Discretion: Episode 3

Limelight

BBC

Drama, Fiction

4.4 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

After Adam's concern that Reid is shielding certain parties with his assessment of the crash report, Maria leaves hospital to confront him.

At the embassy, Reid is scathing, Maria is new to this, there are many factors at play and even a suggestion of another country's involvement could be catastrophic. Challenged by Maria as to how he can be sure, Reid sets her up with a meeting to speak to those fears head on.

Maria...Sinead Keenan Reid...Kevin McNally Adam...Declan Rodgers Bolin Wu...Lobo Chan Maria's Father...Piotr Baumann Paul...Edward Hogg Nick Kim...Vincent Lai

All other roles by Eddie Toll, Anna Krippa and Ani Russo

Written by Davy Banks. Produced by Claire Broughton Direction, Sound Design and additional production by John Wakefield The Executive Producer is Jed Mercurio.

With thanks to Tanya Nedashkovskaya for her translations.

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:06.0	Discretion is from Limelight, the home of fiction and drama you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
0:13.2	For more audio drama like this, just search for Limelight on BBC Sounds.
0:25.8	Discretion, created by Chris Brandon.
0:29.5	Episode 3 by Davy Banks.
0:34.1	This is Eagle 1.
0:38.3	Target confirmed at 45, 15, 50, 45. Preparing to release. Over. Copy that, Eagle 1. Target confirmed at 45, 1550, 45. Preparing to release. Over.
0:40.3	Copy that, Eagle 1. Target confirmed you are clear to release.
0:44.3	Welcome hot.
0:45.3	Roger. Clear it hot. Over.
0:48.3	Copy, Eagle.
0:49.3	Good holding.
0:52.3	Good holding. The destruction. The destruction here is total.
0:55.0	Where once there was an active paramilitary training camp during The destruction here is total.
1:11.6	Where once there was an active paramilitary training camp, there remains only scorched timber frames and charred body.
1:19.6	This is the American response to yesterday's attack on a convoy by the NFA that left four diplomatic staff dead.
1:26.6	But it is the intensity of the US response that has,
1:29.7	we're told, shocked many of its allies.
1:32.0	Excuse me, Ambassador?
1:34.4	The doctor says you can visit Ms. Kosetska now.
1:40.0	He asks that you please do not excite her too much.
1:43.9	She must rest.
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