Over There s01e11 Episode Script
Orphans
Previously on Over There.
I was going home today.
I was going home after a year in this shithole.
And yesterday, they tell me I'm staying 90 more days.
And taking on this squad of virgins.
Fire! Any chance they were just civilians trying to get away from the fighting? - Any chance of that? - Yep.
Can I give you a piece of advice, Sir? No.
I want my men taken care of first, understand? I want the Americans taken care of first.
They generally try to look at the Americans first, Sir.
But as soon as the emergencies are sorted out, they work with whoever is the worst.
I don't care what they generally do, Sergeant.
I wanna do what I wanna do, understand? Are you warning me? Yeah.
About what? I'm not afraid of dying but I'm afraid of losing you.
They flew in a visitor for you.
It's your dad, he's out in the hall.
What? I ain't spoken with my father in 6 years.
He left when I was 14.
Said he was going out for cigarettes.
Welcome back, pop! What can I do for you, boys? My orders are to escort you to the base hospital, Sir.
Now.
I'm asking you why you didn't tell them we don't speak.
Are you trying to say something about me? About how I let you down or something, how I quit? I wasn't talking about you.
'Cause I didn't quit, all right? I've got 5 minutes on this phone card if you got anybody you wanna call.
You can't reach nobody? No.
There's no answer.
Shit, Sergeant! I'd love to use your 5 minutes.
Thanks.
Have a seat, Sergeant.
Thank you, Sir.
You want cold water? I've got ice.
Thank you, Sir.
The reason I asked you in is because your EAS is coming up and I haven't seen your paperwork.
- Is that an oversight? - No, Sir.
I'm not reenlisting, Sir.
Does that have anything to do with the disaster Lieutenant Hunter provoked? No, Sir.
You're 13 years in, Sergeant.
7 more and you can retire with full benefits.
I'm ready for something new, Sir.
You're one of the best staff NCOs I've got and I want you to stay.
You have something waiting on the outside better than this? Carpets, Sir.
A friend of mine from high school opened a chain of carpets stores in Tipika.
His business is doing well, he wants me to run it.
He's offering me a a real opportunity, Sir.
You're not from Tipika.
No, Sir.
How did you know that, Sir? I read your file, you're from Belmore.
Yes, Sir.
- I'm from Belmore too.
- Yes, Sir.
You never struck as in it for the money, Sergeant.
But the army has set aside $400 million for retention policies.
There's on reason some of that shouldn't be yours.
We could do a 6-year reenlistment, I can get you a $50,000 bonus.
Sir I Just wanted to keep you in the army, Sergeant.
Sorry, Sir.
If there's anything I can do to change your mind, you let me know.
Sergeant.
This is a notice to put on the premises.
Someone getting evicted, bro'.
I know that.
Homey don't pay, homey gotta go.
Why are we delivering, Sergeant? We're working for a landlord now? Iraqi interim government.
Why they evict these people? They need the building I guess for police station or something.
They have the right to take private property for public projects.
Eminent domain.
Apparently whoever's in it doesn't wanna move though.
Imagine that.
I've been evicted! Now you're on the other side.
Guess I'm moving up.
America, I beat you! Hold up! Hold up! Stop right there! Tariq, talk to him! He wants to show us his box.
Tell him to drop the box.
America, I beat you! Tell him to drop it, goddamn it! I'm on the box.
Put it down, goddamn it! Now! Put it down or you're dead! What is wrong with you? He is just a boy! This is a boy! What is the matter with you, people?! Lady, stop right there.
I am a French citizen and this is one of my boys.
You understand? Lady! Lady! Lady, I'm not letting you put my men at risk.
I don't care who you think you are.
If you have any influence over this boy, use it to save his life.
Now tell him to put the box down and walk away.
He thinks you will destroy it.
He's right.
That's my job.
Now tell him to put it down and walk away.
Now! I beat you.
Fire! It's a chess set.
You are a monster and a fool.
Yes, ma'am.
47 - 48 - You tire him out good.
He's gonna sleep like a log tonight.
Talking to him or me? Good point.
Are you tiring daddy out, Tank? Still have some energy for you left, don't worry.
You're sweaty and disgusting.
Just the way you like me.
Always.
I've been going over the bills again.
I think I figured out why nothing's adding up.
You know you haven't gotten paid since you got home from Germany? What? You're still in the military, they should be paying you.
I'm not exactly working.
If you're out, you get disability.
But if you're in, you get paycheck.
And we're not getting either.
Today's army Well, today's army owes us almost $3,200.
It's not my department, sweetheart.
It's finance.
I'm in department "get back into shape".
Well, at least your department is doing well anyway.
Good job! You wanna go to the kitchen? Okay.
Reach! Papers are in order, Ma'am.
You've been served with them twice.
You don't have a choice anymore.
This is an orphanage, officer.
It's Sergeant, ma'am.
And I'm sorry to hear that but you have to vacate the building anyway.
Another helpful gesture from the Americans? No, Ma'am.
I have run this orphanage from the time of the sanctions.
I have watched Iraqi children die from infection because the Americans wouldn't let the antibiotics in.
Ma'am I have watched Iraqi children die from American bombs! Ma'am, please.
Sergeant, every time the Americans have a helpful idea, more Iraqi children die.
Don't ruin the lives of these troubled children because you've had yet another helpful idea.
- It's not the Americans' idea.
- Of course, it is.
- It's the Iraqi interim government.
- They're American puppets! They're the government Iraqi people elected.
They are paid to do your bidding.
It's a struggle to work with them, Ma'am, take my word.
Public relations scam! It's a collaboration which as a French person, you should be able to understand.
You have until 1800 hours Friday to vacate the premises.
Until then, we can help you move.
After you're out in the street.
- Hey.
- Hey! - Want some punch? - Thanks.
Kids all right? They're not killing each other? They're fine.
What's wrong? - Nothing.
It's stupid.
- Don't say that.
It's just This morning I got home.
There was a message from my wife.
She got the cookies and she was going on about the pictures and me and the baby and how happy we look.
I just sat there thinking you took those pictures.
- Sergio - No, you took them.
And she's there.
- And we're here and - It's okay.
We shouldn't even be talking like this, it's not right.
We can talk.
There's nothing wrong with it.
The more we talk the more we No, this isn't This isn't right.
I'm sorry.
Hold our horses! You see sprinkles for the cupcakes? Little monsters, they see some cupcakes have sprinkles, now everybody has to have them! Here.
Thank God! You got more punch 'cause they're screaming for that too? Right here.
Hold up! When we get back to town tomorrow, find the kid and give him this.
What is it? Traveler chess set.
Didn't know Scream was a chess player.
If he is, why is he giving his chess set away? Maybe he figured he don't need it anymore.
What's that supposed to mean? A brother in the captain's office told me he's at the end of his contract and he didn't re-up.
- Shit! He's leaving us? - Shit! Wouldn't you? Said he only had 90 more days.
Yep.
That's less than a week now.
It scares the shit out of me, man.
- Me too.
- Don't scare me.
Don't tell me he's received his checks.
We haven't gotten one.
They've both gone out, Ma'am.
Ryder Bo.
Right here.
Well, they may have gone out but they haven't come in.
So maybe you could cancel them and hand me new ones.
Computer says they've all cleared, Ma'am.
He's cached them.
Look, we've never gotten any of these checks! Ma'am, these checks have been issued and cashed.
Not by me, they haven't.
Well maybe your husband cashed the checks without your knowledge.
Hey, Sergeant.
You need a translator? - You're fluent in French? - You'd better handle it.
- I can translate.
- You speak French? No.
I speak "bitch".
It's his first language.
Somebody call the media, Angel made a joke.
Sergeant, you want me to give the kid a chess set now? I told you to, didn't I? - Yeah.
- Then do it.
Hey, give me a hand, would you? Hey, kid! You speak English? You said the other day "I beat you".
I thought maybe you spoke English.
I beat you.
We got something for you.
It's another chess set.
Here.
I beat you.
Why does he keep saying that? I think he's challenging you to a game.
Really? I beat you I don't know about that kid.
I used to play chess at Cornel.
You were in like a chess club or something? Yeah.
God! Jesus! How did you become a soldier, man? You're a goddamn geek! And proud of it! Sergeant! You mind if I play with the kid a game of chess? Yeah, just make sure the building is covered while I'm inside.
If she ever answers the goddamn door.
I think he wants to use your watch as a timer.
Speed chess, huh? You know chess? Just what I've seen in a park.
This is gonna be good.
You think he's gonna beat me? Never underestimate your opponent.
Can I help you with something? Can we talk inside? I would prefer if your men left my children alone.
Soldiers are frightening to them.
They are playing chess.
Where did the chess set come from? It's mine.
It was mine.
You are here to throw this boy out of the only home he's ever known.
And you want to make friends first.
Is that it? You think that will make it easier? Can we just talk inside? Please? That boy your men are playing chess with, his parents were walking him to school when they were caught in a battle.
They covered him with their bodies.
They bled to death on top of him.
You are afraid of insurgents? Shut this place down, you may as well be turning him over to them.
That goes for all the children here.
Wait here, please.
- Ma'am, this is important.
- So is this.
I have to change a diaper.
Then I will be free to deal with your shit, Sergeant.
You know, chess started in India around the 7th century.
Been played in every major culture on the planet.
It's the game of the civilized world.
Makes you wonder why we're seeing it here then, right? Maybe it's a good sign.
Nations used to send their greatest minds around the world to compete.
Used to? In the 90s, Gary Kasparov, world's greatest chess player, he got challenged by this team of guys at IBM.
They built this computer called Deep Blue, programmed it to play chess.
Kicked his butt, did it? Twice.
Kind of the end of an era.
Era of the healthy white chess club.
You wouldn't understand.
Oh I understand all right.
- Not chess.
- Excuse me? See, that's the point.
There was a time when men used to compete with something called their brains.
You saying I ain't got brains? You can take the winner.
You mean, play the kid.
Hey, don't look now but that old Volvo has cruised by twice.
Maybe he's lost.
Do we go check it out? We'll cover the building.
Tell him I'll be back.
Don't touch that! He's just saying you're cheating.
That's all.
Tell him he's right.
But not when it comes to chess.
The board isn't going anywhere.
We'll see if he's got a reason to be afraid when I get back.
I beat you, America! I have 5 minutes.
What could you possibly have to discuss with me that we haven't already discussed? I might have a solution to your problem.
That is funny.
My problem is you.
You know what, lady? I don't need this shit.
Good.
Then go away.
I'm trying to help you.
You don't wanna see that, fine.
I'm out of the army in 10 days.
Good.
Go home, forget about us.
I'm looking forward to it but in the meantime, I'm stuck with you.
Now do you wanna hear my idea for saving your orphanage or you're too pig-headed to listen for 90 goddamn seconds to someone you look down at? I'm sorry.
Go ahead.
There's a vacant apartment building outside town.
They stopped construction on it during the war.
I know it means work.
But if the local council agrees, maybe you could take that building instead.
It won't be easy.
But if we can get them to agree to give you the building, there's all kinds of reconstruction money available that might pay to get it in shape.
Are you through? Yeah, that's it.
Why should these children be uprooted again? Why should they go to the edge of town? If you can rebuild abandoned building, why doesn't the local council put its police there instead of here? Local council doesn't want it here at all.
- That's what infuriates me.
- Then don't think about it.
I'm not sufficiently respectful.
Don't make it about you.
Excuse me? You love these kids, right? What business is it of yours? I can see on the pictures.
You'd give up anything to help them, wouldn't you? What business is it of yours? You have given up everything.
You don't have any other life.
Do you? This is it.
Isn't it? You think about going back to France but you never do, do you? How dare you? You're just like me.
You are insane.
Don't let these kids be put on the street because you're offended.
Keep your deranged opinion to yourself.
Just think about the apartment building, okay? I'm not leaving, understand? I'm drawing the line right here.
I'm not leaving.
I am as pig-headed as you are.
Lady I'm sorry to hear that.
Are you okay? Can you hear me? Are your ears all right? Yes, but they are ringing.
All right then listen for once.
Stay here and don't move, okay? I gotta check on my kids.
Well, I gotta check on mine too.
Keep away from the windows.
And tell the kids to keep away from the windows too.
Sound off.
Who's where? - Smoke.
I'm good.
- Me too.
Dim and Tariq went to check out a suspicious vehicle, we covered the front.
All right, let's go find them.
Dim, Tariq, sound off, goddamn it! - I'm good, Sergeant.
- I'm okay, Sergeant.
Son of a bitch turned around and came right back at us.
They were going for the humvee.
They were going for the building, man.
All right, everybody's okay.
Angel, call it in.
They may be people hurt inside.
Let's walk through and make sure, okay? Yeah.
- Oh shit! - Goddamn it! Goddamn it! Get the first aid kit out of the hummer now! Goddamn it! Hurry up! Rowhad 6, this is Rowhad 1.
I need a med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Break.
One civilian male child.
Over.
Rowhad 6, this is Rowhad 1.
Over.
Goddamn it, those comms are shit.
You want the other one? - Is he bad? - Get her, Smoke.
Lady! Lady! Lady! Oh God! Oh my God! Rowhad 1, this is Rowhad 6.
Over.
Rowhad 6, this is Rowhad 1.
I need med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Break.
One civilian male child.
Over.
Rowhad 1, roger civilian med-evac request.
Over.
Just keep breathing, kid.
Okay? Just keep breathing, kid.
I want them ready for dust off immediately.
- Sergeant.
- Get that.
Get him.
Shit! Get him! This is Rowhad 6.
Confirm med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Over.
Rowhad 6, copy med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Dust off in position in 30 minutes.
Over.
I need that med-evac now.
This kid is gonna bleed out.
Over.
Civilian med-evac confirmed in 30 minutes.
Over.
Goddamn it! He doesn't have 30 minutes.
Over.
I said I wanted him moved out now! Rowhad 1, 30 minutes out.
This is the best I can do.
Over.
All right, all right.
Disregard the med-evac.
We'll get him out on our own vehicle, all right? One, two, three.
Move! Move! Let's go! I'm going with you.
I'm going to ride with you.
Go! Go! Go! - He stopped breathing.
- Put him down.
All right.
All right.
Let's go.
You believe that guy? "I've been doing this a long time, Ma'am.
" "The computer's never wrong, Ma'am.
" You accusing me of something? No, I'm saying the guy is an ass.
It's about the third time you brought it up so I'd never think that.
Come on.
Well, if you don't think it, can I stop hearing it? Please.
You think that's such a good idea? I'm just saying Look, I decided to get off the morphine and I did cold turkey.
I think I proved I can handle it.
Well, if you can handle it, then why are you taking so many? I need them to get over this hump, okay? I'm pushing myself real hard.
Then don't push so hard.
I'm pushing so I can heal faster.
I've got it under control, okay? Come here.
I always do what I need to, right? I get the job done, don't I? - Yeah.
- Okay.
Sergeant, Lieutenant Hunter tells me the local council was adamant.
They want her and her orphanage gone.
I think we should override their authority in this matter, Sir.
It's a none military decision.
They voted.
The whole point is they're getting democracy.
I believe deeply in democracy, Sir.
I'm glad to hear that, Sergeant.
I'm just talking about a little horse-trading, Sir.
I hate to ask, Sergeant, but what are you bringing to the table? I'll reenlist.
6 years.
Keep the 50 grand.
I'm not the army most valuable asset, I know that.
But I'll throw what I've got into the pot.
You're going all in? Every once in a while, a man has to do that.
All right.
But I won't keep your bonus.
You might not think so but you earned it.
Thank you, Sir.
- Otherwise - Sir? You have yourself a deal.
Thank you, Sir.
Sergeant tells me you have an issue with your husband's paychecks.
Well, if you call not getting any of them and having my husband accused of cashing them behind my back an issue yeah.
- Your husband's Bo Ryder? - Yes.
- He's cached all his checks.
- No, he hasn't.
He's not depositing them at a bank.
Looks like he's using check cashiers to get the cash.
Take a look.
Avaline? Why the hell the army is sending his checks to Avaline? That's his address.
His address is right here on the base.
That's his address as it appears in his file.
His recruitment address.
When did you start sending his checks to his recruitment address? When his status changed, I guess.
- When he got hurt.
- I guess so.
That's brilliant.
All right, Mrs.
Ryder.
Really the army at its best.
- Mrs.
Ryder.
- I love the army.
I'm going to take care of this myself.
You're gonna take care of this yourself? - Yes.
- Really? Without help? - Recruitment address? - Your dad's.
In Avaline.
That's in their computer.
My dad's is cashing my paychecks? It's his name too.
But it's not his money.
They know that now.
I explained it.
How much? How much did he steal? 3,200.
Major says we have a legal clinic.
He gave me the name of a lawyer there.
He might be able to recover some of it.
From now on, we're getting direct depository USAA account.
Bo! Where are you going? Bo, please! Where are you going? Get my money back.
I don't understand.
Suddenly, the local council is letting us stay? Well, they're getting a lot of money from the rebuilding effort.
They know it's because of you.
How did you manage that? What do you mean? I didn't do anything.
You are a terrible liar.
No, I'm not.
Why would I lie? What did you give up? What is it you give up, Sergeant? Are you still going home next week? What have you done? You think he would have won? I know he would have won.
You were gonna let him? I'll play his hand out.
I'm not gonna let you win.
Well, I'm not gonna let you win either, white boy.
Black's move, ain't it? Black versus white.
No bullshit.
That's what I love about chess.
Sergio.
- Hey.
- Hey! I've been calling you a lot lately.
Is your machine broken? I've been busy.
This one is running you ragged, huh? Oh yeah.
Been up to out here.
You wanna hang out this weekend, maybe go to the park? No, we can't.
Too busy.
Actually, we gotta get somewhere now so Okay.
Hey.
What was that about? What? What are you talking about? Did I do something that I don't know about? No, I Maybe we shouldn't be hanging out so much.
Why? It's nothing.
It doesn't mean anything.
Then it won't mean anything if we stop doing it, right? Are you guys almost done? Yeah.
No.
Got a car to pick up Scream.
He's at the orphanage.
Why he went there so early? Question is: why didn't he come home last night? Sergeant Scream and the strident frog? Right on.
Yeah but huh we should go.
Now we can go.
I beat you, America! Hey, baby.
It's me.
I'm sorry I keep missing you on the phone.
It's crazy between work and the baby.
He's good.
He's sleeping now.
Finally.
I'm trying to teach him to say "mamma" for you.
And uh I miss you so Try to call me again soon, it's hard.
I know.
It always feels like it's the middle of night here when it's day there.
But I'll try to be home more.
I love you.
Bye.
You will visit? Well, I think you'd be better off if the army stays away for a while.
But you are not the army.
I am, actually.
I am the army.
I gotta go.
Sergeant, you wanna get some breakfast? Or you're already filled up with croissants? Just drive, Smoke.
Yeah Translation : Anyone Sixe Guilamu Transcript : Travis
I was going home today.
I was going home after a year in this shithole.
And yesterday, they tell me I'm staying 90 more days.
And taking on this squad of virgins.
Fire! Any chance they were just civilians trying to get away from the fighting? - Any chance of that? - Yep.
Can I give you a piece of advice, Sir? No.
I want my men taken care of first, understand? I want the Americans taken care of first.
They generally try to look at the Americans first, Sir.
But as soon as the emergencies are sorted out, they work with whoever is the worst.
I don't care what they generally do, Sergeant.
I wanna do what I wanna do, understand? Are you warning me? Yeah.
About what? I'm not afraid of dying but I'm afraid of losing you.
They flew in a visitor for you.
It's your dad, he's out in the hall.
What? I ain't spoken with my father in 6 years.
He left when I was 14.
Said he was going out for cigarettes.
Welcome back, pop! What can I do for you, boys? My orders are to escort you to the base hospital, Sir.
Now.
I'm asking you why you didn't tell them we don't speak.
Are you trying to say something about me? About how I let you down or something, how I quit? I wasn't talking about you.
'Cause I didn't quit, all right? I've got 5 minutes on this phone card if you got anybody you wanna call.
You can't reach nobody? No.
There's no answer.
Shit, Sergeant! I'd love to use your 5 minutes.
Thanks.
Have a seat, Sergeant.
Thank you, Sir.
You want cold water? I've got ice.
Thank you, Sir.
The reason I asked you in is because your EAS is coming up and I haven't seen your paperwork.
- Is that an oversight? - No, Sir.
I'm not reenlisting, Sir.
Does that have anything to do with the disaster Lieutenant Hunter provoked? No, Sir.
You're 13 years in, Sergeant.
7 more and you can retire with full benefits.
I'm ready for something new, Sir.
You're one of the best staff NCOs I've got and I want you to stay.
You have something waiting on the outside better than this? Carpets, Sir.
A friend of mine from high school opened a chain of carpets stores in Tipika.
His business is doing well, he wants me to run it.
He's offering me a a real opportunity, Sir.
You're not from Tipika.
No, Sir.
How did you know that, Sir? I read your file, you're from Belmore.
Yes, Sir.
- I'm from Belmore too.
- Yes, Sir.
You never struck as in it for the money, Sergeant.
But the army has set aside $400 million for retention policies.
There's on reason some of that shouldn't be yours.
We could do a 6-year reenlistment, I can get you a $50,000 bonus.
Sir I Just wanted to keep you in the army, Sergeant.
Sorry, Sir.
If there's anything I can do to change your mind, you let me know.
Sergeant.
This is a notice to put on the premises.
Someone getting evicted, bro'.
I know that.
Homey don't pay, homey gotta go.
Why are we delivering, Sergeant? We're working for a landlord now? Iraqi interim government.
Why they evict these people? They need the building I guess for police station or something.
They have the right to take private property for public projects.
Eminent domain.
Apparently whoever's in it doesn't wanna move though.
Imagine that.
I've been evicted! Now you're on the other side.
Guess I'm moving up.
America, I beat you! Hold up! Hold up! Stop right there! Tariq, talk to him! He wants to show us his box.
Tell him to drop the box.
America, I beat you! Tell him to drop it, goddamn it! I'm on the box.
Put it down, goddamn it! Now! Put it down or you're dead! What is wrong with you? He is just a boy! This is a boy! What is the matter with you, people?! Lady, stop right there.
I am a French citizen and this is one of my boys.
You understand? Lady! Lady! Lady, I'm not letting you put my men at risk.
I don't care who you think you are.
If you have any influence over this boy, use it to save his life.
Now tell him to put the box down and walk away.
He thinks you will destroy it.
He's right.
That's my job.
Now tell him to put it down and walk away.
Now! I beat you.
Fire! It's a chess set.
You are a monster and a fool.
Yes, ma'am.
47 - 48 - You tire him out good.
He's gonna sleep like a log tonight.
Talking to him or me? Good point.
Are you tiring daddy out, Tank? Still have some energy for you left, don't worry.
You're sweaty and disgusting.
Just the way you like me.
Always.
I've been going over the bills again.
I think I figured out why nothing's adding up.
You know you haven't gotten paid since you got home from Germany? What? You're still in the military, they should be paying you.
I'm not exactly working.
If you're out, you get disability.
But if you're in, you get paycheck.
And we're not getting either.
Today's army Well, today's army owes us almost $3,200.
It's not my department, sweetheart.
It's finance.
I'm in department "get back into shape".
Well, at least your department is doing well anyway.
Good job! You wanna go to the kitchen? Okay.
Reach! Papers are in order, Ma'am.
You've been served with them twice.
You don't have a choice anymore.
This is an orphanage, officer.
It's Sergeant, ma'am.
And I'm sorry to hear that but you have to vacate the building anyway.
Another helpful gesture from the Americans? No, Ma'am.
I have run this orphanage from the time of the sanctions.
I have watched Iraqi children die from infection because the Americans wouldn't let the antibiotics in.
Ma'am I have watched Iraqi children die from American bombs! Ma'am, please.
Sergeant, every time the Americans have a helpful idea, more Iraqi children die.
Don't ruin the lives of these troubled children because you've had yet another helpful idea.
- It's not the Americans' idea.
- Of course, it is.
- It's the Iraqi interim government.
- They're American puppets! They're the government Iraqi people elected.
They are paid to do your bidding.
It's a struggle to work with them, Ma'am, take my word.
Public relations scam! It's a collaboration which as a French person, you should be able to understand.
You have until 1800 hours Friday to vacate the premises.
Until then, we can help you move.
After you're out in the street.
- Hey.
- Hey! - Want some punch? - Thanks.
Kids all right? They're not killing each other? They're fine.
What's wrong? - Nothing.
It's stupid.
- Don't say that.
It's just This morning I got home.
There was a message from my wife.
She got the cookies and she was going on about the pictures and me and the baby and how happy we look.
I just sat there thinking you took those pictures.
- Sergio - No, you took them.
And she's there.
- And we're here and - It's okay.
We shouldn't even be talking like this, it's not right.
We can talk.
There's nothing wrong with it.
The more we talk the more we No, this isn't This isn't right.
I'm sorry.
Hold our horses! You see sprinkles for the cupcakes? Little monsters, they see some cupcakes have sprinkles, now everybody has to have them! Here.
Thank God! You got more punch 'cause they're screaming for that too? Right here.
Hold up! When we get back to town tomorrow, find the kid and give him this.
What is it? Traveler chess set.
Didn't know Scream was a chess player.
If he is, why is he giving his chess set away? Maybe he figured he don't need it anymore.
What's that supposed to mean? A brother in the captain's office told me he's at the end of his contract and he didn't re-up.
- Shit! He's leaving us? - Shit! Wouldn't you? Said he only had 90 more days.
Yep.
That's less than a week now.
It scares the shit out of me, man.
- Me too.
- Don't scare me.
Don't tell me he's received his checks.
We haven't gotten one.
They've both gone out, Ma'am.
Ryder Bo.
Right here.
Well, they may have gone out but they haven't come in.
So maybe you could cancel them and hand me new ones.
Computer says they've all cleared, Ma'am.
He's cached them.
Look, we've never gotten any of these checks! Ma'am, these checks have been issued and cashed.
Not by me, they haven't.
Well maybe your husband cashed the checks without your knowledge.
Hey, Sergeant.
You need a translator? - You're fluent in French? - You'd better handle it.
- I can translate.
- You speak French? No.
I speak "bitch".
It's his first language.
Somebody call the media, Angel made a joke.
Sergeant, you want me to give the kid a chess set now? I told you to, didn't I? - Yeah.
- Then do it.
Hey, give me a hand, would you? Hey, kid! You speak English? You said the other day "I beat you".
I thought maybe you spoke English.
I beat you.
We got something for you.
It's another chess set.
Here.
I beat you.
Why does he keep saying that? I think he's challenging you to a game.
Really? I beat you I don't know about that kid.
I used to play chess at Cornel.
You were in like a chess club or something? Yeah.
God! Jesus! How did you become a soldier, man? You're a goddamn geek! And proud of it! Sergeant! You mind if I play with the kid a game of chess? Yeah, just make sure the building is covered while I'm inside.
If she ever answers the goddamn door.
I think he wants to use your watch as a timer.
Speed chess, huh? You know chess? Just what I've seen in a park.
This is gonna be good.
You think he's gonna beat me? Never underestimate your opponent.
Can I help you with something? Can we talk inside? I would prefer if your men left my children alone.
Soldiers are frightening to them.
They are playing chess.
Where did the chess set come from? It's mine.
It was mine.
You are here to throw this boy out of the only home he's ever known.
And you want to make friends first.
Is that it? You think that will make it easier? Can we just talk inside? Please? That boy your men are playing chess with, his parents were walking him to school when they were caught in a battle.
They covered him with their bodies.
They bled to death on top of him.
You are afraid of insurgents? Shut this place down, you may as well be turning him over to them.
That goes for all the children here.
Wait here, please.
- Ma'am, this is important.
- So is this.
I have to change a diaper.
Then I will be free to deal with your shit, Sergeant.
You know, chess started in India around the 7th century.
Been played in every major culture on the planet.
It's the game of the civilized world.
Makes you wonder why we're seeing it here then, right? Maybe it's a good sign.
Nations used to send their greatest minds around the world to compete.
Used to? In the 90s, Gary Kasparov, world's greatest chess player, he got challenged by this team of guys at IBM.
They built this computer called Deep Blue, programmed it to play chess.
Kicked his butt, did it? Twice.
Kind of the end of an era.
Era of the healthy white chess club.
You wouldn't understand.
Oh I understand all right.
- Not chess.
- Excuse me? See, that's the point.
There was a time when men used to compete with something called their brains.
You saying I ain't got brains? You can take the winner.
You mean, play the kid.
Hey, don't look now but that old Volvo has cruised by twice.
Maybe he's lost.
Do we go check it out? We'll cover the building.
Tell him I'll be back.
Don't touch that! He's just saying you're cheating.
That's all.
Tell him he's right.
But not when it comes to chess.
The board isn't going anywhere.
We'll see if he's got a reason to be afraid when I get back.
I beat you, America! I have 5 minutes.
What could you possibly have to discuss with me that we haven't already discussed? I might have a solution to your problem.
That is funny.
My problem is you.
You know what, lady? I don't need this shit.
Good.
Then go away.
I'm trying to help you.
You don't wanna see that, fine.
I'm out of the army in 10 days.
Good.
Go home, forget about us.
I'm looking forward to it but in the meantime, I'm stuck with you.
Now do you wanna hear my idea for saving your orphanage or you're too pig-headed to listen for 90 goddamn seconds to someone you look down at? I'm sorry.
Go ahead.
There's a vacant apartment building outside town.
They stopped construction on it during the war.
I know it means work.
But if the local council agrees, maybe you could take that building instead.
It won't be easy.
But if we can get them to agree to give you the building, there's all kinds of reconstruction money available that might pay to get it in shape.
Are you through? Yeah, that's it.
Why should these children be uprooted again? Why should they go to the edge of town? If you can rebuild abandoned building, why doesn't the local council put its police there instead of here? Local council doesn't want it here at all.
- That's what infuriates me.
- Then don't think about it.
I'm not sufficiently respectful.
Don't make it about you.
Excuse me? You love these kids, right? What business is it of yours? I can see on the pictures.
You'd give up anything to help them, wouldn't you? What business is it of yours? You have given up everything.
You don't have any other life.
Do you? This is it.
Isn't it? You think about going back to France but you never do, do you? How dare you? You're just like me.
You are insane.
Don't let these kids be put on the street because you're offended.
Keep your deranged opinion to yourself.
Just think about the apartment building, okay? I'm not leaving, understand? I'm drawing the line right here.
I'm not leaving.
I am as pig-headed as you are.
Lady I'm sorry to hear that.
Are you okay? Can you hear me? Are your ears all right? Yes, but they are ringing.
All right then listen for once.
Stay here and don't move, okay? I gotta check on my kids.
Well, I gotta check on mine too.
Keep away from the windows.
And tell the kids to keep away from the windows too.
Sound off.
Who's where? - Smoke.
I'm good.
- Me too.
Dim and Tariq went to check out a suspicious vehicle, we covered the front.
All right, let's go find them.
Dim, Tariq, sound off, goddamn it! - I'm good, Sergeant.
- I'm okay, Sergeant.
Son of a bitch turned around and came right back at us.
They were going for the humvee.
They were going for the building, man.
All right, everybody's okay.
Angel, call it in.
They may be people hurt inside.
Let's walk through and make sure, okay? Yeah.
- Oh shit! - Goddamn it! Goddamn it! Get the first aid kit out of the hummer now! Goddamn it! Hurry up! Rowhad 6, this is Rowhad 1.
I need a med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Break.
One civilian male child.
Over.
Rowhad 6, this is Rowhad 1.
Over.
Goddamn it, those comms are shit.
You want the other one? - Is he bad? - Get her, Smoke.
Lady! Lady! Lady! Oh God! Oh my God! Rowhad 1, this is Rowhad 6.
Over.
Rowhad 6, this is Rowhad 1.
I need med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Break.
One civilian male child.
Over.
Rowhad 1, roger civilian med-evac request.
Over.
Just keep breathing, kid.
Okay? Just keep breathing, kid.
I want them ready for dust off immediately.
- Sergeant.
- Get that.
Get him.
Shit! Get him! This is Rowhad 6.
Confirm med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Over.
Rowhad 6, copy med-evac at grid Sierra-Bravo 9073820.
Dust off in position in 30 minutes.
Over.
I need that med-evac now.
This kid is gonna bleed out.
Over.
Civilian med-evac confirmed in 30 minutes.
Over.
Goddamn it! He doesn't have 30 minutes.
Over.
I said I wanted him moved out now! Rowhad 1, 30 minutes out.
This is the best I can do.
Over.
All right, all right.
Disregard the med-evac.
We'll get him out on our own vehicle, all right? One, two, three.
Move! Move! Let's go! I'm going with you.
I'm going to ride with you.
Go! Go! Go! - He stopped breathing.
- Put him down.
All right.
All right.
Let's go.
You believe that guy? "I've been doing this a long time, Ma'am.
" "The computer's never wrong, Ma'am.
" You accusing me of something? No, I'm saying the guy is an ass.
It's about the third time you brought it up so I'd never think that.
Come on.
Well, if you don't think it, can I stop hearing it? Please.
You think that's such a good idea? I'm just saying Look, I decided to get off the morphine and I did cold turkey.
I think I proved I can handle it.
Well, if you can handle it, then why are you taking so many? I need them to get over this hump, okay? I'm pushing myself real hard.
Then don't push so hard.
I'm pushing so I can heal faster.
I've got it under control, okay? Come here.
I always do what I need to, right? I get the job done, don't I? - Yeah.
- Okay.
Sergeant, Lieutenant Hunter tells me the local council was adamant.
They want her and her orphanage gone.
I think we should override their authority in this matter, Sir.
It's a none military decision.
They voted.
The whole point is they're getting democracy.
I believe deeply in democracy, Sir.
I'm glad to hear that, Sergeant.
I'm just talking about a little horse-trading, Sir.
I hate to ask, Sergeant, but what are you bringing to the table? I'll reenlist.
6 years.
Keep the 50 grand.
I'm not the army most valuable asset, I know that.
But I'll throw what I've got into the pot.
You're going all in? Every once in a while, a man has to do that.
All right.
But I won't keep your bonus.
You might not think so but you earned it.
Thank you, Sir.
- Otherwise - Sir? You have yourself a deal.
Thank you, Sir.
Sergeant tells me you have an issue with your husband's paychecks.
Well, if you call not getting any of them and having my husband accused of cashing them behind my back an issue yeah.
- Your husband's Bo Ryder? - Yes.
- He's cached all his checks.
- No, he hasn't.
He's not depositing them at a bank.
Looks like he's using check cashiers to get the cash.
Take a look.
Avaline? Why the hell the army is sending his checks to Avaline? That's his address.
His address is right here on the base.
That's his address as it appears in his file.
His recruitment address.
When did you start sending his checks to his recruitment address? When his status changed, I guess.
- When he got hurt.
- I guess so.
That's brilliant.
All right, Mrs.
Ryder.
Really the army at its best.
- Mrs.
Ryder.
- I love the army.
I'm going to take care of this myself.
You're gonna take care of this yourself? - Yes.
- Really? Without help? - Recruitment address? - Your dad's.
In Avaline.
That's in their computer.
My dad's is cashing my paychecks? It's his name too.
But it's not his money.
They know that now.
I explained it.
How much? How much did he steal? 3,200.
Major says we have a legal clinic.
He gave me the name of a lawyer there.
He might be able to recover some of it.
From now on, we're getting direct depository USAA account.
Bo! Where are you going? Bo, please! Where are you going? Get my money back.
I don't understand.
Suddenly, the local council is letting us stay? Well, they're getting a lot of money from the rebuilding effort.
They know it's because of you.
How did you manage that? What do you mean? I didn't do anything.
You are a terrible liar.
No, I'm not.
Why would I lie? What did you give up? What is it you give up, Sergeant? Are you still going home next week? What have you done? You think he would have won? I know he would have won.
You were gonna let him? I'll play his hand out.
I'm not gonna let you win.
Well, I'm not gonna let you win either, white boy.
Black's move, ain't it? Black versus white.
No bullshit.
That's what I love about chess.
Sergio.
- Hey.
- Hey! I've been calling you a lot lately.
Is your machine broken? I've been busy.
This one is running you ragged, huh? Oh yeah.
Been up to out here.
You wanna hang out this weekend, maybe go to the park? No, we can't.
Too busy.
Actually, we gotta get somewhere now so Okay.
Hey.
What was that about? What? What are you talking about? Did I do something that I don't know about? No, I Maybe we shouldn't be hanging out so much.
Why? It's nothing.
It doesn't mean anything.
Then it won't mean anything if we stop doing it, right? Are you guys almost done? Yeah.
No.
Got a car to pick up Scream.
He's at the orphanage.
Why he went there so early? Question is: why didn't he come home last night? Sergeant Scream and the strident frog? Right on.
Yeah but huh we should go.
Now we can go.
I beat you, America! Hey, baby.
It's me.
I'm sorry I keep missing you on the phone.
It's crazy between work and the baby.
He's good.
He's sleeping now.
Finally.
I'm trying to teach him to say "mamma" for you.
And uh I miss you so Try to call me again soon, it's hard.
I know.
It always feels like it's the middle of night here when it's day there.
But I'll try to be home more.
I love you.
Bye.
You will visit? Well, I think you'd be better off if the army stays away for a while.
But you are not the army.
I am, actually.
I am the army.
I gotta go.
Sergeant, you wanna get some breakfast? Or you're already filled up with croissants? Just drive, Smoke.
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