Hidden Agenda Page #7

to NATO and nuclear weapons.

Remember, inflation was running rife,

industry was crippled by strikes.

What is this leading up to?

Treason, Mr. Kerrigan.

Pressure came from the CIA

to get rid of the Labour government.

Jesus.

They fed information to Ml5

that Prime Minister Wilson...

was a KGB agent.

It was a joint CIA-Ml5 operation...

supported by others in Whitehall.

Yeah, the whole bag

of dirty tricks was used:

Smears, break-ins, burglaries,

phone-tapping, blackmail, disinformation.

- If what you say is true...

- It all landed on my desk.

- And you believed it?

- I did when it was used by Alec Nevin...

the future Prime Minister's

closest political ally...

the principal architect

of her victory over Edward Heath.

You're saying that Thatcher

was involved in this?

No, but she was the main beneficiary.

The files and documents I got from Ml5

I turned into articles and essays...

for selected journalists...

and speeches for Alec Nevin.

- Why should I believe you?

- Because it's all on the tape.

Why else do you think

they tried to get rid of me?

If this comes out,

with Nevin's explicit connections...

to the Prime Minister,

the spotlight falls on Number 10.

- That's why his name is on the list.

- What list?

Paul made a list of six names.

- Do you have them with you?

- I took them.

Then I suggest you study that list

very carefully.

- Why?

- Because they are the prime movers...

Nevin's ideological counterparts

in business, industry, the military.

Together they form the nucleus.

Their priority was to

wreck Labour's chances

of winning another general election...

and if necessary,

were prepared to go even further.

You want wrapping up in a blanket.

Paul knew this. He heard the tape.

He had the tape.

- That's why they murdered him.

- I think you're insane.

I can prove it.

- Why would he lie?

- I don't know:
Guilt, pressure...

acute paranoia.

- I'm as sane as you are.

- And I believe him.

It couldn't happen.

It did.

Why didn't you resign?

I was a career officer.

One hoped

that the situation would change.

But I also saw what happened

to people in a similar position.

Good men ruined.

So you went along with it?

No.

I asked questions about it.

At first, they were very understanding.

They said I was suffering from stress,

mental fatigue, physical exhaustion.

That I needed a break

from Northern Ireland.

So they sent me to the mainland...

as an instructor

to the School of Intelligence.

In late '77, I was posted back here.

- How did they find out about this tape?

- Because I behaved stupidly.

Instead of keeping my head down,

I had a row about it all.

Consequently,

I was put under close surveillance.

Mail was opened, phones were tapped.

They searched my room

and found a backup copy of the tape...

stitched in the lining of my beret.

So I took the original tape and ran.

Still running.

You say you have this tape?

It's all there:
Names, dates.

I bugged their meetings.

I wanted Sullivan to publicize it.

Being an American citizen

and a civil rights lawyer...

I thought he was beyond reach.

You were wrong.

I'm afraid media exposure

is the only protection I have.

Do you have it with you?

I have certain demands.

What demands?

When I deliver the tape,

I want to be taken into protective custody.

And I want you, Ms. Jessner,

to make it public.

- Agreed.

- I can't do that.

Why not?

Because he's not under my authority.

He's military personnel.

You were brought here

to investigate Paul Sullivan's death.

He was murdered because of that tape.

- Where is it?

- Do I have your agreement?

Yes.

Dublin.

The IRA found me a safe house.

They're hoping I'll come

to a prearranged meeting...

and denounce British imperialism.

- When can we have it?

- You'll have to come to Dublin.

- When?

- Day after tomorrow.

Where?

- O'Connell Bridge, 11:00 a.m.

- We'll be there.

One last thing.

Nevin has a man working for him.

His name is McKee,

a former member of the SAS.

- Look out for him.

- What's he look like?

Big man, tall, bland face,

thinning hair.

He's quite ruthless,

capable of anything.

Am I wrong, Mr. Kerrigan,

or is it illegal to kill people...

and try to steal a country?

Don't assume it happened

just because Harris said it did.

Paul's dead! Molloy's dead!

That happened.

Save your outrage

till we've heard the tape.

- Good evening, love.

- Good evening, sir.

Thank you.

- Have you seen Mr. Maxwell?

- He's in the bar, sir.

- How'd it go?

- It was interesting.

Did you see Harris?

Yes. He didn't have the tape.

You've had a call from Ml5.

The spook department?

- Who?

- Sir Robert Neil.

He wants to meet you for lunch tomorrow.

He's sending his car at 12:00.

- Time for a drink?

- No. I've had enough.

You two okay?

- Yes, thank you, Mr. Kerrigan.

- Fine.

- Mind how you go.

- See you in the morning.

- Good morning, Mr. Kerrigan.

- Good morning.

- Come in, Mr. Kerrigan.

- Sir Robert.

Marvelous day. This way.

Do you know Alec Nevin?

No, I don't believe we've met.

I'm delighted to meet you.

I've heard a great deal about you.

How do you do?

- Sherry?

- No, thank you.

You've got your coffee, have you?

So, Mr. Kerrigan,

how has your inquiry progressed?

Sullivan and Molloy were killed

because of a tape.

What tape?

According to a Capt. Harris...

- You've met him?

- Last night.

Go on.

- Your name surfaced, Mr. Nevin.

- Really?

He claims that he possesses a tape

which will prove that you and others...

conspired to destabilize

the last Labour government.

He says he gave a copy of this tape

to Paul Sullivan...

hoping he would publicize it,

and that's why Sullivan was killed.

- You've not heard the tape then?

- Not yet, but I will.

- You're seeing Harris again?

- I can't tell you.

Although he was strictly Army,

Harris worked for me.

Yes, I know.

- He was rather good at what he did.

- He was a traitorous bastard.

When I arrived just now...

there was a man who greeted me

at the car:
Tall, thinning hair.

- What about him?

- I might want to question him.

After the tape was taken

from Sullivan's body...

the police gave it to someone

answering his description.

I have four witnesses to identify him.

Did he give the tape to you?

- Are you interrogating me?

- Are you obstructing me?

If you let me listen to that tape,

I can eliminate Harris from my inquiry.

You have no choice, Alec.

Do you remember the

disorders of the 1970s...

Mr. Kerrigan?

The kind of chaos we faced...

strikes, riots...

miners bringing down

a Conservative government...

inflation going through the roof,

our European creditors...

queuing up to pounce on us?

How Europe enjoyed our discomfiture.

Instead of just letting it happen...

a few of us got together

to do something about it.

So there was a conspiracy.

- My dear chap, politics is a conspiracy.

- The point is, our paths converge.

- In what way?

- We both serve the state.

No, I defend the state.

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