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Phoenix Squad, this is Overwatch.

Say again?

Overwatch, this is Phoenix.

Phoenix squad in his tunnel.

Bypass tunnel up next.

Requesting sitrep.

Overwatch in position.

Eyes on four guards.

Two on Gate Wall.

Two on the ground up front.

Watchtower empty. Compound is quiet.

Copy. Overwatch, hold position.

When the call comes, who goes first?

Rooftop Guards.

The ones on the ground won't see them go down.

What's the order of shots?

Pudgy guard on the left first.

Why?

He's closer to the door.

Which means closer to the alarm.

Gives me time to hit both before they can reach it.

Overwatch, this is Phoenix.

Initial contact made.

One hostile down.

ETA, one minute to junction box.

Looping cameras.

Looks like Primary Target is in the office.

Copy. Office. Moving up and out.

Overwatch, this is Phoenix.

Go for Overwatch.

Phoenix Squad out of the tunnel.

Green light. You're cleared hot.

Engage targets. Clear the way.

Copy, Phoenix. Going hot.

Here we go.

First target.

Execute.

Zondi? Send it.

Impact center, tall man.

Impact center.

Zondi, breathe.

Stay focused.

In control. No emotion.

You take the left. I'll take far right target.

Ready. Fire.

You missed.

Wait for it.

No!

Phoenix, this is Overwatch.

Targets down. Clear to enter compound.

Copy, Overwatch.

Hold position. All teams go.

Do not allow them to sound the alarm.

Charlie Team. Garage is clear. Copy.

Alpha team heading to the office in search of primary target.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Sorry I didn't check.

Shake it off. Let's keep moving. Clock's ticking.

Delta Team. Munitions Room clear.

Copy. Delta, hold position.

Shit.

Alpha team in pursuit of hostile.

On route to primary target.

Alpha team engaged. Hold positions.

This is Kovalov.

We have trespassers in my house.

Show them what we do with intruders.

Overwatch. Alarm triggered.

Be on high alert.

The weapon. Take me to it.

Alpha team pursuing primary target.

It's not ready. It hasn't been tested.

Eyes on. Tell me what you see.

Watchtower, sniper and spotter.

Contact.

Bravo, Kovalov and Maxim are between us!

Box them in.

We can't just sit on the sidelines.

Hold position.

You hold. I'm going to get in the game.

Hilo!

Hilo!

Damn it!

Modise! Is that really you?

This is your last chance,

Ryker Kovalov.

There's no way out this time. You're the one without an exit.

If I don't kill you, Prime Minister Diaz will.

You'll never get out of Costa Verde alive.

You came all this way for nothing.

Tangos coming in!

Alpha falling back! Bravo clear to engage.

They're close. The lab is above us.

What do we do?

Modise said hold, so we hold.

Distance, 928. Wind, 6.8.

928.

Wind, 6.8.

What's the math?

13 degrees descending. No adjustment.

You take the spotter.

I got the sniper.

On my signal. Send it.

This is Kovalov.

We had a deal, Prime Minister.

Send your militia! Send everyone.

Do you hear me? Everyone!

Is this it?

Grim Reaper? Yes.

But as I said, it

Will it work?

Will it work?

Theoretically, yes, but

it hasn't

Wait. Wait. The weapon is currently omnidirectional.

I need to focus its trajectory or we're all in danger!

How long?

How long? Give me a second!

Hilo in position, on your six.

Bravo, fall back! Alpha engaging!

Time's up, Maxim.

Hands up! Let's see 'em!

Go, go, go.

It's over, Kovalov. You're right, Modise.

It is over, for you.

Wait, no!

Master Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett.

Not in the US Marine Corps anymore.

Just Brandon Beckett.

Save the modesty. You're the Brandon Beckett.

Best shot in the world.

I've been known to hit a target or two.

Commander Bongani Modise.

Good to meet you, sir.

Apologies, but I'll need a briefing on the op

along with whatever country we're standing in.

I've been on six planes in the past 36 hours.

Passed through airports with no customs, so,

I can only assume that whatever country we're standing in

does not know I'm here.

Walk with me, Beckett.

So, without knowing the mission,

you got on a plane at short notice.

Colonel Gabriel Stone deployed me to assist you.

What he says goes.

I'm just a Marine following orders.

Ah, Gabriel and I go way back.

Now he leads the CIA's most lethal Black Ops team.

That's right. He's the boss.

But I was sent because officially,

the CIA can't be involved.

Not on this one. Believe me, I know.

Brandon Beckett,

Nadia Abrams

and Casanova Diaz.

Welcome to Costa Verde.

Diaz

Costa Verde

Bruno Diaz was my father.

And I know you were framed for his death.

Yeah. Sorry for your loss.

Nova was 100% behind you joining the mission,

but your endorsement came from another very trusted source.

All right, let's get going.

My father was killed

for the good he was doing in this country.

Then my uncle, Roman Diaz,

took advantage of the pain and anger of the people

and used it to rise to power.

Then he sold my country to the highest bidders,

to people like Ryker Kovalov, The Death Broker.

Kovalov has a deal with

the Prime Minister of Costa Verde.

He is allowed to make and sell weapons without interference,

as long as he provides arms

to the Prime Minister's personal army.

I belong to a group that is fighting back,

the Phoenix Rebellion.

Bringing Kovalov to justice is what Costa Verde needs

in order to demonstrate that we can rise from the ashes

and reclaim what is ours.

When Nova discovered Kovalov's headquarters,

I parked a satellite overhead.

Kovalov only checks in once a quarter to pick up

Maxim's latest weapon, but two nights ago,

we picked up the heat signature of a UH-60 chopper

touching down in the compound courtyard.

So, we're hitting their base of operations.

Timetable?

Forty-eight hours.

It's gonna be tight.

I need time to do recon.

Topography checks, drone analysis.

Already done.

You just need to do what you do best.

Pull the trigger.

Sir,

the trusted source who recommended me

for this assignment?

That was my old man, right?

Yeah, I know about your father. He's a legend.

But no, I've never met him.

It was our mutual friend, Rozie.

Rozie? Who the hell is that?

Thunderstorm's coming

Time to grab my boots

And go dance in the rain.

Ezekiel Rosenberg.

I didn't expect to find you in this place.

This is where you've been the past month.

Vanish on me without saying goodbye.

Yeah, had to keep this one close to the vest.

Modise called with

an opportunity I couldn't pass up.

Since he arrived here, Rozie's been telling me

how I couldn't pull this off without you.

And as you know

What, that he can be a persistent pain in the ass?

Oh, I know.

Well, then he can be your tour guide.

Rozie, show Beckett around. I'll see you guys inside.

Yes, sir.

Rozie? Okay.

Only Modise gets to call me that. Come on.

Had to keep this one close to the vest, huh?

Why's that?

It's the one that got away, B. It's my white whale.

Ryker Kovalov.

Modise has been after him for years,

chasing explosions across Africa all the way to America.

That when you met him?

Mm-hmm. I was with Homeland at the time,

but there was an entire global network after this guy.

Once Kovalov crossed into the US,

Modise thought we could take him out together.

Then what?

Kovalov was able to operate within the US

because I was stuck filling out paperwork and going

through proper channels. Yeah.

By the time we got the green light,

he was gone.

You never told me about this before.

Twice I could've stopped this guy, B.

I should've stopped him.

But I missed.

It happens, man.

I've never seen you miss.

I've missed plenty.

I just try to figure out why, reload, fire again.

Come on, let me show you around.

Why now?

What makes Kovalov more vulnerable than before?

About a month ago, Nova discovered

Kovalov's personal, in-house weapons designer,

Mauser Maxim, operating here in Costa Verde.

And what can you tell me about Nova?

He's a tech genius.

Basically, the Intel Pete of Costa Verde.

Just, you know, less snarky.

He was able to trace dark web payments

from the Prime Minister's shell corporations to Kovalov.

He then followed the money to Kovalov and Maxim's compound.

And Nova reached out to Modise, who put together the op.

Exactly.

Nova knew he had the resources

to pull this off under the radar.

Hey, team.

Modise is a damn patriot. You're gonna love him.

Modise is so highly regarded in the SSA,

he's able to pick his own assignments.

And this is our squad.

Code name, Efile Noma Ephila.

Dead or Alive.

We take our enemies dead or alive.

The mission is completed whether we live or die.

Modise handpicked 10 individuals

from agencies all over the world.

This is Anele. But you can call her Angel.

Don't be fooled by her name, though.

She fights without fear.

She was Modise's first pick for the team,

and she is his second-in-command.

This is Hera.

This is Hilo.

Jumeaux Hache. The Axe Twins.

Now you've already met Nadia and Nova.

You'll meet the rest of the team later.

I've been here training with these guys

ever since the Colonel loaned me out a month ago.

We had to all come in here piecemeal,

one at a time, in order to avoid suspicion.

And you, my friend, you're our final piece.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is the Brandon Beckett.

The 2017 Fusco job in Yemen.

Did you really do that solo?

The hell are you talking about, huh?

That was a six-man op.

I'm telling you, it's what I heard.

Don't forget the Tangiers 2.4k shot before then.

2.4 kilometers?

Impossible. No?

How many confirmed kills do you have, huh?

What's the count?

I just count the number of assignments I complete,

not the number of bullets it takes to complete them.

And that's the exact kind of attitude

we want from our mentor.

This is Thabo Zondi, our sniper.

Zondi was a hard hand

in the South African National Defense Force.

He never missed during training.

But with limited assignment, he's, uh, still green.

How green? Huh?

Kill count, zero.

Which is where you come in.

With all due respect, sir, I am no tutor.

And I don't need one,

but I am interested in proving myself.

That right?

I've got what it takes. Let me show you what I can do.

It doesn't matter. That is the assignment.

Enough of this meet and greet.

We have shit to do.

The more you sweat in training,

the less you bleed in battle.

Thermals tell us

there are 20 to 25 warm bodies on the ground.

Expect them to be packing heavy artillery.

We'll catch them early morning when they are tired

and starting to decompress.

The compound has an escape tunnel.

Their exit will be our entrance.

We will use it to access the compound undetected.

It will drop us into a cellar

where Kovalov keeps the hatch hidden.

Nicely done.

Now run it again. Only this time,

grab your NV. Go!

Kovalov's mad scientist, Mauser Maxim,

is a weapon's designer, so we need to be prepared

for whatever they might throw at us.

Pack your gas masks, Cipro, Doxy, Levo

in case of exposure to Anthrax or nerve gas.

Once the Primary Target is acquired,

we will seize whatever weapons and intel we can

and double time it back to the tunnel.

We will then head to a private dock

where a fishing vessel will be waiting.

And we'll remain below deck

until it reaches international waters,

where I have people standing by to receive us.

The Primary and Secondary Targets,

dead or alive?

Kovalov and Maxim are more valuable alive than dead.

That being said,

if they draw down on you, you're cleared to neutralize.

In honor of our connection with the Phoenix Rebellion,

on this assignment, we are Phoenix Squad.

And there will be five teams within the Squad.

Alpha Team, Nadia and Sello.

You're with me.

We'll be hunting the Primary Target, Kovalov.

Rozie will lead Jansen and Jedd on Bravo Team.

Find and secure the research laboratory.

Make sure none of

Maxim's god-forsaken inventions of death go off.

Hera and Hilo, you are Charlie Team.

Secure the garage.

Dismantle any vehicles you find.

Make sure no one can get away.

Don't worry, they won't get past the Jumeaux Hache.

Nova, you're with me on Delta Team.

We will secure Munitions Room

until it is safe for you to mine data.

Nova, hit dirt. You're dead.

We need to keep a low profile on this, people.

Kovalov is protected by Prime Minister Diaz,

who has a sizable militia he uses to do his dirty work.

If word gets out on this raid,

the 20 guards become a hundred armed militia.

Why aren't the Phoenix Rebellion going in with us?

Because if we fail,

they're the last hope to turn this country around.

He's right.

Calling them in is the last of all last resorts.

Now the final team on our squad,

keeping an eye on all of us from above

Overwatch.

Zondi and Beckett.

Nicely done.

Between you and I,

how many confirmed kills do you have?

That first kill is the only one that matters.

That's the toughest.

The first time I had to kill,

I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do it.

You get all these questions

that start running through your mind.

Am I clear to kill this man? Is it justified?

But you don't have time to answer these questions.

The target answers them for you.

Because if you don't pull that trigger, he will.

And he will kill you or one of your squad.

And you may be taking a life, but you are saving another one.

So, you pull that trigger.

Good work today.

Let's grab some chow.

I'm telling you, mine is much worse.

You gotta trust me on that.

Tu es fou!

Listen, if my bullet was just one centimeter to the left

That's ridiculous!

I would be a very different man.

Sorry, brother, getting a toe shot off

is way worse than a bullet to the thigh.

Thank you! Way worse!

Thank you! Thank you! Yes!

It's a pinky toe. Hey, hey, hey.

A pinky toe helps to stabilize balance.

He's got a point. Yes! Thank you, brother.

Yeah, yes! Whoa! Whoa!

Neither of you compares to Angel.

Wow, what is it? Two missing pinky toe?

What are they talking about?

Let's hear it. Tell it!

Angel would tell the story better,

but I know she will not.

I, on the other hand, would be delighted to.

Yes! We want to hear it!

Yes! Let's go!

Come on. We want to know.

So, a few years ago,

this man Moses Mogale set a petrol station on fire.

He wanted to blow the whole thing up

and take a crowd with him.

Angel, who was SAPS at the time,

uh, the street level police,

she took one look at this madman walking through a sea of fire.

And she jumped in.

And the man was armed to the teeth.

And he repeatedly stabbed Angel with a knife.

Did that stop her? No!

She fought with this man until eventually,

surrounded by an inferno

with 11 stab wounds,

Angel knocked this man out.

Unconscious.

Wow!

Whoo! Damn.

Where did he stab you?

Come on, show us.

Yeah. We wanna see. Let's see it. Prove it.

Show us!

Come on.

Let's see it now.

Come on. Show us. Show us.

Okay, okay, relax. Relax.

Oh, shit!

Holy shit. Okay.

The champion.

Damn. That's for real.

Wow. Okay, put it down.

The moment I saw the story in the news,

I knew I had to meet this warrior.

So, how's that, uh, missing pinky toe looking?

Oh, come on. That's not fair.

What happened? Did it go to market?

I gotta ask,

if you two aren't siblings, then, uh

Where did, uh, Jumeaux Hache come from?

Everyone asks.

I was, uh, French Armed Forces.

I was Canadian Armed Forces.

Posted to a UN peacekeeping mission

along the Lebanon border.

I was part of Operation Ultra,

Canada's division of the UN mission.

One day, both our units are assigned a routine patrol.

When a suicide car bomber exploded

near our armored personnel carrier.

Killing everyone. Except us. We went for cover.

We got trapped. Inside a decaying building.

With dozens of Al-Qaeda-inspired militants

chasing after, eh.

Once we ran out of bullets,

all we had left were our tactical hawks.

We had to, uh, cut our way out of the situation.

Once you've been through something like that together

You become family.

The Axe Twins.

So, uh, your secret CIA Division, it has merch?

What, you got a gift shop?

They're for members only.

I've been hunting before, you know.

I'm sure.

But I need to see that you can take a life.

No matter the size.

My uncle used to take me, after my father was KIA.

Mm.

You said you come

from a family line of freedom fighters?

My grandfather was a part of Umkhonto we Sizwe,

the paramilitary wing of the ANC, under Mandela.

He was killed in '86.

My father enlisted into the SANDF

as soon as he was able.

He died in combat, under Modise's command.

I'm sorry to hear that.

When I enlisted,

there were many who knew my name

because of my father and grandfather.

They died fighting for their country.

There's no greater death.

I hope to go out the same way, too,

and add to their legacy as patriots.

What are you working on?

It's nice.

It's for my daughter.

From the fairy tale, The One-Eyed Monster.

You ever heard of it?

Can't say that I have.

When's the last time you saw your daughter?

It's too long.

Damn it.

The music help you concentrate?

I'm sure sound is extremely important in the field, but

I work much better when all I hear is my music.

It drowns out the noise of the world.

What's your music of choice?

Remixes.

Something like classical meets EDM.

Hell of a combo.

I know.

My mom got me into music,

so I guess I have to thank her for my eclectic taste.

She got me piano lessons, but,

I insisted in playing a different keyboard.

Learned to code,

started writing it, then started hacking it.

Became a digital soldier.

I would like to think that she was still very proud of me.

Nova

the prime minister, your uncle?

Yeah?

He's gonna see this as treason.

If you stay, your freedom, your life,

it's gonna be in jeopardy.

This is my destiny.

Using my skills to continue the work my dad started.

Ridding Costa Verde of corruption.

For myself, for my siblings,

for the people of Costa Verde, for my father.

If that's treason,

then it's a price I'm willing to pay.

Efile Noma Ephila.

Ladies and gentlemen,

soldiers

tomorrow we remove a threat to humanity.

We will stop Ryker Kovalov from ever selling a weapon

or taking a life again.

We take him dead or alive, and we complete the mission

whether we live or die!

Here, we're foreigners in a hostile land,

and tomorrow, we'll be completely on our own

but we are all we need.

Because we are Efile Noma Ephila!

Get some rest.

We move at midnight.

Zero told me that you've been after Kovalov for a long time.

Is that why you're gonna be boots on the ground tomorrow?

Gonna take him down face to face?

Questioning my strategy, Beckett?

No, sir. I'm

I'm just saying

I know you have a family.

There is no shame in supervising this op from afar.

A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

Understood.

How is Zondi?

Is he ready?

He will be.

I got one last lesson for him.

What exactly are we doing here?

There.

By the door.

That's your target.

Take him out.

You want me to shoot him?

I want you to eliminate the target.

It's locked and loaded.

Who is he?

You're a soldier.

You have your orders, now follow.

I don't even know who he is.

This is one of Kovalov's guards.

You take him out now,

that's one less we have to deal with during the raid tomorrow.

Is that true? It doesn't matter.

When a superior orders you to take a life, you follow it.

You don't need a reason because you trust your superior.

Now, what's the distance?

200 meters.

Switch him off.

What are you waiting for?

You have your assignment. Now shoot!

Well done, Zondi.

Who is he?

No idea. Let's head back.

What the fuck was that?

A test.

It's called a stress fire exercise.

And I failed.

No.

You passed.

A lifetime ago, when I was a jarhead, I failed.

Couldn't pull the trigger.

First time at least, but I learned.

And then you worked for the CIA before joining G.R.I.T., right?

Sounds like you've been a little all over the place.

No matter where I go, I am a Marine.

Like my father.

Was your father a general?

No. He never wanted that.

Do you?

You should be running ops, and you know it.

The entire squad looks up to you.

You heard the way they spoke.

They saw you as a legend

before you even walked in the door.

You have their respect, and they would follow you.

As I'm sure others would.

Why haven't you stepped up?

There's a big difference between following an order,

putting your own life on the line,

and giving that order,

putting someone else's life on the line.

When things go south, that blood is on your hands.

Beckett, Zondi, it's time. We're rolling out.

You said to trust a superior's orders, right?

Well, trust is earned.

And if you've earned their trust,

then a soldier putting their life on the line for you

is their choice, not yours.

How's the kid doing?

We'll find out in a few hours.

Hmm.

How about you?

You ready to take down your white whale?

More than ever.

Okay.

Let's get to work.

Hey, Beckett.

What is, uh, your walk-out song?

My what? Your walk-out song.

You know, when, uh, athletes go in the stadium,

they have that, uh, badass song playing

to make them, uh, pumped up.

What do you listen to before battle, eh?

I'll I'll put it on.

Mine is Welcome to the Jungle, Guns N' Roses.

R.E.D. Halluci Nation.

Mandoza, Nkalakatha.

Gossip Folks, Missy Elliot.

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor.

War, Edwin Starr.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot.

I'm a Swiftie myself.

What?

Don't. You guys, she's a fucking legend.

So, how about it?

I dig all kinds of music, but

I'll take a little peace and quiet before battle.

Maybe The Sound of Silence, huh?

Just my preference.

It's go time, Shooter.

I'll forever be grateful, Commander.

I'm glad you included me on this.

Rozie

If I did not include you,

you would have been a nuisance for the rest of my life.

Oh, so you just brought me in on this

'cause you didn't want to hear me complain?

And because I know you want Kovalov as badly as I do.

I won't let you down, sir.

This is Overwatch.

Requesting sitrep.

Hera here. Here at the

Hilo. Check in.

Anyone inside. Check in.

Hera, Overwatch coming to you.

Who the hell are you?

Captain-fucking-Ahab.

On your feet. Now!

Delta Team. Sitrep on all squads.

Overwatch entering compound.

Heading to garage.

Commander Modise here.

Alpha and Bravo are with me.

All guards have toe-tags.

And both targets are in hand.

All teams meet at the rendezvous point inside.

You could have been killed!

Yeah, but I wasn't. You worry too much.

What happened?

The entire compound shook

like there was some kind of an earthquake.

Is everyone okay?

Yeah. We're all gonna die.

Maxim is just pissy because his little toy failed.

Kovalov got his hands on some sonic wave weapon

and pulled the trigger.

We were tossed back,

but I think we walked away unharmed.

It doesn't matter.

You'll all be dead soon enough.

A hundred armed men are on their way here right now.

Bullshit.

How do you think the Prime Minister feels

about you cutting off his weapon supply,

and lightening his pockets, huh?

You taking me away takes away from him.

His militia are coming.

Even if you did get a call out to Diaz,

we have an hour before the militia reaches us.

You think I didn't plan for this?

We'll have everything we need and be out of here

by the time they arrive.

All right, listen up, everyone.

First up, we need the information

off the hard drives in the lab.

We need to know everything

about the weapons they've created

and who they sold them to. Second--

Modise? Modise?

Modise?

Modise? Modise?

Bongani!

Answer me.

It worked. It worked.

What the hell is this weapon?

Chaos. Shit!

Goddamn it!

How do we stop this?

You can't.

What the hell is going on?

No, no, no, no. Nadia?

Jansen! Jansen?

No. No, no, no! Sello!

Jedd! Jedd!

No.

Hilo!

I told you to hold.

Why didn't you hold?

Everyone is dead.

How is this possible?

What the hell is going on?

They were all in the room.

When the weapon was fired.

Were you?

No, I was in the hall.

A piece of ceiling fell on me after the explosion.

You were out of the blast radius.

That probably saved your life.

Why weren't you in the room?

After Alpha went in, a guard came out of nowhere.

I had to neutralize him.

Bravo team was supposed to secure the lab.

Make sure none of those weapons went off.

Hang on. How was I supposed to stop it?

I don't even know what the hell it looks like.

You follow your commander's orders,

and you do the assignment.

No matter the obstacle.

You weren't there!

Guys, guys, guys, what are we gonna do?

Huh?

We have to go.

Half of our team just died.

I realize that.

But we don't have time to mourn.

We have a hundred militia on their way here right now.

Modise would have wanted us to take the fallen soldiers

home to be buried.

How do we do that?

We take them to the vehicles.

We dismantled them.

There's no way to fix them in time.

Okay, well, what about taking them out of the tunnels

we came in? Angel.

We can't carry them all.

Are you gonna choose who we leave behind?

We are leaving no one. Okay, okay, okay.

Beckett, what are we going to do?

Beckett

what do we do?

How can a weapon have such a delayed effect?

Well, yeah, that was Maxim's job.

To create the next phase of weaponry.

Clearly, this was some kind of technology

we've never seen before.

Hmm.

I can't believe this is happening.

These weapons

I couldn't stop it.

And Modise

I let him down, B.

No, you didn't.

Because we're gonna finish this assignment.

We gotta do something.

Make sure this never happens again.

a little housecleaning? Look like cowards?

Huh? Is that what we're gonna do?

Just walk away? Yeah.

Just put everyone away and be cowards?

We're better than this.

I know you're angry, but there's no vengeance

to be had when the killer's already dead.

Okay.

Okay.

Let's all take a breath.

Who put you in charge?

No one, Angel. But my mind is clear.

Is yours?

We have to stay calm. Focused.

As tough as that might be right now.

Hera, Zondi, Angel,

take our teams to the tunnel for now.

Zero, Nova, you're with me. I need to see this weapon.

Computer still has juice.

So, this is it.

Kovalov had no idea how powerful Maxim's creation was.

This is a kind of next-gen weapon Kovalov is known for.

The device uses microwave frequencies

to disrupt brain function.

I remember Modise talking about a similar weapon

that Kovalov sold to North Korea.

That's right.

I think like two dozen soldiers got sick when they tested it.

It was developed further in 2021 and sold to Russia.

130 protesters developed symptoms like dizziness, nausea,

headaches, and blackouts when it was used on them.

And this is the next phase.

Maxim amplified the technology to make it lethal.

Ay, Dios mío. It gets worse, guys.

Maxim was actually working

on making it handheld and silent.

You guys, we have to destroy this weapon.

Before we destroy it, we need to understand it.

If this incoming militia gets a hold of this tech,

Roman Diaz is gonna build it.

If that happens, the world needs to know how to stop it.

All right, you heard the man.

Nova, grab the hard drive. Let's go.

Have you seen all these servers?

I cannot just throw them onto my back.

Okay, uh, what about the vehicles?

I mean, from what Hera said, they're inoperable.

Either way, there's not enough room

in any vehicle to throw this in.

Sorry.

B?

What are you thinking?

Modise said he parked a satellite overhead.

Nova, can you get into it from here?

I mean, it's it's possible, yeah.

If we can't carry that system out,

then we transfer all the data up to the satellite

so we can send it to agencies around the world.

So, we start the upload and then we bug out.

We upload it, then we destroy it.

We leave nothing behind.

Okay, but that kind of upload is gonna take time,

and time is something we don't have a lot of.

We can never let this information

fall into the wrong hands.

So, we hold. We fight.

That is suicide.

We need to triple our squad and get some serious firepower.

This is a fight we cannot win.

If we can't win, then we die trying.

Efile Noma Ephila.

Remember? We're severely outnumbered.

I know. What the fuck are we gonna do?

Are you mad? Do you want

to stay here and listen to this man?

Just listen to him.

Everyone, ease down.

This is Modise's final order.

You get that intel off those hard drives.

Weapons Maxim created.

Who Kovalov sold them to, how to stop them.

If we can see that through, we'll save countless lives.

Now that to me is a fight worth fighting.

Now, I can't make any of you stay.

But if you do

I will show you how the six of us become 60.

Because this is where we fight.

This is where we make our stand.

All right, Beckett.

What's your plan?

We were an off-books mission,

so there is no EVAC team standing by.

Nova will reach out to his Phoenix squad.

Modise said calling them is the last of all last resorts,

but that is where we are at.

Paz, this is Nova. We need your help.

We'll hope they get here before the militia does.

In the meantime, we get ready for war.

Let's gather whatever munitions we can find,

see what we have to work with.

It isn't much.

Then we'll have to get creative.

I got word that a caravan of vehicles is heading our way.

It has to be militia.

How far out?

Thirty minutes, give or take.

Hera, take position near the garage.

Angel, you're on the east rooftop.

Zero, south rooftop.

Zondi, you're lead sniper on this.

Post up in the tower.

We'll create sectors of fire

with overlapping coverage from each angle.

We will turn this courtyard into a militia graveyard.

Where will you be?

On the ground, in the thick of it.

So, let's watch the friendly fire, people.

Even with our courtyard kill box,

eventually those bodies are gonna overwhelm us.

So, we need to lure them deeper into the facility.

There we can create secondary kill zones,

where we can spread them out and take them out,

a handful at a time.

Nova's gonna stay in the lab, working on that upload.

We'll protect that room at all costs until he is done.

When he confirms it's done,

we'll cut the power inside and go dark.

We get to those tunnels, get the hell out of here.

We rendezvous at the private docks

where Modise's boat is waiting for us.

Remember, we are Efile Noma Ephila.

We take our enemies, dead or alive.

And the mission is completed

Whether we live or die.

How are we looking?

Fifty percent. It's--

It's gonna be close.

I know these missions can get messy.

Bad things can happen.

So, it's okay to be a little rattled.

A little scared.

We do the job anyway.

This is your last line of defense.

The hallway is rigged with cubes of Semtex plastic explosives,

connected to this burner phone.

You hear danger come and you dial the first saved number.

I labeled it Hallway.

Do not dial the second saved number.

That's connected to the charges in this room.

We dial that number when we're in the tunnels out of here.

Understood? Yeah.

What's that one labeled as?

Run.

Angel

Are we good?

Yes. We are good.

Beckett made the right call.

Staying.

Fighting.

It's what Modise would have done.

You and I are the same, you know?

Except that I didn't get stabbed 11 times by a lunatic

in an inferno.

I, uh

I was NYPD when the towers fell.

So many people were running away.

And I ran forward.

Tried to help as many as I could.

See, people like us, we run towards danger

if it means helping others.

An operation like this is won or lost in preparation.

We also have to be prepared to adapt.

To adjust.

To do whatever it takes.

We're gonna get through this, Angel.

Your daughter's gonna see her mother again.

Okay.

Let's get to our positions.

Tell me what you see.

I see a good vantage point.

I see the squadron position.

I see all the ways that this could go sideways.

But I also don't see another way.

How do you feel?

Prepared.

And how did it feel?

How did what feel?

I wasn't as fazed about it as I thought I would be.

What does that say about me?

It's your mind prioritizing.

Protecting itself.

Knowing that you'll save lives by taking another.

Keep your powder dry, kid.

What does that mean?

Something my dad used to say to me.

In the old days, it meant, Keep your gunpowder dry.

So, it actually would ignite when fired.

Nowadays it just means, Stay ready.

Satellite thermals

on the incoming militia caravan

show 80 to 90 warm bodies.

There's so many of them.

Everyone, if you're not already there,

get to your spots.

Are you really gonna be on the ground out front?

Leadership's an action.

Not a position.

How we doing, team?

This wait is the worst.

For a moment there, I almost checked in with Hilo.

When we first connected, I became someone different.

Lighter.

And now that he's gone

I don't even know who I am anymore.

You are who you've always been, Hera.

Honorable fighter who never quits.

Hilo knew the risks. We all do.

He told me once

Soldiers aren't built to retire.

Squad

we're gonna complete this assignment.

For Hilo. For Modise. And for all of them

Because that's our job.

We fight without fear.

We pull that trigger so other people don't have to.

So they can sleep peacefully,

not having to know about these monsters in the dark.

Today we're fighting for the freedom of Costa Verde.

And the only thing more important

than fighting for your own freedom

is fighting for someone else's.

Three hundred meters from the front gate

Lock and load.

Stay ready, watch your six. We'll get through this.

These fuckers have no idea what's about to stop them.

Wait for it.

Lay down the smoke.

Hold your fire.

I'm going in.

Beckett, take cover.

Smoke is clearing.

Ready, squad. Make it rain.

Yeah. Of course she set a guy on fire.

Who wouldn't?

This is Hera.

I'm EVAC'ing the garage. I'm on the move.

Hera!

Go! I got your six!

Fuck!

You guys chose the wrong woman to chase.

Phoenix squad, incoming technical.

Back there. Take out the tower, now!

Zero, crossfire on technical.

Zondi, stay down.

This is Angel.

Leaving rooftop. Heading to secondary kill zone.

Shit!

A dozen more just came in.

Everyone fall back to secondary kill zones.

Yeah. Secondary kill zone. Copy.

Angel!

Are you good?

Yes, I'm good.

Yeah.

Okay, let's go.

Come.

I'm dry. How many shots you got left?

Enough.

Let's split these guys up.

Kitchen, office. Sounds like a plan.

Shit!

Hey, fellas.

Fuck.

Come on!

Sorry, kid.

Any last words?

You just said them.

Lordy!

God! This is exhausting.

B, how are we doing?

Beckett here. I'm heading your way.

Drop it!

Nova, how much time?

Almost complete. 98 percent.

But I hear someone coming.

Dial the saved number one.

One. Hear me?

Nova. Sitrep.

Nova. Come back.

Nova, I'm heading to you.

Anyone near the office?

I'm pinned down!

Shit!

I'm coming to you, B.

Frag out!

All clear.

Hey. Nova here. Got good news.

Upload complete.

I say again, upload complete.

Going dark.

Ten, nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four

Oh, no.

three, two, one

Hera here. NV is dead.

Anyone close to the bunks?

I'm coming to you, Hera.

I can't see shit.

Beckett?

Hera's down.

I say again, Hera's down.

Nova, where are you?

Just left the lab.

Charges set. Got burners to blow when clear.

Everyone get to the tunnels. Mission complete.

On my way.

Nova, stay inside.

Do not cut through the courtyard, understand?

Do you copy?

God damn it.

How the hell did that get through?

Luck, I guess.

Mine finally ran out.

Nova, get down!

I got you. I got you.

Upload Upload complete.

You're gonna be okay.

Listen to me, Nova.

You're gonna be okay. We're gonna get you out of here.

We're gonna get you bandaged up. You just hang on.

Speed dial two, right?

You did it, Nova.

The Phoenix Rebellion will rise. And the true Diaz name

will always be remembered because of you.

Thank you for showing the way.

Get ready!

Lab detonation in three, two, one.

We can't hold here any longer.

Beckett.

Are you okay?

There's only about a dozen or so militia left.

Head to the tunnels.

I'll lay down cover so you all can escape.

You go. I'll stay.

Your family died with honor on the battlefield, Zondi.

That is their legacy.

Not yours.

You are not dying on my watch, kid.

Angel, finish what Modise started.

Make sure that intel gets to every agency on the planet.

Phoenix Squad, mission accomplished.

Time to go home.

I am proud to serve with you.

All of you.

With all due respect, B,

you can fuck right off.

You stay, I stay.

Costa Verde's the assignment that brought us together.

It's only fair it's the assignment

we see through to the end.

Together.

On my signal.

Go! Go! Go!

Shit!

The cavalry arrived.

Just in time.

You must be what's left of the Phoenix squad.

We need to move. Nova.

He's in the garage.

We can't leave him there.

There's two friendlies inside.

Our fallen. One's in a bunk.

The rest are in the tunnel.

We'll get them all.

You get to the vehicle.

Let's go.

God, that was close, B.

Honored you stood by my side 'til the end.

There's no other way, brother.

He's got a pulse.

Zondi and I have a few things we need to clean up.

Then we'll catch the next boat out,

right after you guys.

I'm staying.

I don't know where I'm needed more than here. Right now.

Well, it's a dangerous idea.

But I respect it.

They're lucky to have you.

Well, we, on the other hand, can't stay.

Either one of us gets caught here,

this becomes an international incident real quick.

The boat will take you a few kilometers out.

Modise's friends will be waiting to pick you guys up.

Modise would be very proud of you both.

I'd give you a goodbye hug but

I'm pretty sore in every general area.

I'm sorry, I couldn't pick that up. What did you say?

Hey it's not an eye.

We'll meet in the future.

Definitely.

So, what do you think about

giving orders instead of taking them?

Haven't had time to process it yet.

You always say, Tell me what you see.

I see someone

that I would follow into the fray

anytime, anyplace.

Hmm.

I might hold you to that.

Keep your powder dry, Zondi.

Let's get to work, Rozie.

God, you are never gonna let that go, are you?