Professor T

'Padam Padam' by Edith Piaf.

Haven't you finished with that yet? Get a bloody move on!

What the hell are you playing at?

Hello?

Mum?

Shut up! Shut up!

Jasper!

We need a gardener, it's like The Day Of The Triffids out there.

Mother, what are you doing here?

As previously discussed,

I've decided to reoccupy my old studio,

the scene of so many of my artistic breakthroughs.

Well, don't look so horrified, I shan't trouble you.

This is about me and my growth as an artist.

Honestly, darling, you won't even know I'm here.

Don't forget we're having lunch.

We'll be as quiet as two little mice.

It will all be between you, me and the lamp post.

Darling, you won't hear so much as a peep.

We'll do our best not to get under your feet, won't we, Kafka?

Ambulance, please.

And if at all possible, no sirens.

OK, thanks, mate, thank you.

Thank you.

The late, great DS Donckers.

No prizes for getting here first. Just another minor moral victory.

Vijay Banerjee, local jeweller, hit while crossing the street.

Not to minimise his pain,

but why has Rabbit despatched us to a road traffic accident?

He was carrying these.

Ooh, a goody bag.

See if his family want them back first.

'You never said anything about a child being involved.'

'What difference does it make?'

Don't! They'll see your face.

It's itchy.

You expecting someone? No. No!

Are you doing anything tonight?

I've got a gig. Gig.

Not sure brass band concert constitutes as a gig.

Who's at the door?

Calm down, it's probably just a delivery.

Jeez, I'm teasing. Don't be so touchy.

It's OK. I get it.

Let me go and have a look, see what I can make out.

Come on, let's go.

It's a man and a woman, smartly dressed.

Don't worry, they're leaving.

Don't tell me to calm down, OK?

Yeah, OK. You're making me nervous.

What did they look like?

Hard to say. Smartly dressed.

Should we be worried? Padma?

My phone. 'Fat lot of help you are!'

Don't. 'I don't trust this any more.'

He'll be here, just have to wait.

Padma, don't!

Dreaming about the big day?

No man will ever get me up the aisle, Dan.

Let me know when you change your mind.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Hi. DS Donckers, this is my colleague DS Winters.

We're making enquiries related to a man we think is your proprietor.

Mr Banerjee's not here.

We're aware of that, Mr Banerjee has been in an accident.

How badly is he hurt? We don't know yet.

We're trying to locate his family.

Stop it!

I only have Mr Banerjee's home number, I'm afraid.

Finally.

Hey, don't answer it. Why not?

It's not what we arranged.

What the hell are you doing? Get back in line now!

It's going to voicemail.

Your boss was carrying some pretty special-looking diamonds,

a lot of them, is that normal?

Wh... erm, he may have been on his way to see a customer.

Mind if we take a look at the safe?

I couldn't, not without checking with Mr Banerjee first.

We could come back with a warrant.

And a load of police vans.

Sirens blaring.

All right.

Is something missing?

I... couldn't say, I'm not responsible for the safe.

But you know the combination.

What's your name? Amrit Khan.

Ms Khan, we're police detectives, not tax inspectors,

we just want to know what's missing.

Black diamonds.

How many?

A lot. How much are they worth?

Erm, around a million.

Mr Banerjee would never take them out of the shop without security.

Mr Banerjee?

We've given him a sedative. We need to talk to him.

Mr Banerjee? You need to ask the doctor first.

Mr Banerjee, can you hear me?

Mr Banerjee, can you hear me?

My... My family.

I have to go.

Can you tell us what happened?

I have to go.

They're crazy.

Who is, Mr Banerjee?

They're going to kill my family.

Boss, I think we might have a hostage situation.

Mr Banerjee's freaking out,

he's convinced his family is in danger.

It WILL take a couple of weeks

before the brace can go off, Mr Tempest.

Try not to fall down the stairs again.

Is there someone to pick you up?

'Anyone you can think of, sir?'

A gardening accident?

But you're such an unlikely horticulturalist.

Patently.

Are these your gardening clothes?

They had to cut my trousers off.

These were the only items in my size

that it was possible to acquire in the hospital gift shop.

Are you congested?

This is Ben Sparrow from the anti-kidnap and extortion unit.

Hi.

DS Winters and DS Donckers, the investigating officers.

We are still carrying out reconnaissance

and we do not know as yet how many hostage takers we're dealing with.

We're waiting to get some thermal imaging equipment on site.

Do they know that we know?

No, and I want to keep it that way.

This is Banerjee's mobile phone.

We, er, picked it up at the hospital.

Good, very good.

It might be helpful. We should avoid contact as long as practical.

That's standard procedure.

We think we have two hostages,

his wife, and their daughter, Priyanka.

They are both registered at the property

and none of the neighbours have seen either of them exit as yet.

Priyanka's car is still parked outside.

That's all the intel we have today.

So.

Now, all we have to do is wait.

Professor Tempest's office?

Mrs Tempest!

Yes, he's right here.

Darling, don't forget we're having lunch.

He's not going anywhere soon.

So much to discuss.

One o'clock? I'll tell him.

Bye, Mrs Tempest.

Doubtless she'll be very keen to tend to the invalid.

This might be the moment to escape.

'Well, you heard the woman.'

Something's not right, he should have been here by now.

Let's get the girl to call.

Where's your phone?

In my coat.

And, where's your coat?

All of you into the bedroom, now!

Call your dad, and no messing.

Don't answer.

They'll know we know.

'Please leave your message after the tone.'

Daddy, Daddy, main hoon... Speak... English.

Daddy, it's me.

'Where are you?

'You are going to do what they're asking, right?'

Voicemail. Play it.

'Daddy? Daddy, main hoon...' 'Speak... English.'

'Daddy, it's me.

'Where are you?

'You are going to do what they're asking, right?'

Send a message.

Problems with safe. Stop.

Need more time. Stop.

There was an armed raid at Banerjee's shop last year,

it triggered the alarm, but the raiders got away.

Did they take anything? No.

Second time lucky. Listen, I appreciate the legwork,

but I'm trying to deal with a hostage situation here.

Can't be any harm trying to find out what's motivating them.

See what else you can dig up.

Professor, have you been skiing? What happened?

A displaced fracture of the distal end of my fibula.

Shouldn't you be at home, resting it?

My home and office are being disinfected as we speak.

I have a problem with vermin.

He's got to be somewhere.

I turn my back for five minutes. He's been acting very oddly.

Jasper is always a little odd.

He's taken up gardening.

What did you say?

Gardening.

I heard you the first time.

I thought I might make myself useful here.

Jasper, we're in the middle of a hostage situation...

No. Not his field.

I have written and lectured extensively on the subject.

We've brought in the big guns.