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The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)
(DOOR OPENING)
Can I help you? (GUNSHOT) (OPERATOR): You have one new message. My name is Jasmine. I've been contacting Mother's friends and past students and family. Mother was killed two days ago in a robbery. We're having a service at Rocky Point Beach, 8 a.m., on Sunday. I hope you'll be able to make it. INSTRUCTOR: All stand. Going this way. Turn. Shoulder position... It's good to see you, man. It's been a long time. -It's been a long time. -Yeah. -You look good. -So do you. Sorry about Mother. I know he meant a lot to you. -Yep. He meant a whole lot to all of us. -Yeah. SHAW: Wouldn't be here today if I wasn't for the things he taught me. This should be an interesting crowd. Well, it's what you'd expect from a super-agent, cross-dressing, martial arts instructor. SHAW: Amen, Father. Amen. REVEREND: Well, let's get started. Thanks for coming, everybody. Thanks for being here. Mother and I shared a lot of early-morning walks along this beach. Today, we're placing Mother's remains where he'd want them to be. If there's anybody that would like to share a few words in honor of his memory, now is the time to do it. Anybody? Thank you. Mother had a lot of secrets. I was one of them. Mother was my father. Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet my father's friends. But I know that all of you will miss his laughter and... and his spirit, and his fashion sense, as much as I will. (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Thank you. Into thy hands, my Lord, we place the spirit, the body and the soul of Daniel Maurice Clements. Affectionately known as Mother by his friends... In order to be a martial science, it needs principles. -What are those principles? -Principle objective, principle surprise, principle calculation, principle offensive. (CHATTER) Momma, momma, Mother. Wow. Excuse me, Miss Clements... Actually, it's Cruz. Cruz. My name is Nigel Stone. I was a friend of your father's. You know, that's interesting. I thought your name was Neil Shaw. I'm sorry. Excuse me? My father told me about you. Here's my number. And if you need anything, anything at all, just give me a call. You know you are the reason why my father is dead. You really think my father died in some random robbery attempt? He died because somebody thought he was a security risk. Because he knew every face and every name... I'm not in that business anymore. Good day, Mr. Shaw. (YELLING) GARRET: How'd I ever let you talk me into coming to Afghanistan? (CAMERA CLICKING) GARRET: Anne, not a good idea. Put the camera away, alright? SOLDIER: Sir, this is a hot zone. Hi, hello I'm Anne, I'm a journalist. Your commanding officer, Captain... Captain Mitchell has given me permission to take photos. He's approved the stills. Look, I have an idea. How about next time try and report on Las Vegas show girls, huh? You'd like that, wouldn't you? Hell yeah! Fancy hotels, little chocolates on the pillows. No landmines. (SOLDIERS TALKING) (GUNFIRE) (ANNE SCREAMING) GARRET: Go, go! Get down! Out! Get out! Come on, now, go! Come on. Go! ANNE: Behind you! GARRET: Don't get up. Stay still. Now, let's go! Quick. Come on! Go. Let's go! Get in there! Alright, we got two options: we can stay here and die, or we can get to that building. You with me? GARRET: What do you think? You don't like the way it's cut? -What, man? What'd I do? -SHAW: Anne is your VIP. You will stay very close to her side. If necessary, shield her from sight with your body. I mean, you wouldn't be a cowboy and protector at the same time, you know? You always got my back, man. Oh, hey. I got a great idea for the next scene. (PHONE RINGING) Excuse me. -Stone. -It's Melina. I have something for you. Can you come to the dojo? MOTHER: Right horse stance. Going to your left. Shoulder position turn. Shoulder position, back fist. Center, turn. Watch your shoulder position. Back fist. Center. Center, up. -(KNOCKING) -Knock knock. I didn't think you would come. I'm really sorry about what I said the other day. I was upset and... You said you had something you wanted to give to me? Yes, the picture. Just wait. I was packing up my father's things and I found this. And I thought you might like to have it. (CHUCKLING) That was a long time ago. Rest in peace, sir. Thank you. Do you mind if I look around a little more? Yes, please. Wow, wow, wow. MOTHER: Rule number one: work hard. Rule number two: work harder. Remember these moves if you are challenged. Ha. A lot of pain in here. MELINA: I always wished he was around when I was a kid. So, where were you? Um, my mother left the country when I was a baby. She didn't even tell his name until she was on her deathbed. I tracked him down. That was three years ago. He was a great man. A great man. We became very close in those three years. Close enough to reveal secrets that should've remained secret. What, are you talking about yourself? -Is there more? -He taught me to dance. -He taught you the dance? -He taught me the dance. Maybe you wouldn't mind giving me some... -demonstration? -What, right now? I mean if you're scared, I can understand. -Okay. -Okay? Okay. But I have to warn you, I'm a little bit rusty. Well, you don't look rusty to me. I might need a partner. Will I do? Oh, I guess you're leading, huh? Where I come from, men usually lead. Is that so? (LAUGHING) (GROANING) (PHONE RINGING) -Stone. -It's Garret. Can you meet me at the boat? -I'll be there. Give me 30. -Alright. Half hour. -Business. -Will you call me? Yes. I'll call you. You need more practice. So, you heard I was running for Senate? Yeah. I did. I saw that. When I was in the grocery store waiting in line. -It's true. -(SCOFFING) Seriously bro, I am getting into politics. Why would you want to do that? (CAMERA CLICKING) GARRET: Politics are where you can make a difference, right? And that is exactly what I want to do. I just got one little problem. And that is what I believe they call blackmail. Okay. Who are they? And why are they doing it? I don't know. Maybe someone who doesn't want to see me campaign. Look, take my advice, -stick to making movies. -Come on. I'm just... I'm asking you to maybe just do a little snooping around. I'm not a detective. Yeah. But you once told me you worked at one of those agencies, right? Can't you make a few phone calls? Come on, man. Okay. I'll look into it. -Thank you. -Look, Garret, keep it clean. You're in politics now. Got the order form, right here. Mr. Garret. There's a delivery here. -Hey, where would you like this? -Hold on a sec. -Just throw in there is fine. -Sure. Michael, listen to me. You got 'em by the balls. Just give 'em a squeeze for Christ's sake. It's a hundred grand a day or I don't show up. Check on the girls. Okay, fine. Garret! Well, aren't you going after him? Don't have to. (ELECTRONIC NOISES) Alex. -I like your office. -Yeah, it's uh, you know. The crashing of the pins, it calms me down. -Uh-huh. I see. -Yeah. ALEX: Thank you. GEENA: Shaw. -What do you got for me? -I got good stuff. Come on. Just join us on the other side, please. Your FBI buddy Becker is involved in this. -Becker? -GEENA: Yeah, we knew you wouldn't be happy. SHAW: Well, that's not good. Dinner is served. Check it out. -ALEX: Cell phone was FBI property. -SHAW: Not surprised. Who's he protecting? GEENA: You'll love this. ALEX: Senator Carlson. And today's Thursday. SHAW: Carlson, Thursday. Seems like she's on the same hit list as Garret. -Do you know who sent him? -No. It's gonna take a bit longer. There is some sort of crazy encryption on the other end. Where'd you get it? -Uninvited guest. -An uninvited guest, huh? -Cool. An assassin. -Nope. Not cool. -Everything cool? -Yeah. He's back in. I told you. SALLAS: Did you know the Romans, if you hadn't paid your debts, would tie you to a stake and let the lions eat you? GENERAL: No I can't say that I do, Sallas. But I'm sure there is some relevance. General, let me introduce you to the L900 Battle Rifle. This uses high-velocity, uranium-depleted bullets that are perfectly effective on... quarter-inch steel. Half-inch steel. The crankcase of a diesel engine. Let's go have a look-see, General. Five years, $60 million. Everything on the line and we finally have it figured out. Take a close look, General. His debt's been paid. Now, can you imagine what I do to people who don't take my product seriously? The L900 Battle Rifle has my full support. I knew you'd be impressed. Let me escort you to your car. (CHATTER) REPORTER: Here we go. AGENT: She's here. Getting a satellite image of the building. Seconds away. REPORTER: Senator Carlson, can you tell us how your senatorial race is proceeding? CARLSON: Shouldn't you be telling me? Satellite video, coming up on the screen. REPORTER: The polls put you way out in front. Can you tell us how you feel about that? I'm here to talk about our booming economy and our need for more tax cuts. It's all about the vote. And that's always held in November. Right now, I'm concentrating on winning my Senate seat. They say you can't have tax cuts and a strong military. I say they're wrong. -And your business plan? -My five point reduction plan... MICHELLE: Save it for the speech, Senator. This way. CARLSON: I have a lot more to say. Good afternoon, Senator. Do you know what you're missing? -No. -A vote-for-Carlson pin. -Thank you. -It's an honor to meet you, Senator. PROGRAMMER: We have audio. We have a situation. Suitcase, unattended. Over. Hold it. Ma'am, we have a security threat. -What kind? -It's an unattended bag. -Possible code 996. We should head back to the limo. -Okay. SHAW: Senator, we need to talk. -How did you get in here? -It's okay, Michelle. He's a friend. Ma'am, I don't think you should do this. -Just see to it that we have privacy. Thank you. -Yes, ma'am. Senator Carlson, we have reasons to believe that there is going to be an attempt on your life. Based on what information? A message was taken off the assassin's cell phone, targeting you. We believe it's credible. CARLSON: There have been blackmail attempts, smear campaigns, the usual crap. But now you're telling me that someone wants to kill me? Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying. Do you have any idea as to who? No, but I have an idea who would know. Congressman Grant Phillips. I voted against his last six arms bills. I'm sure he would know. Or someone close to him. Phillips, Phillips... Armed Services Committee. Chairman of. If I was seen to go after Phillips directly, I could kiss my Senate re-election goodbye. Congressman Phillips is having a party tonight. For friends and wealthy supporters. If you're half as good as I hear, you'll manage to poke around his private office while everyone is sipping Champagne and kissing ass. So you know who I am? Why else do you think I'm sitting here talking to you? -Are you going to be there? -Of course. I keep my friends close but my enemies closer. Sun Tzu: The Art of War. His teachings also apply to the art of politics. True that is. MICHELLE: Ma'am, the bomb threat's over. We have to begin. -Cancel the speech. -MICHELLE: What? Just do it. Now I see why they have a problem with you. Smart lady. (PHONE RINGING) -Becker. -It's Graham. Got to talk to you. Excuse me. -Neil Shaw is alive. -Shaw? Last I heard, he was a corpse on the streets of New York. He's been talking to Senator Carlson. Senator Carlson? What the hell is he doing talking to her? I don't know. But she didn't make her speech. This conversation never took place. (PHONE RINGING) -Stone. -Hey, it's Garret. How's it coming? Tell me what you know about Carlson and Phillips. I can vouch for Carlson. She's got a clean reputation. Congressman Phillips, I know him personally. He doesn't seem the type. What do you mean, the type? That would blackmail and try to assassinate a colleague? No, Phillips and I have a business arrangement. I actually support his policies. Why would they come after me? SHAW: That's what I'm hoping to find out at the Congressman's house tonight. Look, once I start digging, things are going to get messy. GARRET: Believe me, I love messy. Keeps things interesting. Look, I'll see you at the party, right? SHAW: Hopefully not. (DANCE MUSIC PLAYING) (CHATTER) Good evening. John, there is someone I'd like you to meet. Thank you. -Samantha. -Grant. It's a wonderful party, as usual. Have you met our local celebrity? -Hi, I'm John Garret. -CARLSON: It's a pleasure. -Pleasure's all mine. -Sorry. I'll be back in a moment. I understand you're the new fair-haired boy that's being groomed to step out of Phillips' shadow at the convention. I think Congressman Phillips knows what this country needs, right? -I didn't think you were coming. -It's a great party. And I heard you were a little uncomfortable with our latest consultation fee so, I figured I talk to you face to face. It wasn't about the fee. Then it's about your support. Mark, I don't support the bill. I'm not discussing it again. Enjoy the party. I'll be right back. -(BEEPING) -(DOOR UNLOCKING) SALLAS: Senator Carlson, -we haven't officially met. -Mr. Sallas. I've heard a lot about Lycar Industries. Most people have. Our stock prices doubled over the past year and we're looking at a 25 percent increase over the next three months. CARLSON: That's very impressive. Can I help you? CARLSON: I understand you have a very successful export business. Exports are one thing, but we have been actively trying to go after the domestic military market. (BEEPING) (DOOR UNLOCKING) -ALEX: Yo! -SHAW: I'm in. Alex, no footprints on this. Me and my posse have never been caught. -SHAW: Done. -ALEX: We're in. I am scanning as we go. Anything? I'm looking. Okay. Here we go. We got a backup file. Everything. Offshore accounts from a Mark Sallas. And all of Phillips' transaction histories. Encrypt it and forward it to Carlson. Okay. CARLSON: Everybody's open for change. SALLAS: Open yes, but, you see, not to newcomers. As you know, I alone don't have any input into military procurement. -(PHONE RINGING) -No, but if you were to vote and favor the bill... Sorry. Excuse me. I got you, Phillips. GUARD: Congressman, are you alright? MAN: The Senator's been shot. (GLASS BREAKING) GUARD 1: Check inside. GUARD 2: I got two men down. Senator, Phillips is dead. (SIRENS WAILING) Please explain to me how this operation suddenly became a complete shit-storm. We underestimated Shaw's expertise. So now he's alive and Senator Carlson can't shut up. Wonderful work. We can attach Carlson to Phillips' murder anytime. Not until we know what intel Carlson can counter with. For now, Sallas wants Shaw eliminated. I'll authorize any support the bureau can muster. Isn't that a little risky? I'm senior officer. No one will question it. Search every contact, every ho he's banged, every number he's dialed. Station agents at all his known locations. If Shaw so much as glances at a surveillance camera, swipes a credit card or calls someone he knows... He's dead. Remind me, we're going to need more buns. We're running low... (TV PLAYING) Thought you didn't do this shit anymore? So did I. Let me tell you a story. Look, I don't have the time. -Is it one of those long ones? -No. I'll give you the short version. But I was in the same situation, one time. I was on my last operation. I was in Cambodia. I was fighting with some mercenaries when one of the rebel factions decided that ethnic cleansing would be in order. So, they hit the village I was staying at. -What did you do? -I did the same thing you would have done. I used every trick I'd ever been taught and I fought for those villagers. I took out 12 killers that day and I ended up becoming a target. But those people, they kept me hidden for weeks. They gave me food. They gave me shelter. They gave me love. And I was alive because of them. And the grace of God. -And so will you. -(PHONE RINGING) -SHAW: Hello. -Hey. -Cruz. -Look, I know this is crazy, but I think someone is watching me. -There is a man in a car outside. -Where are you? I'm at the aca... -He's coming toward the dojo. -Hello? Hello. I need some wheels. You got it. -Look, you know you don't have to do this. -You know I do. And anything else you need, you let me know. -(BANGING) -(GASPING) (GUNSHOTS) We have to call the police. Let's go. I killed that man. I killed him. You saved my life. I don't understand. Who was he? I don't think he was after you. -I think they were after me. -Why? It's a long story. Just don't worry about it, okay? You're going to be okay. Melina? It's okay. How can you keep saying that? It's not okay. I'm going to be wanted for murder! You were in a life and death situation. And you reacted. You did what you had to do. I think it would be safer if you flew back home. I'll see what I can find on the first flight out and I'll take you to the airport. Could you please stop the car? I think I'm going to be sick. Yeah. (PHONE RINGING) -Stone. -Oh yeah, your alias. Hey. Wow, I thought I was having a crazy night. Half the world is looking for you. You can't believe everything you read on the Internet. Well what the hell is going on? Somebody tried to set me up for a big fall. Listen, what are the chances our signal is being traced? You haven't ditched your phone yet? -Not yet. -You're lucky I'm secure, man, 'cause you're holding a hot potato. -Look, I'll call you in a couple hours. -Okay. Yeah, give me some of those too, man. Oh, damn. You got any spots? -MAN 1: Yo. -MAN 2: What up? -MAN 1: You got any spots? -You kidding me, right? MAN 1: I'm a little light. I'll call you back. 60 bucks for the tickets, $40 for the restaurant. What, you want my bank account? MAN 1: Why you gotta be that way? I'm a little light right now. A little light right now. MAN 1: I got it next time, man. MAN 2: Oh, you're broke, right? MAN 1: Look, whatever, Brokeback. I'll get you next time. If you ever gave me the money you owe me, I'd change that thing for a Bentley. MAN 2: Yo, you have my phone? MAN 1: I ain't got your phone. MAN 2: Don't play with me, man, where's my phone? I ain't got... Hey, check my man over there. Hey, ol' man, you got my phone? -Naw, man. -Fricking immigrant! No, he's playing you, man. He's the only one out here. Hey, asshole, did you take my phone? Hey, got my phone, man? Hey, whoa, man. Let's go. Let's go. -I'm not going. -What? I'm not going, I'm not leaving, I'm not running away. I'm my father's daughter. I can take care of myself. Look, I don't know what the hell is going on here, but clearly I'm the target. And by association, that makes you a target, too. Okay, okay. Let's find a hotel. Okay. PROGRAMMER: Okay, we've got him again. Looks like he's heading north. We have a team already in the vicinity to intercept. Get me Becker. MAN: What's going on, man? Come on, man. -Yo, man, I want my lawyer. -Cool it, cool it. GRAHAM: Where is he? What's he driving? BECKER: He switched cell phone cards with a couple of gang bangers. He's traveling in some old van from the Salvation kitchen. He may or may not be alone. Get the locals on it. ALEX: Do you think that Senator Carlson set you up? Maybe. But I need proof. Can you get me her phone records? Yeah, no problem. And Mr. Shaw needs a new identity, okay, Geena? Hook him up with the works. GEENA: Works, ID, credit cards? Yes. Wow, you are the Senator are pretty chummy. What? It says here that you've called her over 150 times in the last year and a half. I never called Senator Carlson. This said that you did. And this stands up in court. Hey! Stone's bank account and credit cards have all been flagged. What did you do? Uh, pissed somebody off. Okay, somebody is trying to kill two birds with one stone. Okay, I see. This makes it look like Carlson hired me to kill Phillips. That would cancel both of them out. Is Carlson under investigation? ALEX: Not yet. -But she will be. -ALEX: Yup. Who stands to benefit the most from the latest round of military spending votes? Same old. L.E.B., G. D. Lycar Industries is supposed to have the biggest experimental division. There's a report on them, like, every week. -She's good. -She is good. Blogosphere says Lycar is getting funding for top secret sci-fi stuff. Yeah, but Lycar makes most of its profits from R and D, licensing technology to third parties. They're not a big defense supplier. But, Lycar Industries' president is Mark Sallas. PROGRAMMER: Oh! I might have something. Alex Hahn. If he's teamed up with Hahn... Hahn's a messiah in the world of geekdom. He founded the Eco Alliance, a team of killer "hacktivists." There's no system that can lock him out. How the hell do we get hold of him when he works for us. Alex just knows and shows up. If he pays taxes, uses electricity or has a passport, his location must be in our computer system somewhere, don't you think? -Find him. -Yes sir. MELINA: Any report about the shooting? What happened at the academy would be professionally cleaned. No body, no fingerprints... ...no traces. Can I ask you a personal question? Sure, go ahead. When you were an agent, did you kill people? Yes...a few. Is that why grew apart from my father? Mother was a big fan of the philosopher of Sun Tzu. "The supreme art of war is the ability to subdue "your opponent without fighting." That didn't go very well with my day job. And? My insides got all messed up. So out of respect, I kept my distance. He always thought you were a good person, Neil. Maybe I was. Come on, come on. (PHONE RINGING) Stone. Shaw, hey, okay, I got something. I hacked back into that cell phone you gave me. SHAW: I'll be there. Becker. AGENT: We may have a lead to Shaw's location. Let's go. I'm fucking brilliant! Who are you? This is the friend I was talking about. This is Melina. Look, it's necessary. Okay? I'll tell you about it later. Stan. It's okay, go with them. I know, I know. It's cool. Come on, what you got? What do you got? Okay, so it's possible to hack in and change the phone log. It's child's play. But if someone were to look, it wouldn't match with the antenna's synchronized code output. All right, English. Every cell call has a personal imprint from the corresponding antenna. So if it's on your phone bill, it's tagged. So if someone really wanted to cover their tracks, they would hack into the antenna database and insert the right codes. And that's what they did. But every hacker leaves a trail. And that trail leads to a building here in LA. Homeland Security. Yeah. Can you get in? We need a blueprint of the building. Yes. ALEX: It's like a mini Fort Knox on security steroids. Guards, guns and cameras 24-7. Motion detectors inside and on the roof. SHAW: Windows. Lexan and alarmed. Break one and...(MAKES CRASHING SOUND). Any suggestions? Go in as a repairman. You could ignite the chlorofluorocarbons in the air-conditioner system, which is mostly chlorine. That way you create a crude form of mustard gas... No seriously, flood the vents, and watch them hurl. -Seriously cool. -That's morbid, is what it is. Only if you electronically lock the doors so that they suffocate and die a hideously painful death. Actually, Geena, the air-conditioner has just been upgraded. Ah, damn it. What about if we bypass the system right over there? Okay, look, I think I have an idea. It's simple. And nobody gets gassed. But I think it'll work. Are you sure this is gonna work? PROGRAMMER: Yeah, I am. Inscription codes are codes that send out seemingly random data packets. Actually they're in a pre-determined sequence. I can program the surveillance satellites to identify code patterns similar to the one Alex sold the government. If I eliminate the government users, Alex will surface and we've got him. How long? -Five minutes. -You've got two. (WOMAN SCREAMING) Graham: What the hell! -Disgusting! -It's just rats, for God's sakes. Just rats, is that all? (CHATTERING) Security. Yeah, this is Ben. Communication offices. We need pest control up here. SHAW: Thank you very much. PROGRAMMER: System tracking. Get a lock on the address, God damn it. Shaw's with that little creep, I know he is. -Okay, I'm in. -Okay, it'll be your first right. Locking in. COMPUTER: Lock Building, upper floor. Bingo, we've got him. He's got surveillance cameras inside and out. Tapping into them. We're in. Switching between cameras. Wow, Alex Hahn himself. On your screen. Where's Shaw? No, turn around, wrong way, turn around. Right, up the stairs. Up the stairs, good. Double doors at the top of the stairs. I see them. AGENT: Just a few moments, almost there. Team's in the quadrant. Five miles away. Audio reception complete and online. Oh, I know you're pretty busy but when you get a chance, can you give me everything you've got on Neil Shaw. Oh, shit. Oh, uh-uh, hey, two fingers. Let's go. Now the rest of you, two fingers. Come on, you know the routine. Now, I want everything you got on Senator Carlson, John Garret and Neil Shaw downloaded to that disk. Don't show him anything. That's an order. Maybe this will override that order. Know what this is? You know what this is, right? Sarin. Sarin, sarin, sarin. See, I'm already dead, so I don't give a shit. And unless you wanna join my party I think you better give me the information I'm asking for. SHAW: So, what do you think? Good girl. AGENT 1: Mitchell, Davis with me. Let's go. AGENT 2: Move it, move it! AGENT 3: Two around back, two around the front. -AGENT 1: You guys take the stairs. -AGENT 4: Got it. AGENT 1: Somebody on the elevator. -AGENT 2: Sanders. -AGENT 5: Who's on point? Oh shit, we've got six agents coming at us. They're totally armed. Sanitize! Sanitize! Sanitize! What is that? You ordered a tactical hit on Alex Hahn? -You take care of these. -We've got two, take 'em all. Call it off. -Call it off! -I can't. Call it off! Alex, get out of there. Move, go, go, go. (GUNSHOTS) (SCREAMING) (SHOUTING) (EXPLOSION) Take her down. -AGENT 1: All clear. -AGENT 2: Clear. BECKER: Graham, do you copy? Graham, do you copy? Graham, are you there? I'm sorry, he's not in right now. Can take a message? Shaw. Becker. You just made it to the top of my hit list. Let's go, come on. Get it, get it, get it. Come on, come on, come on. Okay. Eye drops. I'm sorry about your friend. He knew the risk. It's too dangerous to go back to the hotel tonight. I'll get you some clean sheets, couple of pillows. You guys can stay as long as you need. You get any sleep last night? About an hour. SHAW: She's still sleeping. You can talk to me anytime if you want. Becker tracked Alex Hahn last night. Full tactical assault. No survivors. You weren't there. There's nothing you could have done to stop it. I promised him I'd watch his back. I let him down. I think they're gonna go after Senator Carlson. Has Carlson got anything on these senators taking bribes? I gave her a file I found on Phillips' computer. Maybe she'll use it. According to the morning news, if she's going to take down her colleagues, it's probably gonna be tonight. Why is that? There's a big party tonight, at the Roosevelt Hotel. Carlson's gonna be center stage. It would be a good place to kill her. Yeah. Unless you get her out of harm's way. And I'm coming with you. Thought you said you didn't do that shit anymore. Thought you said you were a man of God. I'm always a man of God. (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) REVEREND: Official business for the Senator. Excuse me, Senator, but something very important has just come up. Shaw is waiting outside. I'm okay. -What the hell's going on? -He'll tell you. Stay close -I'm fine. -Let's go. If she's not back in five minutes, go after her, okay? (PHONE RINGING) -Graham. -AGENT: The Senator just left. I'll get the intel to Becker. GRAHAM: I'm following the soup van. I'm sure Shaw's with them. Get a satellite lock on your position. I'll call in the troops. PROGRAMMER: They're heading for the river. -You get that? -Yes, sir. SHAW: You look good as a blond. Here you go, Blondie. SHAW: Melina. Look. Look, I want you stay in here. Oh no, no, no. -Here, take this... -No, Neil... -Somebody comes in, shoot him. -Shaw. Stay in here. It's too big. We can't hit this without proper recon. There's no time. We split in pairs, maintain radio contact. Shoot the Senator on sight. Sallas. BECKER: You were right, Shaw set us up with a decoy. Carlson never left the restaurant. What's your situation? Salvageable. Well, then, kill Shaw and whomever's helping him. -Copy that. -I've got Carlson covered. Where's the driver? MICHELLE: There's no cell phone reception down here. Know what? I'll go back upstairs, it'll just take me a moment. -I'll see where he's at. -Thank you. Make it quick. Senator Carlson, I heard you were planning a little speech tonight on corporate bribery. Very good. It's over, Mark. I have Phillips' account numbers, dates, deposits, Lycar Industries is finished. Reaching the lower level. Why do you have to be so goddamn righteous? All you had to do was take the money and back the bill, like everybody else. A vote in my favor, no big deal. SALLAS: You've left me with no other choice. You threaten my reputation, my supporters, my business. I learned a very valuable lesson, Samantha. The trick to killing off your enemies is simplicity. Like a heart attack. You know, or a brain aneurism. Please! (GLASS CLATTERING) (CARLSON GASPING) Almost done. (CARLSON WHIMPERING) Losing your touch, there, Becker. Where did it all go wrong, huh? Hiding behind a girl. Tacky suit. Yeah, just like old times, hey, Stone? Nice name. You've been a pawn too long, Shaw! I got you. I'm fine. It's suppertime. I've got 63 hot meals I got to deliver. Let me up. Stay here with my friend. What? Neil, wait. Where are you going? Let me come with you. Neil. Stay here with him. He could use your pity. Get this checked out as well. Neil, I'm afraid. It's okay. Everything's gonna be fine. I have a meeting with Mark Sallas. Your name, please. Tell him it's Neil Shaw. I don't see you scheduled. What is this regarding? It's okay. I got it. Sir, excuse me, sir. SALLAS: Yes, Julie. JULIE: Mr. Sallas, I have a Neil Shaw coming up to see you. I couldn't stop him. No, that's okay. I'll handle it. Yes, sir. You have a miraculous ability of keeping yourself alive, Mr. Shaw. SHAW: So, did you kill Phillips yourself? Or you just ordered a hit? I always deal with my business face to face. Phillips was an exception. Senator Carlson, on the other hand... What happened to her? Oh, didn't you hear? She died of a brain aneurism. Stress related, I think. Hot damn, what the hell was that? SHAW: So that's what this is all about. Sell more guns to the army, earn more money, huh? SALLAS: You really don't get it, do you? It's not about the money. Bullshit. SALLAS: We need people in office who care about defending this country. How high up the ladder does it go? The President? SALLAS: I play golf with him. But he knows nothing about how we manage our business. That game is over. You're a dead man, Shaw. Yeah, what's new? Did I hit you? Not yet. Great gun, though. (GROANING) Did I hit you? You've been a very bad boy, Sallas. Hurt a lot of good people. People I love. My friends. (SALLAS GROANING) My family. SALLAS: That doesn't matter now. There's nothing you can do about it. You're going to jail. Shaw. Shaw! Oh, shit. (SIRENS WAILING) -You've been a pawn too long, Shaw. -Damn. Phillips and I had a business arrangement. Why would he come after me? GARRET: Okay, everything looks good. Understated yet elegant. Guys, come on, you can't... Let's clean these up, please. Okay let's make sure that most of the higher campaign contributors are sitting up front, close to the podium, right? (GARRET SIGHING) GARRET: Do you think I look maybe a little too pasty? If my grandfather could be here now. Get Marsden up here. You guys take five minutes. I'll be right back. GARRET: Mr. Stone. Oh, I'm sorry. Or should I say, Neil Shaw. I must say I'm pretty surprised to see you. Yeah... I bet you are. Are you busy? No, I'm just getting started. You been using me as a pawn from the beginning, huh, John? Come on, it's politics. I wanted in the Senate. Sallas wanted to take out Phillips and Carlson. You know. I'm just the new guy with the friendly face. That's how you treat your friends? I just chalk them up to collateral damage. All's fair in love and politics, right? So that's what Mother was? Huh? Mother was collateral damage? You killed him, didn't you? Or did you just pay for it? I'd like you to meet Susan Marsden. She's my protection, and the only good thing Sallas ever did for me. You know, you could have used her back in your spy days. She's probably the best undercover operative I know. (LAUGHING) You played me deep. SUSAN: Nothing personal. Just business. Oh come on, no hard feelings. She profiled you. Found out what your favorite little cafe in Italy was. What your favorite food is. Even what side of the bed you sleep on. Huh! (SIGHING) So why kill Mother? Well... He was the only one that really meant anything to you. So you'd clean house, Shaw. Come on, look. You help me take out Sallas, and all those senators in his deep pockets. You know, I helped you blow the lid off this whole thing. The vote rigging, the slush funds, the illegal arms deals. Neil, I'm afraid. Everything's gonna be fine. I'm going to be wanted for murder! You did what you had to do. Yeah, you did. GARRET: It's all gonna break in the papers tomorrow. I'm gonna be voted in, because I'm Mr. Hollywood. Coming up the hills, guns blazing. And I owe that all to you. Come on, be part of it. (GUNSHOT) Look, man, we can work out a deal, right? What are you gonna do now, huh? What are you gonna do? (GUN CLICKS) WOMAN: What's going on? MAN: He's got a gun. MAN: Somebody call security. GARRET: Shaw! GARRET: Shaw! GARRET: Shaw, I'm talking to you! GARRET: What are you looking at? Get back to work! In a twisted plot of corruption and blackmail, several senators have resigned. At the center of it all is the late Lycar Industries president Mark Sallas, reportedly responsible for multimillion dollar bribes that were influencing the Senate itself. Sallas is currently the new suspect in the murders of Senator Samantha Carlson and Congressman Grant Phillips. The other sensational headline of the day is that Hollywood superstar and Senate hopeful, John Garret, has been arrested as the main suspect in the murder of Susan Marsden. |
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