Davi d Wol st encr of t The pilot went through 30 rewrites and four separate story changes before the BBC were satisfied with the plot. It would be rewritten again following the September 11 attacks, with the purpose of acknowledging the series premise as battling terrorism. Episode number: 1x1 Airdate: Monday May 13th, 2002 The script for the episode went through 30 drafts, and four separate stories before the BBC were satisfied and ordered the series Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 1 FADE IN:
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 1. 0530 (DAWN)
Pockets of light glow around a vast open plan office space-- islands of hectic activity in the wee small hours.
MOVING - Through the open-plan grandeur of the GRID, the nerve centre of MI5 operations... A phone is ringing...
As we pass each little pocket of light, we find one or two officers, tapping on computers, whispering into telephones in foreign tongues. A young Muslim woman dressed for the office stares at a computer screen. The screen shows a young Muslim man staring back - the face of a terrorist. On other screens: names, reports, contracts, maps. Security never sleeps.
The phone continues to ring. World clocks on the wall. In London its 5.30am.
JED (20s, Scottish imp) hurries towards the ringing phone. As he walks, motion-sensitive lighting above him clicks on, cutting a swathe through the darkness.
Reaches the phone. Consults a list. Into the handset:
JED Dickson Murray Estate Agents.
OSPREY (V.O) I need to speak to Chris Patterson.
JED Can I take a message for him--
OSPREY (V.O.) (realising) Tell him his sister needs to view a property, urgently.
JED checks the code on the list.
JED Fine.
Hangs up--runs over to another phone. Dials fast.
JED (CONT'D) (fast official speak) Zone One Flash from Osprey. Page N-5 with a Zone One Flash.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 2 We pull back, up, out-- to see... The Grid. A vast, modern, open-plan space. Phones, faxes, chatter--but no shouting.
INT. ELLIES BEDROOM - DAY 1. 0554 (DAWN)
ELLIE lies on TOMs chest. Both early 30s, attractive. Close, intimate. As warm and secure as two people can be.
ELLIE Matthew?
She prods TOM--and it takes him longer than it should to realise who Matthew is--its him. He rolls on top of her.
TOM A very good morning to you.
ELLIE So I see. (kisses him--listens) Matthew. Whats that?
TOM You knew what it was last night.
She smiles, pushes him gently off her--
ELLIE No, Benny Hill, that--
Tom listens. A beeping. Getting louder each beep.
INT. ZOES BEDROOM, SHARED HOUSE - DAY 1. 0554 (DAWN)
ZOEs pager beeps. Shes late 20s, bright-eyed and sharp, even now. She wakes up... realizes theres another noise in here. Knocking.
LANDLORD O.S. Zoe? Are you awake? Hey--Sleeping Beauty?
Hes a little drunk. ZOE--annoyed-- reaches for her pager... when she reads it shes out of bed in a second. Only now do we see the chair wedged under the door handle--securing it.
EXT. SAFE HOUSE, LONDON STREET - DAY 1. 0559 (DAWN)
DANNY (20s, kind-eyed, suited, black) waits under a FOR SALE sign. He spots a wary looking woman (OSPREY) further down the street. Shes 30s, casually dressed, nervous as hell. Nearby, a Street Sweeper sweeps away, innocently enough...
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 3 DANNY has a newspaper. He chucks it in a nearby bin. Turns-- and, without looking at the woman--enters the house.
OSPREY has seen this. She crosses the road. Glances up at the house--the blinds in the first floor have now been drawn. A signal. The street sweeper watches her as she enters.
INT. ELLIES BEDROOM - DAY 1. 0600 (DAWN)
TOM is getting dressed pronto. ELLIE watches him.
ELLIE I prefer you naked, Im sorry.
TOM Told you, Ellie. Im nothing but trouble.
A giggle behind him. A little girl (MAISIE, 8) appears from the darkness by the door.
ELLIE gets up and goes to her.
ELLIE Maisie! What are you doing up?
MAISIE Nothing. (smiling) Hello Matthew.
ELLIE gathers MAISIE in her arms. MAISIE grins at TOM--shes relaxed with him. TOM smiles back, relaxed and at ease--yet hes dressing at the speed of light. ELLIE sees this.
ELLIE What computer goes wrong at five in the morning?
TOM Almost all of them.
Hes hiding the tension brilliantly. And yet...
INT. SAFE HOUSE, LONDON - DAY 1. 0601
CCTV feeds display various angles outside, front and back. Inside, bare: two chairs, sofa, table. The blinds are down DANNY sits opposite OSPREY. Shes smoking hard. Nerves.
DANNY I just got my boss out of bed for this. Start reassuring me.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 4 OSPREY glances at the CCTV equipment--recording everything.
OSPREY Explosives and detonators arrived in Liverpool from Ireland at 2.30am today. But its nothing to do with us. No-ones planning anything. No-ones said anything.
DANNY How many devices? (shes scared) How many?
OSPREY Twenty.
DANNY Twenty... And where are they now?
OSPREY I dont know.
On DANNYs reaction we CUT TO:
EXT. DETACHED HOUSE, WIRRAL - DAY 1. 0710
KAREN LYNOTT (40s) climbs into her car, dressed for work. MIKE LYNOTT (also 40s) emerges with a crying daughter, SARAH (7). Another daughter, CLAIRE, 4, clutches his leg.
MIKE She wants to go with you.
KAREN Sarah, you have to go with Daddy today. Im sorry sweetheart.
She blows her a kiss. MIKE cajoles SARAH, leaves the girls on the doorstep and walks towards KAREN and the car.
KAREN puts her hand on the key--but then notices MIKE in the wing mirror. Hes peering under the car. She looks quizzically back at him. He looks almost nervous.
MIKE Exhaust looks a bit rusty.
KAREN Ill drop in to Kwik Fit.
MIKE sneaks another look underneath the car. Checking. KAREN waves goodbye to her family. Turns the key...
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 5 It starts up fine. KAREN reverses slowly down the drive.
MIKE walks back to the door and picks up SARAH, who waves bye to her Mum. She struggles out of his arms and runs after Mum, waving...
Bins are out on the street for the binmen.
Further down the street, a man (ROB) in a long coat watches the car backing out. He carries a newspaper under his arm.
As KARENs car passes the bins, he drops his newspaper on the ground--its like a signal. We stay with the man as he rounds the corner. Then, from the driveway area...
..the muffled thud of an explosion.
A shockwave, then silence... alarms filter through the haze.
The man is still walking. A car draws up. He calmly gets in. The driver is a heavy-set man (STEVE). In the back, a woman we will come to know later as MARY KANE. In her hand, what looks like a mobile phone of some kind.
The car does a U-turn and drives off.
MAIN TITLES
EXT. THAMES HOUSE - DAY 1. 0721
People walk by without a clue as to what goes on inside.
FEMALE PR (V.O.) Youre journalists, you know the situation. Were in the middle of a new war on global terror. Here at MI5 weve been fighting it for years.
INT. LOBBY, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 1. 0722
Security gates, guards and modern electronic boards, showing current security status, now at amber. Small group of serious journos are gathered near the lifts. A peppy FEMALE PR addresses them in a rather loud voice--
FEMALE PR Officially, were the Security Service, unofficially, we prefer MI5 or simply 5. Our main function -- the protection of Britains national security.
The lift doors open--the FEMALE PR ushers the group inside. The doors shut... we turn to the entrance just as TOM and HARRY (40s, zen)are passing through security. A guard checks Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 6 their passes. He lights up when he sees TOM.
GUARD Early start today, Tom?
TOM Fraid so, George.
GUARD (notices Harry--nods) Sir.
As they walk across the lobby, a quickfire exchange--
HARRY Global terrorism, Islamic extremists, all phone tap resources plus Echelon pointed at the Middle East, and now the old enemy looks like theyre rearing their heads. Oh what a beautiful morning. Who took the Flash message?
TOM Jed. Dannys meeting Osprey at a safe house now.
They depart security and approach the lifts--
TOM punches the up button. Every so often, a nosey woman behind TOM and HARRY pretends not to listen. They lower their voices when she gets too close.
HARRY Ellie Simm.
TOM We met at her restaurant a few months ago. Shes a chef. Part-owns it.
Theres a tension here that belies friendship.
HARRY Very handy. If youre hungry. You met her under a pretext? (Tom nods) Which one?
TOM Matthew Archer. (on Harrys look) I was trying to bump into a potential recruit on the Shaw project. We knew he often went to this restaurant in Brixton. So I ate there three times a week til he turned up. It took about twenty goes before he finally showed. So she thought I was Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 7 this lonely guy called Matthew who worked in I.T. We got talking.
HARRY And after the project was over -
TOM I kept going. As Matthew.
HARRY And you like her?
TOM Very much.
HARRY has a wickedly ironic twinkle in his eye:
HARRY Well... assuming she passes vetting, when might you be addressing the microscopic issue that your real name is Tom Quinn and youre a spy?
TOM (cautiously) When did you tell your wife you were a spook? When you met? When you married?
HARRY (shrugs) Just after we signed the register. I always like to have things on paper, dont you?
ZOE O.S. Hold it!
Everyone jumps! ZOE - stressed. Shes clearly been at work for a while.
TOM Hi Zoe.
ZOE Its started.
TOM and HARRY both realise their pagers are buzzing. We pan up to see MI5s insignia above the entrance: REGNUM DEFENDE
INT. CORRIDOR, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 1. 0724
The hacks and the FEMALE PR stand at a junction in the corridor.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 8 FEMALE PR MI5s major focus right now is counter-terrorism, but our brief also includes serious crime, illegal arms and immigration, and the drugs trade.
HACK How much has your remit changed since September last year?
FEMALE PR Our workloads exploded, our intakes tripled, and were talking with our sister agencies around the world more than ever. Despite what you might think we cooperate fully, with MI6, the CIA, everyone. We try to be as open as we can.
The PR leads the tour down another corridor. TOM and ZOE dodge around the tour, then walk hurriedly towards an innocuous- looking door with swipe card security.
TOM punches out a PIN. Opens door for ZOE.
HACK (noticing) Whats down there?
FEMALE PR Thats the coffee room.
The hack turns away and follows the group. ZOE and TOM emerge through the coffee room door into:
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 1. 0726
Weve been here before. TOM and ZOE walk together towards their department -- nodding hello to the admin staff, and to TESSA (52, stunning) in her domain. Theres a buzz about the office that says: action stations.
ZOE Were looking at a major device, sixteen minutes ago, suburban Liverpool. (consults report) Two serious casualties, a woman, Dr. Lynott, and her daughter.
The near-frenzy of activity continues.
TOMs face darkens like a storm front.
OVER IN THE ADMIN ISLAND
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 9 JED (still here, still sharp) and HELEN (20s--and, actually, sharper still) sip coffee in the central adminstration area. Clerks. HELEN eyes TOM as JED answers a phone.
HELEN I heard pipebomb.
As TESSA passes, handing over some photocopying--
TESSA Remote detonation, actually.
HELEN Cell phone or radio?
Tessa punctures Helens enthusiasm with a look.
HELEN (CONT'D) Its just, I heard there were these new Tetra Radio frequencies...?
Shes just not buying it. Helen cuts her losses and shuts up.
A phone rings. Jed picks up... then flicks a switch -- and on top of the desk, a redlight flashes. The loud chatter around him instantly drops to a whisper. Effortlessly:
JED Greengage Catering, Susans phone. (beat) Shes out of the office at the moment.
Its clear this is not ever Susans phone.
BACK OVER WITH TOM AND ZOE
TOM on the move, ZOE now reading from a report. Glances up--
TOM How olds the daughter?
ZOE Seven. Heres Danny.
DANNY arrives, flustered.
DANNY Twenty devices, Loyalist sourced, smuggled over to Liverpool then sold on. To who, we dont know.
TOM Is that verified? A rumour? What?
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 10 DANNY Osprey told me face to face this morning. She saw the bombs come in, but then she lost them. All high-grade explosives, pipe bombs, some remote detonation kit but she couldnt get close enough.
TOM Any more light we can shed on this? Lets talk to Hassan, just to be sure theres no Islamic connection. Whos the R girl with Merseyside Special Branch?
ZOE Lisa Burford. But shes next to useless.
TOM So we have no-one with Ospreys penetration.
DANNY No-one close. Shes our main informer in Liverpool and thats all she knows.
Theyve arrived in TOMs Department. DANNY sits at his desk. He starts removing everything from his pockets--wallet, keys, business cards, receipts, etc.
ZOE No code was issued. No warning.
TOM Okay Danny. We sure? Is this a link? (beat) Did this device arrive in Liverpool earlier today? Is this one of twenty?
DANNY stuffs all his personal effects inside an envelope. It reads Chris Patterson.
ZOE I spoke to Special Branch. Keith Burns said the blast area had made in Kilkeel written all over it.
TOM Thats good enough for me.
TOM walks over to HARRYs Office. DANNY is stressed and it shows. ZOE catches his eye.
INT. HARRYS OFFICE, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 1. 0731
HARRYs on the phone. TOM swishes in, loiters nervously.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 11 TOM Device confirmed. Liverpool. Yes or no?
HARRY holds up his finger--wait. He hangs up. Zen calm.
HARRY This could be the start of a major terror campaign. Home Office want a wet flannel, to avoid a public panic. I want you up there.
TOM glances at his watch. Hardly got time on his hands--
HARRY (CONTD) We dont know how big this is yet Tom. Do the usual.
INT./EXT. MI5 RANGE ROVER/EMBANKMENT - DAY 1. 0758
Speeding along the Embankment. TOM on the phone in the back.
TOM Army bomb disposal teams have confirmed this was a previously unexploded World War II bomb. Repeat, this was not a terrorist incident. Make sure thats the only message getting out. I want it across the board. WW-2.
INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR, LIVERPOOL - DAY 1. 1100 TOM is greeted by KEITH. KEITH hands TOM a local early edition paper. The headline reads: WWII BOMB TRAGEDY.
KEITH (dirty look) Satisfied?
TOM Not really Keith, no. (reading) Hows Dr. Lynott?
KEITH Which one?
TOM Theres more than one?
KEITH Husbands a doctor too. She died half an hour ago.
TOM is stunned.
INT. PRIVATE ROOM, HOSPITAL, LIVERPOOL - DAY 1. 1125
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 12 Police guard outside. MIKE is fixated on the bruised and comatose face of SARAH, his daughter. Shes on a ventilator.
TOM stands by the door. He looks like KEITHs assistant. MIKE is numbed, concentrating hard on keeping it together.
MIKE That was no German bomb. (beat) I know whats going on here.
TOM Then youll know how important your information is to us.
MIKE Anti Terrorist Unit, right?
KEITH (looks back at Tom) Special Branch.
MIKE Wed been getting hate mail.
KEITH For how long?
MIKE Wed had a few last year and got in touch with you lot. Nothing ever happened but the whole business almost broke us both. So when it all started up again I tried to keep it from her. (tears) Should have told her the truth really, shouldnt I?
TOM You were protecting her.
MIKE I was lying to my wife. (beat) My dead wife.
MIKE is only just holding himself together--hes been through too much today already... TOM is silent.
KEITH Why hate mail?
MIKE Were both family planning doctors. We perform Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 13 abortions. Threats are an occupational hazard.
TOM When was the last letter?
MIKE This morning.
He cant bear to think about it. TOM walks over.
TOM Im really sorry.
MIKE I should have told her...
INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR, LIVERPOOL - DAY 1. 1133
As they walk towards the exit... KEITHs fishing:
KEITH Be nice to know a little more, Tom. Dont know what its like down in London these days, but up here, we like to think were all on the same side.
TOM Right now, Keith, this is need to know.
KEITH I just want to get those bastards. Alright?
TOM looks at KEITH. Sizes him up. Confidential tone:
TOM Twenty bombs arrived in Liverpool last night. That was one of them.
KEITH nods--a point has been made.
EXT. THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 1. 1944
Everyone else in London has gone home for the night.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 1. 1945
Close on computer screen:
A scanned-in image of some hate mail reading DEAD MEAT.
The image is on TOMs computer. The team sit at their desks. TOM wanders around, musing--more brainstorming than briefing.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 14 TOM Explosives on this scale means money, it means organisation, it means a network ready to receive them.
DANNY Aim?
ZOE Death and destruction.
TOM Obvious connection here would be Pro Life. Malcolm, any claims of reponsiblilty?
MALCOLM is an odd-looking man in a bow-tie. He sounds almost autistic--a walking intelligence encyclopaedia.
MALCOLM None official, but twelve quote unquote nutters. No coded warnings on Liverpool in the last twenty four hours. Or indeed the last forty eight.
HELEN passes through, distributing teas on a tray.
TOM Given the choice of this individual as the target, we can assume its not Irish or Middle Eastern terror groups. Whoever they are, theyve got nineteen to go.
ZOE Doctor. Hate mail. Sounds targeted.
TOM Okay, lets work on Prolife. Were looking at a network.
TOM walks over to a large white board. LOYALISTS is written on one side. PRO-LIFE on the other. A map is also pinned up, showing Liverpool and Northern Ireland. A line has been drawn from Kilkeel in N.I. to Liverpool.
DANNY A major Prolife terror network.
MALCOLM They dont exist.
DANNY Yet.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 15 TOM Im inclined to agree.
ZOE Howd they get all this kit through the ports anyway?
DANNY (sarcastically) They wrapped them in bags of heroin so Customs wouldnt notice.
ZOE (to Danny) Who do we know in the UK Prolife extremities?
MALCOLM In terms of pure group ID, were looking at New Life Scotland, The Unborn Alliance, The Innocents Protection League being the main political wing of course--
TOM Hardly trained mercenaries, and we know from the Watchers theyre legit. (beat) If it is a pro life campaign its someone outside those orbits. Which means weve been missing some new faces in Liverpool. Step up surveillance on all Merseyside contacts. Press sources on all fringes. Follow Osprey, follow her friends--
ZOE Hows the wartime bomb cover?
TOM Holding. But that doesnt stop Keith complaining about it. Any problems, remind him we now have primacy in all terrorist cases in the UK.
DANNY And if that doesnt shut him up, give him an Opal Fruit.
ZOE You cant get them anymore.
MALCOLM Starburst. Theyre called Starburst now.
DANNY (to TOM, trying to charm) Youll need someone up there co-ordinating the Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 16 surveillance...? Seeing if Ospreys giving us the full picture?
TOM Youre right, I will. Zoe?
DANNY shrugs, pretending hes not bothered. ZOE is a little surprised to be asked. She nods--makes a note, returns her attention to the Dead Meat image.
He leaves.
ZOE I just dont see it. Pro-lifers using bombs. In Britain.
DANNY You think everyones delighted about abortion? Everyones writing fan letters?
ZOE Personally, yes. But so far theyve just never been a threat.
HARRYs wandered over. His voice almost startles them:
HARRY Something weve learned in the last twelve months. Nothing ever is. Until it is.
EXT. COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 1. 1958
A nondescript, homely row of cottagey terraces.
INT. KITCHEN, COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 1. 1959 A cookbook is open on the counter. Homely, farmhouse vibe. MARY KANE (the woman from the car) bends over an oven and gently removes a pie. The pie is ruined. Shes in her 30s, and American--somewhere south of Mason-Dixon. Doorbell goes.
MARY Oh... fooey. Mary, you idiot. (off) Steven, honey, can you get that?
The man (STEVEN) is the burly one from the car. He peers through the spyhole. Beams, throws open the door.
STEVEN Welcome to my modest abode!
On the doorstep is the man (ROB) who had the newspaper, his young wife (RACHEL) and their two kids. The kids run in, all Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 17 but swallowed up by MARY. RACHEL eyes the decor politely, but theres an undercurrent of stress here thats obvious.
MARY Ive just had a pie-related disaster, Im afraid.
ROBs stomach is churning but he keeps up politeness--
ROB Im starving, Ill eat anything.
MARY Worked up a bit of an appetite myself there, Robert.
Their eyes meet in collusion. RACHEL smiles weakly. Also trying to keep this sense of normality after whats occurred.
RACHEL Yeah, me too--
She goes to MARY--holds her gently--they kiss in greeting.
MARY I hope so.
INT. KITCHEN, COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 1. 2044
Post-dinner afterglow. MARY pours RACHEL a cup of coffee. Something about the aroma makes RACHELs eyes sparkle:
RACHEL Ooh, is that hazelnut flavour?
MARY A little bird told me you were a big fan.
ROB I cant buy enough of the stuff.
KIDS Can we go and play Playstation?
The kids look to RACHEL, their mother. But RACHEL looks to MARY for confirmation. MARY smiles, ruffles their hair.
MARY Only driving games now.
They run off. She pours more coffee. Kids play loudly o.s. A change in tone around the table. Business. ROB brings out the local paper--with the WWII BOMB headline. Pushes it over to Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 18 MARY, who nods.
MARY (CONT'D) They dont like scaring you guys, do they? British beef is safe to eat. Always with that PR angle.
RACHEL So what happens now? (Mary looks at her) I mean--whos doing what?
STEVE You and Rob carry on as normal. Ill keep Mary out of sight til phase two.
RACHEL Fine. Good. Were ready.
Nerves. RACHEL smiles up at MARY. Almost like a daughter. Then... her face clouds--reading the paper. MARY takes RACHELs face in her hand. A loving smile.
MARY Youre scared, honey. I understand.
RACHEL No, its just--that poor girl.
MARY Having a mother like that, its hard to know right from wrong.
RACHEL Its a big step, Mary. For all of us.
MARY I was terrified. At the beginning. But then I met my husband. And Paul sat me down and asked me to imagine something. Imagine a man with a gun. Youd be scared. So would I. But what if you saw him walk into a playground and point that gun at a child, how scared would you be then? And if you saw him pull the trigger, shoot one child, then another? Would you still be scared? Or would you stop thinking about yourself and just try with every fibre of your being to stop him before he killed the whole school? Of course you would. I know your fear, Rachel. But always remember who were fighting for. And who were trying to stop.
RACHEL nods. Wise words.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 19 MARY (CONT'D) Drink up now. We have a lot of work to do, sweetheart. After all. (sips her coffee--icy) These bastards are everywhere.
INT. ZOES BEDROOM, SHARED HOUSE - NIGHT 1. 2250
ZOE walks in to her bedroom--to find her young, goodlooking LANDLORD sitting there. Theres a predatory sexuality here. ZOE ignores him. He stands as she comes in.
LANDLORD Grey suits you. In a good way, I mean, Its really--kind of, you know--
ZOE Can you leave my bedroom please?
Shes trying to get to the other side of the room. Edges past him to get to a drawer on the other side of her bed.
LANDLORD Last night. Listen. I was back late, a bit pissed, I thought you might be up. I certainly was. (she ignores him) Hows the paperclip pushing going? Civil Service still rocking the Casbah?
ZOE regards him for a second--like a computer analysing data. She gently pushes him out of the door.
ZOE Fine.
She shuts the door gently but firmly. Locks it.
LANDLORD O.S. The phone bills come, by the way. Not that you ever use the bloody thing.
ZOE sits on her bed. Relief.
INT. ELLIES BEDROOM - NIGHT 1. 2300
ELLIE sleeps. TOM creeps in, already undressed. Its very late. Gently eases himself into bed. ELLIE rouses a little.
ELLIE How was your day?
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 20 TOM ..Fine.
He holds her. She closes her eyes. He cannot.
INT. DANNYS MOTHERS HOUSE - DAY 2. 0710
DANNY sits with his MOTHER. She puts a large fried breakfast down in front of him.
DANNY Mum, seriously, Im not that hungry.
DANNYS MUM Daniel, you need feeding up, look at you.
DANNY smiles. Resistance is useless.
DANNYS MUM (CONT'D) You alright treasure? You look tired. You sleeping okay?
DANNY Its just... its work.
DANNY and his mum exchange a look that says: she knows.
DANNYS MUM (softly) Its okay, I know youre not allowed to tell me.
DANNY shrugs. But before he can answer-- the door. DANNYS MUM recognises the footfalls. Looks at the clock. Sighs.
DANNYS MUM (CONTD) Later and later.
A younger Danny walks in--his brother, BRUNO. Trendy DJ gear, record bag. Pleased with himself.
DANNYS MUM (CONTD) Bruno, honestly--when was the last time you saw the sunshine?
BRUNO Just now. Big ball in the sky, right? Morning scum.
He rubs DANNYs head, kisses his Mum. Opens the fridge, gets some milk out--drinks it from the carton, and walks off, leaving the fridge door open.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 21 DANNYS MUM sighs, goes to close it. DANNYs there before her. From further down the house we hear LOUD GARAGE MUSIC.
Dannys Mum regards her eldest son. He does look tense. She moves to him and envelops him in a hug. DANNY clearly welcomes the chance to let go.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 2. 0911
Phones ring, voices chatter all across the Grid... ZOEs already at her desk. Her screen shows a city plan, awash with multicoloured lines and nodes--all very complex.
JED Some lettings company on the phone for you? Two hundred a week in Zone 2.
ZOE waves him away--too busy. JED leaves.
DANNY Your landlord still giving you hassle?
DANNY glances over at her work. ZOE ignores his question and senses his attention--deciding to seek some advice:
ZOE Danny, this Liverpool surveillance. Im thinking of switching the A-B-C to floating box on Osprey...
DANNY ..Its okay Zoe. You dont have to.
ZOE What?
DANNY Toss me a bone.
ZOE Sorry, what?
DANNY glances around the department.
DANNY Look. I know why I got this job, put it that way.
ZOE laughs at him. Sees his expression. Stops laughing.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 22 ZOE Oh my god, youre being serious.
DANNY Funny. Yeah. Keep going. This is all very amusing.
ZOE turns on a sixpence - still cheery, but now an edge:
ZOE Im as scared as you are, alright? Why dyou think Ive been here since the crack of dawn? Im better with people. You know that. They know that. (glances at her screen) You might be a boy wonder with these things but the last time I managed surveillance on this scale was in training. Five years ago. With a pencil. From here on in, mate, were both special. Is that alright with you?
DANNY glances over at her screen again. Long beat. TOM arrives, hangs back--watching his team work.
DANNY A-B-C gets better coverage on a grid system.
ZOE smiles to herself.
ZOE Lets hope so.
We glimpse TOM--hes keeping an eye on things and like what he sees. Interaction. Teamwork.
EXT. STREET, LIVERPOOL - DAY 2. 1037
Unknown POV - OSPREY, the woman from the safe house, walks with another man we havent seen before. Call him ED. He says goodbye to OSPREY, and sets off down the street.
FEMALE VOICE All ears, new face, new face is live.
We will now see three people following him: ALPHA is a Pakistani man in a suit. BRAVO is a builder in a top that says Lets Get Plastered. CHARLIE is a middle-aged woman with a shopping bag.
Alpha walks behind Ed at a safe distance. Bravo walks behind Alpha. Charlie is across the street. Ed stops at a crossing. Alpha walks straight past Ed. Bravo crosses the street. Charlie moves around the corner.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 23 MALE VOICE Falco snagged. Charlie to zero zero.
When Ed continues his walk, Charlies now behind him. Bravo follows Charlie. Alphas now across the street. A classic A-B- C foot surveillance. But Ed has other ideas. A cab draws up. He gets in.
FEMALE VOICE Falco now with termite, no spark.
The taxi drives away. A car pulls out, following. We now see: Ed is not alone in the back of the cab. MARY KANE is with him. They are talking.
ANOTHER VOICE Delta picking up. Another new face, another new face. Can you get a shot and continue following?
POV--CAMERA LENS taking rapid snaps of MARYS face through the window.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 2. 1250
A pile of recent surveillance photos sits on a desk. Different people, places, faces, lenses. Several show STEVEN and RACHEL shaking hands with ED.
Another show several long range shots of MARY, STEVEN and ROB walking up to the door of the cottage in the Wirral. DANNY and ZOE are comparing these images with a list of names and other images in a large dossier.
DANNY Lots of folks. Lots of folks.
ZOE Lots of men. Its always men.
ZOE looks at him carefully.
ZOE (CONT'D) You ever made anyone pregnant?
DANNY Whats that to do with you?
ZOE analyses his reaction carefully.
ZOE Didnt think so.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 24 ZOE looks at a photo. Puts it in another pile. Its the photo of MARY. ZOE smiles at HELEN, who comes over.
ZOE (CONT'D) Helen, any chance of a few copies?
She hands her the photo. HELEN looks at it casually.
HELEN Oh, her.
ZOE looks at her blankly--what?
INT. TESSAS BRANCH, THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 2. 1258
TOM is with TESSA, angrily brandishing the photo. TESSA tries to ignore him. ZOE and DANNY watch from a distance.
DANNY Tessa. What a priceless ice queen.
ZOE Be nice. Shell be D.G. one day.
DANNY Not before me, my peppy friend.
OVER WITH TOM
His eyes are sparking with frustration.
TOM The whole point of having all those stupid meetings together is so that information like this can be shared..!
TESSA And thats exactly whats happening.
TOM Do the words ports warning list mean anything to you? She came in over six weeks ago! God knows where shes been!
TESSA She was on a false passport to Dover from France and her name wasnt Mary Kane, it was Denise Marston. Im not Mystic Meg, Tom.
TOM No, Tessa. Youre something else.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 25 INT. MEETING ROOM, THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 2. 1402
Everyones here. Action stations. Everyones watching TV, a US local news report of a scene of carnage outside a small low- rise building. The report fills the screen.
REPORTER Florida-based group Defenders of the Innocents, perpetrators of attacks at several abortion clinics across the South, have this evening claimed responsibility for the Absalom bomb...
The footage cuts abruptly to a BBC News 24 reporter. Her report is intercut with relevant graphics and other images:
BBC REPORTER Mary Kane, also believed to be a prime mover in the Defenders of the Innocents, was today convicted in absentia for the Absalom Clinic bomb. Mary Kanes husband, Paul Kane, is due to go to the electric chair later this month for the shooting of a doctor outside his home in the Florida town of Sarasota.
The report clicks off.
TOM Candidate number one.
ZOE Why Karen Lynott? Why her seven year old girl?
TOM holds up a printout of a web site, several pages long.
TOM All their American targets to date have come from their name and shame website, the Call To Justice. Theres all kinds of stuff on here... message boards, home addresses, office numbers, names of their kids and where they go to school...
DANNY And when a target dies, their name gets crossed out.
TOM So presuming theyve compiled a similar list for the UK, Karen Lynott will be on there.
DANNY Not found it yet -- but we will.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 26 Folders are opened. We might glimpse propaganda, hate mail, grim photos. DANNY in particular cant look for long.
TOM Shes on the run from the FBI, shes slipped out of the U.S., cock up, shes slipped into the U.K., even bigger cock up, currently hiding out in...
MALCOLM A terraced cottage in the Wirral.
ZOE Propertys recently been rented. Surveillance suggests shes living there on a permanent basis.
HARRY Why come to the UK?
TOM Invitation. To train up extreme UK pro-life groups for direct action. Use those bloody explosives.
ZOE (reading from a file) Age fifteen, Mary Kane was admitted to hospital for appendicitis and came out with a terminated pregnancy. Same doctor became her first target, twenty five years later. Shes into anniversaries.
DANNY (flipping through papers) Her husbands going to the chair in Florida on Saturday. Could be planning a commemoration then.
TOM You think shes carrying on his work?
ZOE Hes a strong personality. So is she. Theres a young and naive movement here. They think the systems failed them, so now theyre looking for strong leadership outside. Marys come here to carry on where Paul left off. One bomb to provoke the issue. The second in his loving memory.
TOM And then...
ZOE A permanent memorial. A living network of terror.
DANNY Giving us... three days. With everything else Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 27 thats going on.
TOM I want her talking. Chatting. Kicking back with a beer... I want bugs all over that house and Mary Kane relaxed enough to reel off every contact in her book, every plan in her head. I want to know what theyre eating, likes, dislikes, disgusting personal habits... Also, capital letters, underlined, all plods to be kept well away, alright? We are not bringing Special Branch into this until shes told us everything we need to know. Shes no use to us in a cell right now. I want happy chatty verbal diahorrea.
HELEN Osprey for Chris Patterson. Coded.
DANNY dives off to deal with it.
ZOE If she does talk... I mean, we have no idea of how big her network is. (silence--she holds firm) I cant bug her house on luncheon vouchers.
TOM eyes her. Shes being canny. Hes pleased. HARRY gives her an oyster-eyed stare. DANNYs back, stressed.
HARRY Let me see what I can do.
DANNY Ospreys done some legwork. She got it wrong. Only five of those devices are pipebombs. (beat) The rest of its Semtex.
Only TOMs eyes hint at his anxiety now--softly:
TOM Shes planning a war.
EXT. LOCK-UP GARAGE, LIVERPOOL - DAY 2. 1500
In a shitty lane, a shitty lockup. ROB opens up the door. STEVEN enters with a black holdall.
INT. LOCK-UP GARAGE, LIVERPOOL - DAY 2. 1501
Holdall is placed next to four others. ROB opens it up. There are scary things inside that look a lot like bombs. Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 28 Bag is zipped shut. Door slams leaving only darkness.
INT. MEETING ROOM, THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 2. 1510
ZOE is joined by TOM as she heads for the door. DANNY watches her go, jealousy churning.
ZOE So what can I say to Special Branch?
TOM As little as possible.
ZOE nods. TOM steps aside to talk to JED--DANNY moves in.
DANNY Have a good one.
ZOE nods again--dealing with her nerves. DANNY walks off. TOM does too--but a thought occurs to ZOE. Runs after him:
ZOE What about the phones?
TOM Already taken care of.
We hear a doorbell--
INT. KITCHEN, COTTAGE, WIRRAL - DAY 2. 1525
STEVEN talks to a young male BT ENGINEER (RINGO) in full kit and ID.
STEVEN It just went dead about an hour ago.
BT ENGINEER (RINGO) Weve had a few of those today.
Hes polite, courteous... and well see him again.
INT. MEETING ROOM, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 2. 1600
TOM and DANNY are in the meeting room. HELEN comes in with a poster and unfurls it on a desk. Its horrible. It reads Abortion is Murder.
HELEN These have been put up in hospitals all over the country. Theyre bloody everywhere.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 29 DANNY (shocked) Mary Kanes network must be getting busy.
TOM Shows a groundswell, definitely.
HELEN Shows a screwed up imagination, if you ask me. I hope your war covers good enough to hold, with all this going on.
She exits.
INT. GAS VAN - NIGHT 2. 2017
Heading south under the Mersey tunnel. ZOE sits next to the bunch of lads from the pub. Scouse scallies dressed as gas engineers.
Well call them JOHN, PAUL and RINGO. We might recognise RINGO as the BT Engineer from earlier. Theyre mid-joke.
JOHN So the doctor reaches in, pulls out this red rose, this perfect red rose out of this blokes arse. So the docs like, I dont believe it. And the bloke says:
PAUL V.O. (recalling the punchline) Read the card, read the card..
JOHN Have I told that one before?
Laughter erupts.
RINGO Can we just stop at Tescos? I need to pick up some fishfingers. (on Zoes look) I do though.
INT. ELLIES BEDROOM - NIGHT 2. 2019
TOM is dressing hurriedly into a smart but casual fashion statement. Hes looking in the mirror--uncharacteristically nervous. ELLIE enters, looking gorgeous.
ELLIE I thought youd done a runner.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 30 TOM Still time yet.
She picks a stray hair off his shoulder.
ELLIE Dont worry Matthew. Its only everyone Ive ever liked in my entire life coming to take a butchers at you.
TOM glares playfully at her.
TOM Exactly. Whats the worst they could do?
ELLIE Theyll probably just eat you.
He tries to grab her but she dodges.
INT. ELLIES RESTAURANT - NIGHT 2. 2128
By the stairs, a sign: PRIVATE PARTY.
INT. ELLIES RESTAURANT - NIGHT 2. 2129
A dinner party is in progress. TOM is here, looking relaxed. ELLIE is glowing with wine, MAISIE is done up smartly, pretending to be an adult and doing very well.
A man called CLIVE is quizzing TOM a little drunkenly.
CLIVE So, Matthew, what do you do again?
TOM Its very dull, honestly.
CLIVE Im sure thats not true.
TOM Im in the Civil Service.
CLIVE Really? Which part?
TOM I.T.
ELLIE is now listening a little more intently.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 31 CLIVE Group or departmental..?
ELLIE Objection, counsel is harrassing the witness... Clive.
TOM chuckles. A pleasant laugh, relaxed, open:
TOM I work in I.T. across several government departments. And whats more, I like it, I really do. Which makes me a very lucky man I guess.
ELLIE smiles at him. Hes looking good in candlelight.
ANOTHER GUEST Job satisfaction. Holy Grail.
CLIVE Absolutely. So, Ellie, wheres your satisfaction these days?
This is a lascivious reference to TOM and she knows it.
ELLIE Line dancing?
CLIVE Be serious.
ELLIE I am serious! And running this place is great. But I guess the number one spot would have to be...
MAISIE runs past and ELLIE grabs her, puts her on her knee. MAISIE cuddles into her mummy.
ELLIE (CONT'D) This little force of nature. (mood changes) Its funny, you know. After Mark... I mean, when he left...
Dark looks. Mans name is mud. MAISIE looks over at TOM, showing him a drawing shes done on a napkin. Restless, she gets off and runs around the table to show him properly.
ELLIE (CONTD) ..and I found out I was pregnant... Im ashamed to say I was in two minds. I really was. I didnt know if I could be a single mum clich. But now... I cant imagine having gone any other way. To Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 32 think I even considered it...
ELLIE is hurt by the memory. She sees MAISIE completely comfortable with TOM--and manages a smile back.
A car passes, its headlights illuminating the windows. Force of habit, TOMs eyes betray tension--flick to the window and back again. ELLIE pours more wine.
TOM sneaks a look at his watch. 9.30 pm.
EXT. LANE NEAR COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2130
MARY KANE and STEVEN exit the cottage, and walk to a car. They get in and drive off.
VOICE V.O. Beta covering. Have a lovely evening.
A previously unseen motorbike zooms off, following the car. And only now do we notice the Transco Gas van.
EXT. HOUSE NEXT DOOR, NEAR COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2132
ZOE and RINGO in gas board overalls, being eyed over a heavy door chain by an ELDERLY WOMAN. Ringo cannot be seen by the woman. He is spraying a tiny aerosol into the air. Its completely silent.
ZOE Gas board, Madam. Weve had a report of a minor gas leak in the area.
ELDERLY WOMAN (V.O.) I want to see your identification.
ZOE hands over a perfectly official pass.
ZOE Theres a number on there if you want to call it.
The ELDERLY WOMAN opens the door. Steps outside as RINGO conceals the aerosol. She sniffs... nods.
ELDERLY WOMAN Gas... yes, I can smell it...
EXT. COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2135
ZOE keeps a lookout as PAUL jimmies the door. Opens it. A grey cat slips between his legs, and into the darkness.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 33 PAUL Shit.
ZOE What?
PAUL Ive let the bloody cat out. You never said there was a moggy in here.
ZOE Check the kitchen cupboards. (hes blank) Cat food!
PAUL runs off. RINGO has now joined ZOE.
RINGO That grannys away to her sisters. (sees her face) What?
PAUL appears with a saucer of dry catfood.
PAUL Thats dry kibble there, and I found some old tuna flakes in the bin, so Ive sprinkled them on with a bit of olive oil cos sometimes they like it a bit moist.
RINGO What the bloody hells going on?
Hes pulled inside. ZOE is left alone with the saucer. She pulls out a phone. It starts to rain.
INT. ELLIES RESTAURANT - NIGHT 2. 2136
Partys going well. CLIVEs storytelling. ELLIE watches TOM listening, accepting her friends, not imposing himself.
TOMs expression changes briefly. Glances casually at his pager. Deletes. Leans over to ELLIE, mobile in hand. Shes had a bit to drink and shes feeling cheeky.
ELLIE Wife and kids?
TOM What?
ELLIE Knew it was too good to last. Tall dark stranger Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 34 comes into my life. Had to be a catch somewhere.
TOM Some systems gone down.
ELLIE You sure youre not a bigamist?
TOM Last time I looked.
TOM kisses her--sparks. MAISIE watches TOM depart. We see tension on his face.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 2. 2137
JED approaches DANNY, whos typing furiously, and hands him a memo.
JED Heres the ISP rundown. The sites called the Call To Justice.
DANNY I know, I know - its not been indexed yet. When it is, Ill be there, mate, and if its anything like the American site, itll be pretty horrific.
EXT. ELLIES RESTAURANT - NIGHT 2. 2138
TOM on his mobile by the entrance. Party chatter from inside.
TOM Patch me through.
EXT. LANE NEAR COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2139
ZOE in the pissing rain carrying the saucer. On the phone.
ZOE Ive lost the bloody cat.
INTERCUT CONVERSATION:
TOM is calm, reassuring--a star.
TOM If you dont find it by your cutoff, trash the place, make it look good. Well plant a break-in story in the local rag, no problem.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 35 ZOE Im sorry Tom.
TOM Keep the head. Keep in touch. Okay? Zoe? Zoe? (bad reception) Zoe?
Tom ends the call, sees MAISIE sitting at the bottom of the stairs. Watching. She GIGGLES. Ellie arrives, picks her up.
ELLIE Everything alright?
TOM Sort of... (he cant do it) Few problems with a project.
ELLIE smiles, apparently convinced.
EXT. LANE NEAR COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2204
ZOE is soaked to the skin. RINGO joins her.
RINGO Johnnys looking in the cottage again.
ZOE Wheres he looking, in the kettle?
JOHN O.S. Hey Miss Marple.
She turns. Hes framed in the doorway. A cat in his arms.
ZOE Will you marry me?
JOHN He must have crept back in.
ZOE Right. Find a hairdryer.
JOHN stares at her, briefly confused.
SEQUENCE--WIRING UP THE HOUSE: -- bugs are placed in light fittings instead of screws; -- hole drilled in the ceiling, pinhole camera fitted; -- back of the TV, radio, alarm clock... all replaced; -- finally: a grey cat is blowdried to purrfection.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 36 EXT. COTTAGE, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2216
The gas van departs the lane exactly as they found it. Two seconds later, MARY KANEs car turns in.
INT. ELLIES BEDROOM - NIGHT 2. 2305
MAISIE is singing, brushing her teeth in the bathroom. ELLIE is getting undressed. TOM is not.
ELLIE Sorry about Clive. Hes a lawyer. If you know what I mean.
TOM He seemed very nice. I enjoyed myself.
She looks at him: pulls him out of MAISIEs earshot... kisses him. Shes tipsy.
ELLIE Matthew. They adore you. Come on. You know they do. They love you. (beat) And so do I. I love you. So there.
TOM looks at her. Shes regretting saying the L word. Its on his face. Hes not Matthew. Hes not.
ELLIE (CONTD) Okeedokee.
TOM No, come here, come here...
ELLIE (they kiss) I do though, Matthew. (beat--cheeky smile) Face it. Youre groovy.
He smiles, embraces her tightly. But his mind is racing.
ELLIE (CONTD) You are. Youre beezer. Youre bonzer...
TOM I need to tell you something.
ELLIE ...Youre a bigamist! I knew it.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 37 ELLIE is displacing her anxiety into humour--but TOM can see.
ELLIE (CONTD) (off to Maisie) Hurry up now sweetheart...
TOM Ellie-- (considers) Im not like you. I cant... open up very well. Theres things--
ELLIE I know.
TOM You dont, Ellie.
ELLIE I do. Theres things. Matthew, theres always things. Okay? I know about the things. Two people, our age... If there werent things, Id be worried. Things are normal... I just wanted you to know, things or not, what Im feeling right now. Okay? (hes looking at her) Matthew?
Theres so much love in his eyes, waiting to come out. But something, somewhere clicks inside. Hes numb when he says:
TOM I cant stay here tonight. (on her look) Work might try and call me back. I dont want to wake you. Or Maisie.
ELLIE (hurt but hiding it) Okay.
TOM Whatever you think it is, its not. Okay? You are the best thing thats ever happened to me, Ellie. Do you understand?
He really, really means it. But it still comes out awkwardly. ELLIE is trying to hide it all with a smile.
ELLIE Ah well. Your loss.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 38 Kisses her tenderly--turns to go as MAISIE walks in, singing.
MAISIE Zoe, Zoe, Zoe... Zoe Zoe Zoe...
He kisses her on the head. Smiles back at ELLIE. Leaves. ELLIE is looking half at MAISIE--thats a new song.
TOMs face says: shut up, MAISIE... shut up...
INT. TOMS FLAT - NIGHT 2. 2337
Cold, empty, dead. TOM enters--takes in the space, the lack.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 2. 2352
Dark bar one set of strip lights. TOMs at his desk.
Hes surrounded by large envelopes. All have mens names written on them. One envelope is clearly labelled MATTHEW ARCHER. Hes going through it now. We see there are numerous receipts for ELLIEs restaurant. Shes written on a few: Service Not Bloody Included!
The light above him winks out. TOM rises like a robot, waves his arms around. The light comes back on.
He puts the stuff back into the bag. Puts the bags into a locker under his desk. Slams the door shut.
INT. VAN, WIRRAL - NIGHT 2. 2357
ZOE in a surveillance van with a SPODDY GUY. Shes trying to keep him out of her personal space. Hes invading.
ZOE Theyll be asleep.
SPODDY GUY This kits so sensitive we should be able to hear them breathing.
He switches the kit on. We hear heavy breathing... and moaning. ZOE looks at him. Creeping horror on her face.
The sound of sex. ZOE and the guy settle in awkwardly to listen--ZOE listens with professional attachment. SPODDY GUY, on the other hand, is loving it. ZOE finds this repulsive.
ZOE Enjoying yourself?
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 39 SPODDY GUY She is. You?
He moves his chair closer to her--she moves away.
EXT. COTTAGE, WIRRAL - DAY 3. 0807
The local bin men do the bins on the street. An older worker picks up MARYs rubbish.
INT. KITCHEN, COTTAGE, WIRRAL - DAY 3. 0807
MARY and STEVEN are having breakfast.
STEVE I suppose youre going to Dundee then? -
She holds up her hand. Ssh. She turns the radio on. STEVE remembers. Softly-
MARY Im going to work with the group up there. We agreed this was set in stone, Steven.
STEVE No, we agreed wed give it a shot.
MARY And now youre backing out on me?
STEVEN Jesus, Mary, were all as committed as you. And we all know the schedules about Paul--
MARY Can we not go a minute without mentioning my husband?
MARY glares at STEVEN--forbidden subject now. Shes trying to change his mind. Tears.
STEVEN Im as committed to this as you are.
MARY So carry out what we discussed. Weve spent long enough doing the research.
STEVEN thinks it through. Shakes his head.
STEVEN Were not ready.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 40 MARY Then youll never be.
MARY pauses momentarily.
MARY (CONT'D) Stay home and make soup, Steven. Print some leaflets. Im calling it off.
Were pushing in on a screw in a light fitting...
STEVEN O.S. Calling what off?
MARY O.S. Everything.
STEVEN O.S. Even us?
MARY O.S. Steven, Ive been having sex with you because I thought you were going to do what I told you okay? Why dyou think?
STEVEN O.S. I dont know.
MARY O.S. No, Im not surprised. If you want something done, jeez...
INT. TRANSCRIPTION ROOM, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 3. 0809
An MI5 secretary with headphones is typing as she hears:
MARY V.O. Dont ask a Brit, thats for sure.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 3. 0856
HELEN arrives, hands TOM a detailed fax as DANNY types.
HELEN They sifted through Marys rubbish this morning. Thought you might be interested in item number sixteen. Below the cranberry juice.
IN THE DISTANCE--ACROSS THE GRID
TESSA speaks to a slick-suited woman in a suit. We will know her later as CHRISTINE DALE. TOM glowers at her, turns his Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 41 attention to the fax.
He raises his eyebrows in surprise. HELEN departs.
TOM Any closer on the other devices?
DANNY No. But theres a major soap in the cell. Marys getting paranoid. Splitting with loverman. Conversations are very generalised, coded, she knows were on to them in my opinion. Theyre planning another strike, and looks like theyre all in on the info.
TOM Good work. Item number sixteen.
He hands the fax to DANNY, who also raises his eyebrows. HARRY arrives from behind TOM. Peers at the fax.
HARRY Fascinating what people throw away, hmn? (Tom nods) Fresh air?
TOM and HARRY walk off.
EXT. ROOF, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 3. 0901
Thames House has views over London. Windy but wonderful. Blows the cobwebs away. TOM, however, is angry. Pacing.
HARRY Tom, Im sorry... Mary Kane is a hot name to drop in Washington right now. Theyre frothing at the mouth for her.
TOM How did they know? They cant know--
HARRY Home Office know. And now so do the Americans. Were in the middle of a war against terrorists and finally it looks like we may even have caught one. No wonder the Americans are going loopy. Shes not just a scalp, Tom, right now Mary Kane is the Hope Diamond. The Yanks want to get her into custody and back home as soon as possible.
TOM Well thats tough, isnt it?
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 42 HARRY I know you want those cells.
TOM Her husbands going to the chair shes got nineteen bombs to commemorate it--most of them capable of destroying a building full of people. Shes got cells and supporters all over the country, potentially. But we wont know anything about them if Special Branch stick her in bloody jail!
HARRY Shoulder to shoulder means exactly that, Tom. Unfortunately in this case. Youre quite friendly with the CIA London liaison, arent you?
TOM Im in no mood to schmooze Christine Dale. Id rather bite her head off.
HARRYs pager buzzes. He consults it without a flicker and shoots TOM a look that says--how prescient of you.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 3. 0930
TOM and HARRY sit on desks. Team is gathered.
HARRY The Home Office have agreed to fast track extradition proceedings against Mary Kane. They want our papers prepared and inked as soon as possible.
Wave of disappointment across the office.
DANNY Can they not wait til were done with her?
HARRY The timetables immediate Im afraid. Once the papers are signed, Special Branch want to arrest and detain Mary.
DANNY So thats it.
TOM Shes still in our radar. Were not finished til shes on that bloody plane.
EXT. HIGH STREET, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1012
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 43 FOXTROTs POV from inside surveillance car: MARY KANE and STEVEN walking. Soundtrack crackles and dialogue is occasionally faint--but we still hear them speaking, despite them being far away. A long-range parabolic surveillance mic.
STEVEN This is madness.
MARY glances towards us... POV changes, shifts... re- establishes audio contact...
MARY ...Ive made up my mind. Goodbye, Steven. And try to forget everything Ive told you.
They shake hands. STEVEN continues walking. MARY glances towards the surveillance car and crosses road, to go into the church.
MANS VOICE Stay with Target A. Watcher please.
INT. CHURCH, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1015
MARY enters the church, walks down the aisle and genuflects to the altar.
FOXTROTS VOICE Foxtrot following target.
EXT. HIGH STREET/CHURCH, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. (TIME CONT.)
A man in suit and tie (FOXTROT)gets out of the surveillance car and walks into the church.
INT. CHURCH, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3 1016
FOXTROT enters the back of the church and sees a woman resembling MARY kneeling in the front pew. He takes a seat near the back of the church and pretends to pray, whilst keeping an eye on her.
MANS VOICE (V.O.) Foxtrot, please confirm you have Target A.
FOXTROT (whispering into lapel) Confirmed.
The woman stands up to leave and we see it isnt MARY.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 44 FOXTROT (CONTD) Shit - thats a spark.
He stands up and looks around, but the church is empty.
MANS VOICE Can anyone confirm contact with Target A?
DELTA/ECHO (V.O.) Negative.
ZOE walks into the church, furious, looking around.
ZOE (into radio) Weve lost her. Plan B. Tell Keith Burns we need to borrow his kid.
EXT. KIDS PLAYGROUND, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1401
Kids zoom around in this brightly-coloured area. RACHEL is sitting here, her youngest child one of the zoomers.
ZOE arrives-- with JIMMY. He runs off to play in the sand. Zoe sits on the bench next to RACHEL. ZOE removes the coffee carryout. A gigantic steaming cup.
RACHEL sniffs the air--ZOE sniffs her coffee.
ZOE Oh, dammit.
RACHEL turns to her. ZOE smiles ruefully. KEITH passes in the background... strolling... keeping an eye.
ZOE (CONT'D) Must have taken the wrong cup. Bloody hazelnut or something. (beat) You dont want it do you? (Rachels unsure) Please. Ill only throw it away.
RACHEL takes the coffee. Sniffs it hungrily. Drinks.
ZOE (CONT'D) Ill tell you what, its an expensive habit these days. Two quid that cost me.
ZOE lifts her bag onto the bench. RACHEL glances down to see a Pro Life sticker on the bag. She smiles.
ANOTHER ANGLE--LONG LENS The two women begin to chat in a friendly way.
EXT. KIDS PLAYGROUND, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1443
ZOE and RACHEL walk towards the car park. Their kids toddle around in front of them. ZOE glances at her watch.
RACHEL Its just informal. And if youre new to the area, its a nice way to meet... like-minded people--you okay?
A phone rings. ZOE fishes for it.
ZOE (into phone) Hi... (listens--mood changes) What? Oh, no... Ill be there. Look, Ill get there as soon as I can. She hangs up. Colour drains from her face... tears come.
RACHEL Is everything okay?
ZOE My friends eight months pregnant, shes gone to hospital...complications. I have to go, I have to- -oh, dammit! (a thought) You dont have a car do you?
RACHEL regards ZOE--comes to a decision.
RACHEL Ill take you. Come on.
ZOE No, really, you dont have to--
RACHEL No problem.
EXT. HOSPITAL, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1450
ZOE gets out of RACHELs car. Shes looking lost. RACHELs coming with--
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 46 ZOE No, no, dont be silly...
RACHEL You dont be silly... Ill just-- (to ATTENDANT) Can I park somewhere?
The attendant is DANNY. Hes found her a space.
DANNY Dont worry. Ill look after it.
She pulls in, runs back to deal with ZOE. They both disappear inside--ZOE keeping her head down, RACHEL too...
Danny moves quietly to the car.
INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1453
ZOE and RACHEL follow a male nurse who takes them towards Intensive Care.
RACHEL Shouldnt she be in casualty...?
NURSE Shes in there. Oh--sorry. If you wouldnt mind leaving your mobile phones outside. Theres some sensitive equipment around here...
ZOE hands her phone to this authority figure without a moments thought. RACHEL, driven to conform, does the same.
ZOE leads RACHEL into...
INT. PRIVATE ROOM, HOSPITAL, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1454
This is SARAHS room. She is in a very bad way. RACHEL clings instinctively to her child, turns to ZOE. ZOEs tears have gone. And so has her son.
RACHEL Whats going on?
TOM emerges from behind the door. Glances at SARAH.
TOM Its shocking, isnt it? Close up.
RACHEL Who are you?
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 47 She looks to the door. KEITH can be seen outside.
TOM Ill be brief because we dont have much time. Which is something Sarah here knows all about too. Thanks to you. (beat) We know who you are. We know youre friends with Mary Kane. We know what youre up to, we know who youre targeting. Rachel, we know what coffee you like for Gods sake... What we dont know is when.
A flicker from ZOE--this is a canny strategy.
RACHEL I dont know what youre talking about.
Shes upset, looking at this girl. Her son starts to cry.
TOM Tell you what... why dont you tell your son why this poor little girls in this bed? Her names Sarah. And maybe after that you can tell him what his Daddy really does in his spare time?
RACHEL I cant help you. I really--I cant.
Shes crying now. Her world is collapsing.
TOM Mary doesnt care about saving children, Rachel. Look at Sarah here. We have to stop her before this happens again. Do you understand me?
RACHEL is desperately trying to keep it together.
TOM (CONT'D) If you dont know, find out. Call this number. Day or night. If you get a conscience.
He hands her a card. She leaves, staring daggers at Zoe.
We hold on SARAH... shes fading fast.
INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1458
The nurse is waiting innocently. Hands RACHEL her mobile. KEITH glances at him. The nurse nods--all sorted.
INT./EXT. AMBULANCE/HOSPITAL, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1500
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 48 RACHEL bundles her son into her car. DANNY observes all from the cab of an Ambulance.
INT. AMBULANCE, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1501
SURVEILLANCE MAN, in the back. Instead of medical kit, listening kit. Hes twisting knobs... static--then:
RACHELS VOICE Rob... Rob??
INT. RACHELS CAR - DAY 3. 1502
RACHELs on her cellphone. Crying. Driving badly. She thinks shes fucked it up. Her son sits silently weeping.
RACHEL Jesus, Rob, they know.. I dont know who, the police, they know... they know everything. They know about me, where to find me, they know about you, about Mary. They know about Sullivan, for Gods sake, they know Marys gone to London--only thing they dont know is when!
ROB V.O. Just take it easy, alright? Easy!
INT. AMBULANCE, LIVERPOOL - DAY 3. 1503
SURVEILLANCE MAN writes the word SULLIVAN--LONDON on a piece of paper. Hands it up to DANNY in the front seat.
DANNY Thatll do nicely.
INT. AMBULANCE, LIVERPOOL. DAY 3. 1512
TOM and ZOE lean over DANNY, whos on his laptop.
DANNY Fifteen Doctor Sullivans in London registered at the GMC. Only one works full time in family planning. Diane Sullivan. Private practice, St. Johns Wood.
TOM Get someone round there. No uniforms.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 3. 1514(FORMERLY SC 80)
TESSA approaches HARRY.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 49 TESSA I need your signature on those extradition papers right now.
HARRY (examining the papers) Shes being taken to Florida, I see.
TESSA Thats right.
HARRY If that happens shell face the Death Penalty. And as you know Britain tries not to extradite people to a certain death. Most of the time, anyway. Come back when you can assure me theres no policy conflict, wont you?
TESSA is not pleased. Exits without another word.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 3. 2000
TOM, ZOE, DANNY and HARRY. All exhausted but running on adrenaline. DANNY puts the phone down.
ZOE If we stick a guard on Sullivans house Marys going to spark and go to ground before we see her.
TOM But Im not dangling a civilian as bait either.
HARRY How old is Sullivan?
DANNY (handing over photographs) Thirties. Divorced. No kids.
HARRY Lucky her.
HELEN has arrived--shes sensed the excitement and is drawn to it, the moth to the proverbial incendiary device.
HARRY (CONTD) Ah--the cavalry. (could this be a break?) Anyone need any tea? Coffee? No? (beat) Were okay, thank you.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 50 HARRY turns his back on poor old HELEN.
HELEN Just to say, Sullivans out of harms way.
ZOE tries to include her--
ZOE Thanks Helen--
But HARRY is moving the team away from her. HELEN sighs. A phone rings nearby. She grabs it.
DANNY Marys going for something large scale.
TOM She could be setting one. She could be setting them all and saying to hell with it. Shes clearly had it with the Brits.
DANNY Just with some. She talked about Dundee, thats more cells, surely.
ZOE Shes going nationwide.
HELEN arrives again. Approaches TOM nervously.
HELEN Tom, um... theres a woman in reception for you? Christine Dale?
TOM looks at her--surely not... TOM departs, HARRY walks towards his office. MALCOLM approaches ZOE.
MALCOLM I have a camp bed.
ZOE stares at him--sorry?
MALCOLM (CONT'D) I heard you were looking for somewhere to sleep in town.
ZOE Oh--yeah. To rent, yes. A room, preferably, Malcolm.
MALCOLM Oh. Well, I have a camp bed.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 51 He walks off. DANNY turns to ZOE. Teasing.
DANNY Dont burn your bridges.
ZOE glares at him... shakes her head.
INT. LOBBY, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 3. 2002
TOM looks--perplexed. CHRISTINE DALE is here. Looking understandably furtive.
TOM What the hell are you doing here?
CHRISTINE I didnt want to use the phone.
On TOMs face: whats that supposed to mean?
EXT. VAUXHALL BRIDGE - NIGHT 3. 2005
CHRISTINE and TOM could be ordinary folks on a date.
TOM Unless youre here to get me a stay of execution for Paul Kane Im a little pressed for word games...
CHRISTINE You know how busy we are.
TOM Were all busy Christine.
CHRISTINE Get the extradition signature, Tom, or were both going to look like assholes. (beat) This is non-negotiable.
TOM Meaning?
CHRISTINE You know the score these days. Were waging a war. No stone unturned. No excuses. No delays. America wants Mary back. And Americas going to get her. We want our Kodak moment.
TOM I thought we were equal partners.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 52 CHRISTINE We are. Which means, you dont get to stand around and mean well, Tom. You actually have to get off your butt sometimes and ... do exactly what we tell you.
She turns and walks in the opposite direction.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 3. 2009
TOM blazes in. TESSA marches past on her way home.
TESSA What was your girlfriend doing in the lobby?
TOM She asked for a favour. But she didnt say please.
TESSA Whats that supposed to mean?
TOM None of your business. And by the way--shes not my girlfriend.
WHIRLING WHIP PAN TO:
INT. MEETING ROOM, THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 3. 2101
TOM briefs HARRY, flanked by ZOE and DANNY.
TOM They think were stalling the extradition. If it drags out any longer were looking at a serious diplomatic incident.
HARRY Im sorry. Special relationship. Allies. NATO. Marshall Plan.
DANNY Guy and Madonna.
HARRY She was adamant?
TOM Its hook or crook time. Theyre putting on the brass knuckles. Paul Kanes execution is the day after tomorrow, and its good PR to get Mary back for his special day.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 53 DANNY So bang goes the gently gently plan.
TOM Bang indeed. (thinks--decision) We get to her first, she stays in the country and we might just have a chance of finding out where the other bombs are. If --sorry, when--the U.S. get their way, shes off. And God knows what happens then.
DANNY Bloody Yanks. Everythings a sodding competition.
TOM (beat) Harry? What do you think?
HARRY is very still. His pupils are pinpricks.
HARRY (beat--softly) I think all kinds of things.
INT. PRIVATE ROOM, HOSPITAL, LIVERPOOL - DAY 4. 0905
SARAH LYNOTT is in a very bad way. MIKE sits by her bed, with his other daughter, CLAIRE.
We pull back silently as a nurse attends--something serious is going down. The curtain is drawn.
Sounds of hospital life continue o.s. But not here...
DANNY V.O. Call to Justice. Here it is. Jesus.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 4. 0913
CLOSE ON: DANNYS COMPUTER SCREEN
The Call to Justice website. Graphics, bells and whistles. And a long list of names. Amongst them: KAREN LYNOTT - her name, a line scored through it. He scrolls down to... DIANE SULLIVAN. And an address.
DANNY V.O. Theyve got all Sullivans details, look. Good job we moved her.
PULLING BACK TO SCENE
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 54 DANNY and ZOE work frantically on their PCs. HELEN is distributing coffees. TOM is on the phone, listening.
HELEN (softly, to DANNY) Creature of the night, two oclock.
Glancing up, DANNY sees HARRY enter the Grid with a slimy Foreign Office Mandarin (TOBY MCINNES). Hes in his 50s, Oxbridge, senior--and he knows it. He wipes his finger idly across a shelf, examining the dust disdainfully.
HARRY catches TOMs eye. TOM signals him to wait.
DANNY Foreign Office. Get out the garlic.
TOM hangs up. Numbed.
TOM Sarah Lynott just died.
Deep breaths. For everyone.
TOM walks off. DANNY slams his fist on his desk.
INT. BATHROOM, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 4. 0914
TOM splashes water on his face. Deep breath.
INT. HARRYS OFFICE, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 4. 0922
HARRY and TOM face TOBY MCINNES, who is addressing HARRY as if TOM isnt even in the room. Every so often he notices a spot of dust on the table - and wipes it with his kerchief.
TOBY Theres a bigger picture here, gentlemen, and Im not quite sure youre seeing it.
HARRY Whats the Foreign Office got to do with it?
TOBY Surely you appreciate in the current coalition climate... the UK cannot be seen to do anything but support the U.S. of A. wholeheartedly, unreservedly, and--
TOM Unquestioningly?
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 55 TOBY Indeed yes, Thomas. Theyre our best friends, after all.
TOM And theyre telling us what to do.
TOBY Theyre the big boy in the playground and right now if they asked to roger us over a barrel wed thank them kindly and make them tea afterwards. Whats more, I presume youre aware of an oral contraceptive called Mendocryn?
HARRY Im a little out of touch with those.
TOBY Helps prevent thrombosis as well as the usual population control benefits. Athol Pharmaceuticals. Based near Cambridge. Theyve developed it here but now theyre looking for a licence overseas, specifically...
TOM America.
TOBY Well done Thomas. On the ball as ever.
TOM rubs his eyes. Of course. Upset turns to anger.
HARRY And should Mary Kane get delayed any longer...
TOBY We have it on good authority the licence will hit trouble in the land of the free. You know you really must change this flooring, its gorgeous over at Six--
TOM You would, wouldnt you? Even now. With all that could happen.
HARRY glances over at TOM. TOBY enjoys the tension. And yet again ignores TOM.
TOBY His Imperial Highness the Foreign Secretary wants you to sit on your hands and thats exactly what youre going to do. Special Branch can take it from here. Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 56
TOBY pushes the extradition assessment forms across to HARRY.
TOM Theyll have to find her first.
TOBY doesnt pick up TOMs meaning. HARRY does.
TOBY Im not expecting you to help them. Just pretend youre busy with the new world order or whatever else it is youre up to. And try to remember this licence is worth three billion pounds a year to British industry. Losing that would be catastrophic.
TOM You spirit her out of the country and more innocent people will die. Thats what I call catastrophic.
TOBY is rather amused by TOMs anger. TOM gets up and leaves. HARRY watches him go.
HARRY I signed up here because I knew who the enemy was and I wanted to fight them. These days they dont even have a flag. I preferred it when the bad guys had a flag.
TOBY Least you knew where you were I suppose.
HARRY Gave them something to put on the coffin.
HARRY takes out a pen and signs the documents. Passes the documents back. TOBY is pleased. Job done. He wipes his hands on his handkerchief.
TOBY So. Where is she?
HARRY (smiles) No idea, old boy. Weve lost her.
TOBYs face falls.
EXT. ROOF, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 4. 1837
TOM inhales the air. HELEN is here too, smoking.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 57 TOM Helen. Remind me why I do this job?
HELEN You liked the idea of a secret life.
TOM regards her closely. HELEN returns the gaze. Theres definitely something chemical here.
HELEN (CONT'D) Come on, Tom, its true.
He smiles, returns to contemplation. HELENs not done yet.
HELEN (CONTD) Even if I had a boyfriend... I mean, someone I really cared about... Im not sure Id ever want to tell them everything. Theres something comforting about having somewhere you can go. In your head.
TOM My last girlfriend didnt think so. Day after I told her she told all her mates in the pub.
HELEN Youve known Ellie long enough. Or, whatever her name is. Sorry, I saw the vetting file--and I mean, not that I looked or anything, Im sure she wont blab. Not that its any of my business, obviously. (Tom nods) So get over yourself. Tell her. (silence) Come on, what have you got to lose?
HELEN has pushed it too far. She instantly regrets it as TOM ices over.
TOM Her.
HARRY arrives, spies TOM. Approaches.
HARRY We have a salvo from the floor.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 4. 1856
More coffee. More buzz. HELEN goes through a memo with DANNY.
HELEN Sullivans schedule this weekend. Pretty clockwork Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 58 life, actually. Mary wont have difficulty finding her - we know shes done her homework.
ZOE views photos of Sullivan. TOM approaches.
TOM You sure about this?
ZOE (holding up photo) Same height; same build, Tom. Long as you look after me and the Dressers do their job properly, Ill be fine.
TOM Dannys heading up the surveillance team.
ZOE looks at DANNY. DANNY has overheard, presses mute.
ZOE Hope youre as good as you think you are.
DANNY Dont worry, Im better.
TOM walks away, followed by HARRY.
HARRY Hes a little inexperienced for such a big operation.
TOM Hes got the highest ratings of anyone Ive seen pass through TC10. And Ill be watching him every step of the way.
HARRY Sullivans definitely the target...?
TOM As definite as we can get in this job, Harry.
HARRY And you realise youve officially been warned off Mary Kane.
TOM Oh, were not going to touch her.
HARRY looks doe-eyed at TOM.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 59 HARRY Of course, Tom. Whatever you say.
INT. LOCK-UP GARAGE, LIVERPOOL - NIGHT 4. 2244
In the gloom, the doors are opened. One by one, the holdalls are removed by hands weve not seen before.
EXT. LONDON SKYLINE - DAY 5. 0630
A new day. Everyone who knows better is asleep.
INT. THE GRID, THAMES HOUSE - DAY 5. 0632
Old coffee mugs everywhere. ZOE rubs her eyes. Its been an all-nighter. But now shes dressed exactly like DIANE SULLIVAN. Shes younger, sure. But from a distance... shes hard to recognise as ZOE.
MALCOLM arrives with a stack of papers.
MALCOLM Driving licence, purse, receipts, car keys, house keys, donor card. (beat) Just in case.
ZOE takes them. Examines them. Puts them in her pocket. Nerves starting to jangle. TOM arrives--a look: okay?
ZOE nods. Glances over at DANNY--hes at a computer that displays a hugely complex surveillance plan... DANNY senses her stare and looks up.
DANNY Placements all over the shop. Back up vehicles, chopper support if we need it. Bomb disposal with a signal jammer for Marys trademark remote control blasts. And Tom heres doing the catering. Mate. You are so covered.
ZOE tries a smile--but its hard. She leaves with TOM.
INT. BEDSIT, LONDON - DAY 5. 0900
MARY sits on her bed, anonymously dressed. Next to her, a holdall. In her hand--a photograph. Its of Paul.
A radio is on. An American vox pop on World Service:
AMERICAN VOICE ..in accordance with an order from the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 60 Florida, inmate 209344, Paul John Kane, is scheduled to be executed at Florida State Penetentiary later today....
Moving closer, we see that MARY is crying. She kisses the photo. Then takes out a lighter and sets fire to it.
In an ashtray, the picture of Paul curls up and oxidises.
INT. SULLIVANS CAR - DAY 5. 0906
ZOE drives Sullivans car. Behind her, a biker in a black helmet:
MARY carries a small holdall. Passes a baby in a pram. Stops to coo at her little face.
EXT. ROAD - DAY 5. 1131
POV--HELMET CAM
ZOE V.O. (BORED) Dont think much of Sullivans weekends. When do we go shopping?
INT. SURVEILLANCE VAN Danny sits with Tom. Both on the cans.
VOICE ONE Still no sign.
TOM (Checking Sullivans schedule) Time for market, I think
EXT. ROAD - DAY 5. 1157
ZOE drives towards the market.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 61 POV--HELMET CAM
TOM (V.O.) Disposal, you with us? (static--sighs) Bravo One, Alpha Zero. Status?
ARMY VOICE Alpha Zero, Bravo One. Proceeding to away point two over.
Suddenly we see a blue Micra, being driven by MARY.
VOICE ONE Thats a contact! Jesus, weve got her. Blue Micra.
INT. SURVEILLANCE VAN - DAY 5. 1158
TOM Ok, Zoe. Bring her in.
ZOE V.O. Tally ho.
DANNY looks at TOM. TOM manages a smile.
DANNY Right, ladies and gents, your MC today will be DJ Spookman. Sign on?
A series of voices:
EXT. ROAD APPROACHING MARKET- DAY 5. 1201
ZOE passes in her car--followed after a few seconds by MARY.
INT./EXT. MARKET - DAY 5. 1202
ZOE pulls into a space. MARYs Micra passes in the b.g.
VOICE THREE We have a contact, contact, contact.
MARY drives calmly in, parks near the exit, fifty feet away.
The Biker on a motorbike enters moments later, parks in the bike zone. Removes her helmet, holds it in MARYs direction.
POV--HELMET CAM
We see the car park bounce around. The market is relatively busy--a few couples, pensioners, singles, meandering amongst Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 62 the terracotta pots.
INT. SURVEILLANCE VAN - DAY 5. 1204
Parked further up the street. DANNY is soaked with sweat.
TOM Lets get an I.D. confirmed.
DANNY Someone, I need an I.D. Anyone.
VOICE (BIKER) Hows that?
ON A MONITOR--HELMET CAM
We can see: grainy colour footage of MARY as she walks towards the entrance to the market, holdall in one hand, mobile phone in the other. Glancing back every so often to ZOEs car.
DANNY V.O. Hold all, mobile phone, looks like remote detonation. How much plastic explosive can you put in a holdall?
TOM V.O. Enough to make this car park look like Ground Zero.
INT./EXT. DIANES CAR/MARKET- DAY 5. 1210
ZOE pretends to be adjusting her seat.
DANNYS VOICE Okay Zoe, contact confirmed. Move it along inside, shes waiting for you. Sound off if youre in visual with agent or target.
ZOE gets out of the car. Nerves jangling.
We walk with her as she slowly approaches MARY, who is pretending to admire some gnomes.
ZOE Shes looking at gnomes.
DANNYS VOICE Keep it together Zoe. The gnomes are on your side.
As she gets closer and closer to MARY...a variety of customers, workers, pensioners, daytrippers--all sound off Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 63 quietly... everyone in this place is a spook.
VOICE ONE Alpha One clear.
VOICE TWO Alpha Two, target approaching.
BRIEFLY, IN SLO-MO:
MARY turns--and exits--the two women pass each other. A polite smile. Good morning to you.
INT. SURVEILLANCE VAN - DAY 5. 1211
DANNY adjusts his mic and glances at TOM.
DANNY Standby for lift.
TOM glares at him for a moment. Points to his monitor--showing the Helmet CAM of MARY and her holdall... MARYs now walking back towards ZOEs car. ZOE still at the entrance.
TOM See that bag? She could have ten devices in there. You still want to go give her a hug?
DISPOSAL EXPERT V.O. Somethings wrong with the jammer.
TOM Slight problem?
DISPOSAL EXPERT V.O. Technical glitch. Theres enough power for a Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 64 thirty second burst. But thats it.
DANNY looks at him--so what do we do?
TOM Keep it tight til she leaves the kit.
INT./EXT. MARKET - DAY 5. 1212
ZOE is waiting calmly by the gnomes as a whirlwind of chatter buzzes in her ear. She can see MARY approaching ZOEs car. When she emerges into clear vision again, shes not holding the bag anymore.
DISPOSAL EXPERT V.O. Full spectrum ready when you are.
DANNY V.O. On my signal.
MARY removes her phone and starts to walk away. ZOE moves towards her, to get a view
DISPOSAL EXPERT V.O. Engaging.
TOM is already out of the van-- MARY sees him. Susses the situation immediately. Stand off. TOM takes a step towards her--her thumb moves to the button. TOM stops.
She smiles. Glances over at ZOE.
MARY presses send--nothing. She presses it again. And again. Frustration builds into a scream as she keeps pressing-! She stares at her phones display. It reads: NETWORK SEARCH...
EXT. AROUND CORNER, MARKET - DAY 5. 1214
An unidentifiable army bomb disposal van.
INT. ARMY BOMB DISPOSAL VAN - DAY 5. 1215 Army bomb disposal team sit with complicated equipment.
DISPOSAL EXPERT Power keeping steady. Fifteen seconds. Fourteen. Thirteen...
INT./EXT. MARKET - DAY 5. 1216
MARY stands, frozen to the spot, pressing buttons on her mobile. TOM calmly walks over, puts his hand on her arm and takes the mobile from her.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 65 Spooks converge on them from all over the market.
EXT. SAFE HOUSE, LONDON - DAY 5. 1802
The one we saw at the beginning. A moments peace.
INT. SAFE HOUSE, LONDON - DAY 5. 1803
MARY sits on one side of the table. TOM sits calmly.
TOM Who and where. Thats all.
MARY I cant help you.
TOM You want to walk out of here? Be my guest.
MARY sits tight. She knows shes in trouble.
TOM (CONT'D) Who has the other devices? Whove you been speaking to?
MARY Paul was right. You guys are pathetic.
TOM In four hours, Pauls going to the electric chair for killing a doctor. Id call that pretty pathetic.
MARY Leave him alone.
TOM Hes the reason though, isnt he? Hes why youre over here and causing pain. I mean: you pray for him every morning. At least, so long as Steve was in the room. All for show, of course. I know, I had to listen to you. Thats the bummer about this job. I had to listen to your sanctimonious drivel every single day.
MARY Paul never killed an innocent person in his life.
TOM Unlike you, of course.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 66 MARY My conscience is clear.
TOM I doubt that very much.
MARY How about you? Spying for a living. Lying and betraying your friends and family. You should take another look in the mirror.
TOM I help protect this country from the likes of you.
MARY Oh really? And whos protecting the country from you? Youre a fraud. Your whole life is a lie.
TOM My life is none of your business.
Shes rattled him and shes pleased.
MARY I stand by my beliefs. I doubt youve ever believed in anything in your entire life.
TOM I believe killing people in the cause of life is just about the stupidest thing Ive ever come across. Right up there next to God wanted me to do it. But you dont stick around to see the consequences, do you? You dont get to see what your beliefs do right up close to innocent little girls.
MARY That was unfortunate.
TOM Really? Well heres something else pretty unfortunate. Youll be on Death Row by the time you give birth. (silence) We found the pregnancy kit, by the way. In your rubbish. Blue. Congratulations.
MARY You people are scum.
TOM Does Paul know? I guess not. Hed be more than a Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 67 little surprised.
MARY Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee...
TOM Bible games? Okay, Ive got one.
He presses PLAY on a tape recorder. The surveillance from the bedroom plays. MARY having sex with STEVEN.
TOM (CONTD) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
MARY silently contemplates this.
TOM (CONT'D) Wow, you must really love your husband to do something like that.
MARYs eyes cloud with tears and regret...
MARY I love Paul. I love the Cause just as much. I do what I have to do.
TOM Tell us where the bombs are, tell us your network, you stay with us, we fly you back to a State without the death penalty. Get a homey little prison with a creche. Keep quoting the Bible at me, keep pretending youre doing this for any other reason than revenge and I swear this sound will be the last your husband will ever hear. And the CIA will take you somewhere you really wouldnt wish on your worst enemy. Let me put that another way, Mary. (beat) Im giving you the right to choose.
MARY And before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee...
TOM Thou shalt not kill. Thirty love. Want to keep playing?
MARY assesses. TOM can see hes won.
MARY After me, there will be more. Dont think that Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 68 its over.
TOM Its never over. (picks up the phone) Im listening.
EXT. ROOF, THAMES HOUSE - NIGHT 5. 2047
DANNY and ZOE are staring out at the night. Still tense.
ZOE You know on my first posting I got to look through Andrew and Fergies mobile decrypts.
DANNY No way! (beat) Any good?
ZOE Quite sweet actually.
DANNY Right. According to you.
ZOE Yes, according to me. Dont I know sweet?
A little frisson here. Not much, but enough for a glance. A charge. ZOE deflects to the sky (not directly above!).
ZOE (CONT'D) Whats that--is that Jupiter?
DANNY Mars. Bringer of War. (beat) I lied, by the way.
ZOE What about?
DANNY I did get someone pregnant. Once. (silence) It was at school. Stupidly young.
ZOE Sorry.
DANNY Its okay. Amazing what you can forget if you Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 69 really put your mind to it.
HELEN arrives. Nods of recognition. Roof posse.
HELEN Hi. Your cars here. Oh--and Danny, the flats come through, the rooms yours, if you want it.
DANNY Excellent.
ZOE looks at DANNY. She cant believe it. Theyre walking--
ZOE Wait, wait--what room?
EXT. DUAL CARRIAGEWAY - NIGHT 5. 2156
A car zooms past a sign to Heathrow.
INT. MI5 CAR 1 (LEXUS) - NIGHT 5. 2157
Cant see whos in front. In the back, TOM and MARY. TOM leans forward to the unseen driver.
TOM Just up here guys. (to Mary) My friends in the front seat will see you to your plane.
MARY I hope you burn in hell.
TOM We checked up on those names and addresses. You were telling the truth. Im impressed.
MARY You wouldnt be doing this if Id lied.
TOM Guess thats true. Have a nice trip.
He gets up and leaves the car. And now we see--ZOE and DANNY are in front. But they too get out at speed. MARY, confused, looks behind--what?
Two people get in either side of her. One is CHRISTINE DALE. The other is one of the CIA guys. Two more in front. CHRISTINE drops a brochure in her lap. It says Florida.
Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 70 CHRISTINE Hey Mary. Ready for DisneyWorld?
MARY tries to scan outside for TOM--
MARY You lying bastard!
But TOM, ZOE and DANNY are nowhere to be seen... meanwhile:
EXT. DUAL CARRIAGEWAY - NIGHT 5. 2200
TOM, ZOE and DANNY walk back to a darkened car (MI5 RANGE ROVER) parked further down the road. Headlights illuminate their face. Their eyes.
We hear: the sounds of jail guards. Footsteps. Clanking doors. The precursor to execution:
AMERICAN GUARD V.O. Dead man walking!
We INTERCUT with A PERCUSSIVE SERIES OF SHOTS:
EXT. HOUSES, ANOTHER CITY - NIGHT 5. 2205
Different take teams bursting down different doors--shields and guns--one, two, three times.
EXT./INT. DUAL CARRIAGEWAY/MI5 RANGE ROVER - NIGHT 5. 2206
Our three get into the car. It drives off into the night.
INT. ELLIES BEDROOM - NIGHT 5. 2300
ELLIE regards TOM as she lets him in.
ELLIE Things?
TOM Things.
ELLIE Fair enough.
TOM Im sorry. Im really sorry.
ELLIE Matthew. I need to know. (Tom is ready) Spooks\ Season 1\ Epi sode 1 Page 71 Who are you?
TOM (deep breath) A man who loves you very much.
He hugs her. On her face: shes trying to work that one out. MAISIE bursts in, her hair a mess of chaotic pigtails.
ELLIE Back to bed, you!
MAISIE Ive got a new hairstyle.
TOM Looks lovely.
MAISIE looks at TOM very carefully.
MAISIE Youre a liar.
Hold on TOMs reaction: the smallest, briefest flicker.