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open session tomorrow.

I will act in our

client's best interest,

but not stand aside while the

state perpetrates murder.

Another murder is what

I'm trying to prevent.

They make it

look like suicide.

Or an accident.

They got Simon

and they nearly got me.

Oh, for goodness sake,

Martin.

I don't want them to have

a reason to get to you.

Anything else?

No.

(CHEERING)

FEMALE REPORTER:
This morning

is all about secret evidence.

Evidence the defense want disclosed,

but which the prosecution say

must be withheld to protect our

country's security interests.

The defense will present their

case, and the judge will decide

which evidence can be

put in front of a jury.

As such, rumor has it, some

quite senior members of MI5

will be facing questions

from Mr. Erdogan's

special advocate,

Claudia Simmons-Howe.

BAILIFF:
All rise.

We are listed for both

a closed and open session

to review the evidence

in Mr. Erdogan's case.

He's charged with murder,

conspiracy to murder,

conspiracy to cause explosions

and possession of explosives.

Before we begin,

we need to establish

the order of

today's proceedings.

I would suggest, My Lord, that

we begin with the open material.

And the prosecution? I have

no preference, My Lord.

But I always believe

these matters are best left

to the wisdom and

discretion of the bench.

We will begin with the closed material.

My Lord...

Prepare the court

for a closed session.

Mr. Rose.

Wigs off.

We are now in closed.

The Crown argue

that this evidence

should not be disclosed

to the defense

in the interests of

national security.

It will be presented for the

benefit of the Special Advocate.

Miss Simmons-Howe, I understand

that you wish to cross-examine

the Security Service witness

whom we will call Witness X.

I do, My Lord.

Witness X, you are

the Security Service

Chief of Operations

in the Erdogan case?

I am.

DEVLIN:

You all right?

(SIGHS)

Taking it personally,

are you now?

You mustn't. Nobody

listens to me, either.

That's life.

I just get on with it.

Think happy thoughts.

Will you confirm to the Special

Advocate the identity of the informant?

The informant is Mr. Erdogan's

14-year-old son, Emir.

ANDREW:
Could you tell

the court why you believe

it would harm

national security

to reveal his identity

in open court?

MELISSA:
Following Mr. Erdogan's

arrest, we discovered that Emir

had been hacking his father's

computer for nearly three years.

He has detailed knowledge

of communications

between his father

and significant people,

known and unknown,

in Istanbul,

Berlin and in Pakistan.

More importantly, he knows many

of the passwords his father used.

But why do you not

want the boy's role

in the arrest of his father to

be revealed in open session?

Because he's asked

for absolute assurances

that he will not be called

to give evidence in court.

So he has expressly

requested anonymity?

And until this court confirms

that he will remain anonymous,

he's refusing to reveal

key pieces of information

that he's gathered from

his father's computer files.

Are we sure

he's telling the truth?

Small amounts of information

he's already given

have proven sound

and extremely valuable.

And, presumably, if it were

to be revealed in open court

that Emir informed

on his father and worse,

that he's now in a position to

provide the Security Services

with invaluable

information,

there is a strong probability

that his life would be in danger?

Good game?

What?

Last night.

Looked like great goals.

Yeah, yeah.

That's more like it.

Excuse me a moment.

CLAUDIA:
Witness X...

I have some questions.

This is an important case

for MI5, would you say?

It involves national security.

Of course.

And I must say that importance

has been made very clear to me,

both professionally

and even personally.

Your agents work very hard.

I'll be sure to pass on

your appreciation.

CAMERON:
Miss Simmons-Howe.

Does all the information on

Farroukh Erdogan's activities

come from his son?

Yes.

And prior to the bombing, there was no

contact between MI5 and the defendant?

That's an odd question.

Nevertheless, it has been asked.

We had no reason to link Mr. Erdogan

to a plan to blow up Borough Market.

What about MI6?

Not as far as I'm aware, and I'm

sure I would be, if they did.

Isn't it the truth

that you don't want

Emir Erdogan's identity

to be disclosed

because you're afraid of what he

might reveal about his father,

afraid that he might reveal

something of his father's history?

What history?

Why did Erdogan return

to London from Germany?

You spoke to him.

But he wouldn't

answer my questions.

Who paid for his ticket,

for example?

Perhaps you asked

the wrong questions.

Or perhaps he had

been told not to answer.

Wait. What do you mean?

You are claiming

that Farroukh Erdogan

was what was known

as a "clean skin"?

Yes.

That he was not considered

to be a person of interest?

No.

You had

no surveillance on him?

He was not on your radar? No.

You were not handling him

as an MI5 agent?

Are you familiar with

the name Mussi Kartal?

That name is new to me.

Miss Simmons-Howe, where is this

line of questioning leading?

My Lord, to answer that,

I need an adjournment.

(STUTTERS) A what?

I wish to question the boy,

Emir Erdogan, here in court.

That boy holds the key to unlock

information that may save lives.

I believe he will

support the case

that Farroukh Erdogan

was known to MI5,

that he was

working with MI5,

and that, in fact, he was working

for MI5 at the time of the bombing.

I believe Emir Erdogan has evidence

that will support that claim.

I believe his testimony

will expose the malpractice

and incompetence of

the Security Service,

and demonstrate that his father

was nothing more than a pawn

in the hands of MI5,

who used him to snare

genuine terrorists

in an operation

that went tragically

and murderously wrong

for 120 people on that day.

Evidence?

I believe so.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

MALE REPORTER:
Just five

seconds of your time, sir.

Mr. Rose,

can I ask you a question?

Five seconds of your time.

CAMERON:
Mr. Altman,

the Crown will arrange to

bring Emir Erdogan to court.

I will question him myself.

10:
00 a.m. tomorrow.

My Lord...

Tomorrow, 10:
00 a.m.

Miss Simmons-Howe, where is she?

You just missed her, sir.

Nothing but

a civil servant, right?

I don't know what just happened

in there, but whatever did...

Please wait.

Claudia was just

trying to do her job.

We're simply trying

to defend our client.

Your client is a guilty man.

And you know this because

he worked for you.

He was inside the cell.

He didn't tell you what

happened, and you assume

that this means that

he deliberately duped you.

But they could have crossed him as well.

There is doubt.

You lawyers, you like your

f***ing doubt, don't you?

Well, I can't use doubt.

I can only use certainty.

I need certain knowledge

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