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OK, so what are our choices? Just

0:19

get the hell out of here. Get on a plane and fly home.

0:22

They'd stop us at the airport. As soon as we showed our

0:24

passports, we'd be held in custody

0:27

while they investigate. OK. We

0:31

go to the British Embassy and ask

0:33

to be repatriated. They have to take us

0:35

back to the UK.

0:35

They're not just going to do it because

0:37

we asked them to. We're suspects in a

0:39

murder. Two murders in Dubai.

0:42

You think they're just going to let us go back

0:44

to flat-hunting in London? Yeah, but we're innocent.

0:47

Well, that's good. Yeah, let's go back and tell them that

0:50

and everything will be all right.

0:53

We could just vanish

0:55

into the city, cross the border

0:57

and... Go where? With what?

1:01

We haven't got any money, Jake. Basically,

1:07

we don't have a choice. There

1:10

are no choices. We

1:12

go on or we go down.

1:15

What does that mean? Well,

1:18

we have this. An invitation

1:20

to... What?

1:23

To that? Are you crazy? They

1:25

know your name. How do they know your

1:27

name? I don't know. That's what I'm saying. There's

1:30

something going on here. We don't know anything about

1:32

these people or what they want.

1:35

Oh, please come, Kayla. I may have

1:37

a solution to your problem. What the hell does that mean? It

1:41

means it's better than sitting in a Thai jail, which,

1:44

as far as I'm aware, is our only alternative.

1:46

So

1:48

what now? Well,

1:53

we'd better take a shower,

1:56

smarten ourselves up and... You

2:00

got the invitation? Yes, I've got

2:02

it. I don't lose envelopes,

2:04

Jake. You think they'll come?

2:07

I don't know, do I? Look,

2:10

it could be some sort of trap. Could be. We'll

2:12

find out, I guess. What

2:20

time is it? You asked me that five

2:22

minutes ago. Five minutes

2:25

later, that's all. Miss

2:28

Tomperson? Yes.

2:30

And companion? Yeah.

2:33

Yes. This way, please.

2:37

Wait, wait, wait. Where's our car?

2:39

You come with me now, please. No, no, look,

2:41

we're waiting for a car. Yes, yes. This way.

2:43

You're the driver? I'm the captain. What?

2:47

Where's the bloody car? Jake, let's just.

2:49

No, no. Leave this to me. We're

2:51

not wandering off in the night with this guy. We don't know

2:53

him from Adam. Do you have any ID?

2:56

Who sent you? Senator sent

2:59

me. He's waiting

3:00

for you. He's looking

3:02

forward to seeing you again, Miss Tomperson. Wait,

3:06

you know. For

3:06

God's sake, just follow the man, Jake. The

3:16

boat. I don't understand. The

3:19

senator thought you appreciated it. The

3:22

river is beautiful in the night. Let

3:25

me help you.

3:31

What's this about, Kayla? Hammer

3:35

it and know. He's looking forward to seeing you

3:37

again.

3:38

He's going to solve your problem. I

3:40

may have met him once, maybe in Zurich.

3:43

What? I meet hundreds of people, Jacob. I

3:47

think it was some telecom franchise. Can't

3:50

really remember. It was a couple of years ago. Well,

3:52

I mean, is there anything else you haven't told

3:55

me?

3:55

How can I tell you everything that happens

3:57

in my working life? Stuff happens

3:59

every day. Do you expect me to remember

4:01

every meeting? Hey, you

4:04

see the presidential palace over there? Mmm. Yeah. Very

4:09

beautiful at night. Lovely. Lovely.

4:11

How

4:14

far is it to the senator's house? Soon. Be there soon. Excuse

4:26

me. Is this it? You

4:28

wait a moment, sir. Stay

4:31

seated, please. Why

4:33

are we stopping here? Relax, Jake.

4:36

Look, it's a derelict warehouse.

4:40

Shitty's gonna kill us. He's

4:42

gonna dump our bodies in the river. Shh. Listen. Oh,

4:48

my God, it's the police.

4:49

Calm down, Jake. It's not helping

4:51

you being... Maybe... Maybe what? Just

4:54

relax. Panicky. Now.

5:04

Good evening. Allow me to

5:06

introduce myself. I am Anuman,

5:09

the senator's head of security. I

5:11

hope you are enjoying our beautiful city.

5:15

Um, yes. Thank you. May

5:18

I join you? Yes,

5:22

please. Thank

5:24

you. Okay.

5:27

Bye. We'll

5:31

be arriving at the senator's house in a few minutes, but

5:33

before we get there, I need to ask

5:35

you some questions. For security.

5:37

I'm sure you understand.

5:39

Of course. May

5:41

I see your passports? Passports?

5:46

If you don't mind. Standard security

5:48

procedure. We'll get all of that out of

5:50

the way here, so it doesn't hold you up when we

5:52

arrive. Do you have your passports

5:54

with you? Oh,

5:57

no, I don't think... Yes. Here.

5:58

Problem,

6:01

come.

6:08

So, you flew

6:10

in yesterday from Dubai? Yes.

6:13

Where you were involved in certain

6:16

events, I understand. Yeah, look, what's this

6:18

about? Security.

6:21

Anyone who meets with the senator has to go through the

6:23

same procedure because of

6:25

the accident. It's unfortunate,

6:28

but necessary.

6:30

Yes, we flew in from Dubai.

6:33

What accident? And you are a corporate

6:36

lawyer, and you, sir,

6:39

are unemployed. No,

6:41

no, actually, I'm

6:43

in between jobs. How

6:46

did she know? And who is Mr.

6:49

Marty Salmon? I'm

6:52

sorry? Marty Salmon?

6:54

What's

6:57

he got to do with... You owe

6:59

him money, I believe. Well,

7:02

I, um... I'm

7:04

afraid that's none of your business. No, no, no,

7:07

of course. I simply wanted to be sure.

7:09

Marty Salmon, you

7:12

owe him money? No, I mean, a little,

7:15

yeah, it's... Excuse me, what's

7:17

this got to do with... Jake! Look,

7:20

Marty's an old friend from uni, hey? We

7:22

went into business together some time back. You know, when

7:24

I was trying to do the exhibitions thing on my own, we got

7:27

a bit overextended. It's how companies

7:29

work. Some companies succeed and some don't. And, yeah,

7:32

Marty, let me sell some money, which

7:34

I have every intention of paying back. End of

7:36

story. Yes, indeed.

7:40

So, madam, you are visiting

7:42

Bell &

7:42

Company before this trip? Uh, yeah,

7:44

that's correct. Who

7:47

have a number of offshore companies registered

7:49

on their books? Yes,

7:52

that's common knowledge. Indeed. And

7:55

you are making inquiries on their behalf about

7:57

a particular company, Theraint Capital.

7:59

partners? Obviously

8:02

I can't answer to that. Client

8:04

confidentiality. Of course Miss Thompson,

8:07

but you can confirm you were in the Cayman

8:09

Islands. Yes I can. And

8:12

then you flew into Dubai via Miami?

8:14

That's correct. We

8:19

are here already. Oh

8:30

careful getting out. So

8:35

that's it you have everything you need? Yes

8:38

you are free to enjoy the concert. Come.

8:43

Just follow the lights along the path to

8:46

the house. Yeah sure.

8:51

Can we have our passports back now? Of

8:54

course sir. Right. We will

8:56

return them to you after the party when you leave.

8:58

Standard procedure. I mean I

9:00

prefer to keep them with us.

9:04

I'm

9:04

afraid that's not possible sir. Come

9:08

on Jay. It'll be fine.

9:10

Look

9:10

this

9:15

is getting... they've got our bloody

9:18

passports now. Smile Jake. Smile.

9:21

Howdy cat. Good evening.

9:24

Hello. My

9:26

dad sir champagne. Yeah.

9:29

Thank you. Thank you.

9:37

Jake slow down. This

9:42

is crazy. We shouldn't be here.

9:44

Well we are. So

9:47

come

9:47

on. So,

10:00

what are we supposed

10:04

to do? I

10:07

guess we mingle. I

10:10

don't think we guess. I think we're here for a reason.

10:12

You two look a little

10:15

lost. I'm

10:18

Hansa, Prateep's wife. Prateep?

10:22

The senator? This

10:25

is our home. You

10:27

are,

10:28

please? Jake and

10:30

Kayla. Ah, the English

10:32

friends. And how are you finding

10:34

Bangkok? Is your hotel okay?

10:37

Yes, yes, it's fine. Thank you very much.

10:39

Are

10:42

you interested in Thai classical music?

10:46

Well, we don't really know very much.

10:49

We got an invite and we...

10:52

It's lovely to be here. You

10:54

have a beautiful house. Thank you. Let

10:58

me introduce you to some very dear friends

11:00

of ours. Sumi, Arpa,

11:03

this is Kayla and Jack.

11:06

Yeah, that's it, Jake. Our friends

11:08

from England. I

11:11

love England. We were in Edinburgh last

11:13

year. It was very

11:15

pleasant but a little cold. Are

11:18

you here on business, Mr Jake? Well,

11:21

not exactly. We're travelling around.

11:23

Oh, excuse me. I must just...

11:26

Dr Bar. Do you enjoy the concert? Yeah.

11:33

What the hell are we doing here? I

11:35

think someone's looking for us. Why? The

11:38

guy in the white suit. Don't look. Okay,

11:41

he's coming over. Hello,

11:44

good evening.

11:45

Miss Kayla. Yes? The

11:48

senator would like to see you now. Right,

11:51

okay. Follow me, please.

11:59

This way, please. I'm not going to get it.

12:03

Wait. Here. You

12:12

okay? Mm-hmm. Yeah. Please.

12:18

You can go in now. Okay.

12:30

Okay. Keira.

12:35

So I'm pleased to see you.

12:38

You had to be worried for a while. But

12:42

I'm glad you got here. I've

12:45

been sending messages. We,

12:47

um, lost our phones. I

12:50

see. I'm

12:53

so sorry I can't get up to greet

12:55

you.

12:56

Oh, no, please. It's fine. I,

12:58

uh... The bullet struck

13:00

me just... here. I

13:05

no longer have the use of my legs, right?

13:07

I'm so sorry. Well,

13:09

it's the price of serving my country.

13:13

What happened exactly? Let

13:16

me just say this. There

13:18

are many crazy people in this world,

13:21

people disturbed in the head.

13:25

I see. Sit

13:27

down. Please.

13:34

You... you... You mentioned

13:36

in your invitation, you said, at least

13:39

to Keira, that you could help her with her

13:41

problem. Of us? We

13:44

are concerned. Um...

13:48

Sorry? About what might happen. Why

13:51

did you have to come here? Well,

13:54

you invited us. To Bangkok. To

13:56

Thailand. What

13:58

was your plan?

13:59

Well, I had to put tickets in a hurry. They

14:02

were the only ones I could get out of Dubai. We

14:05

had to get out fast. We

14:11

were being accused of murder. I

14:14

see. That could be very

14:16

inconvenient for you. I'd

14:19

say. But then you're both

14:21

experienced operators. I'm

14:26

sorry? Very good, Miss

14:28

Kayla. But now

14:29

you are here. It's not

14:32

good for me. It puts me in

14:34

a compromised position. But

14:37

I understand sometimes things

14:39

happen. You have to change

14:41

the plan, and we have to take

14:44

the best of it.

14:45

So

14:49

please, the envelope. What?

14:53

The envelope. Look,

14:55

this is all a huge misunderstanding.

14:57

We were just on holiday. Miss

15:01

Kayla, Miss Thompson,

15:04

when we met in Zurich, you impressed

15:07

me with your argument.

15:08

Yeah, that may be so. But

15:11

we don't know anything.

15:13

You knew enough to take the envelope

15:15

from Mr. Lee Park's son. Well, yeah, no.

15:18

That was just because he offered

15:20

to pay me to look after

15:22

him.

15:22

Yeah, it's the kind of thing that Jake does. He's

15:25

impulsive. Yeah. Yeah.

15:30

I see. So

15:33

how long have you been together, the

15:35

two of you? Well,

15:39

we're not exactly together. No?

15:42

But not? You met through

15:44

a mutual acquaintance, Mr.

15:47

Marty Simon.

15:48

Yes, he's

15:50

a colleague of mine. It was a drinks

15:53

after work thing. And Jake

15:56

was there.

15:57

What were you doing there? Well, Marty's

15:59

an old university. He has property

16:01

in London. I was looking after one of

16:03

his flats at the time, and he invited me along.

16:06

And I looked across the room and I saw this woman, and

16:09

she was the most beautiful woman I've

16:11

ever seen, so... And I said to myself, Jake,

16:13

you've got to talk to her, and if you don't,

16:15

you are the biggest idiot in the world.

16:18

You did? Yeah. You never told me that. Yeah,

16:20

well, no, if I did, you'd think I was really

16:22

sentimental. Well, sentimental

16:24

is a lot better than impulsive. Yeah. But if I hadn't been impulsive,

16:27

I wouldn't have walked across the room and

16:29

introduced myself to the most beautiful woman there. Yeah.

16:31

So... And we wouldn't be here. Now,

16:34

tell me, Miss Thompson, when did

16:36

I first approach you? What?

16:39

When did I first turn you?

16:42

I... I don't...

16:45

I don't know what you're... Oh.

16:53

The room number you booked at Mirage. Actually,

16:55

I... Dubai. I... I did the booking.

16:58

It was... It was on bookings.com, and

17:00

there was no option to choose what room. The room my

17:02

friend Mr Park-San fell from. You

17:04

stayed in that room immediately before,

17:07

and then you asked to move. No, no, no. We

17:09

were... We were told we had

17:11

to move.

17:12

Go ahead.

17:16

Open it. These

17:23

two men, the tennis players, the

17:25

blonde woman, and there you

17:28

are, Mr Jack. Mr

17:32

Jack. Mr

17:33

Jack. Mr Jack. Mr

17:37

Jack. Mr

17:39

Jack. Mr

17:41

Jack.

17:43

Jake, it's...

17:45

You were waiting at the airport? Yeah,

17:47

I was waiting for Kayla. She was flying

17:49

in from Miami. Of

17:51

course. And the rest of the team too?

17:55

No, there is no team.

17:59

So, how

18:02

are we to resolve this matter? I

18:05

don't know. I promise we don't have the envelope.

18:08

One

18:12

moment, please. Sir.

18:28

Go with this gentleman, if you please.

18:30

No, no, no. Hang on. What's

18:32

this about? He will take you back to

18:34

the party, I need to think. And

18:37

are you going to help us? If

18:40

you are my friends, I will help

18:42

you. Go with him. This

18:45

way, please.

18:54

You can wait in here. Not

19:00

you. Just him. You

19:02

come with me. Look, I don't feel

19:04

comfortable with us separating.

19:06

Do what he says, Jake. We

19:08

don't have a choice. Okay, but...

19:11

How... Your

19:13

name?

19:15

Look, I really... I really didn't

19:17

need to be. Your

19:21

name? Look,

19:23

you have... You have my passport.

19:25

You know what my name is. What's the tape?

19:28

Stay to your name.

19:32

Jake O'Brien.

19:35

And your age, please. I

19:39

really need to... Yes, your age,

19:42

please. Twenty-eight.

19:48

I want to take 10 pictures with him in

19:50

front of you. One.

19:54

Describe them to me.

19:59

Well, it's me

20:02

and... Omar,

20:05

that is Mr Lee Pack's

20:08

son. He called himself Omar

20:10

when we met.

20:11

We're at the bar in the Mirage in Dubai. And

20:14

what are you holding in your hand?

20:17

My phone. You've

20:19

just made a call, I think. No, I

20:22

got a call. A phone? A friend.

20:25

A name, please.

20:28

Marty. Marty Salmon. Oh.

20:32

Are you aware that Marty Salmon is

20:34

involved in international modern laundry?

20:40

No. We...

20:44

We were school friends, we went to university

20:46

together, I was flat-sitting, he

20:49

has properties and I was living in one of

20:51

his flats as a favour, keeping an eye

20:53

on things for him.

20:54

Thanks to photograph.

20:57

Tell me what is happening here, please.

20:59

Erm... Here. Just

21:05

describe what

21:06

you see. Mr Pack's son is handing

21:09

me an envelope. What

21:11

did the envelope contain? No,

21:13

that's the whole point, I didn't see inside it, I

21:15

was just supposed to keep it. Why was that? I

21:17

don't know. So what

21:19

did you do with it? Well,

21:21

I hid it. Where? By

21:23

the fridge in our hotel room. The

21:26

mini bar.

21:27

It was in a cupboard, I hid it behind

21:30

the fridge.

21:31

How do you

21:33

know about your wife's work? What's

21:36

that got to do with... Yeah, look, well, firstly,

21:38

she's not my wife. Never

21:42

mind. She's a lawyer. What

21:45

was that shoe off for?

21:46

RGG. It's a firm,

21:49

a legal, corporate... She travels

21:52

a lot for her work. Yeah.

21:56

Who are her clients? I

21:58

don't know, we don't talk about him.

22:01

Next photo? What do

22:03

you see? Kayla.

22:07

And what's she doing? She's... she's

22:10

opening the fridge cupboard. Next

22:12

photo?

22:13

She's reaching behind the fridge.

22:16

What? No, no, that

22:18

was when we were searching for the envelope. Are

22:21

you sure? Yes, no. That

22:26

can't be.

22:28

Your wife has admitted everything. A minute

22:31

what? What?

22:34

She's taking footage from

22:35

the front desk of the hotel. Who

22:38

is your wife sitting next to? That's

22:40

the woman who threatened us. She said her name

22:42

was

22:44

Miriam. Threatened you?

22:46

Yes, she wanted the envelope. She thought I'd

22:48

gone up to our room to get it, but... Actually,

22:51

I was planning our escape. We just

22:53

needed to get out of

22:53

there.

22:57

Watch the video. Your

23:01

wife seems comfortable, though. What's she doing?

23:04

She's just taking

23:06

something out of her bag and handing it

23:08

to... And... What is she

23:12

handing her to? She's... she's...

23:17

She's... she's... Speak

23:20

clearly, please. What is

23:21

Kayla handing this woman? I've

23:25

burned her envelope. Look,

23:27

I... I

23:30

need... I need the toilet. I've got...

23:32

I've got to pee. She

23:34

used to... Does

23:39

Caroline... No, go! Ah,

23:50

Miss Kayla. How long are you going to keep

23:52

me here?

23:56

I

24:00

want to introduce you to a friend

24:02

of mine. Hello,

24:08

Kayla. You're at the

24:10

hotel in Dubai, with your nieces,

24:13

daughters? That's right, Kayla. You're

24:16

very observant, but then you would be. Yuri

24:19

and I are all friends.

24:21

We trust each other. We

24:25

have a problem here. We

24:27

thought you were a friend, Kayla. We

24:30

really did. But now it turns

24:32

out you may be not. Well,

24:36

we'll see. We'll see. But

24:38

for now, I'd like to invite you

24:40

as a guest on my superyoot.

24:45

Do I have a choice? Maybe

24:47

not. Go. It's

24:52

a beautiful city, no? Especially

24:55

in the dark. Yeah, it

24:57

is. So,

25:03

where did you grow up, Kayla? What is

25:05

your family? I'm

25:07

sorry? Your parents. You're upbringing.

25:11

Well, my parents

25:13

were teachers. Teachers? Very

25:16

good professions. What

25:19

did they teach? My...

25:23

my father was a maths

25:25

and physics teacher, and my

25:27

mother was... my

25:29

mother was history.

25:31

So it was a rich,

25:34

intellectual household. Where

25:38

are we going? Turkey.

25:44

Turkey? My boat is moored there, in the

25:46

Bosphorus. As

25:49

for me, my family wasn't all that intellectual.

25:52

One room apartment, communal washrooms.

25:55

Us boys would hunt for rats on the stairs.

25:58

Everything I had...

25:59

I have now, I made myself. I

26:02

thank my parents for that. They

26:04

may not have had things to give me, but... They

26:07

taught me good lessons. How

26:10

to survive. How

26:13

to catch rats.

26:20

Are you a rat, Keller?

26:26

No. I hope

26:28

not. But

26:31

we'll see. We'll

26:34

see.

26:40

This way, Mr. Jig. No. No,

26:44

where are you taking me? We

26:47

are taking you home. Up the

26:49

stairs. Relax,

26:52

Mr. Jig. Keep going. Nothing

26:56

is going to happen to you.

26:59

What's going on? What's

27:01

going on? What? What's

27:04

going on, sir? Are you going to

27:06

go?

27:07

Yes,

27:10

thank you. I'm going to go. Mr.

27:15

Jig! Stop!

27:18

Stop! Stop! Stop!

27:21

Stop! Stop! Stop!

27:24

Stop! Stop! Stop!

27:27

Stop! Stop!

27:44

Jake? Jake,

27:49

can you hear me?

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Jake? Jake?

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How are you feeling? I

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was so worried. You

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hit your head. Jake?

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You lied to me. There's

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Something I Need to Tell You. Episode 4,

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The Party,

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was written by John Scott Dryden and

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Misha Kornall.

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Jake was played by Chris Leuchum Hoy, Kayla

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Sofia Delpizzo, the Senator

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by Song-Hung Chang and Yuri by

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Nick Nevin. Original

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music is by Sasha Putnam. The producer

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is Emma Hearn and the director and

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executive producer John Scott Dryden.

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There's Something I Need to Tell You is a Gold Hawk

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production for BBC Radio 4. For

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a full list of credits, go to BBC

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Sounds.