The Interceptor

Oi!

- You're positive he didn't see you? - Positive.

- Anyone see your face? - No.

Somebody, somewhere is trying to put a name to a face.

Who's asking about me?

People who make finding people their speciality.

Just get me something I can use.

I've got nowhere.

How long do you need?

We're calling in a little help from out of town.

Do you have a problem with that?

What's in the black book?

You get me his name, and I'll show you.

I need to find him. So you...

keep looking.

PHONE RINGS

'Yeah? Yorkie? It's Alex.

- 'Right. - Er, they want an answer.

'I'll come down, see what they have to say.

'Er, I think they were looking for a yes or no.

'Well, they can keep looking.

ALEX LAUGHS

'Well, what shall I tell them?

'Victoria at four.

'All right, well, call me if you're late,

- 'and I'll come and pick... - LINE GOES DEAD

'Yorkie?'

Yorkie?

Hey! There he is!

FAINT SHOUTING

Up here. Go!

Alex!

Come on, Alex.

It's time to pay up!

AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING BEEPS

Quick, up there.

And then the ogre's wife is making a stew, but there's no meat,

and the book says it better not be you that goes in the pot,

so you have to make sure everybody shushes.

Then guess what?

What?

There's a big chicken. You have to sneak past it

so it doesn't wake up and tell the ogre.

And he has a cat you have to go past on tiptoe.

And the ogre is asleep, and it said, "I dare you to say boo."

And we all went "boo" really quietly,

but the book said, "Louder." So we did.

And it says, "Even louder," Dad, and...

Isn't that the mister from your picture?

What's his name?

I don't know.

Are we stopping?

Hannah?

- What? - I need you to do something for me.

- I want to. - You don't know what it is.

But I want to. She always gets to go. Please, please...

- Oh, my gosh. Stop! - You shush.

You shush!

All right, all right, all right.

I want you to go into the shop, see if he says his name.

- OK, you go choose a card for Mummy. - OK.

Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

This one.

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

CAMERA CLICKS

Hannah shouted at me!

She thought it was Mum's birthday.

- Shh-shh-shh. - But she shouted.

I know, I know. It was just a game.

It was just a game. Shh.

- Did you see him? - Yes.

And?

His piece of paper said "Mr Smith".

- He's scary looking. - Yeah. He looks mean.

Yeah.

Dad, did we win the game?

- Dad! - Hmm?

Did we win the game?

Yes, you won the game. You both won.

Now listen... Come here, remember,

what's the most important rule?

Don't tell Mum!

RINGING TONE

'Alistair Stannard. Leave a message after the tone.'

BEEP

Sir, I'm-I'm not going to be able to do it.

Look, I know what I'm facing, but...

I can't do this to her. It...

Hello. How you doing? You all right?

How's the flat-hunting going?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's just fine.

- Cool. - It's...

When's the Northerner getting in?

Dunno.

He's very good at what he does.

- How do we know? - By virtue of him still being alive.

- Let him take all the risks. - I'd heard he'd retired.

Well, he's going to come out of retirement for us, isn't he?

He is a means to an end.

I can't force you to like it, but I made the decision, so it's on me. All right?

As long as we get our share from the job, that's all that matters.

Nice... very nice.

You got your flight sorted?

Yeah. Book a cab for the airport.

Tuesday, straight from the club after the presentation.

We're nearly there, my friend.

We're very nearly there.

You let him drive off?

I had the girls in the car.

Might be another three weeks before he surfaces again.

Oh, hang on, I might have another avenue.

A small-timer I'm up on has invited a rather unsavoury gentleman to London.

I quote, "The big boys are wanting a score and need your help."

Now, we've connected this voice to the bottom rung of our crew.

Who's the invitee?

Not much information yet, just a street name.

What's that?

Yorkie.

- Yorkie? - Yeah.

That makes sense.

Hang on.

Talk amongst yourselves.

Do you reckon it's worth the resources on this guy?

We're so close to my man.

Look, we've been making dents in the traffic and now they're bringing in hired help?

This is all connected to our crew, I'd put money on it.

Right. Listen to this.

'Yo, yo, yo. Pack your bags, fam.

'Why's that?

'Yorkie's coming to town.

'What they bringing him here for? I'll put a gun in man's face I see him.

'Yeah, right. Yorkie going to bite it off, blad.

'Better putting a gun in your own face, fam.'

The lines have been buzzing since yesterday.

Yorkie this, Yorkie that.

Fortunately, he was kind enough to furnish us with his travel plans.

Leeds to Victoria -- gets in at four.

That Leeds train doesn't get in at Victoria. That's King's Cross.

Who said anything about a train?

I'm parked up.

Just outside main entrance.

From Kim. Coach is due in now.

Maybe crime doesn't pay...

'if this guy is having to get the coach down.'

Well, he is from Yorkshire.

Racist.

'The coach is here.

'All eyes out for a single male.'

FAINT STATION ANNOUNCEMENT

'Nothing to report so far.'

'Hang on.'

Six foot plus, blue shirt,

close shave. About to have a cig. He's pretty easy to spot.

Got him. Possible target taking short cut on foot.

He's nine-one to you, Ash.

'Yeah, all right.'

Scratch that. I've lost him.

From Martin. Back on him.

You can tell I'm in London.

Every bugger rushing about.

LAUGHS

Alex Price.

'He's just left the jug.

'He's nine-one to you, Ash. Should be with you in three, two,

'one...'

I'm crispy.

What? What do you mean?

I said I'm crispy.

'How did you manage that?

'Ash, come in.

'Ash?

'Ash?'

Well, that was an unmitigated disaster.

You lost him within one minute.

It was on me.

- I got too close. - Who met him?

I never seen the guy before.

Valerie, what do we know about the messenger?

Got him off a dealer's phone when he used him as a driver.

Previous for intent to supply.

- Does some errands. Whereabouts unknown. - Make them known straight away...

PHONE BUZZES

He could be anybody...

OK. Gemmill got back.

Yorkie. Real name, Colin Morbury.

Suspected intimidation, kidnap, armed robbery. Need I go on?

This is a scalp every police force in the country wants.

If we want power over people like Stannard, we get Yorkie.

I thought we were hitting the drug trade?

Yeah, are we branching out? Not enough drug dealers?

It's the drug dealers that have invited him.

I take it amateur hour is over?

Good.

Find the guy that invited him down and we can find the target.

I want to be back on him by the morning. OK?

- I'll ask around. - Next time.

Ash, what's up, mate?

You can move fast enough, when you want, can't you?