Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Page #7

down there before-

Well, before that.

Here they are right on time. Come on.

Push! Push! Push!

Push! Push!

Push now! Vmonos!

Yeah!

Very groovy. Come on, guys.

Go, go! We gotta go!

Listen, everybody,

we got lucky back there.

Those guys got excited, and they made a lot

of mistakes, but it's not gonna happen again.

So we gotta move and we gotta move fast.

If this map is not garbage,

we are close to a C. I.A. outpost.

We can get there

by nightfall if we hurry.

- Understand, seor?

- Yes, sir.

All right. Let's go.

Can we talk?

Listen, you know, about before-

Oh. You're talking about-

No, I'm not talking about that.

Actually, if you wanna embarrass yourself

with your fantasies, knock yourself out.

What I wanna know is,

once we get there, what happens?

Well, maybe you haven't been paying

attention. We get there, we get help.

Oh, so it's as simple as that?

Who said it was gonna be simple?

So we used what head start we had,

but it was pretty slow going.

in those mountains, the good roads

are bad and the bad roads-

well, they aren't really even roads.

This is ridiculous.

I can't even tell which way north is anymore.

You're sure that it's here?

- It's around here somewhere, yeah.

- Really?

Because there's nothing

on this map that says-

We're looking for a secret

intelligence facility.

They don't put 'em on maps.

That's how you know they're secret.

Right, right, right, right.

But isn't it possible...

that this guy that told you

about it is wrong?

- Because, honestly, I don't-

- Okay, there it is, right there.

You wanna check it out, or should we just

chalk this up to my imagination...

and go home?

What, do we- do we just knock or is-

Now you wanna kiss me.

This isn't some kind of joke, is it?

I don't joke about mass murder.

It's kind of a touchy subject with me.

So, guys,

what can we do here? Got any weapons?

- We got a couple.45s.

- And a box of ammo.

- Other than that, we got a lot of computers.

- Maps.

DVDs. Some good movies.

We're an observation outpost.

- Mostly observing.

- Doing communications support.

- Not wearing night goggles, going on raids.

- No.

We're not a fortress.

What about all the antennas on the roof?

Can you call out?

- Yeah, we can do that.

- Well, get on it. We need help right now.

What you got medicine-wise?

Yeah, we'd call that not much.

Okay, hold on now.

It's better than nothing.

I told you, man, it's just us out here.

It's me, Gabe and the donkey.

- Donkey?

- That burro.

We take her into town for supplies

and water, but the roads around here-

Yeah, tell me about it.

This expired two years ago.

What's up?

I called into the military base

in Santa Marta.

- Are they sending anybody?

- They said they needed to see you in person.

They said the base chief

needs to meet with you.

I guess there's some confusion

about your, uh, situation.

Well, how the hell am I supposed

to get to Santa Marta? The burro?

On the chopper. It's out back.

The chopper? Why didn't you say so?

Okay, now we're getting somewhere.

So you really have to go?

You can't just call them-

No. They got reports that I was kidnapped,

killed, that I've gone rogue.

- So I gotta go out there and drag 'em back myself.

- Who will you bring?

The Colombian military has been working

with the U.S. on some anti-drug runs.

So they got attack copters, troop-

Veracruz will find this place soon.

Probably sooner rather than later.

That's why we gotta hustle.

- Let me come.

- That is out of the question.

We gotta get all this

sensitive computer equipment out of here.

We're overweight as it is. We should go.

Listen, kid. I'm coming back, okay?

I'm not gonna let you guys down.

How well do you know

these Colombian military folks?

I've done some joint operations

with them.

If we can run this up the ladder, it'd be good

to get some embassy involvement...

...maybe arrange visas

for some of these folks.

We can call Washington. There's a refugee

program we might be able to get them into.

Sounds good.

Here we go.

- Hey, guys, how long is this gonna take?

- Hard to say.

As soon as we land,

we'll find the foreign affairs officer...

...get the ball rolling on paperwork.

- Paperwork?

- Yeah, for going back.

You know the drill-- authorization reports.

- Duty orders.

- Debriefing reports.

You guys didn't mention anything about

paperwork when we were down on the ground.

What are you talking about?

It's protocol, man.

C. I.A.'s not gonna send down a military

tactical team without checking it out.

Why the hell didn't you

mention that back there?

And what, cause a riot?

We got rules to follow

like anybody else, pal.

Those rules are also pretty clear.

When a facility's been compromised...

...take the classified

material and bug out...

...without causing an international incident.

Key word there would be "without. "

I thought you were on board

with this, especially with that embassy talk.

Visas.

Guys, you promised

those people down there.

- I promised those people.

- Grow up, man.

No way we could have ever given them

anything near what you promised them...

...not unless U.S. personnel

were under direct attack.

There's a point in a soldier's life...

...where he's got to decide

whether he's gonna follow the letter...

...or the spirit of his orders.

So you can't do anything unless Americans

are under direct attack, right?

That's right.

What about you guys? Do you count?

Land the chopper. Now.

You held two C. I.A. officers hostage...

...on behalf of a suspected terrorist group?

- That's treason.

- Do you think I wanted to?

Do you think I had a choice?

Sir, we were not gonna get help unless those

guys told the brass they were under attack.

- I did what I had to do.

- I see. You had to kidnap them.

Kidnap? Get out of here.

I was just helping them do the right thing.

Helping them with a.45-caliber pistol.

Well, you know what they say, sir.

Guns don't help people.

People help people.

You are in a world of hurt, soldier.

Commander Axe...

as we reconvene this inquiry...

I'm obliged to ask you if you would like us

to assign you a military lawyer.

- A lawyer?

- I'd advise it.

- I thought I was just making a report here.

- We've gone beyond that.

We've detained and questioned

a few of the people...

that were involved

in your little adventure...

...and there's quite a case

building against you.

- Wait, wait. You're rounding people up?

- Yes.

The farmers, the doctor, Amanda Maples.

Those are my friends, sir.

They didn't do anything wrong.

It's standard operating procedure,

Commander.

Standard operating procedure.

Why don't you bite me?

You're speaking to a superior officer!

- You're speaking to a superior officer!

- Stand down, Commander!

You've underestimated

the sheer size of this fiasco.

And by all accounts, you're standing

in the middle of it, dead center.

So last chance. Do you wanna exercise

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