The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

This programme contains
some strong language.
We now have evidence that
a Toshiba Bombeat radio
brought down the plane.
Other heavily-damaged items
include clothing I'm convinced was
also in the case with the radio bomb -
a Baby-gro and a pair of
checked trousers.
Look at this clothing label.
- Yorkie trousers.
- Mm.
If it's a lead, we follow it.
I want to blow up a plane.
Our objective is to recreate
the blast hole and skid rail damage.
And establish if
the Toshiba Bombeat radio bomb
in a bag loaded at Frankfurt
could've caused it.
That's it. This proves
the bomb came on at Frankfurt.
Are you Dick Marquise?
- Have we met before?
- Kathryn Turman. Senator Heinz's office.
How many families have you spoken to?
You're lobbying
the White House to set up
a President's Commission
to look at aviation security?
We want to stop other families going
through what we've experienced.
Pan Am has really
let those families down.
Well, so have your FBI.
Well it's not
the Bureau's responsibility
to communicate with families.
I travelled to Lockerbie.
I met a detective there, a DS McCusker.
You should meet him if you can.
A group back in Scotland
clean victims' possessions.
I heard.
I'm here with my mother.
She's still in shock, but wants
to see where her daughter fell.
Do you remember much?
I remember everything.
What's this?
The Germans sent through
the luggage list.
One of the cases started
its journey on flight KM180,
Malta to Frankfurt.
The bomb came from Malta?
Sorry, Harry, you're back on a plane.
We began our investigation
just after Lockerbie
when we gave one of
our researchers a new identity.
Well, obviously there's absolutely
no security there whatsoever.
No checks are being done.
I have now got total access
to Heathrow Airport.
Stewart clocked on at 4pm last Monday,
carrying the package in his bag.
Two hours into his shift,
Stewart paged me at terminal three.
He had planted the bogus bomb.
He told me it was hidden under seat 33A
on Japanese airline flight 402 to Tokyo.
If this had been a bomb,
these passengers would be the latest
victims of a terrorist outrage.
Jesus Christ.
I know.
They finished it not long after
you left for America.
Fucking hell.
Did you see that thing on the news,
about the fake bomb on the plane?
Yeah, I heard Orr was absolutely raging.
These airlines, airports,
need to get their arse in gear.
Or how long till this happens again?
Every time my missus turns on
the TV I'm feart to look,
in case another plane
It's daft, I know.
Just pops up in my head,
what we found, you know?
All those bodies.
Ah. Best putting that all out your mind.
Just got to focus on the work, you know.
Aye.
Speaking of, we better get back to it.
BELLS TOLL
Hey, driver!
Is there another way that we can go?
ALARM BEEPS AND PEOPLE SHOUTING
HORNS HONKING
I cannae believe this.
Weeks we've been waiting for this
meeting and we turn up late!
We're going to have to tread
extremely carefully
with the Deputy Prime Minister,
all right?
He can't be happy we're here.
Why's that?
Well, why do you think? It's obvious.
Any perceived link to terrorism will
have a massive impact on tourism.
- Which is a big part of their economy.
- Exactly.
This plane, Pan Am 103.
It was bombed over Scotland,
on its way to New York,
having just left London.
What has it got to do with Malta?
Oh, you're right, yes,
the plane did leave from London,
but feeder flights brought
passengers and baggage
from other places, including one
unaccompanied bag from Luqa Airport.
Are you sure about this?
Unfortunately we are.
This is the luggage list
from Frankfurt Airport.
If you look here, you can see
a bag travelled from Luqa Airport
to Frankfurt, and then
interlined with Pan Am 103.
Our working theory is this is
the bag that contained the bomb.
So, you want access to Luqa Airport?
Well, that is one of the places
we'll need to investigate,
to see how the bag could have
gotten into the system.
There's more? What else?
One way we've been trying
to identify the bomber
is via the items inside
the bomb suitcase.
Items like this blue Baby-gro,
which we learned was mass produced
and sold internationally,
therefore not very useful
for narrowing our search.
Other items, we're still figuring out.
This, we think is a tweed jacket,
but we haven't been able to trace it.
The remains of these trousers, though
..they had a Yorkie label.
And we've been unable to
find a Yorkie factory,
until we found one here in Malta.
You're investigating trousers?
If we can confirm
they were made in this factory,
we might find where
the bomber purchased them.
Do you understand?
You may conduct your investigation here.
But under two conditions.
First, nothing gets out to the press.
Or your investigation here will be over.
Second, you can work
under the supervision
of Inspector Scicluna.
Is that necessary?
Those are my terms, DCI Bell.
I can take you to the airport tomorrow.
Actually, we were planning
to go to the factory first.
But the airport will be fine.
Well, thanks for meeting with me again.
I know you must be busy.
Of course. You know how my boss
likes to keep your boss happy.
Well, I just wanted to let you
know I'm going to Lockerbie.
- Really? - Mm-hm.
- Why?
I want to see how they're doing things.
The way they're repatriating
bodies and belongings,
the way they're communicating.
I think we could learn a lot.
It sounds like you should go.
Not that you need my permission.
Oh, I know.
But there's not much point in me
going on about the sharing
of information, if I'm not going
to practise what I preach.
- Right?
- Sure.
Speaking of which,
communication with the families -
any progress?
Well, it's like I said, you know,
we're focused on solving this.
Not really responsible for the families.
That's my point - no-one is.
- You know they're organising officially now?
- Good.
And that's their prerogative.
They are organised,
they are well-funded,
and they are well-connected.
And as more start their civil
claims against Pan Am,
it would be good if they felt
you were on their side.
- Side?
- Mm.
Kathryn, this is not about sides.
We all want to know who's
responsible. Even Pan Am.
Well, come on. If
Pan Am's inadequate security's
partially to blame,
they don't want anyone to know that.
I'm not saying they're the good guys,
I'm just saying
that they're co-operating.
I have a meeting with them
tomorrow, at their request.
The families are in the dark.
I don't doubt that
you are good at your job, Dick
..but this is more than that to
them, this is their whole lives.
Good morning.
Morning. You found us, then?
Can you explain the process of how
bags make their way on to a flight?
Erm, passengers come here to
check in and drop their bags.
I give them a tag that
corresponds to their ticket.
And then their bags are
taken on to the flight.
Is it ever possible for a bag
to travel without a passenger?
Er, no. No, not really.
Erm, no, unless it's lost luggage.
- Lost luggage?
- Mm.
And what's the protocol there?
If luggage needs to be sent
back to the owner,
we give a rush tag and the bag
is rushed over on the next flight.
Are there rush tags
behind the desk I can look at?
We keep them in the office,
for security.
We'll need to see one, please.
If the bomb was in a bag
labelled lost luggage,
the bomber wouldn't have even needed
a ticket for that flight, right?
I never knew that's how that worked.
Aye, well, most people wouldn't.
Which means whoever did this
knew the system
..or they had somebody on the inside.
Home for dinner, hm?
To what do I owe this rare pleasure?
Not just for dinner.
- WITH dinner.
- Oh!
My hero! Mm!
Where are the girls?
At Rachel's for a sleepover.
How come?
- You're telling me we're home alone?
- Mm.
Well, you know what that means.
We don't have to share our chips.
Er, you remember that girl
Kathryn I met in the States?
She's visiting, and Orr's asked me
to show her about for a few days.
So what, you've just come
back from the States
and now you're a tour guide?
- Do you ever do any real work, McCusker?
- Shut it.
Here we go. Er, yours.
Extra salt, extra vinegar.
Oh, you know how to treat a girl.
Morning, Jim.
- Thank you.
- Lauren, you seen Sandy?
- Oh, shit. You think this bug's got him and all?
- What bug?
Something nasty's going about.
Half the guys in production are off.
Maybe Sandy's down with it.
Ah, must be.
Could do with
a couple of days in bed, too.
You know it's bad when you're
jealous of the folk off sick!
Agent Marquise? Thomas Plaskett,
CEO, Pan American World Airways.
- Evening.
- You hungry?
- The ribeye's excellent.
- Er, no.
- Just a coffee for me, thanks.
- Same for me.
So what can I do for you?
My office wasn't specific
about why you wanted to meet.
Oh, well, we had a report
commissioned into what happened.
An investigation of sorts.
- Didn't think we were up to the job?
- THOMAS LAUGHS
Not at all.
Our insurance required it.
We didn't expect much.
But the findings are compelling.
Monzer al-Kassar.
The name mean anything to you?
He's a Syrian arms dealer
who runs a drug smuggling route
between Europe and the States, using
drug mules on commercial flights.
Such as Pan Am 103?
Precisely. He's been running
his route for years.
- Long time not to get caught, right?
- Mm-hm.
Well, our investigation found out why.
The CIA know exactly what he's doing.
They let him run his route,
so long as he feeds them intel.
- He's a CIA informant?
- Correct.
OK. Er, what does this
have to do with the attack?
- What? You think he was involved?
- Not exactly.
But he did allow other groups
to use his route, knowing airport
workers were being paid by
the CIA to look the other way.
Drug smugglers, terrorist groups
Our report found that a Palestinian
group bombed Pan Am 103,
using Al-Kassar's route
and Khaled Jaafar as a mule.
Sorry to disappoint, Mr Plaskett,
but Jaafar's been
ruled out as a suspect.
Completely?
Why'd you come here today, Mr Plaskett?
I thought it was my duty to share
what our investigators found.
Uh-huh.
It's pretty convenient that,
if this were true,
which is impossible, by the way,
given the evidence,
that Pan Am would no longer be
liable for what happened.
The US Government would be.
Which means you wouldn't have to
pay the families a single dime
in any of these civil suits.
- That's not what this is about.
- Isn't it?
And then you're going to
come and point the finger
at the very agencies who are
trying to solve this thing?
I've got to admit, I'm impressed
that you have the balls
to come and do this to my face.
Just read the report.
I think you'll find it very convincing.
If you paid more than a dollar
for this, it was too much.
And by the looks of it,
you paid way more than that.
Just the cheque, please.
He's paying.
How many more staff have the airport
released for interview?
No, no airport today.
We're going to the factory.
No, no, I need to continue
to the airport.
I need to talk to the desk staff,
as a matter of urgency.
- Yes. We will return later.
- No. No, I really think
it'd be more efficient if we
finish our business there first.
It's OK. Factory today.
HE SPEAKS MALTESE:
- OK.
- These trousers, we believe they were manufactured here.
See the Yorkie label?
This label looks like ours, yes.
So, they were made here?
Well, we make lots of things.
This pattern, do you
do you recognise it?
It's hard to say.
I could check it against our records,
but it would take a couple of days.
We'll be back first thing tomorrow.
Sorry.
Could I have a minute, Lauren?
DOOR SHUTS
Er, could I have everybody's
attention, please?
Er, I've just had some bad news.
I've just been informed that
..that Sandy was found dead
this morning in his car.
Just by the forest near his home.
What happened?
We don't know.
But they're not looking for anyone
else in connection with his death.
I'm sorry.
Today families gathered outside
the White House to remember
the victims of the Pan Am bombing,
and to demand more information about
what happened to their loved ones.
They have come to Washington
to lobby for an independent inquiry
into the bombing of Pan Am 103,
convinced that they're not
being told the full story.
In a meeting not recorded by cameras,
four family members
met with the President.
It's a strong indication
of the President's concern,
and we hope that this will
reflect his commitment
- in establishing an effective
- PHONE RINGING
This is Dick Marquise.
Have you seen the news?
The families had a big protest
- on the White House lawn.
- A protest?
What for?
Well, they wanted a meeting
with President Bush
and they got one, face-to-face.
Really?
I told you they were serious, Dick.
They're making it happen.
Yeah. It seems so.
Just so you know, one of their asks
is going to be regular
updates from the FBI.
And I wonder whose idea that was.
Well, I'm just giving you a heads-up.
..exercising his leadership
and for the actions which
we hope and pray will follow.
You see that car there, the black one?
It followed us here.
I seen him on the drive up
yesterday as well.
Same number plate.
Who'd be doing that?
Let's see, shall we?
Is that your lot?
Why would we need them? I'm here.
Who else would be following us
all the way out here?
Best case, CIA?
BKA?
A friendly intelligence agency
keeping an eye.
Worst case, whoever bombed the plane.
They could still be on the island.
Christ. Wish I hadn't asked.
I believe this is
the fabric from your photo.
That looks right.
- And you've made trousers from this fabric?
- Yes.
We delivered five pairs as part
of a bigger order to a shop
called Mary's House.
You can see the delivery note here.
November '88.
This shop's on the island?
Yes, it's about 20 minutes from here.
You think this could be a front?
Could be more than a front.
It could be a bomb factory in there.
- All right, easy.
- Well, it could be.
We know that a pair of trousers
in the bomb case were
ordered from there,
a month before Lockerbie.
Right, they could've sold them on.
What if they didn't?
Let's go.
Bongu.
How are you doing?
Is this your store, sir?
Mine? Yes, mela.
- You're Edward Gauci?
- Yes. I am Edward.
This is my son, Tony.
I'm Detective Bell from
Strathclyde Police in Scotland.
This is Inspector Scicluna.
We would like to talk to you
about an order you made last year.
You ordered trousers
with this pattern, yes?
- Yes, this looks like our order.
- Yeah.
Do you remember selling any,
and who you sold them to?
It's difficult to say.
Well, have you sold any?
I'm not sure.
You don't mind if I have a look,
then, see if I can find any?
No.
Do you, er?
You'll recognise this material,
we think it might be from pyjamas?
Sorry. Mm-mm.
And, er, what about this Baby-gro?
No. I'm sorry.
We have sold that
kind of Baby-gro before.
Do you remember?
Do you remember selling one?
Yeah. You remember the guy last year?
He bought a lot of things,
you know, that didn't match.
Baby-gro, trousers, pyjamas.
Do you remember selling someone
this Baby-gro along with trousers?
Yes. Two pairs, actually.
Did the trousers have this pattern?
They could have, yes.
And what about this white T-shirt?
Did he buy one of those?
No. But he did buy a jacket.
Was it a tweed jacket?
- Like this?
- Yeah, we had the jacket here.
It was in the shop
for, like, five years.
Five years and no-one touched it.
I showed it to him,
he didn't even try it on.
- He just bought it.
- And what else did he buy?
Er, an umbrella because I remember
thinking it was raining,
so I said, "Listen,
this guy's spending money,
"so he's going to take it straight
away." And he did. One of those.
- This one?
- Mm-hm.
We'll need to take this.
- Mr Gauci?
- Mm.
You seem to remember all this very well.
You must have lots of customers,
but you remember him?
I mean, it was a week's taking
in ten minutes.
How can I forget?
Like, it was my best sale ever.
DCI Bell, look at this.
It's the Yorkie trousers.
Are these the trousers
that you sold to this customer?
They might have been, yes.
Can you describe this customer for me?
Big guy. Libyan.
Erm, nice suit.
No belly, but big.
Definitely Libyan?
- Yes.
- Definitely? How can you tell?
Cos he looked Libyan
and he spoke with a Libyan accent.
What, you can tell someone's
Libyan just from an accent?
Well, it's enough to tell that
you're Scottish and not English, no?
If you saw him again,
would you recognise him?
Definitely.
And tell me, when did
this purchase take place?
I think it was end of last year.
Christmas lights were up,
so December it must have been.
PHONE RINGS
Er, McCusker.
Ed, are there any umbrellas in evidence?
Umbrellas?
Er, I'm sure there's a few. Why?
Good.
Because we've just found
a shopkeeper who we think sold
multiple Cat 1 items to a guy last year.
The trousers, the Baby-gro.
- Right.
- And he mentioned this customer
bought a black umbrella.
Have we got any?
Er, we've got almost 30 here.
If it was in the case it would have
been heavily bomb damaged,
same as the other Cat 1 items.
So have you have you got anything?
Yeah, just give us a second.
OK, I think this is it.
"Canopy and handle stem, shredded
and partly collapsed indicating
"close involvement with an explosion."
This supports what he told us, Ed.
This is the first link to
a real person involved in this.
I thought you'd be
a wee bit more excited, son.
Harry, has no-one told you?
Told me what? What's up?
Er, Sandy died.
Are you serious?
Fuck.
How?
Was it an accident? What? What happened?
They don't quite know, but, erm
..they said no-one else
was involved, so
What? Just
..just out of nowhere?
Oh, come on, Harry. Please, please.
If any of us had noticed
that something was wrong,
we would have done something, right?
Aye.
I know.
Sorry.
Just trying to get my head around it.
Right, OK, look,
I'll phone the lab now and I'll
get them to check their findings
on these umbrellas.
You need to fax details
of your umbrella to RARDE.
- Check that it's definitely a match.
- Aye.
So, did you find something
on your database in Scotland?
There's an umbrella
that's a potential match.
So the shopkeeper was telling the truth.
Well, let's not get excited
until the lab confirms that the
umbrella was in the case too, eh?
That's a good thing, yes?
Your boss will be very pleased.
White House wants to know
why we didn't give them
a heads-up about the protest.
Did you know about it?
No. I didn't.
The families want Sessions
to go along to the next meeting,
- to talk about our investigation.
- OK.
So, you want me to get Sessions
caught up on where we're at?
Actually, he thinks it makes
more sense if you attend.
He does?
I'll be honest, might be tough.
The families want answers
you can't give.
Understood.
Appreciate it.
And there is something else.
I'm hearing about an opening in Albany.
The field office?
Your wife's from up around there, right?
Yeah. She is. We've, er
We've talking about making
a move there for a while.
Chance to run your own office.
Hate to lose you on this,
but your name came up -
felt I had to let you know.
How fast are they moving?
Couple of weeks to think about it.
Happy to make a recommendation.
Grudgingly, of course.
It's the lab results
faxed through from RARDE.
They've confirmed that a matching
umbrella was in the suitcase.
Not just that,
the umbrella was impacted with
the fibres from the Baby-gro,
and the Yorkie trousers, too.
Looks like they were
all blasted into each other
when the bomb detonated.
This verifies the shopkeeper's account.
Exactly.
This customer must be
linked to the bomber.
Or he is the bomber.
You know, I hope they add Sandy's name
to the list of Lockerbie deaths.
It's only right.
We don't know that Lockerbie
had anything to do with it.
It had to have affected him.
- It affected all of you.
- Yeah, but it's the job
that we all signed up for.
It wasn't one murder or a car accident.
It's 270 dead in one night.
SOMBRE ORGAN MUSIC PLAYS
Lift.
Forward.
- Good to see you, Moira.
- Of course.
I asked if I could
INDISTINC
- Sorry, are you Moira?
- I am, yes.
This is some effort, thank you.
My Ed's been talking my ear off
about your baking.
I can see why.
Well, you must be June!
Ed's told us all about you.
- Has he now?
- Aye.
- You've got a good one there.
- So I'm told.
He tells me that you've been
seconded to the laundry as well,
- you're cleaning up belongings?
- Aye.
They told us it would take a few weeks,
but we've been at it, what,
over six months now?
Aye, you're right there.
Oh, but I know they're
all very grateful.
Oh
I know they are.
But we're not doing it for them,
we're doing it for the families.
Of course.
Hiya, Moira.
Oh, hello, pet!
Hi. Erm, these scones look lovely.
- Well, Sandy couldn't get enough of them.
- Yeah.
Did you know Sandy well?
Oh, enough to know
that he was a good man.
Well, a great man.
He was.
SHE SIGHS
I remember when they all arrived,
all bright-eyed and determined.
Ah, you look at them now
..all grey in the face,
like they've been to war.
I thought we'd seen
the end of the coffins,
but they're just going to
keep coming, aren't they?
So, this circuit board fragment
was impacted into the neckband
of a grey Slalom shirt,
found in a field next to Kielder Forest,
about 25 miles away from Lockerbie.
The neckband itself
was severely damaged,
consistent with explosive involvement.
The fabric was also impacted
with fragments of
the Toshiba radio and the manual,
which means this shirt must have
been inside the IED suitcase
when it detonated.
You think this could be another
piece of the Toshiba radio?
That was my first thought. But
..if you look here, now you can
see this PCB has seven layers.
I've compared it to the Toshiba
circuit board - that has five.
It can't be the radio.
Are we aware of anything else
electronic inside the IED suitcase?
Nothing, except, of course,
elements of the bomb itself.
And only one part
would need a circuit board.
The timer.
AEROPLANE ENGINE ROARS
You didn't need to pick me up, Ed.
I could have taken a taxi.
Don't be daft.
Are you happy just to
head straight to Lockerbie,
or are you needing a wee sleep first?
- Straight to it, I think.
- OK. Good.
I've arranged for a few volunteers
to meet us at Sherwood Crescent.
And is that where the plane?
Aye.
We could do something
less intense if you'd prefer.
No.
I want to see everything
the families do.
You'd think it gets easier,
but I still can't believe it,
no matter how many times I come here.
Moira and Ella do a brilliant job
of showing the families around here.
So who decided that you would do that?
We just saw something that needed
to be done, so we did it.
We came together in
the early days, us locals,
to help in whatever way we could.
We set up the Friendship Group
to connect with families
who wanted to visit.
Well, that's amazing.
Well, it helped us too,
having something to do.
We found Frank right here.
Although we didn't know his name then.
We just called him our boy.
It was almost like he was sleeping.
Remember, Ed?
Yeah.
You were here that night, too?
I was on duty when the plane fell, so
..I responded to a lot of calls
about the fallen passengers, aye.
We kept watch over him all night,
took it in turns.
I hated the idea of him
being out here alone, you know?
I mean, I'm not daft.
I know he was gone, but
..I just thought,
"What if he was one of mine?"
No.
I couldn't have him alone.
Have Frank's family been to visit?
Not yet, but we'd love to meet them.
I think they'd take
comfort in coming here,
meeting you.
One day, I hope they will.
Sincere apolo No, regrets.
Sincere regrets.
Is this us?
- There you go. Thanks very much.
- Thank you.
HE CLEARS THROA
TAPPING BOOMS THROUGH PA
Morning.
My name is Agent Dick Marquise.
I'm heading up the PA 103 investigation.
Erm, Director Sessions
sends his sincere regret
that he's not able to be here today
Yeah, right.
Erm, but I'm going to do my best
to update you on where we're at.
Now, I should be clear
from the very beginning,
there are a lot of details I'm
not going to be able to go into,
as this is an ongoing investigation,
but I trust that
when I'm done here today,
you'll agree that we
are progressing in a, er
..in a satisfactory manner.
HE CLEARS THROA
Agent Marquise
..my name is Joe Horgan.
My brother-in-law, Michael Doyle,
was killed in the attack.
Erm, I'm, er I'm sorry for your loss.
The funny thing is,
he wasn't even
supposed to be on that plane.
Someone in London asked him
for help with something,
so he took a later flight.
It was typical Mikey.
Look, I went to Scotland
as soon as I could.
And I was met with so much openness
..compassion, so much caring,
from officials and police.
Yes, you're absolutely right,
they've, er
- ..they've proven to be admirable colleagues.
- I'm sure they have.
But all that has shown me is
..how badly things
have been handled here.
MURMURING
And how poorly we've all been
treated by the State Department,
and by the FBI.
The thing you need to
understand is is that, er,
especially at the beginning,
we were all in the dark.
GROANING
No, truly, we we wish we
had more information to share.
We just simply didn't have it.
My daughter Alexia was on the plane,
coming home for the holidays.
I want to know why there were
so many empty seats,
so many tickets, right before Christmas.
- Well..
- Because a bomb threat was made,
to the US embassy in Helsinki,
on 5th December,
warning of a bomb on
a Pan Am flight from Frankfurt.
This wasn't shared
with the flying public. Why?
That's a great question, and that's
exactly why it's being investigated
by not only the FBI, but also now
the President's Commission.
What kind of an answer is that?
"Watch this space"?
We are the ones that made
the President's Commission happen!
MAN: - Yeah, right!
Yes, I understand that.
I do, I understand that, but I
The US embassy posted the warning
on their bulletin board
so the US Government officials,
the FBI, the CIA
could change their air carriers.
OK, well, let's not forget,
there was at least one CIA
officer on board the flight.
And that's who's important to you?
No, no. No, I'm sorry,
that's not what I meant.
I'm just saying that there's
My daughter Alexia was 20 years old.
A photojournalist in the making.
She was murdered.
Her promising future will never be.
And there's a hole in my heart
that will never be
..that will never be healed.
Look, what happened was a tragedy.
An evil thing.
But the aftermath,
how we've all been treated?
- It's an outrage.
- Exactly. - That's right.
You're right.
You're absolutely right.
You haven't been treated properly,
by us or the State Department,
and, er
..I am so sorry for that.
But the truth is
..what you've been through
..what you've all been through, it's
..it's unimaginable.
And I am astounded
..by not only your persistence, but
..your courage in the face of it all.
I can't promise you
that things are going to change.
You deserve better.
I see that now, and, er
..I'm going to do everything in
my power to make sure you get that.
Thank you.
HE CLEARS THROA
Thanks for showing me around.
I know it must bring up
a lot of stuff for you.
Oh, I don't mind.
As long as the trip's been useful.
Yeah, it has.
I'm going back to the States
with a much better understanding
of what everyone's been through.
I mean, these locals and families
have been through a lot.
Mm.
So have you.
No. It's the job, in't it?
Doesn't mean you've not suffered.
And it doesn't mean
you're not still suffering.
Not in the same way.
Ed, I'm not ashamed to say
that I've cried more
since the plane fell than I ever have.
And I'm only hearing things second-hand.
You were here.
And this happened to you, too.
This is the last time.
Neil, do you have a minute?
- Is everything OK?
- Yeah.
I just wanted to give you
an update in person.
So they're making good
progress in Malta.
Yeah, what have they found?
A shopkeeper who sold
clothes from the bomb suitcase.
I want to send Phil Reid
down there immediately.
I think we need somebody on the ground.
A breakthrough, finally.
- This is big.
- Yeah.
I also want to set up a meeting for us
with a woman named Kathryn Turman.
She's got some good ideas on how we
can better work with the families.
Why?
They gave me a bit of a hard time.
LAUGHING: - Yeah, I
I had a feeling they would.
I think we can do better.
So, if I set up a meeting with
Kathryn, can you be there?
OK.
Great.
Wait, Dick.
Yeah?
You thought any more about
that job in Albany?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm not going to Albany.
I think I've got to see
this thing through.
Good.
Glad to hear it.
HE CLEARS THROA
I'm going to go to bed.
You coming?
Eh
HE CLEARS THROA
Just going to stand out
here for a minute.
It's freezing.
You OK?
Hmm.
Oh
..Ed.
It's OK. You're OK.
HE WEEPS QUIETLY
You're all right.
It's all right, love.
You're OK.
I've been struggling to find
a match for that circuit board.
So you're telling me that we don't
know where this has come from?
It doesn't match any of the devices
we have on record,
or any part of the plane itself.
It is highly unusual.
What are our options?
We could try and identify the source
of the raw materials of the fragment.
So, the metal in the solder,
the laminate of the circuit board.
And, from that,
could we trace the manufacturer?
Potentially.
So you're certain that
this is part of the timer?
- I am.
- Right.
Well, then, not finding it's
not an option.
Does this look like your customer?
Er, no, his nose was bigger on the tip
and, er, his eyebrows were more round.
Bigger, sorry.
Don't apologise, all right?
Just just take your time.
Detective Bell's correct, Mr Gauci.
We want to get this right,
no matter how long it takes.
Yeah, but what I don't understand,
why are you looking for him?
He would be he would be dead
alongside everyone else
on the plane, no?
You haven't told him?
What are you talking about?
This man wasn't a passenger.
He never got on the plane.
He's one of the men we think might
be involved in bringing it down.
Fresh off the fax machine from Malta -
our mystery shopper.
Knowing what we now know,
I think it's fairly safe to assume
that either he packed
the IED suitcase himself,
or he was very close
to the person who was doing so.
And, if this man is Libyan,
that'll change the course of
this investigation significantly,
not least amongst
our American colleagues.
It's now more than likely
that we are no longer pursuing
a single terrorist cell but
An agent of state-sponsored violence.
We could be dealing
with an ESO agent here -
Libya's equivalent to the CIA,
their External Security Organisation.
Colonel Gaddafi has used the ESO
to carry out many acts of terror
against many countries,
but in recent years
has become increasingly hostile
to America.
Libyan terrorists put a bomb
in La Belle discotheque in Berlin,
a known haunt of US troops.
3 dead, 200 injured.
America is forced to retaliate.
Enter Operation El Dorado Canyon.
1986, a bombing campaign
in Tripoli and Benghazi,
mounted by 14 A-6E Navy attack jets
and 18 FB-111 bombers.
Allegedly, Gaddafi's 15-month-old
daughter was killed,
and two of his sons injured
- ..meaning
- The Libyans had more than enough motivation
to bring down American airliner
Pan Am 103.
- Kathryn?
- Mary Lou?
- Welcome.
- Hi.
- Thank you for coming.
- Really, it's so nice to meet you in person.
- Thank you for having me.
- Yeah.
Come this way.
How was your trip?
Erm, I flew in from DC,
so it's not bad at all.
OK.
When I heard you wanted to meet,
I I thought maybe you had
something for me to sign.
I didn't realise you'd been over
to where Frank
I wanted to tell you in person.
He really just
looked like he was sleeping?
That's what Margaret told me.
I went to her farm.
The kids will be so happy
to hear he was looked after.
SHE CHUCKLES SADLY
What counts as happy changes
when something like this happens.
Margaret wanted me to tell you
that you are all welcome
to visit them in Lockerbie.
Any time.
Oh, no, I
..I think it'd be too
difficult for the kids.
For for me.
Of course.
But, honestly, having been there,
and talking to families
that have gone
..many find a type of healing there.
The kindness of the locals -
you can feel it.
So, there is no pressure.
And, if you do change your mind,
I can put you in touch with other
families that have made the trip.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
Do you do this a lot?
I do what I can around my day job.
This isn't your job?
Not technically.
But someone told me recently,
"When you see something
that needs to be done
"..you do it."
"Lockerbie disaster
leads police to Malta."
They know everything
you Scottish are doing.
- Everything!
- We didn't speak to anyone.
Then how will the press
know all of this, eh?
You assured us this wouldn't happen.
Harry, that car that followed us -
must have been a journalist.
De Marco is very unhappy.
This makes it look like we are
allowing terrorism under our noses!
Let me speak to De Marco. I can explain.
I have already spoken with him,
and he is clear -
the Scottish investigation
is on pause for now.
No, we need to get back to the airport
and figure out how the bag got through.
FBI are permitted to stay.
Agent Reid can continue your enquiries,
but I'm sorry - it's out of my hands.
- You OK there, boss?
- How's the team?
Ah, all right.
They're keeping their heads down.
Can I have a word?
Sure.
Your work on Holmes has been
a game-changer, McCusker.
Well done. Exemplary.
We're all just doing our best.
No, well, it's it's been noticed.
They're starting up a new
department - Witness Protection.
They want you to join them.
Uh
And leave Lockerbie?
I can't take that.
I want to stay here.
I'm afraid it's not up to you.
You think I can't handle
the pressure, is that it?
No, I'm not saying that at all.
I don't care.
We've we've got a new witness,
we need all hands on deck,
we cannot just abandon this.
Nobody's abandoning anything.
We've found the bomber
and you're taking me off the case?
This is the job.
We move on.
Or, in your case, you move up.
It's a promotion, McCusker.
Be grateful.
REPORTER: - And the
latest on the French plane crash
over the Sahara Desert.
A DC-10 airliner
with 171 people on board.
The airliner crashed
shortly after leaving N'Djamena,
the capital of Chad.
REPORTER: - The
French airline UTA said today
it probably was a bomb
- that caused the crash of a DC-10 yesterday
- What's this?
Another plane's being brought down.
All 171 people on board,
including 7 Americans,
were killed in the crash.
More tonight from NBC's Jim Bittermann.
Debris from the plane was scattered
over a 16 square-mile area
of the Niger desert.
REPORTER: - Airline officials
say they suspect a terrorist bomb.
It is very unlikely
that there are survivors.