"The last decade has seen a renaissance for international terrorism." "This has been precipitated, at least in part, by a status quo of negotiation and concession enabling many recent terrorist actions to be successful for their perpetrators." "These successes increased the various groups' perceived legitimacy." "Inoverseasnews, usspecialforceshave madea disastrousattempt tofree52 Americansheld captiveinIran." "Casualty" "back at home, exactlyoneyearago tomorrow, theBritishpeoplevotedprime ministerMargaretThatcher intopower." "MrsThatcher's unswervingcommitment toeconomicandsocialreform hasbeencontroversial,and  sheremainsadivisivefigure ina tenuousposition." "ontoday'sprogramme-- ...that kind of resource is not adequate." "Thoughwehavetoleaveit." "mrtimms,thankyou ." "Withthebankholiday nearlyhere, manylondonerswillbe planningtogo away." "Butforthoseleftinthecity, therewillbe plenty ofdiversions." "Get down!" "getdown,or youdie !" "Everyoneout!" "Out!" "Hurryup !" "Getdown!" "SamHarris,BBC." "Everyone, on your knees!" "Down!" "Down!" "Down!" "Doashe says." "Ok." "Good." "Hassan." "Don'tbestupid, you'llgetus allkilled." "Don't move!" "Don't talk!" "You -- you want to die?" "I said, 'you want to die?" "'" "it's definitely the iranian embassy." "Weren't Chris and sim getting visas for Iran today?" "Oh, bloody hell." "Nocloser." "BBC." "I have colleagues in there." "Yeah,back,Isaid." "What's going on?" "Hey,youcan'tdothat ." "Freecountrylasttime Ichecked,pal." "No,no,no ,no ,no !" "Getback!" "Allofyou,get back!" "Wait, wait, wait, wait!" "I'll be back." "Bring negotiatornow!" "Shit." "Iwantanegotiatorhere now!" "Tony, you're not going to believe this." "Clear!" "Go!" "Go !" "Go !" "Thatwasshit." "How's that, then, Roy?" "Youneverchecked behindthedoor." "Oh, fuck." "you'redead." "So is he ." "Allright,boys!" "Get  yourselvesoutsidenow!" "Outside,boys!" "someone's pushed the wrong button." "30seconds!" "Let'sgo!" "Now !" "Now,boys!" "John!" "What's the deal, mate?" "Don't tell me it's a fucking exercise." "Nah,terroristsin London." "Multiplehostages." "Huh?" "We'refinallyfuckingon." "Right,lads." "We'reoffto Londonto meetthefuckingqueen!" "Dosomeshopping." "Theysaytheyare the  Democraticrevolutionaryfront fortheliberation ofarabistan." "Theydemandthereleaseof91  arabsheldin prisonsinIran ." "Whatisit ?" "Unlessthesedemandsare met , theywillkillahostage atnoontomorrow." "Perfecttiming." "Youknowds Tucker." "Ofcourse." "Max." "Tomlovett-- you'll besupportinghim onthedayshift." "Wewerebothonthe bramshillnegotiatorscourse." "Iremember." "Good." "Now,timetoput theoryintopractice." "Weknowtheyhave oneofours-- aPCTrevorlockof thediplomaticsquad." "Yeah." "Armed " " Smith  Wesson .38 revolver." "Don't know if he's used it, still got it or what." "Ifhe'sstillgot it,  theywon'texpectan Englishcopperto be armed." "Yes." "Could be a good or a bad thing." "Gotta keepthemtalking." "Standard army field phone." "No listening devices, so nothing to find." "But we hang up here, it's off." "They hang up, it stays open." "Never switches off." "Which means that, well, we can hear anything they say within range." "That'sveryclever." "yeah." "Well,let'sgeton withit,shallwe?" "Policearesettlingintonight fora longwaitaround theembassyin Kensington." "Theembassy'sin princesgate, justoffKensingtonroad, andtheareaalmost fromtheAlberthall toennismoregardens hasbeensealedoff ." "Dozensofpeoplefrom nearbyhousesandoffices inthismostfashionablepart  ofLondonhavebeenevacuated." "IliverightthroughLondon throughoutthewar, sobombingwassomething thatI wasbroughtupwith ." "Metropolitanpoliceare bynowalltoo experienced inthiskindofincident, andwell-oiledplans havesprungintoaction." "In scenes more reminiscentofnorthIreland orAmerica,gunsappearon thestreetsof thecapital." "Thequestionhere,too ,is doauthoritiesfaceterrorism withnegotiationor force onBritishsoil?" "ThisisKateadie, livefromprincesgate." "Therestof today's newsa littlelater, andofcoursewe'llbe goingbackto theembassy ifthereareany developments." "I'mstarving." "Here." "You'llneedtobe." "GuesswhatIjustheard?" "what?" "Theterroristscalled BBCtelevisioncentre." "Whataretheydemanding?" "Idon'tknow." "Iguesstherealquestion iswhatwillmrs t andthegovernment concedetothem?" "Idon'tknow." "Not these bloodysandwiches,Ihope." "You'vehadworse." "when?" "No, don't get up, gentlemen, please." "Ithinkyouknoweveryone." "Mi5,MI6." "Metropolitanpolice." "Colonel rose?" "specialairservice." "Well, I have spoken to the prime minister, and she is firm -- the rule of British law must be applied here." "On that she will not be swayed." "So, what is the, uh, first order of business?" "Uh,todeterminethe  government'sbottomline onnegotiations." "Andunderwhatconditions thesaswouldtakeover  fromthepolice." "Wecan'tgivethemwhat they  want,I 'lltellyouthatmuch ." "Theiraniangovernment arepoint-blank refusingtoplayball." "They 're notreleasinganyonefromjail ." "Well, are your men ready to go in, colonel, if need be?" "Animmediateassaultplan hasbeendrawnup basedonwhatlittle intelligencewehave." "Ifitcomestoit, itwon'tbe pretty." "Fucking pressareeverywhere." "Donotletthemmake you." "All right." "Just remember, lads, we're cleaners." "Aye." "Cleanersarmed tothefuckingteeth." "Now,thisis more likeit,lads." "...no sooner didtheiraniansburst intotheiranianembassy, policeinterpretermade thefirstcontactwiththem  andbeganthedelicatetask of tryingtogetthe  hostagesreleased andfindoutwhatprecisely theraiderswanted." "Theyaredemandingthe release of91arabsheldinprison insouthIran." "Ifthedemandsare not met , theywillblowupthehostages andthemselves." "Policearekeeping theforeignoffice informedofdevelopments, buttheyareinfull charge." "Mostofthenegotiationshave  beenconductedwithone man ." "Thepoliceareoperatingwith  theircustomarycaution." "Fewestpossibledetails ofthepoliceoperation havebeendisclosed." "In a tense referencetothesiege, inthecommonsthisafternoon, thehomesecretarysaid, 'wearein themiddleof delicateoperations.' and of courseweassume thereisasignificantly greaternumber ofiranianhostages, mostlystaffof theembassy." "Hereiteratedthatpoliceaid thereleaseof thehostages withoutbloodshed." "Iraniangovernment'saccused westerngovernments-- it 's thewest'sfault,asusual." "Haveyouseenthis?" "dearoldmail." "Neverfails." "This,apparently,is ourfault." "Watchout!" "BBCare here, inflamingthe situationasusual." "Pissoff,Jimmy." "Yeah, piss off, Jimmy." "Ok." "Let's get on with it." "Nice cape." "Thankyou." "Hey." "Tom didn't go home last night." "You'rejoking." "No." "Wish I was." "Stayed here with the night shift." "He's wound tighter than a horse's arse." "Seenthis?" "Ahostage intheembassy calledtheBBC'sLondonoffice." "itwasleakedfromthere." "I thought they cut everything." "Apparentlythere'sa phonestilloperating." "Wecan'tnegotiate inthebloodypress." "Onehourtilldeadline,boys ." "Maggie'smadeit clear anybodygetskilled, she'ssendingus in ." "Is there anything else we should know?" "No." "It'sablackhole ." "Soit'sin throughthe front doorandhopethe wholeplace doesn'tgo'bang',then." "Right." "You all right, mate?" "yeah." "Gethimtalking." "weneedto buysometime ." "Hello?" "Hedemandsthereleaseof hiscomradesin arabistan." "Yourgovernmentmust ortheywilltakeaction." "Tellhimourbossesare lookingattheirdemands, tryingtocontactIran." "Theyhavealready talkedtoTehran." "Tellthemtheyhavenopower in thesituation." "They'retrapped." "Don'ttheyunderstand?" "Tom..." "Whatdidtheiranians saytothem?" "Theywelcomeallthe  hostagestobe martyrs forthegreat islamicstateof Iran." "Thisissunray." "Standto." "15minutestilldeadline." "standto." "We'reon,boys." "Let's fucking have it." "Max,..." "Thearmy'snextdoor, champingatthebit togetin." "Ithinktheboss saidit'sthesas ." "You serious?" "That's all we need." "Wordfromupstairsisif someone'sshot,theygoin." "We'd better make sure no one is." "Hello?" "Hello?" "hello?" "Can you speak English to me?" "Do you speak English?" "Yes." "I speak." "My name is detective chief inspector Max Vernon." "Whereisthewoman?" "She's not here." "Will you speak directly to me?" "I want to help you, Salim." "Youdon'thelp, wewillkillthem." "No, no." "If you do that, then i won't be able to help you." "Do you understand?" "In five minutes, wekillunlessyou  followourdemands!" "Salim,..." "Listen to me, please, very carefully." "Will you do that?" "My government is not on friendly terms with your government." "Even if they were, we can't force the iranians to do anything they don't want to do." "Please." "Understand -- we can't release prisoners in Iran." "That's simply beyond our power." "The iranians have washed their hands of us." "You and I have to solve this now." "If you were to release a hostage, it could help." "YouthinkIdon 't knowwhatyouare doing?" "Hmm?" "I'm trying to help you." "Youarepreparingtoattack!" "No." "Believe me when i say this, Salim " "I want this to be resolved peacefully, without violence." "Everydayin my land, itisviolenceonmypeople bythepersians." "I can't do anything about that." "I wish I could." "But I can't." "But right here, right now, you and I can stop violence." "If you help me." "There's still a chance." "Christ!" "What's goingonin there?" "Standby." "Salim." "Salim." "He'sbeenshot." "Salim!" "Wherewereyoushot?" "What?" "No." "I'msick." "I'vegotgutrot ." "Look,I needto talk tothebloodypolice." "Allright." "Justlie back." "Letgo!" "Youmustn'tgo in there." "You'venoideawhat's waitingforyou." "Yeah." "They'vereleasedahostage." "Saysthey're armedtotheteeth." "That man was ill." "welethimgo." "Thank you, Salim." "Stand down." "Isayagain,'standdown .'" "thank you." "now,ifyoudon 'tmeet ourdemands,theydie ." "We have food." "You must be hungry." "Let us feed you." "Youbring,mr Max." "onlyyou." "Do we have any food?" "Whitehall issayingbackoff ." "You've gotta bejoking,boss." "Fuck." "They released a hostage." "There havebeendevelopments withthesiegeatthe iranianembassyin London." "WenowcrosstoMartinyoung ." "Thehostages,most ofwhomareiranian, areaboutto receive theirfirstmeal-- mum,it'sdad!" "Policemenhavebrought foodincontainers, whichhavebeenplacedonthe groundnearthefrontdoor ..." "Totheembassy." "Alonepolicemannow carefully openssomeof thecompartments forthegunmento inspectatadistance." "Thepolicemantakescare thatnoneof hismovements canbeinterpreted-- thecontainersare nowplacedin abox  thatisfixedtoa pole ..." "Who the fuck is this?" "Hewillnowwait forthecontainer toberemovedfromthebox." "Thegunmenmovecautiously astheytakethe foodinside." "MrMax." "Yes?" "youtellthemwe willkillahostage ifourdemandsare not met ." "Youtellyourgovernment wewillkill." "Wewantarabambassadorsnow." "Oneofthemad police." "he'sgonnagethimselfkilled." "I'llbethe 'sneverseen aweaponin hislife." "Can you give me more time?" "I want to help you." "I need more time." "Andwewanttwo buses-- totakeus to Heathrow." "All right." "I'll ask the bosses." "Please understand, it won't happen quickly." "Onemoreday." "Thatisall." "48 hours." "no!" "Salim, please." "Everything takes time here." "It's complicated in London." "I want to help you." "Please, let me help you." "48 hours." "Afterthat,we begin shootingthem." "Fucking police." "...and theconversation appearstobe at an end." "That was Martin young fromthesceneatprincesgate,  whereallbutone  ofthehostages..." "Londonseniorpolicemen seemconfident thatcautionandPatience willbringthismatterto whattheycalla 'non-violentconclusion'." "Well,this'softly,softly' approach isdesignedto put pressureonthegunmen, whomit'sassumedare already nervousandgettingtired." "Whatdoyouthink mightbein theminds oftheterroristsnow ?" "Iimaginetheyfeel quiteexcitedandelated." "Ina sense,thingsare going theirwayprettywell." "Post-world war ii Soviet anti personnel fragmentation grenade, also known as the rgd-5." "Verydestructive inconfinedspaces." "4ounces ofhighexplosive, 350steelfragments, ifyou'reinterested." "Thex-rayshavegot  atleastoneeach." "Andtheyclaimtohave  adoomsdaydevice." "So,30-plusroomsoversix floorsriggedwithexplosives." "Eachterroristreadyto pullthepinfor arabistan." "Aye, it'll be a real wild west show, boys." "Aye." "Thenewdeadlineis48hours ." "Theheadshed's drawingupplans thatavoidsstorming theembassy." "Butweneedanew immediateactionplan incasetheseinmatesgo offtheirmedicationsooner." "Preferablyonewhere everyonedoesn'tdie." "Weknowthereare some hostagesonthesecondfloor." "Theintel'snevergoing tobeperfect,ever." "Theclockwillbe fuckingticking." "Whataboutsoilladders?" "hereandhere?" "Tooexposed." "Always fight down, right?" "Look." "Excuse me, let's have a minute." "Based on the intel that we have right now," "we make our approach..." "From the roof." "Yeah?" "We use caving ladders down at these top windows, we make entry, we dominate the area where the hostages are being held, and then we fight our way down from there." "Click." "Stronghold." "FuckingEinstein overhere,huh?" "There's at least25of them." "Fivewomen,maybemore." "Allgotfamilies, allgotlives." "It'sa  bloodynightmare." "AndTrevorLocke." "Yes?" "You tell your governmentonemoreday ." "Wewillkillahostage unlessourdemandsare met ." "Wewillkilluntilyoubring an ambassadorherewiththe bus ." "Hector'sgotanew plan." "We'regonnagivethemabus ,  gonnaletthemtakethe hostagestoHeathrow, thenwe'regonnatakethebus." "Pieceoffuckingcake." "Clear!" "Go!" "Go!" "go!" "Go!" "Go !" "Go !" "Go !" "You'rea deadmanwalking." "The army now appear to be directly adjacent to the iranian embassy, although officials continue to deny their involvement." "The police haven'tactuallyseen anyofthehostagessofar." "Theywillsaythat foodhasbeentakenin butnopersonalcontacthas beenmadebetweenthe police andthehostages." "For their part, thepolicefeelthat aslongas thegovernmentare lettingtheirdeadlinespass, thenthere'sastronghope that  theirsuicidal fervourwillwane." "Thatwasshit." "Go!" "Go!" "Theredon'tseemtobe anyhardandfastrules, butingeneral,experience suggeststhelongeritgoes on, thelesslikelyitisto  endintears,sotospeak ." "Nah,tooslow." "Need to get it down to six seconds." "Weassumedthatthey aregoingto breakdown bycertaintechniquesthatwe knowworkon westernpeople." "It'sa falseassumption." "Sotosumup, Imean , everyoneinvolvedthere-- policepsychiatrists andpsychologists arefacingperhaps thetrickiestsituation we'veexperienceso far inLondon,in yourview?" "Uh,thatwouldbefair ,yes." "Go!" "Go!" "Getdown!" "Getdown!" "Clear!" "Last bullet." "Clear!" "Therewillbe no bus assaultattheairport." "It'sready." "Andworkable." "Itdidn'tworkfor  theGermansat Munich, andthisgovernmentwill notcopytheirfailedplans." "Thespecialprojectsteam areelitesoldiers." "Buttheyarenot superheroes." "Theyhaveneverbeen usedonBritishsoil." "Certainlyneverassaulted asix-storeybuilding filledwithcivilians..." "Andterroristsreadytoblow  themselvesupif we attack." "Areyousayingyour mencan'thandleit?" "Ibackthem100 %." "Theyknow the risks." "Butbe certainyou do." "Now,I wouldadviseyou to seriouslyconsideranyplan thatavoidsa strongholdassault." "Onthepositivenote, thearableaguehaveagreed tohelpwithnegotiations." "Uh,theremaybean impedimenttothat." "Theprimeministerbelieves itisvitalthatthis country isnotseenasa soft  targetforterrorism, especiallyinlight ofthetroubles." "Shehasinstructedmetomake itplainthatthe terrorists willbesubjectto thelawsof thisland." "Andunderno circumstances willtheyleavethiscountry." "So it's jail or a box?" "Well,we'restilltalking tothearableague toseeif theywillhelp , soit'snotatotaldeadduck." "We need to give them something tangible;" "make them feel like they've achieved what they set out to do." "Then maybe they'll give up." "Wellyou'dbetterthinkof itbeforenoontomorrow." "Becauseiftheydostart shooting,thesaswillgoin , andit'llbe a fuckingbloodbath." "Allright." "Thisisgood ." "Perfectpointfor abseiltie-offs." "Watchit." "Ohmy." "Lookslikehappyfamilies downthere." "And that on the greenmightwellbethe..." "You all right, mate?" "Ineedaword." "Fucking hell." "The,uh,thebrasswon't sanctionthebusplan." "Why?" "politics." "Fuck'ssake." "Thecolonel'sorderedusto preparea strongholdassault." "We'vewaitedtoolong,then ." "Roy,they'regonnabefucking waitingforus to setup- - no,no,no ,no ." "We'vefound,erm,alightwell ontheembassyroof thatwasn'ton theplans." "Itleadsallthe way  downtoaglasspanel onthesecondfloor." "That'sperfectfor adistractioncharge." "Exactly." "Hectorwantsme to  detonateit,right?" "SoI wantyoutostep up andtakemy place asassaultteam leaderwithtom." "Don'tyouthinkit'dbe bettertouseone ofthem ?" "Oneoftheolderguys ?" "Imean,  I'monlythreeyearsin" "I'vethoughtit through." "Doyouwant thefuckingjobornot?" "Yeah,I wantit ." "Callsigns." "Andrusty,mate,aggression's good;" "Control'sthekey ." "Yeah?" "Thisishowitwill  godown,markmywords." "MrsThatcher'sgone inforafight." "You'redreamingif youthink we'regonnago in there andcleanthisupnicely." "Wehavean alternateplan thatwillguaranteeevery hostagecomesoutalive." "We haveentryintothe embassy througha skylight." "Anassaultsquadcouldenter undercoverof darkness withsilencedweapons." "Wecouldneutralise theterrorists." "Youcan'tbe serious." "Whodoyouthink weare?" "JohnWayne?" "Icanhearthe sphincters tighteninginwhitehall aswespeak,Mike." "Andtheheadlines-- 'sasassassinationsquad'?" "I'm sure." "But no otherplancomesclose." "I'll take it to the prime minister." "But I know what the answer will be." "It's down to the negotiators to break the deadlock..." "Or your men will have to storm the embassy." "Ijustwishthe armywould hurryupandstormtheplace ." "What?" "'Ifitbleeds,itleads'." "It's gonnamakeourcareers,Kate ." "Arewereallypartof thesameprofession?" "Idon'tthinkwe'repart  ofthesamespecies." "Whenwasthelasttime  youprintedthetruth?" "Youknowtheold saying-- 'youwakeme sing,make itdance,makeitup'." "Jimmy,omitemotion, reportthefacts,remember?" "It'snotafootballmatch." "That'sboring,isn'tit?" "look,trustme ,allright?" "I'vecoveredevery siegesinceTroy, andthearmyare  notgoingto attack." "Ohyeah?" "How'sthat,then ?" "Lookatit ." "Theplace isa fortress." "Beanabsoluteslaughter." "Hassan!" "Hassan!" "Faisal..." "Getdown!" "Something'sgotthemwoundup." "Sit up!" "Can'tyouseehe'snotwell?" "Salim." "Salim." "Thereisan argument betweenSalim andthisother onecalledfaisal." "Faisalsaysall theydois talk." "Theyneedto show theymeantheirthreats." "Theyhaveagreedthey willkillahostage unlesstheirdemands aremettoday." "Max." "CanI haveaword?" "Thearableaguehas refused tobepartofnegotiations." "So,uh,no ambassadors." "Why?" "Thearabswanttogive the terroristssafepassage outoftheuk." "And our government refuses?" "We trained him tobeakiller." "He'sdetached,professional." "Dropofahat ,he'll pullthetrigger." "He'smychoice." "Isn'theup in courtfor  adrunkenstreetfight?" "Well,heworks hard,playsharder," "I'llgiveyouthat,boss ." "That'snotmy point." "It'saboutleadership." "Boss,thisis thesas ." "We'renotphilosophers;" "we'renotwarriorpoets." "We'retheenforcers." "Onceweletthesedogs offthe leash,weknowwhatthey 'lldo." "Itwon'tbe pretty." "Andwhenit comestime,weneed someoneupfrontwithaheart  ofa lionandthe brains ofa fuckingjudge." "Allright,sergeant." "Butyou'dbettermakesure  hedoesn'tgo offgrid." "Sir." "Max Vernon." "Wherearethearabambassadors weaskedfor?" "Whyhaveyounot brought themtous ?" "Andthe bus ." "Salim, there's a problem." "Wecanno longer waitforproblems!" "The ambassadors, they..." "They're coming, but it may take some time." "Yourarmyis going toattackus ." "Nobody is going to attack you." "Wecanhearthemin thewallsandoutside." "Stopthenoise." "Doyouhear?" "Are we doing that?" "Psst!" "Consider it done." "Iwantto speaktotheBBC." "The BBC?" "That I can do." "Um, it may take a day or two to organise." "No!" "Now!" "Salim, you have to understand, the-- this is a free country." "I can't order the BBC to do anything." "If you would release another hostage, it could help, believe me." "Salim!" "Salim." "Salim." "Come!" "Youwillcome." "You!" "You!" "Sitdown!" "Come." "Come." "Onemoreday." "Do youhearme ,mr Max?" "Yes." "Thereareothershere whowouldnotbesokind." "Doyouknowofmy country,mrMax?" "Mypeoplearetorturedand oppressedbythepersians." "Doyouunderstand...what isatstakehereforus?" "I'm trying to help you, Salim." "Good." "Becausethis isyourlastchance." "After four days, asmoredeadlinespass, anotherhostagewasreleased fromtheiranianembassytoday." "Tensionsareeasingas hopegrowseverstronger fora peacefulsolution." "Do you think therecouldbe asituation likethesituationinTehran, wherethehostages areheldformonths?" "Well, that's all right, as far as we're concerned." "Weallhavetoagree tobegentlemen, buttheswordofdamoclesis hangingovereverybody'shead." "The hostages are ina terriblestatenow ." "Buteventheydonotknowwhat theterroristsaresaying." "Whataretheysaying?" "Theyarepreparingto killallthehostages iftheydo not getwhattheywant." "Right, the boss has approval for the deliberate action plan to storm the embassy." "When there's proof of murder, we're in." "Stand by." "Stand by." "Go!" "Frame charge." "Room clear." "Clear." "go." "You two clear that room there." "Where's Jerry?" "Jerry, man, watch the stairs." "X-rays may escape down." "There will be shooting, so watch your arse." "Tak, basement's that way." "Mink, you head upstairs." "Take control, all right?" "We can evacuate the hostages from up there." "Clear!" "any questions?" "If we do it 20 times faster, we just might save someone." "Let's go again." "Move it!" "Frame charge!" "Thisisatrickyone, rusty." "Maggieowesus afew fucking pints,that'sforsure." "Hey,rusty,tell Maggiehergear'sshit." "Honestly, mate, i don't think she cares." "No craftsman blames his tools, pal." "Oh." "Who the fuck's this?" "Caretaker." "Knows theplaceinsideout ." "Oh,it'sallwrong." "What do you mean it's all wrong?" "Here- -itdoes notopenthisway ." "What?" "Andthis-- thedoor isontheotherside ." "Here,youwillend up ina cupboard." "Thank you." "Let's get it changed, mate, quick as you can, please." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Let's gear up." "Let's go again." "We'll rehearse it till we can do it in our fucking sleep." "Weneedan ambassador therenow!" "Thearableague refusespointblank untilthereis theoption offreedomforthe terrorists." "Cantheprimeminister bemovedon this?" "I'llask." "TheIraqisarewillingtohelp." "I bet they are." "Sami Mohammed Ali, Iraqi intelligence." "Box 500 traced his movements to a boarding house in Earl's court." "Sami probably smuggled the weapons in diplomatic bags." "Left for Iraq one day prior to the attack." "Gentlemen,we areplainlyon ourown ." "Hello." "Salim?" "Well?" "Yourdemandswillbe readoutin fulltonight at6 o 'clockontheBBC ." "Doyoupromisethis?" "Ipromiseyou." "6o 'clock." "Ifnot, Iwillkillahostage, thenoneeveryhalfhour ." "Whydon'tyoueat  something,Trevor?" "You're not still thinkingofusingit?" "The gun ?" "Imighthaveto, sim ." "Can'tyoufeelit?" "Likeanimalsto theslaughter." "Allwedo is eatand sleep, butweknowit's badnewsin theend ." "Bravo three in position." "Goodevening." "Thisis theBBCnewsat6 o'clock." "Policereleased astatementtoday sayingthattheterrorists intheiranianembassy hadrequestedaplaneto takethemoutofthecountry." "Asyetthere'snoword  fromthegovernment astowhetherthis demandwillbe met." "We'llhavemoreonthesiege  laterintheprogramme." "Butnowfortoday'smain news ." "AlexHigginshas beenadvised..." "Isthatit ?" "They're not reading itout." "Standby." "Theyweremeant toreadit in full." "Christ,they'llkillthem." "Hello." "MrMax?" "MrMax?" "Yes, Salim, it's Max." "Thankyouforwhat you'vedone,mr Max." "Weareveryhappy." "Veryhappy." "Well, that's good to hear, Salim." "Theyjustreaditoutinfull ontheBBCworldservice." "Wewillreleasetwo hostages." "Twohostage..." "Afterfivelongdays, afurthertwohostages havebeenreleased aftertheterrorists' demandswerereadout  ontheBBCworldservice." "The statement of thegroupholdingthe hostages:" "'Thereasonforus tocometo britain 'tocarryoutthisoperation isbecauseof thepressure 'andoppressionwhich isbeingpractised 'bytheiraniangovernment inarabistan 'andtoconveyour voice totheoutsideworld 'throughyourcountry." "'Onceagain,we apologiseto thepeopleandthe government 'forthisinconvenience.'" "the terrorists want freedomfromrepression forthearab-speakingpart ofIrancalledarabistan." "Thereisnowagrowing sympathyforthisoil-rich arab-speakingstateruled bythepersian-speaking iranianmajority." "Syriannews reportsrepeatedinstances..." "Lookslikewe missed ourchance,boys." "Whatdoyoureckon?" "Hmm?" "Whatdoyoureckon?" "Nothing." "Doesn'tchangeathing." "Hmm?" "Radio Tehran reports that anassaultis abouttobemade ontheiranianembassy atprincesgate." "Whileofficialsdeny anysuchaction andinsistnegotiations areongoing, theiraniangovernment itselfiscalling fortheuseofforce." "You'vegotthatwrong." "Betyouanythingyou  likethey'llgiveupnow." "Ihopeyou'reright,Jimmy." "You." "Comewithme." "Now ." "You'llgoblindthe amount youstareat thoseboards." "Just figuring out who not to shoot, mate." "Mate, this guy -- faisal jaseem." "Been in the army his whole life." "I know this guy." "You back this guy into a corner, he's going to fight his way out." "Nothing to lose." "I mean, it could be me, John." "Apart from 'well educated'." "Make sure you memorise all the faces, yeah?" "Hello?" "It'sconstable Trevorlockhere." "Trevor?" "Whatthehellis goingonin there?" "They'vegotahostage downstairs,sir." "They'vegothim tiedupdownthere." "Unlesstheygetwhatthey want , theysaidthey're gonnakillhim." "Ireallythinkthey'regonna doit,sir." "Ireallydo." "Ifwedo notget whatwewant,  wewillkillhim ." "Doyouhear?" "Iwantabus outsideto takeusto theairportnow!" "Salim,calmdown." "Not' calmdown'!" "youhavehadlongenough!" "Where aretheambassadors?" "!" "Itoldyou,we're workingonit ." "Nomoredelay." "You  bringthebusherenow!" "Shots fired intheembassy." "Get set ." "Salim?" "Salim?" "Yes?" "Was that one of the hostages?" "Youhave30 minutesto meetallof ourdemands orwewillkillmore ." "Youcancollectthe body." "You ready?" "yep." "I'm thinking that we should call the negotiators, get him to keep the leader, Salim, on the phone when we assault." "We should steal as much time for these boys as we can." "Aye,I 'lltelltheboss." "Andrusty?" "hmm?" "Checkbehindthedoors,mate ." "Theprimeminister hasauthorised themilitarytakeover." "Dowethinkthismanwas killedaccidentally?" "No,wedo not." "Colonel?" "Iwouldlikethe recordto showyousignedovercontrol totheregiment." "Maggie'sgovernment's hangingbytheirtits, andit'sLancecorporal rustyfirming who'sgotaholdofthem." "Just don't shoot the fucking hostages, John." "Are we on?" "yeah." "Ineedadrink." "Theprimeminsterasks thattherebe no smokescreen tocoveror blockthe assault fromthetelevisioncameras." "Colonelrose?" "Shewantstheworldand theBritishpeople toseehowthisgovernment dealswithterrorism." "All stations." "Thisissunray." "Ihavecontrol." "Isayagain , Ihavecontrol." "Max." "Ihadacallfrom whitehall." "yougavethesas timetoplan." "They'reverygrateful." "Thisisarequest fromtheircolonel." "KeepSalimtalking duringtheassault." "Iftheyhaven'tgot their leader,itmighthelp." "Whatareyousaying,sir?" "youwantme to helpkillthem ?" "Oh,no." "Iwantyouto savethehostages." "WhatamIsupposed toofferthem?" "Theworldnow,for all wecare ." "I'vegotaniceshot ofheads ." "Let'smove." "Whatisit ?" "Salim, it's Max Vernon." "Whatisit ,mr Max?" "Doyouhaveanythingforme ordowe havetokill another andanother?" "I've been authorised to discuss buses with you and get you to Heathrow airport." "The government has accepted your terms." "The ambassadors are on their way." "We are arranging buses now." "Youarelying." "Nomorelies." "Nomorelies." "I'm not lying to you, Salim." "Onebus." "Enoughfor all ofus." "One bus." "All right." "Howisit ?" "It's a lot better, I'lltellyouthatmuch ." "Lookatthisasanoverview." "that'sgreat." "Distraction charge is in." "Itmusthavecurtains." "Good." "Yes." "We can do that." "AndI wantyou todrive,mr Max." "MrMax." "Here." "Here,mr Max." "Here." "Here." "Hello?" "Advancetowait." "Isayagain--all teamsadvanceto wait." "PCTrevorlock,sir ." "Trevor, put Salim back on immediately, please." "Sir,we'reallvery concernedinhere,sir ." "Pleaseassureme thereisnot anassaultabouttohappen." "Argh!" "Shit." "Ohshit." "Bravoone,rearteam inposition." "Trevor, I can assure you 100% we are not about to attack." "We are genuinely arranging for their demands to be met." "Frame charge going in." "Justcan'tbelieve afterallthis, thepromisesyou'remaking." "Trevor, listen carefully to me." "I have my instructions from the government." "Those instructions are to keep the hostages alive." "Do you understand?" "Yes,sir." "good." "Now put Salim back on, please." "Puthimdown,boys." "We're gonnaletoffthe charge." "Yes,mrMax?" "Salim, we need to know where you want to fly to." "I can make arrangements immediately for the jet." "It needs to be of a certain size, a certain fuel capacity." "Iheardsomethingsuspicious." "There's nothing suspicious." "Thereisa- -a suspicioussound." "There's nothing, Salim." "Talk to me." "No,wait!" "Iwillcome back ." "Salim, wait." "Go!" "Go!" "Go !" "Keep filming." "wherethehellare you going?" "Bravo one, where istheframecharge onthegroundfloor?" "If we blow it, we're gonna fucking kill him!" "Arewelive,bill?" "Cuttingin...now!" "Attheiranianembassy atprincesgate, anexplosionhassounded fromtherearofthebuilding aspoliceandpressnearby arebeingtoldtotake cover." "Nowtwoblack-cladmen can  beseenon thebalcony." "Theyareplacingan objectofsomekind infrontof theembassywindow andclimbingbackover thebalconyto theirside." "Asecondexplosion hasrippedthrough thefrontof theembassy." "All right!" "Go on!" "Fucking cut him down!" "Bravo one, whereistheframecharge onthegroundfloor?" "We're changing the fucking plan." "Whatwasthat?" "If we set off the charge, it'll kill him." "Whatthehellis goingon?" "Rusty!" "Forgetit,boss." "Heain'ttalkingtonoonenow." "Cuttherope!" "Smash it in!" "Flash bang!" "I'mallright!" "I'm all right!" "Get in there!" "Clear!" "clear!" "Clear!" "clear!" "Smokecoversit , obscuringeverything." "JesusChrist." "Onyourfuckingfeet, sim!" "Out!" "Out!" "Now !" "Go in." "Watch yourself, mink." "Clear." "Stairsclear." "Comeon,boys." "Let 'sgo." "Lockeddoor." "Fourfemalehostages." "Fourfemalehostages!" "Wehavefourfemalehostages." "Stairs are clear." "Send them." "Go." "Door'sjammed." "Right!" "I 'llgoround!" "Clear." "Basement- -clear." "Fuck!" "Fuck!" "Go." "Go." "Go." "Keep them moving, John." "We need to clear this floor." "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go !" "Go !" "getup!" "Getup!" "Go!" "Go!" "comeon!" "Youallright,Trevor." "you'reallright." "HostagePCTrevorlock appearsatawindow." "He'swavinghispolice hatasidentification." "Policeshoutat him, andhedrawsbackinside." "Policedogshowl." "Awoman relativeofoneofthehostages canbeheardscreaming." "Helicopterscanbe heard..." "Clear!" "Getthemout!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Hurryup!" "Fuckinghurryup!" "let's go!" "Send them down to me!" "Eyes forward!" "Move!" "Move!" "Keep moving!" "Getdown!" "getdown!" "Getdown!" "Staydown!" "Staydown!" "Don'tmove!" "Don'tmove!" "Anybody!" "Anybody!" "We'vegotaroom fullofhostages." "Staydown!" "Keep yourfuckingheadsdown!" "Ok, lads, let's bring them out right now, yeah?" "Ok." "Getout." "Stopmoving!" "tothedoor!" "Let 'sgo!" "Out!" "fuck!" "Getmoving!" "Goon,moveit!" "Moveit!" "Fuckingmove!" "Go!" "Let'sgo!" "Let'sgo!" "Get upnow!" "Therearestill twox-raysmissing." "Move!" "Move!" "Trevor!" "Getdown, Isaid!" "Move!" "Go!" "Move!" "Move!" "Go!" "Come on!" "Move!" "Come on!" "Move!" "Go!" "Move!" "He's got a grenade!" "Stay there!" "The pin's in!" "All right!" "Let's bring them out!" "Let's bring them out right now!" "Come on!" "Stay down!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "move!" "Get out!" "Keep moving!" "Keep moving!" "Come on!" "Out!" "Out!" "Come on!" "That'sanX-ray,boys." "Theboysallmadeit." "Theyallmadeit, boss." "Onlyonehostagekilled." "It'sa miracle." "Aftersixdaysand  almost11hoursexactly, thesiegeat number16 princesgateis over." "Didyouseehim comedown  thosefuckingstairs?" "Ifuckingdid,man ." "huh?" "Hewasacheekybastard, wasn'the?" "Fortheinquiry." "Oh,wait." "Wait,wait." "Onesec." "Hello?" "Max?" "Isthatyou,love?" "Yeah." "Thankgod!" "Ijustsawitnow." "areyouhurt?" "Max, please." "Willyousaysomething?" "I'm all right, love." "I'm sorry." "Just didn't want you to worry." "You know, in case you heard anything on the news." "I regret thatitprovednecessary toresortto theuse offorce." "Buttherewasinthe endnoalternative." "I entirely agree withmyhonourablefriend, andifImightsayoneword, itwas,Ibelieve, abrilliantoperation carriedoutby  specialairservices withcourageandconfidence." "AndI agreewithmyhonourable friendthattheperformances ofthoseof police andthesas..."