The Beast s01e10 Episode Script
Tilt
Ray: barker's a part previouslof something --" A circle of fbi agents for whom the job is not enough.
I'm talking about a circle of agents Who hire out as a team To crime syndicates, foreign governments.
Nothing you need they can't do.
That's what we have on barker.
Not enough to make a case against him.
If it were, we wouldn't need you.
But it'll make you wonder.
There's the picture of the file cover, Or the girl in that poppy field.
You notice those poppy flowers were bluish? That's macedonian poppy, twice as potent as afghan.
How's he know her? Macedonian.
[ Car door closes .]
Wouldn't you, uh, prefer to talk alone? [ British accent .]
if i preferred to talk alone, we'd be alone.
Marla wouldn't be here.
And neither would your trained monkeys.
Conrad: they go wherever you go until this is over.
What do you want? You know what i want.
I want to play cards -- One final high-Stakes game.
You give us your depositions, your databases, ledgers, And then -- Then we'll talk about this poker game.
I give you the information, and i lose all my leverage.
I think i'll wait till after the game.
We've had a lead That a man coded ezekiel is in town.
Yes, i've heard of him -- World-Class assassin.
And a high-Stakes poker player.
Well, doubtless i've run into him at the tables.
You wouldn't know if you did.
There's never been a stable i.
D.
On him.
You play in that poker game -- And intel tells us he'll be there -- And his sights will be on you.
Since when did they let Mid-Level managers like yourself Make risk assessments? We have a deal in place, carrick -- Immunity for your information, And then you get a disappearing act Into witness protection For you and your girlfriend over there.
You want to throw this all away for a poker game, huh? I get my poker, and you get your deposition -- Simple.
Tell me i can send your normal security detail Into the poker game with you, And you can party all night As far as the bureau is concerned.
No, if the game organizer So much as sniffs law enforcement, The game will be shut down.
I can't guarantee your security under those circumstances.
Then the high stakes just got higher.
Carrick: since when did they let Mid-Level managers like yourself Make risk assessments? Just for the record I have never thought of you as mid-Level management.
[ Chuckles .]
So, you were just trying to scare him, right? Ezekiel's been off-Grid for over a decade.
Intel says he's here.
And with a seven-Figure price on carrick, you do the math.
Carrick is being hunted By the most lethal hit man in the world, And it's our job to protect him.
Tell me about him.
Runs an auction house in london.
Like sotheby's? Yeah, yeah, except this house runs Dirty people's dirty money through the wash.
Buy a picasso, flip it next year With a 10% return and clean money.
And we turned him? He came to us for protection.
We granted it.
But so far, he's only given us crumbs.
We need his deposition.
Let him play.
What? And arrange another two seats -- Me and ellis.
Ellis: so, you think one of these players is ezekiel? Let me guess -- Joliet prison's poker champ, women's division.
Demarca -- She's a local south side gangster queen, But, actually, she's the best cash player in chicago.
Spaniard -- Javier garcia.
He is a religious dude.
He's the founder and c.
E.
O.
Of something called sustantivo.
You don't want to know.
Last but not least, billy fischer -- World traveler, never misses one of these.
He's a genuine rounder.
But we don't have much background on this guy, And there may be other players that we have zero intel on.
I've got your buy-In money.
All of it? $3 million for each of you.
[ Whistles .]
Fbi took out a government loan.
Don't lose the money, huh? Let me repeat.
You protect carrick, find ezekiel, and -- Don't lose the money.
It's a government loan.
Yeah.
Oh.
I meant to ask -- Uh You do know how to play? Huh? I mean, you're good, right? Oh, oh, yeah, not bad.
Oh, uh, flush beats a straight, right? I'll remember.
As a friend, The word is you got it wrong, all of you.
It's a mistake.
[ Explosion .]
[ Tires screech .]
Hey.
Don't scratch it.
[ Russian accent .]
you mistake me for someone else, you understand? You're saying you're not the valet? I can live with that, man.
[ Metal detector beeping .]
I beg your pardon.
No cellphones, no pdas, No guns, no knives, no foreign substances.
Ma'am.
Beg your pardon.
W.
Richardson, casper, wyoming.
Peter carrick, londonengland.
Pleasure.
Ah, mr.
Carrick, ms.
St.
Claire, Mr.
Richardson, and mr.
Fischer, I'm anthony, your host.
Please follow me.
Your buy-In and belongings will be perfectly safe.
Hang onto this and my satchel for me.
It'll be safe here with the others.
Thank you, sir.
Here you are, sir -- $3 million in chips.
Enjoy your play.
Oh, i ain't here to play.
I am here to win.
Anthony: good evening, and welcome.
The game is no-Limit texas hold 'em.
We play until only one of you is left standing.
Shuffle up and deal.
Any of you clowns interested in a side bet? You can't be serious.
[ Spanish accent .]
$20 million at stake in the game Is not enough for you? I like all the action i can get.
How about you, beyoncé? Keep talking, slick.
I'll cut your junk off And shove it where the sun don't shine.
Guess that's a no.
How about you, comrade? Butch cassidy, you in? What you looking to bet for, kid? that comes out of the deck.
Marla, ask that young man If he is going to talk throughout the entire game.
You're not, are you? If i'm talking to you, the answer is yes.
I'd also advise him to be careful.
Why don't you tell me yourself, harry potter? [ Laughs .]
that's very good.
Thank you very much.
Spasiba.
You helped me, ah, relieve my pregame anxiety.
Understand? When you get eliminated, i have something for you.
How do you know i won't be the last man standing? It is impossible.
You cannot win.
But because you amuse me, i have a special treat for you.
We gonna play patty-Cake, or we gonna play cards? Call.
Let's see.
Oh.
Dealer: king-High flush.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
That's four hands in a row you win.
I got three things going for me.
Tell us what they are.
Well, luck, skill, Serious lack of competition.
[ Laughs .]
Well, let's not leave out humility.
You got plenty of that, little brother.
Carrick: bourgeois virtue, humility -- Never had much use for it myself.
Fischer: i concur.
Mr.
Fischer.
Mr.
Fischer.
Will you please step away from the table? Huh? It would be best if we talk away from the table.
Leave your chips, please.
Wait, wait, wait.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is problem? Why you stop game? Our game manager in europe has determined That mr.
Fischer is not who he says he is.
We believe that he is on a list of banned players For cheating in an event in amsterdam last year.
That's not true.
Redeal the cards, please.
Hey, wait a second.
I protested that.
And they proved nothing.
You cannot redeal the cards.
It's my money! Shut up! You cannot redeal card.
You want to us ignore the fact that we've been playing with cheater, A cheater is in game, just keep playing like nothing happened? You took $3 million of my buy-In.
This is bullshit.
You have four hands of my money! You're a dead man! You can't.
You know you can't.
[ Grunting .]
Hey! Okay? That's how andre pachenkov Deal with cheaters, understand? Excuse us, mr.
Pachenkov -- We have our own ways Of handling these matters.
I'm okay.
[ Groaning .]
Redeal.
Best hand in poker -- Pocket aces! A 10-Minute break.
Yeah.
Oh.
Thank god.
How about you, honey love? You want something to eat? She's fine.
You got that right, crumpet.
What about the man that cheated? Is he being looked after? He's been placed safely in our anteroom, And he is comfortable.
Always caring for the little people, aren't you, darling? [ Smooches .]
[ Sighs .]
Fischer's not who he says he is.
Barker: yeah.
That got you thinking? They all got me thinking.
[ Chuckles .]
how you doing, darling? No complaints.
[ Clicks tongue .]
Could have helped us knock off potential ezekiels Along the way.
Unless he is ezekiel.
And who the hell is that pachenkov? The russian? Certainly got the temperament.
He delivered that kick like he knew what the hell he was doing.
Mm-Hmm.
And we have absolutely no intel on him.
What about the spaniard, garcia? Hardly said a word.
So get him talking.
Ellis: spaniard.
Who are you? I was going to ask you the same.
I'm goodyear.
I invented something called faceplace.
Maybe you guys have heard of it.
I'm sorry, no.
Really? Well, it's a social-Networking app So the modern world can interface, you know.
Sounds like another rip-Off Of a hundred other products i've heard of.
Well, it doesn't say rip-Off on my stock options, tex.
And i ain't talking to you.
I'm talking to my friend.
You're not from the right part of town to know who jesus is.
It's jesus, right? Javier.
Whatever.
I've seen your face on pamphlets.
They dump them in the neighborhood.
Pamphlets? You must have me confused with somebody else.
Unh-Unh.
Sustantivo, right? What's that mean? Some kind of religion, right? It ain't a religion.
It's a cult -- Preys on poor people that got no hope And don't know a scam when they see one.
Third-World countries? As my young friend would say, It doesn't say cult on my stock options.
You take advantage of ignorant people, Take their money, and you play poker with it.
I just be doing the lord's work today If i done took your money in this here game.
Try as you like.
I doubt you have even been to one of our temples.
I ain't never been outside of chicago.
Is that true? What would i need to leave chicago for? I got chinatown, little italy.
You can see all the foreign people you want And still see the wrigley building.
Okay, too much talk for politic, okay? I call $300,000.
I raise $500,000.
All i'm asking for is a little simple human kindness.
Sorry, miss.
I don't make the rules.
What do they think that i'm going to do? Well, why don't you give the lady a minute, bud? Cloak room -- I'll give you five minutes.
Don't you fret yourself, darling.
I'll handle it.
Thank you.
[ Laughs .]
Well, how the hell you doing, cheater man? Lookee, brought you some water.
Look over my shoulder.
You get stupid on me, i will tape your eyes shut.
You hear me? [ Groans .]
So, who are you? I'm not a cheater.
But you ain't who you say you are.
I can't breathe.
I need in my bag.
I want to know who to go after.
Who is the best player at that table? Why should i help you? Because you made an enemy Of the one called pachenkov out there And probably every one of the others, So i got a feeling you're gonna be needing somebody to watch your back.
Who's the best? Oh, man.
I barely seen them play.
But, uhthe englishman.
Yeah? Totally unpredictable.
Random.
You can't -- Can't zero in on him.
I need my inhaler, man.
It's in my bag.
Please.
Which one? The leather one.
[ Groans .]
[ Giggling .]
As a friend, The word is you got it wrong, all of you.
[ Fischer wheezing .]
Jet black -- Black one there.
Black.
Right there.
[ Puffs .]
mm.
[ Inhales deeply .]
Oh, get me out of here.
You got to get me out of here.
Not yet.
Please return to your seats.
Play is about to resume.
Dealer: blinds, please.
I'm all-In.
What do you have, high pair? You have jacks? Yes.
Demarca: i'm all-In.
Well, well.
Dealer: let's see them, folks.
Whoever loses has nothing left.
Just deal the cards.
Mm.
Whoo! Dealer: three jacks takes the pot.
I guess it's better to be lucky than to have any sense.
Wah, wah.
Go home.
You're in first place, cowboy.
But don't forget to check your rear-View, 'Cause i'm right behind you.
That's what i'm talking about.
Barker: now, don't i remember something About a little side bet, brother? [ Both chuckle .]
Keep an eye out and just listen to me.
You ever heard of a thing called day residue? No.
Just listen.
The other night, after we looked At the pictures of the players at the table, I dreamt about an operational kill That took place about 15 years ago.
What, are we talking about dreams, now? It's a dream i've had a hundred times Because it was a bad kill And i had been fooled into playing it.
But one of those pictures and one of these faces Must have triggered it.
Now, i never knew his identity, But i must have seen him back then during the setup.
You hear what i'm saying? Ezekiel is here.
Think about it.
Top-Flight assasn, top-Level kill, Both times, both places -- No way is it a coincidence.
Okay.
So we just keep doing what we're doing, Find out which one he is.
That's what conrad wanted anyway.
No.
I'm knocking you out of the game.
[ Chuckles .]
what? I need you on the street.
I need you out of here.
I need you finding out everything you can about this pachenkov, Because he is the number-One candidate.
And there was nothing about him in the intel package.
On the street where? I don't know.
Just figure it out.
And you got to find a way to get back to me.
Good luck to you.
Yeah.
Can i get a drink around here? Woman: absolutely.
Same thing as last time? Thank you, darling.
[ Sighs .]
Dealer: three players.
Peter carrick.
Yes.
It seems to me now that i have heard of you.
In fact, we're, uh, in similar line of work, out of moscow.
You might even say we are rivals.
Rivals? Really? Which one of us is winning? You know the answer to that question as well as i do.
You are, mr.
Carrick.
But that can change, no? Like in life or in cards, Things have way of changing Sometimes suddenly.
Dealer: bet is $400,000.
[ Sighs .]
I call.
All-In.
I think i'll let the two of you fight it out.
Dealer: let's see the cards.
Queen-High spade flush.
Queen-High flush is the winner.
Barker: playing with the big boys.
This is good thing, my friends.
Da, you go outside.
You see my driver.
You say my real name.
You say dimitri.
You'll have young-People night.
Mr.
Pachenkov's made you a pretty good offer.
I'd sure as hell take him up on it, son, 'Cause you are gone.
[ Scoffs .]
A gift.
Spasiba.
Do svidaniya.
[ Clears throat .]
How do i look? [ Cellphone beeping .]
Hey.
His name is andre pachenkov.
Now, do we have anything that says He is or is not ezekiel? Say the name again.
Pachenkov, comma, andre.
Run him through the database.
Already doing it.
That name gives us nothing.
You got anything else? Try dimitri.
You're gonna have to give me more than that.
Okay.
I'm about to let myself get set up.
Wait, wait.
What? [ Beeps .]
Good time? Young people? English? No.
Dimitri.
Ah.
[ Engine turns over .]
Why are we stopping? [ Conversation in russian .]
Hey.
[ Chuckles .]
who are you? Okay.
Who's this guy? No english.
He does not speak english.
What is your name? Goodyear.
And you? Mr.
Good time.
[ Laughs .]
So, mr.
Good time, Your boss -- Pachenkov -- Um what's his real name? [ Speaking russian .]
Listen, um Be safe, huh? Be quiet, yes? Are you threatening me? Is -- Is this guy threatening me? [ Both grunting .]
[ Tires screeching .]
[ Horn blares .]
What's his real name, huh? Aah! Want me to shoot off your baby maker, huh? What's his name?! Dimitri simocich.
[ Gasps .]
[ Cellphone beeping .]
Conrad, his name is dimitri -- Hang on.
Hang on.
What's his last name? Simocich.
You get that? He's not your hitter.
You sure? He's russian intel.
He's underground in the joint task force With the c.
I.
A.
, Taking down the russian mob stateside.
Okay.
Then it's got to be javier.
Tell me barker's still in the game.
Yeah, he was.
How are you gonna let barker know this? You got to let him know.
[ Breathing heavily .]
okay.
You're a stupid prick.
Hey.
You should think of a different line of work.
Look at you.
Answer your phone, you idiot.
What got into you, man? All right, i need a message sent To someone in a warehouse, all right? There's no windows.
The doors are locked tight.
You're not allowed visitors or cellphones, et cetera.
Morse code on the outside wall, So then your friend will hear it on the inside, You know, just like in the movies -- Tap, tap, tap, tap.
That's pretty funny for you, todd.
But i can't go to the location.
Is this a riddle? It sounds like a riddle.
Think, rain man.
Come on.
The answer is you can't do it.
I mean, i'm no rocket scientist, But without a computer, without a phone, there is no way.
Wait, wait.
There's a computer, a laptop.
With internet connection? Yeah, i think.
Why didn't you say so from the get-Go? Can we get out of here, all right? All right, come on, man.
Hey, look.
We got this program called steghide, all right? Now, the fbi -- Can i get you anything? Hey, no, we're cool, thanks.
Could you get them two drinks? Yeah.
Like blondes or brunettes? Um, blondes.
All right, so, steghide, right? Now, it allows the fbi to embed secret messages In a picture, a graphic, a block of text, all right? Now, they use it to send untraceable secret messages To agents via internet lines through any computer.
He won't be at the computer.
You know, you're really killing my five-Beer buzz here, buddy.
Come on, man.
A .
Wav file.
Okay.
Okay.
What's a .
Wav file? An audio file, okay? We can -- We can -- We can send him an audio message, all right? Now, the message will automatically open up, And whatever's on it Will be broadcast over the computer's speakers.
Okay, how do i get him to hear it and no one else, only him? How? I don't know.
You're the undercover fbi agent.
[ Sighs .]
Okay, so, i need to record an audio file, right? Yes.
I need to borrow your car.
Are you serious? Just come on.
Come on.
If there's a scratch Turn your phone on.
Good luck, ladies.
Bump it up $500,000.
Toddy, send it through.
Uh-Huh, uh-Huh, uh-Huh.
It's gone.
[ Sighs .]
[ Computer beeping .]
Hey, it's goodyear here.
Now, i know you guys are probably missing me, But i decided to party on my speedboat Because russians are just too damn straight.
Marla, if you're -- I apologize for that interruption.
What in god's name is that? Carrick: the future -- Technology getting in the way.
Bet is a half-Million dollars.
Well, that's me.
All-In.
Okay.
I call.
Oh, say goodbye To your $20-Million payday.
You are going home now! Pair of aces wins the pot.
[ Chuckles .]
Well, little brother, Doesn't look like i'm going nowhere, does it? Thank you very much.
So, javier You ever, uh, opened a chapter of your religion In macedonia, like around ohrid? No.
But i have been there, however.
Really? Business or pleasure? Business.
But business of a private nature.
$250,000.
I match your $250,000.
[ Clears throat .]
Check to the raiser.
I'm all-In.
I call.
Let's see the cards, gentlemen.
I have three kings.
Well, i still got me a few outs.
More than a few.
You both have nearly an equal chance of winning.
Now, then, my dear, get our things.
The room is about to get a lot smaller.
It certainly is.
Not so many outs.
You need a heart to make your flush.
Now, that was poetic.
[ Chuckles .]
Dealer: Which, if i'm not mistaken, beats three of a kind.
AsĂ es.
Mi amigo.
Javier.
Good luck.
Just you and i now.
You are very good at bluffing.
Have been a long time.
Seems to me it's you I should have been asking about macedonia, Huh, mr.
Carrick, or should i say ezekiel? Course, it's been a very long time since i've been there -- to be exact.
A very good friend of mine was killed there.
What say you and i play one more hand, all-In Just a little side bet? That's allowed, ain't it, anthony? As long as it's stated up front.
Here it is.
If you win, You get all the money And the new life promised to you, courtesy of the fbi.
Ah.
I see -- The fbi.
I'd say you have secrets of your own.
Is that it, duke? Go on with your proposal.
But remember You have to risk it all to get what you want.
If i lose I walk away.
No harm, no foul.
I walk away from everything.
And if you win? You are mine -- All that you are And all that you know.
Deal.
Let's play.
No point in hiding now.
We are all-In.
Well, looks to me like the odds are -- Not in my favor.
No.
So i think i'll change them.
Ugh! [ Gunshots .]
Ugh! [ Gasps .]
Open the damn door! [ Engine revs .]
H! Stay down.
Stay down, ezekiel.
You are mine now.
Cuff him.
Get him in the car.
Get him in the car now.
Come on.
Get him in the car.
Tactical's on the way.
Tactical is what? God -- You work for me! Get him in the car now.
Hurry up! Come on.
What's your problem, man? Shut up.
Get him in the car.
Open the door.
Hey, what are you doing, man? Don't leave me here.
[ Tires screech .]
barker.
Conrad, let her go.
She doesn't know anything.
Conrad: she's a material witness, And she's carrick's girlfriend.
That's all she was.
You know something.
Don't ask.
I don't know.
Where's ezekiel? Where's carrick? Ezekiel is carrick.
It's the same guy.
Stop looking at me like that.
You know barker.
Find him.
Come on.
Find him.
[ Keyboard clacking .]
[ Knock on door .]
I told you your job is done.
But it's not.
Where's ezekiel? You owe me.
I owe you? I put it all on the line for you -- Lied for you, protected you.
I've earned the right of a explanation.
[ Sighs .]
It was a case called red gauntlet.
The hit was on the american ambassador, And he was my friend.
A hit on our own ambassador was called by our own people, Or that's what i thought.
It was the bureau.
They had the wrong information.
And i spent the last 15 years of my life Trying to sort it out.
I was the guy that knew when the car was leaving So they could plant the bomb.
And the ambassador was my good friend, But we have no friends in this business.
What did the bureau say? I was told that he had been turned, That he was making a move that would install a new president, One who favored the local poppy trade -- Enough heroin for europe and america to drown in.
So he was to be taken out.
Well, that's what they told me.
That's what they wanted.
By the time i learned it was all lies, The car was rigged, the bomb was set.
And it was set by a pro, the absolute best, Tapped by whoever was in charge of red gauntlet.
And the hitter -- That was ezekiel.
Yeah, and one more thing -- The ambassador's daughter was in the backseat.
Her name was grace.
This beautiful little girl -- She'd had her 5th birthday party that day, and i was there.
She was supposed to go home with friends, Butshe didn't.
She waved to me out the window of the car.
I was a good [ Sighs .]
Now you know what i know.
What about ezekiel? What about him? Where is he? Ellis Your job is done here.
The names.
If that's all you wanted, we'd be somewhere else.
I need to know who ordered the hit on edward morton, My good friend, the american ambassador, In ohrid, macedonia, I want to know who hired you, And i want their names.
No, you don't because then you become me, And you will be on the run For the rest of your life.
I'm willing to take that chance.
[ Beeps .]
The names.
[ Gun cocks .]
Now.
Carrick's missing.
Barker is off the rails.
That makes me sick to my stomach.
We've lost the target.
You didn't do the job.
This just arrived for you.
It's from barker.
Barker: the date is march 9th, and the following Is the taped deposition of peter carrick.
Carrick: my name is peter carrick.
I operated under the code name ezekiel, Working under nonofficial cover, Carried out black ops for various covert operations In the eastern bloc from 1985 to 1997.
I'm talking about a circle of agents Who hire out as a team To crime syndicates, foreign governments.
Nothing you need they can't do.
That's what we have on barker.
Not enough to make a case against him.
If it were, we wouldn't need you.
But it'll make you wonder.
There's the picture of the file cover, Or the girl in that poppy field.
You notice those poppy flowers were bluish? That's macedonian poppy, twice as potent as afghan.
How's he know her? Macedonian.
[ Car door closes .]
Wouldn't you, uh, prefer to talk alone? [ British accent .]
if i preferred to talk alone, we'd be alone.
Marla wouldn't be here.
And neither would your trained monkeys.
Conrad: they go wherever you go until this is over.
What do you want? You know what i want.
I want to play cards -- One final high-Stakes game.
You give us your depositions, your databases, ledgers, And then -- Then we'll talk about this poker game.
I give you the information, and i lose all my leverage.
I think i'll wait till after the game.
We've had a lead That a man coded ezekiel is in town.
Yes, i've heard of him -- World-Class assassin.
And a high-Stakes poker player.
Well, doubtless i've run into him at the tables.
You wouldn't know if you did.
There's never been a stable i.
D.
On him.
You play in that poker game -- And intel tells us he'll be there -- And his sights will be on you.
Since when did they let Mid-Level managers like yourself Make risk assessments? We have a deal in place, carrick -- Immunity for your information, And then you get a disappearing act Into witness protection For you and your girlfriend over there.
You want to throw this all away for a poker game, huh? I get my poker, and you get your deposition -- Simple.
Tell me i can send your normal security detail Into the poker game with you, And you can party all night As far as the bureau is concerned.
No, if the game organizer So much as sniffs law enforcement, The game will be shut down.
I can't guarantee your security under those circumstances.
Then the high stakes just got higher.
Carrick: since when did they let Mid-Level managers like yourself Make risk assessments? Just for the record I have never thought of you as mid-Level management.
[ Chuckles .]
So, you were just trying to scare him, right? Ezekiel's been off-Grid for over a decade.
Intel says he's here.
And with a seven-Figure price on carrick, you do the math.
Carrick is being hunted By the most lethal hit man in the world, And it's our job to protect him.
Tell me about him.
Runs an auction house in london.
Like sotheby's? Yeah, yeah, except this house runs Dirty people's dirty money through the wash.
Buy a picasso, flip it next year With a 10% return and clean money.
And we turned him? He came to us for protection.
We granted it.
But so far, he's only given us crumbs.
We need his deposition.
Let him play.
What? And arrange another two seats -- Me and ellis.
Ellis: so, you think one of these players is ezekiel? Let me guess -- Joliet prison's poker champ, women's division.
Demarca -- She's a local south side gangster queen, But, actually, she's the best cash player in chicago.
Spaniard -- Javier garcia.
He is a religious dude.
He's the founder and c.
E.
O.
Of something called sustantivo.
You don't want to know.
Last but not least, billy fischer -- World traveler, never misses one of these.
He's a genuine rounder.
But we don't have much background on this guy, And there may be other players that we have zero intel on.
I've got your buy-In money.
All of it? $3 million for each of you.
[ Whistles .]
Fbi took out a government loan.
Don't lose the money, huh? Let me repeat.
You protect carrick, find ezekiel, and -- Don't lose the money.
It's a government loan.
Yeah.
Oh.
I meant to ask -- Uh You do know how to play? Huh? I mean, you're good, right? Oh, oh, yeah, not bad.
Oh, uh, flush beats a straight, right? I'll remember.
As a friend, The word is you got it wrong, all of you.
It's a mistake.
[ Explosion .]
[ Tires screech .]
Hey.
Don't scratch it.
[ Russian accent .]
you mistake me for someone else, you understand? You're saying you're not the valet? I can live with that, man.
[ Metal detector beeping .]
I beg your pardon.
No cellphones, no pdas, No guns, no knives, no foreign substances.
Ma'am.
Beg your pardon.
W.
Richardson, casper, wyoming.
Peter carrick, londonengland.
Pleasure.
Ah, mr.
Carrick, ms.
St.
Claire, Mr.
Richardson, and mr.
Fischer, I'm anthony, your host.
Please follow me.
Your buy-In and belongings will be perfectly safe.
Hang onto this and my satchel for me.
It'll be safe here with the others.
Thank you, sir.
Here you are, sir -- $3 million in chips.
Enjoy your play.
Oh, i ain't here to play.
I am here to win.
Anthony: good evening, and welcome.
The game is no-Limit texas hold 'em.
We play until only one of you is left standing.
Shuffle up and deal.
Any of you clowns interested in a side bet? You can't be serious.
[ Spanish accent .]
$20 million at stake in the game Is not enough for you? I like all the action i can get.
How about you, beyoncé? Keep talking, slick.
I'll cut your junk off And shove it where the sun don't shine.
Guess that's a no.
How about you, comrade? Butch cassidy, you in? What you looking to bet for, kid? that comes out of the deck.
Marla, ask that young man If he is going to talk throughout the entire game.
You're not, are you? If i'm talking to you, the answer is yes.
I'd also advise him to be careful.
Why don't you tell me yourself, harry potter? [ Laughs .]
that's very good.
Thank you very much.
Spasiba.
You helped me, ah, relieve my pregame anxiety.
Understand? When you get eliminated, i have something for you.
How do you know i won't be the last man standing? It is impossible.
You cannot win.
But because you amuse me, i have a special treat for you.
We gonna play patty-Cake, or we gonna play cards? Call.
Let's see.
Oh.
Dealer: king-High flush.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
That's four hands in a row you win.
I got three things going for me.
Tell us what they are.
Well, luck, skill, Serious lack of competition.
[ Laughs .]
Well, let's not leave out humility.
You got plenty of that, little brother.
Carrick: bourgeois virtue, humility -- Never had much use for it myself.
Fischer: i concur.
Mr.
Fischer.
Mr.
Fischer.
Will you please step away from the table? Huh? It would be best if we talk away from the table.
Leave your chips, please.
Wait, wait, wait.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is problem? Why you stop game? Our game manager in europe has determined That mr.
Fischer is not who he says he is.
We believe that he is on a list of banned players For cheating in an event in amsterdam last year.
That's not true.
Redeal the cards, please.
Hey, wait a second.
I protested that.
And they proved nothing.
You cannot redeal the cards.
It's my money! Shut up! You cannot redeal card.
You want to us ignore the fact that we've been playing with cheater, A cheater is in game, just keep playing like nothing happened? You took $3 million of my buy-In.
This is bullshit.
You have four hands of my money! You're a dead man! You can't.
You know you can't.
[ Grunting .]
Hey! Okay? That's how andre pachenkov Deal with cheaters, understand? Excuse us, mr.
Pachenkov -- We have our own ways Of handling these matters.
I'm okay.
[ Groaning .]
Redeal.
Best hand in poker -- Pocket aces! A 10-Minute break.
Yeah.
Oh.
Thank god.
How about you, honey love? You want something to eat? She's fine.
You got that right, crumpet.
What about the man that cheated? Is he being looked after? He's been placed safely in our anteroom, And he is comfortable.
Always caring for the little people, aren't you, darling? [ Smooches .]
[ Sighs .]
Fischer's not who he says he is.
Barker: yeah.
That got you thinking? They all got me thinking.
[ Chuckles .]
how you doing, darling? No complaints.
[ Clicks tongue .]
Could have helped us knock off potential ezekiels Along the way.
Unless he is ezekiel.
And who the hell is that pachenkov? The russian? Certainly got the temperament.
He delivered that kick like he knew what the hell he was doing.
Mm-Hmm.
And we have absolutely no intel on him.
What about the spaniard, garcia? Hardly said a word.
So get him talking.
Ellis: spaniard.
Who are you? I was going to ask you the same.
I'm goodyear.
I invented something called faceplace.
Maybe you guys have heard of it.
I'm sorry, no.
Really? Well, it's a social-Networking app So the modern world can interface, you know.
Sounds like another rip-Off Of a hundred other products i've heard of.
Well, it doesn't say rip-Off on my stock options, tex.
And i ain't talking to you.
I'm talking to my friend.
You're not from the right part of town to know who jesus is.
It's jesus, right? Javier.
Whatever.
I've seen your face on pamphlets.
They dump them in the neighborhood.
Pamphlets? You must have me confused with somebody else.
Unh-Unh.
Sustantivo, right? What's that mean? Some kind of religion, right? It ain't a religion.
It's a cult -- Preys on poor people that got no hope And don't know a scam when they see one.
Third-World countries? As my young friend would say, It doesn't say cult on my stock options.
You take advantage of ignorant people, Take their money, and you play poker with it.
I just be doing the lord's work today If i done took your money in this here game.
Try as you like.
I doubt you have even been to one of our temples.
I ain't never been outside of chicago.
Is that true? What would i need to leave chicago for? I got chinatown, little italy.
You can see all the foreign people you want And still see the wrigley building.
Okay, too much talk for politic, okay? I call $300,000.
I raise $500,000.
All i'm asking for is a little simple human kindness.
Sorry, miss.
I don't make the rules.
What do they think that i'm going to do? Well, why don't you give the lady a minute, bud? Cloak room -- I'll give you five minutes.
Don't you fret yourself, darling.
I'll handle it.
Thank you.
[ Laughs .]
Well, how the hell you doing, cheater man? Lookee, brought you some water.
Look over my shoulder.
You get stupid on me, i will tape your eyes shut.
You hear me? [ Groans .]
So, who are you? I'm not a cheater.
But you ain't who you say you are.
I can't breathe.
I need in my bag.
I want to know who to go after.
Who is the best player at that table? Why should i help you? Because you made an enemy Of the one called pachenkov out there And probably every one of the others, So i got a feeling you're gonna be needing somebody to watch your back.
Who's the best? Oh, man.
I barely seen them play.
But, uhthe englishman.
Yeah? Totally unpredictable.
Random.
You can't -- Can't zero in on him.
I need my inhaler, man.
It's in my bag.
Please.
Which one? The leather one.
[ Groans .]
[ Giggling .]
As a friend, The word is you got it wrong, all of you.
[ Fischer wheezing .]
Jet black -- Black one there.
Black.
Right there.
[ Puffs .]
mm.
[ Inhales deeply .]
Oh, get me out of here.
You got to get me out of here.
Not yet.
Please return to your seats.
Play is about to resume.
Dealer: blinds, please.
I'm all-In.
What do you have, high pair? You have jacks? Yes.
Demarca: i'm all-In.
Well, well.
Dealer: let's see them, folks.
Whoever loses has nothing left.
Just deal the cards.
Mm.
Whoo! Dealer: three jacks takes the pot.
I guess it's better to be lucky than to have any sense.
Wah, wah.
Go home.
You're in first place, cowboy.
But don't forget to check your rear-View, 'Cause i'm right behind you.
That's what i'm talking about.
Barker: now, don't i remember something About a little side bet, brother? [ Both chuckle .]
Keep an eye out and just listen to me.
You ever heard of a thing called day residue? No.
Just listen.
The other night, after we looked At the pictures of the players at the table, I dreamt about an operational kill That took place about 15 years ago.
What, are we talking about dreams, now? It's a dream i've had a hundred times Because it was a bad kill And i had been fooled into playing it.
But one of those pictures and one of these faces Must have triggered it.
Now, i never knew his identity, But i must have seen him back then during the setup.
You hear what i'm saying? Ezekiel is here.
Think about it.
Top-Flight assasn, top-Level kill, Both times, both places -- No way is it a coincidence.
Okay.
So we just keep doing what we're doing, Find out which one he is.
That's what conrad wanted anyway.
No.
I'm knocking you out of the game.
[ Chuckles .]
what? I need you on the street.
I need you out of here.
I need you finding out everything you can about this pachenkov, Because he is the number-One candidate.
And there was nothing about him in the intel package.
On the street where? I don't know.
Just figure it out.
And you got to find a way to get back to me.
Good luck to you.
Yeah.
Can i get a drink around here? Woman: absolutely.
Same thing as last time? Thank you, darling.
[ Sighs .]
Dealer: three players.
Peter carrick.
Yes.
It seems to me now that i have heard of you.
In fact, we're, uh, in similar line of work, out of moscow.
You might even say we are rivals.
Rivals? Really? Which one of us is winning? You know the answer to that question as well as i do.
You are, mr.
Carrick.
But that can change, no? Like in life or in cards, Things have way of changing Sometimes suddenly.
Dealer: bet is $400,000.
[ Sighs .]
I call.
All-In.
I think i'll let the two of you fight it out.
Dealer: let's see the cards.
Queen-High spade flush.
Queen-High flush is the winner.
Barker: playing with the big boys.
This is good thing, my friends.
Da, you go outside.
You see my driver.
You say my real name.
You say dimitri.
You'll have young-People night.
Mr.
Pachenkov's made you a pretty good offer.
I'd sure as hell take him up on it, son, 'Cause you are gone.
[ Scoffs .]
A gift.
Spasiba.
Do svidaniya.
[ Clears throat .]
How do i look? [ Cellphone beeping .]
Hey.
His name is andre pachenkov.
Now, do we have anything that says He is or is not ezekiel? Say the name again.
Pachenkov, comma, andre.
Run him through the database.
Already doing it.
That name gives us nothing.
You got anything else? Try dimitri.
You're gonna have to give me more than that.
Okay.
I'm about to let myself get set up.
Wait, wait.
What? [ Beeps .]
Good time? Young people? English? No.
Dimitri.
Ah.
[ Engine turns over .]
Why are we stopping? [ Conversation in russian .]
Hey.
[ Chuckles .]
who are you? Okay.
Who's this guy? No english.
He does not speak english.
What is your name? Goodyear.
And you? Mr.
Good time.
[ Laughs .]
So, mr.
Good time, Your boss -- Pachenkov -- Um what's his real name? [ Speaking russian .]
Listen, um Be safe, huh? Be quiet, yes? Are you threatening me? Is -- Is this guy threatening me? [ Both grunting .]
[ Tires screeching .]
[ Horn blares .]
What's his real name, huh? Aah! Want me to shoot off your baby maker, huh? What's his name?! Dimitri simocich.
[ Gasps .]
[ Cellphone beeping .]
Conrad, his name is dimitri -- Hang on.
Hang on.
What's his last name? Simocich.
You get that? He's not your hitter.
You sure? He's russian intel.
He's underground in the joint task force With the c.
I.
A.
, Taking down the russian mob stateside.
Okay.
Then it's got to be javier.
Tell me barker's still in the game.
Yeah, he was.
How are you gonna let barker know this? You got to let him know.
[ Breathing heavily .]
okay.
You're a stupid prick.
Hey.
You should think of a different line of work.
Look at you.
Answer your phone, you idiot.
What got into you, man? All right, i need a message sent To someone in a warehouse, all right? There's no windows.
The doors are locked tight.
You're not allowed visitors or cellphones, et cetera.
Morse code on the outside wall, So then your friend will hear it on the inside, You know, just like in the movies -- Tap, tap, tap, tap.
That's pretty funny for you, todd.
But i can't go to the location.
Is this a riddle? It sounds like a riddle.
Think, rain man.
Come on.
The answer is you can't do it.
I mean, i'm no rocket scientist, But without a computer, without a phone, there is no way.
Wait, wait.
There's a computer, a laptop.
With internet connection? Yeah, i think.
Why didn't you say so from the get-Go? Can we get out of here, all right? All right, come on, man.
Hey, look.
We got this program called steghide, all right? Now, the fbi -- Can i get you anything? Hey, no, we're cool, thanks.
Could you get them two drinks? Yeah.
Like blondes or brunettes? Um, blondes.
All right, so, steghide, right? Now, it allows the fbi to embed secret messages In a picture, a graphic, a block of text, all right? Now, they use it to send untraceable secret messages To agents via internet lines through any computer.
He won't be at the computer.
You know, you're really killing my five-Beer buzz here, buddy.
Come on, man.
A .
Wav file.
Okay.
Okay.
What's a .
Wav file? An audio file, okay? We can -- We can -- We can send him an audio message, all right? Now, the message will automatically open up, And whatever's on it Will be broadcast over the computer's speakers.
Okay, how do i get him to hear it and no one else, only him? How? I don't know.
You're the undercover fbi agent.
[ Sighs .]
Okay, so, i need to record an audio file, right? Yes.
I need to borrow your car.
Are you serious? Just come on.
Come on.
If there's a scratch Turn your phone on.
Good luck, ladies.
Bump it up $500,000.
Toddy, send it through.
Uh-Huh, uh-Huh, uh-Huh.
It's gone.
[ Sighs .]
[ Computer beeping .]
Hey, it's goodyear here.
Now, i know you guys are probably missing me, But i decided to party on my speedboat Because russians are just too damn straight.
Marla, if you're -- I apologize for that interruption.
What in god's name is that? Carrick: the future -- Technology getting in the way.
Bet is a half-Million dollars.
Well, that's me.
All-In.
Okay.
I call.
Oh, say goodbye To your $20-Million payday.
You are going home now! Pair of aces wins the pot.
[ Chuckles .]
Well, little brother, Doesn't look like i'm going nowhere, does it? Thank you very much.
So, javier You ever, uh, opened a chapter of your religion In macedonia, like around ohrid? No.
But i have been there, however.
Really? Business or pleasure? Business.
But business of a private nature.
$250,000.
I match your $250,000.
[ Clears throat .]
Check to the raiser.
I'm all-In.
I call.
Let's see the cards, gentlemen.
I have three kings.
Well, i still got me a few outs.
More than a few.
You both have nearly an equal chance of winning.
Now, then, my dear, get our things.
The room is about to get a lot smaller.
It certainly is.
Not so many outs.
You need a heart to make your flush.
Now, that was poetic.
[ Chuckles .]
Dealer: Which, if i'm not mistaken, beats three of a kind.
AsĂ es.
Mi amigo.
Javier.
Good luck.
Just you and i now.
You are very good at bluffing.
Have been a long time.
Seems to me it's you I should have been asking about macedonia, Huh, mr.
Carrick, or should i say ezekiel? Course, it's been a very long time since i've been there -- to be exact.
A very good friend of mine was killed there.
What say you and i play one more hand, all-In Just a little side bet? That's allowed, ain't it, anthony? As long as it's stated up front.
Here it is.
If you win, You get all the money And the new life promised to you, courtesy of the fbi.
Ah.
I see -- The fbi.
I'd say you have secrets of your own.
Is that it, duke? Go on with your proposal.
But remember You have to risk it all to get what you want.
If i lose I walk away.
No harm, no foul.
I walk away from everything.
And if you win? You are mine -- All that you are And all that you know.
Deal.
Let's play.
No point in hiding now.
We are all-In.
Well, looks to me like the odds are -- Not in my favor.
No.
So i think i'll change them.
Ugh! [ Gunshots .]
Ugh! [ Gasps .]
Open the damn door! [ Engine revs .]
H! Stay down.
Stay down, ezekiel.
You are mine now.
Cuff him.
Get him in the car.
Get him in the car now.
Come on.
Get him in the car.
Tactical's on the way.
Tactical is what? God -- You work for me! Get him in the car now.
Hurry up! Come on.
What's your problem, man? Shut up.
Get him in the car.
Open the door.
Hey, what are you doing, man? Don't leave me here.
[ Tires screech .]
barker.
Conrad, let her go.
She doesn't know anything.
Conrad: she's a material witness, And she's carrick's girlfriend.
That's all she was.
You know something.
Don't ask.
I don't know.
Where's ezekiel? Where's carrick? Ezekiel is carrick.
It's the same guy.
Stop looking at me like that.
You know barker.
Find him.
Come on.
Find him.
[ Keyboard clacking .]
[ Knock on door .]
I told you your job is done.
But it's not.
Where's ezekiel? You owe me.
I owe you? I put it all on the line for you -- Lied for you, protected you.
I've earned the right of a explanation.
[ Sighs .]
It was a case called red gauntlet.
The hit was on the american ambassador, And he was my friend.
A hit on our own ambassador was called by our own people, Or that's what i thought.
It was the bureau.
They had the wrong information.
And i spent the last 15 years of my life Trying to sort it out.
I was the guy that knew when the car was leaving So they could plant the bomb.
And the ambassador was my good friend, But we have no friends in this business.
What did the bureau say? I was told that he had been turned, That he was making a move that would install a new president, One who favored the local poppy trade -- Enough heroin for europe and america to drown in.
So he was to be taken out.
Well, that's what they told me.
That's what they wanted.
By the time i learned it was all lies, The car was rigged, the bomb was set.
And it was set by a pro, the absolute best, Tapped by whoever was in charge of red gauntlet.
And the hitter -- That was ezekiel.
Yeah, and one more thing -- The ambassador's daughter was in the backseat.
Her name was grace.
This beautiful little girl -- She'd had her 5th birthday party that day, and i was there.
She was supposed to go home with friends, Butshe didn't.
She waved to me out the window of the car.
I was a good [ Sighs .]
Now you know what i know.
What about ezekiel? What about him? Where is he? Ellis Your job is done here.
The names.
If that's all you wanted, we'd be somewhere else.
I need to know who ordered the hit on edward morton, My good friend, the american ambassador, In ohrid, macedonia, I want to know who hired you, And i want their names.
No, you don't because then you become me, And you will be on the run For the rest of your life.
I'm willing to take that chance.
[ Beeps .]
The names.
[ Gun cocks .]
Now.
Carrick's missing.
Barker is off the rails.
That makes me sick to my stomach.
We've lost the target.
You didn't do the job.
This just arrived for you.
It's from barker.
Barker: the date is march 9th, and the following Is the taped deposition of peter carrick.
Carrick: my name is peter carrick.
I operated under the code name ezekiel, Working under nonofficial cover, Carried out black ops for various covert operations In the eastern bloc from 1985 to 1997.