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ten minutes. Call me back then.

- Just hang in there, Paul.

- Yeah. I'm trying.

- What?

- Did you make video?

- No.

- You make video!

- Let me out and I'll make it.

- No! You make video now. In box.

- I can't read the paper.

- Make video now!

I don't know what you want me to say.

I can't read the paper.

You make video now.

F***!

Come on, Come on.

Come on, Come on.

Come on, Come on.

Mountain View Nursing Home.

I was hoping I could speak with

Maryanne Conroy, please.

Um... okay. Ah... let me bring the

cordless phone to her room.

Hold on a moment, please.

Misses Conroy,

you have a telephone call.

- Hello?

- Mom... it's Paul.

- Who?

- It's Paul. Your son.

- My son?

- It's okay, Mom.

- How are you?

- I'm fine.

- Who are you?

- It's your son, Mom. It's Paulie.

- Paulie?

- Yeah.

Remember? We lived over on

Colfax Street, in the duplex. Remember?

- Paulie?

- Yeah.

- That's right.

- Is this Paulie?

It is, Mom. It's Paulie.

- How's everything at the home?

- Very nice.

Your father and I have

been playing gin rummy every night.

Yeah... I don't think Pop's there

with you, Mom.

- How are you doing, sweetie?

- Not very good.

- This may be the last time I talk to you.

- That's nice, honey.

Did you get the flowers I sent a

few months ago?

- Flowers?

- Yeah.

I sent... never mind.

Look,

I... I'm going to go now.

I just wanted to talk to you,

I love you, Mom.

I love you, Mom.

Did you hear me?

Yes, dear. Your father and I have

been playing gin rummy every night.

Okay, Mom.

Tell Pop I said hi.

No, no, no!

No, no, no!

- Video make?

- Let her go. Please. Please don't hurt her.

We shoot her if you no make video.

No! No, please no shoot.

No shoot her.

- You get money. American million.

- I will, I promise.

- Just don't shoot her. She's a mother, she's

got two kids. - Two kids?

- Yes. She has two kids.

- I have five. Now only one. You make video. Now!

- Wait... I can't read the paper.

- No wait! I give three seconds.

- Three... Two...

- Okay!

Okay, I'll make the video.

Just, please, don't shoot.

I need to hang up to make the

video. Okay? Is that okay?

You have three minute

to send video.

My name is Paul Conroy. I'm an

American citizen from Hastings, Michigan.

I'm a civilian truck

driver for Crestin, Roland and Thomas.

I've been taken hostage

somewhere in Iraq...

I need one million dollars by nine

o'clock tonight, Baghdad time.

or else I'll be left to die in

this coffin I'm buried in.

I've been told that

if the money is paid...

I've been told that

if the money is paid I will be let go.

If it's not,

I will be left to die in here.

These threats are real and

will be followed through on.

Oh, my...

I got you!

I got you.

Hi, this is Linda. Please leave a

message. Thanks and have a great day.

Linda, the number for the

phone. I got it.

It's 07902-42-884.

You have to use the

international calling code, baby.

Call me as soon as you get this.

I love you...

Oh sh*t.

Sh*t.

My name is Pamela Lutti.

I'm a food service worker at F.O.B. Anaconda,

employed by Crestin, Roland and Thomas.

My captor's requests for ransom

have gone unanswered, and -

Please... no!

Please... no!

Thanks for calling the Conroy's.

We're not home right now.

Please leave a message at the beep. Thanks.

- Why the hell did you make that video?

- It's all a bunch of lies.

- What is? What are you talking about?

- All of it.

All of what?

Nobody gives a sh*t about any of

us. We're nothing to you people.

- We're going to find you.

- F*** off. You babysitting me!

You just gonna

stay with until I die.

You can't start breaking on me now,

Paul. You have to stay strong.

They shot her...

and you didn't do anything.

We didn't even know she's

been taken hostage.

- She sent three videos.

- That's what they told her to say.

- Why?

- I don't know.

What do you know?

That your ransom video already has

And all the major networks are playing it,

including Al Jazeera.

So, now your captors have

no choice but to follow through.

I found out the number

to this phone.

- How?

- Who cares?

I figured that out, and

you didn't. Why?

Because I didn't.

Just like you and every other

person on this planet...

there are some things I

know and some things I don't.

Then how are you going

to get me out of here?

Their signal was cloned, like we figured.

But, we're close. Really close.

I'm near a Mosque. I could hear

the call to prayer over the P.A.

Good. That means that

we're in the right area.

You're nearby?

I spoke with soldiers from the

third ID who were escorting your convoy.

- They're alive?

- Not all of them.

Both Bradley

tanks were hit with IEDs.

The rest got caught

in small arms fire.

What the hell happened

out there, Paul?

Paul.

Paul?

F***!

Hello? Hello? Who's there?

- Is this Paul Conroy?

- Yes. Yes, this is Paul. Who are you?

Paul, my name's Alan Davenport.

I'm the personnel director here at

Crestin, Roland and Thomas.

I left you a message.

You did. I also heard from Rebecca

Browning over at the State Department.

- Are you able to speak

on the status of your situation? - It's worse.

There was an explosion or something.

there's sand is coming through.

I only have a

half an hour before -

Okay, okay. Slow down.

You should try to stay calm.

Tell me something, Paul,

who have you spoken to?

The hostage takers, Dan Brenner

from the hostage working group...

Okay, Paul. I'm with you.

How about the media.

I know your ransom video leaked...

- But have you spoken...

- No.

- Directly to anyone about what's going on?

- No, no, no.

That's good.

It needs to stay that way.

It's important that we keep

this situation as contained as possible.

Three inches to five...

I think it's pretty contained.

Help me! Help me! What are you

doing right now to help me?!

I know you're upset.

And, from what I've been told,

steps are being taken to get you out of there.

So, hopefully it won't be

much longer.

Thank God.

I'm going to switch on a recorder

right now. Just a second...

This is Alan Davenport, Personnel Director for

Crestin, Roland and Thomas, Incorporated.

The date is

October 23, 2006.

I am speaking

with Paul Conroy.

Mister Conroy, are you aware that

I'm recording this conversation?

What...?

- Please answer the question.

- Sh*t.

- Mister Conroy?

- Yeah, yeah!

- And do I have your permission to do so?

- Why do you need my permission? What is about?

- I need you to answer yes or no, please.

- Yes. Yes! Alright?

Thank you. Now, Mister Conroy,

when were you hired by CRT?

About nine months ago. Around

January. What is all this?

I have your official date of hire

as January 4th. Is that correct?

Who cares?

This is f***ing crazy...

- January 4th. Is that correct?

- Yes!

And during your initial training,

before being sent to Iraq...

Were you made aware of the dangers inherent

to the position for which you were hired.

You mean when I came

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