Chasing Liberty Page #3

-Yes, Mr. President.

-Tell me about Ben Calder.

Very capable. Youngest agent in Europe.

Father was American. Respected ClA.

Killed in the line of duty seven years ago.

Ben was raised in England

by a British mother.

-Harper, get Ben Calder on the phone.

-Sir.

-Phil, contact Weiss and Morales.

-Sir.

-What are you doing?

-Get Calder.

She wants freedom? Let freedom ring.

-l don't know if he can handle that.

-What do you want now?

-Ben Calder.

-Whatever you say.

-Mr. President, hello.

-l want you to keep our daughter.

-Sir?

-Make sure she has no idea who you are.

-But, Jim--

-But, sir--

Weiss and Morales are being informed

of this plan as we speak.

-James.

-Mr. President, with all due respect--

All due respect would mean accepting

this duty without protest, Calder.

-My apologies.

-l know my daughter.

Without MTV and clean sheets

she'll beg to come home.

What if she doesn't, sir?

The point is to get a little rebellion

out of her system...

...without risk to her

or revealing your identity. Ever.

And that's paramount, Calder. Ever.

lt's all you, baby.

-l don't think we should be doing this.

-l want Anna to be happy.

You think the only way

is to give her freedom...

...so that's what l'm doing.

Only, l'm gonna be the one

controlling that freedom.

Trust me. lt's perfect diplomacy in action.

They just left?

Yeah, l guess you gave them the slip.

Too smart for them, hey?

So l'm free.

Yes! l finally will get

to experience the real Prague.

l wanna taste it. l wanna smell it.

Be sure to smell it before you taste it.

-Ben, l wanna find passion--

-Awful.

-Sorry about that, we're just--

-Yeah.

Looking for passion.

Tell you what. Second thoughts.

Why don't we just forget the bike.

Okay. Sorry.

lt's so beautiful.

-Okay, now you've seen it. Let's go.

-Hold this.

-What are you doing?

-l'm taking my clothes off.

-Can you please stop it?

-l told you, l wanna experience freedom...

...at its utmost freest.

l wanna swim naked in the Danube!

Actually, it's the Vltava.

Who wants to swim naked in the Vltava?

Nobody says that.

ln English, Vltava means

''unhealthy bacteria level.''

-Yeah, right.

-Why can't you be free...

-...without being naked?

-Can you help me unhook this?

-Oh, good Lord.

-Never mind. l got it.

l'm a dead man. l am officially a dead man.

Oh, perfect.

Anna, get here right now.

This is inappropriate behavior

in a public place.

-l'm not coming in that water.

-Like to buy that camera, please.

Why would l want to--?

-Okay.

-Thank you. There.

Pleasure doing business with you.

Honey? You know, let's get a quick shot.

-Just one for the kids. Quick one.

-Smile.

All right, what do you say? Schnitzel.

l tell you what.

l bet a nice, warm bubble bath back

at the hotel would be fabulous about now.

-lt would be my pleasure to escort you.

-No. l've smelled the city...

-...and now l wanna taste it.

-God, l knew you were gonna say that.

You are no fun. You know that?

Oh, l'm sorry. l tend to lose my joi de vivre

when l'm cold, wet...

...and starting to chafe.

lt's your own fault.

Who swims fully clothed in the Danube?

We've been over this.

Where's that music coming from?

Oh, my God.

lt's amazing.

l wanna see it from up there.

See, what you don't understand is,

like, this is historic for me.

No one ever lets me do anything

remotely dangerous, and l'm never alone.

Anyway, it's not like this

is that dangerous or anything.

Well, not unless you grab the pipe.

Oh, God.

All right, it's probably best if you hold

your horses and let me go first...

...because this looks to me like

it could be a little bit...

...tricky.

-We almost died. That was incredible.

-Not too dramatic, are you?

Come and have a look at this.

This is incredible.

You see that woman?

She thinks that she's just having a dream.

But she's not, and he's deceiving her.

Yeah? Well, how else can Paris get Helen

to show him how she truly feels?

lt's the perfect deception.

So it's all right to deceive

with good reason?

Here's my theory.

Telling the truth isn't always good,

but lying isn't always bad.

lf telling the truth makes someone feel bad,

lying can be good.

Good things can come from lying,

bad things from the truth...

...although sometimes telling part of the

truth is the same thing as telling a lie.

-And that's good or bad?

-l don't know.

That part of the theory

is kind of new for me.

Anna.

Beautiful.

lsn't this romantic?

Almost like we're on a date,

isn't it, Morales?

Yeah, right. You on a last-name basis

with most of your girlfriends?

-Cynthia.

-Please, don't. Just don't.

l know. l know, it didn't feel right. Sorry.

Offenbach is okay,

but l much prefer the ltalian operas.

You know, tragic and romantic.

l'm terribly sorry, milady.

All those rooftops were booked

this evening, so deal with it.

Rigoletto is my favorite.

l can totally relate to Gilda, you know,

cloistered and love-starved in the nunnery.

Come on.

Trips to Europe. Tickets to the opera.

Your life can't possibly be that bad.

l never said it was bad. lt's just...

...lonely.

And the funny thing is

l am never, ever alone.

Beer is good, isn't it?

l've always thought so.

Oh, my God.

What time is it?

l need to call my parents.

-l thought you wanted to be liberated.

-Liberated, yes. Grounded, no.

-Can l use your cell phone, please?

-Dead, l'm afraid.

Drenched with your Danube.

-Are these correct?

-Approximations.

-l want exact numbers. How long?

-Approximately?

-Just get them.

-Yes, sir.

-Home base. Go.

-Hi. lt's Anna. Can l speak to my mom?

Honey, are you okay?

Yes, Mom, l'm fine. l'm totally fine,

okay? Don't worry about me.

How's Dad?

-Anna?

-Dad? Listen to me.

You were wrong. You broke your promise.

l needed your trust.

When l saw you sent all those agents,

l went crazy, which l know wasn't right.

This is your fault,

so l'll give you the chance to apologize.

You're right, sweetie.

l shouldn't be making promises

l don't intend to keep.

Maybe l can learn to lighten up a bit.

Sir.

Dad, thank you very much

for not being mad about this.

l was your age once too.

l'm just glad you're safe.

l don't know.

You know what? l'm gonna say it. You guys

have officially turned into cool parents.

-Maybe you're starting to--

-Anna Catherine Foster...

...you get yourself

back here right now.

-Your little adventure is over with.

-What?

See what your daughter's been up to?

l want her here now.

-What about ''let freedom ring''?

-Where is she?

-Train station.

-Listen to me.

You do not, you hear me,

do not get on a train!

Are you kidding? You traced my call?

l'm your father. And the president.

l'll trace whatever l wanna trace.

Know what? l'll meet you

on the plane on Sunday. Trace this.

Anna?

Get her brought in.

Get Calder on the phone.

-Ben. lt's time for me to go now.

-So where are they picking you up?

They're not. l'm not going back.

l'm going to Berlin for the Love Parade.

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