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Here we are.
james, put it there.
Bloody good doing business with you.
Oh! Ow! Oh!
I love this bloody guy.
See you in Brunei, jago.
The Sultan is expecting you.
Your people can start work on
the palace extension any time.
And don't forget the sunscreen.
Told you, they're all bloody bonkers.
See you Chips.
- Bye, guys.
- Bye bye.
Hmm.
I can't believe they fell for it.
Yeah.
Easy money.
Right then.
Let's get this
place back to how it was.
Sean, mantelpiece.
I mean those blokes were dim,
that was like taking candy from a baby.
Yeah, I never really saw the job
satisfaction in taking candy from a baby.
Or the fun.
Fun?
Yeah, it's no fun when
they're that thick, is it?
Bloody spoils it.
Henley and Darlow Solicitors?
Yes.
Only there was no-one on reception.
Well, that's because we're in here.
Spring cleaning.
?? What can we do for you?
I need an injunction fast.
I run this youth club, like a
drop-in centre for problem kids.
In four days it's gonna be levelled.
- ?? Not really our field.
- You see, the club's in a disused church,
a listed building.
Now some speculator buys it,
says he's gonna knock it down.
Yeah, that's terrible.
But, tell you the truth, we're more
- Work-related injuries .
.
based.
- Divorce
Both.
Yeah, yeah I get you, mate.
just like all the other firms we spoke to.
??
Afraid to take on the big boys, right?
That's us, typical law firm.
So, if you're ever
injured by your ex-wife.
.
.
Give us a call.
Yellow Pages??
Wait.
We may be able to help.
You see, the thing is, we
haven't got time for 'maybe'.
I mean, which is it?
You gonna take the case or not?
HUSTLE S05E05
Listen, I survived out there
long enough to learn one thing
Kids who go down
drop-in centres are scary.
You think there's a mark in it?
Not sure.
I think we should go
down to his youth club.
The Pulse.
Hear some more.
Couldn't hurt.
Couldn't hurt!?
It's in Poplar.
Sounds fascinatingly urban.
Let me know how it goes.
You know, we've got four or
five pool tables, music.
jalon? j?
Yeah
?? We've got arts and crafts here.
Once a week we have
creative writer's workshops.
If they want to,
the kids can hang their stuff up
on the lines or on the boards.
We were looking for a yoga
teacher but we couldn't really
Yeah, I see that look a lot.
Then I show people the offending
rates for our club users.
One third the average for
inner cities.
I mean
??
That's some pretty good stuff.
Yeah,
who'd have thought so many
things rhyme with Glock nine mil.
We try to get them to express
themselves, in different ways.
And maybe they can resolve
issues without violence.
You making fun of my poem?
?? No.
.
.
is that yours?
??? If anything I was just
saying, it's interesting
Shanice!
Could I just get past?
DON'T make fun of my poem.
How did he get by on the streets?
He had a lot of help.
Shanice, just do the
breathing thing, Shanice, OK?
She's crazy.
?? You know what the real problem is here?
Can we leave?
Soon.
Lack of discipline.
These kids've never done a
decent day's work in their lives.
Hard manual labour's what they need.
So what did you do when
you were their age? ??
Not a stroke.
Look how I turned out.
Sorry about that.
Shanice is making real progress
with her anger management.
Look guys, we thought we were set
Listed building, nobody would touch it.
Even when the lease ran out and the
council put the place up for sale,
we weren't worried.
Then we find out that they're
selling the place to some speculator.
They said our cheque
got lost in the system.
Two weeks after that the listing's lifted.
?? That's got to be dodgy, right?
How come you didn't go public with this?
I was going to!
I had a whole campaign organised.
??
Our local MP, Rhona Christie,
she convinced me to call it off,
said she'd find us another building.
Everyone'd be happy.
.
And?.
She stopped returning our calls.
That was the last we heard of her.
Well, I say we help them.
You must be joking.
It doesn't need saving.
??
It needs an electric fence put
round it to keep the kids in!
Weren't you listening?
Politicians, speculators,
dodgy property deals
Sounds like a gift from the grifting gods.
No, seriously, Albert,
there was this one girl.
??
?? This speculator, he wouldn't have
bought a listed building on a hunch.
??
He must've known he could
get the listing lifted.
Who'd tell him?
That's insider dealing, kind
of thing you get locked up for.
Maybe the same person who persuaded
Lennie to drop their campaign.
The MP?
Research?
Research.
What?!
?? Is that the real Big Ben there?
It's there, that's it there!
Thank you.
Sorry?! Do you know what
you can do with 'sorry'?
Get a cardboard box,
put 'sorry' in there,
then go to your desk and put the
rest of your crap in there with it
and get out of my office!
Rhona Christie.
Career politician.
Took a marginal seat promising to speak
up for the man and woman in the street.
Preserve ethics and
integrity in public life.
Built a reputation as a conscientious MP.
Well, thought of in the party.
Four years on she's someone of
influence in the construction industry.
Christie's a key member of the team
behind the Minister for Urban Development.
Her job's 'to streamline
the regulatory process
and accelerate economic growth.
What's that?
She picks projects to fast
track, then makes them happen.
It means that she can by-pass
planners, environmentalists
That's a lot of influence.
?? Probably why she's every construction
bigwig in the country fawning over her.
?? She uses her influence to help
them put up their new buildings.
Or better still, it lets
them tear down the old ones.
If they've got a listed
building on a site they own,
it means they can't develop.
That's why Christie's the fairy godmother.
With a wave of her wand turns a
worthless property into prime real-estate.
And you think she delisted the Pulse?
?? She was in the room when it happened.
Yeah, but that doesn't prove
?? She's right.
Christie's not stupid.
?? She's not going to
leave evidence lying around.
??
?? If she's taking bungs, ???
how does the money go
from the developers to her?
Brown envelopes.
Not these days.
Too risky.
MPs know the bloke with the
brown envelope's got a chance
of being an undercover journalist.
Developers can't expose themselves either.
They have to account for their outgoings.
All right, fine.
We give up.
How?
No idea.
I've drawn a blank.
How ever Christie's covering her
tracks, she's very good at it.
The only way to find out
how she does her deals ??
is to offer her one.
If she's dodgy.
We'll find out.
??
Yes, general election's not far off.
She's got to be looking
for one last big pay day.
First we find a property developer,
borrow their identity,
make Christie believe they're offering
bungs for a quick de-listing.
Then, we get ourselves into the
developer's place of business,
and close the deal.
That's all?
No, not quite.
Before that we have to get
someone inside Christie's office.
Sadly, her and her researcher
have had a parting of the ways.
Apparently, she goes through
them at the rate of one a week.
Chews them up and spits 'em out.
So, who do we know that's bite sized?
Huh?
We'd like you to apply
for the post of researcher.
Me?
Why me?
Because you have an impressive ability
to absorb and apply new information.
And you're the only one of us
?? going to pass for some
spod just straight out of uni.
But I don't know anything about politics.
That's all right.
Picked you up some background reading.
Could be a long afternoon.
Make sure you've got your head
round these by the morning.
Got to get the details right.
Wouldn't want you
getting spat out too soon.
Eddie's anyone?
Yeah, what a lovely idea that is.
Don't work too hard.
You're concerned.
Ah! She is concerned.
??
And unless I'm very much mistaken,
Emma here is a bit anxious
about how her little brother's going
to get on in the murky world of politics.
Actually that wasn't
what I was concerned about.
Right.
What I was thinking was,
the demolition men go to work
on the Pulse on Friday.
??
That's in three days.
?? Even if this comes off
and we work out how
Christie's making money
and how we con her and all that,
how does that save the Pulse?
?? More or less what I was saying, really.
After we expose Christie, everyone
will see the deal's not kosher.
?? By then it'll be too late.
The bulldozers will have flattened it.
Hmm.
Don't worry.
We'll think of something.
The lady in question.
This policy initiative is about choice.
It's about empowering communities,
something I'm passionate about.
Doesn't seem so bad.
You wait till the cameras go off.
?? This is a list of 30 of the biggest
London-based property developers.
Albert's gotta be one of these people.
There's a lot of aristos.
Funny that.
How's your toff, Albert?
Not bad, if I do say so myself.
What about this one, Dave McAsker
Glaswegian.
Do your Gorbals.
??
I'd hardly been ga'en the name of a
Scot, for I'm nae a Scot myself.
?? Darren Black.
A cockney.
- All right mate, ?? I'm a cockney,
- hell
Oh! Look at Sorry.
?? Here.
jj Kayne.
Billionaire.
There's no images coming up.
?? Camera shy.
?? Keeps himself to himself.
So Christie won't have met him.
Or know what he looks like.
But She'll know who he is.
??
Big name in property.
???
?? If we could convince Christie
that someone like jj Kayne
would occasionally take
the odd shady deal,
it'd be a great relationship
for her to foster.
And sorry, no offence Albert,
but he qualifies for a bus pass.
that he also happens to be American.
I'd still like to try my
cockney, give it a punt.
- jj Kayne.
- jj Kayne.
???
'Albert's jj Kayne, a big property
developer and your godfather.
'
Yep, got it.
Looks like I've got a new godfather.
What it's not about, Peter, is,
and I make no apology for this,
?? it's not about top-down
handouts or dependency culture.
Nervous?
Nah.
Thought you might be nervous,
corridors of power and all that.
Well.
The thing you've got to grasp is
the electorate's got the ??
service and welfare expectations
of a Scandinavian social democracy,
coupled with a low tolerance for
taxation levels that stray above 25%.
Once y0u've got that it's a piece of ***.
CV.
A first from Cambridge.
?? Told you all that hard work
and dedication would pay off.
What if she follows up the references?
Check the telephone numbers.
They're all yours.
Barrington?
Fine fellow, good head on his shoulders.
Played golf with his father,
he's a fine fellow too.
Fine.
You sure you're not nervous?
Only your CV's shaking a bit.
?? I might be a little bit.
You must've been nervous your first time.
?? I was.
Luckily I'd Albert with me, he did
something.
Took me mind off it.
Yeah.
What did he do?
Stamped on my foot.
I was fine after that.
Ms Christie.
?? Could I have a word?
How can I help?
?? I've followed your career very closely
?? You're one of my
favourite parliamentarians.
Top five!
No, scrap that, top three.
And what do you want?
A job as a researcher.
Sorry, I should've said that.
- If you'd just look at my CV.
- Already got a pile of those in my office,
they block the light out.
That's why I thought I'd approach you.
Make a positive face to face impression.
?? Still think that was a good idea? ??
- I got a first in politics!
- Now he's reciting his CV! ??
I've submitted several papers
- to leading think-tanks.
- Boring!
- I'm dedicated, pro-active, ambitious.
- Don't forget boring!
- I did a two year MA at
- Goodbye!
Then I finished my MA,
after which I served a six month
internship at Kayne Holdings.
Kayne Holdings.
How did you swing that one?
It wasn't very difficult.
jj's my godfather.
- He's a good friend friend of my
- Follow me.
Two steps behind.
Erm.
.
.
he's with me.
I get in at eight and I leave
between ten and midnight.
You're here when I arrive,
and after I go home.
When you're not here, you're on
call 24 hours, seven days a week.
That's your desk.
The position's unpaid.
Sounds very fair.
It's not supposed to.
I'm in.
Nice one.
Bride and groom only, please.
Hold on.
Big smiles.
Lovely.
?? We may have to postpone
the honeymoon, my dear.
?? I've got some business I have
to take care of in the country.
I'm sending through her diary now.
Should come in handy.
She's horrible.
It's only for a few days.
A few days is a long time in politics, OK?
No, jj.
She's not that kind of MP.
Look, I have to go now, OK?
BYe_
I need a two page precis of this lot.
Within the hour.
Sure
Sorry about that.
jj got very excited when he
heard who I'm working for.
?? Great guy, but a bit old
school in his business practices,
if you know what I mean
- He sounds like a character.
- Hmm.
Oh, and, erm
one more personal call and you're fired.
If you so much as move another inch,
I'll blow your head off your shoulders.
Miriam, is that any way
to greet an old friend?
Albert?
I've got to get a new
prescription for these things.
I might've shot you where you stand.
Now what can I do for you?
All right? Get this.
I've just done a 12-hour day, yeah?
What does she go and do?
She gives me homework.
Work.
.
.
To do at home.
After work.
Right, so difficulties with the
old work-life balance then, eh?
?? Very insightful.
Where's Emma?
Booth.
No, it's true!
If I'd to guess I'd say those two were
Shh, shh, shh.
How old are they?
Not very old.
At what point do you stop
appreciating the expertise?
All right?! ??
- ??
- Hi.
How's the cut-throat
world of political intrigue?
Brilliant, yeah.
I Thought you could go over
the breakdown of the con for me.
Seeing as I wasn't around.
Yeah.
Good idea.
Have a seat.
I'lljust get a drink.
?? Albert will play jj
Kayne, your godfather.
Yeah.
?? Emma will play Georgia, his wife
We're just working out how
to get into Kayne's office.
I'll be their personal lawyer.
Meaningyou're in the office with Emma.
And Albert.
Hmm.
Funny that.
You and Emma working the inside again.
Seems to break down that
way a lot, doesn't it, Mick?
Only this time you've got
me putting in a 25 hour day
as Christie's personal punch bag.
It's worked out nice for ya.
That's not why
I see what's going on.
You see it?
Yeah, I see it.
Did you mind telling me what 'it' is?
Well, you seem to be arranging it
so you can spend all your
time alone with Emma.
Am I?
I'm not messing around Mick.
That's
my sister we're talking about here!
Now I want to know what
y0u've got in mind.
This might be the most old fashioned
conversation I've ever had.
Listen.
I've seen how you look at her, all right?
And I'm just warning you,
keep your distance.
You two get together, fine,
have your little work-
place romance, whatever.
That comes to an end,
you're OK to pick up where
you left off, But she's not.
?? She can't afford this
to go wrong for her.
???
And don't do that stupid smirky thing.
- I'm not.
- It winds me up.
I'm smiling, genuinely.
I think it's admirable,
you looking out for her.
?? I give you my word,
I'll always behave honourably
towards your sister.
Admirable, yeah.
Yeah, well we'll see, won't we, Mick?
Michelle Mae?
It's six o'clock in the morning.
Yeah, tell me about it.
?? Travel company said you
need these as early as possible
if you're gonna make the flight.
Flight?
Two day city break in Madrid.
Madrid! 0h! Party town.
For two.
I didn't book a city break in Madrid.
?? Tickets are in your name.
?? I tell you what.
These travel companies
are always screwing up.
If you don't say anything,
then I won't say anything.
Only, you've got two
hours to catch that plane.
Cheers.
Shivery, yeah, pains in my bones.
Don't know how I'm going to feel
tomorrow either if I'm honest
Gatwick, fast!
Are you sure you can get the position?
It's a guy in charge, isn't it?
Lovely to meet you, Troy.
I don't understand how you got here so fast.
Our regular office assistant
only just rang in sick.
Well, we're not called
Quickie-Temps for nothing.
?? Is it hot in here or is it me?
Don't say both.
I'm just gonna.
.
.
We do need somebody.
However,
I'm not sure you're suitable.
Ooh, shoes.
Excuse me?
Prada loafers.
Very nice.
Thank you.
Christian Louboutin.
Ooh, what is that? Is that jasmine?
You like?
I adore.
This Godfather of yours.
.
.
Get me a meeting.
OK.
Only
What?
He doesn't really do meetings.
Get me the meeting or find a new job.
Right.
What now?
Is that gonna count as a personal call?
Can I just say, this
hasn't been easy to set up.
That's him.
Alex Cooper.
Kayne's lawyer.
Everything goes through Alex.
jj said we can have five minutes.
Why's he talking to Hugh Cannon?
Thought I recognised the face.
I'm sorry for coming up to you like this.
Right, Hugh Cannon.
Shadow
Development Secretary.
***.
Is there any way I could make some
kind of contribution to party funds?
?? Nothing massive,
couple of hundred thousand
He's probably putting out feelers.
In case there's a change of govern
Government.
Sorry.
jj does always say how
property's a long-term business.
I'm in printing, for my sins,
?? hence all this bumf.
Please ignore.
That's City Side.
jj's biggest project.
30 acres
of retail and living complex.
?? He's always banging on about it
'We'll make millions, my boy.
'
Only problem is, there's a bunch
of listed buildings on the site.
I'll be in touch.
It would be wonderful to do business with you.
Actually, thinking about it,
- I probably shouldn't have said that
- Shut up.
Afternoon.
- Hi, Alex, this is
- Rhona Christie.
MP.
Yes.
jj mentioned you.
I work very closely with the
Minister for Urban Development.
My department's always
keen to explore sites
with potential for regeneration.
Let me know if Mr Kayne feels a meeting
would be mutually beneficial
?? Yes, of course.
I'll do that.
- Thanks.
- Bye.
This City Side development
I thought we were gonna forget that.
It'll create jobs, huge
benefits to the area.
It's my brief to make this happen.
I'm not sure jj's someone
- you want to get too deeply
- If they're ?? approaching the opposition
I need to move fast.
This should be a feather in
our cap, not the Tories.
Brief me on Kayne.
Everything you know.
Tough day at the office?
I don't know how people do it.
Thank you.
So, when do we go in?
There is a window of 43 minutes.
Sounds specific.
It is.
Troy told me.
Troy!
?? According to Troy,
old man Kayne is a
creature of strict routine.
He stays up late with the global markets.
So he doesn't get to the office until 10.
Morning, Mr Kayne.
He's not a big people person
He reads the financial papers,
talks to his overseas brokers
for precisely 182 minutes.
Afternoon, Mr Kayne.
At 1:02, he comes out again.
And he's inside his people carrier by 1:10.
By 1:17, he's tucking into
a bowl of French onion soup.
Same soup every day.
How do you know what soup he has?
Nice lunch, Mr Kayne?
Get me New York!
Breath.
I do appreciate a strict routine.
We have to get into his offices,
take the meeting as jj Kayne,
convince Christie to buy into the deal
and be out again without anyone notices.
Think we can do it in the time?
Let's give it a go.
You're looking very groomed.
Got an interview later
for a permanent job.
I know!
Don't go!
Morning, Mr Kayne.
Should I call someone?
We'll send our best man.
Enjoy your lunch, Mr Kayne.
??
They said to take this upto Kayne Holdings?
Send him up.
It's here!
Fifth floor.
Fifth floor, cheers.
Dennis, it's fourth floor.
I've got an interview with
Kayne Holdings in about
five minutes.
??
Could I just use your bathroom?
?? Bit nervous.
??
Sure.
Through to the left.
Thanks.
I have a 1:20 dental appointment.
Troy McCabe?
Speaking.
Flat 2, 194 Cumberland Grove?
That's correct.
'Fraid there's been a small
blaze at that address, sir.
?? Seems someone left a
lit candle unattended
Oh, my God.
Don't alarm yourself.
We got it under control.
Most of the damage was to ??
what appear to be
interior design magazines.
The Elle Decos.
.
.
Take over.
So, come down
Oh, hello, Mr Kayne.
No, Troy had to step out
for a moment I'm afraid.
Something about his house burning down?
You're coming back?
That soon?
Certainly, Mr Kayne.
I'll go and greet them, shall I?
Out by two, remember?
I'll bear that in mind.
Ms Christie.
So pleased we could do this.
May I introduce Georgia Kayne,
jj's wife.
Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- Shall we go up?
jj was so eager to meet with you
that he cancelled lunch.
That's unheard of.
Alex said you
made an excellent first impression.
Everything goes through Alex.
Valentine's day, 2006.
- Happiest day of my life.
- How did you two meet?
Alex introduced us.
It was love at first sight.
Charming story.
- Isn't she precious?
- Utterly.
- You should see her in a swimsuit!
- 0h.
JJ!
Oh, come on.
Miss Christie's not the shockable type.
- Are you, Miss Christie?
- Not at all.
Perhaps we should get straight down
to business.
Well, for Kayne Holdings,
in the coming financial year.
.
.
May I share with you the secret
of my success, Miss Christie?
- Cut to the chase?
- jj
Alex, it's all right,
I've got a feeling about this one.
Kayne Holdings has got
a big development in the pipeline.
Nothing for you to concern yourself with,
you understand?
In order to finance
this development we need money.
That's where you come in, Miss Christie.
I'm selling land to raise capital.
Lots of it.
But there's this one site I don't like.
It gives me nightmares.
Somebody put a little warehouse on it.
It's a listed building.
Means you can't knock it down
and realise the full value ofthe land.
Maybe we could make this listing
go away, Miss Christie?
JJ.
as your lawyer l'm advising extreme caution
Applications on de-listings
are considered
on their social and economic merits.
I see.
Suppose somebody put ??
into your personal account.
Would that rate as economic merit?
If you'd like to make a legitimate case
for a de-listing
I recommend you use the legitimate route,
- Mr Kayne.
- I warned you.
In the circumstances,
I think it inappropriate for me
to pursue this conversation.
Well, don't rush off.
You just got here.
We're so sorry.
If you change your mind,
you've got Alex's number.
just give us a call.
So, what do you think?
I think Ash is right.
She's very good at covering her tracks.
Or we're barking up the wrong tree
and Christie's straight after all.
Alex Cooper.
I'd like to speak to Mr Kayne, please,
about a warehouse
that's giving him problems.
Or not.
His name was jonas Proctor,
and he very kindly offered
to buy my warehouse.
jonas Proctor,
high-flying property speculator.
Doesn't look very high-flying to me.
Still, he's got a nose
for a lucrative investment.
Ask me that question again.
'How does Christie
get her bungs from developers?'
How does Christie get her bungs?
Legitimate business.
Proctor offered to buy
Kayne's warehouse for 100 grand, right?
That's what he said.
With an option for Kayne to buy back
at 50% mark up in the event
ofthe warehouse being de-listed.
Right.
That's how she does it.
- Right, so?
- So this jonas bloke is Christie's front.
Say Christie's out with
one of her property developer friends.
Developer has a horrible building
he wants de-listed.
Christie says she'll
look into the regeneration potential.
Nothing indiscrete.
Keeps her hands clean.
Got it.
Next thing you know, this guy shows up.
jonas Proctor?
In one.
jonas says, 'I believe you're the owner
of 'a horrible listed building?'
jonas offers him a few hundred K for it.
Now, everyone knows that it was Christie
who gave jonas the nod,
but she's long gone.
There's nothing to tie her to the deal.
This is the good bit.
All the offers to buy come
with an option to buy back
at a 50% mark up if
and when the building's de-listed.
Christie knows she can get the de-listing.
When it goes through,
developer buys it back.
Now there's no listed building on it,
the site's worth millions.
The 50% is Christie and Proctor's payment?
That's how she gets her bungs.
Case in point, guess
who the current owner ofthe Pulse is?
Proctor?
Yeah.
Christie's office has de-listed
Some, perfectly legit.
But eight of them
belonged to jonas Proctor.
Each for no more than three months.
So far, he's sold on
seven after de-listing.
Netting
A lot.
If jonas is keen to buy, we should sell.
Told you there was a con in it.
Easy money.
Mr Proctor? jj Kayne.
Look, I'd like to take you
up on your little offer.
Candy from a baby
And now you're going to explain
to me how all this saves the Pulse?
Where the hell have you been?
I've got less than 24 hours
and my legal team goes AWOL.
Yeah.
We meant to phone,
but this is our busiest time of year.
Listen, I've got a little
project I wanna talk to you about.
So, what do you think?
That's your plan?
I reckon you'll see results.
No land searches,
or title deeds, any of that stuff?
I'm more your hands-on sort of lawyer,
you know?
What makes you think I'm going to
let you put my kids on a chain gang?
You never know, might make a
nice change from yoga and poetry.
Come on, what you frightened of?
They're shovels, they won't bite.
You don't seem like
a very conventional lawyer to me?
No, that's me.
Unconventional.
Where was it you studied again?
- What, law?
- Mmm.
Oh, you know
- University of life.
- I knew it.
Formerly known as
the Polytechnic of Hard Knocks.
I don't believe this.
I've got one day to save this centre,
and my lawyers aren't even lawyers.
What am I going to tell these kids?
Tell them you went down the official route,
it didn't work.
Maybe you should tell them that's life.
And while you're at it,
maybe you should tell them
to pick up a shovel.
So kind of you to agree
to meet with me again, Miss Christie.
I hope you forgave my
earlier blunt approach.
The Minister agreed with my assessment.
The warehouse site's
a good candidate for fast-tracking.
You can clear the site
and start rebuilding within six months.
I commend your efficiency.
I'm sure the project will offer
extensive benefits to the community.
Why haven't you
come to me about City Side?
That's your 'larger scale project'.
You've seen what I can do.
I can de-list anything on the site.
We already have
some commitments on that score.
From Hugh Cannon?
We thought it was wisest to speak to Mr Cannon,
since he may be assuming
your responsibilities
in the not too distant future.
What if I told you
I could get every listed building
on that site de-listed within a month?
I'd prevail upon you not to.
I'm so sorry if you
read too much into our arrangement.
Time to say goodbye.
My six o'clock.
You may want to take your leave, Ma'am.
jonas.
I understand you want to
buy an old warehouse, right?
???
- Nice grift.
- Beautifully planned.
And ably executed.
We should probably cash that.
We close the account in an hour.
Phase one, complete.
Nice lawyer, by the way.
Thanks.
Nice younger wife temporarily trapped
in a loveless marriage of convenience.
I thought so.
You know that, erm,
that dinner we talked about?
Vaguely.
.
.
How does tonight sound?
Tell you what, Ed,
ifl never see another politician again,
- it'll be too soon.
- Right.
Feelings of job dissatisfaction, eh?
I see that a lot.
This feels strange.
I think we've waited long enough,
don't you?
I suppose.
Some excellent work
coming out of your office, Rhona.
And it's notjust me saying that.
The right people are noticing
your efforts in this.
How gratifying.
It's so exciting to finally
be getting our message across on
regeneration as the way
forward for our inner cities.
I agree.
Would you excuse me for a moment, Minister?
I've just seen a constituent
I should greet.
Rhona Christie's assistant.
I'm in the restaurant with the Minister.
Get a camera down here now.
Over here.
Looks like Uncle jj's trophy wife
just stepped out of the trophy cabinet.
You don't think they're.
.
.
?
Hammer and tongs.
Look at them, all over each other.
Looks like it's going
to be a productive night.
Get these printed out,
and bring them back to me here.
Nice evening?
Yeah, not bad.
I found these,
reckon someone else has seen them and all.
- Where's Sean?
- I dunno.
Not in his room.
Not answering his phone, either.
Where is he?
Sean, listen.
I don't want to hear it.
If you don't need me any more then fine,
I'm gone.
- Let us explain.
- You made me a promise and you lied.
Wait.
What happened to us looking out
for each other?
What happened to that?
- You didn't even tell me.
- Sean.
There is nothing between me and Mickey.
That was Georgia and Alex.
- Yeah, right.
- It was part ofthe con.
You're out with your new boyfriend,
celebrating how clever you are,
meanwhile the woman we've just stung
is sitting three tables away.
Not so clever any more are you?
Sean, she's wearing a ring.
- What?
- Emma is wearing Georgia's wedding ring.
She's in character.
Details.
You weren't supposed to be there.
It was for Christie to see.
We knew she was a hard taskmaster.
We didn't think she'd call you
to bring her a camera.
No, the con was over.
She'd already got that jonas guy
to give us the hundred thousand.
We'd got our money,
but we had to think of a way
to save the youth club.
Candy from a baby.
Now you're going to explain to me
how all of this helps the Pulse.
It d0esn't.
Look, Sean,
the con showed us how she operates.
But we needed a new plan that
would make Christie incriminate herself.
- Power
- What?
That's what Christie wants.
That's what we give her.
Makes her think she's in control.
It's the only way
she's gonna drop her guard.
- How are we going to do that?
- Bait.
You and I have to convince Christie
that we are involved.
Gives her leverage.
And with that feeling of power,
she will incriminate herself
and we will use that to save the Pulse.
Where will Christie be tonight?
Hello, yes,
I'd like to make a reservation.
Table for two, 7:30pm this evening,
under the name of Alex Cooper.
When she saw Georgia and Alex together,
she felt that she had one over on us.
This feels strange.
I think we've waited long enough,
don't you?
I suppose.
Did she see?
- No.
- For G0d's sake.
I know.
She had Georgia and Alex
exactly where she wanted them.
It was part ofthe con?
It was part ofthe con.
You and Mickey were bait?
Yes.
Sean, it was horrible.
- So nothing actually?
- God, no.
Don't be absurd!
No, nothing!
Macadamia?
Sean, y0u've made such an issue of me
spending time with your sister.
You can be quite arsey, Sean.
Yeah, it's scary.
It could jeopardise the con.
It was to get Christie.
Well, now that
that's completely cleared up
Mmm-hmm.
For ever.
By the way,
today's not your last day
in Christie's office.
Bulldozers are still due at 9:30.
Could be worse -
he could be *** your sister!
Still can't believe
I thought you two were
Thanks for coming.
I thought we'd be more comfortable
meeting here -
away from jj.
HE can COITIE Up NOW.
Seems like everything
really does go through Alex!
These photographs
could killjj.
Though probably not before
he made some amendments to his will.
And I don't suppose they'd play very well
in the divorce courts either.
And I can't imagine what they'd do
to your reputation as a personal lawyer.
All right, OK.
What do you want?
- Money?
- I do want money.
Once the City Side development
goes ahead, it'll be worth millions.
What I'm asking for is
quite modest in comparison - 500,000.
There is no way we can give you��
that amount of money, not without jj noticing.
I think you do a lot
without jj noticing.
We'd have to account for it.
Sell me a plot on the edge ofthe site.
Say, 50,000.
After Hugh Cannon's de-listed it,
you buy it back for 600.
Ifjj asks,
tell him it was an oversight.
There was a small leaseholder
someone forgot to buy out.
Wait!
There's no way
What about this situation gives you
the impression you're in
a position to negotiate?
OK.
.
.
say we did sell you a plot of land
You're an MP -
you can't be seen to be mixed up
in this kind of thing.
You're not actually thinking of
letting her do this?
I don't think we have a choice!
No!
If jj sees those photos, it's over!
So, tell me,
how do you give us that money
without it being traceable to you?
Same way I always do.
jonas wants to give you
a bank draft of ����
I don't understand.
He works for me, stupid.
I tell jonas what to buy.
I de-list it.
He sells it.
We split the profits, 80-20.
She just called me stupid!
I know, I know.
You should really tell your brother.
Your brother?
Get out! This meeting's private.
He works for me, stupid.
I tell jonas what to buy.
'I de-list it.
He sells.
'We split the profits, 80-20.
'
You shouldn't talk about
my sister like that.
Or confess to high-level
corruption on tape.
You bugged my office.
Well, I told you I was proactive.
Twenty five past.
You sure this is going to work?
Works every time.
Think it'll work?
I don't know.
It was your idea.
You can't blackmail me with any of this.
Bugging an MP's office,
offering bribes to an elected official.
IF I go down, you do, too.
Yes.
Probably.
But the question you
should be asking yourself is,
are we willing to run that
risk in order to do the right thing?
That's called conviction politics.
Let's do it.
What do you want?
We want a property you
told jonas to buy - The Pulse.
We'd like that, please.
I'm afraid you're too late.
The bulldozers go in at half past nine.
We may have bought
a little extra time there.
Good lord!
A Natterjack toad!
I'm almost certain
that's a protected species.
Yes.
Excuse me!
The 1994 Conservation Regulations
make it an offence to kill,
capture or disturb
a protected species.
Ithink.
Look, Miss Christie.
My guess is you didn't go into
politics to steal from your constituents.
Might be that at some point
you even wanted to help them.
If you can remember that far back.
So we would like to offer you
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
It's also an offence to damage or destroy
the breeding site or resting ground
of such an animal.
Can't imagine
where their breeding grounds might be.
Stop the work!
Release the vehicles.
It worked.
I can't believe it worked!
Don't let it overflow.
Sam, watch it with that fork, yeah!
Lennie, here are the frogs.
They're not frogs, they're toads.
Don't worry.
We'll think of something.
You thinking what I'm thinking?
Only if you're thinking,
let's buy extra time by borrowing
some endangered frogs
from my friend Miriam.
Now, what can I do for you?
I'm looking for some frogs.
No frogs here.
Got some toads if you'd like.
The old toad-breeding scam, eh?
All right, guys?
Watch out for the frogs.
Don't step on the frogs.
Toads! Don't step on the toads.
Right.
Let's do this.
OK.
My government is committed
to fostering a business
culture grounded
in community responsibility.
The Prime Minister, you may remember,
has spoken about the need to revive
a tradition of philanthropy in this country.
And that's why it's so gratifying
to be able to announce the gifting
of this fine centre
by jonas Proctor to the community.
We just got our club back!
Guys, thanks.
What do I owe you?
We've, um
We've covered our costs on this one.
??
Nice grift!
Once again, guys, thanks.
Looks like you might be able
to start those yoga lessons now.
What happened
to short sharp shocks, Ash?
***!
Are you becoming
a do-gooding liberal?
I'm not saying anything
without a lawyer present.
Mickey told me what you said.
Are you still looking out
for your big sister?
Yeah, I am.
I was thinking, about this fake affair.
Out of curiosity, whose idea was it?
Tricky actually to remember exactly who
Brainstorming situation like that.
Brainstorming?
It's time we moved on.
Good idea.
We're probably
a bad influence on these kids.
Is that Shanice coming over?
She looks pretty angry.
Yeah, very funny.