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CHARLOTTE: Charlotte Bates, of her majesty'’s secret intelligence service.

You know this woman?We worked together.

Where?

In Africa.

NARRATOR: Previously on "The Border"

DARNELL: You'’re sleeping with her.

What business is that of yours?

Let'’s just say sex is part of her arsenal.

ZOE: I'’m pretty sure she's a spy.

Good. He'’s moved on.

We both have.

ZOE: You met someone?It'’s early days.

Entertaining someone, were we?

KESSLER: I had dinner with my ex-wife.

CLARLOTTE: You looked away for a moment.

That signifies guilt.

JOSEPH: Heh, heh, heh, Asukulu!

Come in, come in, come in!

How are you this morning, Joseph?

Good, good, good. Sit, sit.

This is Asukulu.

Always bring him coffee first thing.

Go.

[BASEKE SCREAMING IN PAIN]

What'’s the matter with you?

Go and get a cloth, and clean this up now!

Hurry!

Oh, I'’m so sorry, Asukulu.

TERRI: This is Major Kessler.

Thank you.

He'’s a friend. You can trust him.

Hello, Agnes.

Show Ms. Youla to the boardroom.

I'’ll be right with you.

Agnes is from the Congo.

A war refugee?

She and her son have been in the country four months.

We helped her find an apartment, a job.

One of our success stories.

And now she'’s afraid for her life.

You believe her?Absolutely.

I have a new job at a cafe.

A customer comes in today.

His name is Baseke.

He is a Terrible man.

He has done Terrible crimes.

In Africa.

How do you know this?

This man burned up my village.

He killed my husband, my mother,

my father.

He made my child a slave.

He raped me.

And now he is here in Canada.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

There is one known photo of Edouard Baseke.

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

He'’s Hutu, originally from Rwanda.

Charter member of the Interahamwe,

Took part in the '’94 genocide.

After the Tutsis took power,

He fled across the border and set up shop here.

In South Kivu.

Baseke was one of the worst of the east Congo warlords.

He, uh, commanded a rebel militia

that terrorized the local populations.

Dislocations, mass slaughter.

And rape.

Systematic. Literally, thousands of women.

Christ.

DARNELL: about a year ago he disappeared.

Thought to still be alive... In hiding.

There are warrants out on him for crimes against humanity from the Congo, Rwanda,

International criminal court.

And this guy'’s in Toronto?

Our eyewitness places him on Eglinton West.

Let'’s try and pick him up, get a clean I.D.

He is not a criminal. That is absurd!

Who told you this? The woman?

This Minunga, does he live nearby?

How would I know where he lives?

Well, maybe you got a credit card slip,

Something with his name on it. Why don'’t you check your receipts?

Do not believe this woman, eh? She'’s talking nonsense!

Ah! You see? Look.

Asukulu Minunga.

Little higher.

Something tells me Agnes won'’t be working there much longer.

Slade.

Yeah I got a credit card number. I need you to search an address.

GRAY: Edouard Baseke?

BASEKE: I'’m sorry?

Immigration and customs security. You got any I.D.?

My name is Minunga.

I think you have made a mistake.

Yeah, you'’re gonna come with us, all right?

Have I done something wrong?

MOOSE: we'’re about to find that out, pal.

That'’s him.

You'’re sure?

Okay, thank you. Come with me, please.

GRANT: okay, I'’m gonna save you some time.

You have the wrong man. My client'’s name is Minunga.

MAGGIE: Mr. Grant...Birth certificate for Asukulu Minunga.

Congolese identity card and passport. Ontario driver'’s license.

Have a seat.

Your incompetence would be amusing If it wasn'’t so alarming

You'’re gonna release my client, and you'’re gonna do it right now.

Not before we ask him some questions.

Now, we can do that with you in the room or out of it.

DARNELL: where were you born?GRANT: His birth certificate...

I want him to answer.

Kadjedje.

Near Nukavu?

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Bashi?

Bantu.

My wife is dead. My parents too.

My entire family was killed in the war.

I am the only survivor.

SLADE: Everything checks out.

He'’s an immigrant from the Congo.

Owned a shop in Kadjedje.

His family was all killed, just like he said.

So no forgeries?

Well, that doesn'’t say much.

These are based on the Congolese documents,

And the DRC is massively corrupt.

Did you compare the photos?

Biometrics are inconclusive.

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

You tell me. Same guy?

We don'’t have enough to hold him.

We have an eyewitness.

She won'’t stand up against the documents.

She convinced me.

Those eyes of his must be imprinted on her brain.

Try for a search warrant for Baseke'’s home.

You okay?

Oh, sorry

I'’m just not my usual inappropriate, yet quirkily amusing self.

Quiet Slade.

I kinda like it.

Agnes has a son.

Matesu.

Did he ever meet Baseke?

He'’s a fragile little boy. He still has nightmares.

Baseke'’s lawyer is pretty slick. We'’ll need more than a single eyewitness.

We'’ll be very careful.

You'’re sure you want to do this?

Okay.

You'’re a brave young man.

This is what'’s gonna happen.

I'’m gonna play a video.

Then I'’m gonna ask some questions.

Okay.

You'’re doing great so far.

Okay.

Here we go.

[MAN SHOUTING]MATESU: [SCARED] No!

[AGNES SHIERKING]

Have you seen this man before,

Matesu?

[BASAKE YELLS, AGNES CRIES]

MATESU: Mama!

You know this man?

Where have you seen him before?

[AGNES SHOUTING]

He hurt my mother.

You'’re sure it'’s the same man?

It'’s him.

He is the devil.

CSIS sent over their East Congo file.

Basically, Baseke wiped Agnes'’s entire village off the map.

He forced little Matesu to work in one of the local mines. Columbite Tantalite.

Coltan.

An essential component of cell phones, PDA'’s and laptops.

Blood Diamonds get all the attention, but Blood Coltan is even worse.

It'’s been funding the war in the Congo for over a decade.

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

These are all children.

DARNELL: They have to be small enough to fit in the crevices.

They'’re beaten, starved.

They die in cave-ins or just from exhaustion.

You won'’t see these kids in a smart phone ad.

You tossed the apartment?

Yeah, nothing.

It was cheap, plain, impersonal. No photos, no computer.

Though he did have some nice suits in his closet.

What about his job?

Security guard downtown.

His boss had trouble remembering him

until he pulled the personnel file.

Said there'’d been no complaints.

SLADE: I may have found another image of Baseke.

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

Can you zoom in on this guy here?

KESSLER: you recognize him?

Search the file for Leonard Drake.

Got him!

He'’s a canadian pilot. A CSIS person of interest.

Series of field reports by...

Hey! D. Williams, look at you.

Anything recent?

SLADE: He'’s in Toronto.

Got back from Africa ten months ago.

Print that.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Leonard Drake?

This guy look like a cop to you?

Darnell Wlliams, I.C.S.

What'’d I do?

You don'’t recognize me?

We met in Kinshasa three years ago.

Relax.

I'’m not here to arrest you.

Is it true you'’ve arrested Edouard Baseke?

Charlotte.

I just heard.

You gonna charge him?

We have two eyewitnesses, one of them a is child.

It'’s not enough.Why not?

They'’re both traumatized, and I doubt the boy will stand up on cross.

If this is Baseke, he has papers, and good ones, in another name.

We need something solid.

You'’ve seen him before.

Three years ago, in Goma,

I watched him purchase a planeload of automatic weapons from a Russian arms dealer.

So, it is Baseke?Hmm.

Good. Then you can testify.

I wish I could.

But officially, I wasn'’t even in the Congo.

I was in Leeds.

But in this case...

It'’s out of the question, Michael. Don'’t be naive.

Sorry to interrupt.

Jack Hardacre just called.

There'’s been a cabinet shuffle.

So I hear.

You'’ve got a new boss.[CHUCKLES]

MAGGIE: He wants to talk to you.Put him through.

Yeah, I don'’t think that's gonna be necessary.

[PHONE RINGS]

Major Kessler, the honourable Jack Hardacre.

Minister, we weren'’t expecting a visit.

I'’ve been following your escapades, Major.

You have quite a talent for destroying political careers.

That was never my goal.

I assure you, I will not be your latest casualty.

I'’ll need a full briefing ASAP.

I need to get up to speed on every aspect

of this operation, top to bottom.

I don'’t want any surprises. Is that clear?

Of course.

This way, minister.

We have news.

Potential news.The Americans are hinting at a Presidential visit.

Last time they gave us ten days notice, so you better be ready, Major.

Washington will be all over the border with its surveillance blimps and UAV'’s.

I want to be damn sure they don'’t find any holes.

They won'’t.

You'’d better be up to the challenge.

Unlike your old friend Minister Fleischer,

I don'’t tolerate mistakes.

Are you gonna tell me what the hell I'’m doing here?

Just keep your eyes on the glass.

Do you recognize this man?

Mr. Drake?

My client'’s not a zoo animal.

Mr. Drake,

Have you ever seen this man before?

No.

You heard him. Now release my client!

Is this is not the man known to you as Edouard Baseke?

Look, man, I don'’t know who the hell he is.

Now who'’s gonna give me a ride home?

Don'’t you sleep?

Baseke'’s a wanted man with a price on his head.

Why doesn'’t he hide out in Europe or South America? Why come to Canada?

He has connections here?

That'’s what I'm thinking.

How much do we know about the lawyer?

Works at a boutique firm as an associate counsel, whatever that means.

Claims he'’s working pro bono.

Get Slade to track down a list of their clients.

Mike...

Even Slade'’s gone home.

What if I told you that within 12 hours I could furnish you

with Baseke'’s Rwandan birth certificate,

and the deed to his father'’s land outside Butare?

Would they be genuine?

Genuine enough.

If they were found in Baseke'’s apartment.No.

He'’s a Terrible man.

When you catch the devil, you can'’t just let him go.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Terri?

Anything wrong?

Agnes just showed up at haven house with Matesu.

Why?

She says somebody'’s following them.

She'’s too scared to go home.

Do you have room there?

I'’ll find it.

Okay, I'’ll be right over.

I'’ve gotta go.

To see your lovely ex-wife?

She'’s helping taking care of our witnesses.

I see.

I'’ll be back in a couple of hours.

It was Baseke'’s man. It must have been.

Did you see his face?

You'’re safe here, Agnes.

This is detective Gray Jackson. He'’ll stay overnight.

There'’s also an agent outside.

[MATESU CRIES]

Matesu!

He'’s having nightmares.

MATESU: Mama!

Let'’s get some fresh air.

I wish I still smoked.

This is not the time to say this, but,

but I'’ve been thinking,

about what we had.

I miss it, Terri.

Mike...

[CAR STARTS]

Oh.

I can'’t.

I'’m sorry.

I know I'’ve made mistakes.

I'’m seeing someone.

Really.

I can'’t go back there, Mike. I can'’t.

[TIRES SQUEAL, CAR MOVES]

I'’ve been going through the CSIS files On Leonard Drake.

He flew Russian cargo planes.

He'’d put down anywhere. Balls of steel.

These are all known smuggling routes.

Drake flew every one of them.

Arms and ammunition in and Coltan out.

He also had legitimate clients, Including his final gig in Africa.

BLD Corp.

A mining exploration firm out of cCalgary with a number of claims in east Africa.

Drake moved people and equipment around for them.

Okay? Now watch this.

Last year, BLD registered here in Ontario.

And the law firm that filed the papers...

[KEYBOADS CLICKS]

KESSLER: Justin Grant'’s.

Tell me that'’s a coincidence, huh?

Drake doesn'’t know Baseke,

but he'’s got a direct link to Baseke'’s lawyer?

Yesterday, when Drake refused to make the ID...

Grant was in the room.

Keep digging.

You didn'’t come back last night.

I had an errand.

How are your eyewitnesses?

Gray'’s keeping an eye on them.

And Terri? How'’s Terri?

She'’s fine.

You still have feelings for her, don'’t you?

There'’s nothing between Terri and I.

I don'’t know which hurts more,

the truth or the lie.

SLADE: Boss!

Just got word.

Presidential visit'’s a go. They'’re firming up dates.

Notify all entry points,

Keep a close eye on CSE chatter.

Oh, it'’s already started. You should see the blogosphere.

The crazies are coming out to play,

Right on cue.

[KEYS JANGLING]

[PHONE RINGS]

AGNES: The moment he sees Baseke,

He is afraid.

He should talk to a Counsellor.

You both should.

They shot my husband first.

Then my father, my mother.

In front of us!

Matesu saw it happen,

all of it.

I can'’t imagine.

Then Baseke came.

[SHOUTING]

[AGNES SHRIEKS]

MATESU: Mama!

He said that he would kill Matesu.

[SCREAMING AND CRYING]

I thought it would be good here.

I know.

[YELLING AND SHOUTING]

I thought Matesu would be safe!

This is Canada.

BLD Corp...

The company that pilot-boy flew for,

It'’s a wholly owned subsidiary of Reinhardt Global.

They'’re a giant multi-national.

Based in Toronto.

See? BLD down here,

And over here,

Is Brewster and Co.

A sweet little high-tech component manufacturing outfit

which specializes in heat resistant capacitors.

Sexy, right?

Cell phones won'’t work without them.

And the capacitors need...Coltan.

Bingo! Finally, over here,

is Rochester and Sons.

The company that "employs" Edouard Baseke.

All one big happy corporate family.

You think reinhardt was sourcing Coltan from Baseke?

They have the deep pockets.

So, when the heat gets too hot, Reinhardt agrees to fly Baseke out,

bring him to Canada.

Yeah, set him up with the best fake I.D. Money can buy,

a fake job as a security guard.

And then when we detain him, they send in the high-priced lawyer.

And the one weak link in the entire chain...

Is this guy.

Heads up.

Haven'’t we done this dance already?

Hello, Leonard.

Jesus christ.

Yeah, it'’s been a while.

He'’ll have another, and two more for us.

Hi. Kenneth Porter'’s office?

Thank you.

[ELEVATOR DINGS]

Can I help you?

Immigration and customs security.

What can I do for you?

We'’re here to see Kenneth Porter.

He'’s in a meeting.

But if you'’d care to leave your card,

I can certainly pass it on to him for you.

That won'’t be necessary.

Mr. Porter? Maggie Norton, ICS.

Excuse me!MOOSE: This'’ll just take a minute.

Edouard Baseke, sir!

Did you know he was in the country?

You'’ll have to give me that name again.

MOOSE: Baseke.

A warlord from East Congo?

I don'’t know any warlords.

This one did business with Reinhardt Global.

That'’s absurd. You need to check your facts.

Mr. Porter, we have the man-

I'’m running late. Talk to Rachel.

She will set you up with an appointment.

This went well.

Your name was Michelle.

You were a journalist for some left-wing,

bleeding-heart magazine.

Well, now that'’s you all over.

I flew you from Kigali into Goma.

Through a storm.

Yeah, we lost the radio.

We almost died.

Not with Michelle on board.

She lives a charmed life.

Did you fly Baseke out of the Congo, Leonard?

Your services were always available for a price.

Guns in, Coltan out.

I never looked in the containers.

In the Congo,

anybody could get away with anything.

Nobody was watching.

Except you two,

I guess.

CAROL: Everything okay?

This round'’s on me.

I can'’t give you Baseke.

It would be suicide.

Why?

Who are you afraid of?

Leonard,

There'’s someone I'’d like you to meet.

We won'’t be long.

Does Kessler know about this?

No need.Hey.

Go easy, huh? She'’s been through it.

[AFERICAN MUSIC PLAYS]

Give me a day.

I'’ll call you.

Come on, I'’m buying.

[PHONE RINGING]

Deputy minister.

In case you'’re wondering, pissing Hardacre off his first week on the job

would not be an intelligent move.

What'’s your point?

You sicced your agents on the CEO of Reinhardt Global.

All part of our investigation.

Reinhardt'’s a multinational giant

worth 15% of the TSX.

Former PM'’s sit on that board.

Now the minister'’s in a fury.

I'’m sorry to hear that.

Well, Minister Hardacre is not Suzanne Fleischer.

The two of you don'’t share some murky history.

I'’ll bear that in mind.

I'’m not fond of the man myself,

but we'’d both be fools to underestimate him.

[DIAL TONE]

In Goma?

On the edge of the market, there was a little cafe.

Ivan.

Uh unh.

Dimitri... Igor!

[LAUGHING] You went in for the meet,

And you followed me.

[SIGHING]

Took him out,

With his two guys sitting at the next table.

I was just sitting there.

That was quite the sprint.

Very athletic.

Hmm...

Africa.

Remember Bukavu?

And I remember the bodies,

And the blood.

All of us crouched in the hotel basement.

Do you know what I remember most about that night?

Being glad that you were there.

That you were next to me.

[POLICE SIREN WAILS, RADIO CHATTER]

Hey, Danny.Moose. So you got an interest in this guy?

KHALI: you could say that.

This way. Watch your step.

You got any theories?

Well...

We'’ve got scuff marks up on the bridge there.

He jumped?

Doesn'’t look high enough to kill him.It'’s not.

Take a look at this.

Leonard Drake.

See, he landed on his back,

But his face is cut up, covered in bruises.

So someone encouraged him.

We think he was dead before he took the fall.

Don'’t rush off.

I'’ll order breakfast.

What are you gonna say to Kessler?

Nothing, as it happens.

I'’ve moved on.

Don'’t look so alarmed. I haven'’t moved on to you.

This was one night only.

A very good night.

The coroner confirmed that Drake was dead

before he was tossed off the bridge.

Homicide'’s got zero leads.

They did say that the marks on his body were consistent with torture.

Why? What were they after?

To stop him making the I.D. On Baseke.

Why would they torture him?

If they wanted to shut him up, they'’d just kill him.

Maybe he had something they wanted.

Why would reinhardt go to the trouble of resettling Baseke in Canada?

Why wouldn'’t they just get rid of him?

You think he was blackmailing them?

If they were sourcing blood Coltan mined by child slaves.

Baseke would have proof. Names, shipping data, photos even.

He'’d have stashed it somewhere, to be opened in case of his death or disappearance.

And Drake knew where.

He flew the planes, knew the secrets.

Well, if he did know, whoever tortured him probably knows it too.

Baseke'’s lawyer called. Wants to pick up his client.

Our 48 hours are up.

Charge Baseke with entering the country on false documents.

You think we can make that stick?

It'’ll buy us another day.

False documents? On what evidence?

You'’ll get full disclosure,

all in good time.

I want to see my client right now.

On his way up as we speak. In the meantime,

we would like to ask you a few questions.

What'’s your relationship with Leonard Drake?

I'’m sorry?

When did you last see him?

You cannot treat me this way!

I demand to be released!

Cut the shit, okay? Sit down!

We know you'’re Edouard Baseke.

You'’re responsible for the death of thousands of people,

and you'’re in bed with Reinhart Global.

You cannot just lock me up forever!

Oh, yeah, we can.

You'’re gonna pay for what you did, pal, one way or the other!

You know nothing! You can prove nothing!

You saw Drake here at ICS. What then?

Who'’d you call when you left?

We'’ll find out.

KESSLER: Did you follow him?

Why would I do that?

Because you work for Reinhardt Global.

Am I being detained?

You'’re free to go.

You, my friend,

are sailing into dangerous waters.

Computer'’s missing.

Yeah, cops didn'’t find it either.

Somebody beat '’em to it.

Booze by the case.

I'’ve been there.

He had plenty to forget.

Yeah, well, one way or another,

our boy Drake was in for a hard landing.

You recognize her?

Let'’s go.

You did this.

I knew you were bad news when you walked through the door.

[SNIFFLING]

Did he come back here last night?

When I was closing up.

He was a mess. He thought he was being followed.

By who?

He wouldn'’t say.

I didn'’t...

I didn'’t take him seriously.

Leonard always got paranoid when he drank.

He had demons, you know?

We think he may have known something.

About Edouard Baseke. Something that got him killed.

Carol...

Leonard flew Baseke over here.

On the flight, Baseke was drinking

and he told Leonard...

There'’s a bank in Nairobi.

A big one downtown next to some park?

Uhuru park.

There'’s a safe deposit box in Baseke'’s name.

Whatever'’s inside its his insurance policy.

That'’s what Baseke told him.

That'’s what Leonard knew.

We need to move quickly. Get in touch with interpol,

Work up an international search warrant.

Do you think Kenya will go for it?We have to try it.

We can work the political angle,

Get the ministry to make a formal request.

I'’ll put a call through to the boss.

He'’s already on his way to Ottawa.

A royal summons.

HARDACRE: For all you can prove, Minunga'’s the man's real name.

This Reinhardt Global business is pure speculation.

We need an international warrant for the safe deposit box.

You know damn well kenya'’s a powder-keg. We set off a spark,

Our high commission could come under siege.

The man is a war criminal.

Release him, Major.

Turn your attention to real concerns, like this Presidential visit.

You'’re making a mistake, minister.

Am I?

Well hear this,

if you can'’t close our border to whack-jobs and would-be assassins,

I'’ll damn well appoint someone who will.

I'’ve got bad news for you, Edouard.

Your blackmailing days are over.

My name is Asukulu Minunga.

I come from kadjedje.

I am a victim of war.

Leonard Drake.

Before they killed him, they tortured him.

He told them everything he knows.

Right now your friends at Reinhardt Global are making calls to Nairobi.

[SMIRK]

They'’re bribing whoever they need to bribe.

And when they get what'’s in that safety deposit box, they'’re gonna cut you loose.

Your best bet is to stay here and face the courts.

You walk out of here, all bets are off.

Am I free to go?

[SIGHS]

[TAPPING ON GLASS]

Does Baseke honestly believe He can take on Reinhardt and win?

He'’s a narcissist.

He thinks he'’s smarter and tougher than they are.

If he was smart, he'’d drop the lawyer and disappear.

While I remember, I meant to leave these.

I don'’t understand. What changed?

Give me a call when you really are over her.

You'’re leaving with Baseke still at large?

Flight'’s at 5:00.

It'’s not like you to accept defeat.

I don'’t fight battles I can'’t win.

Say goodbye to Darnell for me, won'’t you?

They'’re heading for Baseke'’s apartment.

SLADE: We just heard from Nairobi.

Some guy cleared out Baseke'’s safe deposit box.

When?

Couple hours ago.

He was posing as the executor of Baseke'’s will.

GRAY: What the hell!

[CARS ROARING]

[TIRES SCREECH]

GRAY: Shit.

LAWYER: what the hell?BASEKE: what'’s going-?

Stay on the ground! Stay down!

[PANTING]

They were hitmen. Contract killers.

The guy we got claims he has no idea who hired them.

Hmm. Send the voicemail, leave cash at a blind drop. Standard practice.

At least now Agnes can sleep at night.

[AFRICAN MUSIC PLAYING]

[CAR ALARM BEEPS]

DARNELL: Got a minute?

What the hell do you want?

I know who you are.

And all about your crimes in the Congo.

One day you'’ll make a mistake,

and I will be there.

Waiting.

NEWSCASTER: President Howard will soon be visiting Canada

for the final day of the North American immigration conference.

Officials have stated that he and the Prime Minister will make a joint announcement

[CELL RINGS] Regarding the conforming

of US And Canadian immigration policy.

Yeah, I'’m watching.

NEWSCASTER: No details yet on the length of the President'’s stay.

I'’ve got bad news and worse news.

One of the bogus security threats I'’ve been working

in advance of the President'’s visit has turned out to be...

What'’s the opposite of bogus? Is it unbogus? Bogusless?

Oh wait, wait, wait, wait!

I haven'’t told you the...

Worse news.

Major, excellent timing. We'’ve just got an update.

On screen, please.

Can I help you?Oh no, no, it'’s I who'll be helping you.

Who let you in?I have security clearance.

Minister Hardacre appointed me

Ministry consultant on border security For the President'’s visit.

Get me the minister on the line.

Oh, come on, Major, don'’t sulk.

Ah, here we are.

This just came through from the FBI.

DHS, the FBI, the NSA, they all flagged this guy.

He has a history of psychotic behaviour.

[SHOUTING ON VIDEO]

It'’s pro-life rally in Pittsburgh two weeks ago.

WOMAN ON VIDEO: children are being murdered!

Are we going to stand by

While our President fails to act?

CROWD: No!

WOMAN ON VIDEO: What are we going to do?

Kill him! Kill the President!

There. Freeze it.

He'’s headed for Canada?

He crossed at Windsor last night.

You already let him into the country.