Beirut Page #5

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Everything okay in there?

Take him out of here.

It's okay.

Everyone stay where they're at.

Everything is okay!

Okay, we'll stand by. Okay.

I apologize.

My friend was old.

He was confused by... anger.

I know when we speak to America,

we need clarity.

We need to choose word carefully.

You agree, Mr. Skiles?

Have I changed so much?

What the hell is this?

You know this guy?

Yes, I do.

Karim.

Karim Abu Rajal.

You look older.

So do you.

I apologize for the circumstance.

I'm afraid we don't have

a lot of time here.

- You're apologizing a lot.

- Jesus Christ.

- What do you want?

- What the f***?

You're gonna let that man f*** us?

My brother.

Rafid Abu Rajal.

He is known to you.

Yes.

I will trade Cal Riley

for the return of my brother.

What makes you think we have your brother?

Not you. Israel.

Why come to us?

Why go to the son

when the father is so close?

You're saying the Israelis have Abu Rajal

in custody and they're keeping it quiet?

I think we would know

something about that.

He was with friend at the border

in the south. Now he's missing.

You understand my offer?

Yes. Straight up, Cal for your brother.

I've explained my terms.

- Wait.

- Describe Cal's condition.

Alive.

- How do we contact you?

- I trade only with Mr. Skiles.

Why?

Because he doesn't trust you, either.

Hold on a minute.

What if they're not lying?

If they can't find your brother,

come up with an alternative.

Alternative?

This is alternative.

A, they killed him

and haven't told us yet.

For chrissakes, it's Israel.

B, they killed him

and don't know it.

C, they have him and don't know it.

He's been picked up

but hasn't been ID'd yet.

The guy they've been hunting

the last ten years?

- I don't think so.

- D, he's hiding.

He's been driven so deep,

his own people don't know where he is.

E, F, G, they have him in Tel Aviv

in a cage with a little socket in his ear.

Does it even matter?

You think if they have him,

they'll just let him out,

so he can blow up

another bus full of Israelis?

You got your checkbook.

It's Abu Rajal. Are you kidding me?

He's Munich!

There's always a number.

Never happen.

It's worth a meeting.

And say what? Tell them about Cal?

We do that and he's blown.

We don't say anything,

go in, drop a bomb, see what happens.

Come on, get me a meeting in Israel.

Wait a minute...

You know I can do things you can't.

I don't have to be here

when this blows up. I can play hard.

These are our friends.

You're over your f***ing head.

- Okay.

- You're over your head.

What's Cal's value on the open market?

That some big secret?

You think Karim is the only one

that knows he hit the jackpot here?

How long do you think

he holds that gang together?

How long before one of those guys

gets ambitious

or pissed off

or does something sloppy or stupid?

I'm sorry, right now your only problem

is getting the Abu Rajal brothers

back together.

And whether Rafid blows up another bus

is something you'll need

to worry about later, after Cal is safe.

You don't have time to be polite,

and you cannot afford to be predictable.

You need cards to play,

and you need them right now.

So, unless someone else has a better idea,

I say we go rattle the Israelis

before they can stonewall us.

I'm sorry, this is a waste of time.

Rafid Abu Rajal? Seriously?

-What's going on here, Gary?

-I don't--

If you don't have him,

it doesn't really matter, does it?

I think it's safe to say that if we knew

where he was, he'd be dead.

And we're saying that he might be

worth more to us alive.

- Why?

- We're not here to say why.

We're just here

to see if the market's open.

Is this about you looking

for the man who killed your wife?

- Would that get the ball rolling?

- There's no ball.

You came all the way here just for this?

- No.

- Okay. Hold on.

Hypothetically...

Just for fun...

Let's say you did have him.

What would it take?

What's on your wish list?

Sky is the limit.

I'm sorry, Gary.

Someday you're gonna have to tell me

what this was all about.

I must be out of my mind

for bringing you here.

Relax!

I can't even think

of all the ways this is f***ed.

They're coming back to us.

These are people

I have to deal with every day, Mason.

We're not done yet here, Gary.

Are you drunk or delusional?

We're in play. You need to be ready.

-Back to the airport.

-Yes, sir.

The curiosity's driving your buddy crazy.

You are. You're delusional.

Okay. Put up or shut up.

I say they call before we take off.

If I'm wrong, I'm off your back.

I'm right, in the next meeting,

the one they throw me out of,

you're gonna stick around

and close the deal.

I'm begging you to shut the f*** up.

- Mr. Ruzak?

- Yeah?

There's a call for you.

Munich Olympics.

Madrid. 16 Israeli tourists.

A synagogue in Istanbul.

14 victims. Children.

El Al flight 305. 46 dead. Families.

All of this, Rafid Abu Rajal.

So how much?

We know what we're asking.

We don't know the price.

If we had him, we would never let him go.

That's a tough opening.

Is this man deaf?

-I think we're off the track.

-It's a simple question. How much?

We never said we had him.

-Then what are we doing here?

-No! What the hell are you doing here?

Wait for me.

Wait for me.

-Hypothetically...

-They have him.

Eh. They won't say.

They're gonna take another look.

He might be "lost" in the system.

I think they have him.

I think they have him.

What do they want?

You mean other than to make sure

you're not involved?

Syria has antiaircraft bunkers

all over the Bekaa Valley.

Half of them are decoys.

They want better satellite imaging.

That's it?

Two dozen Syrian targets

they don't have eyes on?

Take my word, it's a major piece

of strategic intelligence.

Did you tell them it was Cal,

or did they already know?

Did you really think

they were gonna make a blind deal?

Of course I told them.

This isn't the New England

Chamber of Commerce.

You've got us in there

playing good cop, bad cop

with the World Heavyweight Champions.

Look, we got lucky, okay?

But that's the end of the flimflam.

From here on out,

you're our spokesman to Karim.

That's it. End of story.

Now, this is bullshit up and down!

Syrian bunkers, my ass.

Those are Russian-built installations.

We're running out of time.

- Are you kidding me?

- They just want the imaging!

Here you go.

Thank you.

Don't say a word.

You're talking

about jeopardizing US-Soviet relations.

That's why

Washington's gonna be making decisions.

We spoke with the minister, Frank.

He was very direct.

They give us Abu Rajal,

we give them satellite pictures...

Those pictures are the only thing

keeping the Israelis

from crossing the border.

Little dramatic.

You take away those rockets

and the Israeli Air Force does

whatever they want to up here.

You give them that intel,

we might as well hand the PLO

their life preservers tonight.

- You think Riley's worth that?

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