Hidden Agenda Page #2

The men, who were driving

a yellow Ford Cortina...

were signaled by police to stop.

Ignoring the warning, the car accelerated

and drove directly at the officers.

Police opened fire on the vehicle

as it attempted to escape.

The car then went out of control

and careered off the road.

Upon arrival at the crash scene,

police found the occupants were dead.

Names of the two men

have not yet been released.

Can you identify the body

as that of Paul Sullivan?

Yes.

Ingrid.

Come on. Let's go.

Ms. Jessner,

where have you just come from?

Can you move away?

It's said the man in the car

with Mr. Sullivan was a terrorist suspect.

Is that true?

- What are you suggesting?

- Who was with Mr. Sullivan?

- I have no idea.

- Police say he was a terrorist suspect.

Did the car go through

a police roadcheck?

They say they opened fire

after the car went through a checkpoint?

Where were they going this morning?

Did you know?

As journalists, you must appreciate

that I can't talk about this right now.

The driver of the car

in which the shooting occurred...

has been named as Frank Molloy.

Police said the car failed to stop...

at a roadblock outside Dungannon

around 6:
15 this morning.

An RUC statement said

the driver accelerated...

toward their officers,

who opened fire on the fleeing car...

causing it to swerve off the road.

Also in the car was Paul Sullivan,

an American lawyer and a leading figure...

in the International League

for Civil Liberties.

What's puzzling observers...

is why Mr. Sullivan should have

driven out of Belfast...

in the early hours of the morning

to meet a man...

who the police say

is a terrorist suspect.

This is Ivan Little,

Ulster Television, Dungannon.

With me in the studio to discuss...

the political implications

of today's shooting...

is Mr. Alec Nevin...

who is a Conservative Party spokesman

on Northern Ireland.

Mr. Nevin, earlier, we saw

pictures of Americans...

demonstrating outside

the British embassy in Washington.

Let's make a distinction.

What we saw was a demonstration...

by supporters of the IRA...

Could I finish my question?

The people who give comfort

and weapons...

to the men of violence.

John Ware, Labour MP.

A particularly embarrassing thing,

I would think...

was, of course, the death of

this civil-liberties spokesman...

It's quite clear that people

will be asking the question:

Does this mean the investigation

has hit on a raw nerve...

has revealed some of the things

that have been perpetrated...

by security forces due to

their presence in Northern Ireland?

Is Ms. Jessner coming

down to talk to us today?

- No. She's resting.

- How is she?

All right.

Have you been told any more

about what happened...

on the morning of the shooting?

The only thing that we know is that

Mr. Sullivan has been murdered...

by a member of the security forces...

near Dungannon in a car, a rented car...

with a man called Mr. Molloy.

Did Mr. Sullivan have

Republican sympathies?

- No.

- Was he a member of Noraid?

- Not at all.

- What kind of a man was he, Mr. Sullivan?

The only thing I can say is he was

a very good lawyer and a great fighter...

for the civil rights all over the world

and a marvelous friend.

The British government have

just appointed...

Deputy Chief Constable Kerrigan...

to head up the investigation

on the shooting.

What's your reaction to that?

I've heard that Kerrigan is

a fine investigator of the CID...

but we would have preferred that...

it would have been an independent,

international inquiry.

So you don't have

any confidence in the inquiry?

I've got a certain amount

of skepticism about that.

You said that you were skeptical. Why?

Why will the Kerrigan inquiry

not discover the truth?

Because you had a lot of inquiries

in the 13 past years...

and it didn't change anything.

Excuse me, sir. I'm Sgt. Hughes,

your liaison for your stay.

Hello.

This is Chief Superintendent Maxwell.

How do you do?

The car's just outside the front.

- Can I take your bag?

- Thank you.

- This Jessner woman...

- Sullivan's girlfriend.

What time is it now?

4:
00. Late in the day.

What about this Mrs. Molloy?

She lives in Fort William.

How far is it to Fort William, Sergeant?

Fort William's just over here

on the right, sir, about a mile away.

It might be a good idea

if you spoke to them both together.

Let them feed off each other.

Your ID, Sarge?

Might as well leave

the cases in the car.

- We'll be going to the hotel after.

- Sure they'll be safe here?

I hope so, sir.

Just in here, sir.

- We're a bit pushed for space, sir.

- Not bad.

I want a large wall map of Northern Ireland

and a blackboard.

- Blackboard?

- Those big black things you write on.

Yes, sir.

- I'll tell Mr. Brodie you're here, sir.

- Thank you, Sergeant. That's kind of you.

Hello.

- I've seen Jack Cunningham lately.

- What's he doing nowadays?

- He runs his own security business.

- He must be rolling in it.

He's earned it.

Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Kerrigan.

Chief Superintendent Maxwell.

Sir.

- Good flight?

- Bit cramped.

Yeah, always is.

This is not what you're used to,

I suppose.

It's the best we can do

for one of Britain's top policemen.

It's perfectly adequate.

- Anything else you need?

- Thank you. I'll ask.

Detective Sgt. Hughes

will be your liaison officer.

He will organize

all your internal appointments.

- Yes, secretarial staff...

- She'll be arriving tomorrow.

Excuse me.

- Have you read the CID interim report?

- Yes.

Now, as I understand it...

your terms of reference in the inquiry

are to reexamine the evidence and...

Or if necessary,

reinvestigate the circumstances...

which led to the shooting

of Paul Sullivan and Frank Molloy.

I'm sure that your expertise

will be appreciated.

However, I should warn you

that you may encounter some prejudice.

- From members of your force?

- Possibly. But don't let that deter you.

It won't.

See, you have to bear in mind

the situation here in Northern Ireland.

We operate under enormous pressure.

For the last 12 years,

the Royal Ulster Constabulary...

have fought to maintain the peace

against the terrorists.

140 people have given their lives.

3,500 have been injured.

And 155 medals for outstanding

feats of gallantry.

Naturally, when outsiders

from the mainland...

- come here to the province to tell us...

- I do understand.

But rest assured, no obstacle

will be placed in your path.

- You'll receive my full cooperation.

- Thank you.

About accommodation, we have a couple

of safe houses where RUC personnel...

I think it would be better if we

were to stay in a small hotel somewhere.

Can I ask why?

I don't want to socialize with officers

I might have to question.

Best keep it on a strictly

professional basis.

- Could I just say one thing, so...

- Also, I'll need a car...

without a driver.

You realize that I can't

guarantee your safety?

Absolutely.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes