Wired (2008): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

[music playing]

[inaudible].

You're going to answer
a few questions.

Who did this to you?

Some Asian guy...

I don't know his name.

Why did they do it?

He asked me to do
something for him at the bank,

and I said no.

Something else, you mean?

They paid you 10,000 pounds.



What did you do for them?

Look, Louise.

If you don't work with
us, you're out the door.

And the next time
they cut you up,

I'm not going to be at
the end of the phone.

You're not much good, anyway.

Pulling you out of
the Thames and having

to tell Erica that her
mom's dead, is that you want?

Yeah.

I set up a false
account, Star Watch.

Star Watch?

They can hack into it.

It's a big deal.

The Lewis-Stone deal?



Stone's secure account
is [inaudible] as well,

except there's a... there's a
space between the words.

So the money's paid into the dirty
account that you set up,

not his?

That's the idea.

Who's going to hack
into the account?

I don't know.

Somebody at transactions at Canary ward?

I said I don't know.

And why should I believe you?

- Because I'm telling the truth.- Yeah.

But you've lied to us
every step of the way.

I've no idea who it is.

Look.

Am I under arrest or aren't I?

Because if I'm not, I don't have
to tell you anything.

Louise, we want
to work with you.

Look, I'm scared for Erica.

No.

I'd do anything for anyone...

When she's safe.

[doorbell ringing]

[yells in surprise] Oh!

Mom, I don't want to go!

We'll be back together soon, OK?

You say that.

I mean it!

Look, I love you, Erica,
more than anything.

And everything's
going to be all right.

I promise.

I promise.

[knock on door]

I'll get it.

Yes.

I don't want to go.

I'm not going.

Hey.

I'm staying here.

It's clean outside, and
I brought [inaudible]..

- Good.- Oh, here... are you his boss?

Hey, listen!

Because I really
don't appreciate

being woken at
the crack of dawn,

dragged over here,
no explanation.

Look...
- Erica?

Are you ready to go?
- No.

No.

I'm not ready to go.

Erica!

Hey.

I got my car outside.

Looks like any old car.

But inside, I got
radios, walkie talkies,

there's a blue flashing
light you can stick on the roof.

Want to come and sit
out front with me,

put your dad in the back?

Don't [inaudible].

Come on.

Hey!

What... no, sorry.

You can't do this.

You can't... just
spring her on me.

I got a warrant for your arrest
sitting on my desk.

So you haven't got a choice.

Go on.

Go on.

I... I want to speak to Simon.

You got one minute.

Make it quick, eh?

Lou?

What the... no police!

You said you wouldn't.

What the hell am I
going to do with Erica?

What is [inaudible]
going to say?

Listen.
Look.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to speak
to a lawyer and find

out exactly where I stand.

It's 15,000 pounds.

Set up an account for Erica.

Put 10,000 in a trust that she
can get when she's 18.

And then there's five for you.

Five's... five's for me?

Can you look after her, Simon?

She's all I've got.

I'm... I'm...

I'm sorry.

This morning was a shock.

And I just...

Erica?

Yeah.

You going to be OK?

I'm sorry.

[phone ringing]

Louise?

It's me, Crawford.

Hugh Borne has been found dead.

Oh, my God.

Look, I don't want you to panic.

But I do want you
to be very careful.

[inaudible] works for
a serious organization.

They may have some people inside
the bank watching you.

They may have their own police.

So don't trust anyone, OK?

Harry?

This is Crawford.

Louise Evans has come in.

She's now working with
us, not against us.

So we need to keep an eye on
her for our own sake.

A high level city
banker has been

murdered in the affluent London
suburb of Highland Park.

It was outside his
family house that Hugh

Borne was found dead in
the early hours of this morning.

Mr. Borne was a managing director
with Zed BG Banking.

Zed BG banking said he
was a popular manager

who will be badly missed.

He leaves a wife and
two teenage children.

[side conversation]

Louise?

Get yourself in here.

[phone ringing]

Well, he was a
toady little wanker.

But he was good for a laugh.

Now he's gone, just like that.

[snaps fingers]

Mugged... what is
the world coming to?

Are you all right?

You look bloody awful.

It's the shock.

Look, why don't you just
get yourself out of the office.

Get down to the Canary Wharf.

Check out the transaction scene
for the Lewis Stone deal,

will you?

OK.

Make sure we got the best.

Come on.

[phone ringing]

[sighs]

[beep]

Everybody works in groups.

On a large transaction
like yours,

I'll set up a specific group
48 hours in advance.

Right.

They won't know what
they're about to be processing.

And they won't know until it
arrives on their screens.

Life on the trading floor.

Please.

We need a list of names for
the transaction team.

Our vendor's a very
important client.

He needs to be reassured.

Yeah.

OK.

OK.

Thank you.

Lewis Stone...

I see what you mean
about importance.

Yeah.

OK.

These are 15 of my top people.

They're all 110% reliable,
any eight from this list.

[inaudible]

Ooh!

Sorry.

Hi.

Isn't it...
- Louise.

Assad.

I haven't seen you for ages.

How you doing?

Not good.

Did it happen last night?

Yeah.

I'm sorry that I didn't...

I couldn't... what do you want?

The police know
about Star Watch.

But the man in the
restaurant, who is he?

He's my cousin, Manesh.

He knows that the police know.

But he wants to keep
going with it, anyway.

He's putting us
massively at risk.

But he'll look after us.

He killed Hugh
Borne, just because he

thought he [inaudible].

Do you really think he's
going to stand by us?

I didn't want to
do this, any of it.

We need to help each other.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

CRAWFORD HILL [ON
PHONE]: Crawford.

Keep walking.

I'll meet you in five minutes.

What's this?

It's a risk assessment on you.

Most interesting reading,
you're a high priority.

There's a significant
danger to your life.

Well, thanks for telling me.

Witness protection will
look after you, re-identify you,

re-house you, give
you 24-hour protection

during any court session.

Hang on.

I'm not going to court.

I'll help you on the
quiet, but I'm not going

to stand in a witness box.

I'd never be able
to live my life.

These people would always be looking for me.

You know that!

You want to turn
your back on us?

That's fine.

But with Erica, it's
a different matter.

We'd have to call
social services.

What?

You can't take
that risk with her.

You know that.

That's why you handed
her over to Simon.

You're a good mom, Louise.

Where do I sign in?

Dot.

Are you going somewhere?

Hugh hadn't talked.

He hadn't done anything.

Well, I didn't kill him.

I just... I want out.

I want to be in Dubai
when the money comes in.

I can tee up my bank contacts
from over there.

And I want the $50 grand
I put into this place back.

OK.

Just talk to Jez.

He deals with my finances now.

What... you're banking
with the Ralindis now?

I thought you were just
licking the shit off their shoes.

Bling is making me a boss.

- When?
- When this deal's over.

But who's going to get you
into the bank next time,

Ralindi and his bunch of thugs?

I'm just following
the money, man.

Yeah.

Well, I'll be in the
Sheraton Dubai if you need me.

Wait!

Are you sure you're going to be
able to work it from there?

- I can work it from anywhere.- All right.

Well, then I guess
this is goodbye.

Ah!

Ah!

Oh.

[gasping]

[camera snapping]

You remember when I first came
in here, Mark, cap in hand,

desperate for a loan?

God, you made me grovel.

Louise?

Hi, Mr. Stone.

I said I wanted to
get into green energy.

And you said what's that?

[uneasy laugh]

You should have bought
shares in that, mate.

You could have retired by now.

[laughs]

Anyway, why did I drop by?

I wanted to tell you personally.

We're off the
blocks in 48 hours.

[phone texting]

[beeping]

He was a big
spender, [inaudible]..

Kids at private school,
skiing, whole summers

in the south of France.

I hope he had life insurance.

I get a bus here.

Do I send his wife a letter,
or do I just ring her up?

I think a letter's better.

You'll write it
for me, won't you?

I'm crap at that sort of thing.

Yeah.
Sure.

OK.

Right.

Go home.
Get some sleep.

And I'll write the
letter for you.

Yeah.
Thanks.

OK.
Bye.

I'll see you.

See you.

[bus engine running]

She's on her way home.

It's you.

I told you I'd find you.

How are you doing?

All right.

Well, did a good little job.

They're healing up nicely.

Did the police take the bait?

Well, sympathy is
not their big thing.

But yeah, I think they did.

And I'm good at playing victim.

I reckon you're good at playing
pretty much anything.

So?

I'm working with them.

I think they trust me.

Good.

They want to put me in some bloody
awful witness protection

scheme once this is over.

Look.

I'm not going into
witness protection.

I want money when this is over.

You'll get it.

You'll get it.

OK.

Good.

I'll be in touch.

If the police are on to this,
we stop immediately.

Why?
The girl's with me.

- Are you sure she's with you?- Listen.

She let me cut her
up so the deal would

look right for the police.

She's on our side.

I still don't like it.

And you're certain the police don't
know about your cousin

being at Canary Wharf?

When they interviewed her
yesterday, they didn't.

What about your partner?

He's not on our case anymore.

He's not on anyone's case.

So what did your
girl tell the police?

She's given them the number
of the [inaudible]

Star Watch account.

I told her to.

Ben, you can transfer
the money straight out,

soon as the transaction
hits the stream.

It's going to be a
bit risky for him.

But you know, Stone's
selling the company

for more than we thought.

It's $250 mil.

[sighs] The police
have half the story.

You give them half the money.

Can you confirm for me?

Is it Phillip Manningham?

They pulled out his teeth,
cut off his hands and feet,

probably hoping he
wouldn't wash up

till he hit Sweden,
by which time

the fish would have
had a good nibble.

They got the tides wrong.

Spare me the details.

You're self-involved
with some serious types.

They're backing this fraud.

Now if he let this
deal run, we have

a good chance of catching him.

I talked to the board.

And the feeling is that we
have no choice but to cooperate.

[side conversations]

[phone ringing]

Melanie?

- What?
- They've moved you.

Yeah.
Yeah.

I know.

Some huge deal... it's
about time I've made the list.

I've got your new keyboard.

Thank you.

[phone ringing]

Are you going to miss me, then?

Yeah.

See how you like it.
- OK.

Good day.

How do you know Phillip
Manningham's dead?

Because I spent most this morning
looking at his body.

How do you do
that and not go mad?

It's part of the job.

Now the best place to
put this is in your bra.

But it sticks to material.

So just put it anywhere
that's comfortable.

[clears throat]

What do you want me
to ask [inaudible]??

Try and get him to
name the Ralindis.

They're the people who are
laundering the money.

How are they
going to launder it?

Well, once it's out of the bank,

they'll move it very
quickly, break it

down into smaller amounts.

It'll end up in places
like Pakistan and Dubai,

where they have a
network of banks.

The Ralindis?

Yeah.

But don't push it, all right?

I want you out of
there in one piece.

Like last time?

I wanted to come in last time.

But I didn't have backup.

But I wanted to.

Now we won't be able to see you.

But we will be able to hear you.

So if anything
scares you, cough.

Cough?

[clears throat]

[coughs]

What if I cough for real?

Well, you'll have
10 armed policemen

in there within 60
seconds, offering

you a fisherman's friend.

Louise?

Yeah?

You don't have to do this.

I want to.

I want him inside
as much as you do.

Where's Phillip?

I thought I was supposed
to be meeting him?

He's pissed off to Dubai.

What's that got to do with you?

So how's it all going, your end?

Well.

Deals' definitely on
track tomorrow morning.

So why is Phillip gone to Dubai?

Search me.

He told me to give you this.

When the money is in the
fake Star Watch account,

move it to this account...

Gibraltar.

Whose account is this?

It's better you don't know.

How you going to
launder the money?

It's 250 million pounds.

No need to worry
about that, either.

You must be working
for someone big.

Who is it?

I'm a pretty much free agent.

I don't really work
well with other people.

He's not giving her anything.

Even Philip?

Yeah, even Philip.

Once this Stone realizes the
money hasn't come through,

what's going to happen to me?

Sit tight.

I'll get you out.

OK.

[door closing]

I take it this isn't
a social visit?

Right.

So the money is going
to be transferred

from the dirty account
to this account, Gibraltar.

Hey, were you even
going to say thank you?

Or well done,
Louise, you did OK?

Is there anything else
you want to tell me?

Should there be?

If you're messing
me about, don't.

Apart from the fact there
are millions of pounds at stake,

these people are very dangerous.

There's airline tickets
on the table for Turkey,

if that helps.

Hey, Nick?

Our bird could be
flying the coop.

Check all Air Turkey flights
and stick a ports warning on him.

Anything else?

[beep]

[car lock beeps]

[street noise]

Mike, she's logging on to the
clean Star Watch account.

Can we have visuals?

We have one on transparency.

We should have audio.

You've got audio?

Yeah.

Mhm.

[inaudible], this is Louise,
putting you on standby.

[beeping]

New York, this is Louise Evans,
putting you on standby now.

OK.

The password to the
secure site is...

[beeping]

Let's bring up
the dirty account.

[keyboard clacking]

[beeping]

Can I just?

Oh, good.

Melanie, I just wanted
to say good luck.

I don't think
you should be here.

What are you doing?

Just checking.

Good luck.

Cheers.

[beeping]

Right.

We're on!

Transaction is live.

OK.

We're live.

Transfer the money.

[keyboards clacking]

[beeping]

OK.

She's bringing up the
Gibraltar account.

She's going to transfer
the money into it.

Follow the money.

Don't lose it.

Work backwards from
the access for Louise.

We need to track down that
mole in transactions

at Canary Wharf.

[beeping]

What's going on?

What's going on?

[beep]

What's happening in New York?

[phone ringing]

We've only got 50% of the money.

[phone ringing]- Where's
the rest of the money?

- What's happening?
- Try the other monitor.

Where's the rest of the money?

Get me Canary Wharf.

[YELLING] Tell
me what's going on!

Tell me what's going on!

[shouting]

[beeps]

There.

Well done.

[phone ringing]

Take on the [inaudible] now!

[phone ringing]

Well?

[inaudible].

Well done.

OK.

No guns, no mess...

I didn't even have
to leave the office.

[laughs]

[brakes squealing]

[yelling]

Stop!

Don't move.

Give me your hands.

Stay still.

[dog barking]

All right.

Now what's your name?

They've got Manesh.

We need to tie up
our loose ends.

Ah!

Come on.

[yelling] Louise!

Just get in here!

[phone clacking, hanging up]

Picked up a Ben Chandracar at Canary Wharf.

There was a tip off.

The Ralindis...
They're behind this.

Get her off the floor now!

Get me Mark Sticks.

Lewis Stone has just been robbed
of 250 million quid.

What do you mean?

Don't pretend you
don't know, Lou!

I trusted you.

And you have just
betrayed all that trust.

[phone ringing]

Yeah.
Oh, God, yeah.

Yeah.

I'll bring her to you.

Who was that?

That was security.

They want me to
take you upstairs.

This is not what
you think it is.

I'm working with
the police on this.

Oh, the police...

I haven't let you down, Mark.

I'm helping them.

They're following the money.

Yeah.

But not all of it, eh, Lou?

Because half of
it's gone missing.

And a good percentage
of that is coming to me.

To you?

Wake up, Lou.

I thought you
meant to be brainy.

Someone representing your new mate,
Menash, has just rung me.

He wants me to take
you downstairs, put you in a car,

and to leave you to them.

But just in case, you've
thrown in the towel with the boys

in blue, they've got Erica.

[whimpering] Wha... what?

Oh, my God.

So you can shut
up and come with me.

[side conversations]

[phone ringing]

You don't need any of that.

Thank you, sir.

Who's this?
Who's this?

That's Martin Sticks.
It's her boss.

- Well, where's he taking her?-
I've just rung down to him.

He's bringing her up.

Know anything about that?

Hey, can you trace this lift?

Where's it going?

Where's he going?
- I don't know.

I don't know.

[YELLING] Tell me
where it's going!

- Don't have a visual...
- What floor?

Do you know what car
is going down or up?

You see, all this was my idea.

Phillip, he gets all the
credit because he's that kind of guy.

It was me who thought it up,
the joy of defrauding Lewis.

Only I needed a kind
of fall girl, someone

who could take all the flack.

And apart from the obvious risks
of ending up in the nick,

cleaning that amount
of money means

getting into bed with
some pretty hardcore people.

Come on!

If he kills [inaudible],
,what makes you think

he's not going to kill you?

Mutual respect... how
do I know who they are?

They don't know who I am.

And I'm only asking for enough
to keep me in suntan

lotion on the Costa Del Sol.

Louise!

You all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

Yeah?

Yeah, I'm fine.

[explosion]

Oh!

Erica!

Erica!

Hey, where are you going?

They've got Erica!

We moved her from
Simon's this morning.

What?

She's at the station.

Yeah, it's me.

Erica?

Are you OK?

Yeah?

I'm fine.

I'm fine.
Yeah.

I love you, too.

I love you, too.

Mom!

Oh, honey!

Oh!

I missed you.

I missed you, too.

[car engine running]

[car door closes]

Why didn't you go to the police

as soon as you were
approached, Louise?

I was scared.

I see.

And is that why you
set up a false account?

Yes.

And why you accepted
10,000pounds on the 14th of May

and stole documents
from the bank

and handed them over
to these criminals?

Look, what is this?

Dave, this is ridiculous.

It's not getting us anywhere.

I'm pointing out
to you that she's

a totally compromised witness.

The defense will
have a field day.

She can ID Menash Kunzru.

That's all we need her for.

No jury will believe
a word she says.

She should be in the[inaudible],
, not a witness box.

I thought he's meant
to be working with us?

- He is.
- You see?

She's lippy.

They'll wind her up
and she'll lose it.

I will not lose it.

What are you doing now?

What if we produce another witness
who can back her up?

Hello, Louise.

When you work in the city,
money becomes everything.

You can't see behind it.

You can't see beyond it.

You will do anything to
maintain that lifestyle.

I'm no saint.

I got into this, and
I shouldn't have.

Like Louise, I made mistakes.

I was prepared to risk
my life, the life of others,

including my wife and family, in
order to keep up appearances.

I'm sorry for that.

Two men have been found
guilty of conspiracy

to defraud the
green entrepreneur, Lewis Stone.

As the two convicted
men were taken away,

they threatened their
former partners in crime, screaming

abuse and promising revenge.

The case turned
on the statements

of two other members
of the gang who gave

evidence for the prosecution.

I got involved reluctantly in
a serious crime.

And I regret those actions.

But Menash Kunzru threatened my
wife and children.

He said that if I didn't help
him, he would kill them,

that he would kill me.

They've been sentenced to
three years in prison.

Three years?

[putting glass down on table]

[street noise]

It's not exactly
the Ritz, is it?

They're going to move
me somewhere bigger.

And I get Erica back...

Wales, probably.

And they only give
him three years!

Menash Kunzru will
pay in other ways.

How about the other
one, Ben Chandracar?

Well, he's cooperating nicely.

He's told us about the account
he moved the money to.

We should pull most of it back.

Listen.

When you find out where you're
going in Wales, maybe...

I said no ties.

Sorry.

I think you should have this.

It's Phillip Manningham's.

I only kept it for insurance.

[metal clanging and creaking]

I'll be out of here in18
months, after my appeal.

Your business partner,
Phillip Manningham,

disappeared four months ago.

So?

We found a body.

It's Manningham.

Nothing to do with me.

[plastic crackling]

This mobile phone
belonged to him.

Traces of his blood
are all over it.

So is your DNA.

That bitch Louise.

That bitch Louise took it.

18 months is going to be18
years unless you help us.

We need someone
close to [inaudible]..

I need to bring
him down, someone

who can give us information about
exactly what he's doing.

You think about it.

I've got money deposited.

I'd like to transfer
it to Spain.

Do you have an account with us?

Yeah.

Could I have your name, please?

Yeah.
It's Anna Walden.

You just need to fill a form.

And I'll come 'round.

OK.

Do you have any ID?

Yeah.

Looks fine.

Thank you.

Going somewhere?

Your witness protection officer thinks
you're on an economics

course in Croydon.

Yeah, well, she finds
it hard to keep up.

Yeah?
Well, we all do.

How much did you take?

What do you mean?

Come on.

I'm not wired up.

I'm not here officially.

I'm just curious.

600,000 pounds,
between Ben and me.

It's hardly greedy.

I always thought there was contact
between the two of you.

Where'd you put it?

Ben set up an
account in Anna's name.

I gave him her details.

I'm going to buy two
properties in Spain.

When he gets out,
he can sell his.

- Loyalty among thieves?
- Look.

I got you the Ralindis.

Now give me my life back!

You'll never get
your life back, Louise.

You'll always be looking
over your shoulder.

Yeah.

Well, if they want me, no one can
protect me... not even you.

Hm.

I'll have to come after you.

I look forward to it.

Go on.