Slow Horses Episode 402: A Stranger Comes To Town Clip

A naive agent makes a discovery about the Westacres bomber. Lamb suspects that David knows more than he’s letting on.

Transcript

00:01Our threat levels are critical. You need to sign these.

00:04They are letters of condolence and support to the families.

00:08Yes, of course.

00:10Um...

00:12Would you say it's too early to rule out another bomb threat?

00:16Yes, yes.

00:18In some ways, a random and motiveless attack

00:21is worse than an ideological one in that there are no leads.

00:25Well, listen, Diane, I do really appreciate you running with the ball

00:29on this, you know, dealing with the here and now.

00:32But you do have to understand that the big picture,

00:35um, long-range strategy, um...

00:39That's...

00:41That's what... That's me. That's where I come in, you know,

00:44because that's where I'm from, you know?

00:46And between you and I, the culture of this place

00:49needs to change dramatically.

00:51Yeah? In fact, funny enough,

00:53that was actually the pitch that put me behind this desk.

00:56Oh...

00:57No, I understand.

00:58Yes, you say you understand, but are we in agreement?

01:01In principle, yes.

01:02I'm just... I'm just flagging that our response in the here and now, um...

01:07..may alter with this new approach.

01:10Yes, yes.

01:11Well, I am sure you and everybody else

01:14will adapt admirably.

01:16HE CHUCKLES