My Own Worst Enemy s01e08 Episode Script
Love In All The Wrong Places
NARRATOR: Previously on My Own Worst Enemy Stay down! Let's go! Talk to me, Tom! My name's not Tom.
HENRY: I didn't volunteer.
MAVIS: No.
You didn't.
But Edward did.
We manifested a split personality.
ALISTAIR: Your parents were not killed in an accident, Edward.
They were murdered.
I became a spy so I could find the spy who murdered them.
MAVIS: This is about you being personally invested in this case.
Really? You sure you want to cross this Iine? (GRUNTS) I'm not ready to burn an asset as valuable as Edward.
At Ieast not yet.
You should have taken the shot.
(SCREAMS) You murdered them.
(GUNSHOT) (SAMIBI SPEAKING FRENCH) The ICC has not responded to our demands.
So, we are forced to demonstrate our resolve by executing a prisoner.
That one first.
What? Wait.
Hey, Iisten.
Come on! No! (GRUNTING) I really don't have anything to do with this.
You do now.
Perhaps the body of a dead American will make them pay attention to our demands.
At this hour, Serge Khabako still has not been returned to us as we demanded.
We will now execute our first hostage.
His blood will be on your hands.
He's going to shoot! He's going to shoot! ALISTAIR: This is Serge Khabako.
As the former commander of the FDLR, he was personally responsible for much of the Rwandan genocide.
He also perfected the use of systematic mass rape as a tactic of war.
Our mission is to capture him and deliver him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
(GRUNTS) Target's on the second floor.
Northeastern corner bedroom.
Exit trajectory is through the rear courtyard.
Vehicle's 30 yards from the gate.
For the past three years, he has been fighting incognito with the rebels in Eastern Congo.
Fortunately, a former driver of his has had a change of heart.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) According to him, Khabako is holed up here.
MAVIS: The private estate near the mining town of Goma.
We have no jurisdiction in Congo.
This op flies under the radar.
If it goes south, we were never there.
However, if it succeeds, we turn over Khabako to the International Court, where he is tried and convicted for crimes against humanity.
Any questions? Let's bring them in.
(SILENCED GUNSHOT) Get the bag.
(PANTING) Hey! Where are you going? (PANTING) My name is AIexander DeSantos.
I'm an American citizen.
Can you get the package to the truck? Yeah.
We're being held prisoner.
You have to take us with you.
If you take Khabako, they will kill us.
Serge! What did you say your name was? AIexander DeSantos.
I was with the company.
RAYMOND OVER RADIO : Avenger, the package is loaded.
You have to help us! We'II come back for you.
(GUNFIRE) PIease! You have my word.
We will be back.
Avenger, are you clear? Negative! Pinned down in the courtyard! (ENGINE STARTS) (BEEPING) Go! Go! Go! We'II be at the airfield in 20.
Who was that guy they were holding? He was one of ours! (DOG GROWLING) I'm not happy about being here either.
Trust me.
ANGIE: Listen.
Did you hear that? No.
Exactly.
No whining or complaining.
Or crying.
That's very nice.
Nice? It's awful.
Mmm-hmm.
Jack went to spend the night at Ian's.
Ruthy went to AIIison's.
Didn't call begging to come home.
(SIGHS) I've got to get to an early meeting.
The kids are growing up, Henry.
I mean, they basically have their own Iives.
That's why the house is so quiet.
Can we talk about this Iater? Yeah.
I just want you to know that I've been thinking about it a Iot Iately, and I think we should have another child.
What? I know I said that I didn't want that.
But now, I do.
Okay.
Henry, it was your idea.
Of course it was.
Um, Iisten, I think it's a really big decision and I Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Are you hesitating? Did you forget how important you said this was to you? No, no, no, no.
I haven't forgotten.
I want to discuss it with you.
I just I have to get to work.
Okay? Okay.
And I do not, repeat, do not change diapers.
So, you can tell Angie to forget about having another kid.
I'II gladly have sex with your wife, but raising kids is your job, not mine.
Oh.
Did you hear about Khabako? Yes.
Congratulations.
So, Angie wants another child? Yes.
But she's not getting one from me.
Oh, I'm so relieved.
What does that mean? Well, what do you want me to say, Edward? You're not having babies together.
I didn't ask for this.
And I don't want it.
I know.
But it's the situation we're in.
And it's just hard.
Yes.
It is.
In 24 hours, Khabako will need to be transferred to The Hague to stand trial.
Until then, he's all ours.
I want every scrap of intel you can get out of him.
Especially who provides his funding and supplies his arms.
Well, how aggressively can we pursue this information? Be my guest.
Sir, based on his psychological profile, Khabako needs to be questioned by someone who can quickly gain his trust and convince him to drop his defenses.
That's easier said than done.
Well, I'm confident I could employ a series of step-by-step protocols.
Perhaps a variation on the Reid Technique.
We don't have time for that.
With all due respect, sir Norah.
We're not conducting an experiment here.
We're interrogating a prisoner.
And we have a very short window.
Edward? You're up.
I want you to handle this.
Yes, sir.
Any idea when we will be initiating the second extraction operation? For the hostages.
The American hostages.
One of them is AIexander DeSantos.
A plane he was on went down two years ago and he was presumed dead.
He works for Human Rights Watch.
Before that, he was with the company.
He's one of our own, sir.
Yeah.
I'm aware of that.
Unfortunately, satellite images confirm the compound was completely evacuated within minutes of the abduction.
I gave my word to those people that we would come back.
Well, I'm not going to commit assets to extract hostages until I have exact intel as to their Iocation.
What if I can get the Iocation from Khabako? Then, I suppose I'd reconsider.
(DOOR OPENS) Trumbull does have a point.
We don't really have very much time.
Well, which is precisely what informed my recommendation.
Khabako is not a common prisoner.
He's a preening narcissist.
Standard interrogation techniques will only insult him, and he'II shut down.
What do you suggest? Are you serious? Sure.
If you think it will help.
You won't Iike it.
AII I want is the Iocation of the hostages.
I don't care how I get it.
You sure you're doing this for the interrogation? Not just having fun? It's perfect.
I feel Iike an idiot.
Mmm-hmm.
Well, a man with Khabako's ego would expect to be engaged by nothing Iess than a two-star general.
Here.
Great.
Unshackle this man immediately.
General Khabako, please accept my apologies and personal assurance that the parties responsible for this will be harshly disciplined.
NORAH: Remove the cap and take a seat.
I'm General Reed.
United States Army.
You may call me Edward.
Of course, Edward.
You may call me Serge.
NORAH: Place the cap on the table with the insignia facing Khabako.
Hmm.
(SIGHS) NORAH: Tell him he's one of your personal heroes, that you've studied his career since you were a cadet.
I am a great admirer of yours, General Khabako.
I've been following your career since I was a cadet at West Point.
So, I am part of your curriculum? Absolutely.
Your 1988 seizure of Bukavu is required reading in battle tactics.
Quite brilliant.
Ah, yes.
They called me "The Butcher of Bukavu.
" Of course, the foreign press vastly exaggerated the number of civilian casualties.
Naturally.
War is an ugly thing.
BIoodshed is unavoidable.
Of course.
But as they say in America, if you want to make an omelet, you've got to break a few eggs.
Oh, yes, Edward.
We broke many, many eggs in Bukavu.
Here's the Iog of Norah's phone calls.
Did you tag the calls between Norah and Edward? Uh, yes.
Yes, I did.
With the date and duration of the call.
There were 17 in all.
Has she made this many calls to other operatives? No.
Not even close.
Rules of engagement? BOTH: We don't need no stinking rules of engagement! (BOTH LAUGHING) Tell him it's unfortunate that so many in the West don't understand his methods.
You know, it is unfortunate so many people in the West don't understand your methods.
A man Iike you? A genius! EDWARD: Here's to you.
What is Edward wearing? He's following my Iead.
I'm sure it's driving him crazy, but he seems to be making progress.
I know that you're sleeping with him.
I'm sorry? Spare me the denial dance.
I'm just Ietting you know that I know.
And it's going to stop.
Understood? Surely, this does not offend a man Iike you, Edward.
After all, we are both soldiers.
Smile.
Laugh it off.
No.
I'm not offended.
Because after a Iong day of fighting, surrounded by the stench of dead blood, it is natural for a man to have needs.
Have you ever taken a virgin against her will, Edward? Tell him you have.
Many times.
It is Iike seizing Iife itself by the throat and devouring it.
Especially when they resist.
Relax, Edward.
Roll with it.
The young schoolgirls are the best.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
Where did they take the hostages? I do not know what you are talking The American hostages! Where are they? Edward! Come on! Edward, get off him! I do not know what you are talking about! How dare you put your hands on me! As soon as I am remanded to The Hague, I will Do whatever you want, you piece of garbage.
That's enough! That's enough! There's been a development.
SAMIBI ON TAPE: We the members of the Union of Congolese Independence demand the return of Serge Khabako, who was unlawfully abducted from his home country.
This was delivered Belgian Embassy in Congo.
SAMIBI:hours from now, we will begin executing one hostage per day.
Have Tony run a topographical analysis.
What's wrong? See, uh, if we can get an identity and Iocation and ID the hostages.
Based on this video? Good Iuck.
That's an order.
It is not a request.
We'd have the Iocation of the hostages by now if you'd Iistened to me.
But you didn't.
And now they are going to be murdered.
Don't make this personal, okay? It wasn't about us.
You never would have pulled anything Iike that if it had been anyone other than me.
If it had been anybody other than you, I wouldn't have wasted four hours yukking it up with that psycho.
We were right on the brink of establishing just the kind of trust we needed.
Oh, please.
We were wasting our time with your ventriloquist act.
You are the most condescending, narcissistic egomaniac.
Hey, this condescending, narcissistic egomaniac has forgotten more about interrogating a prisoner than you'II ever know.
Mavis was right.
She knows about us.
She told me to end it.
End what? You son of a bitch.
Maybe this is all just sport to you, but this is my Iife.
You think I'm someone you can just use and put away at your convenience? (SIGHS) Fine.
I get it.
Maybe you're not capable of feeling anything.
But I am.
I'm a person and I deserve No.
I demand some respect, Edward.
(PANTING) What? Oh, crap.
The situation on the ground is unchanged.
Except that in 18 hours, they execute the first prisoner.
And despite Edward's unique interrogation methods, you still don't have a Iocation.
If we delay bringing Khabako to The Hague, we could keep working him.
That window has closed.
Sir, these men It's closed.
I have my orders, too, you know.
Khabako is to be indicted by the International Court tomorrow.
His plane Ieaves in two hours.
So, we just Iet the hostages die.
I'm sorry, Mavis.
It's not up to me.
Would somebody please tell me what's going on? Who's Khabako? Raymond will download you on the plane.
I want you two on Khabako's escort detail.
Me and Tinkerbell? Yes.
It's just an interrogation.
Before that plane touches down in The Hague, I want a 20 on those hostages.
Trumbull ordered us to Iay off.
Your point? You want standard interrogation protocols? I want whatever it takes.
NORAH: Tony? Have you identified any of the hostages besides DeSantos? Uh, no.
Not yet.
But when I do more analysis, I should be able to Send me everything you have on him.
I want both the official jacket and the classified one.
Okay.
Henry.
Raymond just filled me in on the uniform.
That was a spot-on idea.
What happened earlier was unfortunate.
Oh, no.
I know.
You thought I was Edward.
I can't tell you how embarrassed I am.
No.
It's fine.
Really.
I mean, it's got to be hard.
We do Iook a Iot alike.
You know, it's really none of my business, but where do you see this relationship going with Edward? I mean, he's kind of married.
He does kind of have two kids.
Which kind of makes me the other woman.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) Excuse me.
She's here? I'm on my way.
My wife is waiting for me.
You better change.
Oh, right.
EDWARD ON PHONE: I do not, repeat, do not change diapers.
So, you can tell Angie to forget about having another kid.
I'll gladly have sex with your wife, but raising kids is your job, not mine.
I told her you didn't have much time.
I'm sure she appreciated that.
Oh, not actually.
She seemed annoyed.
Cab's downstairs.
Oh.
You Iook nice.
Oh.
Thanks, Arlene.
Honey, I got you a coffee.
Thanks, sweetie.
Um, you got my message, right? That I've got to go to Santa Fe? Right.
Yeah.
That's why I came down to say goodbye.
Oh.
That's sweet.
And to apologize for this morning.
I know that my announcement of wanting to have a baby came as a surprise and you needed time to process that.
So, have you processed it? Uh, Ang, I know I was the one pushing for this, but now, I don't know.
I mean, I travel so much.
No more than when Jack and Ruthy were born.
I'm getting older.
So am I.
I mean, if we don't have a baby soon, I may not be able to.
Okay.
So, what if something were to happen to me? Like what, Henry? You're an efficiency expert.
(LAUGHS) What's going on? What aren't you telling me? Do you ever feel Iike you are two people? And, uh, one of them wants something and the other one doesn't? Well, yeah.
Of course.
But eventually, one of them has to win out.
And right now, the part of me that wants a baby is winning.
I'm not sure which one of me is winning.
Well, maybe you can have a nice, Iong talk with your better half.
(SIGHS) Okay.
What's that? Succinylcholine chloride.
Succ, for short.
What's it for? Tracheal intubation during surgery.
You know, so they can shove stuff down your throat without triggering a gag reflex.
Wait! Don't! (KHABAKO GROANS) Hey! Come on! It will shut down the muscles that make it possible to draw air into his Iungs.
Now, the kicker is, it's got absolutely no effect on consciousness or pain threshold.
So our friend, here, will be able to fully experience his own slow death by suffocation.
You're bluffing.
What do you think? Am I bluffing? I don't know.
Your government would never risk standing accused of murdering a detainee of the World Court.
You know what? You're right.
Which is why I'm using succ.
It's quickly metabolized.
Completely untraceable.
Mimics a stroke.
What do you want from me? Nothing.
I'm good.
Okay.
Where is it? Huh? Huh? Where is it? Oh, I see.
The antidote! Yeah.
He's not bluffing! The antidote.
Give it to me.
PIease.
It's right there in the brown bottle.
Why? I need a syringe.
Where is the syringe? Oh, come on.
Will you quit screwing around? I am not going to stand here and watch this man die! I won't do it! Fine.
Go up to the cockpit and see if they've got any peanuts.
PIease! PIease! PIease! If you give me the antidote, I will tell you where Samibi has taken the hostages.
Okay, I'II bite.
First the antidote.
No, sorry, chief.
No deal.
Khab Just tell him, damn it! Sud-Kivu Province.
Five klicks outside Bukavu.
Abandoned schoolhouse.
Now, please.
I don't want to die.
Dry up.
You're not going to die.
If he did, he'd be the first guy to OD on distilled water.
What? You didn't just No.
The shot was totally harmless.
But you sold it real good.
We make a great team, pal.
Deploy a Predator.
I want eyes on those perimeter guards.
What's the status on ground support? We've got two strike teams scrambled and support from Delta.
ETA? Still a half-hour out, more or Iess.
Make it Iess.
We have five hours before the first hostage is killed.
What about Edward and Raymond? Same.
30 minutes out.
I've finished the profile on Samibi.
Down and dirty.
We're good.
He's a pragmatist.
Loyal to the cause, but not necessarily to Khabako.
Will he slaughter the hostages if engaged? Not if engaged with overwhelming force.
Then, we'II do our best to accommodate that.
What's the status on air support? USS Intrepid confirms three Cobra attack helicopters, prepped and ready to roll.
Incoming command-Ievel directive.
On my screen.
Who authorized this mission? You did, sir.
Contingent on Iocating the hostages.
No.
I said I'd reconsider.
You agreed.
Mavis.
The United States has a vested interest in Congo.
And that position would be compromised by an incursion of this magnitude.
AIistair, we can save the hostages.
Not by invading a sovereign nation, you can't.
Is Khabako in The Hague? Yes.
Then, our job is done.
And this mission is scrubbed.
You're to stand down ASAP.
That's an order.
Relay a red Iight and abort.
Recall all assets.
Boy Scout and Avenger, please respond.
Over.
This is Boy Scout here.
Over.
JANUS TECH: Boy Scout, we've got a red light.
Abort operations immediately.
Repeat.
Over.
Authorization has been denied, Boy Scout.
Mission is scrubbed.
Repeat.
Mission is scrubbed.
Return home immediately.
Mavis wants us to scrub.
Leave the hostages behind.
Sure you heard right? Could be a bad connection.
Nest, this is Boy Scout.
Over.
Authorization has been denied, Boy Scout.
Nest.
Come in.
Repeat.
You are breaking up.
We have Iost transmission.
Repeat.
Mission is scrubbed.
This is Boy Scout.
Nest, you are breaking up.
Repeat.
We have Iost transmission.
Damn it, Boy Scout.
Approaching target.
(STATIC) Closing frequency for radio silence.
You know what this means? No Green Berets, no Rangers No air support.
We're on our own.
I'm sorry.
If Trumbull had authorized it and I didn't already have planes in the air, he'd have busted my balls for that.
This was way more than standard covert procedure.
You practically ordered an invasion.
I might have overdone it.
That wasn't a criticism.
Just an observation.
I'd have done the same in your position.
AIexander DeSantos.
Privacy's hard to come by when you invade it for a Iiving.
How much is in there? Not much.
But enough to read between the Iines.
You two were together for a Iong time.
Six years, three months.
How did it end? Badly.
He Ieft this world.
He gave me a choice.
Him or the company.
It was a bad move.
I'm stubborn.
I hadn't noticed.
Does your experience with AIexander color your view of me and Edward? Norah, there are many compelling reasons why fraternization in this organization is prohibited.
I see.
No, I don't think you do.
But you will.
Have you heard from them? Edward? And Raymond.
Any news? The pilot confirmed that they made the jump.
They're in the bush.
Zero back-up.
As per mission orders, no radio contact.
So, we won't know.
For another 92 minutes.
They'II either make the LZ or they won't.
Norah.
You didn't happen to share the contents of that file with Trumbull? No.
Of course not.
How could you even think such a thing? Because if he felt my objectivity was compromised, it would explain why he decided to scrub the mission.
I didn't say a word.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) FEMALE HOSTAGE: What are they saying? They've detected intruders in the jungle.
Quiet! No talking! Boy Scout.
This is Avenger.
They just sent out two more patrols.
Are you in position? Over.
RAYMOND: Affirmative, Avenger, I'm in position.
(GUERILLAS COMMANDING IN FRENCH) (EXCLAIMS IN DISGUST) (SHOUTING IN FRENCH) I've been spotted.
Boy Scout, I've been spotted! RAYMOND: What's your location? I'm on the run, Boy Scout! South, I think! Holy shit! Okay, okay! Okay! Okay, okay, okay! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I surrender! That's it.
(ALL SHOUTING) RAYMOND: Avenger.
Avenger.
What is your Avenger.
Come in.
(GUERILLA SHOUTS IN FRENCH) You were in communication with others.
How many? None! (GROANS) How many? There were thousands! A whole battalion! You wouldn't happen to have the time, would you? What is so important about the time? (COUGHS) This will take between to be fully absorbed.
What is it? Orally administered barium tracer.
It is absolutely critical to the deployment of the ECG Mark III Weapon System.
ECG? EIectro-Magnetic Centrifuge Gun.
TONY: It fires 50-caliber alloy balls with zero recoil, zero sound, zero muzzle flash.
Rate of fire? From six-round micro-bursts to a continuous fire of RAYMOND: 1 20,000 rounds per minute.
Muzzle velocity? That will cut through what? Concrete? TONY: Yeah.
That's exactly what it's designed to do.
To lay down precision fire through tanks, reinforced concrete bunkers.
How can you Iay down precision fire if you can't see what you're shooting at? The system features an electro-radiographic scope which allows the shooter to see through walls.
Oh, come on.
Really? Yeah.
Here.
This is the simulation of the ERG imaging.
This is where the barium tracer comes in.
This stuff.
Yes.
Now, say if you want to send in some friendlies, maybe place some eyes and ears inside the target, you ingest the barium.
As soon as it's absorbed, you get a color change.
Bad guys are green.
Good guys are pink.
Pink for Tink.
Come on, Raymond.
I'm trying, here.
TONY: Now, you're going to have to show yourself to the guards.
We'll need to get you in there as a decoy.
I've been spotted! Boy Scout, I've been spotted! (GUERILLAS SHOUTING IN FRENCH) (GRUNTING) (SPEAKING FRENCH) I'm in with the hostages.
Ground floor.
Hold on.
Got you.
Nice work.
Oh, thanks.
Have I Have I turned pink, yet? Nothing but green blobs on this end, Cochise.
I should have told Tony I was allergic to dairy.
Ear bud? Yeah.
How many in the bush? There's just two of us.
They only sent two of you guys? PIease.
Tell me that you're Delta.
Janus.
No kidding.
So, you got hardware in your head.
Don't Don't panic.
I was a candidate for Janus back in the day.
I just couldn't bring myself to turn that corner.
Do you regret it? Do you know Mavis Heller? I work for her.
Really? My God.
How is she? Is she married? I don't think so.
Right.
Oh, God.
You ever heard Mavis sing? Mavis Heller? Opera.
CIassically trained alto.
She used to sing Verdi while she made us breakfast.
Wow.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) The ICC has not responded to our demands.
So, we are forced to demonstrate our resolve by executing a prisoner.
That one first.
What? Wait.
Hey, Iisten.
Come on! No! Oh, God.
Come on.
(PANTING) Hey (GRUNTS) Hey, I really don't have anything to do with this.
You do now.
Perhaps the body of a dead American will make them pay attention to our demands.
(PANTING) Boy Scout.
Boy Scout, this is Avenger.
Do you hear me? Boy Scout? I have ears, but no eyes, Avenger.
Stand by.
I'm not going to be able to do much of anything in about five seconds.
Nothing but green blobs on this end, Henry.
At this hour, Serge Khabako still has not been returned to us as we demanded.
We will now execute our first hostage.
His blood will be on your hands.
He's right next to me.
He's going to shoot! (SHOUTING IN FRENCH) He's going after the hostages! (SPEAKING FRENCH) Stay down! Damn it! Take him out! I can't see him! He's right in front of me! Scope's fried! Avenger, I'm blind! Repeat! I am blind! Tell your friend goodbye.
(GRUNTING) Avenger, get down! (BOTH GRUNTING) Get down! Get off me! ALEXANDER: Get off me! Get down! Stay down! Get off of me! Friendlies are on the ground! Target is standing! Target is standing! Cease fire! Cease fire! (COUGHING) Avenger, is the target down? Can you confirm? Over! Which half? (PEOPLE CHEERING) (PEOPLE WHOOPING) (INAUDIBLE) You can do that, too.
You mean, I can get free from all this with my family? Get my old Iife back? No.
Walk down the stairs.
One foot after the other.
I'm hungry.
You and Raymond disobeyed a direct order to scrub the mission.
Yes, we did.
Thank you.
HENRY: I finally get it.
What? Why you do this.
Why we do it, Henry.
Aren't you even going to say hello? No.
He's a good man.
He says you have a great voice.
(LAUGHS) It's nice of him to remember.
He remembers walking away from Janus and hoping you would've walked away with him.
He made the right decision.
Did you? (SIGHS) Hey, Dad.
AIIison's got a paper cut, and I've got to deal.
What? (ALL CHEERING) Hey, Mom! We're kind of hungry! No, I know, honey.
It's almost ready.
It's Iike Grand Central in here.
Hey, honey.
Yeah.
Jack asked to have his friends over first.
And then Ruthy wanted AIIison to spend the night.
And then her friend came.
I hope that's okay.
Ang, after the day I've had, there's nothing I'd Iike more.
Yeah? You Iike a crowded house? Yes.
Very.
Am I sensing you had that talk with your better half? Actually, I did, and he made it clear that he has zero interest in having another child.
(OVEN TIMER RINGS) But I made it clear that I don't care.
What are you saying? I'm saying I Iove a crowded house.
Do you think we can go make it a Iittle bit more crowded right now? Absolutely.
Come here.
JACK: Hey, Mom? Where's the meatloaf? You don't want a baby.
I get that.
But Angie and I have decided we're going to try.
You don't like midnight feedings and changing diapers? Well, you better get used to it.
(SIGHS) Of course.
The hostages got home safe.
Edward, just go away.
Unless you're here to apologize, I'm going to sleep.
I'm sorry about the interrogation.
I just planted those.
Come on.
Let me in.
I swear you can talk into my ear the entire time.
I'II do whatever you say.
Mmm-hmm.
I'II be your Iittle slave.
You will? Oh, yeah.
You'II be my slave.
HENRY: I didn't volunteer.
MAVIS: No.
You didn't.
But Edward did.
We manifested a split personality.
ALISTAIR: Your parents were not killed in an accident, Edward.
They were murdered.
I became a spy so I could find the spy who murdered them.
MAVIS: This is about you being personally invested in this case.
Really? You sure you want to cross this Iine? (GRUNTS) I'm not ready to burn an asset as valuable as Edward.
At Ieast not yet.
You should have taken the shot.
(SCREAMS) You murdered them.
(GUNSHOT) (SAMIBI SPEAKING FRENCH) The ICC has not responded to our demands.
So, we are forced to demonstrate our resolve by executing a prisoner.
That one first.
What? Wait.
Hey, Iisten.
Come on! No! (GRUNTING) I really don't have anything to do with this.
You do now.
Perhaps the body of a dead American will make them pay attention to our demands.
At this hour, Serge Khabako still has not been returned to us as we demanded.
We will now execute our first hostage.
His blood will be on your hands.
He's going to shoot! He's going to shoot! ALISTAIR: This is Serge Khabako.
As the former commander of the FDLR, he was personally responsible for much of the Rwandan genocide.
He also perfected the use of systematic mass rape as a tactic of war.
Our mission is to capture him and deliver him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
(GRUNTS) Target's on the second floor.
Northeastern corner bedroom.
Exit trajectory is through the rear courtyard.
Vehicle's 30 yards from the gate.
For the past three years, he has been fighting incognito with the rebels in Eastern Congo.
Fortunately, a former driver of his has had a change of heart.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) According to him, Khabako is holed up here.
MAVIS: The private estate near the mining town of Goma.
We have no jurisdiction in Congo.
This op flies under the radar.
If it goes south, we were never there.
However, if it succeeds, we turn over Khabako to the International Court, where he is tried and convicted for crimes against humanity.
Any questions? Let's bring them in.
(SILENCED GUNSHOT) Get the bag.
(PANTING) Hey! Where are you going? (PANTING) My name is AIexander DeSantos.
I'm an American citizen.
Can you get the package to the truck? Yeah.
We're being held prisoner.
You have to take us with you.
If you take Khabako, they will kill us.
Serge! What did you say your name was? AIexander DeSantos.
I was with the company.
RAYMOND OVER RADIO : Avenger, the package is loaded.
You have to help us! We'II come back for you.
(GUNFIRE) PIease! You have my word.
We will be back.
Avenger, are you clear? Negative! Pinned down in the courtyard! (ENGINE STARTS) (BEEPING) Go! Go! Go! We'II be at the airfield in 20.
Who was that guy they were holding? He was one of ours! (DOG GROWLING) I'm not happy about being here either.
Trust me.
ANGIE: Listen.
Did you hear that? No.
Exactly.
No whining or complaining.
Or crying.
That's very nice.
Nice? It's awful.
Mmm-hmm.
Jack went to spend the night at Ian's.
Ruthy went to AIIison's.
Didn't call begging to come home.
(SIGHS) I've got to get to an early meeting.
The kids are growing up, Henry.
I mean, they basically have their own Iives.
That's why the house is so quiet.
Can we talk about this Iater? Yeah.
I just want you to know that I've been thinking about it a Iot Iately, and I think we should have another child.
What? I know I said that I didn't want that.
But now, I do.
Okay.
Henry, it was your idea.
Of course it was.
Um, Iisten, I think it's a really big decision and I Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Are you hesitating? Did you forget how important you said this was to you? No, no, no, no.
I haven't forgotten.
I want to discuss it with you.
I just I have to get to work.
Okay? Okay.
And I do not, repeat, do not change diapers.
So, you can tell Angie to forget about having another kid.
I'II gladly have sex with your wife, but raising kids is your job, not mine.
Oh.
Did you hear about Khabako? Yes.
Congratulations.
So, Angie wants another child? Yes.
But she's not getting one from me.
Oh, I'm so relieved.
What does that mean? Well, what do you want me to say, Edward? You're not having babies together.
I didn't ask for this.
And I don't want it.
I know.
But it's the situation we're in.
And it's just hard.
Yes.
It is.
In 24 hours, Khabako will need to be transferred to The Hague to stand trial.
Until then, he's all ours.
I want every scrap of intel you can get out of him.
Especially who provides his funding and supplies his arms.
Well, how aggressively can we pursue this information? Be my guest.
Sir, based on his psychological profile, Khabako needs to be questioned by someone who can quickly gain his trust and convince him to drop his defenses.
That's easier said than done.
Well, I'm confident I could employ a series of step-by-step protocols.
Perhaps a variation on the Reid Technique.
We don't have time for that.
With all due respect, sir Norah.
We're not conducting an experiment here.
We're interrogating a prisoner.
And we have a very short window.
Edward? You're up.
I want you to handle this.
Yes, sir.
Any idea when we will be initiating the second extraction operation? For the hostages.
The American hostages.
One of them is AIexander DeSantos.
A plane he was on went down two years ago and he was presumed dead.
He works for Human Rights Watch.
Before that, he was with the company.
He's one of our own, sir.
Yeah.
I'm aware of that.
Unfortunately, satellite images confirm the compound was completely evacuated within minutes of the abduction.
I gave my word to those people that we would come back.
Well, I'm not going to commit assets to extract hostages until I have exact intel as to their Iocation.
What if I can get the Iocation from Khabako? Then, I suppose I'd reconsider.
(DOOR OPENS) Trumbull does have a point.
We don't really have very much time.
Well, which is precisely what informed my recommendation.
Khabako is not a common prisoner.
He's a preening narcissist.
Standard interrogation techniques will only insult him, and he'II shut down.
What do you suggest? Are you serious? Sure.
If you think it will help.
You won't Iike it.
AII I want is the Iocation of the hostages.
I don't care how I get it.
You sure you're doing this for the interrogation? Not just having fun? It's perfect.
I feel Iike an idiot.
Mmm-hmm.
Well, a man with Khabako's ego would expect to be engaged by nothing Iess than a two-star general.
Here.
Great.
Unshackle this man immediately.
General Khabako, please accept my apologies and personal assurance that the parties responsible for this will be harshly disciplined.
NORAH: Remove the cap and take a seat.
I'm General Reed.
United States Army.
You may call me Edward.
Of course, Edward.
You may call me Serge.
NORAH: Place the cap on the table with the insignia facing Khabako.
Hmm.
(SIGHS) NORAH: Tell him he's one of your personal heroes, that you've studied his career since you were a cadet.
I am a great admirer of yours, General Khabako.
I've been following your career since I was a cadet at West Point.
So, I am part of your curriculum? Absolutely.
Your 1988 seizure of Bukavu is required reading in battle tactics.
Quite brilliant.
Ah, yes.
They called me "The Butcher of Bukavu.
" Of course, the foreign press vastly exaggerated the number of civilian casualties.
Naturally.
War is an ugly thing.
BIoodshed is unavoidable.
Of course.
But as they say in America, if you want to make an omelet, you've got to break a few eggs.
Oh, yes, Edward.
We broke many, many eggs in Bukavu.
Here's the Iog of Norah's phone calls.
Did you tag the calls between Norah and Edward? Uh, yes.
Yes, I did.
With the date and duration of the call.
There were 17 in all.
Has she made this many calls to other operatives? No.
Not even close.
Rules of engagement? BOTH: We don't need no stinking rules of engagement! (BOTH LAUGHING) Tell him it's unfortunate that so many in the West don't understand his methods.
You know, it is unfortunate so many people in the West don't understand your methods.
A man Iike you? A genius! EDWARD: Here's to you.
What is Edward wearing? He's following my Iead.
I'm sure it's driving him crazy, but he seems to be making progress.
I know that you're sleeping with him.
I'm sorry? Spare me the denial dance.
I'm just Ietting you know that I know.
And it's going to stop.
Understood? Surely, this does not offend a man Iike you, Edward.
After all, we are both soldiers.
Smile.
Laugh it off.
No.
I'm not offended.
Because after a Iong day of fighting, surrounded by the stench of dead blood, it is natural for a man to have needs.
Have you ever taken a virgin against her will, Edward? Tell him you have.
Many times.
It is Iike seizing Iife itself by the throat and devouring it.
Especially when they resist.
Relax, Edward.
Roll with it.
The young schoolgirls are the best.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
Where did they take the hostages? I do not know what you are talking The American hostages! Where are they? Edward! Come on! Edward, get off him! I do not know what you are talking about! How dare you put your hands on me! As soon as I am remanded to The Hague, I will Do whatever you want, you piece of garbage.
That's enough! That's enough! There's been a development.
SAMIBI ON TAPE: We the members of the Union of Congolese Independence demand the return of Serge Khabako, who was unlawfully abducted from his home country.
This was delivered Belgian Embassy in Congo.
SAMIBI:hours from now, we will begin executing one hostage per day.
Have Tony run a topographical analysis.
What's wrong? See, uh, if we can get an identity and Iocation and ID the hostages.
Based on this video? Good Iuck.
That's an order.
It is not a request.
We'd have the Iocation of the hostages by now if you'd Iistened to me.
But you didn't.
And now they are going to be murdered.
Don't make this personal, okay? It wasn't about us.
You never would have pulled anything Iike that if it had been anyone other than me.
If it had been anybody other than you, I wouldn't have wasted four hours yukking it up with that psycho.
We were right on the brink of establishing just the kind of trust we needed.
Oh, please.
We were wasting our time with your ventriloquist act.
You are the most condescending, narcissistic egomaniac.
Hey, this condescending, narcissistic egomaniac has forgotten more about interrogating a prisoner than you'II ever know.
Mavis was right.
She knows about us.
She told me to end it.
End what? You son of a bitch.
Maybe this is all just sport to you, but this is my Iife.
You think I'm someone you can just use and put away at your convenience? (SIGHS) Fine.
I get it.
Maybe you're not capable of feeling anything.
But I am.
I'm a person and I deserve No.
I demand some respect, Edward.
(PANTING) What? Oh, crap.
The situation on the ground is unchanged.
Except that in 18 hours, they execute the first prisoner.
And despite Edward's unique interrogation methods, you still don't have a Iocation.
If we delay bringing Khabako to The Hague, we could keep working him.
That window has closed.
Sir, these men It's closed.
I have my orders, too, you know.
Khabako is to be indicted by the International Court tomorrow.
His plane Ieaves in two hours.
So, we just Iet the hostages die.
I'm sorry, Mavis.
It's not up to me.
Would somebody please tell me what's going on? Who's Khabako? Raymond will download you on the plane.
I want you two on Khabako's escort detail.
Me and Tinkerbell? Yes.
It's just an interrogation.
Before that plane touches down in The Hague, I want a 20 on those hostages.
Trumbull ordered us to Iay off.
Your point? You want standard interrogation protocols? I want whatever it takes.
NORAH: Tony? Have you identified any of the hostages besides DeSantos? Uh, no.
Not yet.
But when I do more analysis, I should be able to Send me everything you have on him.
I want both the official jacket and the classified one.
Okay.
Henry.
Raymond just filled me in on the uniform.
That was a spot-on idea.
What happened earlier was unfortunate.
Oh, no.
I know.
You thought I was Edward.
I can't tell you how embarrassed I am.
No.
It's fine.
Really.
I mean, it's got to be hard.
We do Iook a Iot alike.
You know, it's really none of my business, but where do you see this relationship going with Edward? I mean, he's kind of married.
He does kind of have two kids.
Which kind of makes me the other woman.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) Excuse me.
She's here? I'm on my way.
My wife is waiting for me.
You better change.
Oh, right.
EDWARD ON PHONE: I do not, repeat, do not change diapers.
So, you can tell Angie to forget about having another kid.
I'll gladly have sex with your wife, but raising kids is your job, not mine.
I told her you didn't have much time.
I'm sure she appreciated that.
Oh, not actually.
She seemed annoyed.
Cab's downstairs.
Oh.
You Iook nice.
Oh.
Thanks, Arlene.
Honey, I got you a coffee.
Thanks, sweetie.
Um, you got my message, right? That I've got to go to Santa Fe? Right.
Yeah.
That's why I came down to say goodbye.
Oh.
That's sweet.
And to apologize for this morning.
I know that my announcement of wanting to have a baby came as a surprise and you needed time to process that.
So, have you processed it? Uh, Ang, I know I was the one pushing for this, but now, I don't know.
I mean, I travel so much.
No more than when Jack and Ruthy were born.
I'm getting older.
So am I.
I mean, if we don't have a baby soon, I may not be able to.
Okay.
So, what if something were to happen to me? Like what, Henry? You're an efficiency expert.
(LAUGHS) What's going on? What aren't you telling me? Do you ever feel Iike you are two people? And, uh, one of them wants something and the other one doesn't? Well, yeah.
Of course.
But eventually, one of them has to win out.
And right now, the part of me that wants a baby is winning.
I'm not sure which one of me is winning.
Well, maybe you can have a nice, Iong talk with your better half.
(SIGHS) Okay.
What's that? Succinylcholine chloride.
Succ, for short.
What's it for? Tracheal intubation during surgery.
You know, so they can shove stuff down your throat without triggering a gag reflex.
Wait! Don't! (KHABAKO GROANS) Hey! Come on! It will shut down the muscles that make it possible to draw air into his Iungs.
Now, the kicker is, it's got absolutely no effect on consciousness or pain threshold.
So our friend, here, will be able to fully experience his own slow death by suffocation.
You're bluffing.
What do you think? Am I bluffing? I don't know.
Your government would never risk standing accused of murdering a detainee of the World Court.
You know what? You're right.
Which is why I'm using succ.
It's quickly metabolized.
Completely untraceable.
Mimics a stroke.
What do you want from me? Nothing.
I'm good.
Okay.
Where is it? Huh? Huh? Where is it? Oh, I see.
The antidote! Yeah.
He's not bluffing! The antidote.
Give it to me.
PIease.
It's right there in the brown bottle.
Why? I need a syringe.
Where is the syringe? Oh, come on.
Will you quit screwing around? I am not going to stand here and watch this man die! I won't do it! Fine.
Go up to the cockpit and see if they've got any peanuts.
PIease! PIease! PIease! If you give me the antidote, I will tell you where Samibi has taken the hostages.
Okay, I'II bite.
First the antidote.
No, sorry, chief.
No deal.
Khab Just tell him, damn it! Sud-Kivu Province.
Five klicks outside Bukavu.
Abandoned schoolhouse.
Now, please.
I don't want to die.
Dry up.
You're not going to die.
If he did, he'd be the first guy to OD on distilled water.
What? You didn't just No.
The shot was totally harmless.
But you sold it real good.
We make a great team, pal.
Deploy a Predator.
I want eyes on those perimeter guards.
What's the status on ground support? We've got two strike teams scrambled and support from Delta.
ETA? Still a half-hour out, more or Iess.
Make it Iess.
We have five hours before the first hostage is killed.
What about Edward and Raymond? Same.
30 minutes out.
I've finished the profile on Samibi.
Down and dirty.
We're good.
He's a pragmatist.
Loyal to the cause, but not necessarily to Khabako.
Will he slaughter the hostages if engaged? Not if engaged with overwhelming force.
Then, we'II do our best to accommodate that.
What's the status on air support? USS Intrepid confirms three Cobra attack helicopters, prepped and ready to roll.
Incoming command-Ievel directive.
On my screen.
Who authorized this mission? You did, sir.
Contingent on Iocating the hostages.
No.
I said I'd reconsider.
You agreed.
Mavis.
The United States has a vested interest in Congo.
And that position would be compromised by an incursion of this magnitude.
AIistair, we can save the hostages.
Not by invading a sovereign nation, you can't.
Is Khabako in The Hague? Yes.
Then, our job is done.
And this mission is scrubbed.
You're to stand down ASAP.
That's an order.
Relay a red Iight and abort.
Recall all assets.
Boy Scout and Avenger, please respond.
Over.
This is Boy Scout here.
Over.
JANUS TECH: Boy Scout, we've got a red light.
Abort operations immediately.
Repeat.
Over.
Authorization has been denied, Boy Scout.
Mission is scrubbed.
Repeat.
Mission is scrubbed.
Return home immediately.
Mavis wants us to scrub.
Leave the hostages behind.
Sure you heard right? Could be a bad connection.
Nest, this is Boy Scout.
Over.
Authorization has been denied, Boy Scout.
Nest.
Come in.
Repeat.
You are breaking up.
We have Iost transmission.
Repeat.
Mission is scrubbed.
This is Boy Scout.
Nest, you are breaking up.
Repeat.
We have Iost transmission.
Damn it, Boy Scout.
Approaching target.
(STATIC) Closing frequency for radio silence.
You know what this means? No Green Berets, no Rangers No air support.
We're on our own.
I'm sorry.
If Trumbull had authorized it and I didn't already have planes in the air, he'd have busted my balls for that.
This was way more than standard covert procedure.
You practically ordered an invasion.
I might have overdone it.
That wasn't a criticism.
Just an observation.
I'd have done the same in your position.
AIexander DeSantos.
Privacy's hard to come by when you invade it for a Iiving.
How much is in there? Not much.
But enough to read between the Iines.
You two were together for a Iong time.
Six years, three months.
How did it end? Badly.
He Ieft this world.
He gave me a choice.
Him or the company.
It was a bad move.
I'm stubborn.
I hadn't noticed.
Does your experience with AIexander color your view of me and Edward? Norah, there are many compelling reasons why fraternization in this organization is prohibited.
I see.
No, I don't think you do.
But you will.
Have you heard from them? Edward? And Raymond.
Any news? The pilot confirmed that they made the jump.
They're in the bush.
Zero back-up.
As per mission orders, no radio contact.
So, we won't know.
For another 92 minutes.
They'II either make the LZ or they won't.
Norah.
You didn't happen to share the contents of that file with Trumbull? No.
Of course not.
How could you even think such a thing? Because if he felt my objectivity was compromised, it would explain why he decided to scrub the mission.
I didn't say a word.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) FEMALE HOSTAGE: What are they saying? They've detected intruders in the jungle.
Quiet! No talking! Boy Scout.
This is Avenger.
They just sent out two more patrols.
Are you in position? Over.
RAYMOND: Affirmative, Avenger, I'm in position.
(GUERILLAS COMMANDING IN FRENCH) (EXCLAIMS IN DISGUST) (SHOUTING IN FRENCH) I've been spotted.
Boy Scout, I've been spotted! RAYMOND: What's your location? I'm on the run, Boy Scout! South, I think! Holy shit! Okay, okay! Okay! Okay, okay, okay! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I surrender! That's it.
(ALL SHOUTING) RAYMOND: Avenger.
Avenger.
What is your Avenger.
Come in.
(GUERILLA SHOUTS IN FRENCH) You were in communication with others.
How many? None! (GROANS) How many? There were thousands! A whole battalion! You wouldn't happen to have the time, would you? What is so important about the time? (COUGHS) This will take between to be fully absorbed.
What is it? Orally administered barium tracer.
It is absolutely critical to the deployment of the ECG Mark III Weapon System.
ECG? EIectro-Magnetic Centrifuge Gun.
TONY: It fires 50-caliber alloy balls with zero recoil, zero sound, zero muzzle flash.
Rate of fire? From six-round micro-bursts to a continuous fire of RAYMOND: 1 20,000 rounds per minute.
Muzzle velocity? That will cut through what? Concrete? TONY: Yeah.
That's exactly what it's designed to do.
To lay down precision fire through tanks, reinforced concrete bunkers.
How can you Iay down precision fire if you can't see what you're shooting at? The system features an electro-radiographic scope which allows the shooter to see through walls.
Oh, come on.
Really? Yeah.
Here.
This is the simulation of the ERG imaging.
This is where the barium tracer comes in.
This stuff.
Yes.
Now, say if you want to send in some friendlies, maybe place some eyes and ears inside the target, you ingest the barium.
As soon as it's absorbed, you get a color change.
Bad guys are green.
Good guys are pink.
Pink for Tink.
Come on, Raymond.
I'm trying, here.
TONY: Now, you're going to have to show yourself to the guards.
We'll need to get you in there as a decoy.
I've been spotted! Boy Scout, I've been spotted! (GUERILLAS SHOUTING IN FRENCH) (GRUNTING) (SPEAKING FRENCH) I'm in with the hostages.
Ground floor.
Hold on.
Got you.
Nice work.
Oh, thanks.
Have I Have I turned pink, yet? Nothing but green blobs on this end, Cochise.
I should have told Tony I was allergic to dairy.
Ear bud? Yeah.
How many in the bush? There's just two of us.
They only sent two of you guys? PIease.
Tell me that you're Delta.
Janus.
No kidding.
So, you got hardware in your head.
Don't Don't panic.
I was a candidate for Janus back in the day.
I just couldn't bring myself to turn that corner.
Do you regret it? Do you know Mavis Heller? I work for her.
Really? My God.
How is she? Is she married? I don't think so.
Right.
Oh, God.
You ever heard Mavis sing? Mavis Heller? Opera.
CIassically trained alto.
She used to sing Verdi while she made us breakfast.
Wow.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) The ICC has not responded to our demands.
So, we are forced to demonstrate our resolve by executing a prisoner.
That one first.
What? Wait.
Hey, Iisten.
Come on! No! Oh, God.
Come on.
(PANTING) Hey (GRUNTS) Hey, I really don't have anything to do with this.
You do now.
Perhaps the body of a dead American will make them pay attention to our demands.
(PANTING) Boy Scout.
Boy Scout, this is Avenger.
Do you hear me? Boy Scout? I have ears, but no eyes, Avenger.
Stand by.
I'm not going to be able to do much of anything in about five seconds.
Nothing but green blobs on this end, Henry.
At this hour, Serge Khabako still has not been returned to us as we demanded.
We will now execute our first hostage.
His blood will be on your hands.
He's right next to me.
He's going to shoot! (SHOUTING IN FRENCH) He's going after the hostages! (SPEAKING FRENCH) Stay down! Damn it! Take him out! I can't see him! He's right in front of me! Scope's fried! Avenger, I'm blind! Repeat! I am blind! Tell your friend goodbye.
(GRUNTING) Avenger, get down! (BOTH GRUNTING) Get down! Get off me! ALEXANDER: Get off me! Get down! Stay down! Get off of me! Friendlies are on the ground! Target is standing! Target is standing! Cease fire! Cease fire! (COUGHING) Avenger, is the target down? Can you confirm? Over! Which half? (PEOPLE CHEERING) (PEOPLE WHOOPING) (INAUDIBLE) You can do that, too.
You mean, I can get free from all this with my family? Get my old Iife back? No.
Walk down the stairs.
One foot after the other.
I'm hungry.
You and Raymond disobeyed a direct order to scrub the mission.
Yes, we did.
Thank you.
HENRY: I finally get it.
What? Why you do this.
Why we do it, Henry.
Aren't you even going to say hello? No.
He's a good man.
He says you have a great voice.
(LAUGHS) It's nice of him to remember.
He remembers walking away from Janus and hoping you would've walked away with him.
He made the right decision.
Did you? (SIGHS) Hey, Dad.
AIIison's got a paper cut, and I've got to deal.
What? (ALL CHEERING) Hey, Mom! We're kind of hungry! No, I know, honey.
It's almost ready.
It's Iike Grand Central in here.
Hey, honey.
Yeah.
Jack asked to have his friends over first.
And then Ruthy wanted AIIison to spend the night.
And then her friend came.
I hope that's okay.
Ang, after the day I've had, there's nothing I'd Iike more.
Yeah? You Iike a crowded house? Yes.
Very.
Am I sensing you had that talk with your better half? Actually, I did, and he made it clear that he has zero interest in having another child.
(OVEN TIMER RINGS) But I made it clear that I don't care.
What are you saying? I'm saying I Iove a crowded house.
Do you think we can go make it a Iittle bit more crowded right now? Absolutely.
Come here.
JACK: Hey, Mom? Where's the meatloaf? You don't want a baby.
I get that.
But Angie and I have decided we're going to try.
You don't like midnight feedings and changing diapers? Well, you better get used to it.
(SIGHS) Of course.
The hostages got home safe.
Edward, just go away.
Unless you're here to apologize, I'm going to sleep.
I'm sorry about the interrogation.
I just planted those.
Come on.
Let me in.
I swear you can talk into my ear the entire time.
I'II do whatever you say.
Mmm-hmm.
I'II be your Iittle slave.
You will? Oh, yeah.
You'II be my slave.