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Right now from every direction we
are facing a different storm.

Who are these people, Fraser?

Mods.
That's Audrey Hemmings' brother.

Of course, people are angry.

After what we heard last week
about the cyber-attack,

it is clear that this country
is under systematic assault.

Firestorm.

I want to know who it is,
and how we stop it.

WHO IS YOUR HANDLER?!
(SILENCED GUNSHOTS)

You wanted a shortlist
of my preferred candidates.

I don't see the problem.

Except for all of them being on
the hard right of the hard right.

And Roger Hawkins?

We need to hold the seat,
and I trust Robert's judgement.

My job is to make sure you make
the best possible decision.

Well, maybe that's something
overdue for reappraisal.

This assault on me isn't happening
by unfortunate circumstances.

It's your job
they're trying to capsize.

As long as Firestorm
is spewing its poison,

this government
will not tolerate that.

Well, that's one fire snuffed out.

Or have we stoked it?

'A firestorm is caused by baskets of
incendiaries and not a single bomb.

Neither the silencing
of a lone patriot,

nor the disappearance of one
truth-telling journalist

will stop the flames of truth
from spreading.

Water may douse the flames,
but who controls the water?

Think before you drink.'

Oh, my God, she has made me sound
like a complete and utter idiot.

Well, I'm sure it's just -

"Seemingly cloth-eared
to current debates

on privilege and racial justice.

She moans about the size
of the Downing Street flat

and claims that her infamous comment
that posh, white girls

do not belong in prison was not
understood in context."

I made a joke about the flat because
the cameraman banged his head...

Come on, it's just...newspapers.

It's an absolute bloody disaster.
(PHONE BEEPS)

Look, er...Firestorm is back.

I have to go.

Well, are they messing
with our water now?

Fraser is looking into it,
Prime Minister.

And who snatched Hari Misra?

Ask the people he pissed off with
his scoops.Including us?

Contrary to popular myth,

and social media -
Maybe my wife's had him snatched

and is overseeing
his torture somewhere.

That's what they're saying,
I imagine.

Misra's recent output certainly
means the finger will point at us.

And you're sure that wasn't
your objective as well?

A little strategic own-goal.

Because I'm a bit doubtful
as to whose side anyone is on.

We have done nothing to Hari Misra.

Not to make you look bad,
or for any other reason.

We failed to pick him up,
and even if we had got there first,

we don't have an assassination
programme,

as you know perfectly well.

Well, I'm beginning to question
the merits of that.

Especially with journalists.We can
announce a change of policy

on the Number 10 Twitter feed,
if you like?

OK, keep me informed.

Thanks. Problems with the water
down in Kent.

Oh, yeah,
my brother mentioned that to me.

Been on and off for a while now,
but the water company's saying

the pressure is completely normal.

Now there's stuff all over social
media saying it isn't safe to drink.

Really? Do you think
it might be another...

Water systems would be a prime
target for a cyber-attack.

I'll speak
to the intelligence chief.

They haven't flagged
any malware in the system yet.

We are clearly under attack from a
coalition of powerful state actors.

And they seem to be taking turns
to occupy the driving seat.

The Foreign Secretary is not wrong,
but first things first.

My counterpart
at the American Embassy

has assured me that the Misra story

we intercepted from his computer
about their involvement

in the ship explosion in Kent was
fake news planted by the Chinese.

And what do you think?

We're still looking at the evidence.

Well, early evidence suggests that
something odd went on down there.

Fraser mentioned some kind
of sonic event.

Tensions are very high between the
Yanks and the Chinese at the moment.

But would the Americans really...

Well, not deliberately.

But they could have been making
a point to the Chinese

about their underwater capacities

with everything so on edge
in the South China Sea.

And they did make it very clear

that they were unhappy with
the drilling permissions

that we granted
to the Jiayou Corporation.

I want reprisals.

Against the Americans?

No, not them for now
until the facts are clearer.

But identify some targets
from the other two

who we know are behind Ruin
Britannia.The problem with that -

I know the problems. Keep it largely
symbolic but not entirely pain-free.

A few surgical strikes that will
make both Russia and China jump.

A central bank, TV network...
use your imagination.

I am not going to sit here
and take this.

(WIND GUSTS)

(GULLS CRY)

Did you ask the government
about Hari Misra?

Yeah, they claim
they don't know anything.

Maybe they don't.

Right, I will say a few words,
announce your candidacy

and then hand over to you.
What's all this about?

No idea.
What's wrong with the tap water?

Nothing, as far as I know.
What's a quantum algorithm?

No idea.

But I do know that you can
put the word "quantum"

in front of any old bullshit and all
of a sudden it looks high status.

Any chance of a photo?

(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

Good morning, everybody,
thank you for coming.

As you can see,
with me is Francine Bridge.

We'll take a few questions,
maybe five minutes,

and then we really
will have to move on.

But I really appreciate you coming.
Over to Francine.

(BARRAGE OF QUESTIONS)

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ON HI-FI)

(SHE TURNS VOLUME DOWN)
Hey!

Who's drunk all the water?

There's water in the kettle still.

(SIGHS)
You know I'm not drinking that.

You don't believe all that crap that
they're poisoning us with equations,

do you?Algorithms. Lin says
it's actually quite dangerous..

Lin listens to Michael Buble,
refused to get her kids vaccinated,

and is voting for that racist nonce.

She's also my best mate
and Danny's godmother, so...

I'm gonna go and get some bottled
stuff, just so we're sure.

Bring me back a KitKat, then.

Shut up, Kit-Kat.
You're meant to be on a diet.

I've got a naturally high
metabolism.

I don't need to diet.
Ohh.

Be nice to be able to see your cock
again, though, right?You tell me.

It fell off last week
through lack of use.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Danny! Gonna go to the shops?

Are you really gonna drink that?

Yeah.

(COUGHS)

You're an idiot.

(LAUGHS)

Don't be a mean old Jezebel.
Get me a Kit-Kat!

Yeah, yeah. Danny!
I'm coming!

'First they came with their
pills and vaccinations.

Now it's the water.
Ask yourselves this:

why was the water supply suspended
for emergency work on the water - '

To carry out emergency work
on a water main?

'And why has the pressure been
so weird recently?'

Probably because someone's using
buried malware to manipulate it.

They are making the data
in the water plants

look normal to the technicians

while lowering
the pressure to consumers.

Going for a slow drip
rather than a drought,

which is even more frustrating.

As any man over 50 knows.

(SCOFFS)

No coincidence, I suppose,
they've chosen an area

where a bitter election
is taking place?

Well, what's worrying me

is that they've teamed up
to hit back

for this week's symbolic reprisals.

Ganging up and showing off?

Player One - world leaders
in sophisticated malware.

Player Two - world leaders
in misinformation and chaos.

Others turning the chips
in their pockets,

waiting for the next spin
of the wheel.

Why did it start, though?

Because that's what happens
when you have the weapons,

and the conditions are right.

Spark becomes flame becomes inferno.

First World War could have been
Prussian railway timetables.

On a happier note...

you know how scientists
have developed weapons

that can immobilise you
purely through a vile stench?

I am familiar with the concept.

They would struggle to find one
that has as an impact

as strong as our new candidate
from Kent has

on Anna Marshall's
delicate little schnoz.

Have you ever actually been to Kent?

As opposed to figuratively?

Of course,
I've actually been to Kent.

I'm not talking
about a pint of prawns in Deal.

I'm talking about Medway towns
where the real people live.

Oh, bad news, Deal residents,
you don't actually exist.

OK, I think it's a given
that you two

aren't gonna be sharing
a picnic hamper at Glyndebourne.

Can we just focus
on the issues in hand?

Good call.

The opposition will attack us,
if they have any sense,

on the housing issue.

Plus the water issue which has
suddenly emerged from nowhere.

I'm not going to talk
about housing plans or water.

You didn't put me in this seat
to fight clean, and you know it.

So stop being hypocrites.

You put me in it to defeat
a resurgent opposition

from winning a seat
you can ill-afford to lose.

This election is going to be about
one thing for me,

and that is stopping Francine Bridge
from representing

a constituency totally at odds
with her values.

Which values are those, then?
Oh, what, you don't know?

Mimsy, lefty.
Feminine?

Chuck it in if you like, Archie,

but I'll be appealing
to the female vote.

One of the big mistakes
you make is to assume

that everybody agrees with your
values when it's just a handful

of media luvvies posting photos
of their negronis on Instagram.

Negronis!

It's all about
the Skinny Bitches now, Roger.

They had an open goal, but they
gambled with her selection.

Fresh lime, not cordial, obvs -
Anna.

They're so desperate to get
her back into Parliament,

it could be their undoing.

She's gonna be soft
on all kinds of issues,

which I intend to hit her with
again and again and again.

And that's how we're gonna win
that seat.

Don't make it about race, Roger.

Do not target that.
Don't worry, Joseph,

I have no intention of doing so.

I won't need to.

Oh, hi, Rachel.
Hi, Anna. I just...

Don't dwell on it.

She made me look like a complete
idiot. I trusted her.

OK. Beginner's error.

It's happened to us all.

I did an interview once.
They used everything I said,

but made me look
like a simpering idiot.

Which I'm not.

Every joke, every suggestion
of irony. I'm funny, Anna!

I know, you're a hoot.

I'm a harpy, a racist...

..the wicked witch pulling
her husband's strings,

when everybody knows that's you.
(CHUCKLES)

You'd be surprised.

Well, he is a bit jealous, isn't he?

Of whom?
Francine Bridge.

He... He worries you prefer her
to Hawkins.

(SCOFFS) Newsflash. I do.

Yeah, but to Rob that's like saying
you prefer her to him.

That's ridiculous.

(SIGHS)

Listen, don't worry about
the response to the article.

Well, I'm just never going
to be enough.

You know, the way I dress,
the way I speak,

my body,
the fact that I'm Jewish.

Yeah, Jewish lawyer, to boot.

Come on, you must be pulling strings
somewhere.

Well, I had a Ukrainian oligarch
murdered to spare my blushes

over some bullshit
that wasn't even my fault,

so, you know, join the dots,
sheeple.

Maybe you need a break,
or something.

I don't know, go and visit Ellie?

I don't think I can live in this
bloody flat for much longer.

Well, it's little more
than a matchbox, after all.

I literally feel
like I'm going insane. (SOBS)

Talk to Robert.I can't.
He's got too much on his plate.

Talk to him, though. It's not fair
what they're doing to you.

Thank you, thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thanks.

I'm gonna ask you a personal
question, so don't be offended,

but anything happening
between you and Misra?

No.

Had to ask.

But something really bad's happened,
Chris.

The fire at his office,
his disappearance, I just...

Get back to London!
Poisoning our water!

Ah, it's like Burnley-on-Sea.

Spoken like a true woman
of the people.

They're having a hard time deciding
if I'm a metropolitan elitist,

or a Moss Side drug dealer.
Bit of both, I'd say.

Chorlton, mate -
creative hub of Manchester.

There's a very ugly mood
in this town.

And it's only going to get worse.

(PROTESTORS SHOUTING)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Yes.

I'm afraid I have
some disturbing news,

linked to the water in Kent,
Prime Minister.

And I was on such a winning streak.

A child in Rochester
called Simon Drake

has developed amoebic meningitis.

And that's different from erm —

It's caused by a bacteria
called Naegleria fowleri

that attacks the brain
and is almost always fatal.

How did he catch it?

Well, you normally get it
by breathing contaminated water

through the nose.

And had he?
They're investigating.

It's very rare especially in the UK.

They wouldn't -
It could be a coincidence.

But it's been picked up on
by the trolls and the bots,

and they're exploiting it
to maximum effect.

Prepare the COBRA room.

FIRESTORM: 'First the ship.
Now the water supply.

Children are dying for this
government's experiments.

Luckily, we will soon have
an opportunity

to tell them what we think of them
at the polls.

Justice for Simon. Vote nobody.'

What's that symbol they use?

It's similar to an image used
by a Chilean fascist group

called Patria y Libertad in the
1970s, but they're long gone.

Chile?I recently reviewed
Ellie's security.

How is the child doing?

ICU. Very poorly.

What's the water company saying?
That the water is completely safe,

but that if people are worried,
to boil it and avoid inhaling it.

Who inhales water?
Showers etcetera.

The bacteria can't actually
be spread by drinking

because the stomach acid
neutralises it.

Let me get this straight.

First, they fooled around
with the water supply.

Then they started
a blizzard of rumours.

And now they are telling people
not to vote in the election.

Get our bloody candidate
to drink a big glass of water.

Now, there's a win-win scenario.

I'll get down there
as soon as I can.

Is that such a good idea?

It worked for the solar storm.
We can't run from it.

As Mussolini discovered
from the wrong end of a meat hook.

Enough with the wisecracks
and smart-alec replies.

Does anybody see what is happening?
We do -

It is one thing after another.
Death by a thousand cuts.

They're not even asking
for anything.

It is like we've just become
a fucking game board for them.

That's exactly what it's like,
Prime Minister.

Problem is,
now that it's started...

..I'm not sure anyone
knows how this game ends.

Yeah, well, I'm not going to hide
behind a bunch of useless pawns.

Hit back hard.

We've just done that.
Then try again. Harder.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(GULLS CRY)

It's like bloody Nuremburg
down this close.

All these swastika things.

Nobody round here's gonna vote.

I am.
Good.

A kid's dying because of
what they're doing to the water.

There's one case.

Believe what you want to believe.

I've got more beliefs
in case you're interested.

Vaccinations are a triumph
of medical science.

Our dad died before
one had a chance to save him.

And there's nothing in the
water apart from hydrogen, oxygen

and a little bit of fluoride to stop
your teeth from falling out.

I'm not interested, Audrey.

Just cos you went to college...

Yeah, I did go to college, Tina,
yeah.

My dad wasn't a moron, and he
thought education was a good thing.

I'm proud I went to college,
actually, to stop me turning

into some two-bob,
conspiracy-peddling...

Well, go on, love, say it.

I know
what you've always thought of me.

..muppet.

You stuck-up little cow.

And give it a rest about your dad,

like he's the only person
who ever died,

and you're the only person
who cares.

Fuck you.

'A lot of people think
like she does.'

Can you blame them,
with this lot in power?

The boat going up all of a sudden,
and now this shit with the water?

There is no shit with the water.

Something's going on. How did
that kid get that Nigeria...

Naegleria fowleri.

I don't know, Cary.
Maybe he jumped off a lock

into a filthy canal like you
always did when you were 15.

Remember that kid
who ripped his bollocks off

on the submerged bicycle?

God. Was that actually true,

or did they just say it to scare us?
I don't know.

Worked, though.
Well, there you are, then.

Oh.
Hello.

Are you from
the local Labour Party? Thank you.

Cheers.

What do you think?

Yeah, I think she'll win.

She's got a better smile
than that Tory doughnut.

You just fancy her.

I'm not gonna lie, I've got
the raging horn, mate.Oh!

Eurgh, disgusting.

You sure there's nothing up
with the water?

The water is safe. That's my
department, I really would know.

Tina's just worried.
She's got a big heart.

That's all. And that kid with
all them tubes has really upset her.

OK. OK.

Big-hearted muppet.

Oh, here comes a Tory muppet.
Good evening, Sir.

Reckon I can keep these bastards
here for an hour at least.

So, I'm very undecided in this
election, and I was wondering if...

(LAUGHTER)

Mr Hawkins, do you think that water
in Kent is safe to drink?

I've been assured that it is.

That's not the same
as saying it actually is.

We're all assured that it is.

Francine Bridge
made a categoric statement -

Well, to be fair,
it's probably cleaner

than the water where she comes from.

(LAUGHTER)

Hard as nails,
that water in the inner cities.

I doubt she's even tasted
our Kent water.

(TITTERING)

(CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK)
Cheers.

He said what?

No, tell me exactly.

Right. I'll raise it directly
with the PM.

Drinking unclean water
is an obvious trope

that she's not really British.
Yes, but he said -

Oh, come on, Robert.

One thing to be an opportunist,
quite another to be wilfully dense.

Wilfully what?
This is an absolute disgrace.

It's clear enough
what he was doing there.

It's completely unacceptable. Also,

what's with "I'm assured the water
is safe to drink"?

OK.

OK, what?Ok, point taken.
Point taken, and what?

We'll make sure he doesn't overstep
the mark like that again.

That's it?

If you book a ride on a tiger, you
can't complain about its stripes.

I don't believe this.

I can't believe you don't have
a problem -Don't go there, Anna.

I don't take kindly to lectures

about what my reaction
should be to anything.

The fact is, this is a hard fight,

and he's our dog.
Our dog whistle, you mean.

He's fighting a battle
based on social conservatism.

I agree with much of that.

I don't support
the identity extremists either,

but where he crosses the line,
we rein him in.

I would say he is over the line,

but still in earshot.
Bollocks.

And that's what passes for debate
at St Paul's, is it?

Oh, spare me the self-made,
salt-of-the-earth patter, Joseph.

Keep the speech
about your hardworking mum
for party conference.

(LAUGHS) A bit envious

cos I actually have an audience
bigger than one?

Joseph, could you excuse us
for a moment?

Sure.

(DOOR CLOSES) How much of this
is because it's Francine?

What?
How much would you be complaining

if it wasn't your friend?

Because I think you'd rather see her
back in Parliament

than our candidate.

In fact, if you lived in Kent,

I suspect you'd secretly vote
for her as well.

It's been well established
that I don't live in Kent,

I live in a box at the opera,
sneering at the proletariat

with the rest
of the toffee-nosed crew.

This is so totally not the issue.

Isn't it?

We cannot lose this seat,
Anna, not now.

We're living through
some crazy undeclared war

where we don't even know
what the enemy wants.

The whole country is bubbling
with rumours

and suspicions fed by an internet

that we cannot even begin
to compete with.

So, I'm sorry, I'm really fucking
sorry, if your liberal sensibilities

have been offended by
a heat-of-the-battle remark

about your precious little friend.

But this is politics. It's tough.
And it's going to get tougher.

They were your sensibilities once,
Robert.

Tough shit. This is now.

If you can't get in line
with that...

Then, what?

Then, what?
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hello, Anna.

He's died.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(CLAMOURING)

Lin!

Don't bother going in, Tina.

There's none left.

You can have a couple of bottles
of mine.

Are you OK?
Yeah, thanks.

I'm still drinking tap water as you
can probably tell by my lizard tail.

Oh, same old Cary.
Everything's a joke.

Same old Linda. Believe any old shit
she reads on the World Wide Web.

There are kids dying, Cary.

One kid has died.
And that makes it OK?

Course it's not OK.
But we weren't always this crazy.

What the hell are we all coming to?

Come on, let's go.

(PEOPLE SHOUTING AND ARGUING)

'He's not in a good place.'

I've never seen him so paranoid.

Or tetchy.

His wife?

Both his marriages
are looking shaky.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

So...

I have been speaking to my
equivalent at the American Embassy.

The imagination boggles.
What's he like?

She is a female John Bolton who also
has a PhD in geopolitical balancing.

The Americans are very keen
we don't escalate things further.

Maybe we should blow up
half of Kentucky in revenge.

Things are extremely delicate
in the South China Sea.

They think Beijing is about
to make a big, aggressive move.

And you think this might
be connected to all that?

I don't know.

But I think a cyber war on a weak
country might not even be connected

to any specific thing we did
or could control.

And that's the terrifying part.

We are not weak.

We are significant,
but not sovereign.

In their eyes,
sovereign is being able to survive

without a bigger boy
looking after you. And we can't.

Hmm. Better go and eat worms?

This water situation is terrifying.

That they can confect such panic
out of nothing.

The kid died.
One kid, though.

And God knows
how he actually got it.

The rest is all smoke and mirrors.

We think an outsourced rogue nation
hit the water supply,

and a Russian hand is
pulling the Firestorm strings.

Hmph. If we are on our own,

attacked by all sides now...

..we need a strong figure
on the bridge,

not someone beset by paranoia.

You never fall out with him.I mean,
we squabble a bit but not like this.

Not when he threatens to...

How's everything else?

Everything else.

Well...

hot flushes.

Ah.
Absolute torment.

They should call it
something far worse.

But even that's not the main thing.

What's the main thing?

This just isn't how
I thought I would get old.

I thought it would be graceful.

Dignified.

They keep...

..mocking me for being
this sneering...

elitist Brahmin, and I..

(SNIFFLES)

I sometimes feel as if
I am looking at myself

and thinking, "The absolute
state of you, love."

Now Robert says I would rather you
were elected than our candidate,

and you know what?
He's right?

You would. I mean, good.

Because Roger Hawkins
is a weapons-grade prick.

A prick that might lead
to me losing my job.

Come and work for me, then.

I saw this thing.

It said that Joseph Obasi was gonna
be the first black Prime Minister.

Yeah, he's a piece of work, too.

He is what he is. But I thought,
"Not on my watch, mate."

I'm taking this all the way.

First black Prime Minister
isn't going to be a man.

Just one problem.
Mm?

You've got to get your party to
accept a woman as leader first.

(LAUGHS)

You asked me to come
and work for you once.

"Change your life, Anna.

That party doesn't have room
for people like you anymore.

Come and work with me."

'Do not say you were not warned.

They are poisoning the children
with modified water.

These are the facts.

The sick children have suffered
a rare side effect

and are collateral damage.

Something has been placed
in the water supply

to adjust the minds of young people

and make them more susceptible
to quantum - 'Oh, God.

This will get
my sister-in-law going.

'You know what you have to do.

Fight fire with fire!

You know what the targets are!

A thousand sparks
create a firestorm!

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(UNNERVING MUSIC)

(YELLING)

(ANGRY SHOUTING)

WOMAN: Burn it all down!

(MOLOTOV COCKTAIL SMASHES)

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

Burn it down!

Burn it down! Burn it down!
Burn it down!

Burn it down! Burn it down!
Burn it down!

Burn it down! Burn it down!

Burn it down!

Don't do this.

It's madness.

Please, come home!

For fuck's sake. Stop it!
(SHE YELPS)

(SHE WHIMPERS)

(ANGRY SHOUTING CONTINUES)

Tina, stop it.

This has to stop now.

I'm scared.

I know.

I'm so sick of it.
I am so sick of being scared.

I don't want Danny to die.

He's at home in his bedroom on his
PlayStation. He's not going to die.

Your hands.

I love you.
That's all we need, isn't it?

B-Side - Baby, You're A Rich Man.

I told you not to drink that water.

Take me home.

Thank you.
No worries.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS INSIDE HOUSE)

YOUNG WOMAN: 'Have you seen the TV?'

They're burning things down in Kent.
It's like anarchy. Really scary.

What the fuck are you even doing?
One:

don't swear at me. Two: don't say
"even" in that context.

Three: Don't put crap like this
in the window.

Wait, wait, wait -
Don't you "wait" me.

Quantum fucking algorithms.
It doesn't mean anything!

They burned down Francine's election
offices in Kent.So what?

The planet's been burning
for long enough.

All the political parties
are the same.

Maybe people will listen
for a change.

(DOOR SLAMS)

This is completely insane.

Serious arson attacks
in Kent overnight.

Shops, especially chemists,
and a couple of GP surgeries.

Local government buildings,
even a few police stations.

Phone masts were also attacked.

The casualties largely in flats
above properties stand at five.

All this was achieved with lies
about a quantum algorithm.

All the main news outlets
have carried reports

that the water is safe, but er...

people are still burning things.

There's something deep-rooted
in the national psyche

when it comes to arson. I'm sure
it gets the dopamine flying.

There's a Firestorm meme
doing the rounds.

Yeah, I've seen it.

Our candidate in Kent
has retweeted it in an attempt —

Tell him to delete that immediately.

We have.
He has so far failed to respond.

That tiger ride is going smoothly,
then.

Seriously. He's posting stuff
probably spread by a hostile force.

Not very local, is it?

She's right.
It's definitely an attack line.

I'll deal with it.
Can I posit a scenario?

What happens if he goes so
far that we have to suspend him?

It's too late
to nominate another candidate.

This is the masterplan, then, is it?

We have to stop this.

No more revenge attacks
on banks and assets, though.

That clearly has just fed the beast.

The Americans have made it clear
that they -

Fuck the Americans.

They're probably watching this
shitshow with as much interest
as anyone else.

Organise a press conference for 4pm.

Time to go public
with who we think is behind this.

We present a committed face.

I think the Home Secretary would be
better in the circumstances.

Fine. We'll do a joint conference.

(SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE)

'(KNOCKING ON DOOR)'

(DOOR OPENS)

Roger!

Ever been in the Foreign Office,
Rog?Can't say I have.

Splendid, isn't it?
(LAUGHS)

Fruitier than Carmen Miranda's hat.

Now I need you to do me
a bit of a favour.

What's that?
Stop being a cunt.

I'm sorry?
Big ask, I know.

It doesn't matter
if a Crypto-communist

like Anna Marshall
doesn't care for you.

That's a given. But if you lose Joe
Obasi, you're on shaky ground.

I think I can handle him.
Do you, now?

I do, yes, but thanks for the
advice, Archie, all the same.

Well, look,
let me float a different scenario.

What do you think happens
if you lose me?

The Home Secretary asked you
to delete the meme.

So delete the meme.

It's not an endorsement.

I just like it.

It's garbage,
but that's neither here nor there.

Delete the meme and apologise.

No wonder people say
you're a spent force.

People say that, eh?

Have you ever heard that,

when you're racing the dawn
back to the crypt, Motty?

No. I've heard you called lots
of things, Archie, but not that.

Be sure to tell me if you do.

Would you care to put it
to the test?

What's your game, Roger?

My game?

I would really advise you not
to play with matches, my friend.

But I'm not your friend, Archie.

He's not going to delete it.

Maybe Anna is right.
What?

Call Division 45.
Archie's been hacked.

(CHUCKLES)

Why did you forgo the opportunity

to appear on the podium
alongside the PM later?

I have to go to Scotland.

It's not like you
to shun the limelight.

What are you scheming at now,
you crafty -

It's the anniversary
of my son's death.

Marianne and I always go to
the site to lay a wreath.

I didn't know.
Because I don't talk about it much.

He was on a Royal Marines live-fire
training exercise.

Nobody's fault.

But, anyway...Stephen died.

I'm very sorry.

Yes, it was sad.

Keep an eye on his social media

because I can definitely
smell smoke rising

from under Roger Hawkins' feet.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

What's going on?

Security says you're -
I have to go. I can't stay.

Or I will go insane.
Go where?

I'm going to go and visit Ellie
in Chile.

No, no, no. Chile's not safe.

Why not? Some of those arsonists

were wearing masks
with my face on them.

Wicked Witch T-shirts. It...

We're gonna go horse-riding
in the Andes,

and you know, just —
You, Ellie and the Anarchist.

It's like the High Chaparral.

The Anarchist is ancient history.

And nobody remembers
the High Chaparral.

Well, I do.

It was...
Anna's suggestion, actually.

And, you know, suddenly I thought -
You spoke to Anna?

Yeah. She suggested going to visit
Ellie just to -What?

Well, it's a sensible idea -
You talked to Anna before me?

Yeah, but it wasn't like that.

Oh, this is great.
This really is revenge.

You have to hand it to her.

She knows how to stab
from every direction.

Rob, no, we were just talking and -
I've lost her loyalty.

It's gone.

All because I reinstated Archie

and overruled her on Hawkins.

She's a fucking mole.

She's working for them.
For the opposition.

'So, as we await the
government press conference

on the wave of arson attacks
last night,

I can confirm that Roger Hawkins,

the Conservative candidate in Kent,

has not deleted a tweet associated
with the Firestorm campaign.

And in a move likely to deeply
embarrass the Prime Minister —

he has also said he will not be
drinking tap water as a precaution.'

(MOBILE PHONE RINGS)

PETER:
'Hawkins is going to flip on us.'

I think you're right.

That was a good point earlier...

..about the opposition
using the attack line against us.

Anyone might think it was something
you did in your spare time.

Don't worry. If I were going
to do that, I would make sure

I was handsomely paid for it.
Don't ever speak to my wife again!

What?

Erm...shall we discuss
how we parcel this out?

(BREATHES SHAKILY)

I think you need to lead with -
No, no, it's OK, Anna.

We have this. Why don't you just go
off and leak to Francine?

What?
Fidelity.

It never was your strong suit,
was it?

Fuck you, Robert!

You're fired.
No, I resign.

Cerberus.

You know what that means, don't you?

The multi-headed dog that stands
at the gates of hell.

Get me the Prime Minister
immediately.

He's about to do
the news conference.

Stop him.

Get the Prime Minister.

(MURMURING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(CLEARS THROAT)

Good afternoon, everyone.

(TENSE MUSIC)

FIRESTORM:
'Justice for Simon. Vote nobody.'

SUTHERLAND: 'Hit back hard.'

RACHEL:
'I have to go. Or I will go insane.'

She's a fucking mole.

Fuck you, Robert! I resign!

(FLASH BULBS POP)

(REPORTERS MURMURING)

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