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Target bearing 0-2-0. - Now it's this high. - What have you got?
Cowboys.
You'll find out.
Enchanter, Mobile.
l love a mystery.
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Well, we're a long way from home. Wake 'em up!
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- Ryan, John P. - Let him through.
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- Here you go. - Thank you.
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- You know where you're going? - Yes. Thank
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Enchanter! You are a US flagged ship, and we are you.
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going to board you.
- Oh, where do l park? - Right over there.
Heave to now!
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l want to see your crew on the bow.
...master stateroom... blood on the deck...
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You two, move forward.
19 cartridges were recovered...
Go ahead, Senior Chief. ...and his wife and his son and daughter.
lt's a bad one. l think you'd better send over the ...blood on sheets and pillows...
video camera.
...on both starboard and port side racks. And on
- How high is the pile on your desk? - About this They were killed in their staterooms, apparently
as they slept.
We support the Colombians' efforts against the
Dragged topside and thrown overboard. cartels...
The two men in custody surrendered after a brief We've accomplished nothing. Do these drug
attempt to escape. dealers think we're powerless?
What do we know about them? The men in That they can keep doing this kind of thing, and
custody? there's no response ever?
Half a dozen arrests for drug trafficking in Are you suggesting a course of action, sir?
Bogota, Mr President.
The course of action l'd suggest is a course of
Drugs. action l can't suggest.
Suspected ties to the Cali cartel, not Medellin... l'm...not sure where that leaves us.
You all right, James? These drug cartels represent a clear and present
danger
...according to DEA.
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to the national security of the United States.
- Why? - Nothing exotic, sir.
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Cortez, Cortez.. !
Straight piracy and murder. lt's not the first time.
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lt's the first time it was a friend of mine.
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- lt should at least concern you. - What can they
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Yes, sir. do?
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- What was that? You all right? - Yeah. Come after me? Arrest me?
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l haven't slept in 36 hours. l make any sense? You're scaring me.
l don't know. What did you say? Just kidding. Will you stop long enough for me to tell you
Good job. something important?
l promised the American people l'd do something lf you disregard my counsel and keep running
about the drug problem. your business like this,
You are. with your balls and not your head, two things will
happen. Pancreatic cancer of an aggressive nature, if l
heard them right.
l'll quit, and you'll get killed.
Well, what does it mean?
You forgot to tell me about your scouting trip.
l guess it means l'm in big trouble.
- No, l didn't. - You made another contact. Who?
- l mean, can they operate, or...? - Maybe.
Castro always asked me about my sources.
That's what they said, ''maybe'', which sounds
- l always gave him the same answer. - Castro suspiciously like ''no'' to me.
didn't pay you what l pay.
There's one of them now.
This one will cost you nothing.
Hey, l'm not dead yet.
A woman.
l am in a hospital, which means that l'm not in
You're using a woman. my office,
lt won't float.
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which means l don't know what's going on.
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- John, what do you want? Toast? - Waffles! - l need you there. - Where?
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- No time for waffles. - Anybody seen my keys? - ln my office, doing my job. - Wait...
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- Where are my keys? - Pancakes!
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- Toast, please! - Thank you.
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- Bye, pal. - Daddy. lt won't float! House.
lt's not supposed to float, it's a submarine. lt - Once. l hated it. - No, you didn't.
goes under water.
Want to know about politics in Washington? Four
Hello? words...
l thought l had the flu. Bobby, you should be the first to know, or the
third or fourth...
l'd still think so if they weren't telling me
otherwise. Ryan is to be acting Deputy Director of
lntelligence.
What are they telling you?
lt will be a provisional appointment, of course,
until James recovers.
- You want what? - You heard me.
You brief him on our aid programme to
Colombia. He doesn't know about it.
He has to talk the Oversight Committee out of Let me explain it to you very simply. This is your
another 75 million dollars. deal. Not mine.
And not make a complete fool out of himself. Unless l have written authorisation, this thing is
over before it begins.
What about the Hardin murders?
l'm not going to be the only one left without a
l'm on it. The President's calling for a full-court chair when the music stops.
press.
Reciprocity. That's a clever name for it.
So, you guys are going to be working together
hand in hand. Revenge is a very, very, very dangerous
motivation.
That's great.
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Are you able to handle this operation or not? l'm
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Margaret... looking for a yes or no.
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- Why don't we leave all his things? - OK. You're looking for a political mess.
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He's not a team player, is that what you're They want what every first-term administration
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saying? wants. A second term.
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He's a Boy Scout. l don't imagine the boys on the Hill have
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approved this.
A goddamn
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cleanliness and knot-tying.
Believes in loyalty,
Have they?
Nothing. He needs to know nothing. He's going to - You got it. - l need a ComSat link.
know nothing.
- An insertion team. - Have a brigade.
l want a copy of the President's authorisation
l don't want a brigade. Just 12 men who
of this new action against the cartels. understand discretionary warfare.
- Special Ops people, Spanish-speaking. - Cutter - Doesn't he look like Jack? - Does he? l can't
will get the military. quite see.
- How are you today, sir? - Very well. - Only Latin. - A Latin Jack? This l have to see.
- What business are you in? - l sell tractors. Well, we know it's not piracy. Pirates steal boats.
l build them, then l sell them. They had plane tickets to Bogota the morning
after the killings.
- And how long will you be staying? - A few
days. - Hey, Dan. - How's it going?
l know it's a risk, but what's the alternative? We're sneaking up on a motive. Dan Murray, FBl.
Zapping a retina with 6,000 rads of cobalt? Not a - Ralph Williams, DEA. - Said anything yet?
pretty picture.
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Prettier than a tumour spreading in the cranial them a deal.
sack.
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He already has. Regular or extra crispy.
What is her name?
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- Starved. - We could forget about lunch. Are you picturing a hit?
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- We did that last time, remember? - Do l On a respectable American businessman and his
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remember? Do you? family?
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Vaguely. - Maybe l should refresh your You're assuming he's respectable.
memory.
We have memos, letters, credit card statements...
- Maybe you should. - Your table is ready now.
...phone bills, everything you could need to break
- We don't need it. l'll get a cab. - Moira? his code.
- Hi! How are you? How's Jack? - He's great, just - What's this? - Old high school yearbook.
great.
- Sweethearts, football team... - You think?
- You still with the FBl? - The Director's office.
- l don't know. - OK, let's see what we've got.
- Who was that? - My new friend.
- No cream? - There wasn't any.
Se?r Roberto Landa.
Let's start with birthdays. Bet your ATM code is
your birthday. According to the figures he gave them...
All right, his birthday is... But he was just skimming most of the profits, 650
million dollars,
That would be too easy, wouldn't it? Try it in
reverse. and putting it in numbered accounts in
Luxembourg, Panama
No. His wife's?
and the Cayman lslands. They killed him for it.
No. His son's?
Who?
- This could take... - Months.
- His partners. - Who were his partners?
Son's in reverse. This is for you.
lt seems clear that he was laundering money for
No. Wife's in reverse. the Colombian drug cartels.
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No. Daughter's in reverse. Jesus... l knew the man for 40 years. We went to
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You've got to change your ATM code.
l got it!
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The press is going to have a field-day with this.
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Wife's birth month, daughter's day, son's year.
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- No one outside this room knows. - They will.
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But not in reverse. Sorry. They always do.
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Print me out that one, will you? lt will come out, you're right about that. And
when it does, we'll...
Good boy.
...downplay your relationship with Hardin
Three years ago, Hardin received a large infusion somehow.
of foreign money,
- What? - What?
which he invested wisely in 20 major shopping
centres in the US. - We'll defuse it. - Do you disagree?
Give them no place to go, nothing to report. No Sniper approached instructor by being a sneaky
story. bastard, Sergeant Major!
l mean, it's no sense in defusing a bomb after it's Do you know the fine for littering in California,
already... Chavez?
- Damn. - Shit. l saw you on the sniper course. You looked good.
Do you see him? - Just about finished here, Sergeant? - Yes, sir.
All right. Move your team two metres to the left. Looking forward to taking some leave with your
wife and kids?
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That's it. Stop.
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Touch that light-coloured grass. Sniper at your have?
feet.
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- Damn! - He is good. Who are you, sir, if l may ask?
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That was close. How's he moving so fast? Mr Clark and l are putting together a mission. My
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team is a part of it.
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l see him. Come in. Straight in. Now. Run!
You'll be gone up to six months, after which, if
Keep coming. you're not dead,
He had lunch here. The New York Times is reporting that you and
Hardin were good friends?
McDonald's quarter-pounder with cheese.
No, not good friends. We were lifelong friends.
Damn.
l said that. l said that.
l told him to say that. l've also read a similar finding written 35 years
ago
- What? - l didn't say anything.
regarding a little-thought-of sliver of jungle in
- But you were thinking something. - No. south-east Asia.
l was just distracted by the trouble you were Sorry, you're comparing our request for anti-drug
having with your ensemble. funds to Vietnam?
Well, it's not every day you have to look l'm comparing it to every time a committee such
trustworthy. as this is asked
- Who told who to say what? - lt's not important. to render judgement based on less than all the
facts.
- The President? - Yeah.
l'm afraid l don't know what to say to that.
Mom says she makes more money than the
President. You could assure us we've been given all the
facts.
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She's probably right. Bye.
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Thank you, Dr Ryan, for the information you've
shared with us.
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Colombians will not be used for any covert military action.
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activities.
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Long experience, sir.
funds alone
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However, l'm confused. How do you see additional
No troops, then?
advancing this programme from the failure that it l enunciate that clearly because l don't want there
is? to be any mistake.
- You see what l'm getting at? - No, l'm afraid l No troops.
don't.
You could say l have your word on that?
You said this effort would be totally benign on
our part. You could indeed, because you do.
The finding clearly states our assistance is limited Listen up! Dog tags... Take them off, pass them
to supply and advice only. forward.
l've read that. Check your pockets for anything that can be used
for identification. Well... This connection between Hardin and the
cartels is a theory.
We're feet dry.
- Theory? - A theory of mine.
Landing zone in sight. Get ready.
- lt's a theory? - Well, l know the money is
Good luck, boys. Go get 'em. there.
OK, let's take her down now. But who exactly Hardin was working for, l don't
know.
Hey, Bob.
l think we would have to establish that before we
- How you doing? - Good, sir. could seize the money.
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- Coffee? Bagel? - Coffee. Black, please. l leave you alone for two weeks, and you walk
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- How's the family? - Good, sir.
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Good, good. Sit down.
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- The cash is still there? - Sir?
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Of last year.
dollars.
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- ln Hardin's off-shore accounts. - 650 million
There's a guy down there, at least used to be...
Clark.
- And change. - And change...
We go way back. Good man.
- And we have the account numbers. - Yes, sir.
lf you hit a brick wall, look him up.
Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get it.
Admiral Greer?
Let's turn this thing around. 650 million dollars
and change. - Chemotherapy. - Oh, shit.
Are you sure? Watch him like a hawk. - And these two? - They're brothers.
- How are you feeling today? - OK. Don't do that. Give Dr Ryan a bit more air back
here, please.
We'll get you in a room, give you warm blankets,
get you lying down. Bulletproof.
And then we'll get you back to your room and get We don't have a picture. Escobedo's intelligence
you comfortable... officer.
Variable, this is Knife, stand by to copy, over. We don't have a name either, but we know he
exists.
Variable, this is Knife, stand by to copy, over.
The invisible man?
Knife, this is Variable, your signal is five by five,
over. Gently, gently. With your hands.
Clear.
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Luis, put your hands together.
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The chicken is in the pot. Over. No, your hands together!
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- Cook it. - Roger that. Luis, watch the canter!
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Honey? l'm late. Yes, very good!
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Have a good trip. We lost another plane.
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l'm not gonna say it. - Who is doing this? - lf l had to guess...
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Local time is, well, actually, it's the same as lmpossible. lf anyone spoke to the police, l'd be
Washington, 11.16 a.m. the first to know.
Doctor Ryan! ls one of the others trying to ruin me, after what
l did to the American?
DEA Special Agent Jean Fowler. How you doing?
l guess that wasn't quite the deterrent you
- First time in Bogota? - Yeah. thought it would be.
Let's not stand here and let someone take a shot Find out who it is.
What do you make of this, Colonel? Hardin's partner here was someone you may
know of. Ernesto Escobedo.
An opportunity.
- Figures. - ls this another of your theories?
An opportunity, Sipo.
No, sir. We can call this one fact. Escobedo, like
- Good afternoon. - Messages, please? every drug lord here,
- Dr Ryan? - Clark? Sorry l'm late. also had legitimate businesses. Hardin was doing
business with them.
l've got ten minutes.
lmporting among other things, coffee, which
l'm positive Hardin was tied into the cartels. lt's means nothing,
drug money.
but he was paying too much for this coffee. 6,200
- But you can't prove it. - So far. dollars a pound.
- Mind if l ask you a question? - No. - That's expensive coffee. - l'd have to agree.
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Why are you telling me all this? l've been out of This is good news. l think this does it.
the game for a long time.
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Sir, l also have some other news which is not so
l was told that you were wired in, that you knew
the town, the people.
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- That you were a player. - Who told you that?
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The DEA feels that the government here would
Jim Greer.
How's he doing?
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He's not good.
money.
You a coffee drinker, Dr Ryan? l wouldn't know what to say or where to start,
l'm not a negotiator.
- Yeah, l like coffee. - Try the Lindo brand.
Don't you know someone there?
- Lindo? - l think you'll like it.
l went to school with their Attorney General.
Mr president, l've got some good news.
Jacobs will come down. He'll negotiate. This is our - Moira... ! - Hi.
money.
You free the next couple of days? l am.
Thank...
My boss is leaving the country.
Thank you.
- Can l call you later? - All right, call me at
l hate this job. home. Bye.
Whoever did this is dead. to the Cayman lslands, used for laundering drug
money
Whoever did this to me is dead!
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on an unprecedented scale. Working with five
Do you hear me? Are you listening to me?
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Mr Jacobs, could you sign these before you leave? we have taken action to seize those funds,
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Moira... Why don't you call in sick tomorrow? which amount to over 650 million dollars.
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And the next day. l won't tell anybody. Oh, shit.
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Even when you're not here, there's plenty to do. Also to seize 20 real estate joint venture
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investments in the US
this?
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- Your itinerary. - You're arguing with me about
which were the primary agencies in the
laundering operations.
You work too hard. Adios.
You did say 650 million dollars?
- Landa & Landa. - Roberto Landa, please.
That's right. 650 million dollars. And change.
- This is Moira Wolfson. - One moment, please.
They're stealing my money!
l think he's on the factory floor.
- What's our take? - lt's hard to say at the
- Yes? - A Moira Wolfson is calling. moment.
l told her you were on the factory floor. Go No, it isn't. You're stealing my money. l made it,
ahead. you're stealing it!
Mr president, can we speak with FBl Director lsn't it?
Jacobs about this?
So l take it you shouldn't drink the water?
- Jacobs is not available. - Someone will die for
this. They put water in your room, but l'd stick to the
bottled stuff.
He's personally involved in this investigation and
is pretty busy. So, what do you brush your teeth with?
This avenue has to be avoided. They'll be coming Use the bottled water, or you'll be in the can all
from the airport. your time here.
Up Avenida Aeropuerto El Dorado all the way to The hold-up was a government connection?
Gran America.
Hey, what the hell?
Santa Fe's our spot. As much as l'd love to be
here for this, Back up! Back up!
l have to take care of some business in - Step on it! - Stay down. Stay down.
Washington, tying up loose ends.
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Watch out!
Hello? Don't hang up, don't hang up.
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Damn it! Back up!
- Hello? - The machine is still on, Moira.
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- Agent Murray, Ambassador Ferris. - Hi, good to lncoming!
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see you.
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Dan!
go.
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- This will bring you up to date. - All right, let's
Dan! Dan!
- How's the food? - lt's like Mexican food. We can't stay here!
- You hate Mexican food. - l hate Mexican food. The car! ls it running?
All my secretary knows about America is what The smoke will give us cover. lt's our only
she reads in people magazine. chance. l got him.
- How's the place? - Come inside and find out. Make for the driver's side. Ready? Go!
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- l'm coming home. - Thank God.
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- Then l don't get it. What happened? - Nobody - Rojas. - Did you do this thing?
knows.
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- How stupid are these people? - They believe did this thing?
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You know what? They're wrong.
You don't consult with us. You put us in danger.
He wants them to get the message whether the Why do you expect me to listen to these lies?
phone rings or not.
- Goodbye, Ernesto. - No, no, no!
- Those are his words? - Do they sound like his
words? Don't hang up. We must have a meeting.
- When? - As soon as possible. look at these?
Tomorrow night. l am not telling you, l am asking ls that what the people from the cabin said?
you!
Did you check out these calls to Venezuela?
- May we meet tomorrow night? - Tomorrow
afternoon. Disconnected.
- He's scared. - He should be. - So you have no leads? - Oh, l have a lot.
l don't know what you said, but it was right. A fictitious name on a register. A stolen
phoned-in credit card number.
Strange, don't you think?
Two eyewitnesses, one of whom saw a guy, but
Jacobs and his secretary getting killed on the didn't see him...
same day.
Excuse me, could you play that again?
lt wasn't his secretary. He was a member of the
security. Yes, sir.
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Who? The machine is still on, Moira.
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- l don't remember his name. - l'm talking about You have a recording of the killer's voice.
Moira.
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Moira, remember? Jacobs' secretary.
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Jack. l think we've got something. This is from
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l know Moira, honey. What are you talking about? the answering machine.
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- She said he was a Latin Jack Ryan. - He was. And this was recorded yesterday. l'll play it for
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you.
Latin.
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- That's what she called him. - The point is, he's
OK.
Which connects her death and Jacobs' beyond the The machine is still on, Moira.
fact they worked together.
- All right. - And...
You saw somebody you think is responsible for
both killings? He's scared. l don't know what you said to him,
but it was right.
She did.
Kurt, run a match on that.
She did.
He's Cuban. 35-45.
l saw him from a distance. From behind.
Educated in the United States. Eastern United
- Medium height, medium build, etc? - Mind if l States.
Target is acquired and lit. Coming down.
- lt's the same voice. - You're sure?
Fernandez, Vega... Looks like a full house.
- Yeah. - How sure?
Damn it! Why doesn't he fix this road?
90 per cent.
Shit! Thought we had everybody.
- l need a name. - Could be hundreds of
thousands... Keep the target painted.
Good to see you! lmpact with high order detonation. Have a nice
day.
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- lt was not easy. - Enrique, how are you?
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Rojas, Diaz... no...
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What the hell is this? His name is Cortez, Felix Cortez.
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years ago.
You see this?
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Turned up working for the Macheteros terrorist
group in Puerto Rico.
enough.
Disappeared again. Yesterday we taped him talking
Variable, this is Easy Rhino. Do you copy? Over. to a Cali cartel subject.
Loud and clear, Easy Rhino. l'll fax what l've got. lf he shows, pick him up,
OK?
- Do we have a gig? - That's a rog.
- You know l can't do that. - l mean the police.
Target is lit.
The Colombian police don't pick up members of
Start the music. the cartel.
At least 30 people were killed, including women - Why was Operations copied on this? - Ritter
and children. requested it.
The bomb exploded in a car belonging to a Rojas Ritter, huh? You look very nice today.
associate.
Thank you.
- Jack...? - Yeah, are you watching this?
Car bomb...
- Did this just happen? - Just now.
What happens when a car bomb goes off?
Send me all the stuff, and we'll put a tail on him
if we spot him. - lt explodes. - lt blows up and out?
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- A surgical strike, you said. - lt was perfect. - This deeper crater? - That's characteristic.
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- That's a dead kid. On NBC. - Take the gloves Bring up the satellite photo.
off, you said.
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l'm not changing my mind.
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Put enough explosives in a car, you get a crater
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l hadn't counted on this kind of collateral that big.
damage.
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- Neither had he. - lt will be interpreted as l be in the crater?
said.
- Very violent. - There would be pieces all
Rivalry that ended in the blast of a car bomb. around.
There is also a cellulose residue on everything. Thank you for responding to my note. And so
promptly.
There should be shrapnel. Here and here.
l had nothing to do with the death of Mr Jacobs.
- But there isn't. - No bomb fragments.
lt was an act of madness. But a typical one from
''Cellulose encased laser-guided bomb''... the men l work for.
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We also both know there are American troops in
Colombia
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fighting an illegal war. So far you've done all the work. You've taken
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on Wednesday. l will take care of the one that got away.
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help you.
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- Six, this is point. Over. - Six here.
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The stuff's here, a lot of it. l'm also looking at
- You want to help me? - Your country. Your
people.
100-1 50 men, armed,
By restructuring the drug trade. By regulating it.
waiting around for something. Over.
What would you say if l promised you l'd halve
Colombian Army? Over. cocaine shipments to the US?
Negative. They look like mercenaries. l'd say you'd been using too much of your
product.
All right. Get back here. Abort mission.
l can also give you regular quotas on major
l say again, abort mission. Out. arrests
150 armed men, huh? that your police can take credit for.
lmagine. Dramatic seizures. Drastic reductions. of the United States,
Give me maps of their locations. Cut off their Your word is who you are.
communications.
What else have you got there?
DEA's sending the audio surveillance tape. l
haven't got it yet. l brought you some new magazines.
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You know what you think about... when you're The situation in East Timor seems to have
lying here?
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You had a job that you thought made a is rising.
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That you thought was honourable.
The administration
something right.
is perceived to be doing
l'm afraid if l dig any deeper... l'm worried about the car bomb coming so soon
after Jacobs' assassination.
...no one's gonna like what l find.
Just the kind of thing reporters live for.
You took an oath...
- They'd love to make a connection. - And you
...if you recall... think they will?
...when you first came to work for me. l think it's time the whole thing went away.
And l don't mean to the National Security Advisor - lf that's what you think. - l think so.
Next week? Maybe an hour before we start work?
Then it should go away. lt never happened.
- Jack? - Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Computer theft is a serious crime.
Well...it's possible.
So are crimes against the Constitution.
lt would be easier if you told me whose system
you wanted me to break into. Son of a bitch!
Fine, good. What is that? What do you think you have there?
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Yes... Here we go. You broke the law.
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You weren't, you're neck deep in it. You went
Cutter... before Congress.
- Bob, Jack Ryan here. - Good morning, Jack. You got the money for it. You lied under oath...
Listen, maybe we got off to a bad start. - l never lied to Congress! - You told them no
troops.
lf we're gonna work together, we should get to
know each other. - There are troops! - You know l didn't know
that.
Do you play tennis? Tennis? Do you play tennis?
No. l have no recollection of that. That's the term
- Yeah, l play tennis. - How about we get you have to learn.
together?
- Who authorised this? - Sure, they'll ask you
that. Giving selflessly of both his wisdom and his love.
- Who authorised this? - l have no He served his country for more than 50 years.
recollection...Senator.
Enlisting in the Navy at 17. Graduating from the
l did not sign up for somebody's bullshit political Academy.
agenda.
Achieving three stars for his flag.
Who authorised this? Cutter?
He lived through tumultuous events in his
Cutter couldn't tie his shoes without permission. country's life.
- lf l go down, you're going with me. - Wrong He participated in them. He made them clearer to
again. the rest of us,
l have an autographed ''Get Out of Jail Free'' with his knowledge, his honesty, his integrity and
card. his courage.
''The President authorises the Deputy Director l can't see them, but l know they're there.
ClA, Robert Ritter,
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Five kilometres due east from your position.
''to conduct Operation Reciprocity including all
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support necessary. Keep pushing forward. We'll trap them.
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Grey! The world's grey, Jack! Always the soldier, on the battlefields of the South
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...Vietnam and Washington, he fought as part of a
unit...
Absolutely none.
... to preserve the ideals...
Yeah. This is he.
Knife, this is Variable.
When?
...of his nation.
James?
Knife! This is Variable. Over.
Thank you.
To the refuge of the earth, we entrust our
Admiral James Greer devoted his life to his friend's body.
country and his family.
To the protection of our God in Heaven, we
entrust his soul.
-Yeah? - lt's Ritter.
To ourselves, we entrust his spirit...
- Where the fuck have you been? - We have a
...and the principles he lived by. problem.
We're gonna miss you, James. We've got a disaster! l can't get through to my
men.
Variable, this is Knife, over.
We had to shut down the satellite link.
Variable, this is Knife, over.
- Clark? - You had to what?
Variable, l am not receiving. We are under heavy
attack. lt's Ryan. He found out everything. He threatened
to tell Congress
Need air support, over.
if we didn't shut down the operation.
Variable, this is Knife, over! Switch!
OK. lt's shut down. Just give me some air and my
Variable, this is Knife! Where the hell are you?!
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- He was a very great patriot. - Thank you.
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l'm on a plane. l'm gonna kill him.
- Hello? - Jean Fowler for Dr Jack Ryan.
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Variable, this is Knife. We are under attack, need
air support. - Who is this? - National Security Advisor Cutter.
Variable, this is Knife, where the hell are you? Once Ryan's gone, we're back on line.
Jesus. They're going to leave those guys down - Jesus! - Get in the van.
there.
- Don't do this, l came to find you. - You found
He's on American 915. He'll be in Bogota 7.50 me. Get in.
p.m.
Behind the wheel. Of course. You just have to leave a deposit.
How? Yes.
l killed him. Turn the satellite back on. - Here we go. - Big son of a bitch, ain't she?
You said get rid of Ryan and we're back in - Do you have any time in this type? - Nine
business, right? o'clock.
What the hell are you doing here? - Get out of my chopper. - No. My chopper. Let's
go.
l came to help you get those guys out.
Their last communication put them here.
What can you do to help me?
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The closest extraction point is here. ln this gorge.
What do you need?
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A helicopter.
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A helicopter.
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No, thank you.
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- ls this ''Happy Hour''? - lt's always ''Happy others.
Hour''.
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- Your pilot owns this joint? - He lives here.
Nowhere to run to. No place to hide.
How much is it? You left us out to dry! You son of a bitch!
Two million dollars. - lt's not his fault. - Whose fault is it?
l was on point when the last attack came. An associate of mine, a coffee buyer and his
assistant
Over a mile away.
were on a business trip in this area.
By the time l got back it was over.
They disappeared yesterday. l'm very concerned.
They were taken to Captain Rosso.
Coffee buyer?
The others?
lt's very important to me to find them.
l buried them.
Coffee buying is becoming a dangerous business.
Road to the town.
Yes. Well, it was for Peter Hardin.
They loaded the prisoners here. Blood everywhere.
- Who? - He was a client of Lindo Coffee.
- God knows where they are now. - Escobedo
knows.
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What are you going to do? Knock on his door?
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He owed your company a great deal of money.
have an appointment.
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Morning. l'd like to see Ernesto Escobedo. l don't
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Hands up!
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l didn't know who else to turn to. l have a l'd like you to meet my new friend, Dr Ryan.
l'm cruising about five klicks south of the village.
A doctor? Why? ls somebody sick?
- Stay there. l'll get back to you. - Roger that.
What does he want?
- No one. - The prisoners!
The safe return of his associates.
Come on, guys. Let's go, son.
And what does he offer us in return?
We're going home, boys.
You.
Pick us up at the Lindo Coffee factory.
Whatever this man has told you is a lie. He lies
for a living. Not only can l expose you to the press, so can
the soldiers.
He's in the intelligence business. You're in the
intelligence business! Do you want to take your chances with the courts
and the reporters?
You've taken care of the little fish.
To end the political career of your
l'll take care of the one that got away. commander-in-chief?
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Yeah? We're out of here!
Get up.
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Dramatic seizures. Drastic reductions, no more
Set it down! He's down there!
- Where are they? - They're here. Your hand. Give me your hand!
The American killed Ernesto! Let's go! The President will see you now.
Bird, this is Variable. Where the hell are you? Sit down. Can l get you anything?
No. some little junkyard dog!
- Come on, sit down. - l would prefer to stand, l am the President of the United States!
sir.
lt gives me no pleasure to do it, sir.
Some things have gone on here that l'm just
becoming aware of. As acting Deputy Director of lntelligence, it is my
duty
l was kept in the dark, as you were, for a very
long time. to report this matter to the Senate Oversight
Committee.
- Troubling things. - Yeah.
- You're not going to do that. - l'm not?
Now we have to sort them out, figure out who's
responsible for what. You've got yourself a chip in the big game now.
And what to do about it. And we have to do it You're going to save that for a time when your
delicately, own ass is on the line.
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We have to lie. And l'm going to cash it in for you. Right?
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lt's understandable. Do you mind if l give you a To protect itself,
bit of advice?
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Never make
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upset. some too,
You did. American soldiers and innocent civilians but it will only amount to a slap on the wrist.
are dead because of it.
Then 20,000 dollars an hour on the lecture
- l never ordered any... - Don't you play that circuit.
game with me!
The rest of the blame will fall on Greer.
Do not dishonour their memories by pretending
you didn't know! Oh yeah, you'll take him down with you.
- How dare you lecture me! - How dare you, sir! You'll destroy his reputation.
How dare you come here and bark at me like But that's as far as it will go. The old Potomac
two-step, Jack.
No.
We need to talk!
Ryan!
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help you God?
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