Litvinenko (2022): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
'Alexander Litvinenko has
died, but who or what killed him?
'Our security Correspondent
is Gordon Corera.'
'Unfortunately, his, erm,
his death doesn't necessarily
'bring us any closer
to know what killed him.
'University College Hospital
said last night
'that he died at about 9:21
'and the medical team
did everything possible...'
Right... I'll do the talking.
Now, the fact we have confirmation
that it was polonium
that killed your husband,
Mrs Litvinenko,
that is a good thing.
It means we can officially
investigate this
as a "suspicious death".
No.
Sorry?
Not suspicious death.
Murder. Sasha was murdered.
That... that may well turn out
to be the case, but for now...
He tell you what happened.
He, he tell.
He, he tell.
He told us lots of things.
All of them extremely valuable.
And, erm,
his interviews are our guide now.
But we must be as thorough
in interrogating his account
as he was in giving it.
It... it may also be that we
have to ask you to leave your home.
Just for a time. So we can, erm,
so we can test for polonium.
They've been here
for a month already.
They've been here
for a month already.
I'm sure you understand.
There are places we can make
available to you, for these kinds...
No. No, no. Thank you.
This can all be taken care of.
Now, erm, you'll have two
family liaison officers appointed.
Erm... Ray, with the beard there,
he's a vegetarian.
And, erm, Aidan, he's an ex-Para,
who's frightened of spiders.
Not that you heard it from me.
That's it?
That's it?
You go? Just like this?!
I'm not gonna hang around
to offer you emotional support.
That's their job. Mine is to find
out who did this to your husband.
And make sure justice is done.
Detective?
Thank you.
Please, Mrs Litvinenko. Not yet.
Please, Mrs Litvinenko. Not yet.
I mean, one microgram
of this stuff is fatal.
Microgram?
Erm, about half a grain of sand.
So in answer to your next question -
thousands.
Thousands,
possibly tens of thousands,
of lives are in danger here.
I mean, it's...
it's no exaggeration to say
that this is a chemical attack
on the United Kingdom.
that this is a chemical attack
on the United Kingdom.
Home Secretary, I know there
are people in this room who are keen
to get going on a murder inquiry.
It's our recommendation
that this is a public health issue
first, a police matter second.
We're sealing off any areas thought
to be contaminated with polonium.
That's already happened
at the hospital and the hotel...
And the sushi place.
Then if we know
what other sites to check,
we can get a good idea
of how containable this is.
So it's not a public health
issue first, is it?
That's the recommendation.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
That's the recommendation.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
But it won't work like that.
We know how
to handle polonium-210.
I agree.
But you don't know where to find it.
Only last night
we're being told on the phone,
this is the most dangerous substance
known to man.
In the same breath as being told
it's impossible to spot.
Doesn't smell, doesn't have any
colour, doesn't say good morning
when you come down for breakfast.
Erm, in order to get a handle
on the risk to public health,
you have to know where it is.
And you can't do that
without knowing who's had it,
and... and where they've been.
and... and where they've been.
Look, send us your teams.
We'll identify the sites that need
checking, so you can check them.
And together, we can move forward
on this. How does that sound?
You don't have a name card.
This is Clive Timmons,
SIO on the Litvinenko investigation.
And have you ever dealt with
a case like this, Detective?
Has anyone?
'Because of
the fingers being pointed,
'not least by the victim himself,
at President Putin,
'is this likely to cause
a major diplomatic row?'
'I think the question is evidence.
'The efficiency,
the professionalism of this killing
'means precisely that it may be
very hard to find any evidence.'
'Simon, thank you.'
Bloody hell.
Thank you.
Thanks.
So you're at, er...
school round here, Anatoly?
Anatoly's school is, erm,
City of London.
Time to pack some things.
They're asking we clear the area.
They're asking we clear the area.
Detective, we need to go.
Sorry.
'Somebody
within the United Kingdom
'has been deliberately poisoned
by a type of radiation.
'It's known as an alpha emitter.
'So, if the water in this glass were
polonium, no radiation would escape.
'So, if the water in this glass were
polonium, no radiation would escape.
'No harm would come to me, or you,
'by being here in its presence.
'However, were we to ingest a single
particle - if we ate it, drank it,
'inhaled it as it
floated through the air,
'or if it entered our body
through a cut or wound -
'that would be fatal.'
'Would you say the general public
are at risk?'
'That, I'm afraid, we cannot say.'
So at any given site,
a clean-dirty line.
On one side, you are clean.
On the other side, you are in
a contaminated environment.
So it's up to the line...
..outer garments off,
hazmat suits on.
And then it is boots and gloves.
Then tape at the ankle,
and at the wrist.
Then... it is mask and hood,
and zips fully zipped.
And zips taped.
Then a colleague
double checks for you
Thank you, Michael.
Thank you, Michael.
Only now do we cross the line,
making sure we've got one of these -
this is an alpha detector.
So we enter the site as a team,
we move as a team,
sweeping as a team.
In the event of a positive reading,
however minimal,
you notify the team leader
and you exit in the exact same way.
Deviate from any part of that,
and you put your life,
Deviate from any part of that,
and you put your life,
the lives of the people standing
next to you right now, in danger.
We'll repeat that one more time,
and then we'll get the list of sites
from Detective Timmons here.
Thank you, Michael.
So, hazmat suit, then it's boots...
If I ask my lot to go out there,
they're going to ask me
If I ask my lot to go out there,
they're going to ask me
what the risk is, and I'm gonna
tell 'em, "I don't know."
You certainly don't tell them that.
I'm gonna have to.
You carry the worry for them.
That's your job.
Otherwise, this...
this whole thing starts to unravel.
And trust me, the panic will spread
faster than the poison.
'Doors closing.'
All right, boys and girls,
the plan is as follows.
We start with Litvinenko,
and we work backwards, from there.
We start with Litvinenko,
and we work backwards, from there.
If there's polonium at the house,
as we think there will be,
our next question is -
where was he prior to that?
We go there.
If there's polonium there too,
we go back again,
and we keep on... checking,
until we find where it stops.
The place it first happened.
We identify the person, or persons,
present at that place,
and we have our suspect.
We follow the poison
and we find the poisoner.
But we'll take this on...
..not because we've promised a
British citizen that's what we'd do,
although we have.
Not because we've got the backing
Not because we've got the backing
of the best scientists in the world,
although we do.
But because it's our duty.
Yes, there are unknowables.
But dealing with unknowables
is what you do.
It's what, it's what you're good at.
It's why I choose you to work here.
That said, if there's anyone in this
room that doesn't fancy this...
..you're welcome to step away.
..you're welcome to step away.
This is your chance. No judgement.
No-one will hold anything
against you.
You have to speak up now.
Right, don't fuck this up.
'I have pain in stomach.
'Blood in mouth.
'I am sick. I am poisoned.
I know this.'
Yeah, this is good.
If we hadn't found polonium at the
house, there'd be something wrong.
It matches what he told us. He takes
us through everything on these.
Including the stuff about
Scaramella, Lugovoy and Kovtun.
He was adamant
that it was one of those.
Well, we will search everywhere.
All the places he's been,
treat them all the same.
The Millennium Hotel?
Everywhere.
The Millennium Hotel?
Everywhere.
You don't believe him?
I'm not taking his word for it,
that's all.
Because he's ex-KGB.
Because we never take any one
person's word for anything, do we?
We check for ourselves.
Test everything, everyone,
which includes the two of you,
please.
You were with him the most.
You'll need the all-clear.
I'm not having you put the team
in danger.
Scaramella.
Oh, yeah. Go on.
Well, he's back in Italy now.
But he's a regular in London,
and he's definitely
got ties to Russia.
But we've got him
as an intelligence analyst.
He's big on nuclear energy
and the KGB's influence overseas.
So he's anti-KGB?
Well, he might be.
But then, so was Litvinenko.
So if you're trying to arrange
a lunch with Litvinenko...
Being anti-KGB doesn't hurt.
All right, let's find him.
What, as in me personally?
Is that all right, Tarps.
Is that all right, Tarps.
Well, I'm... I'm not on this job,
guv. It's just a favour for Duncan.
Oh, what are you doing?
Now?
I'm... I'm waiting on feedback
on the report on 7/7.
Oh, right,
well, while you're waiting...
You're welcome, Tarps.
Oh, yeah, well...
'Scotland Yard detectives
are tracing
'the final steps
of a former Russian spy
'the final steps
of a former Russian spy
'after he was poisoned by
a rare radioactive substance.'
Manager's called Martin Svensson.
Says he's followed the whole thing
on the news since it started.
Seems rather keen to help.
Oh, good.
Kovtun, yes. I remember.
But he was quite a low-key guy.
What, kept himself to himself?
Exactly.
But Lugovoy...
Yeah, Lugovoy walked around
as if he owned the place.
Arrogant?
In my view, yes.
Arrogant?
In my view, yes.
And can you confirm they were here
on the dates we've given you?
Erm... Lugovoy, room 441,
Kovtun, 382.
May we have that as a printout,
Martin?
Yep.
Now, there is no CCTV
in the Pine Bar. Nothing.
Who knows...
maybe that's why they chose it.
Erm... And, erm,
what about the rest of the hotel?
Erm... And, erm,
what about the rest of the hotel?
Do you still have the CCTV for that?
Yeah, that, of course, we can check.
Yeah, thank you, Martin.
You want me to do that right now?
Yes, please, Martin.
'And how am I spelling Hyatt?'
'Erm,
Hotel-Yankee-Alpha-Tango-Tango.'
Thank you.
Any nausea at all?
Upset stomach?
No.
And how about your partner?
She's fine. Thanks.
Or children?
Erm...
Do you have children?
Well... we're hoping to.
Will this, er...
Could this, er, affect...
Er, that depends.
How much time did you and Detective
Dawson spend with Mr Litvinenko?
Are we talking seconds, minutes...
..hours?
There. Lugovoy.
Yeah, definitely.
And these people?
They were all with him.
Mr Lugovoy booked room 441,
a family suite.
Guv?
Positive reading at Itsu.
But what do you make of all this?
I'm thinking, if I was sent
to assassinate someone
with the most toxic substance
in the world,
would I really bring
the wife and kids?
Fair point.
Doesn't mean you stop, though.
And we'll need copies
of all them tapes, yes?
Yes, guv.
Erm, just one final question.
How do I say "thank you" in Italian?
Grazie mille, Manuela.
'Timmons.'
We have a number for Scaramella.
I just got off the phone
with the Italians.
Maybe they could nick him for us.
No-one's nicking anyone, Tarps.
If we do that, we'll need European
arrest warrants and all sorts,
and by the time all that's sorted,
you and me will be in a home.
- You especially.
- Ha-ha
- You especially.
- Ha-ha
Does he know we're on to him?
No.
Good. Send me his number,
I'll ring him myself.
'Where are you?'
Er, Bond Street.
You're just going to ring him
in the middle of the street?
Tarps, this is London.
The only thing anyone's
interested in here is themselves.
We had positive readings at the
house, but those were secondary.
Meaning polonium wasn't present,
Meaning polonium wasn't present,
but someone or something that had
been in contact with it was.
Litvinenko.
Which actually means,
because polonium itself was absent,
you can eliminate the wife and son.
Here, though,
the readings are far higher.
There was polonium... right here.
He's the one who found it?
Yeah.
He's one of mine, is he all right?
He's one of mine, is he all right?
Well, he's worried his sleeve
wasn't taped up properly.
So, what next?
Well, next, we get him tested.
And if everything's OK,
which we hope it will be,
he'll be back at work
in a few days' time.
And if not?
Dread to think.
Mr Scaramella? I'm, er...
I'm calling about your late friend,
Alexander Litvinenko.
No, no, it's... it's, er,
it's been a real shock.
No, no, your English is very good.
Erm, well, between you and me,
Mr Scaramella, there's some, erm...
individuals we're very keen
to talk to.
'We are now
well into our descent into London.
'The fasten seat belt signs have...'
Mr Scaramella, I'm Detective
Chief Inspector Duncan Ball.
Mr Scaramella, I'm Detective
Chief Inspector Duncan Ball.
What... Wait, this is arrest?!
This is not an arrest.
I come here for Clive Timmons, sir.
We know that...
I come to help the enquiry.
And we've come to make sure
you don't change your mind.
Does he stay here?
No.
No, no.
He has a house in Ascot.
But he did say he will give you
both a call soon.
The both of us, yes?
That makes sense.
That's the table
he said they were sat at.
So it's looking like he's been
poisoned at the sushi place,
then walked over to the hotel
and left deposits of it there.
Yeah. I've got 'em all,
all 30 tapes, ready to go.
New boxset for us all to enjoy.
And Lugovoy's hotel bill.
Including his card
and account number.
I'm not on this job.
Clive said you'd say that.
And that when you did, I was to keep
holding out the piece of paper
until you gave in and took it.
Thank you.
We know you know about polonium,
Mario,
you've mentioned it in your
intelligence reports.
The question is, what was it doing
downstairs at the Itsu restaurant?
Why would we find it, Mario?
Because of Sasha.
Because of Sasha.
Here's one theory.
Here's one theory.
You took the polonium to Itsu
because Sasha was gonna be there...
No.
..eat there.
No.
You arranged to meet him at Itsu,
and once you'd got
your food upstairs,
you poisoned him
in a booth downstairs.
I came here to help you.
So help.
Explain how it's possible that you
were at Itsu, Sasha was at Itsu,
we found polonium at Itsu,
in the place where you were sitting.
He was poisoned already.
No.
Yes. It's the only way.
Oh, really?
Yes. It's the only way.
Oh, really?
Because prior to meeting you
that day, the day he was poisoned,
the only place Sasha had been
was his house,
and we found no primary radiation
there whatsoever.
Why were you so keen to meet him
for lunch?
Why were you so insistent?
Because I worry for Sasha. For me.
Cos you thought
you were both targets?
Si. Sasha is my friend.
He trusts me.
'What else can I do?
Scaramella is a little bit, er...
'He is mad man. To be clear, erm...
'Scaramella might have been
the person sent to poison me.
'It is possible.'
Let's not
take his word for it, Mario.
Let's have you tested today.
Let's have the hotel room
you stayed in tested.
It's room 763 at the Thistle,
Victoria?
It's room 763 at the Thistle,
Victoria?
And while we're at it,
let's find out where else
you've been in London...
..so we can have those places
tested too,
and find out just how possible
it is.
Guv, urine testing takes at least
24 hours.
Well, that's what they told
Brent Hyatt and Jim Dawson.
Well, everyone else
is gonna have to wait.
Well, everyone else
is gonna have to wait.
Old Mario needs to go
to the front of the queue.
I'll get a team down to his hotel.
'Tonight with Fiona Bruce...'
'A radiation alert
is sparked in London,
'as it's revealed the Russian spy
'was poisoned
with radioactive material.'
Well she's got that wrong
for starters.
He wasn't Russian, was he?
He was British.
Guv... Lugovoy.
Here, watch.
Here, watch.
He comes from here, the Pine Bar,
and makes a call at 15:38.
The clock behind reception
confirms it, look.
It's the exact same time Sasha told
Brent they spoke on the phone.
The call ends...
Kovtun.
..they talk.
And then... the gents'.
And?
Tarps, men don't go to the toilets
together.
Tarps, men don't go to the toilets
together.
Well, in a nightclub, maybe. But not
in a hotel on a Wednesday afternoon.
Out comes Lugovoy...
..pats his pocket.
As if he's got something in there.
And he's back to the bar
to wait for Litvinenko.
However much we'd rather it was
the Russians over the tubby Italian,
we've got polonium at Itsu before
these boys even enter the picture.
we've got polonium at Itsu before
these boys even enter the picture.
Now, none of this changes that.
Pull it back.
Timmons.
Tell me.
All right. Thank you.
Guv.
'Are they still going?'
Just finishing up now.
Right. Go to the foyer,
have them get those
little "dustbuster" things ready
and call me back, yeah?
I've got Lugovoy's credit card bill.
Interesting reading.
Scaramella's clean.
His hotel room, his urine...
Not even secondary?
Nothing.
Total dead end.
Clive. Forget Scaramella.
Right, according to this, Lugovoy's
used the same card for everything.
He's paid the hotel bill -
the one Deborah gave me -
he's done shopping, bars...
And he's also used it on a trip
to London two weeks earlier.
And on the 16th of October,
on Piccadilly...
And on the 16th of October,
on Piccadilly...
he's used it to buy food from Itsu.
It's definitely two weeks prior?
And it's definitely the right Itsu?
Yeah.
You're in the foyer?
Yes, guv.
'Right. Stand in the middle,
'by the sofas, facing the entrance.
'Now, if that's 12 o'clock,
turn to your left, and face 10.
'You see a door?'
Yes, guv.
'Right, that's the gents'.
Yes, guv.
'Right, that's the gents'.
'Tell them to check in the gents'.'
What is it about Itsu
they like so much?
That's just it, guv, it's not them.
It's Litvinenko.
It's where he liked to meet.
So if they were there,
they were there to meet him.
Yep?
'They're saying it's FSD.'
Meaning?
Full-scale deflection.
Apparently,
that's as radioactive as it gets.
That's it. Thank you.
Right, ladies and gentlemen.
These are our boys.
They come over,
they meet Sasha at Itsu,
They come over,
they meet Sasha at Itsu,
and they try to whack him there.
But they fail.
Yes, but that explains our findings.
Two weeks later,
they come back again, only this time
they bring their families with them
so as not to seem too suspicious.
However, this time,
they want him to come to them,
to do it on their turf,
on their terms, so as they won't
screw it up a second time.
And when he gets there...
Guv.
And when he gets there,
they're waiting.
They have the poison,
they have the CCTV blind-spot.
They've even ordered a pot
of green tea. All they need now...
..is for Sasha Litvinenko
to turn up, sit down...
..is for Sasha Litvinenko
to turn up, sit down...
..and take a sip.
I thought it might be worth giving
you the Russian angle on this.
If a Russian citizen is
deemed to be an enemy of the state,
then no matter where in the world
he happens to be, he is,
under their rules at least,
fair game.
That's not what this is.
Litvinenko
had been stirring things up.
Before Putin even got in, he'd as
good as branded him a war criminal.
Before Putin even got in, he'd as
good as branded him a war criminal.
He'd also been doing some work
for us, between you and me,
so I don't want to say the man
was asking for trouble...
That system does not apply.
..but he was asking for trouble.
Because Litvinenko wasn't Russian.
He was KGB.
Ex.
No such thing.
And a citizen of this country.
For about five minutes.
There's stuff in my fridge that's
been British longer than he has.
If we don't draw the line here,
it's open season.
Anyone, from any country, can
do their dirty work on our patch.
Anyone, from any country, can
do their dirty work on our patch.
He lived here, had his family here.
He also, in case you'd forgotten,
did a fair amount of work for you.
So he must be protected under
the laws of the United Kingdom.
Surely.
How about we start
this conversation again?
Mum!
'There was no indication it was
'There was no indication it was
'a violent death in the report...'
Mum!
'It's not there.'
'Then why was it
not published earlier?
'If it was written after his death,
then there's no need to comment.
'Mr Litvinenko is not Lazarus.'
Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun
flew back to Russia
on the 3rd November.
flew back to Russia
on the 3rd November.
It is not enough
to know that these are our men.
What we have to do now is secure
physical evidence that links them,
and only them, to the polonium.
The readings from the Pine Bar
are pretty conclusive.
But where did they go
that Sasha didn't?
Lugovoy went to a match.
Arsenal versus CSKA Moscow.
That was the night of the 1st.
Yeah, they ate in a place called
Pescatori, night after.
We'll have those checked today.
And you should.
But for us, anything that comes
after they met Litvinenko
doesn't work because the radiation
could still have come from him.
So where were they before?
That's what we need
to make this stick.
What about the aeroplane
they came in on?
It's not as if they can deny
being on that.
Thank you. That's it.
That becomes our top priority.
Good work!
That becomes our top priority.
Good work!
'In a statement made earlier today,
'President Putin played down...'
'..any suggestion
of Russian involvement,
'also casting doubt...'
Hello?
'Detective Hyatt?'
Speaking.
This is Dr Onome George calling
from Public Health England.
I have some results for you.
I'm pleased to inform you that
your sample has come back negative.
I'm pleased to inform you that
your sample has come back negative.
Erm, and Jim Dawson, my colleague?
'I'm afraid I can't really
go into details on that.'
Of course.
Though... I can tell you, I'm about
to make a very similar call
to Detective Dawson
in just one second.
Er... thank you.
Er... yeah.
Thank you.
'You take care now.'
OK. Bye.
'Bye-bye.'
I'm heading in.
Want me to leave something
in the fridge tonight?
No. Let's eat together.
It's a good night for an early
night, according to the chart.
OK. BA873 is the one
they flew in on.
Seats 23C and 23D.
Right, where is it now?
Well, it's changed
flight number, of course,
but the plane itself, with that
registration mark, is currently...
..Heathrow Terminal 2.
You mean, it's here, right now?
Confirmed contamination on seat 23D.
23D was, er...
Lugovoy.
Guv... we've got it.
Clear evidence
it was Lugovoy and Kovtun.
They came to the country
fully loaded.
It's enough, in my opinion,
to apply for extradition.
Do I make the application,
or do you? Clive...
Do I make the application,
or do you? Clive...
I think it should be you because
it'll carry more weight, won't it?
Clive, there'll be no application.
There's resistance.
Resistance from who?
And you saw the news.
Resistance from who?
At this level,
it's not just us
who need to decide on these things.
But we need to talk to these men.
I agree.
Interview them.
Ideally, but on this occasion,
we may have to limit ourselves to
correctly identifying the culprits.
That's not good enough.
That's not the promise
we made to Marina.
That's the reality.
Answer me this.
Are they saying we can't
speak to these men,
or just that
we can't extradite them?
Which is it... sir?
There is no extradition agreement
between the UK and Russia.
Well, that's just something we'll
have to work around, isn't it?
Brian Tarpey?
Er, in the gents', guv.
He lives in there.
Thought we agreed
men don't go to the toilets together
in the middle of the afternoon?
Tarps.
I need you to go to Moscow.
Very kind of you, young man.
Hello?
Anatoly? Anatoly?
died, but who or what killed him?
'Our security Correspondent
is Gordon Corera.'
'Unfortunately, his, erm,
his death doesn't necessarily
'bring us any closer
to know what killed him.
'University College Hospital
said last night
'that he died at about 9:21
'and the medical team
did everything possible...'
Right... I'll do the talking.
Now, the fact we have confirmation
that it was polonium
that killed your husband,
Mrs Litvinenko,
that is a good thing.
It means we can officially
investigate this
as a "suspicious death".
No.
Sorry?
Not suspicious death.
Murder. Sasha was murdered.
That... that may well turn out
to be the case, but for now...
He tell you what happened.
He, he tell.
He, he tell.
He told us lots of things.
All of them extremely valuable.
And, erm,
his interviews are our guide now.
But we must be as thorough
in interrogating his account
as he was in giving it.
It... it may also be that we
have to ask you to leave your home.
Just for a time. So we can, erm,
so we can test for polonium.
They've been here
for a month already.
They've been here
for a month already.
I'm sure you understand.
There are places we can make
available to you, for these kinds...
No. No, no. Thank you.
This can all be taken care of.
Now, erm, you'll have two
family liaison officers appointed.
Erm... Ray, with the beard there,
he's a vegetarian.
And, erm, Aidan, he's an ex-Para,
who's frightened of spiders.
Not that you heard it from me.
That's it?
That's it?
You go? Just like this?!
I'm not gonna hang around
to offer you emotional support.
That's their job. Mine is to find
out who did this to your husband.
And make sure justice is done.
Detective?
Thank you.
Please, Mrs Litvinenko. Not yet.
Please, Mrs Litvinenko. Not yet.
I mean, one microgram
of this stuff is fatal.
Microgram?
Erm, about half a grain of sand.
So in answer to your next question -
thousands.
Thousands,
possibly tens of thousands,
of lives are in danger here.
I mean, it's...
it's no exaggeration to say
that this is a chemical attack
on the United Kingdom.
that this is a chemical attack
on the United Kingdom.
Home Secretary, I know there
are people in this room who are keen
to get going on a murder inquiry.
It's our recommendation
that this is a public health issue
first, a police matter second.
We're sealing off any areas thought
to be contaminated with polonium.
That's already happened
at the hospital and the hotel...
And the sushi place.
Then if we know
what other sites to check,
we can get a good idea
of how containable this is.
So it's not a public health
issue first, is it?
That's the recommendation.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
That's the recommendation.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
But it won't work like that.
We know how
to handle polonium-210.
I agree.
But you don't know where to find it.
Only last night
we're being told on the phone,
this is the most dangerous substance
known to man.
In the same breath as being told
it's impossible to spot.
Doesn't smell, doesn't have any
colour, doesn't say good morning
when you come down for breakfast.
Erm, in order to get a handle
on the risk to public health,
you have to know where it is.
And you can't do that
without knowing who's had it,
and... and where they've been.
and... and where they've been.
Look, send us your teams.
We'll identify the sites that need
checking, so you can check them.
And together, we can move forward
on this. How does that sound?
You don't have a name card.
This is Clive Timmons,
SIO on the Litvinenko investigation.
And have you ever dealt with
a case like this, Detective?
Has anyone?
'Because of
the fingers being pointed,
'not least by the victim himself,
at President Putin,
'is this likely to cause
a major diplomatic row?'
'I think the question is evidence.
'The efficiency,
the professionalism of this killing
'means precisely that it may be
very hard to find any evidence.'
'Simon, thank you.'
Bloody hell.
Thank you.
Thanks.
So you're at, er...
school round here, Anatoly?
Anatoly's school is, erm,
City of London.
Time to pack some things.
They're asking we clear the area.
They're asking we clear the area.
Detective, we need to go.
Sorry.
'Somebody
within the United Kingdom
'has been deliberately poisoned
by a type of radiation.
'It's known as an alpha emitter.
'So, if the water in this glass were
polonium, no radiation would escape.
'So, if the water in this glass were
polonium, no radiation would escape.
'No harm would come to me, or you,
'by being here in its presence.
'However, were we to ingest a single
particle - if we ate it, drank it,
'inhaled it as it
floated through the air,
'or if it entered our body
through a cut or wound -
'that would be fatal.'
'Would you say the general public
are at risk?'
'That, I'm afraid, we cannot say.'
So at any given site,
a clean-dirty line.
On one side, you are clean.
On the other side, you are in
a contaminated environment.
So it's up to the line...
..outer garments off,
hazmat suits on.
And then it is boots and gloves.
Then tape at the ankle,
and at the wrist.
Then... it is mask and hood,
and zips fully zipped.
And zips taped.
Then a colleague
double checks for you
Thank you, Michael.
Thank you, Michael.
Only now do we cross the line,
making sure we've got one of these -
this is an alpha detector.
So we enter the site as a team,
we move as a team,
sweeping as a team.
In the event of a positive reading,
however minimal,
you notify the team leader
and you exit in the exact same way.
Deviate from any part of that,
and you put your life,
Deviate from any part of that,
and you put your life,
the lives of the people standing
next to you right now, in danger.
We'll repeat that one more time,
and then we'll get the list of sites
from Detective Timmons here.
Thank you, Michael.
So, hazmat suit, then it's boots...
If I ask my lot to go out there,
they're going to ask me
If I ask my lot to go out there,
they're going to ask me
what the risk is, and I'm gonna
tell 'em, "I don't know."
You certainly don't tell them that.
I'm gonna have to.
You carry the worry for them.
That's your job.
Otherwise, this...
this whole thing starts to unravel.
And trust me, the panic will spread
faster than the poison.
'Doors closing.'
All right, boys and girls,
the plan is as follows.
We start with Litvinenko,
and we work backwards, from there.
We start with Litvinenko,
and we work backwards, from there.
If there's polonium at the house,
as we think there will be,
our next question is -
where was he prior to that?
We go there.
If there's polonium there too,
we go back again,
and we keep on... checking,
until we find where it stops.
The place it first happened.
We identify the person, or persons,
present at that place,
and we have our suspect.
We follow the poison
and we find the poisoner.
But we'll take this on...
..not because we've promised a
British citizen that's what we'd do,
although we have.
Not because we've got the backing
Not because we've got the backing
of the best scientists in the world,
although we do.
But because it's our duty.
Yes, there are unknowables.
But dealing with unknowables
is what you do.
It's what, it's what you're good at.
It's why I choose you to work here.
That said, if there's anyone in this
room that doesn't fancy this...
..you're welcome to step away.
..you're welcome to step away.
This is your chance. No judgement.
No-one will hold anything
against you.
You have to speak up now.
Right, don't fuck this up.
'I have pain in stomach.
'Blood in mouth.
'I am sick. I am poisoned.
I know this.'
Yeah, this is good.
If we hadn't found polonium at the
house, there'd be something wrong.
It matches what he told us. He takes
us through everything on these.
Including the stuff about
Scaramella, Lugovoy and Kovtun.
He was adamant
that it was one of those.
Well, we will search everywhere.
All the places he's been,
treat them all the same.
The Millennium Hotel?
Everywhere.
The Millennium Hotel?
Everywhere.
You don't believe him?
I'm not taking his word for it,
that's all.
Because he's ex-KGB.
Because we never take any one
person's word for anything, do we?
We check for ourselves.
Test everything, everyone,
which includes the two of you,
please.
You were with him the most.
You'll need the all-clear.
I'm not having you put the team
in danger.
Scaramella.
Oh, yeah. Go on.
Well, he's back in Italy now.
But he's a regular in London,
and he's definitely
got ties to Russia.
But we've got him
as an intelligence analyst.
He's big on nuclear energy
and the KGB's influence overseas.
So he's anti-KGB?
Well, he might be.
But then, so was Litvinenko.
So if you're trying to arrange
a lunch with Litvinenko...
Being anti-KGB doesn't hurt.
All right, let's find him.
What, as in me personally?
Is that all right, Tarps.
Is that all right, Tarps.
Well, I'm... I'm not on this job,
guv. It's just a favour for Duncan.
Oh, what are you doing?
Now?
I'm... I'm waiting on feedback
on the report on 7/7.
Oh, right,
well, while you're waiting...
You're welcome, Tarps.
Oh, yeah, well...
'Scotland Yard detectives
are tracing
'the final steps
of a former Russian spy
'the final steps
of a former Russian spy
'after he was poisoned by
a rare radioactive substance.'
Manager's called Martin Svensson.
Says he's followed the whole thing
on the news since it started.
Seems rather keen to help.
Oh, good.
Kovtun, yes. I remember.
But he was quite a low-key guy.
What, kept himself to himself?
Exactly.
But Lugovoy...
Yeah, Lugovoy walked around
as if he owned the place.
Arrogant?
In my view, yes.
Arrogant?
In my view, yes.
And can you confirm they were here
on the dates we've given you?
Erm... Lugovoy, room 441,
Kovtun, 382.
May we have that as a printout,
Martin?
Yep.
Now, there is no CCTV
in the Pine Bar. Nothing.
Who knows...
maybe that's why they chose it.
Erm... And, erm,
what about the rest of the hotel?
Erm... And, erm,
what about the rest of the hotel?
Do you still have the CCTV for that?
Yeah, that, of course, we can check.
Yeah, thank you, Martin.
You want me to do that right now?
Yes, please, Martin.
'And how am I spelling Hyatt?'
'Erm,
Hotel-Yankee-Alpha-Tango-Tango.'
Thank you.
Any nausea at all?
Upset stomach?
No.
And how about your partner?
She's fine. Thanks.
Or children?
Erm...
Do you have children?
Well... we're hoping to.
Will this, er...
Could this, er, affect...
Er, that depends.
How much time did you and Detective
Dawson spend with Mr Litvinenko?
Are we talking seconds, minutes...
..hours?
There. Lugovoy.
Yeah, definitely.
And these people?
They were all with him.
Mr Lugovoy booked room 441,
a family suite.
Guv?
Positive reading at Itsu.
But what do you make of all this?
I'm thinking, if I was sent
to assassinate someone
with the most toxic substance
in the world,
would I really bring
the wife and kids?
Fair point.
Doesn't mean you stop, though.
And we'll need copies
of all them tapes, yes?
Yes, guv.
Erm, just one final question.
How do I say "thank you" in Italian?
Grazie mille, Manuela.
'Timmons.'
We have a number for Scaramella.
I just got off the phone
with the Italians.
Maybe they could nick him for us.
No-one's nicking anyone, Tarps.
If we do that, we'll need European
arrest warrants and all sorts,
and by the time all that's sorted,
you and me will be in a home.
- You especially.
- Ha-ha
- You especially.
- Ha-ha
Does he know we're on to him?
No.
Good. Send me his number,
I'll ring him myself.
'Where are you?'
Er, Bond Street.
You're just going to ring him
in the middle of the street?
Tarps, this is London.
The only thing anyone's
interested in here is themselves.
We had positive readings at the
house, but those were secondary.
Meaning polonium wasn't present,
Meaning polonium wasn't present,
but someone or something that had
been in contact with it was.
Litvinenko.
Which actually means,
because polonium itself was absent,
you can eliminate the wife and son.
Here, though,
the readings are far higher.
There was polonium... right here.
He's the one who found it?
Yeah.
He's one of mine, is he all right?
He's one of mine, is he all right?
Well, he's worried his sleeve
wasn't taped up properly.
So, what next?
Well, next, we get him tested.
And if everything's OK,
which we hope it will be,
he'll be back at work
in a few days' time.
And if not?
Dread to think.
Mr Scaramella? I'm, er...
I'm calling about your late friend,
Alexander Litvinenko.
No, no, it's... it's, er,
it's been a real shock.
No, no, your English is very good.
Erm, well, between you and me,
Mr Scaramella, there's some, erm...
individuals we're very keen
to talk to.
'We are now
well into our descent into London.
'The fasten seat belt signs have...'
Mr Scaramella, I'm Detective
Chief Inspector Duncan Ball.
Mr Scaramella, I'm Detective
Chief Inspector Duncan Ball.
What... Wait, this is arrest?!
This is not an arrest.
I come here for Clive Timmons, sir.
We know that...
I come to help the enquiry.
And we've come to make sure
you don't change your mind.
Does he stay here?
No.
No, no.
He has a house in Ascot.
But he did say he will give you
both a call soon.
The both of us, yes?
That makes sense.
That's the table
he said they were sat at.
So it's looking like he's been
poisoned at the sushi place,
then walked over to the hotel
and left deposits of it there.
Yeah. I've got 'em all,
all 30 tapes, ready to go.
New boxset for us all to enjoy.
And Lugovoy's hotel bill.
Including his card
and account number.
I'm not on this job.
Clive said you'd say that.
And that when you did, I was to keep
holding out the piece of paper
until you gave in and took it.
Thank you.
We know you know about polonium,
Mario,
you've mentioned it in your
intelligence reports.
The question is, what was it doing
downstairs at the Itsu restaurant?
Why would we find it, Mario?
Because of Sasha.
Because of Sasha.
Here's one theory.
Here's one theory.
You took the polonium to Itsu
because Sasha was gonna be there...
No.
..eat there.
No.
You arranged to meet him at Itsu,
and once you'd got
your food upstairs,
you poisoned him
in a booth downstairs.
I came here to help you.
So help.
Explain how it's possible that you
were at Itsu, Sasha was at Itsu,
we found polonium at Itsu,
in the place where you were sitting.
He was poisoned already.
No.
Yes. It's the only way.
Oh, really?
Yes. It's the only way.
Oh, really?
Because prior to meeting you
that day, the day he was poisoned,
the only place Sasha had been
was his house,
and we found no primary radiation
there whatsoever.
Why were you so keen to meet him
for lunch?
Why were you so insistent?
Because I worry for Sasha. For me.
Cos you thought
you were both targets?
Si. Sasha is my friend.
He trusts me.
'What else can I do?
Scaramella is a little bit, er...
'He is mad man. To be clear, erm...
'Scaramella might have been
the person sent to poison me.
'It is possible.'
Let's not
take his word for it, Mario.
Let's have you tested today.
Let's have the hotel room
you stayed in tested.
It's room 763 at the Thistle,
Victoria?
It's room 763 at the Thistle,
Victoria?
And while we're at it,
let's find out where else
you've been in London...
..so we can have those places
tested too,
and find out just how possible
it is.
Guv, urine testing takes at least
24 hours.
Well, that's what they told
Brent Hyatt and Jim Dawson.
Well, everyone else
is gonna have to wait.
Well, everyone else
is gonna have to wait.
Old Mario needs to go
to the front of the queue.
I'll get a team down to his hotel.
'Tonight with Fiona Bruce...'
'A radiation alert
is sparked in London,
'as it's revealed the Russian spy
'was poisoned
with radioactive material.'
Well she's got that wrong
for starters.
He wasn't Russian, was he?
He was British.
Guv... Lugovoy.
Here, watch.
Here, watch.
He comes from here, the Pine Bar,
and makes a call at 15:38.
The clock behind reception
confirms it, look.
It's the exact same time Sasha told
Brent they spoke on the phone.
The call ends...
Kovtun.
..they talk.
And then... the gents'.
And?
Tarps, men don't go to the toilets
together.
Tarps, men don't go to the toilets
together.
Well, in a nightclub, maybe. But not
in a hotel on a Wednesday afternoon.
Out comes Lugovoy...
..pats his pocket.
As if he's got something in there.
And he's back to the bar
to wait for Litvinenko.
However much we'd rather it was
the Russians over the tubby Italian,
we've got polonium at Itsu before
these boys even enter the picture.
we've got polonium at Itsu before
these boys even enter the picture.
Now, none of this changes that.
Pull it back.
Timmons.
Tell me.
All right. Thank you.
Guv.
'Are they still going?'
Just finishing up now.
Right. Go to the foyer,
have them get those
little "dustbuster" things ready
and call me back, yeah?
I've got Lugovoy's credit card bill.
Interesting reading.
Scaramella's clean.
His hotel room, his urine...
Not even secondary?
Nothing.
Total dead end.
Clive. Forget Scaramella.
Right, according to this, Lugovoy's
used the same card for everything.
He's paid the hotel bill -
the one Deborah gave me -
he's done shopping, bars...
And he's also used it on a trip
to London two weeks earlier.
And on the 16th of October,
on Piccadilly...
And on the 16th of October,
on Piccadilly...
he's used it to buy food from Itsu.
It's definitely two weeks prior?
And it's definitely the right Itsu?
Yeah.
You're in the foyer?
Yes, guv.
'Right. Stand in the middle,
'by the sofas, facing the entrance.
'Now, if that's 12 o'clock,
turn to your left, and face 10.
'You see a door?'
Yes, guv.
'Right, that's the gents'.
Yes, guv.
'Right, that's the gents'.
'Tell them to check in the gents'.'
What is it about Itsu
they like so much?
That's just it, guv, it's not them.
It's Litvinenko.
It's where he liked to meet.
So if they were there,
they were there to meet him.
Yep?
'They're saying it's FSD.'
Meaning?
Full-scale deflection.
Apparently,
that's as radioactive as it gets.
That's it. Thank you.
Right, ladies and gentlemen.
These are our boys.
They come over,
they meet Sasha at Itsu,
They come over,
they meet Sasha at Itsu,
and they try to whack him there.
But they fail.
Yes, but that explains our findings.
Two weeks later,
they come back again, only this time
they bring their families with them
so as not to seem too suspicious.
However, this time,
they want him to come to them,
to do it on their turf,
on their terms, so as they won't
screw it up a second time.
And when he gets there...
Guv.
And when he gets there,
they're waiting.
They have the poison,
they have the CCTV blind-spot.
They've even ordered a pot
of green tea. All they need now...
..is for Sasha Litvinenko
to turn up, sit down...
..is for Sasha Litvinenko
to turn up, sit down...
..and take a sip.
I thought it might be worth giving
you the Russian angle on this.
If a Russian citizen is
deemed to be an enemy of the state,
then no matter where in the world
he happens to be, he is,
under their rules at least,
fair game.
That's not what this is.
Litvinenko
had been stirring things up.
Before Putin even got in, he'd as
good as branded him a war criminal.
Before Putin even got in, he'd as
good as branded him a war criminal.
He'd also been doing some work
for us, between you and me,
so I don't want to say the man
was asking for trouble...
That system does not apply.
..but he was asking for trouble.
Because Litvinenko wasn't Russian.
He was KGB.
Ex.
No such thing.
And a citizen of this country.
For about five minutes.
There's stuff in my fridge that's
been British longer than he has.
If we don't draw the line here,
it's open season.
Anyone, from any country, can
do their dirty work on our patch.
Anyone, from any country, can
do their dirty work on our patch.
He lived here, had his family here.
He also, in case you'd forgotten,
did a fair amount of work for you.
So he must be protected under
the laws of the United Kingdom.
Surely.
How about we start
this conversation again?
Mum!
'There was no indication it was
'There was no indication it was
'a violent death in the report...'
Mum!
'It's not there.'
'Then why was it
not published earlier?
'If it was written after his death,
then there's no need to comment.
'Mr Litvinenko is not Lazarus.'
Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun
flew back to Russia
on the 3rd November.
flew back to Russia
on the 3rd November.
It is not enough
to know that these are our men.
What we have to do now is secure
physical evidence that links them,
and only them, to the polonium.
The readings from the Pine Bar
are pretty conclusive.
But where did they go
that Sasha didn't?
Lugovoy went to a match.
Arsenal versus CSKA Moscow.
That was the night of the 1st.
Yeah, they ate in a place called
Pescatori, night after.
We'll have those checked today.
And you should.
But for us, anything that comes
after they met Litvinenko
doesn't work because the radiation
could still have come from him.
So where were they before?
That's what we need
to make this stick.
What about the aeroplane
they came in on?
It's not as if they can deny
being on that.
Thank you. That's it.
That becomes our top priority.
Good work!
That becomes our top priority.
Good work!
'In a statement made earlier today,
'President Putin played down...'
'..any suggestion
of Russian involvement,
'also casting doubt...'
Hello?
'Detective Hyatt?'
Speaking.
This is Dr Onome George calling
from Public Health England.
I have some results for you.
I'm pleased to inform you that
your sample has come back negative.
I'm pleased to inform you that
your sample has come back negative.
Erm, and Jim Dawson, my colleague?
'I'm afraid I can't really
go into details on that.'
Of course.
Though... I can tell you, I'm about
to make a very similar call
to Detective Dawson
in just one second.
Er... thank you.
Er... yeah.
Thank you.
'You take care now.'
OK. Bye.
'Bye-bye.'
I'm heading in.
Want me to leave something
in the fridge tonight?
No. Let's eat together.
It's a good night for an early
night, according to the chart.
OK. BA873 is the one
they flew in on.
Seats 23C and 23D.
Right, where is it now?
Well, it's changed
flight number, of course,
but the plane itself, with that
registration mark, is currently...
..Heathrow Terminal 2.
You mean, it's here, right now?
Confirmed contamination on seat 23D.
23D was, er...
Lugovoy.
Guv... we've got it.
Clear evidence
it was Lugovoy and Kovtun.
They came to the country
fully loaded.
It's enough, in my opinion,
to apply for extradition.
Do I make the application,
or do you? Clive...
Do I make the application,
or do you? Clive...
I think it should be you because
it'll carry more weight, won't it?
Clive, there'll be no application.
There's resistance.
Resistance from who?
And you saw the news.
Resistance from who?
At this level,
it's not just us
who need to decide on these things.
But we need to talk to these men.
I agree.
Interview them.
Ideally, but on this occasion,
we may have to limit ourselves to
correctly identifying the culprits.
That's not good enough.
That's not the promise
we made to Marina.
That's the reality.
Answer me this.
Are they saying we can't
speak to these men,
or just that
we can't extradite them?
Which is it... sir?
There is no extradition agreement
between the UK and Russia.
Well, that's just something we'll
have to work around, isn't it?
Brian Tarpey?
Er, in the gents', guv.
He lives in there.
Thought we agreed
men don't go to the toilets together
in the middle of the afternoon?
Tarps.
I need you to go to Moscow.
Very kind of you, young man.
Hello?
Anatoly? Anatoly?