Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Page #5

Turner's going to call me in 2 minutes.

If I don't answer, if I don't pick up.

If I sound distressed, she's in the wind.

You're bluffing.

Go for it.

Now tou're wondering how tou're going to

make me talk without tipping her off.

You can't torture me. You can't kill me.

And you're definitely

going to have to kill me.

Give me the phone... Wait!

Toss it over.

Fella's...

I told you people I don't

like being followed.

You're good, Jack!

Killing you isn't going

to be enough though.

So I'm going to take back my promise

about not hurting the little girl.

Never going to happen.

Sure it is.

One day, she'll be walking

home from school.

Or she'll be out on a date, or

hanging out with her friends.

And you won't be there to protect her.

Okay, let's try it again. This time I want

you to take the gun and hold it lower.

In your chest. Okay you're holding it way too high. Okay, so grab it,

yep bring it low, that's right now step out and rotate. Right, good.

Hi Reacher.

Check this out.

- Ready? - Yes.

Grab...

- Good. - yeah?

What do you think?

Trust me, If all you have left is that

move. Just assume you're dead already.

That's good. Let's try again...

we're going to add a kick

to the balls into it, okay?

Welcome to New Orleans Captain.

I'm Lieutenant Kudrow.

We're here to help any way we can.

What do you have for me?

Guys on the plane were ex-military.

Hit pretty bad.

- Do we know who they were working for?

- They claim to be unemployed.

Yeah, right.

I want their bank records, service records, foreign

travel, gun registrations, car registration.

How they like their eggs, their favorite

flavor of ice cream. And I want it yesterday.

Sir, Yes Sir!

Is she asleep?

I spoke to Prudhomme's wife.

Turns out he's a junkie.

She didn't know where he was.

But she gave me a photo.

Are you more upset that I

treated you like a woman?

Or that I treated you like a man?

I am upset because I didn't deck you.

I should have been the one to go

talk to him. I can handle myself.

- I would have done better. - Maybe.

I appreciate the apology.

Is it really so important that you make every

decision? - Oh god you're such a dick.

Okay, I...

I'm used to working alone, okay?

I'm used to being alone.

- Obviously. - I'm trying to apologize.

Well, go on.

What do you think we should do?

- Don't patronize me, okay?

- I'm asking your opinion.

- Well we could go to the VA. - Which is

the first place ParaSource will look.

- How about the local MP's?

- They'll arrest us in a heartbeat.

Okay, what is your plan then, Reacher?

See you don't know what to do?

You're like something feral, you've got their

scent in your nose and all you want is blood!

You still don't get it, do you?

They killed my men, took

away my job, my life.

I don't want them as bad as you.

I want them more.

Would you go see if she's up. Should get

some breakfast and figure out the next move.

- What'll we do with the kid?

- The kid has a name.

I know that.

- Why are you so tough on her?

- It's a hard world.

Sooner she knows it the better.

You don't think she knows that already?

Reacher, what if she is yours?

Then I should have been there 15 years ago.

Sam? Oh, god.

- No, she's not here.

- I'll get dressed. - And go where?

Did she say anything to you?

She said she should leave.

- Whats up? - Where were you?

- Out. - Are you crazy?

- I was just trying to help.

- How were you going to help, huh?

- You guys said Prudhomme's a junkie.

- We never told you.

I heard you guys talking.

Some dude on the street said there's a place

on the 9th ward where homeless guys hang out.

Some old warehouse. People talk to me.

It's a thing.

- Do you know have any idea how dangerous that

was? - I told you I can take care of myself!

15 years old. People are looking for

you, okay? They are looking for us.

I just pick out the alpha guy.

- And he's supposed to protect you?

- No, I give him sh*t.

Strong guys don't hurt you.

The weak guys do that.

Strong guys always have little

sisters or they want one.

I don't know why, that's just a how it is.

I'm really tired.

I can't do this.

That was really stupid.

I know.

Please don't ever do that again.

Your welcome.

Hey.

Let's go find Prudhomme.

[Rehabilitation Centre Opium] - Excuse me

sir can you look at this picture please?

Well folks call it the 9th circle of hell.

- If he's a vet. That's where

he's going to be. - Thank you.

I have money for Daniel Prudhomme.

- How much? - More than he needs.

- well how much? - You know Prudhomme?

- that depends. - It's a simple question.

What do you want with him?

I told you, I want to give him money.

You are Danny Prudhomme, right?

Specialist Daniel Prudhomme.

- Yes, I am. - Do you work for ParaSource?

The day you spoke to two

Seargants, Merkovich and Cibelli.

They interviewed you in Bagram.

No, I never heard of them.

Seargants Merkovich and Cibelli.

Merkovich had a 6 year old daughter.

Cibelli's wife is pregnant with their

first. Now tell me what happened?

They'll kill me.

She'll kill you.

No we'll protect you. You

have to tell us all of it.

ParaSource is running truck

convoys out of Bagram.

We just ran security for the base. All I had to do was

just lie and say all the weapons were accounted for.

They gave me a shitload of

money to keep my mouth shut.

We're leaving enough sh*t over

there to start another war.

ParaSource was selling off the weapons

instead of bringing them back to the States.

- What went wrong?

- Warlords want to renegotiate.

ParaSource says no.

The next day, we're driving

through those poppy fields.

- The whole convoy just gets lit up!

I was scared shitless.

Army had to send in a search and rescue.

3 search and rescue dudes

get wasted on the way.

2 of the dudes I knew.

What happened after you

gave your statement?

Nothing, I told them everything.

There was this guy he worked for

ParaSource, he told me not to worry.

That he'll take care of everything.

Next thing I know, I

hear they'd been killed.

I went AWOL...

hitched a ride back to the States.

I was a dead man if I stayed.

I uh..

I started shooting up over there.

Yjought if I could just get

myself home, you know...

I'd get myself right.

But you didn't.

No.

There's more sh*t in the streets of New

Orleans than they're making in Afghanistan.

Something's wrong.

- Numbers don't add up. - What do you mean?

Why put huge government contracts at risk

selling US Army weapons on the black market?

- ParaSource is smarter than that.

- Yeah their smart alright.

What about our end didn't anybody

check to see the crates are empty?

Probably just some dumb guy like me.

We need to get inside one

of those transports.

A plane leaves Bagram every

Friday at 0600 hours.

6 hours to Frankfurt, rest,

refuel, 11 more to get home.

Jesus that's 10 o'clock tonight.

[ Back by 9pm ]

And that was without the hot sauce.

- haha, now you got to tell me that was worth

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