Amira & Sam Page #7

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- Yes, sir.

- Please.

You don't understand.

I must see her.

Sam.

Um...

Should we talk about what the

hell got into you last night?

- What got into me?

- Yeah.

- Hmm?

- I was trying

to protect Jack's investment.

Trying to protect

Jack's investment?

Sam, Jack's investment

is gonna be fine.

I need you to trust me.

I don't think that you realize

how bad I need this account.

Claire pressed charges

against Amira.

I know.

I tried to stop her, and...

She's pregnant.

She got hit.

What do you want me to say?

Amira's being deported.

Oh, f***, man.

I didn't realize that. OK.

I'm gonna call Claire.

I'll have her drop

the f***ing charges.

Don't bother.

It doesn't matter.

It's done.

It's already done.

You can't do anything about it.

Can I get you anything?

I'm OK, thank you.

Sammy, I'm sorry...

Charlie, I need you

to be straight with me

and tell me everything

that's going on with the fund.

- Dude, I won't...

- Just no more bullshit.

I'm not bullshitting you, man.

Listen...

This is not the Army, OK?

This is the real world.

And all of us,

every single one of us,

is a prisoner of the system.

And that system is called

free market capitalism, right?

And it's not fair.

It's not f***in' fair,

because it was never

designed to be fair.

See, I know that

you're all worried about

the SCC and all that sh*t,

but f*** them.

See, they're trying to tell me

how to do my job,

but they don't know sh*t

about analyzing risk.

See, they are always looking

at the worst-case scenarios,

which never pertain

to me, right?

But even if they did,

I have hedges in place

that allow me to back out

of my riskiest positions.

Do you understand what...

What kind of hedges

are you talking about, Charlie?

I have these offshore

investment entities, right?

And they can buy huge

stakes in American companies,

and that influences

the stock price.

So it gives us

an edge in trading.

You've rigged the system.

Yes. Absolutely.

That's why you don't

need to worry about it.

It's all f***in' rigged, Sam,

and there's no need

in trying to fight it.

This is how I think of it.

You were lucky enough

to be a part of that 1%

that served the nation, right?

So, I'm giving you

an opportunity

to be a part of the 1%

that runs the nation.

Because if anybody deserves

to reap the benefits

of this weird, f***ed-up system

that we're living in, it's you,

and I want that for you.

I do.

And I need you there on Tuesday.

You got it, man?

I got it.

Hey, this is gonna be

good, man, all right?

I'll see you on Tuesday, yeah?

I'm glad we talked, man.

Feel a lot better.

All right.

I did my due diligence.

I know all about Charlie.

There's no way that he could be

getting those kinds of returns

playing by the rules,

but it doesn't matter

'cause nobody plays

by the rules anymore.

I know where you're coming from.

I tried to hold onto my

idealism for as long as I could

after I left Vietnam,

but it didn't last.

Things changed, and they

continue to change.

It's not just

the financial world.

It's everywhere.

I was on the board

to rebuild the Twin Towers.

I..-

If those buildings had been

destroyed in any other country,

they would have been

rebuilt within a year.

Done. No questions asked.

But America has become this

cesspool of self-interest.

If you can't get anybody

to agree on anything,

then nothing will get done.

So, the only way to survive

is to fend for yourself.

There's dozens of guys

like Charlie out there.

Only reason that I'm

willing to go with him

is because I want to help you.

Are you in?

I'm in.

Good.

Record your message

after the tone.

You know, all of those

movies are bullshit.

They're always like, "You only

get one phone call in jail,"

but this is, like,

my third call.

My brother Amend and I

used to run around Baghdad

like crazy people.

It was the best time ever.

And so I was wondering if

you wanted to spend one last

day with me tomorrow.

I've seen all of those

romantic movies...

but none of them compare

to the way I feel about you...

Not even "Sweet Home Alabama."

And hopefully, that makes sense.

And hopefully, we can spend

one last day together tomorrow.

You don't have to

come back with me.

It's too late.

Hello?

It's Sam.

Come on up.

Who is it?

Sam.

- Why is he here?

- He's here for me.

- What do you mean?

- I called him.

- Why?

- We're going out.

No, you're not.

Go to your room.

I told you to

stay away from her.

Bassam, if it's OK with you,

I was hoping I could

spend one last day with her.

All this mess is your fault.

I know.

Now I have to go back to Iraq...

to watch over her,

leave everything

that I've built behind.

Jesus, Bassam.

I'm so sorry.

All I wanted and asked was

for you to watch over her.

I know.

You let me down.

Just leave, Sam.

I will take her to the Detention

Facility in the morning.

No!

I'm spending my last

day with him.

You don't know

what you're saying.

It's my decision.

Will you do something for me?

Anything you want.

- Anything?

- Anything.

Ahem.

Uh... great.

Um...

I just got back to America.

I've been away for the greater

part of the last decade.

I've been sewing in the Army.

And, um...

And I came back, luckily,

unharmed physically,

mentally, emotionally,

but still it's been

a little bit of a struggle

assimilating back into society,

it really has,

and I think I'm starting

to figure out why.

I went off to war, but this

country lost its f***ing mind.

I'll give you an example.

Vampires...

are everywhere.

They're in movies, television.

I mean, I was approached

by some bloodthirsty chick

who had been traveling

around the Earth,

you know, f***ing

bucketloads of dudes

for the last couple

hundred years,

who cornered me and said,

"You're my one true love,"

I'd be like, "Get

the f*** out of here."

Um... another thing

that's changed is

how extreme commercials are,

advertisements in general.

I watched a Doritos commercial

that promised me

third-degree burns.

That's not a commitment

I'm willing to make for a snack.

America's gone crazy.

A lot of things have changed.

Another thing

that's changed... I...

I, um...

This might not be the place

to talk about it,

but I've found a...

I've found a beautiful woman

that I'm not going to be able

to spend any more

time with very soon.

I don't know when

I'll get to see her again.

She's the beautiful woman

sitting right there.

You don't have to look at her,

but you can if you want to.

She's leaving the country

tomorrow morning,

and I don't think she'll

ever be able to return.

And I don't know

what to do about it.

I don't know.

I don't care.

"Dear Bassam,

"Amira and I are leaving.

"We're not sure exactly

where we're headed.

"But don't worry about us.

"We'll be OK wherever we land.

"I guess you could say

we're a couple of

"penguins lost in the desert."

"To be honest, the only thing

that we know for certain

"is we're better off

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