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- When?

At that meeting. What were you up to?

- What was I up to?

- Yes.

I was doing my job.

I'm an intelligence analyst,

I was analysing intelligence.

What's wrong with that?

First thing wrong, you never mentioned it.

You blurt out this extraordinary allegation

before you talk to us, before you tell us.

What's happened to you?

Suddenly you can't speak? Well?

Do you know the source?

Do you trust the source?

Of course I don't know the source.

I don't need to.

You don't need to?

Come on, Jill.

If Ben says it's good, it's good.

Oh, right.

I forgot you were at college together.

That just about sums up

this whole f***ing place!

What's the problem, Jill?

I don't get the problem.

When are you gonna wake up?

There's a revolution going on.

You don't seem to have noticed.

What sort of revolution is that?

You live in the past.

You still think there's

something called pure intelligence.

The world's changed.

Brits are been killed by Brits.

They're being killed on British streets.

Oh, f***!

If you don't know what I'm saying,

I'm not gonna spell it out for you.

- Why don't you spell it out?

- Get your hands off me.

I'm not one of your conquests.

What are you gonna do?

Charge me with assault in a cupboard?

You asked me in, remember?

I'll counter-sue for enticement.

Sure, if you're still here next week.

(DOOR CLOSING)

NEWSWOMAN:
The Prime Minister,

Alec Beasley, today described

Britain and America as two countries

with shared values and common purposes.

"Nothing, " he said,

"could divide our two countries

"in the worldwide fight against terror."

The prime minister is visiting Washington

at the request of the president.

Well, it's great to be here.

For me, it's home from home.

- Oh, I see.

- What?

- You're just gonna go home.

- Yes, do you mind?

I was thinking of going home.

It's choir practice in 40 minutes,

and the M4 is hell.

And you're not going to tell me

what you're up to?

Me?

- Yes, Ben.

- What am I up to?

That's my question.

It's pretty obvious, I would have thought.

I put a bomb in the water

and I'm waiting to see

where the dead fish land.

And you didn't think it

best to warn me first?

Or am I one of the fish?

If you don't trust me,

Ben, who do you trust?

Distrust is a terrible habit.

Do you find that?

There's a fine line, isn't there,

between calculation and deceit?

Must do better.

You're right,

I should have shown you page eight.

Johnny, I'm sorry.

Good. Tomorrow we're going to

talk it over, you and l.

And we won't do it on the fourth floor,

because this is about the survival

of the department and the prime minister.

- Coffee shop in Ebury Street?

- When?

10:
00.

The old team.

(TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(CAMERA CLICKS)

(NANCY LAUGHING)

(MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(NANCY CONTINUES LAUGHING)

NANCY:
Well, I think...

So, what did you call it?

(PHONE RINGING)

- JOHNNY:
Emma?

- Yes.

It's me.

- Do you have any idea what time it is?

- I knew you'd be up.

I'm feeding the chickens.

The point is this.

I've had a row with Julianne.

Yes, she told me.

She had every right to be angry.

She asked you to stay

because she wanted to tell you something.

What did she want to tell me?

That she's having a baby.

- I don't believe you!

- It's true.

She's pregnant.

Do you know who the father is?

I don't. She hasn't told me.

She hasn't told you?

Johnny, it's the 21st century.

How many more times? People keep

saying that like it justifies everything,

every piece of stupidity.

Julianne isn't being stupid.

She knows what she's doing.

She wouldn't take it on

if she couldn't see it through.

Well, is she all right?

She was.

When will I see her?

Johnny, you need to watch out.

- Who was that?

- Johnny.

So you gave him the news?

One egg, or two?

I'm sorry.

- I wanted to see you were all right.

- I'm all right.

It's funny, I came to find you last night.

Sounded as if you had company.

Why did you come looking for me?

Oh, because I bought you a CD.

Can I come in?

Yes. Yes, you can come in.

Wow!

I know.

It's a little overwhelming.

I started collecting years ago.

Believe it or not, I started with 100.

It grew from there.

You've got good taste.

That's Christopher Wood.

It's wonderful.

There's no plan.

I've just always bought what I've liked.

It must be worth a fortune.

Yeah. But that's not why I do it.

My second wife had very good taste.

How many wives have you had?

- Fewer than five.

- Ah.

- Do you really have it?

- What?

The CD.

Of course. Why would I lie to you?

- Lester Young.

- Aw.

Thank you.

My daughter's pregnant.

It turns out that's what the row was about.

I thought it was about art, but it wasn't.

She knew I was going to be upset

because I don't think the father's around,

so she was frightened that I'd judge her.

I don't really know what is it you do.

I assume you're some

sort of secret service.

The other night I was pissed off

because you wouldn't tell me.

What makes you think

I'm in the security services?

Because most people can tell you

why they visit the Middle East.

And uh, the person I was with last night

was my dad.

Oh, I see. He's in London?

Did you just work that out?

Was that your professional training?

(LAUGHING)

No, it's more my nerves.

Why are you nervous?

Because I find myself confiding in you.

Do you? Do you really?

Or are you just pretending?

Well, I think it's brilliant,

because I can tell everyone I know

I live opposite a spy.

I'd rather you didn't, but...

Don't you think we have to be honest?

You and l?

I mean, isn't it important at this point?

(PHONE RINGING)

- Yes?

- EMMA:
Johnny.

Emma.

It's not about Julianne.

Then what is it about?

NEWSREADER:
Yesterday,

stock exchanges reacted sharply

to demonstrations

throughout the Arab world.

The chancellor said,

"These are volatile times."

(NEWSREADER TRAILS OFF)

You should come down right away.

The sooner you get here, the better.

Fine.

Hold on. Worricker's here.

Okay, I've got to go. Goodbye.

- What's the verdict?

- It's a heart attack.

- There's a coroner coming.

- Real coroner?

Of course, real coroner.

You're going to examine him, are you?

That's going to help, is it?

Who did you call first?

Downing Street.

Are you from Downing Street?

I was asked to take charge.

You're not taking charge, I am.

Where's Julianne?

I'm not sure.

Have you rung her yet?

I might have guessed.

You're going through his stuff.

Not going through it, taking it away.

Then you'll go through it.

Do you think with his podgy fingers

he could work that thing?

I was there when he had

his first heart attack.

I was there for the second.

They were identical.

The doctor warned him, he said,

"You're living an injury time."

So you're not going to tell me

there's anything suspicious.

- I don't want a circus.

- I know.

And I most certainly don't want a territorial

spat with that woman downstairs.

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