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I'm always proud of you.

I want to take care of you.

I'm gonna be fine. I promise.

Colleen's on her way over.

Oh.

Okay.

I love you, Ray.

I love you.

Let's get this over with.

- We need to see the surveillance room.

- Surveillance room?

Anybody on duty besides you tonight?

It's okay, Lamont. He's with me.

Come on, Frank, let's go upstairs.

Let's not waste time here.

Anybody else on duty tonight?

No. Why do you ask?

Let's go to the surveillance room.

Thank you, Lamont.

Right through here.

Wow, look at this place. How long

you been with the company, Lamont?

- Five years.

- Wow, five years.

- All the latest gear?

- Yup.

- You got a family?

- Yeah, wife and two girls.

Oh. Which ones are

the main video drives?

These two.

This one and this one?

- Yes.

- How old are your girls?

Four and six.

- You got life insurance?

- Life insurance?

I'm gonna need to pull these drives.

Jane, this is Frank.

He's one of our crisis managers

here to get us started internally.

A pleasure. We need to

get out in front of this.

These things tend to

accelerate if we don't.

Just a brief interview until

the legal team gets here.

Of course.

Thank you.

- What a view.

- Yeah.

That's what the corner

office gets you.

Yeah.

I'll try to make this as

painless as possible.

I need to get a very

clear understanding

- of what it is you've observed.

- Of course.

- Regulations, you understand.

- Okay.

How long have you been

with the company?

- Three years.

- Three years?

And was Mike your

supervisor the entire time?

Yes, but he was more

than a supervisor.

He was a mentor.

Kind of like a big brother.

I can only imagine how

difficult this is for you.

I'm so sorry.

Okay, well, tell me

now what you found.

Bullet points. We'll get

to the specifics later.

Of course.

It's not good.

The transfers were made

to overseas accounts

which were practically untraceable.

Wow, those accounts

should have been under

the direct governance

and control of...

Someone who has full

access and authorization.

Well, there can't be many

people on that list.

Did you have a name?

I do.

Who is it?

I can't say with absolute certainty.

Who is it?

It's Gault.

Here.

I've checked all the data thoroughly.

He's the only one.

Thaddeus Gault?

The man who built the company?

Yes.

This is quite explosive, Jane.

I know.

I don't want to take

on a man like that.

That's why you're here.

That's right. That is why I'm here.

But I need to know,

have you discussed this

with anyone else since

making the report?

Phoned anyone?

Received any phone calls?

- Besides Taft, no.

- Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Do you think that this may

have had something to do with

your recently departed

colleague's demise?

Yes, I think he's who uncovered it.

Interesting.

- I'm gonna use the restroom.

- Out of the question.

We're almost finished here.

Well, I really need to go.

Sit down.

Now.

Copies... yes or no?

Did you make any copies?

I don't think it would be in

your best interest to lie...

Who are you?

Copies...

yes or no?

Yes or no?

Yes.

I made a copy.

Where is it?

In my friend's cubicle.

I hid it there just in case.

In case of what?

Let's go get it.

Frank!

Frank!

Come on.

Come on.

Take the elevator.

No!

Okay, I'm in the room.

- I'm in the room.

- Stop the elevator.

This panel makes

no sense whatsoever.

We're screwed. She's probably

called the cops by now.

I took care of her phone.

Do me a favor.

Don't think, all right?

Just do what I say.

I'm trying.

Stop the elevator.

What?

What?

No. No.

Oh, I think the entire

system's fried.

No.

Yes! Yes. Yes.

Damn it!

Mr. Taft, come on.

What's going on here?

I'm so sorry, Lamont. I'm sure

Mr. Gault will approve all of this.

Frank!

Frank!

Was that necessary?

You need to get ahold of yourself.

We've got a lot to do.

Now let's go.

We need to get into the elevator room

and turn off this alarm.

What about the cops?

It's internal only.

They couldn't hear it unless

there were parked right outside.

We're wasting time.

I need to find one of

those elevator keys.

Let's go.

Please let someone hear this.

Do you even know where you're going?

No. No.

No.

No, no, no, no, no.

No.

No. What is...

Emergency call.

Hello?

My name is Jane Porter.

I'm stuck in the

elevator at Gault Tower.

Can anybody hear me?

Can anybody hear me?

Great.

You're supposed to be fixing the

situation, not making it worse.

I am fixing the situation.

I'm cleaning up your mess.

Watch it, Frank.

You may be the muscle,

but I still run things around here.

Don't forget your place.

You're absolutely right.

All right.

How do we get her out?

Cut the elevator cables.

It won't work.

Elevators all have emergency brakes.

All right, well,

how about we burn her out?

The sprinkler system will kick on.

There's no guarantee she'd die.

Then turn off the sprinklers.

Look, the fire department will

be here in five minutes, okay?

That's no good.

Okay, well, let's hear some of

your ideas, 'cause I'm fresh out.

Tell me everything you

know about our Jane here.

Husband? Boyfriend?

Significant other?

A boyfriend, I think.

I try not to concern myself

with their private lives.

Boyfriend.

Do we have his information?

It's in her profile.

Everything's on the computer.

Smart girl.

It's not over. She's got

a lot of fight in her yet.

Open your eyes, Frank. It is over.

This girl's gonna be the end

of the company and Gault.

- It's time to split.

- We're not going anywhere.

Very athletic. Impressive.

No.

No!

That poor guy. He didn't

even see you coming.

- Come on, he did it to himself.

- No.

Seriously.

This is Ray. I'm not

available right now.

Leave me a message and I'll get

back to you as soon as possible.

Ray! Ray!

Ray!

Hey, be patient.

She'll be here.

You know Jane. Her two

hours always turn into five.

Take it easy, cowboy.

Hey, you know she loves you.

No, she loves her job.

I'm a close second, though.

Cut her a break.

It's just hard.

She doesn't let anybody in.

Let's give her one more hour.

If she doesn't show,

we'll go and get her.

- One more round, all right? On me.

- Perfect.

Excuse me. Can we get

another round, please?

No. No, no, no, no.

You can't open it.

You can't open it, you jerk!

You little b*tch.

Okay, we need to start using

our brains here, okay?

This thing has spiraled

out of control.

You got to start listening to me.

- Listening to you?

- Yeah.

Look, I have access

to several accounts that

this company holds offshore.

Large accounts. Let's cut our losses

and let someone else

handle this crap.

What's wrong?

- You.

- Oh, great.

What's that supposed to mean?

Your lack of loyalty disgusts me.

Now wait. Hold it, damn it.

- Call Gault.

- And tell him what?

Okay, no, look, Frank.

Frank, I'll pay you all my options.

The offshore account.

You offering me a bribe?

I could pay you more

than Gault ever will ever.

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