Previously,Slow Horsesconfirmed what happened to River.
Thankfully, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) doubled down on River’s ruse, allowing him more time.
Instead, they want to know why River was at Les Arbres the real name of the compound.
“Putting two and two together, River pulls out the photograph he lifted from the compound.
Instead, they want to know why River was at Les Arbres the real name of the compound.
River reveals Bertrand attempted to kill his grandfather, hence his untimely demise.
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He explains that his family is in danger, too.
Although River’s new informants don’t seem convinced, they drop the subject.
Bertrand’s mother explains that she was one of many mothers who Frank Harkness brought to the compound.
Slow Horses is an adaptation of CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron’s first novel in the “Slow Horses” series, which follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes.
New episodes ofSlow Horsesseason 4 premiere on Wednesday on Apple TV+ through October 9, 2024.
Unfortunately,River’s stay is cut short by a group of murderous Lavande localswho burst into the house.
Evidently, Bertrand made many enemies thanks to his ruthless lifestyle.
River manages to escape Lavande, but his next move isn’t so clear.
Between David’s growing paranoia and worsening dementia, the former MI5 head is incredibly restless.
As a former operative, David likely has many enemies.
The frazzled elder Cartwright tells Standish that he needs to inform MI5 about ‘the bomb’…
Even so, David insists on scheduling a meeting with First Desk.
Instead, Standish promises to arrange a meeting on his behalf.
Louisa agrees to help and tries to phone Standish.
Lamb reveals that Standish, a former member of Slough House, is harboring David.
Despite being Second Desk, Taverner is much more well-versed in MI5’s goings-ons than Whelan.
To make matters more complicated,Whelan wants to keep Giti’s work off of Taverner’s radar.
At first, Giti is apprehensive; she doesn’t want to get on Taverner’s bad side.
At the same time, Whelan is First Desk, so Giti agrees to help him in secret.
Like previous outings,Slow Horsesseason 4 contains six episodes.
Realizing the bagman could be in danger, Lamb gets him on the phone.
Frank has instructed this assassin to eliminate David’s former bagman and then move on to David.
Unfortunately,Frank’s man also winds up escaping.
However, neither character knows much at all beyond the basics.
Aside from the neighbor’s cat, the flat is empty and the backdoor is wide open.
With no signs of forced entry,it seems likely that David Cartwright fled on his own accord.
