The Truth Commissioner Page #3

You killed my man!

Clear the chamber!

Clear the chamber. Remove

her from the chamber.

(SHE SCREAMS)

(SHE SHOUTS AND SCREAMS)

I just realised what

it is we're doing here.

Tell the chief constable that we

need a larger security presence

- in the chamber, will you?

- Of course.

(CHORAL SINGING)

Not long till Christine's wedding now.

Two weeks, is it?

What is it, Johnny?

Connor Roche. The Truth Commission.

- Am I called?

- No.

But it could be trouble.

Who for?

All of us.

But you're the Minister now.

Ricky, find out what

that music is, will you?

So, who has been called?

We've found Michael Madden in Boston.

Madden?

He was only a kid.

He was there.

And all his people are dead.

He can accept responsibility

and go back to the States

as if nothing had happened.

Neither you nor I can do that.

- Was this your idea?

- I've been instructed to protect you,

to make sure the right things are said.

You mean you're protecting yourself!

Francis, keep your voice down.

You're not planning some kind

of a putsch, are you, Johnny?

All I'm trying to do is to

keep your name out of it.

You cannot appear before that commission.

Just admitting you were

there would be the end of you.

The end of all of us.

O Magnum Mysterium,

Tomas Luis de Victoria, 1572.

I won't have that modern script.

(LAUGHTER)

I don't like him calling me Frankie.

- And this bloody waistcoat.

- You look great.

I look like a clown.

It's what Christine wants. We agreed.

Hey, Da, are you ready?

We want to show you something.

They're in high spirits.

(INDISTINCT COMMENTS AND LAUGHTER)

What do you think, Frankie?

"Communities Minster shows

"he hasn't forgotten his

roots at daughter's wedding."

I don't see the joke.

No, neither do I.

Come on, Da. We're just pulling your leg.

I don't see the f***ing joke.

Christine, take the boys for a

drink. And get rid of that thing.

Francis...

What is wrong with me, Catherine?

Only you know the answer to that.

I better apologise.

NEWS:
Henry Stanfield,

the recently appointed Truth

Commissioner for Northern Ireland,

has called for stronger

security measures

at the commission's hearings.

It follows an incident today

when the widow of murdered

Edward Lorimer violently attacked

one of those who admitted

to her husband's murder.

Mrs. Lorimer launched herself on

him after listening to his apology.

Mr. Stanfield said the

incident was regrettable

but perhaps understandable,

given the years of suffering

endured by many of

the victims' families

who are appearing at the commission.

Krystal's phone.

Um... May I speak with Krystal?

She's gone away.

I see. For how long?

Who's calling?

Thomas Tatless.

She won't be back any time

soon. Do you have a message?

No.

Um... No, thank you.

May I join you?

No.

I asked you not to meddle in this process,

and you completely ignored me.

And I know you are using Laura.

Come on, Henry. She was

hardly going to sleep with you.

(DRINK POURS)

What is it you are advising the PM on?

Stability in the institutions,

keeping an eye on the

long-term objective, peace.

Usefully vague.

And is she heeding your advice?

So, how do you think

the commission is going?

Apart from yesterday's incident, not bad.

Unfortunate, that.

Yes.

The case of Connor Roche

is soon to come before you.

The Roches have asked you

to expand the witness list.

Fully within the terms of my remit.

No-one is disputing that.

Good.

Did you tell Laura that calling Gilroy

might be more truth

than the PM had in mind?

God, Henry. You can't account

for every casual remark.

- I'll take that as a yes.

- When is your daughter's baby due by the way?

I understand she and Maria

Roche know one another.

What's so special about Francis Gilroy?

He is not responsible for

Connor Roche's disappearance.

Yes, so Sinn Fein said. Do

you take their word on that?

We all want the Roches to have closure.

It's such a stupid word,

that, don't you think?

So the man who actually

pulled the trigger will attend

the commission but it would be

best if that were the end of it.

What is it you don't want

the world to know, Jake?

Anything that might destabilise

the extremely hard-won peace.

The Roches deserve the truth.

The truth is Gilroy may

have been an idiot once

but compared to most of

them he's Mahatma Gandhi.

The truth is he's one

of the reasons most of us

have enjoyed a bomb-free

existence for ten years.

The truth is none of us

much fancies the alternative.

Is that your advice?

You have a friend named Krystal.

Someone paid her to set you up

but because my interest is stability

in the institutions I intervened.

- Intervened?

- She works here illegally.

She has a six-year-old son. She

wasn't difficult to persuade.

- Where is she?

- That... You don't need to know.

If she contacts you again or refers

to these again she'll be deported.

Did you do this, Jake?

With Gilroy's handlers. They

are keen to make a point.

Well, it'll take more than a few embarrassing

photographs to stop this commission.

Exactly what I told them, which

is why we're not sitting here

watching the live version

of these on YouTube.

Believe it or not, Henry,

I am trying to save lives,

not just protect reputations.

But do try to be a little

more careful with what

passes for your sex life.

For the commission's sake, if not your own.

(PHONE RINGS)

- Laura.

- Some news. The police have had a change of heart.

They've offered up ex DI James

Fenton though they're denying

- he recruited Connor Roche.

- And Gilroy?

They've named the man

they say shot Connor.

And it's not Francis Gilroy?

Someone called Michael Madden.

Shall I tell the Roches?

No. Not yet.

- You see much of Jake?

- He phoned.

He said you and he had

had a drink together.

- He'd forgotten how much he enjoyed your company.

- That was kind of him.

- I was quite jealous.

- Good night, Laura.

- Mr. Stanfield? - Sir.

- It's all right, Beckett. Stay where you are.

- My name is Fenton.

- Yes, I know who you are.

- What do you want?

- Strike me from the list?

That's not possible.

I don't want to have to lie.

So tell the truth.

They're not going to let me tell the truth.

They'd destroy me first.

Please, Mr. Stanfield.

We all have to make our

own choices, Mr. Fenton.

This is not my choice.

I heard shots. I ran from the house.

Seamus was lying there in the cold.

Blood was pouring from his forehead.

Two members of the UDA were

convicted of his murder...

...but released after

the Good Friday Agreement.

My family and I would like

to hear what they have to say.

Thank you, Mrs. Benson.

Jake, you told me Krystal

was out of the equation

and now she shows up at the

tribunal. So what is this?

Am I fighting on two fronts here?

Because if you think this is the

way to spare Gilroy's blushes,

trust me, I'll make it a lot

worse for him and for all of you

than a few photos of me making

a bloody fool of myself. Call me.

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