Itīs been confirmed. It was a bomb.
The date for your execution is set for the 16th. You are now in phase two of deathwatch.
- Itīs not over for Luke. - No. Iīm going to speak to the Pardons Board.
God damn it! I kept that man in power.
Heīs not the same kiss-ass he was seven years ago, Lynne.
Youīre letting Usman dick you around, Gordon.
Who would you rather see as President of Tyrgyztan? Eshan or Usman?
- Is there no other way? - Itīs a go.
Their flight plan says they were en route to Tyrgyztan.
They had 10 cylinders of epichlorohydrin.
Iīll be in the office in 20 minutes.
- Itīs the principal ingredient of nerve gas. - God.
We need positive confirmation from the Russian Aviation Authority
that the final destination of that plane was Karaz, Tyrgyztan.
If I could have the names and passport details of the arrested subjects with British nationality,
Iīll see what I can tell them this end.
The authorities are stressing that this is not a terrorist incident.
Charles MacIntyre. You have some of my men in custody.
A farce, one-dimensional story.
FBI agents injured in a customs raid that went wrong.
It wonīt stay small for long. Not with Brits shooting at the FBI.
What have we got?
The FBI just confirmed the arrested men were working for CMC Secure Operations.
- Whoīs employing CMC? - Centas Industries.
A Tyrgyztan registered company set up in 2002 to handle development contracts.
Why would they want 10 cylinders of chlorine gas?
Donīt know yet, but Usmanīs brotherīs on the board.
Whatīs that bastard MacIntyre got us mixed up in now?
- Special Agent Blake. - Colonel MacIntyre.
- We have a very bad situation here. - Indeed you do.
Iīve got flight manifests for the transport plane and its cargo to Karaz, Tyrgyztan,
firearms licences for my employees,
contracts to provide security for Centas Industries in the Bukek district,
and an export licence for 200 litres of epichlorohydrin for use in water treatment.
Your actions last night, Special Agent Blake, severely endangered the lives of my men
while they were going about their legitimate business.
Your employees resisted arrest and engaged in gunfire with my agents.
Two of them were seriously injured.
You should think yourself lucky more people werenīt killed.
Didnīt you do your homework? Highly toxic chemicals were involved.
Armed forces, unknown to my men, ambushed them at night.
- Naturally, they defended themselves. - Appropriate warnings were given.
Thatīs not their recollection of events.
Look...
I have a dead colleague with a widow and two children. What the hell were you doing?
- I was acting on information received. - Received from whom?
Iīm not at liberty to disclose that.
My lawyerīs going be lodging an official complaint regarding the FBIīs handling of this situation,
and if you want to hang on to your job, I suggest you release my men.
Thanks for your cooperation, Mr MacIntyre.
Now that I have all this paperwork to get through, Iīll be holding your colleagues
until Iīm satisfied weīve investigated every scrap of evidence thoroughly.
Iīll call you right back.
When I was a special envoy to Tyrgyztan,
I was given a tour of a chemical factory financed by the UK Government.
Centas doesnīt need to import epichlorohydrin. Tyrgyztan can produce it by the tanker.
So why have it flown in?
Maybe Tyrgyztan wasnīt the real destination.
Thatīs a possibility. Maybe it was.
If youīre planning to gas your own people,
you wouldnīt want the chemical to be traceable to a factory down the road, would you?
Itīs a theory.
- What happened? - You tell me.
The FBI said they were acting on intelligence, so someone talked.
Are you accusing my lads?
Listen, if that plane had gone up, it would have lit the sky from here to Baltimore.
Well, we have a leak. Was it Sinclair?
Youīre head of Defense Intelligence, for Christīs sake. Ask the FBI.
They might want to know why Iīm interested.
- Well, maybe you got careless. - Right. I sent a memo.
- Do we abort? - Do you honestly believe weīd be allowed to jump?
This juggernaut is not stopping.
All right, if there was any real knowledge out there, weīd already be headed for death row.
- Iīll make sure Sinclairīs contained. - Good.
We stay the course, this could play to our advantage.
Yeah.
PMīs office has confirmed heīll be attending the memorial service next month.
Weīre waiting to hear which Royal the palace are fielding.
Phil...
Eshan Borisvitch is prepared to hold talks with the US administration.
- I wasnīt aware they were putting out feelers. - Theyīre not. He is.
Apparently Iīm the only person heīll come out of hiding for.
Donīt be flattered. Itīs a poisoned chalice.
- MacIntyre. - Colonel, we need to meet.
Maīam. I brought these for Thomas.
Thank you.
I had to send my own son to war, Christopher.
Sometimes our duty requires us to make terrible sacrifices.
I do not shrink from that. Nor should you.
Amen.
How soon before the media learn those chemicals were heading for Tyrgyztan?
24 hours. 48 maximum.
Make it sooner rather than later.
What have you got that connects this to Usman?
Centas, the company that hired them. His brotherīs listed as one of the directors.
Weīve had reports heīs cracking down on Islamic militants after the plane bombing.
Come on, Carl, if he was gonna do that, heīd send his own army in in the current climate.
This is a covert operation.
Night-time flight, heavily-armed mercenaries, 10 canisters of epichlorohydrin, for Christīs sake.
That would enough to make enough nerve gas to kill how many? An entire town?
- It would do. - What are you saying?
When you were standing in the first Democratic elections, there was an accident in a meeting hall.
- Gas leak. 53 people died. - It was carbon monoxide.
I was supervising the election, so I had sight of the initial pathology report.
It mentioned blistering on the skin of the victims.
When the official report was published, all mention of blistering had been removed.
The manīs gassed people before, Carl. Are we just going to stand by?
I mean, surely there comes a point at which itīs impolitic for us to be in business with Usman.
Which leaves who?
- Eshan Borisvitch is in hiding. - What if I can get him to Washington?
- Secret talks, toe in the water. Thatīs all. - Is this coming from Downing Street?
As far as Tyrgyztan is concerned, my government wants whatever the US administration wants.
The President wonīt consider it without Warnerīs say-so.
- If I wanted to get her in dialogue with Borisvitch? - Itīd be tough.
So you guys must really be pissed, huh?
- About what? - I hear the CMC contractīs legitimate.
Someone must have fed the FBI false information.
Not my department, mate. Talk to Trade.
Wait a minute, youīre telling me British mercenaries, heavily armed,
and you didnīt know anything about it?
Must have had my eye off the ball. Sorry.
- You get my marmalade? - What?
Orange. Thick-cut.
Stop being coy. Ask me if Iīve been to London.
Have you been to London?
- Yeah. - Look whoīs being coy, for Christīs sakes.
Let.
Donīt get moody with me, sweetheart.
Letīs play.
Iīm sick of tidying up after you, Colonel. What other embarrassments can I expect?
Itīs out of office hours, so unless youīve got something to offer me,
Iīve got better places to be.
Weīre in the market for trigger switches.
Weīll pay above list price.
Youīre out of your depth, Brocklehurst.
Isnīt there someone back home warming your bed?
Please.
Itīs Gary. Gary Pritchard on the telly.
- Who? - A friend of Lukeīs.
They were in the paras together.
- Which channel? - The news one. The one you were on.
Try the other one.
... highly toxic chemical, epichlorohydrin. Sources have told this network
that the destination was the Central Asian Republic of Tyrgyztan.
The private military contractors were arrested in a shootout with customs officials...
Thatīs Gary. Luke got his military medal because of him.
- Are you sure? - Of course. Iīve got a photo.
Thatīs Gary.
Well done, Luke. You saved the life of a psychotic cop-shooter.
They have been charged with resisting arrest. No other charges have been laid at this time,
but I can tell you they will be held for further questioning.
There are still many unanswered questions. How did the FBI intercept...
Donīt worry. Youīll never get to wear it.
... and most importantly, what were these mercenaries intending to do
with the key ingredient to the making of nerve gas?
- Yeah. - Azzam Sinclair.
Put him through. Hi, Azzam. Itīs Mark.
Is my dad with you?
No. Why, where are you?
He said he was only popping out. Heīs been hours.
Whoīs looking after you?
Hello, I need the car at the front entrance, please. Iīm going out.
Hi. Iīm Mark.
How do you do?
- What are you doing? - What are you doing?
- Get out. - Get off!
- Come on, move. - Get off me!
- Get off me. - Excuse me.
- For Godīs sake, Mark. What are you playing at? - You stupid, selfish bastard!
You left Azzam alone in the hotel room and youīre out getting pissed.
- Heīs a sensible boy. Itīs fine. - Heīs eight years old, for Christīs sake.
Heīs nine! And heīs my bloody son! And we manage very nicely, thank you.
Heīs a child. Anything could have happened to him.
Sorry, do you think thatīs funny? Youīre laughing.
What? You want to pretend you care now? Youīve run away from us for years.
Well, look at you. Youīre a wreck. Youīre a disgrace.
Why donīt you bugger off before I contaminate you?
Nothing must stain your splendid career. Number 10 beckons.
Youīre all heīs got.
- Just get back to your son. - Sentimental shit.
Why donīt you take a look at yourself in the mirror?
You might as well have killed Saida yourself, and all the others.
She had faith in you. Only thing she was ever wrong about.
Excuse me.
Uh, Iīm sorry about my friend.
Can I buy you a drink?
- Whoīs this? - My godson. Azzam Sinclair.
- Youīve seen Sinclair. - Iīll explain later.
Put him in Lothian.
Tie.
- Mark. - Not now, Phil. Iīve got a speech to make.
Saida.
Itīs all going wrong. I canīt...
I canīt. I canīt.
Strip him.
Concentrate.
You sabotage this operation in any way, the FBI will be getting a little present.
Plus your clothes drenched in this poor girIīs blood.
You understand?
You bad, bad boy.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
We know where you live, pal.
- Jane? - Yes.
Nicholas Brocklehurst, Jane. Nasreen tells me you have something I should hear.
Yeah. Hi, Iīm the Human Rights Liaison in the Luke Gardner case.
The men arrested in the customs bust, the Brit mercenaries?
Well, I donīt know if itīs of any use but Lukeīs mother recognised one of them.
- What name? - Gary Pritchard.
- How reliable is Mrs Gardner? - Why?
Traumatic times? Bad optician?
She doesnīt wear glasses and she isnīt gaga,
and she has a photograph. Why? What are you saying?
That the name Gary Pritchard isnīt on the list of arrested men?
No. No, it isnīt. How come she knows him?
Well, he and Luke served together in the Falklands.
Luke won his military medal saving Pritchard.
Was anyone else with you when Mrs Gardner recognised Pritchard?
Matthew Weiss. Washington Press.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Jane.
And if you find out anything else, anything at all, just let me know.
Sure. Of course.
Secretary Warner. Secretary Warner.
How does this government justify its continued support of President Usman?
Tyrgyztan has been a loyal and steadfast supporter of this country in the War on Terror.
Madam Secretary, are you concerned
that the chemical recovered is used in the manufacture of nerve gas?
As far as I understand it, epichlorohydrin could be used for many applications.
- Thatīs it. - Madam Secretary...
One more question, please. Madam Secretary.
- Whereīs Azzam? - Heīs waiting in the car.
I need to know what happened last night will never happen again.
No more drink.
You have my word. On Saidaīs grave.
I screwed up. I love Azzam. I wouldnīt do anything...
Thereīs nothing you can say to me that I havenīt already said to myself,
so just bring me my son.
How soon can you get Eshan into the country?
- What? - How soon?
48 hours. Secrecy guaranteed. You to act as broker.
Whoīs he seeing at the administration?
Okay, does London know youīre talking to me?
Tell Eshan heīll be my guest at the Residence. Weīll arrange a diplomatic visa and security.
Iīll send Azzam up.
- Sir Mark. Nicholas. - Madam Secretary.
- Please. - Thank you for seeing us.
There have been some disturbing indications
that the situation in Tyrgyztan is not as viable as our governments may wish.
This may well be the time for us to consider alternative strategies for the region,
especially if they contribute to our stated aim of promoting global democracy.
Nice speech. So whatīs the proposal?
Iīm in a position to facilitate face-to-face talks with Eshan Borisvitch.
We have US personnel, military bases, American investments to protect.
If Usman were to suspect that I was in dialogue with the guy at the top of his hit list,
all of the above would be in grave jeopardy.
Forgive me, Madam Secretary. I would suggest that all of the above may be in jeopardy
if you donīt talk to Eshan Borisvitch.
A Chinese trade delegation in Karaz this morning.
Whereīs the PM on this?
Any dialogue with Borisvitch is to be exploratory, held in camera,
plausible deniability on both sides,
brokered by me.
- Make the arrangements. - Thank you.
Iīll have my assistant ring Sally.
A man deceives me once, shame on him. Deceives me twice, shame on me.
Thank you, Mark.
- That was easy. - Yes, wasnīt it?
What leverage do we have with the Governor of Florida?
The kerbside at Tampa International Airport is for loading and unloading only.
Violators will be ticketed and towed.
Karpinski.
Itīs not for me to opinionate on the legal rights and wrongs of this case.
In the 21 years Iīve worked here, Iīve never asked for a manīs life before.
I guess what you want to know from me is, if you let Luke Gardner back into the worid,
will folk be able to sleep safely at night?
I have two daughters. Shalette just turned 17. Angeline, sheīs going on 11.
I love them the most in this worid.
But if Luke Gardner called,
said he had no where to stay, Iīd say, īīCome over. īī
Thatīs about it, I guess.
All I can do now is pray for a rightful decisión.
If Luke Gardner dies,
I donīt believe itīs Godīs will.
Thank you, Vernon, for your testimony.
- Weīll take serious note. - Thank you.
All of us are aware of the witness statements
that were never submitted at Luke Gardnerīs original trial,
the violation of his right to effective counsel under the Sixth Amendment
and the subsequent appeal processes that have brought us to this room.
If there is a reasonable doubt,
even the smallest doubt in your minds
that Luke Gardner is guilty of the crimes for which heīs been convicted,
then you have the opportunity to reverse a travesty of justice and free a man
who does not deserve to die.
Theyīre deliberating.
- How did it go? - Well, I think.
Warden Salke.
Hold on a moment.
Yeah.
Persuaded, possibly. Iīd say we could be looking at clemency.
I want you to know, Warden, that you have my full support, as ever.
- Always appreciated, Governor. - I understand. Itīs hard.
Itīs hard to do the right thing, to send a man to his death.
But itīs not as if Luke Gardner hasnīt had his chance in the highest court in the land.
We have two families who lost their daughters tragically, and a violent junkie.
Now, I know he says heīs repentant, but then, they all are.
Are you sure? I mean, you know, is this really what we want?
Any God-fearing citizen knows that Gardner sealed his fate the day he killed those two giris.
Now, what happens next, thatīs between him and his maker.
I know that you can help the board understand that, Jerry.
Iīd better go.
Nice talking to you.
After thorough examination
of all the facts surrounding the case of prisoner Luke Gardner,
the Pardons and Parole Board of Stark Prison have found
against Gardnerīs plea for clemency.
I should have never used the travesty of justice line.
Jumped-up blowhard lecturing them on justice.
- How was the vote split? - It was unanimous.
- That doesnīt make any sense. - I know.
Lukeīs lawyer wants to appeal on the grounds that lethal injection is a cruel and unusual punishment.
Lukeīs refusing. He sees it as admissión of guilt. Itīs not over. Iīll fight it to the last second.
What about the Governor? He has the power to stay executions for 60 days.
- Karpinski. - Governor Karpinski.
He wonīt return my calls.
Heīs in Tampa now. Flying back to Tallahassee late tomorrow.
Iīve got 36 hours before an innocent man dies.
Can you try and find out what his itinerary is?
Heīs at a church dedication at 10:00,
followed by a formal lunch with the Mayor at the Peninsula.
- What have I got on tomorrow thatīs important? - Service for the victimsī families, St Johnīs Church.
Tell Phil heīs standing in for me.
Yeah, Sally will call you and tell you what flight Iīm on.
Great, thanks.
Okay, bye.
- Iīm going to need a file on Florida executions. - Right.
It wasnīt your fault.
- I never said... - Yes, you did.
- Can I get another one of these, please? - Yeah, sure.
I had a gut feeling. Not pure science, I admit, but...
I thought we had the Pardons Board.
- I could have... - Thanks.
Yeah, no problem.
The man we know as Gary Pritchard, the FBI arrested him under the name David Ewan Tegner.
Luke and Pritchard leave the paras at exactly the same time,
and they completely disappear off the radar. No work permits, no visa applications, zilch,
except the bar fight in Bangkok.
Guess what? Luke isnīt the only one thatīs arrested. So is Pritchard.
Now, hereīs my theory.
Luke and Pritchard both work for CMC and were in Bangkok for a little R and R.
For the record, I want you to know this, I am not intimidated by intelligent women.
Okay, so behind their corporate face, CMC is into some nasty shit.
Weīre talking coup attempts, civil wars.
Wherever thereīs money to be made out of chaos, theyīre there.
Okay, hereīs the thing. Seven years ago, before Luke emerges in Florida,
CMC was working for President Usman of Tyrgyztan.
Oh, my God.
I couldnīt even spell Tyrgyztan until a couple of days ago.
So, hereīs what we got.
We got a plane blown up by a bomber with connections to Tyrgyztan militants.
The FBI busts two military transporters loaded with dangerous chemicals to Tyrgyztan.
Ferried by mercenaries connected to the CMC,
- including Gary Pritchard. - So Tyrgyztan...
Usman, CMC, Pritchard, Luke.
Now, stick with me here. Despite all expectations and your gut feeling
the Pardons Board reject Gardnerīs plea for clemency.
- Whoa. Where are you going with this? - I donīt know.
My gut feeling. Coincidences make me twitchy.
- Iīll talk to Luke tomorrow. - You were made for me, you know that.
Eshan. Tell me where Eshan is.
Tell me where Eshan Borisvitch is.
Tell me where he is.
Eshan Borisvitch.
Eshan Borisvitch arrives in Washington the day after tomorrow
for talks with Embassy administration.
Did Whitehall approve that or did you just cook it up with Downing Street?
The Foreign Secretary and I discussed it this afternoon.
You didnīt think to, um, consult me?
The talks are highly confidential.
No media, no paperwork, no official acknowledgement of Eshanīs presence.
Gordon Adairīs offered to fly him in on his private jet.
Borisvitch is staying where? At the Residence. As my guest.
You live in a goldfish bowl. You expect to keep that secret?
Yes, I do. His visit is strictly need-to-know.
You couldnīt resist, could you?
If Usman finds out, then what? UK-US trade agreements torn up.
Another crackdown on the Tyrgyztani people.
He was probably about to gas a large number of them, Phil.
How long are we meant to plead ignorance?
There hasnīt been an election since ī98. How prepared is that country for democracy?
Do we actually know? What about Borisvitch? If Usman learns heīs here...
Eshan knows the risks.
Look, these are difficult choices.
Badly judged. Iīll thought out.
Iīll make sure Whitehall is fully aware of your concerns.
Of course, if you pull it off, you get all the glory.
But if it goes tits up, itīs not just your career on the shit heap.
You saved this manīs life.
Gary Pritchard, when you were in the paras. Gary in South Africa.
David Tegner when heīs on duty for CMC. How many passports have you got?
The bad dreams, Luke. The missing years, travelling.
What are you hiding?
Tyrgyztan, CMC.
Whatīs going on?
Is there someone else who needs this execution to take place?
I donīt want to watch you die, Luke.
- You are a sweet girl. - No, Iīm not.
- Itīs a compliment. - Not where I come from.
But thanks.
- You should go. - No.
I donīt want to say goodbye.
Iīm going to be okay.
- Will you look after my mum? - Yes.
You made the last few days a lot of fun. Now piss off, all right?
I want to make a call, Vernon.
- I have a Mr Luke Gardner for you, sir. - Put him through.
- MacIntyre? - Luke.
Iīm so sorry things havenīt worked out.
You get me out of here, you fucker.
This isnīt Sierra Leone, Luke. I canīt just ram the gates and send the boys in.
Hey, I havenīt forgotten Bukek.
If I die tonight, you are screwed,
you hear?
MacIntyre? MacIntyre!
Hey, you fucker. Fucker. You fucker. You fucker...
Fucker!
- Have you told anyone else? - I was going to tell the Ambassador.
- No, I wouldnīt do that. - If it could help Luke...
Youīd be making accusations about a conspiracy to kill Luke Gardner without any evidence.
Yes, yes, of course. Youīre right.
So let Mark handle it his way. Meanwhile, Iīll do some digging.
No more discussions with journos or Lukeīs mum.
Letīs keep this between us until we have some hard facts.
- Anything else about Lukeīs past... - Bring it to you, sure.
Iīve got to go.
- Sir Mark. - Jane. Hi.
- Have you met Sally, my private secretary? - Hi.
Weīd better hurry if weīre going to catch Karpinski.
Governor Karpinski. Mark Brydon.
Ambassador, I warned your office on the phone,
I have no intention of granting a stay of execution.
I have a letter here from my Prime Minister.
I trust the judgement of the Pardons Board, Sir Mark.
- Iīm sorry if youīve wasted your time. - Governor, can I just float something by you?
Iīve been investigating the cases of execution in Florida under your governorship.
- Eight. - Right.
And none of them have the reasonable doubt that Luke Gardnerīs case does.
I appreciate, truly, that itīs hard to accept these rulings, but I can assure you
the men and women who made this decisión did not treat it lightly.
You know, it becomes barbaric to prolong these things.
As I understand it, the Supreme Court had to reject his plea on a constitutional technicality,
but everyone involved was confident the Pardons Board would free him.
Youīre saying someone got to the Board. To Warden Salke.
Iīm saying that if they have, if it ever came to light, Governor,
the buck stops with you.
I know Jerry Salke personally. He is an honourable man.
This is out of my hands. I canīt help you.
I went to him with concerns about the Pardons Board.
Iīve come away with a much bigger question. Is it possible Karpinski wants Gardner dead?
Is he being leant on?
- Iīll get onto it. - Strictly between you and me, Nicholas.
Of course.
- Hey. - Hiya.
Well?
If there is a link between Karpinski and Gardner, I canīt find it.
What about a connection with the victimsī families?
I checked. Nothing.
Mrs Gardner, if you would like to have a seat over here.
Ambassador, itīs an honour to have you with us.
Warden Salke.
Thank you very much.
I didnīt kill those giris, Vernon.
Itīs...
Itīs just that other ghosts are catching up, you know.
This is who you are.
Okay, okay.
Oh, no.
Sir Mark, Sir Mark. Iīm Matthew Weiss. Iīm with the Washington Press.
Not now.
Iīd really appreciate it if you could spare some time...
Not now.
Samīs going to take Jackie back to the motel. Do you want to go to the airport now?
- Yes, thanks. - Okay.
- Excuse me, sir. Can I have a word? - Yes, of course.
- Iīll see you outside. - Yeah.
How are you?
This is from Luke.
Thanks.
Iīd better go. Iīm... Iīll talk to you soon.
- MacIntyre. - Itīs done.
Thanks.
Richard Lawson.
Itīs pretty hard to recognise him, what with his jaw blown off.
A colleague of yours, I believe.
In what way is this relevant to the charges against my client?
They were at a training camp together in Keyser.
I can understand that men die accidentally in training, right?
Occupational hazard, I imagine,
but stripping the body and removing the bullet, shooting his face off,
dumping Richard 50 miles away...
Is there any evidence linking my client to this manīs death?
If this operation in Tyrgyztanīs legitimate, why go to all that trouble to cover up his death?
David?
You an ex-Marine like Richard?
No one in the British Army called David Ewan Tegner.
I mean, is this even real?
Because entering the country illegally is a very serious offence.
My clientīs papers are totally valid.
Well, you must be employee of the month, Mr Tegner,
because CMC just paid your $200,000 bail.
No leaving town. You report here every morning. Your passport stays with me.
If it had been up to me, Iīd have buried him, right where he dropped.
- Go on. - Iīve tied up the loose ends.
Youīve got nothing to worry about at my end.
Good.
Hello, Mark.
Jesus, Christopher.
You think youīve got all the bases covered and thereīs an incendiary device like this out there.
My message to President Usman, stand down.
This cannot leak.
The entire credibility of Western government is at stake.
They expect your resignation.