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Furnished.

Stay back!

Outlaw one, flight of two, checking in as fragged.

Red hook three five zero seven, tally two hostile, one o'clock. So I got

Andrew's daughter one of those cabbage patch dolls for her birthday. Can

someone explain them to me? What do you mean? Their faces.

Why do they look like that? Their eyes are too small and their cheeks are all

swollen. It's like they're on steroids.

I think they're kind of cute. They're just chubby like babies. You know, if I

saw a baby like that, I'd never stop screaming.

Outlawed to a tally. My understanding is that they're born in a cabbage patch.

You say that like it's not insane.

Whatever happened to good old Raggedy Andy?

Uh, we better do this drill or not.

Uh-oh, Russians are getting impatient.

Engaging north man, paints on, fights on.

Outlawed to take a south man, turning and burning.

What you gonna do?

Hey, you got nowhere to go, boss. You ready to call it?

Uh-huh, maybe.

Kill Northman, you're dead, Nikita.

Splash one meg.

Long shot, safe status.

Southland's a kill, Bubba. I think we can all agree that this was deeply

embarrassing for our Soviet colleagues.

Hey, you got lucky, Lieutenant.

See you on the boat.

Uh, what's happening?

I think we'll be having a flight controls malfunction.

What's going on?

My yellow line is jammed. I'm holding a full left stick.

Just, hey, hold it steady.

Let me get a visual.

Oh, yeah, I see it.

Can't land no moments while I'm shaking like this.

LSO, you copy?

LSO copies.

All right. Get my boys on the boat. I'm going to hang back with Boomer.

Good luck, brother.

Unpucker, Boomer.

Pitch you up to altitude.

No, go.

Juice is 2.1. I'm nearly dry.

Think I got a punch out?

No. Think of the taxpayers.

I'm going to try something. I just want you to hold her as steady as you can.

What the hell are you doing?

I'm going to unjam your aileron. How?

Don't worry. Just drop your gear, fly your needles.

It's going to the table.

I know. Kind of crazy. Just go with me.

You're going to get us both killed.

It's okay.

That's all right. I'm a professional.

No go.

Wave off, 382. You're going to hit the tower.

He's right. You've got to abort.

You just focus on meatball and line up AOA.

You're going to feel a little pressure.

Okay.

All right, I owe you one, buddy.

I owe you more.

You just made me employee of the month.

They're going to let me park my plane next to the entrance.

Let me say to the hostage fans, we have not given up. We never will.

And I promise you we'll use every legitimate means to free your loved ones

from captivity.

But I must also... What did he say? He said I'm going to live another 75 years.

Oh, come on. Does that mean stuff has got you under anything?

I told you I'm cured.

Excuse me.

Rules are, you gotta be in a wheelchair until you leave the hospital.

Really? Come on. No, no, no.

Dad, you don't have to protect me from this stuff. I'm pretty good for

stressful things.

Oh, Lord.

Well, I'm gonna try a new medicine.

It's worked on rats, so it should be good for me.

You wanna go to the turf tonight? Grab a steak or something?

I bet you're meeting your friends.

You're my friends.

Well, thank you very much.

But if you wanna cheer me up, then go drink with your pals.

At least pretend you haven't given up so much for me.

Besides, I'm going out with that girl tonight.

Oh, nice.

Dinner and a funeral.

Good dick.

Don't let Gorbachev... Right, well, I don't know if Gorbachev... Is the

problem? It seems to me like he is trying to make some reforms. The guy

came up to the Politburo. He died in the world communist, regardless of what he

called it. Here comes Captain America. That's right. Honestly, I don't see the

big difference between capitalism and communism. What? The system, it flies in

the face of human nature. You can't reform something that's fundamentally

broken. No, you didn't.

Lenin, Stalin, you know, these guys would pretend that we're living in some

high there. We're living in... some, you know, big, happy collective.

You know, but for some reason, that collective is always at the cost of

individual freedom.

Sorry, hi.

Would you like to stay up tonight, sir?

Take me, for example. I think we can all agree that I'm the best pilot that

there's, please.

I know you can.

I don't have any shame. Or should I?

Because in America, we celebrate being the best.

We reward greatness. You know what happens over there if you're great?

What's that? Tell them.

Nothing. You're just another comrade. That's not a society. That's a prison.

Anyone who doesn't fight to break out of that, well, then they're, you know, part

of the problem.

Even the poor sibs who just happen to be born there?

Silence is complicity.

Hey,

buddy.

You know, it sounds like this. I am so glad they made that movie.

Gentlemen.

Commander.

Everything okay, sir?

Speak privately for a moment.

Yes, Lieutenant Kelly.

I've been briefed on your stunt today.

Okay, yeah, I saw an opportunity to help a wingman and save an aircraft.

Easy, Kelly, I'm not here to tear you down.

You ever heard of Big Bird?

Not the one from Sesame Street.

Then no.

Operation Big Bird.

Since 71, the NRO has been sending up recon satellites to keep track of what

the Russians are doing.

The remote regions of the USSR.

The problem with that is resolution is limited, so occasionally we have to send

someone out for a closer look.

You need a spy plane.

You want me to fly a spy plane?

You ship up to Ramstein Air Base in Germany 0400 tomorrow. I'll brief you

there. And it's TS, so don't tell anyone you're leaving.

Thank you, sir, for the opportunity. Thank you. No, thank you for earning it.

Last week, we received imagery suggesting that the Russians are

building missile silos northeast of Miendoma.

That places our area of ops 1,200 miles inside the Soviet border. That's 30

minutes in and 30 minutes out.

The site is flanked by four SAM sites, as far as we know.

And the nearest Russian airstrip is at Osmino, 200 miles east. All this

suggests that the Russians are not using this site to make nesting goals.

You'll fly in at 80,000 feet above the SAM ceiling.

You'll get your shots and your laminals.

You're the only one here, Kelly.

You said 80,000 feet, sir. Doesn't that exceed the max altitude of a U-2?

That's correct.

But you won't be flying the U-2.

The SR-71 Blackbird.

Max speed, Mach 3+. Ceiling, 85,000 feet.

Fastest, highest flying aircraft in the world.

She's a beauty.

She's a beast.

She's going to outrun a missile.

You'll be in a full pressure suit, but that won't stop you from getting

shredded should you decide to eject above Mach 1.

Correct me if I'm wrong, sir, but isn't this an Air Force hot?

It's a black op.

Flying for the CIA.

You're decommissioning me.

Temporarily. Your training with the cameras used on the Blackbird makes you

uniquely qualified.

You'll be second seat to an Air Force flyer. Wait, I'm real.

I'm not flying?

Not this time, squid.

Major Sanders, Lieutenant Kelly. The Major here has flown 23 sorties on the

Blackbird.

Nice to meet you.

Uh-huh.

You ever, uh, wonder fire in this?

Wouldn't have been doing my job if I had.

This isn't a Navy tack air beer run.

Recon requires less brawn, more brains.

I can see that.

Yeah.

You just keep your eyes on the radar and let me do the rest.

Got it. Okay. I'm picking up a bogey to the big old pile of cheekbones and

eyebrows at night 12. All right. You can fang each other all you want on the

ground here, but up there you are one or you are dead.

Remember that. Understood, sir. Sorry I made fun of your face. You just don't

see them like that outside of nightmares.

Jesus,

Dad.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I thought you didn't come home because you got lucky.

Well, I might have. We'll see.

Should I be worried?

No, no, no, no. It's a walk in the park.

Oh. Which park?

Libya? Iran?

Uh, that classified park, actually.

Well, don't get yourself in that. No, no, no, no. I never do.

I never do. I gotta go.

I, uh, I love you, Pop.

Love you, too, pal.

Okay. You don't want to put those in your boot.

I'm sorry?

The chain can choke you if you have to eject.

I mean, Zoomies know that.

Oh, yeah?

Zoomies know that?

Tag question, tag.

This is a 1.3 PSI. It's got an IGV to lock up.

5043, checklist complete.

Affirmative, IGV normal.

OVC camera off, check's good.

5043, wind 265, as 5, cleared for takeoff runway.

So, Sanders, are you married?

Kids? Not a priority till I make Colonel.

Same.

You think that's why they chose us?

No tithes?

You know, we don't have to talk.

Do you realize if your dream comes true, what that'll make you?

What's that?

Colonel Sanders.

No one's ever pointed that out?

It's all

just

one big chunk of land from up here.

Flight level 8-0-0.

Copy that.

Be advised, you are now crossing Soviet airspace 512 miles from target.

OVC camera on.

Ready.

How are we looking?

Heavy soup over the target.

Doubt we'll get anything clean.

Base, we've got poor viz. Please advise.

Habu, descend to flight level 450.

First time for everything.

Copy, 450.

There we go.

Film is moving.

We got eyes on target.

Bravo, Zulu.

Get back on altitude and RTB.

Bogey 19010.

Damn it.

5 o'clock.

Jamming engaged and working.

Why are you banking? We'll lose airspeed.

I've got this.

No, you don't. He'll gain on us.

See, Kelly?

This is why you're a trunk monkey.

And I'm a...

Defensive scram east 100 miles west of Pechora. Pilot is unresponsive and I've

lost all flight control.

You cannot eject at that speed, assassin.

I know, I know.

What is this?

Hey!

How good you have not died.

Who are you? Where am I?

My name is Nikolai Ustinov, but you should call me Nick, and you're in my

home.

Welcome. It is an honor.

Why am I tied to the bed?

I tied you so that you would not move during the surgery.

What do you mean, surgery?

The stick in your leg, I removed it and repaired an artery. There was a great

deal of blood.

You screamed a lot, but that is my fault because I do not have proper anesthesia.

Can you untie me now?

Of course.

Soon, yes.

But I need you to rest now so that the healing can continue.

Okay. What is with all the American stuff?

This may shock you, but I admire your country.

Very much.

Your democracy and your culture and your food. I have never had McDonald's, but I

suspect I would love it. You could almost say I am obsessed.

Is that right? My dream is to someday live in America.

Drive from sea to shining sea in our recreational vehicle.

What? I don't know yet.

What I will do for work, but I know that there anything is possible.

Yeah, I Have something I want to show you

This

is very special but also quite illegal

A man could go to jail for having this.

I have watched it over 100 times, and each time I imagine I am the man in the

movie doing the things that he does.

You see, we don't get many American films here, but last year I came upon

this bootleg of Top Gun.

It confirmed for me all of my beliefs about your people.

And then suddenly one day here you are, falling from the sky like Providence.

Listen, Nikolai. Stop!

Nick. Call me Nick.

Nick.

I'm Troy.

Troy. Nice to meet you. I appreciate you patching me up, Nick.

But as you can imagine, I really need to get going. I am behind enemy lines.

Not that you're an enemy, right? Just the opposite, Troy. I'm your biggest

fan.

Good. Good.

So you'll understand why I need to get across the border. Of course. The

nearest border is Finland.

How far is that? 2,000 kilometers.

Well, shit.

I don't like to hang a portrait of a man who destroys my country.

Gorbachev believes that he is saving her.

I remember the times when Russia was an empire.

Half of the world was under our influence. And now what?

We are losing in a bloodless war, in a soulless superstition.

And this bald fool wants us to be close to our enemy.

What's the matter?

An American reconnaissance aircraft crashed over Hawaii. They believe one of

the pilots was catapulted.

Have you found the place of the crash?

Not yet.

General Khrushchev is on the search.

Not anymore.

Goose and Maverick were more than co-pilots. They were best friends.

Yes, they were.

This is where the man filming the movie goes to the toilet. Do you recall what

happens here?

I do not.

I'm so sorry.

No problem. How is your meat?

Well, this is very, very hard, but at least it's sour.

In the winter, it is difficult to find fresh bear.

A million bear?

Yeah, I have 40 kilos of it in my root cellar. Eat as much as you like.

Thank you.

What is this?

Zamogon. I make it from beets.

It's a barrel.

It doesn't taste like beets.

Oh, thank you very much.

I noticed on your flight suit, your call sign is... May

I ask the origin of this name?

That's a story that only me and my friends know.

Oh, I see.

I hope someday you and I will be such friends.

Definitely. I should probably be going.

If you can just untie me, I'll be on my way. But if I untie you, you will leave.

Yes. That's what I just said.

I don't think you understand your situation.

Thousands of kilometers stand between you and safety. The Red Army will

already be looking for you.

And when they find you... they will give you to the KGB.

And that is a fate I would wish on no one.

Believe me, I am your safe haven.

I can't stay here.

Just until the Cold War dies down. The Cold War has been going on for 40 years.

Exactly. How much longer can it last?

Okay.

Okay. You know what? You're probably right. Look, it would be insane to try

to do this in my condition. That would be insane to let you go. Right. Look,

okay, so...

I'll stay until it's safe to go.

Excellent. Good.

Are you going to keep me tied up until then? Of course not. Just needed to know

that we can trust each other, yeah?

I trust you completely.

Nick, thank you.

Ah, no problem. We're going to have a wonderful time.

Oh, that's good.

That's better. Okay.

Zasarovia. Zasarovia.

Sorry,

Nick.

How are you so spry?

Very effective, guillotine.

You are damaging yourself. Let us stop now.

Radio's on and I'm moving round the place. I change my look in the mirror.

How many people are there?

Yes.

Yes.

Where are you from?

I'm listening.

American. I'm listening.

No, no, no.

He's not going

anywhere.

What are you doing?

Who are you?

Where'd you learn to fight like that?

I'm sure you would have held your own if not for your injury. American combat

training is far superior to ours.

Ours? You're a military.

It doesn't matter.

Well, that matters to me. I want to know who I'm sitting here with.

Years ago, I was a state security officer.

Hold on. You're KGB?

What do you do for them?

Nothing now.

I led a team that carried out covert ops, counterintelligence,

interrogation. I'll see your monster.

I believed I was acting in the interest of my country.

Right. But when my daughter grew old enough to ask me what I did when I went

to work, I was too ashamed to tell her.

You see, when a man does something for long enough, it stops being what he

does.

It becomes who he is.

So I'm supposed to buy that you just washed your hands of all this, moved up

here and became Grizzly Adams, is that right?

I had to put myself as far from the regime as I could.

And I need to. put myself as far from you as I can. Listen to me. If I were

still that monster, why would I take you in?

Why would I nurse you and fight those men at the bar?

I've aided an enemy of the Republic that is punishable by death.

I appreciate you helping me out.

Sorry I set you on fire.

You were trying to get home.

A lot of good it did me. I couldn't even get a call through to the embassy.

Even if you had, we'd only be bringing state security to our door.

The government monitors all calls to foreign embassies.

What if I called on that? That's a relic. It's a 30-kilometer range on a

good day.

The only way is if you had access to an LTI.

What? It's a mobile radio telephone.

They can't be traced. They're not monitored.

Okay. How do I get one of those? You don't. They're only available to high

-placed government officials.

I'm guessing you don't have a lot of those out here. No, not here.

I'm in Lake Vozhd.

Lake Vozhd? Many of the members of the Supreme Soviet have dachas there.

Close. It's about halfway between here and Moscow.

Perfect.

We're going to steal in all time.

I'm going to call the embassy and they're going to get me the hell out of

here.

What?

You would be rescued, but I...

What if I take you with me to the States?

Soviets cannot emigrate, Troy. No, not normally, but I'm a shot-down pilot.

I'm going to be a national hero. They'll probably give me the Medal of Honor.

There's no way the embassy's going to say no to me. Unfortunately, it's not

possible. I have a daughter in Moscow. I cannot leave without her. Well, take her

along. She wouldn't come. She does not believe that I am a changed man.

Talk to her. Make her believe it.

Russians are not as comfortable sharing their feelings as... your people.

You said that your dream was to become an American.

Start acting like an American.

Nick, will you help me?

This is very tempting.

But it is also very dangerous.

Hey, isn't it about high time that we ride into the danger zone?

Kenny Loggins.

I understand this joke. We got a deal?

Let me finish my drink first before I decide.

Of course.

Drink to that.

It's the world's smallest glass.

Can I help you, comrade?

Alexander Volkov, KGB. Can I come in?

I assume you live here alone,

don't you?

Yes.

What's the matter?

A plane fell 12 kilometers from here.

We're asking the locals if they saw anything.

No, nothing.

I appreciate

your

service. What made you leave?

Oh, my God, you're genital.

He's nothing.

All right.

Ha!

I got you.

Is that him?

Yes.

Do you know that drinking alcohol is illegal?

Excuse me, Comrade Volkov, I didn't know... Please.

Let's do this.

We'll drink from a glass, and that will be our secret.

Of course.

To your health.

To your health.

The sacrifices we make for our Motherland.

I think about it all the time.

Well, thank you for everything.

I have to continue my questions.

Of course.

I hope I can find you in Odessa if we need to talk again.

And if something comes to mind, of course I'll call you.

I wish you good health.

To you, too.

Front

and back,

Nick.

I don't know if it's safe to drive that way.

There's no time for safety.

I'm getting a lot of your beard in my mouth.

Can we just maybe just put your hands on the wheel or slow down a little? We

don't know whether they have connected us to one another yet, but we need to

change our appearance.

Well, if we hit a tree, that'll change our appearance.

How long is the drive to Lake

Roja? three days, but we will get there in one.

How's that?

We're not driving. What are you doing?

I'll be looking for my truck.

So?

You'll have to get out.

What?

Why?

Is this a lake?

You could have told me you were going to do that. I apologize. I assumed you knew

standard tracking evasion. Do they not train pilots in such methods?

No, Nick, no. They don't train us to hide our planes in frozen lakes.

Where are we going?

Railroad station.

Through here.

Oh, somehow your beard is still attacking my mouth.

and the eastern edge of the forest.

The second pilot landed right here.

Did you find the body?

There will be traces of snow.

His boot.

We're waiting for the equipment to get it.

Hold it.

Find this photo.

Show it to your colleagues.

I had a co-pilot.

I'm sorry.

He was an asshole, but he deserved better.

It takes great courage to be a fighter pilot.

I suppose so.

All I ever wanted to do.

Actually, I wanted to build ships for the Navy, like my dad.

And when I was eight, me.

He took me on board the USS Randolph to watch the F-9s land for CQ.

And many of those guys walked across the flight deck with their helmets in their

hands. And everybody, including my dad, looked at them like they were gods. And

then that was it. I was hooked.

So you wanted to be a god.

I wanted to serve my country. I think you can understand that.

Fear drove me to serve mine. We were told that America would destroy us.

That your greed and soullessness would bring the end of humanity.

We were taught that you were cogs in a giant world-killing machine.

We were both fed lies.

I wasn't fed lies.

It was Khrushchev that said, we will bury you. And Reagan called us the evil

empire. Do you believe we are all evil? I believe you're brainwashed. Products

of the system that you grew up in.

But you are not a product of your system, Troy.

Don't you KGB me?

I'm going to rest my eyes.

Please wake me when we get to Starokost and Jantinevsky.

I don't see any reason why I won't be able to do that.

Like that?

Why should we believe you? Listen to me right now!

I'm doing this to convey the impression that you're my prisoner. But this rose

will not last for long.

In 30 seconds, the train will enter a tunnel.

There will be a moment before the carriage lets come in.

I am so sorry.

In that moment, we run toward the... front of the train.

What?

You put

it on a goddamn

troop train?

Maybe we should have waited till the Cold War is over.

We need to find shelter for the night.

There's a red roof in here?

I don't know what that is.

Where are you going?

I'm finding shelter.

Do you know these people? No, why would I?

What did you say to her? That we are cold and hungry.

And Jesus is going to let us in?

And you said we were all evil.

She says, please enjoy.

No, thank you. Are you sure that this is a good idea, bringing an American here?

I told them you're my cousin.

What if they've seen my picture on TV? They could call the authorities.

You see a television here?

That could be any other room.

Do you see another room?

No, no, I do not. Okay,

thank you.

Looks delicious.

What is it with the kids?

I think he's on his parents' right, although that would explain a lot.

His name is Gorgo. His parents had to move

to Moscow to find work, so now he stays here with his grandparents.

Hey, Gorgo.

What's up?

Just going to pull that away.

These parents send money back here, but every day there's a

struggle. Sometimes they must decide between coal for the stove or food for

the table.

Father, why wouldn't they let us in?

If someone came to the door in America and asked for help, wouldn't they be

taken in?

Of course it was.

It's

interesting.

They taught you so many ways to fight us, but you've never learned the first

thing about us.

Do you know the cormorant bird?

You were?

What? You are all over the map tonight. When hunting fish, the cormorant will

dive 60 feet below the sea and remain underwater for over a minute out of its

element, completely vulnerable.

But the only way for the birds to understand the fish is by swimming with

them.

Aren't we all sitting in the same room?

Hey.

Hey, uh...

That's for you.

You take that.

No,

no, that's the least I can do. You take it.

All right.

Oh, that felt good.

Let's not make the missus jealous.

Get out of here.

That was a very nice gesture.

It's worth more than he would make in a year.

Maybe they can finally afford to get little Gorgo a...

Proper cage with a lock.

You know, I feel sorry for him in many ways.

For Gorgo?

Yes, Gorgo.

He's a demon, Nick.

He's unusual.

With a demon right in the eyes.

Yeah, those are not private security.

They're KGB.

Only an apparatchik would have such protection.

So whoever lives in this dacha has an all-type phone? More than likely.

There's no car in the driveway, meaning our man is in town but not at home. Good

timing. How are you going to get past these guys?

They're walking a standard Weiss-Merker patrol pattern. We simply wait for the

serodina gap to present itself.

So I'll follow you? You will follow me.

What are you doing?

Looking for that channel.

Well, here it is.

Go,

go, go, go.

You know that trick in the KGB?

No, young pioneers, like your Boy Scouts.

Well, the Scouts taught me how to build a very slow car out of a block of wood,

if that comes in handy.

It won't.

Young pioneers again?

ATV. Okay, search upstairs. Stay in contact.

Roger that.

Wait, hold on. I don't know what the phone looks like. Small briefcase.

About the size of a human baby. Got it.

This is the one they chose to frame.

Nick! Troy, I have the phone.

Oh, good.

I needed to call a therapist for this child.

Come here.

When we get a safe distance from the house, then you can make your call.

That is not his wife.

She is a sexual escort.

I can see that. Thank you.

I meant to ask, now that we've grown closer, will you tell me why they call

you assassin?

Really? For real? You're asking me this now? I'm very curious.

I thought we were closer.

She is

unclothing him.

Okay. Yeah, I don't need the play-by-play. Let us hope this is merely

the foreplay and they move upstairs for the act of intercourse. You are

scorching my ear with the heat of your breath.

She's coming here.

And not a man is coming.

Yeah? There's a call for you, sir.

A detail?

If he is who he said he is...

You're going to want to take it.

This is Consul General Hennessey. To whom am I speaking?

This is Lieutenant Troy Kelly, U.S. Navy, service number E02-7741. I'm

behind enemy lines and I need immediate evac.

Hold on, Lieutenant. This line might not be secure.

I'm calling from a Russian Al-Tai radio telephone. There's no way that they can

monitor this.

How the hell did you get that?

That's not important.

Look, if I give you my approximate location, how quickly can you dispatch

an S&R team? Okay, hold on.

It's not that simple.

You were in a black op.

The U.S. can't recognize your presence in this country.

An evac on Russian soil would be an admission that we engaged in espionage.

So what am I supposed to do?

If you can make it across the border or to our embassy in Moscow, we would have

plenty of potential.

We could get you home. Do you have a vehicle?

Yes, I do.

There's one more thing.

There's a Russian guy.

He's been helping me out. His name is Nick.

Nikolai Ustinov. I promised him and his daughter asylum. I'll have to clear that

with the ambassador.

Well, you do that.

We'll call you when we get to Moscow.

Did they give you an extraction point?

Yeah, the embassy in Moscow.

They want us to go to them.

But you're an American hero.

Why would they not come get you?

I got bigger things at stake.

They will have to pick up my daughter first.

I will...

Page her and ask her address.

You don't know where she lives?

She moves around a lot.

There's good news, though.

What's that?

We have a cassette player.

Mmm, 12 hours of that one tape.

What is the daddy in this song?

You know, I've always wondered that myself.

I got a bad design.

Oh, I'm on fire.

Help me now, baby. Is it good to you? Can you do the things that I do? I can

take you home.

It's too late to get into the embassy tonight.

We will stay with my daughter, if she allows us.

Moscow always this angry?

We are preparing for the May Day parade tomorrow, a celebration of Soviet might.

The streets will be filled with soldiers and weapons.

In America, we just have like a Snoopy balloon.

Thanksgiving. So boring.

Probably best to turn this off now.

It was here that the phone of Altai, Dukhov's deputy, was stolen.

90 kilometers south of here is an iron road where our troops found the targets.

What time was the robbery?

Approximately at 21.00.

Here, the call from the US embassy at 22.14. The monitor is off.

It must have been him.

She's coming to us.

I'll report this to the Secretary General. No.

I want to meet our American guest.

Citizens, the May 1st parade will begin tomorrow at 8 a.m.

What's that for? Follow me.

Sure, it's 7 or 9? It's 8 or 9. Come on, we'll take the stairs.

Come on.

You remember when you drove the car under the ice?

And I thanked that car without warning me?

Getting an invite here.

Yes.

All right. What is all this?

There were four state security men taking out the building, but they will

not catch him.

What's more to ask?

Do you own or rent?

I'm Troy, by the way. Anna. Pleasure.

Well, first thing in the morning, Troy will call the embassy on the Altai

phone, and the three of us can leave here forever.

Is the code true you're an Air Force pilot?

No, Navy pilot.

We have planes and boats. It's confusing.

I know.

Why do you think I'm going?

It's a chance to start over.

I'm not like you.

I'm not going to hide from you.

I want to clean my house. But it's not safe.

I've never been safe.

Go to the States if you can.

They're testing you for many reasons, but it's not because you're leaving me.

Those are the still work.

What are you, blow this place up too?

I'm making tea.

Oh, I'll have some tea.

You, uh, some kind of freedom fighter?

The organization I'm in works for human rights.

They allow that here?

They can only forbid what they know about, and they can only punish the ones

they catch.

So they employ men like my father to sneak us out.

Did you do the stitching yourself?

No, no, no. Your dad did it.

He's trying to create ones, not treat them.

Appreciate you taking us in for the night.

You didn't have much choice. You let my father's comrades to my door.

Ex-comrades.

Yeah.

I don't know what my father has told you, but I wouldn't put much trust in

him.

He lies for a living.

I get that, but on the other hand, he's saved my life like 44 times in the last

couple of days, so I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Yes.

Well, I hope you make it home safe to your family.

No family, just my dad.

Really? A handsome American pilot like you? I assumed you had a wife and kids.

And a house with a picket fence.

New single condo with a chain link.

Mostly focused on my work.

Looks like that's really paying off.

What about you? Is there a man in your life?

Not my type.

Come on, all men?

No.

I figure since I'm hiding you, you can keep a secret.

No, no.

It is against the law to be gay in the Soviet Union.

And that law is enforced by the KGB.

Right.

Anna's great, by the way.

Once gently touched in you.

She's a very special girl.

I wish things were different between us.

I bet she does, too.

Don't you see what you're doing?

You're making the same mistakes that Maverick did.

Maverick from Top Gun? Do you know another Maverick?

Not really.

After Goose died, Mav was wracked with guilt about all the things that he could

have done differently, all the things that he wished he could have said to

him. But it was too late.

You still have a chance to talk to Anna.

And who knows? Maybe you'll discover stuff you didn't know about each other.

Stuff?

Well, private stuff, you know.

You mean that she likes women?

You know?

Yeah, I've always known. I mean, that's one of the reasons why I left the KGB.

How could I work for a system that considered my own child a criminal?

Why didn't you talk to her about it? If Allah wanted to discuss it, she would

come to me. That's not how it works. You're the dad.

You need to show her that she doesn't need to hide who she is from you.

Can we talk?

Our building is typically surveilled by state security, so arrive at 9 and come

straight to the gate. You'll debrief here and ship out to Ramstein before end

of day.

Hoo-yah.

Thank you, sir. Don't hang up yet, Lieutenant.

I spoke with the ambassador.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer asylum to your civilian escort.

Oh, no, you don't understand.

I wouldn't be here if not for Nick.

I promised I'd get him to the States. I hear you, but Nikolai Ustinov is no

ordinary citizen.

Did you know he was KGB?

Yeah, yeah. He told me, but he quit. This is a very delicate moment in US

-Soviet relations.

We give safe harbor to a KGB agent, current or former. You gotta be kidding

me. This guy is a major asset, a window into Soviet ops. You should be jumping

at this.

My hands are tied.

This is coming from the highest level.

Well, what am I supposed to tell the guy?

He put his trust in me, in America.

If I leave him behind, we're no different than them.

I need confirmation you'll be here at nine this morning.

I'll be there.

It won't be long now.

Listen, Nick, before we get there, when I talked to the embassy, I had some bad

news.

Oh, is it, uh... Is it the dead end? What is that?

I thought we were friends.

Nick, you ratted me out?

You were leaving me and my daughter to the wolves.

Oh, come on, Nick. No, no, no, no, Nick.

What did you do? Get off me! Hey!

Hey! Nick!

Come on!

Nick!

No!

No!

Look who's here.

Feeling pretty good about making that call now. You lying bastard. You

promised you'd get me out of here. I was going to convince them to take you in

when we got to the embassy. More lines!

Why didn't you tell me they'd refuse me asylum?

Then you never would have driven me there. Si, you're a mutak. I swear to

God I was not going to just leave you there.

That is not who I am.

I don't know who you are.

Yes, you do. I'm a top guy, a maverick. You love me.

That is just a mooring. I know that now.

Gentlemen.

You lied. You said I'd be released.

And you will.

One of you will.

What is this?

A confession.

It states that your objective here was to infiltrate the Kremlin and

assassinate President Gorbachev.

And yours are friends that he disclosed this mission to you.

Well, that's not true. But if enough people believe it, that will put an end

to this glass nest.

Open us.

The only thing we've opened ourselves to is dissent and disorder.

Once you shine, you'll be very well taken care of here.

A new identity with more comfort and luxury than you can imagine.

You, sir, are an ugly man, and that is an ugly suggestion.

Your country refused to extract you from behind enemy lines, leaving you to fend

for yourself.

I know what I signed up for.

How about your father?

Did he know his government was killing him and taking no responsibility?

What did you say?

We do our research.

Harold Kelly.

Diagnosed in 1983 with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Worked for 32 years at the San Diego shipyards, where he was exposed to high

levels of asbestos on a daily basis.

Why is this America's fault? They knew the dangers, but suppressed that

information for decades because it saved them money.

And how would you know that?

This is a copy of the classified letter from the Secretary of the Navy, dated

September 1956.

I told you we'd do our research.

Nations are like people.

They do what they must to survive.

The only question is, will you?

Before I came here, I thought I knew what this country was.

There's something I didn't know.

I didn't know that there were good people here.

People who risked their lives to help a stranger.

So, no, I won't.

I won't sign that.

Not for the sake of my country, but for the sake of yours.

And you, comrade, you've proven your loyalty by turning him in.

Are you willing to take the final step for your country?

For your family?

What is loyalty?

An exercise for fools. America, Russia, it's all shit.

None of us escape what we are.

If it will protect me and my family, I'll sign your paper.

Nick. What difference does it make?

Very good.

Your KGB training taught you well.

My training also taught me never to give a prisoner a sharp object.

God damn it. I knew it was an act. You did?

No, but thank God.

I still have not forgiven you. Fame. Why do we need that? If we survive, this

will make sure he does not.

You ready for this?

No.

Where are we?

KGB black site used for less formal interrogation. Some bull cop was going

rogue? Some men have their own agendas, but you would know that.

You're the one who called the torture police.

We'll go back to the embassy. KGB will be swarming the area.

We need to leave the country.

It's about 12 kilometers from here.

We need a car. A car they can stop. We need something bigger.

You want to steal a tank? They can shoot at anything.

Not anything.

No. I thought they'll shoot at the nuclear missile.

You doubt?

That he had driven over my baby. That just popped in your head?

What is it with your baby?

You see me fight?

I'm seeing you.

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!

Maybe we should clear the air?

What is there to clear, Troy? I risk everything to save you and your fist on

my back.

Well, that's funny, because I seem to remember your fist running down my back.

I asked for asylum for you. They said no. You threw me in a dungeon. You

promised your country would protect us. Well, it turns out that my country isn't

perfect. My dad meant nothing to them, and neither do you or I.

Me? I'm being totally honest with myself.

Maybe I was just thinking about getting home.

Maybe I'm kind of a selfish guy.

At least I could have done what I was telling you, because you're my friend.

And that's what friends do.

Fine, you want to know why they call me assassin?

Back when I was at JG, I made my first carrier landing, and I was, uh, feeling,

I was feeling pretty proud of myself.

So I get out of the plane, I wasn't looking where I was going, and I fell

ass-first into a deck hatch.

Couple green shirts, they helped me out, if I look around, I have to see if

anyone else noticed, and I... Shit, I did it again.

I fell ass first into the same ash.

I don't understand.

I fell ass in twice.

Get it?

Ass, ass in.

That is embarrassing.

The point is I've never told anyone outside the service that story.

But I'm telling you now as a gesture.

Gesture?

Of trust.

You're trusting that I will tell no one that you disgraced yourself?

Yes.

Trying to pull another lever?

I appreciate you telling me your secret.

As, as is.

We'll just run it together.

As, as is.

As, as is.

Our bomb's not going to clear that.

Where are the private jets?

Private planes leave from Vnukovo.

Where's that?

An hour away.

I guess we're flying commercial.

Why did you do that? What do you mean? I took a bullet for you. You didn't take

it. You shared it. You can't stop a bullet with your hand. I know that now.

And I need that gun.

Can I get the door please?

What are they paying this guy?

No,

Volkov! I must break you!

Is that what he said?

I don't think that killed him. Who is flying the plane?

I put it on autopilot.

I put it on something.

How far until Finland?

Too far.

When we lost that engine, we lost our airspeed.

We won't make it to Finland. We don't have the fuel.

Where does that leave us?

Somewhere over the Baltic Sea.

Or if we can find Carl Vinson.

Who is this man, Vinson? How can he help us? He's not a man. I mean, he was a

man.

No, he's an aircraft carrier.

Can a plane this size land on a carrier?

Technically, no. But physically?

Probably not.

Captain, TAO. Unidentified aircraft course 110, 20 miles, 5,000 feet.

Military? No, sir. It's squawking commercial air. All right. Help him on

guard. Unidentified aircraft, course 285, you are approaching U.S. warship

operating in international waters. Request you identify yourself with state

intentions. This is Lieutenant Troy Kelly of the United States Navy.

We are declaring an emergency and requesting a ready deck upon arrival.

Unidentified aircraft, alter course immediately or you may be subject to

defensive measures.

Holy shit. What? We can hear them, but they can't hear us.

Let's get a visual.

Launch the alert five.

No, if we can't communicate with them, they're going to assume that we're

hostile, and they're going to run and intercept on us. I can fix this. How

long do we have?

As long as you need, until we're shot down.

Scope air, alter course immediately, and acknowledge.

Why was that coming?

It's trickier than my ham radio.

Captain. That was an alert from Interpol. The commercial ATR-42 was

seized by gunmen at Jeremiah Table an hour ago.

TAO, set weapons. Posture one. All balance.

They're detaching.

That's good. That's bad. They're getting out of the way.

Designating track 141 hostile. All mounts and remote.

Awaiting batteries release.

Permission to leave.

Below that, 7741 of an MIA, do you copy?

Welcome back, Lieutenant.

Mayday, mayday, mayday. We're below minimum fuel. Request emergency landing.

Over.

That thing?

Without a tail hook, he's nuts.

What's the wingspan on the ATR-42?

81 feet, sir.

Tight. But it's possible.

This is the captain.

On the flight deck, emergency pull forward.

All ahead full.

Scope of air 1628, you are clear for landing.

Congratulations, Troy.

You're going home.

Captain, I need you to help me with something before I can land.

Name it. I need permanent asylum status for a Soviet citizen, Nikolai Yustinov.

What? I'm not authorized to grant that.

Then I think you should ask somebody at the State Department who can.

You hear this?

We're down to 20 kilos of fuel.

I don't understand. You've been given permission to land.

And I respectfully decline permission to land until I get what I'm asking. 15

kilos. This guy's a cheap sandwich. He's also an American MIA.

Get Assistant Director Meadows on the horn.

Quickly!

Why are you doing this?

Because right now, the only way to stand up for my country is to stand up to it.

Thank you.

You're dead thick, Captain.

Consul General Hennessey has apprised me of your situation.

You should know I don't like to have my arm twisted, especially at five in the

morning. Understood, ma'am. Sorry to wake you. But considering the

circumstances, I am officially granting your request for asylum.

And I want to thank you for your service, Lieutenant.

Now land the goddamn plane.

You risked your life for me.

Go on.

These are reserved for you, Lieutenant.

Lap 30.

Conditional leverage max. On slope.

On center.

It's like I'm inside my favorite movie.

Hey, Troy.

Yeah?

You can be my wingman, ain't I? No. No, no, no. No.

No. We're not going to do that.

I'll do it, Dan.

It's been my great honor to serve this nation and uphold the Navy's motto, non

cibi sed patriae.

Not for self, but for country.

Which is why I have the utmost confidence that this body will issue a

public acknowledgement of the government's use of cancer-causing

materials in military construction.

Additionally, I'd ask for the establishment of a compensation

committee to reimburse the good people, including my father, who sacrificed

their own well-being to safeguard ours.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

This country owes you a debt of gratitude, and we will take your request

under serious advisement.

Sorry, a little trick I picked up from the Russian Boy Scouts. I probably

should have mentioned that I have this.

This is a copy of a classified letter sent from the Secretary of the Navy in

1956 recognizing the health risks posed by asbestos to shipyard workers.

I have the original somewhere. I just can't quite remember where I put it.

It's very damning, though. Very, very damning.

Bravo.

Well, how's the pig neck? Is it everything you hoped?

It tastes like America.

When do you head out?

At dawn.

I want to have lunch at the Liberty Bell. Well, that's everyone's dream.

It's a beaut. It is.

Didn't you say that you had months of leave saved up?

After my little stunt, they may put me on permanent leave.

So why don't you join me?

You know the kitchen table folds down into a second bed. There is a car phone

so I can keep in touch with Anna. I have a cassette player.

I'm out. Understood. But isn't it time that you explored the country that you

fought so hard to protect?

I don't know.

Come on.

Lieutenant.

One more adventure.

Let me finish my drink before I decide.

Of course.

You think you're fucking me?

Even if we're just dancing in the dark

Messages

keep getting clearer Radio's on And I'm moving around the place. I check my look

in the mirror.

There's a joke, it's a wine, it's on me. I take it all off my shoulders.

Come on, baby, the last on me.

Stay on the streets of this town.

And they'll be carving you up all right. You say you gotta stay hungry.

Hey, baby, I'm just about starting tonight.

I'm trying to do some action.

I'm sitting...