The Foreigner

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

You like it?

All right.

I need to go.

My dad's here.

I'll see you tonight.

Yeah.

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

This is the dress.

Do you like it?

We've got to hurry.

Everyone's going.

There's only two left

in my size.

Come on, Dad,

let's go.

(CHILDREN PLAYING)

When do I meet him?

His name's Chappy.

On the football team and very... Chubby?

"Chappy."

You'll meet when he

picks me up for the dance.

Not before?

Dad, you really need

to go faster.

Will he drive you

to the dance?

He's rented a limo.

So, he won't drive you?

Limos come

with drivers.

So, stop worrying.

It's a nice dress.

You'll be very pretty.

I want you to like it.

I'm getting out.

No, no, no.

Wait until I park.

Everyone's already inside.

Fan, careful crossing

the street!

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

You stupid...

(HIGH-PITCHED RINGING)

(MUFFLED ALARMS BLARING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(PHONES RINGING)

(PHONE RINGS)

Metro desk, Ian Wood.

MAN:
Listen carefully.

An action wing of the Authentic

IRA has just exploded a bomb

at the OBT Bank

in Knightsbridge.

The code word is "Phoenix".

Britain's banks are now

targets for the Authentic IRA.

The bombings will continue

as long as

Britain's financial

criminal institutions

persist in their support of the

illegal occupation of Northern Ireland.

A bomb just went off,

an OBT Bank

in Knightsbridge.

A group called the "Authentic

IRA" just phoned it in.

They're claiming credit.

Who's the Authentic IRA?

No idea.

Never heard of them.

Christ. There goes the Peace

Accord right back in the sh*t.

Listen up. A bank has just

been bombed in Knightsbridge.

A group calling itself the

"Authentic IRA" just phoned it in.

I want to know who they are,

who's behind them.

Call the Met, Sinn

Fin, monitor the blogs.

Is it the IRA, or is it

something else? ISIS? Al-Qaeda?

What are you waiting for?

Get over there.

(SIRENS WAILING)

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

(HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING)

REPORTER:
...have asked a

number of police officials

for current estimates on

the dead and injured.

(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)

(WOMAN SOBBING)

FEMALE ANCHOR:
This is a major

incident that they're treating

as a possible

terrorist attack.

The bomb went off at...

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

...exactly 4:
15 GM in Knightsbridge.

One theory on the cause

of the blast,

was that it may have been a

gasoline explosion underground.

How many?

How many I get?

Twelve dead so far,

three times as many injured.

The explosion was centered

at the OBT Bank Branch

in Knightsbridge.

There was no warning, and police

were taken completely by surprise.

F*** warnings.

That'll teach 'em.

Any problems?

No.

We should be moving.

That's normal procedure.

Every cop, hotel,

and landlady in London

is now looking

for the Irishman.

This place is safe,

so long as we stay put.

(CELL PHONE VIBRATING)

Would I go to jail if

I murdered your phone?

Destruction of

government property?

Absolutely.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Too bad. What's the time?

Almost 10:
00.

Ten more minutes.

I'll miss my flight.

Let's stay here,

door locked, blinds down...

Room service for a week.

Sound good?

And your work,

Deputy Minister?

An acute case of

food poisoning.

(MAGGIE CHUCKLES)

You need to work

on your excuses, darling.

(CELL PHONE VIBRATES)

Jesus Christ.

There's been an IRA

bombing in London.

Scores dead and injured.

(CELL PHONE VIBRATING)

Yes?

Jesus, Liam. Half the

world's trying to find you.

Do you even know

what's happened?

Yes, yes, yes, I heard.

I've been trying you for

hours. Where've you been?

Meetings.

Meetings?

Aye.

(DOG BARKING)

And last night? You didn't

come home. I was worried.

Came in late, left early.

Lot of work to catch up on.

But the guest room

wasn't slept in.

Who said I slept?

Oh, cut the crap, Liam.

You didn't come home,

plain and simple.

And what if I didn't?

Look, I've got a lot

to deal with, okay?

So, don't wait up,

and don't be worried.

Sunday is

the 20th anniversary

of my brother's death.

Saint Mary's is dedicating

a mass to him, so...

I'll have Beth put it in the

calendar, okay? We'll talk later.

Oh, Jesus.

Yes, I understand the need

for swift action.

But until we can identify

the threat,

there's not much we can do.

Well, you have your finger

on the pulse over there, Liam.

We're depending on you.

Anything you can provide,

anything at all,

would be a tremendous help.

I'm meeting the Council now.

I'll shake the trees as hard

as I can, and see what falls.

But, Kate, this is crucial.

We've managed to keep the

lid on this for 19 years now.

But there are new upstarts

in the ranks

pressing for the way

things were.

I could use something now.

And you know

what I'm referring to.

The Royal Pardons.

I remember your list,

the 40 On-the-Runs.

Are we really back to that?

My cousin's on that list.

He hasn't even been convicted

of any paramilitary offenses.

These people are suspects

in many things,

including murder.

These people are critical to

holding the peace together now.

A few letters of pardon

would be a small gesture.

(ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES)

We keep it quiet.

But knowing

it's been considered

gives me leeway

to press certain men

for something in return.

As Irish Deputy Minister,

you have served the British

Government honorably,

which hasn't always

been easy,

but appeasement

is a dangerous thing.

LIAM:
These are

longstanding issues.

That if addressed now,

would smack of appeasement.

I need something, Kate.

The newer members

haven't lived the bloodshed,

and are easily swayed.

I'm trying to

hold this together.

A gesture is all.

It would make a difference.

I'll consider it.

But I want something first.

Something real.

Understood.

Hello?

(SIZZLING)

We're closed.

We open at 12:
00.

Uh, we're looking for the

owner, a Mr. Quin Minh?

Quan.

Upstairs.

LEVETT:
They were found

on site,

not far from

your daughter's body.

Can you positively

identify them as hers?

Who did this?

I don't know, sir.

We don't know,

but we're going to

find out.

Why my daughter?

Is there someone we can call to

come and be with you, Mr. Quan?

I have no more family.

These bombers,

will you catch them?

Yes.

Will they get punished?

BARRIE:
Yes,

they certainly will.

LEVETT:

We'll let ourselves out.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(VOICES ECHOING)

Ah, good morning, Hugh.

Thanks for coming.

Been a long time, Liam.

It's been

a long time, indeed.

Go on,

take a chair, there.

MAN:
All right, Hugh?

Now, that we're all here,

does anyone know

who this Authentic IRA is?

Are they even part of

the IRA?

Some new upstarts, or

something else entirely? Hmm?

They're trying to

undermine everything

we've achieved

over the last 19 years.

Well, I won't have it.

They don't have the support of the

people who said no to the violence.

Our mandate's to uphold

that choice

and maintain the Peace

Accord, no matter what.

Are we in agreement?

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