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Fletcher Ridge, Illinois.

Large enough to have a UPS office and a driver named Jared Harper.

Very good, Brooks. Any physical description?

Size, weight, and color all match Jared perfectly. And he got the job at almost

exactly the same time that I calculated his position.

Call Al. I already have. He's on his way.

Great. Let's go.

What? Angel.

Angel, I have to see you.

The junkyard near the Clinton Street overpass.

And hurry.

You look bothered, Miss Parker.

Don't you have a bake sale to organize? I know these are stressful times for

you. That's why I want you to have this.

It's a prayer card. I slept with it under my pillow.

That explains the grease stains.

I asked for it to be filled with the answers you need.

God bless.

You too.

Podcast? You're coming?

I'll be back.

What about Jared?

What about Lyle?

Buy me some time, a few hours.

Ouch.

Sorry, Mr. J. It got away from me.

Wow.

This is a great car.

Thanks. I bought it with my Tooth Fairy money.

Tooth Fairy?

You know, you put your tooth under your pillow, the Tooth Fairy takes it and

leaves you money.

Didn't you ever get that when you were a kid?

I wasn't really a kid when I was a kid.

Thanks, mister.

Would you just shut up? I don't want to talk about this anymore.

Damn it, Sarah. We don't have a choice.

Cam, we don't need to be making these arrangements.

The hell we don't.

The people at the hospital already showed they don't care whether us

live or die. Bailey, come on.

Cam, the doctor said... I know what the doctor said. I know what needs to be

done.

Why do you have guns?

Cam, what are you planning to do?

I didn't start this, Sarah.

They have guns.

I don't know, but look, you just gotta do something before somebody gets

okay?

I appreciate... Mister?

tight and wait for my command.

If there's a clear shot, you let me know. Well, that's an interesting

philosophy. Shoot first, ask questions later.

Who are you?

Special Agent Jared Jackson, Chicago FBI.

I'm the hostage negotiator.

This is my show now.

Damn.

There are pretenders among us.

I was taken from my family. 36 ,000 is already demonstrating more talent than

any of our others.

How many people died because of what I thought up?

Since I broke out, I've spent every moment searching for my past. He's a

pretender. A genius who can become anyone that he wants to be.

Cassandra wants him alive.

Preferably. He defends the weak and abused.

Life's a gift.

Are

you a

doctor? I am today.

Best we can figure, there's a half a dozen people being held, including three

patients in a siege wing that could die in the next few hours without treatment.

Kill that alarm.

Yes, sir. The hostage takers.

Billy Larson. He's 21.

Good kid with no pride.

Big brother Cam's 28. He's a hothead. He goes all the way back to high school.

Weapons? Rifle and shotgun, according to your sister.

I'll need her brought here as soon as possible. Yes, sir.

They make any demands?

Nothing yet.

What's your read on the situation?

You're the big badge. You tell me.

They've isolated the situation to a specific area of the hospital where the

father is a patient. My guess is some sort of grievance against the hospital.

How do you figure that?

Like you said, I'm the big badge.

Let's go to work.

This is FBI Special Agent Jared Jackson.

I want to talk to you about your demands.

You've got something on your mind.

Now might be a good time to discuss it.

This is between us and the hospital.

You've got your father in there.

Innocent people who need medical attention.

Neither one of us want anyone to die here today.

So why don't you tell me what you want, and we can end this thing.

I want you to write this down.

$41 ,342 .17.

Not a penny more, not a penny less. Over and out.

I'll see what I can do.

I need to establish a direct phone line into that room.

Yes, sir.

What if they don't answer?

Hell, they could have already killed somebody, and we'd never know it.

Where can I get blueprints of this building?

I can get them here in ten minutes.

All right.

I need a fiber optics video camera with a transmitter and microwave intercept.

Hold on, Einstein.

This town has two red lights, three hardware stores.

Meaning? Meaning if you want a hammer, I can help you out. If you want to build

a nuclear reactor, you're out of luck.

This town have an electronics store.

That we got.

I'm going to make a list of things I need.

Get these to me ASAP.

Angel.

You weren't followed.

Daddy, you look... Oh, I'm sorry to scare you.

Come on, come on.

Daddy, what the hell is going on?

Come on back here.

Where have you been?

Underground. This is the last place they'd look.

Now look.

There's a strong box in SL -22.

In a panel behind the fire hose.

Songbox? Yeah.

It's filled with cash. Bring it to me. But don't tell anybody.

Life and death, understand?

No, I don't. Brigitte and I had to leave our hiding place. I need the money to

last us a few weeks.

If I knew why you were running... What? Bad news.

Jared never showed up for his shift at the UPS job.

Lyle? He's looking for you, and he is... What else is new?

I want you to keep searching for Jared. I'll be back as soon as I can.

Daddy?

This whole thing is going to turn into a nightmare.

Nobody's going to want to get treated at the O .K. Corral. Who are you?

Rebecca Simons, hospital administrator.

Dr. Stephen Franklin, chief cardiologist. They spoke to a lot of

before they pulled a gun. I'm listening.

Family brought their father. He was complaining of chest pains. Family

it might be a heart attack.

He was admitted to CCU? Yes, yes. I diagnosed him with a type of arrhythmia

known as atrial fibrillation.

Painful, but it's not life -threatening.

Well, apparently his sons had a different opinion.

Well, maybe I should have kept Mr. Larson one more night to ease their

Does this figure mean anything to you, Doctor?

$41 ,342 .17.

Not in particular. What is it?

That's a good question. Agent Jackson, there are patients in there who will die

in the next few hours if left untreated.

Excuse me.

Sarah.

My name is Jared.

The man with the telephone.

I'm with the FBI.

I think it's safe to say that neither one of us woke up this morning expecting

to be here.

I realize that you're going through a very difficult time right now.

But I have to understand.

Why are your brothers doing this?

Look, I want to end this thing without anybody getting hurt.

But the truth is I can only hold those men off for so long.

Everything was always pretty crazy in our family.

But things seemed to really come undone after Mom died.

Especially for Cam.

Your mom was here at this hospital?

The same room where Daddy had... He was so sick when they sent her home and...

She died a few days later.

And now your father's here.

Look, my brothers may be doing the wrong thing, but they must be doing it for

the right reason.

And I am not going to help you kill them for it.

Agent Jackson, got the equipment you wanted?

All right.

Let's see what's going on in there.

What are we going to do, Cam?

I'm thinking.

I'm thinking.

I hope you know what you're doing, big brother.

I don't get it. Sometimes it helps to be a fly on the wall.

Or in this case, the air vent.

It will give us a better sense of the space.

Where the hostages are being held.

Windows. Exits.

Out and down.

I could use this to help get a clean shot. I have men on the roof next to Z's

wing. Isn't it your job to consider everybody's safety?

My job is to save the lives of those civilians inside. If I hesitate and one

innocent person dies, it's my fault.

I won't make that mistake.

The sheriff seems a little on edge.

He has his reasons.

Your mama was still alive?

No, she's not, and I am.

Stop talking.

Let's get some rest.

Man, there are guns and badges all over the place down there.

What the hell did you think was going to happen? Come in here with guns, they

leave a parking ticket on our car.

Just keep a lookout.

Sheriff says kill...

What now?

Yeah. Cam, this is Agent Jackson. Turn the lights and air back on.

All right, I'll give you what you want.

And you give me a couple of hostages.

Why should I trust you? You have my word. No harm will come to you or your

brother as long as we keep talking.

Now, do we have a deal?

Cam, you can trust me.

Cam, talk to me.

Get down! Everybody get down!

I had Cam's trust until your sniper got trigger happy.

Hey, Cam.

Lawson isn't a man who can be trusted.

He incited a riot while he was in prison. Did you know that? The guns were

beating the prisoners and they were convicted on brutality charges. Did you

that?

I got Cam on the line.

Cam. Are you guys crazy? I had nothing to do with that shooting, I swear to

Look, it's important that I come in there and speak to you face to face.

I'm not here to talk. I'm here to save my dad's life. Understand?

It's too hot in here. Turn on the air now.

Yes, yes, I will turn the air conditioning back on, I promise.

Now, can I come in there?

Okay, but just you, unarmed.

Ten minutes.

All right.

Ten minutes.

It was Cam's kid.

I had them brought in. To get under his skin.

To get into his heart.

What? Where are you? Never mind. Did you find Jared? Well, I was scanning police

chatter in Fletcher Ridge, and I came across a hostage negotiation situation

there in a hospital.

FBI involvement.

And? It sounded like something that Jared would be drawn to, so I contacted

Chicago office of the FBI. Let me guess. No FBI involvement.

If there were any agents on the job there, they would have come from the

office, and they hadn't sent anybody.

I'll never let him.

Get the jet ready, and I'll be back as soon as I can.

I love ice cream.

I want to help your dad, but I'm going to need your help to do it.

Last night, Daddy was yelling at Billy and Sarah.

He was angry.

He said the hospital was going to send Grandpa Jake home to die, just like they

did Grandma.

He said they were murderers.

Murderers.

Looks like you just lost a tooth. It fell out.

Are you going to put it under your pillow for the tooth fairy?

Tonight. Wow.

How much do you figure you're going to get?

Maybe a dollar.

A dollar.

How about you?

I'd like to make five.

It's Agent Jackson.

I'm coming in, and I'm unarmed.

Check him out.

It's Clint.

He could have got somebody killed shooting in here like that.

That was a mistake.

That officer's been removed from the line. We're not exactly talking about an

elite police force out there.

Tell me about it.

So you're ready to end this thing, Cam?

Get your father taken care of?

I know you care about him. That's why you're doing this.

You don't know nothing.

Why don't you explain it to me?

$41 ,342 .17.

That's an odd price to place on somebody's life. Not my price.

Theirs.

Oh, she's getting worse.

Hey, hey!

So what are you going to do? Are you going to keep her here and let her die?

life for your father's, is that it? Cam, maybe we should let her go, huh? Billy,

shut up!

You're not a killer, Cam. You let this woman die and you're going to spend the

rest of your life in prison.

You and Billy here.

Think about your children.

My kids.

They won't understand this.

Can't believe how much your little boy looks like you.

You talk to my boy?

It's a procedure.

Oh, Cody.

He asked me to give you this.

So how much do you want me to leave for him?

How much? Money.

From the Tooth Fairy.

Right. Tooth Fairy.

You got a dollar?

I only got to five.

Give it here.

You're going to give him five bucks for a baby, too? Just give me the money,

Billy.

You walk out of here now, Cam, you can still put this money under your son's

pillow yourself.

I can't leave him.

You don't get it, do you?

This isn't just about my father. It's about every person out there who is sick

and deserves to be treated with dignity.

They're going to send this man home. Does he look like he should go home to

At least give me a hostage.

You've got to work with me here, Cam.

There are a lot of people out there who are looking for any reason to shoot you

and your little brother over here.

All right, take that lady.

Take her.

Help her.

Unhook her and get her out of here.

What about the others? One at a time.

All right, all right, all right.

One at a time.

You're doing a good thing here, Cam.

Some of those patients don't get treatment real soon. We could have a

here.

Meaning? Maneuver Cam to a window.

One shot and it's over.

Why is it that you feel that bullets are the only option?

One shot.

Deputy, may I have a word with you?

What's your name?

Lindsay.

Lindsay Tyler.

Shouldn't bite your nails, Lindsay. It's a bad habit.

I know.

You don't remember me, do you?

Should I?

Cindy Perkins, junior high school, Sadie Hawkins dance.

I asked you to dance once and you said yes.

I had stringy hair, braces.

Yeah, yeah.

You chased me around the gym all night. What was that, 10, 15?

You kept asking the band to play your favorite song, Dreamweaver.

Oh, that's a damn fine song.

You know, my dad died of heart problems.

That's why I went into nursing.

Your father's sweater reminds me of my dad.

Look, Cindy.

I'm sorry about all this. I never meant to.

Cam?

Cam, come here. Go, go, go.

He's not breathing.

I need a doctor in here now. Now!

All right, Cam, I'll send one in.

Get your gear.

Now.

What did you say? Those men are heavily armed and they've already threatened the

lives of innocent people. Unless you can assure me of my safety, I'm not going

anywhere.

Get the lights back on in that room. What are you going to do?

Agent Jackson. Agent Jackson.

Cam, it's Agent Jackson. I'm coming in. I asked for a doctor.

Cam, he's going into cardiac arrest.

Let him in, Cam.

Dammit, we didn't come here to kill our own father.

Come in.

Leave it easy. But where's the doctor? There isn't a doctor available.

I hope you can handle it.

If my old man dies, so do you.

He's been flat for 15 seconds.

Nettles chart?

Clear.

Nothing. 25 seconds.

Talk to him. What? I needed to fight. Tell him a story from your past.

you did together. Talk to him. Clear.

Nothing. We're running out of time. Talk to him.

Forty seconds.

Dad, remember when I was five years old, how you used to take me hunting up near

Patchett Lake?

I'm going to 360 Jewels. Keep talking.

You used to wake me up early while it was still dark. I used to hate getting

so early, but you said it was important to get out before the sun. Clear.

You told me that a sunrise in the woods was as close to God as a breathing man

could get. You remember when you said that?

You remember that, Dad?

One minute. Clear.

Come on, old man.

Fight. Don't give up. Fight.

Don't leave us, please.

We need you.

I'm going to hit him again. Clear. Come on. Come on, Pop. We need you.

Cody and Carrie need their grandpa. If we don't get him back quick, there could

be permanent damage.

Die in me, Dad. Hang in there. Come on.

Don't die in me, Dad.

Come on.

I'm getting a palm.

They really train them up there at the FBI Academy.

Let's get a closer look.

How was that?

What the hell happened?

I don't know. The signal went dead.

Look, Kemp.

You've made all the right choices up till now. Let me take another hostage

of here.

Okay, yeah. You, Cindy, go home. No. What? I don't leave until you do.

For my father.

I'll go.

I've got to get that picture back.

We've still got sound, Sheriff.

I've been watching this the whole time.

I should blow you away right now. I knew I couldn't trust you people.

No, no.

No.

Not like this.

Hi.

Get out. Take her with you. No more talking.

Get out.

Are you out of your mind? Hey, it was an accident. You could have gotten all of

us killed in there. We can't keep pushing them. Why can't you get that

your head? You know, I've had a belly full of you. Oh, yeah, and what is that

supposed to mean? You're the big bad.

You figure it out.

Alice, get me the number for the FBI office in Chicago.

I doubt you'll find Miss Parker searching through her desk.

We saw her this morning. I think she had some errands to run.

She didn't say where she was going? You know your sister.

You know she dances to the beat of a different drummer.

Oh, I've noticed.

You two wouldn't lie to me, would you?

So, anybody see the Redskins game this weekend?

Agent Jackson, any idea when I might be allowed back in my office?

No idea.

It's very impressive the way you handled that code situation.

I didn't have much of a choice, did I?

Tell me something.

How are insurance claims processed at this hospital?

In the middle of a hostage situation and you're wondering about billing

procedures? I'm just curious.

For instance, an HMO claim.

Well, HMOs rely on the information provided by the attending physician.

So a particular medical procedure would be approved or denied based upon your

recommendation. Yeah, that and the recommendation of the facilities

administrator. Rebecca Simons. Well, in the case of this hospital, yes.

What percentage of major surgeries have been denied at this hospital?

Oh, I don't know.

Take a guess.

About 50%. 68%. 11 percentage points higher than the national average. Why do

you think that is, Doctor? Maybe they're just, uh...

Lot of healthy people in this town.

Maybe.

We need to talk.

You look like hell.

That's the way it is when you're dying.

Got yourself in a real mess here, boy.

I get everything else in my life.

Look, maybe I didn't do the things that I should have when you were small.

Hell, I was making it up as I went.

But I taught you kids right from wrong.

I did that.

I'm trying to save you, Dad. Why?

Because we're a family.

I never knew my own old man.

Not more than a smack in the head.

Now and then, I just did the best that I could.

When your mama died, I think a little bit of me went too.

You must have been fighting the same pain.

I miss her every day.

Me too, Pop.

$41 ,342 .17.

This is the exact amount this hospital charges for heart bypass surgery.

What are you talking about?

Jake Larson has sky -high levels of creatine kinase enzyme in his blood.

So? His fingertips are blue from lack of oxygen.

I still don't follow.

He has heart disease.

He's headed for a massive heart attack. His only chance of survival is heart

bypass surgery.

The same surgery this hospital denied him.

Who the hell are you?

Excuse me?

I called the FBI. Nobody's ever heard of an agent Jared Jackson.

Well, it's a big agency.

Maybe you talked to the wrong person. Any of those people in there die.

It's on your head. Do you understand what that means to have somebody's blood

your hands?

As a matter of fact, I do.

And so do you.

Your deputy told me about that hostage situation a year ago at the grocery

store. The way you lured that perpetrator into the doorway and

the kill shot.

Did he tell you how that same hostage taker took his gun and shot to death a

-year -old stock boy?

Did he describe the sick feeling I get every time I see that boy's parents on

the street?

You did what you thought was the right thing to do. And an innocent boy lost

life.

That's the blood I have on my hands.

Agent Jackson.

Certainly has been a long day, hasn't it?

Agent Jackson. I was wondering if you and I could have a little talk.

Oh, well, the truth is I'm late for a meeting. Perhaps later. I know about the

cover -up concerning Jake Larson's coronary disease.

What could an HMO possibly have to gain by such a cover -up?

I saw you and Dr. Franklin arguing in the parking lot.

I know what's going on.

We could talk about it here in private, or we could go downtown and talk under

the glare of the television cameras.

It's up to you.

Is it just for the money?

Or was it something more personal?

I see the way you and Dr. Franklin are together.

My girlfriends and I used to dream about meeting a doctor, falling in love and

living happily ever after.

I actually believed that the way it would be for Stephen and me.

Your signature is on the release forms for all the patients in question. I made

my decisions based on Franklin's recommendation.

I looked the other way and one came.

Next thing I knew, I... All for money.

Franklin was getting kickbacks from the HMOs for not doing expensive surgeries.

By denying certain procedures to critically ill patients, he saved the

hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That makes a nice percentage.

I swear to you.

I didn't know about Jake Larson until his sons took over the hospital.

Franklin said that you questioned him and he threatened to expose me if I said

anything and...

Not half as afraid as those patients who were sent home to die.

The key you gave me doesn't work.

Really?

Ha! Must have given you the wrong one.

Let me try this one.

Doesn't that work?

Angel, I'm sorry I had to drag you into this.

Baby Parker, what was that? No, it's nothing.

It looked like some sort of a medical record.

No, it's ancient history. Is it mine or Lyle's? It doesn't matter.

Trust me.

Someday, when I have more time, I'll explain everything to you. But right

need your gun.

My gun?

This is about that hit out on you.

Yeah, the bastards are closing in.

Who ordered it? I know, I know.

I do know that this is the only thing that really matters.

It's the future of our family.

It's the heir to the Parker name, and it's growing inside Brigitte.

The baby will be here soon.

What else can I do?

Well, the key is to tell Jared.

Bring it back.

It's going to be just like it was.

Yeah. Dr. Franklin, Agent Jackson.

Cam and Billy Larson have tapped into hospital records and are trying to find

information about patients who are denied care.

Can you cut them off? We tried. I suggest that I download everything. I

want you to lose any patient records.

No, no, I'll, uh, I'll handle that. I know which files are important.

Can I get back in my office yet? I don't think that's a very good idea. I mean,

things are still pretty dangerous up here. I couldn't assure your safety.

Dr. Franklin?

Dr. Franklin?

I'm on my way up. If you think that's best.

What happened?

I was shot.

The Larson boys.

They're crazy. They're coming down the hallway.

They say they know who's responsible for trying to kill their father.

Doctor. Can you breathe?

My heart.

What's happening to me?

The same thing that you let happen to Jake Larson.

You're having a massive heart attack.

What have you done to me? I laced your keyboard with a tricyclic

It's absorbed through the fingertips.

It speeds up the heart's rhythm.

That's why I faked getting shot.

Told you that the Larson boys were coming down the hallway. I wanted to

you. You see, adrenaline, it really increases the effects of the drug.

Why? Because of what you did to Jake Larson.

Because of the drugs you gave him to cover up the symptoms of his coronary

disease. Who are you?

I'm everyone.

I'm no one.

If you tell me the truth, I can bring your heart back to normal.

Look, we're all on the same side here.

There's no reason I'd let this become a problem.

Oh, it became a problem when you aligned yourself with an HMO that cared more

about profits than taking care of patients.

God, Larson wouldn't have survived another year no matter what we did. That

not the point.

You're a doctor. Your job is to give care, not take it away.

That cyanosis must really be setting in right now. You should really seek

treatment, or you could die within minutes.

Please.

How many people? How many people did you let die so you could stuff your pocket?

All right, I took kickbacks from the HMOs.

Just send patients home, now, please. Help me.

Please.

Sorry, Doc, but your claim has been denied.

No. No.

No.

Is he really going to

die? I just laced his keyboard with the Jackson.

He has nothing more than a really bad case of heartburn. And he'll probably

bladder control for a couple of days.

I'm going to drop some charges against the brothers. Let the judge deal with

rest.

Considering the circumstances, I think they've suffered enough for one family.

I think you're right.

I want to thank you for keeping me from doing something stupid.

I guess we can't let the mistakes of our past ruin our future.

Will you excuse me, Sheriff?

Excuse me.

Are you from the Chicago office?

Are you a reporter?

Luke Hope Gazette. And have you been involved during the entire crisis?

No, I just arrived on the scene. There was another negotiator involved.

Our source from your Chicago office tells us he was an imposter.

That's what we've been told. And where is he? No idea.

You know, I don't know how he did it, but witnesses say he really knew what he

was doing.

Excuse me.

It's your fault we missed him.

Don't tell anybody.

I said, understand?

Someday when I have more time, I'll explain everything to you. Well, if he's

still Jared, bring him back.

It'll be just like it was.

you're going to be held accountable for this, Parker.