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My name's Pine.

I'm the night manager.

Richard Roper is selling arms in the heart of Cairo, in the middle of the

Spring.

Why does Jonathan Pine, respected hotelier, risk his career by snitching

guests? If there's a man selling a private arsenal, and those weapons can

a lot of pain to a lot of people, then you just do it.

Anyone can do it.

I want to put you inside his operation.

We will give you money, but you have to leave the boy here.

We're going to... He saved me.

What's his name? Thomas Quint.

No, he's bloody not.

You're Pine from Switzerland.

Thank you very much, sir, for rescuing me.

You're very welcome, Danny.

Welcome to the family.

Angela Burr is closer than anyone's ever been to cracking Richard Roper's

offshore operation.

The company is called Treadpath.

You are my lead actor.

We'll make the deal. No one really knows what we're selling. No one wants to

know.

They did.

They wouldn't sleep at night.

This is our little contribution.

Safe haven for the wretched of the earth.

Justifies us being here.

Every soldier fights for money, Andrew. These men are selling their skills same

as anyone else.

Even traitors can be forgiven. They have to commit. Have to make a decision.

Jesus. I want my money back, Mr. Roper. If you do not pay, there will be

consequences. Why'd you do it, Jonathan?

You have to commit.

You have to make a decision.

Wait a minute!

So, shall we talk about tomorrow?

Yeah.

There'll be no official autopsy, no photos, no record of death.

We'll just identify the body, then they'll burn it. No one gets the ashes.

No one will know, not even his family.

What about Donnie?

No, not even Danny.

Richard Roper will remain a missing person, and you, Jonathan Pine, you

came to this godforsaken place.

You all right?

Yeah, I didn't sleep last night.

Just last night?

Don't worry, you'll sleep well after this.

But one of you will perform identification.

Who says?

I say.

Now listen here, I've had enough of this. Shifting bloody sands.

Angela, it's all right. It's not all right. None of this is all right.

She'll do it.

We've both waited so long for this.

You've waited longer.

Ella.

Ella!

Yeah, it's him.

Sir?

One second.

Teresa, hi.

Hi.

Clark, you escaped again.

I'm so sorry.

Did he wake you?

Well, no, because it's 4 .30 in the afternoon. Of course it is. Of course it

Sorry. Yeah.

You, sir, are a flirt.

What are you doing disturbing our neighbor, eh?

You work at night, don't you? I do, yes.

Yeah. What do you do? You're like vampires.

I work in a bank.

So, yeah, basically, yeah, I am. All right.

I'd love to have dinner soon, if you dare to journey across the hall.

Yes,

maybe, one day.

Yeah. Sorry again.

All good. Come on, you.

Yeah, bye. Bye.

This is the MI6 quarterly evaluation for Alex Goodwin, director of the night

house unit.

Shall we begin?

Sure. So, Alex, is there anything keeping you awake at night?

No.

No.

And how's your family?

Family's great, yeah.

And romantically, any developments on that front?

Yeah. As you have.

I started going out with my neighbour.

I see you've requested to stay with the Night Owls for another three years.

Yeah, yeah.

How do you feel about that?

I feel good.

I love working for Rex Mayhew.

I love my team.

From a central ops point of view, we've learned more from the Night Owls unit

led by Alex Goodwin than from other agents in the field.

Nocturnal surveillance of the Top Hotel has proved pivotal to our clean -up

operation in the City of London.

The night owl's patience and diligence has allowed us to infiltrate hostile

networks and avert terror threats across the city.

The night owl, but the nocturnal surveillance, you mean? That's right,

It's not exactly glamorous.

Does it need to be?

No.

It's quiet work.

It's not the most dramatic.

But who needs heroes?

Hello, Alex.

Basil. Just dropping off the new wish list.

Usual rogues gallery.

Don't know how you do it.

Stuck here every night, sat in the dark, watching the world through a screen.

I'm worried you'll go blind.

Well, as head of the Riverhouse Supervisory Council, I am formally

further three -year extension for the NITAL unit under the leadership of Alex

Goodwin and the continued supervision of Rex Mayhew.

Thank you very much. Thank you, Myra.

I've taken a look at your file.

Six years.

You refuse all promotions, all offers for posts abroad.

I love being at home.

Sorry to disappoint you.

You don't disappoint me, Alex.

If I'm honest, you frighten me.

Just a reminder, nothing above the parapet.

That face is too pretty to lose.

A lot of intelligence officers come through this room.

Some of them shout.

Some of them scream at me.

Some even throw things.

But the ones I really worry about turn up every three months.

They sit there and they smile, just like you.

They say nothing, like you.

And then one day...

You need to talk to me, Alex.

Tell me who you really are.

I am the man who will not explode.

Hi, Mike. Hey.

When you're settled, do a trawl on all today's phone calls through hotel

switchboards. I've got the latest list of bad guys.

Basil Carapetian delivers them personally.

He's banged on mum, that man.

Sorry I'm late.

St. Albans traffic is a disgrace.

I'm judging you.

Leave that to my wife.

How's your day, Alex?

Fine, thank you, Reed.

You manage some sleep, and therefore...

Oh,

Kadyrov's moving again.

Mike Follin.

The reference is number 12 on the list. Next to Bulgarian mafia with a bit of

child trafficking on the side.

Where are you running to, Mr.

Kadyrov?

I worked at the Moon Bay Carlton in the 90s. That sort of antics tended to mean

a sexual assignation with the boy on reception.

Oh, he's just getting a paper.

That's for the white room.

Sally, party in the white room tonight.

Copy that. On route.

Here we go.

Ah, a busy room for a school night.

Sally, you there yet?

Just arriving.

How do I look?

Impeccable.

Eyes only, please.

I promise.

No touching.

You look better.

Hi.

Number 12, you're 10 o 'clock.

Whiskey on the rock.

Sally, don't win too much. You're not the show here.

Never am.

Mike, all angles. I want to see the whole room.

So who else is on tonight's list?

Something wrong?

Mike, there's a man on that man in the corner.

Who is he? Just do it now.

What you're looking at here is the real United Nations.

Americans, Russians, Ukrainians, Serbs, Croats, Angolans. One big happy family.

Yakko looks like a teddy bear.

Don't let him near your neck on a bad day.

Hello,

Celia. Hi. I'm sorry, I was hoping to catch Rex before the party. Well, you

can't. He's talking to some girl. He's working on his fucking...

Well... She's far too attractive to boot.

Now, listen, will you do me a favor? Yes. Will you grab this? Sure. And go in

there and tell those handsome young men in chinos we need more glasses.

Right. Yes.

Thank you.

Oh, sorry, but that table's for you. Open up your eyes.

Thank you.

Wayne, I have to go.

Roxana, if you hear anything more about this, you call me.

Okay, thank you, Michael. And you tell Noah about this, okay?

I got your message. Show me what you've got.

Taken last night.

Old Roper Field Man.

What are you doing coming to London under a false name? You sure it's him?

Absolutely sure.

You talk to anyone else about this?

How could I? I'm Alex Goodwin now. And you should stay that way.

Rex, I'd like to talk to Burr.

Absolutely not.

Angela's retired.

Fully detached.

Barely leaves her French retreat and won't want to be disturbed over some

soldier for hire.

Who was the woman you met before the party?

She was a friend.

What kind of friend? The kind you never saw. My dear boy, listen to me.

If I'd had my way, you'd be on a beach in Bali now.

State pension in your pocket.

Yoga teacher in your bed.

You chose to stay.

But I gave you one condition.

Jonathan Pine never existed.

And nobody in that garden has any idea who you are.

Alex Goodwin stands before me now, and it so happens I've grown rather fond of

him.

Well, he's fond of you too. Glad to hear it.

Rupi is dead.

The past is the past.

I spent five years creating you anew.

Let's not ruin it for one chance sighting in Mayfair. May I keep this?

Oh, I have a new number.

Let's use this from now on.

Memorize and eat. You know the drill.

What on earth are you doing here? Ira, hello.

Don't you know it's bad luck to see an owl during the day?

Rex said that this owl needs a bit of vitamin D, so here I am.

Wise man.

You know, I'm so grateful to Rex.

He's made me feel welcome from the moment I took the reins at the river.

He's a good man. Yes. He recruited you, didn't he?

Yes, he did.

Is it in Nigeria?

That's right, Port Harcourt.

Private contractor.

IT, mainly.

We met, he was there, and there was an opportunity I put my hand up. Good.

Do you think he's all right?

Why do you ask?

I'm worried about him.

He didn't mention anything to you?

No, no, no.

Right, have a lovely time.

Thank you, you too.

SPF? Yes, OK. No less than 50.

Okay, thank you for coming to this auspicious occasion.

After this, it's just a funeral, isn't it?

No, no, I am genuinely grateful to be able to celebrate my 60 years

surrounded by colleagues, people who have the same love of their country and

what that country stands for, or should, or should.

You know, a nation's security service is the truest,

expression of itself.

You know, we are its soldiers and its priests.

And as such, we have a choice. We can serve blindly, whatever the occasion, or

we can take a view.

Know thyself.

So, indulge an old trooper when he says the same to you now.

And now, fuck off and get pissed.

No, Danny, the ball's in the middle.

You're not watching the Cubs, Danny.

Thomas is watching the Cubs, aren't you, Thomas?

Yakko looks like a teddy bear.

Don't let him hear your neck on a bad day.

May I keep this?

If you want this, you can write me.

Thomas is watching the cops, aren't you, Thomas?

There's your man.

His name is Jaco Brower, 42 years old.

South African, but he spent the last six years as a fixer for cartels in South

America. He arrived at Heathrow under a Dutch Antilles passport, name of Michel

Hebert.

And he's staying at a small hotel in Richmond, the Rogers.

So, how did he end up playing poker at Mortimer? I don't know.

My hunch is he was told to keep out of the main London hotels, but went off

peace. Addiction issues.

I want to know what he's doing in London.

How do you know him?

From a previous life.

What previous life? I can't say, Mike. I'm not allowed to tell you.

And I have no official authority to follow or trail him. So, up to you.

I've never been to Richmond.

Guys, cancel your plans.

We're going fishing tomorrow.

It'll be nice to see some light.

Detail, Graham.

Copy that.

Travelling east on the tarmac.

Sally, take position on the bridge.

There it is.

In position.

Yeah, we see him.

He's heading up towards the cafe.

Eyes on target.

Looks like he's got a date.

Photos incoming.

There they are.

You know him?

No.

Audio coming in.

The shipment arrives in Cartagena port in three days.

Once it's through customs, we're ready to press go.

And you'll make the anniversary.

No problem. We're on schedule.

But my chief wants the shipment list.

Full spec, government stamped in a diplomatic briefcase.

I'll speak to my client, but they want to keep documentation minimal for

reasons. This isn't your average gun run.

Think of it as an insurance policy.

He knows his mind, your chief.

He learned from the best.

Mike,

Mike, you need to clean that up. On it.

I'll be in touch.

Yeah, hello.

Go and feed the ducks.

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himself richard roberts true disciple

Alex, I've got Yakko's coffee date.

Okay. Adam Holywell is a middleman. He connects dozens of UK companies with

clients abroad, often in the shadows.

He calls himself the alternative foreign office.

The question is, who's he working for this time?

Palmer Street, Hall Park.

Okay.

Just here on the left would be great. Thank you.

Sally.

Okay, we know who owns the house.

Who?

We do.

I call you back.

I'm driving down tomorrow.

We need to talk.

We do.

When you get here, park away from the house. Use the side entrance library.

I have something to show you.

See you there.

See you there. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Lay down, lay down.

Tell me what's happening.

Let's go in with the Rebbe.

How did you hear?

If you dare call me.

I'll be as comforting as I could.

Myra wants me to deal with the locals.

Keep the noise down.

It seems Rex had a stash of pills Celia knew nothing about.

Took them in the shed with a bottle of Macallan.

Classy bastard.

Do you have any idea why he would take his own life?

Was it something he wasn't telling us? Debt? An affair?

No. Rector's the most loyal man I know.

To Celia more than anyone. Then what?

I'll send full cavalry tomorrow to sweep the place. Anything you can think of,

call me.

Celia, what happened?

He was agitated. He said he'd found something.

Wanted to talk to you. It was about your man.

And then I got a call from the vets saying that the dog's medicines were

When I got back, the shed door was open.

I didn't know anything.

I couldn't get involved.

You know the drill.

It's about five years.

Creating you anew.

Yeah, let's not ruin it for one child sighting in Mayfair.

He knows his mind, your chief.

Calls himself Richard Roper's true disciple.

Okay, I traced the number you sent me. Send me.

It belongs to Roxana Bolaños.

She's Colombian, but works as a shipping broker out of Miami.

Haven't been able to link her to Yakko or Holywell yet.

All right. We need to talk to her now.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, too.

We're watchers, Alex.

Eyes and ears. We're not the show, remember?

What's going on?

Rex Mayhew was murdered.

And the Riverhouse are involved.

So I need to talk to Roxana Bolaño.

There's a gentleman waiting for you at the front door.

He said he needs to talk to you.

Sorry. Excuse me, guys, I'm just going to run to the restroom real quick.

Sorry. Thank you. Get me a dessert, yes?

Okay.

Excuse me, did you get a name? No, just this way.

O 'Connor Bologna?

Yes.

I'm here on Rex Mayhew's behalf.

Oh, yeah, you were at his house the day of the birthday party. Yes.

And we need to talk.

Uh, so, where's Rex?

Get your things, make your excuses. I'll tell you everything in the car.

In the car.

Excuse me. Sorry. I'm not going anywhere with you. I need to talk to Rex.

Rex won't answer.

He's dead.

You'll have this phone for me.

You and I, there are only two numbers on it, so we need to talk.

Your life could be in danger.

Get your things. I'll wait for you outside.

Room booked to the Bricot Hotel, Queensway.

I've called in a favour from Tony to keep watch.

That's room 122. Check out that living room tomorrow.

Drink?

Sure.

Have a seat.

Okay, listen.

All I need is to ask you a few questions.

How do you know Rack?

How did you know him?

Start at the beginning.

Take your time.

I have a small trading outfit in Miami.

at one of those City of London dinners, just schmoozing,

and we've been in contact ever since.

Why were you there on the day of his birthday party?

Because I've been working on something.

In Colombia?

Yes.

An import company in Cartagena in...

Buying UK machine tools for oil pipelines. I grew up there. My family's

there. They trusted me to broker the deal.

We used to lug an intermediary.

Adam Holywell.

Name of the import company?

It's a buddy kid, O 'Connor.

So what happened?

Something started to feel wrong.

What do you mean?

Like I wasn't being told the whole story.

About what was in the shipment?

Yes.

So I...

I took it to Rex.

He said that he would look into it, and that's why I was calling him. Who does

he miss him? No one.

Ever heard of a man called Yakko Brower?

No.

Why?

What about this man?

No. No, I don't think so.

I have a break.

You should stay here tonight.

No, I can't. I have a flight booked to Miami tomorrow. I have a plane. We'll

deal with that. No, I actually have to go.

This has everything you might need.

Tony will stay with you, and we will need your phone for your own safety,

I'll be back soon.

Well, how long are you going to be? I promise you're in safe hands.

Wait, what's your name?

Bingo. That's our shipment.

The ship is called the Alcestis. It left Felixstowe a month ago and it docks in

Cartagena, Colombia tomorrow.

We also found out who runs Barquero Promise. I'm sending that to you now,

Okay.

His name is Teddy DeSantos. He lives in Medellin.

Now, I can find nothing on him until 2018.

Whoever cleaned his background knows their stuff.

All I've got is a very sudden entry into legitimate business in Colombia about

six years ago. The formation of Barquero Commerce and a charity foundation.

What charity foundation?

It's called The Aurora, based in Medellin.

My safe haven project for refugees is the true expression of my belief in a

commitment to the wider world.

Because my good fortune means nothing unless it also lifts up my fellow man.

We need to stop the cargo from leaving Cartagena Port.

Find a way.

Borrow you some time.

I tell Graham to stay on Yakuprawa.

Okay.

And where are you, Alex?

Some of the stuff we're starting to sell off, buy me a room.

Okay. So we've got attic, furniture, art, interior sculptures.

Document. Through that? Through that.

Richard Roper, terrible man, beautiful taste.

Let me know if you need anything. I'll be upstairs.

Thank you.

So you're a friend of Fanny's, eh?

Yes, um... Well, I've been abroad for a few years, but... No running!

I'm his unofficial godfather, so... I thought I'd pop in and say hello.

Well, apart from his mother, nobody else comes to see him. So I'm sure he'll be

happy to see you.

Good.

The rover?

Yes, Fee.

Hi, Danny.

Michael Oak.

Remember me?

I'll leave you to it. I'll be outside if you need me.

Hello.

I'm sorry I didn't come before.

There were rules I had to obey for protection.

Mine or yours?

Both. So what's changed?

Because something tells me this isn't just pastoral care.

Okay.

I just need to know.

Do you know this man?

Why?

Because I think your father knew him.

Why did he have this photograph?

Who is he?

Have you seen him?

Danny, please.

Just listen again. Sorry. Take one more look. Sorry, sorry.

Michael. Is it?

Yeah. You're a fucking liar.

You destroyed my family.

You never once were honest with me. So why should I give you anything?

Huh?

and have come.

There's something I haven't told you.

About your father.

He was, uh, executed by his captors.

When?

Six years ago.

What?

You had to find out like this.

I'm sorry, Danny.

Excuse me, but when is your friend coming back?

He won't be long.

Look, I've got people expecting me in Miami. I have to get...

Please.

He's been gone since last night. Can I at least have my phone?

Look, I'm afraid I can't do that. Like I said, he's going to be back soon.

He's just been held up.

I think I'm going to be sick.

Can I get you anything?

I'm going to be sick.

had just received a delivery to his hotel, a diplomatic briefcase.

He's booked on a flight to Barcelona tomorrow at 8am.

OK, tell the team we're going in, please.

Graham says you've asked him to bring firearms.

We're night owls, not operatives. It's just a precaution.

This previous life of yours you mentioned, you want to tell me about it?

I was with someone else once.

He had to go away.

Who was he?

I'll tell you when this is over.

I might just hold you to that.

That's him.

Taxi! Can you hold that?

Taxi!

Excuse me!

No.

Muddy terminal. Yeah, fine. Thank you.

Thanks. Taxi!

He's taking the N2 north, heading towards Girona.

Copy that.

We're on him.

Turning left into the Hotel Ratana.

See if our guys are in there. Yeah, checking now.

See you in there.

Yep.

Got it.

Thank you all very much.

Thank you. It's a pleasure to see you again.

Mr. Alarón. Beatriz. It's a pleasure to see you. It's a pleasure.

How are you doing?

Very well. All good? All good.

We have a room for the fourth floor.

Let's see.

How's London?

Good.

They look tired.

Did you stay out of trouble?

I did my best.

I know.

You always do the right thing.

So, you have something for me?

Yes. Shipment list for the government stand as requested.

But they're insisting on no more contact until the anniversary.

The British.

Always at arm's length.

Let's go check the documents in the room.

Then get some rest.

It's a long flight back to Colombia tomorrow.

Terriba Santos is here, and they're on their way out.

We got him.

Keep them in the room.

I want to talk to him.

We are in room 249, correct?

Yeah.

Second floor.

You are a good man, Jakob.

Robert knew earlier what he saw.

No, listen.

We've lost them. We've lost the signal. They must be on to us.

Clear the system and move Roxanna.

Mike, delete everything off the system.

What? Delete everything off the system. Do it now.

They're still not here.

What is? Get out of there. Now.

Roxanna.

Go with it.

Go with it.

No, no, no.

Hola. Hola.

Soy un viejo colega de Señor Baradona.

Creo que tienen una habitación en la cuarta planta. He quedado con él allí,

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