Vigil (2021) s03e06 Episode Script

1
Several years ago,
I discovered a bacteria
that had the potential
to replace fossil fuels.
I secretly used DNA to make two samples.
I kept one and I gave the other
to Vincent Mair.
Vincent told me it doesn't stack up.
He would've blown the whistle.
That's why you killed him.
- What?!
- And you tried to kill me.
They told me no-one would get hurt.
We need to get you off Svalbard.
Not without my research.
We have a carrier in the area
scrambling a helicopter as we speak.
This is the last copy.
Nato's over.
This is a different world we live in.
Just because Jia's off Svalbard
doesn't mean she's safe.
Argh!
[NEWS REPORTS]: We start the
COP31 climate conference in Glasgow,
which has been tackling
the future of one of the worst
[DEMONSTRATORS CLAMOUR]
It's a crucial meeting on
the future of the planet,
involving leaders from
all over the world.
The Prime Minister returned
to Glasgow this morning
and has urged nations to
[RINGING TONE]
This is DCI Amy Silva.
Please leave a message or call me back.
I can't get through to DCI Silva.
Have you spoken to her?
I'm sorry, Kirsten.
Why, what is it?
Dashcam for you, ma'am.
Has the driver said anything yet?
He's still being treated.
What about Cunningham?
Not talking.
[CHANTING AND CLAMOUR]
Yeah?
I've just reviewed the dashcam footage.
DCI Silva and Shen Jia
managed to get away.
Where did they go?
I don't know.
They made it out of the car.
That's all I can tell you.
That's not good enough.
If they got away,
why haven't they been in touch?
Find them and find out who did this.
I want a list of every officer
who knew about the transfer.
You think this could be a leak from us?
Can you rule it out?
No, but I doubt that
Doubt won't cut it.
I want certainty.
I have to take this meeting now.
I'll join you when I'm done here.
Apologies for keeping you.
You have our scientist.
Which scientist?
Shen Jia.
The
The woman who went missing on Svalbard?
Not missing.
Taken.
By you.
That's a very serious allegation.
Truthfully
I don't know where she is.
She is here.
You'll return her to us
or face retaliations.
Your sea-bed mining isn't ready.
You will need Chinese
rare earth metals from us
for at least the next decade.
All your solar panels,
your wind turbines, and the batteries,
they rely on our raw materials.
And of course
we choose whether or not
we sell them to you.
Isn't the whole point of-of-of
being here at COP, to work
together to beat climate change?
You know, how will it look
to the world if China makes
you know, if China makes
progress with clean energy
next to impossible?
That's a problem for you.
Not us.
Thanks.
You should eat something.
I need to know what happened to Mark.
Let me call him.
I can't let you do that.
Did you tell anyone about our movements?
No.
I've been with you the whole time.
I left my phone on Svalbard.
I don't have anyone to contact.
Well, someone knew how to find us.
Maybe someone on your side leaked.
It could be China.
I'm a defector. A traitor.
Don't worry.
I'm going to keep you safe.
I won't be long.
- Have you heard from her?
- No.
How did this happen, boss? Who did this?
- We don't know.
- DI Longacre, Robertson.
Right away, please.
[GUNSHOTS]
Stop! Jesus! Jia, move now.
- Go. Go.
- What about you?
Go!
- Go.
- [GUNFIRE CONTINUES]
As you can see from the dashcam footage,
Amy and Jia survived
the crash and escaped.
We need to know why Amy
hasn't been in touch!
They could still have been caught.
How did this even happen?
We have a couple of theories.
[PHONE RINGS]
Robertson.
Sir
I'm I'm in a bit of trouble.
Amy, I'm going to put
you on speakerphone.
With me in the room are Sir Ian Downing,
Jasmine Kelly and DI Longacre.
Amy, how are you?
Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
So is Shen Jia.
How's Mark Cunningham and the driver?
They're both doing well. Where are you?
We're safe.
Just give us your location.
We'll pick you up.
Amy, we're going to get
to the bottom of all this
but I'm afraid the wider situation
with Shen Jia has changed.
Are you with her right now?
She can't hear me,
if that's what you're asking.
China knows she's here in the UK.
They're accusing us of abducting
her and stealing her research.
I've been keeping them at bay,
but there'll be nasty consequences
if this isn't dealt with.
And what does dealing with it mean?
She has to go back.
You made a deal with her. She trusts us.
We can negotiate with China
to limit the consequences for Jia.
The men that attacked us,
are they working for China?
Quite possibly.
Well, then, there's your answer,
as for the consequences.
I'm sorry, but we need to defuse this.
You're obviously compromised.
The Home Secretary has
pre-authorised her deportation.
This is out of my hands.
And yours.
Look, you can't send her back. They
will execute her, and you know that.
I don't know that.
Where are you? We'll send a car.
Jia isn't coming back.
Not until I can guarantee her safety.
Amy, you have to bring her in.
Nobody likes it but it's been decided.
[CALL DISCONNECTS]
What the hell is she doing?
Refusing orders, sheltering
a foreign national.
You need to put a warrant
out for their arrests.
[MUSIC: Fuel To The Fire by Agnes Obel]
Do you want me on your mind ♪
Or do you want me to go on? ♪
I might be yours, as sure
as I can say ♪
Be gone, be far away. ♪
[VOCALISING]
Sorry.
Is Mark all right?
Yeah, he's safe.
They want to send you back to China.
Vincent always had doubts
about the UK government
and how genuine their offer was.
He thought we should
take the samples to COP.
Hand it to anyone
that wanted to develop.
Maybe you should just let me go.
We made you a promise.
I'm not going to hand
you back to be murdered.
I don't have a sample any more.
I don't know why they're still
trying to kill me.
Your research?
Hardly anyone knows about it.
Maybe I should put it online
in case something happens to me.
Yeah, I could get you
somewhere safe to do that.
We're going to need some help.
Come on.
Mitchell.
Look-out request on
DCI Silva and Shen Jia.
Shen Jia's a Chinese national,
female, mid-30s.
Suspected of espionage.
I think you can manage
a description of Amy.
She's wanted for obstruction of justice.
Are you serious?
Any updates, no matter how small,
you let me know straight away.
How are you doing?
We have no choice about
the arrest warrants.
I understand that.
- If you want to go up the road
- No.
No. I mean, there's
work that needs doing.
I'm going over the Vincent Mair case
but nothing's moved on.
Where are we at with Chloe?
She's still unconscious.
Everything on her came back
completely clean,
according to the security service.
What, you think too clean?
What are you saying, boss?
What, do you think it's a cover-up?
I don't know. Er
We follow the evidence.
That's all we can do.
Given Amy's situation,
our friends in intelligence
will likely tap your phone.
Aye.
Aye, I thought that.
At least she called you, though. Not me.
Aye.
She had your best interests at heart.
We all know oil's on the way out.
Yeah. The sooner the better.
We don't have much choice, do we?
I guess it's about what comes next.
Like your deal with the Chinese.
We both need rare earth metals.
That's what the future's being built on.
- Is that a fact?
- Mm.
I heard rumours about
a Chinese scientist
who's got an oil and gas killer
in the pipeline.
Now, you can see how
that'd make folks in Washington
a little nervous.
Is there anything you want
to tell me about that?
No-one tells me anything, Teddy.
[PHONE RINGS]
Excuse me.
Teddy Ward.
Can you talk?
Yeah.
They got away.
You didn't tell me they
had help from special forces.
I didn't know.
They injured on of ours, so we
had no choice and had to pull out.
We need a lead.
Sit tight and I'll get you one.
Try not to fuck it up this time.
So, you didn't try to follow Jia?
It's in your interest to talk to me.
That depends on what you ask me,
now, doesn't it?
Have you had any contact with
Shen Jia since she went missing?
No.
Do you have any idea
what she might be planning,
now that she's in Scotland?
I imagine she might try on a kilt,
maybe treat herself to
something deep fried.
You know, the usual highlights.
I'm trying to protect Shen Jia.
Don't you want that as well?
Yeah.
They'd both be dead
without me so, yeah, I do.
Just, I'm not sure that you're
the right person for the job.
I'm no lawyer but
I think you're going to have
to arrest me for something,
otherwise, I'm off home to make a brew.
Er Ma'am
I I don't know what we're doing here.
I
I just I want to let you know,
if there's anything that I can do
to help you or DCI Silva, I'm here.
Thank you.
Mitchell?
There is something.
The documentation on
the university lab bombing.
Inventory files are marked
"update pending",
can you find out what that's about?
Will do. I'll get those
updates sent over to you.
[PHONE PINGS]
Gran! Mum's home!
Hi!
Oh, my God, Mum!
Hello, darling.
Oh, hi.
- I've missed you.
- We've missed you, too.
Oh, I got a message from
the office that you called.
Mum dropped something
off for me at school
but it's for you.
It's got your name on it.
For me?
Did you see her?
No, but this is what she left.
What could this be?
[RINGING TONE]
Hey, love.
Oh, thank God.
Are you all right?
Am I all right?
We've just put a warrant
out for your arrest!
- Are you OK?
- Yeah. Yeah, I'm OK.
Just trying to figure out
how to fix this.
Do you think I'm doing the wrong thing?
No.
No.
We don't know who to trust, so
no, we can't hand Jia back.
Tell me, what can I do?
No, Kirsten.
One of us has to have
a job to come home to.
Couldn't give a shit.
How can I help?
Well
Jia wants to get her research
out into the public domain,
so I'm going to help her with that.
OK. I've been reviewing
the lab explosion files.
I think I might have something.
Erm
Mitchell sent me an updated
inventory of the lab explosion.
It seems Gordon Laity made a claim
and collected a personal item,
a carving found in Vincent Mair's lab.
Said he lent it to the professor
but I don't think the team
thought anything of it.
A carving, do you
know anything about that?
Yeah. It's what I hid
my sample in for Vincent.
Has it been found?
If the carving wasn't damaged,
then we may still have a sample.
I can talk to him,
work out if he has the sample.
No, no. You leave that with me.
They'll shut you down if you try.
But you could find out
who's trying to kill us.
Look into Chloe again.
She's got to be our best lead.
OK.
I'll talk to her doctors.
See if she's expected to recover.
Speak to you soon.
OK.
Bye.
[PHONE RINGS]
PC Marks.
Marks, this is DI Longacre.
You've been assigned protection duty
for Chloe Ackroyd, is that right?
Yes, ma'am.
Are you looking to visit her?
Visit her?
I thought she was in a coma.
She's been conscious
for 48 hours, ma'am.
I'm looking at her now.
Has anyone been to visit her?
Uh
A Jasmine Kelly came in yesterday.
[CLATTER]
[DOOR OPENS]
Sasha?
How did you get in?
I broke a pane of glass
in your back door
but, look, I can pay for the damages.
Why didn't you ring the bloody doorbell?
No, 'cos there's a camera there,
and I didn't want to give you
the chance to call the police.
Aren't you the police?
I want this conversation to be private
and, given what I know about you,
I'm guessing you will, too.
DI Longacre, we spoke on the phone.
Good to meet you, ma'am.
And you. Thank you.
Hello, Chloe.
My name's Detective Inspector
Kirsten Longacre.
I'm with the specialist crime division.
How are you doing?
Well, if you don't feel like talking
much, that's OK. I understand.
You've been through a lot.
Now, this is just an
informal conversation, OK?
It's not an interview.
How's your voice holding up?
Cos I know
Well, if you've been intubated,
it can mess up your vocal cords.
I've been there.
I can speak.
Well, that's good.
That's a start.
But I've got nothing to say.
I've read DCI Silva's report
on the day you got shot
and about the bomb that you planted
that killed Professor Mair.
Now, DCI Silva, she has
a very good read on people,
and she believes that
you were telling the truth
when you said that you didn't
know what would happen.
So, your best way out
of this situation, Chloe,
is to help us find the people who
did know what was going to happen.
I know I've ruined my life.
I can't do anything about that now.
Like, I really can't speak to you.
Is this what you're like
with the intelligence service
when they come to visit?
Did they advise you not
to talk to the police?
Cos, if they did,
I wouldn't listen to that.
They're not above the law,
and neither are you.
I take it you're speaking at COP?
Yes.
Not had chance to resign?
Been too busy?
"Having received a stellar report
"from the
Independent Arctic Institute"
There's nothing in here that says
you know that the report is fraudulent.
You've forgotten our
conversation with Jason?
He had a fucking gun to my head, OK?
I was trying to keep him occupied.
I'm going to call the police.
What are you doing?
You authorised bringing
Jia back to the UK.
You're involved in
the decision to send her back home.
The carving that belonged to
Vincent Mair, where's that?
I've got no idea what
you're talking about.
The police recorded your request for it,
and its release to you.
Did my sample survive inside it?
I I I can't tell you.
I literally can't.
Official Secrets Act.
So, you do have it.
The sample.
And you're going to develop
that, in secret, without her?
So, you just take what she's
given you, and then
- then send her back to China?
- Look
we are in an impossible situation.
In terms of you being here,
things have become extremely
difficult with China.
I'm sorry, but that's just the reality.
We're in an energy security crisis.
We rely on Chinese exports,
so we need to keep them onside.
Stealing my bacterium sample doesn't
sound like the best way to do it.
It was never meant to
belong to one country.
- That was agreed!
- Yeah, well, things change.
OK?
I have to look after the UK's interests.
We've all paid a price for this.
What about the price
you're asking Jia to pay?
Let's just
Let's just take a seat
and we can work something out.
He's tripped an alarm.
I'm sure this is We can
We've not got long. Let's go.
No, I'm making a citizen's arrest.
No, look
Look, Jia has to go back China.
For all of our sakes.
Including yours.
[HE GROANS]
Fuck!
I think I know where
they'll be developing it.
Shit. Go, go.
Did you know much about Vincent Mair?
Before he died,
he was doing his very best
to help other people.
And how about you?
What made you decide to do
the things that you've done?
[SHE SIGHS]
You were shot
and very nearly died,
and nobody protected you from that.
How are these people
worth protecting, Chloe?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[DOOR OPENS]
Evening.
I'm PC Gregory.
I'm here to start my shift.
I'll need you to clear the room.
Oh, it's OK. No. I'm a police officer.
I have to do my checks.
Aye, well, go ahead.
Ma'am, I'm not being funny,
but protocol is that I do the
checks without other people present.
Oh, right. OK.
I'll tell you what,
give me five minutes
and then the room's all yours.
I'm going to have to ask you
to find me Chloe's doctor, though.
I have a few questions.
I'm a Detective Inspector.
That's an order.
Do you know him?
[CHLOE WHIMPERS]
[RINGING TONE]
- Control.
- Control, this is DI Longacre.
I'm going to need you to patch me
through to PC Marks, please.
Connecting you now, ma'am.
This is PC Marks.
Marks, this is DI Longacre.
Did you just hand over to
a male officer, PC Gregory?
No, it should be
PC Angie Lossiter on duty now.
OK, can you send a rapid-response
team here straight away, please?
I think we've got someone
impersonating an officer.
We need to go.
We need to move.
What Wh-What are you doing?
Come on.
This is your fault.
They'll think I talked to you.
Right, quick.
Now stay quiet, OK?
Please, Scott. I didn't say anything.
Scott, no, please!
[HE GROANS]
Don't move.
I'm not going to ask you again.
Stay there..
Call the police! Call the police!
I am the police!
Control, this is DI Longacre.
I need an update on
the rapid-response unit
requested at Queen Anne's Hospital.
You just called him Scott.
You're going to have
to tell me who he is.
Well, Chloe, he just tried to kill you.
Who is he?
He's my handler.
He works for the UK
intelligence services.
His name's Scott Matthews.
What, you work for them as well?
Oh, Jesus.
Well, they've decided to kill you,
so telling me the truth
now is the only thing
that's going to keep you safe. OK?
I sell information to China.
A couple of years ago,
I was in a lot of debt.
And then this guy, who was over
here from a university in China,
asked me to talk to him
about the activist scene.
It didn't seem that bad to begin with.
But then I
I
I did more things for him.
Oh, yeah?
And I assume you got caught?
My flat got raided
by the intelligence service.
They
They knew who my Chinese contact was.
They They knew what I'd been doing,
said I was looking at ten years
in prison for spying.
So
after that, I
I had to keep working
with the Chinese
and I had to report
everything back to Scott.
Jasmine Kelly was here yesterday.
- Has she been involved in running you?
- No.
That was the first time
I've met her. I
I didn't tell her anything.
And Jason?
Scott told me to make friends with him.
To stay in with the activist movement.
That's what China wanted
as well, but I
I really liked him.
That bit wasn't fake.
And what happened with the bomb?
Oh, God! I didn't know it was a bomb!
I swear! My
My Chinese contact said they
needed Jason's laptop, so I
I just thought they were
looking for information,
so I took it to them while he slept.
The day he went off
to see Professor Mair,
he had it in his backpack.
How much of this
did you report to Scott?
All of it.
What, you told Scott this
before the explosion happened?
I never did anything without
running it past Scott first.
He even had me show him the laptop
before I took it back to Jason's.
Well, what did he do with it?
He took it off me
said he needed an hour
and then gave it back to me.
He said it was fine.
He had it for an hour?
Well, then, he would've known
exactly what it was.
Yeah, but I didn't!
I didn't, all right? I had no idea.
God, I just
I want this to be over.
[SHE SOBS]
Mitchell, it's me.
I'm going to need you
to run a number for me.
It's a burner phone.
- [CAR LOCK CHIRPS]
- I'll send it over.
- Can you get me its last known location?
- OK.
And put this on another case file.
Running the search now.
Mitchell, are you still there?
I think I'm being followed.
Shit. Should I call for back-up?
No. Run the numberplate.
Delta Alpha 75
Zulu Delta Hotel.
Just checking now.
It's a hire car.
Put out an alert out
and get them on the ANPR.
- I'm going to lose them.
- Copy that.
Breaking and entering, assault,
damage to my property,
my phone screen got cracked,
this is a vendetta.
Can you give us a moment, please?
Sir.
I gather you've been paid a visit.
Yeah.
I want to see her face
the consequences of her actions.
What did she want?
To grill me on the environmental report.
And what did you tell her?
Well, that she's got nothing,
which is true.
Ah, Jesus.
My nose is killing me.
You know,
I haven't taken payoffs or bribes.
I've worked bloody hard
for this country.
Asking me to request
that stupid carving
The police had it.
My options were limited.
Everyone has to do their bit.
You didn't tell them anything
about the biofuel
did you?
What did you tell them?
[RATTLING]
Can you hear that?
Get behind there. Stay quiet.
Fuck.
Ah! Jesus.
How did you find us?
- I got Mitchell to trace your burner.
- What?
Don't worry,
she'll keep it off the system.
Amy, I'm sorry, but I needed to see you.
Oh, Jia.
I think I was followed, but I lost them.
Fuck.
What?
- Are you sure?
- Yes. I was careful.
I brought food.
Someone just tried to kill Chloe.
She recognised him.
Said the guy was her handler
from our intelligence service.
They've been running Chloe
ever since she got caught
selling information to China,
and we know that China rigged
Jason's laptop with explosives.
UK intelligence knew about the bomb.
Listen, Amy, this is bad.
I want you to call your mum.
- I don't want the kids staying at home.
- Aye.
I'll call as soon as I have signal.
Shit
They're not going to stop
until Jia's dead.
Anyone who's connected
to it is a target.
That's why the killed Vincent Mair!
Vincent and Jia were going
to share her discovery at COP.
They were going to give samples
to dozens of scientists
from different countries.
Then, once everyone has it,
no one single country can be
in control of its development.
But without the bacterium to hand out
Gordon Laity pretty much confirmed
that they're developing it in secret.
About a month ago,
they sent pictures to Jia of a lab
they were setting up for her.
At the science park, east of the city.
It's called GenFusion.
And it's where we're headed.
They stole it from her.
We're going to take it back.
What do you need from me?
I need you to get in touch
with Mark Cunningham.
- I think we're going to need him.
- I can do that.
You've got to go.
Stay safe, OK?
- I love you.
- And I love you.
Stay safe.
Hey, come here.
Mark!
Shall we talk?
I can't see any extra security.
How long do you need?
I don't know about the
condition of their specimens.
I'll only know when I get inside.
We'll give you as long as we can.
Let's crack on, then.
You don't have to do this for me.
Yeah, I do.
Why didn't you tell us
that Chloe was awake?
You're no longer part
of this investigation.
I am.
When you visited Chloe yesterday,
what did you discuss?
She refused to answer my questions.
Well, she answered mine.
But only after one of your
colleagues tried to kill her.
That's nonsense.
Scott Matthews.
I don't know him.
Well, he's been Chloe's handler
for a while now.
Chloe believes your department knew
that a bomb was being taken
to Vincent Mair's lab.
She's making things up.
I mean, you're accusing us
of turning a blind eye
to the murder of a British citizen.
And failing to
disclose your involvement.
Obstructing our investigation.
On the word of one person.
Someone who's already looking at prison.
Someone you say is working for a
hostile power against our interests.
What else have you got?
So nothing?
I've asked Sir Ian
to explain the situation.
I'm sure he'll do that.
Then that's all.
For now.
That's us.
- Kirsten?
- Mm?
The car you asked me to
put on the ANPR system,
the one you thought followed you,
it has just been flagged.
- Where?
- Last known location, Glenfinnan Road.
Glenfinnan Road?
That's the east side of the city?
Yeah.
They're heading to the GenFusion lab.
Amy's there.
Oh, my God, they're going to kill her.
- Get Robertson!
- Shit.
Over there. Right?
[COCKS GUN]
It'll be this one.
Yeah? How do you know?
Bruce was an Arctic scientist.
He worked in Svalbard in the 1890s.
Could you all gather round?
I'm a police officer.
Unfortunately, there's been
a security breach.
We're going to need to see your phones.
Can you step forward and hand them
into to him, please?
Who's in charge?
I am.
My colleague will be running
through your operations.
I need you to co-operate.
You're Shen Jia, aren't you?
I know your work.
What's going on?
It's my cyanobacteria
that you're developing here.
No, that's not what I was told.
Have you managed to replicate it?
What are you planning to do?
It's a matter of national security.
It's not up for discussion.
Could you show us where the samples
are being held, please?
VOICEMAIL: I am sorry,
but the person you
Shit.
How much longer?
Nearly there.
You've got five minutes.
Do you want to go
and check we're clear to exit?
Take the paperwork.
It's proof they've been working on it.
Do you work here?
Aye. I'm a lab technician.
Have you seen these women?
- Yeah. They're up in the Fleming Lab.
- Thanks.
[SILENCED GUNSHOT]
Argh!
We have to go.
[SILENCED GUNSHOT]
[HE GROANS]
[SILENCED GUNSHOT]
- We're clear.
- Let's go. Now!
Here. Take this.
- Out the back.
- Jesus.
Go, go, go. Get down.
Cunningham.
- Stay down.
- Cunningham!
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Get her out of here.
- What about you?
- Just go!
- No, we can't
- Come on. Let's go!
GUNSHO
Let's go!
[GUN CLICKS]
Oh, fuck.
Amy? Amy!
- Are you OK?
- Mm-hm.
Where's Jia?
She got away.
She'll have gone to COP.
How did those men
know you were at the lab?
Gordon Laity could have put it together.
He might have realised that
Jia could recognised the lab.
I can't see him hiring mercenaries.
The police report said Sir Ian
visited Gordon's house after you left.
He's the only other person
who knows about the biofuel
AND your movements.
Now, he's been telling us
to stay away from Jia.
Look what happened with Chloe.
He won't send her back to China
now she knows about their lab.
It's too risky.
They're going to kill her.
[NO SOUND]
[DEMONSTRATORS CLAMOUR]
OK, received.
I don't see how we're
getting you in here.
I have no choice.
Jia took some samples with her.
I don't know what she's
planning to do with them.
She wants everyone to have it.
That was her agreement with us.
That's what she'll try to do.
I think she'll come to COP.
Send a team here now.
Sir, I still want to
follow up on Chloe Ackroyd.
We'll deal with that later.
Hey, You need to get behind the barrier.
No, I'm a keynote speaker.
Really? What's your name?
- Donald. Yeah.
- Donald?
Donald Duck.
Get off! Hey! You see what
they're doing? You see this.
Typical.
Absolutely fucking typical!
Hey!
Shen Jia.
Amy! There!
Stop! DI Longacre with
Special Crime Division.
This is my witness.
You're not going anywhere.
What the hell do you think
you're doing? Go.
Get in the car.
Have you gone completely mad?
Where are you taking her?
Contravening a direct order
from the Home Secretary
on behalf of a foreign national
is treason.
That'll put you in jail
for a very long time.
Yeah, well, I don't expect
that the Home Secretary
has all the information.
You've made sure of that.
That's not true.
We went to the lab.
Yes, I'm aware.
So, you and Gordon Laity are
developing Jia's biofuel in secret?
The Home Secretary knows that.
Oh, does he know that you broke
the law to make it happen?
We recovered these papers from the lab.
You started developing the biofuel
the day before Vincent Mair died,
so you stole that sample from
his lab while he was still alive.
The only reason that Gordon Laity
requested that carving
was to get rid of any evidence
of the sample
if the Chinese came looking.
Vincent and Jia wanted to share
the biofuel with the world,
so it suited you to have
Vincent out of the picture.
Exactly like you're doing with Jia now.
Kelly!
Finally! Call the police
and have these two removed
and let's get Shen Jia
out of here as well.
You didn't kill Vincent Mair,
but you let it happen!
Kelly?
I was wanting to speak
to you alone, sir.
Have you been
looking into what I told you?
I spoke to Scott Matthews.
Look, Kelly, we
Let's discuss this later.
So, he IS one of yours?
You didn't know?
Can you explain?
There's nothing to explain.
Well, why was he working off the books?
Because Sir Ian knew
he was breaking the law.
Chloe told us that Scott Matthews
examined the laptop himself
AFTER it came back from the Chinese
and before it went to Vincent's lab.
Matthews was reporting directly to you,
so you knew that laptop
was rigged with explosives,
and that Vincent Mair was the target.
Kelly, look there are always
difficult choices that need to be made.
Everything I do is for
the best interests of our country.
You stood by while a British
citizen was murdered
and then you tried to cover up
your own involvement in it
by having Chloe killed.
There had to be another way to do this.
This country is on its knees.
We have an energy crisis
that is completely unsustainable,
and we're at the mercy
of three superpowers
who don't give a shit about us.
We need energy autonomy
or we're going under.
Oh, it's very easy for people
to play the White Knight
but you need someone
making the hard choices
or we won't have a country left!
Now, Vincent Mair,
he put all of that at risk!
You knew about the bomb
and you let him die.
Was that in the best interests
of this country?
Can you give us Scott Matthews'
location?
- Let us bring him in.
- Don't do it.
Now, I know this isn't easy,
but nobody is above the law.
Yes.
I'll do that.
The men at the lab,
who were they working for?
They must have got its location
from either you or Laity.
It'll be the Americans.
They just decided to
invest in the sea-bed mining.
There was a memo sent out an hour ago.
Sir Ian Downing, you are under arrest
for accessory to murder,
attempted murder,
and conspiring with a foreign power.
Put your hands behind your back.
Is that really necessary?
It's not a suggestion.
You've broken a few
laws this week yourself.
Yeah. Only I'm prepared
to face the consequences.
That's the difference
between you and me.
So, as many of you know,
Britain will be going ahead
with sea-bed mining
off the coast of Svalbard,
and this will provide us
with all of the rare earth metals
that we need in order to revolutionise
our green energy sector.
We've proven that this can be done
in an environmentally
responsible fashion.
What'll happen to Shen Jia now?
My bosses need to
speak to the Home Secretary.
They'll send me back to China
That's out of my hands.
What about Gordon Laity?
Stay away from him for now.
They're very clear on that.
They'll deal with it
behind closed doors.
Do you really believe that?
Those are the orders.
And just this afternoon,
our friends in America
have pledged to
make a $10 billion investment
in this enterprise.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Now, our green energy plan can
I I'll try
I'll deal with any questions
in the next breakout session.
Gordon Laity, I am arresting you
on suspicion of fraud
and conspiracy to murder.
We haven't got long.
My name is Shen Jia, a microbiologist.
I've been working on Svalbard
in the Arctic Circle.
A few years ago, I made a discovery
that I think might change the world.
The UK, the US
and my own country have
done everything in their power
to take it for themselves.
And if they can't have it, destroy it.
During my time researching on Svalbard,
I discovered a bacterium
that, under the right conditions,
consumes carbon dioxide
and produces high volumes
of clean biofuel,
producing only water when burned.
Someday it might replace fuel used
in transport and heavy industry.
So, I must ask you for your help.
I have with me
live samples of the bacteria.
If you would like to help develop
it, please come to the stage
because, together,
we can make it happen.
We will help.
[DELEGATES CLAMOUR]
Shen Jia, when are we going to be
able to use this?
Let's go outside.
This is unbelievable!
How long have you had this?
Sir Ian Downing and the
Minister for Green Transition
arrested within half an hour.
You can imagine the calls.
Yeah. No sweeping things
under the rug this time.
And Shen Jia, they'll have to hear
an asylum claim from her.
Good.
Are you going to arrest me now?
No. I don't think there'll be
an appetite to bring charges
provided
Provided I resign?
You've given them a lot of ammunition.
I don't like it
but I don't want
to see you in prison.
It's been a privilege
to work with you, sir.
A wise colleague of mine once told me
to never make this job personal.
She sounds like she doesn't know
what she's talking about.
[KIRSTEN CHUCKLES]
I don't regret any of it.
Neither do I.