Not Responding – The episode opens with Stuart Atterton (Neil Maskell) threatening passengers with his newly live-loaded weapon. He orders Arthur (Jeremy Ang Jones) to countdown from 10 as the passengers return to their seats. While the passengers heed the warning, Kate Miller (Rochenda Sandall) is frantic with worry over missing Lizzy Miller (Lucia Aliu). Before the countdown reaches zero, Lizzy quickly approaches Deevia Khan (Zora Bishop). Jaden (Mohamed Elsandel) sends Deevia to another section while Lizzy and Kate take their seats. Sheena (Liz Kingsman) who was helping to look for Lizzy is missing and her belongings are strewn in the aisle. Jamie Constantinou (Aimee Kelly) leads Arthur back to his seat when they encounter a bullet-riddled body.

Terry (Jasper Britton) has Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) at gunpoint. He orders him to put on plastic wrist cuffs.

British Flight Tower – Alice Sinclair (Eve Myles) complains to Betina about her report being ignored, even by the higher-ups. Slamming the phone down, she mutters, “Romanian ATC.”

Flight KA 2-9 – Jaden stuffs the lifeless body into a washroom. Lewis (Jack McMullen) peeks into the pitch-dark room before returning to his post. When Bucharest requests another transmission request, Stuart takes his frustration out on a headset. Bucharest threatens the shoot down the plane.

British War Room – Zahra Gahfoor (Archie Panjabi) explains where they are with the hijacking. She points out five passengers don’t have matching passports. Foreign Secretary Louise (Hattie Morahan) is listening intently when a young assistant alerts them of the Romanian Interior Minister (Rad Lazar) continuously calling.

Flight KA 2-9 – Discovering an insulin kit, Jade orders Nasir (Nebras Jamali) to return it to his uncle and clean up the area. Yussuf’s wife tries to keep him (Nasser Memarzia) calm. Hugh (Harry Michell) and gets involved while Leesha (Antonia Salib) is caught in the middle.

Stuart and Lewis discuss the shooting. Stuart believes it was necessary to regain control of the plane.

While being reprimanded, Stuart sees she is in pain after being stabbed. He suggests visiting the crew cabin to get his wound treated.

Britain – Daniel O’Farrell (Max Beesley) speaks with Marsha Nelson-Smith (Christine Adams) on the phone as he makes his way to meet Detective Zahra Gahfoor. When the call ends, Cleaner Joe (Chris Corrigan) requests delivery confirmation for Sam Nelson’s package. Maz (Samson Cox-Vinell) presents Sam’s ID. Sam says someone will need to sign the confirmation or let a neighbor handle it.

Zahra meets Daniel and cuts the guard off short as he tries to intervene. She orders Erica (Liv Spencer) to get Daniel a computer so he can investigate the suspects’ identification.

Flight KA 2-9 – Young Freddie Miller (Kyan Battick) asks Jonty (James Burrows) why he has drawings on his face. David Miller (Marcus Garvey) seems a bit embarrassed but believes it is a far question. Lewis escorts Deevia to the rear of the plane where Terry and Sam are waiting. Lewis’s shirt is soaked in blood. Sam stresses the importance of a doctor to look at it. Deevia utilizes the intercom to ask if a doctor is on board the plan. Kate urges David to ignore it. Lewis begins to bleed profusely. With Sam and Lewis’ help, they get the bleeding under control.

War Room – The Foreign Secretary speaks with the Romanian Minister about the hijacking of Flight KA 2-9. Louis voices concern about the Romanian Minister’s threat of “military action.” They believe his threat is empty since it is a British airliner. Parth (Abhin Galeya) is strategizing a way to protect himself. Louis scolds him for it.

Flight KA 2-9 – Jamie is concerned about the Minister’s threat. Stuart says it would be an act of war to shoot down a British plane. Lewis tells Sam that his wound is bleeding more profusely. Sam confirms his suspicion.

Colette (Kate Phillips), Gary (Paul Hickey), and Eddie (Grant Burgin) question the presence of new carriers. Eddie identifies one of the carriers as NATO’s Eurofighter. Gary and Colette support sending out a message but Anna Kovacs (Kaisa Hammarlund) isn’t keen on the idea. A fighter pilot appears to receive the message when Jaden forces her to return to her seat. Philip Paxton (Richard Hope) picks up where she left off until Jaden threatens him with his gun. When Jade turns toward Colette, the priest positions his wrist to where the gun is pointing out the window. The fighter pilot alerts the tower.

Lewis’s condition is rapidly deteriorating. Applying pressure to his wound, Sam pleads with a doctor. Pilot Robin Allen (Ben Miles) discovers something troubling with the flight calculations. He stresses the importance of responding to the jets. Stuart recently ordered no response. He warns that the jets will shoot the plane down if it gets anywhere near the capital city. Stuart agrees to let him try to assure the Romanians that they are no threat. The jets do not respond.

Terry is shocked by Lewis’ grave condition. He leaves to search for medicine while Sam tries to keep Lewis awake. Lewis urges Sam to call his mother, Elaine. Verifying the Wi-Fi connection, Sam calls Marsha, instead of Elaine. He leaves her a voicemail.

In London – Marsha listens to Sam’s voicemail. Shocked, she calls Daniel to inform him. It doesn’t take long before she realizes Daniel knew the plane was hijacked.

Flights KA 2-9 – David announces he is a doctor, against Kate’s wishes. A quick assessment shows blood is blocking Lewis’ airways. He needs something for a makeshift breathing tube. Sam suggests a pen. As the countdown continues, Daniel analyzes Sam’s voicemail. It becomes apparent, the hijackers are linked to a criminal organization in British. He suggests if the evidence gets to the right person, it could eliminate the Romanian threat.

Lewis stops breathing. Zahra shows the Romanian Prime Minister evidence that the hijackers are British nationalists. Sam takes over for David to save Lewis’ life with an artificial airway. The Romanian threat is canceled.

London – The Home Secretary receives a manila envelope from an unknown person. He takes the envelope to the car where he learns the content is a list of demands as the episode ends.

 

Hijack Review

A very strong finish to a not-so-stellar episode! I felt the first three episodes were point-on, but this one seemed to be lacking a bit somewhere. The suspense with the fighter jets being called off at the last second almost felt lackluster. I can appreciate the suspense with the list of demands even more. I did like the fact that the death wasn’t dwelt on. In fact, the episode could leave many questioning which passenger got shot.

David as a physician couldn’t create Lewis an artificial airway but Sam pulls it off flawlessly is far from realistic. I am just speculating here but I feel Jamie may be some kind of law enforcement plant. With Marsha arriving at home and searching for the missing Kai, it almost makes me wonder if the angry young man doesn’t have a hand in this as well. It would certainly justify his role in the series. Either way, the episode was enjoyable and earned a 5.3 out of 10.

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