Beirut Page #8

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You're right.

Maybe we'll get lucky.

There's a secondary issue here

with Skiles.

We need to wrap him up

as quickly as possible.

It's covered.

We picked him up half an hour ago.

- Where?

- The bar at the Napoli Hotel.

They're gonna bring him over

as soon as he's sober.

Son of a b*tch.

You know what, though?

Don't sober him up.

Keep him bombed.

Get his signature on a security release

and pour him onto a transpo tonight.

Okay.

Hey, Sandy?

You've done a hell of a job.

I hope you know that.

It hasn't gone unnoticed.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

You change your mind?

Little late for that.

What do you mean?

In an hour and a half,

the Embassy duty officer

is gonna open the fifth floor safe

and discover

four million dollars is missing.

You're right. We're on our own.

That's Raffik.

- Put them in back.

- He's coming with us.

-Where is it we're going?

-I thought we'd try and make a deal.

And do what? Shake down the PLO?

Why not? I bet you're pretty handy

with four million bucks.

Sandrine?

Sandrine?

My love!

Listen closely, Bashir.

You're going to tell me

what I want to know

or this is the last breath you'll take.

-What the f*** nonsense is this?

-Rafid Abu Rajal!

Where is he?

Where?

You're not my only option, Bashir.

F*** you!

Kill her.

No.

-The gun?

-Do what I tell you!

- Too much noise...

- For chrissake.

In the bedroom.

Go! Kill her.

No. No.

Sandrine!

What craziness is this?

You let a woman tell you what to do?

Let's try one more time.

Rafid Abu Rajal?

Where is he?

Now that you told us where he is,

all you gotta do is go get him for us.

Call it a finder's fee.

$50,000 now, $50,000 on completion.

That's a $100,000 phone call, Bashir.

Plus another two million

if you can deliver Abu Rajal

to Al-Mazar Square alive in the next hour.

It's not so easy.

I know it's not so easy. We all know that.

That's why we're asking so nicely.

And if the Old Man says no?

If the Old Man says no,

then all this money goes home.

Duty officer says

she signed the log.

Thought it was for petty cash.

All of it?

The whole four million?

- She knows Riley's code.

- Oh, my God!

She's got radio equipment,

vehicle, weapons.

Get ready.

Yes, I trust him.

He's one of Cal's people.

Cal doesn't come back, he's cooked.

He's fighting for his life.

Is that what you're doing? For Cal?

Making a hell of an effort.

It's not some huge romance,

if that's what you think.

It's not.

We're here, and it gets lonely.

Better me than someone else.

Hmm. Okay.

Come on, Bashir. He has to be here now.

He won't ditch us for 50 grand.

If he tries to rip us off,

it'll be for the whole package.

What's it like to throw

your whole career away in one night?

-You should know, right?

-You're tougher than I was.

I don't get surprised very often.

Not in a good way.

That's my version of a compliment.

All right. Thank you.

Two cars approaching.

Which direction?

Southeast on Rue de Damas.

They're coming southeast.

Okay.

She's telling him to get ready.

-She's keyed off.

-Can you triangulate the exact location?

She's smarter than that.

She's using just two walkies.

I may be able to track the UHS signal.

- Rue de Damas, where is it?

- Along here.

There you go, $2 million.

Two million is not enough.

I'm in a hurry.

I'm already overpaying because

you know that, but I like my offer.

The answer to two million is no.

Mason, it's him. It's Abu Rajal.

May we speak privately?

We told Bashir two million,

and you brought us Abu Rajal.

So let's get this settled quickly.

This is it. All I got.

I'm topped out. Deal speaks for itself.

You wouldn't open with your best offer

if your life depended on it.

-Two point two-five.

-Five million.

-Three.

-Four and a half is my floor.

Point blank, I have $3.9 million exactly.

Going once.

Why should Bashir

be the only person to profit?

-Going twice.

-If you take the three-nine right now,

I swear I will tell Bashir

you settled for three-five.

You can go back to Arafat

with your head held high

and $400,000 in your pocket.

Deal.

All right, let's go.

We got him. Bring him.

Get the rest of the money.

This is the all the money.

I had a feeling we could work this out.

The thing that scares me about this

is you haven't asked me

what I'm gonna do with him.

At these prices...

I want you to look at my hand.

You see that? It's a laser sight.

It's attached to a very high-powered rifle

that my friend Raffik has up there.

I've never seen anything like it.

-I thought you came in good faith.

-I did.

Now I want to leave in one piece.

You don't move until after we leave,

maybe you'll live to spend that money.

Let's go.

-Where the hell are they?

-Downstairs, sir.

How much longer?

Maybe he'll wait.

We've waited too long.

Let's get out of here!

Listen, I want to go! Let's go.

Go!

Let's go.

Heads up!

300 meters.

It's the Christian militia.

I'll talk our way through.

With Abu Rajal in the car? Impossible!

-Rami, no!

-I'm going through!

We can make it!

F***.

You're crazy!

They're not coming!

Come on, they're not coming!

Turn off the engine.

Turn it off!

Stay alert!

Where are you going?

They're waiting for me.

Anything might happen.

I'm not staying here.

Another second with this murdering f***,

and I'll lose my mind.

May this be your last

lucky day, you son of a whore!

You're right. He's right.

What the hell is this?

You're not putting this through.

You can bet your ass I am.

-Frank, this is not your area.

-This is an intel operation.

It's a goddamn rodeo.

- Mason, do you read me?

- They keyed back in.

Yes, I can hear you.

It's him. It's Karim.

-The goddamn location. Come on.

-Almost there.

I'll keep the walkie keyed,

so you can hear what's going on.

Copy.

Cal goes first. He makes it across safe,

then you get your brother.

Why should I do that?

Because you'll have me. I'll stay.

You're not worth so much.

Maybe you should've had

someone more important

make your deal for you.

All right. All right.

We're moving forward.

Cal's gonna come over.

- Till then, stay put.

- I'm getting a lock on this.

Figure out the location--

Just give me 30 seconds.

Get a team rolling now.

-Looks like--

-Get a f***ing team rolling!

No, God damn it! This is Mason's deal.

It's his hand,

and you're gonna let him play it.

You step in now,

and I'll make sure you own this

all the way to a Senate hearing.

I think about Nadia.

Always good people suffer the most, huh?

Were we that wrong about you?

What? Was I a terrorist?

Not then.

Not that night.

But in the morning.

Cut him loose.

How you doing, buddy. You okay?

Here's the deal.

You're gonna go over alone.

I'll stay here until it's done.

That's your plan?

It's kind of a work in progress.

Sh*t.

All right, go.

I'll see you on the other side.

Go!

He's coming over.

Get the brother ready.

Copy that.

Cal?

Yeah. It's me.

Cal.

Rafid!

I knew you'd be safe.

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