Edmund's international company is Mi6 and his job is torture. His fear about not contacting the company and handing over his phone is well founded.
His cover legend is he works in the oil industry, in reality he travels to black sites to interrogate and torture people.
That is why the case was taken over by London police. His office front was raided to ensure nothing could be found should he go off reservation.
This explains Edmund's comfort level with torturing the first kidnapper with a blowtorch and hammer.
The movie should have fleshed out this plot a bit better... Instead I found myself staring at the epic Scottish scenary which was the 2nd best star of the movie.
His cover legend is he works in the oil industry, in reality he travels to black sites to interrogate and torture people.
That is why the case was taken over by London police. His office front was raided to ensure nothing could be found should he go off reservation.
This explains Edmund's comfort level with torturing the first kidnapper with a blowtorch and hammer.
The movie should have fleshed out this plot a bit better... Instead I found myself staring at the epic Scottish scenary which was the 2nd best star of the movie.