Flood Page #2

Someone's got to check it out.

Easy for you to say. You

weren't married to her.

There must be someone else.

What about you?

Very funny but, I'm a bit busy running your

business for you. Taxi's on its way. Bye.

- (Dialling tone)

- Yeah, thanks.

Actually she's just returning to

her office. I'll get her to call you.

(Knock)

- More coverage from Arbroath.

- Thanks.

Inspector Hendrick's mum

has sent you in some cakes again.

Why don't you take'em home?

I don't think it's me she's

trying to fatten up, ma'am.

Penny? Penny?

- Get me Samantha Morrison

at the Barrier. - Will do.

(Woman on TV) We interrupt this programme

for breaking news from the English coast.

The severe storm that devastated

Wick and Arbroath earlier today

is continuing to wreak havoc further south

having left a trail of carnage in Scotland.

The storm is now battering the

coastal towns of northern England.

(Phone)

- Hello.

- Malcolm? Leonard Morrison.

Ah, Professor Morrison. It's been a long

time. - Indeed. I have a favour to ask you.

Now's not a good time. The boss is on the

warpath, and we're dealing with this storm.

This won't take a minute.

Could you email me the figures from

all the tide gauges south of Aberdeen?

- Can I ask why you need that information?

- Let's call it professional curiosity.

We can call it that.

I wouldn't ask for these figures

if I didn't need them.

Storms continue to wreak havoc

here in the Northeast.

Winds of 90 miles per hour

are being recorded along some

parts of this Scottish coast.

Yes, just hold for a moment.

The Chairman of the US Federal Bank.

Mr Moysoe, you're on speaker phone.

Arthur.

I'm sorry to hear about your casualties.

Why, I appreciate that, Arthur.

And I'll convey your sentiments

to the Prime Minister.

I'm sure you're aware the dollar has

dropped a further 40 points overnight.

Confidence has been lower here

since the storm damage in Maine.

And we have some big players

dumping some huge quantities of stock.

We could be facing a major meltdown.

I'm sorry to hear that,

but just at this moment we're trying

to deal with the human catastrophe.

I'm just calling to let you know

you could be facing an economic one too.

A couple of these guys

have started dumping UK stock.

It's having a ripple effect.

Thanks, Arthur. I'll talk to you later.

(Woman) Keep my office

informed of any barrier

operations connected to the

storm's progress. - Absolutely, ma'am.

Due to the high spring tide and

the storm damage in Scotland,

we are planning a precautionary closure.

But if anything comes up

I will certainly let you know.

Thanks.

Penny. Get me the Met Office.

Will do.

Commissioner, you have the

full cooperation of the Met Office.

- (Woman) I need to be kept informed

- I've emailed you the updates.

- Thank you. Thanks for your cooperation.

- Yeah. We're on top of everything.

- Professor, I'm a bit busy.

- (Leonard) Hear me out

Those figures you sent

me for the tide gauges...

- Yeah? - Don't you think

they're on the high side?

It's a storm surge. Nothing

unexpected given the circumstances.

I've fed the numbers into my computer model.

If the surge continues to

grow at this rate...

the entire east coast of England

could be in trouble.

Malcolm.

- What's the latest on the tidal gauges?

- Gotta go.

All right.

Thanks, Anna.

Hi, Sam.

What are you doing here?

Problem on Pier 1. No one else available.

Ah, right. Well, it'll do you

good to get your hands dirty.

- You're looking well.

- Thanks.

I hear business is good.

Anna still running things for you?

Well, nothing's changed.

- She gives the orders. I obey.

- Hm.

Nice flowers. And I know

it's not your birthday.

- I know. It's great, isn't it?

- Yeah, it's great.

- Does he know you hate roses?

- (Knock)

Oh, look at this.

It must be my lucky day. They've sent

the big boss for me to push around.

How are you, Rob? - You're

looking lovely as ever, Frank.

Right. Uh... well.

Shall we go?

Our guys don't think

it's anything major,

but with this early closure,

and seeing's how we pay you

guys so much just to sit around,

I thought I might call

on your services.

- What do you reckon?

- Could be corrosion.

- Or?

- A wear problem on the main bearings,

which will affect lift capacity.

Yeah, we thought as much.

Leave it with me. I'll run

some ultrasonic tests.

- If it turns up positive... - We wait

nine months for the parts to arrive.

(Man) Frank...

I'm at a detail on Pier 3 There's a

hydraulic problem. I need you to look at.

On my way. Sorry.

All right.

Get your paper!

There you go, darling. Thank you

very much. Storm body count rises!

Storm body count rises!

Late Standard!

I want to know we're not gonna

need any more body bags today.

Latest figures have the

storm heading east

into the North Sea, towards

the Hook of Holland.

You told me this morning.

What about Arbroath?

Sir, the storm is not behaving

within expected parameters.

(Snorts) Has the danger passed?

Yes or no?

It's difficult to say.

If the prevailing winds

were to drive the storm south,

the surge would be squeezed between

the British coastline and mainland Europe.

Now, this creates a funnelling effect

and raises sea level.

But that's just a worst-case scenario.

Most surges lose momentum before

that. They... they just peter out.

Not always, though?

No. Not always.

So? What do you think?

Nothing of immediate concern.

She's pretty tough.

- How much longer do you need?

- What's your deadline for closure?

We need you out of here

in two and a half hours.

Well, well.

In that case...

.. I'll get out of your way as

soon as possible, then, shall I?

(Sighs)

- You know I didn't mean it like that.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Well, you can manage till Frank gets back?

- Oh, yeah. Don't worry about me.

His name is Duncan. We've

been out a few times.

I don't need to explain myself to you.

- Yeah, that's right. So why are you?

- Cos you asked.

- No, I didn't.

Cos you wanted to know.

(Sighs)

- He's an architect.

- Really?

England are two-nil up!

Two-nil...

Oh, you're Canadian. Why would you care?

Two-nil.

Is it possible that this storm

could change its course?

If we did see the storm change its current

course and a severe rise in sea level,

there could be flooding

down the east coast of England.

- Damage estimate? - The last time

we saw something similar was...

The storm that hit East Anglia and

Canvey Island killed 300 people on land,

another 200 at sea, nearly.

That surge was a body of water four

metres high and the size of Ireland.

At present, this storm

is heading out to sea.

Experience suggests it would be pointless

to cause unnecessary alarm at this stage.

Right!

So tell me, how the hell

am I gonna reassure the public?

(Journalists shouting)

- Steven.

- Thank you, sir.

Does the Prime Minister

intend to cancel his tour

and return home to deal

with this crisis?

The situation is fully

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