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My fiancee's missing. From Hong Kong. It's Mei Li.
Police here to see a Pike George.
Hendelseshorisont is trying to design a quantum chip
that is a trillion times faster than today's supercomputer.
Pike's Chief Technology Officer.
He's the brains behind it.
I used to see her through this glass every morning when I'd come in.
First sight.
Acupuncture needle marks.
Seems to be some sort of localised reaction.
They showed a high level of the amino acid tryptophan,
also known as bufotenine.
How can I help you?
Your daughter Mei is dead.
I don't believe Mei Li took her own life.
Are you sure this is her house?
You knew her name before her body was recovered from the water.
There was a bounty on the young woman's head.
Oi! Hey!
You need to go to the police.
Would you mind if I get your number? Just in case I need a witness.
We have done nothing wrong!
I am Mei Li.
SIREN WAILS
PHONE VIBRATES
Hello?
Hi, Helen.
Yes, of course I remember.
In Birmingham?
Yes. When were you thinking?
- You've only been married once? Really? - Mm-hm.
You haven't lived until you've ridden that roller-coaster
of infatuation, disappointment, rejection.
And if you're really lucky,
you'll get a nice juicy dose of betrayal thrown in
just to spice it all up!
I've never liked funfairs, to be honest.
You know, it really is like those carnival rides.
It's sort of, like, terrifying before you get on them,
and then when it's over, well, what was all the fuss about?
Who needs men, right?
Oh, I think men and women have strengths
- that complement each other. - If you say so.
I used to think that. You get over it.
It was so good of you to come out.
I didn't know whether to call, but I was in Birmingham...
Oh, it's a pleasure. How long are you working in Oxford for?
Mmm... I'm not sure, exactly.
I'm on a six-month contract as a visiting lecturer
and doing some research on a book. Two months,
but the college keep flirting with it, so I don't know. We'll see.
- Which college? - Hugh's. - And what's your work in?
International relations, specifically political economies,
which at the moment is a very turbulent subject!
Thank you for filing the statement.
It is really going to help with the police
and the insurance company.
Oh, it's a pleasure.
And it gave me the opportunity to see you again, so...
So what's your speciality? What kind of patients do you see?
Dead ones.
HELEN LAUGHS
You're not a very good doctor, then!
- I'm a pathologist. - Ah...
Gosh! Cause of death and all that?
Yeah, that kind of thing.
Wow. That must be challenging.
Have you had any interesting ones recently?
They're all interesting.
BELLS CHIME
Good morning. Yes.
I think we would like to go forward.
It's what I believe it's worth.
Do you understand quantum physics?
This really is a caveat emptor situation, isn't it?
There is a degree of faith required, yes.
Isn't much of life like that?
Well, listen...
No.
We're long past theory.
There's no guarantees on when,
but this will happen, and it will be transformative.
Yeah, I understand, but Pike believes we're very close.
I have to go.
- - Doors closing. Lift going down.
Doors closing.
Another word for assaulted?
What's wrong with assaulted?
I've used assaulted.
- Thwack! - Come on.
Snatch. Mug.
Pinch.
- Assault will be fine. - What are you doing?
I told you, I helped a woman who was assaulted.
- Assaulted how? - Robbed.
Use robbed, then.
Oh.
Yeah, that'll work. That's good.
Who was this woman?
Helen Garnett. I told you about her.
- No, you didn't. - I did. - Nope.
I went for a drink with her.
The lecturer in international relations.
I helped her when she got mugged.
See? Mugged was good.
She needs a statement for the police. I promised.
Do you think I give off some sort of lesbian vibe?
- What? - Yeah, totally.
- Really? - Mm-hm.
What's wrong with that? Also, how would you know?
Fair point.
Komnata, where the deceased worked.
"Komnata" is the Russian word for room.
Think the company's Russian?
Are there any Russian companies left in the UK?
I'm trying to unpick the ownership.
Burns might be able to help.
When are you meeting him at the cafe?
SHE GASPS
Uh-oh.
Oh! Thanks, Kit. See you later.
Bye.
My mum knew I was alive.
She knew there were threats against me,
so she said nothing.
What else could she have done?
Why were there threats against you?
Because in the eyes of the Hong Kong authorities,
I am a criminal.
Why are you a criminal?
I am a criminal for democracy.
For democracy, wouldn't you be a criminal too?
What did you do?
I protested.
I organised protests.
I organised a demonstration for the release of Jimmy Lai.
Who's Jimmy Lai?
He's a wealthy Hong Kong businessman and...
...political activist.
Democracy campaigner.
A peaceful democracy campaigner.
And because it is China, everyone looks away.
He's been put in prison.
Hong Kong authorities arrested him at his house
and put him in solitary confinement.
77 years old.
What are they afraid of?
He's a Hong Kong citizen. It's a Hong Kong matter.
He's British. He's a British citizen.
And he's a billionaire.
And when you think of billionaires,
you think they must have ultimate freedom,
that they can do whatever they want.
What he wanted,
he wanted to stay,
to fight for freedom.
Obviously, the Hong Kong authorities don't see it that way.
No.
They don't.
They see him as a threat.
Like they see me as a threat.
Do you see me as a threat?
PHONE VIBRATES
I've asked Dr Alexander to take a voluntary DNA sample,
if you don't mind.
Burns.
Where?
Do you mind? Is that OK?
Why would I mind?
It'll make it easier to identify my body later.
KNOCK ON WINDOW
Shit!
Hey, Fred.
Burglary?
Look what you made me do.
Yes. Looks like it.
Lightning striking twice.
Well, yeah, I heard the call, that's why I came over.
Oh, you're not in charge?
No. She is.
Burglary.
Don't want to tread on her toes.
Mm. No dance partner wants that.
No, and I've got clumsy feet.
I'm happy to dance with you, Fred.
I've got an interest in this.
Yeah, course you have.
But you can't tell me exactly what it is, can you?
Well, I want to, but I can't.
I'm sure you've got things you can't tell me.
Oh, plenty.
Like what?
She any good?
Not bad. A bit clumsy.
And spiky.
Thinks she's better than she is.
Probably true of all of us. HE CHUCKLES
We can't make a mistake on this one, Fred.
I need to tell you about Mei Li.
I can't believe this.
I found it. The Hong Kong authorities' arrest warrant.
How much do you think they were offering?
- No idea. - A million Hong Kong dollars.
A million dollars. Don't you think that's a lot
for someone's crime being pro-democracy?
I was reading about Hong Kong,
about our agreement with them during the handover. 50 years.
50 years they were meant to protect democracy in Hong Kong.
That was the agreement. It's been 25 years
and they are criminalising being pro-democracy.
We have a lot to be grateful for in this country,
that's all I'm saying. We don't get arrested for things we believe in.
- Mostly. - Well, yeah, mostly.
Well, Mei was obviously frightened.
She was in hiding.
And a woman with the same name, similar age, is dead.
Well, maybe it's mistaken identity.
I would think Mei Li is quite a common Chinese name.
Are you saying the Hong Kong authorities made a mistake?
Whoa, whoa, a minute.
What, in killing her? Are you saying they killed her?
Now, that is borderline conspiracy theory.
Borderline?
It's a big leap from an arrest warrant with a reward
to state-sponsored murder.
OK. Overreach.
They've made no secret of the fact that they want
Mei Li back in Hong Kong to prosecute her.
But why kill her if you were after the money?
Vigilante makes a mistake?
Her death doesn't feel like a mistake.
Let's just keep an open mind.
Let's concentrate on the mechanism of death
and see where it takes us.
Where did they get bufotoxin?
You can't import it. It's a class A drug.
How did the Russians get Novichok into the country to poison Skripal?
Bufotoxin is naturally occurring.
It is present in the UK.
So let's explore that in the first place.
And then I am going to speak to Asha Banerjee
at the School of Ethnomedicine and Anthropological Studies
and see if she can help us.
I've done a preliminary walk-through.
There was no forcible entry into the building.
OK, so inside job?
I don't want to jump to conclusions.
- What was stolen? - Items from an office.
We're waiting for further information.
What, computers, screens, laptops, equipment?
We're waiting for further information.
Right. But we do know that something was stolen?
They were burgled.
Have you spoken to their security man?
SHE SIGHS
Erm, we're trying to reach him.
BARRIER BEEPS
What happens to the security system when there's a power cut?
I presume it locks down.
And if there's a fire?
There wasn't a fire.
Look, CSI will be here a little later.
Maybe you ought to wait for them before you start speculating.
BARRIER BEEPS
LINE RINGS
PHONE RINGS
Bowman. Kit Brooks.
What?
Are you OK, Pike?
No.
No, no, I'm not OK.
I don't think it's good if we sell the company.
I don't want to sell it.
I understand how you feel.
I don't think you do.
Fiancee dead, business burgled.
It's a bad week.
Dawn? Sorry. Excuse me.
What is it?
CSI. I've told them to step down.
- We don't need them. - We DO need them. - No, not now.
I'm Burglary. I'm in charge of this investigation.
No, you're not in charge. Not now. I'll take it over.
You know, everyone knows about you. Your attitude towards women,
your inappropriate comments and jokes.
You should have retired years ago.
You're a dinosaur. Nobody likes working with you.
OK, well, thanks for your feedback.
Now, if you'll let me get on with my job...
Er, no. You're done.
Go home. I'll take it from here.
I'm going to report you.
Do you think there's a problem?
I think they're just passionate about the work.
...don't tell me, you'll post lies anonymously on social media.
I know it gives you some sort of a thrill,
but it won't help you.
Tell them. Yes, tell them you weren't sure what was stolen,
you didn't secure the scene,
you didn't notice that there was a ten-minute power outage
and you didn't know that the default security position
in the event of a power outage is to open the security doors
so that no-one's left inside in a fire.
Now, that allows somebody to enter unnoticed, right?
Now, I'm not going to say any of that,
but if they do ask me, I'll say you made a good start.
You're a patronising cock!
Please, be sure to tell them the last thing I said to you.
"You made a good start"?
No! "Fuck off!"
You can't talk to me like that!
Thanks for coming. I know it was a ball-ache.
Please, come with me.
Yeah, mine are still aching.
Yours?
KIT EXHALES
DOOR BEEPS
- How did they gain entry? - Wait here.
Give it a pull.
Right, I'll turn the power back on.
There you go.
All that fancy kit, you'd be better off with a deadlock.
- Safe. - Mm-hm.
What was in the safe?
Documents, some cash, keys.
What sort of documents?
Um, bank, membership lists, passwords,
some, uh, technical drawings and calculations.
You not store it in the cloud?
We have our own servers.
This one?
Oh, um, it's a dummy.
We kept encrypted hard drives full of false data in it.
Why would you have a dummy safe?
Well, because of the work we do.
The prototype we're trying to develop is highly desirable,
so theft is one of our greatest risks.
- Who knew it was a dummy? - Just me.
And now you.
And where do you store the real information, then?
Who has access to this office?
Pike. Me. Rodrigo.
Not Mei Li?
No, not Mei Li.
Didn't like Mei Li?
What I thought of Mei Li didn't matter.
Why's that?
Cos I wasn't the one marrying her, was I?
Did you think she was a threat?
She's dead.
Pike dodged a bullet?
Right.
He's in pain. I'm not going to add to that.
Have you heard anything from your man, Rodrigo?
No. Not yet.
Well, that tells us quite a lot.
I'll need his details.
We shouldn't jump to conclusions.
It's not much of a jump.
We need to find him.
KNOCK AT DOOR Housekeeping.
LOCK BEEPS AND CLICKS
Hello?
HOUSEKEEPER SCREAMS
Supertramp.
I saw them once...
...in the toilets at Watford Gap Services in 1981.
That was cool.
Want one?
Mr Casey...
- Fred. - Fred.
Rodrigo Da Silva booked a flight
from Birmingham Airport to Hurghada, Egypt.
- When? - Two days ago. PHONE VIBRATES
Casey. Hello, Alex, mon ami.
- - You're a genius.
- - I know, but it is nice to be reminded sometimes.
Where?
OK.
Looks like our friend Rodrigo may have missed his flight.
SIREN WAILS
There's anticipation but not dread as you arrive.
There is only one real fear.
It's never about personal harm or about tragedy.
Tragedy is expected.
There's always tragedy,
described in loved ones
or the absence of loved ones.
The unknown is when tragedy will alight
and in what form it will take.
And the fear is not about what you might find.
It's about what you find means to the human condition.
What it tells us about who we are,
how we live,
and the kind of world we live in.
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
And for a brief moment,
you wonder if it tells us anything new about humanity
and its capacity for remorse...
...or its indifference.
Whether it's a harbinger of our future,
one crippled by nihilism,
or whether it will be a reminder that, for some,
redemption will always be
just out of reach.
For a brief moment, you have these thoughts...
...and then work begins.
I'll start with photographs.
Do you want to document the area around the bed before I begin?
Yeah, I'm just going to pick up this powder from the carpet.
Does the hotel have CCTV?
Normally. It was turned off.
Looks like it didn't reboot when it was turned back on.
Careless or conspiracy?
Is that drugs?
Yeah, we'll test it. OK, all set.
Thanks.
What is that?
Skin reaction.
Erythema with what looks like ecchymosis.
Can't just say "rash"?
Well, there are at least 12 different ways
a rash might present itself.
Is it OK with you if I'm specific?
Yeah, sorry, I... It's just all this.
I mean... Sorry.
In the end, we're just animals, aren't we?
Animals. It's all we are.
The human qualities we think define us -
conscience, kindness,
loyalty, trust,
wealth, power, genius, greed,
jealousy, deviance,
shame -
all disappear at the moment of death,
replaced by indignity...
When we've finished, we'll take him to the Bowman like this.
All right, OK.
...and a set of facts.
Excess saliva is pooled in the mouth.
A black hair...
...found between the left lateral incisor and the cuspid.
Two, actually.
This one looks as if the root has been preserved.
No stretching of the fabric.
No marking on the ankles or wrists.
Vellus hair on the wrists are undisturbed. Intact.
Likely he was dead when he was bound.
Why would you bind someone after they're dead?
The leather ligature is moist.
No visible blistering or pustules on the rash.
Doesn't look to be a typical
immunoglobulin E-mediated anaphylactic reaction.
The BDSM scene -
the binding, stockings, the orange, the lipstick -
all of it performative.
None of it would have killed him.
Potentially for sexual arousal.
But not if it happened after he was dead.
It's not drugs.
I think it's plaster.
I... I didn't see any dings in the walls or ceilings
of the hotel room.
No.
Do you have the sample of plaster powder from Hendelses...
Hendelseshorisont.
- ...burglary? Yeah. - Yeah.
There you go.
Nice one.
Take a look at this.
Plaster from Hendelses...
Hendelseshorisont.
...was on the floor of Rodrigo's hotel room.
You rip a safe out of the wall,
it's still got residual plaster on it.
The safe was on the hotel room floor.
Yeah.
The damage to the heart is clear.
Myocardial infarction.
Subendocardial streaky haemorrhages,
which are seen near to the mitral valve
on the inner aspect of the left ventricle.
What's odd is that the coronary arteries
are devoid of significant atheromatous plaque disease.
And there's no acute thrombus,
which one might normally expect to find.
Len.
Ask the lab for an urgent test for serum digoxin concentration
and 5-hydroxy-N, N-dimetyltryptamine.
Two hairs. DNA test both. Right away, please.
What are you testing for?
Bufotoxin. It might account for the excess saliva.
It causes rash, restricts breathing,
and it can cause cardiac arrest.
Foreplay.
He's aroused. Thinks it's a game.
The ligature is put around his neck,
bufotoxin has been applied to the leather,
it's pulled tight.
He desperately tries to remove the ligature,
scratches the skin.
The broken skin
allows for the rapid absorption of the bufotoxin.
It kills him.
The killer manipulates the scene.
Makes it look like a sex game gone wrong.
The dead Asian woman
that was found in the Cherwell - her name's Na Chen.
Chinese national.
The Chinese Embassy are liaising with the coroner
to facilitate repatriation to China.
How did you identify her?
Our friends at ICE.
Fingerprint match. She had a US student visa.
She was working at a physics lab in Harvard and...
...implicated in the theft of intellectual property.
She stole from the lab?
Shagged the professor.
Oh! Indecorous.
It was effective.
On behalf of the Chinese state?
It's not proven.
So Na Chen's death is a case of technology theft gone wrong?
Well, it certainly wasn't a lovers' quarrel.
So all this is about who owns the technology.
It's about who owns the future.
SHE EXHALES
Um...
...Na Chen, er, the company she worked for,
er, was called, er, Komnata.
- That's a... - It's a Russian word. Yeah.
The Dragon-Bear Alliance.
We're tracking down the beneficial owner.
They're playing hide-and-seek
in offshore companies. PHONE VIBRATES
Oh. Excuse me.
Asha!
Oh, thank you so much for calling me back.
SHE CHUCKLES
Dr Alexander? Asha Banerjee.
I'm grateful to you for seeing me, Professor.
How can I help?
The results showed what I believe was a fatal amount of bufadienolide.
Mm. Bufotoxin?
- Yes. You know it? - Of course. I'm familiar with it.
Biological psychedelics have a long and storied history
in medical anthropology.
Well, it would be helpful to find the source.
I believe it's used in traditional Chinese medicine.
In many different cultures - Central and South America and China.
As a treatment for cancer?
Yes. Except I don't think you'll find many members of
the Chinese Communist Party Politburo choosing bufotoxin
over the Royal Marsden.
But, yes, it is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine
to treat cancer and a number of other things -
cardiac issues, blood pressure.
But it also has a history of entheogenic use -
spiritual healing in Mexico and Central and South America.
Sometimes called the God Molecule.
The God Molecule?
It's associated with the dissolution of the ego.
It provokes a sense of oneness with the universe,
a feeling that you are a part of Mother Earth
and touching the face of God.
The God Molecule?
Yes, because of its ability to dissolve the sense of self,
and with it anxiety.
I want to show you something.
Jack!
Rodrigo Da Silva received a payment of £500,000.
It was returned to sender 19 minutes later.
- Why? - Why did he get it or why was it returned?
- Both. - I don't know.
Who sent the money?
It's not clear. It looks like a, um,
phantom deposit - there, but not really there.
Do you think £500,000 is enough to make you betray your employer?
Steal a safe?
Yeah, and it's more than enough to get you killed.
I'll speak to Alex Burns.
So the toxin can be delivered in different ways -
smoked, ingested, injected.
And this is a video of a young woman...
...under the influence of the drug.
- - Take me.
SHE GASPS I am you.
It's associated with an altered state of consciousness,
visual and auditory hallucinations.
Enter me! Let me enter you!
GASPING
She's unaware of where she is and what she's doing.
No inhibitions, no shame.
It can make people extremely vulnerable.
People under the influence
are unaware of what is happening around them.
Some find it a powerful aphrodisiac.
Oh, God!
SHE CRIES OUT
They find the abandonment to be... liberating.
Others find it utterly debilitating.
SHE CRIES OUT It is extremely toxic.
It's very hard to control the amount of toxin one is exposed to.
HE GROANS
Too much of the drug and the heart slows.
You become paralysed,
hypersalivate, can't breathe.
Eventually the heart arrests,
and of course, death follows.
Researchers are investigating
to see if it changes the DNA in the user
and in the eggs of women,
causing damage to their unborn children.
Because of a relatively small window of efficacy,
30 minutes or so,
and limited, if any, physical side-effects...
Limited side-effects?
...people can recover almost immediately.
- And the research is in China? - Mm-hm.
Latin America, United States and here.
Here, the UK?
Here, Oxford.
Troy TechMed.
They have a research lab near Kirtlington.
Hi.
How can I help?
We're investigating the involvement of bufotox
in one death, possibly two.
As you know, it's a controlled substance.
Yes, I know that. We have a research licence.
We're looking for the source,
where the toxin might have come from.
Asha Banerjee said that I should speak to you.
Oh, Asha. She's lovely.
Yes, she's been very helpful.
I took one of her courses.
- Um, how did she know? - Know what?
The police weren't meant to tell anyone,
so how did Professor Banerjee know?
Doesn't matter.
There's no "doesn't matter". Everything matters.
A young woman is dead.
We need you to help us understand why and how.
This research is good. It's really good.
We're making breakthroughs.
This can help people with their mental health.
It's not about your research.
It is.
Don't you see it? It... It is.
We cannot lose our Schedule 1 licence.
I'm a Home Office pathologist.
The Schedule 1 licence comes from the Home Office.
I think it would be wise to cooperate.
We...
...were burgled.
They stole a dozen vials of the toxin.
When did this happen?
Two weeks ago. We think.
You think?
There was no sign of a break-in.
- None? - No.
Uh, we noticed the vials were gone two weeks ago.
- Do you have CCTV cameras? - Of course.
We have to comply and satisfy the Home Office security standards
to keep controlled substances.
What did the police say?
Um...
Uh, she... She gave us a crime reference number.
But she said because of the sensitive nature of the theft,
it'd be better if the crime wasn't publicised,
which... We were fine with that. We were... That was fine with us.
But to be honest, I don't think she believed us,
that we'd been robbed.
Who investigated it?
Um, Detective Sergeant Dawn Hayman.
DS Dawn Hayman.
Can I grab the crime reference number?
477...
...335 57 FFC.
Burglary in Kirtlington. Yeah.
Oh, thank you, Fred. You're my hero.
I do mean that. Yeah.
Oh, apparently there's CCTV. Have you got that?
Do you mind checking and sending it over?
Ooh, thank you, thank you, thank you! I love you, Fred.
Yes, you're right. I am just saying that.
Thank you. Bye!
Get in!
Dawn?
Dawn!
Burglary in Kirtlington a couple of weeks ago.
I need to review the CCTV footage.
Please.
It's not your case.
It says inactive. Is that your doing?
It's not your case.
Well, it's crossing into one of mine,
and I'm taking the CCTV footage for the Bowman Centre to look at.
Thank you.
PHONE VIBRATES
Mei!
DOG BARKS NEARBY
No unknown sources of DNA
detected on the knickers, bra and stockings.
Whoever tied them on could have used gloves.
I guess it demonstrates a level of premeditation.
Good.
Good? Why is that good?
Have you been listening?
Did you discover secondary DNA on his body?
Hello?!
Sorry, what?
- Did you see the results? - I'm looking at them now.
The DNA from the hairs you found in Rodrigo's mouth
match the DNA found on the fabric of the knot round Na Chen's neck.
Same person. Female. East Asian.
- - I mean, he's lovely. He really is.
But I look at him and I think, "Relationship or sinking ship?"
Ugh! What is wrong with men?
I don't think there's anything wrong with them.
I think you just haven't met the right one.
Maybe my standards are higher than yours.
Unlikely.
They're just so weak these days!
After a generation of women fighting for equality,
it's like they're finally having a go.
But wet or controlling - either way, it's weak.
I'm giving up on them altogether!
That's extreme.
Or it's the way forward.
KNOCK AT DOOR Tea?
Yes, please.
You're working late.
Yeah. Nikki's out. Thought I'd catch up on paperwork.
- You? - Just trawling through CCTV.
Milk, no sugar.
- Yes, I know that. - Yes. I'm just checking.
I think I've got a bite!
How's your work going?
Good. You know, normal academic politics.
I fancy another Island Blush. Do you want one?
They are delicious!
Why not?
Sorry. I feel like I'm always talking about myself.
Very unattractive quality.
Did you, um... Did you see the story
about the man who was found in the hotel room all tied up?
Mm.
What do you think was going on there, then?
Oh, God. Sorry. Are you working on that one?
I can't say.
Call Fred.
- Ooh. - Wow.
Not so good for the waistline, but who cares?
Thanks.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Can you come in a bit tighter?
Mm-hm.
There.
That's the girl in The Room.
The one they all talk about,
you know, in the Hendelseshorisont building.
Can we see the other woman?
Yeah. Um...
Nah.
Sorry.
It's a clear image.
Leave it with me.
You all right?
There's probably a bit of a sugar rush from the foam.
Drink a bit of the grapefruit juice underneath.
Oh.
GROANS I'm not right.
Nikki, are you OK?
SHE GROANS
Oh, what's happening to me?
- - Excuse me! Would you... Would you mind
just coming and giving me a hand with her?
Had a little bit too much to drink!
Come on, Dr Alexander, we've got you. Ooh!
It's all right!
You're such a lightweight!
DOG BARKS NEARBY
TYPING ON KEYBOARD
WOMAN SIGHS
SIGHS
MOANS
GROANS
CRIES OUT
GROANS AND GASPS
WHIMPERS
CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
Oh, this AI is a thing of beauty.
Who says the dead don't lie?
I'll use the Bowman server to get into the police server.
- Make the switch. - It shouldn't take long.
We've got about 30 minutes
before she comes back down to earth.
We can give her more juice.
It'll kill her!
NIKKI MOANS
I'm here. I'm here.
Let's create a little chaos so they don't know where to look.
KIT SIGHS Anything?
I think I have a match.
The photo I found is over a decade old.
Other than that, there's nothing.
Well, that's suspicious right there.
It says her name is Helen Garnett.
That's who Nikki's out with.
Some sort of professor at Oxford?
Uh, I don't think she's a professor.
Definitely does not work at Oxford.
It says here she used to work
for a British-American defence contractor
called Forgeon Systems.
They turn IT into the weapons of tomorrow.
You said Nikki's with her tonight?
Yeah. She is.
Why has she just logged onto the server?
Nikki's at a farm...
...outside of Stratford? CLANG
ALARM BEEPS We're being hacked.
Kill her access, Kit.
GROANS Shh-sh-sh.
No! CRIES OUT
Sh!
CRIES OUT
Sh-sh-sh!
Stop. Sh!
Sh!
Sh-sh-sh.
- Jack? - Sh.
Listen... SHE MOANS
You're safe.
You're safe...
You're safe.
BIRDSONG
Let's move somewhere where there's no crime
and nobody dies.
- I think it's called heaven. - Oh, yeah.
And you need to be invited.
Who do you know that can get us in?
- - Get off me!
SCREAMS SILENTLY
Sh-sh.
You... You're safe. It's OK. Sh.
Sh. It's OK.
It's OK, it's OK, it's OK.
TYPING ON KEYBOARD
GRUNTS
BREATHES QUICKLY
RAPID TYPING
GRUNTS
RAPID TYPING
There! TYRES SCREECH
I'm struggling to upload. I don't know what's wrong.
Open her mouth. Pour it in. Let's go.
It will take them a while to find her. We'll be gone.
No. I'm not like you.
- You're exactly like me. - I don't kill people.
This is a transaction.
Juice her up and let's go.
We've got the access to the system.
That's what you needed her for. You've got the hard drive
from the safe. You've got all the technologies!
You don't need to hurt her as well!
The only thing we should care about now
is disappearing...
...like we never existed.
No!
CROWBAR CLANGS
NIKKI MOANS
Fuck's sake!
MOANS
SIREN APPROACHES
NIKKI GASPS
Police! Open the door!
HAMMERING ON DOOR
Police! Open the door!
HAMMERING ON DOOR
Open the door!
CRASHING
- - Nikki? Nikki!
Nikki?
It's OK.
It's OK. It's all right.
Get up. Against the wall!
You're under arrest.
Right, this way. OK?
You're OK.
It's OK.
It's OK. I've got you.
NIKKI SIGHS
Komnata. Is the company Russian?
They wanted us to think that.
We tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands.
Is this the future, then?
We won't know what's real or unreal, what's true or false.
As we improve the chips and the processing speed,
we'll be able to do this in seconds, milliseconds.
Isn't that great?
Something to be proud of, eh?
Morning, Pike.
I miss you. Big kiss.
It can be a very positive tool.
Morning, Pike. I miss you.
You know, I long for a world where
people will just tell the truth, mean what they say...
Morning, Pike. I miss you.
...let you believe in them...
...believe in something.
Morning, Pike. I miss you.
Na Chen...
- Big kiss. - Her name was Na Chen.
Morning, Pike. I miss you. Big kiss.
Everything about her was a lie, wasn't it?
Everything.
Truth matters.
Morning, Pike. I miss you.
Big kiss.
That's what you're taking from us.
Truth.
You feel good about that?
You should feel nothing but shame.
That's what I think.
Shame.
Jack...
What is it?
Ross was attacked from behind
by a Muslim asylum seeker who came over in one of the boats.
- - He was chased down and he was murdered.
- Since when was self defence a crime? - Police know who did it.
This is a reckoning. Justice will be done.
OVERLAPPING VOICES
...the end of white domination, the end of white people.
Those who know the truth
are not equal to those who love it.
HE SCREAMS
And those who love it
are not equal to those who delight in it.
Truth is a fundamental virtue.
Without truth, there is no knowledge,
no understanding.
They knew this 2,500 years ago.
The police released Linda Yu Zhao
into the custody of the United States.
The United States? Why?
They invoked diplomatic immunity.
Special relationship.
A society built on lies and deception cannot function.
Without truth, there can be no harmony...
...no peace.
- - Shall we start?
Shame holds our hand
and guides us to truth.