(Peter, Phil and Emma are now trying to come up with a plan in Peter's office...)
What's my plan? I didn't resign, and now this inquiry's gonna nail me up like fucking Barabbas.
Actually, he was the one they let go. Shouldn't have, he's a criminal.
Wait...We could, we could wrong-foot Murray.
Yeah, how?
You could push for the inquiry to go wider.
Wider? That's mental, we want to shut it down!
No, shush! Just hear me out! We can look into the whole, the whole culture of PFI procurement.
That is a good idea.
Really?
Fuck, that hurt to say! But she-she's right, because, um, Murray's husband's involved in PFI and he's as dodgy as a Russian, – as a Russian.
We can backspin it, Peter, it's good.
But, but is – is revenge a mature response? Let me think: Yes it is. Right, let's poke her in the PFIs.
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