The Truth Commissioner Page #6

It was a war.

Pull yourself together.

Move on.

Christine wants me to

look at seating plans.

(DOOR OPENS)

And there's someone here to talk to you.

Francis.

You know why I'm here.

You're here because you

think this is your moment.

I'm here to rescue your

politically embarrassing situation.

And because you think

I won't tell Stanfield

- it was you shot Roche.

- That'll hardly save you.

- Might save the party.

- It's too late now.

Oh. So, what's it to be?

Back to all-out war?

Let's just say we'll put a little

more backbone into the struggle.

Backbone?!

Like shooting

15-year-old boys?

He was an informer.

Whereas you're not, Francis.

It's not in your DNA.

It'll stop here with me

but I want Madden left out of it.

Always the hero, Francis.

Madden wasn't to know.

Useless prick couldn't even

get a simple confession right.

It was only luck he named you and not me.

SARCASTICALLY:
Yeah, lucky, that.

I can make this difficult for you.

Let him go.

You go quietly,

I'll see to it Madden goes unharmed.

Your statement's been written.

Yes?

Have you got him?

We got him.

Well done.

Now let him go.

Can I ask why?

Because I say so.

Is that understood?

Understood.

Satisfied?

Be ready in an hour.

He's beautiful.

Tom.

Hmm.

Your grandfather's name.

How was it today?

Gilroy?

I don't think Maria and her

family got what they wanted.

You called Gilroy after all?

I knew you'd help.

Would you like to hold him?

(PHONE RINGS)

Oh, sorry.

Yeah?

Excuse me, I have to take this.

Congratulations! Becky told

me the good news, Grandad.

You don't think I had anything

to do with Madden's performance?

Not I. Others are less sure.

So, what now?

Despite today's catastrophe, amazingly,

the feeling is it was a minor setback.

Or a minor triumph.

Oh, Henry. You get to call Gilroy.

He'll resign, they'll replace

him with someone less able

and more belligerent.

All because the Roches

had to have the truth.

- The truth is Gilroy is guilty.

- Gilroy is not guilty.

- I pleaded with you not to call him.

- Why would Madden lie?

Thought he was telling the truth.

- What?

- Who was it convinced the Roches that Gilroy shot Connor?

Tried to blackmail you,

forced Madden to take the rap.

Rafferty isn't protecting

Gilroy, he's protecting himself.

He'll be bossing it from here

on in. New Sinn Fein minister.

I've already told the PM I want to

resign. I have to get out of this.

No, you're not washing your

hands of this one, Henry.

All sides are agreed.

It was entirely my fault for

letting Rafferty lead me by the nose.

Stanfield is still the

best man for the job.

PM, pathological optimist, wants

you to put this all behind you.

I wouldn't disappoint her a second time.

Following the serious

revelations concerning a member

of the power-sharing executive,

both the Taoiseach and I are here

tonight to reaffirm our

commitment to the Truth Commission.

And to offer our thanks to Henry Stanfield

who hasn't shrunk from his

task in doing what is necessary,

however painful or politically

challenging, in offering

the truth to a community which

has too long waited for answers.

For those who have inflicted pain,

for those who have endured pain,

the truth can, and will, lead to healing,

and a lasting peace.

Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

(CAR HORN BEEPING)

No, wait.

Mr. Stanfield, do you have a moment please?

Open the door, Beckett.

You have something to say to me?

(EXPLOSION)

From now on, you might think

twice about digging up a past

that you don't understand

and that doesn't concern you.

Like Gilroy?

Unfortunately, Francis had to be got rid of

so we got you to do it for us.

Nothing personal, you understand.

I'll not give up!

In the light of recent accusations

made before the Truth Commission,

it's with a heavy heart that

I have decided to stand down

from my position as Minister

in a government which I fought

long and hard to bring into being.

This has been an extremely

difficult decision.

And though I completely

reject the accusations made,

the credibility of our party is,

and always has been, paramount.

So I stand aside, confident

that those who replace me

will not waver in the

struggle for a united Ireland,

without which, this country

can never fully be at peace.

REPORTER:
Do you know where

Connor's buried, Mr. Gilroy?

Recent weeks have shown that

there are those with the courage

and common humanity to face the

consequence of their actions.

The bombing of the Commission

has shown that there are those

who feel threatened by that courage

and will do all in their

power to suppress the truth.

But the Commission will continue

its pursuit of the truth,

however inconvenient, not because

we want to dwell in the past,

but so that our children

and grandchildren

will be free of the past.

Thank you.

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