice, it's nice.
Not my taste, but
I always imagined
it was her money that paid for it.
Where are they all?
What have you done?
Don't you dare question me
about what I'VE done!
It looks empty. Do you wanna try
and make the arrest?
I'm done being patient.
If he's in there, I don't want him
to have any warning.
OK, if the brothers
are working together,
they may have this place rigged.
Suspect's vehicle out front.
Door is open.
I'll check it out.
CTSFO: Clear front. Move right.
Left, left! Corridor! Move!
Armed police! Don't move!
Armed police! Armed police!
Stand down!
Wait there.
It's all right, you can get up.
It's OK, you can come out.
You're not in any trouble.
What were you doing?
Steven said it was hide and seek.
UNDER BREATH: OK.
Were you playing
hide and seek as well? Yeah.
Hide and seek, yeah?
Guess what? You've won.
Really? Come. Come with me.
There we go.
Steven Wyles was here, but there's
no sign of him or his brother.
What about the brother's wife?
No, nothing.
She wouldn't leave
her grandkids alone.
No, not voluntarily.
Well, there must be another vehicle.
Yeah. Phones, vehicle trackers,
let's do it. Sir.
RINGING TONE
'DCI Batra.'
I wanna speak
to the head of bomb disposal.
Who is this? Now.
'EXPO 1, it's Wyles.
He says he'll only speak to you.'
OK, well, I'll keep him talking
as long as I can.
You get a fix on his location.
All right, all right.
I'm putting him through now. OK.
This EXPO 1? Yes.
You need to stop this right now.
I wanna finish our conversation.
Is your brother with you?
His wife? Where are you taking them?
You seen the news?
They're calling me a murderer,
a terrorist.
PHONE CHIMES
Got him.
Yeah, they're not wrong.
'They are wrong.'
I'm none of those things.
'And I think you know that.'
Tell me where you are.
OVER RADIO:
'Control to EXPO 1 Bravo.
'Suspect vehicle is headed north
'on the Seven Sisters Road
towards Tottenham Hale.'
Copy that.
Sit tight.
'Well, it sounds like you know.'
SIREN BLARES
'Don't be too long.'
It's the middle building.
EXPO 1 to all units. Converge
to the location of the vehicle.
Steven. What are you doing?
Just up here.
Get out.
You remember what was here?
Honestly? No.
It was a hospital.
Here, it's cold.
It's the first building
we demolished as part of Coldmarsh.
They promised to build
something great in its place, but
that was 30 years ago.
It's been derelict a long time.
Contractors ran out of money,
same old story,
and the dream of Coldmarsh died
along with everyone
who worked there.
Did you, er?
Did you really do
what they say you did?
That depends. On what?
Did you do what I think you did?
SIRENS WAIL IN DISTANCE
Come on.
You want your wife to live? Move.
ISAAC EXHALES DEEPLY
It's time for your confession.
EXHALES DEEPLY
OVER RADIO: 'EXPO 1, Trojan 1.
'We are still five minutes
from your location.'
HASS: Wash, I've got a vehicle.
Looks like his.
Received.
ECM's up and running.
Cheers, Danny.
Phone on the front seat.
Copy that.
'EXPO 1, Bronze Command.
'Do not approach the suspect
until all units are zero-six.'
Yeah, copy that, Bronze Command.
You see anything?
Yeah, possible device found.
It looks like it's wired up
to the boot.
Possibly a booby trap.
Control, EXPO 8.
Possible device found on vehicle.
Well, he said the middle building,
so I reckon he's inside.
Well, you heard what Batra said.
We need to wait for back-up.
Well, Wyles isn't gonna wait.
He wants me there.
All the more reason not to go.
I'm gonna go in.
HASS SIGHS
Well, at least keep
your channel clear.
Any problems, radio through.
Yes, Dad (!)
You see we thought
that it was six people
who screwed us over, right?
Six people who were paid off
by the Akermark Group
never to mention Coldmarsh again.
You know, to stay quiet
about the asbestos report,
knowing that that one day,
all the people who asked
for compensation would just
die, right?
Mm. BREATHES SHAKILY
WYLES SCOFFS
You see
that's what money buys you, right?
Time.
Time for us all to be forgotten.
PANTING
I'm gonna need to get under here.
FAINT GRUNTING
METAL CLANGING
EXHALES DEEPLY
Wait, Danny.
We're more useful to her down here
than we're gonna be up there.
We don't know
what she might need from us.
Stand still.
UNDER BREATH: Fuck.
PANTING
What's happening, Danny?
Got a live device
under this vehicle.
Wash is in the central structure.
Right. Understood. Cheers, mate.
Yeah.
Right, OK. You, you,
round this way, furthest building.
Yes, sir. You, you, up there.
The rest of you, on me. On it.
OK? Let's go.
Except it wasn't six, was it?
It was seven.
You don't have to do this.
Six bosses - six -
and one union rep
who stabbed us in the back - you.
Wash. Nearly blinded me.
I promise, I didn't know
what the implications would be.
Yes, you did.
You just chose not to think
about them
cos you wanted the lovely house,
the wife, the kids, the grandkids.
I didn't know!
You knew
exactly what you were doing!
You did!
You did. ISAAC SNIFFLES
Here. Now, you hold this.
ISAAC WHIMPERS
And you cover it with your thumb
and push down.
That's it. OK? No. No.
GRUNTING
Come on, you bastard. Come on.
You understand? All right? No.
Now, you let go of that,
it detonates.
You let go, it's all over.
It's gonna be all right.
It's gonna be OK.
Yeah? Yeah.
WHIMPERS
Could be
some kind of transmitter here.
BEEPING
SOBBING
Right, cover me but stay clear.
I don't know if he has command
over this device.
I don't wanna push him.
There'll be marksmen
in the buildings either side.
Yeah. Whatever you do, do
not take a shot without my say-so.
Got it? Copy.
PHIL OVER RADIO: 'Trojan 3,
we need eyes on the fourth floor.
'No-one is to make any moves
until EXPO 1 says so. Over.'
'Trojan 5, in place.'
'Trojan 3, in place.
Where's your brother, Isaac?
I don't know.
Just gonna take a look. Stay still.
Keep your thumb pushed down
on that button for me.
OK.
EXPO 8, what's your progress?
Yeah, doing great.
EXPO 1 Bravo. Jammer still working?
All good. You?
'Yeah, all good so far.' Copy.
OK, I'm guessing you understand
the situation.
You're holding
onto a dead man's switch.
If you release your thumb, then
you know what happens.
I'll take a look.
You stay calm and still.
Have you got any clue
why he's doing this to you?
IN DISTANCE: You need to know
what type of man he is.
What, your own brother, Steven?
Really?
He was our union rep,
when we worked Coldmarsh.
He was the one who assured us
that there was no harmful material
in the demolition job.
But he lied.
And he knew it.
My brother, the union rep
that everyone trusted.
I was proud of him.
WHISPERING: Please, work quickly.
OK, we've got a dead man's switch,
what looks like two and a half,
maybe three kilos of explosives,
and a receiver,
possible transmitter.
What did she say? PANTING
'EXPO 1, he's used
protective frequencies before.
'If you can get around the jammers,
the devices,
'they could be linked.'
My wife died, too, you know
because of him!
Don't move! Don't fire!
He's got a dead man's switch.
Stand still! Stand fucking still!
Don't fucking move!
Hands in the air!
Hands in the air now!
Don't move!
Listen to what I say!
HASS, FAINTLY:
Got to get out of there, Wash.
CTSFO, FAINTLY:
Stand still. Stand fucking still!
Don't fucking move!
Hands in the air!
Hands in the air now!
Eyes on me.
Keep eyes on.
Listen to what I say!
Do not move!
Listen to me. Do not move.
Stay calm. Do not move.
Eyes on me. Do not move!
Eyes on me now.
Keep your hands in the air.
Do not move.
We have you surrounded.
Stay where you are. Look at me.
Look at me and stay where you are!
Do not move!
Keep your hands
where I can see them.
Do not move! Stop!
Phil, get your CTSFOs
out of here now.
I don't think that's a very good
Do it now!
Clear!
Trojan 1 to all Trojans.
EXPO 1 has control. Stand down.
Standing down.
WASH EXHALES
Right.
It's just us now.
It is.
So where's his wife? Is she alive?
Are you in control
of that transmitter?
I am. And the car?
So why haven't you detonated?
I told you.
You need to know the truth.
What's going on?
So, Hass is working the device
on the car,
and Wash is up there
with Wyles and his brother.
Where are CTSFO?
They've been pulled back.
Sir, I think you've just got
to let Wash do her thing.
Don't try anything.
I'm not.
I'm just putting my bag down.
He doesn't deserve to be saved.
Would she have said that?
Tell me about your wife.
Francesca.
How did she die?
Mesothelioma.
So she worked on the site as well?
No.
She got it from me,
the fibres on my clothes.
I brought it to her.
I loved her more than anything
in the world, and I killed her.
I think about her every day.
YOU! You!
You don't get to talk about her!
My brother died.
And that was my fault.
Since then, nothing's been the same.
I'm not the same.
My dad just lost his job.
It's not right, is it?
We're just meant to accept it,
aren't we,
that we don't have control
over our own lives?
And I just struggle with that.
Maybe that's why we're so similar.
Problem now is,
I've just stopped caring.
All this effort.
I don't even know what it's for.
What? I'm spent.
So what should we do?
Well, if you kill him,
you're gonna kill me too.
And I guess what I'm saying
is I'm I'm OK with that.
Question is, are you?
He paid for my wife's care
while she lay dying
with the money that he earnt
from the bribe to stay silent.
That's fucked. Yeah, it is.
You know
there was a time
when people used to resist.
They used to strike.
CTSFO: MAN:
'Trojan 1, I have the shot.'
PHIL ON RADIO: 'EXPO 1 has not given
authorisation to shoot.
'He has a dead man's switch.'
Then they found out
that the CEOs and the bosses,
they never get punished,
so why bother?
They're lying to us.
All of them, all of the time.
You can't trust any of them,
and it's getting worse.
In the end, they don't give a shit.
You have to prove it
beyond doubt.
I have to prove it beyond doubt.
Where are you, then?
OK. This must isolate the battery.
I agree
with everything you're saying.
But I don't think
you'll release that trigger,
cos you're not that kind of guy.
Who says I'm not that type of guy?
Says the hundred grand that you left
to the widow of my mate.
One more left. Come on.
Why didn't that function?
Cos I didn't have control
of the vest. I never did.
He does.
What?
You let go of that switch,
and you kill me.
What? What about him?
As you say,
I'm not that type of person.
But he is.
So go on, brother. Let it go.
Don't. I'm not going to.
Oh, yes, you are.
I'm nothing like you. No.
You're so much worse.
I know what you're trying to do.
Let it go.
Then no-one will ever find out
about the terrible things you did.
Except Anya, of course.
I told her before she died.
What? Yeah.
Isaac
I told her, and then I killed her.
He's lying.
No. There's a reason I didn't
want you looking in the boot.
She might be hard
to recognise, brother.
Isaac, don't. How could you?
A wife for a wife.
Don't give him what he wants.
The tears made it easy.
Isaac, don't. Don't listen to him.
Don't.
HASS GASPS Truth at last.
BOOM Shit!
Sir
Ah, sh Hey, it's OK.
It's OK. You're safe.
You're safe. You're safe. It's OK.
It's OK.
It wasn't even rigged.
SHE SOBS
Anya? Anya! What have you done?
I don't understand!
OK, you can talk to him later.
OK, you've got to come with me.
Isaac Wyles. The time is 11:48am.
I'm arresting you for the murder
of your brother, Steven Wyles.
I must caution you that
you do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence if
you do not mention when questioned
something which you later rely on
in court.
Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.
I probably shouldn't
have walked off on you then.
I appreciate the apology, mate.
No, I wasn't apologising.
You're a dick, you know that?
SHE LAUGHS
RAP MUSIC PLAYS
HASS: All right. Here we go.
DANNY: Hey, looking good.
All good? Yeah, all good.
Got it going. Look at that.
Why are you so surprised?
Well, I guess when you
eventually leave the job,
you can always come back and be
my personal barbecue engineer.
Got it.
Carry on like that, you'll have
a barbecue removed from your arse.
All right, let's get this on.
You put relish on that?
SONYA: It's nice.
What else could I have?
I'd quite like to say
a few words, if I can.
Oh, come on, it's our day off, Wash.
All right, all right, one sec.
Erm
Look, I know I haven't been
at my best recently, and
You can say that again.
Hey, come on, let her speak.
Thank you, Wren. You see me
for a pay rise afterwards.
All right. You've got the floor.
Erm, yeah, I'm not at my best.
And, er
I know that's not easy
to be around, I really do.
But I'm working on it, and
and you'll be pleased to know
I've finally found a therapist
that I don't wanna smack.
Oh, well done. Result. Finally.
Erm, but the the truth is that
the only reason
that I keep going is you lot.
You're family.
I think he's packed my glasses,
the daft
They're on your head.
VAL LAUGHS
Hey, offer still stands, you know.
You could always come with us.
No, you're all right.
I'm good here.
You know,
we celebrate every success.
And we feel every loss.
The mad shit Yeah.
that is thrown at us.
Fucking mad.
But we've always got
each other's backs,
and I'd be a fool
to walk away from that in a hurry.
All right, that's it.
Thanks, mate.
So, let's raise a glass to Rich.
He was a great friend.
He was family.
ALL: To Rich.
CHILDREN LAUGH
Shall we? Go on, you head in,
and I'll be in in a minute.
He had some great legs, didn't he?
Always taking it to the gutter. Why?
You just can't help it, can you?
Just stick to the cooking.
All right, let me get on with it.
Whay!
Innit?
I'm gonna get back to the thing.