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Who did this?

Who let him get like this?

They tried to help him.

You, you're the doctor, right?

Tell me he's gonna make it.

Right now he's stable, and that's about as much as I can say.

Right. Stay with him.

The rest of you, out.

I made a phone call.

I phoned Mum.

That's okay, mate.

Out!

Where's Dad?

He's just helping a poorly man out, mate.

How is he?

Do you mind if I get a water?

Thanks.

Thanks, Anna.

Keep moving.

Back in your seat.

Well?

Are you gonna tell us what the hell's been going on?

What flag is that?

Italy.

The other way around.

Hungary. Why?

I've been thinking…

…maybe we can end this.

- No, I know. - Right now, it's just...

The main thing we need to find out...

The home secretary.

Neil, we've been calling you.

- Louise, where are you right now? - Collingwood House.

What the hell are you doing there?

Because that's where we ended up.

I've been handed an envelope marked "demands."

Demands?

We're actually not far from you.

- What sort of demands? - We can be in Collingwood

- in less than two minutes. - Neil.

And then we can discuss this together.

I need you to get in touch with the security at Whitehall to check that CCTV.

I need an ID on the man who handed me this envelope.

Now, please.

The home secretary's been handed a letter.

It may have nothing to do with any of this, but he wants to share it,

so I've suggested he come in.

We don't focus on the hijackers. They'll be too careful.

We focus on the friends and family

'cause if they're on social media, they'll give these guys away.

The mother's house. Search it. Get whatever you can.

You may as well go together. Hmm?

Okay. Good.

Morning, everyone.

Morning, Louise.

- Right. I've been given this. - Uh, excuse me.

Um, it's quite short, so I'll read it first.

You can tell me if it tallies with anything that you have.

"For the attention of the home secretary and members of the UK government.

On the 7th of January 2023,

Edgar Janssen and John Bailey-Brown were wrongfully imprisoned.

As a direct result of this, Flight KA29 has been hijacked."

"This is your opportunity to right that wrong.

You have the time it takes for the plane to reach London

to release these men from prison.

Failure to do so or comply with any subsequent instructions

will result in the death of all 216 people on board."

So, there's quite a bit to think about there, then.

Whose mum?

No. He said, "I called Mum."

Not "my mum," but "Mum."

- So they're brothers? - Yeah.

I mean, they could not be. He could just know the younger guy's mum.

No, no. He said it like they were brothers.

- Yeah. - Guys, we're still over Romania.

Should be for about another 15 minutes.

So, if we do this, we should do it now.

Can I say one thing, all right?

Before you say anything, just let me explain.

Yeah? Yeah?

I think you need to land this.

I'm not saying call it off or anything like that.

You can take off again and keep this whole thing going,

but he needs medical attention.

- He's stable. - He's dying.

- The doctor said he's stable. - Think about it.

- You heard him. - He's breathing through a Biro.

He's gonna die. If not now, before we get to London.

Nah.

No, not for one person.

He's not one person though, is he?

He's your brother.

- Yeah? Where'd you get that from? - His heart's not even in this.

- Who said he's my brother? - He doesn't wanna let you down.

Who told you?

He told me, okay?

And now he's breathing through a pen, and he's not gonna last.

The doctor told me that.

The doctor said he's stable.

The doctor told you what you need to hear, because he's fucking petrified.

The fact is, he's got air trapped in his lung,

and that pen is not gonna last the whole flight. That's a fact.

Less than an hour.

He said that?

Less than an hour.

That's what he says.

You land this plane.

You get your brother the help he needs, or you lose him.

That's the choice.

Less than an hour.

That was the phrase, was it?

Let's ask him, shall we?

I'll go there now and ask him how long he thinks he's got.

No sugarcoating it this time.

And if he says any different, someone else gets it. And they will.

Trust me.

The more you do, the easier it gets.

Yeah?

I'm sorry.

- Oi! - How do I call the back? What button?

- A-F-T. - Back in your seat.

Yeah.

- Now! - Less... Less than an hour.

Coming.

Hello?

I'm sorry?

That's the message. Less than an hour. That...

You told me he was stable, but he's not, is he?

This tube that's helping him, it's not gonna last, is it?

Tell me the truth now. No fucking about.

How long's he got?

Well, less than an hour.

There is a long history in this country,

and it's fairly well-known that we do not negotiate with terrorists.

Can we not just walk in here and start calling them that, please?

Whatever we're calling them...

They're an organized crime group. A proficient one.

The point being, we cannot be seen to be blackmailed.

That is the line we always take, is it not?

Well, absolutely. We cannot be seen to be blackmailed.

Go on.

Well, never before have so many UK nationals been held hostage,

and never with such a time clock.

Two hours, 49 minutes.

Not that it's playing on our minds or anything.

There is one question we need to answer before we do anything else.

Are these te...

Is this OCG likely to make good this threat?

Do we have any evidence of anything they've done

that demonstrates that they have it in their makeup to see this through?

If you're asking if they've ever hijacked a plane before...

That's not what I'm asking, and you know it's not.

I want context.

Evidence first, that we take them seriously enough

that they're even contemplating these.

That's what I want to know.

Gala.

Gala.

Can Gala come and play?

What's that, mate?

I think you've got the wrong house, pal.

Come back tomorrow.

Hi. This is Sam Nelson.

Leave a message, and I'll get back to you.

Guess what, Dad. I'm at your place. I can't wait to see you.

I'm not saying we do it, I'm saying it's an option.

There are no options.

We do what we said we'd do. End of.

He's my brother. Your mate.

You and him used to be together.

That was nothing.

Not to him.

Oi.

Get your hand off me.

He's dying.

Now.

Think of all the things that could go wrong.

Then think of all the stuff to do with the plane and taking off again,

that you know nothing about, that could go wrong as well.

What could go more wrong than my little brother dying in front of you?

Come on.

- If we do this… - Yeah.

…if, how will it work?

Wha...

Well, first thing is to decide quickly.

You can't just land a plane this size without warning.

You need to ask the others first.

- We need to speak to the ground. - Did you not hear what I said?

And turn the screens back on, just for a minute, so I can see the map.

So I can work out which airport we need to persuade.

Persuade?

To let us land.

Not everyone wants a hijacked plane coming their way.

We need someone to land the plane.

We're flying over Hungary.

- You speak Hungarian, yes? - Yeah, but...

We need to persuade the Hungarians to let us land this plane.

The Hungarian air traffic control speak English.

- I... I know. No, I know. - You don't need Hungarian.

I... We do, because the hijackers don't.

So if you can get a message down to them in Hungarian, this could all be over.

Come on, mate.

Keep talking. Keep looking.

Come on. What do you wanna talk about? Uh, you wanna talk about music?

Um, football?

Don't know why I said football. I know fuck all about football.

Although I did hear once that you're meant to be a Leeds fan, you know.

And if you're not a fan of Leeds,

then you're not worth having as a fan, apparently.

You're not from Leeds, are you? Uh, you sound like Londoners.

Is that where you're from? Kent? Or London or somewhere?

Help me.

What was that, mate? Say again.

Help me.

Help me.

Um, if we could, uh, crush those up,

and then we're gonna, um, dissolve them in some water, yeah?

Then we'll help him drink it.

- How many? - All of them.

Is that safe?

Mum, look.

They all speak basic English, but none of them are fluent.

What we're asking, permission,

landing protocols, it's all pretty technical.

Anna will help us explain.

We're only asking.

I wanna be sure they can have doctors waiting

before we even think about landing.

We start by telling them that all the passengers are safe, okay?

They do not want to inherit a violent situation.

This is all about getting medical assistance.

We need to take off again afterwards.

Say it.

In Hungarian, "We need medical assistance."

We need medical assistance.

That's what you tell them.

You're not committing to anything, remember? You check with me first.

You okay with, um...

You okay with doing all of that?

Yeah.

But I don't want him here.

I don't want him anywhere near me.

The Cheapside Firm, headed by Edgar Janssen, on the left,

and John Bailey-Brown.

They're an organized crime group working in the international drug trade.

They're not, uh, dealers or smugglers.

What they do is they run the network. The tracks, not the trains.

British drug smugglers are only as good as their points of entry.

So once a gang has found a secure way in, they tend to stick to it.

And these points of entry are all controlled by the Cheapside Firm?

Yeah. But it's not just drugs.

Sex workers, weapons,

a network running all across Europe that wasn't busted until November.

And these two each got 35 years. They're also ruthless individuals.

Right. Well, this is where we do take the lead.

Uh, who are they?

Which agencies, databases, PNC, HOLMES 2, hold their records?

And most importantly, where are they now?

Uh, HMP Thorpe, just outside London.

We're also checking all Whitehall CCTV

for images on the man who gave you the envelope, too.

Thank you.

To be clear, I understood we weren't considering this.

We're not, but I'm just getting context.

We need to be prepared.

These are damaged. I need mine.

Budapest, this is Kingdom 2-9. Can you hear me?

Don't try anything clever. You'll end up getting people killed.

Kingdom 2-9, we have a red flag against you.

Please give your status.

Budapest, we have had an incident on board.

All passengers are safe. But we now require your cooperation.

- Cooperation? - I'm gonna switch to Hungarian now.

Budapest…

We need medical assistance.

Kingdom 2-9?

Confirm your status for me, please.

I have English speakers on board,

so for them and for you I can confirm the incident on board has been resolved,

but we now are in need of urgent medical assistance.

Doctors waiting.

- Doctors waiting at Györ Airport. - And an ambulance on the runway.

An ambulance on the runway.

But please understand…

The Hijack is still happening.

112. There. Says it on the bins.

Charlie Two, moving into position.

Look at that.

Two hundred lives at stake, and she's still wearing her dressing gown.

Go ahead.

We've got eyes on Elaine.

We're checking if there's anybody else at the property.

All right. As soon as you're ready, I want you to go straight in. Understood?

Copy that.

They've taken the pilots back.

- Who has? - We have.

They came and took the other one out of her seat. The female pilot.

Kingdom 2-9…

We cannot give permission to land.

Not till we speak to our superiors.

- What's she saying? - She's trying to get us permission

to land at Györ Airport.

A nice steady voice.

You must sound calm.

Kingdom 2-9, this is above my job level.

Why's she still talking?

I have 200 people on board. This is our only chance.

- Why are you talking? - It's complicated, I think.

Am I asking you?

Say it in English.

Thank you for considering our request, Budapest.

We are minus 19 from Györ Airport,

in anticipation of your decision…

We will begin a gradual descent.

Tell them we need "armed units".

Soldiers on the ground.

This… this is an unscheduled landing!

There. Can you feel it?

We are going down.

Look, the clouds are going up.

What?

We're landing.

Last bit.

Go on.

There you go.

If we're landing, that's good.

There'll be doctors to help you.

I don't understand.

Elaine Atterton?

You're the mother of Lewis and Stuart Atterton, yeah?

You don't just come in here.

You wanna tell me who they're involved with?

You wanna tell me who they're with right now?

Get off that.

You might wanna tell us, Elaine. Stop yourself getting arrested.

Don't know what you're on about.

Sit down.

I don't know anything about anything.

Down.

Listen to me carefully. We don't have a lot of time.

I think you know why we're here, Elaine.

What your sons are involved in, and how serious this is.

And I think we're gonna find activity on this that's gonna prove it.

- Please, you're making a mistake. - So either you start talking,

or you'll be detained under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act.

And trust me, Elaine, that's not a happy place to be.

See, this is the thing.

All of the people that we're trying to save… they have families too.

I have the PM ready to get on the line.

She can be phone, video, whatever's encoded.

I've got the FPCC for you, right now.

FPCC first, please.

Are yo... Are you joking?

I want the latest information.

- You're putting the PM on hold? - Because she will too.

Thank you.

U-Uh, putting you on speaker.

We have a possible request to land.

There's talk of a medical incident onboard.

Now, this is all secondhand information,

but there's no reason the Hungarians would lie.

What you're looking at now is still Romanian feed,

but as you can see, it's on course for Györ.

And they know about the hijacking?

Yes. Yeah, and we've confirmed it.

And? Will they let it land?

They're talking right now.

But this is an easy request to refuse.

So, the feeling here is there must be a chance.

And this is why we hold our nerve.

See what these hooligans are made of before we let them amble out of prison.

I saw the family go inside.

Then these cleaners came out.

They lock the door.

Then they drive away.

We keep knocking but no one's answering.

Something is wrong.

Attention! Gather around.

One magazine loaded. One backup pistol.

We move out onto the runway in a bus

and wait for further instructions.

Whichever door the medics are called to,

we strike from the opposite side.

- Do I make myself clear? - Yes, Captain!

C'mon let's do it!

Budapest, we are at 12,000 feet.

We need your decision.

Our decision is coming.

Decision is coming.

We get permission. You ask the others. Everyone has to agree.

Stuart!

Kingdom 2-9…

We understand the hijackers intend to take off again?

That is correct.

But we understand that it is your private wish…

for them not to do so.

Are we landing?

Is that correct?

That is correct.

You have permission to land.

Thank you, Budapest.

I think everybody on board will be happy to hear that.

Armed units waiting on the ground.

What's she saying?

Ambulance is waiting.

You have permission to land.

Do it.

- You don't get to decide. - Do it.

Budapest, we are at 10,000 feet. We are beginning our final descent.

It's not his decision.

He can't just land it.

Tell him!

- It's a suicide mission. - He's dying.

For all of us.

Why, though? We got hostages.

Whoever's down there, there's nothing they can do.

We get given a job. We get the job done.

We will get it done.

Exactly like we said we would.

Otherwise what?

Otherwise what?

Another call from Lewis.

The same number that called your landline from the plane.

You tell us what the plan is, what you know.

It doesn't matter what I know, they'll have made their minds up.

And once they've done that, there ain't no stopping this.

It's our job to stop them.

You're asking what I know, and I'm telling you.

They'll come for you just like they'll come for me.

Just like they came for my Peter.

Pete was with them 20 years, trusted.

But when he crossed the line, they sent someone 'round here

to put a bullet inside him.

Lewis was the one who found him,

came home to find his old man dead in the hall.

Is somebody gonna tell us what the hell's happening?

Shut the fuck up.

You need to stop it. Tell them we don't need the landing.

- Me? - You tell them he's gonna be okay.

We need to stop it, the landing.

- We can take off again. - We can't, they might stop us.

If we don't stick to the plan,

they'll kill us, our families, your family.

- My family? - We sent your passport details to them.

- Why my family? - Any passenger causing problems.

Anyone who might get in the way, that's what we were told to do.

And we do what they want, always. We have to.

Otherwise, it's over.

How do you know that?

The people we work for had his old man shot.

He went against them, he paid the price. Didn't he?

How do you know that?

They were... They were laying down a marker.

They let everyone see they were serious.

They... They sent... They... They sent a hit man round.

They who? How do you know it was them?

Because I was the hit man they sent.

If I hadn't have done it, they'd have shot me and sent someone else.

And if we fuck this up, they'll do it to your family and all.

Sam Nelson.

These people are serious.

They live in this street.

Their family, the relatives, they live in the houses all along here.

Edgar and Johnnie, they own the whole lot.

And they'll send people to clean this up.

Someone will have seen you arrive. They know you're here.

And they don't trust me after what happened with Pete.

After... After they thought he grassed, but he never.

And I never grassed neither.

I know you didn't.

You came to me.

I know.

I just want my boys.

Can I get a tissue?

Sure.

What exactly has she told you?

She's spoken to the younger Atterton brother on the actual plane.

She's admitted it.

Get her out of there, secure the house,

put her in a car, and take her to the address I'm sending you.

Learn it. Delete it. Do not put it in your maps or your satnav.

- Where are we taking her? - Erica, don't be so naive.

If they're taking hostages, then so are we.

Where is she?

Got upset and went to get a tissue.

Michael, at the back. At the back.

Hey!

Ladies and gentlemen, please ensure your seat belts remain fastened.

The plane will indeed be landing but for medical reasons only.

I repeat, this is a medical stop only.

Remain in your seats. The situation onboard is unchanged.

Confirm visual on plane.

Visual confirmed.

Ladies and gentlemen, please stow away any loose items.

- Look there. - Fold your tray table away.

And return your seat to the upright position.

We are now beginning our final descent.

Please.

Hey.

No landing. No landing.

Oh, fuck.

Hey!

Elaine, no!

We need... We need to s... stop it, the landing.

- We're not stopping nothing. - Yeah.

He's dying. They're waiting.

Let them land it.

This was your idea.

My brother is dying.

It's your brother that's saying it. He doesn't want you to land.

Ask him yourself, please.

Where is it?

The pen. Where the fuck's it gone? What the fuck did you do?

- Hey! Stop! - What the fuck have you done?

Look! Just look.

We... We didn't do anything. It's there in his hand.

He did it himself.

He didn't want you to save him.

He wanted to save you.

Abort the landing.

Abort? We can't...

Yeah. No, no. Abort the landing.

We keep on going.

All units… Stand down.

Repeat. All units, stand down.

Kingdom 2-9 descended to a low of 6,000 feet but did not land.

It is now returning to its cruising altitude.

Budapest has… …attempted contact since the aborted landing,

but so far Kingdom 2-9 is not responding.

Kingdom 2-9 is now 90 minutes away

from the earliest point at which we can have a direct dialogue.

Give me one second. You have Patrick from the PM's office.

The situation is still live.

There are casualties on board,

requests for medical attention, an aborted landing.

But right now… …the plane is still airborne

and once again ignoring all attempted contact from the ground.

- You need to see this. - You need to wait.

All of you.

Patrick, more as we have it.

One of the baggage security staff

who checked the business class passengers onto KA29

has been found dead in her home.

The rest of her family also have been murdered,

leading them to speculate that they might have been held captive

so that she'd let the hijackers onto the plane.

A Dubai air traffic controller then went looking for her. He's been found too.

If anyone's squeamish, maybe look away now.

Jesus.

That's what happens when you do what they want.

What was it you asked?

Do they make good on their threat?

I think you have the answer to that question.