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Here we are.

james, put it there.

Bloody good doing business with you.

Oh! Ow! Oh!

I love this bloody guy.

See you in Brunei, jago.

The Sultan is expecting you.

Your people can start work on the palace extension any time.

And don't forget the sunscreen.

Told you, they're all bloody bonkers.

See you Chips.

- Bye, guys. - Bye bye.

Hmm.

I can't believe they fell for it.

Yeah.

Easy money.

Right then. Let's get this place back to how it was.

Sean, mantelpiece.

I mean those blokes were dim,

that was like taking candy from a baby.

Yeah, I never really saw the job satisfaction in taking candy from a baby.

Or the fun.

Fun?

Yeah, it's no fun when they're that thick, is it?

Bloody spoils it.

Henley and Darlow Solicitors?

Yes.

Only there was no-one on reception.

Well, that's because we're in here.

Spring cleaning.

?? What can we do for you?

I need an injunction fast.

I run this youth club, like a drop-in centre for problem kids.

In four days it's gonna be levelled.

- ?? Not really our field. - You see, the club's in a disused church,

a listed building.

Now some speculator buys it, says he's gonna knock it down.

Yeah, that's terrible.

But, tell you the truth, we're more...

- Work-related injuries... ..based. - Divorce...

Both.

Yeah, yeah I get you, mate.

just like all the other firms we spoke to. ??

Afraid to take on the big boys, right?

That's us, typical law firm.

So, if you're ever injured by your ex-wife. ..

Give us a call. Yellow Pages...??

Wait.

We may be able to help.

You see, the thing is, we haven't got time for 'maybe'.

I mean, which is it?

You gonna take the case or not?

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Listen, I survived out there long enough to learn one thing...

Kids who go down drop-in centres are scary.

You think there's a mark in it?

Not sure.

I think we should go down to his youth club.

The Pulse. Hear some more.

Couldn't hurt.

Couldn't hurt!?

It's in Poplar.

Sounds fascinatingly urban.

Let me know how it goes.

You know, we've got four or five pool tables, music.

jalon? j?

Yeah...

?? We've got arts and crafts here.

Once a week we have creative writer's workshops.

If they want to,

the kids can hang their stuff up on the lines or on the boards.

We were looking for a yoga teacher but we couldn't really...

Yeah, I see that look a lot.

Then I show people the offending rates for our club users.

One third the average for inner cities. I mean...

??

That's some pretty good stuff.

Yeah,

who'd have thought so many things rhyme with Glock nine mil.

We try to get them to express themselves, in different ways.

And maybe they can resolve issues without violence.

You making fun of my poem?

?? No. ..is that yours?

??? If anything I was just saying, it's interesting...

Shanice!

Could I just get past?

DON'T make fun of my poem.

How did he get by on the streets?

He had a lot of help.

Shanice, just do the breathing thing, Shanice, OK?

She's crazy.

?? You know what the real problem is here?

Can we leave?

Soon. Lack of discipline.

These kids've never done a decent day's work in their lives.

Hard manual labour's what they need.

So what did you do when you were their age? ??

Not a stroke. Look how I turned out.

Sorry about that.

Shanice is making real progress with her anger management.

Look guys, we thought we were set...

Listed building, nobody would touch it.

Even when the lease ran out and the council put the place up for sale,

we weren't worried.

Then we find out that they're selling the place to some speculator.

0h, dear.

They said our cheque got lost in the system.

Two weeks after that the listing's lifted.

?? That's got to be dodgy, right?

How come you didn't go public with this?

I was going to!

I had a whole campaign organised. ??

Our local MP, Rhona Christie, she convinced me to call it off,

said she'd find us another building.

Everyone'd be happy..

And?.

She stopped returning our calls.

That was the last we heard of her.

Well, I say we help them.

You must be joking. It doesn't need saving. ??

It needs an electric fence put round it to keep the kids in!

Weren't you listening?

Politicians, speculators, dodgy property deals...

Sounds like a gift from the grifting gods.

No, seriously, Albert, there was this one girl. ??

?? This speculator, he wouldn't have bought a listed building on a hunch. ??

He must've known he could get the listing lifted.

Who'd tell him?

That's insider dealing, kind of thing you get locked up for.

Maybe the same person who persuaded Lennie to drop their campaign.

The MP?

Research?

Research.

What?!

?? Is that the real Big Ben there?

It's there, that's it there!

Thank you.

Sorry?! Do you know what you can do with 'sorry'?

Get a cardboard box,

put 'sorry' in there,

then go to your desk and put the rest of your crap in there with it

and get out of my office!

Rhona Christie. Career politician.

Took a marginal seat promising to speak up for the man and woman in the street.

Preserve ethics and integrity in public life.

Built a reputation as a conscientious MP.

Well, thought of in the party.

Four years on she's someone of influence in the construction industry.

Christie's a key member of the team behind the Minister for Urban Development.

Her job's 'to streamline the regulatory process

and accelerate economic growth.

What's that?

She picks projects to fast track, then makes them happen.

It means that she can by-pass planners, environmentalists...

That's a lot of influence.

?? Probably why she's every construction bigwig in the country fawning over her.

?? She uses her influence to help them put up their new buildings.

Or better still, it lets them tear down the old ones.

If they've got a listed building on a site they own,

it means they can't develop.

That's why Christie's the fairy godmother.

With a wave of her wand turns a worthless property into prime real-estate.

And you think she delisted the Pulse?

?? She was in the room when it happened.

Yeah, but that doesn't prove...

?? She's right. Christie's not stupid.

?? She's not going to leave evidence lying around. ??

?? If she's taking bungs, ???

how does the money go from the developers to her?

Brown envelopes.

Not these days. Too risky.

MPs know the bloke with the brown envelope's got a chance

of being an undercover journalist.

Developers can't expose themselves either.

They have to account for their outgoings.

All right, fine.

We give up.

How?

No idea. I've drawn a blank.

How ever Christie's covering her tracks, she's very good at it.

The only way to find out how she does her deals ??

is to offer her one.

If she's dodgy. We'll find out.

??

Yes, general election's not far off.

She's got to be looking for one last big pay day.

First we find a property developer,

borrow their identity,

make Christie believe they're offering bungs for a quick de-listing.

Then, we get ourselves into the developer's place of business,

and close the deal.

That's all?

No, not quite.

Before that we have to get someone inside Christie's office.

Sadly, her and her researcher have had a parting of the ways.

Apparently, she goes through them at the rate of one a week.

Chews them up and spits 'em out.

So, who do we know that's bite sized?

Huh?

We'd like you to apply for the post of researcher.

Me?

Why me?

Because you have an impressive ability to absorb and apply new information.

And you're the only one of us

?? going to pass for some spod just straight out of uni.

But I don't know anything about politics.

That's all right.

Picked you up some background reading.

Could be a long afternoon.

Make sure you've got your head round these by the morning.

Got to get the details right.

Wouldn't want you getting spat out too soon.

Eddie's anyone?

Yeah, what a lovely idea that is.

Don't work too hard.

You're concerned.

Ah! She is concerned.

??

And unless I'm very much mistaken,

Emma here is a bit anxious

about how her little brother's going to get on in the murky world of politics.

Actually that wasn't what I was concerned about.

Right.

What I was thinking was,

the demolition men go to work on the Pulse on Friday. ??

That's in three days.

?? Even if this comes off

and we work out how Christie's making money

and how we con her and all that,

how does that save the Pulse?

?? More or less what I was saying, really.

After we expose Christie, everyone will see the deal's not kosher.

?? By then it'll be too late.

The bulldozers will have flattened it.

Hmm. Don't worry.

We'll think of something.

The lady in question.

This policy initiative is about choice.

It's about empowering communities, something I'm passionate about.

Doesn't seem so bad.

You wait till the cameras go off.

?? This is a list of 30 of the biggest London-based property developers.

Albert's gotta be one of these people.

There's a lot of aristos.

Funny that.

How's your toff, Albert?

Not bad, if I do say so myself.

What about this one, Dave McAsker... Glaswegian. Do your Gorbals. ??

I'd hardly been ga'en the name of a Scot, for I'm nae a Scot myself.

?? Darren Black. A cockney.

- All right mate, ?? I'm a cockney, - hell...

Oh! Look at... Sorry.

?? Here. jj Kayne. Billionaire.

There's no images coming up.

?? Camera shy.

?? Keeps himself to himself.

So Christie won't have met him. Or know what he looks like.

But She'll know who he is.??

Big name in property. ???

?? If we could convince Christie that someone like jj Kayne

would occasionally take the odd shady deal,

it'd be a great relationship for her to foster.

And sorry, no offence Albert, but he qualifies for a bus pass.

0h, ?? and it says here

that he also happens to be American.

I'd still like to try my cockney, give it a punt.

- jj Kayne. - jj Kayne.

???

'Albert's jj Kayne, a big property developer and your godfather.'

Yep, got it.

Looks like I've got a new godfather.

What it's not about, Peter, is,

and I make no apology for this,

?? it's not about top-down handouts or dependency culture.

Nervous?

Nah.

Thought you might be nervous, corridors of power and all that.

Well.

The thing you've got to grasp is

the electorate's got the ?? service and welfare expectations

of a Scandinavian social democracy,

coupled with a low tolerance for taxation levels that stray above 25%.

Once y0u've got that it's a piece of piss.

CV.

A first from Cambridge.

?? Told you all that hard work and dedication would pay off.

What if she follows up the references?

Check the telephone numbers.

They're all yours.

Barrington?

Fine fellow, good head on his shoulders.

Played golf with his father,

he's a fine fellow too.

Fine.

You sure you're not nervous?

Only your CV's shaking a bit.

?? I might be a little bit.

You must've been nervous your first time.

?? I was.

Luckily I'd Albert with me, he did something. Took me mind off it.

Yeah.

What did he do?

Stamped on my foot. I was fine after that.

Ms Christie. ?? Could I have a word?

How can I help?

?? I've followed your career very closely...

?? You're one of my favourite parliamentarians.

Top five!

No, scrap that, top three.

And what do you want?

A job as a researcher.

Sorry, I should've said that.

- If you'd just look at my CV. - Already got a pile of those in my office,

they block the light out.

That's why I thought I'd approach you.

Make a positive face to face impression.

?? Still think that was a good idea? ??

- I got a first in politics! - Now he's reciting his CV! ??

I've submitted several papers

- to leading think-tanks. - Boring!

- I'm dedicated, pro-active, ambitious. - Don't forget boring!

- I did a two year MA at... - Goodbye!

Then I finished my MA,

after which I served a six month internship at Kayne Holdings.

Kayne Holdings. How did you swing that one?

It wasn't very difficult.

jj's my godfather.

- He's a good friend friend of my... - Follow me. Two steps behind.

Erm. ..he's with me.

I get in at eight and I leave between ten and midnight.

You're here when I arrive, and after I go home.

When you're not here, you're on call 24 hours, seven days a week.

That's your desk.

The position's unpaid.

Sounds very fair.

It's not supposed to.

I'm in.

Nice one.

Bride and groom only, please.

Hold on.

Big smiles.

Lovely.

?? We may have to postpone the honeymoon, my dear.

?? I've got some business I have to take care of in the country.

I'm sending through her diary now.

Should come in handy.

She's horrible.

It's only for a few days.

A few days is a long time in politics, OK?

No, jj. She's not that kind of MP.

Look, I have to go now, OK?

BYe_

I need a two page precis of this lot.

Within the hour.

Sure...

Sorry about that.

jj got very excited when he heard who I'm working for.

?? Great guy, but a bit old school in his business practices,

if you know what I mean...

- He sounds like a character. - Hmm.

Oh, and, erm...

one more personal call and you're fired.

If you so much as move another inch,

I'll blow your head off your shoulders.

Miriam, is that any way to greet an old friend?

Albert?

I've got to get a new prescription for these things.

I might've shot you where you stand.

Now what can I do for you?

All right? Get this.

I've just done a 12-hour day, yeah?

What does she go and do?

She gives me homework. Work. ..

To do at home. After work.

Right, so difficulties with the old work-life balance then, eh?

?? Very insightful.

Where's Emma?

Booth.

No, it's true!

If I'd to guess I'd say those two were...

Shh, shh, shh.

How old are they?

Not very old.

At what point do you stop appreciating the expertise...?

All right?! ??

- ?? - Hi.

How's the cut-throat world of political intrigue?

Brilliant, yeah.

I Thought you could go over the breakdown of the con for me.

Seeing as I wasn't around.

Yeah. Good idea. Have a seat.

I'lljust get a drink.

?? Albert will play jj Kayne, your godfather.

Yeah.

?? Emma will play Georgia, his wife...

We're just working out how to get into Kayne's office.

I'll be their personal lawyer.

Meaning...you're in the office with Emma.

And Albert.

Hmm. Funny that.

You and Emma working the inside again.

Seems to break down that way a lot, doesn't it, Mick?

Only this time you've got me putting in a 25 hour day

as Christie's personal punch bag.

It's worked out nice for ya.

That's not why...

I see what's going on.

You see it?

Yeah, I see it.

Did you mind telling me what 'it' is?

Well, you seem to be arranging it

so you can spend all your time alone with Emma.

Am I?

I'm not messing around Mick. That's my sister we're talking about here!

Now I want to know what y0u've got in mind.

This might be the most old fashioned conversation I've ever had.

Listen.

I've seen how you look at her, all right?

And I'm just warning you,

keep your distance.

You two get together, fine,

have your little work- place romance, whatever.

That comes to an end,

you're OK to pick up where you left off, But she's not.

?? She can't afford this to go wrong for her. ???

And don't do that stupid smirky thing.

- I'm not. - It winds me up.

I'm smiling, genuinely.

I think it's admirable, you looking out for her.

?? I give you my word,

I'll always behave honourably towards your sister.

Admirable, yeah.

Yeah, well we'll see, won't we, Mick?

Michelle Mae?

It's six o'clock in the morning.

Yeah, tell me about it.

?? Travel company said you need these as early as possible

if you're gonna make the flight.

Flight?

Two day city break in Madrid.

Madrid! 0h! Party town.

For two.

I didn't book a city break in Madrid.

?? Tickets are in your name.

?? I tell you what.

These travel companies are always screwing up.

If you don't say anything, then I won't say anything.

Only, you've got two hours to catch that plane.

Cheers.

Shivery, yeah, pains in my bones.

Don't know how I'm going to feel tomorrow either if I'm honest...

0h, thanks, Troy.

Gatwick, fast!

Are you sure you can get the position?

It's a guy in charge, isn't it?

Lovely to meet you, Troy.

I don't understand how you got here so fast.

Our regular office assistant only just rang in sick.

Well, we're not called Quickie-Temps for nothing.

?? Is it hot in here or is it me?

Don't say both. I'm just gonna. ..

We do need somebody.

However,

I'm not sure you're suitable.

Ooh, shoes.

Excuse me?

Prada loafers. Very nice.

Thank you.

Christian Louboutin.

Ooh, what is that? Is that jasmine?

You like?

I adore.

This Godfather of yours. ..

Get me a meeting.

OK. Only...

What?

He doesn't really do meetings.

Get me the meeting or find a new job.

Right.

What now?

Is that gonna count as a personal call?

Can I just say, this hasn't been easy to set up.

That's him.

Alex Cooper. Kayne's lawyer.

Everything goes through Alex.

jj said we can have five minutes.

Why's he talking to Hugh Cannon?

Thought I recognised the face.

I'm sorry for coming up to you like this.

Right, Hugh Cannon. Shadow...

Development Secretary.

Bastard.

Is there any way I could make some kind of contribution to party funds?

?? Nothing massive, couple of hundred thousand...

He's probably putting out feelers.

In case there's a change of govern...

Government.

Sorry.

jj does always say how property's a long-term business.

I'm in printing, for my sins,

?? hence all this bumf. Please ignore.

That's City Side.

jj's biggest project. 30 acres of retail and living complex.

?? He's always banging on about it... 'We'll make millions, my boy.'

Only problem is, there's a bunch of listed buildings on the site.

I'll be in touch.

It would be wonderful to do business with you.

Actually, thinking about it,

- I probably shouldn't have said that... - Shut up.

Afternoon.

- Hi, Alex, this is... - Rhona Christie. MP.

Yes. jj mentioned you.

I work very closely with the Minister for Urban Development.

My department's always keen to explore sites

with potential for regeneration.

Let me know if Mr Kayne feels a meeting

would be mutually beneficial...

?? Yes, of course. I'll do that.

- Thanks. - Bye.

This City Side development...

I thought we were gonna forget that.

It'll create jobs, huge benefits to the area.

It's my brief to make this happen.

I'm not sure jj's someone

- you want to get too deeply... - If they're ?? approaching the opposition

I need to move fast.

This should be a feather in our cap, not the Tories.

Brief me on Kayne. Everything you know.

Tough day at the office?

I don't know how people do it.

Thank you.

So, when do we go in?

There is a window of 43 minutes.

Sounds specific.

It is.

Troy told me.

Troy!

?? According to Troy,

old man Kayne is a creature of strict routine.

He stays up late with the global markets.

So he doesn't get to the office until 10.

0n the dot. Always.

Morning, Mr Kayne.

He's not a big people person...

He reads the financial papers,

talks to his overseas brokers

for precisely 182 minutes.

Afternoon, Mr Kayne.

At 1:02, he comes out again.

And he's inside his people carrier by 1:10.

By 1:17, he's tucking into a bowl of French onion soup.

Same soup every day.

How do you know what soup he has?

Nice lunch, Mr Kayne?

Get me New York!

Breath.

I do appreciate a strict routine.

We have to get into his offices,

take the meeting as jj Kayne,

convince Christie to buy into the deal

and be out again without anyone notices.

Think we can do it in the time?

Let's give it a go.

You're looking very groomed.

Got an interview later for a permanent job.

0h!

I know!

Don't go!

Morning, Mr Kayne.

Should I call someone?

We'll send our best man.

Enjoy your lunch, Mr Kayne.

??

They said to take this upto Kayne Holdings?

Send him up.

It's here!

Fifth floor.

Fifth floor, cheers.

Dennis, it's fourth floor.

I've got an interview with Kayne Holdings in about...

five minutes. ?? Could I just use your bathroom?

?? Bit nervous. ??

Sure. Through to the left.

Thanks.

I have a 1:20 dental appointment.

Troy McCabe?

Speaking.

Flat 2, 194 Cumberland Grove?

That's correct.

'Fraid there's been a small blaze at that address, sir.

?? Seems someone left a lit candle unattended...

Oh, my God.

Don't alarm yourself. We got it under control.

Most of the damage was to ??

what appear to be interior design magazines.

The Elle Decos. ..

Take over.

So, come down...

Oh, hello, Mr Kayne.

No, Troy had to step out for a moment I'm afraid.

Something about his house burning down?

You're coming back?

That soon?

Certainly, Mr Kayne. I'll go and greet them, shall I?

Out by two, remember?

I'll bear that in mind.

Ms Christie.

So pleased we could do this.

May I introduce Georgia Kayne, jj's wife.

Nice to meet you.

- Pleasure. - Shall we go up?

jj was so eager to meet with you that he cancelled lunch.

That's unheard of.

Alex said you made an excellent first impression.

Everything goes through Alex.

Valentine's day, 2006.

- Happiest day of my life. - How did you two meet?

Alex introduced us.

It was love at first sight.

Charming story.

- Isn't she precious? - Utterly.

- You should see her in a swimsuit! - 0h. JJ!

Oh, come on. Miss Christie's not the shockable type.

- Are you, Miss Christie? - Not at all.

Perhaps we should get straight down to business.

Well, for Kayne Holdings, in the coming financial year. ..

May I share with you the secret of my success, Miss Christie?

- Cut to the chase? - jj...

Alex, it's all right, I've got a feeling about this one.

Kayne Holdings has got a big development in the pipeline.

Nothing for you to concern yourself with, you understand?

In order to finance this development we need money.

That's where you come in, Miss Christie.

I'm selling land to raise capital. Lots of it.

But there's this one site I don't like.

It gives me nightmares.

Somebody put a little warehouse on it.

It's a listed building.

Means you can't knock it down and realise the full value ofthe land.

Maybe we could make this listing go away, Miss Christie?

JJ. as your lawyer l'm advising extreme caution...

Applications on de-listings

are considered on their social and economic merits.

I see.

Suppose somebody put ?? into your personal account.

Would that rate as economic merit?

If you'd like to make a legitimate case for a de-listing

I recommend you use the legitimate route,

- Mr Kayne. - I warned you.

In the circumstances,

I think it inappropriate for me to pursue this conversation.

Well, don't rush off. You just got here.

We're so sorry.

If you change your mind, you've got Alex's number.

just give us a call.

So, what do you think?

I think Ash is right. She's very good at covering her tracks.

Or we're barking up the wrong tree

and Christie's straight after all.

Alex Cooper.

I'd like to speak to Mr Kayne, please,

about a warehouse that's giving him problems.

Or not.

His name was jonas Proctor,

and he very kindly offered to buy my warehouse.

0f course. 0f course!

jonas Proctor, high-flying property speculator.

Doesn't look very high-flying to me.

Still, he's got a nose for a lucrative investment.

Ask me that question again.

'How does Christie get her bungs from developers?'

How does Christie get her bungs?

Legitimate business.

Proctor offered to buy Kayne's warehouse for 100 grand, right?

That's what he said.

With an option for Kayne to buy back

at 50% mark up in the event ofthe warehouse being de-listed.

Right.

That's how she does it.

- Right, so...? - So this jonas bloke is Christie's front.

Say Christie's out with one of her property developer friends.

Developer has a horrible building he wants de-listed.

Christie says she'll look into the regeneration potential.

Nothing indiscrete.Keeps her hands clean.

Got it.

Next thing you know, this guy shows up.

jonas Proctor?

In one.

jonas says, 'I believe you're the owner of 'a horrible listed building?'

jonas offers him a few hundred K for it.

Now, everyone knows that it was Christie who gave jonas the nod,

but she's long gone.

There's nothing to tie her to the deal. This is the good bit.

All the offers to buy come with an option to buy back

at a 50% mark up if and when the building's de-listed.

Christie knows she can get the de-listing.

When it goes through, developer buys it back.

Now there's no listed building on it, the site's worth millions.

The 50% is Christie and Proctor's payment?

That's how she gets her bungs.

Case in point, guess who the current owner ofthe Pulse is?

Proctor?

Yeah. Christie's office has de-listed 70 buildings in the last six months.

Some, perfectly legit.

But eight of them belonged to jonas Proctor.

Each for no more than three months.

So far, he's sold on seven after de-listing. Netting...

A lot.

If jonas is keen to buy, we should sell.

Told you there was a con in it. Easy money.

Mr Proctor? jj Kayne.

Look, I'd like to take you up on your little offer.

Candy from a baby...

And now you're going to explain to me how all this saves the Pulse?

Where the hell have you been?

I've got less than 24 hours and my legal team goes AWOL.

Yeah. We meant to phone, but this is our busiest time of year.

Listen, I've got a little project I wanna talk to you about.

So, what do you think?

That's your plan?

I reckon you'll see results.

No land searches, or title deeds, any of that stuff?

I'm more your hands-on sort of lawyer, you know?

What makes you think I'm going to let you put my kids on a chain gang?

You never know, might make a nice change from yoga and poetry.

Come on, what you frightened of?

They're shovels, they won't bite.

You don't seem like a very conventional lawyer to me?

No, that's me.

Unconventional.

Where was it you studied again?

- What, law? - Mmm.

Oh, you know...

- University of life. - I knew it.

Formerly known as the Polytechnic of Hard Knocks.

I don't believe this.

I've got one day to save this centre, and my lawyers aren't even lawyers.

What am I going to tell these kids?

Tell them you went down the official route, it didn't work.

Maybe you should tell them that's life.

And while you're at it,

maybe you should tell them to pick up a shovel.

So kind of you to agree to meet with me again, Miss Christie.

I hope you forgave my earlier blunt approach.

The Minister agreed with my assessment.

The warehouse site's a good candidate for fast-tracking.

You can clear the site and start rebuilding within six months.

I commend your efficiency.

I'm sure the project will offer extensive benefits to the community.

Why haven't you come to me about City Side?

That's your 'larger scale project'.

You've seen what I can do.

I can de-list anything on the site.

We already have some commitments on that score.

From Hugh Cannon?

We thought it was wisest to speak to Mr Cannon,

since he may be assuming your responsibilities

in the not too distant future.

What if I told you

I could get every listed building on that site de-listed within a month?

I'd prevail upon you not to.

I'm so sorry if you read too much into our arrangement.

Time to say goodbye. My six o'clock.

You may want to take your leave, Ma'am.

jonas.

I understand you want to buy an old warehouse, right?

???

- Nice grift. - Beautifully planned.

And ably executed.

We should probably cash that.

We close the account in an hour.

Phase one, complete.

Nice lawyer, by the way.

Thanks.

Nice younger wife temporarily trapped in a loveless marriage of convenience.

I thought so.

You know that, erm, that dinner we talked about?

Vaguely. ..

How does tonight sound?

Tell you what, Ed, ifl never see another politician again,

- it'll be too soon. - Right.

Feelings of job dissatisfaction, eh?

I see that a lot.

This feels strange.

I think we've waited long enough, don't you?

I suppose.

Some excellent work coming out of your office, Rhona.

And it's notjust me saying that.

The right people are noticing your efforts in this.

How gratifying.

It's so exciting to finally be getting our message across on

regeneration as the way forward for our inner cities.

I agree.

Would you excuse me for a moment, Minister?

I've just seen a constituent I should greet.

Rhona Christie's assistant.

I'm in the restaurant with the Minister.

Get a camera down here now.

Over here.

Looks like Uncle jj's trophy wife just stepped out of the trophy cabinet.

You don't think they're. . . ?

Hammer and tongs. Look at them, all over each other.

Looks like it's going to be a productive night.

Get these printed out, and bring them back to me here.

Nice evening?

Yeah, not bad.

I found these, reckon someone else has seen them and all.

- Where's Sean? - I dunno. Not in his room.

Not answering his phone, either.

Where is he?

Sean, listen.

I don't want to hear it.

If you don't need me any more then fine, I'm gone.

- Let us explain. - You made me a promise and you lied.

Wait.

What happened to us looking out for each other?

What happened to that?

- You didn't even tell me. - Sean.

There is nothing between me and Mickey.

That was Georgia and Alex.

- Yeah, right. - It was part ofthe con.

You're out with your new boyfriend,

celebrating how clever you are,

meanwhile the woman we've just stung is sitting three tables away.

Not so clever any more are you?

Sean, she's wearing a ring.

- What? - Emma is wearing Georgia's wedding ring.

She's in character.

Details.

You weren't supposed to be there.

It was for Christie to see.

We knew she was a hard taskmaster.

We didn't think she'd call you to bring her a camera.

No, the con was over.

She'd already got that jonas guy to give us the hundred thousand.

We'd got our money,

but we had to think of a way to save the youth club.

Candy from a baby.

Now you're going to explain to me how all of this helps the Pulse.

It d0esn't.

Look, Sean, the con showed us how she operates.

But we needed a new plan that

would make Christie incriminate herself.

- Power - What?

That's what Christie wants. That's what we give her.

Makes her think she's in control.

It's the only way she's gonna drop her guard.

- How are we going to do that? - Bait.

You and I have to convince Christie that we are involved.

Gives her leverage.

And with that feeling of power,

she will incriminate herself and we will use that to save the Pulse.

Where will Christie be tonight?

Hello, yes, I'd like to make a reservation.

Table for two, 7:30pm this evening,

under the name of Alex Cooper.

When she saw Georgia and Alex together,

she felt that she had one over on us.

This feels strange.

I think we've waited long enough, don't you?

I suppose.

Did she see?

- No. - For G0d's sake.

I know.

She had Georgia and Alex exactly where she wanted them.

It was part ofthe con?

It was part ofthe con.

You and Mickey were bait?

Yes. Sean, it was horrible.

- So nothing actually...? - God, no. Don't be absurd!

No, nothing!

Macadamia?

Sean, y0u've made such an issue of me spending time with your sister.

You can be quite arsey, Sean.

Yeah, it's scary.

It could jeopardise the con.

It was to get Christie.

Well, now that that's completely cleared up...

Mmm-hmm. For ever.

By the way,

today's not your last day in Christie's office.

0h, what?

Bulldozers are still due at 9:30.

Could be worse -

he could be shagging your sister!

Still can't believe I thought you two were...

Thanks for coming.

I thought we'd be more comfortable meeting here -

away from jj.

HE can COITIE Up NOW.

Seems like everything really does go through Alex!

These photographs...

could killjj.

Though probably not before he made some amendments to his will.

And I don't suppose they'd play very well

in the divorce courts either.

And I can't imagine what they'd do to your reputation as a personal lawyer.

All right, OK. What do you want?

- Money? - I do want money.

Once the City Side development goes ahead, it'll be worth millions.

What I'm asking for is quite modest in comparison - 500,000.

There is no way we can give you�� that amount of money, not without jj noticing.

I think you do a lot without jj noticing.

We'd have to account for it.

Sell me a plot on the edge ofthe site. Say, 50,000.

After Hugh Cannon's de-listed it,

you buy it back for 600.

Ifjj asks, tell him it was an oversight.

There was a small leaseholder someone forgot to buy out.

Wait!

50,000 in exchange for 600,0002 There's no way...

What about this situation gives you

the impression you're in a position to negotiate?

OK. . .

say we did sell you a plot of land...

You're an MP -

you can't be seen to be mixed up in this kind of thing.

You're not actually thinking of letting her do this?

I don't think we have a choice!

No!

If jj sees those photos, it's over!

So, tell me,

how do you give us that money without it being traceable to you?

Same way I always do.

jonas wants to give you a bank draft of ����

I don't understand.

He works for me, stupid.

I tell jonas what to buy.

I de-list it. He sells it.

We split the profits, 80-20.

She just called me stupid!

I know, I know. You should really tell your brother.

Your brother?

Get out! This meeting's private.

He works for me, stupid. I tell jonas what to buy.

'I de-list it. He sells.

'We split the profits, 80-20.'

You shouldn't talk about my sister like that.

Or confess to high-level corruption on tape.

You bugged my office.

Well, I told you I was proactive.

Twenty five past.

You sure this is going to work?

Works every time.

Think it'll work?

I don't know.It was your idea.

You can't blackmail me with any of this.

Bugging an MP's office,

offering bribes to an elected official.

IF I go down, you do, too.

Yes. Probably.

But the question you should be asking yourself is,

are we willing to run that risk in order to do the right thing?

That's called conviction politics.

Let's do it.

What do you want?

We want a property you told jonas to buy - The Pulse.

We'd like that, please.

I'm afraid you're too late.

The bulldozers go in at half past nine.

We may have bought a little extra time there.

Good lord!

A Natterjack toad!

I'm almost certain that's a protected species.

Yes. Excuse me!

The 1994 Conservation Regulations make it an offence to kill,

capture or disturb a protected species.

Ithink.

Look, Miss Christie.

My guess is you didn't go into politics to steal from your constituents.

Might be that at some point you even wanted to help them.

If you can remember that far back.

So we would like to offer you

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It's also an offence to damage or destroy

the breeding site or resting ground of such an animal.

Can't imagine where their breeding grounds might be.

Stop the work!

Release the vehicles.

It worked.

I can't believe it worked!

Don't let it overflow.

Sam, watch it with that fork, yeah!

Lennie, here are the frogs.

They're not frogs, they're toads.

Don't worry. We'll think of something.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Only if you're thinking,

let's buy extra time by borrowing some endangered frogs

from my friend Miriam.

Now, what can I do for you?

I'm looking for some frogs.

No frogs here.

Got some toads if you'd like.

The old toad-breeding scam, eh?

All right, guys?

Watch out for the frogs. Don't step on the frogs.

Toads! Don't step on the toads.

Right.

Let's do this.

OK.

My government is committed to fostering a business

culture grounded in community responsibility.

The Prime Minister, you may remember,

has spoken about the need to revive a tradition of philanthropy in this country.

And that's why it's so gratifying

to be able to announce the gifting of this fine centre

by jonas Proctor to the community.

We just got our club back!

Guys, thanks.

What do I owe you?

We've, um...

We've covered our costs on this one.

??

Nice grift!

Once again, guys, thanks.

Looks like you might be able to start those yoga lessons now.

What happened to short sharp shocks, Ash?

Bollocks!

Are you becoming a do-gooding liberal?

I'm not saying anything without a lawyer present.

Mickey told me what you said.

Are you still looking out for your big sister?

Yeah, I am.

I was thinking, about this fake affair.

Out of curiosity, whose idea was it?

Tricky actually to remember exactly who...

Brainstorming situation like that. Brainstorming?

It's time we moved on.

Good idea. We're probably a bad influence on these kids.

Is that Shanice coming over? She looks pretty angry.

Yeah, very funny.

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