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There's a lot of support for their

actions amongst the younger ranks.

Hotheads.

Hotheads who don't remember,

or know any better.

You were once one of

those hotheads, Liam.

Aye. Long ago, when it was the

only way. And what did it give us?

More graves

than I care to remember.

This bombing rivals Omagh

with its civilian deaths.

It's unacceptable,

anytime, anywhere!

And do you think the

bombers come from our ranks?

The Brits ID'd the explosive.

Czech-made Semtex

from our dumps.

(ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES) They

also used our code word.

Which means they have a

contact in our command.

Maybe someone in this room.

They're trying to divide us,

put the Brits back

on the streets again,

stir up the troubles

all over again.

Well, I won't have it!

I want a complete check of all

the arms dumps here and abroad,

everything verified, guns,

Semtex, the whole f***in' lot.

Jesus, you can't be serious.

Never been more so, Patty.

We check 'em,

and if something's missing,

we trace it back to those

who knew the location.

And then we deal

with this internally.

Unless someone here's got

a better idea.

What do we get

in return?

Peace.

Is that so bad, Brennan?

Haven't you paid enough

in family blood?

So, unless you all want to

trash what we have,

I need your full support

and respect.

I want a complete list of all

the stocks within the week,

along with their locations,

and everyone who knows

where they are.

And no f***in' exceptions!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Show me.

We backtracked

47 minutes.

Clearly anticipated

the CCTV.

He circled London for quite

some time prior to the bombing.

Now, this is the first

CC feed we have on him.

Heading southbound on the A413

near Wendover at 10:53 a. m.

We retrieved the serial number

from the bike's frame.

It was reported stolen

in Reading the night before.

The license plates were also

stolen from another bike in Reading.

What about phone calls?

Assuming that the bomb

was phone-activated,

we've dumped the five closest

towers to the blast zone,

trying to ID any call terminating

at the time of the incident.

(PHONE RINGING)

Sorry. Excuse me.

Yup.

For you.

Bromley.

OFFICER:

He's here again, sir.

The Chinese man.

What?

The Chinaman. It's

five days in a row, now.

Christ. Tell him I'm busy.

I did, and he said

he'd wait, again.

BROMLEY:
I assure you,

this investigation is our

top priority, Mr. Quan.

And we're doing all we can and

pursuing every possible lead

to find those who killed

your daughter.

But they're a difficult people to catch.

And it may take

some time.

I need you

to understand that.

You must catch these men,

Commander Bromley.

Again, it's our

top priority.

Twenty-thousand pound.

All I have for the names

of the bombers.

I'm sorry,

but we can't take this.

Then please tell me...

Just give me the name

of someone in the IRA.

To be clear,

these are vicious men

who take pride

in their atrocities.

Any attempt by you to contact

them is likely to end very badly.

This is our work, not yours.

You need to be patient.

How long have you been

in this country, Mr. Quan?

Since 1984.

I'm a British citizen.

You were born

in Guangxi, China.

Yes. I'm Chinese Nung.

I work in Saigon

after the war.

We escaped to Singapore.

Then we immigrate here.

You had two daughters

before Fan.

Both killed

during the escape.

And your wife?

Where is she now?

(VOICE BREAKING) She died,

giving birth to Fan.

I'm truly sorry

for your loss.

But you mustn't keep coming

here on a daily basis.

It doesn't help,

and diverts time and resources

from our investigation.

Do you understand?

Yes. I understand.

Thank you for seeing me,

Commander Bromley.

MALE ANCHOR:
After three

weeks of investigations,

there's little in the way of

solid leads that I'm aware of.

The public is looking

for reassurance.

One leading politician

who somberly may have answers,

lies uncomfortably

at the center of this storm.

We go now, to an interview

I recorded earlier in Belfast

with Deputy Minister

Liam Hennessy.

Deputy Minister Hennessy, you've

publicly condemned the bombings.

Yet, as a former leader of Sinn

Fin, and a member of the IRA,

you took part in

similar events years ago.

What's the essential

difference between

those acts

you were involved in then,

and what's happened

in London recently?

Hope.

We had none, just years of

vengeance. (KNOCKING ON DOOR)

We needed to break

the cycle,

so, we committed to a

political path, which led to...

(SPEAKS MANDARIN)

ANCHOR:
So, if you say "hope, "

why are these IRA men,

who come from your own ranks,

returning to the violence?

LIAM:
I can say with

reasonable certainty,

that the IRA are not

behind this.

They stand firmly behind the

agreement and the promises...

(SPEAKING MANDARIN)

LIAM:
It creates a hotbed

for opportunists.

ANCHOR:
So, you're saying

possibly it's a financial problem,

rather than a political one.

People look for scapegoats,

for a way out.

And for some, they are more

than happy to resort to violence,

to upset the status quo.

Prepared for your signature. They

absolutely must be signed now.

What's the latest reaction

on social media?

Same as before.

Fear and anger.

Anger directed at whom?

From the Prime Minister

on down.

CNN and The Irish Times

want interviews with you.

You can do tonight, or

tomorrow morning at 8:00.

Tomorrow morning by phone.

What else?

You've a call waitin'

on line two.

Waiting?

For 30 minutes, now.

A Mr. Quan from London,

very insistent.

What does he want?

His daughter was killed

in the bombing.

I tried my best

to console him,

but he really just wants

to speak to you.

He saw you on TV.

Oh, Christ, Beth.

Civic duty.

Take it and be done.

(SIGHS)

This is Liam Hennessy.

How may I help you?

(QUAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

What on Earth makes you think

I know who killed your daughter?

Because, you are

the First Deputy Minister

and the advisor to Sinn Fin,

and a former IRA member.

I am truly sad for your loss, Mr.

Quan. I have a daughter myself.

And I condemn these acts of

violence, but I can't help you.

Then please tell me someone who

might know the names of the bombers,

someone I can talk to.

I don't have any connections to

those sorts of people. I'm sorry.

I don't believe you,

Mr. Hennessy.

You are very powerful man.

Well, I work for the government

and our elected officials.

I do not work

for terrorists.

IRA politics and terrorism

are different ends

of the same snake.

Whichever end you grab,

you still grab a snake.

It makes a great deal of

difference which end you grab,

because one end will bite.

Again, I'm sorry for your

loss, Mr. Quan. Good day.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

(DOOR OPENS)

(SPEAKING MANDARIN)

Quan!

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

(SPEAKING MANDARIN)

(ENGINE STARTS)

You have a room?

These are important documents

that we must have today.

Yes, I will keep trying

the sender,

because apparently, there's

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