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No!
You're not allowed in Mum's room. Seriously, if she catches you...
- I'll just blame you. - No change there then.
Should we try it on?
Firstly, I'm not seven years old anymore. And second, I've got a list.
- A what? - A list, with timings.
You should be in the shower. We're behind schedule.
I've been up for an hour watching you sleep.
- That's because you have jet lag. - No.
It's called being pushed out of bed all night
by your pointy-elbowed hobbit sister.
You didn't have to bring me back from New York, did you?
- Where's her engagement ring? - I don't know.
Maybe she started wearing it again. Come on. We need to get a move on.
What are you doing in here?
- Mum, where's your engagement ring? - You concentrate on your wedding.
Do you know what time it is?
- See? - And grow up, the pair of you.
One of you needs to get in the shower
before you start arguing about that and all.
Hey!
Come on!
Sorry. Thanks.
Come on. Daisy, hurry up.
- Have you seen this? - We're both late. Come on.
It's the Royal family. Well, the Queen, Prince Charles, William, Kate.
- It's sick! - Can I have my phone back now, please?
I thought you might have gotten me a phone from New York.
- I got you a gift. - You got me a snow globe.
Which is cool. But in this digital age, there's only a certain amount you can do
with a snow globe.
Look, I know you're almost as tall as me, but you're 11.
- Exactly. - Exactly!
How was staying at Dad's at the weekend? Did you miss me?
I had a lot of homework to do, so…
Well, I missed you.
What?
- I forgot my homework. - If you're joking, that's not funny.
And if I'm not? Still not funny?
Okay.
Right, don't worry. You go in. I'll email the teacher or something.
- Okay? Sort it. - Okay.
Thank you.
- I did miss you. - Go on.
Shit.
- Yo. Usain Bolt. - Yeah, I thought you'd be gone.
Yeah. I bet you did.
- Lunch. - Cheers, sis.
Good run?
Dad's a bit behind. He was asking if you're going in with him today.
I'm not a carpet salesman.
He's been asking you to look at the computer system for weeks.
Yeah, but you know I'm waiting on a call.
That's why they're called mobiles, Aadesh. They go with you.
Well, it's too noisy at the warehouse. I need to sound professional.
It's good that he wants your help.
It's bad enough having to live with them without having to work with them as well.
Hey, man. Coming to do a proper day's work?
- I just need a shower. - That's all right. The boys will wait.
Hey, Scott. Glad you could make it. Follow me.
I know it's a rush, but we're playing catch-up here.
- You up to speed? - Yeah.
Young guy, Leo Newman,
gets packed into a suitcase by a masked gang.
This film dropped on Go Leak, and NYPD flags four suspects, all Brits.
Well, we get a few hours max before the film goes viral.
- Demands? - Not yet.
- Cybercrime? - Same.
Look. Whoever took him left his cell phone smashed in the stairwell
and not a lot else.
I'm waiting on an update from the Brits on the suspects.
So, when do we extradite?
When I get evidence.
Private elevator. Penthouse suite.
If you want me to catch the next flight, I gotta be at JFK in an hour.
So, what is this exactly?
Sorry, guys. I know it was me who asked if we could bring this forward.
I can never get to sleep on flights, so I'm blaming jet lag.
- Heather, you're late. - So are you.
True, but I apologized.
I'm happy to apologize, if you don't mind it not being sincere.
Most people don't.
Right. Let's get started, shall we?
You know, Nora cannot be on the same table as your Uncle Ray.
- Yes. - It's fine.
I've checked the table plan, and the venue has a copy.
Mum, I'm still not comfortable with you paying for the whole reception.
It's a budget hotel in Peckham.
It's not like the fancy places you two stay in.
If Nora's son sees Ray,
- there will be a fight. - I'm on it, Mum.
He already stutters. Don't want to make it any worse.
Make yourself useful.
Phone the car company and reconfirm the times.
Isn't it me who's supposed to be stressed?
Yes!
What's this?
Some fool being packed into a suitcase. No one sent it to you?
- That's mine. - Whoa!
That'll be your Aunt Rose.
God knows what the royal family have got to do with it.
Today, I want to talk about the crowd mind
and how the impression of the universality of behavior can influence people.
We've seen experiments in which even the wisest individuals,
once part of a group, act irrationally.
And when we look at Germany in the 1930s, what we begin to see happening...
Something amusing you, Heather? Something inherently funny about Nazism?
No.
What then?
Camilla getting stuffed into a suitcase by the Queen.
The same video my 11-year-old was giggling at.
What can I say? It's the crowd mind.
- Everybody's trying to copy it now. - Define everybody.
You're social psychologists. I'm asking.
Would you be interested in that video if nobody else was?
What ascribes meaning to something culturally?
I hope you're enjoying today's flight from New York.
We'll have an update on the UK weather for you soon.
But in the meantime, please do stay in your seats
and fasten your seat belts…
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Why don't you just leave the bottle? Then I won't have to keep shouting.
It's fine, sir. That's what I'm here for.
- I know when I've had enough. - Sorry, sir. I'm not allowed to...
What? Think for yourself?
I can top up your glass again when you've finished.
Excuse me!
What have you got to do to get some service on this plane?
I'll just keep shouting, shall I?
Hey, pal. Why don't you just chill out?
Why don't you just chill out… pal?
- Look at me. - Yeah. Yep.
- Are you gonna chill out? - Yeah. It's all good.
Thanks. Yeah.
You watch that thing I sent you?
That's crazy, man. Is that kidnap video for real?
What video? Why didn't I get it?
- Have you fixed the computer? - It's not broken.
It's just old and slow.
Yeah, like Dad.
So, you fixed it then?
Nearly. What video?
Hey. Hey, I asked your dad to log off at night.
- Yeah, he does. - No. No, he couldn't have.
- I do. - Yeah, but then who's…
- Where's my tea? - …who's doing this?
What the...
- You fix it? - No, it's not broken.
- So, you fixed it? - Yeah, I'm working on it.
You need a company shirt.
No, I really don't.
Is that video you sent a prank?
Do I at least get a cup of tea?
Kashco Carpets. Yes. He was actually doing some work for a change.
What's it about?
It's for you.
Sounds important.
Hello, Aadesh Chopra speaking.
Why is there no money in our current account?
Not now, Son.
I checked online. Thought it was a mistake, but it's not.
There's a payment to a travel company for £400.
Why did you do that? You know I take care of the finances.
What's going on, Aadesh?
Just... Nothing. I just had to move some money around.
- All right? It's all fine. - You're hiding something.
Why won't you let your phone out of your sight?
- I told you. - What was the money for?
- What? - The money you paid to the travel company.
Listen, when I get home tonight, we'll talk.
- I want to talk now. - I'm trying to fix your dad's computer!
I thought you said it wasn't broken.
Scott.
Katherine Newman, Special Agent Scott Anderson.
Hello.
Scott heads up our VCMO squad.
He's got years of experience in kidnap, abduction and extortion cases.
If anyone can find your son, it's him.
I'll leave you to it.
I have a call with the White House in one hour.
And still,
you're the most important person I'll speak to all day.
You know I'm about to...
Leave for London? I know.
And I know you're gonna find out who these people are
and bring Leo back to me.
So I'm guessing they've already spoken to you about potential enemies.
I would call it the skeleton test. We ask our clients,
"Who would you least like to see talking about you on TV?"
So, are there any Brits on your list?
Do you know what strategic communication is,
Special Agent Anderson?
High-end public relations.
We construct a version of reality that's usually at odds with someone else's.
Make a lot of friends, meet a lot of people,
most of whom hate you.
And then there are the enemies.
So you're saying I might need a bigger notebook.
Even just for London.
And what about Leo? He studied at Oxford, right?
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