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Let'’s just do this and get it over with.

KESSLER: Previously onThe Border...

So how long is the deep freeze gonna last?

Get a parka.

I'’ve seen people who have lived in peace for over 30 years

start killing each other over night.

ZOE: Careful, Dad.

You almost said Bosnia.

[RAPID GUNFIRE]

Try not to move, sir.

There'’s a bullet lodged in your shoulder

and we don'’t want it shifting.

How'’s the boss?

Internal bleeding from a bullet fragment.

It'’s touch and go.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[GRUNTING]

[PILLS RATTLING]

[GASPING FOR BREATH]

FAZAL: If you try to escape,

I will kill you.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[SEAGULLS CRY]

DR. TISDALE: I'’ve got Fortune 500 CEOs

who can schedule time to see a doctor,

and they'’re not recovering from gunshot wounds.

I'’ve recovered.

Your labs say otherwise.

Elevated white cells and SED rate.

Could be a low-grade chronic infection.

Or it could be nothing.

Dicloxacillin.

Twice a day.

Twice a day.

Antibiotics.

As a precaution.

Try to take it easy.

NATO has asked for a joint consultant

border security in Afghanistan.

ICS is sending Kessler.

When do we leave?

Henry Masoud is going on behalf of DHS.

But Henry'’s an analyst.

He may not have as much experience in the field,

but he'’s got the language skills.

So I'’ll take an interpreter.

I think I made myself clear.

You'’re sitting this one out.

[POLICE SIRENS WAIL]

AHMED: This is the most recent information supplied by NATO

to us at DND.

The new American administration understands

that Afghanistan won'’t stabilize

until the Pakistan border is secure.

The Taliban have been hiding out in Pakistan

from NATO forces in Pakistan

and then returning to attack once they'’ve regrouped.

The Afghans must take over at some point.

KESSLER: This is where we come in.

ICS and DHS are gonna help the Afghans

overhaul their border security system.

Overhaul?

Install security protocols,

introduce new technology,

train border guards, you name it.

Thanks, Ahmed.

We appreciate DND'’s involvement on this.

MAGGIE: Sounds like a DHS party. Why'’d they invite us?

This is a joint NATO mission.

So it'’s just optics.

KESSLER: We do have experience

managing 3000 miles of rugged borderline.

This is an orientation trip.

We'’ll be putting together an implementation plan

on my return.

I'’ll be looking for your input.

[PHONES RINGING]

MAGGIE: Homeland Security is on their way in,

but are you sure you'’re up to this?

You'’ll be acting head while I'’m gone.

Did the doctor clear you to travel?

[KNOCK AT THE DOOR]

Agent Carver, come in.

Major Kessler, Hekmat Masoud.

He'’ll be accompanying you to Afghanistan

on behalf of DHS.

Call me Henry.

Just so you know,

I'’ve been spearheading the DHS

International Research Directorate

for the last two years.

So, if you have any questions about Afghanistan,

I'’m your man.

I'’ll keep that in mind.

It'’s about 18 hours to Kabul

so there'’s plenty of time to brief you.

Also, I understand

you were in some heavy action in Bosnia.

I bet you got some great stories.

I'’ll see you on the plane.

Let'’s go.

Is it just me or is it really hot in here?

Liz...

What?

Is something wrong? You'’re looking pissed.

He'’s sidelined me on this Afghanistan trip.

From what I hear, you can count yourself lucky.

It'’s a chance to make a difference.

You do make a difference.

They serve, we stand and wait? Yeah, right.

Come on, you never stood by and waited for anything in your life.

What'’s that supposed to mean?

[CHUCKLES] Nothing, it was a compliment.

Jesus! Liz!

Don'’t.

You'’re home early.

You know there'’s an official warning

against traveling to Afghanistan on the government website?

That was issued in 2001.

It'’s still a war zone.

Not in Kabul.

Is this a macho thing?

Are you trying to prove that you'’re indestructible or something?

I'’m going as a consultant, okay?

I'’ll be surrounded by security.

This is messed up.

I spend half my life worrying about my father,

I'’m pretty sure it's supposed to be the other way around.

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]

[MARKET CHATTER]

You'’re welcome to use ISAF HQ as your situation room. Get your bearings.

It'’s appreciated. We'’re scheduled to meet General Zaki this evening.

Pay your respect. Smart move.

I hear Zaki is old school.

Fought with the Northern Alliance during the Russian occupation.

Got into politics after the Russians left.

Even managed to hang onto power when the Taliban ran things.

Friend or foe.

Depends on what'’s in it for him.

My advice, take it slow, get him invested.

The only thing these people respect is power.

If we indulge them too much they'’ll walk right over us.

We'’ve assigned you a security element.

Make it minimal. We don'’t want to insult the general.

This border area has been a problem for hundreds of years.

Well, it'’s a problem that must be solved.

Washington has made it a top priority.

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

My parents are Afghan. I was born in the US.

Then you cannot possibly understand.

It is madness to talk about border security. There are still bullets flying.

Afghanistan has to be ready the day they stop.

We can help you prepare.

Train personnel, upgrade and standardize protocols.

The people there do not recognize a border.

They are tribal. Some of them have animals on both sides.

Some take money to bring things across the mountains.

They always have.

Border security does not have to disrupt traditional trace or farming.

General, we'’re here to help Afghanistan.

Not impose our own agenda.

If that is true, then I welcome your assistance.

[SPOON RATTLING]

Mmm. Do you inspect the border areas yourself or is it too dangerous?

Of course it is dangerous, but it is part of my job.

You travel with the army?

I travel with my men.

They are from my home in the north and they are loyal to me.

We'’d like to get a sense of the terrain.

I will take you to the border. You will be safe with me.

Thank you.

How'’s your hotel?

Where are you? The Oasis? The Continental.

Ah, The Oasis is much better.

[TRAFFIC NOISES]

This country, everything'’s a powerplay.

It'’s like he's got his own private army.

I hardly blame him. Security'’s at a premium.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Back up!

I cannot.

[GUNSHOTS FIRING]

Turn around!

[LOUD EXPLOSION]

He locked the doors!

[GUN FIRING]

[GRUNTS]

Do not move.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[PILL BOTTLE RATTLES]

[ROPES SNAP]

[ROPES SNAP] [GRUNTS]

If you try to escape I will kill you.

[PHONE BEEPING][KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hi, honey.

What'’s going on?

Let'’s go inside.

What is it? Tell me!

Your father'’s been kidnapped.

We'’re doing everything we can to get him back, Zoe.

MAGGIE: Everything.

I told him not to go there. Why wouldn'’t he listen to me?

Let'’s go inside, okay.

I'’ll call you as soon as I hear anything.

Thank you.

How'’s the shoulder?

Ah, the bleeding stopped.

Zaki can'’t risk being implicated

so he hires some thugs to do it for him.

The General has nothing to gain by abducting us.

Are you kidding me? Half these politicians are drug barons.

They could easily be in bed with the Taliban.

Calm down.We improve border security,

it reduces his power.Calm down.

That'’s why he was asking about the hotel.

He wanted to know our route back after the meeting.

Henry!

Quiet.

What?

Just listen.

You hear that?

No.

How long were we in the car for?

I don'’t know. Like a half hour?

Twenty minutes, tops.

Road was hard pack.

We could have been going in any direction.

We'’ve been here 9-10 hours.

Yeah, I guess if I had my watch, I could--

Shh!

Traffic.

Morning rush hour.

We'’re still in Kabul.

General Zaki claims to have no information on their whereabouts.

There have been no demands yet and no-one'’s taking credit for the kidnapping.

Did they catch the driver? No.

The NATO techs haven'’t been able to trace the GPS on either phone.

Whoever the kidnappers are this ain'’t their first rodeo.

Taliban know their tech.

Let'’s not jump to conclusions.

Ottawa and CSIS have been apprised.

JTF2 is on standby in Afghanistan.

A Washington Post correspondent filed a report late last night

about a carjacking, but we shut it down.

Media Relations put an embargo on Canadian reports as well.

Okay, good. You two are on a flight to Kabul.

Moose, Gray, contact ISAF, check the route.

Find out what else the boss had scheduled.

Slade, we need to be in constant contact with NATO. Up to the minute.

They don'’t know anything. Nada.

[STAMMERS] We don'’t even know if--What?

If he'’s alive?

Don'’t even think it.

Not for a second.

You think the two from the car are the same guys who brought us in?

One of them is.

At least three then. And I'’ve heard others.

Maybe six in total.

They'’re speaking Dari.

Taliban usually speak Pashto.

Zaki'’s men speak Dari.

Most kidnappings here are for profit, not politically motivated.

It could just be family business.

[DOOR OPENS AND CREAKS]

[PHONE BEEPS]

What are you doing in Afghanistan?

Just tell us what you w--Answer!

We'’re consultants working with NATO.

Hmm.

[PHONE BEEPS, THEN DIALS]

ZOE: You were supposed to call. Where are you?

She has called three times.

My daughter.

I also have daughter.

I will call for you. Explain our demands.

No.

Not my daughter.

Who?

Colonel Duncan. NATO.

[PHONE BEEPING]

Yeah.

[DOOR OPENING]

SLADE: NATO HQ in Kabul has got something for us.

Sending the file through... now.

Thanks, Figwit.

Figwit?It'’s his handle.

It'’s the name of an elf extra from The Lord of The Ringsmovies.

It'’s an acronym. Frodo is great. Who is that? You know, Figwit.

Kindred spirit?

What? Oh...

Pfft. No.

Elves. Pfft. Totally lame, right?

Yeah.

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

Got it. I'’ve got it!

MAN: [RECORDED] We have your men. Major Michael Kessler.

Hekmat Masoud.

COLONEL: Who is this?

MAN: There will be no publicity. No television.

You will deal only with me. 2 million euros.

That'’s the kidnapper talking to the Colonel at NATO.

COLONEL: I'’m not sure we will be able to get that much.

MAN: Then we will kill them.

COLONEL: Wait.MAN: No negotiation.

2 million Euros.

We will call and tell you when and where to deliver the money.

That'’s all there is.

Conversation didn'’t last long enough to trace the call.

They'’re not Taliban.How do you know?

Taliban would make it political.

They'’d demand a prisoner swap or an outrageous ransom.

The boss changed his route same day based on an ISAF security alert.

That would make it pretty tough to set up an ambush.

I'’ll ask if somebody on the inside knew about the route change.

Yeah, it'’s completely random.

Prime for opportunity.

We might be able to get something off the accent.

It sounds like the kidnapper'’s first language is Dari,

but that'’s half the country.

We'’d someone who knows the dialects to narrow it down.

Call that DND adviser, Ahmed Walid. See if he can help.

[PHONE DIALLING]

[DOOR HANDLE RATTLING]

It'’s not hopeless, right? Tell me we'’re not completely screwed.

NATO will try to negotiate our release.

That'’ll take some time.

So we just sit here and wait?

If we try to stay mentally and physically active,

our friends here need to keep us alive.

I mean, you have experience, right?

I read your profile. You were JTF2.

Forget that.

The less they know about us, the better.

How are you so calm?

I guess that comes from being in the shit.

Nobody uses that expression.

[GRUNTING]

[PHONE RINGING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Yeah.

Good. I'’m glad I caught you.

With all due respect, I have every intention of going to Kabul.

I have every intention of sending you but you'’re gonna have to be briefed.

Yeah, I guess we just got our wires crossed.

Sorry to bother you again.

So you could'’ve told me you already talked to NATO.

Should I tell you when I'’m gonna hit the can, too?

I'’m trying to do my job here, okay?

You do yours, I'’ll do mine.

Hey, Liz...I got a plane to catch.

Take care of yourself, all right?

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

DARNELL: Do you think General Zaki is behind this?

Can'’t say. He could have anticipated the change of route,

but he maintains he has no knowledge.

Well, then he'’s either incompetent or lying.

He must know something.

Who'’s the point person for the Afghan government?

That'’s the problem.

As head of national security,

General Zaki also handles abduction of foreign nationals.

How long are these negotiations supposed to take?

They won'’t be quick.

Ottawa and Washington will have to agree on how to play it.

How much money are they gonna ask for? Millions?

I mean, I'’m nobody.

You'’re head of ICS. You'’ve gotta be worth serious money.

Major?

Major?

Hey...

Major?

Oh, God.

Hey! We need some help in here.

Anybody! Help!

We don'’t negotiate with terrorists. You know that.

Oh, come on! Exceptions happen all the time.

Not anymore.

The PM doesn'’t want to be seen as weak by the international community.

And by international community I mean Washington.

For Christ'’s sake, Holland--

This is Mike Kessler we'’re talking about.

I'’m sorry, Maggie.

I really do wish there were something I could do.

Goddamn civil servants.

Holland'’s not gonna put up the cash?

He won'’t even move it up the food chain until we'’ve ID'd the kidnappers.

We'’ve made our demands.

I pray that you will be home soon.

Can'’t you see this would is infected? This man needs a doctor!

KESSLER: The medicine I had with me...

May I please have it back?

I will ask the others.

[DOOR CLOSES]

ZAKI: Believe me, I sympathize.

Kidnappings are a terrible problem in Afghanistan.

That must cause you great pain and embarrassment.

Major Kessler and Masoud were going to play a vital role

in our border security project.

This kidnapping only harms Afghanistan.

Then help us get our people back.

I have my men looking for the driver. He is probably still in Kabul.

But your governments refuse to negotiate with the kidnappers.

This is regrettable.

You think we should pay the ransom.

Money talks.

I could perhaps act as an intermediary.

Does your commission come off the top or is it added to the ransom?

I'’m merely suggesting the most effective way of returning your men to you.

We appreciate your offer, General.

Unfortunately, we'’re not in position to accept.

COLONEL: There have been complications.

MAN: That is not our problem.

COLONEL: We need more time.

MAN: You have one day.

You will send the money in cash with one man at sunset tomorrow.

Outside the Abdul Rahman mosque.

Then we will release Kessler and Masoud.

Do exactly this or they die.

What do you think?

Definitely a Dari speaker.

But more specifically a Tajik

Tajiks live in the valleys north of Kabul.

Your people should search for any known Tajik criminals in or around the city.

That is your best chance.

Stylin'’ and profilin'.

Notify Darnell and Agent Carver right away.

Done.

Listen, thanks for your help, Ahmed. We'’d like you to stick around. We may need you.

Hey, Slade. Can I get a copy of that recording?

Sure. What'’s up?

Probably nothing.

The United States has decided, after due consideration,

that paying the ransom is the best course of action.

Really? I thought the Americans were driving the hard line.

Well, they'’ve made an exception. Which forces our hand.

Well, we can'’t let them foot the bill for our guy, can we?

PM does'’t like those optics.

And our policy against negotiating with terrorists?

Oh, it remains intact.

The payment will be made by proxy.

And no word of this will reach the press. Is that clear?

Perfectly. [CUTS LINE]

These are primarily Tajik neighborhoods here, here, and here.

We put the word out to our contacts.

What'’s our time frame?

Reliable intel'’s a scarce commodity over here.

We'’re pushing our sources as hard as we can.

[PHONES RINGING]

Williams.Carver.

Canadians are onboard. Money is being wired to Kabul as we speak.

US Forces ISAF will deliver it to you

once it'’s converted into cash.

Understood.

We need plausible deniability on this.

Yes, Ma'’am.

Why'’d they 180?

All I know is the US blinked first.

Who the hell is Henry Masoud?

Apparently, a very important DHS analyst.

CIA. Yeah, that'’d be my guess.

I'’ll let you know when the money gets here.

When were you going to tell me about your boy?

We'’re gonna get them back and that'’s all that matters.

Bullshit.

When the kidnappers find out Henry'’s CIA

either the price goes up or they kill him and Kessler.

We need a reliable middle man.

We just heard from General Zaki.

He'’s found the driver.

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

I have my men looking for this man Abbassi.

We'’ll find your people.

DARNELL: General Zaki'’s men found the driver.

He claims the kidnapper is a man named Aji Abbassi.

A known Hazara criminal.

SLADE: Hazara?

That'’s his ethnicity.

MOOSE: We'’ve got the money. Why don'’t we just pay the ransom?

GRAY: We still need to execute payment and release.

And what if the kidnappers find out Henry'’s CIA?

The General'’s confident we'll get a location on Abbassi soon.

MAGGIE: If we don'’t, we go to plan B.

Deliver the ransom.

DARNELL: Copy that.

You were dead wrong about the kidnappers. They'’re Hazara, not Tajik.

Are you certain?

Yes, they found the driver. He gave us the name of a Hazara man.

He'’s lying.

No, he'’s not.

How could you make a mistake like that?

Well, I was just trying to help.

You wasted our time.

Well, perhaps I can make amends.

I have many contacts in Kabul.

If I have the kidnapper'’s name I might be able to track down his location.

Aji Abbassi. Let me know what you find.

This is the address General Zaki provided.

CARVER: We should move immediately.

First we have to proof the route.

Every second we wait reduces their chances of survival.

Making sure we don'’t walk into an ambush

increases everybody'’s chances of survival.

James, where are we?

Setting up perimeter.

Combat search and rescue is on the way.

We should have your people back within the hour.

They'’re arguing about you, what to do about your wound.

They can'’t get a doctor now.

What if he dies before we get our money?

They'’re coming.

Thank you.

There will be no doctor.

I do not want you to die.

I only want money for my family.

[DOOR CLOSES]

ZOE: Why did he have to go to the most dangerous place on the planet?

You know your father.

They ring the bell, he'’s good to go.

Thanks for coming.

Never thought I'’d be here again.

Sitting and waiting.

Thought I was done with this.

How did you handle it?

I didn'’t.

I don'’t think anyone can.

If he makes it through--Not if.

When.

Can we have dinner together?

You know, like a family.

Sure.

We are a family.

Your father is a tough guy.

He'’s gonna make it home.

This is barbaric.

You need a doctor.

I'’m all right.

Look, there'’s only two of them that come in here.

We could get the drop on them. Grab the gun.

Have you had combat training?

We need to stay cool.

There may be another one who speaks English.

[SHOUTING OUTSIDE]

We have to go. The Taliban are coming.

[GUNSHOTS]

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

This is what'’s left of Abbassi'’s gang.

Taliban was seen leaving the area before we arrived.

Looks like an unfriendly exchange of prisoners.

This is exactly the way we found it.

Kessler'’s.

They were here.

Taliban'’s been paying independent kidnappers for their hostages.

Then they either up the ransom or use the hostages for political gains.

Looks like these guys don'’t want to play ball.

This is blood.

[AFGHAN MUSIC PLAYING]

[PANTING]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[DOOR CLOSES]

You okay?

Yeah, we'’re definitely screwed.

[ZAKI SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

I heard you were unable to rescue Agent Kessler and Mr. Masoud.

The Taliban got there first.

Perhaps if your army had moved faster.

CARVER: Perhaps they were tipped off.

Perhaps you notified the Taliban yourself.

Why does she insult me?

General, if there is anything you can tell us...

I have done all that I can.

Except convince us that you'’re not involved.

If there is a traitor, he is among your people.

What the hell you doing in Afghanistan, Henry?

What do you mean?

You have no field experience.

Agent Carver should be on this mission.

You'’re telling me.

When you questioned Zaki about his personal security

I thought you might be military intelligence.

But you'’re not well enough trained.

I was perfectly content as a DHS analyst.

9-to-5. Good medical.

Six months ago, a guy comes into my office.

Tells me that he read my personnel file,

that I speak Dari, and he wants to discuss an opportunity.

CIA.

My wife said I was crazy.

She was right.

They said I'’d be safe.

I was just supposed to profile the general.

Figure out his travel patterns.

You must have known why the CIA sent you.

We have the general on record securing smuggling routes for the Taliban.

He has to go.

You'’re the advancement.

The woodwork comes later.

I was supposed to be home before anything even happened.

Tough break.

No shit.

[KNOCKING ON GLASS]

I need to speak to you about something sensitive.

I'’m not sure what the protocol is.

You'’re a member of this squad.

I expect you to speak your mind.

I think Ahmed may have misled us on purpose.

Ahmed came to us by way of DND.

He'’s got security clearance. Why would he mislead us?

I tracked down an expert on Afghan linguistics.

I played her the ransom demand recording.

She said there'’s absolutely no way an Afghan would mistake that accent for Tajik.

And there'’s something else.

I told Ahmed about Aji Abbassi.

What'’s all this?

Ahmed Walid'’s immigration file.

Khali thinks he may be our leak.

You find anything?

No, I'’m just getting started.

Can'’t believe I'’m gonna die in here.

Don'’t think that way.

Jesus! What if they find out I'’m CIA?

They won'’t unless you tell them.

If anyone was born to die in their sleep, it'’s me.

Do you have any interrogation resistance training?

I took a half day seminar.

They'’ll probably take us in one at a time.

You mean to be tortured?

They'’ll do whatever they can to make us talk.

Break us down psychologically, cause physical pain.

The less you tell them

the more likely they are to keep you alive.

What is going on?

Why am I being held here like a criminal?

We need you to answer some questions.

I demand to speak to DND.

You deliberately misled us about the kidnappers'’ ethnic background.

I told Agent Massi it was an honest mistake.

I truly thought the kidnapper sounded like a Tajik man.

Who did you tell about the kidnapping?

Nobody! That'’s absurd.

Then I'’m sure you won'’t mind giving us the password to your PDA.

There is classified information on that phone.

You have no reason to keep me here.

Hacked his PDA like a walnut.

Lots of Afghanistan numbers.

We could cold call every one but what are we gonna say if they answer?

"Hello. Is this the Taliban--" All right.

But I did find his bank codes. Check this out.

He'’s been making scheduled payments to a number of parties in Afghanistan.

Could be family.

No, I pulled his immigration records.

The names don'’t match.

I asked Figwit to run the numbers by their local intelligence team.

And?

Turns out most of these payments went to individuals linked to the Taliban.

You son of a bitch! You'’re going to jail.

For what?

Doing business with a terrorist organization.

That'’s outrageous.

I'’m not talking about Club Fed either.

You'’re going to Millhaven where we send the rapists and the murderers.

We'’ve got your bank records.

You'’re sending money to the Taliban.

You must believe.

I had no choice.

When the Taliban resurfaced in my mother'’s village last year,

they found out I was working in Canada.

They threatened to harm my family

unless I agreed to send them money.

Extortion.

When I found out about the kidnapping,

I made a deal.

I told the Taliban about the hostages.

And they promised to put my family under protection.

You sold out our people.

They said they would kill my mother

and my nephew.

You know what. I need names and their locations. Now!

If I tell you, they will die.

And if we put you away, then the payments will stop.

Then what happens to your family?

I'’ll make you a deal.

We extract your mother and your nephew.

And in return, you tell us everything.

And I mean everything

that you know about your Taliban contacts.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Mike Kessler. Major. D13592.

Mike Kessler. Major. D13592.

He didn'’t give them shit.

HENRY: My name is Henry Masoud.

I work for the Central Intelligence Agency.

I am a traitor to my people.

Unless all Taliban prisoners illegally imprisoned at Baghram Airforce Base

are released within 12 hours,

Major Kessler and I will be executed.

The US will never swap prisoners.

It'’s just political posture.

Put me in the room with this Ahmed guy. I'’ll get some god-damned answers.

We need his cooperation.

They'’re gonna kill the boss.

Look, our best chance is to secure Ahmed'’s family.

We need him onside.

Turn that thing off.

ZAKI: You'’re back.

General, I owe you an apology.

When the NATO forces bomb innocent Afghans,

they always apologize.

I was wrong to accuse you.

Must have been difficult for you to come here again.

You must need something.

The man who tipped off the Taliban has Afghan relatives.

He won'’t cooperate with us unless we protect them.

The place they live is near Kabul but under Taliban control.

NATO forces can'’t go in easily.

You want me to find his relatives.

We would be in your debt.

You'’re already in my debt.

Everybody breaks.

It'’s just a question of when.

Why didn'’t they kill me?

They'’re keeping us alive for leverage until the deadline.

[SOBBING]

Listen, Henry.

Listen...

The next time they come through that door, we'’re gonna have to make a move.

Henry!

[CRYING] I can'’t!

Do you want to see your wife again?

We have your man'’s family.

Thank you, General.

We'’d like to put them on the phone to our man in Canada.

Of course.

Perhaps you will remember this when you and NATO have left Afghanistan.

[PHONE RINGING]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

We did our part. Now it'’s your turn.

There is a number on my PDA.

It is the satellite telephone number from my Taliban contact.

I believe he is the man holding your people.

How we doing.

You'’re just connected. You'’re on the line now and I'’m patching you in.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

It'’s scrambled.

Like eggs on Sunday.

You don'’t like your eggs scrambled? I can fix it.

I'’ve got it on this end, Figwit.

It'’s basic pre-installed hardware.

It'’s as easy as getting free cable.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

That'’s Pashto.

The harvest is early this year.

We'’ll have to notify the buyers.

They'’re not talking about the kidnap.

Can you track the phone?

Uh, maybe.

JAMES: It'’s LEO. We can try Doppler.

LEO is Low Earth Orbit.

Figwit should be able to triangulate the signal

using Doppler shift calculations from the satellites.

Plus, minus 10 kilometers. That'’s all I can promise.

We don'’t have time for a search that broad.

Uh, wait a second. Figwit, what satellite system are they on?

Prometheum, why?Nice.

Prometheum handsets are equipped with GPS transmitters.

Some of the newer ones will respond to external commands.

Basically, I'’m just gonna ping it

and use the return signal to snag a location if it'’ll let me.

SLADE: We'’ll know one way or another in a few seconds.

[COMPUTER PROGRAM BEEPING]

Yes! [CHUCKLES]

SLADE: Okay, I'’m sending the coordinates.

You'’re full of surprises, Mr. Baggins.

...Figwit.

[CHUCKLES]

It'’s... It's Elvish.

Oh.

This is crazy. I'’ve never even hit anybody.

Would you rather die on your knees?

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Ready?

[WHIZZING]

[LOUD EXPLOSION] [GUNFIRE]

[GRUNTING]

[POUNDING]

[SCREAMS]

[SCREAMS]

[POUNDING]

That'’s enough.

That'’s enough!

MAN 1: Let'’s go! Let's go!

MAN 2: Stay down. We'’re still hot.

[GUNFIRE CONTINUES]

Any news?No, nothing yet.

We have them.

CARVER: They'’re alive.

[ALL CHEERING]

Nice work.

You too.

Yes!

[PHONE RINGING]

[EXCLAIMING HAPPILY]

[HANDCUFFS CLICK]

♪ Through my life It seems I'’m throttling ♪

♪ Unthrottling And throttling ♪

♪ Through the days And weeks of fighting ♪

♪ In my head The rays still shining ♪

♪ And I feel The rainbows coming in ♪

♪ So don'’t wear me out ♪

♪ Don'’t leave me here ♪

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]