Hidden Agenda Page #4

Did they question you?

Asked me if I knew Capt. Harris.

Capt. Harris?

Frank's old boss.

Worked in a unit at Lisburn.

- And what did you tell them?

- Told them the truth.

The last time I saw Capt. Harris...

was at the weddin'.

Did they find anything?

They took away some papers

and all his cassette tapes.

- Tapes?

- The lot.

Capt. Harris,

if he was at the wedding...

he might be in one of these photographs.

You've just been looking at it.

- This one?

- That's him, next to the groom.

I know him.

- You met him?

- No, I know his face.

He was talking to Paul

at the Orange Parade.

- Here are the documents you asked for.

- Thank you, Chief.

Could you initial there, Mr. Maxwell?

And you'll have to sign

the secured-documents book as well.

And how did you get involved

in civil liberties?

I was in Chile.

I was doing some research...

for a TV documentary

called The Disappeared.

It was about the victims of Pinochet

after the coup.

- Paul was there working for the League.

- When was that?

There was a technical adviser

working with us...

a young Chilean journalist.

He disappeared one day

and I went to the League and Paul...

to see if they could find out

what happened to him.

- And did they?

- No.

It was a year before we found out

he'd been executed.

What happened to the film?

- Never got made.

- Too controversial?

Too honest, I think.

It was about how Mr. Kissinger,

the CIA, and the Pentagon...

had made Chile safe for democracy.

So I quit TV and joined the League.

Got to know Paul better.

How about you? You have a wife?

Yes.

- Kids?

- Three.

Two at university, one away at school.

- See them much?

- Not as often as I'd like.

May I have your attention, please?

Telephone call for Mr. Kerrigan.

- Would a Mr. Kerrigan please...

- Excuse me.

Thank you.

Yes?

It's Tom. I got that stuff on Harris,

what there is of it.

Go ahead.

The first name's James John.

Born Gateshead, 1942.

Religion, Protestant. Joined the

army, 1960, as a private soldier.

Promoted to the rank

of lieutenant in '64.

Doesn't say which mob. 1971...

he attended a course...

at the United States Army

Special Warfare School at Fort Bragg.

A year later, 1972...

he was seconded to the

Psychological Warfare Unit...

known as PSYOPS.

- The same place Molloy went to.

- Right.

In 1973, he was sent to Northern Ireland

as a senior captain.

That's it, apart from a list of postings

at various regiments.

- Nothing else?

- Dead end.

And since '73?

- Classified.

- They told you that?

With great emphasis.

The shutters came down.

If there is a connection

between Paul's death and Harris...

There has to be.

Then I need to know more

about the background.

Why not start with where he is?

According to the colonel

I spoke to in Lisburn...

Harris is away on leave

and can't be traced.

There was a hint

he may be suffering from stress.

Do you believe that?

No.

Mr. Kerrigan...

How far are you willing to go with this?

If...

and it's still a big if...

but if Harris is, in any way,

connected with this shooting...

I don't care whose toes I tread on.

He becomes part of the investigation,

no more, no less.

- Okay?

- Okay.

What it boils down to, Sergeant,

is that you're in deep trouble.

You're in a sh*t storm,

and it's blowing around your ears.

We're not just talking about

disciplinary charges.

It goes beyond that.

You could be facing a murder charge.

This man Sullivan was

no run-of-the-mill Paddy...

you could just blow away.

He was an American lawyer

with an international reputation.

Now, there is no way

this will be brushed under the carpet.

How old are you?

- How long have you been on the force?

- Twelve years.

Two years ago, you shot dead

a Republican in the Falls.

- It was either him or me, sir.

- I'm not criticizing you, Sergeant.

You should have been given

a commendation.

- I was.

- I'm on your side.

But if you go down for this...

how long do you think you'd last

in the Crumlin Road Prison?

- You searched the bodies?

- Yes, sir.

- Took away all personal effects?

- Yes, sir.

Find anything interesting on Sullivan?

Usual stuff:
Wallet, money, ID card.

What about the tape he was carrying?

There was no tape, sir.

- Are you getting all this?

- Yes, sir.

- Read out that last bit.

- From where?

From me asking about the tape.

"What about the tape he was carrying?"

"There was no tape, sir".

Do you want me to leave it at that?

It's up to you. You've already lied once

in your statement to the CID.

- I'm bound by the Official Secrets Act.

- Not anymore, you're not.

All constraints are lifted.

You can wipe the slate clean

and tell me everything that happened...

and you might get off with a reprimand,

or you bury yourself deeper.

So what's it gonna be?

After the shooting...

we returned to the barracks

for the debriefing.

We were told...

by a senior officer what to say.

Name?

Superintendent Fraser.

He instructed you to lie to the CID?

Yes, sir.

He said it was to protect

our source of information.

Do you know what that source was?

No, sir. We were only told to intercept.

Were you ordered to shoot on sight?

Not in so many words.

What does that mean?

We were told that the two men in the car

were armed and dangerous...

and we mustn't take

any chances with them.

How did you interpret that?

I got the feeling that we were

being given clear signals...

to bring them back dead or alive,

and there'd be no questions asked.

Now, tell me about the tape.

We took it from the American.

Go on.

When we got back to the barracks...

Mr. Fraser was there to meet us.

And there was someone else

along with him.

- A police officer?

- More like Special Branch.

- What was his name?

- I don't know.

But he seemed to be in charge.

Can you describe him?

English...

tall...

thinning on top...

age, about 40.

So what happened?

The first thing the tall man asked about

was the tape.

- Which he took with him?

- Yes, sir.

- Have you any idea what was on the tape?

- Not a clue, sir.

Okay.

We'll just run through it again.

Then you can sign it.

Do you have his statement?

Here. Now.

The senior officer that did the debriefing,

Superintendent Fraser, yeah...

I want to see him today.

What do you think?

I think it's time

I had a word with Mr. Brodie...

after I've interviewed Fraser.

There's something else I want you to do.

Before he left the hotel,

Sullivan wrote a list of names.

I want you to check them.

The connection is obvious.

Famous punters, what have you.

I want something more specific.

- Has Brodie seen this?

- No. We'll keep it in the family.

538, please.

Here's your key,

and there's a message for you as well.

- Hiya. Come on in.

- Thanks.

Hey.

- Kevin.

- Here you are.

Thanks.

Look, I was really sorry

to hear about Mr. Sullivan.

Thanks.

Do you smoke?

- Here.

- Yes. Thanks.

- So is it just you and Kevin?

- Yeah.

His dad's doing 12 years in the Kesh.

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