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When a deadly and faceless international assassin eludes the best efforts of the FBI, they must turn to the only man who has ever seen him - an imprisoned IRA terrorist.

Primary Title
  • The Jackal
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 25 March 2017
Release Year
  • 1997
Start Time
  • 20 : 55
Finish Time
  • 23 : 20
Duration
  • 145:00
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • When a deadly and faceless international assassin eludes the best efforts of the FBI, they must turn to the only man who has ever seen him - an imprisoned IRA terrorist.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Assassins--Drama
  • Political prisoners--United States--Drama
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Michael Caton-Jones (Director)
  • Kenneth Ross (Writer)
  • Chuck Pfarrer (Writer)
  • Bruce Willis (Actor)
  • Richard Gere (Actor)
  • Sidney Poitier (Actor)
  • J.K. Simmons (Actor)
  • Alphaville Films (Production Unit)
  • Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (Production Unit)
  • UGC PH (Production Unit)
CHOIR SINGS 'WARSOVIENNE' www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2015 HARD-EDGED CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RONALD REAGAN: MR GORBACHEV, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL. VARIOUS REPORTERS SPEAK IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES REPORTER 1: ..BRINGING TO AN END THE SOVIET EMPIRE AND ITS 70-YEAR EXPERIMENT IN COMMUNISM. YET, WHILE JUBILATION AT THE PROSPECT OF FREEDOM... REPORTER 2: THE RUSSIAN MAFIA HAS EVOLVED INTO A WORLD-CLASS ORGANISED CRIME NETWORK WITH PROFITS IN BILLIONS, INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL US OPERATIONS. REPORTER 3: ..ANNOUNCING THE UNPRECEDENTED OPENING OF AN FBI LEGAL... ...ALONG WITH THE FIRST EVER JOINT US AND RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION. SOMBRE MUSIC THAT'S HER. CAMERA CLICKS AND WHIRRS TECHNO MUSIC MAN ON PHONE: GHAZZI'S IN THE CLUB. HE'S IN POSITION. OK. OPS ARE GO. MVD ONLY. DRAMATIC MUSIC CROWD SCREAMS WHAT IS THIS? AN AMERICAN? WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU? DEPUTY DIRECTOR CARTER PRESTON, FBI. FBI. YOU FUCK AMERICANS NOW? YOU UGLY MILITIA WHORE. AND YOU. THIS IS NOT CHICAGO. THIS IS RUSSIA. TAKE YOUR BITCH AND GET OUT OF HERE. YOU THINK I'M AFRAID OF THE MVD? I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU AND YOUR FUCKING WHORE MOTHERS! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! YOU SCARFACE CUNT! FUCK YOU! ALL RIGHT! THAT'S ENOUGH. DRAMATIC MUSIC, SCREAMING GUNSHOT, SCREAMING SIREN WAILS IT'S NEVER EASY TAKING A LIFE. BUT YOU SAVED ONE TOO. MINE. THANK YOU. WE HAD NO WARNING. THEY MUST HAVE AMBUSHED OUR MEN OUTSIDE. BEFORE WE KNEW IT, THERE WERE MILITIA WITH THEIR GUNS OUT IN EVERY CORNER OF THE ROOM. THEY JUST OPENED FIRE AND KILLED HIM. IT HAPPENED SO FAST, IT WAS OVER BEFORE IT STARTED. GOD. MY POOR BROTHER. HOW MANY MILITIA DID YOU KILL? TEREK, PLEASE, WE DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE. THERE WERE...THERE WERE 30 OF THEM. PLUS THE AMERICANS. YES, BUT HOW MANY DID YOU KILL? WELL, NONE. NONE. NOT EVEN ONE? TEREK, PLEASE. I DID WHAT I COULD. YOU DID WHAT YOU COULD. YOU DID WHAT YOU COULD. YOU LET THOSE MILITIA PIGS AND THAT AMERICAN SCUM KILL MY BROTHER. WITHOUT KILLING ONE IN RETURN. OK, THAT'S WHAT YOU COULD DO. HERE'S WHAT I CAN DO. I LOVED THIS MAN LIKE A BROTHER. HE WAS A DEAR FRIEND AND PARTNER TO ME. SO I TOOK NO JOY IN THAT. BUT JUST THINK... ..IF I COULD DO THIS TO ONE I LOVE, WHAT COULD I DO TO SOMEONE I HATE? (LAUGHS) SO... ..THE AMERICAN FBI DECLARES WAR ON US. THEN WAR IT IS. TV: UNLIKE OTHER LESS CUNNING PREDATORS, THE HYENA TAKES NO CHANCES, NEVER ATTACKING UNLESS SURE OF A KILL. THOUGH A CONSUMMATE KILLER, HE IS CLEARLY NO GENTLEMAN. I APOLOGISE FOR KEEPING YOU WAITING. I HAD SOME OTHER BUSINESS TO DISPOSE OF. SO MUCH WASTED TIME CONFUSING MOTION WITH ACCOMPLISHMENT. ANOTHER DRINK? THE MVD KILLED MY BROTHER. FOR THAT, I WILL SEE THEY DROWN IN BLOOD. BUT, TO THEIR ALLIES IN AMERICA, I WISH TO SEND A MESSAGE. A VERY PUBLIC MESSAGE. I WANT TO STRIKE FEAR INTO THE MARROW OF THEIR BONES. CAN YOU KILL THIS PERSON? YES. IF I TAKE THIS JOB, I'LL HAVE TO DISAPPEAR. FOREVER. SO, IF YOU WANT ME TO DO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ME. HOW MUCH? AMERICAN DOLLARS. ALL CASH, OF COURSE. HALF NOW, HALF UPON COMPLETION. 70 MILLION. (CHUCKLES) WHY NOT? DONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS? YOU AND I. KEEP IT THAT WAY. DON'T REFER TO OUR ARRANGEMENT BY TELEPHONE OR FAX, EVER. YOU SHOULD FIND A PLACE OUTSIDE OF RUSSIA TO HIDE UNTIL THE MISSION'S COMPLETED. IF WORD OF THIS LEAKS, IT'LL BE MY CHOICE WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE MISSION OR NOT. EITHER WAY, I KEEP THE INITIAL PAYMENT. AGREED? OK. INFORMANTS TELL US TEREK'S PUT BOUNTIES ON ALL MVD AND FBI PERSONNEL. DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRESTON AND I HAVE SPECIAL BOUNTIES ON OUR LIVES. IN TWO WEEKS, SEVEN MVD OPERATIVES HAVE BEEN KILLED. AT LEAST WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING TO HIM. INFORMANTS SAY THIS IS JUST THE START. TEREK'S PLANNING SOMETHING MORE DRAMATIC. EIGHT DAYS AGO, TEREK AND HIS TWO TOP LIEUTENANTS WERE SPOTTED AT A PENSION IN THE TOWN OF PORVOO, 60KM WEST OF HELSINKI. THEY'VE BEEN THERE EVER SINCE, TAKING THE ENTIRE THIRD FLOOR FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BODYGUARDS. ALL FORMER SPETSNAZ, NINE IN ALL. NOT ONE'S LEFT THE BUILDING IN FIVE DAYS. THEIR ONLY CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE IS THIS MAN - VIKTOR POLITOVSKY. GOES TO THE PORVOO POST OFFICE TWICE A DAY FOR TELEX AND MAIL WHICH ARRIVES GENERAL DELIVERY. CONTACT INTERPOL AND GET EVERYTHING YOU CAN ON POLITOVSKY. YES, SIR. TEREK'S MEN ARE NOTORIOUSLY HARD TO TURN OUT. SHOULD WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY, WE MUST BE PREPARED TO CONDUCT THE INTERROGATION WITH EFFICIENCY. GOOD DAY TO YOU, MR PRESTON, SIR. I DON'T THINK I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. YEAH, THE NEW LAMINATION'S THE TRICKY PART. YOU GOTTA USE ETHYL ACETONE. NASTY STUFF. GIVES YOU LIVER CANCER. AND I USE A DISK DRIVE TO ERASE THE MAGNETIC STRIP. IT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. YOU REALLY DO BEAUTIFUL WORK. OH, WELL, ART COMES IN VARIOUS GUISES, DOESN'T IT? YES, IT DOES. WHAT DO I OWE YOU? RIGHT. NOW, I THINK YOUR BALANCE IS ABOUT �375. THIS IS �500. OOOH! THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK WITH THE BABY. THANK YOU. CHEERS. SEE YOU NEXT TIME. HOW DO YOU WANT THE ACCOUNTS HANDLED? SPLIT THE DEPOSIT EQUALLY BETWEEN THE MACAU AND THE PANAMA ACCOUNTS. AND THE BALANCE? LEAVE IT HERE, IN DOLLARS. I NEED YOU TO OPEN ME A LUXEMBOURG ACCOUNT. AND GET ME SOME CREDIT CARDS. USE AN AMERICAN BANK. I'LL SEND YOU THE NAMES THIS WEEK. I'LL OVERNIGHT THE CREDIT CARDS TO YOUR BOX IN MONTREAL. OH, THIS ALSO CAME IN THE DRAFT. AH, YES. I'LL NEED TO USE YOUR COMPUTER, CLIVE. OF COURSE. EVERYTHING'S READY FOR YOU. COMPUTER: GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW MAY WE HELP YOU? I'M INTERESTED IN AN INTERMEDIATE- RANGE SYSTEM. HIGH CYCLIC RATE. MAN PORTABLE? COMPACT. A VEHICLE-MOUNTED UNIT. WHAT CALIBRE? NO SMALLER THAN 7.62. AVAILABLE - 7.62mm M134 ELECTRIC GATLING GUN. I PREFER NON-US EQUIPMENT. SINGLE PARALLEL SYSTEM. AVAILABLE - YUGOSLAV 20MM 19/55 CANNON. TOO HEAVY. AVAILABLE - POLISH ZSU-33 ELECTRIC 14.5mm. CYCLIC RATE - 1400 ROUNDS PER MINUTE. INTERESTED. EFFECTIVE COMBAT RANGE - 3500M. MUZZLE VELOCITY - 1700M PER SECOND. I'LL TAKE IT. COST WILL BE $200,000 US. TRANSFER FUNDS IN THE USUAL MANNER. HALF NOW, HALF ON DELIVERY TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS - LETTERHAM SHIPPING, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA GIH 876. CLIENT NAME - MURDOCH, CHARLES C. MAN YELLS "WHAT ARE THEY PLANNING? WHY IS TEREK IN FINLAND? "THE AMERICANS. KILL. EXAMPLE. "JACKAL? WHAT JACKAL? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. "WHAT ARE THEY PLANNING FOR? "WHO ARE YOU? "YOU FUCKING JACKAL. FLATLINE BEEP "WHY ARE YOU HANGING AROUND? REVIVE HIM." JESUS. DRUG-ASSISTED INTERROGATION IS PERFECTLY LEGAL IN MATTERS OF STATE SECURITY. UNFORTUNATELY, MR POLITOVSKY HAD AN UNDIAGNOSED HEART CONDITION. HE SAID...'JACKAL'? DOES THIS MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU, MR PRESTON? THERE'S SUPPOSEDLY A KILLER FOR HIRE WHO USES THAT NAME. SEVERAL ASSASSINATIONS ARE CREDITED TO HIM, BUT WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PROVE IF HE EVEN EXISTS. FROM TIME TO TIME HE WAS KGB ASSET. DO YOU HAVE A NAME? NO NAME. PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO THE CONTRACTING ORGANISATION OR A HONG KONG BANK ACCOUNT. NO KGB MEMBER HAS EVER SEEN HIM. DO WE KNOW IF HE EVER OPERATED IN THE US? NO, BUT... ..POLITOVSKY'S BRIEFCASE CONTAINED BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL ON YOUR DONALD BROWN, DIRECTOR OF THE FBI. JESUS CHRIST! THIS GUY'S GOING FOR THE GOLD, HUH? GET HIM ON THE PHONE FOR ME. YES, SIR. TENSE MUSIC MORNING. MORNING. PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT TO CANADA? STEEL HEAD. HMM? FISHING. ENJOY YOUR STAY, MR HAISLIP. THANK YOU. I WILL. MAN: I'LL GIVE YOU A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON THIS MINI-VAN. IT'S BRAND-NEW. IT'S FULLY LOADED. THERE'S A SIX-DISC CD CHANGER. THE ONLY THING I NEED IS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENCE, CREDIT CARD AND I'LL CHECK THIS WITH YOUR CREDIT MANAGER. I THINK EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OK, MR MURDOCH. MAKE IT CHARLIE, EH? ALL RIGHT THEN, CHARLIE. SEE YOU IN A SEC. TAKE YOUR TIME. CALM, MOTIVATED MUSIC MUSIC INTENSIFIES WATCH BEEPS WATCH BEEPS WATCH BEEPS MAN: I WANT THIS OP CLOSE-HOLD. NO PUBLICITY. PUT A WORKING GROUP TOGETHER. STATE, CIA, SECRET SERVICE, RUSSIAN EMBASSY. THEY'LL HAVE DAILY PROGRESS REPORTS 9PM EVERY EVENING, THIS OFFICE. MAJOR KOSLOVA, ANYTHING ELSE? SINCE 1983 KGB PROVIDED FUNDING FOR FIVE DIRECT ACTION MISSIONS. ONE BOMBING AND FOUR ASSASSINATIONS BY GUNSHOT. THE JACKAL WAS THE OPERATIVE USED. NOT GIVING ME MUCH TO WORK WITH, PRESTON. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH, SIR. MAJOR KOSLOVA'S INFORMANTS CAN'T FINGER HIM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS. CIA CAN'T TRACK HIM. THEN WHAT? USING KGB FILES I'VE IDENTIFIED SIX OPERATIVES WE BELIEVE TO HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN HIM. FOUR ARE DEAD, ONE IS IN LIBYA. ONE IS BELIEVED TO BE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. A BASQUE SEPARATIST NAMED ISABELLA CELIA ZANKONA. SHE MIGHT AT LEAST KNOW WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE. BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA OF HER WHEREABOUTS. WELL, SOMEONE MUST HAVE. INTERPOL SAYS THAT IN THE '80S SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH DECLAN JOSEPH MULQUEEN, IRA SHARPSHOOTER. WORD IS HE BURNED OUT SO THEY GOT HIM OUT OF IRELAND ENTIRELY, SHIPPED HIM OVER HERE. IN '89 HE PICKED UP TWICE 25 YEARS FOR SOME OLD WEAPONS TRAFFICKING CHARGES. HE'S CURRENTLY SERVING TIME AT A MAXIMUM-SECURITY STATE PEN IN MASSACHUSETTS. BROWN: SAY HE KNOWS WHERE SHE IS, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE'LL TALK TO YOU? PRESTON: I'M HOPING HE'LL COOPERATE FOR A REDUCED SENTENCE. BUT DON'T PROMISE TOO MUCH. AFTER ALL, HE'S A TERRORIST. YOU'VE GOT SOME VISITORS, MULQUEEN. (IRISH ACCENT) WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ISABELLA? SHE'S DONE NOTHING HERE. SHE ENTERED THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. (LAUGHS) WHAT? THE FBI SENDING DEPUTY DIRECTORS OUT AFTER ILLEGAL ALIENS? GIVE OVER, PRESTON. WHO ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FOR? A PRO. CALLS HIMSELF THE JACKAL. OH, THAT FELLA. THE MYSTERY MAN. WE THINK SHE MIGHT'VE SEEN HIM AND MAY BE ABLE TO HELP US FIND HIM. IF SO, WE'LL ARRANGE A PARDON FOR HER. SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. AND GUARANTEE NO EXTRADITION. WE'D ALSO GUARANTEE THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER KNOW HER WHEREABOUTS. THEY DON'T KNOW NOW, DO THEY? NEITHER DO YOU. BEST KEEP IT THAT WAY. WOULD IT MATTER THAT YOU MIGHT BE SAVING A HUMAN LIFE? WHOSE HUMAN LIFE? WOULD IT BE IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR ALL THIS? MR DONALD BROWN, DIRECTOR OF THE FBI. (LAUGHS) WOULDN'T THAT BE DROLL? WE KNOW THAT CERTAIN GANG ELEMENTS IN THIS PRISON WANT YOU DEAD. AN ENTIRE GOVERNMENT WANTS ME DEAD, MISTER. YET HERE I AM. ALL RIGHT, SMART-ARSE, LET'S CUT THE BULLSHIT. COOPERATE AND WE'LL TRANSFER YOU TO A MINIMUM-SECURITY FACILITY. THAT'S OUR DEAL. AND THAT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO WALK OUT OF THIS GODDAMN PLACE IN ONE PIECE. THAT'S A ONE-TIME OFFER. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. STUFF IT, THEN, AS MANY FUCKING TIMES AS YOU LIKE. PARDON THE LANGUAGE. I'VE BEEN IN PRISON. (SIGHS) ALL RIGHT. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO HELP US? FIRST, I'D HAVE TO BE CONVINCED ISABELLA'D BE KEPT SAFE. DONE. THEN YOU'D HAVE TO LET ME GO. BACK TO IRELAND. FREE MAN. OUT OF THE QUESTION. BESIDES GUN-RUNNING, YOU'RE A KNOWN KILLER OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. NOT TO MENTION THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN YOU'VE BLOWN UP. IT'S NOT MY WAR. I WAS NEVER A BOMBER. I DON'T SEE THE DISTINCTION. YOU STILL TOOK HUMAN LIVES. THE DISTINCTION IS I KILLED IN A WAR. NOW I WANT TO GO HOME. SIMPLE AS THAT. SIMPLE FOR YOU, PERHAPS. LOOK, EVEN IN RUSSIA, SOLDIERS GO HOME WHEN THE TREATY'S SIGNED, NYET? WELL, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SORRY. ALL RIGHT, JUST THE CHANCE, THEN. YOUR BEST EFFORTS TO GET ME FREE. I'LL SETTLE FOR YOUR WORD ON IT. SORRY. SO THE JACKAL'S AFTER YOUR DIRECTOR, IS HE? BEST TELL HIM TO GET HIS AFFAIRS IN ORDER. NOBODY CAN SAVE HIM NOW. NOBODY, EXCEPT ME. 'CAUSE I MET HIM. OH, YEAH. DIDN'T I MENTION IT? (SIGHS) I CAN IDENTIFY HIM. BY HIS FACE, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BY HIS METHODS. SO YOU CAN LEAVE ISABELLA OUT OF THIS. DID YOU WORK WITH HIM? WITH HIM, NO. NO WAY. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAN? THAT'S BETWEEN HIM AND ME. WELL... ISABELLA ZANKONA IS THE ONLY CONFIRMED CONTACT WE HAVE AND WE WILL FIND HER. WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR HELP. OK, OK, OK. I WANT THREE THINGS. ONE, GET ME OUT. I'M NO USE TO YOU SITTING ON MY ARSE. WHAT'S TO KEEP YOU FROM TAKING OFF? I'LL SIMPLY GIVE YOU MY WORD. (LAUGHS) TWO, I GO WITH YOU TO MEET ISABELLA. WHY? TO SEE HER, IS ALL. AND THE THIRD THING? A DECENT RAZOR. PRESTON: HERE'S HOW IT'S GONNA GO. YOU WILL BE SEARCHED ON A RANDOM SCHEDULE. IF WE FIND A PAPER CLIP THAT'S NOT AUTHORISED, I'LL SEND YOU BACK TO PRISON. SAME GOES FOR USING THE TELEPHONE. YOU DON'T TRUST ME? AS FAR AS I CAN THROW YOU. BUT I HAVE LITTLE CHOICE. AND IF YOU'VE GOT ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT AN IRA SNATCH WE'LL SHOOT TO KILL. THEM AND YOU. AND NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER. UNDERSTAND? I HEARD YOU. GO ALONG AND WE'LL GET ALONG. I'M KEEPING A REAL GOOD EYE ON YOU. MISS KOSLOVA, IS IT? MM-HM. WHAT WOULD YOUR FIRST NAME BE THEN? MAJOR. MAJOR KOSLOVA. A WEE BIT RUSTY. THAT'S ALL. MOTIVATED MUSIC SUB-ASSEMBLY OF TITANIUM AS HIGH AS THE STRESSES WILL ALLOW. THE ARM'S GOT TO TRAVERSE 270 DEGREES. FEED AND DRIVE MECHANISM RUN ON TWO 10 AMP SERVOS. THE WHOLE THING'S GOT TO RUN ON 12 VOLT DC. OK. IT'S A CAR BATTERY. THAT'S COOL. HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS THE ARM GOING TO HAVE TO SUPPORT? 55KG. OOH, THAT'S A BIG FUCKER, YEAH? HEY, YOU WANT ONE? NO. I'M GOING TO WANT THIS IN EIGHT DAYS. I CAN DO THAT. OK. HOW MUCH? (BURPS) WELL, TITANIUM'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. IT'S ILLICIT MATERIAL UP HERE. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. A LITTLE MORE MONEY. 50 GRAND? I MEAN, LIKE, WELL, 40. 40 GRAND. ALL RIGHT. HALF NOW, HALF ON DELIVERY. SO YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO KICK SOME ARSE, YEAH? GET THIS STRAIGHT. WHEN YOU FINISH THIS, YOU'LL TURN OVER THE PLANS AND SCRAP MATERIAL. YOU'LL FORGET ABOUT CHARLIE MURDOCH AND THE TECH SPECS ON HIS PLANS. YEAH. SHIT, MAN. I'M COOL. RELAX. ARE YOU NERVOUS? EIGHT YEARS. IT'S A LIFETIME, ISN'T IT? HELLO. MR DECKER, IS IT? YES. HELLO THERE. I'M DECLAN MULQUEEN. AND THIS IS MAJOR KOSLOVA. HOW DO YOU DO? HI. WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR WIFE. IS! SOMEONE TO SEE YOU! HAUNTING MUSIC OH. (LAUGHS) OH. OH. I'LL, UH... I'LL, UH...TAKE THE KIDS OUT BACK. OH. MY BEAUTIFUL IRISH. (LAUGHS) OH. THEY LET ME OUT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING. SIR, I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE COULD USE THE ZANKONA WOMAN AS INSURANCE. IN CASE MULQUEEN GETS HAPPY FEET. LISTEN. HOWEVER HE PLAYS IT, WE PLAY IT STRAIGHT. ISABELLA ZANKONA'S INVOLVEMENT REMAINS CLASSIFIED. THAT MEANS NOTHING IN THE REPORT. NO NAME, NO LOCATION. NOTHING. YOU GOT IT? YES, SIR. (CHILDREN LAUGH AND CALL) I NEVER KNEW HIS NAME BUT HE WAS DEFINITELY AMERICAN. HE HAD SOME KIND OF SPECIAL MILITARY TRAINING WHERE HE LEARNED SPANISH IN EL SALVADOR, I THINK. I DIDN'T LIKE TALKING TO HIM. I SUPPOSE WE WERE ALL DANGEROUS PEOPLE. BUT HE WAS, AH, DIFFERENT. I MEAN, DECLAN WAS FIRE, ALL PASSION. HE HAD A CAUSE. THIS MAN WAS ICE. NO FEELING. NOTHING. OK. THANK YOU, MRS DECKER. YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. INCIDENTALLY, IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU KEEP OUR CONVERSATION CONFIDENTIAL. EVEN FROM YOUR HUSBAND. DON'T WORRY ABOUT GEORGE. HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MY PAST AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO. ALL HE NEEDS TO KNOW IS THAT I LOVE HIM. I SEE. WELL, I THANK YOU AGAIN. I'LL WAIT FOR YOU IN THE CAR. THIS OPENS A LOCKER AT NORFOLK GREYHOUND TERMINAL. INSIDE IS A CLEAN PASSPORT AND $10,000 CASH. YOUR FRIENDS LEFT IT WITH ME IN CASE YOU EVER SHOWED UP. TAKE IT AND GO BACK TO IRELAND. I CAN'T. WHAT? (SIGHS) YOU GAVE YOUR WORD? HMM? GO NOW. ONCE HE KILLS WHOEVER HE'S AFTER, THEY'LL SEND YOU BACK TO PRISON. WHEN I BELIEVE THAT, I'LL USE THE KEY. ARE YOU HAPPY, AT LEAST? YES. I LOVE MY CHILDREN. AND MY HUSBAND. IN MY WAY. I MEAN... SOME NIGHTS I CAN CLOSE MY EYES AND SLEEP. AND NO DEAD FACES COME TO WAKE ME. THAT'S...THAT'S MORE THAN I EVER HAD. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ME GIVE THAT UP, WOULD YOU? GIVE ME SOME CREDIT. SHE'S BASQUE, ISN'T SHE? AYE. THEY SAY BASQUES LIVE BY THE VENDETTA. IF THEY HATE SOMEONE, IT'S TO THE DEATH. IT'S THE SAME WAY WHEN THEY LOVE. MMM. MY FIRST NAME IS VALENTINA. HAVE YOU GOT FAMILY IN RUSSIA? MY PARENTS. MY BROTHER IN THE NAVY. HUSBAND, KIDS? NO. I HAVE NOT FOUND THE TIME. IN TRUTH, IT'S NEVER BEEN A CONFLICT FOR ME. THIS IS NOT A QUALITY A MAN LOOKS FOR IN A WOMAN. BY THE WAY, WHATEVER ISABELLA GAVE YOU AFTER I LEFT, I TRUST YOU WON'T USE IT UNTIL AFTER OUR BUSINESS IS CONCLUDED. DON'T MISS A THING, DO YOU? NO, MR MULQUEEN. I SEE EVERYTHING. MAN: MAYBE WE SHOULD START BY CANCELLING YOUR PUBLIC APPEARANCES. I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY. I MEAN, NOT YET. HE'LL NEED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS. WE NEED TIME. HOW TIGHT ARE WE AT HEADQUARTERS? (WHISPERS INAUDIBLY) MR MULQUEEN. SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? HE'LL LIKELY BE USING FOUR FALSE IDENTITIES. THREE WILL BE ON HIM, AND ONE IN RESERVE AT A DROP BOX SOMEWHERE. THAT'S THE WAY HE USED TO OPERATE. WHAT MATTER IF HE HAS 40? IT'S STILL ONE MAN. MIGHT WE NOT BE CREATING A STORM IN A TEACUP? (ALL MURMUR) YEAH. EXACTLY. I'M WITH YOU 100%. DIRECTOR VOLITANO. TEREK HAS ALWAYS MADE DOING HIS OWN KILLING A POINT OF HONOUR. USUALLY VERY BLOODY AND VERY PUBLIC. A STATEMENT, IF YOU WILL. SO IF HE'S HIRED AN OUTSIDER, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING HE TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY. UNTIL THIS JACKAL IS CAPTURED OR KILLED, I DON'T THINK WE CAN AFFORD TO DO ANY LESS. BROWN: COME ON. LET'S GET REAL HERE, OK? IT'S ONE GUY. IT'S JUST ONE GUY. VOLITANO'S RIGHT. WITH THE ASSETS IN THIS ROOM, THE GUY'S AS GOOD AS GONE. AS IF HE DOESN'T GO AND STICK HIS DICK IN A RING, LIKE MANY CLOWNS. REMEMBER THAT GUY... WHAT'S THAT, MR MULQUEEN? I'M SORRY, MR BROWN. THIS MAN IS NO CLOWN. HE KNOWS ALL YOUR MOVES BACK TO FRONT. RIGHT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A NAME. THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT. SO THE JACKAL'S GOT A TARGET - YOU. HE'S GOT A TIMETABLE. AS FOR MAKING MISTAKES, HE'S SPENT 20 YEARS IN A TRADE THAT DOESN'T FORGIVE ERROR. AND HE'S PREVAILED. DO YOU THINK HE'S THE ONE WHO'S UP AGAINST IT? IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND. POWERFUL MUSIC LOUD TECHNO MUSIC HI. HI. CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK? YEAH. I THINK YOU SHOULD COME HOME WITH ME. I'D LOVE TO. BUT I CAN'T. I HAVE TO GO BACK TO ATLANTA AND FINALISE MY VERY MESSY DIVORCE. DOES SHE KNOW? SHE DOES NOW. SO HOW AM I GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN? YOU COULD GIVE ME ONE OF YOUR CARDS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CALL. DOUGLAS. YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL. LIKE I DO. (SIGHS) TECHNO MUSIC POUNDS IN THE DISTANCE ALARM WAILS TENSE MUSIC OPEN YOUR SHIRT. EASY NOW. EASY. NOW! OH! EASY. OPEN YOUR SHIRT. EASY NOW. SOUVENIRS OF BRITISH HOSPITALITY. I APOLOGISE. NO PROBLEM. OSLO TRAVEL CAME UP WITH A JAMES WILLIAM HAISLIP WHO FLEW FROM TORONTO AUGUST 25, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING WITH TEREK. WE CHECKED THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON HIS PASSPORT AND GUESS WHAT? IT BELONGS TO AN INMATE COMMITTED TO A MENTAL INSTITUTION IN VIRGINIA 12 YEARS AGO. NOW, CANADIAN TRAVEL SAYS HE FLEW TO MONTREAL NINE DAYS AGO. HELLO! OUI. UH-HUH. MMM. HELLO! YEAH? YEAH, CHARLIE MURDOCH. PICKING UP A DELIVERY, EH? JE TE RAPELLE, MADAME. INVOICE. YES. YES, YES, YES, YES. WHOO, IT'S A HOT ONE, EH? YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN. TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS HI. I NEED TO USE ONE OF YOUR COMPUTERS. SURE. ANY ONE. CAN I GET ONLINE WITH THIS? YEAH, SURE. PURPOSEFUL MUSIC FAST MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC ALARMING MUSIC THANK YOU. HAISLIP'S DISAPPEARED. BORDER PATROL HAS A PASSPORT PHOTO BUT NOTHING'S SHOWN UP YET. HE'S MOVED ON. I TOLD YOU. ONE MOMENT. THE ONLY PLACE WE'RE SURE HE'S BEEN IS MONTREAL. WHAT IF HE STARTED USING THE NEXT IDENTITY THERE? I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU. HAISLIP DISAPPEARED. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE JACKAL DID. PERHAPS SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED. WITHERSPOON, HAVE THE MONTREAL POLICE GO THROUGH THEIR LOGS FOR THE LAST 48 HOURS. IF HE'S ON TO THE NEXT NAME, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S IN THE PLAN. A MAN LIKE THIS DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES. NO? THEY ALWAYS MAKE ONE SOMEWHERE. ISN'T THAT HOW YOU WERE CAUGHT? OUCH. WHAT'S HER STORY, THEN? MAJOR KOSLOVA ENDS THE DEBATE ABOUT WOMEN IN COMBAT, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. HOW IS THAT? WHEN SHE SAVED MY LIFE AND TOOK OUT TEREK'S BROTHER. SHE DID IT KNOWING SHE'D BE DRAWING A DEATH SENTENCE DOWN ON HER OWN NECK. BUT WHEN WE OFFERED TO SET HER UP SOMEPLACE ELSE WHEN THIS IS OVER, YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID? "THE GOOD GUYS DON'T HIDE." FIERCE WOMAN. IN THAT COUNTRY, UNDER THAT SYSTEM... ..STAGGERING. SHIT. YOU KNOW WHAT? I COULDN'T GET TITANIUM. A FRIEND OF MINE MOULDED THE BASE OUT OF CARBON FIBRE INSTEAD. IT CAME IN 23 KILOS UNDER THE WEIGHT YOU ASKED FOR. IS THAT COOL? YEAH, IT'S GREAT. I STILL WANT THE PLANS, THE MOULD AND THE SCRAP MATERIAL. REMEMBER? YEAH. UM... MMM. MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TALK ABOUT THAT. OH? SEE, UH... WELL, I MEAN, THIS RIG, I FIGURE IT'S TO SUPPORT SOMETHING PRETTY HEAVY, RIGHT? LIKE, UH... I DON'T KNOW - A GATLING GUN, MAYBE? OR A...20MM CANNON? SO YOU GOT TO BE SHOOTING AT SOMETHING PRETTY BIG, RIGHT? ARMOURED CAR? BANK VAULT. I DON'T KNOW. YOU COULD BE SHOOTING A FUCKING AIRLINER FOR ALL I KNOW. BUT, UH...THE POINT IS... ..A JOB LIKE THIS CAN ATTRACT A LOT OF ATTENTION. I DON'T WANT ANY ATTENTION. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING I THINK THE PLANS AND THE MOULD ARE WORTH A LITTLE BONUS. HOW MUCH? I DON'T KNOW. 100 GRAND? COME ON NOW. YOU KNOW IT'S WORTH IT. YOU GOT A SERIOUS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THERE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET YOU 50 GRAND TOMORROW. I'LL NEED A PLACE TO TEST THIS. SOME PLACE THAT WON'T DRAW ANY ATTENTION. WE GOT A PLACE LIKE THAT. WE GOT A JUST LIKE THAT. THE TARGET'S IN PLACE. OH, MAN, MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT SOME BEER. MOTHERFUCKIN' MOTHERFUCKER! THAT MOTHERFUCKER IS STATE OF THE ART! DUDE, I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE BIG; I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE FUCKING PROTOTYPE CANNON! IT'S A FUCKIN' MOTROL! (LAUGHS) DAMN! THEY'RE SOME HAIRY-LOOKING ROUNDS. MADE FROM DEPLETED URANIUM. GO THROUGH ANYTHING. ONCE THEY GET INSIDE, THEY JUST SPALL. HELL, YEAH. THEY'D SPALL, YEAH? THEY GET IN THERE AND THEY JUST... (IMITATES ZOOM) THAT ROCKS. LOOK AT THE FRIGGING LENS! DON'T TOUCH THAT. IT'S GOT LIKE A 2000-MILE ZOOM LENS! THAT THING IS KICK-ASS! HEY, IS THIS THING A PROTOTYPE, OR WHAT? I BET YOU IT COST YOU A SHITLOAD. THAT ROCKS. AND YOU ROCK. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? RINGS ROCK!!! I BET IT KICKS ASS! OH YEAH. BRING ON THE SPALL, BABY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE... LAMONT! CLOSE YOUR MOUTH. GRIM MUSIC SMOOTH ACTION, YEAH? READY? PROJECTILE RUSHES THROUGH THE AIR YEAH! SPALL! BIRDS SHRIEK WELL, AT LEAST... ..IT TOOK OUT THE TARGET. NO, IT'S OFF. BY AT LEAST 3MM. NO. NO, DUDE. THAT'S PRECISION CRAFTSMANSHIP. IT AIN'T OFF NO 3MM. SO, LAMONT... ..TELL ME HOW YOU SIGHT IN THIS THING AUTOMATICALLY. YOU JUST PUNCH IN THE WIND DIG AND THE ELEVATION YOU WANT AND HIT ENTER. YOU JUST KIND OF GUESSTIMATE IT? BASICALLY GUESSTIMATION. AND HIT ENTER? UH-HUH. HEY! I GIVE UP. WELL, I GUESS THE AUTOMATIC SIGHTING WORKS. YEAH, I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO SPRAWL. WELL, LAMONT, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SPEED TEST IT NOW. MMM, SPEED TEST. SO...RUN. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I MEAN RUN. NOW. DRAMATIC MUSIC RUN TO YOUR RIGHT! GET UP. GET UP! ALL RIGHT, GOOD. OH. OH, STOP THERE. JUST STOP THERE! TURN AROUND. HOLD UP THAT PACK OF CIGARETTES. DON'T BE AFRAID. STAND VERY STILL. STAND STILL! MUSIC RISES I TOLD YOU IT WAS OFF. MOVE OVER BY THE CAR. QUICK. BEFORE YOU PASS OUT. TENSE MUSIC HERE WE GO, SIR. MAJOR. MAC. 11 DAYS AGO, CHARLES C. MURDOCH BOUGHT HIMSELF A BRAND-NEW DODGE MINI-VAN. NOW, THAT WAS A BIG SURPRISE TO MR MURDOCH, WHOSE PASSPORT AND WALLET WERE STOLEN 16 DAYS AGO AT THE HELSINKI AIRPORT. ANYTHING FROM THE BORDER? WE SENT THE VAN'S DESCRIPTION EVERYWHERE FROM HERE TO MANITOBA. I HAVE SOMETHING - UPHALL STATION. IT'S A SMALL TOWN OUTSIDE OTTAWA. I THINK YOUR MAN HAS BEEN THERE. LET'S GO. THE OWNER IS IAN LAMONT, SMALL-TIME HOOD. THE CORONER HAS WHAT'S LEFT OF HIM. WE'VE GOT THE IDEA. LET'S GET TO THE SHOP. HELLO. I THINK I GOT SOMETHING HERE. WHAT IS IT? THIS IS A REMOTE FIRING STATION. SEE, IT MANOEUVRES THE WEAPON. THE SERVO IS RUN OFF A REMOTE CONTROL LIKE, UH... ..LIKE A MODEL AEROPLANE. NOW, WE USED TO MAKE THESE THINGS FOR MORTARS AND SUCH BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS SIZE. IT NEEDS A VAN JUST TO MOVE IT AROUND. WHAT WOULD SOMETHING THIS SIZE BE USED FOR? ANTI-AIRCRAFT? NO, IT'S NOT THAT. MISSILE'S THE BEST THING FOR AN AIRCRAFT. NO, THIS IS... THIS IS FOR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY. SOMETHING WITH ONE HELL OF A RANGE. NOT JUST THE RANGE, THOUGH. BECAUSE IF IT IS A GUN, IT'S A CYCLIC RATE. IT COULD SEND OFF 100 BULLETS BEFORE THE FIRST ONE HAD REACHED THE TARGET. A BOAT LIKE THIS SELLS ITSELF. A HELL OF A LOT OF BOAT FOR THE MONEY. IT'S GOT RADAR, GPS, AUTOPILOT, AUTO-FURLING. YOU CAN TAKE THIS BABY OUT BY YOURSELF. HELL, THIS HAS EVEN GOT A CELLULAR PHONE. YOU CAN CALL YOUR WIFE IF YOU WANT TO. (LAUGHS) SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? 'DEJA VU'. SHE'S PERFECT. MAJESTIC MUSIC YES. JACKAL. THEY KNEW YOU WERE IN CANADA AND THEY HAVE AN IRISHMAN HELPING THEM. THE IRISHMAN'S NAME? MULQUEEN. DECLAN MULQUEEN? DECLAN MULQUEEN. THE OPERATION'S STILL A GO. DECLAN. THE CROSSING POINT IN THE AIRPORT HAS THIS PHOTOGRAPH, BUT RCMP HAS NOTHING. ON OUR SIDE, THE BORDER PATROL, THE INS ARE BOTH ON HIGHEST ALERT. AGAIN, NOTHING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HOUDINI TO MAKE IT ACROSS FROM CANADA. HE'LL PROBABLY WALK ACROSS, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. HE WON'T BE WALKING, I'LL TELL YOU THAT. HE'S GOT A WEAPON TO MOVE. WHAT KIND OF SECURITY PATROLS DO YOU HAVE ON THESE? GREAT LAKES? NOT A LOT - NO NEED. PEOPLE EITHER DRIVE OR FLY. THERE ARE A FEW FERRY SERVICES BUT WE CHECKED THOSE OUT AS WELL. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WITH BOATS? WHAT KIND OF IMMIGRATION CONTROLS DO YOU HAVE? ARRIVING VESSELS HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE HARBOUR MASTER. HMM. VOLUNTARILY? YEAH. NO ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT. ALL RIGHT. SAY HE DOES USE A BOAT, HE'D STILL WANT TO MIX WITH OTHERS. HOW MANY GATHERINGS TO SPEAK OF? YEAH, THE MACKINAW REGATTA'S GOING ON NOW. IT'S THE BIGGEST REGATTA ON LAKE MICHIGAN. FROM WHERE TO WHERE? IT STARTS IN MACKINAW AND IT ENDS IN CHICAGO. MAJESTIC MUSIC MEXICAN MUSIC (SINGS IN SPANISH) WITHERSPOON, TAKE WAVERLEY. DECLAN, VALENTINA, CHICAGO YACHT CLUB. I'LL TAKE THE LOCALS, AND REMEMBER, IT'LL BE AN ONTARIO-REGISTERED BOAT IF IT'S HERE, SO LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND STAY ON YOUR RADIOS. IF YOU FIND SOMETHING, CALL BACK-UP. I WANT AN ARREST, NOT A FIRE FIGHT. SMALL EXPLOSIONS ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO IT. PRESTON, WHAT ABOUT LETTING ME HAVE A GUN? ARE YOU CRAZY? IF THE RIGHT PEOPLE KNEW I WAS LETTING YOU WALK AROUND WITHOUT CUFFS I'D GET FORCED RETIREMENT. I NEED A FUCKING GUN. SO MANY PEOPLE. SO MANY RICH PEOPLE. SHALL WE DANCE? HE WOULDN'T GIVE ME A GUN. (LAUGHS) HE'S HOT. (LAUGHS) HE'S MINE. BACK OFF. HEY, YOU WANT SOME CHAMPAGNE? COME ON. JOIN US. MAYBE LATER. JOIN US. FIREWORKS EXPLODE DECLAN! SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC OUT OF THE WAY! GET OUT OF THE WAY! HORN BLASTS PRESTON, CAN I TALK TO YOU? HE SAW ME. HE WASN'T SURPRISED. LIKE HE WAS EXPECTING ME. ONE OF YOUR TEAM IS PLAYING FOR THE OTHER SIDE. IMPOSSIBLE. I CAN VOUCH FOR EVERY MAN ON THIS TEAM. I'M TELLING YOU, YOU'VE GOT A TRAITOR. THIS IS NOT THE IRA... SOMEBODY GOT TO HIM. LOOK, THIS IS A MANHUNT, NOT YOUR CAUSE. DON'T MAKE IT PERSONAL. WHAT DO YOU FUCKIN' KNOW? HELICOPTER APPROACHES I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW. I KNOW THE JACKAL SET YOU UP IN THAT ARMS DEAL IN LIBYA. I KNOW ISABELLA WAS WOUNDED WHEN YOU WALKED INTO THE TRAP. I ALSO KNOW THAT IT WAS THE BUSINESS YOU HAD... DID YOU ALSO KNOW ISABELLA WAS PREGNANT WHEN SHE GOT SHOT? THAT OUR CHILD DIDN'T SURVIVE? DON'T TELL ME IT'S NOT PERSONAL, MR PRESTON. I CAN'T LET YOU JEOPARDISE US IN A VENDETTA. THERE'S NO VENDETTA. ALL I HOPE FOR IS A FRESH START, YOU KNOW? MAYBE IT'LL HAPPEN. You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You need data ` for dating sites, like Honey Badger. (LAUGHS) You do have a girlfriend. You need less data and more calls ` lovey-dovey calls. # You make me... # You don't have a girlfriend again. She won't return your calls. You need more text. Things change. Now your Prepay can too. Get more of what you need and less of what you don't with Vodafone My Flex Prepay. THIS WAS RECORDED AT 1am THIS MORNING. IT'S A CALL TO A NUMBER IN BRIGHTON BEACH, NEW YORK. ITEM FOUR ` AT 1:05pm DIRECTOR BROWN IS SCHEDULED TO MEET THE FIRST LADY AT A DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE REGARDING THE NEW HOPE HOSPITAL OPENING. OTHER PARTICIPANTS TO BE DECIDED. THAT INFORMATION CAME OUT OF THIS ROOM. WHO? WHOSE VOICE IS IT ON THE TAPE? MINE. MR AMBASSADOR, WE HAVE ARRANGED TO HOLD A 9:00pm AEROFLOT FLIGHT TO MOSCOW. A CAR IS WAITING TO DRIVE COLONEL BOLITANOV TO THE AIRPORT. HOW DID YOU KNOW WHOSE PHONE TO TAP? I DIDN'T. SO I TAPPED EVERYBODY'S. BUT I HAVE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY. WHO AUTHORISED YOU TO TAP MY TELEPHONE? I DID, AMBASSADOR. WE'RE CURRENTLY EXAMINING DOCUMENTS TAKEN FROM DIRECTOR BOLITANOV'S APARTMENT. MASSIVE ATTACK 'DISSOLVED GIRL': # SHAME, SUCH A SHAME # I THINK I KIND OF LOST MYSELF AGAIN... # # HEY # YESTERDAY # I REALLY SHOULD BELIEVE AND BETTER STAY. # PHONE RINGS AT OTHER END JACKAL. WOMAN: DIRECTOR BOLITANOV IS NO LONGER CONTACTABLE AT THIS NUMBER. ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE FORWARDED... THIS IS ONLY A PRECAUTION FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL WE GET THIS MAN. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL BE SAFER IN WASHINGTON. YOU DON'T REALLY THINK YOU'LL FIND HIM, 'CAUSE YOU WON'T. BELIEVE ME, YOU CAN'T. IT'S OUR JOB TO TRY. WASTE YOUR TIME, AND MAYBE GET KILLED, FOR NOTHING? I BEGAN THIS. I HAVE TO DO WHAT I CAN SO, PLEASE, GET YOUR FAMILY AWAY. LET'S GO. OK. EVERYTHING OK? VALENTINA'S EVACUATING ISABELLA AND HER FAMILY IN CASE THE JACKAL KNOWS WHERE SHE LIVES. LOOK, THE DIRECTOR DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE ISABELLA LIVES. I ORDERED WITHERSPOON TO KEEP HER OUT OF THE REPORT. NO WAY JACKAL KNOWS. OUR RUSSIAN BLACK HEART SURELY PASSED EVERYTHING ELSE TO HIM, DIDN'T HE? HERE, LOOK. THAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER. THAT'S VALENTINA'S. YOU KNOW THOSE TWO AT THE BOTTOM? THE FIRST ONE'S THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY. THE SECOND ONE'S... SON OF A BITCH. WHAT? THIS IS AN FBI ACCESS CODE! (KEYS IN NUMBER) WOMAN: FBI DATA CENTRE. THIS IS SPECIAL AGENT CARTER PRESTON. MY AUTHORISATION NUMBER IS... SHIT! ..223578 KILO. I NEED A VOICE TRANSCRIPTION OF FIELD REPORT NOVEMBER ALPHA FROM 9/15 THIS YEAR. AGENT FILING, WITHERSPOON, TIMOTHY I. AND I'M IN A HURRY, OPERATOR! I SHOULDN'T HAVE TRUSTED YOU. MAN: FIELD REPORT NOVEMBER ALPHA. FILE 09:00 HOURS. SCROLL. INTERVIEW OF SUBJECT ISABELLA ZANKONA AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS... WITHERSPOON, YOU BY-THE-BOOK ASSHOLE! SHIT! GOING TO CHECK UPSTAIRS. WITHERSPOON! WITHERSPOON? WITHERSPOON? TWIG SNAPS COME OUT! PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME. JUST TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE. I GOT ONE MORE TRIP. HURRY. I'LL MEET YOU AT THE FRONT. YES, MA'AM. ALL LOCKED UP. WHERE'S WITHERSPOON? HE'S IN THE BACKYARD TAKING OUT THE TRASH. IMMENSELY LOUD TECHNO MUSIC IT'S COMING FROM THE BACK! LET'S GO! MACHINE-GUN FIRE LOUD MUSIC CONTINUES BLASTING WHERE'S IT COMING FROM? I DON'T KNOW. (SWITCHES OFF MUSIC) SET TO GO OFF TWO MINUTES AGO. WHAT THE HELL...? DOGS BARK WHERE'S MCMURPHY? LOUD MUSIC RESUMES, GUNFIRE MUSIC STOPS, GLASS SHATTERS GUNSHOT AHH! (PANTS IN PAIN) (GROANS) ARRH! PRESS HERE. HARD. IT'LL SLOW THE BLEEDING. OOOOH! (PANTS BREATHLESSLY) OH. SEE, THAT'S BAD. THE BLOOD'S ALMOST BLACK. THAT MEANS THE BULLET'S IN YOUR LIVER. YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO LIVE. IF THE PAIN GETS TOO MUCH, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR HAND AWAY AND YOU'LL BE DEAD IN FIVE MINUTES. WHEN DECLAN KILLS YOU, YOU THINK OF ME, OK? (LAUGHS WEAKLY) OH. OK. I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. CRUNCHING SOUND IF YOU SEE DECLAN BEFORE YOU DIE, YOU TELL HIM THAT HE CAN'T PROTECT HIS WOMEN. (COUGHS) SIREN WAILS VALENTINA! YOU'LL BE FINE. OH? YEAH. HI. DECLAN. IT'S ALL RIGHT, DARLING. YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE. I TRIED...PROTECT...ISABELLA. I KNOW, I KNOW. YOU DID FINE. SHH. HE SAID TO TELL YOU... ..SAY YOU CAN'T PROTECT YOUR WOMEN. VALENTINA. OH, NO. NO, VALENTINA. NO! DON'T! VALENTINA! DON'T GO! STAY WITH ME. DECLAN. (GROANS, THEN SIGHS) MELANCHOLY MUSIC OH, DECLAN. IT WAS HIM, WASN'T IT? I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL BEHIND US. IS THIS EVER GOING TO END? YES. I PROMISE YOU IT WILL END. AND I WILL END IT. DO YOU HAVE A GUN? MAN: FOLLOWING A LOW-LIGHT HELICOPTER INSERTION, THE TEAM CAN INFILTRATE THE WEAPON TO A POINT HERE, COVERING THE NORTHERN APPROACHES ON ROUTE ONE. IF YOUR WEAPON HAS NEARLY THE RANGE AND CYCLIC RATES YOU'RE ADVERTISING, YOU COULD ENGAGE ANY GROUND VEHICLE AND AIRCRAFT APPROACHING THE BASE. HE DOESN'T HAVE A HELICOPTER OR A TEAM TO HELP HIM. HE'S ALONE. WHAT DO YOU SAY, MULQUEEN? WELL, THE ONLY WAY HE CAN MAKE THE KILL AND ESCAPE IS FROM A DISTANCE. SO WE MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALWAYS SECURE INDOORS AND A PERIMETER OF MEN OUTSIDE YOUR LOCATION. AND PICK OUR BATTLES. EXACTLY. TYING A NOOSE, IF YOU LIKE. WHEN HE MAKES HIS MOVE, WE TIGHTEN THE NOOSE AND WE HANG HIM. NOT EXACTLY FOOLPROOF, I KNOW, BUT IT'S THE BEST WE'VE GOT. THE BEST WE'VE GOT... But it's hard to let it go. All right, so, this is Tim. 34-year-old male. RTC. Multi-vehicle... VOICES OVERLAP I think about the car crash a lot. I know he caused it and I reacted the best way possible. But it's hard to let it go. SOMBRE MUSIC When I asked what had happened to him, the doctors said he really wore the impact ` any more and things would've been much worse. They said he was lucky ` lucky I wasn't going any faster. Thank you. SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES It's OK. MUSIC CONTINUES YOU HAVE A CALL ON LINE SIX. THANK YOU. THIS IS DOUG. TOLD YOU I'D CALL. OH, HI. HOW ARE YOU? YOU'VE JUST GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN PEOPLE, DOUGLAS. (LAUGHS) OK. WELL, OK, NOW THAT I'VE GOT FAITH, ARE YOU BUSY TONIGHT? ARE YOU HERE? YOU'RE IN TOWN, YES? MUSIC PLAYS ON CAR STEREO CAR ALARM ACTIVATED TV: TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE... HELLO? ..NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NO RAIN EXPECTED RIGHT NOW. I'M HOME! WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SYSTEM THAT'S MOVING INTO OUR AREA LATER ON TONIGHT... (LOUDLY) I SEE YOU FOUND THE KEYS. WHERE ARE YOU?! IN THE GARAGE! DOWN IN THE SOUTH-WEST AND LAS VEGAS, DOWN TO PHOENIX, THEY'RE LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE FROM 100 AND 110. TONIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THE WINDS WILL BE LOW. WOW. YOU DYED YOUR HAIR. (LAUGHS) YEAH. LIKE IT? BY TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AGAIN. YEAH, SURE. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? IF YOU WANT TO COOL OFF, HEAD TO THE MOUNTAINS. DO YOU LIKE KOREAN FOOD? OH...SURE, YEAH. DIG IN. I... I, UM, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO, UM... OH, I'M SORRY. HIGHS OF 90S OR 89S. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OVER THE NEXT SIX OR SEVEN DAYS... I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GO OUT. YEAH. MAYBE LATER. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. GREAT WEATHER REPORT. WE'RE RECAPPING TONIGHT'S TOP STORY. MMM. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN LOCATING THIS MAN. HE'S WANTED IN SEVERAL STATES IN CONNECTION WITH A SERIES OF BRUTAL MURDERS BUT POLICE BELIEVE HE'S IN THE WASHINGTON AREA TONIGHT. HE IS THOUGHT TO BE ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU SEE HIM, DO NOT APPROACH HIM BUT NOTIFY AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY. TEMPERATURES AROUND THE AREA, LIKE WE SAID, HERE AT NATIONAL AIRPORT IT'S 89 DEGREES... AAH! IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME OF THE COOLER TEMPERATURES HEAD TO THE MOUNTAINS. PURPOSEFUL MUSIC WOMAN ON TV: WHEN I MOVED HERE, I REALISED I WAS LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE. AND THAT'S A HUGE BURDEN. YOU'RE INVITED TO LIVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR FOUR YEARS. LARRY KING: YOU FEEL LIKE A RENTER? MOST DEFINITELY. WITH A LEASE THAT'S RENEWABLE. JOHN F. KENNEDY SAID ONCE THAT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO KILL A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. AS LONG AS THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVIDE 100% SAFETY. WOULD YOU AGREE? CERTAINLY. I MEAN, THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THAT. BUT HOPEFULLY THERE AREN'T THAT MANY PEOPLE WILLING TO DO THAT. PRESTON! DECLAN. WHAT? YOU REMEMBER VALENTINA SAID A STATEMENT. PUBLIC AND BRUTAL. IT ALWAYS BOTHERED ME. WHY DID HE KEEP COMING WHEN HE KNEW WE COULD PROTECT THE DIRECTOR ESPECIALLY ONCE I GOT INVOLVED? BUT HE DIDN'T ABORT. WHY? IT DIDN'T COME TOGETHER UNTIL I REMEMBERED WHAT HE SAID TO VALENTINA. "TELL DECLAN HE CAN'T PROTECT HIS WOMEN." WASN'T HE REFERRING TO ISABELLA? ANY WOMAN. ALL WOMEN. BUT REMEMBER - PUBLIC AND BRUTAL. WE'RE GUARDING THE WRONG PERSON. HE'S AFTER THE FIRST LADY. OMINOUS MUSIC URGENT MUSIC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME. I'M SURE YOU'RE AS HAPPY AS I AM TO BE HERE TODAY. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK FOR A LOT OF US. BUT HERE WE ARE AND WE'RE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE. IT NOW GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. APPLAUSE MADAM CHAIRPERSON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'D LIKE TO CHAT WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT THE FAMINE. DRAMATIC MUSIC SHE'S ALREADY ON THE DAIS. SECRET SERVICE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. TELL THEM. NO. THEY'LL TRY TO GET HER OFF THE DAIS. IF THEY DO, HE'LL SHOOT INTO THE CROWD. ..WORKED LONG AND HARD TO REACH OUR GOAL. ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO. GET THE WORD? WE'RE LOOKING FOR A DARK BROWN MINI-VAN. AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S OUT OF ITS PLACE. THERE WAS A MINI-VAN WE FOUND JUST RATTLING HERE. I CHECKED IT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO. GOT A LOCAL PARKING PERMIT, DC TAGS. I'LL CHECK IT AGAIN IF YOU WANT. NAH. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE SAFER THAN SORRY CIRCLE-TRIP TYPE DEALS. YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU. YOU'VE GOT TO BE SAFE. DRAMATIC MUSIC SECRET SERVICE SAYS THE SEARCH CAME OUT NEGATIVE. THEY'RE ON ALERT. SHE'S GOING TO THE PODIUM. I GUESS IT'S ON US. YOU'LL NEED A GUN. FORGET THE LASER. YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK ME THROUGH THE OPTICS ON THIS THING. I HAVEN'T SHOT A GUN IN A WHILE. I CAN SEE BY THE WARM AND FRIENDLY FACES THAT THIS CHRISTENING HAS BEEN LONG ANTICIPATED. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO MADE THIS DREAM POSSIBLE. WE'VE WORKED LONG AND HARD TO REACH THIS GOAL. AND I MUST SAY THAT WE CERTAINLY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO. MACHINE BEEPS REPEATEDLY BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! IT'S PROOF THAT WHEN WE SET OUT TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS, IT CAN BE DONE. BEEP! (CROWD APPLAUDS) OMINOUS MUSIC MAN: GO! CLEAR! GO! CLEAR! I'M GOING FOR THE FIRST LADY. YOU'RE CLEAR TO EITHER SHOOT THE WEAPON OR THE SHOOTER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES. (CROWD APPLAUDS) IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEW HOPE. TENSE MUSIC RIGHT. GO, GO, GO! GIVE ME THE GUN. (FIRST LADY CONTINUES TALKING) SO THAT'S HOW HE PLANS TO GET OUT. THE PHONE. GIVE ME YOUR PHONE. ..WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING... MACHINE WHIRRS (CROWD APPLAUDS) AND ALSO RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE POLICE OFFICERS RISKING THEIR VERY LIVES TO HELP KIDS STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND OFF DRUGS. (FIRST LADY KEEPS TALKING) HE'S CLEAR. BUT ALSO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE DEDICATED... RED MINI-VAN. HILLSIDE BY THE TREES. ONE O'CLOCK. JESUS. RANGE IT. 750...762 METRES. POUNDING, TENSE MUSIC ..THE VALUE THAT'S KEPT. (CROWD APPLAUDS) (CROWD YELLS AND SCREAMS) FAST, TENSE MUSIC (CROWD SCREAMS) RIGHT, I'M AFTER HIM. YOU TAKE OUT THE MINI-VAN. (PEOPLE SCREAM AND SHOUT) MAN: GO, GO, GO! ARGGH! POLICE SIREN WAILS THE SUBWAY - CAPITAL HEIGHTS! LOOK OUT, COMING THROUGH! I'M COMING THROUGH! COMING THROUGH. AARGH! WATCH IT, MAN! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? COME ON! DRAMATIC MUSIC P.A.: PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE DOOR. DARK, OMINOUS MUSIC (WOMAN SCREAMS) STOP! SHITE! THE NEXT TRAIN DEPARTING... COME ON! (TRAIN DROWNS OUT SPEECH) SHIT. At Vodafone we're giving you better broadband ` with Neon on us for a year. That's unlimited access to movies for the whole family and all the hit TV shows from around the world on us. Unlock your year of Neon today. Simply sign up to any Unlimited Broadband Data plan for 12 months. Call Vodafone now to sign up. 1 TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ARGH! HEY! PANDEMONIUM (SCREAMS) SHUT UP! GET OUT! GET OUT OF HERE! GET OUT OF HERE! (SCREAMS) (WOMAN CRIES) WOMAN: PLEASE! PLEASE! GIRL: HELP ME, PLEASE! HELP ME! SAY, "HELP ME, DECLAN." HELP ME, DECLAN. "HELP ME, DECLAN." HELP ME, DECLAN! PLEASE HELP ME! PLEASE, DECLAN, HELP ME! (SOBS) PLEASE! HELP ME! HELP! DECLAN! LOUD! HELP ME, DECLAN! "HELP ME, DECLAN!" COME ON, TELL ME HOW MANY MEN WITH GUNS. (MUTTERS) GOOD GIRL, GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, DECLAN? JUST CAN'T SEEM TO PROTECT ANY OF YOUR WOMEN. LET HER GO. SHE'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. NOW, YOU CAN SAVE THIS GIRL. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? M...Maggie. MAGGIE. YOU CAN SAVE MAGGIE. YOU SEE, YOU CAN SAVE HER RIGHT NOW. YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT DOWN YOUR LITTLE GUN! OK? DECLAN! (MAGGIE SCREAMS) GUNSHOT NO! (CHUCKLES) (CRIES) GO AHEAD. TAKE THE SHOT. (SOBS) OH, MAGGIE, YOU DID SO GOOD. YOU DID SO GOOD. (SOBS) YOU'RE SLIPPING, DECLAN. NOW LET HER GO. STEP AWAY FROM THE GUN. STEP AWAY FROM THE GUN! OH, MAGGIE. MAGGIE, YOU'RE SO BRAVE. YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. (SOBS) KNEEL DOWN. (WHISPERS) KNEEL DOWN. (GRUNTS IN PAIN) GRIM MUSIC SORRY, DECLAN. AAARGH! EERIE CHORAL SINGING IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S OK. IT'S OK. YEAH, IT'S FINISHED. OMINOUS MUSIC BLEAK MUSIC I WONDER IF WE'LL EVER KNOW WHO THE HELL HE REALLY WAS. WE KNOW ALL WE NEED TO. HE WAS EVIL. HE'S DEAD AND HE'S GONE. NOTHING MORE MATTERS. I'M SORRY THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU YOUR PARDON. YOU'LL GET MINIMUM SECURITY. IT'S LIKE A COUNTRY CLUB. BY THE WAY, DIRECTOR BROWN SENDS HIS WARMEST THANKS. OH, THAT'S NICE. I LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING TENNIS WITH HIM. DID I TELL YOU I'M GOING BACK TO RUSSIA? HELL, I'M GOING TO STAY UNTIL TEREK MURAD ROTS IN PRISON OR IN THE GRAVE. SHE'D APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK SO. AND ISABELLA? BACK SAFE WITH HER FAMILY. FOR GOOD. I KNOW ABOUT THAT KEY SHE GAVE YOU. I KNOW YOU COULD HAVE USED IT TO TAKE OFF ANY TIME YOU WANTED TO. YOU'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE DROP BOXES TOO, LIKE THE JACKAL? DID YOU READ THE PAPER TODAY? I'M QUITE THE HERO BECAUSE OF YOU. THE AGENT WHO SAVED THE FIRST LADY. HELL, I COULD SCREW EVERYTHING ELSE UP FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND STILL BE UNTOUCHABLE. IS THAT A FACT, THEN? GOING BACK TO THE DROP BOX... ..AN OPERATIVE WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH A CLEAN PASSPORT, A WAD OF CASH... ..I BET IF YOU HAD TAKEN OFF... ..WE NEVER WOULD HAVE FOUND YOU. DO YOU DRINK COFFEE? OH, NO, THAT'S RIGHT. THEY DRINK GUINNESS IN IRELAND. I'LL ASK ACROSS THE STREET AND SEE IF THEY'VE GOT ANY. COFFEE, I MEAN. I'LL BE BACK IN... THREE MINUTES. OK? THANKS, DECLAN, FOR EVERYTHING. NO ` THANK YOU. DA. POIGNANT MUSIC
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Assassins--Drama
  • Political prisoners--United States--Drama