The Undeclared War (2022) s01e03 Episode Script

Episode 3

Let's get this over with
so I can get back to
Danny's office and apologise.
It's gonna be fine.
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
MAN: Thank you for coming.
What do you want?
Oh. Sorry.
Vadim?
What are you doing here?
JAMES: So, the surface
of revolution
is a surface
defined by
z equals capital H of r,
where r, z and theta are
Anyone?
SAARA: Cylindrical polar coordinates.
JAMES: Thank you, Saara.
I'm glad someone's listening.
(CHUCKLES) Okay, so, our
cylindrical polar coordinates
(WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(NEWSREADER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV)
FEMALE NEWSREADER: of increased
Anti-Russian feeling fanned by
PYOTR: Vadim.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Russian Government has concluded that
this presents a real threat
to the safety of our citizens in the UK
and, therefore, they should all
return to Russia immediately.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
must make immediate arrangements
to return home by
presidential executive order.
(WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(SIGHS)
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(CHUCKLES)
(KEYBOARDS CLACKING)
(INHALES SHARPLY)
(TWEETS CHIMING)
(KEYBOARDS CLACKING)
(TWEETS CHIMING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(BELLS TOLLING IN DISTANCE)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
(FELIX SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)
(CLEARS THROAT SOFTLY)
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
(SCOFFS)
(KEYBOARD CLACKING)
(TWEET CHIMES)
(SIGHS)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(TWEET CHIMES)
(GLAVSET SUPERVISOR SPEAKING)
(MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES)
(MACHINE BEEPS)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(CLATTERING)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(BUS APPROACHING)
(VADIM SIGHS)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)
(SPEAKING SOFTLY)
(VADIM BLOWS)
(VADIM CLEARS THROAT SOFTLY)
(SCOFFS)
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
- (VADIM SPEAKING)
- (MAN SPEAKING)
(TYRES SCREECHING)
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
(MOBILE PHONE PINGS)
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)
(THUDDING)
- (DOGS BARKING)
- (BANGING)
(DOOR OPENING)
(DOOR OPENS)
(FELIX EXHALES IN RELIEF)
(VADIM SCOFFS)
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
(SCOFFS)
(FELIX LAUGHS)
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(GIRL EXCLAIMING EXCITEDLY)
(MINA SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(VADIM SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(MINA SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(VADIM SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
VADIM: Oh. (CHUCKLES)
(VADIM SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(MINA AND VADIM CHUCKLE)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
(SIGHS)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(VARVARA SPEAKING)
VARVARA: Mm-hmm.
(YEVGENY SPEAKING)
(VARVARA SPEAKING)
(VARVARA SPEAKING)
(VARVARA SPEAKING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(LECTURER SPEAKING)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(SYSTEM BEEPS)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(MISHA SPEAKING)
VADIM: Erm
Oh.
(MISHA SPEAKING)
(COUGHS)
(MEN CHATTERING)
(WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(SIGHS)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(EXHALES)
(SIGHS)
(YEVGENY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
VADIM: Mm-hmm.
- (KEYBOARD CLACKING)
- (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(MISHA SPEAKING)
(VARVARA SPEAKING)
(ALARM WAILING ON SCREEN)
lights, Tahmid. What's going on?
Tahmid, what's
- MAN 2: Oh!
- WOMAN: We're down! We're down!
MAN 2: What the fuck
(ALL CHEERING)
(ALL CLAPPING)
WOMAN: What did you do?
MAN 3: Er, nothing. I'm just logging on.
(ALL CHEERING)
(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
keep you waiting. I'm Max.
Hi.
Er, we're not shaking
hands at the moment.
Oh, of course. Sorry.
MAX: Welcome to GCHQ.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
At 09:07 this morning,
whilst we were
stress-testing their systems,
they experienced a partial shutdown,
impacting as far as we can tell,
about 55% of Internet provision.
(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
Oh, Chrissie, have you met
Max? He is our head of malware.
Hi, how you doing?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(EXHALES)
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(PEOPLE CLAMOURING)
(GLAVSET SUPERVISOR SPEAKING)
(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)
(INDISTINCT MURMURING)
(VADIM SPEAKING)
(MOBILE PHONE RINGING)
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
good English, I think.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(MACHINE BEEPS)
(GUARD SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
Er
Er, Roman Nikitin. Nikitin.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
VADIM: Thank you for coming.
What do you want?
Oh. Sorry.
Vadim?
What are you doing here?
I don't have very long.
There is something you haven't
found yet, something hidden.
What?
You need to search for it.
Where? What are we searching for?
In the malware. It's
hidden in the malware.
You need to find it before it activates.
But I already found it.
It was due to activate on the Monday
after the attack, but we stopped it.
No, no, no, not that.
Something else. Something new.
What? There's nothing
else, we've checked.
Listen. It's really dangerous.
It could cause a war. You can stop it.
Look in the malware. It's
hidden in the malware.
Vadim, wait.
You haven't told me anything.
You have to give me more to go on.
I'm really glad it's you, Saara.
Please, please don't tell
my name. Not to anyone.
I put my life in your hands now. Okay?
If they find out I told
you this, they will kill me.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
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